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Bermondsey storeroom destroyed in fire

A storeroom in Bermondsey has been destroyed by a fire with the Brigade warning people about using candles.  The blaze occurred on Southwark Park Road at 6.26pm on Saturday, March 23. Around 20 people left the building before London Fire Brigade arrived and there were no reports of any injuries.  ...

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Aylesbury Estate mum’s rat infestation nightmare will feature on ITV News tonight

A single mum on the Aylesbury Estate, who has spent years in a flat infested with rats, will feature on an episode of ITV’s Tonight programme this evening. Georgie Howell will

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Petition to stop Marks and Spencer Walworth closure launched

‘Upset’ shoppers have launched a campaign to stop the closure of the Marks & Spencer on Walworth Road. The online petition has collected 755 signatures in just two days after being launched on Wednesday, March 22. The M&S branch which has served customers since 1913, is set to close this...

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 Council collected around £11.8m last year in clean air fines

A pair of Clean Air Neighbourhoods (CANs) in south Fulham collected around £11.8m last year in fines, the local authority has revealed. Labour-run Hammersmit

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Lib Dems call on Southwark Council Leader to resign over major works fiascos

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Disabled people celebrate new Dulwich Park toilet

Disabled people have celebrated

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London Eye gets fresh paint job for first day of spring

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How will south London public transport be affected by the Easter weekend?

Most Transport for London (TfL) services will run as usual over the Easter weekend but there are some changes. Here is a rundown of what travelers should watch out for to avoid last-minute disappoint

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663 new homes planned for Woolwich

Plans have been revealed for a series of seven tower blocks up to 18 storeys tall in Woolwich along with a new park. Berkeley Homes has sent plans to Greenwich Council to build over 650 new homes and a park on the former Royal Arsenal site in Woolwich. The project, called The Ropeyards, would bring...

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Will BBQs return to Burgess Park?

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Gaza protesters throw ‘blood money’ in council pensions investment row

Gaza protesters chanting and throwing ‘blood-stained’ money with the leader’s face on it interrupted a council meeting last week. The protest, led by Shut BAE Down and the Revolutionary Communist Group, was staged to get Southwark Council to ‘divest millions from its pension fund’ over Isr...

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Rotherhithe rugby girls play on fabled Twickenham pitch

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‘Legacy of hope’ – Tributes pour in for Richard Taylor, Damilola’s dad

Tributes poured in following the passing of Damilola Taylor’s dad, Richard, including from a close friend who said he went to the funeral of ‘nearly every child who died by a gun or a knife.’ Richard Taylor OBE tragically passed awa

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Explainer: Who was Damilola Taylor?

Campaigner Richard Taylor, the father of Damilola Taylor who was killed in Peckham in 2000 aged ten, has died.  The trials that followed Damilola’s death gripped the nation for years, with his killers finally convicted in 2006.  Who was Damilola Taylor? Damilola Taylor, born in Lagos, Nigeria, m...

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Rotherhithe: Cyclist caught in Lower Road collision

A cyclist has been involved in a collision with a car on Lower Road in Rotherhithe. London Ambulance Service was called to the junction of Ann Moss Way at 12.37pm today (Tuesday, March 26).  An ambulance was dispatched and a patient was treated at the scene before being taken to a major trauma cent...

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Residents have lost their battle to stop the construction of a 14-storey tower

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Chessington World of Adventures to make upgrades to stop visitors’ cars getting ‘stuck in mud and causing tailbacks’

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Beckenham Soul Town Festival licence approved

A two-day music festival expected to attract up to 10,000 people is returning to a park in Bromley at the end of this summer. Soul Town music festival has been given permission by Bromley Council to take place again in Croydon Road Recreation Ground in August and September this year. Soul Town Festi...

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Thames bridges to hire £3,000-a-week poet

London’s iconic bridges will soon have

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Beautiful blue mosaic in Burgess Park replaced with ‘soulless’ beige tiles

Park users are dismayed after finding a popular Islamic mosaic in Burgess Park has been replaced with dull, beige tiles. Chumleigh Gardens, located at the heart of the park, has become known as a hidden gem and is looked after by the Friends group. It was opened nearly thirty years ago and its world...