Woman who lay dead in her Borough flat ‘for four months’ still hasn’t been identified
A woman who lay dead in her leaking Borough flat for several months, despite a neighbour warning the council about her welfare, still hasn’t…
Party insider accuses Labour of ‘fix-up’ over local councillor selection in Newington Ward
Labour Party chiefs have been accused of ‘fixing’ the selection of a Southwark councillor candidate after just one name was left on the final…
Eight-storey Bankside office block to be built on “narrow residential street”
Southwark Council has given the go-ahead to plans to build an eight-storey office block on a residential Bankside street. The decision prompted audible uproar…
Alleged flasher with nunchucks in a rucksack arrested at Queens Road Peckham station
An alleged flasher at Queens Road Peckham station has been arrested by the British Transport Police. Officers were called to the station yesterday (Tuesday,…
Women and girls to get more sporting opportunities thanks to a £200,000 fund
Women and girls can look forward to a host of sporting opportunities around Canada Water and Rotherhithe thanks to a £200,000 funding package. Canada…
Foster carer to 89 children: Henrietta gets prestigious Southwark award
A Bermondsey foster carer who has “opened her heart” to 89 children over the last twenty years has been given a prestigious Southwark award.…
Council to rubber-stamp Townsend Primary School closure
Pupils at Townsend Primary School will be forced to up sticks – with Southwark Council expected to rubber-stamp the school’s closure next week. The…
Seventy firefighters tackle Greenwich blaze that obliterates house
A massive fire has obliterated a Greenwich house – with 70 firefighters needed to extinguish the blaze. Crews were called to Davern Close at…
Tory politicians do minimum wage jobs in provocative Waterloo mural
An anonymous artist has put politicians in working-class shoes with a public artwork that has Boris Johnson mopping toilets and Liz Truss pulling pints.…
Murder charge after man found dead in Crystal Palace car park
A man has been charged with murder following the death of Ion Radu – who was found unresponsive in a Crystal Palace car park.…
Police launch murder investigation and name man found dead in Crystal Palace car park
Police have launched a murder investigation and named the man found dead in Crystal Palace. A member of the public discovered Ion Radu, 46,…
Every single London borough backs the Bakerloo line extension
Every single London borough council has backed the Bakerloo line extension – a £7.9 billion underground expansion seen as vital to the Old Kent…
