Dave Comeau
@davidajcomeau.bsky.social
Journalist currently working as MyLondon's Local Democracy Content Editor. Views are my own
The closure of the tram line between East Croydon and New Addington this month is coinciding with major roadworks that New Ad locals say is going to cause a nightmare and effectively cut 20,000 people off from the rest of the borough.
Harrison Galliven reports www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
Harrison Galliven reports www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
Neighbourhood in for travel nightmare amid tram and road closures
Ongoing roadworks and a two-week tram closure are set to increase congestion in New Addington, with more cars and replacement buses on the roads
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February 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
The closure of the tram line between East Croydon and New Addington this month is coinciding with major roadworks that New Ad locals say is going to cause a nightmare and effectively cut 20,000 people off from the rest of the borough.
Harrison Galliven reports www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
Harrison Galliven reports www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
Tool theft across London is rife with organised gangs targeting tradespeople. Harrison Galliven spoke to a Croydon plumber who won't take jobs in his home borough. They were joined by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk who's launched a new campaign to tackle the issue www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
'I won't take jobs there': Tradesman names borough where tool theft rife
The Liberal Democrats have launched their own initiative to tackle tool theft, which their leader, Sir Ed Davey, says has "catastrophic impacts" on tradespeople across London
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January 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Tool theft across London is rife with organised gangs targeting tradespeople. Harrison Galliven spoke to a Croydon plumber who won't take jobs in his home borough. They were joined by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk who's launched a new campaign to tackle the issue www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
Harrow Road in North Paddington is looking a bit rough around the edges these days. Adrian Zorzut went down to chat to businesses as Westminster City Council looks to force long-vacant units back into use, to improve the area's fortunes
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Plan to improve rundown street where traders 'no longer feel safe'
Harrow Road in North Paddington had 33 vacant shop units last year, according to analysis by Westminster City Council
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January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Harrow Road in North Paddington is looking a bit rough around the edges these days. Adrian Zorzut went down to chat to businesses as Westminster City Council looks to force long-vacant units back into use, to improve the area's fortunes
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For the most part the outcome of May's local elections is unknown but in Croydon we know that a quarter of seats will have a new councillor, as Harrison Galliven explains
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Every Croydon councillor who's stepping down at May's local elections
All 70 seats in the 28 Croydon electoral wards will be contested in May, with voters also asked to choose the borough's next Mayor
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January 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
For the most part the outcome of May's local elections is unknown but in Croydon we know that a quarter of seats will have a new councillor, as Harrison Galliven explains
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BREAKING: The decision on whether to allow a judicial review over Trans access to Hampstead Heath Ponds is out.
Adrian Zorzut reports www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
Adrian Zorzut reports www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
Judicial review over Trans access at Hampstead Heath Ponds rejected
The High Court turned down Sex Matters' request for an early judicial review
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January 29, 2026 at 12:46 PM
BREAKING: The decision on whether to allow a judicial review over Trans access to Hampstead Heath Ponds is out.
Adrian Zorzut reports www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
Adrian Zorzut reports www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
Dannie Rhoden was a painter and decorator for Hackney Council for nearly 4 decades. His death from fibrotic lung disease was suspected to be from mould exposure in council homes he worked on. A coroner was unable to say either way, as Josef Steen reports www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
'Impossible to know' if council decorator's death was due to mould exposure
Dannie Rhoden died after developing lung disease he feared was caused by exposure to damp and mould in social housing
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January 29, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Dannie Rhoden was a painter and decorator for Hackney Council for nearly 4 decades. His death from fibrotic lung disease was suspected to be from mould exposure in council homes he worked on. A coroner was unable to say either way, as Josef Steen reports www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
It's absolutely astonishing that a council that's gone to great lengths to say it's learned lessons from the Grenfell tragedy has missed basic fire safety checks on its buildings for years.
Adrian Zorzut has this exclusive www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Adrian Zorzut has this exclusive www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Libraries, schools and homes near Grenfell years overdue on fire checks
EXCLUSIVE: A former senior worker at Kensington and Chelsea Council claims that concerns raised by staff have been ignored by the authority
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January 23, 2026 at 4:16 PM
It's absolutely astonishing that a council that's gone to great lengths to say it's learned lessons from the Grenfell tragedy has missed basic fire safety checks on its buildings for years.
