Councillors working to resolve youth violence
South London has been plagued with youth violence and anti-social behaviour in recent times. The reasons for this are many and not simple to solve.
15 Dec 2018
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‘Betrayal’ of bus route closure
Transport for London have announced plans to scrap the RV1 bus service altogether.
8 Oct 2018
Southwark Council’s latest ‘Gravy Train’ scandal
Local groups and opposition councillors have accused Labour-run Southwark Council of ‘stitching up’ a body that’s intended to be a grassroots-up forum and ‘feathering their own nest’ by giving their own pick over £12,000 for chairing a panel...
8 Oct 2018
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 Southwark loses a tree every single day...
1 Oct 2018
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 councillor.
1 Oct 2018
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 implemented ‘very quickly’.
1 Oct 2018