Charlton Riverside regeneration should bring ‘8,000 new homes and 1,000 new jobs’

Charlton Riverside regeneration should bring ‘8,000 new homes and 1,000 new jobs’

Major public investment in Charlton Riverside should see the creation of 8,000 new homes and 1,000 new jobs over the next 20 years.  Greenwich…

Greenwich Peninsula’s Secret Cinema plans move forward

Greenwich Peninsula’s Secret Cinema plans move forward

An entertainment company which produces immersive cinema experiences is one step closer to opening its first permanent venue in London. Secret Cinema has been…

Residents on Thamesmead’s Lesnes Estate granted judicial review

Residents on Thamesmead’s Lesnes Estate granted judicial review

Plans to demolish Lesnes Estate will be put on hold after one of its residents won a legal battle to have the demolition approval…

Bromley adult education centre closure may be overturned

Bromley adult education centre closure may be overturned

Cameron BlackshawJul 29, 2026

Bromley Council still wants to shut down an Orpington adult education centre after losing a court battle that quashed a decision over its closure.…

Bromley’s controversial green belt housing plans going to appeal

Bromley’s controversial green belt housing plans going to appeal

Cameron BlackshawJul 28, 2026

Plans to build 350 homes on green belt land on the very edge of London may still be given the green light on appeal…

Twenty-seven storey ‘luxury’ student tower block plan for Greenwich Peninsula

Twenty-seven storey ‘luxury’ student tower block plan for Greenwich Peninsula

Cameron BlackshawJul 28, 2026

Plans to build two high-rise student accommodation tower blocks—one of them close to 30 storeys—on the Greenwich Peninsula have been submitted to Greenwich Council.…

Royal Military Academy residents ‘fed up’ over ‘loss of community spaces’

Royal Military Academy residents ‘fed up’ over ‘loss of community spaces’

Cameron BlackshawJul 25, 2026

Residents living in a former military barracks in Woolwich have demanded action after their gym closed last year and other promised community spaces have…

Woolwich Dockyard residents and businesses fear redevelopment that could see double amount of homes

Woolwich Dockyard residents and businesses fear redevelopment that could see double amount of homes

Cameron BlackshawJul 17, 2026

Residents and businesses in Woolwich say they are fearing for their future after their estates appeared in a development masterplan. Many say they were…

Biggin Hill youth centre closure plan flipped

Biggin Hill youth centre closure plan flipped

Cameron BlackshawJul 15, 2026

Plans to close a beloved Biggin Hill children’s centre and move its services to another facility nearby have been flipped by Bromley Council. The…

New ownership secures future of Sidcup bar

New ownership secures future of Sidcup bar

New ownership has secured the future of a Bexley bar after reports of an all-night drug-fuelled poker game threatened to close it down. Tap…

Town centre McDonald’s wants to stay open until 5am

Town centre McDonald’s wants to stay open until 5am

A Bromley town centre McDonald’s wants to stay open until 5am but nearby residents already complain of the area being “plagued with discarded McDonald’s…

First look at £17m transformation of Orpington leisure centre

First look at £17m transformation of Orpington leisure centre

Cameron BlackshawJun 24, 2026

Bromley Council has announced the long-awaited reopening date for the Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington. The transformed health and fitness hub will reopen next…