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New £125m Scottish mega-school delayed again as asbestos removed from site

ASBESTOS has been removed from a huge new Scottish school site and a “stone cap” installed to act as a “protective barrier” between any…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 2

Revealed: Moving pedestrian crossing 50 yards down Streatham High Road cost almost £1m

Liberal Democrats say the safety scheme’s ‘eye-watering’ cost suggests ‘something has surely gone wrong’

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2025

Work starts in London on anti-apartheid 'Centre of Memory and Learning'

The £3.5m Islington-based project will involve transforming the building into a vibrant cultural space, and is located at the ANC’s former London HQ

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2024

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Wimbledon expansion go-ahead: All England Club gets green light to build 39 new tennis courts

The plan will see 39 new courts built on the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club, including an 8,000-seater stadium

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2024

Elderly and disabled Londoners left waiting as TfL's Dial-a-Ride buses come hours late - or not at all

Mary Donohue, 82, said one bus took three hours to take her home

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2024

London mayoral elections: What are the candidates' plans for public transport?

The mayoral candidates plans for London transport at a glance

Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2024

Sadiq Khan: Next mayoral election will not be a referendum on Ulez

The mayor said he will instead be judged on his record over a range of areas

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

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TfL unveils over 80 new zero-emission buses in Sutton, with health message

City Hall hopes the buses - along with the expanded Ulez - will improve Londoners’ health

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2023

Almost two-fifths of robberies in London are of mobile phones

Mayor of London and Met Police chief urge phone companies to ‘design out’ theft

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023

Dazzling LGBTQ-themed bus and train wraps launched by TfL for Pride

A bus, Overground train, and Elizabeth line train, each wrapped in a dazzling design to celebrate Pride, have been unveiled by Transport for London (TfL).

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2023

‘It does my head in’: The Metrolink passengers paying more for forgetting to tap out

Nearly half a million passengers were caught out in six months alone

Manchester Evening News · Jun 8, 2023

The glorious little piece of Greater Manchester on the shores of Coniston Water

Low Bank Ground is close to the heart of many nostalgic Wiganers

Manchester Evening News · Jun 4, 2023

New apartment block for young people at risk of homelessness given green light

Plans include teaching and studio facilities, a training kitchen, a meeting space, breakout space, a laundry room, a residents lounge, an indoor and outdoor gym and recreational space outside

Manchester Evening News · May 31, 2023

Mayor and Met Police say major operation has brought fall in London homicides

Sadiq Khan said Operation Denali has helped bring London’s homicide level down to its lowest level since 2014

Evening Standard · May 31, 2023

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Evening Standard · May 15, 2023

‘My opponents are shedding a tear’ - Sadiq Khan hits back on housebuilding claims

The Mayor was accused by the Conservatives of building too many tower blocks and not enough ‘family homes’, in his bid to meet a Government-set housing target

Manchester Evening News · May 7, 2023

'We'll find out where you live': The estates 'where you don't want to be at night'

The new neighbourhood policing scheme launched in March promised to have more dedicated officers for specific areas of the Greater Manchester region

Daily Record · May 3, 2023

Action plan launched to attract people to Perthshire town of Coupar Angus

The town - set amid rolling countryside and within half an hour of Perth and Dundee - has seen its population dwindle due to a range of issues

Manchester Evening News · Apr 23, 2023

The 'lowest ever turnout' town where 'people think voting won't change things'

Only 5.34 per cent of eligible voters turned up to poll stations in Ashton for the by-election back in December 2022

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Manchester Evening News · Apr 22, 2023

'It might be rough here, but we're a family. In this pub we feel no danger'

“Nothing really bad happens in the actual pub, it happens on the estate itself outside.”

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

‘A win-win for businesses’: London politicians urge action to boost cargo bike use

Transport for London believe the vehicles could replace up to 17 per cent of van-driven kilometres in central London by the end of the decade

Manchester Evening News · Apr 14, 2023

The Mancunian Way: Less affordable than London?

The eye-watering cost of rent PLUS More officers disciplined over Whatsapp group AND GM councillor standing in the Cotswolds

Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2023

Sir Mark Rowley: New ‘psychological tools’ could weed out malicious police recruits

The Met Commissioner said the police force was ‘tightening up’ its vetting processes for new and existing officers

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023

Memorial to victims of transatlantic slave trade to be created in London Docklands

The memorial will be unveiled in the summer of 2026, with a winning artist’s design selected via an open competition process

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2023

Politicians take aim at ‘rogue landlords’ in London ‘wild west’ of supported housing

One shocking case saw two homicides take place in an “inapproporiately mixed accommodation unit”

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2023

New funding to help people rough sleeping on Night Tube and buses

A £2 million package from the Mayor is to be partly put towards boosting outreach teams on London’s Night Tube and bus network

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