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Greens nearly double number of candidates as Southwark election campaigns kick off
The race to pick up seats at Southwark Council has led to both the Green Party and Reform standing significantly more candidates borough-wide than in the 2022 elections, writes Rich Brann. Labour, the Conservatives, and the Liberal Democrats will contest every seat in Southwark ahead of May’s loca...
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Sharp rise in south east London crime recorded in March
Metropolitan Police figures have revealed which south east London borough recorded the highest number of criminal offences in March.
Farage thinks some outer London boroughs want to split from the city
Nigel Farage has predicted some outer London boroughs will want to hold referenda in future to decide whether they wa
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Former candidate removed by Labour seeks Your Party backing for local election return
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Albert Bridge open again after ‘unexpected movement’
Albert Bridge has reopened after it was closed to pedestrians and cyclists on Wednesday afternoon (April 8), writes Katherine Gray.. The Thames Crossing was shut-off to all traffic because sensors had picked-up “unexpected movement.” Engineers have now confirmed that the movements are not an add...
Mind launches new mental health programme in memory of Graham Thorpe
Mind has announced “Thorpey’s Bat and Chat”, a new mental health programme in memory of England and Surrey cricketer, Graham Thorpe, writes Tom Appleby… The programme has been funded by “A Day for Thorpey” at the Kia Oval during the England v India Test Match last summer. The event raise...
Farage thinks some Outer London boroughs want to split from the city
Nigel Farage has predicted some outer London boroughs will want to hold referenda in future to decide whether they want to remain part of the city. The Reform UK Leader said there was a “very real debate” to be had over whether some of these boroughs should split from the capital. The bold noti...
Successful anti-social behaviour and trading standards prosecutions following Greenwich council investigations
The Royal Borough of Greenwich says it has taken firm action against illegal and anti-social behaviour across the borough, with recent prosecutions involving residents and businesses in Kidbrooke and Shooters Hill, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… In February, a tenant in Kidbrooke appeared in court ...
Neil: Millwall need ‘very strong performance’ against a ‘different beast’ West Brom
ALEX Neil said West Bromwich Albion look like a “different beast” to the side Millwall comfortably beat 3-0 earlier in the season, and insisted the Lions will have to “produce a very strong performance” to get a result at the Hawthorns on Friday evening. The Baggies have been revived under i...
Millwall midfielder Luke Cundle up for goal of the month
LUKE Cundle has been nominated for the March goal of the month award for his clever finish against Blackburn Rovers on March 14. With the game scoreless early in the second half, Cundle lost his marker and got on the end of Femi Azeez’s whipped ball in, adjusting to hook the ball into the back [...
Millwall Analysis: How Lions attack – and Wrexham template for breaching Baggies’ defence
By Tom Appleby MILLWALL go into the final five games of the season in fourth place in the Championship ahead of their trip to face West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Friday night. They are on 72 points, the same as Middlesbrough in third and Ipswich Town in second, though the Tractor Boys ha...
'Abhorrent' sexual assault by south east London man was ‘worst ever seen by officer’
A man living in south east London carried out an “abhorrent” sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl on a train.
Thief jailed for stealing rare Fabergé egg and watch worth up to £2million from woman’s handbag
A man has been jailed for stealing a Fabergé egg from a woman’s handbag outside a pub in Soho. Enzo Conticello snatched the rare jewelled egg, as well as a watch, purse and laptop from whisky firm director Rosie Dawson as she was speaking to friends on Bateman Street on the evening of November 7,...
Images show Queen Elizabeth II memorial to be erected in St James's Park
A companion statue of Prince Phillip will also be erected after the plans were approved by Westminster City Council
Huge city block in central London to be demolished within weeks
A cluster of five buildings is to be razed in the next month to make way for a new £150million development. Restaurants, boutiques, cafes, a pharmacy and an opticians were among businesses turfed out of the block on Baker Street by the end of last month as their leases ended. More than 240,000 sq f...
Calls for Met to take control of criminal gangs “squatting” in London’s empty properties
The Met Police must regain control of the growing issue of criminal gangs squatting in London’s empty homes, the City Hall Conservatives have said. Deputy leader Emma Best and Iain Duncan Smith, the MP for Chingford and Woodford Green, have called on the Mayor of London to direct the Met to improv...
Millwall learning that success brings pressure – and how to handle it
I cannot imagine it is easy for players with 20-30,000 people reacting to your every move. Every slight mistake or misstep brings groans and moans, or worse, having the piss taken out of you by a lagered-up away end. Not something I would like to face at the office. Grammatical mistake or typo? "You...
Millwall boss drops Billy Mitchell update
BILLY Mitchell will return before the end of the season, Alex Neil said. Mitchell, 25, rolled his ankle while blocking a shot in Millwall’s 2-1 win over Middlesbrough last Friday and missed the Lions’ clash with Norwich City three days later, which they lost 2-1. The midfielder’s ankle was sca...
Another major development expected to go ahead with reduced affordable housing
Plans to build 1,500 homes on the Greenwich Peninsula are set to be approved despite a reduction in the scheme’s affordable housing. The original proposal to build several tower blocks at Morden Wharf on the southwestern part of the peninsula was approved by Greenwich Council in 2022. Developer Ga...
Residents rail against seven-storey hotel development over loss of light concerns
Residents are continuing to fight against a new development as works begin to demolish a 200-year-old pub in Marylebone to make way for a seven-storey hotel. Neighbours are launching a legal challenge against the project on the corner of Chapel Street and Old Marylebone Road over fears the new tower...