Created and organised by the same team behind the worldwide popular London Marathon, the smaller race is expected to see 15,000 attendees. The Big Half route covers over 13.1 miles of ground... Read more »
Bridget Driscoll was this country’s first motoring fatality. She was killed on August 17, 1896, writes Claudia Lee. Mrs Driscoll was 44 at the time and lived in Croydon Old Town. She... Read more »
It was a tense afternoon for residents of a neighbourhood in Byron, where a loud hissing noise and the smell of natural gas have lasted for hours. Workers were excavating at the... Read more »
London motorists have long felt under fire. And that’s no surprise: driving around the capital under Mayor Sadiq Khan is an increasingly expensive and stressful endeavour. The Congestion Charge, introduced in 2003, was... Read more »
A lorry on its side after it hit a rail bridge outside Fairlop station (Paul Wood) People have been told to avoid the area around Fairlop tube station after a lorry hit... Read more »
An overturned car has brought traffic to a standstill on Sudbury Hill, Harrow, leading to severe delays in the area. The incident took place at the junction of Mount Park Avenue and... Read more »
The North London Tavern in Kilburn High Road reopened this week having closed for refurbishment at the end of June. Work at the pub was originally scheduled to be completed last week... Read more »
Lewisham Council is being asked to move a traffic island on Sydenham Road, where locals claim accidents happen “once a month”. The junction between Sydenham Road and Mayow Road is reportedly the... Read more »
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A dangerous mugger jailed for dragging a frail 92-year-old widow along the pavement has absconded from a mental health facility in east London. Paranoid schizophrenic Sanchez Edwards, 33, was on escorted leave... Read more »
T wo people have been injured after a motorbike collided with a car in a busy north west London street. Police were called at around 4.25pm on Tuesday to reports of a... Read more »
