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The trust, which acts as the national advice and advocacy body for UK theatres, has named 44 theatres across the country that are threatened by closure due to structural issues, safety concerns, or redevelopment plans.

Many of these theatres, the trust says, are of significant historical and cultural importance and could remain valuable community spaces if given the right support.

In the south area of London, the two theatres at risk are Streatham Hill Theatre and Borough Hall in Greenwich.

The ambitious expansion plans come a month after Wingstop’s UK arm was taken over by a US private equity firm, for more than £400 million.

Wingstop UK said that at least 10 new locations will open in the first half of the year.

These will include dine-in restaurants in Swansea, Newcastle, Lakeside shopping centre in Essex, Streatham in south London and Cardigan Fields in Leeds.

The brand will also open a further delivery kitchen in Brighton.

A consultation has been launched to axe late night buses at the weekend for route 319 between Sloane Square and Streatham Hill.

These services have been suspended since the pandemic, but TfL plans to now make this change permanent.

Transport bosses say they have made the decision because there was “limited” use of the route before the pandemic, so its reintroduction cannot be justified.

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Joe Lerwill, 37, of Streatham Hill, admitted driving whilst disqualified and failing to provide a specimen in Lambeth on both October 7, and driving whilst disqualified on November 11. Lerwill was given a 25-week prison sentence.

Claude Spencer, 51, of no fixed abode, admitted breaking into a car and stealing a suitcase on Limes Grove in Lewisham on Wednesday (January 8). Spencer was given a 10-week sentence suspended for a year and was ordered to pay £300 compensation.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called to Streatham High Road at 4.06am this morning (December 24) with reports of an incident.

They were dispatched to the scene with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, where a man was found with stab wounds.

He was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.

We await an update of his condition.

Road closures remain in place at the scene as enquiries get underway.

There have been no arrests at this stage.

The work will affect trains from December 23 to December 27.

We have compiled all the details on these works so that you can plan your journey this festive week.

Monday, December 23:

All trains will run to an amended timetable.

Engineering work is taking place between Norwood Junction and London Bridge, closing some lines.

At the end of service on Monday evening, the 10.28pm train Uckfield to London Bridge will terminate at Oxted.

A replacement bus will run from Oxted to East Croydon.

Police have been pictured manning a cordon in place on the A23 Streatham Hill this evening (December 14).

It follows an earlier crash involving a bus and a cyclist at around 1.20pm.

Police were dispatched to the scene of the incident after being alerted to the crash and discovered the male cyclist injured.

He has since been taken to hospital where he remains fighting for his life.

The driver of the bus stopped at the scene.

The road closure will continue to impact a number of bus services and it is not yet clear when the road will reopen.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were alerted to the crash in Streatham Hill A23 at around 1.20pm today (December 14).

The cyclist, a male, was found injured at the scene and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

The driver of the bus stopped at the scene and there have been no arrests.

Enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash continue.

Road closures remain in place in the road headed northbound.

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that it is pressing ahead with planned changes to routes 45 and 59 despite widespread concern from local people in a consultation.

Route 45 currently runs between Elephant & Castle and Clapham via Camberwell and Brixton.

But its timetable will now be amended during February next year so that it instead travels between Camberwell and Morden.

The changes have been proposed so that the route can replace the 118 between Brixton and Morden, which will be scrapped at the same time.

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that the 118 bus route, which runs from Morden to Brixton, will be withdrawn from February 2025.

The decision follows a public consultation held between September 2 and October 13, 2024, which proposed changes to bus routes 45, 59, and 118.

TfL consultation report states: “The proposals aimed to simplify the bus network between Streatham, Brixton and Camberwell”.

During the consultation, TfL asked: "How would the proposed changes to routes 45, 59, and 118 impact you?”