Volunteers still providing “eye-watering numbers of scrubs” for hospitals
A volunteer scrub hub based in Roehampton is still providing “eye-watering numbers of scrubs” to London hospitals. Rosie Taylor-Davies founded
RSPCA warns of a puppy crisis triggered by high demand during lockdown
The RSPCA warned lockdown puppies could add to a dog welfare crisis in London with demand for new dogs skyrocketing
Self-taught seamstress threads together community with handmade masks
A mother-of-five has handmade 7,000 face masks since March for key workers and school children in need. Syebvonne Nguyen, 42,
South west London councils to receive £1.2m for COVID enforcement
The government will give more than £1million to South west London councils to help them enforce social distancing, it announced today. Councils can use
Lego model building support for Chiswick House and Gardens
A two metre long Lego brick recreation of Chiswick House is under construction to raise money for the house and
A Salty Start: restaurant opens in Twickenham despite Covid-19 pandemic
An entrepreneurial duo opened their first restaurant in Twickenham last month amid increasing Covid-19 regulations. Xhoi Hysa, 25, and his
Earlsfield rugby club runs marathon for Shooting Stars Children’s Hospices
A rugby club in Earlsfield started a running club during lockdown and organised a marathon to raise money for a
Puppy farming concerns following a preventable death in Twickenham
The death of a puppy days after the purchase raised concerns about puppy farming in Twickenham. Emma Cooke, 37, named
Less than half of private renters feel safe at home Shelter finds
Less than half of London’s private renters believe their home has made them feel safe during the pandemic, a report
Clapham photographer Jim Grover launches new bench-based exhibition
Jim Grover is a photographer, but he sees himself as a storyteller. Every day in August, Jim photographed a person
Wandsworth Prison living conditions deemed unacceptable
Living conditions at Wandsworth Prison were described as totally unacceptable by a report from the prison’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB).