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Wardens could patrol every town centre in South London borough to tackle ASB
Neighbourhood wardens could begin patrolling every town centre in Wandsworth, after the success of a trial scheme. Wandsworth Council’s Labour administration has pledged to roll out the service across the borough to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour, if it wins the local elections in May. The ...
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John Boyega will appear in BBC documentary about the final hours of Damiola Taylor’s life
Camberwell-born actor John Boyega will feature in an upcoming BBC documentary about the final hours of his childhood friend Damiola Taylor’s life. Damiola was stabbed in the leg and left to die in an apartment block stairwell on the North Peckham estate in 2000. Damiola, who had recently moved to ...
New purpose-built centre offering specialist support for anyone who’s experienced abuse or harassment
Southwark Council has launched a new service offering specialist support for anyone who’s experienced abuse or harassment. The Women’s Safety Alliance (WSA) is a replacement and extension of Southwark’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) service, and provides support for issues including ...
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Lack of awareness around Renters’ Rights reforms could undermine new law
Biggest Changes in the Renters’ Rights Act 1) Banning no-fault (Section 21) Evictions 2) Outlawing bidding wars 3) Ending fixed-term tenancies 4) Right to (reasonably) request a pet 5) Extension of Awaab’s Law – putting struct legal timeframes on private landlords to fix damp and mould Low awa...
Dulwich villagers call on council to revisit parking restrictions
Hundreds of residents have called on Southwark Council to revisit parking restrictions around the shops in Dulwich Village to help support local businesses and encourage more visitors to the area. During a meeting of Southwark’s Cabinet on early this month local residents, Clive Rates and Tristan ...
Slow NHS rollout of weight loss drugs creating a two-tier system for obese Londoners
Londoners are being trapped in a “two-tier system” of accessing weight loss drugs due to a slow NHS rollout of obesity treatment in the capital, a City Hall committee has said. Patients are increasingly buying weight loss drugs privately, including counterfeit and unregulated treatments, due to ...
What Fatima Did…
Tara Theatre Young Company brings bold energy, fresh talent, and new ideas This April, eleven 18-25 year olds make their professional theatre debut as part of Tara Theatre Young Company. They present a fresh production of ‘What Fatima Did…’ by playwright Atiha Sen Gupta, revisiting an importan...
London Fire Brigade saves £34 million a year on overtime shifts
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is saving £34million a year on overtime shifts and thousands of hours on attending false alarms following significant reform to their response and staffing policies, it has emerged. London Fire Commissioner Jonathan Smith revealed that the organisation’s annual spend...
Contentious LTN scheme has come into effect permanently this week
A contentious LTN scheme in Greenwich has come into effect permanently this week. The West and East Greenwich Neighbourhood Management Scheme went live o
Homes built for rough sleepers in Bermondsey remain empty two months after grand opening
Eight modular homes installed on a Bermondsey council estate to provide temporary accommodation for rough sleepers have remained empty two months after opening, writes Rich Brann… The delay, according to Southwark Council, is down to Thames Water not connecting them to the water supply, with the c...
Deputy Mayor approves Canada Water Masterplan with only 9% affordable housing despite grant of over £50 million
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Taxi driver gang sentenced for smuggling illegal migrants out of the UK
Local taxi drivers and a man from Bermondsey were part of a conspiracy to smuggle illegal migrants out of the UK to France in the back of lorries, organised by an Algerian national living in Camberwell, writes Frankie Hills…. The four taxi drivers, two of which were living in Elephant and Castle, ...
Child rescued from above a shop in Bermondsey that caught fire due, it is believed, to a ‘lithium battery failure’
A fire broke out in a mobility shop in on Wednesday evening, believed to have been caused by the ‘failure of a lithium-ion battery’. Lithium batteries are rechargeable batteries found in e-bikes and e-scooters as well as common household items like laptops and phones. Eight fire engines and arou...
What Was, What Is, What Could Be
Camberwell Space celebrates seven years of Queer Youth Art Collective The exhibition follows a three-month residency with QYAC, in which 30 LGBTQIA+ artists aged 18-28 years old were selected in an open call and supported in developing a studio practice. The programme included workshops and mentorsh...
Train passengers shocked to see flames engulfing balconies in Deptford
The brigade was inundated with calls after passengers on a train passing through Deptford were shocked to see a block of flats alight this week, writes Frankie Hills… Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters attended the scene at Childers Street, in Deptford, after a fire broke out on Tuesday e...
Historic fan-making workshop in Greenwich
The Fan Museum’s popular fan making workshop is back for anyone who wants to try their hand at fan making. Learn fan making techniques from their experienced tutor, suitable for beginners to experienced makers who want to meet like-minded people. Each participant is required to bring one large she...
Investigation launched after £80m cocaine haul seized at London Gateway
An investigation has been launched after around one tonne of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £80 million, was seized at London Gateway port, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones… Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) began inquiries following the discovery, which was made by Border For...
Plans to demolish old South London hospital wing for 150 new flats set for approval
Plans to demolish a former wing of a South London hospital for 150 new homes have been recommended for approval. Regent Wing, off Coombe Road, which was part of Kingston Hospital until 2021, would be replaced with three six-storey apartment blocks under the plans. Kingston Council officers ruled dev...
A Nunhead Orchard grows in Wales
Local Artist Wins National Competition Nunhead’s finest sculptor, Rafael Klein, whose work can be seen in many corners of the borough, has just completed a commission for a piece of his work on a housing development way out west in Herefordshire. But before the final installation, Rafael found tim...
Bartlett Classic Returns to Southwark
Following sold-out runs in Canada and tours to Japan, South Africa, and Brazil, Cock comes to London this spring in a raw, intimate new staging from Canada’s acclaimed Talk Is Free Theatre. Originally written in 2009 by acclaimed British playwright Mike Bartlett, Cock feels newly urgent in this bo...