Residents concerned Elizabeth line bringing ‘rogue landlords’ to Abbey Wood
The service is not without its downsides residents say.
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Author: James Twomey
Extinction Rebellion declare Wandle river ‘crime scene’ after sewage dumps
Among the contaminants they found raw sewage, E.Coli bacteria and Hepatitis A.
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Night Tube extension unlikely as TfL faces ‘big financial challenges’
The Night Tube was one of the first services to be suspended at the start of the pandemic.
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Elephant & Castle’s new 15-storey hotel will tower over homes, residents fear
Low-rise offices in Elephant and Castle will be bulldozed.
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Plans for derelict estate approved where man had to chase off ‘youths and vandal’
Greenwich council agreed to convert a former care home in Blackheath.
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Town halls accuse TfL of installing ULEZ cameras ‘by stealth’
Harrow, Bexley, Bromley, and Hillingdon have brought legal action.
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Living Wage Foundation report highlights pay gap between ethnicities
The Living Wage Foundation has been calling for a minimum hourly pay of at least £11.95 per hour.
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‘We are changed forever by his death’: Croydon teenager failed by multiple agencies, inquiry finds
Samuel Howes was killed after being struck by a train at South Croydon railway station.
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Teenager to become homeless as hostel he lives in set to be bulldozed
David Andrade, 19, has lived in a hostel run by Evolve Housing and Support.
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Homeowners in Croydon’s failed Brick by Brick developments fear they will never sell
£200million loaned to the company contributed to it having to declare bankruptcy.
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Knife brawl between two gangs in Selfridges Oxford Street store sees four convicted
The groups caused chaos in the store, with innocent bystanders watching on.
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Estate with ‘holes in ceiling’ waiting a decade for repairs
Issues began in 2012 after Greenwich council carried out a large update.
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Residents fear ‘green oasis’ will be ruined as Burgess Park could be closed for 56 days
A huge section of Burgess Park could be fenced off from the public for private events.
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Several people hospitalised as fire breaks out in care home
The fire began at a hairdressers inside the Parkview Care Home.
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Met cop who shot Chris Kaba referred to Crown Prosecution Service
The IOPC confirmed that “a file of evidence” had been handed to the CPS.
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Croydon dad spends more than 100 hours cleaning playgrounds as council ‘abandoned’ them
Jonathan Tolhurst takes his two children to Aspley Road Playground.
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Council seizes 42 Lime bikes blocking pavements
The council said e-bikes block routes in the borough daily.
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New report shows police ‘cannot be trusted’ to strip-search, says AM
Sadiq Khan said there was still a place for strip-searching children in “very exceptional circumstances”.
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‘I have no choice’: Staff at four mental health hospitals vote to strike
The workers are demanding an increase to £14.43 per hour.
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