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Planning & Development

Artist’s house in a skip could face council enforcement action

An artist who has taken up residence in a skip on a patch of waste ground in Mandela Way could face enforcement action from Southwark Council for failing to obtain planning permission.

History

Thomas Guy statue: Historic England backs charity's plans

Historic England has commended the Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation's "thoughtful" plans to install new signage around the statue of Thomas Guy at Guy's Hospital.

Southwark

Blackfriars Road Jobcentre to shut down in March

The Jobcentre in Blackfriars Road is to be closed down just 18 months after its official opening.

Police & crime

Southwark pizza restaurants suffer third vandal attack

The owners of pizza restaurants in Elephant & Castle and Camberwell have gone public on their upset and bewilderment after their eateries were vandalised for the third time in less than two months.

Transport

TfL sets 2025 start date for Southwark Tube Station office block

London SE1 website team Transport for London says it plans to start building a new office block above Southwark Underground Station in 2025 having selected its preferred joint venture partner for the scheme.

Churches

Turin Shroud replica on display in Southwark

A full-size replica of the Turin Shroud - the 4.5-metre linen cloth believed by some to have been used to wrap the body of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion - is on display in Southwark.

Planning & Development

'Polar bear sanctuary' next to Tower Bridge proposed by GLA?

A proposal for a 'polar bear sanctuary with snow slide' to be constructed in The Scoop amphitheatre next to the former City Hall has been accidentally published online by the Greater London Authority.

Arts & culture

Supreme Court: Tate Modern visitors did cause nuisance to Neo Bankside flats

The presence of thousands of Tate Modern Visitors looking into the glass-walled homes of Neo Bankside residents from the art gallery's top-floor viewing platform did constitute a nuisance in law, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Politics & local government

Labour Party HQ relocates to Blackfriars Road

The Labour Party's headquarters has returned to Southwark, 26 years after it left the borough for Westminster.

Police & crime

Police launch crackdown on ‘organised begging’ at London Bridge

British Transport Police are carrying out a two-month operation to combat "organised begging" around London Bridge Station and people selling packets of tissues on board trains.

Arts & culture

Bermondsey Square's Kino cinema is closing down

The Kino Bermondsey cinema is closing down this week, marking the end of a decade and a half of movie screenings at Bermondsey Square.

Southwark

The Ship pub in Borough Road has closed down

The Ship pub at the junction of Borough Road and Borough High Street has closed down after more than two centuries.