Mayor warns council’s ‘financial legacy is not sustainable’ after approving budget and 4.99% council tax increase

Mayor warns council’s ‘financial legacy is not sustainable’ after approving budget and 4.99% council tax increase

Croydon Council has approved a 4.99% council tax increase as part of its budget for this year. This increase, approved at a meeting on…

In It To Win It

In It To Win It

Michael HollandMar 13, 2024

Bringing three generations together, star of stage and screen Gaynor Faye and her son, Oliver Anthony, are to join the cast of the world…

New Boat on the Dock

New Boat on the Dock

Michael HollandMar 13, 2024

Sanlorenzo Yacht Visits London for the first time Some people north of the borough may have seen the arrival of the brand new bespoke…

Cassie and the Lights

Cassie and the Lights

Michael HollandMar 13, 2024

Can kids be parents? When Cassie’s mother disappears, the teenager wants to care for her sisters on her own. Is she the right person…

Hotel planned beside 17th century buildings

Hotel planned beside 17th century buildings

Plans for a new hotel beside several historic buildings dating back to the 17th century have been outlined for a town centre in Greenwich.…

Sutton Council leader Dombey to step down after 12 years, but will remain a councillor

Sutton Council leader Dombey to step down after 12 years, but will remain a councillor

Ruth Dombey has announced she will be standing down as leader of Sutton Council in May. The Liberal Democrat leader, who represents the Sutton…

New hotel could be built above Pret next to Balham Underground and train stations

New hotel could be built above Pret next to Balham Underground and train stations

A new hotel with flats above could be built next to Balham Underground and National Rail stations in South London. The plans would see…

Sadiq Khan hails completion of the main circle of his Superloop network of express bus services

Sadiq Khan hails completion of the main circle of his Superloop network of express bus services

Sadiq Khan has hailed the completion of the main circle of his Superloop network of express bus services. The loop’s final three routes were…

Children’s funfair returns to Bermondsey Spa Garden with a brand new ride

Children’s funfair returns to Bermondsey Spa Garden with a brand new ride

Kevin QuinnMar 12, 2024

Bermondsey’s Spa Gardens will host a children’s funfair later this week with rides especially suitable for under-11s. A new attraction will be debuting at…

First photos of £24 million Lewisham High Street plans

First photos of £24 million Lewisham High Street plans

New photos show what Lewisham’s High Street could look like in the future under £24 million plans to put a canopy over the market…

Celebrating the Diverse – Anita Thorpe sells products in Brixton by makers of colour and even holding workshops

Celebrating the Diverse – Anita Thorpe sells products in Brixton by makers of colour and even holding workshops

Eliza FrostMar 12, 2024

The owner of one of Brixton’s longest-established businesses, Anita Thorpe, tells us why she wanted to create space for makers of colour Tell us the story…

Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman

Michael HollandMar 12, 2024

From the writer and director behind the award-winning hit Netflix film adaptation: Kata Wéber and Kornél Mundruczó, Battersea Arts Centre and The Adam Mickiewicz…