A family learning centre in Lewisham could close next month, due to 20 per cent cuts in the Council’s Children’s Centre budget.

Hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday to celebrate President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation. ‘In solidarity and defiance day’, organized by Amnesty International, was initially set up to mark a global day of action for protesters in Egypt and the Middle East.

Lewisham council will be cooperating with the Office of Fair Trading throughout February as part of the nation-wide Scamnesty Month.

A credit union has opened a new branch in Hackney, offering low cost loans to members of the community.

Beekeeping is on the rise in Tower Hamlets as schemes like the Capital Bee campaign attract new beekeepers in the borough. The campaign accepted entrants from across the borough last week, and will screen them for suitability before announcing the winners next month.

After 86 years at Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace Football Club could be returning to its original home at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace Park.