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Don’t miss the Christmas light switch-on and lantern parade in Greenwich this Wednesday
Christmas is coming to Greenwich on Wednesday 19 November with the return of the Lantern Parade and Christmas Lights switch-on. Schoolchildren will take to the streets with their handmade lanterns and the glowing procession will wind its way through Greenwich. The procession will go around the Colle...
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Councils warn that some e-bike companies could be operating in London ‘without contracts’
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£65 million underspend – the money is there so why is it not being spent on step-free upgrades at South London train stations?
It’s a shocking fact that in 2025, just half of London’s train stations are fully accessible for disabled people. The city lags behind the country at large, with 61 per cent of stations containing step-free access. The paltry supply of genuinely accessible public transport in the capital doesn...
Make create your own signature fragrance in South London – we took a visit
Nestled amongst Brixton Village’s incense-filled alleyways lies My Signature Aroma, a bespoke perfumery inspired by individuality, writes Megan Norcott… My Signature Aroma was created by Dionne Palmer and Frank Kennedy online in 2020, before the pair opened their first bricks-and-mortar site in ...
‘Only the Liberal Democrats can beat Labour in Southwark,’ claims its leader Victor Chamberlain
Fed up with Labour’s let-downs? You’re not alone. Across Southwark, people are saying the same thing: “enough is enough”. I’ve met countless lifelong Labour voters who say they’ll never vote Labour again. Reform UK can shout from the sidelines, but they’ve never won a single council se...
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90-bed care home plan to stay as it is after call-in
Plans to build a new 90-bed care home in Peckham will stay as they are after a group of councillors questioned the decision-making process leading up to its cabinet approval last month. During a cabinet meeting on October 14, Southwark Council
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Southbank is a bike theft hotspot, new data reveals
London’s Southbank has ranked as the city’s second-worst area for bike theft, writes Matt Hasdell… Southbank, including nearby areas like Waterloo station and Southwark, recorded a total of 27 bike thefts in August. Only Paddington was higher with 28, with the new data coming from Stolen Ride,...
Christmas market showcasing African and Caribbean brands is back later this month
Wakuda Market is a free-to-enter Christmas market in Lewisham Shopping Centre, showcasing African and Caribbean brands offering food, gifts and crafts. Back in 2020, Lewisham locals Nathaniel and Albert, had grown frustrated at the lack of authentic African and Caribbean products in mainstream retai...
How to get the help you need during the strikes
NHS services across south east London are expected to be affected by strikes over the weekend and into next week. The strikes by junior doctors, who are now known as resident doctors, started yesterday (Friday 14 November) and will continue until this Wednesday 19 November. During strike action, the...
What Southwark Council doing to protect local people from crime?
Last week’s news that a man was wounded in a shooting in Peckham was both shocking and deeply saddening. All of our thoughts are with the injured man, and his family and loved ones. I’d like to thank again the police and ambulance service for their incredible work during the in
Chance Encounter with Local Writer
Drama, laughter and high emotions Dulwich-based writer, Susan Gillie, originally aspired to be a scientist and studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge. However, partly enforced by moving with her husband and two sons
Protestors disrupt council meeting to call on Southwark to stop using bailiffs
Dramatic scenes unfolded in Southwark Council’s full meeting last night, after the leader of the council had to be escorted out following a disruption by more than a dozen protestors criticising the local authority’s use of bailiffs. Twenty protestors from housing group Acorn suddenly stood up a...
Southwark Tube station is the first on the Jubilee Line to get listed status
Southwark Tube station was built between 1994 and 1996 as part of the Jubilee line extension and is the first on the line to get Grade II listed status. The station was one of six brand new stations on the Jubilee line extension, which opened in 1999 and added eleven new stations, from Green Park [...
Southwark celebrates almost doubling the number of local businesses paying their staff the London Living Wage
The council has celebrated almost doubling in three years the number of local businesses paying their staff the London Living Wage. There are now 452 employers with this certification in Southwark – up from 248 in 2022 – which means there are now 7,100 workers in the borough receiving more th...