Press releases

Work, rest and play: Central Library improvements herald a new chapter for Bromley readers

Published on Tuesday, 19 November 2019

A new £320,000 council investment in Bromley’s Central Library will transform the borough’s flagship facility.

• Bromley’s Returning Officer receives Election writs

  

  Published on Tuesday, 19 November 2019

  Bromley’s Mayor, Cllr Nicholas Bennett J.P. received the official writs of election ordering the holding of the upcoming General Election on Thursday 12 December in his capacity as Returning Officer.

• Company prosecuted for illegal scaffold

  Published on Monday, 11 November 2019

  A scaffolding company has been prosecuted for breaching licensing and Health and Safety requirements.

• Remembrance Day – Sunday 10 November 2019

  Published on Thursday, 7 November 2019

  During the morning of Sunday 10 November, 2019, Remembrance Day Services will be held throughout the borough. .

• Emergency SGN work in Westerham Road, Keston

  Published on Tuesday, 5 November 2019

  SGN are undertaking emergency repairs to a gas leak in Westerham Road Keston, with unavoidable delays to traffic in all directions.

• Optimism about future of Crystal Palace Subway

  Published on Wednesday, 30 October 2019

  The Crystal Palace Subway is set to receive a grant of £2.34m towards its restoration.

• Blue Badge misuse – many more family members prosecuted

  Published on Wednesday, 30 October 2019

  A further twenty-two drivers have been prosecuted and ordered to pay fines totalling £10,232 as the council’s campaign of zero tolerance enforcement against abuse of the Blue Badge scheme continues.

• Have your say on new political map of Bromley

  

  Published on Tuesday, 29 October 2019

  News from The Local Government Boundary Commission

• Bromley pays tribute to world class athlete Dina Asher-Smith

  Published on Tuesday, 22 October 2019

  Bromley Council sent its heartfelt congratulations to local world athletics champion Dina Asher-Smith through a motion tabled at Full Council on 14 October 2019.

• Bakerloo extension to Hayes will be challenged

  Published on Friday, 18 October 2019

  A proposed extension of the Bakerloo line to Hayes will again be challenged by Bromley Council in its response to TfL’s latest consultation.

• New traffic signal junction at Red Lodge Road, West Wickham

  Published on Friday, 18 October 2019

  Cyclists, drivers and pedestrians are benefitting from a new traffic signal junction at Red Lodge Road, West Wickham.

• Bromley’s regional tie-up means better, faster adoption

  Published on Friday, 18 October 2019

  Bromley Council has joined forces with a number of other London local authorities to become part of a Regional Adoption Agency run by children’s charity Coram.

• Split up with smoking this Stoptober

  Published on Thursday, 17 October 2019

  Stoptober is underway and smokers are being encouraged to give quitting another go – even if they've tried before.

• Friends of Tugmutton Common fundraising for playground equipment

  Published on Tuesday, 15 October 2019

  The Friends of Tugmutton Common have held a Teddy Bear’s picnic event to raise funds for playground equipment.

• Wide berth for cyclists

  Published on Friday, 11 October 2019

  A police operation to keep cyclists safe on Bromley roads has taken place.

• Bromley shows appreciation for kinship carers

  Published on Monday, 7 October 2019

  Bromley connected persons and special guardianship team in partnership with Grandparents Plus supports kinship carers and special guardians by providing guidance and connecting them with each other.

• New collection vehicles help improve recycling

  Published on Friday, 27 September 2019

  New bespoke waste collection vehicles are now in use as part of the improved recycling and waste services which launched on 16 September.

• New health centre in Orpington now open

  Published on Monday, 23 September 2019

  The new Orpington Health and Wellbeing Centre opened its doors to patients on 16 September 2019.

• Bromley launches new SEND Network Champions Initiative

  Published on Friday, 13 September 2019

  An exciting new SEND Network Champions initiative has been jointly launched by Bromley Council and Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

• Working together to help prevent suicide

  Published on Tuesday, 10 September 2019

  A plan setting out local strategies to help reduce the average of 20 people or so each year across the borough taking their own lives is being actioned.

• Consultation about Housing Strategy for next decade underway

  Published on Thursday, 5 September 2019

  Ambitious plans to develop 1000 new homes on council-owned land or acquired sites by 2022 have been confirmed as part of the draft Housing Strategy being proposed.

• Residents and traders reminded to use registered waste carriers

  Published on Thursday, 5 September 2019

  Residents and traders are being reminded to only employ registered waster carriers to remove their rubbish or unwanted goods.

• Bromley Education Business Partnership hosts employability day at Darrick Wood Secondary School

  

  Published on Friday, 16 August 2019

  Representatives from local businesses visited Darrick Wood Secondary School this summer to encourage year 10 students to think about how to prepare for their futures after leaving school.

• Bowie Bandstand in Beckenham Listed on Festival’s 50th anniversary

  Published on Friday, 16 August 2019

  The historic bandstand in south London where David Bowie performed at the Growth Summer Festival 50 years ago today (16 August) has been listed at Grade II.

• Check who is listed on your Household Enquiry Form

  Published on Friday, 16 August 2019

  Registering to vote is an individual responsibility, but we must still conduct an annual canvass of who is eligible to vote, so every property in the borough will have received a yellow Household Enquiry Form.

• Jobs Fair connects young people with employers

  

  Published on Friday, 16 August 2019

  Bromley’s Youth Employment Scheme (YES) held a Jobs Fair at Bromley Central Library during the summer, which was open to young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who were looking for work.

• Beware of tree services scams

  Published on Tuesday, 13 August 2019

  Residents are being advised not to respond to various flyers and leaflets offering tree services, to avoid potential scams.

• New college facility at Biggin Hill approved

  Published on Thursday, 25 July 2019

  A planning application to develop a London Aerospace and Technology College (LATC) at Biggin Hill was approved with conditions by Bromley Council's Development Control Committee on Tuesday 23 July.

• Wake Up 2 Care: A new recruitment initiative

  Published on Friday, 19 July 2019

  An innovative recruitment initiative to recruit new care workers into the council and care homes in Bromley Borough, is underway.

• Update: Bromley Common A21 closed following burst water main

  Published on Thursday, 18 July 2019

  Thames Water have been working overnight to repair their burst water main...