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As a reporter for the Londoner sites, I write various London-based feature, news and commentary pieces. Prior to this, I produced a variety of culture, news and opinion pieces for several student publications during my time at university.

South East Londoner •

WATCH: London's largest underwater hockey club

West Wickham Underwater Hockey Club, located near Bromley, is one of London and the south east of England’s largest and longest-standing underwater hockey clubs, having celebrated its 50-year anniversary in December.


The sport, originating in Portsmouth in 1954 under the name of Octopush, is now played worldwide and, despite not being an Olympic sport, is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.


Two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck along the bottom of the swimming pool into the...
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Londoners frustrated by lack of UK employers providing menstrual support

Just over one in ten UK workers (12%) say their employers provide support for menstruation and menstrual health, new data has shown.
According to the data by CIPD, respondents’ most common types of menstrual support currently provided by their employers were free period products (18%), menstrual leave (15%) and time off for medical appointments (12%).
Period products also remained the type of menstrual support most favoured by employees, with 53% of respondents selecting period products as the...
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South West London loneliness reduced by the Walk and Talk Movement

The Walk and Talk Movement was initially founded in 2021 to help bring together communities of people who were suffering from loneliness after the pandemic. 
Since then, more than 500 weekly Walk and Talk events have been successfully run by the community and more than 10,000 participants have joined. 
They now run community-led walks every Saturday morning year-round, across eight South West London locations: Tooting Common, Pollards Hill, King George’s Park in Wandsworth, Colliers Wood, Canons...
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Liberal Democrats romp to monumental win in Wimbledon

Paul Kohler led the Liberal Democrats to a resounding win in Wimbledon in what many thought would be a much tighter seat.
Kohler achieved more than 45% of the vote and ended with more votes than the Conservative and Labour candidates combined.
Kohler had 24,790 votes, while Conservative candidate Danielle Dunfield-Prayero obtained 12,180 votes and Labour candidate Eleanor Stringer came in third with 11,733 votes.

After narrowly losing in the 2019 General Election, a mere 628 votes behind the Co...
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Refugee Tales’ five-day walk for asylum seekers set to finish in Wandsworth

Refugee Tales is set to embark on its annual walk in solidarity with asylum seekers, migrants and refugees next week, finishing with an evening event in Wandsworth on July 9th.
Beginning on July 6th, the organisation’s supporters will walk from Edenbridge to Westminster and, on each evening, host an event where people with lived experiences of detention can share their tales, accompanied by live music.
A leading charity born out of its published four volume ‘tales’ about real asylum seekers and...

Conserving the UK's HIV/AIDS history: The importance of a London memorial

Whilst HIV doesn't discriminate, one's experience of living with HIV has been shown to vastly depend upon external factors such as socioeconomic background, religion, class, gender and access to a wider support system to meet your psychological needs.

Alongside being a member of the Affected Communities Advisory Board for the London AIDS Memorial Silvia Petretti is also the CEO of Positively UK, which provides support for people living with HIV in the UK. She speaks candidly about the unique ch
South West Londoner •

London has no housing support for male domestic abuse victims

London has no refuges or safe houses for male domestic abuse victims, new data from a male domestic abuse charity has shown.

The data from Mankind Initiative, shows that whilst England and Wales, as of March 2023, has 45 male accommodation provisions, none of these were in the capital.

Under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act of 2021, the Mayor of London has a duty to support survivors of domestic abuse and their children by providing safe accommodation, however, the data raises questions about
South West Londoner •

200th anniversary of the RNLI: The value of Teddington Lifeboat Station

The Teddington Royal National Lifeboat Station is one of the country’s busiest, with its thirty-plus voluntary crew protecting the people of Richmond through to Hampton.

This year marks the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) 200th anniversary of saving lives, with recent RNLI data revealing that its lifeboat crews and lifeguards saved 355 lives last year, amounting to almost one life a day.

