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Aylesham Centre redevelopment plans set to bypass local council and appeal plans to Planning Inspectorate
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Aylesham Centre redevelopment plans set to bypass local council and appeal plans to Planning Inspectorate
‘Tearing the heart out of our communities’: Two Southwark schools set to close despite campaigns
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Southwark
‘Tearing the heart out of our communities’: Two Southwark schools set to close despite campaigns
Aylesham Centre: Developer doubles down on 12% affordable housing offer
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Aylesham Centre: Developer doubles down on 12% affordable housing offer
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Southwark sets aside £500k for a dozen deserving nature projects
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Twelve local biodiversity projects in Southwark which aim to improve the natural environment and create new habitats for local wildlife, ...
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Boys hope to fund school trip with cover of Seven Nation Army
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A group of 11-year-olds have pooled their musical talents to raise money for their school. The ‘Lyndhurst Legends’ - four ...
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Council awards £32k to events celebrating Pride this summer
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LGBTQ+ artwork, workshops, music, festivals, performances, dancing, history and even a Panto have all received funding from a council’s Pride ...
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Long-awaited Peckham Rye Station Square development takes step forward
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Southwark council has appointed a contractor for the Peckham Rye Station Square development, marking the final stage of the long-awaited ...
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‘It was terrifying’: Mother and child hit by car on ‘dangerous’ school run
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A mother and her child were hospitalised after being hit by a car on a school run which concerned parents ...
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Lambeth
Two charged and one arrested over fatal stabbing of Giovanny Rendon Bedoya
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Two men have been charged and a teenager arrested over the fatal stabbing of Giovanny Rendon Bedoya earlier this month. ...
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Southwark
Labour politician who oversaw £3m council house deal criticised for entering prize draw to win it
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter  A Labour politician who oversaw the sale of a council house in a £3million ...
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Southwark
Teenager hospitalised after Southwark park stabbing
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A teenager was hospitalised after a knife attack in a public park on Friday night. Cops and London Ambulance Service ...
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Council shortlisted for Living Wage Champion Awards
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A council has been recognised by the Living Wage Champion Awards after boosting the number of living wage employers in ...
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Final leg of Elephant and Castle regeneration revised
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The final phase of the Elephant and Castle regeneration has been revised with new plans submitted to the council. Build-to-rent ...
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Ambitious health research programme comes to Bermondsey
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The UK’s largest health research programme has launched a new clinic in Bermondsey. Mobile clinics for Our Future Health will ...
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Southwark
Council to spend £4m on community affected by development
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Community projects in a neighbourhood affected by development will be boosted with £4million of council funding. The investment from Southwark ...
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Lambeth
Hospital at Home service is ‘game changer’ for families, study says
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A children’s ‘Hospital at Home’ service can dramatically cut the time a young patient spends in hospital, according to a ...
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Southwark
Concerns over policing in Rotherhithe after closure of Seven Islands station
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Rotherhithe politicians have hit out at the Met after it moved local police to ...
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Lib Dem calls on council to stand in solidarity with trans community after Supreme Court ruling
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A Southwark Liberal Democrat has called on the council to stand in solidarity with the borough's trans community after last ...
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Canada Water coppers evicted from base, leaving residents fearful of crime
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Cops have been evicted from their base in Canada Water, sparking fears within the community over the future of policing ...
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Decade on from a senseless killing, £20k reward put up to help family find justice
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The family of an innocent man who was fatally shot and stabbed while cycling home after watching a football match ...
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Lambeth
More families being forced out of council housing umbrella by accepting private tenancies
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter More than 180 homeless Lambeth families had to accept flats with private landlords or ...
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Southwark
Hillingdon Street stabbing : 21-year-old victim named
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Police have named the 21-year-old victim of Monday evening's fatal stabbing in Walworth as Giovanny Rendon Bedoya, who lived locally. ...
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Southwark Lib Dems slam council for using fossil fuel vehicles
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Southwark Liberal Democrats have slammed the council for failing to reduce the number of fossil fuel vehicles in its fleet. ...
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‘This is now an epidemic’: Grassroots organisation calls for action after fatal Walworth stabbing
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Another young man has died from stab wounds this week, resulting in a call to action from "underfunded" grassroots organisations. ...
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Murder investigation launched following death of a 21-year-old man in Walworth
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Another South London murder inquiry is under way after a fatal stabbing in Walworth yesterday evening. Police and emergency services ...
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Southwark
Old Kent Road to close this weekend for New Cross substation delivery
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By Keerthana Syam Old Kent Road will temporarily close for the safe transport of a super grid transformer. The road ...
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Lambeth
Met cop who made misogynistic comments in group chat given final warning
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A Met police cop who made misogynistic comments in a WhatsApp chat containing other ...
