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Scrutiny committee calls for changes to council contracts

Southwark’s scrutiny committee has published a report recommending a new approach to the way the council deals with contracts 14 January 2015Gavin Edwards
Southwark Labour hits out against unfair Government cuts to local services

Southwark Labour councillors have hit out against the Government’s announcement of massive cuts to the council’s budget 08 January 2015Lib Dem Tory Cuts
Southwark Labour delivers manifesto pledge by launching Women’s Safety Charter

Southwark Labour has delivered a key manifesto pledge by launching a new Women’s Safety Charter to help protect women against harassment in bars and clubs in the borough 17 December 2014Women
Southwark Labour councillors call on TfL to back safer crossings on Borough High Street

Southwark Labour councillors and London Assembly Member Val Shawcross joined community groups and families to call for action from TfL to deliver a new pedestrian crossing on Borough High Street 16 December 2014Borough High Street crossing
Southwark Labour and local campaigners fight back against payday loans with calls for Credit Union

Southwark Labour councillors joined local campaigners from across Southwark and representatives of the Church for a “day of action” on the Walworth Road to raise awareness of the dangers of payday lenders 16 December 2014Walworth Road Credit Union
Southwark Labour demands action from Mayor on police cuts

Southwark Labour councillors and local community activists met at City Hall to hand over a petition to Mayor of London Boris Johnson to restore policing levels in Southwark, which have reduced significantly since 2010 09 December 2014Police petition
Salter statues unveiled in Bermondsey

Labour councillors attended the unveiling of the new Salter statues in Bermondsey, to commemorate Alfred and Ada Salter, who were famous for their community work in the slums of Bermondsey in the early 1900s 05 December 2014Salter Statue
Councillor Wingfield marks 25 years as Southwark Councillor

Councillor Ian Wingfield has been given an award to mark 25 years as a Southwark Councillor 28 November 2014Ian award
Southwark Labour slam Lib Dems for voting against action on high stake gambling machines

Southwark Labour councillors have slammed Lib Dems for refusing to support a campaign against Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), known as the “crack cocaine of gambling”, despite more than £18 million being lost on the machines in Southwark last year. 28 November 2014Cllr Neil Coyle
Southwark Labour backs campaign to restrict “crack cocaine of gambling”

Southwark has joined with local authorities across the country to force Government to cut the amount of money that can be gambled on controversial Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), known as the “crack cocaine of gambling” 27 November 2014Cllr Ian Wingfield
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