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Economic Recovery Tiptoes Across South London
RECESSION is a thing of the past – the national economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the final three months of last year....
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Economic Recovery (261K)
Cheers For A Unique Commercial Initiative
Urban Wine is the brainchild of a group of former financial traders. ...
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Cheers For A Unique Commercial Initiative (156K)
South London Is On Its Bike And Finding Work For Young People
JOBS are hard to come by as Britain grapples its way out of recession – the last of the developed economies to return to growth...
South London Is On Its Bike And Finding Work For Young People (40K)
South London Seeks Novel Ways To Give Greater Value For Money
COST-EFFECTIVENESS is now the priority – we are borrowing £1 in every £4 we spend and we need to reduce that figure drastically if we are to retain our AAA credit rating and our ability to attract money at the best possible interest rates.
South London Seeks Novel Ways To Give Greater Value For Money (42K)
South London Strikes Gold in South Africa
SOUTH London is gearing up to host the South African Olympic team, starting as early as next year.
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South London Strikes Gold in South Africa (844K)
PRESS RELEASE:South Africa Choose South London for 2012 Preparations
South Africa has chosen South London to host their Pre Games Training Camps for the London 2012 Olympic Games. South African athletes planning to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games will be based at St Mary's University College and the Lensbury club and will also use a number of top quality club venues in the area.
South Africa Choose South London for 2012 Preparations
Come and Train For 2012 in South London
OLYMPIC networking and an exchange of ideas were the joint objectives of a recent power breakfast
Come and Train For 2012 in South London (2627K)
Lights, Camera, Action – Cue Career Initiative
CREATIVE industries play an increasingly important part in the economy of south London.
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Lights, Camera, Action – Cue Career Initiative (1499K)
South London Sets Out Its Olympic Stall
A SHORT visit to south London by a sporting delegation may prove to be the catalyst for closer international co-operation over the next three years and beyond.
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South London Sets Out Its Olympic Stall (1590K)
Put The Flags out for Britain’s World-Renowned Paralympians
THE CHINESE turned out in their thousands to watch the Paralympic Games and it will be embarrassing if we don’t do the same.
Put The Flags out for Britain’s World-Renowned Paralympians (18K)
Give Us A Job
With £2 million support from the London Development Agency, WHOLE South London (Working Holistically for Opportunities in London’s Economy) intends to make a start within the next few weeks.
WHOLE South London (15K)
Make Room For Some Of Our Ideas Too, Please Boris
FLEXIBILITY is the virtue the south London boroughs are seeking from Boris Johnson in their discussions with him about his new housing strategy.
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Make Room For Some Of Our Ideas Too, Please Boris (129K)
A Quality Home For Everyone – The Mayor Of London Has A Plan
SOUTH Londoners can look forward to spacious, energy-efficient homes in quiet, neighbourhoods, all within easy reach of frequent public transport and safe open spaces.
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Housing Strategy (60K)
South London’s Response To The Downturn
SOUTH Londoners are taking a positive attitude towards recession, with increased numbers choosing to consider self-employment as an alternative to the dole.
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Economic Downturn Report - May 2009 (1545K)
Outer London Commission Comes To Kingston
UNITY was a striking feature of a meeting between Boris Johnson’s Outer London Commission and representatives from across south London.
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Outer London Commission Comes To Kingston (424K)
Wandle Valley Regional Park
THE LEA Valley in east London has become the centre of international attention in recent months as London’s Olympic stadia rise from the vast building site that now adorns its southern end near Stratford.
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Wandle Valley Regional Park (292K)
Wandsworth Lends A Helping Hand To Merton And Sutton
WANDSWORTH Council has succeeded in a bid to the London Development Agency for £397,000 to deliver an outreach service for the Personal Best initiative in Merton and Sutton....
Wandsworth Lends A Helping Hand To Merton And Sutton (37K)
Green Light Given To Merton Initiative
POSITIVE and promising is the way Merton Chamber of Commerce describes its recent Go Green breakfast meeting....
