A major incident has been declared in London as hospitals face being overwhelmed by the continued spread of Covid-19. Sadiq Khan, who as mayor of London chairs the London Resilience Forum, made the decision to declare a major incident following discussions with NHS London, local authorities and Public Health England. A major incident can be […]
sadiq khan
Posted inNews
DLR to Thamesmead: Councils and developers stump up £1m to push project on
Councils and developers have paid £1m to fund further work on developing a DLR extension to Thamesmead, which TfL says could support up to 15,000 new homes in the area. Greenwich and Newham councils, together with Aberdeen Standard Investments, Peabody, Lendlease, Berkeley Homes and National Grid have stumped up the cash to help develop plans […]
Posted inLocal Democracy Reporting Service, News
City Hall’s move to ‘amazing’ Royal Docks is confirmed by mayor
The home of London’s government will move from City Hall to the Royal Docks by the end of next year, Sadiq Khan has confirmed today. London’s mayor said the new base at the Crystal – an events centre next to the Royal Victoria Dock – will save the Greater London Authority £61 million over five […]
Posted inLocal Democracy Reporting Service, News
TfL bailout: ‘First Manchester, now Tories are coming for us’, Greenwich Council leader says
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe has accused Boris Johnson’s government of “bringing a sledgehammer” to negotiations with cash-strapped Transport for London – saying the Conservatives had “finished with Manchester” and were “coming for us”. The Financial Times revealed last night that the government had threaten to take direct control of Transport for London unless Labour […]
Posted inLocal Democracy Reporting Service, News
TfL bailout: Mayor and Tory rival unite against South Circular congestion charge proposal
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 […]
Posted inNews
Silvertown Tunnel: Londoners ‘would prefer public transport, walking and cycling boost’, poll finds
A majority of Londoners would prefer to see rather improvements to public transport and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists rather than a new tunnel under the Thames for cars, a survey released this morning suggests. The Survation poll of 1,017 residents of Greater London found 60 per cent of respondents would rather see investment go […]
Posted inNews
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 […]
Posted inLocal Democracy Reporting Service, News
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 […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.