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
Bob Stewart welcomes investment from the Conservative Government to transform sports facilities across Beckenham to get more people active 20th May 2023 Bob Stewart has welcomed £74,319 investment from the Conservative Government to transform sports facilities across the Beckenham constituency to get more people... Local News
Bob welcomes £3 Million in extra funding for schools across Beckenham thanks to the Conservative Government 12th May 2023 Bob Stewart has welcomed extra funding from the Conservative Government, providing schools across the Beckenham constituency with £3,096,951, as part of £2... Local News
New Equipment Sought to Tackle Speeding 29th April 2023 Bob Stewart has written to the Deputy Mayor of London for Policing to demand funding for hand held speed checking devices for the local Police to help tackle... Local News
Bob Stewart welcomes 3,468 extra police officers for Met Police, as Conservative Government delivers on manifesto pledge to get 20,000 extra police officers on our streets 26th April 2023 Member of Parliament for Beckenham, Bob Stewart, has welcomed the announcement that 3,468 extra police officers have been recruited for the Metropolitan Police... Local News
Bob welcomes the Conservative Government’s extended Cost of Living Payments worth £900 for vulnerable across Beckenham 25th April 2023 Bob Stewart has welcomed that almost one in four families across the UK will receive £301 from the Conservative Government as the latest Cost of Living Payments... Local News
Bob Stewart Joins Councillors In Call for New Police Vehicle for Hayes, Keston and West Wickham 13th April 2023 Member of Parliament for Beckenham & West Wickham, Bob Stewart, has joined local Councillors in petitioning the Deputy Mayor of London (Police & Crime) to fund... Local News
Bob welcomes news that 16,777 pensioners across Beckenham will benefit from the biggest ever increase in the Basic State Pension this April 11th April 2023 Bob Stewart has welcomed the news that 16,777 pensioners across the Beckenham constituency will receive a 10.1 per cent increase in their Basic State Pension... Local News
Councillors Shown New 358 Environmentally Friendly ‘Trambus’ Set for Local Roads This Year 28th March 2023 Bus operator Go-Ahead group hosted a group of Councillors at the Orpington Bus Garage in March to show them the new fully electric bus which is set to operate... Local News
Bob Welcomes Nitrous Oxide Ban As Part of Anti-Social Behaviour Crackdown 27th March 2023 Bob Stewart has welcomed the Government’s decision to ban the drug Nitrous Oxide, also known as NOS/ NO2 and Laughing Gas. Local News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
