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David said: “I’m delighted to have received this award. Reaching 70 years with diabetes has had its ups and downs but it was worth the wait and determination – I’m very stubborn!”
Dr Nicola Neary, Consultant in Acute Medicine and Diabetes & Endocrinology, delivered a...
Literacy charity Bookmark Reading is on a mission to teach more children to read as 27% of children left primary school last year with reading skills below the expected standard.
Bookmark is currently looking for passionate readers across inner London to spend one hour a week helping a...
Why it's vital to service your boiler annually
Tooting-based Happy Dog Plumbing & Heating on the importance of having your boiler annually serviced, and how it’s particularly advantageous in the summer months.
For most people, the boiler is known as the appliance for providing us with hot water for our showers and heating to make...
Right now our garden and nursery are flourishing. All plants are grown and cultivated by our students and they’re available to buy. This means that by supporting this local social enterprise you’re making a real difference to people’s lives.
All good reasons to get your gardening on...
Jul, 24, 2019
Tooting resident and business owner Tamika Hunter has entered this year’s Miss British Beauty Curve, a “plus size beauty pageant that encourages women of different shapes and sizes and from all walks of life to take part, and to show the world how amazingly diverse Great...
Jay said: “If Aari couldn’t be helped any further, Sina and I felt strongly that we wanted Aari to help others. We did not want another family to suffer losing their child or loved one.
“Aari donated seven organs and saved the lives of two other children. We received a...
A message from Kate Allan, Secretary of the Balham and Tooting Community Association (BATCA), on Saturday’s fantastic Community Fun Day!
Perfect weather, a great crowd and loads to do made this a very special day.
Everyone was there – young people, families, community groups,...
Jul, 15, 2019
Tooting resident Kate Isaacs is campaigning against the use of non-consensual videos and images (known as Revenge Porn) being used on porn websites after a friend of hers had her iCloud account hacked, and explicit videos of her were uploaded to a porn site – which ended up going...
“St George’s is an NHS Foundation Trust, which means it elects staff and public Governors. Public Governors represent the best interests of the public by scrutinising the big decisions the Trust makes and checking its performance. We are there as a check and balance but we work...
A man from St Albans is set to take on the fitness challenge of a lifetime when he cycles one million metres in a bid to raise £10,000 for baby bank charity, Little Village, on the 23rd July.
Fitness fanatic Anthony Powell, 42 lives in Flamstead, near St Albans, with his wife ...
Elaine Hunter is a local resident and table tennis player who’s aiming to enter the 2020 Paralympics. Over to you Elaine...
My name is Elaine Hunter. I was born in Tooting but grew up in Putney after living for a couple of years in Jamaica. I’ve worked for nearly 25 years in...
Shamim Umarji explains:
“A total wrist replacement is a complex operation which requires enormous precision to ensure the new joint is correctly aligned and well balanced. Traditionally, the only surgical option available has been to fuse the wrist, which removes the pain but also...
All of these things are reflected in a number of programmes, initiatives and projects that we run for people with learning disabilities and autism at Share. For example:
Our training and advocacy work teaches our students valuable independent life skills, highlighting the importance of choice and...
Jun, 24, 2019
The Burnet News Club is run by The Economist Educational Foundation and is delivered by teachers around the UK. It aims to develop young people’s critical thinking and literacy skills through open discussions about current affairs, both in the classroom and online. This academic year students...
Are you an artist or maker based in Tooting or Wandsworth? Whether you’re a painter, sculptor or potter, make jewellery, prints, or anything in between, Wandsworth wants you!
Wandsworth Artists’ Open House (WAOH) is looking for creatives willing to open their home or studio to the...





