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POLICE officers investigating
a collision that has left a man in
hospital with serious head inju-
ries are appealing for witnesses
or anyone with footage to come
forward.
Police were called at 9.34 pm on
Tuesday, 20 September to reports
of a collision involving a car and
an e-bicycle at Broad Lane, N15.
Officers attended along with
the London Ambulance Service
and London’s Air Ambulance.
The 28-year-old male rider of
Mayor of London halts planned the bike was taken to hospital
changes to bus services with a head injury. His condition
was assessed as not life-threaten-
SADIQ Khan has pulled back on As a result of the consultation, ing, however he still remains in
controversial plans to axe numer- 17 routes which had been proposed hospital receiving treatment.
ous bus routes across London after to be cut will be saved and kept as The family of the victim have
a massive backlash by passengers. they currently operate. Another been appealing on social media
Transport for London (TfL) has 40 services will also no longer be for anyone with information to
announced it will only get rid of changed as initially planned. come forward and contact the
three bus routes following a consul- Only three routes will be re- police, stating on Tuesday (Oc-
tation which saw more than 20,000 moved entirely - the 521 between tober 4) the young Turkish man what happened. “We are particu- one else witnessed this incident
replies. Waterloo and London Bridge, the remains “critically unwell in in- larly keen to hear from the driver or has footage we really need to
The strength of feeling across 507 between Victoria and Water- tensive care”. Detective Consta- of a red coloured hatchback that hear from you as soon as pos-
London had been made clear, the loo, and the 332 between Brent ble Sam Rivers from the Met’s turned right out of Wakefield sible.” If you have information
mayor said. Park and Paddington - while alter- Serious Collision Investigation Road as the driver may have in- please call the police on 0208 597
But various routes will be altered ations will be made to another 11 Unit said: “I really need help from formation that could assist our 4874 or Tweet @MetCC quoting
to "ensure a continued reliable bus services. the pubic to understand exactly investigation. “Similarly, if any- 7483/20Sep.
network in central and inner Lon- TfL said the consultation had
don". raised issues with the plans and as
In June, TfL warned central Lon- a result the mayor of London had
don buses could be reduced by a been able to find extra funding to Thames Water ends hosepipe ban
fifth as it tried to balance the books ensure the cuts did not happen on
following the Covid-19 pandemic. such a large scale. after three months

Croydon Council issue third Water said it was lifting the meas- The first two weeks of Novem- ban,” said Thames Water CEO, Sa-
SADIQ But on Tuesday, Thames rainfall above 130%, it said.
rah Bentley.
bankruptcy notice in just two years ure with immediate effect, saying ber also saw a months' worth of “Despite the recent rain, we still
recent heavy rains meant water rainfall as heavy rains battered need to protect our future water
CROYDON Council has issued State Michael Gove setting out the levels have started to improve. the capital. supply.
its third bankruptcy notice in just need for further support. Both September and October “Careful consideration has gone “We need more rain throughout
two years, with the mayor blaming Following his election in May, Mr experienced long term average into our decision to remove the winter to ensure our rivers and
Labour’s “toxic financial mistakes” Perry set out to uncover the finan- reservoirs are fully recharged,
. cial situation of the council. ready for spring and summer next
The council announced on Tues- Currently the council must pay year.”
day it will not be able to balance £47 million from its budget to ser- However, Ms Bentley said some
its books next year without extra vice debt before it can spend money water storage sites in west Lon-
help from the Government, and on services, he said in a statement don remain below average levels,
has issued yet another Section 114 on Tuesday. requiring a “cautious approach”
Notice. Croydon Council was forced to and monitoring of water levels
Conservative Mayor Jason Per- impose a ban on non-essential throughout autumn and winter.
ry is blaming debt levels totalling spending last year after it effective- The ban had affected 15 mil-
£1.6 billion (of which £1.3 billion ly declared itself bankrupt in No- lion customers in London and the
is General Fund debt) on “Croydon vember 2020.
Labour’s toxic financial mistakes”. The council, which has been un- Thames Valley, preventing them
He said the historic debt means der Labour control since 2014, said from watering gardens or wash-
“Corydon is trapped in a vicious it was unable to meet its legal obli- ing cars.
cycle”. gation to balance its books. The utility company had faced
“Even with Government support, It received a £120 million bailout criticism at the time for imposing
the coming years will be incredibly from the Government in 2021. But the measure when around a quar-
financially challenging for Croy- its budget report this year warned ter of its supply was lost in leaks.
don Council. We must balance our it still faced an unresolved short- Ms Bentley said fixing leaks
books and become a much smaller fall of £73 million that was being was the company’s “top priority”
organisation.” investigated by auditors Grant and that engineers repaired 1,000
He has written to Secretary of Thornton. leaks a week.