A family living in mould hell were forced to wait weeks before the unhealthy spores were removed by Lambeth council. The “horrifying” conditions endured by the McManus family at temporary accommodation in Saxby Road, Brixton, were exposed in June leading to an offer by the council to fix the damp and move them out.
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The BBC and ITV fear shows could be disrupted by potential building work in Westminster. The broadcasters are concerned about noise after plans were submitted to Westminster Council to demolish and build a new nine-storey office space next door to their studios in Millbank.
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London’s transport network could be hit by more strikes later this year as a leading transport union announces plans to oppose a review into TfL’s pension scheme. The RMT union has announced that it is launching a campaign to resist changes to TfL’s pension scheme “using every option available to us, including a determined campaign of strike action”.
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Lambeth Council is sitting on a pot of over £6 million of residents overpaid council tax. There are 28,886 overpaid council tax accounts in the borough – with an exact figure of £6,058,932 owed, an investigation from the Local Democracy Reporting Service using Freedom of Information powers revealed.
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Nightclub bosses have warned that the introduction of vaccine passports next month will be “detrimental to business” as London’s nightlife scene faces a slow return to normal since July 19. Boris Johnson announced last month that proof of full vaccination would be required to enter nightclubs from the end of September, by which time most adults are expected to have been offered both jabs.
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Residents have been left scratching their heads as campaigners claim 1,000 litter bins have mysteriously disappeared from Croydon. The campaigners claim Croydon Council has removed the bins as part of a “large scale cost-cutting” exercise.
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I often walked past The Tulse Hill Hotel (for years known as the Tavern, and sometimes still is) – an imposing 19th century building – and never thought to set foot there.
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Motorists who fail to follow the rules on London’s Red Route roads could face an increased fine of £160 under new plans. TfL has today announced it is opening a public consultation on plans to increase the maximum fine on Red Routes from £130 to £160.
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A town hall has had to install extra measures to tackle criminal vandalism connected to the introduction of Low Traffic Neighbourhood Schemes. Two people have been arrested in Lambeth last weekend, a man after allegedly spray painting signs at the Ferndale Road Low Traffic Neighbourhood, and a second man after allegedly stealing a sign between Brixton and Clapham.
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Blind campaigners have demanded Transport for London stop its e-scooter trials as the vehicles make them afraid to leave their homes. Hammersmith resident and blind activist Andrew Hodgeson is fearful the scooters frighten blind people as they fear being knocked over or tripped up by them.
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A domestic abuse victim claims she has gone into £3,000 of debt trying to keep warm in winter due to shoddy windows on her council flat. Mary* has lived in Leigham Court Road Estate for 20 years and has suffered years of problems with damp, cracks in the walls, and leaks.
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Peckham-based arts collective Shape Arts’ new exhibition, All Bound Together?, which opened on Monday, draws from the work of 24 disabled and nondisabled artists to critique the idea that we’re all ‘in this together’. The online exhibition features work from artists from across the globe.
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A council refurbishment that ran £12 million over budget has failed to replace 1960s windows. The iconic Fairfield Halls venue in Croydon was closed for three years, reopening in September 2019.
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EXCLUSIVE: Tenants are furious about having to go to a temporary toilet in the car park of their building for the past two weeks because of the lack of running water – a consequence of recent flash flooding. We also have nine pages of South London Press sport, including: Ryan Leonard set to sign new deal with Millwall. All that plus much more, don’t miss your latest South London Press!
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A new park on fields that ‘inspired The Railway Children’ could come to Lewisham – if campaigners get their way. Campaigners have dubbed their decade-long plans the ‘Railway Children Urban National Park’ after author Edith Nesbitt, who used to live in the area.
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A councillor has faced criticism after he moved 1,000 miles from his Colliers Wood ward to start a new life in Italy. Merton councillor Dave Ward made the move in July after buying a house in Palata, in the region of Molise.
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A Croydon cabbie is celebrating after the council said it would scrap almost all of the 100 fines he racked up for entering a restricted zone near his home. Prince Ameyaw owed Croydon Council £14,000 and was threatened with court action but says a weight has been lifted knowing he will now only have to pay one fine to the authority.
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One of London’s most iconic LGBTQ+ venues has been allowed to open late to help it fight huge losses from the pandemic. KU Bar will stay open until 1am at its sites in China Town and Soho from August 2 after Westminster Council made a rare exception to extend the company’s alcohol license.
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The families of the Croydon tram crash victims have formally requested a fresh inquest into the deaths of their loved ones. Lawyers representing five of the seven families sent a letter to the Attorney General asking him to apply to the High Court for a new inquest today.
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