Gove slams Hammersmith and Fulham for ‘unacceptable’ Housing Ombudsman findings
The Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written to Hammersmith and Fulham Council setting out ‘grave concerns’ following a damning report by the Ombudsman. Mr…
South London school to be bulldozed and rebuilt to transform ‘poor facilities
A South London school for kids who can’t attend mainstream education will be rebuilt to transform its ‘poor facilities’. The size of the Francis…
Revised bin collection dates for Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich councils
As the Easter weekend approaches, residents should note that their bin collections will be subject to several changes over the next week. With Easter…
Council collected around £11.8m last year in clean air fines
A pair of Clean Air Neighbourhoods (CANs) in south Fulham collected around £11.8m last year in fines, the local authority has revealed. Labour-run Hammersmith…
663 new homes planned for Woolwich
Plans have been revealed for a series of seven tower blocks up to 18 storeys tall in Woolwich along with a new park. Berkeley…
Residents have lost their battle to stop the construction of a 14-storey tower
South London residents have lost their battle to stop the construction of a 14-storey tower after a council approved the plans despite 1,000 people…
Chessington World of Adventures to make upgrades to stop visitors’ cars getting ‘stuck in mud and causing tailbacks’
Chessington World of Adventures will upgrade its parking to stop visitors’ cars getting stuck in mud and causing tailbacks after Kingston Council approved the…
Beckenham Soul Town Festival licence approved
A two-day music festival expected to attract up to 10,000 people is returning to a park in Bromley at the end of this summer.…
Almost half capital’s boroughs to pay average council tax bills higher than £2,000 per year
Londoners in almost half of the capital’s boroughs will from April pay average council tax bills higher than £2,000 per year. In the latest…
Fly tippers caught on camera dumping truck loads of rubbish at infamous Purley Way site
Fly tippers have been caught continuing to leave waste at an infamous Croydon site known as dumping ground locally. This comes despite the Purley…
GP surgery says it will struggle to cope with Sutton’s population boom if big changes aren’t made
Doctors at Sutton’s Robin Hood Lane Health Centre have expressed concern that their vital services will become overstretched due to Sutton’s rapid population increase.…
Residents fear walking down their street because of dangerous drivers
South London residents say they fear walking down their street because of dangerous drivers who illegally park on the pavement and speed down the…
