It will be wild weekend of fun and adventures
Fancy a weekend getaway treat by the campfire? Camp Wildfire is promising to be the unforgettable weekend of adventure activities and forest parties, exclusively for adults, hidden away in a
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Month: February 2018
His friends are pop stars, Nobel Prize winners and poets. His pieces are played to sold out theatres across the globe. But he is not motivated by the grand and the glamorous. “Everyday life for me is an inspiration,” he said. Interview with Dai Fujikura.
Dai Fujikura has an infectious sense of curiosity and wonder. As an internationally renowned and award-winning classical music composer, he has spent his life travelling the world. His friends are
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Cuts to children’s mental health provision set to be reversed in landmark decision by Lewisham Council
Town hall cuts to mental health provision for children are set to be reversed. Mayor Steve Bullock announced more than £100,000 worth of savings would be reversed at a cabinet
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Street food extravaganza in Woolwich
A street food extravaganza will be coming to Woolwich in three weeks’ time. London Union, operators of Street Feast, were granted a drinks licence to host events at the site
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Charlton boss Karl Robinson explains why Milton Keynes return will be different this time
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Karl Robinson has admitted his third return to Milton Keynes will be a very different feel to his first two – with the Charlton boss hoping
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Women’s football: Millwall Lionesses unbeaten run rolls on after win at Aston Villa
Two goals by Charlie Devlin in the final 20 minutes secured a 2-0 win for Millwall Lionesses at Aston Villa on Sunday. The South Londoners are closing in on a
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Hockey: Skipper Kinder scores as Dons step up play-off push
Wimbledon skipper Johnny Kinder scored again to lay the foundations for a crucial 2-1 victory against a strong Beeston side. Defences were on top during a tight first half, but
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Bermondsey prospect Chris Kongo gets a big chance to impress at Greenwich’s 02 Arena next month
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Chris Kongo has been added to the undercard of Dillian Whyte’s huge heavyweight showdown with Lucas Browne on March 24. The unbeaten Bermondsey welterweight is 7-0
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Public can comment on Crystal Palace’s planning application to redevelop Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace’s planning application for a major redevelopment of their Main Stand is now open for the public to comment on. The full proposals can be viewed online with any
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Charlton midfielder: We have not scored enough goals – we need to put away opposition
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Jake Forster-Caskey has demanded Charlton find a clinical edge – with their inability to kill off opposition majorly hampering their League One play-off hopes. The Addicks
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Purley man guilty of Croydon sex assaults on young girls
A man has been jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of historic indecent assaults against five girls under the age of 14. John Robinson, 77, of Brighton Road,
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Wolves winger “not ready” for Charlton starts yet
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Charlton manager Karl Robinson says that winger Michal Zyro is not ready to start for the South London club – with the Wolves man playing 26
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Millwall boss targets breaking 40-point barrier at Birmingham City
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Neil Harris says Millwall are still fully motivated on Championship survival – as they can take another significant step towards their safety target at Birmingham on
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Millwall injury update ahead of Birmingham City match
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia Millwall have no fresh injury worries for Saturday’s trip to Birmingham City. The Lions are bidding for a third straight win over the Blues but will
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Bradford boss reveals changes that nullified Charlton Athletic’s threat
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Simon Grayson has rejected claims by Charlton boss Karl Robinson that his Bradford side were overly physical in yesterday’s 1-1 draw – and revealed how they
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Trio convicted of chasing and killing 15-year-old Croydon boy in gang war
Three men have been found guilty of the “senseless” murder of a teenager who was stabbed just once in the femoral artery in his leg – in a turf war
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Shop fraudsters from Gypsy Hill and Brixton jailed
Two men responsible for more than £200,000 worth of fraudulent transactions in shops across London have been jailed for a combined total of six-and-a-half years. Wayne Field, 40, of Tannoy
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Former Millwall loan signing explains decision to retire from playing football
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Former Millwall loanee Ryan Mason has spoken about his retirement from playing at the age of just 26 – and what made him decide to hang
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‘Children are the future and we are gambling with their lives’
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Campaigners are hoping they are a step closer to reversing cuts made to a South London children’s mental health support provider. Representatives of Lewisham’s Children and
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Charity’s cafe set to cause a Stir
A social enterprise cafe has opened in Woolwich, that aims to address mental health issues in the borough. Stir Cafe, in Anglesea Road, aims to combine wellbeing with good food.
