Bromley comes together to commemorate VE Day
As residents continue to come together with the nation to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the two-minutes silence was observed across Bromley today (8 May 2025).
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Bromley care leavers get creative with London Olympics official poet
Well-known poet and author Lemn Sissay OBE gave a very special private reading to a group of young people over lunch in Bromley this month.
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Trading Standards Alert: whose website is it? – deal directly
Bromley Trading Standards is warning residents to make sure they are using 'official' sites for services such as passport renewals, etc.
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Great strides in Bromley towards eliminating loneliness
Bromley residents from all walks of life now have access to better signposting and ways to combat feeling lonely, thanks to the successful delivery of the early stages of the council’s four-year tackling loneliness strategy.
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Trading standards alert: Energy Bill Support Scheme – don’t click to apply
Bromley trading standards is warning about text messages claiming to be about the government's Energy Bill Support Scheme.
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Notification of withdrawal of The Walnuts planning application submitted by Areli in December 2021
News that the developers Areli is withdrawing their planning application in Orpington is being welcomed.
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Coming together to view the funeral of our late Queen Elizabeth II
Live coverage of the state funeral service of our late Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey will be shown on a large screen in Queens Gardens on Monday 19 September. The screening will follow events from 9.30am onwards with the funeral timed from 11am.
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The Proclamation of Accession
A Reading of the Proclamation ceremony for King Charles III has been held at 2pm today, on Sunday 11 September at the Flagpole on the Front Lawn of the Old Palace at Bromley Civic Centre.
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Bromley joins the Nation in mourning at the sad loss of Her Majesty, The Queen
Following the sad news and the official announcement by Buckingham Palace on Thursday concerning Her Majesty, The Queen, the council’s flag is being flown at half-mast.
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New partnership to improve ESOL in support of Ukraine
A new partnership agreement has been launched to enable more English language learning support for people from Ukraine.
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A message from the Leader of the Council
The following open letter is the lead article in Bromley Council’s Update e-newsletter.