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• Community gardeners Annette Road Orchard and Olden Community Garden

  24-07-2023 18:41 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Projects like Olden Community Garden in Upper Holloway and Annette Road Orchard in Highbury rely on volunteers and lending a hand can boost wellbeing
  
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• Summer Corn recipes: Mexican arepas and corn on the cob

  24-07-2023 18:34 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Maize is a South American staple so take inspiration from Mexico with cheese filled 'arepa' flatbreads and corn on the cob with lime, chili, and sour cream.
  
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• £20k reward offered as man killed in King Edward VII Park Wembley

  24-07-2023 18:27 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A £20,000 reward is being offered as police say they will be returning to a park where man was killed in a stabbing.
  
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• Festival14: Mostly free culture festival returns to Canary Wharf

  24-07-2023 18:26 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  With comedy, theatre, street food and stuff for children to do, the outdoor Festival14 will brighten up Canary Wharf for just five days
  
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• Thornton Heath Brigstock Road: Two arrested after stabbing

  24-07-2023 18:13 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy and an elderly man have been arrested after a stabbing in Thornton Heath.
  
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• Dagenham baby death: Man found not guilty of manslaughter

  24-07-2023 17:55 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Mitchell Gibbs, 29, was found not guilty of the manslaughter of Albie Johnson, who was nearly 10 months old.
  
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• Met Police officer cleared of wrongdoing after husband stole glasses

  24-07-2023 17:37 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A Metropolitan Police officer who was accused of helping a man to steal Ray Ban sunglasses at Gatwick Airport has been cleared by a misconduct panel.
  
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• The Glades Bromley incident: Two women taken to hospital

  24-07-2023 17:18 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Two women have been taken to hospital after one reportedly fell onto the other from the balcony of a shopping centre in Bromley.
  
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• OnlyFans London billboards replaced with 'OilyFans' BP protest

  24-07-2023 17:15 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A set of billboards which went viral after showing “inappropriate” adverts to adult site OnlyFans has been rebranded by environmental activists to show the chief executive of BP shirtless.
  
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• Consultation opens on east London Superloop bus route

  24-07-2023 17:08 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A consultation has opened for people to express their views on a proposed Superloop bus route running through Walthamstow, Ilford and Barking.
  
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• Former Bromley teacher filmed himself raping children

  24-07-2023 17:06 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Richard Cosburn, 56, admitted to 23 sex offences against four child victims between August 2001 and October 2020.
  
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• BrewDog Upminster opening hours extension approved

  24-07-2023 16:45 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A craft beer chain has been given approval to extend the opening hours of its Upminster bar.
  
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• Newham residents complain about noise from Charlton bar

  24-07-2023 16:40 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Newham residents have complained about noise coming from a bar - on the other side of the River Thames.
  
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• School Holidays: Best family events & things to do in London | Brent - Brent and Kilburn Times

  24-07-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  School Holidays: Best family events & things to do in London | Brent  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Boroughs and Tube lines with highest pickpocketing in London | Brent - Brent and Kilburn Times

  24-07-2023 16:26 via news.google.com
  
  Boroughs and Tube lines with highest pickpocketing in London | Brent  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Boroughs and Tube lines with highest pickpocketing in London

  24-07-2023 16:26 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Travellers have been warned to be wary of Artful Dodgers as the boroughs with the highest number of pickpockets in the capital have been revealed.
  
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• Southeastern Railway diversions and closures this week

  24-07-2023 16:15 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Planned engineering work will take place on certain Southeastern Railway lines this week.
  
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• Bromley cllr says 'no such thing as the LGBTQ+ community'

  24-07-2023 16:05 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A Bromley councillor has caused offence among his colleagues by saying there is “no such thing as the LGBTQ+ community”.
  
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• Restaurant Review: The Apollo Arms pub in Clapham Old Town

  24-07-2023 15:35 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Clapham Old Town welcomes a new gastro-pub, The Apollo Arms, to the area
  
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• Arrests after man killed in King Edward VII Park Wembley

  24-07-2023 15:30 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Five people have been arrested after a man was killed in stabbing in a park.
  
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• Adorable Hampstead exhibition shines a light on animals in need

  24-07-2023 15:28 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The new pet photography exhibition in Hampstead café Romeo & Juliet's spreads the word about animals in need of a second chance, while raising funds for animal welfare charity Mayhew
  
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• Sven Badzak's mother on tougher sentences for knife crime

  24-07-2023 15:24 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The grieving mother of aspiring lawyer Sven Badzak, who was stabbed to death in a Kilburn street, wants a 'Sven's Law' to bring in tougher sentences for anyone caught carrying knives.
  
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• Survivor tells of horror of Croydon tram crash

  24-07-2023 15:21 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The last survivor to be brought out of the wreckage of the Croydon tram crash has given a harrowing account of the disaster which victims’ families say “should never have happened”.
  
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• 9 London pubs nominated for British Pub Awards: Full list

  24-07-2023 15:21 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The Great British Pub Awards have shared the nominations for the 2023 awards, these are the best in London.
  
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• Rhodes wildfires: Bromley family abandon luggage to flee hotel

  24-07-2023 15:16 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A family from Bromley had to abandon their luggage in their hotel and were forced to flee as wildfires spread across Rhodes.
  
