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Lewisham Council has launched an online survey asking residents for their views on safety in the borough.

Commuters on the Overground in east London faced severe delays on the service this morning.

A gas leak was reported on Whitechapel Road near Fulborn Street for the second time in less than 24 hours, causing much disruption in the area.

The People’s Supermarket has launched a campaign to renovate its new premises in Hackney. The ‘brick by brick’ campaign, where people can buy a piece of the re-development for £1, aims to bring new life to the building opposite Homerton station.

Croydon Council has launched a new award for local heroes and is calling on residents to nominate volunteers, fundraisers or simply kind-hearted people that have made Croydon a better place to live.

A new free school for children aged 4 to 11 plans to open doors in Telegraph Hill. The Hatcham Temple Grove Free School will be located at the existing Hatcham College in September 2013.

A new project aims to build 1,700 flats to replace 214 existing homes at Blackwall Reach, 700 of which will be homes for social rent and shared ownership.