Streatham Common and Vale by-election win for Labour
Labour has swept to victory in a Lambeth Council by-election called after a councillor resigned. Dominic Armstrong, the party’s candidate for Streatham Common and…
Residents ‘kidding themselves’ over park events says Labour candidate
Residents are ‘kidding’ themselves if they think the Lambeth Country Show can take place without ticketed events like the Mighty Hoopla being held in…
Mould on estate ‘so bad one family’s kids have to sleep in the living room’
Residents living on a rundown South London estate where mould is so bad one family’s kids have to sleep in the living room have…
Stockwell residents claim they were ‘soaked’ by leak smelling of sewage
South London residents claim they were ‘soaked’ by water smelling of sewage by leaks in their tower block. People living in Lambeth Council managed…
Mum placed in flat hours from kids’ school wins £3k
A mum has been awarded £3,300 from Lewisham Council after it placed her in a flat so far away from her children’s schools that…
Tower block tenants slam council over ‘broken CCTV, faulty lifts and high rents’
Social housing tenants have hit out at a South London council, claiming they’re dealing with broken CCTV, faulty lifts and high rents in their…
‘Outdated’ 1960s block could be bulldozed for eight-storey offices with terraces
An ‘outdated’ 1960s block on a popular London high street could be bulldozed for eight-storey offices with terraces. Alpha House on Borough High Street…
Mum ‘unable to have carpets in two of the bedrooms for 30 years’ due to damp
A South London mum’s council flat has damp so bad she has been unable to have carpets in two of the bedrooms for 30…
Homeless London families marched on government offices and served housing secretary Michael Gove an ‘eviction notice’
Homeless London families marched on government offices and served housing secretary Michael Gove an eviction notice. Around 80 protesters from campaign group Housing Action Southwark…
Patients have ‘queued outside a South London GP surgery for over an hour in an attempt to see a doctor’
Patients have claimed they queued outside a South London GP surgery for over an hour in an attempt to see a doctor. Around 40…
Disabled mum and her ill husband slapped with £2,340 in incorrect fines in controversial low-traffic zone
A disabled mum and her ill husband have been slapped with £2,340 in incorrect fines by a council for driving in a controversial low-traffic…
Three South London councils paying outside organisations £10,000 per week or more to look after children in their care
Three South London councils are paying outside organisations £10,000 per week or more to look after children in their care. There were at least…
