Lambeth News

Councils at loggerheads over common music events
A row has broken out between Wandsworth Council and its Lambeth counterpart over loud music events on Clapham Common.

Call for better road crossings for visually impaired in Lambeth
Southwark and Lambeth have some of the highest numbers of road crossing unsafe for the visually impaired in London, research has revealed.

Lambeth Council polls third in national complaints list
Lambeth received the third highest number of complaints made to a town hall watchdog last year, new figures show.

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Feeder school for sixth-form centres/consortia. New institution. Results will be published as N/A (Not Applicable). Statistics based on 10 or fewer candidates are suppressed.

Meeting outburst: Kure Beach Mayor threatens to quit
Leaders in Kure Beach met for a day-long retreat Thursday.  It ended with Mayor Dean Lambeth threatening to resign from office, but council members weren't bothered by the outburst.

From heaven to hell, Greek sport in freefall
ATHENS (Reuters) - Peeling paint flakes from Athens' Olympic park. Its entrances locked, this once sparkling edifice to sporting greatness lies rotting and largely unused -- maintenance costs too high for near-bankrupt Greece to operate. The rate of decay and dilapidation in just eight years provides a visual clue to the Greek scenario, one as effective as any economist's report or politician's ...

Next at NBC Sports: The Olympics...And Baseball?
As the network looks to add content, NBC Sports chief Mark Lazarus calls baseball a premiere...

Historic Venues of the 2012 Olympics
London has evolved from a rich, historic background, to a modern city. Likewise, the Olympics now combine both old and new sporting traditions. The London 2012 Olympics will make use of some of the city's oldest buildings and grounds as venues for international competition.

Sharapova sets sights on London Olympics
Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury. The third-ranked Russian has already won three Grand Slams but has never competed at the Olympics. "Representing my country there will be a huge honor for me," Sharapova said.

Olympic sport this week
Jess Ennis set to defend pentathlon title in UK trials, plus cycling's Tour of Qatar and archery's World Indoor Championships