Green Light Given To Merton Initiative (35K)
South London Gears Up To Avoid Gridlock
TRAFFIC congestion is near the top of most people’s list of concerns in south London. And improving transport provision is one way to alleviate it...
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South London Gears Up To Avoid Gridlock (1017K)
Help Us To Create A South London Signpost
SOUTH London has been something of a nebulous concept, until now...
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Help Us To Create A South London Signpost (49K)
South London Seeks Cash For Job Creation
LONG-TERM unemployed people across south London could benefit from more than £4 million of financial support to help them
back to work...
South London Seeks Cash For Job Creation (15K)
Time For Action
Free seminars and workshops to 'Trade Your Way Out of Recession'.
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Time For Action (13K)
Trade Your Way Out of Recession
Environment Is Good For The Bottom Line
SAVE money by greening your business.
Environment Is Good For The Bottom Line (12K)
Keep South London Working
STANDING ROOM: the traditional patterns of work across the capital may be about to change drastically, but it is important that we maintain the overall number of jobs available if we are to benefit from a healthy economy.
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Keep South London Working (146K)
A Better Way To Go
ALL CHANGE: the extended East London Railway will make travel much easier for thousands of south Londoners who live in some of the most congested parts of the capital.
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A Better Way To Go (86K)
Report suggests joint approach to recession
TRAINS and buses will be less crowded, car parks will have more empty spaces and town centres will be generally quieter...
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Report suggests joint approach to recession (271K)
Cautious Welcome to Mayor’s Economic Plan
Ian Smith, Director of South London Partnership, has given a cautious welcome to Boris Johnson’s four-year economic plan.
Cautious Welcome to Mayor’s Economic Plan (15K)
Commercial Property Takes A Tumble
ONCE upon a time ambitious local authorities could use their planning powers to extract extra cash from property developers. The money came in the form of public works in return for permission to build new homes or offices – a swimming pool here, a library there....
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Commercial Property Takes A Tumble (99K)
Business Park Backs A BID
The area that gave the country its first Business Improvement District – in Kingston – has now created the Capital’s most popular – in Wandsworth
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Business Park Backs A BID (73K)
Renaissance in Nine Elms
BATTERSEA Power Station was a particularly appropriate place for a meeting about the future of public transport in south London....
Renaissance in Nine Elms (1833K)
The Mayor's View
NEW Mayor: new transport policy – that’s where we are at the moment.
The Mayor's View (26K)
Where are we now?
SOUTH London is the poor relation when it comes to public transport provision across the capital. Look at any map of the metropolitan rail network – including one that shows the extension to the East London Line and the Croydon-centred tram system,
Where are we now? (1015K)
Where Will The Workers Want To Go?
Should south London's boroughs be lobbying as a group for better public transport connections within the sub-region?
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Transport Priorities (347K)
A Skilled Workforce Will Help South London Hang On To Jobs
How do we proof ourselves against the forthcoming recession and ensure we retain as many jobs as possible across south London?
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Skills and Worklessness (118K)
Togetherness Will Produce A Deeper Shade Of Green
How green is my borough? And what can we do to increase the contribution we are making to the fight against global warning?
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Climate Change (75K)
South London Partnership in Beijing
What can London learn from Beijing about running a more inclusive series of games?
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Beijing Games (2314K)
Oscar Time
Where could you find fame among your peers on a glittering night to remember? Click link below to find out
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Oscar on Offer (48K)
Young at Heart
Which traditional industry is returning to Wandsworth as part of a plan for a new town centre and a massive increase in urban living? Click link below to find out
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Young at Heart (212K)
The Lambeth Walk
Which famous central London borough, now part of south London, is implementing a major plan to transform its economic prospects? Click link below to find out
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Lambeth Walk1 (604K)
Talk of the Town
How could the train take more of the strain in making south London’s town centres even more vibrant and creating additional jobs for those who live nearby? Click link below to find out
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Talk of the Town (719K)
Transport of Delight
What can we do to improve our train services? South London Partnership responds to a Department of Transport consultation. Click link below to find out more
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Transport of Delight (250K)