London Community News

By Paul Everest/For London Community News

Sitting on the floor of her shower three years ago, “weeping copious amounts of tears” and holding a knife to her wrists, Stacy realized she had to run.

The 48-year-old had spent eight years making money for her “boyfriend” as a sex worker in local strip clubs, enduring rape, beatings and constant psychological and emotional torture and she knew her time was running out.

http://www.londoncommunitynews.com/2012/10/night-shift-moving-to-a-world-beyond-sex-work-part-3-of-3/

Enjoy LCN’s live streaming of a bird feeder in London’s Old South neighbourhood. There is always lots of action and the occasional drama as the birds scuffle over prime positioning on the perch. Great Blue Jay watching right now, especially in the morning.

http://www.londoncommunitynews.com/2012/06/londons-going-to-the-birds/

By Jonathon Brodie/London Community News / Twitter: @jonathonbrodie

Everyone knows about the football royalty of the Marshall family around Western University, but after a 62-7 stomping of the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday the Sanvido brothers might be holding court on the gridiron.

http://www.londoncommunitynews.com/2012/09/mustangs-ride-to-62-7-stomping/

By Paul Everest/London Community News/Twitter: @PaulEverest1

London’s Big League Comedy club, whose owner was charged with sexual assault and which permanently lost its liquor licence last month, was open and operating for several months without a business licence, London Community News has learned.

http://www.londoncommunitynews.com/2012/08/troubled-comedy-club-was-operating-without-a-business-licence/

Photos by Mallory Clarkson/London Community News/Twitter: @MalloryClarkson

London’s own THE WAG INC., designer of fine leather dog accessories, stepped up to support the John Gordon Home — the London Regional AIDS Hospice — by donating what could be the most expensive dog collar ever made available in London.

http://www.londoncommunitynews.com/2012/05/john-gordon-home-to-benefit-from-1500-dog-collars/

(Source: )

Celebrating London’s best talent at the Jack Richardson Music Awards

The Jack Richardson Music Awards (JRMA) took place Sunday night (April 15) at the London Music Hall with winners named in 20 different categories. In addition, the JRMA also recognized London music legends Tommy Hunter and Gerald and Marlene Fagan with the Hall of Fame and Dennis Brown Lifetime Achievement Award respectively.

http://www.londoncommunitynews.com/2012/04/celebrating-londons-best-talent-at-the-jack-richardson-music-awards-photo-gallery/

Have you seen this woman? Missing from London, ON. http://www.londoncommunitynews.com/2012/03/police-conducting-aerial-search-in-east-london-for-missing-woman/