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Council tax bills cut for millions of Londoners

02.11.09
NEW: Londoners stand to benefit as authorities compete to freeze or cut council tax bills in the run-up to the general election... more

‘Plot to rid council estates of poor’

09.07.09
David Cameron's favourite Tory town hall is being accused of planning a "social cleansing" programme of demolishing council estates... more

Sister act may be dull but it doesn't half matter to P&O

24.04.09
Planning inquiries are not for those with a low boredom threshold. That was evident from the sparse attendance at a hearing at the Oasis community learning centre in Lambeth to hear evidence for and against the building of three rather tall towers adjacent to Waterloo station... more

Campaign for west London Crossrail stop

24.02.09
An extra Crossrail station could be added for residents in west London... more

London set for lower council tax hikes than rest of nation

13.02.09
The majority of Londoners are facing lower than average council tax rises... more

Council urges Mayor to abolish C-charge extension before 2010

28.11.08
Westminster council has called on Mayor Boris Johnson to exercise "emergency powers" to scrap the congestion charge zone's western extension immediately... more

Hammersmith cuts council tax by 3 per cent

26.11.08
Tory-run Hammersmith and Fulham Council has announced a three per cent reduction in council tax despite the economic downturn... more

More pressure on Boris to scrap C-charge extension

25.11.08
Boris Johnson faced fresh pressure to scrap the western extension of the congestion charge... more

Six months on ... the Boris audit

12.11.08
In a now legendary Guardian article on mayoral election day, Boris Johnson's sternest critics predicted what it would be like "if this bigoted, lying, Old Etonian buffoon got his hands on our diverse and liberal capital"... more

Minister puts £12m hotel on ice to probe planning decision

06.11.08
The Government has called in a council's decision to approve a 10-storey hotel... more

Property

08.10.08
The super-rich still love London, keeping prices at the top end high. Across the city there remains a shortage of homes but building is slowing in the crunch. ... more

'Stop thousands of Westfield shoppers jamming our streets'

02.10.08
Visitors to London's new £1.7 billion shopping centre could cause chaos on surrounding roads unless urgent action is taken, council leaders warned... more

‘Red Boris’ and a bold gamble for Tory hearts

29.09.08
After Boris’s speech in Birmingham yesterday, it finally seems to be dawning on the brighter members of the Ken Livingstone Fan Club that they were wrong about him... more

Second tunnel plan leaves west London with sinking feeling

24.09.08
Plans to regenerate a rundown part of Fulham are being threatened by a National Grid "super tunnel" that could throw the area into chaos for years... more

Plans to dig 30m sewer-crater in park are causing a stink

12.09.08
A petition was launched today against Thames Water's plan to dig a 30m-wide crater for a sewer in a west London park... more

Fight is on to save comedy venue from a concrete-filled fate

29.08.08
One of London's best-loved independent music and comedy clubs is set to be closed down and filled in with concrete... more

Eight in 10 residents say scrap C-charge extension

01.08.08
Nearly 80 per cent of residents living in the western extension of the congestion zone want it scrapped, according to an online poll... more

100ft sewer crater 'will cost London customers £200 each'

31.07.08
Thames Water customers may have to pay £200 a head for the construction of a 100ft hole for a "super-sewer"... more

Tube lift faces axe as cost hits £100m

17.07.08
Plans for a lift at the newly developed Shepherd's Bush Central line station could be scrapped over fears of escalating costs... more

Scandal of LDA's missing millions

16.07.08
Tens of millions of pounds of public money were squandered by Ken Livingstone's development agency, a report says... more

Ken Livingstone refuses to appear before LDA audit panel

15.07.08
Ken Livingstone has refused to appear in front of an audit panel investigating allegations of misspending during his time as Mayor... more

Tories unveil another mayor called Johnson

30.05.08
A twenty-eight-year-old motorbike enthusiast has been elected the youngest mayor in Britain... more

Boris sets up full audit of City Hall finances

08.05.08
Boris Johnson announces plans to "clean up" City Hall by setting up a forensic audit group to investigate its finances and cut bureaucratic waste... more

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