by John Cookson | Apr 15, 2026 | Council, News
Furious council workers erupted in protest outside Kensington Town Hall yesterday after bosses slashed a long-standing travel perk — leaving many nearly £1,800 a year out of pocket. The cash-strapped authority is wielding the axe as it grapples with a staggering £108...
by John Cookson | Mar 27, 2026 | Campaigns-riverside, News
Seven days. One towering row. The planning inquiry that swung from dry technical detail to full-blown courtroom theatre finally reached its climax yesterday. At precisely 1pm, Planning Inspector Joanna Gilbert — cool, yet affable and quick to smile, bespectacled and...
by John Cookson | Mar 26, 2026 | Travel
Let me say right off the bat: Tokyo’s metro system isn’t for the faint-hearted. So if you’re a nervous person or feeling a bit off – forget it! Day and night, crowds don’t walk — they surge. They pour relentlessly like an unstoppable tidal wave...
by John Cookson | Mar 26, 2026 | Campaigns-riverside, News
The final full day of the explosive Battersea Tower public inquiry witnessed a dramatic late intervention yesterday from the Government’s Environment Agency — raising fresh fears the controversial high-rise could put flood defences at risk. During Day Six of the...
by John Cookson | Mar 25, 2026 | Campaigns-riverside, News
The long-running battle over the controversial Battersea Bridge tower roared back into life this week — with campaigners insisting they are quietly confident of seeing off the “monster” scheme. As the high-stakes inquiry entered its second week, opponents said the...
