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Creative health in neighbourhoods: a celebration of innovation and collaboration in Lambeth
On 22 October, Lambeth Council, South East London Integrated Care Board, and The Bridge at Waterloo hosted a borough-wide event bringing together creative practitioners, health professionals, and community organisations. Attendees had the opportunity to share ideas, build connections, and celebrate ...
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Millwall boss thinks ‘very good’ Leicester City are better than their points total suggests – and discusses potential rotation for Den clash
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Inside the opposition: What Millwall can expect from Leicester City
IF you were to ask for most people's predictions ahead of the season, Leicester City would likely have been pencilled in fo
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Commuter told ‘installing an extra touchpoint at North Dulwich Station would cost an whopping £45,000’ amid continuous rush hour chaos
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Watch: Parkinson’s disease patient plays clarinet during King’s Hospital brain operation
Denise Bacon, a 65-year-old Parkinson’s patient, underwent a four hour brain surgery at King’s College Hospital and played the clarinet at the same time, allowing the surgeons to see immediate results. The retired speech and language therapist, from Crowborough in East Sussex, underwent Deep Bra...
Is the council really cancelling all mistakenly issued PCNs?
This week we revealed that the council’s parking permit reminder system went down in September and early October – resulting in numerous drivers finding hefty Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) attached to their cars. For years, residents have relied on automated email not
What’s been behind Millwall’s recent attacking excellence?
IN the past three games, Millwall have been near unstoppable in the final third. It is a complete U-turn from the struggles in front of goal that plagued Alex Neil's side for most of August and September. Almost like a switch was flicked o
Chaos as severe delays on the Northern Line enter fourth day
The Northern Line continues to be blighted by delays four days after the entire line ground to a halt on Sunday night due to a signal failure. Severe delays remain in place across the entire line due to a signal failure affecting Stockwell and Tooting Broadway, with TFL advising commuters to use alt...
WATCH: Met police raid London shops in ‘largest ever crackdown on organised shoplifting’
The Metropolitan Police raided 120 stores across the capital last week, including two in South London, in their crackdown on shoplifting gangs reselling stolen items, writes Megan Norcott… Thousands of stolen electronics, branded food and other items have been recovered under Operation Zoridon, wi...
Man arrested on suspicion of murder following deadly Catford stabbing
A man has been arrested in Scotland on suspicion of murder following a deadly stabbing in Catford last Wednesday (October 15). The man, who stated his age as 33, was arrested in Scotland on Tuesday evening (21 October) following a proactive police investigation, and will be transferred to custody in...
Hamlet stalemate as they can’t close gap to third
Dulwich Hamlet were held to a 0-0 draw by Chatham Town in the Isthmian League Premier Division at the Bauvill Stadium in Kent on Tuesday night. The Hamlet are fifth in the table, f
Big Millwall Interview: ‘I loved winding Pardew up….so then to get a result, I made sure to let him know about that one’
ALAN Pardew had been in Mark Phillips’ ear all game. It was April 16, 2005, and Dennis Wise’s side had come to Upton Park for an increasingly rare fixture - Millwall vs West Ham United. Phillips, then 23, had fully broken through into the first team that season, starting 25 games, and was tr...
Firefighters tackle blaze in Bermondsey block of flats
Part of a flat in Bermondsey was destroyed after a fire broke out in a seven-storey building yesterday evening. Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a block of flats on Anchor Street off Galleywall Road shortly before 7pm on Monday (20 October
Heathrow expansion could reverse air quality improvements from ULEZ, says TfL director
Ministers should not use the capital’s improvements in air quality as “headroom” to justify a third runway at Heathrow Airport, the London Assembly has been told. Earlier this month the level of toxic nitrogen dioxide pollution (NO2) in the air in London fell to within the legal limit for the ...
Government and Mayor to decide on dropping the affordable homes ratio to 25 per cent
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‘I’ve been speaking about it for weeks’ – Alex Neil hoping Millwall find rhythm as injury crisis eases
ALEX Neil is hoping Millwall can find some rhythm as the Lions’ injury crisis eases. Millwall were only missing four first-team players, Lukas Jensen, Steven Benda, Danny McNamara and Josh Coburn, in their 2-1 w
Alex Neil willing to win ugly after Millwall make it two in a row
ALEX Neil said he is not concerned about the manner in which Millwall generate results after his side won two league games on the bounce for the first time this season. The Lions comfortably dispatched West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at home befo
The Will Scott Column: how Millwall plundered three points at Loftus Road
SATURDAY'S 2-1 win at Loftus Road was not the easiest on the eyes. It was a physical, nasty, combative affair that Millwall have often thrived in over the years. Challenges flew in left, right and centre, players got in each other's faces
Herne Hill gears up for this year’s spooky Halloween street party – and it is free
Ghouls, ghosts, witches and warlocks will take over Herne Hill once more as residents start the preparations for the area’s annual Halloween street party. The free family event, run by the Herne Hill Forum, promises to transform the area in front of the station into a “buzzing Halloween hub” b...
Almshouse near Bermondsey’s Blue declared UK’s best new building
An almshouse in Bermondsey which has been likened to a Scandinavian spa has been awarded the most prestigious housing award in the UK. The Appleby Almshouse on Southwark Park Road which opened last year provides affordable housing for over 65s and immediately turned heads for its striking design. Th...