Clock ticks down on Chelsea’s dreams to build new £500m ground at Stamford Bridge
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter Chelsea fans are resigned to the clock ticking down on the club’s dreams of
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Greenwich Park could host festival of football this summer with planned Euro 2020 fan zone
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter Plans to host London’s biggest Euro 2020 fan zone in the borough of Greenwich
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Wandsworth council leader demands answers over Hammersmith Bridge closure
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Correspondent The leader of Wandsworth council has called on Putney’s new Labour MP to call
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Man jailed for life for murder of 18-year-old Cheyon Evans in Wandsworth
A man who deliberately armed himself with a knife and stabbed a teenager to death in Wandsworth last summer has
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Rich Middle Eastern tourists targeted by criminals in Westminster, says councillor
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter Rich tourists from the Middle East are being tailed and threatened with violence in
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Shepherd’s Bush Library reopens after £150,000 refurbishment
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter There will be no more leaks at Shepherd’s Bush Library, after it reopened following
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More than 30 jobs created as Aldi opens Thamesmead store
More than 30 new jobs have been created after an Aldi store opened in Thamsemead. Olympic rower Tom Ransley, who
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Councillors unite to condemn racism following anti-Semitic graffiti attacks in Greenwich
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Correspondent Councillors from across parties have come together to support an urgent motion condemning racism
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Council approves Sidcup housing development – with no ‘affordable’ homes
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter A new development including 26 apartments and a 24-hour gym has been approved for
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Croydon woman who set up training centre to help people on low incomes with financial knowledge and skills nominated for NatWest Everywoman award
By James Davies Julie Agbowu found herself holed up in her offices with her students on a summer’s afternoon in
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Croydon council bids to build 600 new homes on 20 plots of land
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Correspondent Croydon council wants to submit planning applications to create 600 new homes on 20
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Response to Grenfell tragedy “so bad it was beyond belief”
By: Julia Gregory, Local Government Reporter The leader of Kensington and Chelsea council has said the authority could and should
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Croydon skyscraper, approved in 2017, now delayed until 2021
By Tara O’Connor, Local Government Reporter It has been more than two years since plans to build one of Britain’s
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Sexually transmitted infections on rise in Bromley
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Government Reporter The number of people with sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis
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Lewisham council labelled “pathetic” for not taking legal action over £1.5m cash it is owed by Catford dog track developers
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Government Reporter A multi-million pound developer still owes a town hall £1.5million but is haggling over
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Bromley master craftsman whose work has been compared to that of Carl Faberge defies life-threatening illnesses
By Alice Fuller A master craftsman who has made jewellery for presidents and royals defied two life-threatening illnesses to recover
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Lewisham teachers ‘having to take on social work role’ due to huge numbers of homeless children
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Government Reporter Homeless children are having to be given an extra helping hand by teachers, according
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Almost 7,000 families on Greenwich council’s housing waiting list for more than five years
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Government Reporter Almost 7,000 families have been on Greenwich council’s housing waiting list for more than
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Not enough voters to strike over ‘high-stakes’ SATs tests
By Kit Heren Primary school teachers are unlikely to be able to boycott “high-stakes” testing in May this year despite
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