Southwark News

Old Southwark in the Blitz
Neil Bright leads a walk tracing the story of old Southwark during the Blitz. Hear some of the tales of heroism and tragedy of local folk.

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children
Southwark Social Services is recruiting a Qualified Social Worker for their Looked After Children Team. Candidates must have experience of statutory work with younger looked after children and care proceedings.

Review: Oikos @ Jellyfish Theatre
Southwark's Jellyfish theatre looks like a Noah's Ark for new writing, a fitting home for Simon Wu's new play Oikos (pronounced ee-kos). Salil has it all - a nice family, a highly paid job, a bit on the side and a house in Chiswick. However, he risks losing it all as the Thames bursts its banks to destroy his comfortable life, and there's something in his past he needs to sort out before ...

Nursery Nurse
Level 3 Nursery Nurse - Southwark Excellent Primary School Long term supply - September start Earn GBP 65 per day Excellent underground links CRB ISSUED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS Are you looking for a new challenging role? Are you a committed, enthusiastic and dynamic Nursery Nurse?

NPrimary Teacher - Year Four
2.5 Form Entry Primary School Southwark Year 4 Teacher 29 Pupils Long Term Contract September 2010 - March 2011 Earn Up To GBP 150 per Day Dependant on Experience A very well run and resourced 2.5 form entry school in the London Borough of Southwark is looking for an experience teacher to take a year 4 class starting September 2011. The head has indicated that she is looking to appoint a teacher ...

Fantasy baseball injury report: Jose Reyes' injuries will continue until the end of the season
There is no avoiding the fact that Fantasy sports are subject to luck. No one can predict, with any certainty, the health of athletes. Did anyone guess Jacoby Ellsbury would fracture his ribs in a collision with his own teammate, and miss the majority of the year? Of course not. Do I need to remind anyone about Tom Brady and the first game of 2008? Not a chance.

Chains try to score with fantasy football players
Fantasy football means real business for restaurants, and some big chains have launched promotional drives to score with dedicated players of the growing pastime. Free appetizers, draft kits, meal discounts, gift cards and contests featuring sports celebrities are among lures for "draft parties" in which fantasy players select rosters of NFL players whose talents on the field equal...

Sports at 11:50 a.m. EDT
Some of the stories the AP is covering Thursday. A full Sports Digest will move by 3 p.m.: -- NEW YORK -- Ben Roethlisberger's suspension is cut from six to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, meaning the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback can return Oct. 17 against Cleveland. -- UNDATED -- Twelve players from North Carolina won't play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels' opener...

Nationals' Nyjer Morgan enrages baseball by violating The Code
There's an ebb and flow to baseball's unwritten rules, much like there's an ebb and flow to the game itself over the course of a game or a season. Weeks can pass with hardly a peep about players disrespecting each other, followed closely by a spate of incidents involving spiteful actions, retaliation and, sometimes, fisticuffs.

Swimming-Olympic champion Liu to miss Asian Games
China's Olympic swimming champion Liu Zige will skip November's Asian Games to concentrate on next year's world championships, Chinese swimming officials said.