Closing almost half of London’s police station front counters – including the one at Plumstead – is a “pragmatic” decision that will improve safety for Londoners, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. The London mayor claimed that the Metropolitan Police’s proposal to cut the number of front counters from 37 to 19 would see more funding […]
Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
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‘Get on with it’: Support builds for London-wide tourism tax
Support for a London-wide tourist tax appears to be growing after the Liberal Democrats and Green Party on the London Assembly backed calls for the mayor to be given powers to implement one. Sir Sadiq Khan continues to support a “modest overnight accommodation levy” for any visitors to the capital, the Labour mayor’s office said […]
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Plumstead police station’s counter to close under Met cutbacks
Plumstead police station will lose its front counter under Scotland Yard cutbacks – meaning residents in Greenwich borough will need to go to Lewisham, Bexleyheath or Bromley if they want to report a crime in person. Just 20 police counters will be left across London to save £7 million from a Metropolitan Police funding gap […]
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