South West Londoner • 2nd November 2022

Anger at planned closure of Battersea pedestrianised scheme

Wandsworth Council’s decision to scrap funding for a popular pedestrianised hotspot in Battersea has been slammed by businesses and residents.

The Labour-run administration announced it would be cutting the budget for the Northcote Road pedestrianisation scheme last month in a bid to tackle the cost of living crisis.

A report submitted to the council’s finance committee in September recommended scrapping the scheme in a move it says could free up £2.5 million.

The council said the decision wa

South West Londoner • 2nd November 2022

London-based teams set to play in first round of FA Cup

This is a preview of all the London-based teams set to play in the first round of this season’s FA Cup on 5 November.

Charlton will welcome non-league opposition Coalville Town to The Valley.

The south east London club are currently ninth in League One and are expecting to move into the next round of the competition with relative ease.

Coalville Town find themselves in the Southern League Premier Division Central and striker Billy Kee will be looking to the team cause an upset.

Dagenham & Re

South West Londoner • 2nd November 2022

Oxford Street kicks off Christmas with London's first festive display

London’s first festive display kicks off this evening in Oxford Street with a Christmas light switch-on.

However, London was first made aware of Halloween’s end after Storm Claudio saw giant Christmas baubles blown down Tottenham Court Road.

The footage taken by pedestrians on TikTok saw huge silver balls bounce down the road before coming to a stop at the end of the street.

The capital will be getting brighter throughout November as more Christmas lights switch on.

Compared to last year’s 2

South West Londoner • 8th October 2022

Olympic champion visits primary school to inspire future runners

An Olympic champion visited a primary school to run a mini marathon with young aspiring runners in Westminster this week.

Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge ran The Daily Mile with children from St Saviour’s C.E. Primary School on Monday to inspire the children to get active.

Kipchoge is a long-time supporter and ambassador of The Daily Mile, one of the biggest influential children’s health and fitness initiatives across the world.

Kipchoge said: “It is fantastic to run alongside sch

South West Londoner • 23rd September 2022

Makers Market to launch in Wandsworth

A sustainable makers market is set to launch in Wandsworth town every month from October until Christmas.

The Makers Market hosted by Design LED, a London-based markets operator, will showcase fair trade and sustainable curations from a mixture of 30 British designers in Ram Quarter.

The markets will run from 11am to 4:30pm on the first Saturday of each month, starting 1 October, with two additional markets in place for the Christmas period.

Design LED founder Lee Wilson said: “We only work w

Mail Online • 2nd August 2022

Laura Hamilton sparks speculation she has reconciled with Alex Goward

Laura Hamilton has sparked speculation she may be reconciling with her ex-husband Alex Goward after the pair enjoyed a second holiday together in the space of three months.

The A Place In The Sun presenter, 40, was joined by insurance broker Alex, 41, in the Greek holiday resort of Kefalonia this week.

It comes weeks after they were both pictured at the exclusive La Manga Club in Spain during May half-term.

On both occasions Laura and Alex, who announced the end of their nine-year marriage in

Mail Online • 1st August 2022

How Lionesses are celebrating after historic Euro 2022 win

Chloe Kelly jubilantly belted out 'Vindaloo' with her England teammates and later attended a barbecue to celebrate the Lionesses historic Euro 2022 win.

The England winger, 24, took to her Instagram on Monday to passionately share with fans that she is 'still buzzing from yesterday' before posting a video outside in the sunshine with her family and friends.

Ms Kelly recorded herself dancing on a bus with her England teammates singing the iconic football track before smiling and laughing as she

South West Londoner • 1st April 2022

Sadiq Khan praised for releasing #HaveAWord campaign

The Mayor of London has been praised for launching the #HaveAWord campaign which targets men to call out misogyny when they see it.

The #HaveAWord campaign was released on 14th March, a week after International Women’s Day, to address toxic male behaviour towards women.

The campaign’s message is to ‘have a word with yourself, then with your mates’ as a way of encouraging men to confront violent behaviour instead of acting as a bystander.

Women’s Aid’s Head of Public Affairs and Partnership, R

South West Londoner • 25th March 2022

Russian owner of Soho restaurant donates £11,000 for Ukrainian charities

The owner of a Russian restaurant in Soho has donated more than £11,000 to support people affected by the war in Ukraine.

Zima restaurant have donated 10% of their revenue, £11,109, to the Red Cross which will be donated to refugees in Ukraine.

Alexey Zimin, owner and chef of Zima restaurant, claims to have received hate on social media, in reviews and through the phone in an attempt to boycott the restaurant for serving Russian cuisine.

Zimin, 50, said: “From the start of the war in Ukraine

South West Londoner • 21st February 2022

Campaign launched to find 14,000 undiagnosed men for Prostate Cancer

A campaign has been launched to find 14,000 men with missed prostate cancer diagnoses due to the pandemic, urging them to visit their GP and get checked quickly.

Prostate Cancer UK and NHS England have launched a campaign to find the 14,000 undiagnosed men who need treatment.

The campaign wants men to use Prostate Cancer UK’s 30-second online risk checker to see if they are at risk of having it.

Acting chief executive at Prostate Cancer UK in south west London, Nicola Tallett, said: “Prostate