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Southwark loses a tree every day
Latest figures released show that over the last four years, Southwark Council have felled 2,248 trees in the borough. For every three trees it cuts down, it only replaces one, meaning overall…
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Lib Dems shown as 'hardest working' councillors
Next month, voters in the ward of London Bridge and West Bermondsey will decide who they want to represent them on Southwark Council. The election has been delayed due to the death of a conservative…
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RV1 cuts 'will cause a stink'
A Freedom of Information inquiry about the decision to halve the RV1 bus route show that behind closed doors, officials thought that it was ‘one of the biggest’ changes of recent times, which was…
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Lib Dem defy expectations with election success
In a surprise defiance of expectations, Southwark Liberal Democrats emerged from the election in a strengthened positon and with the real possibility of increasing their overall numbers...
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Golden Goodbyes paid out
The first ‘Golden Goodbye’ payments for Southwark council cabinet members have been paid out, with a second batch in the pipeline.
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Southwark knife-capital of London
The latest police figures show that Southwark currently has the highest number of knife incidents and injuries in London. On average there are around 18 knife crime incidents every week in Southwark…
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One-way solution to London Bridge congestion
A one-way system’s been introduced on Leathermarket Street, after almost a year’s campaigning by the local Liberal Democrat councillor, Damian O’Brien.
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'Opportunity Missed' on Bricklayers' Arms tube station
Transport for London have rejected calls from campaigners and the public to build a tube station at Bricklayers Arms.
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‘Complacent’ Southwark Labour pocket taxpayers’ cash
Southwark Council has confirmed that three members of the Council Cabinet who announced their resignation months ago will each receive four-figure pay-offs.
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Council Leader admits own record 'Unsatisfactory'
The leader of Labour-led Southwark council has conceded his administration’s record on empty homes was ‘unsatisfactory’, admitting that they ‘haven’t managed it properly’.