Who made mystifying decision to close homeless addiction unit?
We reported last week that a hospital unit which specialises in treating homeless people for drug and alcohol misuse will ...
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Step free upgrades are needed – even at small stations with rising annual footfalls
This week we covered calls by local residents for Loughborough Junction station to receive a step free upgrade. Unlike Peckham ...
U-turn needed to stop the u-turns
A junction on the border of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe where countless drivers perform u-turns every day has been a cause ...
Cash is king when it comes to affordable homes
Around 200 affordable homes slated for the Old Kent Road won't be built anymore after a major housing developer said ...
More stormy waters for Southwark Labour
In the past week the turmoil rocking the local Labour party has neatly mirrored carnage within the government. The local ...
Peckham planning inquiry cuts to heart of debate around London’s housing crisis
A planning inquiry underway this week into the Berkeley Homes plans to transform the Aylesham centre into 900 new homes ...
Does Mayor want more funding powers?
A new report says the Mayor of London should be given more powers to enable London to pay for its infrastructure projects. ...
The government’s plans are a flawed funding formula that would leave Southwark with at least a £70 million shortfall
In a meeting of Southwark’s Cabinet earlier this month, councillors were met with sobering news. An officer warned that government ...
A week is a long time in politics – and in Southwark there have been three leaders in just seven days
Southwark Council's retiring leader Kieron Williams sat down with this paper last week to reflect on his tenure, claiming he ...
Bleak financial picture means councils are struggling to improve housing services
Southwark Council has been ordered by the housing ombudsman to hand over £17,000 to a couple for failing to deal ...
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