Thomas Kingsley

MyLondon • 11th January 2021

Incredible journey of Brent mum diagnosed with breast cancer during lockdown

In a moment where almost every headline is related to the devastating impact of coronavirus, it's easy to forget Londoners are still battling other illnesses.

In the midst of the recently declared 'major incident' in London hospitals due to the overwhelming pressure of the virus, Brent photographer, Jude Wacks, spoke to MyLondon from her chemotherapy treatment chair.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2020, a year that was already showing signs of an alternate universe became eve

MyLondon • 17th December 2020

West London's 'best dressed man' who owns more than 100 fantastic suits

If you remember Jim Carrey in The Mask, you'll definitely remember his incredible bright yellow suit with the matching hat.

Jama Elmi, 50, from Harrow Road has not only recreated that iconic yellow suit, he's gone above and beyond in putting together over a hundred other suit collections that literally stop traffic when he's walking through Portobello Road.

The west London support worker is considered one of the best dressed people in the country; stopping tourists with his rainbow suit, his a

MyLondon • 21st October 2020

Harrow black owned chippy told to get 'white face to front the shop' by customer

Every Fish Bar is one of the few black owned fish and chips shops in the UK, never mind London. But since opening last year in Harrow, it's been a huge success.

Shop owner Mohammed Gbadamosi, 40, told MyLondon that a passion for food and a desire for career change after almost 15 years in the care industry were the main driving forces behind opening a fish and chips shop. Being a local to the area, Mr Gbadamosi was able to personally recognise the lack of fish and chips options in the area.

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MyLondon • 8th October 2020

Meet the Kensington woman fighting for her community for 30 years

Before we could even sit down with Moyra Samuels to begin discussing her three decades of activism in North Kensington, she was already telling the owner of the café we met in that she'd report an unresolved leak causing puddles of water to form outside the shop.

"When we talk about where does my sense of activism come from, as in its roots - I can sniff injustice at 100 paces. Having grown up in a very unjust country, it's just in my DNA," Ms Samuels told MyLondon on her activism being born ou

MyLondon • 2nd October 2020

The West London Caribbean restaurant locals can't believe is still around

Caribbean food in the UK dates back as far as the 1920s with the Caribbean Café in Cardiff and Florence Mills Social Parlour on Carnaby Street in London.

Since the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948, which saw over 400 Caribbean migrants brought to the UK, Caribbean culture has continued to shape British life and society. From music to fashion and literature, the wide spectrum of Caribbean life was budding in the different corners of the UK.

Food was a major part of that and with the rise

MyLondon • 17th May 2020

The horrific Notting Hill murder of Kelso Cochrane and the impact it had

On this day 61 years ago, a murder took place in London that forced Britain to address its devastating racism.

A 32-year-old black man from Antigua named Kelso Cochrane was brutally murdered in a racist attack in the early hours of May 17, 1959.

After receiving treatment at Paddington Hospital for a finger injury, Mr Cochrane was walking along Southam Street (now the Edenham estate, including the Trellick Tower) when a gang of white youths attacked and stabbed him with a stiletto knife outside

MyLondon • 27th February 2020

The West Londoner who lost everything recovering from a 25-year heroin addiction

Losing his marriage, having no memories of his thirties and admitting to wasting each day, Tim Sampey never believed his life torn by 25 years of drug addiction, would take the turn it did.

Last year drug related deaths in England and Wales soared to their highest level on record. According to newest figures from the Office for National Statistics, there were 2,917 deaths from illicit drug use.

In 2005, aged 43, Tim knew that if he didn't stop, his drug addiction would kill him and he'd also b

MyLondon • 3rd February 2020

How a Londoner who 'didn't want to live' was saved by playing football

After being sectioned and diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2013, Tarik Kaidi's journey to recovery was not a conventional one.

The football coach from West London was met by many challenges before starting Minds United FC in 2019 - a community football club supporting adults with mental health issues and substance misuse.

Seeing the breakdown of relationships and struggling to cope after his diagnosis, Tarik learned first hand how important peer support through football can be to improve men

MyLondon • 27th January 2020

We visited London's richest streets and were asked to leave by security

Kensington and Chelsea is home to some of the richest and most luxurious homes in the UK.

Kensington Palace, Harrods and Royal Albert Hall, to name a few, are all located in the area, with streets such as Kensington Palace Gardens, The Boltons, Grosvenor Crescent and more are all immortalised by eye-watering price tags as high as £30million.

However, in all the hype and obsession around these luxury streets, seldom do we hear about the people who actually live there or how they interact as a c