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He plans to double the number of Superloop services from 10 to 20. These new routes, called ‘Superloop 2’, will include the ‘Bakerloop’ service, which aims to be an alternative to the expensive Bakerloo line extension. According to The Standard, the proposed Superloop 2 routes, all subject to consultation, are: Harrow to Barnet, via Edgware Barnet to Stratford, via Enfield and Chingford Leytonstone to South Havering, via Gants Hill and Romford North Greenwich to Thamesmead, via Woolwich # ‘Bakerloop line’: Elephant and Castle to Lewisham, via Old Kent Road and New Cross Streatham to Eltham, via Tulse Hill and Lee…

Armed police swooped on a residential street and made arrests after understanding weaponry could be held inside a property.The force descended onto Waterloo Street, in Maidstone, at around 3.30pm this afternoon (April 19).Officers are still making inquiries in Waterloo Street. Picture: Google MapsA witness said they saw armed police, multiple emergency vehicles and a drone flying over the road and then heard a “couple of people shouting”.A man and woman were then arrested almost three miles away in Bicknor Road on suspicion of malicious communications offences.They remain in custody and inquiries at the address on Waterloo Street are ongoing.Armed officers…

Details regarding closure timings, diversions, and affected tunnels are provided below. The Northbound West Tunnel will be closed from 10pm on Saturday until 5am on Sunday, and 10pm on Sunday night until 5am on Monday. The Dartford Crossing, linking Dartford in Kent and Thurrock in Essex, is a vital road crossing over the River Thames. Please note that the information shared is accurate at the time of publication, but may be subject to change, particularly in adverse weather conditions. Saturday, April 20 – Monday, April 21 A282 Northbound A282 northbound Dartford Crossing West Tunnel 10pm – 5am Tunnel closure for…

Officers were called to reports of two teenagers seen with knives in Downham Way near Launcelot Primary School at around 3.50pm on April 17. A 16-year-old boy was later found with stab wounds on the same road. He was taken to hospital for treatment where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening. Another 16-year-old boy was arrested at the scene in connection with the incident and taken into police custody. Officers say that enquiries are still ongoing to find a second suspect. The stabbing happened opposite Launcelot Primary School. Headteacher Ms Osbaldeston said the school is aware of the incident…

Friday 19 April 2024 8:03 am As the title may suggest, British director Thomas Pickering’s new film aims to challenge the idea that a vegan lifestyle is inaccessible, expensive, or undesirable. Taking a warm approach, at least to begin with, documentary I Could Never Go Vegan wants to dispel a number of myths and assumptions about veganism. Some are fairly common – is it possible to get enough protein? What about the cost? Others not so much, as we see through interviews with a series of strength-based athletes who thrive from a vegan lifestyle, and how it may even improve…

Staff have been highlighting the number of times they come across vermin while doing their jobs. Union representatives have told how members have been taken to hospital for treatment after bites or scratches from rodents. READ NEXT:Workers have been hospitalised after rat bites in Glasgow Now the GMB union has asked Humza Yousaf to intervene and provide cash for more staff to combat what the union says is a “vermin emergency” in the city. They want the First Minister to join them to see what they are faced with on a daily basis. John Slaven, GMB Scotland organiser said, in…

Emergency services were scrambled to a town centre today amid reports a car had overturned.Police and ambulance crews were called to St Peter’s High Street in Broadstairs during the afternoon following calls from concerned members of the public.Emergency services were called to an overturned car in St Peter’s High Street, BroadstairsThe 30mph road was closed briefly while officers and medics could be seen standing near the scene of the incident.Images show an upside-down car resting partly on the pavement opposite a Post Office branch/An ambulance can be seen parked behind the overturned car and, cones placed down as traffic calming…

The sole financial institution remaining in the Kent town will be the Nationwide Building Society. Source link

In the early hours of Wednesday, April 17, 2024, a burglary was reported in Hall Road where electrical items were stolen along with children’s passports. Shortly after this a house in nearby Joyce Green Lane was broken into where a car was stolen along with a laptop and cash. Officers attended and a man was arrested at around 11am. Items from the first burglary were also recovered and handed back to the victim. Following enquiries Sam Hawkins, 37, of Pembroke Road, Erith, was charged with two counts of burglary. He is due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Thursday…

Officers were called to reports of two men seen with knives in Downham Way near Launcelot Primary School at around 3.50pm on April 17. The man was later found with stab wounds on the same road. He was taken to hospital for treatment where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening. Headteacher of Launcelot Primary School, Ms Osbaldeston, said the school is aware of the incident and that it happened away from the premises at the end of the day in which most children had left. She said: “We ensured that any remaining children were collected safely from after-school clubs and made…