Extra holding cells planned for Snaresbrook Crown Court

Extra holding cells planned for Snaresbrook Crown Court

The backlog of serious criminal cases in east London is now so large local crown court is installing new temporary holding cells. The list of pending trials at Snaresbrook Crown Court, the... Read more »
Massive London circus planned for park near Oxford Street this summer

Massive London circus planned for park near Oxford Street this summer

A huge circus could return to central London this summer in a move to draw in thousands of visitors to the West End. Entertainment company Underbelly wants to build a giant big... Read more »
London Undergound: Railway union issues update after planned strikes on Metropolitan line

London Undergound: Railway union issues update after planned strikes on Metropolitan line

A railway union has issued an update after planned strikes were set to majorly impact Hertfordshire commuters. Strikes have plagued the London Underground system over the last couple of weeks, with intermittent... Read more »
New batch of No 10 rule-breaking allegations emerge to stifle Boris Johnson’s planned fightback

New batch of No 10 rule-breaking allegations emerge to stifle Boris Johnson’s planned fightback

More allegations of rule-breaking in Downing Street have emerged as it was reported that Boris Johnson was looking to reboot his leadership after a bruising week. The Prime Minister’s administration was forced... Read more »
Replacement artwork planned for square in Bethnal Green

Replacement artwork planned for square in Bethnal Green

Published: 4:32 PM December 23, 2021 Campaigners have hailed plans by Tower Hamlets Council to re-install work by a well-known artist in Bethnal Green. Frank Dobson Square, which sits near the junction of... Read more »
London crime: West London drug dealers who planned to use stun guns on competition

London crime: West London drug dealers who planned to use stun guns on competition

Two drug dealers from West London who planned to use a stun gun on their competition to protect their illicit business have had their prison sentences increased. Matthew Wraight, 37, and Mark... Read more »
If Crossrail opened as planned three years ago today, here’s what travel would be like in London

If Crossrail opened as planned three years ago today, here’s what travel would be like in London

Cast your mind back to 2018 and you’ll find a different London, pre-Brexit, pre-Covid and pre-TfL finance crisis. It was a simpler time. As for Crossrail, things were already pretty complicated. The... Read more »
Tiny parks the size of car parking spaces costing ‘£19,000 each’ planned for roads in East London borough

Tiny parks the size of car parking spaces costing ‘£19,000 each’ planned for roads in East London borough

A North East London council is planning on building tiny parks the size of car parking spaces across the borough. Waltham Forest Council is inviting local businesses to send in their ideas... Read more »
New Overground station ‘planned for South London’ as thousands of new homes to be built

New Overground station ‘planned for South London’ as thousands of new homes to be built

The London Underground map is on course to being altered after Transport for London revealed that it is currently in the process of designing a new Overground station close to Millwall Football... Read more »
Planned Virginia Woolf statue challenged as insensitive | Virginia Woolf

Planned Virginia Woolf statue challenged as insensitive | Virginia Woolf

Concerns have been raised about a planned statue of Virginia Woolf overlooking the Thames, which has been called insensitive because of the way she killed herself. The memorial the author, designed by... Read more »