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6 October 2003 by sianberry
The report highlights the urgent need for more recreation grounds due to London’s growing population and worsening obesity rates. Applications for developments on playing fields in London have more than doubled in the last four years. Housing, new schools and privately-run sport facilities are all being built on previously green sites, limiting Londoners’ access for […]
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30 September 2003 by sianberry
“Ken Livingstone’s call to split London into five super-boroughs must rank alongside Margaret Thatcher’s decision to abolish the GLC for its sheer arrogance and wrongheadedness,” commented Darren. Under Mayor Livingstone’s hare-brained plans there would just be five local authorities in London – North-West London, North Central London, North East London, South-West London and South East […]
Mayor Livingstone is calling for London’s 32 boroughs to be scrapped and the capital to be split into five huge super-boroughs. In direct contrast, Greens are calling for smaller local councils that truly represent London’s communities . “Greens would like to see smaller London boroughs which would provide a real voice for London’s historic local […]
29 September 2003 by sianberry
Noel is urging the Mayor, the Government and London 2012 to make clearer guarantees to Londoners on benefits to transport after the Olympics. Noel said, “Londoners have been promised that these Olympics will improve our transport and be the most sustainable bid ever. But as yet there is no new infrastructure or services confirmed as […]
26 September 2003 by sianberry
Keith Mills and Barbara Cassani have been asked to discuss key concerns about the impact of the Games on London. “Londoners have been promised that these Olympics will improve our transport, create facilities of use to local people and be the most sustainable bid ever. We will be ensuring that these promises are not just […]
24 September 2003 by sianberry
This is an election where every voter can indicate a first and second preference. Green Party members in London agreed this week to defer a decision on who, if anyone, they will recommend as their second preference for Mayor – after their first choice, Darren Johnson. Darren Johnson, the Green Party’s Candidate for London Mayor […]
23 September 2003 by sianberry
However, they argue that a much more ambitious approach is needed if we are to avoid the construction of more polluting incinerators in the capital. Cllr. Darren Johnson AM, Leader of the Green Party Group in the London Assembly commented,“Greens are giving the Mayor five out of ten for his waste strategy. Although favouring more […]
19 September 2003 by sianberry
Jenny Jones, deputy Mayor of London, and Green London Assembly Member will be visiting boroughs to take part in their ‘In Town, without my car’ events and celebrations. As part of European Mobility Week, such ‘In Town, without my car!’ events aim to raise awareness on alternative forms of transport and the need to combat […]
17 September 2003 by sianberry
Following probing by Greens on the London Assembly, Livingstone said he would support GLA funding for such a study. He also backed a recent decisionof the London Assembly Health Committee to commission a poll of public opinion on water fluoridation in ten London boroughs. The Mayor explained his position on water fluoridation in response to […]
Jenny is incensed at the MAD groups insensitivity as speed cameras are only put up at locations where people have died. Jenny will be hanging up‘Remember Me’ signs at a site in Havering. Launched last month, thesesigns are first ever nationwide public acknowledgement for those killedand injured on Britain’s roads. The Remember Me signs are […]