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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Rail Passengers urged to check journey times with timetables cut
Some timetables have already been amended, while others will be changed over the coming weeks.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:32:34 +0000
Footage shows packed platforms at jammed London tube station
Alarming footage has emerged showing workers at a London Underground station piling into tube carriages earlier this morning.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0000
£5,000 reward on offer after dog stolen on Cannon Hill Common
The family of a retired former police officer and dog trainer have posted a £5,000 reward after his dog was stolen in a violent mugging in Wimbledon.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:30:50 +0000
Lewisham approves keeping Bridge Leisure Centre closed
A leisure centre in Lower Sydenham will remain closed despite pleas from residents.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:55:08 +0000
CCTV in Lewisham to get £1m upgrade
Lewisham’s CCTV is set to get a £1 million upgrade. 

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:55:03 +0000
Orpington & Kent: Two charged with county lines drug dealing
Two suspects have been charged after two police raids in Orpington and Sevenoaks following an investigation into county lines drug dealing in Kent.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:37:00 +0000
Man knocked down and killed on Battersea Bridge
A jogger has been killed after being knocked down by a Range Rover as he ran across Battersea Bridge.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:38:00 +0000
Ombudsman rules against council in case of domestic abuse victim
A victim of domestic abuse was not supported properly by Wandsworth council when she became homeless, according to a new report.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:18:30 +0000
Thames could flood in Richmond after heavy rainfall
The government's Flood Information Service has issued alerts for areas of Richmond nearest to the River Thames after heavy rainfall over recent days.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:06:08 +0000
Croydon woman blasts 'noisy' supermarket neighbour
A Croydon woman has spoken of the distress she says is being caused by the back-of-house activities of a supermarket adjacent to her home.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:06:52 +0000
Worker helps Kingston doctor whose bike was stolen
A doctor who had his bike stolen from outside Kinsgton Hospital recently has been helped back into wheels thanks to a fundraiser set up after news of the theft was posted online.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:20:02 +0000
Free mental health helpline launched in Sutton
A free-to-access helpline to help with the mental health of people in Sutton has been launched in a bid to help residents look out for their mental health during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Bexleyheath resident, 62, named 'Neighbour of the Year'
A 62-year-old woman in Bexleyheath has been named Neighbour of the Year 2020 by Neighbourhood Watch Group.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:15:31 +0000
Mum who took videos of 'empty' Bromley hospital fined £200
Police have named and fined a woman who claimed she had filmed empty corridors inside Bromley's PRUH and other hospitals alleging it proves that Covid-19 is a hoax.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:51:52 +0000
Lewisham scrutiny committee discusses power of attorney cut
Scrutiny members have urged Lewisham Council to rethink plans to scrap a service that manages the finances of very vulnerable people.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:03:00 +0000
Wandsworth residents amongst London's biggest bookworms
Libraries in Wandsworth are amongst the most popular in the country, according to recent figures.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:38:00 +0000
'Charity skydive' – beware of this unusual scam
Conmen collecting cash for a bogus ‘charity skydive’ have been fleecing people in Wandsworth.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:00:00 +0000
Aldi launch new 75% bargain hour for UK shoppers
The supermarket chain hope the move will help stores cut waste as part of their target of halving food waste by 2030.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:43:47 +0000
Teen jailed after pursuit across London and three counties
A teenager in court over a police chase in which he reached speeds of 180mph on his motorbike leapt out of the dock and ran out as he was handed a prison sentence.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:30:00 +0000
UK arrivals from all of South America and Portugal banned
The move comes amid the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus in Brazil, with concerns about whether it could be more dangerous.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:25:00 +0000
Brent Council approves new plans for flats in Kenton Road
Plans for 40 flats with basement car parking were approved as Brent Council accepted changes from a previously approved development.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000
Enfield campaigners set up conference on cervical cancer
Campaigners from different political parties have teamed up to raise awareness of a cancer that causes hundreds of preventable deaths in the UK every year.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:07:38 +0000
Edgware pharmacy starting to offer coronavirus vaccines
A pharmacy will start to deliver lifesaving coronavirus jabs as the NHS accelerates the biggest vaccination programme in its history.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:30:00 +0000
Covid Vaccine: Mayor calls for more supply as stats revealed
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to scale up vaccine supply after it was revealed that the capital has only received a tenth of vaccines supplied to the rest of the country.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:30:00 +0000
Brent Council approves plans for flats at Ealing Road Currys
Plans for 132 new flats on the site of an electronics shop were approved by Brent Council, despite concerns around the level of affordable housing and the impact on the surrounding area.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:30:00 +0000
Plan for 9-storey flats near low-rise Barnet homes refused
A plan to build flats up to nine storeys high close to an area of low-rise, terraced housing has been turned down.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:08:26 +0000
Ealing experts help train COVID jabs army
EALING healthcare experts will be training vaccinators across the capital this month.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:53:37 +0000
Hanwell arrest as police swoop in escort agency operation
SPECIALIST officers have arrested a man on suspicion of rape following evening raids at Hanwell and other locations across London.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:32:44 +0000
Euro alert for man, 50, as Southall body-in-suitcase search widens
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a woman found in a suitcase in Southall believe a man they wish to speak to may have fled to Europe.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0000
Virgin Media provide free mobile data and TV channels
Virgin Media has introduced a range of new measures to help keep customers connected and entertained amid a third national lockdown.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:25:00 +0000
Intensive care units face being 'overwhelmed', PM warns
Boris Johnson said there was a “very substantial” risk that ICUs would be unable to cope if numbers kept increasing.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:25:37 +0000
King’s College Hospital sends patients to hotel amid Covid
Hospital patients are being discharged early from a south London hospital and relocated to hotels to free-up beds for critically ill coronavirus patients, according to reports.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:30:00 +0000
Williamson defends Greenwich school decision despite variant
Gavin Williamson has defended the Department for Education's decision to use legal action against Greenwich Council to keep schools open before Christmas by claiming they had no knowledge of the new variant.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:41:52 +0000
Three charged with assaulting prison officer at HMP Belmarsh
Three men have been charged with assaulting a prison officer inside Woolwich's high-security jail, HMP Belmarsh.



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