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Housing

Council to carry out ‘intrusive’ fire safety checks on high rises

Chris Hodnett - 26th January 2022

Sport

Isla Caton: Tributes pour in as terminally ill toddler who united Millwall and West Ham passes away

Crime

Rape did not happen in Peckham, say police

Community

Vimal Pandya: beloved Rotherhithe shopkeeper loses immigration appeal and has to leave the UK

Health

‘Such a kick in the stomach’: Southwark families bereaved in the first lockdown react to Johnson party

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News

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New Covid-19 cases fall by 24% in Southwark as infections drop across London

Kit Heren - 11th January 2022 0

New cases dropped by more than 20% for the second week in a row

News

Man rushed to hospital after car collides with bike in Bermondsey

Kit Heren - 11th January 2022 1

The collision took place at about 9am on Tuesday on Surrey Canal Road

Southwark Council takes no further action against former housing chief Leo Pollak

11th January 2022

Ivydale: Nunhead school not considering cutting intake in Southwark Council u-turn

11th January 2022

Guy’s and St Thomas’ bringing in the armed forces as staff shortages mount

11th January 2022

Teenage boy arrested on suspicion of ‘extreme right-wing’ terrorism

10th January 2022

Huge rise in e-scooter collisions in 2021

10th January 2022

Harvey Parker: £70,000 raised for student whose body was found in the Thames

10th January 2022

Operation Mincemeat Returns

10th January 2022

Throwback to Fagin and his gang: Southwark is still notoriously bad for pickpocketing according to new data

4th January 2022

Lifestyle

Food and Drink

Going For A Brazilian

10th October 2021

Review

Pop Goes The William

8th October 2021

Review

The Normal Heart Still Beating

2nd October 2021

Theatre

I Want A Nutcracker For Christmas

30th September 2021

Theatre

The Agency Want To Tell Us

30th September 2021

Review

The Two Worlds of Tokyo Rose

30th September 2021

Sport

Fisher cup runs ends as former Millwall striker helps send Glebe through

Sport 9th February 2022

Focus returns to the SCEFL Premier Division as Kennington visit St Paul's

Sport

Gareth Batty takes training for first time after Surrey confirm interim trio appointments

4th February 2022

Sport

Meet Peckhams’s snooker wonder

4th February 2022

Sport

Failed Crusade as Dulwich Hamlet drop out of play-off places

2nd February 2022

Sport

Local bragging rights for Fisher as they knock Stansfeld out of SCEFL Challenge Cup

2nd February 2022

Coronavirus

Health

Covid-19 cases in south-east London continue to drop

Health

Southwark Covid-19 cases down again last week

Health

Advice for autumn and winter? It’s a breath of fresh air!

Health

Celebrating millions of unpaid carers with a beautiful hand-drawn animation

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Business

Small businesses unimpressed by Government’s 2021 budget

Politics Charles Harrison - 3rd November 2021

Small businesses owners are lukewarm on the new budget, which they say does little to offset the damage done by Brexit

Reformed tax on alcohol content risks putting local pubs ‘on the brink’

Politics Charles Harrison - 3rd November 2021

While the tax reform helps larger chain pubs, local pubs may be left out in the cold

Remembering Geoff Hill on his Bermondsey patch

Misc News Desk - 24th October 2021

Our former journalist and ITV Editor was laid to rest last week

‘I want to do more’: East Dulwich woman wins prize for black British businesspeople

Business Kit Heren - 11th October 2021

Akima said: 'Winning this award means a lot to me personally as my path to success has not been straightforward or without speed bumps'

‘My teachers’ empathy really helped me’: Rotherhithe man co-founds women’s nutrition company

Business Kit Heren - 6th October 2021

Jamal Ramsay launched Boxd with childhood friend Jamal Ayton-Brown earlier this year

History

Stories of ‘70s in SE1

Laura Burgoine - 7th February 2022

The forgotten Walworth murder of Emma Oakley

6th February 2022

Public Invited to attend Holocaust Memorial Day

26th January 2022

Titanic Arrives in Canada Water

18th January 2022

Health & Fitness

Herne Hill celebrates ULEZ expansion with teddy bears and inhalers

Charles Harrison - 13th November 2021

Guy’s doctors running 100km to raise money for their own cancer patients

8th November 2021

St Thomas’ nurse masterminds ‘spectacular’ new gym to help staff recover from Covid-19 impact

28th October 2021

Guy’s and St Thomas’ nurses recognised for work helping BAME patients

27th October 2021

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Crime

Update: Teenager arrested after “bus brawl with metal pokers”

Chris Hodnett - 9th February 2022

Crime

Multiple arrests following Kennington shoot-out

Chris Hodnett - 9th February 2022

Comment

Southwark Council is right to safeguard special needs services, but kids need long-term security

Admin - 9th February 2022

Housing

Nearly three times as many empty council homes in Southwark now than ten years ago

Kit Heren - 9th February 2022

Education

Bermondsey special needs school ‘not safeguarding vulnerable students’

Kit Heren - 9th February 2022

Politics

Anti-FGM campaigners rally in Southwark Park

Chris Hodnett - 9th February 2022

Community

Southwark man running 33 marathons to raise money for diabetes and vitiligo charities

Kit Heren - 9th February 2022

Health

Southwark Council to spend nearly £2m on topping up care home staff wages to London Living Wage

Kit Heren - 9th February 2022

Politics

Dirty Russian money “ridiculously” inflating local house prices, says MP

Chris Hodnett - 9th February 2022

Politics

MP Neil Coyle rubbishes alleged antisemitism

Chris Hodnett - 9th February 2022

Politics

Local MP Neil Coyle barred from Westminster bar for potty-mouthed rant

Chris Hodnett - 9th February 2022

Crime

Camberwell man to be jailed after advice on ‘repairing a firearm’ was caught on secret police recordings

Kit Heren - 9th February 2022

From Mayhem and Mischief to Manager

Staff Reporter - 9th February 2022

Regeneration

£30m more spent on redeveloping Aylesbury Estate

Chris Hodnett - 8th February 2022

Health

Covid cases down again in Southwark and across London

Kit Heren - 8th February 2022

Promotional Feature: Get started on your plastic-free, cleaning journey!

Advert Advert - 8th February 2022

Community

New charity for children with special needs launching in Peckham

Chris Hodnett - 8th February 2022

Community

New charity for children with special needs launching in Peckham

Chris Hodnett - 8th February 2022

Health

‘No cuts to autism services’ despite need for new funding sources, Southwark Council vows

Kit Heren - 8th February 2022

Culture

Shake The City

Staff Reporter - 8th February 2022

Community

Simon Hughes, Morris dancers and Rotherhithe locals pay tribute to Queen on her Platinum Jubilee

Kit Heren - 7th February 2022

Community

VIDEO: Cygnet rescued from Canada Water after being trapped for three weeks

Kit Heren - 7th February 2022

Community

Peckham Pantry hits the BBC

Chris Hodnett - 7th February 2022

Culture

Heart of Darkness

Laura Burgoine - 7th February 2022

Crime

Police appeal for help after south-east London knife assault

Kit Heren - 7th February 2022

Culture

Skye’s The Limit For Former Bacon’s Artist

Staff Reporter - 7th February 2022

Culture

Impromptu Shakespeare Make It Up As They Go Along

Staff Reporter - 7th February 2022

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Staff Reporter - 7th February 2022

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Culture

Heathcliff and Cathy Reach Spectacular Heights

Staff Reporter - 6th February 2022

Community

£250,000 community fund launched for Elephant and Castle

Chris Hodnett - 6th February 2022

Culture

The Bawdy Bard Strikes Again

Staff Reporter - 6th February 2022

Housing

Controversial ‘pocket homes’ approved in Bermondsey and Peckham despite sunlight fears

Kit Heren - 5th February 2022

Health

Woman gets mystery disorder diagnosed after 25 years

Kit Heren - 5th February 2022

Transport

Misery for commuters ahead as two full days of Tube strikes planned

Kit Heren - 4th February 2022

Crime

Burgess Park dog walkers call for help after reporting spate of homophobic and sexist attacks by one man

Kit Heren - 4th February 2022

Health

The Borough charity helping parents with premature children across the UK

Kit Heren - 4th February 2022

Community

Council moves to stop sending kids in care to the Midlands

Chris Hodnett - 3rd February 2022

Housing

Exclusive: Mum with disabled child loses dream home in IT glitch

Chris Hodnett - 3rd February 2022

Transport

New cycle hire locations revealed

Chris Hodnett - 3rd February 2022

Crime

Violent offender with links to Sydenham wanted on recall to prison

Kit Heren - 3rd February 2022

Culture

Murder In Bromley Theatre

Staff Reporter - 3rd February 2022

Crime

Man charged with rape of teenage girl in Peckham

Kit Heren - 3rd February 2022

Community

Spread the love – FREE Valentine’s Day events at Elephant & Castle

Chris Hodnett - 3rd February 2022

Crime

Anti-Semitic graffiti found sprayed on Borough High Street building

Kit Heren - 2nd February 2022

Emergency services

Fire breaks out in Rotherhithe laundrette

Kit Heren - 2nd February 2022

Comment

Women feeling unsafe on our streets is a problem for us all

Admin - 2nd February 2022

Community

Exclusive: Concern over ‘plans to close hospital nursery’ at Maudsley

Chris Hodnett - 2nd February 2022

Dorchester Court: residents’ anger as dangerous levels of lead found in dilapidated Herne Hill estate

Kit Heren - 2nd February 2022

Environment

Council fails to spend any of £25m Climate Fund

Chris Hodnett - 2nd February 2022

Housing

Exclusive: ‘Mummy I don’t want us to burn by fire’ – mother tells of son’s temporary accommodation horror

Chris Hodnett - 2nd February 2022

Health

Terminally-ill mum of three launches inspirational fundraiser

Chris Hodnett - 2nd February 2022

Housing

Battle of the bricks

Chris Hodnett - 2nd February 2022

Culture

Epic Number For Old Vic

Staff Reporter - 2nd February 2022

Crime

Beatrice Cenusa: East Dulwich man jailed for life for ‘vicious’ murder of ex-wife

Kit Heren - 2nd February 2022

Health

Covid cases rise steeply again in Southwark and across London after weeks of decline

Kit Heren - 1st February 2022

Community

Isla Caton: mother of brave little girl who died of cancer pays tribute to Millwall fans

Kit Heren - 1st February 2022

Community

Alfie Nunn: tributes paid to Rotherhithe footballer who died suddenly in Dubai aged just 35

Kit Heren - 1st February 2022

Community

Vimal Pandya: Rotherhithe shopkeeper thanks community after fundraiser lets him appeal deportation

Kit Heren - 1st February 2022

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1st February 2022

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1st February 2022

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1st February 2022

“Outstanding beyond words”: Peckham bids farewell to much-loved policeman

1st February 2022

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