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SOUTHWARK
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Southwark
Youth must serve six-and-a-half years for fatal Christmas Eve stabbing in Bermondsey
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Southwark
‘I’m able to pay rent every month’: Theatres hailed for fighting in-work poverty
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Southwark
Man, 63, arrested after Neal’s Yard cheese heist
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Southwark
South Bank budget gym with a goal to be affordable for all
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31 October 2024
31 October 2024
A London gym is helping alleviate pressures of the cost-of-living crisis by reducing and covering gym memberships for local residents. ...
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Lambeth
Hospital staff protest over plans to cut 58% of jobs in key department
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30 October 2024
31 October 2024
Staff at a major hospital are set to protest against plans to slash a huge number of jobs including those ...
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Southwark
Charges dropped against Peckham’s Bibby Stockholm asylum protesters
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30 October 2024
30 October 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Protesters in Peckham who blocked a coach from taking asylum seekers from a hotel ...
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Southwark
Bermondsey boozer ‘thrilled’ after its IPA claims silver in champion beer of Britain competition
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30 October 2024
31 October 2024
The founder of a Bermondsey boozer has said he is "thrilled" after the pub's very own IPA came second in ...
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Southwark
Man dies after falling from height in Southwark
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30 October 2024
31 October 2024
A man has died after falling from a height in Southwark yesterday morning. Police said the man fell from the ...
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Southwark
Suspected cannabis factory at centre of fire emergency
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29 October 2024
29 October 2024
Half of an industrial unit in Peckham suspected of being used as a cannabis factory has been destroyed by fire. ...
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Southwark
‘It’s been quite emotional’: Cheese firm thanks ‘brilliant’ supporters after £300K cheddar heist
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29 October 2024
29 October 2024
Staff at Neal’s Yard Dairy said they have received “remarkable” support after it emerged the company was the victim of ...
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Southwark
Arrest made after boy and man knifed in broad daylight stabbing
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29 October 2024
29 October 2024
A 25-year-old man has been arrested following a double stabbing in Bermondsey yesterday afternoon. Cops were called at around 3pm ...
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Southwark
Blueprint for 20k new homes in Old Kent Road has some troubled residents asking: Who benefits?
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29 October 2024
29 October 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Some Londoners living on Monopoly’s cheapest street have greeted the local council’s plan for ...
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Southwark
Southwark council opens new children’s home to reduce out-of-borough placements
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28 October 2024
28 October 2024
A council has opened a new children’s home in a bid to further reduce the number of children being moved ...
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Southwark
‘I still can’t believe it’: Couple get engaged in romantic railway station proposal
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28 October 2024
28 October 2024
A woman was left speechless after her partner got down on one knee in a surprise proposal at Denmark Hill ...
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Southwark
Campaign to clean up our waterways gathering pace with planned march
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25 October 2024
25 October 2024
A gathering voice raised in objection to the abject state of our canals, rivers and seasides is set to gain ...
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Southwark
Man detained after suspected drink-drive crash injures pedestrian
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25 October 2024
25 October 2024
A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a crash in Old Kent Road. The incident involved a ...
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Lambeth
How South Londoners celebrated UK coffee week
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25 October 2024
25 October 2024
By Charlotte Edwards Last week was UK coffee week. Every year, the nation comes together to celebrate all things coffee ...
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Southwark
Artwork by Southwark blacksmith unveiled to mark bridge refurbishment after original stolen
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24 October 2024
24 October 2024
Schoolchildren celebrated the unveiling of a new artwork marking the refurbishment of a bridge, after the original piece was stolen. ...
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Lambeth
Week of disruptions on South London rail network starts on Saturday
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22 October 2024
22 October 2024
Rail passengers in South London are being warned again to plan ahead as Network Rail brings an upgraded signalling system ...
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Southwark
Trial over speed limits and no-go zones for capital’s e-scooters
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22 October 2024
22 October 2024
By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporters Restrictions limiting where rental e-scooters can be driven in London have been eased in ...
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Southwark
‘Let It Be Me is a happy place’: New vibrant sculpture unveiled in Camberwell
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21 October 2024
21 October 2024
A vibrant sculpture has been unveiled in Camberwell as part of a new project to give artists a platform to ...
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Southwark
Peckham gang of seven who went on a violent ‘revenge’ rampage handed total of 102 years in jail
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21 October 2024
21 October 2024
Seven men who “retaliated to violence with more violence” have been jailed for a total over 102 years following multiple ...
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Southwark
On reflection, it’s better for pupils in Southwark to be seen
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17 October 2024
17 October 2024
Four and five-year-old children in Southwark schools are being given new safety reflector badges for their backpacks, to make sure ...
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Southwark
Collection of stories, poems and raps by underrepresented children released
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17 October 2024
18 October 2024
An organisation which promotes creative writing from underrepresented and marginalised groups has unveiled its latest project. The Look Like Me ...