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Cocaine was stashed in jailed drug dealer’s fridge
A drug dealer who stored cocaine in his freezer has been jailed. Joel Henry – 40, of Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court on Wednesday, February
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Southwark teenager goes missing
Police in Southwark are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing 14-year-old boy. Mohamed Kalokoh was last seen at about 5.45am on Tuesday, 13 February at an address
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Greenwich student is inspiring young entrepreneurs after performing on ITVs The Voice
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Harold ‘HBoss’ Lisk, 26, combines his passion for music with business, a skill he learned at GSM London, formerly Greenwich School of Management. When he is not
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Mercury sponsors kit for team coached by former Lioness and England player
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk From playing professional football for Arsenal and England, Chrissy Doran has now found her calling coaching the next generation in Bexley. At a young age Ms Doran,
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Herne Hill Harriers’ Katie Snowden sets new indoor PB in Belgium
By Geoff Jerwood Katie Snowden ran her first 1,500m race of 2018 and produced a very good performance to finish in second place behind a good Ethiopian junior athlete in
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Lack of game time was behind his decision to leave Millwall
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Tony Craig has confirmed that lack of game time was behind his decision to leave Millwall last month. The Lions club captain joined Bristol Rovers at
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Charlton boss explains substitution strategy – and why he can’t win with changes
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Karl Robinson reckons he cannot win in terms of criticism over substitutions. The Charlton boss was speaking after tonight’s 1-1 draw with Bradford City. Josh Magennis
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Karl Robinson keeping his options open on contract offer for former Charlton midfielder Alou Diarra
Charlton boss Karl Robinson is keeping his options open with regards to former Addicks man Alou Diarra. The 36-year-old midfielder, who spent a season-and-a-half in SE7 before having his contract
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Charlton boss blasts referee for not protecting attacking talents in 1-1 draw with Bradford City
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Charlton manager Karl Robinson launched into an attack on referee Nicholas Kinseley after tonight’s 1-1 draw with Bradford City. The Addicks chief reckoned he would be
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Charlton 1 Bradford 1 – Addicks’ failure to hold onto leads proving highly costly to promotion hopes
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Charlton’s inability to hold onto a lead is proving a major hindrance to their play-off hopes after they were once again pegged back by a late
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Charlton v Bradford City: Crystal Palace winger Sullay Kaikai makes first start for Addicks
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Sullay Kaikai is the only change for Charlton Athletic tonight from the team which drew 1-1 at Doncaster Rovers on Saturday. On-loan Crystal Palace winger Kaikai
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Man uses blade in shop robbery
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Shocking CCTV images of a man with a huge knife robbing a shop have been released as Bexley police appeal for information. The footage shows a
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Former Charlton Athletic midfielder back training with South London club
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Alou Diarra is back training with Charlton Athletic. The French midfielder left after the Addicks were relegated from the Championship in 2016. His contract was terminated
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Police forces in Greenwich, Bexley and Lewisham face a huge restructuring programme
Police forces in Greenwich, Bexley and Lewisham will be combined into one Borough Command Unit (BCU) as part of a London-wide restructuring programme. The announcement made on Monday 12 by
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Take a walk with dinosaurs
Get up close and personal with dinosaurs. Visitors are invited to board a time machine which travels back 67 million years where they can encounter dinosaurs roaming the wild during
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QEH ambulances sent to Lewisham
A South London hospital became the first to divert ambulances as pressure mounts on A&E services across the capital. The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust had to divert ambulances from
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‘We are determined to work for change. It is our passion now’
