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Should the Mayor of London have the power to approve the Bakerloo Line Extension with asking government?
Sadiq Khan could be given the power to approve major new Tube and rail projects without waiting for the green light from the Transport Secretary under an amendment being proposed in Parliament. Lord Bassam of Brighton is attempting to alter the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, whic...
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Transport for London unveils brand new bus shelter design on Blackfriars Road
TfL is transforming a handful of bus shelters across London as it experiments with a new design which could eventually be rolled out everywhere. New shelters could include better lighting, improved seating and even CCTV cameras. In total, 27 bus shelters were upgraded in January across 12 London bor...
Peckham teenager found guilty of shooting dead 16-year-old boy in Stockwell last March
A Peckham teenager has been convicted alongside a 33-year-old man for the murder of 16-year-old Lathaniel Burrell in Stockwell last March. The 18-year-old from Peckham and a 33-year-old man from Forest Hill were arrested following the shooting of Lathaniel in the middle of the day on Paradise Road, ...
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Talawa celebrates 40th anniversary
Talawa Theatre Company, the UK’s leading Black British Theatre Company is entering its 40th anniversary year with a programme dedicated to championing the next four decades of Black talent. TALAWA 86:26 presents an ode to the past as well as a celebration of their present with the launch of a lect...
The Places We Know
The Places We Know brings together two of Bethlem Gallery’s core elements – its recently launched permanent art collection, and the artistic community that calls the gallery home. This new exhibition will spotlight works from Bethlem Gallery’s new art collection. Launched last year, and g...
Life Line
Behind every extraordinary feat are ordinary people. This is their story Inspired by Scotsman Sir Alexander Fleming, connecting the urgent reality of antimicrobial resistance with powerful human stories, Life Line makes its highly-anticipated London premiere this spring. A new Scottish musical about...
Creative solutions to London’s housing crisis
With housebuilding numbers in sharp decline, last week we saw the council embrace two creative solutions to London’s housing crisis. Six modular homes have been constructed on Leroy Street, off Tower Bridge Road, which will offer somewhere for homeless people to live temporarily while they find pe...
Royal Mail confirms delivery problems in south east London postcode today
Royal Mail has confirmed that there may be issues with certain deliveries to addresses in Herne Hill today.
London Assembly backs sacked bus driver and calls on Sadiq Khan to show support
The London Assembly sent a “clear message” to Sir Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) as members unanimously called for a full investigation into the dismissal of a bus driver who chased down a thief to retrieve a passenger’s necklace. Mark Hehir, 62, was let go by bus firm Metroline aft...
English Devolution Bill could give Sadiq Khan the power to approve Bakerloo Line extension without deal with ministers
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E-bike usage in Southwark has more than quadrupled in two years
E-bike use in Southwark has shot up by an astonishing 356 per cent in just two years. 8.2 million e-bike trips were taken last year alone, according to Southwark Council. The council is currently negotiating a new strategy with e-bike operators as it looks to clamp down on e-bike pile ups and riders...
Camberwell writer revives Greek family olive oil business after 40 years
A Camberwell-based writer has revived her Greek father’s olive oil business — which he started with his childhood best friend 40 years ago, writes Maxine Riike Brigue. Georgia Spanos, a 34-year-old food writer and author, launched her Cretan extra virgin olive oil business, Korontini, in October...
Southwark historian to give talks on gay WWI and WWII servicemen for LGBT history month
Local historian Stephen Bourne will be signing books at the Imperial War Museum and later giving a talks on gay WWI and WWII servicemen, writes Cristina Trujillo… Born in Camberwell, Stephen Bourne specialises in hidden histories, documenting the lives and contributions of Black Britons and the LG...
How house prices have changed in each south east London borough in the last 10 years
The average house price in south east London is now more than £190,000 higher than it was a decade ago, according to new data.
Exhibition featuring costumes from Downton Abbey and Pride and Prejudice held in Bermondsey Museum
An exhibition featuring never-before-seen costumes from such iconic films and series as Downton Abbey and P
Let London boroughs keep half the money raised from tourist tax, councils urge
Boroughs should be able to keep at least half of the money they raise from a levy on overnight stays, a group of London councils has urged. The government is consulting on proposals allowing Mayors in England to bring in an overnight visitor levy, also known as a tourist tax. It has been estimated t...
Police renew appeal for information after rail staff ‘squirted’ and left with chemical burns at Blackfriars station last summer
British Transport Police detectives have launched a fresh appeal to the public for information about a ‘horrific’ assault which left a member of rail staff with chemical burns last summer. At around 6pm on 17 May 2025, the victim was on duty at the gate line of Blackfriars station when four men ...
What is going on at Canada Water leisure centre?
When the Canada Water Leisure Centre opened last year we questioned whether new members were really getting more for less with the revamp. The counc
Greenwich Theatre announces new producing arm
London’s historical Greenwich Theatre has announced a new producing arm, writes Cristina Trujillo… The launch of Greenwich Theatre Productions will help the theatre bring multiple in-house productions to other London venues, including The Park Theatre and King’s Head Theatre in North London, a...
Homes linked to the local average income could be built on Nunhead estate
Southwark Council is moving forward with plans to deliver the borough’s first Community Land Trust (CLT) aimed at people who are unable to access social housing and are priced out of the housing market. Southwark Council has been working with Peckham Citizens and a community steering group to deli...