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Sixth London borough in talks with Government to impose huge council tax hike

Bromley town has had ‘high level talks with senior civil servants’ about exceeding the 5% cap the Government puts on council tax bill increases

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Furious row over plans to turn David Bowie's childhood London home into a tourist attraction

Neighbours in quiet south London suburb battling plans that could lead to thousands of Bowie fans ‘invading’ their street each year

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Asbestos and sinkhole found in south London library

The south London authority closed Shortlands Library at 110 Shortlands Road in January for safety reasons after cracks were found in one of the library’s rear walls

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London Tory politician sacked as magistrate after accusing judge of ‘two-tier justice’

Bromley councillor Simon Fawthrop criticised a judge who had convicted four anti-ULEZ activists for harassing Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan

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Plans for 300 flats above south London Waitrose could still go ahead

In July 2024, Bromley Council approved John Lewis’ plans to build 353 homes above the Masons Hill Waitrose in Bromley town centre

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Residents in south London use speed gun to send over 1,000 recordings of speeding cars to the Met Police

Residents on Siward Road and Godwin Road near Bromley town centre have complained of cars speeding through their neighbourhood for years

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Striking traffic wardens refuse to hand out parking tickets in London borough

The striking wardens say they won’t hand out penalty charge notices to motorists violating parking regulations

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Parking wardens in London are taking industrial action this week in a bitter pay row

Members of the GMB union voted unanimously in favour of industrial action

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Inferno at Dawn: 100 Firefighters Battle Towering Blaze in Penge

A massive early-morning blaze ripped through a Poundland store on Penge High Street, southeast London, as 100 firefighters battled towering flames that forced evacuations and closed major roads.

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Crystal Palace dinosaurs to be restored with £22million from affordable homes land sale deal

Funding secures restoration of the famous Grade-1 listed sculptures, creation of a new dinosaur-themed playground, and a new visitor centre, community centre and café

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Baby bitten by bed bugs as young family stuck in 'house of horrors' in south-east London

London family say they have had to endure widespread bed bug infestation, mould and mice in their studio flat

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London Tories walk out of City Hall meeting in protest over 'left-wing wokery'

The protest came after the Green Party’s Zack Polanski refused to agree to host an all-male panel discussion

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Petition over Blue Badge parking charge plan that's been labelled 'cruel'

Bromley Council approved the charging at a meeting on November 20

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Man ordered to pay more than £800 for throwing cigarette butt on floor

Carl Smith was prosecuted after failing to pay a fixed penalty notice for littering.

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One of London's new 'tram buses' involved in crash on launch day

The vehicle reportedly collided with a car driven by the wife of a Bromley councillor in Orpington

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Mother awarded £3,000 after daughter missed school term due to council errors

A Bromley mum has been given over £3,000 by the council after her child missed school for a term.

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MP steps in to demand popular south London street sweeper gets £3,000 holiday

MP Liam Conlon said “this is not the time for a ‘computer says no’ attitude”

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London Tory councillor kicked out of party for ‘revolting’ rape remark readmitted to Conservatives

Bromley councillor Shaun Slator was expelled from the Conservatives last year for his comments about an alleged rape victim

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Soul Town: Two-day music festival to return to south London park

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.

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Bromley council residents faces maximum 7.7% rent rise in cost of living blow

The rise would see weekly rents going up by £13.87 for one-bedroom properties compared to last year, rising from £180.12 to £193.99

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Government invests £235m in London's roads using funds from HS2

Roads will be resurfaced across the capital over the next 11 years

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John Lewis wants to build 24-storey 'Waitrose Tower' of flats in south East London

Development would provide 353 new homes but residents raise fears over the planned height of the development

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How husband’s suicide, two car crashes and secret £80,000 debt left widow fighting to save her home

Anyssa Neumann suffered a series of ordeals over a two year period that left on her on the brink of losing her home

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Landowner behind ‘Bromley tree massacre’ told to replant all 131 felled trees

The trees were cut down on privately-owned land near Cator Park in June

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Fed-up pensioner fills potholes with rubber ducks and toy diggers

Tim Webb wants to draw attention to the condition of the roads in his local area

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