South London News

A Streatham bar has been allowed to play music until 11pm despite a neighbour complaining she couldn’t hear her TV due to noise from the venue.

Opposition from residents who live in flats above Hybrid Bar and Restaurant in Streatham High Street wasn’t enough to stop Lambeth council from giving it permission to open late seven days a week at a meeting on Tuesday.

The bar, which has room for 69 people, will be allowed to serve booze to customers until 11pm and open until 11:30pm on weekends under the new licence.

Streatham secured a six-point weekend in NIHL 1 South with a 3-1 win at Romford Buccaneers on Saturday followed by a 3-0 shutout success against Chelmsford Chieftains on Sunday, writes Chris Beal.

The RedHawks were battling a flu virus and it led to shortened benches.

Aidan Doughty, Ryan Watt and Ben Paynter got on the board for Streatham in Romford.

Sunday was revenge over the club which dumped them out of the Britton Cup earlier this month.

Streatham player-coach Ben Paynter said: “It was a good game.

A South London MP has been selected as one of 32 new Trade Envoys appointed by the Trade Secretary to drive UK exports and investment.

As Trade Envoy to Ghana, Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy will build on the UK’s relations with Ghana, helping UK businesses to take advantage of the opportunities arising from global trade.

Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP said: “In recent years, Ghana has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

Two drug dealers who attempted to acquire a handgun in the post have been jailed.

The Taurus self-loading pistol was intercepted and seized by Border Force officers at Stansted Airport on July 27, 2023. It was hidden inside the packaging of a metallic safe box, along with two empty 9mm magazines.

Streatham’s hopes of a grand slam season ended on Sunday night as the Chelmsford Chieftains knocked the defending champions out of the Britton Cup in the semi-finals, writes Chris Beal.

Streatham looked favourites to progress after a 6-1 first leg win the day before in Chelmsford. Damon Porter, Ethan Lane, Aidan Doughty, Ben Paynter and Ziggy Beesley (twice) netted for the RedHawks.

Grant Bartlett’s lone goal for the Chieftains ended up being a difference maker on aggregate.

Streatham got the new year off to a winning start on Sunday evening by dishing out a 12-0 thrashing to the Oxford City Stars 12-0, writes Chris Beal.

The South Londoners have been in good form on home ice having won nine straight games at the High Road.

Oxford have not had much to celebrate on previous visits and in a season where they have only won four matches and lost 20, indicated it would be an uphill battle for the Stars.

RedHawks struck just two minutes in to open the scoring. Roman Cathcart and George Norcliffe set up Tomasz Skokan.

Five teenage boys have been charged with robbery following the theft of a large number of mobile phones.

Mycah Omo-Idahosa, 18, of Lothian Road, Lambeth, is due to appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court today, with three others from South London also set for court appearances.

Two 15-year-old boys from Lambeth, a 14-year-old boy from Croydon and a 16-year-old boy from Cambridge have also been charged with robbery and will appear at the same court today.

A seven-year-old boy has become the first child in London to undergo an operation using a surgical robotic system, which surgeons describe as “revolutionary”.

Rufus Quinn, from Streatham, had a robotic assisted pyeloplasty, a procedure to correct a blockage between the kidney and the bladder, at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth.

The condition affects around one in 1,500 children and if not treated by surgery, can cause pain and increase the risk of infection and deterioration of kidney function.

Lambeth council wants to make a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) scheme permanent, believing it is delivering better air quality from an overall decrease in traffic.

The Brixton Hill LTN was introduced in September 2023 through an Experimental Traffic Order, which the council now wants to replace with a new permanent traffic order.

The experimental scheme used traffic filters to restrict certain vehicles from entering the LTN, while ensuring all premises remain accessible by motor vehicles.

People living in Lambeth can join a free weight loss and exercise programme that can help them shed the pounds and maintain a consistently healthy weight.

The 12-week programme run by Guy’s and St Thomas’ also offers people of black African or Black Caribbean heritage specialist advice on ways to lose weight while providing healthier alternatives to their favourite traditional dishes.

Lanceford Brown, 56, a civil servant from Stockwell has lost 8kg since joining the programme at West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre in October.