London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding from Monday 29 August 2023 - from the area within the North and South Circular Roads to the whole London Borough area (with a few minor exemptions).
Pop up school uniform shops are opening across the borough to support families during the cost of living crisis and to help them cut down on environmental waste. The shops offer families free items including clothing, stationary and other items needed for school. Families can also bring items they no longer need, which can be swapped for items they do need. The shops are open on specific days until 1 September 2023.
NHS South East London has advised that Hospital Consultants are striking from Thursday 24 – Friday 25 August 2023. This means that our hospitals will be under a lot of pressure again.
The Council has now published its plans to introduce the ward-wide Streatham Wells Low Traffic Neighbourhood in September/October 2023. The scheme has been amended a little from the original proposals to reflect some comments received during the in-ward consultation exercise. LTNs are introduced on an 18 month trial basis, and this allows the implementation to be tested in practice.
The works along Norwood Road were largely undertaken earlier this month in accordance with the programme. We chased and Lambeth Council advised us last week that the wet weather had prevented the completion of the anti-skid surface laying at the diagonal crossing (York Hill/Lancaster Avenue). There will now be further night time works on Wednesday night 20 September 2023: 10:00pm until 6:00am.
On behalf of Impact on Urban Health and Lambeth and Southwark Councils, Opinium are carrying out important research for the largest ever survey in the boroughs on health and well-being.
Lambeth Council wants views on what the borough is like as a place to grow older and how we can all work to make Lambeth a better place in which to age well. The Council is working with engagement specialists Kaizen to hear from residents.
We are pleased to advise that the swimming pool at the West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre has reopened. High level works were undertaken to repair the West Norwood swimming pool and renew the ground floor changing area.