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Borough aiming to build 5,500 new homes, with more jobs by 2036
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (496+ words) The borough has outlined targets to grow 'much further and much faster' Huge plans have been announced for Richmond to grow with at least 5,500 new homes, 20 per cent more jobs and 10 per cent more businesses over the next decade. Richmond…...
Smoking and vaping ban plans for outdoor public spaces
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (509+ words) The Government announced plans to protect children from second-hand smoke Vaping and smoking could soon be banned in certain outdoor areas such as outside hospitals, schools, and children's playgrounds. The Department of Health and Social Care is set to launch…...
Abuse and threats at South London borough's libraries sees sharp rise
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (421+ words) (STOCK IMAGE) Verbal and threatening abuse accounted for more than half of health and safety incidents reported across Lewisham's libraries between October 2024 and September 2025(Image: 2021 Image MediaNews Group) Verbal and threatening abuse accounted for more than half of health and…...
Hounslow Tories demand review of council's handling of orphan living in squalor
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (438+ words) The Hounslow Conservative Group in 2023, there have been some defections to and from since(Image: Hounslow Conservatives) Hounslow Conservatives have written to the Chief Executive of Hounslow Council demanding an investigation into the handling of a case involving an orphan…...
'Big failure' Bicester village copy which residents wish had never happened
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1040+ words) Peter Croker is one of many to brand Hackney Walk a 'waste of money' and 'big failure' (Image: Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon) Ten years on since its opening, Hackney Walk can be summed up as an 'abject failure' in the words…...
'Resistance' blocks bailiffs from evicting family over tenancy fraud
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (767+ words) Activists from London Renters Union, including local Green Party members, waited for hours outside the property for bailiffs to arrive(Image: London Renters Union) Activists have blocked bailiffs from evicting a Hackney family from a council property they have lived…...
Orphans left in 'squalid conditions' by council to save money
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (621+ words) A High Court has ruled that a West London council acted unlawfully and failed an orphaned child leaving him in "squalid conditions, in order to avoid the financial burden of taking him on as "looked after." While the child lived…...
Young Londoners don't trust police or feel safe where they live, Met told
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (578+ words) Many young Londoners, the investigation found, feel they're often not believed by police Too many young Londoners do not trust the police or feel safe in their local area, the Met has been told. The force published its Children's Strategy…...
Americans urge Londoners to ‘be proud of London Underground’
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (498+ words) Americans slammed their own public transport systems as they praised London's American tourists have urged Londoners to appreciate the London Underground more. It comes after an old ad for British Rail, the predecessor of National Rail, resurfaced. "But there is…...
RSPCA shares stark warning over 'emerging trend' of killing swans and geese
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (623+ words) Water birds have been left seriously injured and in some cases dead as people shoot them with catapults(Image: Getty) The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has slammed the "emerging trend" where swans and geese…...