David Eccott, 75, convicted of making and distributing indecent images of children in 2022, taught children for a year before disclosing his arrest to Bromley Youth Music Trust. Now banned from teaching indefinitely.
Nearly 2,000 Bromley residents have commented on Berkeley Homes' Ravensbourne Place plan for 2,200 homes on green belt, with most objecting but some welcoming 1,000 affordable homes.
BBC Radio 2 host Vernon Kay will star in Sleeping Beauty at Bromley's Churchill Theatre from Dec 5 to Jan 3, 2027. Tickets range £28-£64.
McDonald's in Bromley town centre seeks to extend opening hours until 5am on Fridays and Saturdays, but residents complain of litter and anti-social behaviour.
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Bromley's only asylum hotel, TLK Apartments in St Mary Cray, has reopened for public use as part of a Home Office drive closing 20 asylum hotels across England.
Berkeley Homes has submitted a planning application for Ravensbourne Place, a 2,200-home development on Bromley's green belt, with half classed as affordable.
Smoque Turkish restaurant in Bromley could lose its premises licence after hiring four illegal workers from Turkey, India, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan over three years.
A person has died after an incident on the railway tracks at Eden Park station in Bromley. British Transport Police confirm the death is not suspicious.
Plans to demolish Bromley's former Civic Centre and build 222 flats are recommended for approval despite 138 objections from residents citing overdevelopment.
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Bromley Council apologised and paid £250 after failing to provide care for a disabled woman for two weeks while locked in a dispute with two other councils over responsibility.
Zoe Coutts and Scott O'Connor were sentenced for the death of two-year-old Kol Page, who suffered catastrophic injuries in Bromley.
The Conservatives retained control of Bromley Council in the 2026 local elections, gaining two seats despite predictions of a Reform takeover. Reform won only six seats.
Bromley is a key battleground in local elections as Reform UK seeks to take control, with YouGov predicting a tight race against the Conservatives. Key issues include Green Belt development, transport, and housing.
Mischa Barton makes her UK stage debut in a leaden adaptation of James M Cain's noir novella, but the production lacks the flinty edge of the classic film.
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A Bromley convenience store has been granted a licence to sell alcohol despite residents' fears it will attract antisocial behavior and expose children to age-restricted products in Orpington.
Kerry Hatrill initially dismissed bowel changes as food poisoning, then perimenopause, before being diagnosed with stage three rectal cancer. She shares her journey to raise awareness.
All 58 council seats in Bromley are contested on May 7, 2026, with Conservatives defending their long-held majority. Full breakdown of candidates by ward including independents and minor parties.
Residents in Bromley, South London, report living in fear as a gang steals catalytic converters in broad daylight, targeting cars for years and leaving vehicles written off.
Hundreds of Bromley residents marched against Berkeley Homes' plan to build 2,200 homes on green belt land, warning elderly horses may be put down if displaced from grazing fields.
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Soney Erten and Jordaine Osaghae, both local mothers and professionals, are running as Green Party candidates in Crystal Palace and Anerley, aiming to become Bromley's first Green councillors in the May 2026 elections.
Bromley Council denies holding direct investments in Israeli arms companies despite pro-Palestine activists citing FOI data showing £1.3m in such holdings. The council maintains international politics are not its business.
A Home Office raid in Bromley led to 18 arrests of migrants suspected of illegally working as delivery riders. The government plans new laws to close gig economy loopholes.
A Bromley resident has been ordered to pay £916 after failing to respond to council enquiries about a large fly-tip discovered in Star Lane, St Mary Cray.
Bromley Council approved a 4.99% council tax increase while Conservative members criticized Reform UK for not offering an alternative budget, sparking heated political debate.
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Nearly 1,000 residents sign petition demanding Bromley Council divest from arms companies linked to Israel, citing ethical concerns and lack of transparency in investments.
John Lewis Partnership withdraws from build-to-rent business, leaving approved plans for 353 homes above Bromley Waitrose uncertain. The company may sell planning consent to another developer.
Residents of Siward and Godwin Roads in Bromley have used a speed gun to document over 1,000 speeding incidents, including one at 75mph, but feel ignored by authorities.
Kent Police arrested two South London men after discovering over 60 allegedly stolen tools, balaclavas, gloves, and nitrous oxide cannisters in a van. The items are linked to multiple burglaries across the southeast.
Bromley Council proposes a 4.99% council tax increase, adding £97.58 to average bills, while warning of £30m annual losses from government funding changes by 2028/29.
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Bromley Council has formally requested a review of its CQC adult social care assessment, citing scoring inconsistencies and factual errors in the report that gave it a 'Requires Improvement' rating.
