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Church roof collapses in Camberwell due to ‘dodgy Victorian workmanship’
The roof of a church in Camberwell came crashing down last month due to ‘dodgy workmanship’ from more than 150 years ago. Cottage Green Chapel is an 180-year-old Baptist church on Cottage Green, between Southampton Way and Wells Way. Last month Haydon Murr, who runs the church with his wife Alis...
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Bermondsey foodbank fears future after Zipcar’s exit trebles transport costs
A Bermondsey foodbank is fearing for its future after Zipcar’s retreat from London has tripled their transport costs. Children at Bouthcer Primary School in Bermondsey, Bird in Bush Primary School in Peckham, Cathedral Primary School in Borough and Rye Oak Primary School in Peckham get regular mea...
Bermondsey schoolgirl wins national competition – where she had to write a story in just six words
A Bermondsey schoolgirl beat hundreds of young writers to be crowned winner of a short story that consists of just six words. Amal Badmus, Year 10 student at St Saviour’s and St Olave’s Church of England School, has been crowned winner of the national 2026 Six Word Story competition. The competi...
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Council hits back at claims it ‘airbrushed’ opposition to LTNs in Greenwich
Greenwich Council has denied claims it “airbrushed” evi
Third teenager convicted of murdering Robert Robinson in Deptford before escaping to Nigeria
A third teenager has convicted of murdering 21-year-old Robert Robinson in Deptford after a dispute over a stolen bike. Jackson Uwagboe, 19, of Hamilton Street, Deptford, was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, 10 February. He was also convicted of robbery and possession of a bladed article. ...
The Ballad of Johnny & June
No one burned brighter than Johnny Cash and June Carter Following sell out seasons at California’s La Jolla Playhouse and Canada’s acclaimed Citadel Theatre, Christopher Ryan Grant brings his acclaimed performance as Johnny Cash to the UK & Ireland tour, opening at Bromley’s Churchill Thea...
Housing Minister admits flaws with shared ownership including escalating service charges
Challenges around shared ownership properties are a “particular” issue for Londoners, the Housing Minister has admitted. The scheme – aimed at households who cannot afford to buy a property on the open market – allows people to purchase a share of their new home and pay regulated rent on the...
Richmond residents to face council tax hike
Richmond residents face another 5 per cent hike in their council tax this year, with band D households set to pay nearly £2,500. Richmond Council said it needs to raise council tax by the maximum amount allowed to protect essential services as it faces “unprecedented cuts in Government funding....
A hidden South Bermondsey sauna sanctuary – with cold plunges for under £10
Barbora Patková has transformed what she described as a “dirty old yard” in South Bermondsey into a wellness haven, complete with saunas, cold plunge baths and a workshop space hosting yoga, sound baths and meditation. Just a short walk from South Bermondsey station, Innervisons Alchemy appears...
Only Fools and Horses’ Racquel to star in Southwark Playhouse production
Tessa Peake-Jones will lead the cast of Invisible Me, a comedy drama running at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 8 April to 2 May. The play, written by Bren Gosling and directed by Scott Le Crass, follows three working-class Londoners navigating love and loneliness in their 60s. Tessa Peak-Jones is ...
Fire leaves Denmark Road flat partially destroyed
Firefighters raced to Denmark Hill yesterday to tackle a blaze which left a flat inside a four-storey building partially destroyed (Tuesday, 10 Feb), The blaze left part of a second-floor flat in a four-storey block partially destroyed. Four fire engines and 25 firefighters responded to the fire. Th...
Unless there are 9,922 starts on affordable homes by March this year, the mayor will miss housing target again
The Mayor of London looks set to fall well short of affordable housing targets set by the Government, new data shows. Last year the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) agreed to lower London’s target for the Affordable Homes Programme (A...
Revealed - which south east London borough had the most crime in January?
Metropolitan Police figures have revealed which south east London borough recorded the highest number of criminal offences in December.
February half term: Free activities at the Queen’s House
The Queen’s House will be hosting free activities inspired by identity and friendship this February half term (Tuesday 17 – Friday 20 February) to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month. The historic house will be holding storytelling sessions and musical performances suitable for all ages and offering ...
The Victorian south London gastropub named among the UK’s best
A Camberwell pub dating back nearly 130 years has been named as one of the best gastropubs in the UK after reopening just eight months ago.
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 The revamped shelters contain several new features, including better lig...
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, ...
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...