Sinead O’Connor dies in the ‘Herne Hill area’ aged just 56
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has died, reportedly in the Herne Hill area, aged just 56. The Dublin-born musician and songwriter,...
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‘He took our broken wings and enabled us to fly’
Steve Hiser was the “father to a thousand sons”. Through all the reams of tributes to the Fisher ABC...
Bermondsey battler Coral Newell passes away – a political activist who rose from the ashes of war-torn Rotherhithe
Battle-hardened campaigner Coral Newell, who served the communities of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe for over half a century, sadly passed away...
Dulwich’s Kingsdale School announces the passing of musical legend Mrs Mary Graham
Kingsdale have announced the sad passing of their legendary director of performing arts Mrs Mary Graham and paid tribute to...
Dub music pioneer Jah Shaka has died and tributes are pouring in for the south London ‘soundman’
South London dub music pioneer Jah Shaka, famous for spearheading the genre with his ‘spiritual’ sound systems, has died. His...
Old-school Bermondsey girl Nanny Bet dies aged 89 but her smiling face will shine on
The smiling face of Betty Heather appropriately shines down near the Blue Market Square in Bermondsey, and for her grieving...
East Street Market legend ‘Johnny the Toy Man’ laid to rest
'He was a people's hero'
Bermondsey’s Kathleen Chaplin died of coronavirus, suffering from dementia and in lockdown her family were unable to see her in the weeks before her death
A true family woman Kathleen's story is not an unusual one as more and more accounts of those dying come...
DHFC: Tributes to women’s coach after cancer battle
'He inspired, he pushed, he asked questions, he laughed – he made us the best versions of ourselves, on and...
London Bridge and West Bermondsey ward election suspended after death of veteran politician and ‘charming gentleman’ Toby Eckersley
'We will all remember Toby as a kind and charming man – the quintessential Englishman'
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