Arts & culture
Shakespeare’s Globe drops Sackler name from rehearsal studios
Shakespeare's Globe has renamed its education and rehearsal building on Bear Gardens, dropping its association with the controversial Sackler family.
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Business
Asian supermarket Tian Tian Market plans South Bank store
Asian supermarket chain Tian Tian Market is planning to open its first store south of the river at the South Bank Central development in Stamford Street.
Transport
Routemaster buses return to South Bank on new daily service
A new daily bus route linking Waterloo with Piccadilly Circus via Westminster Bridge using classic 1950s and 1960s Routemaster buses is due to launch this month.
London Fire Brigade
Fire brigade makes third attempt at Albert Embankment development
After having two schemes knocked back at public inquiry, the London Fire Brigade's 15-year struggle to redevelop its former headquarters at Albert Embankment is entering a new phase.
Transport
TfL tests new real-time bus information screens on 63 route
New e-ink information screens showing real-time bus departure information are being trialled on the 63 route between King's Cross and Honor Oak via Blackfriars Bridge and Elephant & Castle.
Planning & Development
Pizza Hut would 'detract from experience' of Tate Modern visitors
The presence of a Pizza Hut takeaway outlet on the pedestrian route from Southwark tube to Tate Modern "would detract from the viewing experience" of the former Bankside Power Station building, a firm of local architects has claimed.
Planning & Development
Waterloo Hub Hotel redevelopment approved by Lambeth councillors
Plans to redevelop and expand the Waterloo Hub Hotel (formerly Days Hotel) at the corner of Kennington Road and Lambeth Road have been approved by Lambeth councillors.
Waterloo
Coffee and ice cream to be sold from Waterloo phone box
A Waterloo phone box which sold at auction for £25,000 could soon be converted into a coffee and ice cream kiosk.
Planning & Development
Pizza Hut puts Southwark ban on takeaways near schools to test
Plans for a new Pizza Hut on the walking route between Tate Modern and Southwark Station could fall foul of a council policy prohibiting new takeaways near schools.
Transport
Tooley Street temporary cycle lanes to be made permanent
Transport for London has announced that the temporary cycle lanes on Duke Street Hill and Tooley Street - introduced as part of the response to COVID-19 - will become a permanent feature.
Food & drink
Shard restaurant: nearby tower could ‘fatally undermine’ eatery
The owners of a restaurant in the Shard say that a proposed office development at the southern end of London Bridge will "significantly obscure" views and could "fatally undermine" the viability of the business.
Police & crime
Waterloo tops the Lambeth league for robbery and knife crime
New figures show that almost a quarter of all knife crime in Lambeth takes place in Waterloo and the South Bank, with nearly 30 per cent of personal robbery in the borough taking place in the same area.
