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Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Here's my interactive map of last week's local election in London showing every candidate for every ward in every borough - all in one place.
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Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Christmas is fast approaching! 🌟❄️
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Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Sadiq Khan’s officials suppressed taxpayer-funded research that showed LTNs do not reduce car use
TfL chose not to publish the study after it found the traffic relocation schemes helped increase cycling but failed to encourage people to use their cars less or walk more
🧵
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
A car crashed into a lamppost on a #Streatham street on Wednesday after hitting a broken drain cover that residents have been reporting to the council for nearly two months. Emergency services attended, and the female driver was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm.
ALT A black car on the pavement, its bonnet and wing smashed by contact with a lamppost, which has been knocked off vertical
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Today is Full @lambeth_council and also marks 1,168 days since I was elected as Lambeth Councillor for #Streatham St. Leonard's ward.
1,168 days and I've still not been permitted to make my maiden speech or even ask a Councillor's Question to Cabinet. 🧵
Today marks exactly 1,000 days since I was elected as Lambeth Councillor of #Streatham St. Leonard's Ward.
1,000 days and I've still not made my Maiden Speech or been called to ask a Councillors Question.
I refuse to be silenced
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Water your local street trees to help keep them hydrated in the hot weather 💦
Extra watering is needed to help our street trees survive in the heat 🌡️
You can use saved rainwater or ‘grey water’ from the shower, bath, paddling pools, or even washing up ♻️
ALT Your local street tree needs you! With a photo of a street tree
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
@MayorofLondon Sadiq Khan “furious” about London missing out on transport investment but meanwhile is about to blow £25m on a barmy cycle scheme on a short section of the A23 in Streatham @heartstreatham @andrewellson @guardian theguardian.com/politics/202…
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Just two hours left for match funding.
Can you help @sccoopstreatham reach £35,000 by making a donation this lunchtime?
Final 24 hours of crowd-funder for Streatham Common Co-operative's work in 🐦⬛The Rookery🐦⬛ and 🌳woodland🌳 nature reserve.
Your donation will be matched by Aviva Community Fund, *doubling* the funds going to @sccoopstreatham .
💷+💷=💷💷
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-you…
ALT View of the Rookery Gardens looking down central steps with veteran Cedar of Lebanon on right.
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Hi all, I'm looking to talk to people on the waiting list for social housing who need a 4+ bedroom home. This is for a story in @insidehousing. Please email if this is you and you're up for talking about this: [email protected]
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Wow. The @sccoopstreatham Crowdfunder only needs another £50 from local donors to reach £20,000 tonight - an amazing ⅔rds of their £30,000 target.
Can you help?
I've contributed to @sccoopstreatham
Rookery Gardens crowd funding appeal.
All donations until end of November will be match funded by @AvivaUK community fund.
Can you help too?
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-you…
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Here we go again. #Carnegie library in #HerneHill threatened with closure after £3m refurbishment brixtonbuzz.com/2024/09/carn… @JulianHeather1 @lswaffield1
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Some news: I've quit my job at the Guardian to launch London Centric, a modern news outlet for the capital doing journalism in the old-fashioned way.
I saw the response on here to the Evening Standard's print closure and it felt like time to step up: londoncentric.media
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
The @mediaIBP Journalism Awards have launched early this year - giving you plenty of time to plan your entry/ies and an early bird discount if you beat the last-minute rush! Additional discount for freelancers too...
We’re excited to announce the launch of the IBP Journalism Awards 2024!
The awards recognise the best journalism in the property and construction sector and have become a benchmark for excellence.
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#IBPAwards
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
A week later, no response from @lambeth_council, who must think the FOIA doesn't apply to them.
This request relates to comms between @RezinaChowdhury and Malcolm Clark (who blocked me because I said that cllrs need to be held accountable = coincidence?!) re: #Streatham Wells LTN
From @ICOnews - Officially @lambeth_council is in breach of the Freedom Of Information Act.
They have 30 days to respond. The council must be accountable and be answerable to the law.
Refusing to answer to questions about the #Streatham Wells LTN trial. Go figure...
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
From @ICOnews - Officially @lambeth_council is in breach of the Freedom Of Information Act.
They have 30 days to respond. The council must be accountable and be answerable to the law.
Refusing to answer to questions about the #Streatham Wells LTN trial. Go figure...
No surprise - @lambeth_council fails to respond as ordered by @ICOnews to FOI request. This has now been escalated.
Just a reminder to @LambethLabour during the election run up about people in glass houses...
#accountability
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Shall we start by bringing back not having alarms on cheese and then work up from there?
Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory national service bbc.in/4bVvGz5
Caroline Thorpe retweeted
Hi @lambeth_council - I put in a FOI request 3 months ago on the #Streatham Wells LTN. I have had ZERO response, way past the one month you claim it takes. I suppose it resonates with how the council just refuses to communicate. @ICOnews compaint has been reluctantly triggered