Three new centres will operate as walk-through centres, and are open from 8am until 8pm, seven-days-a-week. They are in addition to the mobile testing site that has been operating in Hyde Park.
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Between 1809 and 1861 the East India Military College was based in Addiscombe. It was where soldiers trained for the company’s army in India. At the height of its rule in India, the East India Company had a private army of about 260,000, twice the size of the British Army, and came to rule large areas of India.
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The outgoing leader of Merton council has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Councillor Stephen Alambritis has been made an MBE for services to local government in South London.
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Savvy residents are getting extra help to keep their broken possessions out of landfill in a week of free repairs and workshops. Last year residents in Kensington and Chelsea threw away more than 1,000 tonnes of clothes and textiles in their bins or as recycling. And they could be shelling out for new items when they could actually be repaired.
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The urgent treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton “must be reopened urgently”, according to the MP for Putney.
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The leader of Croydon council has announced that he will be resigning from the position. Councillor Tony Newman will leave the council as it faces a challenging future, facing an overspend of £50.3m.
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Croydon’s cabinet member for finance has resigned from the role amid a financial crisis. Councillor Simon Hall made the shock announcement in a Tweet late on Friday night.
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London will not face new coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday, escaping new lockdown rules in the latest announcement from the Prime Minister.
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Mina Long-John has won a Royal College of Nursing London’s rising star award for her work at Imperial College NHS Trust.
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New coronavirus restrictions in London are now “highly likely”, the Mayor of London has said. Sadiq Khan warned of further measures as Government ministers this morning finalised plans for a new three-tier local lockdown system.
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A community food growing project is fundraising for skills and well-being workshops to give a boost to residents during and after the pandemic.
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Residents on a Fulham estate where two tower blocks are being demolished on their doorsteps are demanding compensation for “noise, dust and disruption” that will last for years.
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An eye-catching parade of 11 new pop-up shops has opened in Pimlico with “affordable rents” for new, small businesses.
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“People are saying ‘if I die, I die’, a bus driver revealed as he shared concerns about what could happen if we go through a bad winter dominated by coronavirus.
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Two nurses have been honoured for their outstanding contribution to the profession. Grace Milner, a clinical nurse specialist for plasma cell disorders from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, and Deon Irozuru, a staff nurse in the endoscopy unit, have been named winners of this year’s Rising Star Awards.
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Merton’s motorists could soon see another increase in parking charges, this time based on emissions. In January this year, charges increased in certain areas of the borough with good public transport links – this saw on-street parking in Wimbledon town centre rise to £4.50 an hour from £1.20-2.40.
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A new homelessness hostel that could prevent more than 150 people a year from ending up on the streets has opened in Bexley. If someone is homeless or at immediate risk of becoming so, they can stay at the Stepping Stones hostel – run by charity body Porchlight and funded by Bexley council – for up to six weeks.
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London’s second largest hothouse will be saved and the heritage of Avery Hill Park secured after plans for a new 1,150-student school were approved by Greenwich council. The new school will be managed by the Harris Federation Trust, which also manages the nearby academies at Falconwood and Greenwich.
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Lockdown has led to 20,000 fewer reported crimes in Westminster than there were last year – the highest reduction rate across London. Usually vibrant and bustling with tourists, office workers and residents, the capital’s entertainment centre became a near ghost town during lockdown.
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