River Thames
Millennium Bridge reopens after three-week closure
The Millennium Bridge between Bankside and the City of London has reopened after a three-week closure for maintenance works.
River Thames
River Thames
Six years on, still no cash for anti-terror barriers on bridges
Nearly six years after temporary barriers were installed on Thames bridges in central London in the wake of the London Bridge terrorist attack, Transport for London says it still can't afford to install permanent measures.
Planning & Development
Plans for 11-storey office block next to Anchor Bankside approved
Plans for a major new riverside office block next to the Anchor Bankside pub have been approved by Southwark councillors.
River Thames
Boris aide: Covid Memorial Wall created by 'left-wing activists'
A former advisor to Boris Johnson has criticised the Covid Memorial Wall on the South Bank, claiming it is the work of "left-wing activist groups" who installed the memorial without permission.
Lambeth
Lambeth urged to take action on Westminster Bridge gambling
A former advisor to Boris Johnson has urged local authorities to get a grip on illegal trading and gambling on Westminster Bridge as part of a think-tank report on the state of the area around Parliament.
Transport
TfL proposes to reroute bus route 344 away from Southwark Bridge
Southwark Bridge will no longer be served by any TfL buses under new proposals to permanently reroute the 344 service via London Bridge in both directions.
South Bank
London Eye will be centrepiece of city’s New Year 2023 fireworks
The focus of London's New Year celebrations will return to the South Bank after two-year Covid hiatus, with a fireworks display once again being launched from the river in front of the London Eye.
History
Fire boat named after Bermondsey Blitz heroine
London Fire Brigade has welcomed two brand-new “state of the art” fire and rescue river boats into its fleet, based at Lambeth River Fire Station on Albert Embankment.
River Thames
London Assembly to debate anti-terror barriers on Thames bridges
This week the London Assembly will debate a motion calling for an urgent resolution to the current impasse on the installation of permanent anti-terrorism measures on Thames bridges, five years on from the London Bridge attack.
Transport
Buses could be barred from crossing Tower Bridge, City warns
The City of London Corporation has warned that buses may have to be banned from using Tower Bridge in response to concerns that traffic restrictions on London Bridge have led more heavy vehicles to cross the adjacent Victorian landmark bridge.
River Thames
TfL says it can’t afford anti-terror barriers on Thames bridges
Five years after temporary barriers were installed to protect pedestrians on bridges in central London in the aftermath of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack, Transport for London has abandoned plans for permanent measures.
River Thames
Project to bring goods by river to Butler's Wharf wins Govt backing
A project to move more freight from road to river - involving the landing of goods at Butler's Wharf Pier near Tower Bridge - has received £1 million in Government funding.
Planning & Development
Green light for office block at ITV’s old South Bank site
Controversial plans to replace the former ITV studios on the South Bank with a new office block have been approved by Lambeth's planning applications committee.
Transport
TfL to press ahead with shake-up of bus routes 1, 168 and 188
Transport for London has confirmed it intends to go ahead with plans to merge bus routes 1 and 168 to create a single service linking Hampstead Heath with Canada Water via Waterloo and Elephant & Castle.
River Thames
Westminster Bridge: plaque installed to honour terror victims
Five years after the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge, a plaque has been installed in the centre of the river crossing bearing the names of the five people who were fatally injured.
History
17th century Southwark panorama at centre of archive exhibition
A 1647 panorama showing the view of Bankside and the City of London from the tower of what is now Southwark Cathedral is one of the centrepieces of an exhibition exploring the changing formats used by artists to capture the city over the centuries.
