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CoronavirusNews

Park bosses urge Londoners to keep social distancing ahead of Monday’s restriction easing

Visitors to London’s open spaces are being urged to follow social distancing rules this weekend to prevent a spike in Covid-19 infections. Under the Government’s Roadmap, on Monday people will be able to meet outside in groups up to six, or with one other household – but those from different households will still need to socially distance from each other.

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CoronavirusCroydonNews

Hundreds given Covid vaccine after Croydon Mosque is turned into ‘pop-up’ clinic

More than 400 people were given the Covid-19 vaccination after a Croydon mosque was turned into a NHS ‘pop-up’ clinic on Saturday. The NHS in South West London teamed up with Croydon Mosque and Islamic Centre (CMIC) to offer the coronavirus vaccine between 1.15pm and 4pm to anyone aged over 50 or in an ‘at risk’ group over the age of 16 who had not already been jabbed.

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LambethNews

School cleaners celebrate historic victory after only two days of planned forty-day strike

School cleaners are celebrating after a “historic victory” following a strike which won them full pay sick pay equal to what teachers get. The staff of prestigious Clapham based La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School called off their action after two days of a planned 40-day strike which would have been “the longest school cleaners strike in UK history”.

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LewishamNews

Concerns raised over cost of council planning inquiry amid budget cuts and tax hike

Concerns have been raised about Lewisham Council’s plans not to ask to be reimbursed for potentially “exorbitant” inquiry costs amid budget cuts and a council tax hike. The council is currently involved in a planning inquiry after contractors for the Archdiocese of Southwark failed to comply with planning consent when building a new school in Sydenham.  

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Residents demand green jobs and end to fuel poverty ahead of Mayoral election

Hundreds of citizens from a wide range of community groups across the capital have come together to set out their priorities for the city ahead of the upcoming mayoral election. Community organising group Citizens UK brought together a diverse group of 706 Londoners from 20 boroughs, including Lambeth and Southwark, to debate their concerns for the city and set out their priorities ahead of the mayoral election in May, 2021.

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Kensington & ChelseaNews

Justice for Grenfell peaceful protest will be illegal if Government’s new crime bill is passed

Campaigners who have taken on the protest for justice for Grenfell said it is crucial that people keep issues in the public eye. Leearna Oliffe said the Government’s police, crime, sentencing and courts bill would mean that a peaceful protest by people bereaved at the Grenfell fire and cladding campaigners at Downing Street would be illegal.

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LewishamNews

Thirty-six mature trees to be cut down for new housing developments in Blackheath

A beekeeper in Blackheath who consulted with Nelson Mandela’s agriculture minister said he will be forced to close his 36-year-old business if a development goes ahead. GS8 and Vabel plan to demolish all business units in the Blackheath Business Estate to build 63 flats in two blocks of nine and seven storeys, along with a four-storey workspace building. 

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Hundreds of former rough sleepers will return to the streets after hotel evictions

A former rough sleeper who was put in a hotel during the first lockdown said he will resort to sleeping on night buses, as he and hundreds more face eviction. The precise number of people whose accommodation will end by April 1 is unclear, although the Greater London Authority has funded 800 hotel rooms during this lockdown and many councils have been running similar schemes.

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CroydonNews

Businessman gives diners the full restaurant experience from their cars

With restaurant doors closed for at least another couple of months, a Croydon businessman has come up with a way for diners to get the full restaurant experience without leaving their cars. Suleman Raza, 39, opened up Spice Village in May last year from wedding venue Grand Sapphire Hotel which has been hit hard by the pandemic – he runs branches of the Pakistani restaurant in Southall and Southend.

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