A lethal Central London junction will be made safer in memory of a jogger who died in a collision at the scene. Transport for London (TfL) will lower speed limits and widen pavements to make Battersea Bridge safer. Over 26,000 people have since signed the appeal to make the road safer.
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Cutting council tax support in Croydon will have a “catastrophic impact” on thousands of people in the borough. The council wants to make changes to council tax discounts in a bid to save £5.7 million.
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Raw sewage has been pouring through the streets next to a Purley primary school for at least two days. Parents first noticed the human waste flooding the street on Monday morning (October 18).
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Thames Water has been fined £100,000 for “unsafe” street work practices in three locations during 2019. The fine follows a successful prosecution by Transport for London over the works which took place on Purley Way, Eltham Road and West Hill in October and November of 2019.
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London may need up to 60,000 electric vehicle charging points by 2030 to support the shift to greener transport, TfL has revealed. Published last week, the Mayor of London’s 2030 electric vehicle infrastructure strategy includes modelling from TfL that estimates between 40,000 and 60,000 electric vehicle charging points will be needed.
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Residents living in two huge black towers opposite East Croydon Station have told what life is like just six months after they opened to tenants. Known as Ten Degrees, Croydon’s tallest building started welcoming renters in April this year.
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Top council staff ignored warnings about the cost of the Marble Arch Mound, a report has revealed. Senior officers at Westminster City Council were repeatedly warned the £6 million viewing platform would be more expensive than planned but overlooked expert advice, an investigation has found.
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A new mega hostel could be built bang in the centre of Soho and residents are terrified it could add to the already growing problems of anti-social behaviour in the area. A nine-storey hostel featuring 775 beds could be built on Dean Street with a huge roof terrace.
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Refugee Support, an international volunteer organisation helping refugees rebuild their lives by providing short-term, essential aid is staging a festival fundraiser in Balham on November 3. The charity’s popular Dignify Festival will be returning this year to the Bedford pub in Bedford Hill, Balham.
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A Central London nursery has been forced to close after it left disabled children staring at cartoons on iPads rather than teaching them. Rainbow nursery in Westminster was shut after Ofsted inspectors found children had been put at risk by being placed in the care of strangers.
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A bar has kept its licence after a huge brawl where people armed themselves with metal barriers and glass bottles. Around 30 people were involved in the massive fight at the Central London Proud Cabaret venue at Victoria Embankment.
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