West Ham have managed to escape over £43,000 in policing costs for their recent home game against Stoke, new figures show. The information was provided by Sadiq Khan in response to a Mayor’s Question from Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM. Mr Dismore blasted former mayor, Boris Johnson, for the deal done between West Ham and the London Legacy […]
Read moreTaxpayers handed over more than £5 million to police London’s football matches last season, new figures show. In response to a Mayor’s Question from Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore AM, Mayor Sadiq Khan stated that the money spent last season was enough to fund an additional 93 officers on London’s streets. Mr Dismore urged the Home Secretary to push […]
Read moreLondon Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has criticised the Barnet Council report that recommends not restoring diving facilities at Copthall Leisure Centre in Mill Hill after its renovation as a “betrayal of the London 2012 Olympics legacy” The scheme being put to the Council Policy and Resources Committee on 1st December only examines two proposals, costing £2.5 million and £4.5 million […]
Read moreThe planning application to expand the Reviva composting site on Elstree Hill South, (off the A41) has been strongly challenged by London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore. In his letter of objection to Hertfordshire County Council’s planning department, Mr Dismore focused on the unacceptable odour from the site, which is already an unacceptable nuisance. The Brockley Hill Residents Association and […]
Read moreAt Mayor’s Question Time today, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM asked the Mayor what progress was being made on post Brexit ‘London Visa’ arrangements, to respond to the potential crisis to London’s economy if EU ‘talent’ cannot come to or stay in the capital. (Video here) Mr Dismore said: ‘I am pleased to see […]
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