Transport
Ian Allan transport bookshop in Lower Marsh to close
The Ian Allan transport bookshop in Waterloo's Lower Marsh is to close at the end of October.
London SE1 website team
Transport
London Bridge: cars and vans to be banned weekdays 7am-7pm
The current maintenance work on London Bridge is to be completed ahead of schedule, but from Wednesday 16 September general traffic will be banned between 7am and 7pm on weekdays.
Southwark
Kieron Williams to be next Southwark Council leader
Cllr Kieron Williams is to be the next leader of Southwark Council after defeating four of his Labour colleagues in a leadership ballot.
Transport
TfL staff to return to Palestra HQ 'from late September'
Staff normally based at Transport for London's Palestra headquarters building in Blackfriars Road will begin a phased return to the office from late September.
Transport
Festival of Britain sculpture finds new home at Waterloo Station
A sculpture created for the Festival of Britain in 1951 has been installed at Waterloo Station.
Planning & Development
Green light for redevelopment of Great Dover Street's Black Horse
Plans to redevelop the site of the disused Black Horse pub on Great Dover Street with a replacement pub as part of a block of nine flats have been approved by Southwark Council.
Health
COVID-19 death toll at Tower Bridge Care Home revealed
By mid-July 34 residents of Tower Bridge Care Home at Bricklayers Arms had died with COVID-19, it has been revealed.
Planning & Development
Historic charity plans rebuild of Southwark almshouses
A charity with a 300-year history has unveiled plans to rebuild and expand its almshouses just off Blackfriars Road.
Transport
Waterloo’s Lower Marsh pedestrianised during market hours
Traffic has been banned from Lower Marsh at lunchtimes and during the evening to create more space for market stalls and open-air dining during the COVID-19 crisis.
Churches
Cathedral invites visitors to pose for selfies with Shakespeare
Southwark Cathedral has reopened to tourists - and this summer there's a chance to view a life-size bronze statue of William Shakespeare.
Southwark
Tooley Street Triangle unveiled opposite London Bridge Station
The Tooley Street Triangle – a new 'wayfinding beacon' - has been unveiled outside London Bridge Station.
History
Jeremy Corbyn on South Bank for Spanish Civil War commemoration
Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn visited Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank on Saturday to lay a wreath at the memorial to the Brits who fought against fascism during the Spanish Civil War.
Churches
Southwark Cathedral prepares to reopen its doors
Southwark's Anglican cathedral reopens for private prayer on Saturday 4 July, with the Sunday morning Eucharist to be held in the presence of a congregation from 19 July onwards.
Planning & Development
The changing face of St Thomas Street - interactive map
With councillors due to decide on two major planning applications for developments on St Thomas Street on Monday evening, we look at the five big schemes currently in the works.
Transport
Baylis Road segregated cycle lanes completed
600 metres of segregated cycle lane on Baylis Road in Waterloo have been completed.
Planning & Development
Harper Road’s Rising Sun pub facing demolition
Harper Road could lose the last of its pubs under plans submitted to Southwark Council for a six-storey block of flats on the site of the Rising Sun pub.