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• Lewisham Hospital doctors 'moving to Australia over bad pay'

  24-07-2023 14:38 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Demoralised doctors from Lewisham Hospital are moving to Australia, New Zealand and Canada in search of better pay and work/life balance, according to striking consultants.
  
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• Wandsworth residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

  24-07-2023 14:33 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Residents of a Wandsworth street have bagged a generous prize in the People's Postcode Lottery. 
  
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• IOPC to investigate Croydon bus fare wrongful arrest

  24-07-2023 14:32 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Police treatment of a mother who was wrongly arrested for bus fare evasion in front of her tearful young son is to be reviewed by a watchdog.
  
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• Croydon residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

  24-07-2023 14:28 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Residents of a Croydon street have bagged a generous prize in the People's Postcode Lottery. 
  
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• Cases heard at Romford and Barkingside courts week of July 10

  24-07-2023 14:23 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The following cases were heard in Romford and Barkingside Magistrates’ Courts in the week starting July 10.
  
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• Newham schools put to test by Money Wise game in ExCeL comp

  24-07-2023 14:17 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Schoolchildren have learned how to get through the cost-of-living crisis in a competition staged at the ExCeL where 700 pupils from across London fought it out using their financial skills.
  
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• Variety's Brent Lang on 'Barbenheimer': It may be the 'last hurrah ... - CNBC

  24-07-2023 14:05 via news.google.com
  
  Variety's Brent Lang on 'Barbenheimer': It may be the 'last hurrah ...  CNBC
  
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• Investigation after man dies in police custody in Croydon

  24-07-2023 14:04 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The police watchdog is investigating the death of a 30-year-old man in police custody in Croydon after he was arrested in the town centre.
  
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• BBC presenter George Alagiah: Signs of bowel cancer to look for

  24-07-2023 13:38 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Here are the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer plus is it hereditary and what is a bowel test kit?
  
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• Stephen Timms MP visits Thames Water sewage plant aiming to go greener

  24-07-2023 13:33 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  East Ham's MP has been on a fact-finding visit to the Beckton sewage works as it bids to go greener.
  
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• Who is Frances Robathan? Wife of BBC presenter George Alagiah

  24-07-2023 13:30 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Journalist and BBC presenter George Alagiah has died following bowel cancer, he is survived by wife Frances Robathan.
  
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• George Alagiah: TV presenters and broadcasters lead tributes

  24-07-2023 13:28 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  TV presenters and broadcasters from the BBC, Sky News, ITV and beyond have led tributes to BBC reporter George Alagiah who has died aged 67.
  
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• Thornton Heath Brigstock Road incident: Man in hospital

  24-07-2023 13:25 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after an incident in Thornton Heath.
  
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• BBC journalist and Stoke Newington resident George Alagiah dies

  24-07-2023 13:12 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Much-loved newsreader, journalist and presenter George Aligiah has died at the age of 67, the BBC has confirmed
  
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• BBC journalist and newsreader George Alagiah dies aged 67

  24-07-2023 13:09 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  BBC newsreader, journalist and presenter George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, the BBC has confirmed
  
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• Sadiq Khan vows to press ahead with Ulez expansion as Labour ... - Brent and Kilburn Times

  24-07-2023 13:05 via news.google.com
  
  Sadiq Khan vows to press ahead with Ulez expansion as Labour ...  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Mayor to press on with Ulez as Labour leader says 'reflect'

  24-07-2023 13:05 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan has vowed to press ahead with his expansion of the Ultra low emission zone (Ulez) on August 29, despite Labour losing a crucial by-election in an area affected by the plan.
  
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• Holocaust survivor Eva Evans publishes first book at 99

  24-07-2023 12:45 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  In Once A Refugee Always a Refugee Primrose Hill resident Eva Evans describes having to flee Germany aged 14 after her father was imprisoned by the Gestapo.
  
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• McDonald's unveil exciting summer menu as new items added

  24-07-2023 12:44 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  McDonald's is adding some returning items and new items to the summer menu.
  
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• Wandsworth Bridge closes today for ten weeks for repairs

  24-07-2023 12:40 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Drivers are being reminded that Wandsworth Bridge will be closing to all vehicle traffic TODAY to allow for essential repairs to be carried out.
  
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• Reopening of North London Tavern in Kilburn delayed

  24-07-2023 12:25 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A 149-year-old pub in Kilburn has delayed its reopening date after experiencing “technical difficulties”.
  
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• All the Wandsworth Bridge TfL bus diversions due to closure

  24-07-2023 12:17 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Wandsworth Bridge will be closed to all vehicles including buses from today (July 24) for approximately 10 weeks.
  
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• Virgin Money branch in Golders Green among 39 to shut

  24-07-2023 12:11 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Virgin Money is to shut a bank in Golders Green as it closes a third of its branches across the country.
  
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• Orpington man who plotted child sexual abuse spared jail

  24-07-2023 12:07 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Paul Hardy, 44, of Grosvenor Road, was arrested after an online conversation in which he "enthusiastically" arranged to abuse a young girl.
  
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• BBC EastEnders actor Alex McSweeney to return as Graham Foster

  24-07-2023 11:59 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  EastEnders villain Graham Foster - played by actor Alex McSweeney - is set for a return to the BBC soap after 18 years.
  
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