Plans approved for 1,700 student bed scheme at Canary Wharf

Plans for almost 1,700 students to live in three skyscrapers have been given the go-ahead next to Canary Wharf.   Construction is set to start in 2022 on the towers reaching between 28 to 46 floors at Trafalgar Way, next to... Read more »
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New East London parking rules branded ‘money making scheme’ by furious locals

Dagenham residents have branded new council parking rules a “money-making scheme”. The plans have introduced new restrictions on where residents can park on the street and the charges for doing so. A... Read more »
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South Western Railway launches 10 minutes’ notice assistance scheme | Rail industry

Disabled or elderly passengers who need assistance to board trains will be able to turn up and travel rather than book six hours ahead, under a scheme launched by South Western Railway.... Read more »
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Inside Housing – News – Khan throws out £1.5bn Stag brewery scheme

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has thrown out plans for a £1.5bn scheme to build 1,250 homes on the site of the Stag Brewery in south west London over affordable housing... Read more »
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Covid news: Cases and holidays cause ‘perfect storm’ for NHS, as testing scheme extends to more sectors

UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figures A scheme allowing key workers to avoid Covid self-isolation in England has been expanded following criticism it did not go far enough, a report suggests. Police, fire,... Read more »
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Hundreds of new homes planned for North West London in £690m scheme

Hundreds of new homes and a new civic centre are planned as part of a £690 million major regeneration programme. Harrow Council has confirmed it will team up with developer Wates Residential... Read more »

Protest in Brick Lane over Truman Brewery scheme

Hundreds of protesters hold a rally and plan to march through Brick Lane over controversial plans to turn the 10-acre Old Truman’s Brewery venue.  Campaigners fighting proposals for the historic 350-year-old site to be... Read more »
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E-scooter trial scheme launches in London in June

A trial of rental electrical scooters shall be launched in London subsequent month regardless of security considerations. It would be the first time the contraptions will legally be allowed on the capital’s... Read more »
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When hundreds protested in East London against Mini Holland cycle scheme

Protesters gathered exterior an East London city corridor to oppose plans for a cycle scheme 5 years in the past this week. Hundreds demonstrated exterior the Town Hall in Walthamstow to oppose... Read more »
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Wales will launch a pilot universal basic income scheme

Wales is to launch a pilot universal basic income (UBI scheme, Mark Drakeford – the primary minister – has revealed.  The new minister for social justice – Jane Hutt, a shut ally... Read more »