Street care and cleaning news

Street light ‘day burning’ street lights resolved

Published on Friday, 15 March 2019

The problem with LED street lights being on during the day following the software provider going into administration, has now been resolved.

• Residents asked not to report day burning street lights

  Published on Tuesday, 12 March 2019

  Residents are asked not to report day burning street lights as the council is already aware of the issue.

• First gritting of the winter

  Published on Wednesday, 21 November 2018

  As temperatures hovered around freezing and with sleet forecast for some areas on higher ground, roads and rural country lanes around Chelsfield and Biggin Hill were gritted last night.

• Autumn leaf clearance in full swing

  Published on Monday, 12 November 2018

  The annual autumn leaf clearance operation is underway, which marks the busiest and most challenging season for street cleaning.

• Council contractor finds tortoise doing a runner

  Published on Thursday, 19 July 2018

  A tortoise has been reunited with his owner after it was found wandering along Eden Park Avenue, Beckenham.

• Preparing for winter is snow joke

  Published on Friday, 1 September 2017

  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.

• Targeting fly-tipping and other crime

  Published on Monday, 24 April 2017

  A multi-agency borough-wide initiative targeting fly-tipping, antisocial behaviour and other crime launches today.

• Last chance to clean-up

  Published on Wednesday, 18 November 2015

  Friends, neighbours, businesses, groups and other volunteers are invited to join the final Big Bromley Brush Up clean-up events of the year, at the end of November.

• Big Bromley Brush Up - achievements

  

  Published on Friday, 9 October 2015

  Clean-up activities took place throughout the year and here you can read about some of the achievements.