Council seizes more than 100 dumped e-bikes this month – South London News

Council seizes more than 100 dumped e-bikes this month – South London News

A council has seized more than 100 dumped e-bikes this month to keep pavements clear across the borough. Officers from Hammersmith and Fulham’s law enforcement team and parking team have started to... Read more »
Smashing It! Newham Sixth Formers Post Record Results – Newham Council

Smashing It! Newham Sixth Formers Post Record Results – Newham Council

Newham’s 18 year olds have defied the odds, turning in a set of results that outstrip 2019 grades. The class of ‘23, who missed the full GCSE exam experience due to COVID-19... Read more »
East London council urges residents to be wary of doorstep traders

East London council urges residents to be wary of doorstep traders

Residents of Barking and Dagenham are being warned about doorstep traders and to not be caught by something that sounds too good to be true (it probably is). Trading Standards Officers from... Read more »
Life in London’s ‘shanty town’: How Labour council is charging £1,560-a-month for old shipping containers piled up in a rundown estate rife with drug gangs

Life in London’s ‘shanty town’: How Labour council is charging £1,560-a-month for old shipping containers piled up in a rundown estate rife with drug gangs

When the Marston Court estate was built in 2017, Ealing’s Labour-run council described it as a ‘ground-breaking and innovative’ solution for vulnerable families and the homeless. Shipping containers piled alongside and on... Read more »
Stratford Station Investment Bid So East London Continues To Thrive – Newham Council

Stratford Station Investment Bid So East London Continues To Thrive – Newham Council

A coalition of public and private sector bodies is supporting plans for a major redevelopment of one of the country’s busiest train stations, submitted to Government today Tuesday, August 1, 2023). The... Read more »
UPDATE – Essex Council bans Sadiq Khan from putting up …

UPDATE – Essex Council bans Sadiq Khan from putting up …

THE case brought before the High Court in opposition to Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ expansion has failed, and the London Mayor can now continue with the move to increase the Ultra Low Emission Zone. Five... Read more »
Council approved the construction of a pop-up medical centre – South London News

Council approved the construction of a pop-up medical centre – South London News

By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Thousands of patients have been saved from losing their GP after a council approved the construction of a pop-up medical centre. The temporary pod will serve... Read more »
Hounslow council spends nearly £50,000 on London ‘rainbow junction’

Hounslow council spends nearly £50,000 on London ‘rainbow junction’

A London council’s decision to paint a “rainbow junction” across a busy road in support of the LGBT community has cost taxpayers almost £50,000, The Telegraph can reveal. Labour-run Hounslow council rolled... Read more »
A tale of extraordinary barbecues – and the council that shut them down | Jonathan Nunn

A tale of extraordinary barbecues – and the council that shut them down | Jonathan Nunn

Burgess Park is not the most beautiful park in the UK. To be honest, it’s not even the most beautiful park in its own corner of south-east London. One friend accurately described... Read more »
Fly-tippers dump barrels of toxic “acid” on East London road – Newham Council

Fly-tippers dump barrels of toxic “acid” on East London road – Newham Council

• Newham Council appeals for help to catch criminals who abandoned dangerous chemicals in the borough Newham Council is appealing to the public, and motorists to help catch those responsible for dumping... Read more »