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
Peter Fortune welcomes boosted housing support from Conservative Government for 111,000 people across London 9th January 2024 Peter has welcomed new legislation introduced to Parliament providing extra support with the cost of housing for 111,000 households across London by increasing... 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
Meet Amanda Milling, our new Co-Chairman 24th February 2020 I’m Amanda Milling – MP for Cannock Chase and the new Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party. My job is to help to deliver on the people’s priorities. National News
Employment hits record high 18th February 2020 New jobs figures today show that employment is at a record high – with more people in work than ever before –and unemployment is at its lowest since 1974. National News
We're Investing in Infrastructure across our Country 11th February 2020 When we came to office we promised to unite and level up, spreading opportunity across the whole United Kingdom. National News
Watch the Prime Minister's Address to the Nation 31st January 2020 Watch the Prime Minister's fireside address to the nation, about our future outside of the European Union, here. Find it here before anywhere else. National News
The biggest police funding boost for a decade 24th January 2020 Yesterday we announced the biggest increase in funding for the police in a decade, meaning more officers tackling crime and keeping people safe. National News
The UK's First Veterans Railcard 22nd January 2020 We're delivering the Veterans Railcard this year, which will open up more opportunities for them and help to improve the lives of their families by giving them... National News
