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
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
