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Beloved Clapham pizzeria launches all-day concept in East Dulwich

News Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:29:03 +0000

Common Pizza has become a crowd favourite in Clapham, and their new Lordship Lane branch offers an all day dining experience, writes Oliver London… From 8am-3pm the restaurant operates as The Daily Tray, a neighbourhood inspired Deli/Diner before transforming at 3pm to become Common Pizza, serving slim-NYC from £11 and deep-pan Detroit style pizzas from […]

New Superloop bus route to link Dulwich to Clapham Junction and Eltham from 2027

Staff Reporter — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:54:26 +0000

Transport for London has confirmed that a new Superloop bus route will open in 2027 providing a new service across several South London boroughs, writes Rich Brann… A public consultation for the SL15 route concluded that residents would “widely welcome” the new service, set to run from Clapham Junction towards Clapham South, Tulse Hill, Forest […]

Eclectic vintage fair Midcentury Modern returns to Dulwich College

News Desk — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:39:24 +0000

For two days each year, were you to step inside the halls of Dulwich College, you’d have the sensation of stepping back in time, writes Maya Sgaravato-Grant… On Sunday 22 March this will be true once again, with the iconic biannual ‘Mid-century Modern’ fair set to celebrate the best of vintage – and some more […]

Dulwich man who learned to read in his 30s urges others in same position to ‘reach out for help’

Issy Clarke — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:24:00 +0000

A man from Dulwich who learned to read for the first time in his 30s has urged other adults in his position ‘not to let the embarrassment win’ and to ask for help. In a week where many schoolchildren have been dressing up as their favourite literary characters to mark World Book Day (Thursday 5 […]

Ex-Lib Dem Dulwich Village candidate defects to Conservatives

Issy Clarke — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:11:17 +0000

An ex-Lib Dem councillor candidate in Dulwich Village has said he will support the Conservatives in the local elections. Raghav Parkash, who came sixth in Dulwich Village in 2022 with 11 per cent of the vote, has announced his intention to support the Conservatives in this May’s local elections. Explaining his decision, Parkash said: “When […]

Twins from Dulwich school running against each other to become the next Young Mayor of Lewisham

Issy Clarke — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:29:31 +0000

Sibling rivalries occasionally spill over into politics, from the Miliband brothers who fought one another for the Labour leadership in 2010 to Jo Johnson’s resignation from his brother Boris’s cabinet in 2020 over his unease at the direction of the government. Now Lewisham has its own sibling political rivalry: twins Isaac and Laila Motalib-Haque, Year […]

Dulwich author’s astonishing story of foreign fighters in Ukraine

News Desk — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:59:34 +0000

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 started one of the most well documented conflicts in human history, but far from the media spotlight, there is a lesser-told story of volunteers who travelled to fight on Europe’s eastern flank, writes Matt Hasdell… Dulwich author Colin Freeman’s latest book, The Mad and the Brave, brings stories from […]

Dulwich musician to host O2 festival in support of Dementia UK

Evie Flynn — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:58:06 +0000

A Dulwich musician is hosting a blues festival at Indigo at The O2 in memory of his parents, who died from dementia within months of each other. Adam Norsworthy, founder of the annual British blues festival MilkFest, is using his personal loss to raise vital funds for Dementia UK, with the event returning for its […]

Dog dies in icy Dulwich Park pond despite firefighters racing to the rescue

Issy Clarke — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:45:16 +0000

Firefighters were called to rescue a dog from an icy pond in Dulwich Park this morning – but despite their efforts the dog sadly died. According to one eyewitness, there were at least five fire engines present in Dulwich Park this morning at around 10:30 am. Five firefighters were pictured launching a dinghy into the […]

Dulwich grandma ‘unable to have family over for Christmas for the fourth year running due to damp’

Issy Clarke — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:54:04 +0000

A pensioner from Dulwich has said she is unable to have her grandchildren to visit this Christmas for the fourth consecutive year because of the level of damp in her home. Christine, who moved into the council property in North Dulwich seven years ago, has been living out of her living room for the last […]