Dave Comeau
@davidajcomeau.bsky.social
Journalist currently working as MyLondon's Local Democracy Content Editor. Views are my own
Richmond Council reckons it's the worst affected local authority in England by the Fair Funding Review, losing up to £45m a year. The Government doesn't recognise that figure but the London council is lining up a judicial review. Story by Charlotte Lillywhite www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
London council plans legal action over 'devastating' funding reforms
Richmond Council claimed it could lose up to £45m if the proposed reforms go ahead, although the Government said it does not recognise this figure
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November 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Richmond Council reckons it's the worst affected local authority in England by the Fair Funding Review, losing up to £45m a year. The Government doesn't recognise that figure but the London council is lining up a judicial review. Story by Charlotte Lillywhite www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
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A London store has had its licence revoked following a litany of alleged instances when it illegally sold vapes and alcohol to teenagers.
In one instance a 16-year-old girl was reported to have been hospitalised after drinking vodka purchased at the shop. www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
In one instance a 16-year-old girl was reported to have been hospitalised after drinking vodka purchased at the shop. www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
West London shop that 'put 3 girls in hospital' has licence revoked
In one case this summer an underage girl, who was visiting friends in London, bought a bottle of vodka from Best Quality Food and Wines and ended up in intensive care
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November 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A London store has had its licence revoked following a litany of alleged instances when it illegally sold vapes and alcohol to teenagers.
In one instance a 16-year-old girl was reported to have been hospitalised after drinking vodka purchased at the shop. www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
In one instance a 16-year-old girl was reported to have been hospitalised after drinking vodka purchased at the shop. www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
If you live in Kensington and Chelsea, this will be a real concern. Mental health training, free flu jabs, targeted domestic abuse support, air quality projects in schools - all in line for the axe. Adrian Zorzut gives a rundown of cuts set to hit everyone
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Flu jabs and domestic violence support - council's £130m cost cutting plan
Kensington and Chelsea Council admits some of the cuts will have "significant impacts" on residents and staff
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November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If you live in Kensington and Chelsea, this will be a real concern. Mental health training, free flu jabs, targeted domestic abuse support, air quality projects in schools - all in line for the axe. Adrian Zorzut gives a rundown of cuts set to hit everyone
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November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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It's been nearly 9 years since the devastating tram crash in Croydon. I was on the Croydon Advertiser that day and ill never forget it. But for Jean Smith it's something she thinks about every day after losing her son Mark. Harrison Galliven caught up with her www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
'I think about him every day' says mum of tram crash victim 9 years on
The 2016 derailment at Sandilands claimed seven lives and remains the worst tram disaster in the UK since 1959
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November 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
It's been nearly 9 years since the devastating tram crash in Croydon. I was on the Croydon Advertiser that day and ill never forget it. But for Jean Smith it's something she thinks about every day after losing her son Mark. Harrison Galliven caught up with her www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
Drive out of Heathrow Airport along its northern perimeter and you'll see dumped fridges, rubbish blowing in the wind and, if you explore a little further, piles of fly-tipped nappies and car parts. Welcome to London. PJ Lynch went to see for himself www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
'I visited area plagued by fly-tipping - it's worse than I expected'
Local Democracy Reporter Philip James Lynch was shocked at the scale of fly-tipping along one of the first roads people drive down as they leave Heathrow Airport
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November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Drive out of Heathrow Airport along its northern perimeter and you'll see dumped fridges, rubbish blowing in the wind and, if you explore a little further, piles of fly-tipped nappies and car parts. Welcome to London. PJ Lynch went to see for himself www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Towns just outside London are being quietly filled with Londoners in temporary accommodation, 'dumped' there with no support as Harlow Council's leader described it. Luke Donnelly went to Harlow to speak to Londoners stuck in an old office building www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
'It's so unjust': London councils quietly taking over towns outside city
Towns surrounding London including in Berkshire, Surrey and Hertfordshire are feeling the strain of the capital's housing crisis
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October 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Towns just outside London are being quietly filled with Londoners in temporary accommodation, 'dumped' there with no support as Harlow Council's leader described it. Luke Donnelly went to Harlow to speak to Londoners stuck in an old office building www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
I've spent 2025 leading @itsmylondon.bsky.social team of reporters in investigating London's housing crisis. We've interviewed hundreds of people, witnessing moments of despair and frustration. This is my attempt at a coherent summary of the mess, and our calls for change brokenhomes.mylondon.news
Broken Homes
Inside London's housing crisis, from infestations and broken lifts to newbuilds already riddled with issues
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October 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I've spent 2025 leading @itsmylondon.bsky.social team of reporters in investigating London's housing crisis. We've interviewed hundreds of people, witnessing moments of despair and frustration. This is my attempt at a coherent summary of the mess, and our calls for change brokenhomes.mylondon.news
The King's College hospital trust says moving inpatient haematology out of Princess Royal in Orpington will improve cancer care. Matthew Venner disagrees. The journey could kill him and he won't see his kids during treatment. Story by Cameron Blackshaw www.mylondon.news/news/health/...
