New transparency in planning – and not before time! Thanks to new planning rules, local people will be able to see how property developers’ cash levied on new buildings is spent on behalf of the community. The new rules will
1st September 2019 Data for first quarter of 2019 provide mixed picture, which includes good progress reducing bus-related incidents DAVE HILL London fell short of Sadiq Khan’s safety targets for the city’s transport systems during the first three months of
I have made no secret of my respect and admiration for the voluntary and charitable sector in Kensington. Without it, we would be lost – and this has been particularly noticeable since the Grenfell Tower fire. The Kensington and Chelsea
20th August 2019 A civil and sustainable street transport culture needs many different things in order to grow DAVE HILL On 3 September, in partnership with my friends The London Society, I will be chairing a discussion event with the
The dictionary definition of ‘consult’ is to seek information or advice, seek permission or approval for a proposed action, take into account and consider feelings and interests. All pretty clear, but the word has unfortunately become regarded with suspicion when
TALK | Are London’s cycling policies working for everyone? https://www.londonsociety.org.uk/event/talk-are-londons-cycling-policies-working-for-everyone 3 September 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm £5-£15 KPF, 7A Langley St, WC2H 9JA A lot of money has been spent on constructing cycle lanes and other infrastructure in
Wise Men of the Sound System. Illustration © Benjamin Salmon This year marks the twelfth commission for the Portobello Wall Arts Project which was launched in 2009 – with a particularly appropriate theme ‘Rhythm and Sound’. Public art has become
3rd August 2019 The latest London Intelligence bulletin from Centre For London contains them all and more Dave Hill The latest edition of the London Intelligence from this website’s friends at think tank Centre For London is entirely about
Despite the heading, this is not a weather forecast. The meaning will become clear! Being able to breathe is quite important and it is not something I have enjoyed with ease over recent times. A combination of Asthma, Bronchiectasisis and
The 13 beds in the Pembridge Unit, St.Charles’ palliative care ward, have been closed since last October due to the lack of a consultant. It has now been announced that they may be lost permanently: an independent reviewer has stated
