
Poppy Huggett
News Reporter at Newsquest
Senior Reporter at @NewsShopper and Newsquest London | Got a story? Email me at [email protected] π°
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6 days ago |
romfordrecorder.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
We counted all the empty shops, cafes and old nightclubs in South Street (Image: Poppy Huggett) There are six empty units in Romfordβs town centre, ranging from an old barbers to a nightclub. A walk from the bottom of South Street near the Co-op Bank to the junction at Victoria Road - home to Lidl and The Gym Group - paints a quiet but telling picture of Romfordβs changing high street.
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6 days ago |
newsshopper.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
All the best boozers where south east Londoners had their first pint (Image: Google) South east Londoners have been looking back fondly on where they had their very first pint and the answers paint a rich and often bittersweet picture of a changing pub scene. We asked Facebook users which south east London pub served them their first pint.
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1 week ago |
thisislocallondon.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
'I visited Romford's parks - they're serene and showed me a softer side of the town' (Image: Poppy Huggett) I went to Romford for the first time not expecting much - a few shops, maybe a coffee, then back on the train. But what I found - especially in its parks - was something far better: real green space, genuine calm, and a few geese Iβm pretty sure now know me by face.
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1 week ago |
thisislocallondon.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
16 Garden Road was sold for Β£2.6 million in August (Image: Google) The most expensive property sold in Bromley in 2024 went for an eye-watering Β£6.75 million, new figures show. According to official data, the priciest sale in the borough between January 1 and December 31, 2024, was 54 High Street (BR1 1EG), which changed hands for Β£6,750,000 on June 11. The property, listed as βother,β appears to be a large commercial or mixed-use building in the centre of Bromley.
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1 week ago |
newsshopper.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
The East and West Tunnels will be shut northbound on various nights between Friday, June 20 and Monday, June 23, with diversions in place via the wider road network. The closures will take place overnight, affecting travel between Dartford in Kent and Thurrock in Essex.
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