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SOUTH LONDON MEMORIES
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Knock Out Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story
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The hidden labyrinth of the Clapham South tunnels
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How the far right were defeated on the streets of London 47 years ago
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1964: The great train robber escapes from jail
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Matchday mayhem: The day hooliganism reared its head at Upton Park
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July 1969: David Bowie releases Space Oddity from Beckenham
On July 11, 1969, David Bowie released a new single: Space Oddity. It would be the song that kickstarted Bowie’s ...
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1997: Tony Blair and his ‘forgotten people’ at the Aylesbury Estate
On July 21, 1994, the MP for Sedgefield, Tony Blair, was confirmed as the new leader of the Labour Party. ...
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Charlotte Despard: Mother of Battersea, suffragette, and socialist rebel
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Remembering the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of battlecruiser HMS Hood
On May 26, the Bellingham Ex-Servicemen’s Club held a memorial service to commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of ...
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Diamond Days: Looking back at Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee
South London turned red, white and blue as it joined the nation’s celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee during ...
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1966: When Mohammed Ali took on South London heavyweight Henry Cooper
On May 21, 1966, Mohammed Ali took on Lambeth born and bred heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper in a fight to ...
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Millwall vs Bradford City 2017: The Lions make history
After an eventful week for Millwall Football Club, who have secured a 999-year lease on their ground The Den, the ...
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When ‘Red Ken’ took back London
On May 4, 2000, South London born and raised Ken Livingstone became Mayor of London. The independent candidate and MP, ...
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Rubbed Out! Artist’s Historic Tooting Home Bulldozed by Developers
By Mark Bryant Further to my 2021 report in the South London Press that the Tooting home of the celebrated ...
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Campaigners mark six years since Windrush Scandal with call for ‘greater commitment’
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First panda crossing causes chaos at Waterloo in 1962
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Paul Robeson: Acclaimed singer and radical and his scandalous affair with a Croydon actress
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The Angiolini Inquiry, 25 years on from the Lawrence report
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Jack McVitie: The South London hit man who saw the downfall of the Krays
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‘In the hope his memory slips no further from sight’: Forgotten Blitz hero’s medals up for auction
Medals awarded to a Croydon doctor who won an MBE for his lifesaving work during the Blitz after being decorated ...
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Alan Simpson: Half of one of the most successful comedy writing partnership
Alan Simpson was half of one of Britain’s most successful comedy writing partnerships. February 8, 2024, marked the seventh anniversary ...
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Sex parties and luncheon vouchers: How Cynthia Payne made headlines in the 80s
On February 7, 1987, Cynthia Payne was acquitted of nine charges of controlling prostitutes at her home in South-west London. ...
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Operation Fulltime: Police crack down on football hooligans
At 6am on January 20, 1987, the Met carried out a series of dawn raids in the biggest operation against ...
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Fire and Ice takes over South London
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‘A stain on the British country’: Victims of the New Cross fire continue to seek justice
The New Cross Fire has been described as “a stain on the British country” by victims and their families yet ...
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Lord Haw-Haw’s South London links
Lord Haw-Haw was the nickname of William Joyce, a former Wimbledon schoolboy who broadcast Nazi propaganda to the United Kingdom ...
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Remembering those who died on SS Tilawa
In a dramatic event that would end the lives of 280 passengers and alter the lives of many survivors, the ...
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10 Years Ago A choir of NHS workers made famous by choirmaster Gareth Malone was set to release a charity ...
100 years on: Tribute to 13 Bexley factory fire victims
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Damilola: Hope triumphs over tragedy, 23 years on
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The night the palace burned to the ground
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Boxing legend David slays the giant to win world title
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