Elizabeth Line to shut partly on Easter holiday weekend 2024

Elizabeth Line to shut partly on Easter holiday weekend 2024

Elizabeth Line, the TfL website says, will not run through the central section, from Paddington to Abbey Wood and Shenfield. Westbound services from Shenfield will terminate at London Liverpool Street National Rail... Read more »
Two injured after crash in Leyton which shut Lea Bridge Road

Two injured after crash in Leyton which shut Lea Bridge Road

Police were called to Flempton Road just before 5am this morning (March 11) to reports of a crash. London Ambulance Service (LAS) also attended, treating two people at the scene. A police... Read more »
Pro-Palestine protesters let off flares and shut down Tower Bridge as officers rush to scene

Pro-Palestine protesters let off flares and shut down Tower Bridge as officers rush to scene

Pro-Palestine protesters have let off flares and shut down Tower Bridge as part of their latest demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Videos have emerged on social media of protesters lighting... Read more »
South London club loses licence after woman ‘raped’ while venue was supposed to be shut

South London club loses licence after woman ‘raped’ while venue was supposed to be shut

Club 701 in Bermondsey’s Old Kent Road (Google Street View) Detectives are investigating an alleged rape inside a south London club. The incident occurred at Club 701 on the Old Kent Road,... Read more »
Tube lines to temporarily shut on Saturday

Tube lines to temporarily shut on Saturday

Four London Underground lines are to be fully suspended on Saturday so that engineering works can be carried out. The Circle, Jubilee, District and Hammersmith and City lines will not operate for... Read more »
Just Stop Oil shut down Whitehall: At least 40 arrested as police drag protesters to the…

Just Stop Oil shut down Whitehall: At least 40 arrested as police drag protesters to the…

6 November 2023, 12:39 | Updated: 6 November 2023, 13:39 Police made multiple arrests as Just Stop Oil targeted Whitehall and the Cenotaph. Picture: Metropolitan Police At least 40 eco protesters have... Read more »
Walthamstow town centre roads shut due to police incident

Walthamstow town centre roads shut due to police incident

There is reportedly a heavy police presence in Walthamstow, with High Street, Hoe Street and Church Hill closed off after an incident this evening (November 5). On X, formerly known as Twitter,... Read more »
Wilko stores start closing for good on Tuesday as family-owned retailer prepares to shut down | Business News

Wilko stores start closing for good on Tuesday as family-owned retailer prepares to shut down | Business News

Wilko will begin shutting its doors for good on Tuesday, as the high-street retailer prepares to close down. Stores across the country, from as far apart as Aldershot, Falmouth and Stafford, are... Read more »
East London Wilko stores could shut after deal collapses

East London Wilko stores could shut after deal collapses

An attempt by HMV owner Doug Putman to buy around 200 Wilko shops collapsed today (September 11), intensifying fears over job losses. Wilko previously announced on September 6 that its shops on East Street in Barking... 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 »