England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty speaking about the health benefits of active travel at #ActiveCity2024 yesterday: Professor Chris Whitty #HappierHealthierGreener 🚲👩‍🦽🚶🛴

This is great news and driven by many factors including road improvements we've made and the help we give people and businesses through #StreetsforPeople cargo bike hire schemes southwark.gov.uk/transport-and-… James McAsh John Batteson

World Car Free Day returns 22 September. We're making it as easy as possible for residents to hold a street party so neighbours can get together while helping to improve the air we breathe in Southwark Find out more today orlo.uk/7CEg8 #StreetsForPeople

We’ve put in 165 pedestrian crossings over the last six years, making it easier to walk across Southwark. Our newest crossing is at Southwark Park Road, with more planned this year at Evelina Road, Long Lane and Southampton Way. Our new #StreetsforPeople walking plan sets out

This is how far the UK has fallen behind.

In Calais a free shuttle bus runs regularly between the railway station + the ferry terminal. In Dover it’s a 30 minute walk with luggage along a busy dual carriageway. Navigating the port itself is chaotic. Louise Haigh please make it easier to choose not to fly or drive.

This evidences the deep seated concerns civil servants have had not just about the morality & legality of selling arms to Israel but also the complicity of the UK government in the war crimes perpetrated by the Israeli Defence Force. End the sales now. theguardian.com/world/article/…

Trade Union leaders set up the Labour Representation Committee in February 1900 to secure a voice for the working class in Parliament. 124 years on the Daily Mail has found out... kmflett.wordpress.com/2024/08/18/dai…

Excellent news! More walking & cycling are key to reducing the suffering from chronic diseases and saving the NHS billions of pounds. Great to see Louise Haigh looking to invest in health through active travel. theguardian.com/politics/artic…

More than two million people are expected to attend Notting Hill Carnival this Bank Holiday weekend. Stations in the area will be very busy. If you are thinking of going, make sure to check out TfL’s travel advice and plan your journey ahead of time ⬇️

Nigel Farage jets off to US AGAIN for second time in seven weeks since he became Clacton MP mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

We want to make sure that Southwark is a borough in which everyone who would like to cycle, can 🚲 Cabinet Member for Clean Air, Streets and Waste Cllr James McAsh has launched the new #StreetsforPeople cycling plan at The Gardens in Peckham 🌳 It sets out how we’re creating a

A cat living in Southwark Cathedral in London arrives at the investiture of a new bishop 📹hodge_thecat

Environment Agency considering legal action against South West Water after sewage spill at Devon beach. Just "considering" isn't good enough. It has been going on for 35 years across the country. What evidence do regulators need? Prosecute directors now theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Great that Angela Rayner will be leading a new homelessness taskforce to create a long-term plan to end this crisis. bigissue.com/news/housing/a… At Emmaus UK we wrote for Big Issue about why this cross-government approach is desperately needed: bigissue.com/opinion/labour…

We've taken back control of Peckham Levels following the current operator going into administration. To ensure business as usual and protect jobs, we have appointed The Trampery 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ as new managers. Read more about what makes them a great fit for the levels orlo.uk/frOUC

🏊‍♂️ Open water swimming helps city dwellers’ body and mind 🏊‍♀️ We’re running sessions at Southwark Leisure Surrey Docks Fitness and Watersports Centre on Friday mornings and Tuesday evenings. 🏊 Find out more and book today southwarkleisure.co.uk/watersports

As our kids go #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re using as an excuse. If they walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a massive number of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school. Spread the word.

Wonderful to sing in Westminster Abbey yesterday with St Barnabas Church, Dulwich choir. A really beautiful experience.