Greenwich school hopes to expand to support students with special educational needs
A Greenwich school has applied for planning permission to build a two-storey block to serve as an area to help “vulnerable students with complex…
Woolwich closed boozer The Anglesea Arms is saved from the bulldozer
Plans to demolish a Woolwich pub that closed earlier this year and replace it with seven flats and a commercial unit have been refused.…
Bereaved families urge Mayor to deliver on promise to ban betting and casino adverts from transport network
Bereaved families who have lost relatives to gambling-related suicide have written to Sir Sadiq Khan urging him to deliver on his four-year-old promise to…
Labour loses one of its councillor seats to the Greens following local by-election
Labour has lost one of its councillor seats to the Greens following a local by-election in Lambeth on May 1. Paul Valentine is the…
Controversial Mortlake neighbourhood approved
A new 1,075-home neighbourhood with a school, shops and offices will be built on the banks of the River Thames in South West London,…
Major Catford regeneration and affordable home development is approved
Thomas’ Lane Yard, a significant affordable homes and mixed-use regeneration scheme, has now been unanimously approved by Lewisham Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday 29…
Woolwich tunnel lifts broken
The lift on the south side of the Woolwich Foot Tunnel went out of service earlier this month, joining the north lift that has…
Cancer screening rates lowest in England for some types
An affluent London borough has the lowest screening rates in England for some types of cancer, with the NHS partially blaming second homeowners and…
New SEND School opens in South London, providing over 240 places for local pupils
A new school designed for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) has officially opened in Sutton, offering 246 places…
Campaigners celebrate TfL’s renewed commitment to help asylum seekers gain access to cheaper travel
Campaigners celebrated outside City Hall on Friday after learning that Transport for London (TfL) has made a renewed commitment to help asylum seekers gain…
Plans to build ‘grossly unacceptable’ 29-storey tower by Battersea Bridge rejected
Controversial plans to build a ‘grossly unacceptable’ 29-storey tower at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have been thrown out. Wandsworth Council rejected developer Rockwell’s…
Bexley Maternity Hospital redevelopment plans updated with more homes
More homes have been added in updated plans to replace a derelict hospital in Bexley with a large residential development. Several new planning documents…
