All the latest News in
South London Press

RSS News What’s RSS?

---

"Safety mad" officials ban trampoline

A CHILDMINDER fears a “safety-mad” housing association will stop her from putting up a community trampoline in her estate every summer for youngsters.

---

MPs slam Blair's memoirs

SOUTH London Labour MPs have slammed the timing of Tony Blair’s memoirs, saying the party must forget about personalities and move on.

---

Streatham lovebirds celebrate

LOVEBIRDS Alf and Rene Tyler celebrated 70 years of marriage by saying they are as much in love now as they were when they first met.

---

Hoax letter slammed by headteacher

A LETTER allegedly written by a headteacher objecting to a tattoo parlour opening near his school was a fake, it has emerged.

---

Dulwich musician injured

A MUSICIAN who was injured when a bus he was travelling on made a sudden braking manoeuvre is to sue its operator.

---

Year's delay for Streatham Megabowl

WORK on a multimillion-pound high street regeneration scheme is unlikely to start until the end of next year – 12 months later than first announced.

---

Hospital cafe's hours slashed?

HOSPITAL patients and relatives have reacted with anger over plans to slash the opening hours of a popular in-house restaurant.

---

Oval theatre dispels stereotypes

KEEN to dispel the stereotypes about young people, the Oval House Theatre is challenging people’s negative perceptions.

---

Youngest ever GCSE pass from Southwark

SCHOOLS in Southwark have recorded a major improvement in GCSE results, figures released last Tuesday revealed.

---

Tougher laws for "weapon dogs"

A GUIDE dog owner, who was savaged by a pit bull whose owner just laughed, backed new calls for tougher laws on “weapon dogs”.

---

Herne Hill's illegal booze trade

“BARS in cars” are worrying businesses, who claim unlicensed traders have been selling booze from their boots after last orders.

---

Clapham man's marathon achievement

A SOUTH London man has completed an incredible challenge – running the equivalent of 30 marathons in just 35 days.

---

Southwark's schools rebuild starts

GOVERNMENT-funded rebuilding and refurbishment work in a borough has started, despite huge budget cuts.

---

South Circular closure sparks party

FAMILIES made the most of an unscheduled South Circular Road closure by holding a street party.

---

Lambeth millionaire saves boxing club

A TOP businessman has stepped into the ring to save the oldest amateur boxing club in England from throwing in the towel.

---

Muggers target terminally ill Streatham man

A TERMINALLY ill cancer patient tipped from his wheelchair by armed robbers is scared of leaving the house for fear of another attack.

---

Lambeth's unpaid electricity bills

UNPAID council electric bills could leave estates in darkness and has led to new tennis courts going unused in the evening, it has been revealed.

---

Oval campaigner in court

A DEDICATED campaigner has been taken to court by a town hall in a battle over a kids’ playground.

---

Peckham-born boxer in bid to save clubs

TWO popular boxing clubs are struggling to make ends meet, while huge amounts of taxpayers’ cash are wasted on England manager Fabio Capello and the Olympics.

---

Liver failure rockets for boozy 20-somethings

“THESE are people who could have avoided coming to see me.

---

Pages: 1 2