Surge testing has been extended into Southwark after the South Africa Covid variant was found there. A case was discovered in Rotherhithe, where targeted door-to-door testing is now taking place.
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Croydon private boy’s school ‘deeply concerned’ about allegations of misogyny and harassment
A private boys’ school in Croydon has responded to “deeply concerning” allegations of misogyny and harassment. Whitgift School was named at least nine times on the Everyone’s Invited where website which collates anonymous experiences of sexual, harassment, abuse and assault.
Croydon Council warned ‘remember we are spending taxpayers money’ during financial update
‘We must remember we are spending taxpayers money’ was the warning to Croydon Council as it heard the latest financial update. The council is no longer under a Section 114 notice, which bans all spending, but faces serious financial challenges over the coming months.
Kings College researchers could accurately predict patients who will benefit from a liver transplant
A team of researchers at King’s College Hospital has identified new clinical criteria to more accurately predict which patients with acute liver failure (ALF) will most likely benefit from a liver transplant. A study published in the Journal of Hepatology, reveals which patients are less likely to recover from the trauma if they do not get a new liver.
Music school that had thousands of pounds worth of instruments stolen receives massive grant
A music school which had thousands of pounds worth of equipment and instruments stolen by a practised burglar has received a massive grant to emerge from lockdown. World Heart Beat Music Academy is to receive £67,514 from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
Alarm as police firearms units swoop following gunshots in Brixton
Armed units of police swooped on a street in Brixton after gunshots were fired. Detectives investigating the firearm discharge in Listowel Close, Brixton at 2.30pm yesterday, Tuesday, are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Cat and her kitten shot and killed with airgun in Barnhurst – has this happened to your beloved pet?
A mother cat and her five-month-old kitten have been allegedly been shot and killed in attacks only two weeks apart. Ani Powell, 29 from Holmsdale Grove in Barnhurst found her two-year-old cat dead in the garden with a bullet-like wound on her side, and only two weeks later found her five-month-old kitten profusely bleeding with the same injury.
Heroic passerby rescues barman from burning Forest Hill pub after blaze shuts off road
A ‘heroic’ passerby has rescued the owner of a burning pub after a blaze broke out in Forest Hill this morning. Two people have been taken to hospital after a fire spread through the apartment above the Bird in Hand pub on Dartmouth Road.
Woman, 36, charged with murder following stabbing of Levi Earnest Morrison in Sydenham on Saturday
A woman has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing on 17-year-old Levi Ernest-Morrison in Sydenham. Nichola Leighton, 36, of Lockwood Close, Sydenham will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 14 April charged with murder.
Lambeth Council leader urges all residents to get tested for Covid
Everyone in Lambeth should get a Covid-19 test, the council leader has said. The advice follows the announcement of “the largest surge testing operation to date” after 44 confirmed and 30 probable cases of the Covid variant first identified in South Africa were found in Lambeth and Wandsworth.
Mayor of London declines to intervene on controversial development
The Mayor of London has declined to intervene in plans for a controversial development in Blackheath. GS8 and Vabel plan to demolish all business units in the Blackheath Business Estate to build 63 flats in two blocks of nine and seven storeys, along with a four-storey workspace building.
American burger chain Wendy’s to open branch in Croydon town centre
An American burger chain is set to open up a branch in Croydon town centre. Wendy’s announced last month it wants to bring the chain back to the UK after 21 years. A planning application submitted to Croydon Council shows that Wendy’s has plans for the former Barclays bank on the corner of George Street and Wellesley Road.
Eight fire engines called to fire in Forest Hill pub
Two pub owners have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out in their premises in Forest Hill. Asa Holmes, 49, and Monika Luckasova, 42, were taken to Lewisham Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after escaping from a fire in the Bird in Hand Pub in Dartmouth Road.
Record number of candidates for Mayoral election as Londoners head to the polls next month
On May 6, Londoners will have a record number of candidates to choose from as they head to the polls to decide the next Mayor of London. A total of 20 candidates are standing in May’s election, but while voters may be familiar with current mayor Sadiq Khan and his challengers from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens, there are many more candidates in the running.
Thornton Heath teenager charged over Brixton stabbing in February
A man has been charged following a stabbing in Brixton which left a 17-year-old male critically injured. Leon Rashid, 18, of Dunheved Road, Thornton Heath has been charged with attempted murder; possession of an offensive weapon and possession of a class B drug (cannabis).
EXCLUSIVE: Claims Sydenham dying teenager Levi Earnest Morrison’s last moments were filmed by gang ‘in jest’ as family appeals for help with funeral expenses
The familiy and friends of a teenager stabbed to death near his home have appealed for help in funding his funeral – amid claims his dying moments were filmed by those who attacked him. Levi Earnest Morrison died yards from his family in Sydenham Road, Sydenham, after paramedics and cops tried desperately to save his life.
New nursery to open in Eltham for up to eighty children and babies
One of the South East’s fastest expanding nursery groups for under-fives, is due to open a new site in Eltham, by early September. Fennies Nurseries, the nursery group, which has 11 sites around London, Surrey and Kent, is currently reconstructing a shell of a former building, on Westmount Road, Eltham which will be launched in September.
Witness describes horror as Levi Earnest-Morrison, 17, was stabbed to death in Sydenham
A witness has described the scene of the latest fatal knife attack in London as “horrific”. A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in daylight on Sydenham Road, at its hunction with Hazel Grove, in Sydenham, on Saturday.
Health chiefs urge Lambeth and Wandsworth residents to get tested after outbreak of South African variant
Everyone over the age of 11 who lives or works in Lambeth is being asked to take a PCR Covid-19 test after new cases of the variant first identified in South Africa were found in the borough. The additional testing being introduced will help quickly identify any further cases and help limit any potential spread.
Deptford gym survived lockdown by creating ‘pandemic-proof’ gym equipment
An award-winning community gym in Deptford started making its own equipment to fit into people’s homes or offices to create a “pandemic-proof” element to its business. Commando Temple, located under three arches of the Greenwich to London Bridge rail link, also rented out £50,000 of its equipment in a bid to survive the past year.
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Students will pay less rent if they are good to their over-55 neighbours
Students will pay less rent if they are good neighbours to their over-55 neighbours in a block which has been given planning permission. The development, to be owned and run by Phoenix Community Housing, will involve the demolition of 16 vacant bedsits in Melfield Gardens, near Beckenham Hill station, to be replaced with 32 flats in two blocks between three and six storeys.
