Slower bus speeds are leading to lower ridership which will have a knock-on effect on TfL’s revenue, the London Assembly has been told, with one operator suggesting conditions were the worst for 40 years. Average bus speeds in 2024-25 were just 9.17mph, down from 10.27mph four years ago, according to data obtained by City Hall. […]
Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
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Plumstead police station’s counter saved from closure – but with reduced hours
Plumstead police station’s front counter has been saved from closure – but will no longer be open 24 hours a day after the Metropolitan Police partially rolled back its plans for cuts. The Met announced plans to close the counter in August as part of a proposal to save £7 million from a Metropolitan Police […]
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City Hall approves 25-storey tower close to Abbey Wood station
Plans for a 25-storey tower across the road from Abbey Wood station have been approved by City Hall, three months after Bexley Council threw out the project. The block, between Sedgemere Road and Harrow Manorway, will include 228 new homes. None will be for social rent – instead 34 would be on offer for between […]
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Come clean on buried ‘LTNs don’t cut traffic’ report, Sadiq Khan told
London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to say whether or not he was involved in a decision to suppress a TfL-funded study which found that low-traffic neighbourhoods do not reduce car use. The schemes, which have been backed by the mayor, have led to an increase in cycling, according to the University of […]
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Closing police front counters a pragmatic decision, Sadiq Khan says
Closing almost half of London’s police station front counters – including the one at Plumstead – is a “pragmatic” decision that will improve safety for Londoners, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. The London mayor claimed that the Metropolitan Police’s proposal to cut the number of front counters from 37 to 19 would see more funding […]
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‘Get on with it’: Support builds for London-wide tourism tax
Support for a London-wide tourist tax appears to be growing after the Liberal Democrats and Green Party on the London Assembly backed calls for the mayor to be given powers to implement one. Sir Sadiq Khan continues to support a “modest overnight accommodation levy” for any visitors to the capital, the Labour mayor’s office said […]
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Plumstead police station’s counter to close under Met cutbacks
Plumstead police station will lose its front counter under Scotland Yard cutbacks – meaning residents in Greenwich borough will need to go to Lewisham, Bexleyheath or Bromley if they want to report a crime in person. Just 20 police counters will be left across London to save £7 million from a Metropolitan Police funding gap […]
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