One of controversial ‘cash cow’ South London yellow boxes won’t be shortened, council decides
A council has scrapped plans to shorten one of a pair of controversial yellow box junctions in South London, which together raked in more…
Plans to shorten South London pool paused as nearly 1k sign petition
Plans to shorten a South London pool by eight metres have been paused, after shocked users said they were not properly consulted. Places Leisure…
‘Unpopular’ Go Ape park plans set to be approved
Unpopular plans to build a Go Ape ropes course in the middle of a South East London park are set to be approved by…
GLA: Just seven per cent of London’s housing target started in first three months of 2026
Research from Real Estate consultants JLL suggests that developers are hesitant to build in the current market due to a proliferation of unsold stock.…
Police front counter judicial review rejected
The High Court has rejected a South West London council’s bid to take legal action over the closure of its last police station front…
Protesting students say management threatened them with campus ban
Goldsmiths students who occupied the university library in protest against proposed staff redundancies claim they were threatened with a campus ban if they did…
City of London Corporation refuses publicly to debate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Freedom honour
The City of London Corporation refused to publicly debate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Freedom at a meeting yesterday afternoon, citing concerns over a live criminal investigation…
Ofsted says several areas need improvement at school, but praises leadership evaluation
Ofsted has identified several areas needing improvement at a Bexley school where disadvantaged children perform well below the national average. The education standards authority…
Conservative-led administration prepares to take over council after dramatic local elections
A Conservative-led administration is preparing to take charge of Wandsworth Council, after dramatic local election results saw the end of Labour’s one term in…
GLA: Sadiq Khan rules out Westminster return as ‘double jobbing’ deadline closes
The Mayor of London has ruled out following his Greater Manchester counterpart’s example in running for a seat in Westminster. Sir Sadiq Khan’s office…
Primary school’s planned closure moves ahead just 9 years after opening
Plans to shut a South London primary school, less than a decade after it opened, have received Government backing. The Department for Education (DfE)…
Staff begin first day of strike action to save ‘only’ day centre for people living with dementia
Staff working at Lambeth’s only dedicated day care centre for people living with dementia have begun their first day of strike action as they…
