Issue 1332
BERMONDSEY CARNIVAL
Established: 1987
50p
July 6 2017
www.southwarknews.co.uk
RESIDENTS FEAR TOWER BLOCK EVACUATION 4 page photo special inside
Fire wardens brought in as experts assess wall cracks
Grenfell Tower Photo: SWNS
EXCLUSIVE
By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
HUNDREDS OF Old Kent Road residents fear being evacuated from their tower blocks, after long-
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Craig set for his fifteenth season as a senior professional
‘HELPHOMELESS MANWHO‘SAVED’ SR.CATHERINEIN TERRORATTACK’
standing fire-safety flaws were discovered in their homes.
The four thirteen-storey blocks of the Ledbury Estate have, since last week, been identified as dangerous by London Fire Brigade inspectors, due to the gaping cracks in the rooms of many residents’ flats. Full story on page 4
King’s removes cladding after safety tests - PAGE 4
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