
Jackie Meldrum
@CllrMeldrum
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🗣️ #Flytipping is a #envirocrime and a waste of public money to clear. 🚨 That's why we're stepping up patrols in #LambethCouncil’s five town centres. ❗ Any illegally dumped commercial or household waste will be investigated and fines will be issued. https://t.co/w9OXLffgLx
love.lambeth.gov.uk
Lambeth Council is stepping up patrols in the borough’s five town centres to crack down on fly-tipping which is both an enviro-crime that blights communities and a waste of public money to address.
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Lambeth residents, your actions matter👨👧👦 We're committed to a clean borough, but we need your help🤝 If you see fly-tipped items, report them promptly🚯📞👮♀️ Let's collaborate for cleaner streets🤝🧹🗑️ Report fly-tipping👉 https://t.co/DQPhW7qr9O
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Londoners continue facing immense cost-of-living pressures. The Household Support Fund is vital for enabling boroughs to help low-income residents struggling with their finances. We've written to the Chancellor, @Jeremy_Hunt, urging an extension of the fund into next year👇
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ACP minutes detail UK-wide packaging non-compliance - https://t.co/pxxgu3TJWa
letsrecycle.com
Recently published minutes from the last Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) meeting held in February have detailed the scale of UK-wide non-compliance in the packaging markets in 2022.
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Great news 📢 @marksandspencer are making the switch from 'Use By' to 'Best Before' across all #M&S British and organic fresh milk. Currently, #milk is in the top 3 most wasted food and drink, this change will help us waste less milk at home 🙌 #LoveFoodHateWaste
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"Our carers went above and beyond during Covid, now they need our support...We are investing an additional £3m to ensure we can sign up in full to the Unison Ethical Care Charter, paying domiciliary care workers the full London living wage for travel time." -@JimDicksLambeth
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After listening to #WestNorwood residents, we’re removing Site 19 at Knollys Yard from the area development plan & redrawing Site 18 covering the town centre. By addressing concerns raised by residents we can deliver the new homes & jobs the area needs. https://t.co/mVMr06uclw
love.lambeth.gov.uk
Letter sent to West Norwood community about changes to two sites within Lambeth's Site Allocations Development Plan Document
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Labour’s 2023 National Policy Forum consultation launches next Monday 30 January. Stay tuned for more details about how you can get involved. Make sure to have your say on how Labour can build a fairer, greener, more dynamic future.
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Traffic at standstill on #WestNorwood #SE27 section of #NorwoodRoad due to accident with mobility scooter
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90% of schools face Government cuts next year and because school funding is allocated per-pupil, lower numbers of children starting school in Lambeth make this worse - so I’ve signed the @SchoolCuts letter asking @RishiSunak to fix unfair school funding https://t.co/wCLmy86uNu
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Next year a staggering 18,060 schools face a year on year funding cut totalling £1bn in real terms. For millions of children, these cuts will lead to larger class sizes, reduced subject choice and...
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.@limebike What action do you take with your riders who park carelessly on pavements obstructing pedestrians?
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People keep telling me that because the UK had a heatwave in 1976, climate change is overhyped. So here’s the global heat anomaly maps from June 1976 and June 2022. https://t.co/GGVg46UTcI
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Cllr Pauline George, councillor for Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction ward, has been elected as the Mayor of Lambeth for 2022/23. Congratulations, Pauline!
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‘Our vision for Lambeth puts young people 🚸 the cost-of-living crisis⚖️ and the climate emergency 🌍 at the forefront of our work.’ @Clairekholland sets out her priorities for Lambeth after her unanimous re-appointment as Leader of the Council last night.
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We distributed thousands of laptops, tablets and wi-fi dongles to enable children to continue to learn at home during the lockdown, making sure that no child in Lambeth is left behind by the pandemic #OnYourSide
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We've been standing up for private renters by cracking down on rogue landlords & hidden fees In 2020/21, we issued £49,000 of penalty notices to letting agents who failed to meet their obligations & we've been working to ensure landlords comply with the ban on additional fees.
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It was lovely to attend the opening ceremony of the Crescent Centre, Lambeth's new learning disability resource centre. Good to see @LambethLabour working to double our capacity to support people with learning disabilities in spite of savage Tory cuts to these services.
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