The Coronet Café was one of more than 11 tea gardens that sprung up in North Chingford in the 1890s to cater for trippers.

The iconic band is heading to Hyde Park to perform a special show as part of BST Hyde Park.

Purley residents could have to wait another three months to see what the options are for reopening their local swimming pool.

A heat-health warning has been issued for south London ahead of a heatwave next week with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees.

Bromley Arts Festival is hosting a range of events and activities throughout July to celebrate local creative talent and share it with the community.

Cyclists in south east London are being warned not to go out alone after a spate of attacks by moped riders.

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Long-term empty homes that are “blighting the community” are being targeted by Haringey Council.

An Essex doctor’s surgery has been told it needs to improve after inspectors found its only defibrillator was not working and there was no oxygen on site.

A new development of social housing for older people who need care or assistance is being planned in the outskirts of an Essex town.

Locals in east London have hit out at plans to expand London City Airport and allow more flights on Saturdays.

Next has lost an appeal against an Essex council to build a regional distribution centre in the green belt.

The founder of Epping Forest’s largest emergency food agency has reflected on the “massive progress” it has made since it was established two years ago and praised volunteers for making a difference.

A serving officer has been sacked from the Metropolitan Police after he was reported to have used racially discriminatory language at a house party in Bromley.

Some Bexley bin collection services will be suspended from Tuesday due to a strike by more than 100 workers.

Barnet Council is set to scrap limits on public questions during meetings as part of a plan to boost transparency and engagement.

Two men, including one from Bromley, have been jailed for life for the murder of a 33-year-old in Croydon.

A nursery in Wimbledon that is set to close after 50 years has celebrated its years of service with the Mayor of Merton and local families.

A tram driver is set to stand trial at crown court over his alleged role in the Croydon crash that claimed the lives of seven passengers in 2016.

A North London primary school has criticised plans to bulldoze a car park and replace it with a 19-storey tower block over concerns it will overlook its playground.

A man in his 20s has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed during the early hours of this morning in Southwark.

A man who sexually assaulted and harassed women in Southwark has been caught and convicted.

A Mottingham home-owner has been prosecuted and given a hefty fine for breaching planning laws after nine people were found living in his property.

Stansted Airport has launched a bid to build a solar farm in the Essex countryside which would power all of its electricity.

The expansion means that drivers in London will have to pay when driving in the Ultra-Low Emission Zone.

A lack of 20mph zones and protected cycle tracks is holding up Barnet Council’s progress on boosting walking and cycling, according to a report.

A Wireless Festival go-er claims she has had her head “smashed in” after a rapper threw a phone into the crowd at Wireless Festival.

A Croydon grandmother fears she could become paralysed as she is forced to use crutches to get around her council flat as it is not big enough for the wheelchair she needs.

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Show bosses are encouraging viewers to watch for clues about his return in the coming days.

The Labour party has always expressed confidence that its leader would be cleared.

It is the first time the mathematician’s life and work have been marked on an official UK coin, with gold, silver and base metal versions available.

Boris Johnson's resignation follows a string of ministerial resignations in protest of his leadership.

Residents in an Epping Forest care home have been given medicines covertly by staff and used personal protective equipment (PPE) lies on the floor, a social care watchdog has said.

With Prime Minister Boris Johnson officially resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, the question of who his replacement is going to be lingers on everyone’s mind.

A North London newsagent was fined more than £6,000 after sniffer dogs helped uncover 14,000 illegal cigarettes hidden in his shop.

Prime minister Boris Johnson has officially resigned as leader of the Conservative Party today following a mass resignation of MP’s and ministers.

The owner of Wimbledon’s first gay bar has revealed he will close the venue after its hours were cut following concerns from police.

The felling of a 400-year-old oak tree in Merton has been slammed as “ecocide” by upset neighbours.

Leaseholders on an estate in Wood Green have slammed Haringey Council after a resident's bathroom ceiling caved in.

A 13-year-old school girl has gone missing from Bromley in her uniform.

A dangerous “sexual predator” from Wandsworth has been jailed for 22 years after drugging two men and sexually assaulting them.

A man has been charged after an incident outside the Nando's restaurant in Croydon High Street where a male was found with a machete.

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MPs across south east London have been calling for Boris Johnson to leave No.10 following a string of resignations from ministers and aides – and now he has officially stepped down.

A mother is battling to get her family rehoused as her autistic son is forced to share a room with his brother that is “smaller than a prison cell”.

A new approach to the redevelopment of the Seven Sisters Indoor Market site has been agreed by senior Haringey councillors.

The MP for Bromley and Chislehurst has labelled Boris Johnson “deplorable” and “embarrassing” as he calls for the Prime Minister to leave No.10 immediately.

A man has been charged with multiple offences after a series of linked sexual assaults that happened in Southwark.

A North London school has been told it needs to improve by education watchdogs following concerns about English lessons.