Central Middlesex Hospital’s longest serving nurse was once crowned the “fastest woman in Africa” and won a medal at the 1974 Commonwealth Games, the Times can reveal.

A crack bowls player from Wembley has become the first person in London to undergo a high-tech computer-guided shoulder replacement procedure.

Climate change campaigners are putting pressure on Brent Council to remove £40million of pension investments from fossil fuel companies to protect both the environment and town hall workers.

Kensal Green’s Mayhew animal charity is hosting a month’s worth of fundraising throughout May to help it continue its work for abandoned, neglected and vulnerable animals.

A campaigner who helped put the plight of Windrush migrants onto the national agenda is standing for election in Queen’s Park.