Category Archives: London-wide issues

Brick by Brick imposed on community housing projects

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, on another source of funding to build homes, which in Croydon risks being hijacked by the council’s failing house-builder Croydon Council has made what one of the Labour-run council leadership has called “an ambitious pledge” … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Sadiq Khan | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

BINMAGEDDON!: Sutton is worst borough for bin complaints

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

Our Sutton reporter BELLE MONT on how the council has confirmed our report about the ailing LibDem councillor, and how the council leader’s efforts to mislead over its rubbish service have been exposed Sutton’s Liberal Democrats have organised a council … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, London-wide issues, Refuse collection, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Veolia, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Twycross is fourth Labour Assembly Member to stand down

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

Selections for next year’s London elections could have a Scandi-noir messy ending for some. WALTER CRONXITE on the latest to announce their departure from the capital’s political stage Fiona Twycross, the London Assembly Member, last night announced that she would … Continue reading →

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Mayor announces tag trial for knife crime offenders in Croydon

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

Knife crime and other violent offenders in Croydon are to have GPS tagging devices fitted to them on release from prison, under a pilot scheme announced today by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Offenders who have served a custodial … Continue reading →

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Housing scheme involves charity which informed Home Office

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

The council has announced that it has managed to house six people under a scheme which should provide 10 homeless people with homes by the end of next month, and another 10 over the course of the following 12 months. … Continue reading →

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Pool plans would make swims less accessible at Crystal Palace

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

The draft plans for the future of the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre being presented as the “final” consultation at the venue tomorrow would, if finally approved by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, make it virtually impossible for the elderly … Continue reading →

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Brake denies knowing he was backing anti-Semitic candidate

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

EXCLUSIVE: Our Sutton political reporter, CARL SHILTON, on how ignorance is bliss for the Liberal Democrats when it comes to rampant racism Tom Brake, the Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, was today desperately trying to distance himself from … Continue reading →

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