Extension of Free School Meals and £200 one-off payment
A West London council will hand out cash payments of £200 to thousands of residents to ease cost of living pressures in the New…
Council chose not to tell staff about legionella as it’s ‘not uncommon’
A West London council says it chose not to share important information about positive legionella samples in one of its buildings with staff because…
Hundreds of homes are going to be built across multiple sites
It has been a busy year for Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham with a raft of major developments being given the go-ahead…
TfL to regulate pedicabs after survey shows majority feel unsafe
Transport for London (TfL) is pressing ahead with plans to regulate pedicabs in London for the first time. The transport authority published a report…
Cancer screening rates lowest in England for some types
An affluent London borough has the lowest screening rates in England for some types of cancer, with the NHS partially blaming second homeowners and…
Tenant takes Brixton landlord to tribunal for third year in a row
A 63-year-old Parkinson’s sufferer is set to take her landlord to tribunal for the third time in two years after her service charge was…
Council admits housing Grenfell survivors in unsuitable accommodation
A West London council has admitted it “knowingly took some risks” when it bought 290 properties for survivors of the Grenfell tragedy, with many…
Council says £90m Oxford Street programme ‘no longer going ahead’ as it confirms moving cash
Westminster City Council has confirmed a £90m regeneration of Oxford Street is no longer going ahead as it seeks to claw back funds it…
Campaigners call on council to be ‘fully transparent’ about recruitment costs after data shows it spends almost £16m a year on temp roles
A campaign group has called on a West London council to be ‘fully transparent’ about how much it pays recruiters after data showed it…
Shoppers and workers react to Sadiq Khan’s proposal to partially pedestrianise Oxford Street
Shoppers and workers have shared their views on the Mayor of London’s proposal to partially pedestrianise Oxford Street. Shoppers the BBC’s Local Democracy Reporting…
Crime in central London borough doubles, costing local council £371m, report reveals
Crime in a central London borough has doubled in two years, costing the local authority £371m, according to a council report. A report by…
This school went from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘outstanding’ in just two-and-a-half years – and this is how they did it
For many children at school, giving their teachers feedback on how they’re doing and suggestions for improvement would be a quick way to earn…
