Labour Lambeth Plans Closure of Two Pools Before 2012 Olympics
Labour Lambeth plans to close two swimming pools at Clapham and Streatham in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. In 2006, Labour promised to “Keep Lambeth Swimming” but its ambitious promises to build new pools in Clapham and Streatham were flawed and depended on deals with private developers in the hope that new [...]
Local Conservatives participate in Rwandan development projects
A group of Conservatives from Lambeth spent the second half of July working on different social action projects in Rwanda.
Conservative Candidate for Vauxhall, Glyn Chambers, instructed 50 primary school teachers in writing and speaking English, whilst others worked on projects to develop Rwanda’s private sector through building the capabilities of the business school and graduate [...]
Council slammed for climate change ‘dithering’
A Conservative councillor is calling on Lambeth Council too step up its efforts to combat climate change.
Cllr Clare Whelan, who helped set up its green programme, spoke out after Labour Lambeth failed to meet its commitment to reduce energy use and cut pollution.
Clare chaired a cross-party commission which studied how the council could become greener. [...]
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 [...]
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…
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…
Labour Lambeth rejects 1.5% council tax reduction
Labour Lambeth has rejected a lawful alternative Conservative budget that would have cut Council Tax by 1.5 per cent to help hard pressed residents hit by the government’s failure to manage the economy. Building on…