Labour engulfed by furious row as councillors turn on Keir Starmer to back Sadiq Khan

Labour engulfed by furious row as councillors turn on Keir Starmer to back Sadiq Khan

The Labour Party has become engulfed in an escalating row over the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) after councillors turned on Sir Keir Starmer to back Sadiq Khan. The Mayor of... Read more »
600MW East London green belt data center faces opposition from environmentalists and councillors

600MW East London green belt data center faces opposition from environmentalists and councillors

Environmental group CPRE has promised to fight proposals to build a 600MW data center campus on East London’s green belt in Havering. The plan also faces opposition from within local government, with... Read more »
Councillors block Lasalle’s twin-tower plan in east London | News

Councillors block Lasalle’s twin-tower plan in east London | News

Councillors in east London have rejected proposals to replace their current town hall with a build-to-rent and student housing scheme developed by a subsidary of real estate financier Lasalle Investment Management. Tower... Read more »
East London towers criticised as ‘too bulky’ thrown out by councillors | News

East London towers criticised as ‘too bulky’ thrown out by councillors | News

Councillors in east London have flown in the face of advice from planning officers and rejected proposals to replace their current town hall with a scheme that includes two SimpsonHaugh-designed residential towers.... Read more »
Newham and Redbridge councillors get national awards nod

Newham and Redbridge councillors get national awards nod

Published: 1:07 PM October 12, 2022 Two east London councillors have been shortlisted for national awards. Cllrs Mariam Dawood, who represents Manor Park ward in Newham, and Rosa Gomez, ward councillor for... Read more »
South London councillors pay tributes to the Queen

South London councillors pay tributes to the Queen

COUNCILLORS across south London have paid their tributes after the death of the Queen. She died at the age of 96 on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent... Read more »
Councillors agree to protect bus services in South Lanarkshire

Councillors agree to protect bus services in South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire councillors came together to reach a consensus on a motion to protect bus services in the area. At the full council meeting on Wednesday (March 2), Liberal-Democrat and Labour councillors... Read more »
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Whitechapel office block plans refused by councillors

Published: 8:00 AM December 22, 2021 Plans for a 14 storey office block in Whitechapel that included the part demolition of a primary school have been rejected by councillors. Buildings at 2-6... Read more »
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Councillors approve 900 home Blackwall Yard development

A riverside development in Poplar including 900 homes, a school and shop space has been given the go-ahead. Tower Hamlets councillors approved the plans for Blackwall Yard. The scheme will include five buildings... Read more »
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Croydon councillors fume after Fairfield Halls revamp report pulled at last minute

A report into what went wrong with the Fairfield Halls refurbishment was pulled from a Croydon Council meeting at the last minute yesterday (Thursday, July 8). The council’s general purposes and audit... Read more »