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Southwark
£3k fine dished out to landlord for renting out without safeguarding licence
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17 October 2024
17 October 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A landlord and letting agent have been fined more than £3,000 after illegally renting ...
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Southwark
Public consultation launched for revised Elephant & Castle development
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16 October 2024
17 October 2024
Build-to-rent company Get Living has set out revisions to proposals for the west site of the Elephant and Castle Town ...
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Lewisham
Hopeful signs on Bakerloo line extension – but it’s still at least 15 years away
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16 October 2024
16 October 2024
By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter Ambitions for the Bakerloo line to be extended into South-east London have taken a ...
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Lambeth
The latest deserving Jack Petchey award winners making their mark
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15 October 2024
15 October 2024
Awards have been handed out to 119 young people from Lambeth and Southwark in recognition of contributions made to their ...
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Lambeth
Rastafarian crisis support group secures building to deliver services
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14 October 2024
14 October 2024
A Rastafari-led crisis support group has secured a building to deliver its services and says it will be moved in ...
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Southwark
Southwark Tube station to close for nine weekends from Saturday
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14 October 2024
14 October 2024
Southwark Tube Station will close for nine weekends from Saturday, in preparation for redevelopment. The first closure is planned across ...
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Southwark
Company secures £600m deal to redevelop former biscuit factory
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11 October 2024
11 October 2024
Greystar Real Estate Partners has secured a £600million deal to restore a former biscuit factory in Bermondsey that plans to ...
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Southwark
Lib Dems call for Government intervention over skyrocketing heat network fuel bills
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9 October 2024
10 October 2024
Southwark Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to investigate several cases of leaseholders facing extortionate energy bills. Southwark Liberal ...
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Southwark
Residents being moved out of unsafe tower block ‘pressured’ to accept new accommodation without viewings
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9 October 2024
9 October 2024
Residents being moved out of a tower block due to fire safety risks say the council is “pressuring” them to ...
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Southwark
Reward posted for man with Southwark connections wanted after Epsom robbery
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8 October 2024
8 October 2024
Crimestoppers is offering £5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man with links to Southwark. Aaron Bailey is ...
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Southwark
Multi-billion pound Elephant & Castle regeneration reaches another milestone
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8 October 2024
8 October 2024
A new milestone has been reached in the multi-million pound redevelopment of Elephant and Castle, which began more than a ...
Tributes pour in for founder of Kick It Out, Herman Ouseley
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7 October 2024
17 October 2024
Excessive heating bills in Southwark affecting property sales, says frustrated would-be seller
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4 October 2024
1 October 2024
TfL set to axe 118 bus and alter other services to plug the gap
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2 October 2024
2 October 2024
Tumble-dried textiles thought to be cause of Nunhead fire that gutted two flats
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2 October 2024
2 October 2024
Printworks Mark II promises to be even better as cultural hub
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2 October 2024
2 October 2024
Hollywood star Damian Lewis herds sheep across Southwark Bridge
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1 October 2024
1 October 2024
Council sets out plan to tackle stark inequalities in maternity care
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30 September 2024
30 September 2024
TfL appoints multi-million-pound contract for construct of new Elephant & Castle tunnels
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30 September 2024
30 September 2024
Whose turn is it to conquer the conkers at Peckham Rye?
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30 September 2024
30 September 2024
Borough Market: Less than one in three children can identify a courgette
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27 September 2024
27 September 2024
From computer games to fine art: Illustrator selected as artist in residence at Buckingham Palace gallery
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27 September 2024
27 September 2024
‘I wanted to read about girls like me’: Author’s first children’s book aims to inspire girls to dream big
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25 September 2024
25 September 2024
‘Council housing is losing its purpose’: Regeneration schemes increase social housing rents, new report finds
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24 September 2024
25 September 2024
Scene of devastation after inferno at pedicab storage unit
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23 September 2024
23 September 2024
Heating network chief says high bills in North Peckham are being investigated
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23 September 2024
23 September 2024
Appeal to find non-verbal Peckham man missing for a week
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20 September 2024
20 September 2024
Southwark lauded for its welcoming of refugees and asylum seekers
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18 September 2024
18 September 2024
‘Nature garden’ in Peckham is just an embarrassing garbage tip
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18 September 2024
18 September 2024
New cinema in Bermondsey to open – aimed at SE1’s LGBTQ+ community
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18 September 2024
19 September 2024
Community projects in areas affected by development to see £20m boost
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16 September 2024
19 September 2024
Mural dedicated to Latin American community unveiled in Elephant and Castle
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16 September 2024
16 September 2024
Two Southwark employees awarded payouts after racial comments are deemed to have gone beyond mere ‘banter’
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16 September 2024
16 September 2024
Witness recounts ‘horrifying’ ordeal after saving woman from frenzied attack
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16 September 2024
16 September 2024
Man hospitalised after stabbing in Peckham shopping street
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16 September 2024
16 September 2024
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