In an attempt to prevent the mania inducing last minute shopping runs of Christmas Eve AND to remedy the painful disappointment of receiving unwanted gifts on the big day, The Old Truman Brewery has kindly opened a one stop Christmas market.

The Museum of Croydon has been selected to host an exhibition created by the boroughs’ young people as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

Speakers, stalls and a disco showcasing female DJ-ing talents have been planned for this year’s women-only event by the London Feminist Network.

Councils in Lewisham and Croydon have signed up to a new carbon-cutting scheme for households in their boroughs, it was announced on Tuesday.

Local cycling campaigners are dismayed by plans to withdraw funding from a cycle safety unit, which works to reduce the danger posed by heavy goods vehicles.

A Tower Hamlets business has won a ‘green globe’ at the Green Business Awards due to a ground-breaking process, which reduces by 80 per cent, the amount of water used in washing trains.

A Croydon man was found walking the platforms in Oval station, yesterday evening, claiming he was trying to visit relatives in Yeovil.