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  • Power restored in Forest Hill

    ELECTRICITY has been restored to the "majority" of homes which lost power this morning due to a fire at a Forest Hill substation. The blaze left thousands of homes without power in the News Shopper area including in parts of Forest Hill, Lewisham, Penge

  • Update: Substation fire causes blackout

    FLAMES leaping 100ft into the air were seen when a Forest Hill electricity substation caught fire this morning. The blaze has left thousands of homes without power in the News Shopper area including in parts of Forest Hill, Lewisham, Penge and Bromley

  • On This Day

    On this day in... 1429 - Joan of Arc defeated the English Army at Orleans. 1660 - The monarchy was restored after 10 years of rule by Oliver Cromwell, when Charles II took the throne. 1945 - Great Britain celebrated VE Day. 1981 - Ken Livingstone