THINGS CAN ONLY GET BRIGHTER! Christmas lights appeal for the Triangle hits £15,500 target

Some of the Light Up team at 56 Westow on the night the £15,500 target was reached The appeal to bring Christmas lights back to the Crystal Palace Triangle has reached its £15,500 target. The magic figure was reached on Wednesday evening during a fundraising event at 56 Westow - the  neighbourhood restaurant and cocktail …

Prince William launches Homewards programme to erase homelessness – with Lambeth one of six flagship locations…

"In a modern and progressive society, everyone should have a safe and secure home, be treated with dignity and given the support they need"  - Homewards ************************************************** On day one of the tour, The Prince firstly visited Mosaic Clubhouse, which supports people living with mental health conditions in Lambeth. His Royal Highness was joined by …

Dinosaur ‘returns’ to Crystal Palace park this Sunday after decades-long disappearance

A dinosaur which vanished from Crystal Palace park decades ago is back in Crystal Palace park. Social media says Palaeotherium magnum, returning to @CrystalPalacePK after disappearing in the 1960s! Public unveiling Sunday 2 July at 2pm. Bob Nicholls Art (no longer @Paleocreations) @BobNichollsArt Jun 29 IT'S COMING HOME! I have painstakingly reconstructed Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins' …

Food market: Picture This! – and find Rapture – One Way or Another – this Saturday!

Sat 1 July 10-3pm It’s a weekend of celebration in Crystal Palace.  Eid Muburak to our Muslim friends and Happy Pride to our rainbow brigade.  Plus Iggy Pop and Blondie are performing in the park today! There’s a lot going on, see you at the market before you head out to party. Julia from Pasta di …

Community: Fox cub scores own goal… Nelly Akomah – two remanded to appear at Old Bailey… More than 120 responses to councillor’s survey on 450 bus service reductions… “Hi Mum” text scam – three arrested…

A Wallington crew came to the rescue of a fox cub recently. Caught in goalpost netting, LFB firefighters put all their animal handling skills to good use, managing to quickly free the young cub. The LFB say: "The cub was last seen sloping off to the changing room for a shower and pep talk. (From …

Reminder: Blondie and Iggy Pop to play the Palace – some parts of park temporarily off-limits…road closure plans

Blondie and Iggy Pop are among artistes set to play this year's Festival Republic in Crystal Palace Park. From the Crystal Palace Park Trust website: Festival Republic Festival Republic is returning to the terraces at Crystal Palace Park, with both commercial and community events in early July. Details will be updated as they are announced: …

Blocked-off roads: Sadiq Khan began ordering ANPR systems for expanded ULEZ before consultation had even started, MPs told

"It is completely clear that the Mayor was never interested in any opinion that did not concur with his own, including that of my constituents" - MP ************************************************************ Sensational allegations that Mayor of London Sadiq Khan began ordering hundreds of ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) systems required for the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zones a …

News From Nowhere: On subjects as diverse as carbon emissions, defibrilators, nuclear waste sites, glacial landscapes, hedgerows, affordable homes, image-based abuse, Pacific pink salmon, football fans…and mortgages

£80 million boost to help UK businesses tackle carbon emissions Businesses across the UK have today received a share of over £80 million government funding to ditch costly fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives. Bids invited for £1 million defibrillator fund The government is inviting community organisations to bid for funding for a defibrillator for their …

Wagner: MP clashes with Lord Chancellor – “Why did the British Government side with this Russian war criminal over the British press?” – but does he get an answer to this question – or another on a similar issue?

Croydon North MP Steve Reed has clashed with the Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk over the "murderous boss of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin" during a 'Topical Questions on justice' session in the House of Commons. Mr Reed, in his capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, asked: When he was Chancellor, the current Prime Minister let …

Forthcoming events – and one happening NOW!: Light Up the Palace at 56 Westow Hill… Poetry at the Crow tomorrow… Comedy at the Paxton centre… Lino printing workshop at A L’Etage 2 this Saturday – two spaces available… Jazz at the Paxton centre

TODAY FROM 12:00-23:55 LIGHT UP THE PALACE - DJ AND COCKTAILS AT 56 WESTOW! Event by Fran Bernstein and Crystal Palace Local 56 Westow (the former Joanna's to the left of Tamnag Thai) Duration: 11 hr 55 min Public · Anyone on or off Facebook LIGHT UP THE PALACE - Event at 56 Westow Hill Wednesday, 28 June 2023 12:00 …