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164 council homes in Peckham will be built sooner than planned thanks to Mayoral grant
164 council homes on the Tustin Estate in Peckham will now be built sooner than originally planned thanks to a grant from the Mayor. The Tustin Estate on the Old Kent Road is being redeveloped over a number of years and by the time it is finished, the council will have built 690 new homes […]...
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‘Build baby build’ sends the wrong message
Last week we suggested that only cash, not regulations, would solve London’s affordable housing crisis. And as we went to press this week, we learned that British Land’s enormous Canada Water Masterplan could now only contain a shocking 3 per cent affordable homes. That wou
Southwark trusts cost the NHS more than £27m for birth injuries last year amid “failing” service investigation
Birth injury compensation cost the NHS more than £27 million for claims from two Southwark-based trusts last financial year, writes Matt Hasdell… Damages payments from cases at both Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts amounted to £13.5m for each trust, fo...
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Visit Santa for FREE in Waterloo this Christmas
Head to The Sidings in Waterloo to visit Santa in his Grotto and take part in a Christmas trail for free. Children are invited to meet Santa and his elves, share their Christmas wishes with him and take home a special gift. The grotto will be located on the upper ground floor and will be […]...
GLA “never wanted” to slash affordability requirements for London developers, deputy Mayor admits
The Mayor of London’s decision to slash affordability quotas for developers from 35 to 20 per cent was “not in a place any of us wanted to arrive at”, the deputy Mayor for Housing has admitted. Tom Copley told the London Assembly yesterday (Thursday 4 December) that the capital’s economic co...
Heathrow expansion would undermine hard-earned air quality progress in capital, London Assembly says
Heathrow’s expansion plans would undermine progress made on air quality in London, conflict with the capital’s climate goals and expose residents to “harmful” levels of noise, a City Hall cross-party committee has said. The airport’s proposals, which could increase the annual number of fli...
Review: The Undertones – Shepherds Bush Empire
2000 people with a cousin named Kevin The Undertones are celebrating their 50 years in the business with a tour called, unsurprisingly, 50th Anniversary Tour. I caught up with these Derry Boys at their Lond
Umana Yana has launched a GoFundMe to save London’s ‘best roti shop’
Umana Yana, a family-run Guyanese restaurant in Herne Hill, have launched an ‘urgent appeal’ in a bid to stay open following their 13-year-long struggle with telecom boxes blocking their small shop. Debbie and Junior, owners of Umana Yana, are reaching out to the community after bills have stack...
MP Neil Coyle to host event at Southwark Cathedral on Monday
Head to Southwark Cathedral on Monday to attend a free event hosted by Bermondsey MP Neil Coyle, featuring music and speeches organised around the theme of unity. ‘Southwark Stands Together’ is free to attend and will take place on Monday, 8 December from 7- 9:30 pm. The event will encourage peo...
Review: Fallen Angels at the Menier
Chaos, Champagne and Coward If you are looking for a theatrical Christmas treat that’s both fun and sophisticated then Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels at the Menier Chocolate Factory could be for you, writes Katie Kelly. S
Aldi is opening on the Old Kent Road on December 11
The Old Kent Road is getting a new Aldi three years after the old store closed and it will be opening in just a week’s time on Thursday, December 11 at 8am. The new store will be located at 840 Old Kent Road opposite the junction with Ilderton Road and will be open: The Aldi […]
Christmas at Backyard Cinema — NOW OPEN
The home of Christmas movies has returned with a new festive spectacle packed with live music, performance and acrobatics from a cast of electrifying performers writes Jessica Khan… Backyard Cinema’s latest production delivers a West End-style festive spectacular at its new venue on 49 Tanner St...
Second ex-Labour councillor defects to Greens
A former Labour councillor has announced his defection to the Southwark Greens, weeks after quitting Labour to sit as an independent. Sam Foster, who represents Faraday ward, is the second former Labour councillor to defect to the Green Party in the space of the month, following
‘How we benefit from the budget and come to my event’, writes MP Neil Coyle
Our country endured 14 years of austerity and chaos under the Tories (5 in Coalition with the LibDems). No one thought we could turn the country around overnight, but Labour have been in office just over 14 months and are trying to fix the country.? The Budget announced a raft of policies to help ge...
‘I’m delighted that Southwark is getting £10 million of funding to improve buses in the borough’, says the GLA Member for Southwark & Lambeth
Last week I was delighted to welcome the news that Transport for London announced that Southwark has been chosen for the new Better Bus Partnerships programme. It’s one of only three boroughs receiving up to £10 million of funding over the next four years. Anyone who lives in Southwark knows how ...
92 homes agreed in South London some measuring just 38 square metres
Lambeth Council has approved plans for a site in Streatham to be redeveloped to deliver 92 new properties, including a number of ‘pocket’ homes measuring 38sqm. Developer, Pocket Living had submitted a planning application to the council to redevelop 35-37 Leigham Court Road, as well as some lan...
Thames foot tunnel to be ‘fully refurbished’
Plans to undertake a “full tunnel regeneration” of the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels are in the pipeline. Greenwich Council’s acting cabinet member for climate action, sustainability and transport confirmed a plan to replace the often faulty lifts in the Greenwich tunnel had been agreed ...
‘Labour is supporting households in Peckham where they need it most’, claims MP
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