Local shops back government’s vaping ban announcement
Flashing neon signs advertising ‘VAPES HERE’, towering displays atop corner shop counters and stacks of the rainbow-coloured packaging adorning shop windows – this has…
How could the new government affect building in Kent’s Green Belt?
Within only days of being elected, Labour’s new Chancellor Rachel Reeves has stated the “urgent” need for planning reform and for new homes on…
Three in hospital after shots fired from moped
An investigation has been launched following a firearms incident in south London. At 16:55hrs on Friday, 1 March police were in pursuit of a…
Imagine Children’s Festival at the Southbank Centre is back!
The Southbank Centre’s annual festival for children and their grown-ups is back, taking place over 11 days this February half-term, from Wednesday 7 –…
The conversation around barbecuing in Burgess Park has been reignited
This week, we report on the BBQ area in Burgess Park, and how the community is vying for answers on whether it will reopen.…
No police hub would mean a gaping hole in the Canada Water community
The Rotherhithe peninsular is in desperate need of an improved police presence and it’s worrying that the proposed police hub is up in the…
Bakerloo line extension bridges political divide
If there’s one thing that unites Londoners, it’s their love of a new rail line and it’s great to see that 32 London boroughs…
Borough woman needs to be identified – if we are to have faith into the investigation into her death
Six months after being discovered, the woman who lay dead in her Borough flat for several months still hasn’t been identified. An investigation will…
Our Afghan refugee conundrum is mirrored in the EU
The UK government has been accused of failing those Afghan refugees who arrived in Southwark, and elsewhere in the UK, following the Taliban victory.…
Postmasters are struggling to keep branches open
The reopening of the Walworth Post Office is great news, but lessons need to be learned from its sudden closure in February. The Post…
The Village Fete in Bermondsey is back
Now in it’s 18th year, the Bermondsey Street Festival is bouncing back post-pandemic and decking the halls with designer bunting. Teaming up with IMAT…
