Conservatoire heats up for summer
Four weeks of courses for children and young people, and even quite a few for adults
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Author: Charlie Stong
Al fresco dining introduced in bid to boost business
Wandsworth council will trial the scheme in Totterdown Street, Tooting, for 12 months.
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Mitcham gasworks development faces further hurdle
The plans, which propose tower blocks up to nine storeys containing 579 new flats, have already faced fierce local opposition.
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Residents band together to save beloved bell tower
The council has stepped in to delay plans to knock down the bell tower cupola of Community House in Bromley town centre.
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Estate could be demolished to make way for 165 new homes
The Maryon Grove estate, which has been empty for more than a year and which neighbours have described as ‘scary’, could be torn down in favour of 165 new homes.
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Chealsea Reach Harbour ‘megaboats’ served notice to leave
Kensington and Chelsea council officers handed The Zephyr and The Pacifica the notice on Wednesday.
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More Croydon ‘School Streets’ earmarked for closure
This round of potential closures comes as the latest addition to Croydon’s Healthy School Street scheme (HSS), which aims to improve road safety and encourage children to use active forms of travel.
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‘What are we paying our rent for?’ Tenants blast council over state of social housing
Residents of 3 Gundulf Street in Kennington say they’ve been left feeling unsafe in their own homes due to Lambeth council’s alleged failure to deal with ongoing maintenance issues in their building.
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Rundown church hall could be turned into flats
St Mary’s Hall, near Clapham Common Tube station, is in poor condition and in need of refurbishment.
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Plan to fill Olympia with bars and restaurants
Hammersmith and Fulham council gave landlord Olympus Property Holdings Limited the green light to negotiate eight to-be licences with potential vendors during a meeting on Tuesday.
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Borough High Street block of flats could be bulldozed
Alpha House in Borough High Street would be flattened, except for the basement and foundations, and replaced with a new office building with shops on the ground floor under plans submitted to Southwark council.
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£30k worth of illegal tobacco and vapes seized
The authority said that the business owners would be taken to court for possession and intent to distribute illegal products.
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Plans for new 23-storey block of flats in Woolwich
The project would provide 249 new homes to the site on Mortgramit Square.
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Falling pupil numbers means primary school looks set for closure
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, in Tudway Road, Kidbrooke has been recommended for closure by council officers ahead of a formal decision on Thursday.
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City to city in barely two hours – a day in Paris thanks to Eurostar
A weekend, a month, a year – no matter how much time you spend in the French capital, you never
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Dishoom: a Ruby Murray with a difference – and a night out not to be missed
Dishoom really is a special occasion place. It’s not cheap, but it is worth every single penny. And more.
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Advertisement feature: Volunteers needed to support children
With 25 per cent of Westminster’s children living in poverty, the Centre is trying to break the cycle, providing support with everything from accommodation to immigration to employment.
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An authentic experience at Rudy’s Pizza Napolitana
There was once a time, when I was much younger than I am today, that pizza restaurants were few and
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Advertisement feature: Remoli comes to Bromley: A new culinary haven for pasta lovers
This exciting addition marks the fourth restaurant in the Pasta Remoli chain, which is undergoing a fresh brand look and feel.
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