Press releases

Bromley primary school place offers best for seven years

Published on Thursday, 18 April 2019

Bromley’s 2019 primary school place offers are the best for at least seven years as well as exceeding the average achieved across London.

• Bromley’s Easter Egg Hunt proves a cracking event

  

  Published on Thursday, 18 April 2019

  Bromley’s children looked after were invited to an ‘egg-cellent’ treat in the run up to Easter this year.

• Investment and jobs secured with 40 year leisure deal

  

  Published on Tuesday, 16 April 2019

  A healthier, happier future for the wellbeing of Bromley.

• Refusal of application to fell historic oak tree

  Published on Monday, 15 April 2019

  An application to fell a protected mature oak tree situated adjacent to the junction of Mackintosh Street and Crown Lane has been refused by Bromley Council’s Planning Sub-Committee.

• Good samaritan saves elderly man from rogue roof traders

  Published on Friday, 12 April 2019

  A vulnerable elderly man has been a victim of roof traders attempting to overcharge him for work done, before a stranger intercepted outside Esso garage on Westmoreland Road, Bromley on 19 March 2019.

• Bromley’s bid for a special free school moves to next stage

  Published on Friday, 12 April 2019

  Bromley Council’s bid to establish a new special school in the borough has been given the green light to proceed to the next stage by the Secretary of State for Education.

• Wild cat seized

  Published on Thursday, 11 April 2019

  A serval cat has been seized from an address in Biggin Hill.

• Council delegation has positive school funding discussion with Minister

  

  Published on Monday, 8 April 2019

  Representatives from Bromley Council and schools have visited Parliament to make a case for fairer funding for education in the borough.

• Builder prosecuted for fly-tipped waste

  Published on Friday, 5 April 2019

  A builder has been prosecuted for fly-tipped waste that was dumped near a skip in Croydon Road, Penge.

• Make small changes to your life in Diabetes Prevention Week

  Published on Friday, 5 April 2019

  Public Health Bromley is supporting Diabetes Prevention Week in April 2019 with a message that small lifestyle changes can have big health benefits.

• FiveAI begins autonomous vehicle tests in South London

  Published on Wednesday, 3 April 2019

  FiveAI announces the start of its supervised autonomous vehicle tests in the London Boroughs of Bromley and Croydon.

• Bromley Council is working to mitigate rising homelessness

  Published on Friday, 29 March 2019

  Bromley Council has introduced a range of initiatives to help stem the inexorable rise in households in acute housing need and faced with homelessness.

• Bromley launches childcare deposit loan scheme for staff

  Published on Thursday, 21 March 2019

  Bromley is to become one of only five authorities in London to introduce a childcare deposit loan scheme for employees, leading the way in creating family friendly initiatives to improve access to the work place.

• Builder prosecuted following fly-tip investigation

  Published on Monday, 18 March 2019

  A builder has been prosecuted for a fly-tipping related offence in Star Lane, St Mary Cray.

• 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.

• Environment contracts awarded

  Published on Wednesday, 13 March 2019

  A series of essential environment focussed contracts delivering frontline services have been agreed for an initial eight year period, with the agreements being the largest value contract ever awarded by the council.

• 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.

• Junction reconstruction work in High Street, Bromley, closes road

  Published on Friday, 8 March 2019

  Junction reconstruction work means that there will be a full three way road closure of Bromley High Street, Elmfield Road and Ethelbert Road from Monday.

• Bromley Adult Education gets good marks from Ofsted

  Published on Friday, 8 March 2019

  Bromley Adult Education College has been rated ‘good’ across the board by Ofsted in its recent inspection.

• Blue Badge misuse leads to more prosecutions and fines

  Published on Friday, 8 March 2019

  Thirteen more drivers have been prosecuted and ordered to pay fines totalling £4,932 after being caught using a Blue Badge in the absence of the badge holder.

• Friendship agreement signed with Canada

  Published on Thursday, 7 March 2019

  An historic friendship agreement between Thunder Bay, Canada and the London Borough Bromley has been signed today.

• Shortlands set to benefit from funding to improve local travel connections

  Published on Tuesday, 5 March 2019

  Shortlands, Ravensbourne and Bromley Better Villages is one of 11 successful bids from across London announced today as part of multi-million pound Liveable Neighbourhoods programme.

• More children get preferred secondary school places in Bromley than ever, despite rise in demand

  Published on Friday, 1 March 2019

  Bromley is bucking the trend by providing an increase in preferred secondary school places, despite a significant rise in applications.

• Star Lane closed in anti fly-tip operation

  Published on Friday, 1 March 2019

  Star Lane, St Mary Cray is closed from today as part of an ongoing borough-wide anti fly-tip initiative.

• Council tax rises, but still lower than inflation over the period of austerity

  Published on Tuesday, 26 February 2019

  Bromley Council’s balanced budget for 2019-20 recommended by the Executive on 13 February was agreed at Full Council on Monday 25 February 2019.

• Residents and traders reminded to use registered waste carriers

  Published on Friday, 15 February 2019

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

• Company prosecuted for not having planning permission

  Published on Friday, 15 February 2019

  A company has been prosecuted for failing to comply with the enforcement notice following the conversion of offices into residential accommodation without planning permission.

• Series of Blue Badge misuse prosecutions prompt relative warning

  Published on Thursday, 14 February 2019

  Relatives of Blue Badge holders are being warned not to misuse their loved one’s Blue Badge following a number of prosecutions, all part of the council’s ongoing campaign to stop misuse in the borough

• Fly-tipping witnesses could be rewarded

  Published on Thursday, 14 February 2019

  Anyone seeing fly-tipping taking place could be in line for an envirocrime reward.

• Help needed to identify rogue traders targeting Shortlands

  Published on Monday, 11 February 2019

  Residents are being asked to contact the council’s Trading Standards team following a doorstep crime incident in the Shortlands area.