Leaked official report shows how Labour wrecked housing service
The leaked Audit Commission report into Lambeth Living shows how the housing service in the borough has collapsed since the Labour Party regained political control of the council in mid 2006. Despite changing the Labour politician in charge of housing recently the decline has continued and now the housing director is packing his [...]
Lambeth Housing Slammed by Audit Commission Report
The draft a damning Audit Commission Inspectors’ report into the dire state of Lambeth Living which manages social housing in the borough for Labour Lambeth Council, has been leaked to tenant leaders and a number of copies are currently circulating in the borough.
A copy was stuffed anonymously through a tenant leader’s letter box last week. [...]
Now for change: Michael Poole-Wilson for Prince’s
Lambeth Conservatives have chosen experienced local campaigner Michael Poole-Wilson to fight the Prince’s Ward by-election on June 4th. Michael has lived in Kennington since 2002…
Conservatives call for inquiry into dangerous dogs
Lambeth Conservatives are calling on the Council to take tough action to curb the growing menace from dangerous dogs in parks and on some housing estates in the borough…
Last chance saloon for Tulse Hill “bashment” music bar
The operator of a late night music bar at Tulse Hill Station has been told by the licensing authorities that his business is now in “the last chance saloon” unless he cracks down on dodgy customers including people suspected of having…
Funding for community projects in Thurlow Park ward
Conservative Councillors in West Norwood have used the new annual “Ward Purse” scheme to support two worthy community projects in Thurlow Park as well as a much needed pavement improvement scheme…
Labour Council hands list of empty properties to squatters
Labour Lambeth has released details of 1,000 empty Council-owned properties to an organisation that promotes squatting after ‘accidentally’ publishing a list of all vacant properties in the appendix of a council document.
Our borough currently has more than 17,000 homeless families on the waiting list for social housing, with the average waiting time to be rehoused [...]
Video: Vale Street Depot closure
Cllr Clare Whelan talks about Labour’s plans to close the general waste depot in Vale Street, West Norwood. The decision means that Lambeth residents will need to travel to Battersea from 1 April 2009.
Clapham: Huge rise in tickets and tow-aways
Last autumn, Clapham Conservatives exposed how Labour Lambeth was making almost £6,000 from suspending parking bays in Clapham for utility companies.
We can now show how Lambeth have used these suspensions to massively increase the number of tickets and tow-aways in the Clapham ‘C’ controlled parking zone, using figures obtained from Lambeth Council under the Freedom [...]
Labour to axe swimming in Clapham
Three years after fighting the last council elections on a promise to “Keep Clapham Swimming”, Labour Lambeth have announced plans to close and demolish the Clapham Leisure Centre in September…