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Greater London Assembly

Type: Organization

Name: Greater London Assembly

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Council say Heathrow emergency shows airport should not expand

In the wake of the British Airways plane forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow a campaign group has raised concerns over the airport?s possible expansion. The 2M alliance of west London councils said Friday’s incident, along with the recent ... [Published London 24 - May 31 2013]

Entities: Tony Arbour, emergency, Greater London Assembly

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Metropolitan Police Service

Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness

Police in north London have seized blankets, sleeping bags and food donations from rough sleepers in a crackdown on homelessness. A local paper reported that the belongings, mostly donated by sympathetic members of the community, were snatched by police ... [Published The Independent - May 24 2013]

Entities: Joanne McCartney, Police, Greater London Assembly, Bernard Hogan-Howe, Metropolitan Police Service

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Tramlink

Bringing tram to Sutton will save 'millions', says transport minister

The proposed route the tram will takeProposals to bring trams to Sutton will regenerate deprived areas, bring millions of pounds to the area and cut pollution, it has been claimed.Detailed plans to bring the Tramlink scheme from Merton through Rosehill ... [Published Your Local Guardian - May 24 2013]

Entities: Tramlink, Norman Baker, Tom Brake, Paul Burstow

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Highways Agency

Bluewater road cash 'may not help'

Money offered for road improvements at Bluewater shopping centre in Kent may not help the traffic situation in the long term, a spokesman from a residents' association has said.A centre extension, which will add 20% more shops and restaurants, was agreed ... [Published BBC - May 23 2013]

Entities: Greater London Assembly, Ashley Johnson, Highways Agency, Air Pollution

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Canary Wharf Group Plc

£300m Shell Centre redevelopment gets the go ahead

Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar have got the go ahead to redevelop the Shell Centre site on London’s Southbank.Existing buildings around the famous Shell Centre Tower will be demolished to make way for eight new high rise buildings offering a mix of ... [Published Builder & Engineer - May 22 2013]

Entities: Greater London Assembly, Diar, Canary Wharf Group Plc, Mayor of London

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Hammerson

Palace victory in £120m play-off would spark huge economic boost for Croydon

Crystal Palace will play Watford at Wembley on Monday for a place in the Premier LeagueTension is mounting as Crystal Palace FC prepare to play for a place in the Premier League in the most lucrative match in world football.Monday's Championship play-off ... [Published Your Local Guardian - May 22 2013]

Entities: Premier League, Steve Parish, Hammerson

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Transport for London

A22 crossing has 'made road more dangerous'

KENLEY parents claim the new crossing on the A22 is pointless and might even have made the road more dangerous.The crossing was put in by TfL last month after three years of campaigning, which was triggered by an accident on the Godstone Road in 2010 ... [Published Croydon Advertiser - May 22 2013]

Entities: Transport for London, Greater London Assembly, Road Safety

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Boris blamed for Islington crime rise amid plummeting police numbers

An Islington-wide crime rise was today blamed on Boris Johnson as figures emerged showing 100 less police are patrolling the borough?s streets. The figures show officer numbers in the Mayor’s home borough have dropped 14 per cent from 713 in 2010 to 613 ... [Published London 24 - May 21 2013]

Entities: Crime, Police, Jennette Arnold, Stephen Greenhalgh, Greater London Assembly

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"However, we are very mindful of the special nature of Blackheath and the sensitivities surrounding the project, and much still needs to be done before the proposal can go ahead."

Blackheath's Eliot Pits' playground plan could ruin the heath's "natural playground" [Published This is Local London - May 28 2013]

...Rita Chadha, head of the Refugee and Migrant Forum of East London, said the move was dangerous as well as confusing. "We are going through one of the coldest summers we have ever had, it’s a strong possibility that someone could die" she said

Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness [Published The Independent - May 24 2013]

"There's no camp that's against it except for our competitors and from what I hear we are a margin ahead of Bromley."

Bringing tram to Sutton will save 'millions', says transport minister [Published Your Local Guardian - May 24 2013]