Harrison Galliven

LDR Reporter

London

Sutton Council owed £100k in rent after high street cinema's collapse

Throwley Yard opened the Sutton branch on the former Chicago’s nightclub site in September 2024

9 Jun 2026
London

Resident in luxury tower block claims discrimination over bike rule

David Ortiz is barred from storing his electric bike in the on-site facilities at Altura 50, Europe’s tallest volumetric modular building

7 Jun 2026
Property News

Arthur Conan Doyle's former home could be demolished for 24 new flats

The author is thought to have written 18 Sherlock Holmes stories while living at the property

5 Jun 2026
London

South London incinerator cleared to burn 35,000 tonnes more waste

Sutton’s Beddington incinerator burns household rubbish from Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton as part of the South London Waste Partnership

4 Jun 2026
London

Tube stations see sharp rise in lift closures due to staff shortages

One incident saw a lift close continuously for 424 hours

27 May 2026
London

London river polluted by untreated waste flowing from homes

The Wandle, one of the capital’s most biodiverse rivers, is being polluted due to household plumbing ‘misconnections’

21 May 2026
London

Mother and kids live in car for six months due to council failures

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) found that the young family continues to suffer the ‘physical, emotional and psychological impact’ of their ordeal

15 May 2026
London

London local elections: What were the results in Merton?

Labour has dealt a big blow to the Lib Dems’ hopes of taking the borough

8 May 2026
Politics

London local elections 2026: What are the results in Sutton?

The Liberal Democrats continue their almost 40-year dominance of the council

8 May 2026
London

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

Croydon is one of the few boroughs in London where voters have two important choices to make on Thursday, May 7

7 May 2026
Politics

Greens 'mistakenly' endorse candidate suspended over 'antisemitism'

Mark Adderley was suspended by the national party last week following allegations that he promoted antisemitic tropes

3 May 2026
London

South London reverend wins LTN battle with council

‘To use a biblical phrase, I could see cars going like lambs to the slaughter,’ Rev Peter Ratcliff said

3 May 2026
Transport

Council scales back yellow box after it raked in £2m from motorists

Croydon Council was ordered to cancel any fines after adjudicators found the enforcement area to be ‘fundamentally flawed’

29 Apr 2026
Politics

Reform UK ‘looking into’ London candidate who 'wrote anti-vax paper'

David Booth is standing as a councillor in Kenley, but the party has not confirmed whether he will remain a candidate following the controversy

21 Apr 2026
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Become Political Tug Of War As Rishi Sunak Orders Review
London

London council 'must refund drivers' fined millions by unlawful LTNs

High Court rules six low traffic neighbourhood schemes were retained by Croydon’s Tory mayor to help plug the borough’s dire finances

6 Mar 2026
London

Locals fear squatters could start fire after breaking into building

A ‘takeover’ by what appear to be homeless people has left rubbish scattered around a communal area

26 Jan 2026
London

Why beavers could soon be introduced to this south London park

The move is part of a rewilding project at the nature reserve

15 Jan 2026
London

Plans remain for new London concert hall despite architect's death

Wimbledon Concert Hall Trust moving forward with plans despite death of project’s legendary architect

6 Jan 2026
London

London man has disabled parking bay painted around his car

The driver wrongly received at least four parking tickets

16 Dec 2025
Silva Stone uploaded footage to Facebook showing workers painting a disabled bay around his black Audi
London

Disabled bay painted round man’s car before wardens issue four fines

Footage captures moment contractors paint around his Audi convertible - before wardens slap driver with fines

5 Dec 2025