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SOUTH LONDON MEMORIES
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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
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1997: Tony Blair and his ‘forgotten people’ at the Aylesbury Estate
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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
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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
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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’
On April 6, campaigners and supporters came together in Brixton to mark six years since the Windrush scandal was exposed. ...
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First panda crossing causes chaos at Waterloo in 1962
On April 2, 1962, new road crossings caused chaos outside Waterloo station, with pedestrians and drivers left utterly confused by ...
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Paul Robeson: Acclaimed singer and radical and his scandalous affair with a Croydon actress
Croydon has a way of appearing in some of the most important moments in history. The South London borough was ...
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The Angiolini Inquiry, 25 years on from the Lawrence report
Last week, part one of the scathing Angiolini Inquiry was published, detailing the independent investigation into how off-duty Met Police ...
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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
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Alan Simpson: Half of one of the most successful comedy writing partnership
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Sex parties and luncheon vouchers: How Cynthia Payne made headlines in the 80s
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Operation Fulltime: Police crack down on football hooligans
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Fire and Ice takes over South London
From blazing skies to heavy snowfall, in January 2010 South London was the scene of extremes. On January 6, before ...
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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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100 years on: Tribute to 13 Bexley factory fire victims
On February 18, 1924, 12 young women and one man were killed in a fire as they dismantled devices on ...
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10 Years Ago A town hall came under pressure to reveal how much contact it had with a South London ...
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Damilola: Hope triumphs over tragedy, 23 years on
The face of Damilola Taylor is one you can’t forget. The legacy of the little boy who died after being ...
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10 Years Ago Hundreds of people turned out to a series of Remembrance Day services and parades across South London ...
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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Reunited at St Francesca Cabrini primary school gates 50 years on
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Recognition at last of a great black composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Davison’s decision at the Derby divided the nation
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It’s about time you knew where East meets West
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