The Priory stands on Bedford Hill in south London’s Balham neighbourhood. On the edge of Tooting Bec common, its whitewashed, wedding cake façade is today hemmed in by modern shoebox apartments.

To this day this family-run distillery is still going strong and makes its popular London Dry Gin using the same recipe he ...

Read our privacy notice. The London suburb once mocked for being ugly is enjoying a surprising property boom. Balham was long thought to be the naffest place to live in South London, damned for ...

A cornerstone of London life is having a great local pub, and for Balham residents nothing can quite beat The Bedford which bills itself as South London’s largest pub. Having recently undergone ...

Never one to rest on its laurels, this hip café is still the place to be seen for breakfast or brunch in Balham. Staff are full of smiles as they serve up tongue-in-cheek fish sandos, baked eggs ...

A Halifax branch in south west London is set to shut down within days, as branches all over the country close their doors.

According to cycling expert Swapfiets, the route running from Balham to Telegraph Hill has been ranked as one of London’s top five routes alongside others including Primrose Hill and Hyde Park.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 22 of Wandsworth’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – and it’s good news for them all.