Amidst the push for greater residential intensification in downtown London— can a building be too tall? On Tuesday, the Planning and Environment Committee (PEC) will consider a request by York Developments to... Read more »
A Labour-led council has ordered two tower blocks in south London to be demolished in a move that could leave tenants of the 205-flat buildings homeless. The Royal Borough of Greenwich has issued... Read more »
An American technology firm has been in contact with two London councils and the Met police as it tries to bring an artificial intelligence (AI) powered surveillance programme to the UK. The... Read more »
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A council meeting descended into a shouting match and jeers after a motion declaring an “ecological emergency” was passed. Rival Westminster City council councillors booed and taunted... Read more »
Councillor Simon Hogg with Joint Control Centre manager Wandsworth Council today set out ambitious plans to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and ensure stronger support for people affected by domestic violence and... Read more »
The council’s plans to close Wanstead Youth Centre, a former school building in Elmcroft Road used by several community groups, were approved by cabinet on September 14 despite repeated pleas from its... Read more »
Local Democracy reporter Josh Mellor today writes in the Havering Daily. Havering Council has “no plans” to introduce wheelie bins for waste collection but it “may consider” the option in the future.... Read more »
Widow who worked through pandemic claims council “forcing” her into homelessness – South London News
A 57-year-old widow who worked through the pandemic says she is being forced into homelessness by a council. Joanne Howell, 57, was housed in temporary accommodation in Englands Lane, Camden, by Southwark... Read more »
After two days of steel drums, barbecues and flamboyant headdresses, Notting Hill Carnival drew to a close last night. Hundreds of thousands of partygoers massed in Kensington for a sunny ‘carnival climax’... Read more »
Mayor Sadiq Khan is moving ahead with the planned outer-London expansion of Ulez from August 29, which will charge motorists in all 32 boroughs £12.50 per day for the most polluting vehicles.... Read more »
