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Key Points What retrofit milestone has Havering Council achieved? As reported by Katie Wright of This Is Local London, Havering Council has become the first London Borough to complete the first wave of social housing retrofit upgrades under the government-funded Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (SHF) Wave 3. This milestone involved essential energy-efficiency improvements to …
Key Points What is the Bakerloop bus service and where does it run? The Bakerloop, officially designated as BL1, is an express bus route introduced by Transport for London and the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, that runs between Waterloo and Lewisham, passing key stops such as Elephant & Castle, Old Kent Road, New Cross Gate, Lewisham …
Key Points What is the current status of the Harold Hill Family Welcome Centre build? The construction of the Family Welcome Centre in Harold Hill has reached an important milestone with the completion of the main structural frame. Roof installation has begun, and extensive work on external brickwork and internal partitioning is well underway. Services …
Key Points What is the significance of the Plaistow South by-election result? As reported by Lewis Baston of On London, the Newham Independents secured a landslide victory in the Plaistow South by-election held last Thursday, marking a historic shift in a ward Labour has governed consistently since 1919, initially under the County Borough of West …
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