Is Peckham’s MP out of her depth?
The celebratory scenes outside Peckham Rye station last week, as local MP Miatta Fahnbulleh called on the government to invest...
We’re hiring! Could you be our next multimedia journalist?
Job title: Multimedia and print journalist for Community Matters Media Location: London-based, London Bridge/Bermondsey Square office. Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 depending...
We need to get serious about e-bikes
E-bike and e-scooter battery fires have become a huge issue in Southwark over the past few years. Since the pandemic,...
Empty homes are everyone’s problem
Following all the recent discussions about the council's new approach to empty homes, it's easy to forget that the problem...
A tour of St Saviour’s Estate: Rising from the ashes of a World War 2 bombsite – it was luxury for its first residents in 1959
I have a real soft spot for St Saviour's Estate in Abbey Street. For a short time I lived there...
Can the Greens really go from activists to leaders?
It's important to remember that Southwark's new leaders are not the ready-made politicians we have come to expect. The Southwark...
A history of Southwark’s schools
Aah, we welcome in lovely September! Hopefully the temperature will go back to normal and things will wake up again. ...
Is 10% affordable housing really better than nothing?
This week's news about the Borough Triangle development will come as little surprise to our readers. The same developer, Berkeley...
Can we really end rough sleeping?
On ending rough sleeping on our streets, the new Prime Minister has said: “It’s our job to catch people long...
Meet the couple behind Camberwell’s new lesbian pub
When Beth White and Molly McCabe met on a dating app just over a year ago, they had no intention...
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