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Why former Millwall attacker Jed Wallace is struggling for West Brom game-time – and how he has reacted
JED Wallace finds himself in an unfamiliar position ahead of West Bromwich Albion’s meeting with his former side Millwall on Saturday – but it will come as little surprise to Lions fans how he has reacted to it. Wallace, 30, a hugely popular f
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Elephant Park residents frustrated over water-logged footpaths, whilst landlord installs bizarre bronze statues
A group of Elephant Park residents are tired of waiting for their water-ridden footpaths to be replaced, whilst their landlord ‘adds things to the park’ like fountains and bizarre bronze statues. To air their frustrations, residents and leaseholders recently set up a ‘tongue-in-cheek’ soci...
Dulwich business say parking plans will put them out of business
Plans to charge drivers for street parking in West Dulwich will ‘destroy’ local shops, business owners have warned. Lambeth Council is finalising details of the scheme which would stop cars from parking on roads in the area for free. But businesses on Rossendale Road, a popular shopping spot, ...
Plans for cycleway linking Blackfriars to Aldgate
A new multi-million pound cycleway proposed to run through the centre of the City of London has taken a significant step forward. The proposed route will stretch from Aldgate in its east to Blackfriars at its western point, connecting up with Cycleway 2 at Whitechapel High Street, Cycleway 6 at New ...
Residents finally rehoused ahead of Selhurst Park redevelopment but concerns for those still living next to new stadium
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Private security will patrol Canada Water, British Land confirms
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Mayor of London said his own policy is to ‘over-declare’ donations
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Southwark charity to double almshouse capacity offering modern homes to over 150 pensioners by 2030
A Southwark charity will more than double its almshouse stock in the borough providing modern, communal living for over 150 pensioners by 2030. Southwark Charities, an organisation housing the elderly since 1752, is redeveloping sites in Blackfriars and Walworth currently containing 66 households. ...
Neighbourhood has become ‘rat run’ for ‘hyena’ phone thieves who video their victims as ‘trophies’, say Rotherhithe residents
Streets in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey have become “rat runs” where brazen criminals have free rein to snatch phones that are distributed to safehouses dotted throughout the area, claim locals. A “constant stream of people with balaclavas and hoodies on electric bikes” uses a network of hidde...
King’s College Hospital NHS Trust’s £1 million pay-outs for stillborn babies worst in London
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has paid out over £1 million due to medical negligence in cases of stillborn babies – the worst of any London NHS Trust between 2011 and 2023. The Trust saw seventeen successful claims lodged against it during that period, according to Freedom of Inf...
Surrey skipper Rory Burns reflects on three-in-a-row – and picks out one key game in title fight
By ECB Reporters Network Surrey’s four-time County Championship-winning captain Rory Burns said he was “proud” of his three-in-a-row colleagues as he picked out the home win over Essex as a key moment in the title defence. Surrey ended their Division 1 campaign with a draw against the 2019 w...
Council sends 5,000 households an extra £50 to help with council tax this month
Southwark Council is sending thousands of families an extra £50 to help with council tax bills this month. Five thousand households will receive the one-off payment by Friday (4 September). This will be for families impacted by the two-child benefit cap and single working-age households in council ...
13 things to do in south London this October
Creative writing workshops at Downham Library Lewisham writer Amber Obasi is hosting a series of free creative writing workshops every Saturday at Downham Library as part of Lewisham Writes by Spread the Word. These sessions are for people who are already writing or who would like to give writing ...
‘Southwark should be able to recruit more police and have dedicated ward officers under new government’, says Neil Coyle
The first Labour conference as the Party of Government since 2009 has created a sense of optimism. It is astonishing that our country sank so low under the Tories that £700 million was sent to Rwanda for nothing, whilst Ministers failed to bu
Pupils ‘scared’ by walk through crime-ridden Burgess Park get lights installed after three-year campaign
Walworth schoolchildren’s “scary” walk-to-school through Burgess Park has been made safer with the installation of lights following a three-year campaign. Ark Walworth Academy students said the gloomy, unlit park, notorious for robberies and sexual offences, had been frightening to cross. Sout...
Exclusive: Peckham homeowners fear ‘financial ruin’ over ‘wipe out’ £50,000 major works bills
Peckham homeowners fear “financial ruin” after receiving estimated council bills of up to £50,000 for works to their homes. Consort Estate residents fear they are being overcharged for the £17.3 million project after reportedly finding a £28,000 charge for ten mobile phones buried in a projec...
Body found in river Thames confirmed as missing woman from south east London
A body found in the river Thames is believed to be that of a woman missing from south east London.
Police arrest man after station WiFis display Islamophobic messages
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Where do Southwark MPs stand on voting through cuts to Winter Fuel Allowance?
We asked three MPs covering Southwark why they did not vote to keep the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners, with two defending their position and MP Helen Hayes failing to comment. The annual payment has been relied on by pensioners since its introduction in 1997 and consists of a £200 or £300 s...