Capital Growth launches £150,000 fund to help Londoners boost food growing »

Capital Growth launches £150,000 fund to help Londoners boost food growing

Fruit and veg to be grown above Southwark Tube station, as Transport for London joins Capital Growth
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today launched a £150,000 fund to help Londoners grow their own food in under-used areas of the capital.
He also welcomed Transport for London to the Capital Growth scheme, which is run by London [...]

Children’s services in London amongst best »

Children’s services in London amongst best

Eight of the 10 best performing local authority children’s services in the country are in London, according to new figures issued today (Wednesday) by Ofsted.
Camden, City of London, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston-upon-Thames, Lewisham, Richmond-upon-Thames, Tower Hamlets, and Wandsworth have all been judged as performing excellently under the new annual ratings of the services and support [...]

Investing for Recovery – Mayor and London Councils seek new deal for London »

Investing for Recovery – Mayor and London Councils seek new deal for London

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and the leader of London Councils, Merrick Cockell, today made an urgent call to government not to disadvantage London in next week’s Pre-Budget Report.
Published today, Investing for Recovery – a new deal for London, is a joint report by the GLA Group and London Councils, working in the interests [...]

Londoners given say on £28 million grant spend »

Londoners given say on £28 million grant spend

Londoners are being given the chance to have their say on how a pan-London grants budget of up to £28 million a year is spent.
London Councils, one of the biggest funders of the capital’s voluntary sector, is launching an extensive consultation to ensure that its funding meets the needs of London’s diverse population needs, wherever [...]

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