Merton Council ‘failed’ to provide a carer assessment to struggling mother
A mum was left without an answer for nearly a year on whether she was entitled to more support despite repeatedly telling her local…
Bromley adult education centre closure may be overturned
Bromley Council still wants to shut down an Orpington adult education centre after losing a court battle that quashed a decision over its closure.…
Reaching Net Zero could see ‘44,000 fewer premature deaths and £2.2 billion pumped into London’s economy’
Further investment in cleaning up London’s air could see 44,000 fewer premature deaths and £2.2billion added to the capital’s economy by 2050, new research…
Bromley’s controversial green belt housing plans going to appeal
Plans to build 350 homes on green belt land on the very edge of London may still be given the green light on appeal…
Threat of wildfires is ‘on our doorstep’ says Sadiq Khan
With swathes of green spaces across France and Spain engulfed in flames, the Mayor of London has said the threat of major wildfires is…
Twenty-seven storey ‘luxury’ student tower block plan for Greenwich Peninsula
Plans to build two high-rise student accommodation tower blocks—one of them close to 30 storeys—on the Greenwich Peninsula have been submitted to Greenwich Council.…
Croydon Council borrowing could reach £900m by 2030
Croydon expects to have borrowed a total of £900m from the government by 2030, according to its latest financial plans. The council’s growing reliance…
Wandsworth Council says shelving ‘shock’ plans to move HQ will cost taxpayers £240k
Wandsworth Council’s new Tory administration has said it will cost £240,000 to axe little-known plans to move staff from the borough’s town hall into…
Royal Military Academy residents ‘fed up’ over ‘loss of community spaces’
Residents living in a former military barracks in Woolwich have demanded action after their gym closed last year and other promised community spaces have…
Croydon care home downgraded by watchdog after residents ‘felt isolated by staff shortages’
Vulnerable elderly residents at a Croydon care home have been left feeling isolated in their bedrooms because of chronic staffing shortages, inspectors have found.…
Sutton businesses call for changes to ‘very annoying’ crossing
A Hackbridge chip shop owner says a raised pedestrian crossing leaves his building shaking every day as buses, vans and lorries hit it at…
Plans for over 500 homes on protected Motspur Park site approved
Controversial plans to bulldoze three gasholders in Motspur Park for blocks of flats up to 16 storeys tall have been approved. The plans from…
