A community is not made by bricks and mortar, but by people. It exists only when there are local clubs and societies, and local support networks, and people look out for each other, not just themselves.
New analysis by Shelter has revealed that 1 in 38 people in Southwark will be homeless this Christmas, which is the 9th highest council area in the country. Across England it is 1 in 160.
Following the Government’s announcement of a new planning framework, which allows developers to bypass elected local councillors and requires councils to review green belt land, Liz Jarvis has called on Labour to stop “ignoring local communities".
The future of the critical A259 improvements between Newhaven and Seaford remains uncertain, following years of overpromising and under delivering by the previous Conservative government.
A community campaign for a safer crossing in Upper Norwood was backed by Croydon Council last night, as a local councillor and residents put the case for action to be taken.
Responding to the news that for the third year in a row the number of places on nursing courses has not been filled, with the Royal College of Nursing warning that Scotland does not have the number of nurses it needs to meet health and social care demands
