Philip James Lynch

LDR Reporter

London

Teacher who tried to teach class drunk banned for five years

Ms Alexandra Zbanca, 41, was found to be under the influence of alcohol while at work

18 Apr 2025
London

Council tells family to move 275 miles or lose housing support

Soheila Serkani was told she and her daughter must move to Hartlepool after being evicted from their private rented home last month

14 Apr 2025
London

New 'state of the art' film studios get green light in west London

The Vinyl Factory, the developer behind the project, estimates the studio will create over 3,000 permanent jobs

19 Mar 2025
London

London council announces cuts to children's services & ramps up taxes

Ealing Council voted overwhelmingly in favour of a budget that will increase council tax and the hike the social care levy

19 Mar 2025
London

Disabled ex-Army doctor left without heating and hot water in flat

Terry Cyrille, who served in Iraq as a combat medic, has battled life-threatening cancer and other severe illnesses

13 Mar 2025
London

'Like living in Victorian slum': Tenant's hell in 'rat-infested' home

Housing Ombudsman ordered Ealing Council to pay compensation to Errol Baptiste over its handling of complaints about his living conditions

8 Mar 2025
London

London teacher struck off for turning up to school drunk

Alexandra Zbanca was also convicted of a drink-driving incident with a child in the car

26 Feb 2025
London

Council apologises after wrongly denying school transport to child f

The council failed to consider the boy's sensory and behavioural needs despite being given evidence after withdrawing his transport support

23 Feb 2025
London

Deaf mother and children trapped in ‘uninhabitable’ Ealing flat

Stacey Watson and her children face daily risks from electrical hazards, water damage and vermin

6 Feb 2025
London

Parents to protest over plans to shutter school's special resources

The Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for physically disabled children is at risk of closure at the Pinner school

27 Nov 2024
London

Beloved theatre to close amid dispute between council and operators

The announcement has sparked fury among campaigners

31 Oct 2024
London

'Cancel plans to turn Green Belt field into warehouse site'

The plans were originally drawn up in 2015 and the council has cut back on the scale of the project due to pressure from residents

31 Oct 2024