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Parents and teachers ‘devastated’ as council confirms school closures
Parents and teachers have been left devastated after a council confirmed it would go ahead with plans to merge or close six of the borough's primary schools.
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South London handlebar thief banned from carrying tools
Tommy Steer has been banned from carrying tools after he was caught stealing handlebars.
London’s only river fire station is back open
Fire boats have been used in London since the 1700s and a river station has been positioned at Lambeth since 1936.
Man convicted of murder eight years after inflicting life changing injuries on teenager
The plea comes more than six years after he stabbed Jamel Boyce in the chest, inflicting life changing injuries which later caused his death in 2022.
Boy, 16, with cerebral palsy has big dreams of Paralympics
Govind Nambiar was the youngest to compete in the 2024 Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) national championships and placed fourth.
Hospital staff protest over plans to cut 58% of jobs in key department
Jobs at risk include roles such as fire safety, water quality, major projects, maintenance and minor construction work, the union said.
Appeals issued on two-year anniversary of Herne Hill’s unsolved double fatality
Two years ago, on Sunday, October 30, 2022, 23-year-old Guilherme Messias Da Silva and 27-year-old Lemar Urqhart died in Railton Road, Brixton.
Serving soldiers and veterans travel for free for Remembrance events
The offer is available to anyone who is travelling in uniform or who is able to show an appropriate form of identification.
Vaccine being trialed could prevent seasonal flu for over 50s
Researchers at St Thomas’ Hospital in Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, are recruiting people to take part in the Fluent Trial.
National Education Union hits out at Lambeth school closure plans
Last month, Lambeth council launched a consultation on proposed closures of two schools in Tulse Hill.
Nightclub forced to shut in aftermath of alleged murder
Dontae McLaren, 24, was stabbed to death in a fight outside the club in Wandsworth Road in September.
Lambeth man sentenced for drunkenly abusing crew on flight to Gatwick
A finance worker who drunkenly abused fellow passengers and crew on board a flight from Mallorca to Gatwick airport has been sentenced to carry out community service.
Man in critical condition after Stockwell bus collision
Police were called by London Ambulance Service shortly before 12.30pm on Saturday, following reports of a collision involving a single-decker bus and a man in South Lambeth Road with the junction with Lansdowne Way.
Busy road in Streatham closes after middle-of-the-night crash
A road in Streatham has closed following a crash in Streatham in the early hours of this morning.
Urgent appeal launched after crash in Lambeth leaves man in critical condition
Detectives investigating a serious crash in Lambeth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage to come forward.
Councillor doubles down on Lambeth’s commitment to tackle housing crisis
In the past week alone, almost 160 homeless households approached Lambeth council emergency housing support.
New mural by Turner Prize nominee launches at Brixton Tube station
Three Women, by Claudette Johnson, has today been installed at the entrance of Brixton Underground station.
How South Londoners celebrated UK coffee week
In the 13 years since the campaign began, £880,000 has been raised for Project Waterfall.
Ticket to pride: LQBGTQ+ charity ‘adopts’ Vauxhall station
One in five people who identify as LGBTQ+ experienced hate crimes on the transport network in the past year.
Black Prince Trust’s Community Living Room boosts health in north Lambeth
Health and care system leaders in Lambeth were joined by Board members from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust on a visit to the Black Prince Trust this week to see how their Community Living Room is boosting health in the north of Lambeth. The post Black Prince Trust’s Community Living...