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Two central London schools face merger due to falling number of pupils

Parents from both schools have however started an online petition opposing the plans

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

Swastikas painted in children's play area at popular north London park

The Met are investigating a hate crime incident after Nazi-era symbols were daubed on rocks in Stoke Newington’s Clissold Park

Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2025

Residents block London street to stop controversial £650,000 plan to replace parking spaces with benches

Locals sealed off the road with fake crime scene tape to stop council employees from entering to start on scheme

Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2025

Fury in Queen’s Park as low-traffic trial sparks division and councillor row

A north London neighbourhood is severely divided over a controversial low traffic scheme, with a ‘perceived conflict of interest’ from a councillor who lives on one of the ‘beneficiary roads’ having left some residents feeling that trust in the process ‘has been eroded’.

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2025

Locals fume as London's richest borough to let second homeowners buy parking permits to raise cash

Kensington and Chelsea Council said the move would help

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

Labour councillor defects to Conservatives after six years, arguing that the party “will not deliver economic growth”

Cllr Shiva Tiwari told colleagues he was switching sides to the Tories after nearly seven years as a Labour councillor

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2025

Disabled ex-Army doctor left without heating and hot water in West London housing association flat

Terry Cyrille, who served in Iraq as a combat medic, has battled life-threatening cancer and other severe illnesses

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

'It's like living in a Victorian slum': Tenant's nightmare in 'rat-infested' home -as council issues apology

Housing Ombudsman ordered Ealing Council to pay compensation to Errol Baptiste over its handling of complaints about his living conditions

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2025

‘Dangerous’ moment for Hillingdon as council faces brink of bankruptcy

Hillingdon Council ‘must deliver’ £34 million in savings outlined in its budget this year or face the possibility of declaring bankruptcy due to reserves reaching a critical position.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

London teacher sacked for turning up to work so drunk she couldn’t walk in a straight line

Alexandra Zbanca was also convicted of a drink-driving incident with a child in the car

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025