Diary
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Why Santa Claus could have been trained at Southwark Cathedral
Santa may have trained in Southwark

Jack Whitehall's dad gets coronavirus jab at Guy's and St Thomas'
'Here was I worrying about a little pr**k,' he said

Hodge: New cat on the block is already making feline friends
He's already made friends with cats at the heart of Government
Editorials
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Government needs to step in on empty homes
Requisitioning empty homes would only scratch the surface of the problem

Editors' View: Low vaccine uptake in Southwark was predictable but doesn't have to be the case
Information and help is out there for people who remain unsure

Editors' View: Closing schools in areas of massive regeneration is nothing but shortsighted
Shutting down a school may happen quickly - but building a new one takes time and money

Aylesbury Estate is not the first major regeneration project – surely more can be done to protect its residents
Some tenants’ families have lived in the estate since it was built and are part of a tight knit community
Cartoons
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Too many classy birds moving into Peckham
Cartoon by Christian Adams

Boris digs himself deeper into a whole
Cartoon by Christian Adams

Hive won the prize
Peckham beekeeper crowned best in London

Cartoon: Jimmy Jukes receives his MBE
Cartoon by Christian Adams
Columnists
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Hospital backlogs and waiting lists are a huge worry - and need a clear strategy
The NHS needs to identify and treat the 'missing millions' who haven't accessed care

Flower Power: Feed plants as they wake up and start rapid growth
Advice for your garden or pot plants for the coming month from our very own Jackie Power

Time for the government to do a u-turn on nurses' pay
'Being largely a workforce of women, nursing, though much admired has always been underpaid'

Aylesbury Estate is not the first major regeneration project – surely more can be done to protect its residents
Some tenants’ families have lived in the estate since it was built and are part of a tight knit community
Letters
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Letters to the editor and readers' views: 21/08/2019
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Marley and you? And 'high-rise gigantism'
'In my view it diminishes and belittles one of the few survivals of the area’s dockland heritage'

One hundred years after the end of World War One
'They shall not grow old'

Letters to the Editor: Police blame game, housing stats and road safety near playgrounds
Asking for more police during a murderous crime wave should not be a contentious issue!