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Category Archives: Bromley Council
Croydon’s rewards for failure laid bare in Town Hall Rich List
Katherine Kerswell, Croydon’s chief executive who issued three Section 114 notices of effective bankruptcy during her time in charge at the council, was taking home salary and pensions totalling £223,838 in the year before she left Fisher’s Folly. Yet Kerswell … Continue reading
Posted in Annette McPartland, Bromley Council, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dean Shoesmith, Elaine Jackson, Helen Bailey, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Lambeth Council, Outside Croydon, Richard Simpson, Southwark Council, Susmita Sen, Sutton Council
Tagged Ade Adetosoye, Althea Loderick, Annette McPartland, Bromley Council, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Conservative, Corporate Director of Resources, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Helen Bailey, Jane West, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lambeth council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Simpson, Section 151 officer, Southwark Council, Susmita Sen, Sutton Council, Tax Payers Alliance, Town Hall Rich List, TPA
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Park lodge roof badly damaged by fire caused by hot coals
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a lodge in Beckenham Place Park in the early hours of yesterday morning. Most of a roof, an entire lean-to as well as a three-metre boundary fence, … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Beckenham, Beckenham Place Park, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Firefighters’ tribute to West Wickham men killed in The Blitz
A remembrance service to commemorate the 85th anniversary of five firefighters who were killed in The Blitz has been held at St John’s Church in West Wickham. Firefighters from Blue Watch, based at Beckenham Fire Station, renovated the graveyard and … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Beckenham, Beckenham Fire Station, Bromley, LFB, London Fire Brigade, The Blitz, West Wickham
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Councillors make call to divest from Israeli-linked companies
More than 150 councillors from across London’s boroughs and London Assembly members have signed a letter demanding divestment of council pension funds from corporations which fund or support Israeli abuses against Palestinians. Yet only one of Croydon’s 70 councillors has … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Bromley Council, Dave Tchil, Kingston, Lambeth Council, Ria Patel, Sheldon Vestey, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Bexley, Bromley, CIV, Cllr Ria Patel, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gaza, Green Party, Israel, Labour, Lambeth, Liberal Democrats, London Collective Investment Vehicle, Martin Abrams, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Ria Patel, Southwark, Sutton Council
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Khan hails £130m chance to revive Crystal Palace sports centre
Proposals for what London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has welcomed as a “once-in-a-generation” redevelopment of the sports facilities in Crystal Palace Park have been submitted in a planning application to Bromley Council. The £130million project aims to bring the Olympic-sized … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Football, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Rugby League, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming, Tennis
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace athletics stadium, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Dave Bedford, London, London Mayor, Mayor, Mayor Khan, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Pope John Paul II, Shane Gould, Usain Bolt
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New Addington residents’ worries over farm pit of ‘toxic sludge’
‘If an adult was to slip, trip or fall into it… they would not be able to escape. A child would have absolutely no chance of surviving’ Serious concerns are being raised by residents about the dangers around a large … Continue reading
‘If you think parks are protected, think again’ says CPRE report
Despite receiving £23m in grants for the up-keep of Croydon’s parks, only eight of the council’s 127 open spaces have Green Flag status. GIANELLA A BASILE looks over a new report which details more than 50 green spaces under threat … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton Park, Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gianella A Basile, Heathfield House, Housing, Lambeth Council, Lloyd Park, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, Norwood Grove, Refuse collection, Ria Patel, Steve Reed MP, Uncategorized
Tagged CPRE London, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dame Judi Dench, Friends of Lloyd Park, Gianella A Basile, Green Belt, Heathfield House, Lloyd Park, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Open Land, Norwood Grove, Steve Reed OBE, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers
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Scooter batteries are blamed for blaze in Bromley garden shed
Four fire engines and around 25 fire fighters were called to a fire in a garden shed in Bromley on Saturday, where the “catastrophic failure” of lithium batteries in two mobility scooters has been given as the cause of the … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Bromley, LFB, Lithium batteries, London Fire Brigade
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New pay deal is just the ticket for Bromley traffic wardens
Officials at the GMB trades union have called a pay deal for Bromley’s traffic wardens “significant”, as the workers for a private contractor have been placed on London Living Wage contracts and called an end to industrial action that has … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Outside Croydon, Parking
Tagged APCOA, Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, GMB, GMB Union, Traffic wardens
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Drivers in Bromley and Sutton put on red alert over potholes
Road users in Bromley and Sutton need to exercise extra care to avoid troublesome pot holes. That’s according to a register of poorly-maintained roads issued over the weekend by the Department for Transport, which has both south London boroughs given … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Cycling, Kingston, Merton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Transport, DfT, Edmund King, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, Merton Council, Potholes, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, The AA, Tory, Transport for London
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£1m project to restore David Bowie’s Bromley childhood home
No4 Plaistow Grove in Bromley is, in most respects, an unremarkable suburban terraced house, similar to tens of thousands of 20th Century homes, but for the fact that it was where, between the ages of eight to 20, David Jones … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, History, Music
Tagged 4 Plaistow Gardens, Bromley, David Bowie, V&A, Victoria and Albert Museum
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PANTO WARS! Which is the Beauty? And which is the Beast?
