plus: BROMLEY WARN AGAINST WASHING RAW CHICKEN…WORLD CUP: RED CARDS FROM CROYDON…FOOTBALL FANS WARNED TO BE CAREFUL ON THE MORNING AFTER THE MATCH BEFORE   CROYDON FOOD SAFETY OFFICERS TAKE ACTION OVER VAN LOAD OF ILLEGALLY SLAUGHTERED MEATA van-load of meat was order

CONSULTATION on the latest proposals for Crystal Palace park has not been perfect, Bromley council leader Cllr Stephen Carr admitted at the meeting.Arup, the lead consultant on the proposals, and others had underestimated how many people would turn up for consultation meetings, he sai

PLANS TO use the former cinema at 25 Church Road for religious services on a ‘dual purpose’ basis are set to be submitted to Bromley council. The move by the Pentecostal church KICC (Kingsway International Christian Centre) comes more than four years after a Bromley counci

BACKGROUND TO THE NEWS Dateline: October 20th 2009 ONE THOUSAND ATTEND CINEMA CAMPAIGN MEETING Dateline: December 18th 2009 CHURCH PLANS REJECTED IN KNIFE-EDGE VOTE Dateline: April 21st 2010: “OH LORD WON’T YOU BUY ME A MERCEDES BENZ…” Dateline: February 5th 20

Plus: Fines for Friday night fly-tippers – and a council refuse collector…Passport websites scam warning…New technology for visually-impaired people…HS2 environmental sums ‘don’t add up’…Big Lunch 2014 An Orpington resident has paid the

Labour opposition as Mayor announces support for water cannon on Budget Day. Labour letter to Home Secretary Theresa May on proposals…Plus:Question on Met Police document shredding….Bromley hit back over ‘parking targets’ allegations…Lambeth council state

…as survey shows 23 per cent of young people under 25 had NO road safety education in school Plus:….Bromley hit back over ‘parking targets’ allegations…Drivers’ warning shot to councils A NEW national road safety competition is calling on school chi

Bromley Trading Standards have issued a warning to consumers not to respond to scam emails purporting to be from the Royal Mail. The messages claim that a parcel has been ‘detained’ by the Royal Mail and asks the recipient to fill out a form. Another message claims you have a tracked

Tenants illegally subletting their homes are set to be offered a month-long amnesty by Croydon council. Under proposals approved by Croydon’s cabinet  they will be allowed to hand back their keys anonymously during February, with the promise that no action will be taken against

People can now report environmental problems via their smart phones, with Croydon council’s new free app. The app, called My Croydon, is available for both Apple and Android devices and supports the council’s ongoing Keep it Clean campaign. It can be used to tell the council quickly a