Urgent Repairs Halt Aylesbury-Amersham-London Railway Line, Commuters Seek Alternatives

Urgent Repairs Halt Aylesbury-Amersham-London Railway Line, Commuters Seek Alternatives

The London railway line connecting Aylesbury and London Marylebone via Amersham faces a sudden closure in both directions due to urgent track repairs near Stoke Mandeville station. With the disruption expected to... Read more »
Bale out! Workers dangle bale of hay from Millennium Bridge as they carry out urgent repairs – to make sure they are not breaking ancient by-law requiring workers to warn river traffic below

Bale out! Workers dangle bale of hay from Millennium Bridge as they carry out urgent repairs – to make sure they are not breaking ancient by-law requiring workers to warn river traffic below

It is an ancient by-law with uncertain origins.  But that did not stop workmen from sticking rigidly to it this week, as evidenced by the bale of hay that was pictured hanging... Read more »
Another round of Toast: fashion firm chief on its plans to embrace repairs and secondhand sales | Retail industry

Another round of Toast: fashion firm chief on its plans to embrace repairs and secondhand sales | Retail industry

Dressed in soft indigo chambray trousers and sporting a sharp haircut, cool specs and relaxed but enthusiastic demeanour, Suzie de Rohan Willner is a living embodiment of Toast, the clothing brand she... Read more »
Free lessons in clothes repairs at Lewisham Shopping Centre – South London News

Free lessons in clothes repairs at Lewisham Shopping Centre – South London News

A clothing repair hub will be taking over a disused shop in Lewisham Shopping Centre encouraging everyone to get involved in making, mending and all learn about all things textiles and sustainability.... Read more »
Brixton family fuming as council text says repairs to mouldy home are complete despite no one even turning up

Brixton family fuming as council text says repairs to mouldy home are complete despite no one even turning up

A family from Brixton who claim they are living in a ‘nightmare’ mouldy home have shared three texts that appear to be from Lambeth Council asking them to rate the repair job... Read more »
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Home Office housing provider to make urgent repairs to asylum seeker flats | Immigration and asylum

A Home Office accommodation provider is making urgent improvements to flats for asylum seekers in the prime minister’s constituency after the Guardian exposed poor conditions there. Eighteen flats in Uxbridge, west London,... Read more »
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Ceiling in West London grandmother’s home collapsed after months of no repairs

The ceiling of an NHS worker’s home collapsed this week despite the fact she reported the impending issue nearly two months ago. The woman, aged in her 60s, logged a problem regarding... Read more »
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Holes in the floor, mould on the walls and falling concrete – the woefully neglected South London estates where 500 repairs are needed every week

Lucy Rowe’s son can’t stop coughing. At night the hacking sound wakes his two brothers in the bunks below and Lucy has to help them go back to sleep. Once they are... Read more »
Cladding crisis: East London residents facing £150,000 bills to pay for urgent fire safety repairs

Cladding crisis: East London residents facing £150,000 bills to pay for urgent fire safety repairs

R esidents at an east London house block have been warned they face payments of as much as £150,000 to pay for pressing repairs wanted to make their houses secure from fireplace.... Read more »
Leaseholder Alexandre Claudon was shocked to receive an estimated bill of £14,345 to cover repair works

Furious South London leaseholders told they must pay £15k each for ‘cosmetic’ repairs to their flats

Leaseholders on an property in Southfields are livid after being instructed they may every need to pay as much as £20,000 to Wandsworth Council as a part of a significant works programme... Read more »