Council votes to hike electric vehicle parking charges by 1,800%
The move will see prices jump to £1.46 an hour from 8p.
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Author: James Twomey
Council meeting descends into chaos as protesters interrupt calling for Gaza ceasefire
Protesters began shouting ‘ceasefire now’ from the public gallery.
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Massive brawl at South Bank sees four off-duty Met officers placed on restricted duties
Off-duty police officers were believed to be involved in the fight.
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Boy racers and speeding drivers on road scare residents who fear ‘someone will die’
Last year a pizza delivery driver crashed into a driveway.
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Lewisham landlords will need new licence in scheme to improve housing standards
The new scheme will cover an extra 20,000 properties in the borough.
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Millwall FC stars ‘lift spirits’ at hospital bringing presents and Christmas cheer to patients
Players brought sacks of presents for an afternoon playing Santa.
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Cyclist killed in Old Kent Road lorry collision
A 53-year-old male cyclist was in a collision with a lorry.
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Man who used Snapchat to blackmail young girls and made them perform sex acts is jailed
Investigators believe he contacted close to 10,000 children online
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‘It’s a fatality waiting to happen’: Drivers hit 60mph and flip cars on road with 25 crashes this year
At least five crashes have seen cars flipped onto their roofs this year.
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Labour slam Chancellor’s ‘stealth’ fund cut as Lewisham households set to lose £13m in support
The cut could lose £2m of support for 10,000 children who receive Free School Meals.
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Three boroughs open up 37 warm spaces to combat the cold this winter
Free tea, coffee and biscuits will be available at all 37 locations.
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Met police ‘bent out of shape’ responding to Israel and Gaza conflict protests, says commissioner
The Met has needed 16,000 officer shifts from other forces.
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Residents feel ‘ignored’ as plans for two 30-storey tower blocks approved
Plans come as part of a wider project to deliver over 17,000 homes to the area.
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Plans for two blocks of flats scrapped after developer goes bust
Lewisham council decided to cancel construction after costs ballooned.
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Police called to council meeting disrupted by protesters against redevelopment of 109-year-old market
Tensions had built when a group of traders were denied entry to the meeting.
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Blood donors need over Christmas as thousands of appointment slots still open
London’s permanent donor centres have 4,046 spare slots.
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Mum fears kids will be taken away after council places her in unsuitable homes with ‘rats and leaking sewage’
The mum wasn’t able to put her baby on the floor to play because of the rodents.
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