Lewisham council to buy 300 homes for homeless families
The authority is already due to build 2,000 new homes to reduce waiting lists.
Read More
Author: James Twomey
Belvedere neighbours ‘worrying’ over death of mum and two sons
The Met has said detectives are not “actively seeking anyone else”.
Read More
‘I heard this crashing noise’: Roof comes flying off estate in high winds
Residents of the Cressingham Gardens estate in Lambeth were ‘shocked’.
Read More
Family found dead in Belvedere home named
Nadja De Jager, 47, and her two sons were found inside.
Read More
Bromley sports club given booze licence despite neighbours’ noise objections
romley council has granted a licence to allow LA Sports Club in Beckenham to serve booze.
Read More
M&S unveils ‘love your boobs’ art installation on the South Bank
It’s part of its “love your boobs it starts with a bra fit” campaign.
Read More
BREAKING: Woman and two children found dead in house
The Met confirmed a 47-year-old woman and two boys were inside the property.
Read More
Blackheath village estate agent warns area filling up with Canary Wharf office workers
Blackheath Village sits on the border of Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs.
Read More
Huge leak sends jets of water higher than a house in Charlton
A video posted on Twitter shows torrents of water gushing metres in the air.
Read More
Hundreds of homes could be built on former Sydenham gas works site
Two giant metal gas holders, built in 1882 and 1890, were finally dismantled in 2020.
Read More
Wandsworth council freezes council tax to help with cost of living
Wandsworth residents to pay some of the lowest council tax bills in the country.
Read More
Westminster council plans £2m programme to feed 14,000 kids school meals
Westminster city council is ploughing in £2million to cover meals for kids.
Read More
Lloyds Bank offices by Thames to be bulldozed
Proposals to replace the building were approved by Southwark councillors.
Read More
West London pollution so bad people can ‘taste the fumes’
Residents claim changes to traffic rules have made the area difficult to live in.
Read More
Croydon residents slam 15% tax rise as ‘shameful’
The council’s 2023/24 budget, which includes the tax hike, was passed.
Read More
Westminster council lost money on ‘industrial scale’ in Marble Arch mound debacle
About £16million was spent on complete and temporary works around Oxford Street.
Read More
Croydon confirm 15 per cent council tax rise despite protests
The budget was forced to go to two votes and was passed after Labour abstained.
Read More
Inquest opens into death of ‘smart, articulate and creative boy’ under care of agencies
Samuel Howes, from Purley, was killed after being struck by a train at South Croydon train station.
Read More
MP Neil Coyle suspended from Parliament for five days over bullying incidents
Mr Coyle will be barred from the parliamentary estate.
Read More