The Latest Breaking News from Southwark Council

Banksy stop sign: Metropolitan Police arrest man after Peckham theft

Men used bolt cutters to steal sign worth up to £500,000

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2023

Plans for £40m upgrade of Peckham Rye station given green light by Southwark Council

The south London station will be given a makeover with a new concourse and wider platforms

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023

Hundreds of Haringey and Southwark council workers strike over pay

Housing repair workers at two London councils are on strike after rejecting a pay offer

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023

London borough promises free school meals for secondary school pupils in poverty

Southwark’s initiative is another victory for the Evening Standard’s special investigation into school hunger

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Woman whose body was found in flat had complained about leak which left kitchen floor like a 'swamp'

Neighbour complaints were ignored for months by the South London council.

Daily Record · Jan 13, 2023

Woman lay dead for weeks in Southwark flat where she lived in ‘swamp’ conditions

Neighbours had reportedly complained to the council about leaks for around 10 months before she was found

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

Inside 'swamp flat' where woman was found dead after complaining of ongoing leak

The woman's neighbour said he called the council's emergency hotline after water started to drip from her flat into a cupboard where his gas meter was located

Daily Mirror · Jan 13, 2023

Fake builder scammed 11 people out of £1 million to fund gambling habit

He left his victims with unfinished homes and carried out shoddy improvement works

Wales Online · Dec 28, 2022

‘A veil of lies’: ‘Builder’ scammed homeowners out of £1m and destroyed homes to fund gambling habit

One of Richard Nicholls’ victims suffered panic attacks while heavily pregnant with her first son, while an elderly woman had to find somewhere else to live for three years while her house was fixed

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

Terrifying ad shows 'horrific' reality of being a young girl walking to school

On White Ribbon Day, a new campaign video has been unveiled targeting men and boys to show the daily sexual harassment that 71 percent of women in the UK experience in public

Daily Mirror · Nov 25, 2022