Segregated cycle lane for Kensington High Street next month
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter A segregated cycle lane spanning the length of Kensington High Street will be in
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New homes for Battersea approved despite fears of community division
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter A day centre on the Surrey Lane Estate in Battersea will be demolished to
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One in ten people discharged from hospital to care homes during pandemic height had tested positive
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter More than one in 10 inpatients discharged from west London hospitals to care homes at
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New school opens doors in Clapham
Learning has only been a remote possibility for many youngsters in recent months. But some are now blazing a trail
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“The only thing that has connected me to this raid is because I’m Jamaican and I have dreadlocks on my head” Business’s eviction overturned after public support
By Jack Graham A Jamaican business’s eviction has been overturned after an outpouring of public support. Chris Smith, owner of
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Mental health patients kept in police cells due to shortage of beds during height of pandemic
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter The use of police cells for mental health patients because of a shortage of beds
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Streatham MP slams coronavirus test and trace system as “beyond repair”
Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy has slammed the Government’s coronavirus test and trace system, citing complaints from multiple constituents who were
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Pimlico Academy’s uniform policy branded “racist” due to claims it penalises kids with afro hairstyles
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter Students have labelled as “racist” a central London school’s uniform policy over new rules
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Kensington and Chelsea council staff trying to trace those NHS cannot reach
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter Council staff will be working hard to contact people who test positive for coronavirus,
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Cars banned from more school streets in Croydon
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter New rules banning cars outside schools during drop-off and pick-up times have been introduced
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Coronavirus testing centre to be set-up at Olympia
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter A coronavirus testing unit will be deployed in Kensington and Chelsea as the borough
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Wooden fence erected “in error” around plot of land in Deptford
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter A developer erected hoarding boards without consent in Deptford “in error” and said it
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Just two days left to have say on Greenwich council plan to sell green space near Blackwall Tunnel
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter Residents have just two days left to have their say on a controversial plan
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Schools in Bromley record cases of coronavirus
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter Bromley council has reiterated calls for members of the public to do their best
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Children and teachers at The Crescent Primary School in Selhurst told to isolate after case of coronavirus
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter A confirmed coronavirus case at a Croydon primary school means some children and teachers have
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Most young Hammersmith and Fulham people who have caught coronavirus did so on holiday or at a party
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter Some people who recently tested positive for coronavirus in Hammersmith and Fulham may have
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Bridge and road closures causing new rat runs across west London
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter Another set of residential streets have become “new rat runs” amid overflowing traffic in
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Inquest hears that police officer who assessed black man who later died after being restrained was “not interested” in hearing what his care team had to say
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter A police officer who assessed a relapsing schizophrenic man, who later died after being
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Council scraps controversial scheme introduced to block off side streets after opposition
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter Controversial low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) trials in Wandsworth have been scrapped following a review
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