South London ‘pocket park’ to open with plants, benches and play area after petition
A new ‘pocket park’ with plants, benches and play equipment will open in South London. Wandsworth Council has approved £400,000 plans to turn a…
Greenwich branch of MIND moving from current home
A mental health charity whose current home is being sold by Greenwich Council is being given £100,000 to help with the move to a…
Campaigners criticise plans which could see Grade II listed theatre permanently converted into a church
A group of campaigners have criticised plans which could see a Grade II listed theatre in South London permanently converted into a church. Ruach…
There are plans to turn former Ministry of Defence estate into private school
Plans to turn a former Ministry of Defence (MoD) building into a private school have been recommended for approval. Richmond Council officers ruled proposals…
Supermarket toilet closure condemned by man with Crohn’s
A South Londoner with Crohn’s disease has called on Sainsbury’s to reopen toilets in its Bromley superstore, saying people like him are being limited…
Five people stabbed, hospitalised and arrested at Thamesmead music event
Officers investigating a violent incident at a music event in Thamesmead this weekend have made five arrests. Five people were taken to hospital with…
Train timetable changes from May 18 to affect south east London
National Rail is launching its new timetable across the country on Sunday (May 18) with Southeastern making some changes to its services that will…
Former St Helier Hospital staff say it faces closure risk due to ageing infrastructure
St Helier Hospital’s crumbling infrastructure is placing patient safety in jeopardy, according to its former estates manager. These concerns follow the government’s decision to…
Primary school with only 8 kids in reception will close in ‘very sad’ decision
A South London primary school with only eight students in Reception will close at the end of summer term due to falling pupil numbers.…
‘Bexley residents are being discriminated against’ by paying more then other boroughs at Silvertown Tunnel
Conservative councillors claim that Bexley is being “discriminated against” and the tolls on the new Silvertown Tunnel are a “kick in the teeth” to…
Croydon housing is off the naughty list
The social housing regulator has lifted its regulatory notice on Croydon Council four years after it was marred in scandal over the state of…
Beckenham mum whose baby is ‘regularly bitten by bed bugs’ in Southern Housing flat starts petition with 36,000 signatures
A mother in Beckenham has launched a petition against ‘housing neglect’, after her baby has been regularly bitten by bed bugs, writes Louisa Woolf……