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Lambeth plans to cut tax support scheme by 20% in bid to balance budget

The plans, which would reduce Lambeth's Council Tax Support (CTS) scheme, would affect 8,000 people in the borough.

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Former students brought to justice three years on from violent disorder in the Midlands

A fight which broke out during the early hours of Thursday, November 4, 2021, involved weapons being used including knives and a baseball bat.

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Hundreds of co-living homes set for former industrial site in Brixton

Hardess Yard will include 320 co-living studios, as well as 1,400sqm of floor space for small businesses.

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SHERO – Reclaiming Black Women’s and Family Health in Lambeth

Black heritage women’s sexual, reproductive and family health is in focus this week in Lambeth as the Caribbean and African Health Network hosts a community event at St Mark’s Church in Kennington on Saturday 23 November. All women from Black heritage communities are welcome to this event, ‘SH...

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Domestic violence survivor ‘at risk’ from housing association and council’s failure to rehouse her

An eviction notice has left Anna facing homelessness or being forced to move back into her former property which is known to her abuser.

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Warnings of skeleton service and closed rail routes through South London at Christmas

Track replacement on the Thameslink route in central London means that from during that post-Christmas Day period, the line from St Pancras International to Herne Hill will be closed.

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Met officer sacked for accessing Sarah Everard murder files

104 officers and staff were initially identified as potentially accessing files without a legitimate policing purpose. 

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Vauxhall City Farm celebrates decade of transformation

The urban farm sees around 60,000 visitors come through its gates each year and costs £58,000 a month to run.

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London’s first Smokefree Pregnancy Week

London’s first Smokefree Pregnancy Week highlights the health harms of smoking when pregnant and access to quit support. The London Smokefree Pregnancy Week (#LDNSmokefreepreg) is an awareness campaign running from 18 – 22 November, aimed at both pregnant women smokers and healthcare professiona...

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Carer’s Rights Day – find out about support, health and wellbeing in Lambeth

Carer’s Hub Lambeth is marking Carer’s Rights Day on Thursday, 21 November, with a special evening event dedicated to supporting and celebrating local carers. This event is designed to provide both practical support and an opportunity for carers to connect with others in a friendly and supportiv...

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Four men jailed for life for shooting and stabbing 17-year-old boy

Detectives discovered that Barnett had shot Tyler and then Reid had struck him with a large machete when he was already lying on the floor.

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Remembrance: Dulwich school forms Guard of Honour for Royal Family

Ten representatives from Dulwich College’s Combined Cadet Force (CCF) joined members of the Royal Family and prominent UK dignitaries at the Cenotaph in Central London.

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Council could lose ‘£300,000 a week’ as parking wardens strike, union claims

The three councils use a parking contractor, Apcoa, which employs the traffic wardens within the boroughs.

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Consultation opens on 100% ‘affordable’ Clapham housing scheme

The scheme aims to deliver up to 130 high-quality homes, all of which will be ‘affordable’, according to MTVH. 

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South London falls silent to remember war heroes as it marks Remembrance Day

Across the weekend South London came together to honour all those who lost their lives in both World Wars.

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Heroic pub security guards awarded for bravery during homophobic knife attack

On August 13, 2023, two men were attacked by a man wielding a knife while they were outside the popular LGBTQ+ venue, the Two Brewers.

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South London taekwondo coach sexually abused young girls in classes and their homes

A taekwondo coach has been jailed for nine years for sexually abusing two young girls in south London.

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‘A wound that will never fully heal’: Victims’ families speak out as Taekwondo coach jailed for sexual abuse of two girls

Between 2018 and 2021, Solarte groomed, manipulated and abused two girls who sought sports mentorship from someone in a position of trust.

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Residents suffer ‘stench and flies’ after death of neighbour

Colin James said he had to tape up the front door of the property after he claims Lambeth council failed to thoroughly clean the flat.

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Council welcomes protection for abortion clinics

Since October 31, a 150-metre boundary, known as a ‘safe access zone’ has been introduced at all clinics and hospitals offering abortion services.