September 14, 2011
London Councils has set out its concerns that over a quarter of Londoners are struggling to meet their energy bills – with rising prices and welfare reforms threatening to send even more into fuel poverty. Fuel poverty in London is defined as when a household has to spend more than a tenth of its income ...
August 24, 2011
London Councils is calling for the government to review its rail fares policy, in order to ensure that train companies keep fares low and enable the capital to support its jobs and economy. The organisation, which represents the capital’s 33 local authorities, is backing recommendations from a recent Whitehall review which suggested that savings on ...
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August 18, 2011
Government proposals to allow developers to change offices into homes without applying for planning permission will impact severely on local communities, London Councils has warned. The organisation, which represents the capital’s 33 local authorities, has expressed fears that the removal of these planning rules will lead to a plethora of low quality homes in the ...
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July 27, 2011
Research sponsored by London Councils and Keep Britain Tidy into residents’ priorities for council expenditure reveals that clean streets are an expectation, but education, health, investments in the future, housing, transport, community safety and effectively dealing with anti-social behaviour get top priority. Londoners take it for granted that their streets get properly cleaned, but would ...
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