Posted on May 17, 2013 by Hannah Newton and saved under Business, Features, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, Society
The South London Press, one of the famous titles in London’s print media, is supporting Local Newspaper Week, by emphasizing the role of local papers as “being essential to democracy.” The paper has had a turnaround in fortunes and is bucking the trend in local paper closures and rationalization after…
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Posted on May 16, 2013 by Hannah Newton and saved under Croydon, Environment, Health, Lead Stories, Local News, Politics, Society
Planning permission for the Beddington Lane South London Incinerator has been granted following months of deliberation and protest. After a vote on April 24 resulted in a tie, the incinerator was granted the go-ahead at a re-vote at the Sutton Civic Centre on Wednesday May 15. The Sutton Council Development Control…
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Posted on May 15, 2013 by Sean Mullervy and saved under Arts, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News
The walrus at the Horniman Museum has not moved from his artificial ice floe for more than 100 years, but this week he is leaving his long-time home and making a trip to the Kent coast for the summer. He is going to be one of the star exhibits at…
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Posted on May 15, 2013 by Eastlondonlines and saved under Lewisham, Local News
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…
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Posted on May 11, 2013 by Sean Mullervy and saved under Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, Politics
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…
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Posted on May 10, 2013 by Flo Neve and saved under Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, Local News
An Old Bailey jury has seen CCTV footage of New Addington window cleaner Stuart Hazell, 37, going into a mini-mart convenience store asking for help looking for Tia around seven days after the prosecution say he had sexually assaulted and then murdered her. He was unaware that detectives were searching…
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Posted on May 10, 2013 by Eastlondonlines and saved under Lead Stories, Local News, People, Politics, Society
A substantial drop in the number of high earners employed by Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham have been noted in a national survey of council employee remuneration by The Taxpayers’ Alliance. In 2011-12 Hackney Council reduced the number of employees earning more than £100,000 from 21 to 11. Tower Hamlets,…
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