This Is Local London | Lewisham & Greenwich

Boris Johnson pushing for control of London's suburban railways

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:28:43 +0000

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is calling on the government to hand over control of the capital's suburban railways to City Hall.

Blackheath station car park charges set to soar in Network Rail takeover

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:57:23 +0000

PARKING charges are set to soar when Network Rail takes over the management of Blackheath station car park from Lewisham Council.

Temperature plummets to winter low

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:16:34 +0000

BRITAIN has endured its coldest night of the winter so far, according to weather forecasters.

Jury retire in Gagandip Singh murder trial

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:52:01 +0000

THE jury have retired to consider their verdict in the Gagandip Singh murder trial.

Lewisham and Greenwich pupils receive more than 6,000 free Olympic tickets

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:33:55 +0000

WHILE thousands of people missed out on Olympic tickets, more than 6,000 Lewisham and Greenwich schoolchildren will witness the sporting spectacular.

Trio sentenced after high-speed car crash

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:19:01 +0000

THREE men have been sentenced for their parts in a high-speed road race which involved an Aston Martin Vantage previously used at a James Bond film premiere.

Plumstead sufferer speaks out on male breast cancer

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:50:00 +0000

WHEN Doug Harper found a lump on his left nipple, little did he know he had already joined the tiny number of male breast cancer sufferers in the UK.

Services suspended between Grove Park and Bromley North

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:48:42 +0000

SOUTHEASTERN train passengers are facing delays this morning due to a broken down train.

School facing closure trumps neighbours in league tables

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:40:00 +0000

PUPILS at a school facing closure have outperformed others in the area, league tables show.

Three youths bailed over Bromley College buttock stabbing

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:08:07 +0000

POLICE have bailed three youths who are suspected of stabbing a student in the buttock at Bromley College.

'Vulnerable' teenage boy missing for a month

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:22:06 +0000

Police are concerned for the welfare of a young boy, missing for a month, who could be in Plumstead or Woolwich.

U-turn expected in Ladywell gypsy site row

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:08:54 +0000

Lewisham Council's mayor looks set to make a dramatic u-turn next week over a five-year-old plan to accommodate travellers and gypsies at the end of a narrow residential street.

Woman and child escape Downham house fire

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:26 +0000

A WOMAN and child managed to escape when a house went up in flames this morning.

Met Office issues warning as snow set to return to region

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:21:02 +0000

SNOW flurries could return to the region this evening as the country continues to shiver in the Arctic freeze.

Man dies on construction site

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:13:49 +0000

A 55-YEAR-OLD man has died from a heart attack on a construction site in Sydenham.

Three youths in custody over buttock stabbing at Bromley College

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:19:48 +0000

THREE teenagers suspected of stabbing a student in the buttock at Bromley College yesterday remain in custody.

Warning for care home which left elderly 'unwashed and undressed'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:59:51 +0000

A CARE home which left elderly residents unwashed and undressed until after lunch must make immediate improvements, inspectors say.

Gang members targeted in Met Police crackdown

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:14 +0000

TASK forces are being set up in Lewisham and Greenwich to deal with local gang crime as Scotland Yard begins a renewed crackdown on the problem.

Struggling Ferrier estate store faces 'tough move'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0000

THE plight of a deserted housing estate’s off-licence has been given short shrift by the man in charge of its development.