South Bank – Southwark News https://southwarknews.co.uk The independent voice of the London Borough of Southwark Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:18:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://southwarknews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-S-News-Twitter-Logo-2-1-32x32.jpg South Bank – Southwark News https://southwarknews.co.uk 32 32 Strike looming at London South Bank University https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/elephant-and-castle/strike-looming-at-london-south-bank-university/ https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/elephant-and-castle/strike-looming-at-london-south-bank-university/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=477023

Staff at London South Bank University (LBSU) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action after planned contract changes caused uproar and an growth in union membership. The University Colleges Union (UCU) has already lambasted a new plan by the LBSU that would, they say, take academics off their current contracts, leave new staff unable […]]]> https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/elephant-and-castle/strike-looming-at-london-south-bank-university/feed/ 0 Bash Redford, who has three great outlets for wine in South London, gives us his recommendations https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham/bash-redford-who-has-three-great-outlets-for-wine-in-south-london-gives-us-his-recommendations/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 10:09:14 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=415125

Founder of Forza Wine in Peckham and at the National Theatre in South Bank, as well Camberwell, Bash Redford tells us what he loves about south London and a bit about himself as well…. What is the story behind Forza’s opening? An escape route from desk work. And I now realise a natural route for […]]]> Truly a hidden gem of a shop – where I held a piece of the solar system in the palm of my hand https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/waterloo/truly-a-hidden-gem-of-a-shop-where-i-held-a-piece-of-the-solar-system-in-the-palm-of-my-hand/ Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:36:44 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=411916

On an unassuming parade of shops towards Waterloo there is a hidden gem nestled between an Indian restaurant and a hairdressers with finds that are billions of years old. The oldest piece in this shop is 3.5 billion years old. It’s not every day that you get to hold a piece of the moon in […]]]> Southbank Centre to celebrate disabled artists and performers at festival this September https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/south-bank/southbank-centre-to-celebrate-disabled-artists-and-performers-at-festival-this-september/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:13:47 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=401437

A festival that celebrates disabled artists and performers is coming to the Southbank Centre this September, with a deaf rave where audiences can feel the sound. There are just five weeks until the anticipated return of Unlimited – the arts festival that platforms unsung creatives from across the UK. From Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 September, […]]]> Free entry for one day only to Shrek attraction during May half term https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/south-bank/free-entry-for-one-day-only-to-shrek-attraction-during-may-half-term/ Mon, 13 May 2024 09:40:18 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=339040

A family attraction on the South Bank is offering free entry for one day in half-term, to anyone who wears green. Shrek’s Adventure! London is encouraging guests to come dressed in honour of everyone’s favourite ogre on Monday 27 May. According to the venue, they must be dressed ‘head-to-toe’ in green to secure free entry, […]]]>