Immersive Exhibitions and Padel Courts to Revitalize South London

Immersive Exhibitions and Padel Courts to Revitalize South London

In a bold move that intertwines London’s rich industrial heritage with the vibrancy of modern entertainment and sports, the iconic Battersea Power Station embarks on its latest journey. The approval of plans... Read more »
Cases heard at Romford and Barkingside courts week of July 3

Cases heard at Romford and Barkingside courts week of July 3

The following cases were heard in Romford and Barkingside Magistrates’ Courts in the week starting July 3.  They include a flasher, a Sainsbury’s thief and multiple drink drivers. Mohammad Karim Jabarkhail, 33, of Woodlands... Read more »
Roger Federer opens revamped tennis courts – South London News

Roger Federer opens revamped tennis courts – South London News

Roger Federer officially opened a council’s newly-revamped tennis courts on Thursday. The 20-time grand slam winner visited Bostall Gardens, in Greenwich for the opening and was welcomed  by councillors, members of the... Read more »
Cases heard at Romford and Barkingside courts week of June 5

Cases heard at Romford and Barkingside courts week of June 5

The following cases were heard in Romford and Barkingside Magistrates’ Courts in the week starting June 5. They include a drink driver and a 14-year-old who was caught with an offensive weapon in school. Rakeim... Read more »
Cases heard at Romford and Barkingside courts week of May 29

Cases heard at Romford and Barkingside courts week of May 29

The following cases were heard in Romford and Barkingside Magistrates’ Courts in the week starting May 29.  They include drunk drivers and a man caught with a ‘credit card knife’. Jay Ricky Lee Aldridge  Jay Ricky... Read more »
Poor state of English and Welsh courts worsening backlog, says Law Society | UK criminal justice

Poor state of English and Welsh courts worsening backlog, says Law Society | UK criminal justice

Broken heating, sewage, mould, asbestos and leaking toilets and roofs are among the problems encountered by solicitors in courts in England and Wales, a survey by the Law Society has found. Approximately... Read more »
Sixty-eight courts across England and Wales will be affected by staff launching a strike in a dispute over a controversial case management system

Sixty-eight courts across England and Wales will be affected by staff launching a strike in a dispute over a controversial case management system

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) has announced that its members working as legal advisers and court associates will go on strike for nine days beginning on Saturday.The workers, who postponed... Read more »
One London court’s case backlog is double that for all of Wales

One London court’s case backlog is double that for all of Wales

A single court in London has a backlog of delayed cases almost double that for the whole of Wales, warns the city’s victims’ commissioner, as she sees her stalker finally brought to... Read more »
Nick Kyrgios bantered by Novak Djokovic over Tsitsipas antics on Wimbledon practice courts | Tennis | Sport

Nick Kyrgios bantered by Novak Djokovic over Tsitsipas antics on Wimbledon practice courts | Tennis | Sport

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios had an exchange on the practice courts at Wimbledon ahead of the Aussie’s fourth-round clash with Brandon Nakashima. The top seed appeared to poke fun at the... Read more »
Four of London’s most offbeat public tennis courts

Four of London’s most offbeat public tennis courts

This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s new series on the joy of tennis, and also part of our guide to London I learnt to play tennis on a municipal court in... Read more »