A leading art expert has criticised a health research charity’s plans to build a “pretty hideous” office building in South Kensington. Charles Saumarez Smith, the former head of the Royal Academy, said he was dismayed by the Wellcome Trust’s plans for a site in Pelham Street, close to the Victorian South Kensington tube station.
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Campaigners have launched a legal challenge to Kensington and Chelsea Council’s controversial decision to scrap a major cycle lane. The route through Kensington High Street, separated from traffic by “wand” bollards, was removed by Kensington and Chelsea Council in late 2020, only seven weeks after it was installed.
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Matt Amos, from Deeley Road, secured the final amount needed last month and even had £130 to spare. In April, Mr Amos’ friend Katy-Louise Hicks, setup a GoFundMe page to raise funds for a mobility wheelchair to help him be more independent and help his mental health after a hard lockdown.
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NHS mental health Trusts and councils have promised action to limit the pandemic’s long-term impact on the wellbeing of South Londoners at a virtual community summit this week. The initiative involved Citizens UK and other community groups working with the three NHS mental health trusts and 12 boroughs to help prevent a mental health crisis and ensure local people and communities recover from the pandemic together.
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The future of electric cars in London looks bright as the city’s roll-out of public charging points puts it at the forefront of the electric car revolution, according to new figures. Department for Transport figures revealed that Wandsworth currently boasts 596 charging points with Hammersmith and Fulham closely following with 528.
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It is great to see pubs open again and even thriving, as far as they can with some restrictions still in place. This summer is probably the most eagerly-awaited in living memory and pubs will surely enjoy a much-needed boon.
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Fraudsters who wrongly said they lived in Grenfell Tower claimed nearly £1m in hotel accommodation and housing after the fatal disaster. Police and council investigators uncovered £945,000 in fraud after the blaze which claimed the lives of 72. Recently investigators have pursued another 12 cases of fraud over the last two years by people who falsely claimed they lived in Grenfell Tower.
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He was the illustrator of the seminal novel Three Men in a Boat, but Arthur Frederics was already a famous illustrator before he gave a face to the names in Jerome K Jerome’s books. In an age when cameras were in their infancy and press photographs did not exist, every illustration had to be drawn by hand. Historian MARK BRYANT tells the rest of his story.
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A nurse who saved lives as well as fighting on the front line in the Middle East, will be remembered at a service at Southwark Cathedral on Wednesday.
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At a particularly challenging time for the arts, it is more important than ever to promote aspiring artists, which is exactly what new art project Beyond Boundaries aims to do, writes Charles Harrison
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Deptford venue The Albany is hosting an outdoor poetry picnic for kids from six years old upwards on June 20 at 2pm.
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A new display at Sea Life London Aquarium is urging the public to say good riddance to bad rubbish.
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A new guidebook to Greenwich reveals facts and anecdotes that you never knew before.
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A spike in referrals to children and young people’s mental health services in May is being “monitored closely”,a Lewisham committee was told yesterday (June 17). The details emerged when an update report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)’s performance was presented to the children and young people’s select committee.
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To celebrate the diverse and vibrant community of Lambeth, Brixton Village is launching a programme of cultural events later this month for Windrush Day, writes Connor McLaughlin.
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Nigeria’s first qualifying submission for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards will be premiering at the BFI Southbank in July, writes Connor McLaughlin.
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Primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea are facing a drop in demand as families move out of London and an estimated £0.4m fall in government funding. The exodus from London which has been increased by the coronavirus pandemic and the impact of Brexit means an eight per cent drop in admissions.
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Children witnessed more domestic abuse during the pandemic, a senior service manager for Refuge in Lewisham has said, while some victims were preyed upon by sexual abusers as they had nowhere to go. Refuge is a UK charity that provides support for victims of domestic abuse. Maria* works at Lewisham’s Athena service, which is run by the charity.
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An elderly widow has spoken of how a new minibus paid for by locals’ donations has changed her life. Last year, Lillian Urban, 88, became the endearing face of Age UK’s campaign to raise £64,000 for a new bus that has given her and other elderly residents the freedom to escape their homes.
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