Sponsorship and fundraising plans suggested by parents for Croydon’s five maintained nursery schools as huge majority of them oppose both closure and merger plans

Parents make calls for meeting with executive Mayor Jason Perry to hear first-hand stories about MNS from families - and round table discussions to explore the alternative options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsorship and other fundraising options are among suggestions being made by parents to keep all five maintained nursery schools in the borough of Croydon open. The …

Political diary: On the future of Croydon’s maintained nursery schools… and on Huey, the politically incorrect milk float

A Croydon council press release issued this week headed: 'Croydon takes steps to secure future of Maintained Nursery Schools' includes the following: In proposals going to Executive Mayor Jason Perry and cabinet for consideration on December 6th, it recommends that the council works in partnership with the nurseries to determine if new options, suggested as …

Housing Ombudsman orders Lambeth council to pay £13,000 in compensation after SIX severe maladministration findings – “A recurring theme throughout is the unacceptable time taken to remedy outstanding repairs, some of which were left for five years”

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered Lambeth council to pay £13,000 in compensation after he made SIX severe maladministration findings in THREE different cases. A recurring theme throughout is the unacceptable time taken to remedy outstanding repairs, some of which were left for five years, says the Housing Ombudsman. From the Housing Ombudsman: With the important …

Blocked-off roads: A history of Lambeth LTNs by Lambeth council (accompanied by some pieces of prose News From Crystal Palace have posted about them…..)

What follows are Lambeth council's versions - all posted on their lambeth.gov website - of how they perceive their Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. Readers should bear in mind the following 'Further reading' before perusing the Lambeth versions. Normally 'Further reading' would be listed at the end. But in this instance we've made an exception. Some of …

Blocked-off roads diary: When is a 30 mph road a 20 mph road? When is a 20 mph road a 30 mph road?… As Lewisham council actually agree to residents wishes (I’m sorry, I’ll read that again)… one pro-LTN voice finds the Streatham Wells havoc a big ‘Yawn’… and there’s another demo outside Streatham Odeon this Saturday…

  TFL and Lambeth council are a joke. Are they deliberately trying to catch drivers out? Along the entire length of the A23 from the Oval to Norbury the signage appears to contradict itself... the road markings say 20mph and the road side signs say 30mph??? If anyone has received a speeding ticket anywhere along …

Officer who Tasered 10-year-old girl threatening her mother with garden shears and a hammer is cleared of misconduct

An officer has been cleared of misconduct after Tasering a 10-year-old girl who was threatening her mother with garden shears and a hammer. On January 21st 2021 the PC and another officer attended an address in south London after a mother called to report she was being threatened. The officers met the child’s mother at …

Lambeth council activate their Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) for rough sleepers… Emergency accommodation now open

Extra help is being offered to homeless people on the streets of Lambeth during the cold weather. Lambeth council have activated its Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) for rough sleepers, in the face of continuing low temperatures. The SWEP, which sets out the arrangements put in place to ensure rough sleepers can find shelter during …

West Norwood fire: one person taken to hospital

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters tackled a flat fire on York Hill in West Norwood this morning. Most of a two-roomed flat on the second floor of a residential block was damaged by fire. Around 30 people left the building before the Brigade arrived and a man was taken to hospital by London Ambulance …

“It’s not that deep”: Lambeth launch new anti-sexual harassment campaign (Caution: contains warning on adult language)

A new campaign focussing on tackling the sexual harassment which disproportionately affects women and girls has been launched by Lambeth council. The 'It's not that deep' social media campaign was developed by local young people in partnership with Young Creators UK (YCUK) - a Lambeth based creative agency co-run by young people - and the …

Council news: Warning on cold callers claiming chimney stacks may need repairing – and how to spot a rogue locksmith… Fraudulent DVD seller ordered to pay more than £210,000… Shop fined £4,000 for underage sale of alcohol…

...Plus: Lambeth back Small Business Saturday - "As a borough we value our small businesses" says councillor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bromley trading standards officers say they have seen a recent spike in reports of cold callers offering roofing work, with some referring to work claimed to be needed on the residents' chimney stacks. Residents are reminded not …