Cameron Blackshaw
@cblackshaw_
Local Democracy Reporter covering Greenwich, Bromley and Bexley in SE London | Got a story? email [email protected] | All views my own
Reform UK has won its first London election, but defections mean the party now has 4 councillors in the city. Story by @cblackshaw_ mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
I spoke with Denise, one of the nation's many unpaid carers, whose valuable work often goes unnoticed and unappreciated. She has called upon the Government to give all unpaid carers the legal right to a break mylondon.news/news/real-life…
Every Labour councillor at Bexley Council walked out of a Full Council meeting this week after they viewed a motion amendment as an "affront to democracy" mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
Really happy to see this story picked up by the BBC. The court rulings could have far reaching implications when it comes to what developers can or can't charge leaseholders for fire safety remediation work in the future bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
The Court of Appeal has ruled in two separate cases that building owners and developers can't recoup costs from leaseholders for fire safety remediation work, in a landmark decision that could save Londoners thousands mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
Nearly £360,000 will be given to a Bexley surgery in a bid to increase its clinical capacity and reduce waiting times for appointments mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
Bromley by-election after councillor's death to see 5 candidates battle for seat - full list mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
A Chinese restaurant has been granted a premises licence and will be opening at the base of a Woolwich tower block despite residents objecting to its "extremely pungent cuisine" mylondon.news/whats-on/whats…
Bromley councillors descended into a row over the reasons behind a private school's closure, as the borough faces making a number of classes oversubscribed to accommodate pupils into state schools mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
South London health club withdraws 'unacceptable' 80-home proposal - it's not over though mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
I visited the picket line earlier this week to speak to teachers on strike at Harris Academy Beckenham who claim that Jamaican staff are mistreated and underpaid mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
Residents claim it is an "extremely pungent cuisine" bbc.in/3Tv2BDp
Residents of a Woolwich tower block have objected to a Chinese restaurant taking residence in the building because of "the type of food served" and it being "extremely pungent cuisine" mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
South London public gardens 'would be degraded' by new £3.9m building as 1,800 sign petition mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
Greenwich Council votes to ban itinerant ice cream trading on a street near Greenwich Park in the latest chapter of the ice cream van ban saga mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
South London council approves £1.1m payment to advance its own 71-home development mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
128 South London flats next to palace refused over lack of natural light and 'too much parking' mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
Parents with children at a Bromley private school that just announced its closure have launched a fundraiser in an attempt to save it mylondon.news/news/south-lon…
Great to speak to Neill, the founder of @CrystalPalaceFF about the future of the film festival and its fight for survival mylondon.news/whats-on/film-…
Plans to build 1,251 flats on top of the IKEA car park in Greenwich have been approved despite fears that living on the peninsula would soon become a "nightmare" due to infrastructure pressures mylondon.news/news/south-lon…