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Council Clears Park of Rough Sleepers For Tree Ceremony
Local councillors have hit out at Southwark Council after it moved on rough sleepers from Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park in order to conduct a tree planting ceremony.
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1 in 38 people in Southwark to be homeless this Christmas
New analysis by Shelter has revealed that 1 in 38 people in Southwark will be homeless this Christmas, which is the 9th highest council area in the country. Across England it is 1 in 160.
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Liberal Democrats Call for Mobile Parking Bays to Solve Lime Bike Issues
The Liberal Democrats have written to the council to demand urgent action to resolve inconsiderate parking of Lime bikes across the borough, after they secured in-principle commitments from…
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Extraordinary Meeting of Council to Address “Serious Failures” Blocked by Labour
Southwark Labour have blocked the Liberal Democrats’ calling of an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council to address “Serious Failings” found by an independent housing watchdog.
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Government Urged to Intervene Over “Serious Failings” In Southwark Housing
The Liberal Democrats have written directly to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, Angela Rayner, to urge for intervention after the Regulator of Social Housing…
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Official Survey Says Southwark Labour Aren’t Listening
An official survey taken by social housing providers has revealed that most Southwark tenants do not feel that the council “listens to their views and acts upon them”.
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Liberal Democrats Call for Extraordinary Meeting to Address “Serious Failures” at Southwark Council
The Liberal Democrats have today formally requested that an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council be called by the Mayor, to address the “Serious Failures” identified by the Government’s independent…
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Liberal Democrat Councillor Secures Upgrade to Dangerous Borough Crossing
A dangerous crossing on Borough High Street that has led to near misses will now been upgraded and made safer thanks to intervention from local Liberal Democrat Cllr Victor Chamberlain.
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Liberal Democrats Call for Resignations Following Independent Watchdog highlighting “Serious Failings” in Southwark Council
The Government’s Regulator of Social Housing has today released an explosive report into Southwark’s Housing conditions, saying that it has found “serious failings”.
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Just 51 Affordable Housing Starts in Southwark, and Zero London Affordable Rent
Government data on affordable housing starts has revealed the extent to which affordable house building has collapsed in Southwark, with just 51 affordable housing starts in 2023/2024, compared to…
