Author: Blake Foster

Customers will get the chance to leap over the top of a 50-metre crane – the same length as an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Up to 100 jumps are being offered free on a first-come, first-served basis. Aptly named electric car brand Leapmotor is behind the initiative. It’s hoped the bungee jumps will inspire motorists yet to go electric to take the leap. There’s a bungee ride in Scotland. On it, people are dropped into pitch blackness 😱pic.twitter.com/63oZMwhNQu — The Random Guy (@RandomTheGuy_) May 15, 2025 Anyone brave enough to bungee will enjoy a full panoramic view of London before they jump.…

Extra buses will be added to a busy south London route starting this weekend. TfL announced that from Saturday, July 5, more buses will run on route 166, which links Purley Tesco to Banstead Town Centre, on Saturdays and Sundays. This decision was made to accommodate the expected rise in passengers visiting Mayfield Lavender Farm, which is now in full bloom. These additional buses will continue to operate until Monday, August 25. Route 166 passes close to the entrance of the lavender farm, with passengers advised to board or alight at the Oaks Park stops. In addition to these temporary…

The emergency services were called to High Road around 10.30pm last night. Pictures show two heavily damaged cars at the junction of High Road and Whalebone Lane South.The car’s lights stayed on lighting up the scene of the crash (Image: IG1IG3) One car is off the road, resting on its side on a low wall around the Tollgate pub. The wall surrounds the pub’s car park and a small area of seating. A second car shows significant damage to its front with the engine exposed under the bonnet. Ambulance crews arrived, but two people with minor injuries declined medical treatment. They…

Aryaan Shaikh says he was one of many people “late and frustrated” after Crofton Road was closed for the second time today (July 4) in around a month. Orpington A-road closed after crash near pre-school The 17-year-old student at St Olave’s Grammar School believes something must be done to make the road safer. He told the News Shopper: “As someone who relies on this route daily, I’ve had enough. Crofton Road isn’t just any street – it’s the main artery serving multiple schools and local businesses. (Image: Aryaan Shaikh) “Every time there’s an incident, and there are too many, the knock-on…

The five-storey car park Angel Way, in the north end of Romford, would be flattened in favour of 106 houses. There will also be space for new shops and other community facilities, which the developers say will “enhance” the area. New housing is a major priority for Havering Council, which overspent its housing budget last year by £6million paying to keep homeless residents in hotels. It entered the current fiscal year with an unprecedented budget gap of £74m. The proposals have been developed by Mercury Land Holdings (MLH), a homebuilder fully owned by the town hall. MORE NEWS: Businesses impacted by…

Brent’s arrears amount to a staggering £92.2m, according to the latest government figures. Whilst the council says there are those who can pay but don’t, the local authority has blamed the cost-of-living crisis for making poverty an “inescapable reality” that has meant some residents are simply struggling to meet the costs. Councils across London are owed £1.4bn in unpaid council tax, figures released by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government show. Across the whole of England, the data shows that the total amount owed is a whopping £6.6bn, with 1.8m residents now in arrears. MORE NEWS: The primary special…

Usually around this point in the year it offers a 20 per cent discount in the ‘back to school sale’, but this year, that hasn’t happened – although it has frozen prices on its school uniforms for the fifth year running. Marks and Spencer has long been a popular choice for school uniform thanks to its affordable prices and good quality items. Aldi’s popular (in-store only) sale starts this Sunday 29 June, and it tends to sell out FAST!Asda and Tesco sales END this weekend, and M&S will NOT be having one this year.We’ve full details on what’s happening when:…

Ollie L’Aimable, or ‘Ollie the Car Kid’, who has more than 450,000 social media followers for his car-spotting videos, headed to the House of Commons last Thursday (June 26) to receive a Global Child Prodigy 2025 award. Only one adult was allowed in per child so Ollie attended with his dad Pierre after being waved off by his mum and two younger sisters. Ollie said: “I was very excited because not many kids get to go into the House of Commons. “It was so fun. Ollie received his award at the House of Commons (Image: Pierre L’Aimable) “It was interesting – the building is really big and…

Transport for London (TfL) has said that construction on the project, which will provide a spacious ticket hall and step-free access to platforms via a lift, “is progressing well”. The station was shut for six months last year while initial works took place, with the old 1960s ticket hall reopening in December. Passengers currently have to use a one-way system through a temporary passageway to access the platforms. This system will be in place until the autumn, when work to build a new station building is completed. The ticket gates in the existing ticket hall have been removed meaning customers using…

Supt Biju Premnath said “frontline” services would be protected but others such as mounted police and forensic services are “at risk”. He said these were are result of “some of the tough choices” that Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley “is having to make because of the significant funding shortfalls that we’re facing”. Supt Premnath said: “The priority is to protect frontline services in the borough, including the ward teams and town centre teams. “Just to really stress that, in terms of boots on the ground, the ward team strengths and town centre teams remain unchanged. “Although those frontline services…