Author: Blake Foster

In the SM3 postcode, several homeowners are looking to expand their properties. In Taunton Close, plans have been submitted for a single-storey rear extension stretching six metres from the original house (Ref: DM2025/00941), and a loft conversion featuring a rear dormer and front-facing rooflights (Ref: DM2025/00939). For 53 Forest Road, applications are in for both a single-storey rear extension (Ref: DM2025/00922) and a loft conversion with dormer and rooflights (Ref: DM2025/00923). Other properties in North Cheam, Wallington, and Worcester Park have also submitted plans for similar upgrades. A significant redevelopment is being proposed at 28 The Market, Carshalton, which includes…

As well as appearing in print, our death notice pages will remain online as a lasting tribute to the memory of those we have lost. Anyone who wishes to send their own message of condolence can do so by visiting the deceased’s death notice page. Here are the most recent notices placed in the News Shopper: WADEY Pauline 16th March 1935 to 30th June 2025 A Wonderful Lady, wife, mum, nan and great nan. Reunited with your adoring husband , but Sadly missed by all.Read WADEY Pauline’s full death notice More death notices You can see all our death notices…

The Queen’s Park Book Festival, set for August 30 and 31, will celebrate the literary history of the area. The festival will welcome Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst, the BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet, and award-winning authors Geoff Dyer, Hanif Kureishi, Philip Hoare, and Kit de Waal, among others. Mrs Austen and Mr Austen explores untold family ties at Chiswick Book Festival (Image: Chiswick Book) The unique Queen’s Park Community Tent will once again serve as a platform for nurturing local talent, supporting local artists, and partnering with local charities, featuring a variety of artists, including local refugees, young…

Market Place was once home to a bustling watering hole trade, with at least six pubs recorded to have existed there in the 1930s.  Today just two of these pubs remain, one of them being The Bull.  Havering Libraries’ archives point to the presence of a Bull pub in Market Place since before 1630, when it was referred to in documents as an inn “late called the Bull, and now called the angel”.  This is believed to be in reference to the Angel Inn, just off the High Street.  It is accepted that The Bull has set on its current premises after…

The construction of an 82-bed Travelodge hotel on the site of 11 Station Road was approved following an appeal on January 16 last year.  As part of the site redevelopment, existing buildings on the land required demolition. The completion of this step was captured in drone images earlier this year, showing a digger and large black tarpaulin draped over a dirt mound.  The site just after the demolition works were completed (Image: Peter Barrett) Since the appeal success, a series of non-material amendment applications have been made, including an application revealing hopes to expand the potential for future use of the ground floor…

Keith Silk, 33, of Torrington Drive, was arrested on Saturday (July 19) on suspicion of violent disorder and criminal damage. He has now been charged with one count of violent disorder and one count of criminal damage. It follows protests surrounding The Bell Hotel, over immigration and the use of the place. These protests occurred after 38-year-old asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was charged with sexual assault following an incident where he is alleged to have attempted to kiss a 14-year-old girl. Kebatu denied the charge when he appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (July 17) Eight police officers…

The 27-year-old, who has started all of the defending champions’ matches so far in Switzerland, says she will be taking a break from being online to focus on the remainder of the tournament. It comes as the Lionesses will next travel to Geneva where they will face Italy in the semi-finals on Tuesday night (July 22). England’s Jess Carter to ‘step back’ from social media due to racist abuse Writing on her Instagram account to her 148k followers, Carter said in a statement: “A message to the fans… “From the start of the tournament I have experienced a lot of…

Adam, 16, was visiting London from Morocco with his school when he went missing on February 1. He was in the Camden area at the time of his disappearance. The teenager was last seen wearing a black hoodie and Prada hat. The Metropolitan Police says that officers are concerned about the welfare of Adam. A post has been shared on social media today (July 20) calling for anyone with information to contact police. If you have seen Adam or know of his whereabouts, call police on 101 quoting reference 01/7090961/25. Source link

Ye Olde Mitre in Holborn is one of London’s oldest pubs, dating back to 1546. On its website, the charming pub describes itself as a “wonderful historic London pub”, adding that it “takes traditional pub-keeping seriously”. Ye Olde Mitre has a Tripadvisor rating of 4.6 out of 5 from more than 200 reviews. The ‘fantastic’ historic London pub you need to visit  On its website, Ye Olde Mitre shares that it was built for the servants of the Bishops of Ely and is most famed for its cherry tree. In the past, the pub once hosted Queen Elizabeth I, who…

Police were called to Harrow Road yesterday (July 19) at 10.57pm to reports of a man who collapsed. At the scene, he was found seriously injured after being assaulted. Police say he remains in a life-threatening condition. No arrests have been made at this stage. A cordon was in place near to Felixstowe Road and Greyhound Road, a short distance away from the cemetery. Investigations into the assault continues. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 10:53pm on Saturday 19 July to reports of an incident on Harrow Road, NW10. “We sent resources to the scene, including…