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The principal authority council by-elections this week started with a pair on Tuesday:

Congratulations to new councillor Terry Weldon and the team in the first of a pair of by-elections int he same patch.

Streatham Hill Theatre in Lambeth is one of just two south London venues on the 2026 register, along with Borough Hall in Greenwich.

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In-form Roos eye continued winning run

Waubra will be aiming to secure its fifth consecutive victory in the Central Highlands Football League when it hosts Ballan in round 12 at Waubra Recreation Reserve tomorrow.

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Alex Davies overturned a Green majority to take Streatham St Leonard’s for the Liberal Democrats, while veteran community campaigner Michael Ball held Clapham Park for the Greens by just 43 votes in two closely fought by-elections decided at Lambeth Town Hall tonight.

Last weekend, over three thousand residents of Kingsbrook came together to celebrate the fourth annual Kingsbrook Live festival, sponsored by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes.

This year marks 20 years of the list, which identifies theatres across the UK that require support to help secure their future.

The 2026 list includes 39 venues nationwide.

The police marksman who shot Chris Kaba may no longer face misconduct proceedings after the government changed the rules on how officers' use of force is judged.

Sgt Martyn Blake shot 24-year-old Kaba in Streatham, south London, in 2022 after he tried to ram his way past police cars.

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Smuggler accepts most of his drugs mules 'will get caught'

Drugs gangs are flooding the north of England with cheap cannabis grown overseas and sold to mimic slickly marketed, legal marijuana from the United States, a BBC investigation has learned.