Rambutan review: Culinary perfection at the newly opened Sri Lankan restaurant near Borough Market

Rambutan review: Culinary perfection at the newly opened Sri Lankan restaurant near Borough Market

Holly O'MahonyJun 24, 2023

“It’s got the feel of a New York restaurant,” comments my pal when we sit down to dinner at Rambutan, a recently opened Sri…

Bermondsey’s Quay Players to perform Stephen Schwartz’s Pippin

Bermondsey’s Quay Players to perform Stephen Schwartz’s Pippin

Michael HollandJun 23, 2023

Following two incredibly successful NODA nominated productions in 2022 (Shrek and Little Red), the Quay Players once again return to the Greenwood Theatre to…

A Group Show of Unbound Material

A Group Show of Unbound Material

Michael HollandJun 23, 2023

Sid Motion Gallery presents a group exhibition in which the artists use the interior of the gallery space to explore how sculpture can oscillate…

Where Are We Now

Where Are We Now

Michael HollandJun 23, 2023

The title of Rod Kitson’s exhibition of almost 400 portraits of people from London and beyond refers to where his progression as an artist…

Things to do this weekend in Southwark

Things to do this weekend in Southwark

Isabel RamirezJun 23, 2023

This weekend is all about community in Southwark, with more exciting things going on, including a massive street party and an all-day sound system…

Locals ‘want answers’ after BBQ area in Burgess Park closed in lockdown and never reopened

Locals ‘want answers’ after BBQ area in Burgess Park closed in lockdown and never reopened

Isabel RamirezJun 23, 2023

The BBQ area in Burgess Park has been closed since the pandemic, but despite eight months of consultation with the community on how to…

Nine-storey tower block to be built behind ex-theatre in Camberwell as church expands

Nine-storey tower block to be built behind ex-theatre in Camberwell as church expands

A nine-storey tower block will be built behind an 85-year-old former theatre as part of a church’s expansion plans. Plans to construct 43 flats…

Team of boxing coaches step forward to carry on Steve Hiser’s legacy in Bermondsey

Team of boxing coaches step forward to carry on Steve Hiser’s legacy in Bermondsey

Isabel RamirezJun 23, 2023

A team of ‘disciples’ will take on the legacy of a Bermondsey boxing club’s head coach, after he passed away having spent over fifty…

Southwark housing boss admits council hasn’t got cash to meet 11,000 council homes promise

Southwark housing boss admits council hasn’t got cash to meet 11,000 council homes promise

Southwark housing boss has confessed the council doesn’t have the cash to start all the 11,000 council homes it promised to build. Southwark Council…

Meet the traders at Bermondsey’s famous Maltby Street Market

Meet the traders at Bermondsey’s famous Maltby Street Market

Eliza FrostJun 22, 2023

The hustle and bustle of a food market is a whole kind of bliss. Customers are picking up tasters on toothpicks, vendors are hard…

The Africa Centre and Shubbak Festival 2023, present ‘Totalitarian Props’

The Africa Centre and Shubbak Festival 2023, present ‘Totalitarian Props’

Michael HollandJun 22, 2023

The exhibition, curated by Najlaa El-Ageli and Tewa Barnosa will be accompanied by a parallel engagement programme led by filmmakers, artists, and researchers. Set…

Meet the traders at Bermondsey’s famous Maltby Street Market

Meet the traders at Bermondsey’s famous Maltby Street Market

Eliza FrostJun 22, 2023

The hustle and bustle of a food market is a whole kind of bliss. Customers are picking up tasters on toothpicks, vendors are hard…