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Council approves Brockwell Park 2026 festivals
Plans to host a series of festival events in Brockwell Park later this year have been approved by councillors, despite receiving a mixed reaction from the local community. Lambeth Council’s Planning Applications Committee unanimously granted temporary planning permission for the events during a me...
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Inside the London Bridge bar with its own skate park
Ben Hopkinson, founder of Druid Street’s Hop Kingdom, has created something rare in London: a place where you can sip a pint, step on a skateboard, and feel welcome – even if you’ve never skated before. Hop Kingdom opened in 2018 and was built on a simple idea: to make skateboarding more acces...
Celebrate World Book Day at an author drop-in event in Lewisham
Downham Heath and Leisure Centre near Catford is hosting a free author event on World Book Day (Thursday 5 March). Children and families are invited to wear their best World Book Day costumes and discover new ways of reading. There will be also be a guest author who will be running an event from 16:...
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Every Drop Matters: A Free Southwark Roadshow on sickle cell awareness and blood donation
A free community event tomorrow, (Thursday 26 February), raising awareness of sickle cell anaemia will offer people the opportunity to find out their blood type and donate, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… The event is open to local residents, families, community members, and anyone interested in lea...
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...
Award-winning independent bookshop in Dulwich shortlisted for top award
Village Books, the long-established independent bookshop in Dulwich, has been named as a finalist in the 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year Awards.
Exclusive: Hospital unit which treats homeless patients for alcohol and drug addiction will close next month
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Video: Manhunt continues after 18-year-old was stabbed to death in Peckham on Valentine’s Day
A manhunt is underway after an 18-year-old was stabbed in Peckham on Valentine’s Day with police realising footage of the fatal night. Detectives hunting for the teenager’s killers are appealing to any members of the public with information to come forward and have released a video of the victim...
Residents warn of harm as petition grows against 24-Hour gambling in Crystal Palace
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Council tax rise in Southwark means Band D households will now pay nearly £2k a year
Southwark residents are facing a 4.99 per cent increase to their council tax this year, meaning Band D households would pay almost £2,000 in total. Southwark Council has described the increase in a budget report as “essential” given social care pressures and reductions in government grants. The...
Sadiq Khan gets £142.6 million more in business rates and council tax then he thought – so what will it be spent on?
A surge in business rates and council tax returns has handed Sadiq Khan a £142.6 million funding boost, which the Mayor intends to split between youth crime prevention, AI development, and London’s transport system. Sir Sadiq Khan’s plans to spend the extra money, discovered by City Hall, on ...
Children's bookshop in Herne Hill in running for top national award
A children’s bookshop in Herne Hill is in the running for a top national award.
Killer still at large one week after teen stabbed to death in Peckham
No arrests have been made a week after an 18-year-old was stabbed to death in Peckham, police have confirmed.