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Southwark
Council seeks feedback for school’s expansion
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By Keerthana Syam  A council has launched a public consultation on plans to expand a secondary school to provide places ...
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Peckham’s passion for sustainable fashion helps to save sight
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By Keerthana Syam A charity and the vintage pre-loved clothing brand are collaborating to raise money for vision loss research. ...
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Southwark
Housing chief admits Southwark failed to start on any new home-builds last year
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Southwark council - which has pledged to create 11,000 council homes by 2043 - ...
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Southwark
Success of Southwark’s ‘bookable bays’ means they’re here to stay
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Following a successful trial, Southwark council is making a new bookable bay system for delivery drivers  permanent. Developed with Grid ...
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Six-year-old scoops prize for naming school’s nature club
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By Keerthana Syam A young boy has won two books in his school for coming up with a name for ...
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Southwark
Court will be turned into 15-storey hotel where most rooms don’t have windows
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A former court will be turned into a 15-storey hotel where most of the ...
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Southwark
Calls for Sadiq Khan to block controversial Borough Triangle development
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Southwark Liberal Democrats are calling on the Mayor of London to overrule a controversial development passed by the Labour-run council ...
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Scandal of hideous meat packaging operation is uncovered by food-crime unit
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A group of criminals have been caught red-handed in a shocking food fraud scandal following a successful investigation by Southwark ...
‘What will be left for the community?’: Staff and parents fight to save primary school from closure
‘What will be left for the community?’: Staff and parents fight to save primary school from closure
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Housing repairs delayed as council workers strike over annual leave
Housing repairs delayed as council workers strike over annual leave
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Southwark chief concedes quality of existing council homes may have suffered during heady pursuit of new builds
Southwark chief concedes quality of existing council homes may have suffered during heady pursuit of new builds
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More than 20 women come forward after appeal over Zou sex offences
More than 20 women come forward after appeal over Zou sex offences
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Eight-year-old Leo smashes 5km swim as part of mammoth fundraiser
Eight-year-old Leo smashes 5km swim as part of mammoth fundraiser
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‘A disgraceful decision’: Labour council votes against calls to scrap two-child benefit cap
‘A disgraceful decision’: Labour council votes against calls to scrap two-child benefit cap
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Food hall has had its chips as tower block homes are voted through
Food hall has had its chips as tower block homes are voted through
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Government announces £740m investment for SEND schoolchildren
Government announces £740m investment for SEND schoolchildren
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More than £31m paid out by NHS for misdiagnoses, new figures show
More than £31m paid out by NHS for misdiagnoses, new figures show
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Skyscrapers for food hall not a trade-off everyone is happy with
Skyscrapers for food hall not a trade-off everyone is happy with
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Exclusive Dulwich College wants facelift for some of its historic rooms
Exclusive Dulwich College wants facelift for some of its historic rooms
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Writer and MP welcomed to Theatre Peckham’s family of patrons
Writer and MP welcomed to Theatre Peckham’s family of patrons
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London Air Ambulance teams treat more patients than ever in 2024
London Air Ambulance teams treat more patients than ever in 2024
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Southwark shopkeepers warned: Get ready for the vape revolution – or pay the price
Southwark shopkeepers warned: Get ready for the vape revolution – or pay the price
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Parents express grief after son’s death as his Southwark Tube station attacker is convicted
Parents express grief after son’s death as his Southwark Tube station attacker is convicted
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Just Stop Oil ringleader found guilty of setting up Heathrow runway plot
Just Stop Oil ringleader found guilty of setting up Heathrow runway plot
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The push is on to get Government to commit to ‘game-changing’ Bakerloo line extension
The push is on to get Government to commit to ‘game-changing’ Bakerloo line extension
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‘Fighting for breadcrumbs’: Protest calls on council to block development until more social housing offered 
‘Fighting for breadcrumbs’: Protest calls on council to block development until more social housing offered 
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Young mum left without electricity for week after leak in temporary accommodation
Young mum left without electricity for week after leak in temporary accommodation
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Woman hit by Met police car in Denmark Hill
Woman hit by Met police car in Denmark Hill
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Millennium Bridge revamp will have to wait after lukewarm response to tender invitation
Millennium Bridge revamp will have to wait after lukewarm response to tender invitation
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‘It was unreal’: Southwark schoolboy makes film debut in new crime drama
‘It was unreal’: Southwark schoolboy makes film debut in new crime drama
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Bakery owners fined for using unsafe cooking appliances that ‘risked fires and explosions’
Bakery owners fined for using unsafe cooking appliances that ‘risked fires and explosions’
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Woman diagnosed with MS at 30 shares story to tackle misconceptions
Woman diagnosed with MS at 30 shares story to tackle misconceptions
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