Dave Comeau
@davidajcomeau.bsky.social
Journalist currently working as MyLondon's Local Democracy Content Editor. Views are my own
I need your help everyone. Loretta here was fined £1k by Hounslow Council for 'fly-tipping' an envelope by placing it next to her full bins. You may have seen the story after we broke it. This feels like something we can change, so I've set up a petition
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Cancel NHS nurse's £1k 'fly-tipping' fine for placing envelope next to full bins
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November 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I need your help everyone. Loretta here was fined £1k by Hounslow Council for 'fly-tipping' an envelope by placing it next to her full bins. You may have seen the story after we broke it. This feels like something we can change, so I've set up a petition
www.change.org/p/cancel-nhs...
www.change.org/p/cancel-nhs...
I don't know if this says something about the workload for government employees, but I can barely fit one job into an 11-hour day. Story by @benlynch07.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Council employee asked to work from home - they had secret 2nd job
The Hammersmith and Fulham Council employee was also working a full-time job for the Ministry of Justice
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November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I don't know if this says something about the workload for government employees, but I can barely fit one job into an 11-hour day. Story by @benlynch07.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
There was outrage on social media earlier this month at the eviction of a man with terminal cancer. Luke Donnelly has interviewed Shaner Osman, to hear the true extent of what he experienced and the uncertainty he still faces. With thanks to @kwajo.bsky.social
Evicted man with terminal cancer washed in McDonald's and slept on bus
Islington Council admitted a "significant amount" of Shaner Osman's belongings - including his cancer medication - have gone missing after the eviction
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November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
There was outrage on social media earlier this month at the eviction of a man with terminal cancer. Luke Donnelly has interviewed Shaner Osman, to hear the true extent of what he experienced and the uncertainty he still faces. With thanks to @kwajo.bsky.social
🚨UPDATE: Councillor Farhaan Rehman has apologised, resigned from his role as Chair of a committee on Hounslow Council, and offered to donate £160 to charity after we revealed his Lamborghini was parked in a disabled bay. Update by PJ Lynch www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Councillor apologises for parking £200k Lamborghini in disabled bay
Cllr Farhaan Rehman will not be fined however he will donate £160 to charity, and resign as a Committee Chair
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November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🚨UPDATE: Councillor Farhaan Rehman has apologised, resigned from his role as Chair of a committee on Hounslow Council, and offered to donate £160 to charity after we revealed his Lamborghini was parked in a disabled bay. Update by PJ Lynch www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
London's councils are increasingly looking beyond the city to house homeless families. This may be a necessity in the short-term, but MyLondon is calling for an end to councils discharging their duty if someone refuses an offer hundreds of miles away www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
Council says most homeless families expected to be put outside South East
Lambeth Council is proposing major changes to its Placement Policy, which has remained mostly the same for more than a decade
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November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
London's councils are increasingly looking beyond the city to house homeless families. This may be a necessity in the short-term, but MyLondon is calling for an end to councils discharging their duty if someone refuses an offer hundreds of miles away www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
A Lamborghini belonging to a Labour councillor in West London has been pictured parking in disabled bays on two occasions at the council offices. Labour says it's investigating. Story by PJ Lynch www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Councillor's Lamborghini pictured in disabled bay without blue badge
Hounslow Labour is investigating the photos taken in the civic centre where the council is based
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November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A Lamborghini belonging to a Labour councillor in West London has been pictured parking in disabled bays on two occasions at the council offices. Labour says it's investigating. Story by PJ Lynch www.mylondon.news/news/west-lo...
Staff at St George's Hospital left Barry Loxston in his own faces; moved him without due care when he'd broken his collarbone, causing him a lot of pain; then gave him a kidney transplant he should never have had - which killed him. Story by Charlotte Lillywhite www.mylondon.news/news/health/...
Pensioner was killed by transplant he should never have had
A coroner found Barry Loxston was left in his own faeces for hours and handled poorly by nurses while he had a broken collarbone
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November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Staff at St George's Hospital left Barry Loxston in his own faces; moved him without due care when he'd broken his collarbone, causing him a lot of pain; then gave him a kidney transplant he should never have had - which killed him. Story by Charlotte Lillywhite www.mylondon.news/news/health/...
If West Ham are relegated from the Premier League it could cost London taxpayers £2.2m due to a 'badly written deal' signed by Boris Johnson. Kumail Jaffer explains in more detail www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
'Bad deal' means West Ham relegation could cost Londoners millions
The GLA already faces a near £20million budget gap for next year
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November 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If West Ham are relegated from the Premier League it could cost London taxpayers £2.2m due to a 'badly written deal' signed by Boris Johnson. Kumail Jaffer explains in more detail www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
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-...