‘Elderly targeted on Eltham High Street with one woman having close to £2K in cash taken’

‘Elderly targeted on Eltham High Street with one woman having close to £2K in cash taken’

South London shoppers are ‘wary’ of using their high street because pickpockets are snatching phones and purses from locals on a regular basis. Residents…

New Labour MP refuses to give up his council seat

New Labour MP refuses to give up his council seat

Ben LynchSep 17, 2024

A new London MP will not be giving up his seat on a local council and will juggle both roles, though he’s said he…

Have you been wrongly issued with Ulez charges due to vandalised cameras?

Have you been wrongly issued with Ulez charges due to vandalised cameras?

Drivers who have been wrongly issued with Ulez charges due to vandalised enforcement cameras will have their penalties cancelled, Transport for London (TfL) has…

Plan to almost triple the footprint of the Wimbledon Tennis championships will be decided in just over two weeks

Plan to almost triple the footprint of the Wimbledon Tennis championships will be decided in just over two weeks

The fate of a plan to almost triple the footprint of the Wimbledon Tennis championships will be decided in a little over two weeks,…

Croydon Council says it intends to close four libraries

Croydon Council says it intends to close four libraries

Four libraries across Croydon borough are set to close to save cash.  Croydon Council said the closures will allow them to increase the opening…

Estate occupiers told to vacate their home in Thamesmead

Estate occupiers told to vacate their home in Thamesmead

Bexley residents opposing plans to demolish their homes have been given notice to end their occupation of empty homes in the area in order to…

Over a quarter of Westminster’s primary school places are empty

Over a quarter of Westminster’s primary school places are empty

Ben LynchSep 9, 2024

More than a quarter of Westminster’s primary school places are empty, as the council warns of the financial implications of falling pupil numbers. As…

Anger as government approves plans to pump treated sewage into the Thames 

Anger as government approves plans to pump treated sewage into the Thames 

Controversial plans to pump treated sewage into the River Thames in South West London have been green-lit, in a move slammed as ‘deeply disappointing’…

Cycling campaign group slam council

Cycling campaign group slam council

Ben LynchSep 9, 2024

A London cycling campaign group has slammed its local council for ‘delay after delay after delay’ in delivering new lanes. Westminster Cycling Campaign, a…

Greenwich Council has begun £9m works to repair its Grade II listed town hall

Greenwich Council has begun £9m works to repair its Grade II listed town hall

Greenwich Council has begun a £9 million project to repair its Grade II listed town hall after leaks caused ‘widespread damage’ to the inside…

Resident left without shower working for ‘months’

Resident left without shower working for ‘months’

A Bexley grandmother has said she feels her brother with learning difficulties has been ‘neglected’ by the council, claiming he has not been able…

Farming in Shooters Hill – and it all started with the founder growing things on her window ledge

Farming in Shooters Hill – and it all started with the founder growing things on her window ledge

Eliza FrostSep 6, 2024

Sitopia Farm sits on the edge of Greenwich; founder Chloë Dunnett tells us about growing produce in the capital “We are an organic, regenerative…