Author: The London Free Press
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 15
Tough for walkers I am in complete agreement with Thomas Allen’s letter to the editor Sidewalk dangerous (Feb. 11). Last week, I chose to walk Pall Mall and Piccadilly streets between Adelaide and Wellington streets and, like Allen, spent much time trudging through slush, being careful on ice or dodging large puddles by climbing on […]
‘It’s a sad day’: Local live music landmark Old East 765 closing
It’s last call for Old East 765. A London landmark for live music, first as The Town & Country and now as Old East 765 Bar & Grill, the Dundas Street East venue closes for good Feb. 27. But not before Last Call 765, a full-day lineup of 15 bands Saturday from 2 p.m. until […]
Trial begins for man charged in triple homicide with London-area link
A trial began Monday for a man charged in the 2018 triple homicide of members of Six Nations of the Grand River. Thomas Bomberry, 32, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Melissa Trudi Miller and Alan Porter. His trial is scheduled for two weeks at the Superior […]
New academic facility at Huron college named after alumnus
The newest building at Huron University College has been named after business leader, philanthropist and Huron alumnus Frank Holmes, the college announced Monday. The 40,000-square-foot academic building on Western Road houses classrooms, community gathering spaces and a 450-seat auditorium. Holmes, who graduated from Huron in 1978, donated $3.25 million toward the cost of the building. […]
London police identify man killed last week in alleged hit-and-run
Police have identified a pedestrian killed last week in an alleged hit-and-run crash in northwest London. Emergency responders were initially called to the area of Oxford Street near Laurel Street on Tuesday about 11 p.m., but then found a seriously injured man near Oxford and Hyde Park Road. The man, who died later in hospital, […]