8 h. ago ‘Smart, green thinking’: four innovative London council carbon offset projects

‘Smart, green thinking’: four innovative London council carbon offset projects  The Guardian

Politics

7 d. ago London council refuses to house homeless young mother after leaving her sofa surfing while pregnant

Hounslow council was told to offer the woman and her baby its next available suitable home after its failures meant she missed out on a number of secure tenancies, but it has refused

Society

7 d. ago London council spent £13,400 making public toilets gender neutral

Kingston Council paid thousands to make toilets at Latchmere Recreation Ground in Battersea gender neutral

Economics

8 d. ago London council refuses to house homeless young mother left sofa surfing while pregnant

Hounslow council was told to offer the woman and her baby its next available suitable home after its failures meant she missed out on a number of secure tenancies, but it has refused

Society

8 d. ago New £4million lido to open in the UK next year with pool, kids' splash park and spa

Britain's lido revival continues, with an East London council announcing it will open a year-round lido in Ilford ahead of next summer - four years after the original swim complex closed.

Economics

8 d. ago Ice cream vans could be banned near Greenwich Park after council row

Plans to prohibit ice cream vans from trading on a street next to Greenwich Park are one step closer to fruition in the latest chapter of a drawn-out saga that has already cost the taxpayer thousands.

Events

8 d. ago West London council refuses to house homeless young mother left sofa surfing while pregnant

Hounslow council was told to offer the woman and her baby its next available suitable home after its failures meant she missed out on a number of secure tenancies, but it has refused

Society

8 d. ago Kensington and Chelsea admits ‘rushed’ Grenfell housing purchases were unsafe

The admission comes as the council seeks to sell off 14 of the homes

Politics

9 d. ago Shoreditch towers plan secures 'support in principle' from City Hall

Development would reach 12 storeys high on a disused patch of land between two busy railway lines

Politics

9 d. ago Reprieve for East London 'dive bar' popular with metalheads as council agrees to noise limits amid complaints

Blondies Brewery in Leyton will be allowed to stay open despite being challenged by neighbours over ‘unacceptably’ noisy gigs

Politics

9 d. ago West London council refuses to house young mother left sofa surfing while pregnant

Hounslow council was told to offer the woman and her baby its next available suitable home after its failures meant she missed out on a number of secure tenancies, but it has refused

Politics

9 d. ago Toby Carvery boss apologises for ‘upset caused’ by felling of centuries

The tree was cut down in Whitewebbs Park, north London on April 3.

Politics

9 d. ago Toby Carvery owner apologises after ancient oak tree felling in north London

The cutting down of the tree has been compared to that of the landmark Sycamore Gap tree

Politics

9 d. ago Ancient London oak hacked down by Toby Carvery owners could have lived ‘another few hundred years’

The ancient oak was on the edge of Whitewebbs Park, next to the Whitewebbs House Toby Carvery

Politics

1 week ago Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery

Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery  The Guardian

Politics

1 week ago Council leader ‘outraged’ by Toby Carvery felling ancient oak without permission

The cutting down of the tree has been compared to that of the landmark Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.

Politics

1 week ago Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery | Trees and forests

Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery | Trees and forests  The Guardian

Politics

1 week ago 'Impossible choice': West London council tells homeless family to move 275 miles to Hartlepool or lose housing support

Soheila Serkani was told she and her daughter must move to Hartlepool after being evicted from their private rented home last month

Society

2 w. ago London council forced to ban park BBQs as revellers 'poo in the bushes' and fight

People have been banned from having barbecues at Waterlow Park in Highgate, north London, after reports of fighting, littering and obscene behaviour in the bushes

Politics

2 w. ago Manchester to get 'tallest tower outside London' with Nobu hotel as council approves 153 storeys in meeting

It's going to be 77m taller than Beetham Tower

Politics