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A crowd gathers in front of the opening of Queeriosities Art and Makers Fair 2026

Largest LGBTQ+ art fair in UK returns to Peckham

The UK’s largest LGBTQ+ art fair has celebrated its return to Peckham. The Queeriosities Art and Makers Fair first ran

Southwark Council Deputy Leader Victor Chamberlain lights candles for gay men executed in British jails.

Britain’s oldest LGBTQ+ theatre company honours men executed for same-sex relations

Britain’s oldest active LGBTQ+ theatre company has held a memorial in Southwark to honour men executed for same-sex relations in

Defence manufacturer opens London’s biggest factory since the Second World War

A defence manufacturing company has opened the largest factory built in London since the Second World War. Isembard opened its

People queuing outside the front of the Arzner Cinema.

WATCH: Inside the UK’s only LGBTQ+ cinema in Bermondsey

Amid a gloomy climate of independent LGBTQ+ businesses closing, The Arzner cinema in Bermondsey isn’t just surviving – it’s thriving.

The exterior of Decathlon Surrey Quays, taken from the footbridge over the dock

Sports retailer Decathlon scraps children’s skateboarding classes for pickleball courts

Sports retailer Decathlon has cancelled skateboarding lessons for children at its flagship Surrey Quays store to create two new pickleball

Sheep crossing Southwark Bridge during the 2026 Woolmen's Sheep Drive in London

Sheep cross Southwark Bridge as centuries-old tradition lives on

A demonstration taking place

Peckham community group prepares for High Court battle with developer after five-year fight

Root Market taking place with a packed crowd browsing the traders on show.

Taste of Korea at London’s biggest Korean creatives market in Peckham

Southwark tenants to march over rent rises as 150 face losing homes

WATCH: Inside the Pearly Kings and Queens’ charity walk across 16 London bridges

WATCH: SEND pupils showcase artwork in South London Gallery exhibition

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