Opening on New Year’s Eve 2001, the Teddington station, alongside three others along the Thame
South East Londoner •

Sadiq Khan "doesn't understand outer London" claims London Assembly Tory

The Conservative London Assembly member for Bexley and Bromley has claimed Sadiq Khan doesn’t understand outer London following his re-election.

Thomas Frederick Turrell was victorious over the Labour candidate Kevin McKenna, winning 90,103 votes compared to McKenna, who secured just 50,174.

Turrell said: “Bromley have rejected four more years of Sadiq Khan.

“I think they rejected it because clearly Sadiq Khan doesn’t understand outer London, so that’s why this election matters: it’s about ge
North East Londoner •

Voter apathy blamed for low turnout as Conservatives re-elected in Havering and Redbridge

Labour and Conservative politicians both blamed voter apathy for low turnout after Conservative Keith Prince was re-elected to the Havering and Redbridge London Assembly for a third term.

Turnout in the constituency was 42.94%, slightly above the London average of 40.5% and similar to the 42% from 2021.

Jas Athwal, the Labour leader of Redbridge Borough Council, said: “I think people have got so much to worry about at the moment, and apathy does set in – people do start saying ‘you’re all the
North East Londoner •

"We start on Monday": City and East winner sets sights on general election

Labour’s City and East London Assembly winner is already focused on helping to secure his party a victory in the upcoming general election, after re-election for a second term today.

Unmesh Desai shared his commitment to helping Labour succeed in upcoming elections and increase the party’s share of his constituency, in an address to the ExCel this afternoon.

Desai said: “I want to get all our Labour MP candidates elected in City and East London, and I will do everything I can, starting from Mo
South West Londoner •

Relief for Tories in Croydon and Sutton as they retain potential swing seat

The Conservatives have held the Croydon and Sutton seat in the London Mayoral elections, in a relief win for the party after a crushing overall defeat by Labour.

Tory candidate Neil Garratt won 64,674 votes compared to Labour’s Maddie Henson, who got 54,380 votes, securing a 10,000 strong majority.

The constituency seat was widely held as a potential swing seat that could be claimed by Labour, given the split vote due to the popularity of Liberal Democrats in Sutton.

Garratt said: “I feel rel
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Children's cancer care moving from St George’s and Royal Marsden

NHS England announced last month that specialist children’s cancer services will move to the Evelina London by October 2026 at the earliest.

Care for children aged 15 and under at both St George’s Hospital in Tooting and Royal Marsden in Sutton will be forced to move, at an estimated cost of £40 million.

The decision, which follows a 12-week public consultation process, comes in spite of significant backlash from MPs and public campaigners.

An online petition against the relocation, organised
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A celebration of 200 years of the RNLI with Kingston choir Euphonix

Kingston-based community choir put on a lunchtime concert last week in aid of the RNLI’s bicentennial anniversary earlier this month.

Euphonix, a community choir of up to 100 members, which began in 2009, performed at Kingston’s Rose Theatre last Wednesday, raising money in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) 200 years of saving lives.

The choir, led by musical director Thomas Chapman, performed a number of nautical songs to incorporate the RNLI theme, including Sam Smith’s ‘
South West Londoner •

'Beaming with Queerness' - How the West London Queer Project has transformed the LGBTQ+ community

The West London Queer Project, a non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC), aims to provide a support network and give a voice to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexual and gender identifying people (LGBTQ+) in west London at a time of great uncertainty and challenge.

Their LGBTQ+ History Month quiz, hosted by London-based drag queen Beary Poppins on February 29, sold more than 75 tickets.

Aubrey Crawley, the organisation’s founder, started engaging in discussions with L
South West Londoner •

Owl stolen from Wimbledon and Putney Commons in suspected targeted attack

A tawny owl has been stolen from Wimbledon and Putney Commons.

Merlin, who is nearly 30 years old, has lived in a locked aviary in a stable yard on the commons since 2017 and was cared for by a specialist team until Saturday.