Adrian Zorzut has this exclusive www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Adrian Zorzut has this exclusive www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
One of those stories that takes a lot of persistence to get over the line. PJ Lynch has done a fab job looking into the situation surrounding Cowley Meeting Hall. He pulled at a thread and uncovered this👇 www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 PM
One of those stories that takes a lot of persistence to get over the line. PJ Lynch has done a fab job looking into the situation surrounding Cowley Meeting Hall. He pulled at a thread and uncovered this👇 www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Phone thefts, fire stations and TfL - Kumail Jaffer explains how Londoners' money will be spent in 2026 after a planned tax rise was unveiled www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
Londoners face increased tax to fund crackdown on phone thefts
The Mayor of London intends to add an extra £15 a year on average to his share of residents' council tax bills
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January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Phone thefts, fire stations and TfL - Kumail Jaffer explains how Londoners' money will be spent in 2026 after a planned tax rise was unveiled www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
From being snubbed in the Budget in November to appearing to move forward this week - Kumail Jaffer explains why the West London Orbital rail line is suddenly back on the cards www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
West London Orbital could start construction in 2027 as funds set aside
If the Mayor's draft budget is approved, a business case will be progressed to demonstrate the benefits of connecting parts of West London with a new north-south rail route
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January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
From being snubbed in the Budget in November to appearing to move forward this week - Kumail Jaffer explains why the West London Orbital rail line is suddenly back on the cards www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
West Hampstead's wonky pavement is finally being fixed. The developers still deny responsibility though. Josef Steen reports www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...
Wonky pavement finally being sorted - developers deny responsibility
The 'steep and dangerous' slanted pavement in West Hampstead is set to be fixed after more than a year
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January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
West Hampstead's wonky pavement is finally being fixed. The developers still deny responsibility though. Josef Steen reports www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...
2 frail men died a day apart from falls at St George's Hospital because there weren't enough beds or nurses. It's prompted a coroner to write to the Health Secretary to flag that urgent action is needed to prevent more deaths. By Charlotte Lillywhite www.mylondon.news/news/health/...
2 frail men died a day apart after falls at overstretched hospital
A coroner found there were not enough beds or nurses in A&E at the hospital in South West London to manage demand while the men were there
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January 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
2 frail men died a day apart from falls at St George's Hospital because there weren't enough beds or nurses. It's prompted a coroner to write to the Health Secretary to flag that urgent action is needed to prevent more deaths. By Charlotte Lillywhite www.mylondon.news/news/health/...
London's new slave trade memorial is set to cost £1.1m. It seeks to honour Africans enslaved by the barbaric trade, where existing memorials either celebrate the slavers or abolitionists.
Kumail Jaffer reports on its importance, and criticism of the cost www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Kumail Jaffer reports on its importance, and criticism of the cost www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
London slave trade memorial to cost £1.1m as project splits opinion
The bronze artwork will be called The Wake and will be installed in East London
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January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
London's new slave trade memorial is set to cost £1.1m. It seeks to honour Africans enslaved by the barbaric trade, where existing memorials either celebrate the slavers or abolitionists.
