Croydon housing is off the naughty list
The social housing regulator has lifted its regulatory notice on Croydon Council four years after it was marred in scandal over the state of…
Beckenham mum whose baby is ‘regularly bitten by bed bugs’ in Southern Housing flat starts petition with 36,000 signatures
A mother in Beckenham has launched a petition against ‘housing neglect’, after her baby has been regularly bitten by bed bugs, writes Louisa Woolf……
Croydon hit with month of missed bin collection leaving ‘persistent smell of decay’
A wave of missed bin collections over the past month left some Croydon streets overflowing with rubbish and the “persistent smell of decay”. The…
London’s rental e-scooter trial expanded on Monday as a new borough joined the scheme
London’s rental e-scooter trial expanded on Monday as a new borough joined the scheme. Wandsworth had been seen by the scooters’ riders as a…
Sir Sadiq Khan has revealed further details of his plan to build homes on parts of London’s green belt
Sir Sadiq Khan has revealed further details of his plan to build homes on parts of London’s green belt – and has explained what…
Decade-old Woolwich tower block plans updated
Plans to build several tower blocks on a site in Woolwich that have been in the pipeline for over a decade have been updated…
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…