Angela Evans-Hill, who was working as duty officer on the night of his disappearance, said that a mountain keeper duty had gone in to feed him on Saturday evening when he discovered him missing.

She said: “The person on shift radioed me to say we’ve got a problem, Merlin
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Richmond remembers pandemic loss for Day of Reflection

The Richmond community are remembering lives lost during the Covid-19 pandemic with a wall of reflection for the fourth annual Day of Reflection this Sunday.

The wall, hanging poignant written messages dedicated towards loved ones, has been placed in end-of-life charity Marie Curie’s Richmond shop to encourage individuals to commemorate those lost during the pandemic.

The Day of Reflection was established in 2021 by the charity, who observed a vital need to mark both the lives lost during the

In Conversation with Ellie Dixon – The Student

Ellie Dixon, the indie-pop wunderkind, is one of the most exciting up-and-coming music artists the music industry has seen in a long time. After achieving a wealth of success following the release of her new EP Crikey! It’s my Psyche and her most recent single ‘Swing!’, I had the privilege of sitting down with Ellie to discuss her road to amassing such a notable digital audience, her first headline tour and the challenges that being a woman in the music industry entails.

Ruth: How did you progr
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The Power of the Incredible Female-Led Iranian Revolution

Ruth Stainer sheds light on the context of the female-led protests currently taking place in Iran, its possible implications and what you can do to help assist protestors in their fight for change:

It has been nearly three months since the widespread national protests began in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman was visiting family in Tehran when she was arrested by the Islamic Republic’s[1]‘morality police’[2]for allegedly not adhering to the governme
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From West Side Story to Ocean's 8: In Conversation with Rob Striem

Ruth Stainer sits down with renowned location manager and assistant producer Rob Striem to hear about why creativity is so crucial within the film industry and the importance of waiting for the good stuff:

Rob Striem, a Native New Yorker who has spent almost all of his life living in Brooklyn, represents almost the pinocle of what it is to ‘make it’ in the film business. Having been in the industry for the best part of 30 years, initially starting out as producer on student film projects before
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The Damaging Implications of Instagram's Continued Misogynistic Censorship of the Female Body

Launched in October 2010, Instagram was initially perceived to be an innovative app

designed to generate individual digital power and accessibility. This reflected Mark

Zuckerberg’s, the founder of Facebook and now owner of Instagram, belief that technology

could be a ‘democratising force for putting power in people’s hands.’

Whilst, for a short while, this hope felt tangible, the reality of the digital experience in 2022

is quite different, with offline vulnerabilities now seemingly follow
South West Londoner •

London City Airport’s sales boom amidst summer travel chaos

London City Airport has continued to economically thrive during the height of the summer peak, serving 640,000 passengers across June and July.

They are also on course to serve up to three million passengers by the end of the year.

Though the airport experienced slight changes due to the UK Government’s slot amnesty scheme, in place from mid-June to early July in an attempt to help the aviation industry minimise travel disruption, their operation has been largely unaffected through August.

So
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If the Kardashians went to UK unis this is where they'd all go

From Kim’s iconic crying face, to the hit of Kylie’s “rise and shine” and the saga of the diamond earring, it’s safe to say we’ve been nothing short of obsessed with the Kardashians ever since they first graced our screens back in 2007.

The literal epitome of incredibly out-of-touch rich, white Americans who are seemingly incapable of chopping up a cucumber normally (seriously wtf was going on in the most recent episode??), imagining any of the Kardashians slumming it at a UK uni feels nearly i
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Where you choose to live in London and what it says about your overall vibe

Where you choose to live in London is so much more than a simple decision, it’s close to a political statement. It speaks to your background, values, and how much you’re truly willing to spend on a pint before moving elsewhere. It’s no wonder that trying to decide where to live (if you can even find somewhere in today’s housing crisis), is an utter mind field.

Rest assured, The Tab has got you covered. From the rich boroughs of the West to the edgier and more exciting boroughs of the East, we’r
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