Lambeth

To mark Remembrance Sunday, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is sharing remarkable stories from its online audio archive – Voices of Liberation. Eric Richards, a resident of Herne Hill,

BY GRAINNE CUFFE Local Democracy Reporter toby@slpmedia.co.uk The set of the movie which made a star of Daniel Day-Lewis will be demolished after town hall planners approved a tower block to

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A grandfather who fled a murderous regime after being imprisoned in a football stadium without charge for months has had a tribute placed in the room

In 1969, a Grade-II listed building became the first building to house a black theatre company in Britain. Last weekend it was honoured with a blue plaque and those who

BY JAMES DAVIES james@slpmedia.co.uk A local authority has been slammed for building a small number of new council houses despite a “huge” sell-off of its properties. A report by local

Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of 83-year-old Daniel Couson who has been missing for two days. Mr Couson was last seen at 2200 hours on 29 October

BY JAMES TWOMEY james@slpmedia.co.uk A woman who claims to have lost the use of her left arm after she tripped over an exposed corner of a fire hydrant cover has

BY JAMES TWOMEY james@slpmedia.co.uk Workers at five McDonald’s restaurants who are definitely not ‘lovin’ it’ have said they will go on strike on November 12. The ‘McStrike’ – led by

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A 23-year-old man who hears voices telling him to kill himself has won a case to get a flat after town hall chiefs told initially him

By Toby Porter Coldharbour – a virtual reality film which really does show what the reality was like. Brixton Library, SW2 1JQ from October 18-27 and from November 14-16 *****

Police have imposed a search cordon on some streets of Lambeth after a teenager was brutally stabbed in broad daylight this afternoon. Three males have been arrested after the young

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was attacked in Clapham. Police had been called to reports of a disturbance in Lynette Avenue,

BY JESSIE MATHEWSON Local Democracy Reporter toby@slpmedia.co.uk Some days you are the dog. Some days you are the tree up which he cocks his leg. Apollo the show dog had one

BY KATE DENNETT toby@slpmedia.co.uk Three down, 12 to see off. A bakery owner is cooking on gas and determined she will win this year’s The Apprentice and get her hands

BY ABIGAIL CUTLER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Parents of a stillborn baby have found comfort in a new campaign from baby loss prevention charity MAMA Academy. Gail Chan, 39, from Streatham gave birth

A 17-year-old boy has been found guilty of multiple sexual assaults in South Norwood Country Park earlier this year. The teenager, who cannot be named, was convicted at Wimbledon Youth

The parents of Brixton murder victim Glendon Spence have condemned the two perpetrators – who did not know him. The 23-year-old was cut down in front of scores of children

Two teenagers who chased a young man into a Brixton youth club before fatally stabbing him to death in front of children have been jailed. Glendon Spence was murdered at

BY JAMES TWOMEY james@slpmedia.co.uk A town hall has unveiled plans to cut five children’s centres with the loss of 30 jobs. Staff and parents are furious about a Lambeth council

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Campaigners against knife killings are holding a march against knife crime tomorrow. The family of a much-loved father, stabbed to death in a corner shop, are among

BY BETHANY DEER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A disabled climber was part of the Team GB Paraclimbers which took gold, silver and bronze at the recent World Paraclimbing Championships in France. Leanora Volpe, from

A park opened by Prince Albert 130 years ago is to be refurbished for the first time. The facelift for Vauxhall Park comes in response to investment in nearby residential

BY JAMES TWOMEY james@slpmedia.co.uk A “vile and opportunistic predator” has been jailed for raping an 18 year old woman as she left work. Serban Scinteianu, 31, a Romanian national of no

A TV presenter has had an upheld complaint against her reversed by her boss following comments she made live on TV about US President Donald Trump. Naga Munchetty, 44, who

Antonia Evans has been appointed as head teacher of the National Autistic Society’s new Vanguard School, which is set to open in Lambeth in January 2020. Antonia will join the

A new £12m day centre with flats for adults with learning disabilities could be open next year, writes local government correspondent Bridie Whitton. Confirmation of the creation of the centre