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Thousands gather on Aylesbury Estate to release balloons in memory of 16-year-old Junior Dean
Thousands gathered on Walworth’s Aylesbury Estate on Saturday night to release balloons in memory of a 16-year-old, who tragically passed away after a fire at his friend’s home last week. The night’s sky on Saturday was filled with balloons as a whole community mourns the loss of the popular t...
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Camberwell church needs £30,000 to restore roof after ‘dodgy Victorian workmanship’ led it to collapse
A church in Camberwell whose roof collapsed in January due to ‘dodgy craftsmanship from more than 150 years ago’ is asking the local community to help them pay a large repair bill. Cottage Green Chapel, between Wells Way and Southampton Way, needs to raise £30,000 to restore the roof, which col...
Kids can visit Easter bunny wonderland at Charlton House throughout the holidays
Charlton House and Gardens are hosting a magical Easter trail for all the family from Sunday 29 March to Sunday 12 April. The trail takes children down a ‘magical rabbit hole’ into Wonderland, where they need to find the rabbits nestled among the spring flowers. Once all the rabbits have been fo...
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New Elephant health centre will open in 2031 after Southwark agrees to buy it from developer
Southwark will pay to fit out a new health centre which a developer had been due to build as part of the final phase of the Elephant Park redevelopment on the site of the former Heygate Estate. The new health centre will replace two existing GP surgeries and subject to final approvals could start re...
Guy’s Hospital to mark 300th birthday with week of celebrations
Guy’s Hospital is celebrating its 300th birthday this year and will put on a week of free and paid activities to mark the occasion in May. 2026 marks 300 years since Guy’s began caring for the community in 1726. The programme of celebratory events, which includes a special Southwark Cathedral se...
The Cutty Sark DLR is back open
“People power” has been praised for pushing through the refurbishment of a DLR station after it reopened with new escalators, a new lift and artwork celebrating Greenwich history. The Cutty Sark DLR station reopened yesterday (March 23), bringing residents and visitors right back into the heart ...
Peckham MP is hoping for business revolution on her patch
Behind Peckham’s vibrant markets, buzzing high streets and unmistakable creative pulse lies something deeper: a powerful collective movement of local entrepreneurs shaping our neighbourhood. That movement came together in full force in March, at the newly refurbished Palais on Rye Lane. Under the ...
Shopping arcade outside Peckham Rye Station is finally set to come down
The shopping arcade outside Peckham Rye Station is finally being demolished to make way for a public square, ten years after planning permission for a £27 million scheme was granted. Work to create a public square outside the station entrance is finally underway and will begin with the demolition o...
City of London Academy Southwark receives glowing Ofsted report
City of London Academy in Bermondsey has received a glittering Ofsted rating with inspectors praising its ‘culture of reading’ and high-achieving pupils. The non-selective South Bermondsey secondary school and sixth-form was also praised for its “ambitious curriculum” and the “deep subject...
Camberwell leaseholder stuck in temporary housing for two years after council fails to fix leak
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‘It has been a privilege to serve’: Southwark’s oldest councillor, 80, gives final speech as she prepares to retire
Southwark’s oldest councillor has given her final speech at the Town Hall before she steps down for the May local elections. Maria Linforth-Hall, who is 80 years old and has represented St George’s ward for the Lib Dems since 2014, gave her final council assembly speech last Wednesday (18 March)...
Croydon Mind gets a new home as demand surges for mental health services
“These are services that are not only life-changing but, in some circumstances, life-saving as well,” said Emma Turner, as Mind opened its new Croydon counselling centre in South Croydon this week. The charity recen
Neil Coyle’s column: ‘My thoughts on housing, foodbanks and this year’s local election’
Housing is the number one issue local people raise with me so it is brilliant to be ‘breaking ground’ this week, the builders’ term for beginning the work for 338 new council homes on the Bermondsey site of the old Peek Freans Biscuit Factory.? Southwark’s Labour council has built more homes...
Weaving Trust in SE15
Creating space for people to connect and feel heard Weaving Trust is a new letterpress installation by Michelle Dwyer of Nice & Graphic studio, commissioned by Amott Road Baptist Church for the Dulwich Festival, writes Michael Holland. Michelle explains that ‘The work explores trust, belonging...
Massive funeral planned for local traveller and daughter of ‘The Old King’
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East Dulwich councillor and his wife celebrate 60 years of marriage
Childhood sweethearts Charlie Smith and his wife Sue celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary last week and say the secret to a long and happy marriage is remaining ‘great friends’. Charlie, 77, who has been an Labour councillor for 24 years in East Dulwich, met Sue at a youth club when the ...
Over 50s daytime cabaret at the Elephant and Castle has expanded after ‘incredible popularity’
A local woman’s daytime cabaret at the Elephant and Castle Pub has proved so successful in helping older people get out and about that it is now expanding to two days a month. Diane Horan Hill is a 64-year-old, lifelong Elephant and Castle resident with a passion for singing, dancing, and bringing...
Top-rated coffee shop and nursery join Bermondsey ex-Biscuit Factory new homes
Popular coffee shop Urban Baristas and day nursery Kinderzimmer will open later this year at Pearl Yard Bermondsey, writes Cristina Trujillo… Renovated Biscuit Factory, Pearl Yard Bermondsey, is welcoming the two new enterprises to its community of new homes, leisure and retail spaces. Greystar is...
Free classical music concerts at Charlton House every week
Every Tuesday at 1pm, Charlton House opens its doors for a free classical music concert. The performance is hosted in the Old Library by the Charlton House Concert Society in conjunction with The Royal College of Music and The Royal Academy of Music. The concert is completely free and operates on a ...
Backstory named London’s independent bookshop of the year
The 2026 London winner for The British Book Awards 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year is Backstory, a Balham shop that deals in fiction, non-fiction and wine.