Pensioners who have lost out on the winter fuel payment could receive £300
South London pensioners who have lost out on the winter fuel payment could receive £300 in vouchers to help with their energy bills. Kingston…
Labour win Belvedere by-election by a narrow margin
A by-election in Bexley saw Labour retain their stake in the area by a narrow margin against the Conservatives. Labour candidate Jeremy Fosten has…
Croydon Colleges bounce back with ‘Good’ Ofsted rating
Croydon College has raised its Ofsted rating from Inadequate to Good less than two years after inspectors raised concerns about teaching, behaviour and safeguarding.…
Petition to add a new Superloop stop in Bexley Village has attracted nearly 2,000 signatures
Residents in a South London village where Superloop buses teasingly drive past without stopping are calling for an extra stop to be added to…
How one Croydon resident turned his life around after surviving homelessness and the tram crash
A survivor of the Croydon tram crash gambled away all the compensation money he was given as he battled survivors’ guilt and PTSD from…
Protesters holding a sit-in Lewisham to demand officials rehouse two families
Protesters are holding a sit-in at Lewisham Council’s offices to demand officials rehouse two families they claim are living in unsuitable temporary accommodation. Around…
Criticism of Guildhall let to promote Saudi-backed boxing fights
The City of London Corporation has come under fire after its Guildhall home was used to promote two boxing fights organised as part of…
Council gives planning permission for new NHS site and 199 homes, but only 20 are to be affordable
The construction of 199 new homes and new NHS facilities has been approved by Croydon Council. The location on Dingwall Road, which previously housed…
Local shops back government’s vaping ban announcement
Flashing neon signs advertising ‘VAPES HERE’, towering displays atop corner shop counters and stacks of the rainbow-coloured packaging adorning shop windows – this has…
Council accused of ‘showing contempt for democracy’ after shutting down debate on contentious local incinerator
Sutton’s Lib Dem Council has been accused of ‘showing contempt for democracy’ after it shut down debate over a contentious local incinerator plant during…
Council approves controversial homes after missing housing targets
A London council has been left with little other choice than to approve hundreds of controversial homes on a former gasworks site after it…
Cladding at St Mark’s Square, where a block caught fire, is being replaced
A set of flats in Bromley is having its cladding replaced after blocks in the complex caught fire twice in the past two years.…