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Community

Traders at Queen’s Market protest new dim lighting, claiming safety and visibility issues

Traders working at a historic indoor market in Newham have complained about new lighting put up by the council as they argue it’s ‘significantly...

Newcastle

Unauthorised wedding venue to be converted into restaurant after council row

An unauthorised events venue in Newcastle’s West End will have to be converted into a restaurant, after a row with city officials. Hadrian’s Suite has...

Elections

Kam Rai named new leader of Redbridge Council after decade in cabinet

The new leader of Redbridge Council has been elected after weeks of internal voting. Labour councillor Kam Rai, who became deputy leader in 2018, was...

Health

Zoë Garbett urges Sadiq Khan to push for legal drug regulation to combat synthetic opioid crisis

Sadiq Khan has been urged to call on the new Government to legally regulate drug-taking amid a rising number of fatal overdoses from synthetic...

Bradford & Keighley

Hotel Chocolat applies for drinks licence at first branch in Bradford District

Hotel Chocolat has has applied for a licence to sell alcohol at its first store in the Bradford District. The luxury chocolatier this week applied...

Bradford & Keighley

Huge number of take aways in Bradford make healthy food schemes more difficult

Councillors have discussed the difficulties of promoting healthy eating in areas where take aways sell buckets of deep fried chicken, chips and a fizzy...

Bradford & Keighley

Civic Society wants people’s views on city centre

Bradford residents are being asked for their opinion on the city centre – from regeneration schemes to the future of Little Germany. Bradford Civic Society...

Bradford & Keighley

Section of Bradford street opened up after pedestrianisation work

A section of a newly pedestrianised city centre street has been opened up this week. Bank Street is one of several roads in Bradford City...

East London

Three children killed in East Ham fire named

The children who died after a blaze broke out in a terraced property in Napier Road, East Ham have been named. The fire which broke...

Education

“Education always has value… it opens up your mind”

Ali, born and raised in Scotland, one of five siblings moved to Pakistan with his family at the age of 6 due to his...

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