Posted on May 17, 2013 by Julie Thing and saved under Health, Lead Stories, Society, Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets has launched a new initiative this week to deal with the issue of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the borough. The launch took place at a conference on Wednesday May 15 in the Osmani Centre in Whitechapel. The event was set up to offer an opportunity for…
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Posted on May 16, 2013 by Hannah Newton and saved under Croydon, Environment, Health, Lead Stories, Local News, Politics, Society
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…
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Posted on May 10, 2013 by Sean Mullervy and saved under Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, News
Proposals to change NHS services in South London are one step closer to a public consultation after a vote by Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group. One of the proposals would see Croydon University Hospital downgraded to a “local hospital”, meaning replacement of its accident and emergency unit with an urgent care…
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Posted on April 29, 2013 by Saskia Black and saved under Hackney, Health
Figures published by Public Health England (PHE) reveal that Hackney has the highest level of measles in London. This comes as a national catch-up programme is launched to encourage MMR vaccinations as cases of measles continue to rise across the country. The PHE statistics claim that there have been twenty-eight…
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Posted on April 26, 2013 by Merissa Henry and saved under Croydon, Environment, Health, Local News
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…
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Posted on April 26, 2013 by Sean Mullervy and saved under Health, Lead Stories, Local News, Save Lewisham A&E
At a meeting at Goldsmiths College on Thursday April 26 , speakers from the health professions and the local community restated their commitment to protect Lewisham Hospital services from being downgraded. Contributions at the meeting were made from invited guests and members of the public. Speakers sought to make connections…
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Posted on April 23, 2013 by Flo Neve and saved under Croydon, Environment, Health, Local News
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…
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