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
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
