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Murder investigation launched after man dies from ‘serious head injuries’ in Bermondsey
The Met has launched a murder investigation after a 43-year-old man died last night after being assaulted at an address in Bermondsey Police were contacted by staff at a London hospital at around 12:30pm yesterday (Wednesday 10 June) after a man was admitted with ‘serious head injuries’. Despite...
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Prison ‘missed chances’ to spot TB before Peckham murderer’s death
A Peckham murderer died after prison and healthcare staff in Nottingham missed signs that he had tuberculosis (TB) prior to his death, an inquest found.
Full list of Richmond roads and pavements set for £9m makeover over the next year
Roads and pavements due for a nearly £9million makeover in a South West London borough have been revealed. Richmond Council has a budget of £8.7m, including a £1.2m grant from the Department for Transport (DfT), to resurface roads and pavements in 2026/27. Transport for London (TfL) has also conf...
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TfL launches DLR extension consultation
Transport for London has revealed new details on its proposed DLR extension across the River Thames to Thamesmead. London’s public transport operator has launched a consultation and is asking the capital’s residents to give feedback on its DLR extension proposals. The consultation opened on June...
Popular Peckham pub on the market for £1.2 million
The freehold of the vibrant John The Unicorn pub on Rye Lane has been put on the market with a guide price of £1.2 million. The well-known Peckham boozer has been listed by real estate company Savills, which describes it as “a rare opportunity to acquire a freehold public house investment located...
Discover Portuguese artists and their work in Forest Hill this week
A new pop-up art shop has arrived in Forest Hill, showcasing work from artists based in Portugal and across the Portuguese creative community, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… The Lisbon Art Collective (LAC) London shop is open until Sunday, June 14, at Better Things on Dartmouth Road. Founded by art...
Police appeal for escaped prisoner in Woolwich
The Met have released an image of Temitope Segun who ‘absconded’ from a prison van near Woolwich High Street yesterday (Monday 8 June). The 25-year-old was was last seen in the vicinity of Woolwich High Street at around 18:40pm on Monday. No details have been released on how he escaped but the p...
Councils disappointed with summer Thameslink cuts
Two South London councils have voiced their disappointment at cuts to Thameslink services passing through their boroughs this summer. Councillors from both Greenwich and Bexley have written to the Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander and the Chief Executive of Govia Thameslink Railway (G...
Family-of-three who died in Elephant and Castle tower block fall named by police
The nine-year-old boy and his parents who fell to their deaths from the 36th floor of a 46-storey tower block in the Elephant and Castle nearly two weeks ago have been named by police. More information has emerged after many questioned on how all three could have fallen at the same time. The family ...
Man treated after HUGE fire breaks out at recycling centre in south east London
A man was treated at the scene after a fire at a recycling centre in Bermondsey burned for more than six hours and sent huge plumes of smoke across the capital.
GLA: TfL must utilise new powers to crack down on e-bike “nuisance” parking, Labour say
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Sex offender terrified women by masturbating on Bromley buses and at hair salon
Nathan Bisungu repeatedly masturbated in public including on buses in Bromley and at a hair salon.
It is wrong for the out-going Labour leader of Southwark Council to claim a Lib Dem / Green coalition is ‘subverting democracy’
As predicted in this paper last week, Southwark awoke to a brave new world of green and yellow last Thursday, with the Greens and Liberal Democrats announcing a coalition that removed Labour from power for only the second time in the borough’s history. For new council leader James McAsh it is an e...
Comic Psychotherapist Liz Bentley is Back after Book
‘I left school with bulimia, promiscuity and a grade C in typing’ There are a lot of words online about Liz Bentley, but the words that stood out for me were from her own website: ‘Psychotherapist by Day/Comedian by Night’. How could I not be intrigued? Especially as she’s got a new book o...
Review: Lucy Ash – Invisible Portraits at Canada Gallery
Lucy Ash makes visible those communities and people that are hidden away Some of the portraits at the exhibition are hidden behind the artist’s interpretations of the sitter; some created by others at the behest of Lucy Ash, or have been hiding beneath a bed for 70 years, writes Michael Hollan...
One of controversial ‘cash cow’ South London yellow boxes won’t be shortened, council decides
A council has scrapped plans to shorten one of a pair of controversial yellow box junctions in South London, which together raked in more than £450,000 in eight months. The yellow box at the junction of Kingston Road and Elm Road will remain the same, after Kingston Council officers ruled plans to ...
Southwark’s Green / Lib Dem administration will bring back community councils to each neighbourhood and are looking at re-introducing one-stop shops on the high streets
The new Green and Liberal Democrat joint administration in Southwark has vowed to put residents at the heart of democracy and decision-making by reintroducing Community Councils. After the new administration was formed on Thursday last week (May 28), the Greens and Lib Dems have been busy working th...
Peckham nightlife celebrated with new weekly pub crawl
Peckham’s growing nightlife scene is being spotlighted through a new weekly pub crawl designed to bring more visitors into the area’s bars and clubs, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… Local resident Chloe Lessore, who has lived in Peckham for nearly 30 years, has launched SE15 Nights – a guided ...
Man taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after East Dulwich crash
A man in his 20s has been left with life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a car and a cyclist in East Dulwich.
Mum caught with £18,500 of cannabis in Bromley said ‘I’ve been stitched up’
Irene Urhobo was carrying 616 snap bags of cannabis when she was arrested in Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley.