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Comment: London election voters must make themselves heard despite electoral changes
People should exercise their democratic right and cast their vote in London’s elections on May 2 – even if recent electoral changes have eroded that choice. Londoners have an important decision to make. Victory for Sadiq Khan would mean a historic third term for the Labour mayor. Alternatively, ...
Best bits and worst blunders: How did the Lambeth and Southwark’s GLA candidates do at the debate?
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Southwark Blue Plaques: William Pullum, weightlifter who trained Olympians
A Camberwell man, who is said to have ‘revolutionised the world of weightlifting, has been nominated for a Blue Plaque. William Albert Pullum was born in Camberwell on April 8, 1887. As a child, he suffered several serious illnesses – including meningitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, peritonitis and...
The Reverend Returns to Bermondsey
The new Rev on the block Katie Wilkins was a Leap Year baby born in the nun-run St Theresa’s Hospital, Wimbledon. ‘I’m just about to turn 13, she says chuckling heartily, which became the soundtrack to the inter
Passengers call Cutty Sark DLR station a ‘mess’, claiming space left in a ‘shameful’ state in recent years
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Bermondsey church’s first female vicar glad to be back in town…
Katie Wilkins was a Leap Year baby born in the nun-run St Theresa’s Hospital, Wimbledon. ‘I’m just about to turn 13, she says chuckling heartily, which became the soundtrack to the interview, writes Michael Holland. Her father was a mechanic in the motor trade who worked hard into an executive...
Exclusive: Bermondsey block refurbishment goes £1.3 million over budget amid latest claims of ‘shambolic’ major works
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Oval: Police appeal after sexual assault on station escalator
Police are appealing for information after reports of a sexual assault at Oval underground station. Shortly after 4pm on Wednesday, March 27, the victim was on an escalator leaving the station when they were sexually assaulted. Officers believe the man pictured could have information that would he...
Been Waiting For The Rain To Flow
Arcade and Flat Time House present a new exhibition with Can Altay (TR, 1975). Through drawing, sculptural propositions and the presentation of research, Altay speculates how access to water can act as a model towards a more regenerati
Teen girl arrested after female ‘punched’ on Canada Water train
A fifteen-year-old girl has been arrested after an altercation on a train from Canada Water. British Transport Police is still appealing for witnesses after the incident left a female with double vision and facial bruising. Shortly before 8pm on Wednesday, April 3, a female was on a train when two g...
Is Taylor Swift’s new song really about a pub in Vauxhall?
Does Taylor Swift mention a Vauxhall pub in her new song, or could it be a different ‘Black Dog’? Here’s what we found out when we searched the globe. Since the American pop star released her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, one song has been causing quite a fuss across the pond. In ...
Parties agree to support LGBT+ education for young people in schools across Bexley
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London Underground stations might have to close at ‘very short notice’
‘Many’ London Underground stations may have to close at ‘very short notice’ due to strike action this weekend, union says. TSSA rail union has announced members working as Customer Service Managers will walk out on Friday 26 April. They were unable to confirm which stations would be affected...
How this south London-based brewery is educating people on elections
If the thought of the mayoral elections is driving you to drink, you could do worse than grab a can of Brixton Brewery’s best-selling beer. The popular South London Brewery has put a QR Code on cans of its Reliance Pale Ale, in a bid to get voters to understand the election process. This followed ...
Rare photos of Tower Bridge’s 1894 opening discovered by engineer’s great-grandson
The great-grandson of someone who built Tower Bridge has found a collection of never-before-seen photos from the week it opened 130 years ago. On 22 June, Tower Bridge will unveil the fascinating photographs in a free exhibition – Launching A Landmark: The Unseen Opening Weeks. The previously unse...
Peckham electrician runs his own company at just 23 years old
A Peckham electrician, who runs his own company at just 23, talks about how much he earns, being searched by police, and how he is inspiring the youth to get into trades. Joshua King made headlines just weeks ago after a video circulated online that showed him and his colleagues being stopped by off...