Latest news

• Get some air in the park!

  Published on Friday, 6 October 2017 in Crystal Palace Park news

  The design for the hotly anticipated skatepark at Crystal Palace Park in South East London has been revealed and includes an advanced tile-and-coping cloverleaf pool – the first in London for 40 years

• School planning application approved

  Published on Friday, 6 October 2017 in Schools and colleges news

  A secondary school planning application submitted by Kier Construction was approved at Wednesday’s Development Control Committee meeting.

• Waste4fuel clearance underway

  Published on Monday, 2 October 2017 in Recycling, rubbish and waste news

  Clearance of waste from the former Waste4Fuel site is once again underway following further funding being received from the government.

• Work begins to build the long awaited Biggin Hill Memorial Museum

  Published on Monday, 2 October 2017 in Museums and galleries news

  Construction works to conserve St George’s RAF Chapel of Remembrance and build the new Biggin Hill Memorial Museum commenced on Monday 18 September 2017.

• Nurseries remaining open

  Published on Monday, 2 October 2017 in Parental support news

  A nursery in Penge and another nursery in Orpington will remain open, it was confirmed at a council meeting on Monday night.

• Council and CCG launch new Bromley Well service

  Published on Wednesday, 27 September 2017 in Health and social care news

  Bromley Well, a new service to help support residents remain independent, gets underway in October.

• New Council Leader appointed

  Published on Tuesday, 26 September 2017 in Council and democracy news

  A new Leader of the Council was appointed on Monday 25 September 2017.

• Biggin Hill Memorial Museum secures star object donation from Biggin Hill veteran

  Published on Thursday, 14 September 2017 in Local history and heritage news

  Biggin Hill Memorial Museum secures star object donation from Biggin Hill veteran

• Local people, landscape specialists and conservationists creating better green spaces

  Published on Monday, 11 September 2017 in Parks and open spaces news

  An exciting new partnership between idverde and the RSPB...

• Abbots Way Leisure Gardens celebrate horticultural hub

  Published on Monday, 11 September 2017 in Parks and open spaces news

  Plot-holders in an Elmers End allotment are celebrating the opening of a new horticultural hub on their allotment site.

• Check who is listed on your Household Enquiry Form

  Published on Wednesday, 6 September 2017 in Elections and voting news

  Every property in the borough will have received a yellow Household Enquiry Form. All residents in a household should check whether they are on the form and if not let the council know.

• Preparing for winter is snow joke

  Published on Friday, 1 September 2017 in Street care and cleaning news

  Residents’ associations, uniformed youth groups and other community groups are being invited to this year’s Snow Friends Conference on 19 September in preparation for the winter ahead.

• Company prosecuted for illegal advertising

  Published on Tuesday, 29 August 2017 in Planning news

  A company has been prosecuted for displaying unauthorised advertisement signs fixed to a car roof parked in Midfield Way, Orpington.

• Local Plan submitted to Government, with autumn hearings expected

  Published on Tuesday, 22 August 2017 in Planning news

  The Local Plan, which sets out land uses, planning policies and potential development sites across the borough, has been submitted to government for independent examination following council approval.

• Donations welcome for Biggin Hill Memorial Museum

  Published on Wednesday, 16 August 2017 in Local history and heritage news

  The Biggin Hill Memorial Museum Trust have welcomed a donation from the Orpington and District Caledonian Society (ODCS) to St George’s Chapel.

• Barbers shop prosecuted for dumped rubbish

  Published on Monday, 14 August 2017 in Refuse - flytipping news

  Businesses are urged to arrange trade waste agreements after bags of waste from a Bromley barbers shop were found dumped in a nearby street.

• Illegal waste carrier fly-tipped rubbish

  Published on Thursday, 10 August 2017 in Refuse - flytipping news

  Residents and businesses are warned to check they are using licensed waste carriers after waste meant for disposal was dumped in Chelsfield.

• Resident makes false claims about being homeless

  Published on Tuesday, 8 August 2017 in Council budgets and spending news

  A Beckenham resident narrowly escaped prison for housing fraud having changed her plea to guilty shortly before her trial was due to begin at Croydon Crown Court on 17 July.

• Council given continued reassurance on housing safety

  Published on Friday, 4 August 2017 in Council and democracy news

  Senior councillors and officers at Bromley Council have continued to talk to local housing associations over the past month to build on earlier reassurances they gave about the safety of residents.

• Five more Blue Badge misuse prosecutions follow crackdown

  Published on Wednesday, 2 August 2017 in Disabled parking - blue badge news

  Five more drivers have been prosecuted and ordered to pay fines totalling £5,779 including court costs and surcharges after they were caught displaying a Blue Badge that they were not entitled to use.

• Prosecuted for contractor’s fly-tipping

  Published on Wednesday, 2 August 2017 in Commercial waste and recycling news

  The owner of a house clearance company has been prosecuted after household items were dumped in several streets by his sub-contractor.

• Traders warned to dispose of waste carefully

  Published on Monday, 31 July 2017 in Commercial waste and recycling news

  Businesses are warned to dispose of their waste carefully following prosecution for café waste dumped near Church Road, Green St Green.

• Development agreement to be completed with Countryside

  Published on Friday, 28 July 2017 in Regeneration news

  The council’s Executive has signalled its intention to complete a development agreement with Countryside Properties.

• ‘Exemplary’ plans for Biggin Hill Memorial Museum approved

  Published on Friday, 21 July 2017 in Local history and heritage news

  Plans for construction of the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum to take place later this year were approved by the Executive on Wednesday.

• Library service future secured

  Published on Thursday, 20 July 2017 in Libraries news

  he future of the council’s library service has been secured following the decision to award a contract to operate the service to Greenwich Leisure Limited.

• Waste4fuel clearance principles approved by the Executive

  Published on Thursday, 20 July 2017 in Recycling, rubbish and waste news

  The council has signalled its intention to clear the remaining waste from the former Waste4Fuel site as soon as funds are received from DEFRA.

• Business Rates transitional relief scheme being implemented

  Published on Thursday, 20 July 2017 in Business news

  A scheme to support local businesses particularly affected by the government’s 2017 business rate revaluation is being implemented later this year.

• Join the board of the Friends of Crystal Palace Park!

  

  Published on Tuesday, 11 July 2017 in Crystal Palace Park news

  The Friends of Crystal Palace Park (FOCPP) are looking to recruit board members.

• ‘Exemplary’ plans for Biggin Hill Memorial Museum secure National Lottery funding

  Published on Tuesday, 4 July 2017 in Local history and heritage news

  Bromley Council, in partnership with the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum Trust has received a grant of almost £2m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum project.