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SOUTHWARK
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Southwark
Councils get £30m to support children in care, but charity calls for national rollout
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Southwark
Teen hurt in Peckham shooting ‘so lucky’ he wasn’t killed, say police
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Southwark
Council to build 100 ‘affordable’ new homes for key workers
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Southwark
Cleaners at private school see pay slashed after balloting strike action
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16 July 2024
16 July 2024
Cleaners at one of the most prestigious private girls’ schools in the country have had their pay slashed by 12 ...
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Southwark
25 people evacuated from church after fire ripped through two floors
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15 July 2024
15 July 2024
Around 25 people were evacuated from a church after a fire ripped through two floors of the three-storey building yesterday ...
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Southwark
Woman and man treated by ambulance crews after tumble dryer caught alight
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15 July 2024
15 July 2024
A woman and a man were treated by ambulance crews after a fire caused by a tumble dryer spread across ...
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Southwark
Man who killed 25-year-old and held woman captive in brutal scam murder jailed for life
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15 July 2024
15 July 2024
A man who stabbed a 25-year-old man to death and held a woman captive with cable ties after falling out ...
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Southwark
Police appeal for witnesses after 20-year-old shot dead in Peckham
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12 July 2024
12 July 2024
A 20-year-old man has died after being shot on Wednesday. Cops were called by London Ambulance Service (LAS) crews at ...
News
Lambeth
‘Council homes are so much more than bricks and mortar’: Southwark council leads 10 year plan for England’s social housing
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11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A 10-year plan to boost England's social housing has been published, spearheaded by Southwark council. The report, called "Securing the ...
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Greenwich
Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls and concessions revealed
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10 July 2024
10 July 2024
Proposed tolls for the Blackwall and new Silvertown tunnel were revealed by Transport for London (TfL) this morning as it ...
News
Lambeth
Primary schools take-over Borough Market to sell their own produce for a good cause
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8 July 2024
8 July 2024
Primary school children took over Borough Market last week to sell fruits and vegetables which had been grown in their ...
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Lambeth
South London teenagers have the solution to air pollution
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8 July 2024
8 July 2024
Students from four schools across Southwark and Lambeth were given the opportunity to pitch solutions to combat rising levels of ...
General Election
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Southwark general election results 2024: Labour secure all five constituencies
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5 July 2024
5 July 2024
For the first time in a general election, five different constituencies overlap with Southwark, up from three after boundary changes. ...
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Southwark
Former girl-gang member turns life around to help today’s teens
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3 July 2024
3 July 2024
By Regina Motalib A former girl-gang member, who has turned her life around and now helps other young girls to ...
News
Southwark
Consultation opens for major Elephant and Castle development
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2 July 2024
2 July 2024
A leading build-to-rent company which creates large-scale neighbourhoods has opened a consultation into proposals for a huge development. The plans, ...
News
Lewisham
Thousands fail to receive postal vote ballots ahead of general election
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2 July 2024
2 July 2024
The Government has said it is “urgently” investigating why some people have still not received their postal ballots just two ...
News
Croydon
Pair charged with conspiracy to murder after stabbing of woman
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2 July 2024
2 July 2024
Two men have appeared in court after a woman was seriously injured following a stabbing in Lewisham. On Friday May ...
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Croydon
Killed by ‘career criminal’ from Peckham for the sake of an electric bike
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1 July 2024
1 July 2024
A man who admitted leading a life of crime but denied his role in the killing of a young father ...
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Southwark
Walkers invited to sign up for October’s sponsored amble in aid of dementia sufferers
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28 June 2024
28 June 2024
Southwark's Potters Field Park will be the rallying point for this year's Memory Walk in aid of Alzheimer sufferers. The ...
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Southwark
Help us minimise impact of strike, hospital chiefs urge South Londoners
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28 June 2024
28 June 2024
By Kelsey McCabe The NHS is asking that the public avoid seeking non-emergency treatment at South London hospitals during the ...
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Southwark
East Dulwich estate gets ‘sociable’ helping hand with deliveries of cheaper foods
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27 June 2024
27 June 2024
By Kelsey McCabe A London housing association has teamed up with Southwark council and city charities to bring high-quality food ...
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Southwark
Peckham residents mobilise to voice opposition to town centre transformation
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26 June 2024
26 June 2024
Peckham residents came together to put on a show of force to protest against a housing development firm's current plans ...
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Southwark
Stay fit and healthy, the Elephant and Castle way
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25 June 2024
25 June 2024
One of the most feel-good days in the Elephant & Castle community event calendar - The Elefit Wellness Festival - ...
