Stephen Lawrence Memorial Plaque Vandalised
Police are looking for two people they’d like to speak to in connection with the incident.
Eltham
London Quiet As Police Presence Remains
Minor skirmishes only, as London remains on alert for further violence.
Stabbing In Woolwich, Acid Attack In Eltham
Woolwich Arsenal station is still closed – and, by the looks of it, so is most of the line – following an assault which left a 16 year old boy in hospital with a stab wound to the abdomen. The attack happened around 8pm yesterday …
London Lowlife
Have we done with hissing and spitting at Sharon Shoesmith and grinding our teeth at Jacqui Smith? Londonist has found a new candidate for the job of London’s most reviled woman (well, for this week at least). When a chap collapsed in Eltham High Street …
The Saturday Strangeness
89. The Freak Storm of 1925 It was like a scene from a blockbuster disaster movie in the end, but how it all began was a mystery, like so many freakish weather shows. The Kentish Mercury and Kentish Independent of the 24th July were both …
Extra, Extra
Our New Year prezzie from the train companies: fare increases. But it’s a good time to fly out London if you must: the airline sales have started. A murder investigation is afoot in Sidcup after a baby died from injuries. There’s been a nasty car …
Extra, Extra
A sixteen year old is up in court charged with handling £100,000 worth of Class A drugs. Was a time when 16 year olds were more worried about girls and spots. Hm. And this is all wrong: a girl up in court accused of killing …
Weekend Round-Up
This is what we have learned this weekend whilst you’ve been indulging those spring-time DIY pangs: LU has become very censorious of late. What’s to offend about a photo of a fat, pink-boxer-shorted Christ on the cross? A couple of shoppers were so worried about …
