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Ararat Rural City Council is encouraging residents across the municipality to come along to upcoming Community Drop-In Sessions and share their views on local issues, projects, and priorities.

The affected areas, including Thornton Heath (CR7) and Streatham (SW16), have seen an increase in water demand due to the hot weather, leading to some customers facing low water pressure or temporary supply loss.

The Hillside Gardens Park Summer Fete will be taking place this weekend, and the organisers have now released full details of what to expect.

There’s a full line up of live music, plus plenty of stalls selling food, drink, bric-a-brac, crafts and more.

Transport for London (TfL) says it has doubled the size of wildflower verges across its road network in just two years, expanding them to more than 520,000 square metres — roughly 100 Trafalgar Squares — as part of efforts to boost biodiversity and make London more resilient to climate change.

The 27-year-old pedestrian was struck in a collision on Streatham High Road, shortly after 1 am on Wednesday.

Emergency services attended the scene, including London’s Air Ambulance.

The A23, Streatham High Road was closed until 11am following a crash in the early hours.

A 27-year-old man has injuries which have been assessed as life-threatening and a 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926.

Earlier this month, we ran a feature about a proposed large housing development that would surround the Crown & Sceptre pub in Streatham.