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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
Southwark Labour vows to continue emergency support scheme despite government cut

Southwark’s Labour Cabinet has committed £2.7m in funding to ensure that the Council’s Emergency Support Scheme will be extended until at least 2018, despite government cuts to local welfare provision 19 November 2014
Dementia Friendly Southwark

Southwark’s Labour council has taken an important step forward in its manifesto commitment to become an Age Friendly borough, by working to make the community dementia friendly 19 November 2014Cllr Dora Dixon-Fyle
Southwark calls for more ambitious action on air quality

Southwark has joined forces with three other inner-London Labour councils to lobby Transport for London (TfL) to dramatically expand and advance its proposals to improve air quality in the capital and see-off possible fines from the EU. 04 November 2014ULEZ
Leader's Public Question Time a resounding success

The first Leader’s Public Question Time was a resounding success, with over 200 people taking the opportunity to come along to the event and put their questions to the Leader of Southwark Council, Peter John. 23 October 2014Leader
Southwark Labour continues to fight for new secondary school on the Dulwich Hospital site

Southwark Labour is continuing its campaign for a new secondary school on the Dulwich Hospital site, amending the draft Southwark Plan to make clear the council’s preference for a new secondary school on the hospital site, alongside the new NHS health centre. Southwark Labour is also calling on Minister of State for Schools, David Laws, not to press ahead with plans for a new primary school on the site, which will compromise the space which is available for a new secondary school. 22 October 2014
Have Your Say on the Bakerloo Line Extension

Southwark Labour councillors are calling on residents to add their voice to the public consultation on extending the Bakerloo line into the south of the borough. 06 October 2014Bakerloo line
Southwark Labour’s Annual Borough Conference

Over 120 Southwark Labour party members joined councillors, Harriet Harman MP, Val Shawcross AM and Labour's Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Margaret Hodge MP, at Southwark Labour's annual Borough Conference on Saturday 13th September. 17 September 2014Borough conference
Southwark Labour delivering on manifesto commitment to improve women’s safety

Southwark Labour has taken a major step in delivering the manifesto commitment to introduce a Women’s Safety Charter, in order to tackle sexual harassment and help women to feel as safe as possible in the borough 16 September 2014Radha Burgess
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