Local News

News Shopper | Lewisham

Police update after man shot 'outside bar' in Bexleyheath

Police are calling for people who were near a bar to come forward after a shooting in Broadway, Bexleyheath.

Local messages

News Shopper | Lewisham

River Island confirms closure dates for 27 stores this month - see the full list

River Island has confirmed the dates 27 UK stores will shut in January as part of a scheduled 33 announced in a restructuring plan.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Martin Lewis explains 'virtually unprecedented' change to bills coming this year

Martin Lewis has explained what he described as a "new twist" on energy bill pricing, ahead of a "virtually unprecedented" change to bills coming this year.

Get Weekly Updates

Get the headlines in your inbox every week.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Greenwich people can have say on development in borough

Greenwich people can have their say on development in the borough at a half-day public meeting about its next local plan.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Cancer patient, nine, joins MPs for debate on therapeutic play

Nine-year-old leukaemia survivor Hari Owen joins MPs in Parliament to call for therapeutic play to be embedded in children’s healthcare, backed by charity Starlight.

News Shopper | Lewisham

David Bowie's Bromley childhood home to become 'landmark of cultural heritage'

David Bowie’s childhood home in Bromley, where he wrote early songs and dreamed of stardom, will be restored and opened to the public as a cultural heritage site in 2027.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Drivers facing 'long delays' after crash involving three vehicles on A2

Drivers are facing "long delays" on the A2 near Dartford after a crash involving multiple vehicles.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Girl locked up after two women left with life-changing injuries in Erith stabbing

A girl has been locked up after two women were seriously injured in a double stabbing in The Nursery in Erith.

News Shopper | Lewisham

What it costs to live in Bexley’s neighbourhoods – least and most expensive revealed

Bexley’s least and most expensive areas to live have been revealed.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Two Dartford men charged after WWI memorial plaque stolen in Kent

Two Dartford men have been charged after a memorial plaque was stolen in Chatham.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Ex-Greenwich student who raped girl, 11, says racial bias led to excessive sentence

Opemipo Jaji had his appeal rejected after claiming his life sentence for raping an 11-year-old girl was "manifestly excessive" due to media attention and racial bias.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Costa confirms closure of Rushey Green branch

Costa Coffee has confirmed the closure of its branch in Rushey Green.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Oliver Glasner: 'Jaydee Canvot might be inconsistent - but he's on the right track'

Oliver Glasner feels Jaydee Canvot is moving in the right direction after his promising performance in Crystal Palace’s goalless draw with Premier League high-flyers Aston Villa.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Hour-by-hour London weather during 'multi-hazard' Storm Goretti

The Met Office has warned Storm Goretti will be a "multi-hazard event" - with London most likely to be hit with rain.

News Shopper | Lewisham

New 4,000-seat football stadium to be built in south London

A new 4,000-seat football stadium is set to be built in south London.

News Shopper | Lewisham

The trains to and from London cancelled or delayed ahead of Storm Goretti

Trains to and from London are set to face major disruption this evening due to warnings of ice, strong winds and snow during Storm Goretti.

News Shopper | Lewisham

South London driver's claim car moved on its own killing boy, 5, dismissed by expert

A crash investigator dismissed a Ashenafei Demissie's claim that his electric vehicle moved of its own accord, striking and killing Fareed Amir.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Brits who use weight loss injections issued 'super flu' warning over next few weeks

People who are currently using weight loss injections have been issued a flu warning.

News Shopper | Lewisham

All the London Underground lines and stations closed this weekend

Check the London Underground, Overground, and Elizabeth Line closures this weekend (January 9 to 11) and don't be caught out.

News Shopper | Lewisham

Two people taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash in Orpington

A man and a woman have been taken to hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Orpington.