Sadiq Khan hails completion of the main circle of his Superloop network of express bus services
Sadiq Khan has hailed the completion of the main circle of his Superloop network of express bus services. The loop’s final three routes were…
First photos of £24 million Lewisham High Street plans
New photos show what Lewisham’s High Street could look like in the future under £24 million plans to put a canopy over the market…
Wandsworth announced as the next London Borough of Culture in £1.35m boost
Wandsworth will be the next London Borough of Culture, it has been announced. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced today (March 11) the borough…
Penge tower block approved
Plans for a set of tower blocks up to 16 storeys-tall have been approved in Penge, despite over 2,500 people objecting to the scheme.…
Homeless families ‘being sent to Manchester’, claim councillors
Greenwich councillors have claimed that the housing crisis in the borough has become so bad that homeless families are being sent as far as…
Sadiq Khan has “applauded” Lambeth Council for suspending a controversial low traffic neighbourhood
Sadiq Khan has “applauded” Lambeth Council for suspending a controversial low traffic neighbourhood (LTN), while dismissing the idea it could set a precedent for…
Battersea Arts Centre ‘kept viable’ by rent-free period extension
Battersea Arts Centre has said not having to pay rent for another decade will keep it ‘viable’. Wandsworth Council extended the rent-free period on…
Croydon Council takes step towards long anticipated Purley Pool redevelopment, but Mayor warns ‘there is still a long way to go’
The Purley Pool saga has moved onto its next chapter, as Croydon Council announced that developers have submitted a planning application for the eventual…
Labour’s Brenda Dacres elected mayor
Labour candidate Brenda Dacres has been elected as the new mayor of Lewisham. Dacres received 21,576 votes, representing 51.5 per cent of the votes…
Former town hall housing approved
A former town hall in Greenwich will be converted into a set of flats, with the iconic clock tower offering ‘unparalleled views across London’…
London Fire Brigade brought out of special measures by fire inspectorate
Review had included accounts ranging from women being groped, to firefighters having their helmets filled with urine The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has been…
Sutton residents to pay £1.55 more per week as council tax increase is approved in budget
Sutton Council voted to pass a balanced budget on Monday (March 4), which included the much-anticipated hike in council tax. This follows similar increases…
