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HELP NEEDED FOR HOMELESS VICTIMS Last night there was a fire in the building above and behind 95 Beckenham Lane in Shortlands Village. A number of people who lived in the flats there have been made homeless and have lost their clothes and other possessions. If...

Councillor Adam Grant has launched a petition requesting Network Rail to install ticket barriers at Shortlands Station to deter anti-social behaviour and more dangerous offences by people disembarking at the Station with bad motives. The link to view and/or sign up to the petition is...

Shortlands Residents’ Association and Ravensbourne Valley Residents are jointly organising a hustings for the candidates standing in the Council by-election in the Shortlands and Park Langley Ward caused by the resignation of Councillor Aisha Cuthbert. The hustings are being held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 24 April...

This year's AGM is taking place fairly close to the time of the London Mayoral election and a Shortlands Ward by-election caused by the resignation of Councillor Aisha Cuthbert. In these particular circumstances I think it appropriate to emphasise that the SRA is and has...

The Shortlands Residents’ Association (SRA) is to hold its 2024 Annual General Meeting at 8pm on Wednesday 10 April at St Mary’s Hall, St Marys Avenue, Shortlands. The main theme of this year’s meeting will be planning and development, and the main speaker will be Councillor...

Bromley Council is consulting on ways to improve the safety of people who live or work in Bromley or just visit the borough in order to develop its Safer Bromley Partnerships strategy for the next three years. The consultation, which runs until 12 February, gives...

Just before Christmas Network Rail and their contractor Bam Nuttall gave a presentation at Shortlands Station about the installation of the new lifts which are intended to enable people with disabilities, families with young children and others to reach the platforms more easily. The work...