Health
Brexit casting ‘deepening shadow’ over Guy’s & St Thomas' - chair
The chair of Guy's and St Thomas' has warned that Brexit is casting a 'deepening shadow over the trust' which runs SE1's two major NHS hospitals.
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.
Politics & local government
Was a foreign government behind Southwark Council ‘cyber-attack’?
A 'foreign government' could have been responsible for an attack on the Southwark Council website that left residents unable to access online services, a senior official at the authority has said.
Police & crime
Police object to 24-hour opening for McDonald’s at London Bridge
The Metropolitan Police and the British Transport Police are seeking to curb the opening hours of the new McDonald's in Tooley Street, claiming that it could become a hub for crime and antisocial behaviour.
Food & drink
Borough Market’s latest beer now on sale
Drinkers at the Globe Tavern in Borough Market can now enjoy a beer produced from hops grown just a few yards away in the Market Hall and flavoured with tea from a nearby trader.
Transport
Network Rail boss predicted Thameslink chaos three years ago
Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy predicted three years ago that the new Thameslink rail timetable introduced last month was "implausible" and would have to be cut back.
Obituaries
Death of Toby Eckersley halts London Bridge & West Bermondsey poll
This week's local election in Southwark's newly created London Bridge and West Bermondsey ward has been halted after the death of Conservative Party candidate Toby Eckersley MBE.
Southwark
Explosion in Chancel Street as engineers probe electrical fault
A manhole cover was blasted into the air on Tuesday night as flames emerged from an underground electrical cable.
History
80 years since Bermondsey stood up to the Blackshirts
Tuesday marked the 80th anniversary of a confrontation on the streets of Bermondsey between Oswald Mosley's fascist Blackshirts and local Labour and Communist groups.
River Thames
Apple 'wanted to open store' on Garden Bridge
Computer and phone company Apple was interested in sponsoring the Garden Bridge if it could open a retail store on the river crossing, according to Boris Johnson's former deputy mayor.
Southwark
'What does Brexit mean for Southwark?' - councillors hold debate
SE1 restaurants and hotels are finding it harder to recruit staff since Britain voted to leave the European Union and businesses are putting off decisions due to political and economic uncertainty, business representatives told councillors this week.
Education
LSBU to demolish Edwardian school and 1990s social housing block
London South Bank University plans to demolish an Edwardian school building and a 1990s social housing block on its campus near Elephant & Castle.
Health
Patricia Moberly, former Guy’s & St Thomas' chair, has died
Dr Patricia Moberly, who chaired the trust that runs Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals for more than a decade, has died after a long illness, aged 77.
