Sutton leads the way to protect family homes from conversions
Sutton Council has approved a change to local planning rules to slow down the conversion of the borough’s family homes into Houses in Multiple…
Elderly couple boast of having the best views of the city as Woolwich dry docks plans fade away
A couple living beside a pair of Grade II listed 16th century docks in London have said they have the best view in the…
Huge 21 metre tall box tower to be installed in New Cross
A 21-metre tall illuminated stack of multi-coloured boxes set to tower above a South London university’s library ‘will not dazzle passers by’, the artist…
TfL consultation branded ‘sham’: Controversial Streatham traffic works were scheduled to begin the day after it finished collecting feedback
Transport for London (TfL) has been accused of not listening to locals after scheduling to begin controversial Streatham traffic works for less than 24…
New London skyscraper joint-tallest building with The Shard approved
A new London skyscraper which will be the joint-tallest building in Western Europe has been approved. Plans to knock down the Aviva Building at…
Council says £90m Oxford Street programme ‘no longer going ahead’ as it confirms moving cash
Westminster City Council has confirmed a £90m regeneration of Oxford Street is no longer going ahead as it seeks to claw back funds it…
Calls for the Government to build at least one new town inside the Greater London boundary
Calls for the Government to build at least one new town inside the Greater London boundary have been issued by a major business group.…
All 35 flats in new Beckenham development available for social rent
A new affordable housing block in Beckenham has been given the green light by Bromley Council, with each of the 35 flats being available…
South London tenant caught in a 10-year battle against ‘unfair’ service charges
A South London tenant locked in a decade-long battle with his landlord says his service charges double ‘without any reason as to why’. Wimbledon…
414 bus to be cut and merged with route 14
Transport for London (TfL) has announced it is cutting the 414 bus route between Marble Arch and Putney Bridge and instead delivering an ‘enhanced’…
70 years of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich – the sole surviving tea clipper ship in the world
Royal Museums Greenwich senior curator Louise Macfarlane tells us about the ship’s history and how it has become near impossible to ‘think of Greenwich…
Croydon primary with strong music links and a rap club retaining outstanding rating
A Croydon primary school has retained its outstanding Ofsted rating after inspectors praised how it includes pupils’ families in the community. In its recent…
