Party at New Cross housing co-op

 
By Ceiri O’Driscoll
The UK’s first purpose-built housing co-op is celebrating recent improvements by hosting a party on Saturday.

Lewisham cage fighter prepares for international bout

 
By Ceiri O’Driscoll
Cage fighting lightweight champion Jason Young is preparing for his debut international bout at the ‘Bad Breed’ Ultimate Challenge UK on December 6.

Jailed for squeezing policeman’s testicles

 
By Ceiri O’Driscoll
There was laughter from the dock as a man was charged for squeezing a policeman’s testicles and then punching him in the face.

Housing estate grows their own

By Ceiri O’Driscoll

Peckham-grown produce could soon be hitting shelves as a local housing estate is turning unused grassland into an orchard, thanks to a coalition of groups campaigning for a healthier Southwark.

Council squeezes community centre for £50k

By Ceiri O’Driscoll
A Peckham community centre threatened with closure by the council has been given two months to raise nearly fifty thousand pounds to stay open.
The Spike Surplus Scheme was handed a £440,000 bill by Southwark Council to buy the plot of land it stands on, or face the sale of the building to developers. [...]