Streatham News

Sadiq Khan has “applauded” Lambeth council for suspending a controversial low traffic neighbourhood (LTN).

The mayor said it was clear the Streatham Wells LTN had caused “unintended consequences” and that it was the right decision to suspend it.

The Streatham Wells LTN trial was introduced in October last year to reduce road danger and make the neighbourhood safer and healthier by restricting motor vehicle access to streets within the scheme.

Lambeth Council admitted the combination of major roadworks and its Streatham Wells LTN had caused “significant strain on bus services”, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter

Lambeth Council admitted the combination of major roadworks and its Streatham Wells LTN had caused “significant strain on bus services”, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter

Neil Garratt is the Leader of the Conservative Group on the London Assembly and the London Assembly member for Croydon and Sutton.

In his Introduction to the Conservative Party’s 2019 general election manifesto Boris Johnson said his government had already mapped out a programme to “level up, spreading opportunity across the whole United Kingdom”.

A controversial road scheme in south London is to be axed after it took a bus more than two hours to go three miles through the blocked-off streets.

The Polka theatre in Wimbledon are presenting Romeo and Juliet,  re-told through rap, rhythms, and beautiful harmonies from the 2nd March - 14th April 2024. 

He said that as the trial approached, attempts might be made to find out more about Mr Blake and he had considered whether there was a "real and immediate" threat to the officer's life or to his family.

Martyn Blake, 40, shot the 24-year-old once in the head through the windscreen of a car in Streatham, south London, in September 2022.