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
Network Rail Unveil Long-Awaited Shortlands Lift Timetable 14th December 2023 Network Rail have announced the timetable for the installation of lifts at Shortlands Railway Station. This follows years of campaigning from residents, local... Local News
Peter Fortune Calls on Mayor to Abandon Pay-Per-Mile Road Charging 5th December 2023 London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley, Peter Fortune, has called on the Labour Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to scrap plans for pay-per-mile road... Local News
Bob Stewart MP to Retire as Beckenham MP at Next General Election 18th November 2023 Member of Parliament for Beckenham, Bob Stewart has told the Association that he will not be the candidate for the new Beckenham and Penge constituency at the... Local News
Railway Ticket Offices To Remain Open 1st November 2023 Controversial plans to close almost all ticket offices at English railway stations, including the ones across the Beckenham and Penge constituency, have been... Local News
Bob Stewart welcomes record cost of living support for the most vulnerable across Beckenham constituency as next payment dates announced 22nd September 2023 Member of Parliament for Beckenham, Bob Stewart MP, has welcomed that the next cost of living payment, worth £300 for 5,800 vulnerable and low-income households... Local News
Conservative Government Announces Funding Boost for Childcare Providers Across Bromley 12th July 2023 Councillor Kate Lymer, Bromley Councils Portfolio Holder for for Children, Education and Families has welcomed the news that childcare providers in Bromley will... Local News
Kate Lymer welcomes funding from Conservative Government to boost skills across Bromley 17th June 2023 Supporting people from all backgrounds to gain the skills they need to climb the ladder of opportunity is crucial to building a world-class skills nation as the... Local News
Beckenham Junction Footbridge Finally Re-Opened 29th May 2023 The Footbridge at Beckenham Junction Station which connects platforms one and two with three and four has finally re-opened after being close for fifteen months... Local News
Beckenham Schools to Benefit from share of over £450 Million to Improve Buildings 22nd May 2023 Bob Stewart has welcomed over £450 million in extra funding from the Conservative Government to upgrade school buildings across the country, including projects... Local News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