Kumail Jaffer reports on its importance, and criticism of the cost www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Kumail Jaffer reports on its importance, and criticism of the cost www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
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2025 was a busy and eye-opening year as we delved into London's housing crisis. These are the stories that shocked us most, as our reporters visited hundreds of people in their own homes to tell their stories www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
The most unforgettable stories from our year investigating housing crisis
From newbuilds that are already falling apart to a woman left to live with no toilet for 10 years, developers and landlords seem to have developed a worrying apathy
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January 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Tickets to the FA Cup Final, Wimbledon Tennis Championships and a Barack Obama talk are among the gifts received by Sadiq Khan in 2025. Kumail Jaffer has scanned the data released by City Hall www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
FA Cup final and Barack Obama talk - Sadiq Khan's £25k in freebies
From tickets to Wimbledon to return fights to Brazil, the Mayor of London's gifts and hospitality for 2025 have been revealed
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December 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Tickets to the FA Cup Final, Wimbledon Tennis Championships and a Barack Obama talk are among the gifts received by Sadiq Khan in 2025. Kumail Jaffer has scanned the data released by City Hall www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
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North London cafés latest - Thousands sign petition launched just days ago urging the City of London to retain the current operators. www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
Thousands back café owners as petition calls for them to be reinstated
Five cafés had their leases put up for tender earlier this year, four of which are to go to the Aussie-inspired chain Daisy Green
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December 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
North London cafés latest - Thousands sign petition launched just days ago urging the City of London to retain the current operators. www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
'tis the season of goodwill - unless you are
@hounslowcouncil.bsky.social as an NHS nurse's £1,000 fine won't be cancelled despite a 1,200-strong petition www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
@hounslowcouncil.bsky.social as an NHS nurse's £1,000 fine won't be cancelled despite a 1,200-strong petition www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Hounslow Council refuse to cancel NHS nurse's £1k fine despite petition
Loretta Alvarez still faces paying £1,000 for placing an envelope next to an overflowing communal bin outside her home in Feltham
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December 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
'tis the season of goodwill - unless you are
@hounslowcouncil.bsky.social as an NHS nurse's £1,000 fine won't be cancelled despite a 1,200-strong petition www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
@hounslowcouncil.bsky.social as an NHS nurse's £1,000 fine won't be cancelled despite a 1,200-strong petition www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Green Party Leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social has accused the @mayoroflondon.bsky.social of prioritising being on the right side of Sir Keir Starmer over the needs of Londoners.
Kumail Jaffer caught up with him at City Hall www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
Kumail Jaffer caught up with him at City Hall www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
Zack Polanski accuses Mayor of choosing Keir Starmer over Londoners
EXCLUSIVE: Zack Polanski suggested the Mayor of London should use his "huge platform" to lobby ministers on behalf of the nine million residents of the capital more effectively
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December 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Green Party Leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social has accused the @mayoroflondon.bsky.social of prioritising being on the right side of Sir Keir Starmer over the needs of Londoners.
Kumail Jaffer caught up with him at City Hall www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
Kumail Jaffer caught up with him at City Hall www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
It's been a rocky few weeks for Hounslow Labour and another councillor has left the party for the Tories. But was it a principled move or because he was deselected? PJ Lynch spoke to both sides
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Scandal-hit West London Labour group loses another councillor to Tories
The Hounslow Labour Group has been under intense scrutiny in recent weeks over councillor conduct
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December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It's been a rocky few weeks for Hounslow Labour and another councillor has left the party for the Tories. But was it a principled move or because he was deselected? PJ Lynch spoke to both sides
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With thousands of Londoners sleeping rough this Christmas, Adrian Zorzut spoke to some of the homeless people being given a bed for a few nights in Westminster
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Inside the shelter bringing rough sleepers indoors at Christmas
Homeless Londoners told the Local Democracy Reporting Service having a bed over Christmas means stability, warmth and safety
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December 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
With thousands of Londoners sleeping rough this Christmas, Adrian Zorzut spoke to some of the homeless people being given a bed for a few nights in Westminster
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There are 3 new tower blocks planned in Colliers Wood. The developer behind the proposal built Britannia Point next door to the site, where a window pane fell from the 12th floor in 2022. Story by Harrison Galliven
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3 new towers planned - developer's previous block saw window fall out
Criterion Capital wants to build three more towers near Colliers Wood tube station, but local councillors feel the company can't be trusted
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December 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
There are 3 new tower blocks planned in Colliers Wood. The developer behind the proposal built Britannia Point next door to the site, where a window pane fell from the 12th floor in 2022. Story by Harrison Galliven
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Hounslow Council's Leader says he had no idea one of his senior councillors had been found to employ an illegal worker. The councillor in question - Hina Mir - says there's been a 'lot of misinformation' about her £40k fine. Story by PJ Lynch www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Council leader 'didn't know' his councillor employed illegal worker
Council Leader Shantanu Rajawat said the local authority relies on people self-referring when a ruling is made against them
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December 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Hounslow Council's Leader says he had no idea one of his senior councillors had been found to employ an illegal worker. The councillor in question - Hina Mir - says there's been a 'lot of misinformation' about her £40k fine. Story by PJ Lynch www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
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