bermondsey – Southwark News

Why is Bermondsey hosting an Oktoberfest in April?

Staff Reporter — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:54:00 +0000

The Bermondsey Bierkeller will be throwing a rare celebration of the traditional German Springfest starting this weekend and running every Saturday for a month, writes Rich Brann… While most people will be familiar with the traditional festival of Oktoberfest, held across Bavaria and Southern Germany and now popular in the UK and USA, fewer will […]

Meet the archaeologists who uncover the incredible history of Southwark’s Roman and medieval remains

Staff Reporter — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:23:31 +0000

Southwark is one of the most valuable places in London for archaeological discoveries. That’s according to Alistair Douglas, and he should know. In his 39-year career as an archaeologist, he’s unearthed countless finds from the Neolithic to the Roman... This is premium content for subscribers only Get the real storyAs Southwark changes we’re still here.We’re […]

A botanist, forgotten stream and wood yard – a history of Bermondsey’s Willow Walk

Debra Gosling — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:06:33 +0000

Bermondsey may be known for docks, tanneries and warehouses, but it also has a surprisingly botanical history. Curtis Street, in the heart of SE1, off Willow Walk, was once named Willow Street. It was renamed in honour of the botanist and apothecary... This is premium content for subscribers only Get the real storyAs Southwark changes […]

Child rescued from above a shop in Bermondsey that caught fire due, it is believed, to a ‘lithium battery failure’

Issy Clarke — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:55:33 +0000

A fire broke out in a mobility shop in on Wednesday evening, believed to have been caused by the ‘failure of a lithium-ion battery’. Lithium batteries are rechargeable batteries found in e-bikes and e-scooters as well as common household items like laptops and phones. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to tackle […]

City of London Academy Southwark receives glowing Ofsted report

Issy Clarke — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:31:14 +0000

City of London Academy in Bermondsey has received a glittering Ofsted rating with inspectors praising its ‘culture of reading’ and high-achieving pupils. The non-selective South Bermondsey secondary school and sixth-form was also praised for its “ambitious curriculum” and the “deep subject knowledge” of its teachers in its latest Ofsted report card. The report said pupils […]

MP works with Southwark outreach group to aid migrant business owners

Staff Reporter — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:27:50 +0000

Yue He Parkinson began the Southwark Pilot last year in response to a perceived gap in representation and integration of first-generation migrant business owners within their local constituency.

‘A true Bermondsey diamond’ social club owner and community leader Mick Hannon passes away aged 67 after short battle with cancer

Issy Clarke — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:05:26 +0000

Bermondsey and Rotherhithe are mourning the loss of a much-loved character who entertained local families at his church social club and worked hard to represent his community on the council. Michael Hannon, better known to his friends and family as Mick – sadly passed away on 15 February aged just 67, after a short four-month […]

Eighteen new council homes completed in Bermondsey

News Desk — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:45:09 +0000

A new block of council flats has been added to the Slippers Estate in Bermondsey, writes Cristina trujillo… This week Hester Biddle Court was confirmed complete after years of planning by Fraser Brown Mackenna architects and Glenman building contractors. Named after a Quaker writer and activist, Hester Biddle Court is comprised of one, two and […]

Bermondsey sixth-formers meet former PM Rishi Sunak

Issy Clarke — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:05:00 +0000

A group of sixth-formers from Bermondsey got to brush shoulders with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an event about AI. Sixth-formers at Harris Academy Bermondsey on Southwark Park Road were invited to an ‘AI tour’ hosted by Microsoft at the Excel Centre on Tuesday (24 February). The highlight of the visit was a suprise […]

Man charged with attempted murder after Bermondsey ‘axe attack’

Issy Clarke — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:13:19 +0000

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was attacked with an axe on the Dickens Esate in Bermondsey yesterday (Sunday 1 March). Emergency response officers from the Central South command unit went to an address in the Dickens Estate, on Marine Street at 3:21pm yesterday ‘in connection with an ongoing investigation’. […]