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Press release archive 2005

Press release archive for 2005.

New life for an old Lambeth walk

20 December 2005
Wellfield Walk has been given a facelift thanks to a £25,000 cash injection from the Lambeth Opportunity Fund. The fund was provided by Lambeth Council for specific local improvement projects in 2005.

Tougher test but ‘Two Star’ Lambeth continues to shine

15 December 2005
Lambeth Council continues to be one of London's fastest improving local authorities, despite this year's new, tougher Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) by the Audit Commission.

Lambeth's tour de France

14 December 2005
Lambeth is celebrating fifty years of twinning with the Paris region of Vincennes –and a group of local teenagers marked the occasion with a trip to meet some French counterparts.

Christmas comes early for Streatham Vale residents and traders

13 December 2005
Streatham Vale residents and traders have been given an early Christmas present after Lambeth Council decided not to continue with a controversial experimental bus lane

Progress on recovery of de-frauded money

09 December 2005
Lambeth Council can today announce that it has succeeded in obtaining an interim judgement of almost £2 million against an alleged fraudster, Alex Watson Jones, and his associated companies.

Lambeth signs up to Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change

09 December 2005
Lambeth Council has unanimously agreed to become a signatory of the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change.

Regeneration work begins in Larkhall Park

06 December 2005
Stockwell’s Larkhall Park will reap the benefits of a substantial cash injection that will enable improvements to be made to the park’s environment and facilities. £1/2 million funding has already been secured by the council from Urban II – a European regeneration fund and the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund. This money will go towards making the park greener, cleaner and safer. Further funding is expected to reach the £1 million mark within the first year.