Charlton Athletic Women have been promoted to the Championship after a 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers in a FA WPL decider. The Addicks won the southern section of the competition with Blackburn, who also suffered…
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A clinical bowling performance ensured Blackheath leap frogged opponents Tunbridge Wells to move up to third in the Kent Cricket League Premier Division. On a humid day at The Rectory Field, stand-in skipper George Wells…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY Millwall are looking into ways of opening up more of the North Stand next season. Visiting fans are housed in the upper tier and it has been years since the lower tier…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Kim Dixson reckons that work ethic has been key to Charlton Athletic Women’s success this season – and is hoping they can pull off one more big performance in Sunday’s promotion…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY Steve Kavanagh has slammed the changes to this summer’s transfer window and complained: “It has achieved nothing.” The domestic deadline for permanent deals will by August 9 – before the Premier League…
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Joseph is much like any other Walworth boy – he dreams of one day playing in the Premier League. But the 16-year-old is not your average teenager, because since April 15, he has been…
BY MARCUS HOOK Morne Morkel is confident of being fit in time to make his Surrey debut in Tuesday’s Royal London One-Day Cup match against Sussex at the Kia Oval. The 33-year-old fast bowler, who…
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Parents campaigning against a school becoming an academy have succeeded in having the changeover put back a month. But more than 200 families of pupils at St Luke’s Church of England…
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A mother whose son was murdered four years ago is pleading with all families to join a community day to turn teenagers against carrying knives. Collet Hunter, from Catford, will stage…
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Historic child abuse victims are contemplating employing a top human rights lawyer after it emerged some of them will get the same compensation as people who were in care homes the…
EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Millwall chief executive Steve Kavanagh has revealed that losing any land around The Den would be hugely damaging to meeting Premier League requirements. The Lions produced a 17-game unbeaten run…
BY MARCUS HOOK The Surrey faithful remain more concerned with developments off the field than on it, judging by social media, and it’s not just because the Oval outfit have started miserably in the Royal…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Steve Brown reckons the first task for new owners at Charlton Athletic is to rebuild trust between the club and supporters. An Australian consortium fronted by Sydney-born tycoon Andrew Muir is…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY Southend United have made a contract offer to AFC Wimbledon striker Lyle Taylor. The Greenwich-born forward, 28, is a free agent at the end of June and has already admitted that a chance…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY Neil Harris has confirmed that there will be a role for Paul Robinson when the Millwall legend hangs up his boots. The 36-year-old defender, who made 346 appearances for the Lions, was…
BY TOM POLLAK Teenager Chad Miller posted the best performances of his life at meetings in Cardiff and Loughborough to majorly boost his chances of representing Britain in the European Junior Championships in Hungary this…
By Tom Pollak Teenager Chad Miller posted the best performances of his life at meetings in Cardiff and Loughborough to majorly boost his chances of representing Britain in the European Junior Championships in Hungary this…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY Dulwich Hamlet have announced Kenny Beaney’s departure. The National League South newcomers are yet to make a signing since securing promotion via the Isthmian Premier Division play-offs. But Marc Weatherstone announced that…
The leader of the Liberal Democrats has criticised town hall chiefs on the regeneration scheme around Millwall FC’s ground, the Den. Sir Vince Cable visited the Lion’s stadium on Thursday May 23 where he said…
Charlton Athletic’s 2017-18 campaign ended in League One play-off defeat. Here LOUIS MENDEZ gives his ratings to the South Londoners’ squad. BEN AMOS Goalkeeper Games: 46 Clean Sheets: 14 Superb. Overcame some early wobbles to…
A couple who were caught scattering barbecued chickens on their nanny’s burnt corpse, have been convicted of murder at the Old Bailey today. The couple spun a web of lies to justify the torture and…
Lewisham midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is gearing up for next month’s World Cup in Russia – with his form on loan at Crystal Palace this season earning him a call-up to Gareth Southgate’s squad. He spoke…
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Protesters say they will chain themselves to doors if town hall chiefs try to evict them from a disused arts centre they are occupying. A group of artistic activists have been…
A police officer’s brave actions saved seven people from a burning building in Croydon. Neil Dobson was on a routine job on Friday, May 18 at around midnight with his police dog Monty, when he…
A Peckham man has qualified to play for England in the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) World Cup in October – but is relying on raising funds to realise his dream of competing in Mexico. …
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Stephen Lawrence’s brother says the past 12 months has been one of the hardest years he has had since Stephen’s brutal murder in 1993. Stuart Lawrence’s life was turned upside down…
BY GILES SPENCER Shane “Shakey” Byrne is recovering in hospital after suffering fractures in his back after a huge crash last Thursday. The six-times British Superbikes champion, 41, fell three laps into the first session…
Calling all Chelsea FC fans. Get down to Sutton United FC’s ground on Saturday, June 9 where you can see Chelsea’s famous legends side take on their Glasgow Rangers counterparts. Following the death of footballing…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Marc Weatherstone has announced his departure from Dulwich Hamlet. The midfielder ended nine years with Wingate & Finchley when he signed for the South London club in June 2016. Weatherstone said:…
Detectives investigating a series of night time burglaries in Bromley have carried out a dawn swoop. Five people were arrested in Bromley and across the south east today, Tuesday May 22. The men, who are…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY Neil Harris is confident that Tim Cahill will make Australia’s World Cup squad – and admits the Millwall legend will have a decision to make after this summer’s finals in Russia. The…
BY MIKE WOOF Brixton BMX Club fielded 33 riders at round three of the London Series at Peckham’s Burgess Park track. Isla Radcliffe came fourth in the novice girls (8-10) while Harvey Tomlinson (novice males…
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Seven dog owners are going to paddle across the channel. The women all met at Shrewsbury Park in Greenwich and bonded over their beloved pooches. After watching their dogs for years…
BY RICHARD CAWLEY Charlton Athletic fans are being urged to wait until Roland Duchatelet has sold the club to buy season tickets – with the main protest groups warning against giving the Belgian businessman “a…
Streatham’s Hannah Baptiste will be missing from her graduation ceremony at Richmond University – but has an excellent excuse. The 25-year-old marketing student, who has played for AFC Wimbledon Ladies, has been asked to attend…
By Marcus Hook Five thousand school children witnessed Surrey’s Royal London One-Day Cup opener against Somerset at the Kia Oval on Friday. Seemingly aware that the kids attending the club’s annual Schools’ Day would need…
By Marcus Hook With Surrey’s production continuing to churn out fresh talent, Will Jacks has become the first player to receive a Surrey Debut Cap. Jacks, 19, made his maiden first-team appearance against Somerset last…
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk A block of care homes in South-east London has won a top architectural award. Hazelhurst Court, a development of 60 new homes from Phoenix Community Housing, won the Royal Institute of British…
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Campaigners are battling against cuts to rail services in South-east London, saying it will be a “complete nightmare”. A petition against plans to axe services from Bexleyheath to Victoria, as part…
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Bromley suffered FA Trophy final anguish on Sunday – but goalkeeper David Gregory was determined to focus on the positives of their big day out at Wembley. Omar Bugiel had put…
