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![After a long and hard fought campaign, skateboarders on London’s South Bank will be able to remain where they are for the long term, as plans to redevelop their undercroft […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/southbank-skaters-undercroft-115x115.jpg "London’s Southbank skaters to stay as undercroft redevelopment plans axed")
London’s Southbank skaters to stay as undercroft redevelopment plans axed
Posted on Friday, Sep 19, 2014 | No CommentsAfter a long and hard fought campaign, skateboarders on London’s South Bank will be able to remain where they are for the long term, as plans to redevelop their undercroft […] -
![Local campaigners are battling hard to save a large London Plane tree in Redcross Way, SE1 1TD, which the local council is trying to axe because it has become an “insurance […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/save-this-tree-01-115x115.jpg "Save This Tree campaign battles to keep a fine London Plane from the axe")
Save This Tree campaign battles to keep a fine London Plane from the axe
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 | 1 CommentLocal campaigners are battling hard to save a large London Plane tree in Redcross Way, SE1 1TD, which the local council is trying to axe because it has become an “insurance […] -
![Of all the stupid ideas the slimy Tories have oozed out recently, this latest madcap scheme to rename the August Bank Holiday Monday as ‘Margaret Thatcher Day’ has to rank as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thatcher-day-bank-holiday-115x115.jpg "Don’t let them turn the August Bank Holiday Monday into Margaret bloody Thatcher Day")
Don’t let them turn the August Bank Holiday Monday into Margaret bloody Thatcher Day
Posted on Friday, Jan 17, 2014 | 2 CommentsOf all the stupid ideas the slimy Tories have oozed out recently, this latest madcap scheme to rename the August Bank Holiday Monday as ‘Margaret Thatcher Day’ has to rank as […] -
Long Live Southbank campaign fights to keep Southbank Undercroft skate park
Posted on Monday, Sep 30, 2013 | 1 CommentFor over forty years, skateboarders, BMX riders and graffiti artists have used the empty space known as the Southbank Undercroft to practise their art, socialise and show off their skills. -
![Being forced to sit down in uncomfortable plastic seats at a football game is a bit like going to see The Clash and being asked to sit down and be […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bring-back-the-terraces-115x115.jpg "Bring back the football terraces: sign the petition")
Bring back the football terraces: sign the petition
Posted on Friday, Apr 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsBeing forced to sit down in uncomfortable plastic seats at a football game is a bit like going to see The Clash and being asked to sit down and be […]