Labour refuses to explain housing attack on Greens

4 May 2026 — The party won’t say if its claim that the Greens “voted to block” 857 affordable homes includes Streatham’s controversial Woodgate Drive development – which its own cabinet member for housing says he opposed

Who ordered the Code Dim?

4 May 2026 — Still no answers from Lambeth about who decided what and when, on “adaptive street lighting” scheme that became the subject of one the party’s controversial campaign claims

Greens drop support for Streatham candidate Saiqa Ali

29 Apr 2026 — The Green Party is no longer supporting Saiqa Ali as a candidate in its Streatham St Leonard’s stronghold, following allegations that she made antisemitic posts on social media and amid repeated calls from opposition parties for her resignation

Streatham councillor Dominic Armstrong is bottom of the class for casework, data suggests

25 Apr 2026 — Council data shows that the Labour councillor has made just six formal Member Enquiries – the council’s main mechanism for handling residents’ issues. He’s bottom of a list of more than 60 Lambeth councillors, and a long way behind all other councillors in Streatham

Car smashes into block of flats on Streatham High Road

22 Mar 2026 — A car smashed through railings and embedded itself in the corner of a block of flats on Streatham High Road late on Saturday evening. All three emergency services attended the incident. No serious injuries were reported at the scene

Council must keep cyclists safe on Valley Road, Lambeth deputy leader says

17 Mar 2026 — Lambeth’s deputy council leader has said there are “currently no plans to restrict traffic on Valley Road” – but confirmed that a cycle route is proposed along it, and stressed that the council needs to “keep people safe”

A residential road doing a main road’s job: the Valley Road conundrum

17 Mar 2026 — Traffic flows heading south through Streatham have again highlighted the conundrum that Valley Road poses to local policy-makers. On the one hand it’s too busy and its rush-hour traffic needs calming. But on the other hand it’s an important part of the transport network, and handles so many cars that its traffic can’t just be relocated to other streets

Pothole politics comes to Streatham, as Greens point to “literal craters” as symbol of decline

16 Mar 2026 — The crumbling state of Streatham’s roads is emerging as a focus for local election candidates, with the Green Party highlighting local potholes as a “bread and butter” issue that it says is symptomatic of the “managed decline” of the Labour-run area

LibDems to oppose return of Streatham Wells LTN

9 Mar 2026 — Local LibDem council candidates have come out as “strongly opposed” to the reinstatement of the Streatham Wells Low-Traffic Neighbourhood, which famously brought the area’s transport system to its knees until the council was forced to ditch it, almost exactly two years ago

Labour marks its territory in Streatham Wells, with cycle plan for Valley Road and Streatham Common

5 Mar 2026 — Straight on for Croydon! Streatham’s Labour-run council is pressing ahead with a cycle scheme that seems to require not just the closure – again – of Valley Road, but 5 Mar 2026 — also a bike lane straight across Streatham Common

Argument builds over who did what and when, as Labour backs away from streetlight-dimming plan

24 Feb 2026 — Streatham’s most senior Labour party councillors have doubled down on claims that they ditched controversial streetlight-dimming plans at first sight and as much as a full year ago – and blamed errors by council staff for its inclusion in council documents. The explanation is only partial, and creates a timeline that still doesn’t make sense

Streatham police arrest two drivers, seize illegal e-bikes

24 Feb 2026 — The neighbourhood police team (pictured with recovery operator) confiscated illegal e-bikes and two cars, and made at least two arrests on Monday, in a traffic operation on the A23 alongside Streatham Common

All very murky - Labour’s plans to dim Streatham's streetlights, are they on or off?

22 Feb 2026 — Council plans to save money by turning down streetlights in Streatham and across Lambeth have generated a month-long storm of argument (and plenty of evasive political wording). Labour is now trying to close the issue down, claiming in its campaign bumf that it “vetoed” the idea – its own idea – last year. But councillors in Streatham have no knowledge or memory of that veto – and even Lambeth’s deputy leader said in late November that the plan was merely “paused” . What’s going on – does any of it make sense? Or does Labour think it’s the local electorate that’s dim..?

GLA gives the OK for Woodgate Tower (but don't worry, you won't know it's there)

25 Oct 2024 — The GLA says developers can crack on with the 14-storey Woodgate Drive scheme. Like Lambeth, it claims the plans meet - near enough - planning rules and guidelines. But it's a conclusion built on some shaky foundations and through-the-looking-glass logic