Apology to families after investigation found council not always progressing children’s social care complaints
A South London council has apologised to families after an investigation found it was not always progressing their complaints over children’s social care services.…
£18m council budget black hole to trigger senior staff cuts and recruitment freeze
A South London council facing a budget black hole worth £18million this year is set to cut the number of senior staff as well…
Two more school closures scrapped as watchdog finds it ‘unlawful’
The decision to close two primary schools in Lambeth has been rejected by the government’s Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) after it found…
Council approves savings worth more than £34million as it looks to close £30m budget gap
A South London council has approved a fresh package of savings worth more than £34million as it looks to close a £30m budget gap…
The family who’ve had seven temporary homes in six years
Ulienge Morais and his family are about to move into their seventh temporary home since November 2019. Their entire life is packed up in…
Two Catholic schools to merge due to falling pupil numbers
Two Catholic schools in South London are set to merge due to a drop in pupil numbers and falling birth rates. St Bede’s Catholic…
Residents and businesses protest for third time over proposal to remove parking
South Londoners opposed to a £650,000 council proposal to remove parking which they say will disrupt livelihoods have begun protesting for the third time…
Campaigners criticise plans which could see Grade II listed theatre permanently converted into a church
A group of campaigners have criticised plans which could see a Grade II listed theatre in South London permanently converted into a church. Ruach…
Labour loses one of its councillor seats to the Greens following local by-election
Labour has lost one of its councillor seats to the Greens following a local by-election in Lambeth on May 1. Paul Valentine is the…
