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.
Bermondsey
Planning & Development
Bermondsey Yards: 11-storey block and warehouse extension approved
Plans for a major development including an 11-storey office block on Bermondsey Street and a restoration and extension of one of the last derelict warehouses in the area have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Planning & Development
Developer drops affordable housing from Grange Road scheme
Revised plans for a development in Bermondsey's Grange Road - approved in 2015 to include seven social rented homes - have been submitted to Southwark Council with all homes to be sold on the open market.
Planning & Development
Green light for 11-storey office building on Long Lane
Plans to redevelop the former Selected Rug Co building on Long Lane have been approved by Southwark councillors.
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
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.
