Hotels
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.
James Hatts
James co-founded the SE1 website in 1998. Nowadays he maintains a part-time local journalism role alongside a staff position at a major UK consumer advocacy website.
History
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.
Churches
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.
Transport
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.
Parks & green spaces
Tate Gallery objects to Southwark plan for Mandela Way park
The Tate Gallery has objected to Southwark Council's plan to create a new public park in the Mandela Way area, arguing that it would put priceless artworks in its collection store at risk of theft.
Transport
Old Kent Road's 'Bakerloop' bus could have tube-style interior
More details of the proposed 'Bakerloop' express bus along the Old Kent Road that will act as a prequel to the Bakerloo line extension have been revealed at a Southwark Council cabinet meeting.
River Thames
"It was a pity ... but never mind" - Boris on £43m Garden Bridge:
Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson has described the cancellation of the highly controversial Garden Bridge project - which left taxpayers with a £43 million bill - as "a pity".
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.
Transport
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.
Planning & Development
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.
Planning & Development
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.
