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Parents call for safe Clapham Road crossing for kids
London Assembly member Val Shawcross has joined local parents in Stockwell in their call for improved road crossings in the busy Clapham Road. Parents hoped that a new pedestrianised crossing would materialise as part of a...[more]
TfL urged to put passengers at the heart of its customer service
Transport for London must make it simpler for people to get in touch and treat complaints as an opportunity to find better ways of doing things if its efforts to improve customer service are to pay off for passengers.Transport...[more]
Val slams "out of touch" Mayor as long-term youth unemployment spirals in Lambeth & Southwark
Local Assembly member Val Shawcross has branded Boris Johnson "out of touch" after the Mayor blamed lazy young Londoners for spiralling unemployment. The number of young people out of work for longer than six...[more]
Fare rises hit Lambeth & Southwark commuters - Londoners have a clear choice in 2012
Lambeth and Southwark residents were today hit hard by a fourth year of inflation-busting fare increases from Boris Johnson, as new research shows that fares in London are now costing over a quarter of minimum wage take home...[more]
Welcome victory on Crystal Palace station lifts!
Labour London Assembly transport spokesperson Valerie Shawcross is celebrating with local people and disability charity Transport for All after funding was finally confirmed today to enable new lifts and refurbished...[more]
Val backs Fare Deal for Londoners
Val backs the �Fare Deal� campaign to cut fares for Londoners, which was launched on Tuesday 8th November with a series of major campaign events and initiatives that directly contacted hundreds of thousands of Londoners...[more]
Action needed now to tackle unemployment in Lambeth & Southwark
Local Labour London Assembly member Val Shawcross is calling on the Mayor and government to tackle unemployment in Lambeth and Southwark as jobless rate across London reaches worst level for almost fifteen years. Figures...[more]
