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Mayor Khan clinches third term as Lambeth and Southwark backs Labour
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Artwork created by Greenwich school children inspired by Stephen Lawrence on display in new exhibition
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Man ‘threatened to stab passengers’ during spate of daylight overground robberies
A pensioner and a 25-year-old woman are among those targeted in a series of terrifying attacks on south London trains and stations throughout April. British Transport Police believe three terrifying incidents that took place last month are connected and have now released a CCTV image, pictured, of a...
Campaigners set out demands to improve ‘miserable and filthy’ living and working conditions at HMP Wandsworth
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Kidbrooke primary school set to close
Plans to close a primary school in Greenwich look set to be approved as pupil numbers plummet. Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Kidbrooke has been recommended for closure by council officers ahead of a formal decision next week. Greenwich Council documents for a cabinet meeting on May 9 state ...
Elephant and Castle memorial with TfL infrastructure hidden inside ‘needs care and conservation’
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What are major works and why have they gone wrong in Southwark?
Southwark Council’s housing stock, some of which is over 100 years old, constantly needs renewal and refurbishment. These housing maintenance programmes, often referred to as major works, have proved controversial in recent months. Projects’ costs have spiralled, overrun by months then years, an...
Peckham protest: Police confirm 45 arrests after officers were ‘assaulted’
Forty-five people were arrested after police were ‘assaulted’ following a demonstration preventing asylum seekers from being taken to Bibby Stockholm. The coach was supposed to leave from the Best Western hotel in Peckham this morning at 8am to take a group to the vessel. Bibby Stockholm is a si...
Peckham protestors blocking asylum seeker coach arrested
Protestors in Peckham are being arrested after a day-long stand-off to prevent asylum seekers from being transported to the Bibby Stockholm barge. The coach was supposed to leave from the Best Western hotel in Peckham this morning at 8am to take a group to the vessel. Bibby Stockholm is a site, moor...
Camberwell church built to celebrate Napoleon’s defeat turns 200
A Camberwell church built to celebrate Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo has celebrated its 200th birthday. The original St George’s Church, on Wells Way through Burgess Park, has enjoyed a colourful history featuring fires and break-ins. The daughter church of nearby St Gi
‘Tortured Soul’: Documentary tells story of Rotherhithe artist Ed Gray
A documentary following a year in the life of Rotherhithe artist and ‘tortured soul’ Ed Gray will be screened next month. Ed’s battles with constant back pain, allergic reactions to paint, and the “joy” o
The Valentine Letters
The Valentine Letters is a new play based upon the Second World War correspondence between Royal Air Force airman and Prisoner of War John Valentine and his wife Ursula, from the book Geprüft by Frances Zagni. These letters provide an unprecedented insight in to how two people struggle to find sola...
MP confronted by sixth-form students during break-time Palestine protest
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Deptford man accused of smuggling migrants arrested
A Deptford man accused of helping to smuggle migrants into the UK has been arrested. The 64-year-old is one of four Vietnamese nationals taken into custody as National Crime Agency (NCA) officers s
Faces of south Londoners jailed in April including killers
A man who stabbed his friend after catching him in bed with his ex, a drug dealer who killed over a £30 debt and a man who killed his own mum are just some of the south London criminals who were jailed in April.
Southwark: The south east London borough with trendy neighbourhoods
Southwark may be south east London’s “most dangerous borough”, but it still has many popular neighbourhoods and plenty of tourist hotspots to offer.
Ex Southwark teacher cleared of sexual activity with pupil
A former teacher at the boarding school attended by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been found not guilty of two counts of sexual activity with a pupil.