Makeovers for 13 small businesses dropped as Westminster high-street project abandoned

Makeovers for 13 small businesses dropped as Westminster high-street project abandoned

Katherine GraySep 26, 2026

Thirteen small businesses will no longer get shop-front makeovers after Westminster City Council abandoned a planned high street improvement scheme. Over £400,000 has already…

St George’s earmarked for new mental health department

St George’s earmarked for new mental health department

St George’s Hospital, made famous by the TV series 24 Hours In A&E, is being considered for a new mental health emergency department, with…

Richmond residents make final plea to save area’s last allotments from graveyard conversion

Richmond residents make final plea to save area’s last allotments from graveyard conversion

Katherine JohnstonSep 24, 2026

Campaigners have issued a final plea to halt plans to convert their neighbourhood’s last allotments into a graveyard. Residents are calling on Richmond Council…

Westminster ‘exploring all options’ for Banksy’s Waterloo Place Blinded by the Flag statue

Westminster ‘exploring all options’ for Banksy’s Waterloo Place Blinded by the Flag statue

Katherine GraySep 24, 2026

Westminster City Council has said that it is “exploring all options” for the future of Banksy’s Blinded by the Flag statue, located at Waterloo…

‘Iconic’ Wandsworth landmark replacement refused

‘Iconic’ Wandsworth landmark replacement refused

Controversial plans to replace an “iconic” South London landmark above an underpass which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange have been thrown out.…

Broomwood celebrates opening of third pre-school room as demand continues to grow

Broomwood celebrates opening of third pre-school room as demand continues to grow

AdminSep 24, 2026

Broomwood has celebrated the opening of a third pre-school room at its Pre-Prep in Clapham, creating additional places for young children and marking an…

Tower plans for former gas works on Greenwich Peninsula revealed

Tower plans for former gas works on Greenwich Peninsula revealed

Cameron BlackshawSep 21, 2026

Plans to build three high-rise tower blocks containing hundreds of student rooms on the site of a former gasworks on the Greenwich Peninsula have…

£2 billion Vauxhall Square development approved

£2 billion Vauxhall Square development approved

Ruby GregorySep 16, 2026

Plans to build the UK’s second-tallest residential building in Vauxhall alongside several other tower blocks have been narrowly approved. The £2 billion development from…

Bensham Manor records most fly tip reports across Croydon

Bensham Manor records most fly tip reports across Croydon

Croydon Council has insisted its “zero tolerance” approach to fly-tipping is “not a slogan” as new figures reveal that, despite thousands of incidents being…

Plans to replace Iconic Wandsworth landmark recommended for approval

Plans to replace Iconic Wandsworth landmark recommended for approval

Controversial plans to replace an “iconic” South London landmark above an underpass which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange have been recommended for…

Hundreds of Croydon Council homes left empty as families remain in temporary accommodation

Hundreds of Croydon Council homes left empty as families remain in temporary accommodation

Hundreds of empty council properties in Croydon are sitting vacant for longer periods despite thousands of families residing in temporary accommodation both inside and…

Croydon rail bottleneck improvement scheme receives fresh boost from Burnham

Croydon rail bottleneck improvement scheme receives fresh boost from Burnham

Plans to fix the Croydon rail bottleneck received a significant boost this week after the Prime Minster promised to get the scheme “back on…