Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to work with councils to create more allotments across London
Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to work with councils to create more allotments across London, as waiting lists to access them remain staggeringly…
Teachers in ‘lose lose situation’ after school closure pushed forward a year
Teachers at a South London primary school due to shut down are in a ‘lose-lose situation’ after the council pushed forward the closure date…
Richmond Park café approved
A popular café and public toilets in Richmond Park will be replaced to improve the declining facilities. Richmond Council has approved plans to upgrade…
Ice cream van ban one step closer
Plans to prohibit ice cream vans from trading on a street next to Greenwich Park are one step closer to fruition in the latest…
Old South London care home to be replaced with 45 council homes despite 555 objections
An old care home in South London will be bulldozed for 45 new council homes, despite the plans receiving 555 objections. Kingston Council has…
Primaries could merge due to falling numbers and rising costs
Two Westminster primary schools may be amalgamated as they battle falling pupil rolls and growing financial deficits. Governors at Our Lady of Dolours and…
Giant 29-storey tower recommended for refusal
Plans to build a ‘disaster’ 29-storey tower at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have been recommended for refusal, in a major setback to the…
Sutton’s last remaining theatre warns curtain could fall for good without urgent repairs funding
Sutton’s last remaining theatre warns that the curtain could fall for good without urgent funding for repairs. Carshalton’s Cryer Arts Theatre, described by those…
Just 73.6 per cent of children were offered their first primary preference
One in four pupils due to start primary in Hammersmith and Fulham in September were not offered a place at their preferred school, the…
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…
Crystal Palace fans growing frustrated after stadium rebuild faces more delays and cost increases
Crystal Palace supporters are beginning to doubt whether the long-promised Selhurst Park redevelopment will ever happen, as the project faces fresh delays and a…
River Voices
Looking at Wapping from Rotherhithe ‘River Voices’ is a collaborative art project bringing the Rotherhithe community together to reimagine John Minton’s painting ‘Rotherhithe from…
