South London performing poorly on air pollution before lockdown
The coronavirus pandemic may be a turning point in the fight against toxic air as research shows targets to curb
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Anger over traffic scheme designed to make people walk and cycle in Oval Triangle
By Rafi Mauro-Benady A controversial road scheme designed to encourage people to walk and cycle rather than drive during the
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Man charged with murder after Greenwich Holiday Inn stabbing
Police have charged a man after a woman was fatally stabbed at a Holiday Inn hotel in Greenwich. Taye Francis,
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Croydon’s Coombe Wood School will not be ready for September
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter A new £30 million school in Croydon will not be ready in time for
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Brave Thornton Heath 10-year-old who suffers with Crohn’s disease walking 10,000 steps a say for St George’s Hospital in Tooting
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter A brave young Londoner is walking 10,000 steps every day in July to raise
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Rubbish collectors spending up to 10 hours a day clearing Danson Park in Bexley after lifting of virus restrictions
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter Waste crews are spending up to 10 hours a day emptying bins and picking
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Scraping free travel for under 18s will hit poor hardest, says Croydon councillor
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter Scrapping free travel for under 18s will hit young people from poorer backgrounds hardest,
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Lambeth council calls on Government to look into reparations for slavery
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter Lambeth approved a motion to call on national Government to look into “atonement and reparations”
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London College of Creative Media in Southwark comes top of student satisfaction survey
A college for musicians, writers and creative entrepreneurs has come top in a survey of student satisfaction. London College of
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Law centre wins national award
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter A law centre that helps Londoners with housing problems, asylum applications and money and
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Political fracas as Dirty Dancing clip breaks out during Wandsworth council meeting on Black Lives Matter movement
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter A debate on a motion about the Black Lives Matter movement and the disproportionate impact
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Pimlico students at Sir Simon Milton University Technical College make PPE for NHS and other schools
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter Enterprising Westminster pupils made PPE for other schools and the NHS during lockdown. Not
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Police vow to clamp down on illegal street parties over weekend Notting Hill Carnival was due to take place
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter Normally the streets of West London are packed with more than two million revellers
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Lewisham mayor vows to reform “racist” drug laws
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter The mayor of Lewisham promised to do all he can to reform “racist” drug laws which
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School opens food bank to help families during coronavirus crisis
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter The heartbreaking revelation that a young carer was going home to an empty fridge prompted
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Mayor: I’m proud Lewisham is a Pret-free borough
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter Lewisham is planning to launch a yearly count of Black, Asian and minority ethnic-owned and
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Woman sexually assaulted while walking home along Thames Path in Greenwich
Police have issued pictures of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the sexual assault of a
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Disability rights campaigner says disabled will once again suffer most if a second wave hits
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter A disability rights campaigner has warned that vulnerable residents will suffer most if people’s
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Parties banned on Southfields estate after concerns over planned raves
By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter Outdoor parties and gatherings on the Edgecombe Hall estate in Southfields have been prohibited
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