Government could send in commissioners to run Croydon only three years after council’s last bankruptcy
The Government has announced it is “minded to” appoint commissioners to oversee the running of Croydon Council, citing its long-standing financial problems and pressure…
Greenwich Ikea objects to 1,200 flats on top of its carpark
Greenwich planners want to approve plans to build over 1,200 flats on top of Ikea’s car park but the Swedish retail furniture giant is…
South London council to ban adverts for unhealthy food, vaping and gambling
Adverts for unhealthy food, vaping and gambling are set to be restricted in a South London borough to slash rising rates of obesity and…
Cutty Sark DLR is now closed for a year
Cutty Sark DLR station is now closed for a year to allow four new escalators to be installed. According to Greenwich Council, the four…
Drivers could face £1k fine for idling
Drivers in South West London who leave their engines idling could face £100 fines, in a bid to slash air pollution. Richmond Council is…
While schools close in south London one primary is expanding
A primary school in South London is set for another upgrade to complete its major expansion. Burlington Junior School, in New Malden, won permission…
Road closures as gas works get underway
Several road closures are in place throughout Bexley as a spate of gas works got under way on Monday (June 9). As well as…
Reopening of Wandle Park could be delayed by ‘totally preventable’ squatter takeover
A group of squatters has occupied the long-vacant Wandle Park café, reigniting public frustration over Croydon Council’s failure to reopen the facility. The café,…
Bromley motorists to face month of disruptions
Several road closures will disrupt motorists travelling in Bromley this month while utility works are carried out. The M25 Chelsfield link road will close…
Croydon woman’s back broken by bed-turning device after council withdrew care funding
A woman in Croydon fractured her spine while using an NHS-installed bed turning aid, writes Louisa Woolf… The device was installed after the council…
Residents and businesses protest for third time over proposal to remove parking
South Londoners opposed to a £650,000 council proposal to remove parking which they say will disrupt livelihoods have begun protesting for the third time…
Outrage after another huge fly tip exposed in Croydon
Fly-tippers are targeting a plot of council-owned land in Croydon with such frequency that residents say offenders are acting with impunity. It comes despite…
