Crystal Palace dinosaurs to be saved from extinction
A group of famous dinosaurs face extinction, but this time not by an asteroid. The much-loved life-size dinosaur statues which
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Author: James Twomey
Plans for more than 1,000 flats and Sainsbury’s superstore next to New Cross Gate railway station are scrapped due to Bakerloo line extension
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter Plans which could have got in the way of one of the proposed sites
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Hundreds oppose student accommodation planned for Bermondsey
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter Controversial plans to build student accommodation beside a Buddhist centre in Bermondsey have gained
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Row over austerity flares as Greenwich council’s budget is confirmed
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter A town hall has confirmed its budget for the forthcoming year, in a fiery
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Crowdfunding campaign to install life-size bronze statue of Orinoco the Womble on Wimbledon Common
The Wombles, the TV show that, along with the world famous tennis tournament, helped put Wimbledon on the map, has
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Bromley council leader’s allowance to rise by 10 times that of staff pay
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter The personal allowance for the leader of one town hall is set to jump
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Pimlico estate which is former home to MPs including William Hague and Harold Wilson facing controversial redevelopment
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter A beautiful 1930s estate that became the setting of discredited conspiracy theories about a
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1,300 Lewisham women referred to domestic violence services last year
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter Nearly 7,000 women in Lewisham have been referred to domestic violence services in five years. Lewisham commissions
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Councillor convicted of housing fraud could remain on authority
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter A Greenwich councillor convicted of fraud could maintain her position on the council if
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Decision to rule plan for third Heathrow runway unlawful “a vindication of fight on behalf of our residents,” says Wandsworth council leader
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter The leader of Wandsworth council has declared victory after the Court of Appeal today
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Lewisham council tax to rise by four per cent – and rents up almost three per cent
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter Nearly half of Lewisham council’s budget for the next year will be paid for by
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Construction begins on new homes on site of Aylesbury Estate in Walworth
Construction has begun on a new community hub in a controversial regeneration of an enormous estate. The Aylesbury estate in
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Man stabbed to death in Croydon is named
A man who was stabbed to death in the early hours of Wednesday morning has been named as Tyler Roye,
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Married couple, both 25, died after off-road buggy fell off cliff in Greek island Santorini
A married couple died when they swerved off the side of a cliff on a Greek island after they attempted
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HMP Belmarsh inmate who died of head injuries is named
The HMP Belmarsh prisoner who died last week has been named. Sundeep Ghuman, 36, was found with head injuries on
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Climate change protesters spray fake oil on Big Ben
Climate change protesters sprayed fake crude oil onto the protective facade around Big Ben this morning. Two female members of
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Wife of man being held in Iranian jail where at least three prisoners are suspected of having Coronavirus raises fears
The wife of a man who has been detained by the Iranian government since 2017 has raised concerns over coronavirus
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Fire safety experts slam Victoria Coach Station as a “walking disaster area” as catalogue of risks are discovered
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter Fire safety experts found a catalogue of problems at one of Britain’s busiest transport
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Man admits biting woman’s lip off at Notting Hill Carnival
A man has pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent after biting a woman’s lip off and leaving her
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