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Southwark
‘Burn out’ fears prompt strike by hospital nursing staff at Guy’s and St Thomas’
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25 June 2024
25 June 2024
By Kelsey McCabe Nurses will this week begin a strike to protest against extended working hours, which they say jeopardise ...
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Southwark
A Scouting mission to Parliament goes down well with Dulwich troop
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24 June 2024
25 June 2024
By Isaac and Laila Motalib-Haque A group of cubs and scouts experienced an insight into the UK parliamentary system and ...
News
Southwark
Murder restaurant’s liquor license application rejected again
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21 June 2024
21 June 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter The cousin of a man stabbed to death in front of his mother inside ...
News
Lambeth
Met officer fired after sending 1,000 texts to ex-girlfriend
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A Met police officer who sent 1,000 texts to his ex-girlfriend in three weeks ...
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Lambeth
Labour and Tories clash over social housing
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Parliamentary candidates from Labour and the Conservatives clashed over the state of social housing ...
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Southwark
Free childcare and food for Southwark schoolchildren during summer holidays
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
A council is offering free meals and childcare for schoolchildren across the borough this summer holiday. The Southwark Food and ...
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Southwark
Community kitchen gets special visit from High Sheriff
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
By Kelsey McCabe The High Sheriff of Greater London visited a nonprofit hunger relief organisation this weekend. On June 16, ...
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Southwark
Schoolchildren set for higher quality meals under council’s new £4m framework
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
School children in one borough are set for higher quality food in their school meals after new plans were approved ...
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Southwark
Dulwich schools up for awards
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18 June 2024
19 June 2024
By Isaac Motalib-Haque Two neighbouring schools in Dulwich have been shortlisted at this year’s prestigious Tes Awards – which celebrate ...
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Southwark
Council approves fourth school closure in two years
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18 June 2024
18 June 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter The fourth school in one borough to be closed in the last two years ...
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Southwark
Council accused of excessive spending on agency staff
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17 June 2024
27 June 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A council has been accused of over-reliance on agency staff and consultants. Labour-led Southwark ...
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Greenwich
Euros 2024: London’s ‘most patriotic estate’ lives up to its reputation with Eze mural
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17 June 2024
17 June 2024
A South London estate which has been dubbed “England’s most patriotic estate” is living up to its reputation with a ...
Mother who lost son to mistaken identity shooting speaks out as Met crack down on firearms offences
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17 June 2024
17 June 2024
Peckham charity celebrates 35 years of ‘life-changing’ support
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13 June 2024
13 June 2024
Diverse careers fair on the way in Elephant and Castle
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13 June 2024
13 June 2024
‘I have to feed my children’: Cleaners at the Department for Education strike over pay and sick leave
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13 June 2024
14 June 2024
Southwark accused of spoiling gay community’s Pride month plans
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13 June 2024
13 June 2024
Southwark’s secondary state schools team up to go smartphone-free
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12 June 2024
12 June 2024
Military vets get chance to connect via Millwall’s heart-warming five-a-side programme
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12 June 2024
12 June 2024
Vision to transform the look of Peckham is in the pipeline
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12 June 2024
12 June 2024
Housing associations reveal the £7billion cost of the capital’s housing crisis
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11 June 2024
11 June 2024
Pro-Palestine protesters target ‘up to 20’ Barclays bank branches
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11 June 2024
11 June 2024
‘I can’t say I feel 20 but I feel, well, normal’: Former bus conductress turns 100
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11 June 2024
11 June 2024
Cyber attacks affecting Southwark hospitals prompt urgent call-out for blood donors
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10 June 2024
10 June 2024
Rohan Trotman killing: Man, 19, convicted of murdering young father
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6 June 2024
6 June 2024
About 2,000 people evacuated from buildings after suspected gas leak
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6 June 2024
6 June 2024
Procedures reportedly cancelled after cyber attack hits South London hospitals
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4 June 2024
4 June 2024
Former student, 99, returns to primary school for first time in 80 years to celebrate birthday
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4 June 2024
5 June 2024
Boots on the ground at hospital pharmacy
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4 June 2024
4 June 2024
Southwark council home building drops by 96 per cent
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4 June 2024
4 June 2024
London Bridge terror attack victims remembered on seventh anniversary
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4 June 2024
4 June 2024
Ecuadorian restaurant’s licence appeal clouded by its shocking past
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3 June 2024
3 June 2024
‘Continuing to live in the moment is priceless’: Care home surprise couple with anniversary date night
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3 June 2024
3 June 2024
Brigade called to deal with Peckham pub basement fire
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3 June 2024
3 June 2024
Southwark man among those charged with Wembley pitch invasion
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3 June 2024
3 June 2024
Developer wants to scrap affordable housing in unfinished block
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2 June 2024
31 May 2024
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