Primaries could merge due to falling numbers and rising costs
Two Westminster primary schools may be amalgamated as they battle falling pupil rolls and growing financial deficits. Governors at Our Lady of Dolours and…
Giant 29-storey tower recommended for refusal
Plans to build a ‘disaster’ 29-storey tower at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have been recommended for refusal, in a major setback to the…
Sutton’s last remaining theatre warns curtain could fall for good without urgent repairs funding
Sutton’s last remaining theatre warns that the curtain could fall for good without urgent funding for repairs. Carshalton’s Cryer Arts Theatre, described by those…
Just 73.6 per cent of children were offered their first primary preference
One in four pupils due to start primary in Hammersmith and Fulham in September were not offered a place at their preferred school, the…
Council admits housing Grenfell survivors in unsuitable accommodation
A West London council has admitted it “knowingly took some risks” when it bought 290 properties for survivors of the Grenfell tragedy, with many…
Crystal Palace fans growing frustrated after stadium rebuild faces more delays and cost increases
Crystal Palace supporters are beginning to doubt whether the long-promised Selhurst Park redevelopment will ever happen, as the project faces fresh delays and a…
Do you know or interact with Sarah Reynolds before her death?
Police leading a murder investigation into the death of woman in Croydon have appealed asked people they might have seen or met her to…
The boroughs where it could take a 100 years to clear family-sized social rented homes
The waiting list for a family-sized social rented home in some London boroughs would now take over a century to clear completely at the…
Chessington’s new theme land approved
Chessington World of Adventures will open a new themed land with a rollercoaster, children’s ride and play areas. The popular resort in South London…
South London councils named and shamed in safety failings report
A South London mum and her three kids were left living with a sewage leak in their bathroom for 11 months by a council,…
Croydon forced to pay blind doctor hundreds for infringing his right to vote secretly
A blind doctor has won a payout from Croydon Council after the authority denied him the right to vote independently and in secret. Despite…
Merton starts work on ‘first new council homes in a generation’
Merton Council has begun construction on the borough’s first new council homes ‘in a generation’, aiming to deliver 400 by 2027. While the move…
