Southwark welcomes 400th refugee family
Last week, Southwark welcomed its 400th refugee family under the UK Government’s refugee resettlement scheme. The milestone was reached on the one-year anniversary of Southwark being accredited as a Borough of Sanctuary, in recognition of the pioneering work being done by the Council and the community to welcome those who have fled the most difficult […]
New stats rank Labour-run Southwark top for building new social rent homes
New statistics released by the Greater London Authority have shown that more social homes were completed in Labour-run Southwark than in any other borough in London last year. In Southwark, 581 brand new social rent homes were completed. 5x more social rent homes were completed in Southwark than in all three Liberal Democrat-run councils combined, […]
Six local GP surgeries to be upgraded under Labour plan to create 8 million additional GP appointments a year
Labour’s spokesperson for Health & Wellbeing, Cllr Evelyn Akoto, has today welcomed news that patients in Southwark will benefit from some of the 8.3 million more appointments each year that will be created as a result of a new government scheme to upgrade and modernise over 1,000 doctor’s surgeries. The local GP surgeries that will […]
Southwark Labour delivers £32,000 for LGBTQ+ events this summer
Seventeen LGBTQ+ organisations have been awarded a share of this year’s £32,000 Pride Fund by Southwark Council. The fund, which was created by a Southwark Labour amendment to the council budget in 2024, will be used for community-run projects to celebrate this year’s Pride Month in June, as well as in July and August – […]
Labour councillors secure Peckham Rye Station revamp as calls continue for full accessibility upgrade
Local Labour councillors in Rye Lane have secured the latest win in their campaign for the full upgrade of Peckham Rye Station, as the government announced a £5 million investment that will transform and modernise the station. As part of this, Labour-run Southwark Council will invest £1 million toward the £5 million total funding. This […]