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An elephant puppet eats out of a bucket as it is led by three puppeteers along a street.

WATCH: Bankside’s Frost Fair celebrates when an elephant walked across the frozen river Thames

Did you know that 200 years ago an elephant was supposedly led across the frozen river Thames? Between 1600 and

Southwark’s temporary accommodation crisis: “It was only because he was stabbed that he was able to get housing.”

Southwark had the second highest proportion of households living in temporary accommodation of all London boroughs last year. The situation

Camberwell road crossing

WATCH: Life inside Camberwell – 2025’s ‘fourth coolest neighbourhood in the world’

Once a relatively overlooked corner of south London, Camberwell has been thrust into the spotlight after Time Out ranked it

WATCH: Southwark’s forgotten graveyard: a place for community, remembrance and serenity

In the backstreets of Southwark sits Crossbones Graveyard – where an estimated 15,000 sex workers and ‘outcasts’ are buried. Since

Billboard Furniture's new shop replacing Peckaham Soup kitchen, with PSK's signage still hanging.

Peckham Soup Kitchen braces for winter whilst old premises replaced with furniture shop 

Peckham Soup Kitchen (PSK) continues to serve hundreds of people a week out the back of a van, nearly a

Guy's Hospital, Southwark

Plans to tackle major health inequality announced in Southwark

King’s College London and Citizens UK have unveiled plans to tackle major health concerns in Southwark’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in

Paintings of people affected by breast cancer hanging in the Art Academy in Southwark

Breast Cancer Awareness Month looks to a brighter future with Southwark charity exhibit

A breast cancer awareness charity launched an exhibition at the Art Academy in Southwark to highlight the strength and struggles

The picture shows a communal garden belonging to the Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers.

Southwark refugee day centre at risk of closure launches emergency fundraiser

A Southwark-based charity for asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants has launched an emergency fundraiser after increasing difficulties in attaining financial

Two actors dancing with arms linked on a lit stage

A review of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by the Southwark Playhouse

Usually the Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream is as fun as it is convoluting – however the Southwark Playhouse

TV screen at a bar showing 'This is Your Party'

Your Party’s grassroots movement remain undeterred despite leadership in-fighting

Supporters of Your Party in South London have continued to mobilise despite last week’s public dispute between its co-leaders. Jeremy

Green park with people

Southwark Council launch £3.3million neighbourhood fund

Southwark Council have launched a new £3.3 million neighbourhood fund scheme to improve local areas for residents and organisations. The

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