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As winter settles in, many of us start to feel the pinch from rising utility bills and living costs. No matter our circumstances, the cost of living crisis continues to shape our daily choices. I hear from residents every week who are doing their best to keep going and understand how tough things ca...
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Vine unveils a bigger sister bar on Bermondsey Square in an expansion of the local favourite
A Popular Bermondsey Street spot has expanded with a bigger sister venue opening up on Bermondsey Square. The team behind Vine on Bermondsey Street have opened their new wine bar on the square and have transformed the basement into a cocktail bar called Cirque, with more space to host bookings, even...
How will London’s tourist tax work and how much of it will Southwark get?
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Kingswood Arts in Dulwich has been rescued after original owners stepped in to save it from closure
Kingswood Arts, a community centre in Dulwich, faced uncertainty after going into administration earlier this month, but its original owners have now stepped in to ‘save’ the building. The community centre at Kingswood House offers free classes, workshops and events inside the council-owned, 38-...
Olympic gold medallist Moe Sbihi opens new Aldi on Old Kent Road with the help of Pilgrim’s Way schoolchildren
An Aldi store opened up at 840 Old Kent Road yesterday (12 December), with Olympic rower Moe Sbihi and Pilgrim’s Way Primary School cutting the ribbon. The new store has provided 30 jobs for people in the local community and the first 30 customers were given free bags of fruit and vegetables by th...
South London panto review: Bromley is known for its perfect pantos and this year it excels with foot-stomping songs and fantastic skits
The Churchill Theatre’s Beauty and the Beast written by Alan McHugh popped and sizzled with colour and fizz, writes Michael Holland. Bromley is known for its perfect pantos but this year you can factor in Su Pollard as a very welcome added bonus. A national treasure and all round nice woman (accor...
Calls have been made to include Woolwich in a new express bus from Clapham to Eltham via West Dulwich
Greenwich Council has called on TfL to extend a proposed new South London Superloop route to Woolwich. Plans for the SL15, whi
Brixton’s Nando’s to go as hotel plan is given the green light
A 1960s office building in the heart of Brixton is to be redeveloped into a 341-room hotel and co-working office space, but a Nando’s and gym will be lost in the process. Lambeth councillors gave the plans the go-ahead earlier this week, meaning Blue Star House, an 11-storey building located at 23...
An historic club in South London re-opens as a pub after major refurbishment
A former constitutional club in South East London has been restored and has reopened as a new pub following a major refurbishment. The Catford House, formerly the Catford Constitutional Club, was forced to close in 2019 as it was suffering from structural and safety problems. Since then, work has be...
Met Police could be forced into further officer cuts due to lack of Home Office funding
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When We Are Married
“If you woke up tomorrow to find you weren’t married to us, you’d be in for a few big surprises.” Three couples, highly res
Blackfriars Crown Court to be redeveloped into student accommodation and social housing after plans approved
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Garden dedicated to Damilola Taylor to be planted in Peckham Square
A new garden in Peckham Square will honour the legacy of Damilola Taylor, the ten year old boy who was killed on his way home from school 25 years ago. ‘The Garden of Hope’ incorporates West African symbolism and consists of a sculpture on a podium surrounded by flower beds and benches. It will ...
Three Southwark sites recognised as winners in architecture awards
Projects in Walworth and Peckham have been crowned winners in the 2025 New London Architecture Awards, which celebrate the best new buildings and places in London. Walworth Town Hall: Walworth Hall was the overall winner in the Conservation and Heritage category, after it was ‘sensitively refurbis...