The grants are being offered by Mayor Sadiq Khan and are intended to help councils and follow a successful pilot with Haringey Council which saw creative industries in Tottenham grow “by 127 per cent” in the past five years.
Boris Johnson summonsed to return to City Hall and answer questions about the Garden Bridge
The former Mayor declined to take part in Margaret Hodge’s review of the bridge which raised a number of questions about the project’s procurement and funding.
Business leaders say Mayor should use derelict Green belt land to provide thousands of homes for 999 workers
In its response to the Mayor’s draft planning guidance, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry say’s it’s time to recognise that some of the Green belt is “derelict and underdeveloped land” which could be put to better use.
AMs: Sadiq’s fares freeze is denying TfL the cash it needs to invest in new Tube trains
At last year’s election, Sadiq Khan pledged an absolute freeze on fares for the duration of the current Mayoral term, rejecting claims by opponents that such a move would weaken investment.
Council bosses say Sadiq’s plans to slash Taxicard funding could leave him open to legal challenge
Operated by London Councils, the scheme funds subsidised taxi journeys for disabled and mobility impaired Londoners, allowing them to make journeys many would otherwise struggle to carry out on public transport.
