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• The London Buzz – 7th May 2025

  07-05-2025 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Today’s London news round-up:
  Three years after the Kerslake Review told Lambeth Council to shut down Homes for Lambeth (HfL) and take housing back in-house, the zombie company is still very much alive. Brixton Buzz
  The future of Kew Retail Park remains uncertain, after plans to redevelop it with up to 1,200 flats and a new M&S store were put on hold. Neighbournet
  Camden Council’s controversial new licensing policy took a step further last week, as members gave the go ahead to p
  
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• Your chance to help test a Very Light Railway service

  07-05-2025 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  If you fancy being a tester of a Very Light Rail service, then how about a day trip to Coventry?
  (c) Coventry Council
  Coventry’s Very Light Rail is like a tram, but because its rails can be laid on strong concrete in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of a conventional tram, it should be easier and quicker to deploy the network.
  The VLR is also battery powered and with no overhead cables, which reduces street clutter and further reduces the costs of installing the network
  
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• Seeing Egypt differently: Lee Miller’s photos go on display in London

  07-05-2025 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  In 1934, an American-born but often UK-based photographer moved to Egypt, and some of her rarely seen photos are on display at the moment.Elizabeth “Lee” Miller was born in 1907 and was to live the sort of life that movies are made from. When she was 19, she was discovered by Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue, becoming one of the top models of the time.
  She later moved to Paris and became involved with the surrealist artist Man Ray (of London Underground poster fame). After a
  
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