Author: Blake Foster

The footage shows a dark Range Rover with a white roof near the scene where 23-year-old Camilo Palacio was shot dead on High Road on July 24, 2022. The car was seen driving along Williams Grove and Pellatt Grove, before heading back towards Stuart Crescent just before the shooting. It then left the area via Ewart Grove and White Hart Lane, and was seen on Turnpike Lane later that evening. At around 4am on July 25, the Range Rover was found on fire on Alexandra Road, Barnet; the fire is believed to have been started deliberately. Op Wattside – Still…

Barry Loxston, 67, died at St George’s Hospital, in Tooting, on July 30, 2023, after developing complications from a kidney transplant. A recent inquest found Mr Loxston died as a result of “serious failures” to recognise he was unfit for a kidney transplant, which he underwent on July 8. He developed complications after the operation and went into cardiac arrest on July 30. He died shortly afterwards. Fiona Wilcox, Senior Coroner for Inner West London, issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report to St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after the inquest, where she raised concerns about the care…

The north London landmark will transform into a festive wonderland from November 21, 2025, to January 4, 2026, offering a packed schedule of events for all ages. Returning to the Alexandra Palace Theatre for its third season is Mark Gatiss’s spine-tingling adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story, running from November 21, 2025, to January 4, 2026. The production stars Neil Morrissey as Jacob Marley and Matthew Cottle as Scrooge. Fans of ice skating can enjoy the annual Sleeping Beauty on Ice at the Alexandra Palace Ice Rink from December 4 to 8, 2025. Festive public skating…

The Mayor of Lewisham Business Awards spotlights the best of Lewisham’s businesses across 10 categories from food and drink to entertainment and shopping. Taking place at an awards ceremony at Catford’s Broadway Theatre yesterday (November 19), the event was attended by over 450 guests, with the winners across the ten categories named.  This year’s awards drew record-breaking engagement, with 2,000 public nominations — double last year’s number — and nearly 9,000 votes. Hosted with energy and humour by Robbie Gee and Eddie Nestor MBE, the evening also featured performances from D&B Academy, magician Troy and violinist Rebekah Reid.  The event was supported…

Today (November 20), Barthimaus Ehiemere, of Chart Street in Hackney, was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for 47 child sex offences, including rape and sexual assault against multiple boys. The 25-year-old will also be required to register as a sex offender for life. On July 31, a jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court found Ehiemere guilty of 15 charges. He had previously pleaded guilty to 32 offences, including multiple counts of rape, as well as sexual assault and making indecent images of children. The victims were aged between 12 and 16-years-old at the time. The Judge praised DC Lindsey Luscombe for…

South Hornchurch Library, in Rainham Road, has been spotted on property websites Zoopla and Rightmove. The listing for the site has been drawn up by Align Chartered Surveyors and does not publicly advertise the price. Inside the former library (Image: Align Chartered Surveyors/Zoopla) It describes the building as having “development potential” for both leisure and commercial uses, mentioning the “versatile” layout which includes meeting rooms, offices, kitchen areas and plant rooms. READ MORE: East London hospitals ‘struggling to cope’ as A&Es see record patient numbers The Zoopla listing says: “The layout offers ample space for both private and communal functions,…

Our reporter submitted a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the council asking how many Union Jacks and St George’s Cross flags have been removed in the borough since July 2025. We also asked what structures or buildings they were removed from, on what date and what street. The response revealed that a total of 67 flags have been taken down by the council in this time. Each of the flags were removed from council-owned “highway lighting assets”. The list of roads that the lighting assets are situated in reads: Andrews Gardens, Great Eastern Road, Dunock Road, Malmesbury Road, Percy…

TfL has confirmed it will not be paying Romford businesses for a loss of passing trade as a result of the Gallows Corner closure, and has no plans to do so. The Recorder understands TfL believes there is no legal basis for a compensation scheme, and that creating a one-off scheme would set a precedent for the rest of London. TfL has said it is instead “working closely” with the Valuation Office Agency to support them in assessing businesses’ claims for rate reductions. READ MORE: Everything we know about Gallows Corner works timeline A TfL spokesperson told this paper: “We’re…

The Grove Way property was the subject of a successful application for a premises closure order by Barking and Dagenham Council at Barkingside Magistrates Court. The property, a leasehold with a private rented property licence, was reportedly let on a short-term rental agreement. It was suspected of being used as a brothel and had been the focus of repeated criminal damage incidents, the council said, causing distress to neighbouring residents. The first incident occurred on Tuesday, September 30, when black oil was thrown across the windows and doors of the property and neighbouring homes. This was followed by further damage…

Kent Police was called at 11.04am today (November 20) to a report of a suspected wartime mortar shell on Top Dartford Road.  A mortar shell, also known as a mortar bomb, is an explosive projectile fired from a mortar, a type of artillery weapon Officers attended the scene alongside a Ministry of Defence bomb disposal team, who determined the item to be of “no threat”. It has since been safely disposed of. A cordon, which was in place between Princes Road and Bower Road, has now been removed. The incident was reported on a public Facebook group at around 1pm today (November…