Former town hall redevelopment plans one step closer to being approved
Plans to convert the former Greenwich Town Hall into build to rent flats are one step closer to being approved. Real estate investment and…
Plans for a banking hub to be built on Sidcup High Street have been submitted to council
Plans for a banking hub to be built on Sidcup High Street have been submitted to Bexley Council. Sidcup residents will likely be hoping…
Council scraps part of its new parking proposals, as consultation continues in four areas
Greenwich Council has scrapped the Shooters Hill and Plumstead parts of its new parking proposals. The council’s Sustainable Streets scheme hopes to bring in…
Care service placed in special measures
A Lewisham-based care service has been placed in special measures after a watchdog found people’s records were not always up to date and found…
South West London parks set to hold more festivals, outdoor cinema and theatre
More community festivals, outdoor cinema and pop-up theatre could be held in parks across South West London, under new council plans. Richmond Council has…
Mayor “failing” to tackle housing crisis as just 347 affordable homes started between April and June
The Mayor of London has been accused of “failing” to tackle the capital’s housing “emergency” as new figures showed developers only started building 347…
Plans to overhaul South London town centre’s notorious one-way traffic system scrapped
Plans to overhaul a notorious one-way traffic system in South London have been scrapped. Transport for London (TfL) confirmed it is not moving ahead…
Deporting TfL staff under new visa rules “unfair and short-sighted”, Assembly Members warn
The Home Office has been urged to reverse “unfair and short-sighted” rule changes on the sponsorship of foreign workers which could lead to dozens…
Hundreds of homes are going to be built across multiple sites
It has been a busy year for Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham with a raft of major developments being given the go-ahead…
South London hospital to shut mobile operating theatres to save £3m a year
Four mobile operating theatres that opened at a South London hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic are set to shut down, in a move expected…
Broken cars now litter alleyways after Croydon takes action to remove them from the road
A crackdown on abandoned and unlicensed vehicles littering a Croydon street has just moved the issue on to nearby alleyways, residents claim. People living…
Croydon’s creative hub giving life to Whitgift Centre
With its lanes of empty shopfronts and drip buckets scattered across the marble flooring, it’s no surprise that many now see the Whitgift Centre…
