Report into Croydon council financial collapse leaked
Mayor Jason Perry said he is still “committed” to officially publishing the Penn Report after extracts were leaked.
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Mixed reactions to al-fresco dining road closure as businesses lose thousands of pounds
Businesses on Battersea Rise said the closure of Northcote Road to traffic every summer since 2020 for al fresco dining has drawn visitors away.
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‘Packed in there like sardines’: Patients in Greenwich with only three GP surgeries for 52K people
The large increase in patients came partially after the practice was encouraged by the NHS to take over two smaller practices in the area.
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Shirley Oaks survivor attempts suicide over compensation delay as Lambeth applies for more money
Hundreds of redress scheme claims are still open, and that Lambeth council has made an application to the Treasury to extend the amount it can borrow to pay them.
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Hundreds sign petition to save Croydon Wetherspoons
In 2015 more than 1,800 backed a similar petition to save the pub, which was successful.
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National rail strike to bring ‘severe disruption’ to South London
Trains operating on Network Rail lines will not run on a day of industrial action by the RMT union.
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Croydon council needs to fine more drivers to make up £10m shortfall, says director
It said more new traffic cameras outside could help the authority address the £10 million hole.
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Diabetic dad died from sepsis after appointment cancelled in pandemic
Locksley Burton, 80, died at King’s College Hospital, Lambeth in April 2020 – nine days after being admitted, a coroner’s report found.
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Mum living in block with ‘human waste’ for six months after toilet ‘exploded’
She said the trouble began half a year ago when excrement started seeping into the building’s car park.
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‘We’re going to have to sleep in the car’: Disabled mum and daughter left without council accommodation
Pauline Roye, 62, and her daughter Nashstacia Gayle, 28, have been sofa surfing since Lewisham council cancelled their temporary accommodation.
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6.8K homes lay empty in Southwark while thousands more are on the housing waiting list
A year after Southwark council pledged to take a “zero tolerance approach” to empty private homes, figures show 6,874 homes in the borough have no-one living there.
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Plans submitted for 18-storey tower block for women who can’t afford rent
WPH wants to build a mix of flats and shared living spaces by bulldozing a 36 block of one-bed flats and its current office building on 227 Wood Lane.
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Croydon Tram drivers expected to strike for two days next week
Members of the ASLEF union have rejected a pay offer of 4.75 per cent from London Tramlink, which they called a “real terms pay cut”.
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‘We will not rest’: Family issue statement as Chris Kaba inquest into shooting opens one month after death
New details from the incident have emerged in a statement made by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
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Southwark woman breaks London Marathon Guinness World Record
Sadie Smith broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon dressed as a three dimensional body part, running at the TCS London Marathon dressed as a brain cell.
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‘This is 2022, we’re not living in 1890’: Commuter anger at Southeastern cutting services to Charing Cross
The changes will see all trains on the Woolwich line no longer serving Charing Cross and will instead terminate at London Cannon Street.
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Care home slammed for giving opiates to patient who drank alcohol every day
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) – a public body which inspects care homes – gave Aspinden Care Home in Southwark a rating of ‘requires improvement’ in all areas.
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Family tragedy spurs Greenwich teenager to run London Marathon
Tajwar Chowdhury, 18, was spurred on to make a difference, after a family tragedy struck, when he was just a child.
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Entrepreneur launches black farmers market in heart of Brixton
Entrepreneur Natasha Pencil, founder of Taino, has been selling her own Caribbean inspired small batch condiments since 2018.
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