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
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
