‘Only the Green Party offer the transformative big picture solutions that Southwark needs,’ writes Andy Higson
It may be a new year, but Southwark is as far from solving its housing crisis as ever. A Labour...
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‘We have already taken some important steps to reduce the cost of living that will start to have an impact this year,’ says MP Helen Hayes
I’d like to wish every reader a Happy New Year and I hope that you had a restful time over the Christmas and...
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...
‘Labour have lost control of development in Southwark, and residents are the ones paying for it,’ says Lib Dem leader at the council
Southwark has 21,000 households waiting for a social home. You’d think that would shape every major decision the council makes....
‘Facing the cost of living together this winter and the support available,’ writes Council Leader
As winter settles in, many of us start to feel the pinch from rising utility bills and living costs. No...
‘Build baby build’ sends the wrong message
Last week we suggested that only cash, not regulations, would solve London's affordable housing crisis. And as we went to...
‘How we benefit from the budget and come to my event’, writes MP Neil Coyle
Our country endured 14 years of austerity and chaos under the Tories (5 in Coalition with the LibDems). No one...
‘I’m delighted that Southwark is getting £10 million of funding to improve buses in the borough’, says the GLA Member for Southwark & Lambeth
Last week I was delighted to welcome the news that Transport for London announced that Southwark has been chosen for...
‘Labour is supporting households in Peckham where they need it most’, claims MP
Speaking to people across Peckham, I hear time and again that the economy is not working for them. Households are...
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