Planning permission for the Beddington Lane South London Incinerator has been granted following months of deliberation and protest. After a vote on April 24 resulted in a tie, the incinerator was granted the go-ahead at a re-vote at the Sutton Civic Centre on Wednesday May 15. The Sutton Council Development Control…
Beekeepers and honey bee experts in East London Line Boroughs are on the front line of a national crisis in the insect’s population and doing everything they can to halt its decline. Bees are vital to pollination for the country’s multi-billion pound agricultural industries. At the same time an urban…
Plans for the Convoys Wharf site, Deptford, the largest development site in the Borough of Lewisham, have been resubmitted by “internationally recognised firm of architects” Terry Farrell and Partners. The firm, known for projects such as the MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross, was invited by developers Hutchison Whampoa to work…
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Action for Croydon’s Environment is on the front-line of volunteer groups battling to protect green spaces in Croydon. They are part of a national umbrella organisation called The Conservation Volunteers, founded in 1959, in response to large areas like playing fields, allotments and nature parks being sold off by UK…
At a meeting held at Sutton Civic Centre on Wednesday evening 24 April, councillors were unable to reach a decision on whether or not to approve the go-ahead for a waste incinerator on Beddington Lane. The vote resulted in an equal tie. Sutton’s council plan to build an incinerator within…
A demonstration is expected in Croydon against the building of a waste incinerator at Beddington Lane on Wednesday evening 24 April. Campaigners plan to congregate outside the Sutton Civic Centre where the council is making the final decision on whether to go ahead with the project. Waste incineration is championed…
A campaign group has launched a petition to stop Hackney Council from hosting major events on Hackney Marshes. The new group, Save Lea Marshes, calls for the marshes to remain as common land throughout the year – available for all Hackney residents. They claim that the BBC Radio 1′s Hackney…
Two ‘pocket parks’ will be created in Lewisham as part of the Mayor’s two million pound initiative to transform underused, urban spaces in the borough. Blackheath and Sydenham will both see small green spaces being created as part of a citywide bid to enhance the natural environment in inner city…
Brick Lane Bikes, a specialist repair shop in Brick Lane, was chosen by the Swedish retail giant H&M to collaborate in creating a collection of clothes inspired by the urban air of fashionable east London. Open since 2006, the shop on Bethnal Green Road is the first fixed-gear bike store…
Recycling in Hackney will be simplified from March 1 in an effort to improve the borough’s recycling record, which is among the worst in London. Green sacks will replace green boxes, making collections easier and potentially saving £12m by 2020, according to the council. The current scheme is restricted to…
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