Shortlands Library’s temporary base at St Mary’s is to be extended for another six months until February 2027, while options are appraised for its future long term location. With the present building in Shortlands Road having been closed since January this year due to structural problems,...
Dear Residents, Please find below the crime record for the period from 15th August to 5th September 2026. Unfortunately, we’ve had quite a few thefts of motor vehicle during this period. Very pleased to see that two were recovered by tracker. I can’t remember whether it was of the two victims...
We are pleased to share that the new Bromley Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Local Offer website is now live. The website brings together information, advice and support for: children and young people aged 0 to 25 with SEND parents, families, and carers adults with...
Don't deal with doorstep traders Roofing complaints continue to cause concern across the borough, including residents recently paying vastly over-inflated prices for sometimes unnecessary work. Residents are reminded not to accept roofing work from uninvited callers, leaflet drops or other unverified approaches, and to carefully check that...
Dear Residents, I hope you’re all well. I’m writing to tell you about a new kind of scam that occurred on Shortlands & Park Langley Ward at the weekend, aimed at young adults. A male in his mid-20s received several phone calls from someone claiming to be a...
There is a group of people going door to door pretending to be Home Affairs Officers. What they are doing: They have documents and letterheads from the Home Affairs Department and claim that they need to verify that everyone has a valid ID for the upcoming...
Dear Residents, Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st August to 14th August below. Unfortunately, we’ve had quite a bit of motor vehicle crime. Very pleasing to see two suspects arrested in Malmains Way for vehicle interference. Worrying to see both on this fortnight’s report &...
Shortlands Library was closed in January 2026 for safety reasons after the appearance of cracks in a rear wall, which needed investigation. The Council has now completed its surveys and investigations of the Shortlands Library site and unfortunately found significant issues with the building. The two...
Dear Residents, Please find below the crime record for the period from 19 July to 1 August 2026. Very pleasing to see no thefts of motor vehicle over the last fortnight. More worrying to see an attempted fraud of the type that was very common a few years...
Shortlands Library’s hours of opening while temporarily based at St Mary’s are to be extended during August to cover Mondays and Saturdays and they will be moving their location to the Friends Meeting Room from the Choir Vestry. On Mondays they will be open from 9.30am-1pm...