Liberal Democrat Councillors are delighted that the planning application to turn the Winnicott Pub (formerly the Old Justice) into luxury flats has been refused.

Labour’s Southwark Mayor has dismissed Southwark Liberal Democrat calls for an urgent council assembly saying that the council calendar is “very full”. This is despite the fact there are 3 free evenings for the council assembly to be arranged in the first two weeks of September.

Southwark Liberal Democrats have today demanded the Mayor stage an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council Assembly, in what will be the first in nearly a decade, to discuss the ongoing crisis on the Ledbury Estate.

Hopes that the Mayor’s Cycle Hire Scheme will be extended further into Southwark were diminished this week after it was revealed that the cycle hire scheme is not currently considered a prioritised project by Southwark Council.

A recent report published by Labour run Southwark Council has highlighted significant financial mismanagement after it was revealed that it utilised over £27 million of Southwark’s depleting reserves in the last financial year.

Residents from across Southwark joined the Liberal Democrats last Thursday to discuss their ideas on how to improve the borough.

Southwark Liberal Democrats have called on local residents to sign a petition which seeks to save the Winnicott pub (formerly known as the Old Justice) in Bermondsey from closure.

Dog walkers from across Southwark have slammed a recent consultation that examined dog related anti-social behaviour during a heated debate at Council Assembly last Wednesday.

Calls by Southwark Liberal Democrats for an ‘independent’ review into Southwark Council’s fire safety and fire risk assessments have been recognised after it was announced that the council has appointed Ben Bradford and his organisation, BB7, to carry out the review.

Southwark Liberal Democrats are inviting local people to take part in a conversation about the future of their local area, bringing people together from across Southwark to discuss their ideas for making our borough a better place to live and work.