Brockley Kate draws our attention to a protest at Lewisham Bridge Primary School: parents have taken to the balconies to demonstrate against the council’s plans to build a new Academy on the site. The school closed at Easter and pupils are being bussed to Deptford …
In another desperate attempt to do something useful about curbing youth crime and tackling gang culture today the Home Office published “The Gangs: You and Your Child”. It’s an attempt to help parents identify whether their kids might be involved with gangs and deliver sound …
Earth shattering revelation of the day: Met Commissioner says parents key to bringing up children who don’t carry weapons. Yep, apparently so. Unlikely news of the day: Hayward Gallery goes psycho. We’ll be there later this week. Motoring news of the day: Lorries park up …
In the fall, Hackney had a measles problem. Now, the spots have spread to Lewisham, with 19 cases in January — a third of the 67 cases reported in south-east London. The Health Protection Agency are warning that we’ll be seeing even more sick spotty …
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