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Contentious LTN scheme has come into effect permanently this week
A contentious LTN scheme in Greenwich has come into effect permanently this week. The West and East Greenwich Neighbourhood Management Scheme went live o
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Homes built for rough sleepers in Bermondsey remain empty two months after grand opening
Eight modular homes installed on a Bermondsey council estate to provide temporary accommodation for rough sleepers have remained empty two months after opening, writes Rich Brann… The delay, according to Southwark Council, is down to Thames Water not connecting them to the water supply, with the c...
Deputy Mayor approves Canada Water Masterplan with only 9% affordable housing despite grant of over £50 million
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Taxi driver gang sentenced for smuggling illegal migrants out of the UK
Local taxi drivers and a man from Bermondsey were part of a conspiracy to smuggle illegal migrants out of the UK to France in the back of lorries, organised by an Algerian national living in Camberwell, writes Frankie Hills…. The four taxi drivers, two of which were living in Elephant and Castle, ...
Child rescued from above a shop in Bermondsey that caught fire due, it is believed, to a ‘lithium battery failure’
A fire broke out in a mobility shop in on Wednesday evening, believed to have been caused by the ‘failure of a lithium-ion battery’. Lithium batteries are rechargeable batteries found in e-bikes and e-scooters as well as common household items like laptops and phones. Eight fire engines and arou...
What Was, What Is, What Could Be
Camberwell Space celebrates seven years of Queer Youth Art Collective The exhibition follows a three-month residency with QYAC, in which 30 LGBTQIA+ artists aged 18-28 years old were selected in an open call and supported in developing a studio practice. The programme included workshops and mentorsh...
Train passengers shocked to see flames engulfing balconies in Deptford
The brigade was inundated with calls after passengers on a train passing through Deptford were shocked to see a block of flats alight this week, writes Frankie Hills… Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters attended the scene at Childers Street, in Deptford, after a fire broke out on Tuesday e...
Historic fan-making workshop in Greenwich
The Fan Museum’s popular fan making workshop is back for anyone who wants to try their hand at fan making. Learn fan making techniques from their experienced tutor, suitable for beginners to experienced makers who want to meet like-minded people. Each participant is required to bring one large she...
Investigation launched after £80m cocaine haul seized at London Gateway
An investigation has been launched after around one tonne of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £80 million, was seized at London Gateway port, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) began inquiries following the discovery, which was made by Border For...
Plans to demolish old South London hospital wing for 150 new flats set for approval
Plans to demolish a former wing of a South London hospital for 150 new homes have been recommended for approval. Regent Wing, off Coombe Road, which was part of Kingston Hospital until 2021, would be replaced with three six-storey apartment blocks under the plans. Kingston Council officers ruled dev...
A Nunhead Orchard grows in Wales
Local Artist Wins National Competition Nunhead’s finest sculptor, Rafael Klein, whose work can be seen in many corners of the borough, has just completed a commission for a piece of his work on a housing development way out west in Herefordshire. But before the final installation, Rafael found tim...
Bartlett Classic Returns to Southwark
Following sold-out runs in Canada and tours to Japan, South Africa, and Brazil, Cock comes to London this spring in a raw, intimate new staging from Canada’s acclaimed Talk Is Free Theatre. Originally written in 2009 by acclaimed British playwright Mike Bartlett, Cock feels newly urgent in this bo...
Charity behind award-winning Bermondsey almshouse to build new flats for older people on two sites in Rotherhithe
Two more council-owned sites in Southwark have been allocated for the construction of ‘twin’ almshouses which will be eventually be occupied by the borough’s older population. Southwark’s Cabinet approved a report on Monday March 16 outlining the allocation of the sites for the almshouses, w...
Outcry after 484 bus from Camberwell to Lewisham cut to every 15 minutes
A cut in the frequency of a bus route between Denmark Hill and Lewisham which serves two hospitals has been described as “a slap in the face”. The 484 bus, which goes through Camberwell, East Dulwich and Peckham, will now run every 15 minutes. It provides a link between Denmark Hill, Brockley an...
A new approach to comedy is coming to Waterloo
A night of comedy rooted in real-life storytelling is arriving at The Glitch Theatre in Waterloo. Tall Tales and Cocktails has just celebrated its fourth birthday and is marking the occasion with a move to Waterloo. A “tall tale” refers to exaggerated or unbelievable stories – and that’s exa...
New Superloop bus route to link Dulwich to Clapham Junction and Eltham from 2027
Transport for London has confirmed that a new Superloop bus route will open in 2027 providing a new service across several South London boroughs, writes Rich Brann… A public consultation for the SL15 route concluded that residents would “widely welcome” the new service, set to run from Clapham...
‘I waited three years to have water leak fixed’
A South London woman who has had to endure a water leak at the front of her council property for the last three years has finally had it fixed. Marie McManus and her family had the leak fixed by Thames Water at their Lambeth Council property in Brixton on Friday (M
Lewisham paediatric nurse features on CBBC’s Operation Ouch!
A deaf paediatric nurse from University Hospital Lewisham has appeared on the CBBC programme Operation Ouch!, writes Tom Appleby… Asha Hylton featured on the popular children’s show, which educates young audiences about medicine and biology. A TV crew followed Hylton in the Paediatric Emergency ...
22-year-old man charged with murder after ‘fatal Lewisham burglary’
A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal burglary in Lewsham in February last year. Romar McDermott, of Mitcham Lane, Wandsworth, appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday (Tuesday 24 March), charged with the murder of Myles Meyjes. Myles, 46, died on 20 February 2025, just over a...
London in the 18th Century: Street by Street
‘London is a mirror of mankind and of the world’ I recently became the proud owner of London in the 18th Century: Street by Street, a book of maps created by John Rocque in the 1700s and republished now with contemporary updates and information. Where we might feel surrounded by old fogeys forev...