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NCTJ Qualified Freelance Journalist, Times Media Intelligence contributor, ex-PA Media contractor

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South London News •

Beaver Reintroduction in South Norwood Country Park

Croydon residents have overwhelmingly supported the return of Beavers to South Norwood Country Park, as part of a rewilding project led by Citizen Zoo and the Council.While 96% of 800 plus residents approved the rewilding scheme, Citizen Zoo has been working through a checklist of reviews, independent and in-house on the park’s suitability.


Recently, areas across London are being considered for, or have already, started rewilding to unexpected benefits, like cows reintroduced to Wild Tolworth...
South London News •

Bromley Resident Overcomes Gambling Addiction via Startup

After the financial crash of 2008, Founder and CEO of social enterprise, Peddle My Wheels (PMW), Alper Muduroglu, 56, faced a choice following a spiralling relationship with alcohol and gambling.With a business in liquidation, personal bankruptcy and a divorce, Muduroglu was at a fork in the road, but with two young kids, he felt an obligation to be present that kickstarted his motivation for life and his future business.


Muduroglu said:


Peddle My Wheels is the broader name for Muduroglu’...
South London News •

Ledbury Estate Phase Two Accelerated Over Fire Safety, £11.7bn Housing Programme Bids

Work on phase two of the Ledbury Estate redevelopment has “progressed more quickly” than anticipated with phase one residents on time to move back in “later this year”.Southwark Labour Councillor, Helen Dennis, spoke to South London News about the current project’s timeline. Dennis added phase two was moving ahead as planned, with the site currently being cleared in preparation for the towers’ demolition.


The news comes as bidding for the next decade of London’s affordable and social housing...
South London News •

Reform Rally Launches London Campaign in Croydon

It was an a-typical, crisp yet sunny Saturday in the capital as the Together Alliance’s Whitehall rally saw an estimated tens of thousands gathered from one in the afternoon, by seven in the evening – Farage kicked off their local election campaigns in Croydon at an indoor rally.Outside, a counter-rally of Your Party members, current left wing councillors and local residents formed a ring held back by Police outside of Fairfield Hall. Inside, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage spoke ahead of the part...
TheMellowMag •

Silvertown Tunnel: Growth against climate?

"Breathe” by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, is a book at odds with the current state of development in the capital, according to Stop Silvertown Tunnel campaigner Karin Teale. She’s attended all the Riverlinx Consortium and Transport for London (TFL) implementation meetings to scurtinse air quality monitoring throughout Silvertown tunnel’s construction.
Silvertown tunnel opened on the 7th of April after five years of construction, providing a road transport link between Greenwich...
PA Media Academy •

The London political dilemma: should Met officers carry naloxone?

On March 6th, the Met reported that at least 30 people fell ill following the consumption of synthetic opioid-laced heroin, in less than a month.

Following, on the 20th, Zoe Garbett (Green Party Hackney Councillor) posed the question of whether there are any plans for Met front-line officers to carry naloxone at City Hall.

London Mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan's, reply was clear; it would not be possible due to costs.

Khan's own commission into...
TheMellowMag •

"The Chewing Gum Man."

In other cases, like when his gum painting is dedicated to someone, his art has a real and direct impact on a person's life, like being able to design someone's wedding proposal or honour someone's passing in a small way.
One time, he tells me, a man spent a couple of hours trying to create a wedding proposal out of chewing gum but couldn't quite recreate Ben's touch, he then explained his situation to Ben, who gladly made an intricate proposal for him, to which he was overjo...
TheMellowMag •

Wildstyle in Shoreditch: how the writing on the wall changes.

Graffiti and street art hotspots in London and Birmingham are attracting more and more visitors each year.

Areas like Shoreditch, in East London alone, attracted hundreds of thousands of people in 2023, while areas like Digbeth in Birmingham are seeing significant investment into their public art scenes. Tour groups in Shoreditch (London) or the many varieties (music, arts, culture, etc.) of festivals in Digbeth (Birmingham) are an increasingly common sight....

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