Shelter – Southwark News https://southwarknews.co.uk The independent voice of the London Borough of Southwark Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:16:35 +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 Shelter – Southwark News https://southwarknews.co.uk 32 32 Greeting cards raises money for libraries and good causes in Greenwich and Blackheath https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/community/greeting-cards-raises-money-for-libraries-and-good-causes-in-greenwich-and-blackheath/ https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/community/greeting-cards-raises-money-for-libraries-and-good-causes-in-greenwich-and-blackheath/#respond Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:16:31 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=476777 Cards for Good Causes at Blackheath Library.

A new initiative launched in several libraries is bringing greeting cards raising money for charity, writes Cristina Trujillo… Cards for Good Causes are now being sold at multiple Greenwich libraries as well as at a gift shop in Blackheath Library. All proceeds go to charities and local libraries. Cards for Good Causes CEO Christine Ansell […]]]> https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/community/greeting-cards-raises-money-for-libraries-and-good-causes-in-greenwich-and-blackheath/feed/ 0 Southwark gains more funding for extra B&B places and frontline workers to tackle homelessness https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/housing/southwark-gains-more-funding-for-extra-bb-places-and-frontline-workers-to-tackle-homelessness/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:19:59 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?post_type=news&p=25062

'We will not rest on our laurels in our ambition to prevent homelessness']]> Shelter opens ’boutique’ charity shop in East Dulwich https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/shelter-opens-boutique-charity-shop-in-east-dulwich/ Sun, 10 Jun 2018 19:00:38 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?post_type=news&p=22433

New shop will raise funds to combat homelessness]]> Tessa Jowell hits out at “public disgrace” of 1,237 homeless children in Southwark https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/tessa-jowell-hits-out-at-public-disgrace-of-1237-homeless-children-in-southwark/ https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/tessa-jowell-hits-out-at-public-disgrace-of-1237-homeless-children-in-southwark/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 07:00:53 +0000 /?post_type=news&p=1683

She described the 40% rise in children living in temporary accommodation in the borough over the last two years as "heartbreaking".]]> https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/tessa-jowell-hits-out-at-public-disgrace-of-1237-homeless-children-in-southwark/feed/ 5