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Famous south London food hall set for demolition to stay open until end of next year (www.standard.co.uk)
submitted 36 minutes ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Mercato Metropolitano will be knocked down to make way for 900 new homes

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Project to rewild Old River Lea receives major grant from Mayor of London (www.hackneycitizen.co.uk)
submitted 44 minutes ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Huge New Cycle Route Planned For North London (www.timeout.com)
submitted 18 hours ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Enfield Council has revealed a plan to create a safe walking and cycling link between Palmers Green and New Southgate.

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Affordable Eats In Central London (londonist.com)
submitted 19 hours ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Pink fog descends over London: Unusual weather phenomenon gives capital an eerie glow (www.standard.co.uk)
submitted 2 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London (www.bigissue.com)
submitted 3 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Rights group challenges trans-inclusive swimming policy at Hampstead Heath (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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South London just got a step closer to getting a brand-new Overground station (www.timeout.com)
submitted 2 days ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/london@feddit.uk
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cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/39447203

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More Taxi Drivers Are Taking The Knowledge Again (londonist.com)
submitted 3 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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All the places where 30,000 new homes will be built with DLR extension (www.newsshopper.co.uk)
submitted 2 days ago by frankPodmore@slrpnk.net to c/london@feddit.uk
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London council deploys speed guns to catch cyclists (www.londoncentric.media)
submitted 4 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Park police employed by Wandsworth council have been handing out £50 penalty notices to cyclists who break a 12mph speed limit in Tooting Bec Common, in what is an incredibly unusual deployment of technology normally reserved for cars.

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Lime and Forest e-bikes could soon disappear from this London borough (metro.co.uk)
submitted 3 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Islington Council sent a letter to the rental e-bike operators Lime and Forest last week, telling them to tackle ongoing issues like obstructive parking, nighttime noise and antisocial behaviour which ‘remain unresolved.’

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London Overground line serving five Hackney stations to close for 11 days over Christmas (www.hackneycitizen.co.uk)
submitted 3 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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4 London clubs have been named in the 100 best in the world for 2025 (www.timeout.com)
submitted 3 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Police issue appeal to help find man, 56, missing from east London for over a month (www.standard.co.uk)
submitted 4 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Community mosaic group ‘faces eviction after more than a decade’ from Hackney Downs Pavilion (www.hackneycitizen.co.uk)
submitted 4 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Grenfell Tower to be lit up at night as demolition begins (www.standard.co.uk)
submitted 5 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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London's other sewage scandal (www.londoncentric.media)
submitted 6 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Beavers and white storks set to make a historic return to East London (www.wildlifetrusts.org)
submitted 6 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Could Rowans Bowling Alley be threatened by a new development in Finsbury Park? (www.timeout.com)
submitted 4 days ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Zipcar’s rivals consider London expansion after it reveals UK exit (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 week ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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London’s TfL Cycles Are Getting A Major Upgrade: New App, QR Code Unlocking and Dockless Charging Announced (www.timeout.com)
submitted 1 week ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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14 important London sites have just been awarded protected status by Historic England (www.timeout.com)
submitted 1 week ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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‘Outdated’ Clapton leisure centre closes for three years for ‘ambitious’ renovations (www.hackneycitizen.co.uk)
submitted 1 week ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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Fury over plans to turn London allotments into graveyard (www.standard.co.uk)
submitted 1 week ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk
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The only allotments in a southwest London neighbourhood are set to be turned into a graveyard, despite calls from residents to “prioritise the living over the dead”.

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