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No answers yet for Pocklington Lodge tenants as fight to save homes continues

There are still no answers for Pocklington Lodge residents, as the campaign to save their homes continues. 


Members of the Pocklington Lodge Tenants’ Association have been advocating to protect their homes for the past 14 months, appealing to the Thomas Pocklington Trust to maintain its ownership over the building. 


The west London tenants of the 50-flat block, which has provided accommodation for the visually impaired since 1967, were first informed their homes were up for a potential sal...
South West Londoner •

‘Stop demonising grey squirrels,’ says animal advocacy charity

An animal advocacy charity says that grey squirrels have been unjustly labelled as an ‘invasive species’, following Red Squirrel Awareness Day on January 21. 


Urban Squirrels, a London-based wildlife trust, has appealed for the plight of the grey squirrel population since the introduction of the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order in 2019. 


The act currently prohibits the breeding or release of 30 listed ‘Invasive Alien Species’, including grey squirrels, making it il...
Putney.news - Your local news source for Putney, S •

World-class opera training in a converted Wandsworth chapel - Putney.news

Tucked away in Chapel Yard off Wandsworth High Street, a small studio has launched more than 600 opera careers since 1978 – including singers now performing at the Royal Opera House and several honoured with OBEs and CBEs. 


Nicky Spence, Susan Bullock, and Gerald Finley: opera fans know these names well. But what is less known, perhaps, is that they all began in the same place: the National Opera Studio (NOS). 


Founded by the Arts Council to give Britain’s young opera talent elite training...
South West Londoner •

WATCH: Sounds of solidarity: London concert raises funds for Ukraine’s music students

The Music of Exile festival, set in Annunciation Church Marble Arch, aimed to raise money for music students impacted by Russia’s war on Ukraine. 


On November 12, students from the Royal Academy of Music and King’s College London performed pieces from composers that were displaced from their homelands, exploring the themes of loss, displacement, and belonging through musical compositions.  


The event was created in collaboration with the Forgotten Melodies Society and the Pavel Kushnir Sch...
South West Londoner •

TfL's Dial-a-Ride service falls short on timeliness

More than half of London boroughs have failed to meet Transport for London’s target for on-time Dial-a-Ride trips. 


The data, provided by TfL, revealed that 19 boroughs fell short of the 90% on-time target set for Dial-a-Ride, a free door-to-door bus service aimed at those who may not have the capacity to use public transport.


Barnet was the worst-performing borough between July and August, where 17% of all rides were considered ‘late’, a measure that TfL defines as arriving later than 15...
Putney.news - Your local news source for Putney, S •

Council boathouse stuns private schools with champion rowers - Putney.news

Ella McDougall is Britain’s junior women’s single scull champion. Five years ago, she’d never touched an oar.


The 17-year-old from Putney won her second consecutive gold medal at the British Rowing Club Championships in September, beating rowers who train at some of the country’s most prestigious schools. She did it from Barn Elms Rowing Club, a council-owned boathouse on the Thames with 50 junior rowers and coaches who know every one of them by name.


She began rowing at twelve thanks to t...
North East Londoner •

Growth in LGBTQ+ hate crimes call for better policing standards

In light of National Hate Crime Awareness Week, members of the LGBTQ+ community have grown increasingly concerned that the Met Police are not handling hate crimes seriously enough. National Hate Crime Awareness Week, which took place from 11 – 18 October, was designed to encourage the government, police, and councils, as well as the communities impacted by hate crimes, to work together in order to combat hate crimes throughout the UK.Yet, questions remain about whether the Met’s current policing...
North West Londoner •

Minds United WFC: The women's football team championing inclusion

Women’s football has received a lot of traction in recent years, with the success of the Lionesses leading the way for women and girls to become more involved in the sport. 


However, although the number of registered women’s football teams in England has more than doubled since 2016 ー with around 12,200 registered teams now ー the same cannot be said for those specialised in mental health or disability-focused gameplay. 


According to the FA, that figure sits at around 200 registered teams,...
North East Londoner •

East London Mosque welcomes all in annual 'Visit My Mosque' day

The East London Mosque opened its doors last Saturday as part of its annual ‘Visit My Mosque’ open day. The event was hosted as part of a nationwide initiative by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), where more than 250 mosques across the country invited and encouraged attendees to learn more about Islam and to speak to members of the faith. “The open days are good opportunities to bridge different communities,” said Nathan Musa Gubbins, projects and engagement officer at East London Mosque.“Whe...