Streatham: Man jailed after raping woman in Norbury home Submitted by daniel on Fri, 17/05/2024 - 17:31 Raphael Fakoya, 35, was jailed for nine years on May 13 after he was found guilty of numerous sexual offences. The assault occurred in February 2022 at Fakoya's home, with a woman who he knew. Fakoya will be on the sex offenders register for life. This is Local London
Streatham: Man jailed after raping woman in Norbury home Submitted by daniel on Fri, 17/05/2024 - 17:31 Raphael Fakoya, 35, was jailed for nine years on May 13 after he was found guilty of numerous sexual offences. The assault occurred in February 2022 at Fakoya's home, with a woman who he knew. Fakoya will be on the sex offenders register for life. Wandsworth Guardian
‘Dangerous sexual predator’ jailed for nine years for multiple offences against woman Submitted by daniel on Fri, 17/05/2024 - 12:35 A man has been jailed for multiple sexual offences against a woman. Raphael Fakoya of Beatrice Avenue, Streatham, was sentenced to nine years in prison after a hearing at Croydon Crown Court on Monday. South London News
Streatham: Man jailed after raping woman in Norbury home Submitted by daniel on Fri, 17/05/2024 - 08:00 Raphael Fakoya, 35, was jailed for nine years on May 13 after he was found guilty of numerous sexual offences. The assault occurred in February 2022 at Fakoya's home, with a woman who he knew. Fakoya will be on the sex offenders register for life. Sutton & Croydon Guardian
Britain's 6,000th bank branch shuts its doors for good as milestone highlights 'disastrous' impact on high street Submitted by daniel on Fri, 17/05/2024 - 00:54 The number of UK bank branches to close in the past nine years has surpassed 6,000. Barclays is closing eight more of its branches for good on Friday, taking the total by the end of the day to 6,005. LBC
Date B&Q Sutton will close to make way for 970 flats Submitted by daniel on Thu, 16/05/2024 - 16:27 Sutton's main B&Q branch has announced it will close early next month, making way for a large-scale residential development to be built on site. Surrey Live
Sutton’s Court Road B&Q closure date announced Submitted by daniel on Thu, 16/05/2024 - 11:34 The store on Sutton Court Road is set to close on June 8 and it will later be transformed into a residential development following planning permission approval in December, 2023. B&Q opened a new store on Sutton High Street last year, but this is a smaller “local” store. Sutton & Croydon Guardian
Inside the star-studded Met Gala after-show Submitted by daniel on Wed, 15/05/2024 - 14:39 All hail Streatham queen Naomi Campbell who stole the show both on the red carpet and at the after-show where she joined her lil’ bro Usher for the party of all parties. South London News
England rugby star Kabeya in return visit to Thornton Heath Submitted by daniel on Wed, 15/05/2024 - 12:55 Sunday will be a bit of a homecoming for Sadia Kabeya, the outstanding player in England’s outstanding, Grand Slam-winning women’s rugby team. Kabeya, 22, plays flanker for Loughborough and England, and was recently voted England’s Player of the Year. Inside Croydon
More pensioners using local food banks Submitted by daniel on Wed, 15/05/2024 - 00:34 People facing hardship in the Lambeth and Croydon area received 27,109 emergency food parcels in the past year, with 9,632 of these going to children, figures released today (15 May) by The Lambeth Partnership of Foodbanks have revealed. Brixton Blog