Council news: £3.7 million Lottery funding for East Lodge project at Nunhead Cemetery… Rogue roofing traders get suspended prison sentences… …and another warning on getting your driveway cleaned or repaired… Lambeth to “make homes more energy efficient” in three areas of borough with Government money…

Southwark council and the Friends of Nunhead Cemetery (FONC) have been awarded a £3.7 million grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver the Nunhead Cemetery East Lodge: From Ruin to Revival project. The Grade II Listed East Lodge is currently on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register. The project, which had received initial …

Community: Kite Day on Streatham Common today… Triangle Safer Neighbourhood Team meeting Tuesday… Talk on ‘That tiresome lady architect’ this Thursday… Sign up for the second season of Lambeth council’s ‘Street Tag’

Friends of Streatham Hill theatre have a stall at the Kite Day on Streatham Common today (Sunday).  You can find the Friends near the bottom of the Streatham Common with the community stalls. The Friends say: Come have a chat with the team and find out more about the theatre and the campaign. We also …

Blocked-off roads: House prices higher within many Low Traffic Neighbourhoods says new estate agents survey

"The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while London’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) may be bringing a boost to house prices for homeowners who live within them, the additional strain they place on surrounding roads with respect to increased traffic congestion is a deterrent to many homebuyers" …

Blocked-off roads: Deadline for having your say on Government’s LTN Review is Monday morning 10 am

From the Together organisation / campaign group CALL TO ACTION: Please complete this survey about LTNs A Parliamentary committee is seeking public responses to a survey about the impact of 'Low Traffic Neighbourhood' (LTN) roadblocks and... We're asking you to please complete it URGENTLY - before the deadline of 10am on Monday (May 6th): Please complete the short survey HERE (guidance …

Ebay seller peddled hazardous skin lightening products

An eBay seller has been given a suspended jail sentence for selling dangerous skin lighteners via the ecommerce platform following an investigation led by Southwark council’s Trading Standards team. The 56-year-old Camberwell man pleaded guilty to selling the illegal cosmetics and received a six week prison sentence suspended for 15 months, and must also pay …

Housing Essay: A fairy tale of two south London councils – one has 700 empty homes, the other has filled 640 empty homes in less than two years

Once upon a time there were two Labour-controlled councils in south London. Both faced huge financial problems because of the collapse of their own house building companies, formed in politically-instigated moves because the wicked Conservative government would not remove a Government cap on borrowing to build council housing.  Eventually the Government changed their minds and …

Community: Executive Mayor attends memorial garden opening… Council film picks up two awards… New Portuguese Fall of Fascism exhibition opens in Tate South Lambeth library… Croydon murder charge… Woman dies in Bromley flat fire… …More Croydon town centre regeneration workshops planned for April and May

From Croydon's executive Mayor Jason Perry: It was a privilege to be at the opening of a memorial garden at Hamsey Green Pond in Sanderstead for those who have suffered the loss of a baby. I joined Lauren and Connor, the parents of Evie LeMasurier who tragically passed away a day after she was born. …

The People are Revolting (Part Five)… on service charge bills of up to £5,000 a year… and on Lambeth councillors increasing their OWN allowances….

Nunhead Estate TRA @NunheadTRA posted Residents in the "affordable housing" on the site of the old Heygate Estate are being landed with service charge bills of up to £5,000 a year. The Observer @ObserverUK · Mar 30 ‘We’re being ripped off’: England’s ‘affordable-housing’ residents who are being priced out of their own homes https://theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/30/were-being-ripped-off-englands-affordable-housing-residents-who-are-being-priced-out-of-their-own-homes?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter ~~~ …

e-bike fire at station: It’s going to take a major tragedy before “shocked” and “appalled” MPs do anything. But don’t let them say they were NEVER warned…

Owner was getting train to Crystal Palace station. e-scooters are already banned from London's tubes and buses. e-scooters are banned from Southeastern, Southern Rail, Thameslink, Gatwick Express etc. BUT NOT e-BIKES. Please write to your MP and ask: WHY NOT? London Fire Brigade are asking businesses, including rail operators, to consider their risk assessments after …

“Notes from my (SIX HOUR) Trial” (London, England March 2024 A.D.) …and my resignation letter from Lambeth council..

"The most hostile, aggressive and humiliating environment I have ever encountered in my 10 years as a Labour councillor...I no longer have any confidence in the leadership / administration of Lambeth council" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editor's Note: News From Crystal Palace wanted to see how many more people had viewed her resignation post on X ex Twitter following …