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Brockley flasher wanted by police

Brockley flasher wanted by police

A man is wanted for indecent exposure in the Lewisham area as victims have reported their experiences to the police.

Olympic hero Gordon Pirie honoured

Olympic hero Gordon Pirie honoured

As the Olympics are approaching, a plaque has been unveiled this week, in an honour of a past hero Olympic silver medallist and five-time record holder Gordon Pirie (1931 – 1991).

Overground works mean sleepless nights for locals

Overground works mean sleepless nights for locals

Lewisham residents are enduring sleepless nights as Transport For London carries out noisy rail construction works during the early hours of the morning on the East London Line overground extension.

Local Sherlock Holmes author wins literary prize

Local Sherlock Holmes author wins literary prize

Sherlock Holmes author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, lived and worked in  Norwood.  Now a book about this period of his life has  won a literary prize.

Coulsdon centre most improved in London

Coulsdon centre most improved in London

Brighton road in  the centre of  Coulsdon has been named by charity, Living Streets, as one of the most improved streets in London.

Pick of the Line 14/04 – 20/04

Pick of the Line 14/04 – 20/04

Thursday – The Unwrong Quiz @ The Montague Arms, New Cross Friday – 2nd birthday of Die Freche Muse @ Dalston Saturday – Designers/Makers Market @ The Triangle, Bethnal Green Sunday – Beyond Circus Family Workshop @ The Albany, Deptford Monday – Cruising Photography @ National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Tuesday – Freedom of Expression @ [...]

Couple sentenced for owning violent dogs

Couple sentenced for owning violent dogs

A man and a woman from Croydon, whose two Rottweiler dogs attacked a couple, have been sentenced in court today. Alan Baker, 42, and Kelly Fulham, 39, were sentenced at Guildford Crown Court for not taking responsibility for their dangerous dogs and allowing them to run free in public places.

Four men guilty of “harrowing” kidnapping

Four men guilty of “harrowing” kidnapping

Four men have been found guilty in Croydon crown court, for kidnapping and savagely torturing a man with learning disabilities. The gang had intended on blackmailing the man’s family.

Santa Claus in the dock after gun threat on girls

Santa Claus in the dock after gun threat on girls

A  Father Christmas look-a-like is facing jail after pulling out a gun on a group of teenage girls who offended him by calling “Santa”, Croydon Crown Court heard.

Case solved after 26 years: Croydon double rapist sentenced for sexual attack on man and woman

Case solved after 26 years: Croydon double rapist sentenced for sexual attack on man and woman

Justice has caught up with a man who raped a woman twice and indecently assaulted her male housemate in a Croydon flat 26 years ago.

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