Thamesmead social club closed for 15 years set to reopen doors
The former Moorings Social Club in Thamesmead is to reopen as a community space after Greenwich council granted planning permission for major improvements.
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Young people given bicycles to travel safely
Brixton-based community group upCycle is providing a safe form of transport for young people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds during the pandemic.
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Children with Down’s Syndrome raise money for their own therapy
The group are edging closer to their fundraising challenge to walk, run, cycle or swim 300 miles collectively.
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Al fresco dining to return to Westminster next month
Despite some initial uncertainty, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the lockdown will end on December 2.
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Lewisham could scrap local assemblies in bid to save cash following Covid crisis
Lewisham council has identified nearly £27 million in possible cuts, out of £40 million planned over the next three years.
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Job losses and millions of pounds in cuts proposed for Lewisham as Covid-19 bites
Lewisham council has identified nearly £27 million in possible cuts, out of £40 million planned over the next three years.
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Coronavirus rates in South-west London decline
It is an early sign that Tier 2 restrictions, imposed before the current lockdown, were beginning to slow the spread of the virus.
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Grenfell Inquiry: Witness saw no evidence that building control asked about the cladding’s “ability to resist fire spread”
Beryl Menzies said the council’s building control officials who looked at the design to modernise the tower block made “a fundamental failing” because they did not ask for more details on the flammable aluminium cladding.
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More than 1,000 people sign petition to stop building of 23-storey hotel which would become Hammersmith’s tallest building
After the controversial scheme was approved by Hammersmith and Fulham council in July, and by the Mayor of London in October, locals are hoping government ministers will intervene.
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Local test and trace system launched in Lambeth
Local contact tracing takes over if the national Test and Trace team is unable to make contact with a resident who has tested positive for Covid-19 within 24 hours.
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Mum runs marathon to raise money for Evelina – the hospital which saved her son’s life
Harikesh Halai was referred to Evelina London Children’s Hospital to be monitored closely for a rare heart defect, shortly after he was born in January 2019.
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Author’s new book looks at dating in London from the black perspective
An author’s new book reveals the trials and tribulations of dating in your mid-thirties from the black perspective in London. Symona’s Still Single, Lisa Bent’s debut romance novel is now on sale.
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New exhibition opened by the Migration Museum
Migration Museum A new immersive exhibition by the Migration Museum has opened, exploring 400 years of emigration from Britain, from the Mayflower to the present day.
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New Sidcup cinema construction to start in January
Construction on Sidcup’s new cinema and library complex is due to start in January, Bexley Council has announced, after contracts finalising the work were signed this month.
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Inquest into Croydon tram crash pushed back to spring 2021
Monday will mark the fourth anniversary of the derailment at Sandilands Junction.
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Coronavirus numbers at Chelsea and Westminster hospital “not as high” considering rise in infections in October
There are 27 patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital receiving treatment for Covid-19, its chief executive has said. In a board meeting held on Wednesday, Lesley Watts told members that the number includes five patients in its intensive therapy unit (ITU).
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Sleepless brings live entertainment back to the stage
There’s no doubt that live entertainment is one of the industries to have been hardest hit by the Coronavirus pandemic. However, an ambitious production of Sleepless at the Troubadour Theatre, demonstrated that it is possible for shows to return to the stage.
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Hammersmith and Fulham council aims to introduce mass coronavirus testing
The council’s head of public health, Dr Nicola Lang, told the health, inclusion, social care and accountability committee yesterday that it was discussing the tests with the Government.
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Teachers in Kensington and Chelsea can park for free during lockdown
Kensington and Chelsea council is suspending parking charges in parking bays as schools continue working during lockdown.
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