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
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 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
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 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
The hustle and bustle of a food market is a whole kind of bliss. Customers are picking up tasters on toothpicks, vendors are hard…
Elephant and Castle school to host annual summer fair
Take the kids to Ark Globe Academy’s annual summer fair, with fairground rides, a farm and the chance to take a penalty with a…
Radiate Festival is this weekend in Burgess Park
A two-day event this weekend will start with a free community festival and end with a huge celebration of Caribbean and Black-British culture, for…
Local police officer convicted of assault after pepper-spraying suspect clinging to drainpipe in Elephant and Castle
A local police officer was today (Wednesday, June 21) convicted of assault after pepper-spraying a suspect as he clung to the drainpipe of a…
Walworth school girl, 9, is inspiring kids after becoming a published author
A nine-year-old Walworth school girl wrote and published her first book last year and is now doing live storytelling for other children to inspire…
Borough to host free street party ‘The Great Get Together’
Once again, Living Bankside will host this year’s Great Get Together, a national street party to unite communities. Now in its seventh year, the…
‘Stop and search works but only when it’s done with respect’, says Lambeth Superintendent
A new stop and search scheme is being trialled in Lambeth, as it is one of the areas with the highest levels of crimes…
