Thanks to London Fire Brigade following Beckenham fire Tuesday, 30 September, 2025 The London Fire Brigade’s emergency firefighting response is being praised following the fire in Beckenham today. As always in this type of emergency scenario, the Council’s emergency planning response team were on standby to support local residents and the emergency services should this have been needed. Councillor Angela Page, Executive Councillor for Public Protection and Enforcement said, “It... Local News
ULEZ Expansion Consultation Now Open 5th June 2022 London Assembly Member for Bexley & Bromley; Peter Fortune outlines his response to the ULEZ consultation. Local News
Bob Stewart welcomes the Chancellor’s Spring Statement: cutting taxes for families and businesses across Beckenham 23rd March 2022 Today, the Chancellor announced his new Tax Plan to reduce and reform taxes across the United Kingdom – tackling the cost of living and incentivising private... Local News
Death of respected former councillor and Mayor 15th February 2022 We regret to report that Carole Hubbard who was Mayor of Bromley and a councillor for West Wickham Ward for 18 years has died. Local News
Update on Albemarle Road Traffic Scheme (Video) 5th February 2022 Councillor Michael Tickner (Copers Cope Ward) provides a quick update on the future of the Albemarle Road traffic scheme. Local News
Obituary – Mary Cooke 7th January 2022 It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I share with you the news that Mary Cooke passed away on the morning of Friday 7th January. On Sunday 2nd... Local News
Update on Kelsey Park Bridge Repairs 14th December 2021 Councillors in Beckenham have welcomed progress being made on repairing the two wooden bridges in Kelsey Park. The repair to the Kelsey Park Footbridge has now... Local News
Beckenham’s Battle of Britain Lace Set to Return to Public Display 4th December 2021 Beckenham Councillor Stephen Wells has welcomed plans to publicly display the Battle of Britain Lace in Bromley’s Central Library. The Battle of Britain Lace... Local News
New “School Street” planned for St Mary’s RC Primary, Westgate Road, Beckenham 20th November 2021 Local Conservative Councillors Stephen Wells and Michael Tickner have achieved another spectacular success for local people, following a serious accident on... Local News
Beckenham High Street, Shop Fronts Design Guide – Approved 3rd November 2021 At the 2nd November meeting of Bromley Council’s Development Control Committee, Councillors of all three parties voted to approve for use the Beckenham High... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
