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
Council Investing £2.6 Million In Kelsey Park Works 22nd February 2023 Councillors in Beckenham have welcomed a decision by Conservative-run Bromley Council to invest £2,567,000 in improving the very popular Kelsey Park. The money... Local News
Councillor Challenges Southeastern on Hayes Line Carriage Reduction 13th February 2023 Hayes & Coney Hall Ward Councillor, Thomas Turrell, has written to Southeastern Railways to challenge the operator about an apparent reduction in the number of... Local News
Bob Stewart welcomes 5,120 new apprenticeships across Beckenham from Conservative governments since 2010 7th February 2023 Member of Parliament for Beckenham, Bob Stewart, has welcomed figures showing that 5,120 new apprenticeships have been created across the constituency by the... Local News
Bob Stewart Calls for Immediate Reinstatement of Cannon Street services to prevent future London Bridge Chaos 31st January 2023 Member of Parliament for the Beckenham constituency, Bob Stewart, has written to both the Managing Director of Southeastern Railways and the Secretary of State... Local News
CAA Rejects R03 Runway Approach 26th January 2023 Councillors Andrew Lee, Alexa Michael and Thomas Turrell have expressed their disappointment in the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) decision to reject Biggin... Local News
Bromley Joins Legal Challenge to Mayor’s Drivers Tax 18th January 2023 Conservative-run Bromley Council has joined with a number of other outer London Boroughs in a legal challenge to the Mayor of London’s extension of the so... Local News
New Endoscopy Unit for PRU Granted Planning Permission 16th January 2023 At a meeting of Bromley Council’s Development Control Committee in January, Councillors voted to allow planning permission for a new Endoscopy Unit at the... Local News
Figures Reveal Labour have Hiked City Hall Council Tax By 57% Since 2016 12th January 2023 Local Conservatives have criticised Labour’s record at City Hall after new figures revealed the Mayor of London has hiked Council Tax by 57% since he was... Local News
Bob Stewart Calls on Mayor to Drop ULEZ Extension 5th December 2022 Member of Parliament for Beckenham, Bob Stewart, has called on the Labour Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to drop his plans to extend the so-called Ultra Low... Local News
The Prime Minister's Update: Tackling the Coronavirus 30th April 2020 The Prime Minister's latest update on April 30 on tackling Coronavirus. National News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
