Alex Marsh

United Kingdom

Senior Reporter at Newsquest

Reporter at @hamandhigh @newsshopper @romfordrecorder @localguardian covering transport, housing and planning

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Busy south London station would get even bigger under revamp

1 day ago | islingtongazette.co.uk | Alex Marsh

Proposals to upgrade the station – the fourth busiest in the UK – were revealed last year by Network Rail and Lambeth Council. The local authority has now revealed that the regeneration will be led by a three-way partnership that includes Places for London, Transport for London’s property company. Major changes to the station would be brought about by opening up boarded-up railway arches to create a new southern concourse.
Major south London school bus route will be axed despite overcrowding fears

3 days ago | yourlocalguardian.co.uk | Alex Marsh

Bus route 654 will be axed by TfL (Image: TfL/Samuel Letsu) A school bus route between Addington and Orpington will be axed despite opposition to the Transport for London (TfL) proposal. Route 654 currently runs twice a day – once in the morning and once in the afternoon – and is primarily a school bus serving Harris Academy Orpington. Buses also pass Ravens Wood School and St Olave’s Grammar School.
Fears over protected pub's future after new owners start building work

3 days ago | times-series.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The Midland Hotel in Station Road, Hendon, is currently shut, but work is under way to “refurbish” the building. Barnet Council has confirmed that its planning enforcement team has investigated the work, finding that no planning rules have been broken. It comes after neighbours raised concerns that the building was set to be turned into a Jewish school.
Dagenham WWII veteran, 100, 'given no sympathy' over parking fears

1 week ago | barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk | Alex Marsh

John King was one of a small number who survived when HMS Janus was sunk during the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy, in January 1944, despite not being able to swim. He was awarded the Freedom of the Borough by Barking and Dagenham Council on his 100th birthday last November in recognition of his achievements. But his son, Alan King, has told this paper that new parking restrictions imposed by the local authority risk limiting him at the end of his life.
Fears for historic pub as venue with 'logo similar to Playboy' set to open

1 week ago | hackneygazette.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The Prince Edward in Wick Road, Hackney, is currently shut, having been refurbished as part of a wider development that has seen a block of flats built behind the watering hole. But the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has raised the alarm about the future of the venue as a pub after new signs were put up outside. Camra's pub protection adviser James Watson said that the operator, Play Ldn, has a logo that “looks like Playboy's”.
New homes set for former Bromley office blocks after £13m sale of historic site

1 week ago | newsshopper.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The local authority sold the Civic Campus site, which includes the Grade II listed palace, to Galliard Homes for more than £13 million earlier this year. The developer is yet to reveal its full plans for the site, but has already submitted proposals to convert two former office blocks into housing. If both applications are approved, this will pave the way for 65 new flats to be created at the Stockwell Building and a further 63 at the North Building.
NHS mental health site earmarked for almost 100 new homes

2 weeks ago | thisislocallondon.co.uk | Alex Marsh

Camden Council has allocated Queen Mary’s House in Heath Street, Hampstead, which is owned by the Royal Free Trust, for new housing in its draft local plan. This document sets out the local authority’s vision for development in the borough over the next 15 years. Many of the schemes set out by Camden Council have already receiving planning approval, such as the redevelopment of the O2 Centre in Finchley Road.
University of Greenwich could axe hundreds of jobs amid 'financial challenges'

3 weeks ago | newsshopper.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The changes could come into effect by the end of August, although the university has claimed it is yet to have made a final decision. According to the University and College Union (UCU), up to 319 members of staff are at risk, around 10 per cent of the university’s workforce. However, the university has claimed that the majority of the roles under threat are not full time positions, describing the union’s head count as “misleading”.
Delivery office site earmarked for new homes - but Royal Mail says it wants to stay

3 weeks ago | hamhigh.co.uk | Alex Marsh

Camden Council has allocated the site in Shepherds Walk for 45 new homes in its draft local plan. This document sets out the local authority’s vision for development in the borough over the next 15 years. Many of the schemes set out by Camden Council have already receiving planning approval, such as the redevelopment of the O2 Centre in Finchley Road. Others have never been proposed before, including plans to redevelop Hampstead delivery office.
Sutton's new 'electric' street sweepers that will actually run on diesel

3 weeks ago | thisislocallondon.co.uk | Alex Marsh

New “electric" street sweepers will actually run on diesel, Sutton Council has admitted. Last month, the local authority posted to X revealing a new fleet of road sweepers would soon be taking to the borough’s streets. The post read: “GREENER - New electric street cleaning vehicles and new waste and recycling collection vehicles powered by more sustainable fuel.