http://www.southwark.gov.uk/press Southwark Council Latest news Jadu CMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:55:11 +0000 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:55:11 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/641/southwark_consults_with_local_people_over_kingswood_house Southwark council chiefs are consulting with local people over the future of Kingswood House to help secure its future as a community facility in the borough. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/641/southwark_consults_with_local_people_over_kingswood_house Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/623/201011_annual_monitoring_report The document reports on whether our planning policies are achieving their objectives and makes sure our planning policies are up to date. The 2010-11 report covers the year April 2010 to March 2011. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/623/201011_annual_monitoring_report Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/640/new_opening_hours_for_four_southwark_libraries Southwark Council's library service today announced new opening hours for four of its smaller libraries as part of its decision to keep all Soutwark Libraries open. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/640/new_opening_hours_for_four_southwark_libraries Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/639/southwark_council_seeks_investor_for_greenland_pier Southwark council is looking for an investor to take on the ownership and running of Greenland pier and is expecting serious proposals from several quarters. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/639/southwark_council_seeks_investor_for_greenland_pier Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:22:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/638/we_are_now_consulting_on_the_peckham_and_nunhead_aap_preferred_option We are now consulting on the Consultation on the Peckham and Nunhead Area Action Plan Preferred Option. The consultation period will run from 31 January until 5pm 24 April 2012. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/638/we_are_now_consulting_on_the_peckham_and_nunhead_aap_preferred_option Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:01:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/637/southwark_supports_the_times_cities_fit_for_cycling_campaign Following the the launch of The Times' Cities fit for cycling campaign the Leader of Southwark Council has written to the paper lending the borough's support. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/637/southwark_supports_the_times_cities_fit_for_cycling_campaign Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/636/londons_oldest_fruit_and_veg_market_receives_southwark_blue_plaque London's oldest and best loved food markets was today (2 February 2012) honoured with a commemorative blue plaque by Southwark Council to celebrate over 250 years of trading fruit and veg. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/636/londons_oldest_fruit_and_veg_market_receives_southwark_blue_plaque Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/635/government_agrees_to_southwark_councils_funding_request_for_more_school_places_in_se16 One hundred extra secondary school places will be created in Southwark, council chiefs announced today. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/635/government_agrees_to_southwark_councils_funding_request_for_more_school_places_in_se16 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:44:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/634/southwark_open_space_strategy The open space strategy provides a framework for the provision of open space in the borough and makes up an important part of the concil's evidence base for the Local Development Framework (LDF). http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/634/southwark_open_space_strategy Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:01:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/632/five_arrested_in_south_london_raids_targeting_council_home_fraud A multi-agency operation led by the UK Border Agency saw five people arrested as part of a crackdown on council home fraud. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/632/five_arrested_in_south_london_raids_targeting_council_home_fraud Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:13:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/631/alexander_oneal_to_headline_bermondsey_carnival International soul sensation Alexander O'Neal is to headline the annual Bermondsey Carnival this summer. The legendary singer will perform at the carnival in Southwark Park on 2 June, which this year is taking place on the same weekend as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/631/alexander_oneal_to_headline_bermondsey_carnival Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:58:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/630/former_fast_food_restaurant_manager_pleads_guilty_to_six_hygiene_breaches The former owner and manager of a fast food restaurant in Southwark has pleaded guilty to a series of food safety offences after a cockroach was found in a takeaway Chinese meal ordered for a meeting of company directors http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/630/former_fast_food_restaurant_manager_pleads_guilty_to_six_hygiene_breaches Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:24:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/629/music_signals_the_opening_of_phoenix_primary_school Staff and pupils expressed themselves musically, to mark the opening of Phoenix Primary School on Tuesday 10 January. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/629/music_signals_the_opening_of_phoenix_primary_school Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/628/southwark_stockpiles_grit_for_cold_weather Southwark Council has stockpiled a mountain of grit to help keep the borough moving as temperatures tumble across the country. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/628/southwark_stockpiles_grit_for_cold_weather Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:57:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/627/ambitions_project_to_help_southwarks_most_talented_young_people Pembroke and St Catherine’s Colleges at Cambridge University, University College of London (UCL) and Excellence in Southwark, launched their ‘Ambitions’ project on Tuesday 17 January. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/627/ambitions_project_to_help_southwarks_most_talented_young_people Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:40:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/626/southwark_council_leader_aiming_to_raise_thousands_for_hospital_charity The leader of Southwark Council will be pounding the capital's streets to raise thousands of pounds for charity at the London Marathon, it was announced this week. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/626/southwark_council_leader_aiming_to_raise_thousands_for_hospital_charity Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/625/first_new_trees_for_burgess_park The first of dozens of new trees have been planted at Burgess Park as part of its ongoing multimillion pound makeover, council chiefs have anounced. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/625/first_new_trees_for_burgess_park Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:39:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/624/further_details_on_londons_biggest_low_carbon_district_heating_system_unveiled Further details of London's biggest low carbon district heating system to provide cheap and clean energy to thousands of homes have been unveiled this week, with no works now scheduled to take place. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/624/further_details_on_londons_biggest_low_carbon_district_heating_system_unveiled Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/622/high_take_up_of_free_school_meals_spells_success_for_southwark The vast majority of reception and year one pupils in Southwark are benefitting from the council's pioneering free health healthy school meals programme, it was revealed today. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/622/high_take_up_of_free_school_meals_spells_success_for_southwark Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/610/approach_to_affordable_rent_clarified We took a report to the 20 December meeting of our Planning Committee which clarified our affordable housing policies, including how we will deal with the new affordable rent tenure. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/610/approach_to_affordable_rent_clarified Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000