Updated story: Sadiq Khan and his Conservative rival Shaun Bailey have united against proposals to expand London’s congestion charge to the North and South Circular roads. This huge increase to the charging area is believed to be a government condition in ongoing negotiations for a new Transport for London (TfL) bailout, which has been extended […]
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Avery Hill Mansion Site: 1,150-pupil boys’ school approved despite transport worries
Plans to convert the University of Greenwich’s Mansion site in Eltham into a “flagship” school for 1,150 boys were passed by Greenwich councillors last night, despite worries about parents’ cars bringing the local area to a standstill. The historic mansion and adjoining buildings next to Avery Hill Park will be refurbished and turned into a […]
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Lewisham Council housing families in crime-hit Harlow ‘human warehouse’
Lewisham Council houses homeless families in a block dubbed a “human warehouse” that police received 600 calls from in three years. The details of the temporary accommodation in Harlow, Essex, leased by the council from property developer Caridon, have been published in and alongside a review of how living in temporary accommodation affects children and young people. The […]
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Scrapping free children’s travel delayed to spring while TfL boss says cut not needed
Free bus travel for London secondary school children will not be cut until next spring, the head of Transport for London has revealed. The scheme was due to be suspended after the October half term, but TfL’s new commissioner Andy Byford said it would be pushed back to 2021. The Government ordered Sadiq Khan to […]
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Bakerloo Line: Stop playing games with TfL funding, Lewisham mayor tells government
Lewisham’s elected mayor and the leader of Southwark Council have accused the government of “game-playing” over Transport for London’s finances after it emerged that TfL did not prioritise the Bakerloo line extension when asking for Whitehall funding this week. TfL is proposing to extend the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via two new stops on the Old Kent […]
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‘Key worker’ trailer park developer blocks children’s access to nature reserve
A developer behind rejected plans to build a trailer park for “key workers” has blocked safe access to woodland used by schoolchildren for outdoor learning in Grove Park. Two weeks ago it emerged the gates to the Lewisham Council-owned Ringway Community Centre were padlocked, while a sign was erected saying “private land, unauthorised access not permitted”. Local primary school […]
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Mayor drops legal challenge against new Belvedere incinerator
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has made the “difficult decision” to abandon a legal challenge against controversial plans for a new waste-burning incinerator by the Thames at Belvedere, with the cash-strapped office citing “substantial costs” of continuing with the case as the reason. Mr Khan’s office confirmed on Wednesday the judicial review, which had been due to […]
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Greenwich’s George & Dragon gets LGBT venue funding from London mayor
A Greenwich pub has been given a grant from City Hall as part of a scheme to help lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) venues a survive the coronavirus pandemic. The George & Dragon on Blackheath Road is one of 11 bars and clubs have been handed grants totalling almost £130,000 to weather the latest […]
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