Planning & Development
Clink Street souvenir shop sign can stay, says planning inspector
A souvenir shop in Clink Street can keep its projecting sign after a planning inspector overturned Southwark Council's decision to veto the application.
Bankside
Bankside
Tate Modern chimney: ‘remedial works’ under way
Tate Modern's chimney is being covered in scaffolding and netting for 'remedial works' that are expected to take 'a number of years' to complete.
History
17th century Southwark panorama at centre of archive exhibition
A 1647 panorama showing the view of Bankside and the City of London from the tower of what is now Southwark Cathedral is one of the centrepieces of an exhibition exploring the changing formats used by artists to capture the city over the centuries.
Business
Amazon Fresh just-walk-out food store opens in Southwark Street
Amazon this week opened a checkout-less convenience food store in Bankside's Blue Fin Building in Southwark Street.
Southwark
Peabody 'sorry' for series of ceiling collapses on local estate
Residents of a Peabody estate in Southwark have spoken of their fear after at least seven ceilings collapsed in four homes.
Parks & green spaces
Day of the Dead: image of La Catrina presented to Crossbones
A La Catrina figure has been presented to Crossbones Graveyard by the Mexican ambassador.
Transport
Council drops Blackfriars Road area Low Traffic Neighbourhood
Plans to create a low traffic neighbourhood in the streets west of Blackfriars Road have been pared back by Southwark Council citing 'safety concerns'.
Bankside
Marion's Way: Gambia Street Garden named after Marion Marples
Gambia Street Garden has been given the name Marion's Way in memory of community activist Marion Marples.
Hotels
Green light for expansion of Bankside’s Hilton hotel
Plans to add an extra 76 rooms to the Hilton London Bankside hotel have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Food & drink
Founder's Arms: Bankside pub extension vetoed over noise fears
Plans to expand the riverside Founder's Arms pub near Tate Modern have been rejected by Southwark Council over concerns about noise nuisance to nearby residents.
Business
Is Amazon Fresh opening a till-free grocery store in Bankside?
Amazon is expanding its chain of convenience food stores across London, and there are hints that one of the checkout-less shops could be coming soon to Bankside's Blue Fin Building.
Parks & green spaces
Marlborough Sports Garden: BOST reveals plans for new building
Local residents are being invited to comment on plans by Bankside Open Spaces Trust to further develop the Marlborough Sports Garden on Union Street.
Health
Tate Modern to host pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic
Tate Modern is one of the venues in South East London due to host a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic in July as part of a drive by local health bosses to encourage takeup of the jabs.
Bankside
Sadiq Khan declares Borough to be 'the best market in the world'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan declared Borough Market to be "the best market in the world" as he rang the bell to inaugurate the market's first regular Sunday trading day.
Food & drink
Borough Market to open on Sundays for ingredients not street food
Borough Market bosses say they hope to recapture some of the atmosphere of its late 1990s market trading days by opening on Sunday mornings with a focus on ingredients to cook at home rather than street food for immediate consumption.
Bankside
Bankside bollards given grade II listed status
A pair of 200-year-old bollards just off Southwark Bridge Road have been designated as grade II listed buildings.
