Galliard Homes reduced the amount of affordable housing in the project's housing stock from 35 per cent to just 10 per cent, citing increased construction costs and changing building regulations as key factors.
Congestion pricing has been a once-in-a-lifetime success story, leading to cleaner air, better transit and faster and safer traffic throughout the city. We knew that to do this right, we had to bring real air quality improvements directly to parts of New York City that have been neglected for far too long.
In April 2025, New York City got serious about composting, as the Department of Sanitation implemented its first-ever mandatory curbside composting program. The program aimed to divert food and yard waste generated in residential buildings from landfills, as organic materials make up a third of the City's waste stream.
The study concludes that the rail link could deliver strong economic returns under both two-runway and three-runway expansion scenarios at Heathrow Airport, indicating its potential impact on regional connectivity.
London's temperatures reached above 26C, making it hotter than popular destinations like Ibiza and Barcelona. This marks the warmest day of the year so far, surpassing 21C recorded on Tuesday.
"Car-Free Earth Day is a reminder that we only have one planet-and that our streets play a critical role in our fight against climate change," said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn in a statement.
"Car-Free Earth Day is a reminder that we only have one planet-and that our streets play a critical role in our fight against climate change," said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn in an official statement.
'With the recent news that the building's redevelopment is on track for autumn 2027, our inbox has been overflowing with residents asking if we'll be involved,' says the Castle in a statement.
This declaration establishes a much-needed green lung for this part of the borough. Our charity launched this campaign back in January 2021. At that time, we were emerging from Covid lockdown, and people were discovering the wonders of nature and wildlife on their doorstep in the Brent River Park.
The bags are extremely thin so you can only put so much in there, and you can only put certain things in, but no one seems to adhere to that. As far as I know, there is nothing for food waste. There is no designated bin. In the summer it can be quite foul from the communal bin.
And what we're seeing here today is a project that gives us a glimpse of a kind of new economy that we want to build, a fairer economy where people can have ownership over their own community energy assets like this here. Now, here we've got solar panels and in other places that might be batteries and other projects are looking at different technologies. But this is all about giving people, not just in London, but across the country, real ownership over these energy assets.
One of the greenest local councils in the country says it is cutting back on its net-zero schemes this year due to funding pressure. Islington Council has won praise for its ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions in the borough. Last year, the borough was ranked the best single-tier local authority in the UK for its actions on climate change, which include decarbonising its waste recycling centre, rolling out electric vehicles and carrying out a social housing retrofit programme.
