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Lambeth schools officially among the best in the country

07 December 2012

Children in Lambeth are more likely to attend a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ primary school than pupils in most other parts of the country, according to a report released by Ofsted. 84 per cent of Lambeth children attend a primary school that is rated either ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ according to Ofsted, putting Lambeth equal eighth out of [...]

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Labour’s living wage pledge making the difference

23 November 2012

Labour in Lambeth’s pledge to provide the London Living Wage for all contract workers in addition to the staff it directly employs is already paying dividends for those who were on the lowest paid salaries. Labour led Lambeth Council was formally recognised as a Living Wage employer on the 5th November. The London Living Wage [...]

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Labour in Lambeth freeze council tax for the next two years

06 November 2012

Labour in Lambeth will commit to freeze your local council tax for the next two years running at the Cabinet meeting on 12th November. With living costs rising and the price hikes recently announced by the energy companies, the Labour group of Councillors want to support residents. Labour has frozen your council tax levels since 2008 [...]

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Labour’s investment pays dividends with cleaner streets

05 November 2012

Lambeth Labour’s drive to keep the borough’s streets clean has already led to a big increase in roads and pavements that are in tip top condition. The Labour administration voted for increased investment to fund more street patrols in Brixton, Streatham, Clapham and other town centres from the beginning of April to tackle litter caused by [...]

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Labour crack down on Blue Badge parking fraud

05 November 2012

Disabled Motoring UK have recognised the hard work and effort put in by the Labour run council to stamp out fraudulent misuse of blue badge disabled parking rights across Lambeth with an Effective Enforcement Award. The blue badge fraud team at Lambeth Council have achieved excellent results and last year, working in partnership with Croydon Council, [...]

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Lambeth calls on energy companies to give a fairer deal to residents

25 October 2012

As the nights get colder a growing number of families are facing an impossible choice – turn on the heating or put dinner on the table. The latest government figures show this is problem that is getting worse, not better. And the recent announcements of further increases in gas and electricity by the big [...]

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Lambeth Labour’s £20 million package to provide cleaner, greener, safer streets

09 October 2012

Work has officially started on a £20 million major highways investment programme announced by the Labour run council last month. The investment, a key pledge by Lambeth Labour in 2010, is the biggest in Lambeth’s history and will be used to fill potholes, resurface roads and pavements and improve the appearance of streets across Lambeth [...]

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Lambeth volunteers clock up 1500 days of work with the 150th Community Freshview

27 September 2012

A party to celebrate the 150th Lambeth Community Freshview took place on the 23rd September with Lambeth residents clocking up a huge 1500 days of voluntary work to brighten up Lambeth’s streets. Neighbours from Josephine Avenue in Brixton came together to dig tree pits in their street, prune bushes and shrubs, build on-street planters and window [...]

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New tennis courts for Larkhall Park

27 September 2012

As part of Labour’s investment in leisure facilities in Lambeth, two brand new top quality floodlit tennis courts are opening in Larkhall Park this weekend. Lambeth’s Labour-led council has been working closely with the park user group Friends of Larkhall Park to plan the new courts, which will be open until 7pm in the evening and [...]

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Lambeth Labour cracks down on street drinkers

18 September 2012

Rowdy street drinkers and aggressive beggars who intimidate shoppers and residents are being targeted in a new community safety drive by Lambeth Labour Council. As part of the new initiative Off-licences are now being encouraged to join a new voluntary scheme to stop selling single cans of cider and beer to stop aggressive drunkenness on the [...]

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