Council throws out request to halt closure of residential school for autistic kids

Council throws out request to halt closure of residential school for autistic kids

A South London council has thrown out a request to delay closure of a much-loved residential school in Kent for autistic children. Bradstow School…

St Helier Hospital workers secure ‘fair pay’ deal following strike threat

St Helier Hospital workers secure ‘fair pay’ deal following strike threat

Hundreds of the lowest-paid workers at St Helier and Epsom hospitals have won a major victory after exposing what they called ‘Mickey Mouse contracts’…

Extension of Free School Meals and £200 one-off payment

Extension of Free School Meals and £200 one-off payment

A West London council will hand out cash payments of £200 to thousands of residents to ease cost of living pressures in the New…

Leisure centre to be demolished for housing

Leisure centre to be demolished for housing

Cameron BlackshawNov 16, 2025

Greenwich Council has announced plans to demolish an aging leisure centre and sell the land on which it stands to build housing. The Waterfront…

90-bed care home plan to stay as it is after call-in

90-bed care home plan to stay as it is after call-in

Ruby GregoryNov 15, 2025

Plans to build a new 90-bed care home in Peckham will stay as they are after a group of councillors questioned the decision-making process…

Council owed over £1.1m in unpaid parking fines – with one offender owing £68k from 343 fines

Council owed over £1.1m in unpaid parking fines – with one offender owing £68k from 343 fines

Croydon Council is owed more than £1.13 million in unpaid parking fines, with some drivers racking up hundreds of penalty charge notices (PCNs) without…

Leisure centre to be demolished for housing

Leisure centre to be demolished for housing

Cameron BlackshawNov 13, 2025

Greenwich Council has announced plans to demolish an aging leisure centre and sell the land on which it stands to build housing. The Waterfront…

Plans for Clapham Junction

Plans for Clapham Junction

A South London train station could be transformed with a new crossing and entrances to tackle overcrowding. Wandsworth Council has shortlisted three options to…

New 586-home neighbourhood planned for old South London gasworks

New 586-home neighbourhood planned for old South London gasworks

A new neighbourhood with 586 homes could be built on a former gasworks in South London. The gasholders in Motspur Park have dominated the…

Independent cinema to shut this weekend, just over year after opening

Independent cinema to shut this weekend, just over year after opening

An independent cinema supported with almost £1million in funding from Sutton Council will close this Sunday, after opening for just over a year. The…

Traffic wardens embark on industrial action from next week

Traffic wardens embark on industrial action from next week

Traffic wardens in Bromley will not hand out Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) to anywhere near as many motorists when they embark on industrial action…

Old Royal Naval College concert series wants to expand in 2026

Old Royal Naval College concert series wants to expand in 2026

A concert series that took place within the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College in the summer wants to double its capacity and…