'I've got stage 4 cancer - if NHS moves services I might not see my kids'
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wants to move haematology inpatient cancer care out of Princess Royal in Orpington
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October 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The King's College hospital trust says moving inpatient haematology out of Princess Royal in Orpington will improve cancer care. Matthew Venner disagrees. The journey could kill him and he won't see his kids during treatment. Story by Cameron Blackshaw www.mylondon.news/news/health/...
A pretty shocking case of neglect by Brent Council. A vulnerable woman had her home taken over by drug dealers in 2022. Her daughter asked the council to do something. 3 years later she died before any safeguarding actions took place. By Grant Williams www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...
Drug dealers took over mum's home in 2022 - she's now died before council acted
Brent Council did not take the necessary action to safeguard the vulnerable woman who died before they moved her to safe accommodation
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October 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A pretty shocking case of neglect by Brent Council. A vulnerable woman had her home taken over by drug dealers in 2022. Her daughter asked the council to do something. 3 years later she died before any safeguarding actions took place. By Grant Williams www.mylondon.news/news/north-l...
Croydon parents of SEND kids say their speech and language therapy stopped abruptly without prior warning. It's because the service is moving to a new provider, but it seems the council's communication has been lacking. Ironic really. Story by Harrison Galliven www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
Croydon Council pause speech and language therapy 'without telling parents'
Croydon Council says new provision will be in place by November, but parents say poor communication has left them uncertain and losing trust
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October 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Croydon parents of SEND kids say their speech and language therapy stopped abruptly without prior warning. It's because the service is moving to a new provider, but it seems the council's communication has been lacking. Ironic really. Story by Harrison Galliven www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
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Video whipped up by the team on the potential removal of the Hammersmith Flyover and replacement with a tunnel.
The scheme, which has been circulating in various forms for years, has been included in the council's draft Local Plan due to go out for consultation this month.
The scheme, which has been circulating in various forms for years, has been included in the council's draft Local Plan due to go out for consultation this month.
October 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Video whipped up by the team on the potential removal of the Hammersmith Flyover and replacement with a tunnel.
The scheme, which has been circulating in various forms for years, has been included in the council's draft Local Plan due to go out for consultation this month.
The scheme, which has been circulating in various forms for years, has been included in the council's draft Local Plan due to go out for consultation this month.
Dalston's Ridley Road Market is what you might call a proper East End market. But traders say its future is under threat from increasing antisocial behaviour and a planned fee hike for traders. Josef Steen has been down to speak to them www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
East End market 'could be killed off' by fee hike
Ridley Road's sellers worry that proposals to raise licence fees could force them out for good
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October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Dalston's Ridley Road Market is what you might call a proper East End market. But traders say its future is under threat from increasing antisocial behaviour and a planned fee hike for traders. Josef Steen has been down to speak to them www.mylondon.news/whats-on/wha...
@reformuk.bsky.social now has two London Assembly Members after a recent Conservative defection. @dailykj.bsky.social caught up with
Keith Prince AM about what it means for him, Reform and London www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Keith Prince AM about what it means for him, Reform and London www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
London Assembly defector names boroughs Reform is targeting at elections
Exclusive: In an interview with the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), veteran former Tory politician Keith Prince said the party could do very well in the 'doughnut'
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October 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@reformuk.bsky.social now has two London Assembly Members after a recent Conservative defection. @dailykj.bsky.social caught up with
Keith Prince AM about what it means for him, Reform and London www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Keith Prince AM about what it means for him, Reform and London www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
In 2019 Kensington and Chelsea Council declared a climate emergency. Among its green pledges, it planned to electrify its waste vehicle fleet. Fast forward 6 years and it's just announced its intention to buy new diesel vehicles. Adrian Zorzut explains why www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Council pledged to electrify bin lorries - it's buying new diesel ones
Kensington and Chelsea Council cannot afford to push ahead with its plans to fully electrify its fleet because it needs £10m to make a crumbling waste depot safe
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October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In 2019 Kensington and Chelsea Council declared a climate emergency. Among its green pledges, it planned to electrify its waste vehicle fleet. Fast forward 6 years and it's just announced its intention to buy new diesel vehicles. Adrian Zorzut explains why www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Beckenham traders say they've been raising concerns about fire safety in a High Street building for 'a long time'. That same building caught fire this morning. Cameron Blackshaw was at the scene to speak to them www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
Traders 'raised fire risk in High Street building several times'
A fire erupted in Beckenham High Street, in a property adjoining the Odeon cinema, on Tuesday morning
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September 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Beckenham traders say they've been raising concerns about fire safety in a High Street building for 'a long time'. That same building caught fire this morning. Cameron Blackshaw was at the scene to speak to them www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
It's official. London is getting a new 34-storey skyscraper. It was approved today. @benlynch07.bsky.social has the details www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
