Tooting Bec Lido to shut for nine months in £3m revamp – South London News

Tooting Bec Lido to shut for nine months in £3m revamp – South London News

A popular lido in will shut for nine months for a huge £3m revamp project to prevent future unplanned closure. The revamp will protect the future of Tooting Bec Lido, which is... Read more »
Shoppers baffled why huge Christmas tree is up three months early

Shoppers baffled why huge Christmas tree is up three months early

Shoppers in east London didn’t have a clue why a Christmas tree had been put up three months early (Picture: Twitter/NoraDubois3) Shoppers were left scratching their heads after a huge Christmas tree... Read more »
Third Wetherspoons in seven months closes down in Croydon – South London News

Third Wetherspoons in seven months closes down in Croydon – South London News

By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter A third JD Wetherspoon pub is set to close its doors for good in the space of just seven months in Croydon. The pub chain has... Read more »
How Arsenal and Mikel Arteta managed to forget that chastening night at Brentford 13 months ago

How Arsenal and Mikel Arteta managed to forget that chastening night at Brentford 13 months ago

‘There’s nothing worse than thinking your team are a little bit soft. Brentford have looked at them and thought, “yeah, we’ll have you” and that’s the worst feeling. ‘Arsenal fans will go... Read more »
Millwall’s Ryan Leonard out for months with hamstring tear – South London News

Millwall’s Ryan Leonard out for months with hamstring tear – South London News

BY ALEX GRACE Gary Rowett has confirmed that Ryan Leonard will miss “two or three months” after tearing his hamstring in training. Leonard was absent from the matchday squad as the Lions... Read more »
Airbnb London: Renter spends £4.5K on apartments in two months after landlords refuse to house her dog

Airbnb London: Renter spends £4.5K on apartments in two months after landlords refuse to house her dog

A dog groomer who is so devoted to her rescue pooch that she spent £4,500 in two months on Airbnb apartments and moved 15 times as she could not find a London... Read more »
London speed camera in ‘low traffic neighbourhood’ rakes in £1MILLION in fines in just 18 months

London speed camera in ‘low traffic neighbourhood’ rakes in £1MILLION in fines in just 18 months

Angry drivers have had to fork out almost £1million worth of fines in only 18 months because of one traffic camera, even though the device and warning signs are reportedly not obvious.... Read more »
History made as Dorothy – HS2’s state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine – completes the project’s first tunnel after 8 months underground

History made as Dorothy – HS2’s state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine – completes the project’s first tunnel after 8 months underground

Dorothy, HS2’s whopping 2000-tonne custom-made tunnel boring machine, has completed her first tunnel breakthrough along the London to Birmingham route     this is the first of 64 miles of intricate tunnels set... Read more »
Hounslow dad-to-be was ‘tied up and burnt’ before his body was found seven months later in woodlands

Hounslow dad-to-be was ‘tied up and burnt’ before his body was found seven months later in woodlands

Three men appeared at the Old Bailey charged with the murder of Heathrow airport worker and new dad Mohammed Shah Subhani, whose remains were found in a woodland near Gerrards Cross. The... Read more »
Uxbridge man, 76, banned from church poetry group after harassing woman for 18 months

Uxbridge man, 76, banned from church poetry group after harassing woman for 18 months

A 76-year-old pensioner has been banned from his church poetry group after harassing a female member and “peeping” at her when she walking her dog. The elderly stalker sent over 60 letters... Read more »