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Labour "Selling Off the Family Silver", as 9 Council Homes to Go Under the Hammer
The council will be selling 9 council homes under new fast track rules.
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Southwark Council Approved just 16 Council Homes in One Year in Fresh Blow to Labour Housebuilding Claims
In 2023/2024, Southwark Council approved just 16 homes in the planning process, representing less than 1% of the total homes approved in that year, with 2656 non-council homes approved in the same…
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Air Quality Around Guy’s Hospital Breached WHO guidelines for 316 days in a year, Liberal Democrat Analysis Finds
On National Air Quality Day, Liberal Democrat analysis of air quality monitors in Southwark found that the air around Guy’s Hospital in Southwark was above the WHO’s guidelines for nitrous dioxide…
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Liberal Democrats Call for Further Action as Council Refers Itself to Social Housing Watchdog in Win for Housing Campaign.
Southwark Council has today announced it will refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing in relation to its electrical safety tests. The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the move as a win for…
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Southwark Council Home Building Grinds to a Halt, Southwark Liberal Democrats Reveal
Internal queries from the Southwark Liberal Democrats have revealed that the number of council homes started in 2023/2024 was just 28, down 96% from 2022/2023.
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"Ground Zero” for London’s Housing Crisis: Southwark 3rd highest proportion of households in Temporary Accommodation in London as Lib Dems call for urgent action
The latest quarterly homelessness statistics from the Government have again confirmed the scale of London’s housing crisis, with thousands left with no option but to seek emergency accommodation from…
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Childcare desert: Southwark sees 332 childcare places lost since 2019
Childcare places in Southwark have fallen by 332 since 2019, the third largest reduction out of all 32 London Boroughs behind only Ealing and Camden.
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Lib Dems call on Southwark to back EU free movement deal for young people to mark Europe Day
This Europe Day, the Southwark Liberal Democrats have called on the council to publicly support the proposed free movement deal with the EU for young people.
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Oflog and Ombudsman data reveal Southwark Council’s appalling performance
New data from the Office for Local Government (Oflog) revealed that Southwark was ranked 303rd out of 318 councils in England for overall performance.
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Sewage dumping in Bermondsey and Old Southwark DOUBLED last year
Sewage was dumped into the Thames in Bermondsey and Old Southwark 40 times in 2023 – double that of 2022, new figures have revealed.
