Inquest set for Brooke Wiggins tree death case in Sutton

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 doubles bin collections for town flats

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

Croydon Council prepares for Awaab’s law rollout

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 poverty hits 500,000 children in benefits debt

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

Southwark leaseholders gain service charge access

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

Conservatives would scrap stamp duty, Badenoch announces

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

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