Happy Pancake Day! 🥞 Reduce food waste by measuring ingredients carefully to make only what you'll eat 🍽️ you can also use overripe bananas in your batter 🍌 Don’t forget that your food waste caddy loves eggshells and banana peels, it’s a match made in the kitchen ❤️

Ramadan Mubarak to Muslims across Southwark, the UK and worldwide. May this sacred time be a period of reflection, joy, and happiness for all.

Join us for the launch of the Southwark Council Older People's Housing Strategy Friends, family and carers welcome Monday 23 February, 2pm to 3.30pm, Appleby Blue Almshouse, SE16 engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...

Over the last year, we've been investing in local organisations, working to keep our borough greener - with over 56,600 volunteer hours done through funded biodiversity partnerships. Read our annual Biodiversity Report below. You’re invested. So are we. www.southwark.gov.uk/culture-and-...

Southwark Council has raised serious concerns over the Government’s proposed asylum and “earned settlement” reforms. Read the full story below www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2026/co...

We're celebrating a major milestone in National Apprenticeship Week 2026. We've now supported over 2,000 Southwark residents and employers to access apprenticeships – this equates to around 500 people entering apprenticeships each year on average since 2022. www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2026/so...

We want your help to shape how Southwark supports unpaid carers. We want to hear about your experiences at two focus groups on 24 February at the Harriet Hardy Community Centre, SE5. You can also share your thoughts via an online session on 25 February at 7pm. Find out more bit.ly/CarersConnec...

This week we gave approval for land at New James Court, Scylla Road to be used for the borough’s first community-led housing pilot scheme. This project will deliver 12 affordable homes, replacing 27 garages. Find out more via the link below. www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2026/so...

Southwark Council will be holding local elections on Thursday 7 May 2026. This is the opportunity for you to have your say on how the council is run over the next four years. Find out how to register to vote, apply for a postal vote and more below. www.southwark.gov.uk/about-counci...

We want decent homes, and we know how important good repairs are for our tenants. Our newly-published Better Repairs Plan sets out real improvements so repairs are done on time and right first time. www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2026/so...

It's our February Cabinet meeting this afternoon - and you can watch live now via the link below. Our Better Repairs Plan, part of our work to become a good landlord, is one of the reports being considered. www.youtube.com/live/hJdxpua...

February is LGBT+ History Month, and to celebrate Southwark's libraries are holding some special events. On 4 February join award-winning poet Remi Graves at the John Harvard Library from 5.30pm to 7pm for talks and readings about their anthology 'Coal'. www.southwark.gov.uk/southwark-pr...

The Frost Fair is returning this Saturday (31/01/26) Between 1605 and 1814 the Thames froze over 24 times, allowing locals to take to the ice for frost fairs, rich with markets, food and fun! Now Bankside has reinvented the Frost Fair for the 21st century... banksidelondon.co.uk/frost-fair-2...

Did you know the Old Kent Road Area Action Plan includes proposals for a wild swimming area? 🏊 The action plan looks to deliver an OKR which works for residents - with affordable housing, new job opportunities and new recreational spaces for the community. www.southwark.gov.uk/planning-env...

With research from the New Economics Foundation and support from the Greater London Authority, Southwark Council has agreed pioneering work to put local people at the heart of decision-making around four public sites. www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2026/so...

We've opened eight new temporary modular homes in Bermondsey to support people who are homeless or sleeping rough, as part of our work to create decent homes for all. The homes give them a place to live while we support them to find something permanent. www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2026/pi...

Join us to celebrate Southwark @ 60 with a deep five into the African Connection - exploring its past, present and future. Let's get together, share stories and uncover the rich ties that bring communtities closer. Book now bit.ly/3NiGK2a 160 Tooley Street, Friday 30 January, 6.30 to 8.30pm

We're updating the outdoor gym in Southwark Park and want to hear from you! What new equipment would encourage you to get out there and get active? Your thoughts and ideas will help shape the final design so share your views today engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...

With colder weather expected overnight, our team will be out gritting the Crystal Palace route in the south of the borough tomorrow (Wednesday 14 January) morning.

Applications are now open for the Southwark Pride Fund 2026! LGBTQI+ community and organisations across the borough are encouraged to apply for a share of £30,000 towards Pride events. Find out more about the dates involved and the criteria required below. www.southwark.gov.uk/community-en...

A shop on Old Kent Road has been closed for 3 months after repeated illegal sales of tobacco and vapes, including sales to children. 117,000 cigarettes and 525 illegal vapes were seized. This is Southwark’s first closure order for these offences. www.londontradingstandards.org.uk/report-consu...

Have you applied for your child’s primary school place? If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022, your child is due to start in September 2026. Submit your application before the closing date on Thursday 15 January 2026 services.southwark.gov.uk/schools-and-...

Heavy rain overnight washed away grit across London, leading to black ice in many places. Our contractors have responded to ice and snow on footways by hand spreading salt in affected areas. When temperatures fall below freezing we lay grit on roads and pavements, and will be gritting today.

As the temperature is forecast to remain low our gritting lorries will be out and about this afternoon and evening across a number of routes around Southwark to prevent ice forming and keep traffic moving.

Enrol today for spring '26 courses with Southwark Adult Learning! We've an exciting range of creative skills courses in the heart of Peckham designed to build and develop skills in art, pottery and sewing, plus a range of fitness and wellbeing courses. www.southwark.gov.uk/schools-and-...

Some trees from #Bermondsey in this beautiful, crisp, winter light ...London plane and Black poplar pollards and crabapple and Spaeth's alder @lb-southwark.bsky.social @thestreettree.bsky.social

Make it your New Year's Resolution to make sure you can still use your postal vote this year! New election rules mean anyone who previously applied for a postal vote on or before 30 January 2024 *has* to reapply by 31 January 2026 to keep their postal vote. www.southwark.gov.uk/about-counci...

Thank you for recycling right in 2025! Want to see what happens to your recycling? Join a community tour of the Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility off the Old Kent Road The tours take place each month, and the first one is tomorrow (6 January) www.southwark.gov.uk/waste-and-re...

Christmas and New Year Library opening hours in Southwark - please share with anyone who might find it useful. Don't forget that all of our libraries are warm spaces that you can spend free time in and get cost of living support if needed. Everyone is welcome.

Over the Christmas and New Year period some bin collections will run a day or two behind. Check the amended dates and remember collections will return to normal after 4 January. www.southwark.gov.uk/waste-and-re...