Five years on from the Grenfell Tower disaster, 73 buildings in Greenwich borough still have serious fire safety defects such as flammable cladding, combustible balconies or missing fire breaks, according to data released by City Hall. Events have been taking place across London to mark the anniversary of the fire, which killed 72 people in […]
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Deptford fire: Victims’ flats looted after blaze wrecked Creek Road block
Residents who had to evacuate their homes after a huge fire in Deptford have had their flats plundered in the aftermath of the blaze. Bank cards, TVs, laptops and jewellery were among the items stolen from Meridian Point on Creek Road, which was seriously damaged in the fire on April 26. Staff at a shop […]
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Central London buses could move to outer London as 18% cuts loom
The opening of the Elizabeth Line next week could lead to some central London bus services being axed to satisfy demand in outer London as Transport for London contemplates a scenario of “managed decline” with a lack of funding from the government, Sadiq Khan has said. Khan suggested that resources could be moved from central […]
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Strikes due to hit Jubilee Line’s Night Tube from this Saturday
Strike action is set to disrupt the reopening of Night Tube services on the Jubilee Line this weekend, a transport union has confirmed. All-night services will return to the Jubilee Line from Saturday night, having been suspended in March 2020 because of the pandemic. But there may be as few as three trains per hour […]
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Chislehurst Matters: Independents toast council election success
An independent party that pulled off shock victories in Chislehurst in last week’s council elections has revealed how it beat three Tory incumbents after forming only four months ago. Alison Stammers, the founder of Chislehurst Matters, saw her new party sweep away three incumbents in the elections to Bromley Council. Chislehurst Matters only registered with […]
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Stop building schools in air pollution hotspots, London Assembly told
New schools and affordable housing targeted at young families should not be built in areas of London that are “known pollution hotspots”, the London Assembly has been told. Speaking at a meeting of the assembly’s environment committee on Tuesday, Imperial College London’s Dr Ian Mudway, an expert on air quality, warned that the long-term health […]
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Woolwich Singers: Choir appeals for help after losing town hall rehearsal space
A choir is pleading for help from the community and Greenwich Council to keep it going after losing its free rehearsal space at Woolwich Town Hall. The Woolwich Singers have been forking out £60 per session to hire space from Greenwich University at the nearby Bathway Theatre after the council took over its hall for […]
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Council ‘neglect’ panned as charity puts Greenwich’s Borough Hall on ‘at-risk’ list
Greenwich Council’s treatment of the historic Borough Hall has been criticised after a theatre charity put the building on its “at risk” register. The Grade II listed building on Royal Hill, which opened in 1939 as part of the old Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich’s town hall, was put up for sale in 2020 after plans […]
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