TfL consultation branded ‘sham’: Controversial Streatham traffic works were scheduled to begin the day after it finished collecting feedback

TfL consultation branded ‘sham’: Controversial Streatham traffic works were scheduled to begin the day after it finished collecting feedback

Transport for London (TfL) has been accused of not listening to locals after scheduling to begin controversial Streatham traffic works for less than 24…

New London skyscraper joint-tallest building with The Shard approved

New London skyscraper joint-tallest building with The Shard approved

Ben LynchDec 18, 2024

A new London skyscraper which will be the joint-tallest building in Western Europe has been approved. Plans to knock down the Aviva Building at…

Council says £90m Oxford Street programme ‘no longer going ahead’ as it confirms moving cash

Council says £90m Oxford Street programme ‘no longer going ahead’ as it confirms moving cash

Westminster City Council has confirmed a £90m regeneration of Oxford Street is no longer going ahead as it seeks to claw back funds it…

Calls for the Government to build at least one new town inside the Greater London boundary

Calls for the Government to build at least one new town inside the Greater London boundary

Calls for the Government to build at least one new town inside the Greater London boundary have been issued by a major business group.…

All 35 flats in new Beckenham development available for social rent

All 35 flats in new Beckenham development available for social rent

A new affordable housing block in Beckenham has been given the green light by Bromley Council, with each of the 35 flats being available…

South London tenant caught in a 10-year battle against ‘unfair’ service charges

South London tenant caught in a 10-year battle against ‘unfair’ service charges

A South London tenant locked in a decade-long battle with his landlord says his service charges double ‘without any reason as to why’. Wimbledon…

414 bus to be cut and merged with route 14

414 bus to be cut and merged with route 14

Ben LynchDec 11, 2024

Transport for London (TfL) has announced it is cutting the 414 bus route between Marble Arch and Putney Bridge and instead delivering an ‘enhanced’…

70 years of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich – the sole surviving tea clipper ship in the world

70 years of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich – the sole surviving tea clipper ship in the world

Eliza FrostDec 10, 2024

Royal Museums Greenwich senior curator Louise Macfarlane tells us about the ship’s history and how it has become near impossible to ‘think of Greenwich…

Croydon primary with strong music links and a rap club retaining outstanding rating

Croydon primary with strong music links and a rap club retaining outstanding rating

A Croydon primary school has retained its outstanding Ofsted rating after inspectors praised how it includes pupils’ families in the community. In its recent…

The ‘Tooting Four’ – the anti-Ulez activists found guilty

The ‘Tooting Four’ – the anti-Ulez activists found guilty

A group of anti-Ulez activists who staged a protest outside London mayor Sadiq Khan’s home in Tooting have been found guilty of harassment. Known…

Police to ‘take no further action’ to prosecute previous administration over ‘mismanagement that led to bankruptcy’

Police to ‘take no further action’ to prosecute previous administration over ‘mismanagement that led to bankruptcy’

Croydon’s Mayor has expressed frustration with ‘lack of power’ after police admitted they could ‘take no further action’ against the previous administration. Despite the…

Staff raise concerns for children as council moves ahead with plans to close special school

Staff raise concerns for children as council moves ahead with plans to close special school

Staff at a residential special school run by a London council have raised concerns students will not be able to find an alternative if…