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Raleigh News & Observer6d
Dix Park’s Gipson Plaza opens this spring. What you’ll find when you visit.
The long-awaited Gipson Play Plaza is set to open this spring after nearly three years of construction. The 18.5-acre attraction is one of the first major renovations at Dorothea Dix Park on the ...
Buffalo News2d
Orchard Park plaza shoplifting suspect arrested for fourth time
A Buffalo woman faces multiple charges after what Orchard Park police said was her fourth arrest for larceny or burglary in the Quaker Crossing shopping plaza since 2022. Sheri Dombrowski ...
Mixmag5d
Locals crowdfund legal opposition to festivals in South London’s Brockwell Park
A group of local residents in South London calling themselves Protect Brockwell Park have crowdfunded more than £30,000 to launch a legal fight against festivals taking place in the Lambeth park.
Daily Express6d
The incredible £4m lido opening in London with heated pool, splash park and spa
A long-lost east London lido is making a spectacular comeback, with a brand-new £4 million leisure complex set to open in April 2026. The redevelopment will transform part of Valentines Park in ...
The Sun4d
420 Hyde Park: Hundreds gather in central London to smoke pot on Easter Sunday in annual cannabis protest
HUNDREDS of people have gathered for the annual 420 rally in London - despite warnings they ... full view of the police at the event in Hyde Park on Easter Sunday. TV personality Michael ...
The Quietus3d
London Residents’ Group Pushing for Legal Review of Brockwell Park Festivals
A group of residents who live close to Brockwell Park in South London are aiming to launch legal proceedings against Lambeth Council’s approval of several festivals at the park. As London Centric ...
NME3d
Locals crowdfund legal action against Mighty Hoopla, Wide Awake, Field Day and other “unlawful” festivals in London’s Brockwell Park
London Centric report that the group of residents, who are calling themselves ‘Protect Brockwell Park’, have so far crowdfunded more than £31,000 to launch a legal fight against festival ...
London Evening Standard2d
Why is being a NIMBY in London cool again? Stop trying to ban festivals in our parks
It’s a tale as old as time. For every fun aspect of London living, there is an angry mob of local residents that vehemently oppose it. They came for the Tate Modern viewing platform. They came ...
This is Local London3d
Why Grove Park may be inspiration for The Railway Children
Over the course of her life, the esteemed author lived in a number of areas around south east London including Eltham, Blackheath and Grove Park. At one time Nesbit lived in Well Hall, with her ...
London Evening Standard3d
Brockwell Park row: Mark Rylance says festivals like Mighty Hoopla have turned park into 'prison camp'
Sir Mark Rylance has said that large music festivals being held in Brockwell Park have turned it into ... is an annual pop music festival held in London, celebrated for its vibrant atmosphere ...
This is Local London2d
Battersea parkrunner thanks strangers who saved his life
Last year, ‘Life Hikers’ at Battersea Park raised almost £25,000 – enough to pay for 15 defibrillators. Mark Faulkner, consultant paramedic and associate clinical director at London ...