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Last few historic Salisbury Promenade windows being sold today only

Thanks to a couple of eagle-eyed Ladderites, I was given one of the windows that they’ve recently been stripping out of The Salisbury Prome…

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New Ladder bungalow shortlisted for RIBA London Award 2025

Built in the gardens of Westover Court, a postwar mid-century three property terrace between Sydney Road and Turnpike Lane, a new bungalo…

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New London Plan out for consultation

From the introduction of the consultation: What is the London Plan? The London Plan is a document prepared by the Mayor of London. It is…

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Plans to breathe new life into Civic Centre

I like the Civic Centre. I was delighted when it got listed a few years back and am pleased to read the following press release about a p…

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Accident on Wightman between Allison and Beresford - road closed

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George Orwell's thoughts on spring in the city

Re-reading Orwell's short essay, Some thoughts on the Common Toad, which you can read in full here, I was inspired by the following quote f…

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The future of the ill-fated Handean

Walking past the former Hanrdan the other day, we noticed that half of it was being refurbed, I asked what it was to become and was told it…

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Roof replacement

Happy new year all. We lost some slates in the wind over new year, from the highest point on our house (of course!). This has been fixed bu…

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Hunger strike in Harringay following police raid on Kurdish Community Centre

A wave of protests has followed the closure of a decades-old centre providing essential services for Harringay’s Kurdish and Turkish reside…

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