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Lambeth’s first Musculoskeletal Community Day
Friday 16 March 2024 saw Lambeth’s first Musculoskeletal (MSK) Community Day, designed to tackle muscle and joint pain whilst boosting overall wellbeing for people living with musculoskeletal conditions. The packed event took place at the Black Prince Trust’s community hub in Kennington, where 2...
‘I have seen a clampdown on our freedom to demand change’: Met pays £10k in damages to woman arrested at Sarah Everard vigil
Jennifer Edmunds said she has split the damages with pro-Palestine protesters.
Hospital security workers ‘struggling to make ends meet’ strike over pay
According to Unite, the security guards are among the lowest-paid workers at the hospital.
Brixton flat fire: Firefighters find body in living room
Firefighters were called to the blaze in Railton Road, Brixton, at around 11.30pm.
‘We’re proud, and we’re grieving’: London Vault festival to close as charity funding falls through
The Vault Festival was one of the capital's biggest festivals of theatre, comedy and performance.
Campaigners fight ‘monstrous, Soviet-style’ tower development with caged rooftop playground
Developers have proposed a children’s playground on the concrete roof, hundreds of feet up in the air.
National appeal to identify those who have died on rail network over 20 years
The force has re-opened a number of investigations.
Cross-party group of council leaders condemn children’s cancer care move
Children's cancer services for South London will be moved to Evelina Children’s Hospital.
Video roundup of your great South London Press this week
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‘There are too many families grieving’: Sadiq Khan joins community leaders calling for Government support to cut crime
The Met’s funding has been cut by a third in real terms since 2010.
Clapham shooting: Second man charged after women injured during cop chase
Both men have been remanded in custody.
Mayor hits out at Government as new report links cost-of-living crisis to rise in violence
Mr Khan announced £15.6million funding for a new Violence and Exploitation Support Service.
Balham rail hub a target for hotel development
The plans would see the transformation of an existing parade of shops on Balham High Road, which has Snappy Snaps and Pret a Manger on it.
Lambeth girls just wanna have NFL fun
Recently announced as a sport for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, Flag Football is a short, fast, non-contact and gender-equal format of American football, where tackles are made by pulling off flags which all players wear on their hips.
‘It’s a love letter to the area’: Woman’s hour presenter launches South London colouring books
What started as a small family project has now become a regional scheme
Major plans to revamp Waterloo railway station unveiled
The series of long-term plans include a green space with 100 new trees.
Mayor endorses Lambeth decision to scrap ‘failing’ low traffic scheme
The mayor said it was clear the Streatham Wells LTN had caused “unintended consequences” and that it was the right decision to suspend it, but suggested that its problems were due to exceptional circumstances.
Jury decide man killed his pal in Brixton home after they had been drinking
Peter Lalgie-Williams, 57, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years after an Old Bailey jury convicted him of murdering Chester Goffe, also 57, in February 2023.
Four jailed for more than 100 years for New Year’s Day knife attack in Dulwich
Tashan Bailey-Brown, 23, from Lewisham, was jailed for 24 years and also given a five-year extended licence of release. Denzel Ealmeida, 22, from Camberwell, was jailed for 31 years. Darren Soyemi, 25 of no fixed abode, was jailed for 31 years and Kevaniel Perkins-Robinson, 21, from Clapham, was jai...
Have your say about sexual health services in London
Lambeth resident insights to inform the development of online sexual health services in Lambeth and across London. London Boroughs are working together to improve the sexual and reproductive health of everyone in the capital. The London Sexual Health Programme is looking for young people and adults...