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Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:40:11 +0000
Met officer charged with assault of Brentwood 14-year-old
A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged following an alleged assault on a 14-year-old child. 

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:44:09 +0000
This is Why : Paramore's comeback - BV Balboa The Tiffin Girls' School
After a five- year wait, Paramore releasing new music in 2022 was an unexpected, but desperately needed addition to a modern day repertoire of emo's revival, six months after the highly anticipated reunion of My Chemical Romance and their unexpected ...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:43:04 +0000
Man charged with stabbing murder of 63-year-old in 1984
A man has been charged with murder over a stabbing in London in 1984, the Metropolitan Police said.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:13:17 +0000
Parmiter's Christmas Gift Fair:Review-Dihasya Perera,Parmiter's School
 

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Almost 8,000 Barking and Dagenham children going hungry
As almost 8,000 children do not have enough food to eat in Barking and Dagenham, London Assembly Member Unmesh Desai calls on the government to tackle soaring prices. 

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Almost 10,500 Newham children do not have enough to eat
As almost 10,500 children do not have enough food to eat in Newham, London Assembly Member Unmesh Desai calls on the Government to tackle soaring prices. 

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Over 8,000 Tower Hamlets children do not have enough to eat
As almost 8,000 children do not have enough food to eat in Tower Hamlets, London Assembly Member Unmesh Desai calls on the Government to tackle soaring prices. 

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Harold Wood parents fear risk to children from cracked wall
Harold Wood residents are calling on the council to act as damage to a wall behind their homes leaves several “scared” about the risk to their children.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000
Crayford Arms to show World Cup games in huge marquee
A pub in Crayford has hired out a huge marquee to show matches on during the World Cup.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:46:37 +0000
Royal Mint launches £2 collectable coin to mark 25th anniversary
The need for a £2 coin emerged after a 1994 review of UK coinage.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:44:06 +0000
Tesco joins Asda and Lidl as supermarket limits egg purchases
Tesco's temporary limit has been brought in as a precautionary measure.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:42:51 +0000
UK Small Businesses contribute to Nationwide Business Survey
LOCALiQ - part of Newsquest Media Group – has published its State of Digital Marketing Report.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:36:21 +0000
Dangerous parking could cost a life, experts warn
Dangerous parking could kill as experts warn to think before parking.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:06:26 +0000
MPs can claim expenses on Christmas parties for staff
MPs have been told that Christmas parties held for staff can be claimed on expenses. But this does not include alcohol.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:11:51 +0000
Brookfield School pupils take over Lauderdale House Highgate
Brookfield School pupils spent the day at Lauderdale House as part of the national day encouraging children to explore their local heritage 

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:58:38 +0000
Carols and Christmas lights in Hampstead and Highgate 2022
Hampstead and Highgate are getting into the spirit of Christmas with festive lights, carols and even Santa's grotto

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:23:44 +0000
Thanksgiving celebration cakes from The Hummingbird Bakery
As Thanksgiving approaches we salivate over the cupcakes and rainbow cakes of The Hummingbird Bakery which is about to bring American homestyle baking to St John's Wood

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:36:35 +0000
Film review: Matilda The Musical (PG)
West Hampstead's own Emma Thompson makes a memorable baddie in this adaptation of the RSC's smash hit musical of Roald Dahl tale of a gifted child and her bullying Headmistress

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:05:42 +0000
Scarlette Douglas breaks silence after ITV’s I’m A Celebrity exit
Scarlette Douglas has told fans she is "gutted" to have left the I'm A Celebrity jungle.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:29:20 +0000
Rocca: The Italian Jewel in Dulwich’s’ Culinary Crown
A comforting reason to never cook again!

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:39:06 +0000
Come From Away - by Hannah Baumgarten, The Holy Cross School
Come From Away is fun, heartwarming and, perhaps most importantly, an absolute joy to watch. If you’re looking for a show to see, or even just a soundtrack to listen to, I cannot recommend it enough.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:53:37 +0000
The Power of Live Music (by Eva Westenberger - LEH School)
   Picture the scene. You are sitting, glass in hand, before a cavernous stage, lit here and there from above with spotlights. Now hear the scene. Sound, of constantly evolving pitches and harmonies and dynamics and articulation fills your ears, in...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:30:58 +0000
Hackney artist seeks public votes for spectacular paper flower designs
A Hackney artist is seeking public backing in a bid to win a share of a £100,000 cash pot for her business.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:14:15 +0000
Natural History Museum ice rink has closed for god
People are upset and angry about the most famous ice rink in London being shut, here's why they decided to close it.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:12:52 +0000
Interview with Author Abena Eyeson- Olivia Eyeson, Parmiter's School
British-Ghanaian writer Abena Eyeson is a Faber Children’s FAB Prize 2021 Commended Text winner and was longlisted for the Literary Consultancy TLC Pen Factor Writing Prize in 2022. She writes contemporary fiction focussed around black children, wi...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:06:46 +0000
Thousands volunteer for Mitzvah Day in north London and beyond
A record 30,000 volunteers from all faiths and backgrounds took part in the biggest Mitzvah Day ever following three years of lockdown restrictions. 

