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Courtroom-style sketches from Peckham planning inquiry created by campaigners
A series of courtroom-style sketches from a planning inquiry into a contentious Peckham housing scheme have been commissioned by campaigners as they await news of the outcome. The graphics depict key scenes and witnesses speaking on behalf of Aylesham Community Action from a planning inquiry held la...
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The Clink unveils brand new menus
The Clink Restaurant at HMP Brixton has just announced their new winter menus, writes Tom Appleby… The specially designed menus feature an array of classic winter dishes, ranging from ca
Sixty firefighters rush to tackle blaze in Catford nursery
Dozens of firefighters were called to tackle a fire which ripped through a nursery in Catford and destroyed half of the roof on Saturday night (31 Jan). Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to the fire at a nursery on Rushey Green, Catford, at 18:37 on Saturday evening. Nearly h...
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What is up with London’s buses? They are definitely slower, terminating earlier and arriving later
It feels like every time you’re on a bus these days, the service will suddenly terminate early without warning, stop at multiple points along the route for a change of driver, or will turn up at the stop fifteen minutes late. Here at the News we have been asking why this is. Is it because […]...
‘It is important to be clear about the choice in May – there is no protest vote,’ claims Southwark Lib Dem leader
2026 must be the year Southwark chooses change. Labour has run Southwark Council for sixteen years. Sadiq Khan has been the London Labour Mayor for a decade. And the country now has a Labour Government too. At the last General Election, people were promised change. What many residents in Southwark a...
Family business wins battle to keep selling pizza from van outside South London church
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Surrey Quays Shopping Centre: How a community hub became a ‘ghost town’
This is premium content for subscribers only Get the real storyAs Southwark changes we’re still here.We’re fighting to make sure our community has a voice and stays in the know.But proper journalism costs money. For just £2 a month, or £20 a year, our members get exclusive investigations, his...
Charles Dickens’ great-great-great grandson to unveil golden Dog and Pot sculpture
The great-great-great grandson of Charles Dickens will unveil a golden sculpture of a dog licking from a bowl outside Southwark tube station to mark the author’s birthday. In the 19th century, Charles Dickens used to pass a sign of dog licking from a golden pot above an ironmongers at the corner o...
Twins from Dulwich school running against each other to become the next Young Mayor of Lewisham
Sibling rivalries occasionally spill over into politics, from the Miliband brothers who fought one another for the Labour leadership in 2010 to Jo Johnson’s resignation from his brother Boris’s cabinet in 2020 over his unease at the direction of the government. Now Lewisham has its own sibling p...
Events for families in South London this February
London Lunar New Year Fair at Woolwich Works: See in the Year of the Horse with a weekend of food, dance and community at this event celebrating many of the diverse cultures of East Asia. Try your hand at calligraphy and origami, witness glowing lanterns, and savour festive snacks while reflecting o...
Plans to save protected Burgess Park land from redevelopment shelved by Southwark Council
This is premium content for subscribers only Get the real storyAs Southwark changes we’re still here.We’re fighting to make sure our community has a voice and stays in the know.But proper journalism costs money. For just £2 a month, or £20 a year, our members get exclusive investigations, his...
Cycle lane and five zebra crossings in West Dulwich approved by Lambeth Council
Lambeth Council is rolling out a series of road changes in West Dulwich designed to encourage people to walk and cycle. A two-way cycle lane and five zebra crossings are being installed on the stretch of Rosendale Road between Thurlow Park Road and Park Hall Street. This is the third phase of a four...
Queer cabaret celebration returns to the Queen’s House
The Queen’s House in Greenwich will be transformed into a space of queer creativity and celebration this February as Fierce Queens: Unframed, Unstitched… Unapologetic! returns for LGBTQ+ History Month. On Friday 27 February, the evening will bring together performers and historians for a night o...
Primary school celebrates national recognition for work with refugee children
A Walworth primary school has been nationally commended for its work in supporting young people seeking refuge in the UK, writes Romilly Schulte… “Surrey Square was the first school to receive sanctuary status,” said Cllr Jasmine Ali, deputy leader of Southwark Council, “and the work that th...
Labour Assembly Members reject Lib Dem attempts to keep all police front counters open in London and provide free school meals outside of term time
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Will this expert-led group succeed in making London a thriving 24-hour city?
London’s new Nightlife Commission is an “evolution” of City Hall’s plan to ensure the capital thrives as a 24-hour city rather than an admission that the former controversial ‘Night Czar’ failed in the role, the Deputy Mayor for Culture has insisted. Justine Simons told the Local Democra...
The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
The Jack Studio announced the premiere of The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret, written by George Ryder & Brodie Husband and presented by Linnet Theatre. Car packed, reluctant kisses and goodbye hugs enforced. You protect and raise them for 18 years, but what happens once they fly the nest? A cas...
Life of a Lifer
The collected works of Charles ‘Bronson’ Salvador Lily Selavie Gallery announced a display of the collected works of Charles ‘Bronson’ Salvador, a world-renowned artist and
Bermondsey man finishes the ultimate Pie and Mash conquest – to visit every shop in the country
Norman Osland visited 73 traditional pie and mash shops in eighteen months as part of his goal to visit every one- in a challenge he coined ‘Norman’s Conquest’. The 61-year-old completed his conquest between March 2024 and September 2025 and has self-published a book about the experience. Born...