We all know that the Loony Line needs an upgrade, so what’s stopping them? Where not to eat in Leytonstone. A guard was shot and injured by an Enfield pensioner who wanted to try something new yesterday. A man was killed when a tree fell on his van at Clapham Common yesterday. One man was shot in both arms and another in the buttocks in an attack in Camberwell. The smuggler of £1 million......

Last night was another in a series of fatal instances of being in the wrong place at the wrong time as London struggles with its youth crime. 18-year old Ryan Bravo was shopping in Costcutter with two family members last night when several men on mopeds opened fire from the street outside. Bravo entered the store on Camberwell Road in Walworth at the same time as three other men ran in, laughing and talking......

As mad as it sounds, tomorrow is Bonkersfest, a one-day free celebration of all things creative, eccentric and crazy. Held in Camberwell, expect live music, theatre, comedy, a ‘guided our of the local loonie bin’ and whatever it takes to remove the stigma from mental illness. Special mention goes to live artist Bobby Baker and her dancing peas. Kick off is at 12noon and events go on until 9pm. You would be mad to......

Dan Shipsides, Several sequenced problems on Contemporary Art (Frieze), installation view, 2008, mixed media, dimensions variable. Photo by Andy Keate. Peckham. The mere mention of this seemingly blighted borough is enough to send some running for the hills. Much in the same way as mentioning Hackney in the 1980s would do. But this just makes its treasures more special. We aren't ashamed to say we are fans of Peckham. South London Gallery, created in the......

Glen Baxter – icon of the surreal, London resident, and this Londonista’s favouritest living artist. His 1930s style sketches with their far-from-obvious but usually-side-splitting captions are a personal treasure, a bit like the music of Nina Simone, the scent of fresh roses or old episodes of Fawlty Towers – 100% guaranteed to put a smile on the face. He is a prolific cartoonist, and has an impressive portfolio: since 1979 he has held umpteen exhibitions......

There can be few Londoners who have not now heard of Camila Batmangeilidjh and her visionary creation, Kids Company. Camila has been working her extraordinary magic on kids for over 10 years now, sweeping the streets of those left behind, the ones that fall through the social net, the children no-one knows what to do with. The charity is now well established and much admired, and there are plans to replicate it all over the......

Now Londonist loves nothing more than to lambast the more-often-than-not witless or unwitting honourable members for London, whatever hue they be. But occasionally it behoves us to buck the trend and defend them. Today it seems to be Harriet Harman’s turn for a ribbing. Her scandalous action? A walk around Peckham/Camberwell sporting a stab-proof vest. Ah, but this dame is no Jacqui Smith, she of the chauffeur-driven kebab. Ms. Harman was on the beat with......