The authority announced on Tuesday that 24 people in the borough had been fined as a result of abusing the scheme. Fines issued to the offenders reportedly totalled £16,234, with one person being ordered to pay £1,347 in fines and court costs.
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More than 60 workers across the borough of Greenwich will walk out on Tuesday as part of a long-running dispute over pay and the use of zero-hour contracts.
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Ross Springham, 29, died in hospital on March 20, 2021, four days after he was found with a ligature around his neck in his cell at HMP Wandsworth.
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The project, approved by Greenwich council, will see the nine three-storey houses being built in the car park of a Co-op supermarket in Footscray Road, Eltham.
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Simon Charles, 46, of Tamarisk Square, Shepherd’s Bush, was jailed for 15 years when he appeared for sentencing at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday.
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Michael Commettant was working as a learning behaviour mentor at a school in south London but was arrested after he was circulated as wanted by detectives.
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Robert Prussak, 56, of no fixed abode, has been charged with a string of offences, which include kidnap, sex assault of a minor, and the administering of a substance with the intention of stupefying or overpowering his victim to enable sexual activity.
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The fire ripped through the Grade II listed pub last Friday evening. Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters fought back the blaze for three hours, but not before it caused extensive damage to the building, some of which dates back to the 16th century.
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Daniel Lee, 43, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to commit a schedule one offence at Woolwich Crown Court. He was jailed at the same court on Friday.
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Hammersmith and Fulham council will decide next week on requests for amenities including a new 13-bedroom hotel and a spa café to form part of the revamped Craven Cottage stand.
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Police were called to Camilla Road, Bermondsey at around 1.45pm yesterday, following reports that a man had been knifed after he was chased by another man from Southwark Park Road.
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One neighbour said: “We cannot enjoy being in the living room with the loud music and sometimes I need to do work on the laptop and I can’t do it. I’ve been suffering from this for the last three months because the music is too loud.”
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Danny Butler, 45, of New Park Road, Tulse Hill, was convicted of possession of six firearms with intent to endanger life, possession of ammunition and possession of Class A and B drugs with intent to supply.
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The proposed scheme will provide large, raised fibreglass planters for a variety of plants, including trees, to the public garden, which is privately owned. Timber benches will also be installed into the planters.
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Four fire engines and about 25 firefighters tackled the blaze in Beckenham Lane, Bromley shortly after midnight in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Christ Church, Colliers Wood, turned 150 this week and there were celebrations over the weekend to commemorate the landmark.
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Christ Church C of E Primary School, which opened in Battersea in 1866, is due to close in August after Wandsworth council approved the proposal.
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Campaigners have said the South London authority has missed ‘easy wins’ and not engaged with the borough’s dedicated volunteer groups to address the crisis. They believe this is even more pressing considering Croydon’s large population and fuel poverty levels.
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Greg Hands, the MP for Chelsea and Fulham, has been accused of going ‘missing in action’ while residents at Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions feared they were to lose their homes.
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