The Latest Breaking News from Bromley Council

Sixth London borough in talks with Government to impose huge council tax hike

Bromley town has had ‘high level talks with senior civil servants’ about exceeding the 5% cap the Government puts on council tax bill increases

Evening Standard · Aug 29

Furious row over plans to turn David Bowie's childhood London home into a tourist attraction

Neighbours in quiet south London suburb battling plans that could lead to thousands of Bowie fans ‘invading’ their street each year

Evening Standard · Aug 26

Asbestos and sinkhole found in south London library

The south London authority closed Shortlands Library at 110 Shortlands Road in January for safety reasons after cracks were found in one of the library’s rear walls

Evening Standard · Aug 14

Parking wardens in London are taking industrial action this week in a bitter pay row

Members of the GMB union voted unanimously in favour of industrial action

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Inferno at Dawn: 100 Firefighters Battle Towering Blaze in Penge

A massive early-morning blaze ripped through a Poundland store on Penge High Street, southeast London, as 100 firefighters battled towering flames that forced evacuations and closed major roads.

International Business Times UK · Oct 9, 2025

Crystal Palace dinosaurs to be restored with £22million from affordable homes land sale deal

Funding secures restoration of the famous Grade-1 listed sculptures, creation of a new dinosaur-themed playground, and a new visitor centre, community centre and café

Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2025

Baby bitten by bed bugs as young family stuck in 'house of horrors' in south-east London

London family say they have had to endure widespread bed bug infestation, mould and mice in their studio flat

Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2025

London Tories walk out of City Hall meeting in protest over 'left-wing wokery'

The protest came after the Green Party’s Zack Polanski refused to agree to host an all-male panel discussion

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025

Petition over Blue Badge parking charge plan that's been labelled 'cruel'

Bromley Council approved the charging at a meeting on November 20

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2024

Man ordered to pay more than £800 for throwing cigarette butt on floor

Carl Smith was prosecuted after failing to pay a fixed penalty notice for littering.

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024