Bexley resident moved into a home with no ‘bed, curtains, electricity or gas’
Some of the accommodation in the borough is ‘barely habitable’.
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Author: James Twomey
Elderly and disabled people skipping meals because of ‘postcode lottery’ benefit cuts
Residents protested outside the town hall on Tuesday.
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Man convicted of murder in £10K drug debt shooting
The man was found seriously injured on a balcony walkway.
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Mayor warns cost-of-living crisis could see rise in violence this summer
City Hall analysis on the causes of violence has linked it to poverty.
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Three people hospitalised after car ‘swerved’ into lamp post which slammed into bus
Onlookers were shocked to see the ‘unusual’ sequence of events.
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‘Who breaks into a food bank?’: Community left ‘broken’ after food bank burglary
Burglars stole donations that were waiting to be banked.
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Residents lose phone signal after antenna taken off block of flats
The antenna was reportedly taken away for buildings in the area to be demolished.
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Neighbours blast venue after park turned into London’s ‘largest beer garden’
The extension would have allowed people to drink booze in the pavilion’s outside area.
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Mum trapped under rubble for five hours after gas explosion describes ‘horrific’ experience
Hundreds of residents were evacuated from their homes.
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‘The battle for the tower is won’: Inside the three-year fight to block Hondo Tower in Brixton
The news comes just four days before a showdown at City Hall.
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Plans for 20-storey Hondo tower in Brixton scrapped as developers withdraw application
Hondo said delays to the project had made it difficult to be delivered.
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Rough sleeping up by 21 per cent in past year, new figures show
A total of 10,053 people were seen sleeping rough in the capital.
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Town hall pledges £85K to help kids buy school uniforms
The funding was set up to help with the rising cost of living.
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Council removes insulation from two blocks after discovery it is made by Grenfell Tower supplier
The council has banned the use of Kingspan products after the Grenfell Inquiry.
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New Old Kent Road skyscrapers could see 1,000 student flats built
There are 941 student flats planned to spread across two tower blocks.
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Architect ’emotionally disturbed’ by council’s repair works on block she designed
The architect said the pipes on the building resembled Spaghetti Junction.
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Councillor finds poo in phone boxes left in ‘disgusting disrepair’
During a walkabout the councillor came across phone boxes filled with poo.
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Commuters left angry at ‘money-grabbing’ rail company closing ticket offices
Ticket offices at 40 stations across the South London network could close.
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Town hall boosts cost-of-living fund to make it ‘biggest’ in capital
The council has added another £5million to the scheme’s budget.
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