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:13:00 +0000
Croydon firefighters tackle blaze inside pedestrian subway
A pedestrian subway in Croydon has been damaged by a fire.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:03:16 +0000
Plans for 72 homes on Romford car dealership site refused
A proposal to build 72 homes in place of a Romford car dealership has been turned down, in part due to its lack of any determined affordable housing.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:52:00 +0000
Woman 'outraged' by Bromley Barclays after entry refusal
A woman was “frustrated” to be refused entry to her local Barclays branch on the grounds that she could not bring her dog inside.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:08:00 +0000
Ukrainian girl set to meet Rupert Grint in Highgate event
A Ukrainian girl who has settled in Hampstead after escaping the war-stricken Kyiv is set to be star-struck this Christmas.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:05:36 +0000
Six arrested after Extinction Rebellion protest in Islington
Six people have been arrested after an Extinction Rebellion protest at Clerkenwell Green.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:20:00 +0000
Greenwich: The borough with stark divide between rich and poor
Property prices are spiralling in Greenwich forcing some families out - but other areas struggle to shake off a bad image.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:26:09 +0000
Riverside School in Barking rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted
A school that lives up to its motto has had its Ofsted rating raised.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:45:29 +0000
Waltham Forest winter funfair comes to Leyton this Christmas
A winter funfair is set to open its door at the start of next month in Leyton Jubilee Park.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:25:00 +0000
Gang tied and beat victim in violent Putney burglary
A gang of three men from south London who pretended to be police officers during a violent burglary have been jailed.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:07:00 +0000
Lioness Alessia Russo turns on Bromley's Christmas lights
England lioness Alessia Russo returned to the London borough of Bromley on Sunday as she turned on the much loved Christmas lights.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:36:45 +0000
Finchley Road convoy antisemitism charges dropped
Campaigners have hit out at a “calamitous” decision to drop charges against two men accused of driving a convoy that screamed “f**k the Jews”.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:16:47 +0000
Redbridge Council releases fly-tipping photo Wall of Shame
CCTV images show suspected fly-tippers appearing to dump rubbish in the street.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:33:04 +0000
Call 999 if you see missing Merton girl, 14, in slippers
Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing 14-year-old girl from Merton.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:05:43 +0000
Man convicted of killing elderly pair in "heartless attack"
A man who killed two elderly siblings in their Bethnal Green flat nearly 30 years ago has been convicted after police identified his DNA on a binocular strap used to tie up one of the victims.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:51:31 +0000
The Outdoor Life - Pros and Cons for cats by Teodor Merla, SGS
Within towns and neighbourhoods, many owners let their cats outside, some of them roaming hundreds of metres away from their homes. Is it worth potentially risking it all for something that isn’t strictly essential?

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:14:40 +0000
Highgate pensioner attacked on his way to Hampstead Heath
An elderly man with dementia was left with a black eye, cuts and bruises after being mugged while on the way to Hampstead Heath to play petanque.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:38:38 +0000
Shamima Begum 'was victim of Isis propaganda machine'
Shamima Begum was influenced by a “determined and effective Isis propaganda machine” and should have been treated as a child trafficking victim, a court has heard.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:09:08 +0000
King's Cross Arts Venue Opens With David Hockney Exhibition
Lightroom, a new arts venue in King's Cross will open with an immersive David Hockney exhibition in January next year.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:51:58 +0000
The Parmiter's Christmas Fair! -Parmiter's School, Brianna Chelaru.
On Saturday 19th November, the Parmiter's Parents' Association hosted the annual Christmas Craft Fair and as usual, it was a hit! Small businesses, charity volunteers, students and their parents came together to show Hertfordshire what Christmas is r...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:50:00 +0000
Search for missing Merton man who left hospital without treatment
Police are looking for a man who went missing on November 5 after he left hospital without treatment.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:40:00 +0000
'Spectacular' Kew Gardens Christmas light trail opens
The Kew Gardens Christmas light trail has returned with new installations and seasonal street food.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:49:38 +0000
Harold Wood homeowner loses buyer thanks to cladding issues
A homeowner trying to sell his flat said he feels as if he is “behind square one” after a sale fell through due to cladding on the building.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:18:00 +0000
Wandsworth libraries now offering meals and showers
Wandsworth residents looking for places to keep warm amid rising energy bills can visit libraries, community centres and children’s centres in the borough.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:53:07 +0000
Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Brings A-List Line Up To The O2
Canadian comedy festival Just For Laughs comes to London for its 40th edition



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