Failed Marble Arch Mound materials to be used on estate regeneration
Materials and trees featured on the £6million landmark will be used to build gardens and a play area at the Ebury estate in Pimlico.
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Author: James Twomey
5,000 homes in Merton empty in midst of housing crisis
A Merton council report shows that there are a total of 4,928 properties across the borough which have been sitting empty for six or more consecutive months.
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Lewisham mosque set for redevelopment
Lewisham Islamic Centre needs extra space for the growing number of worshippers visiting its Catford site.
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Emotions high as thousands travel to London for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Britons travelled from as far as Manchester and Somerset to watch the Queen’s funeral be screened at the Royal Park.
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Social housing tenants scream for help as lift broken in tower block
People living in Wandsworth homes managed by housing association Optivo fear their building is a “fire hazard” and claim their toilets and heating don’t even work.
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Charity saves 1.4 tonnes of food from postponed football matches
Clubs including Fulham, Crystal Palace, Chelsea, and QPR picked up the phone to charity City Harvest London, who arrived immediately and made sure the food was not wasted.
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Child treated for smoke inhalation in flat fire near Southside Wandsworth shopping centre
Firefighters tackled the fire on Neville Gill Close in Wandsworth.
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Woman hospitalised and children saved from Streatham house fire
Firefighters tackled a fire at a house converted into flats on Woodbourne Avenue in Streatham Hill.
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McDonald’s and Lidl in Catford could see 23-storey tower built on top
Original plans for the redevelopment of the Catford Island retail park, also known as Plassy Island, were revealed in October last year.
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Leicester Square police stabbing update: injuries thought to be non-life threatening
An investigation has begun after the two officers, one male and one female, were stabbed by a man in Shaftesbury Avenue.
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Queen Elizabeth II memorial to take place in Croydon
Locals are invited to attend the service at Croydon Minster on Sunday night before Her Majesty’s state funeral the following day.
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Croydon volunteers on front line of ‘harrowing’ Pakistan flood provide thousands of meals and tents
Al-Khair Foundation, based in Croydon, is feeding thousands every day and have given out thousands of tents to families forced out of their homes.
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Developer lodges third application to build on sports ground despite flood risk
The last application was rejected by Merton Council in June after it received more than 260 public objections.
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Sports club faces being stripped of event licence after revellers jumped into gardens and ‘collapsed on flower pots’
The club, Gresham Athletic Ground in Greenwich, is now at risk of having its temporary event licence revoked.
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Council approves nine-story block of flats overlooking Burgess Park
Southwark Council approved plans to construct 85 homes on the south side of Burgess Park at a planning meeting on September 14.
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Croydon boss quits after 18-month suspension
Hazel Simmons, who was appointed as a Croydon director in November 2018, was one of four senior staff members to be investigated in the wake of the authority’s cash crisis.
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Bromley projected to go £4.2m over schools budget
The council released details of the overspend in a document that also reported the increased cost of school placements were partly to blame.
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The Shard restaurant could be forced to close as new tower will block views
Oblix restaurant and bar, located on the 32nd floor of the UK’s tallest building, said the development could force the luxury eatery to close.
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‘I might need a blood transfusion’: Pregnant woman has hospital appointment cancelled for Queen’s funeral
Sanisha Wynter, who is 32 weeks pregnant, was sent an automated text message from King’s College Hospital informing her the obstetrics appointment on September 19 had been postponed as it is now a bank holiday.
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