Issy Clarke – Southwark News

Loughborough Junction moves closer to getting step-free access

Issy Clarke — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:13:45 +0000

Loughborough Junction station could finally be made fully step-free after Lambeth Council announced funding has been secured to explore potential designs. It comes after the News reported on concerns last year that Loughborough Junction, which contains just one steep flight of stairs to a single island platform, posed a safety risk to commuters during rush […]

162 new council homes finished on Old Kent Road estate as work on 200 more set to begin soon

Issy Clarke — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:55:01 +0000

More than 150 homes on the Tustin Estate have been finished, as the developer announced that it has signed the contract to build more than 200 more in the next phase. The Tustin Estate on the Old Kent Road is being redeveloped over a number of years and by the time it is finished, there […]

It’s been 300 years since Guy’s Hospital began caring for the community in South London

Issy Clarke — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:33:30 +0000

For the last 300 years Guy’s Hospital has stood at the centre of the community in South London. Each year the doctors and nurses at the hospital welcome thousands of babies into the world and care for many more patients. The hospital’s amazing work today is all thanks to the work of local bookseller and […]

Just 10% of Elephant and Castle’s Borough Triangle redevelopment could now be affordable

Issy Clarke — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:51:26 +0000

This is premium content for subscribers only Get the real storyAs Southwark changes we’re still here.We’re fighting to make sure our community has a voice and stays in the know.But proper journalism costs money. For just £2 a month, or £20 a year, our members get exclusive investigations, history long reads, and the stories you won’t […]

Lady in her 80s stabbed to death in ‘deeply tragic’ attack in South London

Issy Clarke — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:46:56 +0000

A man has been arrested on suspiscion of murder after an elderly woman in her 80s was fatally stabbed in Shooters Hill on Wednesday morning in what police described as a ‘deeply tragic’ attack (April 1). Police officers were called to Red Lion Place off Shooters Hill just before 9am on Wednseday following reports of […]

Get your transport questions answered by Southwark’s main political parties at a public meeting next Thursday

Issy Clarke — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:05:50 +0000

A public meeting in Camberwell next week will be a chance to hear from representatives of the main political parties in Southwark about their vision for transport in the borough for the next four years. Local people will be able to get their transport-related questions answered by local politicians from the Labour, Liberal Democrat and […]

Retrofitting many Aylesbury Estate blocks would be ‘difficult’, says Southwark Council

Issy Clarke — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:33:09 +0000

Retrofitting much of the Aylesbury Estate would be “difficult” because of inbuilt problems and new fire safety and building regulations, Southwark Council said this week. It comes after a group of residents on the estate launched a campaign earlier this month calling for the remaining buildings to be retrofitted instead of demolished. Cllr Helen Dennis, […]

Double amputee who lost both legs when Saddam Hussein bombed his hometown gave up his wheelchair-adapted flat and now has to ‘crawl on hands and knees’ to reach his bathroom

Issy Clarke — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:30:54 +0000

Northern line Bank branch trains will run after 10pm this Thursday only

Issy Clarke — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:36:40 +0000

Trains on the Bank branch of the Northern line will run as normal after 10pm this Thursday (2 April) before the bank holiday. The Bank branch of the Northern line between Camden Town and Kennington has been closing at 10pm since 12 January from Monday-Thursday due to engineering works. However, on Thursday 2 April only, […]

16-year-old rushed to hospital after being ‘stabbed in the head’ in East Dulwich

Issy Clarke — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:05:22 +0000

A 16-year-old boy is currently fighting for his life in hospital after being ‘stabbed in the head’ in East Dulwich on Saturday (March 28). The teenager was attacked on Albrighton Road, part of the Dog Kennel Hill Estate, just after 7pm. Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service treated him at the scene before taking him […]