The new Thames and London Waterways Forum will replace two separate bodies, River Concordat and London Waterways Commission, and include representatives from City Hall, TfL, PLA, the Canal and River Trust, the Environment Agency and London Councils.
English and Welsh police forces must learn from the Met and protect traffic cop numbers says Green party’s Baroness Jones
Green party peer and road safety campaigner Baroness Jones made the call in the foreword to a new report from RoadPeace which highlights how prosecutions for motoring offences have fallen over the past five years.
Burglary rates fall by a quarter in areas protected by Met’s SmartWater partnership
Launched in 2015 by the Met and former mayor Boris Johnson, the initiative saw a quarter of a million households in high burglary areas issued with free SmartWater kits, allowing them to mark high value possessions, including computers, bicycles and jewellery.
LibDems are “plotting” to put Jeremy Corbyn into Downing Street claims Zac Goldsmith
Sarah Olney, who defeated Goldmsith at last year’s Richmond Park by-election, and former MP Vince Cable, were caught on tape telling party members they should vote Labour in seats where it could help stop the Conservatives.
Harrow Tory leader set to join London Assembly following General Election
Susan Hall, leader of the Conservative group on the council, is in line to replace Assembly Member Kemi Badenoch who is standing in Saffron Walden where the outgoing Tory MP, Sir Alan Haselhurst, has a majority of 24,991.
