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Youth club creating next generation of rappers and producers with help of DJ AG
Croydon’s music success is often linked to places like the BRIT School, especially with the recent achievements of artists such as Olivia
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Video: Inside Lordship Lane’s Kix Bar + Kitchen – bold flavours and fiery cocktails
If you head down the leafy streets of East Dulwich, you’ll soon stumble across Kix Bar + Kitchen, an independently run late-night spot with live music, vibrant flavours and spicy cocktails. Tucked among the independent shops and cafés of Lordship Lane, Kix offers something bolder than its villa...
Wheelchair user makes the shocking claim that he has been stranded in station lifts ’30 times this year’
A wheelchair user from Herne Hill claims he has been trapped inside lifts ’30 times’ this year alone. Last Monday (16 February), Nathan Rollinson said he was trapped inside a lift at London Bridge station after it ‘broke down while he was inside’. He had been on his way to a hospital appoint...
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Step inside Herne Hill’s grand design – Brockwell Hall transformed back to its Georgian splendour
A 19th century manor house in the heart of Brockwell Park has been brought back to life following a major transformation, reopening as a café, wedding venue and community exhibition space. Built in 1813 by chandelier maker John Blades, Brockwell Hall reopened its doors and gardens last year after d...
Bestselling author Leodora Darlington’s latest book launches at GAIL’S on World Book Day
Leodora Darlington’s The Exes will be launched at GAIL’s in Southwark in a Q&A and book signing, writes Cristina Trujillo… The British author, from London, will be launching both her new book and a new monthly event at GAIL’s on Thursday, March 5 – World Book Day. Guests can expect cof...
Edward II
“All live to die, and rise to fall” This all-female version of Christopher Marlowe’s play brings a fresh take on this classic tale of love, violence, and what it means to live a life under the spotlight. After the death of the King’s father, Gaveston is hastily summoned back from exile on ...
What’s the history behind these grand-looking buildings off the Old Kent Road?
Caroline Gardens is one of those spots that would grab your attention when walking past and make you wonder what are the origins of such a grand-looking set of buildings? Writes Frankie Hills.. Just off Old Kent Road, on Asylum Road and on the way t... This is premium content for subscribers only Ge...
Flyby Flying into Southwark
‘Our cast are out of this world’ Flyby is a daring new musical, which has its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse Borough soon. Theo Jamieson, who wrote the book, music, and lyrics and also co-directed and co-created with Adam Lenson, took time out from other musicals he’s working on to talk...
Council votes through Southwark’s next budget
Southwark’s next budget was voted through during a lively meeting of the full council on Wednesday (25 February). The budget – unveiled by Cllr Stephanie Cryan earlier this month – sets out how the local authority will balance the books for the next 12 months amid a looming £80 million financ...
Iconic Tracey Emin artwork showcased across London as Tate Modern exhibition opens today
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Brunel Museum to host science stand-up comedy night
The show will spotlight engineering through quick-witted, intellectual stand-up, writes Tom Appleby… On Wednesday 4 March at 6:30pm, Brunel Museum will stage the special comedy evening Engineering is a Joke. The show will be hosted by Steve Cross, the founder of the comedy show Science Show-off. L...
Country to Country festival returns to the O2 Arena
Europe’s biggest country music festival, Country to Country, is coming to the O2 Arena from 13 to 15 March. The festival features three days of the ‘best’ in country music, with performances from big country stars as well as emerging talent from Nashville, the UK and Europe. This years headlin...
Protest at Southwark Council tonight over cuts to Sunday estate cleaning staff
Demonstrators will protest outside Southwark Council tonight (Wednesday 25 February) over plans to halve the number of estate cleaning staff working on Sundays. The council announced earlier this month that it intends to cut the number of staff working Sunday overtime from 117 to 58, which would sav...
What is in Southwark Council’s budget?
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Ex-Lib Dem Dulwich Village candidate defects to Conservatives
An ex-Lib Dem councillor candidate in Dulwich Village has said he will support the Conservatives in the local elections. Raghav Parkash, who came sixth in Dulwich Village in 2022 with 11 per cent of the vote, has announced his intention to support the Conservatives in this May’s local elections. E...
Closed roads in Kennington expected to re-open next month
A number of roads in Kennington that have remained closed since January are due to reopen next month (March 2026). Monkton Street, Fitzalan Street and Worgan Street, which are all located in Kennington, have been closed since January so Thames Water can carry out major works. According to one.netwo...
Plans for new 530-bed hotel complete with a swimming pool, a sky bar and a terrace garden near Borough Market
Two office buildings located close to London Bridge and Borough Market could be redeveloped to make way for a new 530-bed hotel complete with a swimming pool, a sky bar and a terrace garden. The applicants, Latium Real Estate and Infinite Partners, want to partially demolish the office buildings at ...
Double Exhibition at Gerald Moore Gallery
Gerald Moore Gallery announced two new exhibitions, Putting Away Childish Things and Indian Art Form of Pichwai: A Sacred Timeless Journey. Both exhibitions showcase the gallery’s ongoing support for local organisations and diverse voices, celebrating creativity and cultural expression within our ...
Landlords could be forced to rent out empty shops under new plans to revitalise struggling high streets
Lambeth council has announced plans to introduce new powers that require landlords to rent out “persistently vacant” commercial properties to new tenants, as a way to tackle increasingly struggling high streets, writes Frankie Hills… Working in partnership with the Mayor of London, the plans c...
Extra floor to be added to block of flats, despite objections
Plans to add an extra floor to a five-storey block of flats in Greenwich have been approved despite strong objections from residents living below. A proposal to add eight new homes on top of Woodlands Heights on Vanbrugh Hill was approved by Greenwich Council’s Local Planning Committee on February...