• Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Tiktok
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Life
  • Entertainment
  • Food & Drink
  • Editor's Picks
  • About us
  • Contact us
Robin with red chest perched on wood with green leafy blurred background
Life

LISTEN: Britain’s bird populations continue to decline despite growing interest in birdwatching

A boat on the Thames
Life

Birth rates falling across South East London amid housing concerns

Sara Byrne and Lottie Woad at the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club
Sport

LISTEN: Women in golf – participation numbers are finally starting to balance

Photo by Madalina Z on Unsplash.
Life

WATCH: Exploring the independent fragrance scene in London

A blurry photo of red double decker buses driving down a road
News

LISTEN: London’s slowest bus travels at jogging speed

Life

Game, set, decor: How the Wimbledon Championships transform SW19

Different diabetes pill, insulin and glucose tracker
News

New drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes approved for NHS use 

News

View all news
A photo of lots of taps and water coming out of them

Just one in 10 Londoners know how much water they use, figures show

Only 12% of Londoners understand how much water they use, new data shows. Experts found that Londoners are underestimating their

a live stage with lights is surrounded by people

Centre Stage festival returns to Richmond with mystical theme

Transport for London offering free bike rides every Sunday in July

Stillbirth rates rise in London despite falling nationally, new ONS data shows

Brixton celebrates Windrush legacy

Sport

View all sport

London pubs cash in as England’s World Cup run boosts bar spending

London pubs and bars saw spending rise by more than 11% as England’s World Cup campaign continued to deliver a

Two-day London Marathon ballot results released

Photo of Olympic rings

The fight for cheer to become an Olympic sport

Cricket player playing a shot

Behind the modernised cricket league that has taken over London

View of Lord's ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 final, with the flags of England and Australia on display. The skies are clear and the grass is beautifully green.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 the next chapter in growth of women’s cricket

Life

View all life

Brixton celebrates Windrush legacy

London leads UK shift on return to office working, according to national survey

London women most likely to invest, but men still lead long-term financial decisions

Review: Marthe Armitage, Pitzhanger’s pattern maker

Entertainment

View all entertainment

WATCH: Annual cask race returns to City of London for fifth year

Image of hanging art instillation in Covent Garden

WATCH: 100 years of the Royal Ballet School celebrated at Covent Garden

LISTEN: The Irish music traditions thriving in London

Red neon bar sign of the word LAUGH in capital letters for stand-up comedy story

Should stand-up comedy in the UK receive more government arts & culture funding?

Food & Drink

View all food & drink

London pubs cash in as England’s World Cup run boosts bar spending

Edami: Dalston’s first Lebanese bakery

How social media fuelled M&S’s comeback after its cyberattack

phot of countries flags on t-shorts in pubs

WATCH: Are pubs in south west London staying open for late-night World Cup matches?

Editor's Picks

View all editor's picks
The mural being created, centred on iconography of London, in sight of Tower Bridge,

Guinness World Record is almost in sight for eye care charity holding live portrait installation

A person putting a voting slip into a ballot box (Credit: Free to use from Pixabay)

London elections 2026 LIVE! Council and mayoral results as they happen

The Londoners magazine part two: From the London banana to the future of British basketball

The Londoners magazine part one: From animal testing to festive gift guides

SWL Podcasts

Lance Stroll's Aston Martin

The SWL Formula 1 podcast: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia 2023

22 March 2023

The SWL men’s Six Nations review podcast

21 March 2023

The SWL football podcast – Euro 2024 qualifiers

  • News
  • Sport
  • Life
  • Entertainment
  • Food & Drink
  • Editor’s Picks
SW Londoner
  • About us
  • Editorial Complaints
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact us
  • Cookie Policy (UK)
Local News
  • Hammersmith & Fulham
  • Kensington & Chelsea
  • Croydon
  • Kingston
  • Lambeth
  • Merton
  • Richmond
  • Sutton
  • Wandsworth
  • Westminster
  • Wimbledon
Sister Sites
  • North East Londoner
  • South East Londoner
  • North West Londoner
Join our weekly newsletter

Would you like to get the best stories of the week directly in your inbox? Enter your details below to receive weekly updates and opportunities.

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: South West Londoner. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

© 1997-2026 South West Londoner. Built by Tigerfish

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Editorial Complaints
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}
Our Spring Sale Has Started

You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/

Our Spring Sale Has Started

You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/

Fill in the SWL

90-Second Survey

To be in with a chance to win a

Magnum of Champagne

Start Survey