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Stock Aitken Waterman honoured with blue plaque at former Borough studio
Stock Aitken Waterman, the legendary British songwriting and production trio, has been celebrated with a blue plaque at their former Vine Yard music studio in Borough after winning the votes with Southwark News readers. Between 1984 and 1993, Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman sold over 200 ...
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Man found dead at home weeks after being ‘pushed’ down Waterloo station escalator
Police are appealing for witnesses after the death of a man who was reportedly pushed down a Waterloo station escalator. Ian Airlie, 48, travelled home after his fall but was found dead at his property in Greenwich on Thursday, October 10. After his death, Ian’s family told police he had report...
Camberwell student suffered fatal seizure after desperate visit to out-of-stock pharmacy
A coroner has recommended that NHS England reviews how it deals with patients with so-called ‘cliff edge conditions’ like epilepsy and diabetes following the death of a Camberwell student. Charlie Marriage, 32, suffered a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) at his flat in Camberwell in J...
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Blaze hits maisonette block in Walworth
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a block of maisonettes in Walworth. A maisonette on Bagshot Street had its second floor damaged by the blaze on Monday, January 20. There were no reports of any injuries. Control officers took five calls from 6.21pm and mobilised crews f...
Social housing waiting lists in London the highest in a decade
The number of households on waiting lists for social housing in London last year hit the highest level for more than a decade, according to newly published data. A total of 336,366 households were waiting for a council or housing association home as of April 1, 2024. The figure for that same April d...
Smuggler, sailor, caulker, pirate: The many faces of maritime Rotherhithe
Seagulls screeching overhead, the hammering of shipwrights, the smell of tar, the masts of ships peeping over the tops of tiny cottages. Since the fourteenth century this was the scene that met the traveller to Rotherhithe, or Redriff as it was form... This is premium content for subscribers only Ge...
‘Nightmare’ Peckham flooding submerges school, park and streets
“Nightmare” flooding caused by a burst water main drenched local streets and part of Peckham Rye Park today. Gardens were inundated with up to 30cm of water while a local school’s car park was submerged by half-a-metre. Four fire engines and 25 firefighters were called to the incident, bringin...
Bereaved families to be spared ‘cruel’ rent burden after Dulwich MP’s campaign
Bereaved families saddled with rent payments after the death of a tenant are to be protected thanks to campaigning by the MP for Dulwich and West Norwood. Helen Hayes was inspired to propose changes to the Renters’ Rights Bill by a “cruel and completely unnecessary” ordeal suffered by her cons...
Millennium Bridge to be refurbished with clean up and re-tension of it’s suspension cables
The Millennium Bridge is to undergo a £3.5 million refurbishment with work expected to begin in the next few months. It is currently unknown whether any temporary closures will be required, with further details to be revealed once a contractor has been appointed. According to a tender published by ...
Student accommodation with 243 rooms proposed for Elephant and Castle
Student accommodation containing 243 bedrooms has been proposed for Elephant and Castle. YourTribe has applied to construct a building rising to eighteen storeys next to its other sixteen-storey student accommodation building, which is currently being developed. Plans were submitted to Southwark Cou...
Lambeth Council asks government for a £40 million bailout
Lambeth council has asked the government for a £40 million bailout to balance its books. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has yet to respond to Lambeth Council’s request regarding its Housing Revenue Account (HRA). But without at least £40 million in financial su...
Could these electric buggies be rolled out across London?
A fleet of electric buggies has launched on the streets of west London, with the company behind them hoping to expand across the capital. There are currently ten Yo-Go buggies which are being operated as part of a “world-first” trial in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The buggies are the ...
Bermondsey car crash was ‘deliberate’ attempt to ‘break into’ building
Police believe a car crash in Bermondsey at the weekend was an attempt by suspects to break into a building. Met Police officers were called to the scene on Mandela Way at 2pm on Saturday, January 18, following reports of a collision. Officers believe the suspects were deliberately trying to break i...
Former local councillor Piers Corbyn charged after pro-Palestine demonstration in Central London
Piers Corbyn is among those charged following a pro-Palestine demonstration in Central London. The controversial activist, former Southwark councillor and brother of ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, is accused of a public order offence. The 77-year-old Walworth resident is among thousands of people...
Suspected World War Two bombs uncovered at South London shopping centre
Suspected World War Two bombs have been uncovered at a South London shopping centre. Officers were called to a construction site by Bell Green Retail Park, Sydenham, shortly before 2pm on Friday, January 17. Police evacuated local residents from their homes while a cordon was erected and the items r...
Man rescued from West Norwood fire
Firefighters rescued a man from a fire at a ground-floor flat in West Norwood. London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to Gipsy Road at 9.16pm on Saturday, January 18. Four fire engines and 25 firefighters fought the blaze for about an hour and rescued a man who was taken to hospital. Part of the three...
Fire commissioner Andy Roe announces plans to retire
London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe has announced he will soon retire after five years in the role. City Hall has begun a formal process to identify and appoint a successor, with the Commissioner’s last day in office yet to be confirmed. “It has been an honour and a privilege to lead London Fire B...
Concerns raised at City Hall of ‘landbanking’ on London’s green belt
Sir Sadiq Khan has said he is concerned that house-builders are buying up parts of London’s green belt in the expectation that ministers will soon loosen the rules which currently protect the land from development. The Government plans to de-classify “low quality” parts of the green belt to en...
Exclusive: Former Grand Designs director brands Peckham town centre redevelopment a ‘horror show’
The former director of Grand Designs has branded Peckham town centre’s looming redevelopment a “horror show”. Berkeley plans to build 877 apartments in towers of up to 20 storeys slap bang in the middle of the low-rise neighbourhood. Ann Lalic, who spent ten years working on the hit Channel 4 ...
Mayor claims £2.2 billion Silvertown Tunnel has been built under budget and in record time
Sir Sadiq Khan has said Londoners should be “incredibly proud” of the soon-to-open Silvertown Tunnel, dubbing it a “great piece of infrastructure” which will “transform” lives. The new £2.2bn road tunnel under the Thames, which will link Silvertown with the Greenwich Peninsula, is due t...