A bar by the Thames Barrier has been told to close for a month after reports of violence and allegations that gang members were bribing door staff so they could bring in guns. Greenwich Council has suspended the licence of Hayatt Lounge, a shisha lounge with a bar and restaurant on industrial land at Westmoor […]
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ULEZ scrappage scheme is expanded to cover all Londoners
Sadiq Khan has announced a major widening of the scrappage scheme for the expanding Ultra low emission zone (ULEZ), by opening it up to all Londoners with non-compliant cars. The Labour mayor said the scheme will become more generous in several different ways – some of which will take effect immediately. The changes, described by […]
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Mayor mocked as second Silvertown Tunnel bore completed without fanfare
Both the Silvertown Tunnel’s boreholes have now been completed, it has emerged – but Sadiq Khan has been criticised for not publicising the milestone. Transport for London has confirmed that the project’s main tunnelling works have finished, after photos taken from the nearby cable car – showing the tunnel boring machine on the north bank […]
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Damien Egan to stay as Lewisham’s mayor for now after being picked as candidate in Bristol
Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan is to stay in his post for now, even though he has been picked as a general election candidate in his home city of Bristol. Egan, who has led Lewisham Council since 2018, will stand to be the MP for Bristol North East after being picked by Labour Party members […]
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London City Airport to appeal after plans for more Saturday jets rejected
London City Airport is to appeal to planning inspectors after its plans to expand its flying time on Saturday afternoons were thrown out after hundreds of objections by residents and local councils. Newham Council refused to allow it to extend its cut-off time for flights from 1pm on Saturdays to 6.30pm all year round and […]
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London City Airport’s plans for more Saturday flights are rejected
London City Airport’s plans to extend its flying time on Saturday afternoons have been rejected by Newham Council following hundreds of objections from residents and neighbouring boroughs. Councillors on Newham’s strategic development committee – its equivalent of Greenwich’s planning board – were given a round of applause on Monday afternoon after unanimously voting against the […]
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Luxury party yacht Oceandiva arrives on River Thames to uproar
A £25 million superboat, longer than the world’s biggest commercial jet, has arrived in London amid uproar over its plans to hold late-night events for up to 1,000 people on the River Thames. Luxury party yacht Oceandiva docked at moorings in the Royal Docks at the weekend after being towed 300 miles from a shipyard […]
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Nearly 1,000 homes left long-term empty across Greenwich borough
Nearly 1,000 homes in Greenwich borough have been left empty for more than two years, City Hall has revealed – with London’s mayor calling for councils to be able to charge limitless council tax to tackle the problem. Over 34,000 homes across Greater London have been left empty for two or more years, with 962 […]
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