Author: Blake Foster

Phantom Peak, based in Canada Water, is bringing back its interactive steampunk town with the launch of The Burning Blimp Festival, its latest seasonal chapter. The attraction recently won Blooloop’s 2024 Global Best Immersive Experience award and is known for blending live theatre, mystery-solving, and open-world exploration. Set across both indoor and outdoor spaces, the experience includes a lake, canals, and waterfalls. Visitors are free to explore at their own pace, interacting with live characters, completing quests, and following clues that reveal the evolving storyline. Each season adds new characters and plot twists. This summer’s story focuses on the anniversary…

Priory Care Services, which operates from Croydon and Kingston upon Thames, received the accolade at the 2025 Top 20 awards hosted by homecare.co.uk. The awards acknowledge the highest-rated care providers in the UK, based on reviews from care recipients and their families. There are 966 care groups and 13,339 care providers in the UK, with Priory Care Services being among the best. Almost one million disabled and elderly individuals receive home care, allowing them to live independently. With the number of people over 65 in the UK expected to reach 22.1 million by 2072, the demand for home care is…

This week, JRL Group, in partnership with Halcyon Development Partners, announced the submission of proposals to “breathe new life” into St Nicholas House. The project will transform the vacant building into a co-living development, offering 359 high-quality units. The developers say that the site aligns well with Sutton Council’s regeneration hopes for the town centre. A big part of the plan is to keep much of the existing building, which helps reduce carbon emissions. The developers will update how the building looks, making it a fresh new addition to Sutton’s town centre. The co-living units will provide much-needed homes, including…

With the weather heating up, plenty of Londoners may be looking for outdoor swimming spots to keep them cool. South east London is home to several popular outdoor swimming spots like Brockwell Lido, which is one of London’s oldest lidos that has been open for over 80 years. We’ve rounded up all the outdoor swimming spots you can visit in south east London and everything you need to know: Brockwell Lido Where? Brockwell Park, Dulwich Road, SE24 0PA How much? £9.50 for adults £9.50 and £6 for children Located in Brixton in Brockwell Park, this much-loved lido has been a part of…

They include a paedophile Bromley teacher, a prison guard who had a relationship with an evil murderer and a puppy thief. Prison guard jailed for relationship with twisted killer Prison workshop officer Hayley Jones (right) admitted having an inappropriate relationship with killer Jordan McSweeney (left) (Image: Met Police/PA) A HMP Belmarsh prison officer accused of having sex with evil murderer Jordan McSweeney for 10 months was jailed. Hayley Jones, 34, was a prison workshop officer at the high security prison in Thamesmead when CCTV footage caught her kissing, touching and playing with McSweeney – who was serving a life sentence for…

The former Catford Constitutional Club and original farmhouse will be unveiled as The Catford House after extensive restoration. This initiative is spearheaded by the Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency (GCDA). The council began working with conservation experts in 2021 to uncover the building’s past as a farmhouse, clubhouse, and pub. The venue will now be a space for the community to enjoy. The restoration effort will see the pub and garden revived, alongside a community kitchen and smaller, flexible spaces. Catford’s oldest building, the Georgian Hall, will be opened to the public for the first time. The GCDA, a not-for-profit organisation…

Police said the majority of those involved had already left the scene before their arrival, but officers arrested other youths over offences including possessing an offensive weapon.   A 13-year-old boy, who cannot be identified due to his age, has now pleaded guilty to possessing a knife in public.  At Bromley Magistrates’ Court earlier this week he was sentenced to a youth offender panel for four months.  Youth offender panels are a community-based way to deal with young offenders, aiming to help them take responsibility for their actions and prevent future offending.  The funfair was forced to close after the disorder but reopened…

Environmental health officers have been busy this fortnight visiting businesses across the area to see if they are meeting hygiene requirements. Based on guidelines set by the Food Standards Agency, inspectors look to see how clean the facilities are; what food safety management procedures are in place and how hygienic food handling is. Ratings are then dished out from five to zero — with the higher score the better the result. Cafe Delight at 5 Station Parade, Brighton Road, rated 5 on June 17, 2025. Caterlink Ltd At Hackbridge Primary at Hackbridge Primary School London Road Campus, London Road, rated…

The fundraiser for Noah’s Ark hospice in High Barnet also had other Tottenham Hotspur names turning up like Pat Jennings, Micky Hazard and Paul Miller — as well as Man United’s Steve Coppell and Wimbledon star Dave Beasant. “I have been to this annual event many times,” Ardiles recalled. “It’s always brilliant to see the amazing work Noah’s Ark does for young people and their families.” But it didn’t stop there. The golf day staged at the prestigious Grove Hotel near Watford also attracted attention with the star of ITV’s Celebrity Big Brother Chris Hughes dropping by to say hello. They…

Through Freedom of Information Requests and data obtained from London Datastore, office space rental firm Making Moves has predicted which lines will be the hottest. The Victoria Line is expected to be the hottest underground service this summer with temperatures expected to reach 32C. According to Making Moves, from 2021 to 2024 the Victoria Line consistently recorded the average hottest temperature, with an average of 28.1C for the entire of 2024. In second place with a predicted maximum temperature this summer of 31.4C is the Central Line. The predicted maximum temperature of tube lines this summer (Image: Making Moves) Making Moves said: “The Central Line has…