The Arzner: LGBTQ+ cinema proposed for Bermondsey Square
This week councillors will decide on a licence application to reopen the former cinema in Bermondsey Square as a venue with a focus on LGBTQ+ film.
Latest
The Sun Wharf: Wetherspoon's plans London Bridge Station pub
London Bridge Station could soon gain a Wetherspoon's pub, with the chain planning a new boozer in part of the former London Dungeon premises on Tooley Street.
Bakerloo line extension: new Government urged to bring tube to Old Kent Road
Leading Southwark politicians have used the weeks since the general election to urge the new Government to support the Bakerloo line extension.
Neo Bankside: council vetoes attempt to curb evening public access
Southwark Council has rejected a proposal to change the hours during which the public can use the pedestrian routes through the luxury Neo Bankside development next to Tate Modern.
Hotel conversion plan for Borough High Street office block
Plans to convert an office building in Borough High Street into a 47-bedroom hotel have been submitted to Southwark Council.
Waterloo phone box can become coffee kiosk, planning inspector rules
A Government-appointed planning inspector has ruled that a defunct red phone box outside the Waterloo Action Centre can be used as a coffee kiosk, overturning Lambeth Council's decision to veto the proposal.
Florence Eshalomi elected as Labour MP for Vauxhall & Camberwell Green
Labour's Florence Eshalomi has been re-elected - after four and a half years in Parliament - as MP for the new Vauxhall and Camberwell Green constituency.
Labour's Neil Coyle returned as Bermondsey & Old Southwark MP
Neil Coyle reiterated his apology for his behaviour in the last Parliament as he began his fourth term as Bermondsey & Old Southwark MP.
Southwark: £1.1m council house up for auction
Southwark Council is planning to sell a high-value council house yards away from Borough Market.
Student accommodation could be built above Southwark Tube Station
TfL has revealed that it is considering dumping its approved office block scheme for the Southwark Tube Station site in favour of a student accommodation scheme.
Royal Mail changes postbox collection times in SE1
Postboxes across SE1 could now have their last collection of the day as early as 9am, with just a handful of boxes still being emptied in the afternoon and evening.
Waterloo station gains community piano
A community piano for commuters and local residents to play has been installed at Waterloo Station.
Lambeth North hotel approved by planning inspector
A Government-appointed planning inspector has overturned Lambeth Council's decision to reject plans for an 186-bedroom hotel opposite Lambeth North Station.
St George's Cathedral Primary School plans to join academy trust
The primary school attached to Southwark's Roman Catholic cathedral is planning to become an academy.
Lower Marsh: do you have photos from the 50s, 60s or 70s?
The organisers of a community photography project are keen to hear from anyone with photos or memories of Lower Marsh and The Cut in the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s.
Golden Hinde's mizzen mast craned into place
A milestone in the restoration of the replica of the Golden Hinde at St Mary Overie Dock was marked on Wednesday with the third and final new mast lowered into position.
Education
Union warns LSBU cuts would 'hollow out' university
A union leader has warned that London South Bank University would be left as "a shell of its former self" if proposed job cuts go ahead.
History
Sainsbury's founder born in Waterloo 180 years ago
Wednesday 12 June is the 180th anniversary of the birth in Waterloo of John James Sainsbury, founder of one of the UK's best-known supermarket chains.
Transport
Bus route 211 to no longer serve Waterloo
Transport for London has confirmed that bus route 211 will be rerouted from Saturday 29 June and will no longer serve the current route between Waterloo Station and Sloane Square via Westminster Bridge.
Elephant & Castle
52 Elephant & Castle homes could lie empty for another two years
52 homes built as part of the Elephant & Castle regeneration programme have been empty for the last five years – and it could be two years or more until residents can move back in.
History
Necropolis Railway station up for sale
An historic building - the last remaining element of a railway station where coffins and mourners left London for a Surrey cemetery - is up for sale with a £4.2 million asking price.
Southwark
Lloyds Bank to close on Tuesdays
From July, the last remaining Lloyds Bank branch in SE1 will only be open four days a week.
Bermondsey
Long Lane zebra crossing plan approved
Long Lane is to get a new zebra crossing at the junction with Wild's Rents under new Southwark Council proposals recently given formal approval.
Southwark
Merger of Elephant & Castle primary schools abandoned
Plans to merge two Southwark primary schools near Elephant & Castle have been called off after the proposals faced opposition from staff and parents.
Southwark
'HS2' cash used to patch up SE1 roads and pavements
Government funds notionally reallocated from the cancelled second phase of the High Speed 2 rail line north of Birmingham have been used to repair road surfaces and pavements in three streets north of the Old Kent Road, Southwark Council said this week.
Planning & Development
Winning design picked for LSE's Bankside House development
The winners of design competition to draw up plans for the London School of Economics' massive new halls of residence next to Tate Modern have been announced.
Waterloo
Time capsule buried under Old Vic's new Backstage building
A time capsule has been buried in Waterloo Road as part of the foundations of The Old Vic's new Backstage building.
Politics & local government
Sprinklers put out chip pan fire in Avondale Square towerblock
Six years after the City of London Corporation decided to fit sprinklers in its three high-rise towers on the Avondale Square Estate, the new system has successfully extinguished a chip pan fire.
Planning & Development
'Hedgehog care homes' to be installed next to Old Kent Road logistics hub
Two miniature 'hedgehog care homes' are among the biodiversity measures proposed for the new logistics hub being built by British Land on the former Southwark Council car pound site off Mandela Way.
Business
Asda Express to replace Tower Bridge Road's Planet Organic
An Asda Express convenience store is in line to replace the short-lived Planet Organic shop in Bermondsey's Tower Bridge Road.
Old Kent Road
Bakerloop: Sadiq Khan pledges express bus for Old Kent Road
Plans for an express bus service along the Old Kent Road as a prequel to the Bakerloo line extension have been announced by Sadiq Khan as part of his plans for his third term as Mayor of London if re-elected on 2 May.
Politics & local government
Devon Mansions: council took TWO YEARS to answer FOI request
The Information Commissioner has ruled that Southwark Council was in breach of the Freedom of Information Act when it took nearly two years to reply to a request for information about a troubled refurbishment programme of a council estate next door to its own HQ.
