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London Assembly report calls for fire sprinklers to be retrofitted in high-risk blocks

By Max Eckersley | Friday 23 March 2018

Cross-party planning committee says Grenfell ‘must never be allowed to happen again’

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Campaign for Mary Wollstonecraft public memorial on Newington Green gains momentum

By Andrew Fawthrop | Tuesday 13 March 2018
Vindication: the two competing designs for the proposed statue of feminist trailblazer Mary Wollstonecraft - Martin Jennings' (left) and Maggi Hambling's (right). Images courtesy the artists

Mary on the Green campaign shortlists two designs for ‘foremother of feminism’ statue, and launches petition calling for London Mayor’s support

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Mayor of London coughs up £130k to cut air pollution in Hackney

By London Citizen | Tuesday 27 February 2018
Sadiq Khan

Local council will team up with Homerton Hospital to deliver a Low Emission Neighbourhood

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Londoners back bigger clean air zone, survey shows

By Max Eckersley | Monday 26 February 2018

Green Party’s Caroline Russell calls for ‘decisive action’ from Mayor Sadiq Khan following YouGov poll

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Camden votes to raise council tax by 4.99 per cent

By Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 23 February 2018
Camden Town Hall

Council tax in Camden is set to rise nearly five per cent to help fund social care and balance Town Hall’s books after years of cuts from central government. Camden’s cabinet agreed on Wedesday night (21 February) to raise council tax by 4.99 per cent from April, which means an extra £1.09 per week for Band…

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ClientEarth wins third court fight against Whitehall over air pollution

By Max Eckersley | Wednesday 21 February 2018
ClientEarth supporters with Caroline Russell

ClientEarth praised by judge as a ‘valuable monitor of the government’s efforts’

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Islington gets extra £297k for road safety from London Mayor

By Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 21 February 2018
Islington Town Hall

Cllr Claudia Webbe welcomes funding boost for local transport schemes

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Rent campaigners blockade letting agency to protest ‘daylight robbery’

By London Citizen | Monday 22 May 2017

Tenants’ group targets branch of Savills as it calls on government to ‘stick to its guns on fees ban’

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Campaigners celebrate as Tower Hamlets calls ‘time out’ on market

By London Citizen | Friday 12 May 2017
Tower Hamlets Town Hall. Photograph: Benjamin Mortimer

Council rejects plans to turn old Victorian stables in Spitalfields into 17-restaurant Time Out Market

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Prisoners should have better food, says Londoner Lucy Vincent

By London Citizen | Friday 16 December 2016

Following critical report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons, journalist says feeding convicts more nutritious meals could help reform them

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