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Lib Dems need a reality check over class sizes says Labour in Lambeth

27 January 2012

Labour in Lambeth have slammed Liberal Democrat councillors in London for suggesting scrapping restrictions on primary school class sizes. The Labour government introduced the 30 children per class limit in 1997, after cuts to education by the last Tory government saw class sizes rocket. Primary school places in Lambeth have been under increasing pressure for years [...]

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Clapham’s new leisure centre opens its doors to the public

17 January 2012

The new leisure centre on Clapham Manor Street has just opened it’s doors – and it’s twice as big as the old one! A fantastic new library, health centre and arts performance space will also be opening on Clapham High Street within weeks – and it hasn’t cost council taxpayers a penny! The new leisure [...]

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Val backs ‘Bikes 2 Brixton’ campaign

09 January 2012

Lambeth and Southwark GLA Member, Val Shawcross AM, has given her support to a campaign to bring  the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme to Brixton.  Labour’s Val Shawcross joined campaigners in Brixton on Saturday afternoon to gather names for a petition to London’s Mayor urging him to ‘bring the bikes to Brixton’. The campaign has also been [...]

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Get skating in newly opened Brixton Ice Rink

20 December 2011

After listening to local residents Labour has made sure that Lambeth residents can keep skating uninterrupted with the new temporary Brixton Ice Centre, next door to Brixton Recreation Centre. The new Ice rink will be open for the next two and a half years while a brand new permanent ice rink is constructed in Streatham The [...]

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1 in 10 Londoners now unemployed, Ken Livingstone demands action

14 December 2011

Latest monthly data shows unemployment in London has soared to 9.9%, up 0.3% from the previous quarter. Apart from the North-East London is the region which has suffered the most, with unemployment rising by 0.9% from a year ago. It also has the second-highest rate of unemployment of any region, again apart from the North [...]

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UK’s first major Portuguese Speakers’ Community Centre opens in Lambeth

13 December 2011

The UK’s first major community centre for Portuguese speakers will open its doors on 13th December. The centre, which was supported by a £500,000 endowment from Lambeth Council, will provide services to the local Lusophone community, the largest single minority in the borough. The centre, which is being run by a project board of community representatives [...]

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Blue Badge holders hit by Tory Led government price hikes

12 December 2011

In a further blow for people in Lambeth with mobility problems, from 1st January 2012, the Tory led government is imposing a price hike on Blue Badge holders from £2 to £10 to simply have their permits issued and renewed. The change comes because Lambeth, along with all other local councils are being forced by government [...]

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Labour outlines it’s plans for Lambeth’s Libraries

24 November 2011

Labour has guaranteed the future of Lambeth’s library service despite savage Government cuts that threatened many of our libraries with closure.  The Tory-Lib Dem Government has chosen to hit Lambeth harder than other boroughs – this year we lost £37m while wealthy Richmond lost only £1m.  It’s because of that unfairness in funding that Lambeth’s [...]

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Fare Deal – Ken to reverse 74% fares stealth tax with new ZoneSaver Travelcard

21 November 2011

Ahead of this week’s Fare Deal rally, Ken Livingstone has announced the next important part of his Fare Deal for London today – a new zone 2-6 ZoneSaver card to replace the Travelcard abolished this January by Conservative Boris Johnson. Thousands of outer London commuters were stunned to find the zone 2-6 Travelcard was abolished [...]

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Ken rallies for a Fare Deal

15 November 2011

Ken Livingstone has announced details of his ‘Fare Deal’ Rally which will bring together Londoners who are campaigning for fairer fares. The rally will be held on Wednesday 23rd November at the Camden Centre, Bidborough St, WC1H 9AU and feature individuals and organisations from across London alongside leading national politicians. Today Ken confirmed leading campaigner, Tom Watson [...]

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