Food & drink
Blue Eyed Maid: Borough High Street pub to make a comeback
Half a decade after it was last open, the Blue Eyed Maid pub in Borough High Street is set to make a comeback.
Food & drink
Food & drink
Police raise concerns about London Bridge Wetherspoon's
Police have raised concerns about plans for a Wetherspoon's pub at London Bridge Station, warning it would lead to a rise in disorder in an area "blighted by ... alcohol related crime" whilst the owner of another local boozer is worried it could become a "flashpoint" between rival sports fans.
London Fire Brigade
Gail's Bakery to open in former Southwark Fire Station
A decade after the closure of Southwark Fire Station, the former appliance bays are to become a branch of Gail's Bakery.
Arts & culture
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.
Food & drink
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.
Planning & Development
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.
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.
Planning & Development
Stoney Street: Lib Dems call for rethink of closure plan
Borough & Bankside councillors have called for a rethink of plans for a permanent traffic ban on Stoney Street in Borough Market.
Planning & Development
Berkeley Homes reveals latest Borough Triangle plans
Updated plans for 900 homes in buildings up to 44 storeys high in Newington Causeway and Borough Road have been revealed by Berkeley Homes.
Politics & local government
Tooley Street: council considers cafe conversion for closed canteen
The former staff canteen at Southwark Council's Tooley Street headquarters could be opened to the public as a cafe to help the local authority raise more revenue from the building.
Business
Tower Bridge Road Co-op reopens as 'Welcome' franchise
The Co-op food store in Tower Bridge Road - which closed last year - has reopened as a franchise store linked a different part of the co-operative movement.
Food & drink
Rockingham Arms reopens after £1.5m revamp
The Rockingham Arms pub at the Elephant & Castle has reopened after a £1.5 million revamp by owners JD Wetherspoon.
