London mayor Sadiq Khan has been asked by the London Assembly to give more support to Lewisham’s Migration Museum, which is trying to raise £20 million to help it move to its new home in the City. The museum has been based in Lewisham Shopping Centre since 2020, but with the mall earmarked for redevelopment, […]
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Londoners trust councils and mayor more than Westminster, poll finds
The next government must hand down powers to City Hall and borough councils, a think tank has urged, as polling reveals Londoners trust their local politicians more than those in Westminster. The Centre for London said a “new devolution deal” is needed for the capital to help its economy “fire on all cylinders”. Polling by […]
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Campaigners appeal for £8,000 to fight plan to build on Crossness Nature Reserve
Campaigners have started a fundraiser to help them fight plans to build a pair of carbon capture plants on Crossness Nature Reserve in Belvedere. Cory Group wants to build the plants to capture carbon dioxide from the company’s two incinerators, which generate electricity by burning non-recyclable waste. The plans are deemed “nationally significant” and will […]
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You’re acting like a coward on pay-per-mile charging, Greens tell Sadiq Khan
The Greens at City Hall have accused London mayor Sadiq Khan of allowing the Conservatives to dictate his transport policies by “cowardly” ruling out a pay-per-mile charging road system for drivers. Khan has said in recent years that he wanted to introduce such a system, saying two years ago that drivers would “pay per mile […]
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Green candidate steps up call for rent controls as mayoral election approaches
The Green Party has made a renewed call for rent controls in London, as the capital’s mayoral race enters its final days. Outlining her “renters’ charter” in Westminster on Monday, the Greens’ City Hall candidate Zoë Garbett said she would demand powers from the Government to freeze the capital’s private rents for two years and […]
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Woolwich and Eltham in line for Superloop buses, Sadiq Khan pledges
Woolwich and Eltham could join the Superloop network of express bus services if Sadiq Khan wins next month’s election, the Labour mayor has said. Khan has put forward ten more Superloop routes as part of his campaign to be re-elected on May 2. They include a service linking North Greenwich, Woolwich and Thamesmead as well […]
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Sadiq Khan has ‘commanding’ lead in London mayoral contest, poll says
Labour’s Sadiq Khan has a “commanding” 13-point lead over his Conservative rival Susan Hall, with three weeks until the London mayoral election. The survey by Redfield and Wilton Strategies puts the current mayor on 43 per cent, with Hall on 30 per cent. Last time the pollster surveyed Londoners, in September last year, it reported […]
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Thamesmead residents protest against Peabody’s plans to demolish estate
Residents in Thamesmead are occupying an empty house to protest against plans to knock down their estate to build 1,950 homes. Peabody housing association’s plans for the estate won outline planning permission from Bexley Council for the project in October 2022. The Lesnes Estate, off Yarnton Way, would be demolished as part of the proposals. […]
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