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14 year old Justeena Everest missing from her home

14 year old Justeena Everest missing from her home

The Metropolitan Police are asking for the public’s help in tracing Justeena Everest, 14, from Lewisham. Justeena was last seen at her home address in Bourneside Gardens, SE6 one week ago at 11.30 in the morning on May 8. She is described as “mixed race, 5ft 1ins tall, of slim…

Sanford Co-operative: the housing alternative

Sanford Co-operative: the housing alternative

A Deptford housing cooperative now accommodating 120 people continues to thrive in “a crisis” London housing market described as desperately short of affordable private renting and home ownership. In the last fortnight renters across London have staged protests against disproportionate fees and rents charged by letting agents. At a speech…

Eighth man charged for Lewisham murder

Eighth man charged for Lewisham murder

A 33-year old from New Malden is the eighth man to be charged with the murder Thierry Christian-Gnanakumar in Lewisham. Jeyasuthan Theiventhrampillai appeared in Bromley Magistrates Court on May 10 via virtual court, and was accused of murdering of 22-year old Thierry Christian-Gnanakumar on Lewisham High Street last November. On…

Lewisham Police Chief’s #asklewisham live twitter Q&A

Lewisham Police Chief’s #asklewisham live twitter Q&A

The Lewisham Police’s Borough Commander is holding a live question and answer session on Twitter. Chief Superintendent, Russel Nyman, is inviting people to submit questions about policing in the borough using #AskLewisham on the social networking site. Lewisham Borough Commander Russell Nyman will be taking your questions on policing in…

Goldsmiths sounds fill South Bank festival

Goldsmiths sounds fill South Bank festival

The South Bank Centre resonated with the music of emerging artists on the evening of Thursday, May 9, for the double-launch of Pure Gold and NX Records. Final year undergraduates and alumni from the Department of Music at Goldsmiths, University of London took to the stage across three venues to…

Hillsborough style panel inquiry for Daniel Morgan murder case

Hillsborough style panel inquiry for Daniel Morgan murder case

26 years after private detective Daniel Morgan, was found murdered with an axe embedded in his head in a Sydenham car park, after an inquest, several police investigations and trials and no convictions, after allegations of police corruption and collusion with the now defunct News of the World newspaper, his…

David Norris appeal bid over Lawrence murder turned down

David Norris appeal bid over Lawrence murder turned down

An appeal court bid by David Norris, one of the two men convicted of the murder of Stephen Lawrence who was stabbed to death in Eltham in 1993, has been rejected at the Royal Courts of Justice. Lord Justice Leveson, Mr Justice Foskett and Mr Justice Hickinbottom rejected an application…

NX Records music label launched by Goldsmiths

NX Records music label launched by Goldsmiths

Students from the Popular Music Course at Goldsmiths College are launching their own record label this week in collaboration with Matthew Herbert, founder of Accidental records. NX Records will launch alongside the annual PureGold event at The Sounthbank Centre. The label will act as platform enabling students and alumni to…

Goldsmiths Graduate Festival 2013 is going global

Goldsmiths Graduate Festival 2013 is going global

The annual Goldsmiths Graduate Festival is currently being hosted at Goldsmiths,  University of London in New Cross. It features over 100 events, such as public lectures, musical installations and performances with an aim to showcase postgraduate talent. New to the festival this year is the participation of students from universities in…

Home Office review launched into Daniel Morgan case

Home Office review launched into Daniel Morgan case

An independent review into the Daniel Morgan murder case will be launched by the Home Office. Morgan, originally from Wales, was a private investigator who was killed with an axe in Sydenham in 1987. He was found in the car park of the Golden Lion pub on Sydenham Road. Although…