Cameron Blackshaw

LDRS reporter

London

Full list: Greenwich Council to resurface 26 roads in £3.65m project

The South East London authority has announced which roads it will be resurfacing in 2026

9 Jun 2026
Property News

South London council to reject 'inappropriate' plans for 350 new homes

The application submitted to Bromley Council sought permission to build 350 residential units to the east of St Mary Cray Recreation Ground

9 Jun 2026
Transport

Map reveals locations of 29 new e-bike parking bays in London borough

The initiative by Greenwich Council is part of a broader strategy to encourage low-carbon transport options

5 Jun 2026
London

Residents divided as football club asks to open late for World Cup

AFC Lewisham has applied for a temporary licence to show World Cup matches, sell alcohol, and remain open until 11.30pm

4 Jun 2026
London

London local elections: What were the results in Bexley?

The Tories have cemented their strong hold over the south-east London authority

9 May 2026
London

Who should I vote for in the local elections? Spotlight on Bexley

All five major political parties unveiling their plans for the south-east London borough

7 May 2026
London

Plans for 1,500 flats approved but affordable homes slashed

Several huge tower blocks to be built despite reduction in the scheme’s affordable housing

16 Apr 2026
London

176-year-old London pub saved from demolition as flats plans rejected

Greenwich Council said the applicant had not provided enough information to show that The Anglesea Arms was no longer financially viable.

16 Mar 2026
London

Neighbours clash over £1.6m Greenwich Georgian home

Plans to extend 25 Gloucester Circus face criticism for defying Michael Searles’ original design

28 Feb 2026
London

Residents use speed gun to send recordings of speeding cars to police

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

19 Feb 2026
London

London council denies ‘airbrushing’ opposition to controversial LTN

Greenwich Council denies consultation on contentious scheme was ‘biased, undemocratic or secretive’

12 Feb 2026
UNCLEARED GRAB A CLOCKWORK ORANGE THAMESMEAD ESTATE
London

Legal challenge launched over demolition of Clockwork Orange estate

Resident of brutalist London estate made famous by Stanley Kubrick film fights to stop his home being bulldozed

4 Feb 2026
London

London's biggest theatre to be built — and it's not in the West End

The 3,000-seat Troubadour Greenwich Peninsula Theatre has been given the green light in south-east London

3 Feb 2026
London

Striking traffic wardens refuse to hand out parking tickets in borough

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

8 Jan 2026
Crime

Asian prisoner murdered in jail after being put in same cell as racist

The Ministry of Justice has said it is ‘leaving no stone unturned’ to make British prisons safe following the ‘horrible act of violence’

20 Dec 2025
London

Residents urinate in bathtub after being without toilet for 58 days

The tenants were handed £5,300 back in rent after the property was found to be not properly licensed

18 Nov 2025
London

Parking wardens in London taking industrial action in pay row

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

9 Nov 2025
London

Huge opposition to 2,000 homes planned on London green belt

Thousands sign petition opposing developer’s plans to build homes on green belt site in Bromley

7 Nov 2025
London

Neighbours up in arms over plans for 650 homes on green belt in London

A developer has asked Bromley Council how much information it needs to provide to submit complete proposals for 650 homes

5 Nov 2025
London

London council defends using swear words in social media campaign

‘We’re not putting up with this s*** anymore’, says Greenwich Council in crackdown on fly-tipping

30 Oct 2025