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Although both trusts deny the move to becoming a group is a ‘merger’, their separate governing boards plan to merge into one executive board by April 2025, reports Josh Mellor, Local Democracy Reporter Whipps Cross Hospital (above) will be one of seven hospitals managed by the new group, Credit: Google StreetviewTwo East London NHS trusts…

Sarah is a Communications Consultant working in the charity sector. Previously, she worked at Centre for London in 2022 as an External Affairs Manager, and was responsible for our communications and influencing work. Before joining, Sarah worked in the charity sector, most recently focusing on women’s economic empowerment in…

Nearly 7,000 build-to-rent homes were started in London in 2022 according to a Greater London Authority (GLA) report.   The GLA’s annual housing report, which gathers evidence to underpin the mayor’s housing strategy, cited figures from research consultancy Molior showing 6,925 new Build-to-Rent (BTR) homes were started in London in 2022 —a 50%…

A High Court judge recently ruled that doctors could lawfully limit the treatment they provide to Indi Gregory – who will be eight months old on Tuesday – against the wishes of her parents, Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth. Indi’s parents, who are both in their 30s and from Ilkeston, Derbyshire, had challenged Mr Justice Peel’s ruling. But…

ONE of the UK’s largest hotel brands is looking to build seven hotels across Bromley and Bexley. Travelodge wants to expand its London hotel portfolio with a further 127 hotels It currently has four across Bromley and Bexley and plants to build six more hotels in Bromley and one in Bexley. This London expansion programme would be an…

London is set for a fiery awakening as the premiere for the forthcoming Game Of Thrones prequel series, House Of The Dragon, is held on Monday. Based on George RR Martin’s Fire And Blood, and set two centuries before the events of Game Of Thrones, the new series chronicles the beginning of the end of House Targaryen and the events leading…

South East London NHS doctors are urging people with long-standing persistent coughs to visit their GP in a bid to tackle lung cancer.  The ‘Help Us Help You’ campaign is being launched after recent figures suggested people at risk one of the UK’s deadliest cancers might not be coming forward.  Cancer health chiefs are asking the public…

Plans to extend an office block have been given the go-ahead despite concerns over the impact on neighbours living in a conservation area. Arlen Properties has won permission to build two extra floors on top of existing office buildings at Breasy Place in Burroughs Gardens, Hendon. The site of the office block is on the fringe of The…

7 minutes agoTo play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browserVideo caption, The tents being thrown into the back of a Veolia refuse lorry. Credit: Streets KitchenHomeless people's tents in central London have been destroyed during a Met Police operation.Refuse workers threw the tents into the back of their lorry on…

South West Londoners are backing a fight to run a popular river bus on the weekends as they believe the service shouldn’t “cater strictly for commuters”. A petition to extend Uber Boat by Thames Clippers to Wandsworth and Putney piers on the weekends has gained more than 1,120 signatures. Uber Boat by Thames Clippers currently stops at…