Borough High Street: green light for 'boutique hotel'

Plans to convert an empty office building in Borough High Street into a 47-bedroom 'boutique hotel' have been approved by Southwark councillors.

Cervantes Theatre shuts after seven years 'fighting against windmills'

The Cervantes Theatre – a Southwark-based venue dedicated to Spanish and Latin American drama – has closed its doors after seven years, citing Brexit and the covid pandemic among the challenges it has faced.

SE1's lost gardens featured in new exhibition

From a Bankside brothel to a temporary ecological park next to Tower Bridge, several of the 'lost' gardens of Southwark and Lambeth are featured in a new Garden Museum exhibition.

City Police perform CPR on man who collapsed on London Bridge

City of London Police firearms officers have been praised for performing CPR on a man who had collapsed on London Bridge.

Westminster Bridge balustrade destined for South Coast quayside

After a quarter of a century in storage, ironwork from the balustrade of Westminster Bridge has been sold to a business owner on the South Coast.

Evelina Children's Hospital: fire brigade issues enforcement notice

NHS bosses say they are "working at pace" to address concerns raised by the London Fire Brigade about safety at the new day treatment centre at the Evelina London Children's Hospital.

Lambeth drops plan for new council homes in Waterloo

Lambeth has effectively dropped plans for Waterloo's first new council homes in decades, with any new affordable homes on council land in Wootton Street expected to be managed instead by a housing association.

Bricklayers Arms flyover could become elevated park

Southwark Council is seeking local people's views on the future of the Bricklayers Arms gyratory, including the potential conversion of the flyover into a tree-lined park.

Last chance to comment on Tanner Street to Willow Walk cycle route plans

Southwark Council is seeking views on a new cycle route through Bermondsey, linking Cycleway 14 at Tanner Street with Cycleway 2 on Willow Walk.

Neil Coyle welcomes 'Martyn's Law' on terror attack preparedness

Bermondsey & Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle has spoken in the House of Commons in support of 'Martyn's Law', the new legislation requiring public venues to improve their preparedness for potential terrorist attacks.

Gaia: giant Earth artwork returns to Southwark Cathedral

Luke Jerram’s Gaia – a seven-metre artistic representation of the planet Earth – has returned to Southwark Cathedral as part of a programme designed to inspire visitors of all ages into positive action to protect the planet. 

Old Kent Road: 'no room' for continuous cycle lanes

Southwark Council is to ask Transport for London to reconsider plans for segregated cycle lanes on the Old Kent Road amid concerns that they would not run continuously along the full length of the road.