Noah Vickers

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Plans for two residential towers in Shoreditch have been submitted to Tower Hamlets Council
London

East London towers plan secures 'support in principle' from City Hall

Development would reach 12 storeys high on a disused patch of land between two busy railway lines

17 Apr 2025
Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan says his skills bootcamps will help 'fast-track Londoners into good jobs'
London

Khan: Skills bootcamps will 'fast-track' Londoners into 'good jobs'

Flexible courses lasting between two weeks and three months will offer training in key sectors like the digital and creative industries

17 Apr 2025
London

High-tech 'damp and mould sensors' tested in London homes

Pilot scheme found sensors enabled ‘more efficient use of housing officer time’, though some tenants were reluctant to install the devices

16 Apr 2025
A map showing allotments, city farms and community gardens in the capital, included in the London Assembly environment committee's latest report
London

Mayor urged to find new allotment sites to help Londoners grow food

Data shared with the London Assembly reveals significant gap in stock of allotments between inner and outer London

16 Apr 2025
Concept image of the scheme at North Middlesex University Hospital
London

Khan confirms plan for almost 300 affordable homes next to hospital

All of the homes will be available either for social rent or shared ownership, and “will meet the highest standards of design and energy efficiency”

16 Apr 2025
Save Our Safer Streets took their case to the High Court last year, and will soon return for an appeal hearing
Transport

Row over Bethnal Green LTNs rages on as appeal will be heard in court

‘Going to court is a last resort for us, after all our attempts to engage constructively with the council failed,’ campaigners say

16 Apr 2025
Sir Sadiq Khan launched his Greener Schools initiative at Avondale Park Primary School in December last year
London

Sadiq Khan reveals which 38 schools will benefit from big eco-project

City Hall estimates scheme will allow schools to each save an average of almost £15,000 on their energy bills

14 Apr 2025
Politics

New research suggests voter ID law 'significantly reduces' turnout

Campaigners warn the law is having a ‘damaging and disproportionate impact on our democracy’

11 Apr 2025
Transport

Why are e-bikes causing fires in London?

E-bikes have become increasingly popular, but remain one of the capital’s fastest-growing fire risks

10 Apr 2025
Former Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall was defeated by Labour's Sir Sadiq Khan in last year's City Hall election
London

Susan Hall sharing AI image of Sadiq Khan drowning sparks complaint

‘Disgusting’ and ‘dehumanising’ social media post ‘should be below any decent politician’, former Tory mayoral candidate told

9 Apr 2025
London

Concerns over London Fire Brigade's efforts to stamp out misconduct

‘Delays in resolving complaints have had a real impact on the wellbeing of staff,’ London Assembly warns

9 Apr 2025
Housing in Pimlico, Westminster - pictured in 2015
London

Social home waiting list would take century to clear in some boroughs

Charities urge Chancellor to provide major investment for social housing in her upcoming spending review

9 Apr 2025
Mayor of London visits youth centre in the run up to the mayoral election
London

Khan announces £1m for holiday sports sessions in bid to cut violence

Funding will provide ‘diversionary activities’ for young Londoners at a time when they are particularly at risk of becoming involved in violence

9 Apr 2025
An aerial visualisation of the proposed scheme in Archway, including the new blocks of housing along Highgate Hill, and the 23-storey student accommodation tower
London

Khan intervenes in Archway housing and student tower scheme

City Hall could grant permission for project despite opposition from Islington Council and local MP Jeremy Corbyn

7 Apr 2025
London

Sadiq Khan urged to intervene over Southwark tower blocks plan

Local resident and actress Juliet Rylance warns the community is ‘gravely concerned’ by the development receiving approval

4 Apr 2025
London

Fly-tipping fines increased to £1,000 in most London boroughs

Government data reveals that London accounts for two in five fly-tipping incidents across England

4 Apr 2025
Map showing the 53 areas identified as seeing the largest increases in average income, coloured purple. The light pink areas were also identified as being low-income back in 2012, but had not gentrified as quickly by 2020
London

Revealed: The London neighbourhoods 'gentrifying' most rapidly

Areas with biggest jumps in average incomes have also seen disproportionate decreases in the number of black residents, analysis shows

4 Apr 2025
London's National Gallery. Could arts and culture in the capital benefit from a tourist tax?
London

Pressure grows on ministers to allow London tourist tax

Think tank says revenues from visitors’ hotel stays could help fund arts and culture across the capital

3 Apr 2025
London

Sadiq Khan angers Israeli Embassy in video marking Eid

Mayor’s video acknowledges Muslim Londoners’ anguish over the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza, as Israel claims figures are unreliable

3 Apr 2025
Transport

Pedestrianising Oxford Street could cause crime spike, City Hall told

Plan to remove motor traffic from ‘nation’s high street’ seen as ‘enormously contentious’ by local residents, Soho Society argues

2 Apr 2025
An image posted on X (formerly Twitter) by London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman, showcasing TfL's plans for Streatham Hill
Transport

TfL accused of not 'properly' publicising 'disruptive' road upgrade

Locals in south London neighbourhood ‘fed up with being left out of decisions that directly impact their daily lives’, Lib Dems claim

1 Apr 2025