The London Buzz – 17th December 2024
Today’s London news round-up:
Plans to close the Rotherhithe Tunnel for several months to enable an extensive programme of repairs to take place have been put off until 2026 at the earliest due to a lack of funding. Southwark News
Taxpayers ended up paying almost £700,000 after the former Hackney mayor was forced to resign over his association with a paedophile, it has been revealed. Hackney Gazette
‘Reject shop’ couple who sold second chance crockery pack up after 35 years Camden New Journal
Epsom, Sutton, Modern and Croydon residents flocked to Bourne Hall and queued for water bottles after being left without water or experiencing low pressure. Local Guardian
A High Court injunction was obtained by Hiillingdon Council to prevent the unauthorised parking of more than 300 vehicles on Green Belt land in Harlington. Times Series
London venue cancels Chasidic singer over ‘security concerns’ Jewish News
A developer has cut its ‘affordable housing’ offer at Peckham’s Aylesham Centre site by more than 70 per cent. South London Press
The High Court has allowed the removal of three Low Traffic Neighbourhoods from Tower Hamlets in east London. BBC News
A programme of savings is to be presented to a forthcoming Hounslow council meeting proposing a range of measures to reduce the budget deficit by £12 million. BrentfordTW8
A teenage boy has been “grabbed” in attack by a group of people armed with weapons near a Shacklewell school. Hackney Gazette
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And from ianVisits:
National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing to reopen in May 2025 with fresh display and sponsorship
TfL drops government mandated review into its staff pensions
Tickets Alert: Dates for 2025 tours of Goldsmiths’ Hall announced
Charles Dickens Museum to mark its centenary with a new boss
Tickets Alert: Horse carriage rides over Christmas
How HS2 nearly left Euston station with two Platform 1s
Some things to do in London tomorrow:
Christmas Lates at the Science Museum – Free
They’ll be exploring the science, technology, mathematics, and engineering that makes Christmas the most wonderful time of year.
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