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HOMES SALES U-TURN ON RIGHT-TO-BUY
Housing chiefs to spend £49m buying back 125 council homes
HOUSING chiefs this week announced plans to buy back 125 council homes sold under the right-to-buy scheme. > more |
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‘Act of God’ spares congregation
HUNDREDS of parishioners were spared from disaster when the ceiling of a Mayfair cathedral fell in.
More than 1,500 worshippers had packed the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile in Duke Street on Sunday night, hours before the domed-roof cracked, showering... > more |
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Old people’s home is protected by covenant - AN old people’s home at the centre of a closure row was intended to protect the vulnerable for another half... > more
Free papers’ owners agree they must clean up their act - THE publishers of the London Lite and the Londonpaper have agreed to help clear up... > more
Peace protesters are evicted - PEACE protesters were evicted from Parliament Square on Friday. > more
Police racism complaint is upheld - A PROBE into racial discrimination by Charing Cross police officers has upheld an appeal from an Eritrean national. > more
Blairs upset neighbours - TONY Blair’s new neighbours have filed an official complaint to the Home Office after being frequently quizzed at... > more
Half-price travel on the buses ‘to benefit 10,000’ - MORE than 10,000 of Westminster’s poorest will benefit from half-priced bus and tram... > more
Carnival knife alert - MOBILE metal detectors are being used at the Notting Hill Carnival this year in an attempt to crack down on knife crime. > more
Indian festival set for warm welcome - AUGUST may been a total washout this year but planners of the Regent Street festival are promising an... > more
Kids’ service wins praise - Child mental health services have scored top marks for management. > more
Pimlico answers its critics with a haul of top grades - PIMLICO School this week answered its critics in the best possible way – announcing its best... > more
Fantastic, and clever, Mr Fox - A CUNNING fox has taken to swimming across a lake in Regent’s Park to feast on ducks sitting on a specially... > more
Police in bike crash - A MOTORCYCLIST was left with serious injuries after colliding with a police van in Marylebone on Wednesday. > more
Unity in the community scores with young footballers - HUNDREDS of young people came to Maida Vale at the weekend for a unique football... > more
Gallery chief a champion of lesser artists - GODFREY Pilkington, who has died aged 88, ran an art gallery with a difference. > more |
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