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Richmond residents to face council tax hike
Richmond residents face another 5 per cent hike in their council tax this year, with band D households set to pay nearly £2,500. Richmond Council said it needs to raise council tax by the maximum amount allowed to protect essential services as it faces “unprecedented cuts in Government funding....
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A hidden South Bermondsey sauna sanctuary – with cold plunges for under £10
Barbora Patková has transformed what she described as a “dirty old yard” in South Bermondsey into a wellness haven, complete with saunas, cold plunge baths and a workshop space hosting yoga, sound baths and meditation. Just a short walk from South Bermondsey station, Innervisons Alchemy appears...
Only Fools and Horses’ Racquel to star in Southwark Playhouse production
Tessa Peake-Jones will lead the cast of Invisible Me, a comedy drama running at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 8 April to 2 May. The play, written by Bren Gosling and directed by Scott Le Crass, follows three working-class Londoners navigating love and loneliness in their 60s. Tessa Peak-Jones is ...
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Fire leaves Denmark Road flat partially destroyed
Firefighters raced to Denmark Hill yesterday to tackle a blaze which left a flat inside a four-storey building partially destroyed (Tuesday, 10 Feb), The blaze left part of a second-floor flat in a four-storey block partially destroyed. Four fire engines and 25 firefighters responded to the fire. Th...
Unless there are 9,922 starts on affordable homes by March this year, the mayor will miss housing target again
The Mayor of London looks set to fall well short of affordable housing targets set by the Government, new data shows. Last year the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) agreed to lower London’s target for the Affordable Homes Programme (A...
Revealed - which south east London borough had the most crime in January?
Metropolitan Police figures have revealed which south east London borough recorded the highest number of criminal offences in December.
February half term: Free activities at the Queen’s House
The Queen’s House will be hosting free activities inspired by identity and friendship this February half term (Tuesday 17 – Friday 20 February) to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month. The historic house will be holding storytelling sessions and musical performances suitable for all ages and offering ...
The Victorian south London gastropub named among the UK’s best
A Camberwell pub dating back nearly 130 years has been named as one of the best gastropubs in the UK after reopening just eight months ago.
Transport for London unveils brand new bus shelter design on Blackfriars Road
TfL is transforming a handful of bus shelters across London as it experiments with a new design which could eventually be rolled out everywhere. New shelters could include better lighting, improved seating and even CCTV cameras The revamped shelters contain several new features, including better lig...
Peckham teenager found guilty of shooting dead 16-year-old boy in Stockwell last March
A Peckham teenager has been convicted alongside a 33-year-old man for the murder of 16-year-old Lathaniel Burrell in Stockwell last March. The 18-year-old from Peckham and a 33-year-old man from Forest Hill were arrested following the shooting of Lathaniel in the middle of the day on Paradise Road, ...
Talawa celebrates 40th anniversary
Talawa Theatre Company, the UK’s leading Black British Theatre Company is entering its 40th anniversary year with a programme dedicated to championing the next four decades of Black talent. TALAWA 86:26 presents an ode to the past as well as a celebration of their present with the launch of a lect...
The Places We Know
The Places We Know brings together two of Bethlem Gallery’s core elements – its recently launched permanent art collection, and the artistic community that calls the gallery home. This new exhibition will spotlight works from Bethlem Gallery’s new art collection. Launched last year, and g...
Life Line
Behind every extraordinary feat are ordinary people. This is their story Inspired by Scotsman Sir Alexander Fleming, connecting the urgent reality of antimicrobial resistance with powerful human stories, Life Line makes its highly-anticipated London premiere this spring. A new Scottish musical about...
Royal Mail confirms delivery problems in south east London postcode today
Royal Mail has confirmed that there may be issues with certain deliveries to addresses in Herne Hill today.
English Devolution Bill could give Sadiq Khan the power to approve Bakerloo Line extension without deal with ministers
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E-bike usage in Southwark has more than quadrupled in two years
E-bike use in Southwark has shot up by an astonishing 356 per cent in just two years. 8.2 million e-bike trips were taken last year alone, according to Southwark Council. The council is currently negotiating a new strategy with e-bike operators as it looks to clamp down on e-bike pile ups and riders...
Camberwell writer revives Greek family olive oil business after 40 years
A Camberwell-based writer has revived her Greek father’s olive oil business — which he started with his childhood best friend 40 years ago, writes Maxine Riike Brigue. Georgia Spanos, a 34-year-old food writer and author, launched her Cretan extra virgin olive oil business, Korontini, in October...
Southwark historian to give talks on gay WWI and WWII servicemen for LGBT history month
Local historian Stephen Bourne will be signing books at the Imperial War Museum and later giving a talks on gay WWI and WWII servicemen, writes Cristina Trujillo… Born in Camberwell, Stephen Bourne specialises in hidden histories, documenting the lives and contributions of Black Britons and the LG...
How house prices have changed in each south east London borough in the last 10 years
The average house price in south east London is now more than £190,000 higher than it was a decade ago, according to new data.
Exhibition featuring costumes from Downton Abbey and Pride and Prejudice held in Bermondsey Museum
An exhibition featuring never-before-seen costumes from such iconic films and series as Downton Abbey and P