The Lambeth Country Show will not be held next year after the local authority confirmed it cannot afford to stage the event. The free two day festival has taken place in Brockwell Park in south London every summer since 1974. In recent years, the Lambeth Country Show has attracted crowds of more than 120,000 people […]
An independent safeguarding review has concluded that a high performing secondary school in east London fostered a disciplinary environment that was particularly damaging for some vulnerable pupils. The review focused on Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, part of the Hackney based Mossbourne Federation, and found evidence of shouting, public humiliation and insufficient support for pupils with […]
A high value Rolls Royce registered in Saudi Arabia has been removed from Grosvenor Square as Westminster City Council intensified action against pavement parking in Mayfair. The vehicle, valued at close to £250,000, was lifted from the square using a specialist relocation truck and moved several streets away. The council said the step formed part […]
A London City Hall committee has warned that plans to expand Heathrow Airport risk reversing improvements in London’s air quality and exposing residents to harmful levels of noise. The warning was made in a letter sent to the government following its decision last month to support the Heathrow third runway expansion. The proposal could raise […]
A man in New Addington, south London, received four parking tickets after a disabled bay was painted around his legally parked car while he was away on holiday. CCTV footage shared online shows a contractor measuring and marking the bay on 17 November, after the vehicle had been left on an unrestricted road outside the […]
A US student has been found guilty of murdering his on-and-off girlfriend at her Lewisham flat in south-east London. Joshua Michals, 26, stabbed Goldsmiths University creative writing student Zhe Wang, 31, in March 2024. Ms Wang suffered two stab wounds to the face and was also strangled, a post-mortem examination revealed. Michals, who claimed he […]
A new community garden in Peckham has been created to honour Damilola Taylor, who was 10 when he was fatally stabbed in 2000. The Garden of Hope, designed by local teenagers and Ghanaian artist Godfried Donkor, will feature planting beds, seating areas, and a mural incorporating traditional West African Adinkra symbols. The design represents resilience, […]
The mayor of London has been granted the right to use the coat of arms formerly belonging to the Greater London Council (GLC). The King issued the warrant to the Greater London Authority (GLA) last week following a petition from Sir Sadiq Khan submitted in February. The coat of arms features six blue and white […]
Tower Hamlets Council faces the risk of repeated government intervention due to “significant weaknesses” in its operations, according to an external audit. The report by EY, the council’s auditor, identified ten key issues, including high turnover among senior management and concerns over social housing management. The council is controlled by Luftur Rahman’s Aspire Party. Chief […]
A police manhunt is ongoing for three men following an alleged pepper spray attack at Heathrow Airport, which left 21 people injured and caused significant disruption. The incident occurred on Sunday morning when a group of four men reportedly used a substance believed to be pepper spray during the robbery of a woman’s suitcase in […]
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