
Karl Mercer
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Victoria Cook |Karl Mercer
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's biggest street festivalPolitical Editor, BBC LondonThe Metropolitan Police has said it is "significantly concerned" that Notting Hill Carnival is yet to secure "essential funding" with only a matter of weeks until the event. The concerns come after a leaked letter to the BBC showed that carnival organisers felt the event could be in doubt without "urgent funding" from the government.
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Karl Mercer |James Kelly
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's biggest street festivalBBC London political editorThe future of the Notting Hill Carnival could be in doubt without "urgent funding" from the government, its organisers said in a letter leaked to the BBC. Carnival chair Ian Comfort has written to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to request the funding, which he said was "essential to safeguarding the future and public safety of this iconic event".
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Tony Grew |Karl Mercer
Image source, EPAImage caption, Homeless charity St Mungo's says rough sleeping is a crisis and said it "should not be a prerequisite for help"BBC London political editorThe mayor of London has said he will end the "trauma" of people who have to be sleeping on the streets before they can access support. He aims to ending rough sleeping by 2030, and has secured £17m in capital funding from central government for his strategy.
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Oct 29, 2024 |
msn.com | Karl Mercer
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Jul 31, 2024 |
yahoo.com | Karl Mercer |Robert Firth
Karl Mercer - BBC News and Robert Firth - Local Democracy Reporting ServiceJuly 31, 2024 at 11:56 AM·3 min readLewisham Council is to be investigated by the Housing Ombudsman over "repeated failings" with in its housing services. The ombudsman, which deals with complaints about social housing providers, said it had found failings in 85% of housing complaints about the south-east London authority in the last 12 months.
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