The Last Talisman, Francesco Braccino

5 questions with The Last Talisman’s head chef on Bermondsey Street

Eliza FrostOct 4, 2023

The Biscuit sits down with the head chef at The Last Talisman, Francesco Braccino, to find out about the SE1 restaurant’s new à la…

Josh Castola, owner of new bike shop L’Atelier Du Vélo, on getting the wheels of East Dulwich turning 

Josh Castola, owner of new bike shop L’Atelier Du Vélo, on getting the wheels of East Dulwich turning 

Holly O'MahonyAug 24, 2023

It was a long standing love of cycling that propelled (or peddled, really) Josh Castola into opening East Dulwich’s new bike shop, L’Atelier Du…

How Jamaica National Bank’s Brixton branch became a hub for the whole community 

How Jamaica National Bank’s Brixton branch became a hub for the whole community 

Holly O'MahonyAug 17, 2023

JN Bank, a digital bank with a Brixton branch that’s part of the Jamaica National group, operates on a mission to ‘enrich lives and…

Christopher Weeks brings the Buddy Holly story to the Churchill Theatre, Bromley  

Christopher Weeks brings the Buddy Holly story to the Churchill Theatre, Bromley  

Holly O'MahonyAug 17, 2023

It’s been over 30 years since The Buddy Holly Story first resurrected the music of the 1950s rock and roll star who died in…

Black Seed: Meet the brains behind the venture capital firm exclusively supporting black businesses 

Black Seed: Meet the brains behind the venture capital firm exclusively supporting black businesses 

Holly O'MahonyAug 15, 2023

It was the lack of funding and support for Black-owned businesses that led Cyril Lutterodt, Yvonne Nagawa and Karl Lokko to take matters into…

Interview with Greenwich Comedy Festival co-founder Cass Randolph

Interview with Greenwich Comedy Festival co-founder Cass Randolph

Holly O'MahonyJul 30, 2023

“It’s a way of life for us and I can’t imagine us doing anything else” – Cass Randolph, one half of the sibling duo…

Bermondsey woman creates ‘pop-up’ food bank in her garden

Bermondsey woman creates ‘pop-up’ food bank in her garden

Isabel RamirezJul 26, 2023

A Bermondsey woman, who opened her loo to queuers following the Queen’s death, has created a food bank in a garden area outside her…

Local traffic marshall donates loose change found in people’s rubbish to charity

Local traffic marshall donates loose change found in people’s rubbish to charity

Isabel RamirezJul 26, 2023

A man from Southwark’s waste collecting team, who spends his breaks collecting loose change from people’s rubbish, has found over £800-worth this year and…

The High Priest of Darkness lives in The Borough

The High Priest of Darkness lives in The Borough

Michael HollandJul 24, 2023

Simon Rumley started life at the bottom of the film-making industry, and it was while working as a runner that he began writing film…

Strictly’s Craig Revel Horwood on returning to the stage in Annie in Bromley

Strictly’s Craig Revel Horwood on returning to the stage in Annie in Bromley

Holly O'MahonyJul 22, 2023

He’s been a choreographer and judge on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing since its inception 20 years ago, but Craig Revel Horwood is also…

Neville Staple will make this a Special Bermondsey Carnival

Neville Staple will make this a Special Bermondsey Carnival

Michael HollandJul 17, 2023

The Bermondsey Carnival is back and so is Neville Staple who will be bringing his band with him to entertain us with classic hits…

Poetry International back at Southbank Centre

Poetry International back at Southbank Centre

Michael HollandJul 5, 2023

Founded by Ted Hughes in 1967, the major biannual poetry festival returns for the first time since 2019, this time as part of the…