Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Croydon Council leader Jason Perry faces criticism after failing to publish any council spending figures since May, raising transparency concerns. After spending the most of the week on a personal reelection mission at the Conservative Party annual
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Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Southern Rail services in Croydon and Wandsworth face major weekend disruption, with several trains cancelled, diverted, or replaced by buses. Trains on Saturday and Sunday (October 11 and October 12) will be impacted by engineering work. Outside
Hammersmith and Fulham (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A Glenthorne Road strip club in Hammersmith and Fulham has had its licence renewed after two adjourned meetings delayed the decision for six months. Secrets has been based in Glenthorne Road in Hammersmith and Fulham
Sutton (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A full inquest into 12-year-old Brooke Wiggins’ death will begin next spring amid scrutiny over the tree’s maintenance and local safety measures in Sutton. Following a pre-inquest review presided over by Coroner Ivor Collett on October 7
Wandsworth (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Wandsworth Council doubles rubbish and recycling collections for residents in town centre flats, boosting cleanliness and community standards. Wandsworth‘s Cleaner Borough Plan, which aims to improve recycling and garbage services and make streets cleaner to help residents
Lambeth (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Waterloo Millennium Green in Lambeth has been cordoned off after an overnight stabbing. Police investigations are ongoing at the scene. Due to reports of a major event from the local community, Waterloo Millennium Green is presently closed.
Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Croydon Council is gearing up for Awaab’s Law, a new national housing standard taking effect on 27 October 2025, aimed at improving living conditions. The new regulation, which is intended to safeguard tenants, places stringent timelines on
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – More than 500,000 UK children are affected as families repay loans from Universal Credit, pushing them into debt and poverty. As reported by The Independent, new figures show that more than half a million children in Britain
Egypt (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Israel and Hamas agree on first-phase Gaza ceasefire with hostage release and troop pullback, praised by US President Donald Trump as a major peace step. As reported by The Guardian, following peace talks in Egypt, Israel and
Southwark (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Southwark Council has introduced online access for leaseholders and freeholders to view detailed breakdowns of their service charges, boosting transparency. Leaseholders could already request an itemized breakdown of all service charges, but doing so required completing a
Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish stamp duty on primary residences if the party wins the next general election, calling it an “un-Conservative” tax. The move aims to boost home ownership and social mobility but
