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Fair Deal for Housing Makes Lib Dems the Best Choice for Southwark
The Liberal Democrats have announced their plan to tackle the housing crisis at the party’s national conference in Bournemouth.
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Residents Baffled as Council Blames Table Tennis Tables for Anti-Social Behaviour
Southwark Council is facing an angry backlash from locals after they removed table tennis tables, benches and vegetation from some local parks in an apparent effort to tackle anti-social behaviour.
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Southwark Lib Dems call for Urgent Action after Homophobic Attacks
Southwark Liberal Democrats have raised concerns with Police and Council Bosses in response to the shocking homophobic attacks that occurred across South London in August.
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Urgent Review of Concrete Used in Buildings and Homes Needed, Say Lib Dems
Victor Chamberlain and Rachel Bentley have written to the Chief Executive of Southwark Council, urging an immediate review of Council owned buildings and homes built.
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Michael Gove writes to Southwark Council after four separate Housing Ombudsman cases find “severe maladministration”
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has written a scathing letter to Southwark Council following four separate findings of “severe maladministration from the Housing…
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Thames Water Fined almost 700 times in Southwark for repairs delays
A Freedom of Information Request has revealed that Southwark has fined Thames Water over 600 times for overrunning projects in the past 5 years, equivalent to 2 a week, totaling over £1.5 Million.
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“Start recruiting immediately” – Lib Dems call for urgency in search for new Southwark housing boss
The Southwark Liberal Democrats have called on the council start looking for a new Strategic Director of Housing immediately as Southwark housing is in “crisis”.
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Lib Dems call for ‘school uniform bank’ in Southwark
The Southwark Liberal Democrats have called on the council to introduce a free school uniform bank to help families struggling to afford school uniforms.
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Southwark Council forced to apologise by ombudsman after failing to respond to reports of homophobic abuse and anti-social behaviour
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) ordered Southwark Council to apologise to a resident after failing to adequately respond to reports of homophobic abuse and anti-social…
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Government data reveals Southwark lost 81 council homes to right to buy last year
Latest figures from DLUHC have shown that Southwark lost 115 council homes to Right to Buy scheme in 2022/2023, yet used the proceeds of those sales to acquire just 34