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.
Bermondsey
Bermondsey
Barclays to close Tower Bridge Road bank branch
Barclays has announced the closure of its Bermondsey bank branch in Tower Bridge Road.
Transport
Druid Street cycle lanes - council asks for comments
Six months on from the creation of a segregated cycle lane on part of Druid Street, Southwark Council is inviting local residents and businesses to comment on how well the scheme is working.
History
Bermondsey Horror - notorious murder case featured in exhibition
A death mask of Maria Manning - whose 1849 execution in Southwark was witnessed by Charles Dickens - is one of the objects featured in a new exhibition about the history of capital punishment in London.
Food & drink
0 out of 5 for food hygiene at Bermondsey Square restaurant
A Bermondsey Square restaurant where uncovered food was stored in a mice-infested room has been criticised by food hygiene inspectors.
History
Fire boat named after Bermondsey Blitz heroine
London Fire Brigade has welcomed two brand-new “state of the art” fire and rescue river boats into its fleet, based at Lambeth River Fire Station on Albert Embankment.
River Thames
Project to bring goods by river to Butler's Wharf wins Govt backing
A project to move more freight from road to river - involving the landing of goods at Butler's Wharf Pier near Tower Bridge - has received £1 million in Government funding.
Transport
TfL to press ahead with shake-up of bus routes 1, 168 and 188
Transport for London has confirmed it intends to go ahead with plans to merge bus routes 1 and 168 to create a single service linking Hampstead Heath with Canada Water via Waterloo and Elephant & Castle.
Food & drink
Gordon Ramsay burgers to replace One Tower Bridge vegan eatery
Gordon Ramsay is to open a branch of his Street Burger chain at One Tower Bridge, replacing the recently closed By Chloe vegan restaurant.
River Thames
St Saviour’s Dock footbridge closure: Thames Path diversion
The footbridge across the mouth of St Saviour's Dock is to be closed to pedestrians for a further two months this autumn, forcing Thames Path users on a lengthy inland diversion.
Business
Planet Organic supermarket to open in Tower Bridge Road
Planet Organic is to open a supermarket in Tower Bridge Road as part of the Newham's Yard development.
Planning & Development
City Walk leaseholders in 'David and Goliath' fire safety dispute
Residents of a Bermondsey development are paying thousands of pounds a week for fire safety patrols.
Politics & local government
Cllr Hamish McCallum takes over as Southwark Lib Dem leader
Southwark's Lib Dem opposition group has a new leader - North Bermondsey's Cllr Hamish McCallum - who takes over from Nick Johnson after his short 10-month tenure.
Health
South African variant of COVID-19 found in South Bermondsey
2,000 households in South Bermondsey are receiving letters from Southwark Council alerting them to to the discovery of a case of the so-called South African variant of COVID-19.
Business
Co-op plans new food store in Crimscott Street
The Co-op is planning to open a new food store in the London Square Bermondsey development at the former Crosse & Blackwell factory in Crimscott Street.
Bermondsey
Bermondsey Street restaurants propose Soho-style al fresco dining
A group of restaurant businesses in Bermondsey Street have suggested lining the road with tables for open-air dining - similar to the setup seen in Soho last summer - as they prepare to reopen after months of lockdown.
