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Grenfell Tower fire: Pay tribute to the 72 that lost their lives and support the survivors fight to be heard

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Six years ago on June 14, 72 people lost their lives in the devastating Grenfell Tower Fire. It was the worst fire since the Second World War, leaving the entire nation in disbelief whilst scores of survivors and their families were left homeless. Within minutes, the flames had engulfed the exterior of the building and by 3am, most of the upper floors were alight, with flammable cladding accelerating the spread of the fire beyond what residents, the fire brigade or anyone else could have imagined. The community lost so much in the fire that engulfed the high-rise and the scars on North Kensington will never fully heal. Read more: Furious Grenfell survivor demands perpetrators are locked up as 'little has changed' 6 years after fire MyLondon is committed to remembering the lives lost in the tragic fire. We have created a space here for our readers to remember the 72 people who died in the blaze and to support the survivors in their fight to be heard. Press here to leave ...

Hereford's showpiece Maylords library scheme in doubt

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A planning application to repurpose part of the shopping centre, which Herefordshire Council owns, was approved earlier this year , with the council saying at the time it expected the new £3.5 million community facility to open next spring. But a meeting of the county’s new Conservative cabinet next week is expected to approve a proposal to “review options for the best possible location” of the new facility, part of the Stronger Hereford programme of capital improvements to the city. RELATED NEWS : The notice of this, which has only just been published on the Herefordshire Council website, says the normal notice period of 28 days is being waived due to the “urgent need to pause current project to review location options”. Last July, councillors agreed to commit £500,000 to the Maylords project, on top of £8 million for the work to transform Hereford's museum and art gallery on Broad Street which currently houses the city’s main library. What are your thou...