Streatham man to take on third London Marathon for older people in poverty Submitted by daniel on Sat, 19/04/2025 - 17:08 Tristan Walker-Buckton, 43, from Streatham, will be running the London Marathon on Sunday 27 April. Having run over a dozen marathons in his life, this will be his third time raising money for Independent Age, a national charity that supports older people living in financial hardship. London Post
Gigs, Fights And An Alien Sex Fiend: Posters In London, c. 1990 Submitted by daniel on Fri, 18/04/2025 - 09:50 Alien Sex Fiend played at Camden Palace on February 13, 1990, as part of the venue’s Feet First indie nights. Posters advertising the show went up around the area in other parts of London, featuring the faces of lead singer Nicholas Wade (aka Nik Fiend) and Christine Wade (Mrs Fiend). flashbak.com
London travel news LIVE: Lorry blocks M25 lanes at Dartford Crossing as Easter travel plans thrown into disarray Submitted by daniel on Thu, 17/04/2025 - 14:42 United Airlines plane forced into emergency landing as it catches fire after 'rabbit sucked into engine' Plane forced into emergency landing after 'rabbit sucked into engine' London Evening Standard
‘They’re going to trample over us’: Community locks horns with council over ‘dramatic’ changes to street Submitted by daniel on Thu, 17/04/2025 - 10:29 A community has locked horns with its council over plans which they say will see shops forced to close and vulnerable residents left disadvantaged. Lambeth council has been working on plans for “public realm improvements” in Amesbury Avenue as part of the Streatham Hill LTN scheme. South London News
London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly line Submitted by daniel on Wed, 16/04/2025 - 10:56 'Too many angry young men': Goldie says community support could have stopped his son from killing Goldie: Community support could have stopped my son from killing London Evening Standard
London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on the Elizabeth line Submitted by daniel on Wed, 16/04/2025 - 08:36 The Elizabeth, Metropolitan and Suffragette lines were experiencing Engineering works between London Paddington and Southall has blocked several lines Katrina Mirpuri Arielle Domb|Nuray Bulbul4 hours ago London Evening Standard
London travel news LIVE: Multiple delays across National Rail network during rush hour Submitted by daniel on Wed, 16/04/2025 - 07:23 There are delays on the Greater Anglia service between Tottenham Hale and Stratford due to a fault in the signalling system. London Evening Standard
Our four MPs are doing nothing to try to stop carnage in Gaza Submitted by daniel on Tue, 15/04/2025 - 15:03 CROYDON COMMENTARY: Are our borough’s four MPs doing the ‘right thing’? DAVID WHITE doesn’t think so “Israel has been genociding the Palestinians for months now. The point is why no one stops the carnage. This is the question” Inside Croydon