34-storey London skyscraper approved and it'll look like a giant crown
The new building in the City of London is twice the height of a previous proposal for the same site
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September 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's official. London is getting a new 34-storey skyscraper. It was approved today. @benlynch07.bsky.social has the details www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
The latest story in our Broken Homes campaign. Caitlyn has to have up to four dehumidifiers in her room at a time, to try and keep the mould and damp under control in her Croydon council house. Story by Harrison Galliven www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
'Water drips on my pillow': Croydon family's 5-year mould nightmare
Caitlin Brady was furious when she found mould growing on the possessions of her late grandad
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September 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The latest story in our Broken Homes campaign. Caitlyn has to have up to four dehumidifiers in her room at a time, to try and keep the mould and damp under control in her Croydon council house. Story by Harrison Galliven www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
A report says there's a “high risk of fatality” for an autistic boy living in an overcrowded flat. He becomes so overwhelmed he tries to jump from the balcony. Despite being the highest priority, there are no suitable homes available. By Katherine Gray www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
'My autistic son's tried jumping out our overcrowded flat 4 times'
There are five people living in the family’s two-bedroom flat in Hackney
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September 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A report says there's a “high risk of fatality” for an autistic boy living in an overcrowded flat. He becomes so overwhelmed he tries to jump from the balcony. Despite being the highest priority, there are no suitable homes available. By Katherine Gray www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Buzzing to see @mylondonnews.bsky.social shortlisted for investigation of the year in the Media Freedom Awards for our Rough homelessness project, and PJ Lynch getting shortlisted for young journo of the year www.societyofeditors.org/events/media...
Shortlist 2025 – Society of Editors
Society of Editors. Protecting the freedom of the news media
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September 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Buzzing to see @mylondonnews.bsky.social shortlisted for investigation of the year in the Media Freedom Awards for our Rough homelessness project, and PJ Lynch getting shortlisted for young journo of the year www.societyofeditors.org/events/media...
It's great to hear the gym at Jubilee Hall in Covent Garden has been saved, even if there's some disappointment the community bid failed. Their hard work showed how valued the space is. Story by Adrian Zorzut www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
Covent Garden gym saved and is set for £250k upgrade
GLL, which operates under the Better brand, will take over Jubilee Hall in November and retain the community gym which many feared would be lost
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September 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's great to hear the gym at Jubilee Hall in Covent Garden has been saved, even if there's some disappointment the community bid failed. Their hard work showed how valued the space is. Story by Adrian Zorzut www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
Nicholas Asbury's Thamesmead flat was flooded with sewage 6 months ago. He wants landlord Peabody to thoroughly clean it and replace damaged fittings to get rid of the smell of faeces - which seems reasonable. Story by Cameron Blackshaw www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
Housing association flat still smells of poo 6 months on from sewage leak
The 53-year-old with heart failure said one of his carers refused to enter his Thamesmead home because of the smell
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September 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Nicholas Asbury's Thamesmead flat was flooded with sewage 6 months ago. He wants landlord Peabody to thoroughly clean it and replace damaged fittings to get rid of the smell of faeces - which seems reasonable. Story by Cameron Blackshaw www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
City Hall reporter Kumail Jaffer spoke to a bus driver who was punched in the face after a passenger blamed him for spilling their food. Workers and @unitetheunion.bsky.social are calling for better protection for London's bus drivers www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
'Bus drivers need protection - I was punched after passenger spilled food'
Unite the union has described that latest statistics for assaults on bus drivers "disgraceful"
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September 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
City Hall reporter Kumail Jaffer spoke to a bus driver who was punched in the face after a passenger blamed him for spilling their food. Workers and @unitetheunion.bsky.social are calling for better protection for London's bus drivers www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
Londoners will know the jaw clenching irritation of stepping out to cross the road when traffic is stopped only to be almost wiped out by a Lime bike rider who's ignored the red light. Story by @benlynch07.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
London cyclists could face higher fines for really annoying habit
The City of London Corporation and City of London Police are exploring a range of potential options to tackle poor cycling
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September 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Londoners will know the jaw clenching irritation of stepping out to cross the road when traffic is stopped only to be almost wiped out by a Lime bike rider who's ignored the red light. Story by @benlynch07.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
Four days of protest, talks, music and workshops underpinned a message from the last residents on the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead which is set for demolition. They say they worked hard to buy their homes and don't want them flattened. Story by Cameron Blackshaw www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
'We spent years paying off mortgage - estate rebuild will take our homes'
A four-day 'protestival' was held at the Lesnes estate featuring music, talks and workshops, but the housing association accused protestors of vandalism
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September 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Four days of protest, talks, music and workshops underpinned a message from the last residents on the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead which is set for demolition. They say they worked hard to buy their homes and don't want them flattened. Story by Cameron Blackshaw www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...