Croydon Council takes step towards long anticipated Purley Pool redevelopment, but Mayor warns ‘there is still a long way to go’
The Purley Pool saga has moved onto its next chapter, as Croydon Council announced that developers have submitted a planning application for the eventual…
Sutton residents to pay £1.55 more per week as council tax increase is approved in budget
Sutton Council voted to pass a balanced budget on Monday (March 4), which included the much-anticipated hike in council tax. This follows similar increases…
Croydon parents call for Met to fix stop and search following recent crime spike
Croydon residents have expressed concerns that the Metropolitan Police are not working fast enough to ‘fix’ stop and search practices in the borough. This…
4000 patients could be left ‘scrambling’ the find a new GP surgery after beloved Carshalton practice goes up for sale
Thousands of people in Carshalton could lose access to vital NHS services as the landlords of a local GP surgery have given notice to…
Council members reject budget plan after fallout over controversial 4.99% council tax hike, but many fear the increase is inevitable
Croydon Council members have rejected the Council’s latest budget plan for the next financial year after a fallout over council tax and special allowance…
CQC Rating downgrade St Helier’s maternity ward after failings found in cleanliness and staff training
A new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlighting shortcomings in maternity services at St Helier Hospital, has led to Merton Council seeking…
Work begins on clearing one of Croydon’s largest fly tip sites, as it gears up to become a new 40 shop mini-mall
A new 40-shop mini mall will be built on the former site of a Sports Direct gym on Purley Way, which had become a…
I rode the latest stretch of the Superloop network, it’s the first time I’ve seen people genuinely excited to get on a bus
While much of last year’s transport news centered around the cancellation of HS2’s northern leg and continuous industrial action, one of the more encouraging…
Mitcham residents object to 20m mast that will ‘cast a shadow’ over their protected village green
Residents living around a small village green in Mitcham are united in their opposition to the placement of an EE phone mast which they…
A domestic abuse charity, deemed a lifeline by its users, now holds its meetings in a Costa coffee after losing its dedicated space
Croydon’s Cassandra Centre charity has said providing its essential services has become ‘hectic’ since losing its dedicated space on Norbury High Street last May.…
Locals rally to save community pub from becoming more flats
Supporters of a much loved Mitcham pub are fighting to protect it from becoming ‘more flats’. Locals also fear the pub could suffer the…
Council leader criticises Sutton’s lack of frontline policing, despite increased officer numbers
Police officer numbers in Sutton are a worry as more and more local officers are moved to other areas to deal with demand, said…