BY CALUM FRASER shuz@slpmedia.co.uk Almost a decade on from his brutal murder, the parents of Jimmy Mizen say they have not been defeated by his death. In May 2008 Barry
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Millwall boss: Tim Cahill’s inclusion was a bit of a gamble against Cardiff City
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Neil Harris has admitted it was a slight risk bringing on Tim Cahill in Friday’s 1-1 draw with Cardiff City – with the Millwall fans’ favourite
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Millwall defender wins praise from boss for coming through adversity against Cardiff City
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Millwall boss Neil Harris has praised Mahlon Romeo for the way he recovered from a costly early mistake in Friday’s 1-1 draw with Cardiff City. The
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Charlton fans urged to show united front as Roland Duchatelet reign enters end game
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Charlton Athletic supporters need to show a united front when a takeover deal for the League One club is completed. That is the call from Voice
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Giroud: I had to leave Arsenal and it’s important to keep Hazard and Courtois at Chelsea
BY PAUL LAGAN paul@slp.co.uk Olivier Giroud bled for his new team as his home début for the Blues saw a very happy Frenchman do his bit to secure three points
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Keith Stroud’s popularity on the rise at Millwall as he makes second big call in Lions’ favour
MILLWALL 1 Gregory 40 CARDIFF CITY 1 Hoilett 3 BY RICHARD CAWLEY AT THE DEN Referees often get a rough ride at The Den, but Keith Stroud should be high
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New Cross post office campaigners take fight to Downing Street
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk The battle to save a South London post office has been taken to Downing Street. Lewisham councillors Joe Dromey and Brenda Dacres marched to Downing Street
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Cash raised for cancer patients
The Fracture Clinic at Queen Elizabeth hospital (QEH) has raised £510 through a bric-a-brac stall for the hospital’s Macmillan Brook Unit to support patients and families through their cancer journey.
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Chace O’Neill has been one player to majorly benefit from Tooting & Mitcham’s improved displays
BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Frank Wilson reckons Chace O’Neill has been one player to majorly benefit from Tooting & Mitcham’s improved displays – as he struck a double in Saturday’s
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Illegal cigarettes are seized
More than 22,800 fake cigarettes which had been illegally shipped from China has been seized. Greenwich Trading Standards officers, acting on information, swooped on a mail box and confiscate the potentially
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Health unit to ease pressure on A&E
A new, £750,000 health unit that will help manage the demand for emergency services and winter pressures has been officially opened at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Greenwich. The new “ambulatory
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Greenwich Borough fail to perform as lengthy unbeaten run ended by VCD Athletic
By Richard Cawley richard@slpmedia.co.uk Greenwich Borough saw their 13-match unbeaten run snapped as the Bostik League South Division promotion hopefuls lost 3-1 at home to VCD Avenue. There was an
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Celebrating LGBTQ+ month
People can enjoy an evening of performances and cabaret in the historic Queen’s House as part of LGBT history month. There will be a queer takeover of the historic Queen’s
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Depleted Club made to pay as hosts take full advantage
DARLINGTON 33 BLACKHEATH 19 BY GRAHAM COX AT THE NORTHERN ECHO ARENA So often a match can turn on a single moment. On the hour mark of this closely-fought contest,
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Sporting stars help open ‘magnificent’ centre
The new state-of-the-art Sutcliffe Park Sports Centre was officially opened by Greenwich council leader Councillor Denise Hyland on Saturday. She was joined by sport stars including Zoe Smith and Tosin
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Yet another late setback for Charlton Athletic as they indulge in more self-sabotage
Doncaster Rovers 1 Blair 90 Charlton 1 Bauer 18 By Kevin Nolan at the Keepmoat Stadium Having surrendered three vital points to Oxford United in disastrously late circumstances at The
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Thug stabbed victim many times
A teenager has been sentenced to three years and 10 months for stabbing a man at a railway station. Drew Agyeman-uter, aged 18, of Pathfield Road, Streatham, pleaded guilty at
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