HIKES TO SERVICE CHARGES AS COUNCIL TRIES TO SAVE £25m
Lambeth residents are set to face increased charges for council services as officials scramble to find £25 million in savings next year. The council…
Tooting Bec Lido will reopen to the public after major £4m revamp
A South London lido is set to reopen to the public in spring next year after a near-£4million revamp was hit by delays, including…
Conservatives maintain Bromley hold after Hayes and Coney Hall by-election
A South London by-election has resulted in the Conservative Group maintaining their hold in the area. Conservative candidate Josh Coldspring-White was voted to represent…
MAYOR LAUNCHES ROUGH SLEEPING CHARTER
Sadiq Khan has launched London’s first rough sleeping charter while warning of fatalities amid rising homelessness this winter.It came as the mayor was criticised…
Council meeting paused by Gaza ceasefire protestors
A South London council meeting was evacuated after protesters began chanting in the council chamber, asking the authority to call for a ceasefire in…
Plans unveiled for new secondary school in Kingston
Plans to build a new 920-pupil secondary school in South London have been unveiled. The new Kingston Church of England (CofE) Secondary School in…
Met Police ‘bent out of shape’ by Gaza protest policing
The Met Police has been severely “bent out of shape” by the strain of policing the central London protests over the conflict in Israel…
PEST CONTROL DEALING WITH MOST BED BUG CASES IN 3 YEARS
Pest control are dealing with the most bed bug incidents in three years in a South London borough – but the council insists the…
Potential school relocation due to ‘significant’ suitability issues
A West London primary school may be temporarily relocated to a separate site due to “significant condition and suitability issues” – with officers conceding…
14-storey tower block plans refused
Plans for a new pair of tower blocks up to 14-storeys tall in South London have been refused by the local council. Bromley Council…
JEWISH LABOUR COUNCILLOR SAYS HE FEARS BEING KICKED OUT OVER GAZA CONFLICT VIEWS
A Jewish Labour councillor says factions in the party are trying to kick him out from his position for criticising the leadership’s position on…
Croydon’s charities face a ‘bleak’ future after not being informed the council intend to sell the buildings they operate from
A number of Croydon charities are now fearing for the future of their services after discovering that the local authority is planning to sell…


















