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Food bank founder at Bermondsey tube station honoured for selfless work
A Bermondsey woman and veteran foster carer, who runs a food bank four days a week outside the underground station, was recognised for her ‘tireless efforts’ to the community at an awards ceremony in March. Henrietta Onyema, 66, created a pop-up ‘One Woman Food Bank’ outside her house in 202...
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King’s College Hospital takes part in groundbreaking organ trial
King’s college hospital has announced it will play host to a groundbreaking trial to assist in organ preservation, in order to help increase the number of life-saving organ transplants, writes Frankie Hills… The pilot scheme will be part of a move to introduce machine perfusion into the King’s...
Bicycle paramedic awarded with Boris bike named in her honour
Carol Summers, a paramedic in the Ambulance Service's Cycle Response Unit, has had a Santander rental bike named after her as part of a Transport for London initiative
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Exclusive tour round the gardens of Eltham Palace
Discover the beautiful gardens of Eltham Palace and Gardens on an exclusive evening tour on 18 April 2026, Offered in partnership with the National Garden Scheme and English Heritage, the event gives visitors a chance to explore the historic and scenic grounds of the palace in the evening. The groun...
Explore the hidden spaces beneath this historic church in Greenwich
A ‘hidden spaces’ tours at St Alfege Church allow you to explore and discover places usually closed to the public and hear about the colourful lives of those who served and worshipped there. You get a chance to visit the crypt’s vault and get a 360-degree view of the church and its suspended c...
How one South London community garden is fighting back against health inequality
When Lewisham-born Valerie Goode launched Coco Collective in Bellingham in 2021, she wasn’t just creating a place to grow food but a space to connect to her heritage, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… Four years on, the garden has launched a new health programme – the Plantain Project – working ...
GPs urged to ask patients about gambling habits in same way they ask about smoking and alcohol
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Review: Edward II @ Jack Studio Theatre
A reflection on love, violence, power and betrayal Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, one of the earliest English history plays, gets an all-female makeover by Alex Pearson Productions, in association with Glass Splinters, at Jack Studio Theatre, writes Melina Block. Despite its 16th century playt...
Review: The Authenticator at The National Theatre
The play handles its themes of slavery, identity, and privilege without losing momentum Winsome Pinnock made her name with the 2018 play ‘Leave Taking’. Her new play at the Dorfman Theatre melds the intrigue of a podcast detective story with classic haunted house tropes to create a fast-paced ex...
Daniel Regan: (be)longing
Artist Daniel Regan specialises in the exploration of complex emotional experiences through the arts. His work is informed by his intersectional identities as a queer, disabled and neurodivergent person of mixed heritage. This exhibition explores Daniel’s long-held complex relationship to a s...
162 new council homes finished on Old Kent Road estate as work on 200 more set to begin soon
More than 150 homes on the Tustin Estate have been finished, as the developer announced that it has signed the contract to build more than 200 more in the next phase. The Tustin Estate on the Old Kent Road is being redeveloped over a number of years and by the time it is finished, there […]
It’s been 300 years since Guy’s Hospital began caring for the community in South London
For the last 300 years Guy’s Hospital has stood at the centre of the community in South London. Each year the doctors and nurses at the hospital welcome thousands of babies into the world and care for many more patients. The hospital’s amazing work today is all thanks to the work of local book...
Rumours that Sir Keir Starmer is going to offer Sir Sadiq Khan a peerage
Elevating Sir Sadiq Khan to the House of Lords would be to the detriment of Londoners, members of the London Assembly have argued. Last week it was reported that the Mayor of London was set to be offered a peerage by the Prime Minister after the local elections in May. Labour Party sources suggested...
Victim of shooting named as Eghosa Ogbebor aged just 14
The victim of a fatal shooting in Woolwich has been named as fourteen-year-old Eghosa Ogbebor, writes Sinead Campbell… Two boys, aged 14 and 16, and an 18-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder. They are currently being held in custody. Ogbebor’s next-of-kin have been informed an...
Southwark records the highest number of offences in South East London in February
Figures from the Metropolitan Police in February this year show Southwark was the South East London borough with the highest number of recorded offences of any kind, a fact that has repeated since at least 2011, writes Pablo Munoz… South East London, which includes Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Lewi...
£3.5 million for green projects across Southwark
Southwark Council has raised £3.5 million for green projects through its Southwark Green Investment (SGI) scheme, reaching the milestone during its fourth round of fundraising, writes Pablo Munoz… This latest round achieved £1 million, with over £115,000 coming from local residents and business...
London Councils call for local boroughs to retain share of tourist levy
As the UK government considers the introduction of an overnight visitor levy in London, leaders and senior councillors from boroughs across the capital campaigned to keep 50% of the revenue, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… In November 2025, London Councils welcomed the government’s announcement ...
South London man talks of being stuck in Middle East at outbreak of war
From seeing air raid warnings to watching drones flying overhead, a south London man has spoken about his experience of finding himself in Qatar at the outbreak of war, writes Maya Sgaravato-Grant… Ahmed, a British man in his mid-twenties who arrived in the Gulf nation to visit family just as the ...
Man found guilty of murdering woman after he tried to make out he was acting in self-defence
A man from Streatham has been convicted of murdering a woman in Croydon and then trying to cover it up with a self-inflicted wound in order to claim he acted in self-defence, writes Sinead Campbell… Simon Ghebremedhin, 33, stabbed Marjama Osman, 26, to death inside her home on Frith Road, Croydon ...
Man charged with murder of 84-year-old woman in Plumstead
A man has been charged with murder following the death of an 84-year-old woman in Plumstead. Giorgio Pin, 62, from Woolwich has been arrested and charged with the murder of Doris Innes, 84, from Plumstead, as well as two counts of attempted murder. Police officers were called to the scene at Red Lio...