Pensioners could lose their free London Underground travel perk as costs for the freebie soar to £372 million. Freedom Passes reduce daily expenses for millions of people in the capital by enabling pensioners to utilise London’s whole transport system at no cost. The scheme has always included Underground and Overground travel, but London Councils – the bodyContinue reading “Pensioners Could Lose Free Tube Travel Perk”
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London Councils Dump Refugees In Northern ‘Hellhole’
Fed-up locals say their village has become a ‘hellhole’ and a ‘dumping ground’ for refugees for councils in London. Residents in the former mining village of Eldon Lane in County Durham have compared their community to a ‘ghost town’ with eerie streets full of vandalised homes covered in boarded-up windows. In the past, bus driversContinue reading “London Councils Dump Refugees In Northern ‘Hellhole’”
I Would Like To Welcome You To Drugland
Residents of a chic beach resort favoured by celebs and hipsters claim that drug use has plagued the area ever since Londoners came there. Following a performance at the town’s Dreamland venue, a poor batch of MDMA killed a 17-year-old schoolgirl and hospitalised 21 others. This incident prompted Margate residents to speak out about theContinue reading “I Would Like To Welcome You To Drugland”