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A man smiling as he hands a paper bag to a young girl at a market stall filled with fresh produce.

🤝 Charity & Volunteering

Young Marketeers Raise Over £750 for London Food Charity Selling School-Grown Produce at Borough Market

Sarah Zezulka3 October 2026

A brightly lit, spacious cafe interior with many wooden tables and chairs, large windows, and potted plants.

🎨 Arts & Culture

Southwark Cathedral Invites Local Artists to Exhibit in Its 2027 Café Programme

Lowri Spear17 September 2026

A woman with dark skin and curly black hair styled up is looking directly at the camera with a slight smile.

When your career has been your identity: Starting again in your 40's

Cindy Belliot4 September 2026

A feather quill in an inkwell at the forefront of a golden sunset-lit cityscape along a river, with the Globe Theatre on the right and text overlayed reading "Shakespeare's Everyday Words" alongside a swirling pattern of words.

🏛️ History

Words Shakespeare Invented: Everyday Words and Phrases We Still Use Today

Jack Cooper27 June 2026

A woman in a bonnet and long dress stands before an open door, while a man is partially visible in the shadows behind the door, with a ray of light illuminating the woman.

📍 Local News

Marshalsea Prison: The Debtors' Jail That Haunted Charles Dickens and Shaped English Literature

Barrington Kirkham26 June 2026

A woman in a bonnet and dark cape steps through a doorway with a man in the background, as a diagonal shaft of light illuminates the scene.

📍 Local News

Marshalsea Prison: The Debtors' Jail That Haunted Charles Dickens and Shaped English Literature

Barrington Kirkham26 June 2026

A portrait painting of a man in 17th-century attire, including a black hat, a large white ruff, and a dark robe, with his hand on his chest and holding a fan.

🎨 Arts & Culture

Edward Alleyn: The Elizabethan Superstar Actor Who Built a Southwark Educational Empire

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A historic church interior features a carved wooden altar table, an ornate tapestry, and a large stained-glass window depicting religious figures in vibrant colors.

🏛️ History

John Harvard: The Southwark Butcher's Son Whose Deathbed Bequest Founded America's Most Famous University

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

A grand, grey-painted building with Gothic-style arched windows, intricate architectural details, and several archways on the ground floor with people sitting underneath.

🍽️ Food & Drink

Borough Market: How Southwark's 1,000-Year-Old Food Institution Survived Plague, Fire, War, and Modernisation

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

Close-up of fallen yellow and brown autumn leaves scattered on a grey surface, with some leaves in sharp focus and others blurred in the background.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community Stories

How Southwark's Library of Things is Building a More Sustainable Borough

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A dirt road winds through rolling green hills covered in trees, under a partly cloudy sky with bright sunlight breaking through.

📍 Local News

Aylesham Centre Appeal Rejected: What the Ruling Means for Peckham's Future

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026

A newly landscaped area features a curved brick planter filled with shrubs, light-colored paving stones, and a grassy lawn next to a street with a black metal fence.

📍 Local News

Greens and Liberal Democrats Form Historic Joint Administration to Lead Southwark Council

Barrington Kirkham3 June 2026