making signs and making a difference. good morning from britain s bravest manufacturing company in kent, where i will find out the work they do and the support they give to military veterans and their families. one of the oldest surviving d day veterans shares his memories ahead of the 80th anniversary of the normandy landings. after a bit of sunshine and warmth for many at the weekend, the week ahead turns cooler, cloudier and a bit wet of awesome of you. a bit wetterfor bit wet of awesome of you. a bit wetter for somebody. it s monday 3rd june. a beacon of hope and inspiration . kevin sinfield has paid tribute to his friend and former team mate rob burrow who s died at the age 41, describing him as the bravest man he s ever met. after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease nearly five years ago, rob became a prominent campaigner for research into the condition and was awarded a cbe for his work. his former club leeds rhinos has described him as a true inspirat
London victoria and portsmouth. but direct services between southampton and gatwick have ended. southeastern and greater anglia have both increased the number of trains. operators say it s in response to changing travel patterns and customer feedback. hundreds of tradespeople are holding what they call a van rally in westminster later to highlight the issue of tool thefts. it s being organised by the campaign group trades united, which said the growing number of tools being stolen means thousands are losing their livelihoods. they re calling for tougher measures to stop them being resold at car boot sales and markets. a historian has published the results of a unique, ten year project looking at the changes in stoke newingrton over the last 200 years. amir dotan s research focused in and around the church street area and looked at how different businesses and trends have evolved through the decades. i was always a history buff from a very young age i wanted to be indiana jones. so wh
August 7, 2023. Azonuchechi Chukwu. The Toronto Police Service has issued a plea for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 26-year-old Nigerian woman, Oluwatobi, who was last seen in the King Street and Church Street Area on the evening of July 31, 2023. According to the official statement released by the Toronto Police on |
28 January, 2021
• MORE than 100 social housing estates in London are under threat of demolition, indeed, on some of these estates, demolition is already well under way.
Six of the estates, comprising over 1,700 social rented homes, are in Westminster and include: Church Street Area, Cundy Street, Ebury Bridge, Hall Place, Lilestone and Lisson Green estates.
Most of the social rented homes that are under threat of demolition in London need refurbishing but do not need to be demolished.
Council land is being used to develop a much larger number of homes, many of them simply not being affordable to the existing social housing tenants.