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Across the 5 constituencies that represent the Borough of Southwark, around 11,320 women are estimated to be affected by the pension age changes that the Labour government has recently…
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A freedom of information request has revealed that a person in band 3 – which includes those who are homeless or disabled - of Southwark’s social housing waiting list could wait over 17 years…
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An FOI from the Liberal Democrats has revealed that complaints to the Council in relation to damp and mould issues had climbed to 602 in one year – up from 498 in 2022.
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Local councillors have hit out at Southwark Council after it moved on rough sleepers from Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park in order to conduct a tree planting ceremony.
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New analysis by Shelter has revealed that 1 in 38 people in Southwark will be homeless this Christmas, which is the 9th highest council area in the country. Across England it is 1 in 160.
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The Liberal Democrats have written to the council to demand urgent action to resolve inconsiderate parking of Lime bikes across the borough, after they secured in-principle commitments from Lime on…
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Southwark Labour have blocked the Liberal Democrats’ calling of an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council to address “Serious Failings” found by an independent housing watchdog.
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The Liberal Democrats have written directly to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, Angela Rayner, to urge for intervention after the Regulator of Social Housing…
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An official survey taken by social housing providers has revealed that most Southwark tenants do not feel that the council “listens to their views and acts upon them”.
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