Residents call on MP to do more to oppose Israel’s ‘ongoing assault’ on Gaza
Residents have handed a petition to Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey urging him to do more to oppose Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza.…
Major changes eyed for junction with 71 collisions in five years
Major changes could be coming to another section of a busy road in South London to cut crashes and improve safety. Wandsworth Council has…
Film festival in survival battle as councils demand to watch and rate every film
A South London film festival is battling to survive after two borough councils demanded to watch and rate every film before they are screened,…
Flats above IKEA car park approved amid infrastructure fears
Plans to build 1,251 flats on top of the IKEA car park in Greenwich have been approved despite fears that living on the peninsula…
Head teacher ready for independent boys’ school to go co-ed for first time
“Everyone can be nervous about change,” says Alasdair Kennedy, head teacher of Trinity School in Croydon. However, the change he now oversees is the…
Royal Mail under fire over missed deliveries in South London
Residents in Carshalton and Wallington say they feel abandoned by Royal Mail, as postal delays continue and the company fails to meet national delivery…
Morden post office saved for now after council rejects redevelopment plan
The last remaining Post Office in Morden has been saved at least in the short-term as a plan to redevelop the site was rejected…
Leaseholders battle ‘unbearable’ service charges for concierge and garden used by wealthy neighbours
Leaseholders of a South London apartment block say they are being forced to pay unbearably high service charges for a 24-hour concierge and garden…
Residents not happy with civic centre flat plans
Plans to convert Bromley’s former Civic Centre into mostly one-bedroom flats have been slammed for focussing on “transient, single occupancy homes” in an area…
Seven candidates vying to be next councillor for Shooters Hill in Greenwich
Seven candidates will stand in an upcoming Greenwich by-election following the resignation of a Labour councillor. Ivis Williams had been a councillor for seven…
Woolwich Ferry usage increase as motorists don’t want to pay tunnel charges
Drivers say the Silvertown Tunnel opening has led to long queues for the Woolwich Ferry and a surge in the number of lorries boarding, with motorists preferring…
Battersea’s ‘estate of neglect’
Residents of a huge South London estate say it is declining after ‘false promises’ were made about its regeneration. The future of the sprawling…