Christmas 2025 has Beauty and the Beast as the seasonal pantomime at the Fairfield Halls. And Beauty and the Beast is also on at the Churchill Theatre, just a short bus ride away in Bromley. Oh yes it is! KEN … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Bromley Council, Churchill Theatre, Comedy, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Music, Theatre
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Beauty and the Beast, Churchill Theatre, Croydon, EastEnders, Ellie Dadd, Fairfield Halls, Hi De Hi!, Ken Towl, pantomime, Royal Variety Performance, Samantha Womack, Su Pollard
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Tenants in Leonard Cheshire homes get early visit from Santa
Christmas is a time for giving, and more than 100 residents at Leonard Cheshire Homes in Crystal Palace and Bromley, and three other homes in Essex, enjoyed an early visit from Santa, as staff from investment firm James Hambro provided … Continue reading
Bromley traffic wardens set to strike for four days in New Year
Council’s outsourced enforcement officials are paid less than the London Living Wage by their German-based employers. ‘Bromley Council cannot keep hiding behind outsourcing arrangements’ says GMB union Traffic wardens in Bromley have agreed to take further strikes in the New … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Business
Tagged APCOA, Bromley, Bromley Council, GMB, London Living Wage, Traffic wardens
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Bromley traffic wardens in 48-hour strike over ‘poverty pay’
Bromley’s traffic wardens are out on strike today and tomorrow, and will be marching on Bromley’s civic centre tomorrow in protest at a derisory offer from their employers to improve what they call their “poverty pay”. The traffic wardens are … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Outside Croydon, Parking
Tagged APCOA, Bromley, Bromley Council, GMB, GMB Union, Traffic wardens
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Tories ignore bully allegations over ‘wicked’ Bromley councillor
A former aide to a Conservative MP has filed a complaint to his own party over serious allegations of a three-year bullying campaign conducted against him by a Westminster colleague who is compared to a psychopath and described as “a … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council
Tagged 2024 General Election, Abena Oppong-Asare MP, Beckenham and Penge, Bromley, Bromley and Biggin Hill, Bromley Council, Conservative, Ellie Reeves MP, General Election, General Election 2024, Jackie Doyle-Price, Kemi Badenoch, Peter Fortune, Shaun Slator, Sir Bob Neill, The Nasty Party, Tory
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Croydon’s 6.6% unemployment rate is among worst in capital
Croydon has one of the worst unemployment rates in London, according to the latest figures. There are 1.8million unemployed across the country, which the Office for National Statistics said, outside the covid pandemic, is the highest level nationally since August … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Business, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Merton, Southwark Council, Sutton Council
Tagged Bromley, Budget, Budget 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Conservative, Croydon, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Jobseekers Allowance, Labour, Lambeth, London, Merton, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Rachel Reeves, Southwark, Sutton, Tory, Underemployment, unemployment
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Busiest Bonfire Night for a decade as Brigade repeats warnings
Out-of-control bonfire in Bromley took two dozen firefighters five hours to extinguish, and was among more than 800 incidents on this November 5 Bonfire Night 2025 will go down as the busiest for the capital’s firefighters in a decade, with … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged Bonfire Night, Bonfires, Bromley, fireworks, LFB, London, London Fire Brigade
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Bromley’s traffic wardens on work-to-rule before Christmas
Bromley’s traffic wardens are taking industrial action from Monday week, November 10, after rejecting what they call a “poverty pay” offer of a 50p per hour increase which would still leave them earning below the London Living Wage. Bromley Council’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Outside Croydon, Parking
Tagged APCOA, Bromley, Bromley Council, GMB, GMB Union, Traffic wardens
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Bromley’s traffic wardens reject 50p pay offer with 97% vote
Bromley’s traffic wardens are preparing for strike action after their employers made an offer to increase their wages by just 50p per hour. Traffic wardens in Bromley are paid £12.21 an hour. APOCA’s offer would have seen their pay increase … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Outside Croydon, Parking
Tagged APCOA, Bromley, Bromley Council, Traffic wardens
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Two Merton police stations to close in latest Met cut-backs
Croydon, Sutton and Bromley stations among those to operate on reduced opening hours in future under the latest police budget cuts Wimbledon and Mitcham are among 10 London police stations facing permanent closure under the latest version of cost-cutting measures … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Crime, Kingston, Lewisham, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council
Tagged Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, Bexley, Bexleyheath, Brixton, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Police Station, Kingston, Lavender Hill, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Khan, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham Police Station, Plumstead, Sir Sadiq Khan, Sutton Police Station, Walworth, Wimbledon Police Station
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Beckenham town centre closed off after massive rooftop fire
Beckenham town centre was shutdown this morning, as a fire raged on the high street, close to the Odeon cinema, which needed 10 fire engines and 70 firefighters to bring under control. According to the London Fire Brigade: “The fire … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged Beckenham, Bromley, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Odeon, Odeon Cinema
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Two escape flames as e-bike fire prompts more safety warnings
The London Fire Brigade has issued another reminder about using e-bikes and e-scooters safely following a house fire on Rangefield Road in Bromley which led to a woman and teenager being hospitalised. The fire is believed to have been caused … Continue reading
Met appeals for help over £500,000 Bromley jewellery heist
Scotland Yard is appealing for information following a jewellery heist in Bromley last December, when £500,000-worth of gold was stolen from a house on Bickley Road. The robbery took place on the evening of Monday, December 30, 2024. There have … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, Policing
Tagged Bickley, Bickley Road, Bromley, Gold, Gold jewellery, Metropolitan Police
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Bromley by-election sees historic first Reform win in London
Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how Alan Cook’s poll success on the other side of the borough boundary is sending shock waves into Croydon They’re going to need a bigger vote… You know how, early in the original Jaws movie, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Bromley Council, Coulsdon, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged Addiscombe East, Alan Cook, Bromley, Bromley Common and Holwood, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Nic Stewert, Nigel Farage, Reform, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Holman, Shirley, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon, Zack Polanski
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