Every weekend, we’ll bring you a story to put a skip in your step
Stories of local heroes and people making are difference are some of what MyLondon loves to cover most. We have a great city, here – and yet, if you go online and you weren’t familiar with London, you might think it’s not great.
London gets a disproportionate amount of criticism, particularly over how allegedly ‘dangerous’ it is. Don’t get us wrong, the city has problems. But the next time someone says they’re steering clear of it, remind them that 2025 recorded the lowest homicides since monthly records began.
You might also want to point them to MyLondon and, more specifically, our new project, The London Lift.
London is home to 9 million people with amazing and uplifting stories, but too often we hear the bad parts of people’s lives. Be it injuries, financial loss, or vulnerable tenants at war with their landlords, we’re no stranger to these stories and will keep reporting them.
But we also love positive news, which is why we’ve decided to bring you a story every weekend that focuses on the good, the better, and the best that London has to offer.
Our first story comes after a conversation we had with Carl Wilson, owner of Jobsa Gooden Plumbing and Heating.
The Croydon dad-of-two refused to charged a pensioner for work after learning a ‘scam artist’ tradesman had ripped her off for £7,000.
Over the next few months, we will be speaking to Londoners about their positive news, to shine a light on human-led tales.
If you have something you’d like to share please email me directly at [email protected] , or our main newsdesk at [email protected].
We can’t promise we can tell every story, but please do not be afraid to share your news – there’s no such thing as a stupid message.
You can follow the progress of our campaign by checking the topic page or by looking out for our ‘The London Lift’ logo on stories.
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