Cinemas
Bermondsey Square cinema could become gym or restaurant
The landords of the former Kino cinema at Bermondsey Square have applied for planning permission to allow alternative uses of the empty unit.
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Food & drink
Prince William Henry: Blackfriars Road pub closes for redevelopment
The Prince William Henry pub in Blackfriars Road closes this week to make way for a new office block and almshouse development.
Food & drink
The Lion & The Unicorn: Wetherspoons plans Waterloo Station pub
Waterloo Station is to gain a Wetherspoons pub, according to a licensing application lodged with Lambeth Council.
Lambeth
Just Stop Oil hold march on South Bank
Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil held a march starting on the South Bank on Saturday.
Southwark
East Street Library closes ahead of move
The public library on the corner of Old Kent Road and East Street closes its doors for the last time on Saturday as Southwark Council prepares to open the new Una Marson Library on SE17's Aylesbury Estate.
Business
Amazon Fresh: you no longer need app to shop at Bankside store
Amazon has updated its checkout-free convenience store in Southwark Street so customers no longer need to have the company's app installed.
Transport
Through motor traffic banned from two South Bank streets
Experimental restrictions on the use of Upper Ground and Belvedere Road by through motor traffic have been introduced by Lambeth Council as part of the South Bank Spine Route project.
Planning & Development
Ad billboard proposed behind Borough war memorial
Plans for a temporary advertising billboard behind the war memorial in Borough High Street have been submitted to Southwark Council.
Education
Prince Edward opens Haberdashers' Borough Academy
SE1's newest secondary school received its official opening on Wednesday when Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, visited the Haberdashers' Borough Academy.
Transport
Harper Road: more crossings, wider pavements and traffic calming
Plans to make changes to Harper Road to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists are to proceed to the next stage.
Obituaries
Benedict Birnberg
Well-known civil rights lawyer Benedict Birnberg, who for many years had his offices in Borough High Street, has died at the age of 93.
Transport
Lambeth Road junction named as one of capital's most dangerous for cyclists
The crossroads of Lambeth Road and Kennington Road has been named as the capital's second most dangerous for cyclists according to analysis of collision data by the London Cycling Campaign.
