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Derelict Bromley building abandoned for 20 years 'attracts drugs and fly tippers'
Bromley residents living near a derelict building abandoned for 20 years say they are fed up with the antisocial behaviour it attracts and fear their properties are losing value.
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Bromley school to shut after 75 years due to ‘vindictive’ VAT on fees
An independent Bromley school is set to close permanently after 75 years.
Full fibre installation boosts Bromley’s digital broadband network
Over 45 miles of full fibre infrastructure has been installed across the borough to connect over 20 council sites and enable businesses across Bromley to access high speed connections in the future.
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All the road closures set for Bromley this month
Several road closures will disrupt motorists travelling in Bromley this month while utility works are carried out.
Croydon Road, Penge closed for emergency demolition work
Croydon Road, Penge, will be closed to traffic on Thursday evening, 12 June between Samos Road and Weighton Road, as part of work to demolish a building with the road re-opening on Saturday evening.
Knife threat at Orpington church, sword found on bus and other cases
Our weekly round up of the cases heard at Bromley and Bexley Magistrates' Courts.
The number of affordable homes in Bromley
The number of affordable homes in Bromley has been revealed in newly released data spanning the past 15 years.
Tributes paid Bromley Common and Holwood ward councillor
Tributes are being paid to Councillor Jonathan Laidlaw, Ward Councillor for Bromley Common and Holwood, who has sadly passed away.
State-of-the-art West Wickham Library reopens this month
The transformation of West Wickham Library is set to be revealed as the expanded library reopens this month, with the impressive building having already been shortlisted for an award.
Southeastern trains running through Orpington diverted this week
Several Southeastern trains, including those running through Orpington, will be cancelled, diverted, or replaced by buses this week.
We asked AI to show us what Bromley will look like in 2050 - and the results are wild
Flying cars, vertical gardens, neon-lit high streets - is this the future of Bromley? We asked artificial intelligence to imagine what Bromley might look like in the year 2050, and the results are both fascinating and a little wild.
Plans to revamp site of historic Bromley Roman villa with consultation underway
The site of a historic Roman villa in Orpington is in line for a revamp later this year – with locals invited to give their thoughts.
The south east London businesses named and shamed for NOT paying minimum wage
Fourteen businesses across south-east London have been publicly called out for not paying the minimum wage.
Nearly 12,000 illegal vapes seized in Bromley ahead of new vape ban
Nearly 12,000 illegal vapes have been seized from Bromley, new data has revealed.
Vehicles suspected of being used for fly-tipping seized
Three vehicles suspected of being used for fly-tipping have been seized in the borough in an operation supported by the Metropolitan Police.
1920s Pullman train and 40s locomotive to pass through south east London this week
Trainspotters will be in for a rare sight as a historic 1940s steam engine and 1920s Pullman carriages will be passing through south east London this week.
Former Bromley Council headquarters set to become multi-use film set
Bromley Civic Campus, a Grade II listed former council headquarters, is reborn as a multi-use film production hub exclusively represented by Location Collective, offering offices, build spaces, landscaped grounds and hard-standing for cost-efficient, all-in-one shoots in London.
The Southeastern trains cancelled or replaced by buses for the first week in June
Several Southeastern trains will be cancelled, diverted, or replaced by buses during the first week in June.
Man in hospital after late night 'assault' in Bromley
A man is in hospital in an unknown condition after reports of an assault in Bromley.
Photographer's mesmerising project to ‘capture raw moments’ in Bromley parks
A photographer from Bromley has begun a new project in a bid to capture “raw and candid moments” at parks across the borough.