London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) is to expand its work following investments from City Hall and the Home Office in a bid to tackle violent crime. With 22 teenage lives lost to violent crime already this year, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has outlined a new range of measures aimed at tackling the root causes of violent crime.
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This week’s planned strikes across the Tube network have been called off following “last ditch” talks between Tube bosses and union representatives. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union had planned to stage a series of 24-hour walkouts starting from August 3 following a dispute over TfL’s decision to scrap the pay grade of Night Tube drivers.
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South Norwood and Selhurst drivers could soon be fined for driving through certain areas. Croydon Council wants to install traffic cameras in the Albert Road and Holmesdale Road areas.
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Residents have opposed a new craft beer bar in Elephant and Castle after concerns are raised about an increase in crime, human faeces on the streets and children being put at risk. Better World Brewing Company applied for a licence for a craft beer taproom and bottle shop in a spot under a railway arch in Angel Lane.
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Olympic gold medal triathlete Alex Yee has changed his Twitter cover picture to one of a mural near his home celebrating his victory. Underneath it says “Walk this way” – which perhaps should be changed to “Swim, cycle and run this way.”
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Motorists could be charged £3 to cross Hammersmith Bridge in order to pay for its repair. The 134-year-old cast-iron bridge was closed to all users in August 2020 after cracks in its structure worsened during a heat wave.
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London’s creative sector is to receive a £3 million boost to support its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced. The money will be used to improve skills and employment opportunities through the Mayor’s Creative Enterprise Zone scheme.
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Because of masks, we’ve all found it tough to make faces during lockdown – but not Charlie Goodall. He set himself the challenge of making a mask a day for a year in 2020. That was before Covid-19 and before the idea that masks would become a part of everyone’s lives for that year and beyond.
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Councillor Dave Ward has bought a house in Palata in the Molise region and moved in earlier this week.
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After a decade in the pipeline, the YMCA building in Wimbledon is set to be demolished in the first stage of a £30 million project.
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This summer in London is proving to be a bumper season. And one of the brightest jewels in its crown is the Globe’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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