News London 2011 Jan - Jun

June 2011
London’s gardens becoming less green: 57% (22,000 ha) of London’s garden land is vegetated (measured in 2006-08). But this area has fallen from 25,000 ha in 1998-99. That’s a 12% drop of some 3,000 ha, lost at a rate of 2.5 Hyde Parks per year. 8th June, 2011 wildlifetrusts.org, 8th June, 2011 topic
March 2011
UK given three months to tackle air polluton - or face prosecuton, 11 March foe.co.uk, 11 March 2011 topic
*Team London launched, based on the successful ‘Cities of Service’ model instigated in New York, and will focus on three key areas- crime, improving quality of life and increasing youth opportunities. March 4 london.gov.uk, March 4 2011 topic
Calls for Camden Council to support the People's Supermarket, 3 March communities.gov.uk, 3 March 2011 topic
February 2011
Camden Cabinet agree a VCS investment package that cuts the red tape and puts the focus on achievements instead of bureaucracy. 24-Feb-2011 camden.gov.uk, 24-Feb-2011 topic 
January 2011
Lambeth launches cooperative council plans, January 28. The plans involve ‘community-led commissioning’, and a Lambeth Cooperative Incentive Scheme. "This will take the form of credits that people can use for discounts in local shops, for local leisure or sports facilities, or as a council-tax discount. To make sure the money is spent locally, any credits will be awarded in a new local electronic currency, building on the success of the Brixton Pound that already operates in the borough and is the UK’s only local currency in an urban area." cllrsteve, January 28, 2011 topic
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