Transport
TfL to trial extended bus lane in Tower Bridge Road
Plans to add an extra 130 metres of northbound bus lane in Tower Bridge Road have been announced by Transport for London.
Bermondsey
Obituaries
Tributes paid to former Southwark mayor Denise Capstick
Former Mayor of Southwark Denise Capstick has died. Tributes have been paid to an "energetic, effective and charismatic" Bermondsey councillor.
River Thames
The Tide Line: Butler’s Wharf design competition winner named
The winning design in a competition for ideas to improve the riverside walk at Butler's Wharf has been revealed.
Transport
Bermondsey Street now closed to through motor traffic
A short section of Bermondsey Street has been made into a pedestrian and cyclist-only route, with motor traffic no longer able to use the full length of the street.
Food & drink
New bar in old bank seeks ‘well-to-do’ customers
A new bar / restaurant due to open in the former NatWest bank at the corner of Tooley Street and Tower Bridge Road says it hopes to attract "well-to-do" customers wearing "trendy and nicer clothing".
Planning & Development
16 new council homes on St Saviour's Estate approved
Plans to build 16 new council homes on the St Saviour's Estate in Bermondsey have been approved.
Hotels
Tanner Street Travelodge gets green light from councillors
The scheme was approved by Southwark's planning sub-committee B at a Zoom meeting on Monday evening. Deco Design & Build applied to build a nine-storey hotel with 73 bedrooms opposite the junction of Tanner Street and Maltby Street. The scheme is designed by SPPARC architecture. Planning officer Alex
Obituaries
Sir Terence Conran: tributes to man who transformed Shad Thames
Tributes have been paid to designer and restaurateur Sir Terence Conran who has died aged 88.
Transport
Bermondsey Street to be closed to through motor traffic
An experimental closure of part of Bermondsey Street is to be introduced this summer as part of Southwark Council's package of measures to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists during the COVID-19 crisis.
History
Bermondsey’s St Mary Magdalen church on heritage at risk register
The church of St Mary Magdalen in Bermondsey Street - one of the oldest buildings in the area - has been added to Historic England's heritage at risk register.
History
Jonathan Tyers plaque unveiled in Bermondsey
A plaque has been unveiled in Bermondsey to tell the story of Jonathan Tyers, after whom the Tyers Estate and Tyers Gate are named.
River Thames
Derek Jarman blue plaque unveiled at Butler's Wharf
A blue plaque marking the site of the studio where artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman lived and worked in the 1970s has been unveiled at Butler's Wharf.
History
80 years since Bermondsey stood up to the Blackshirts
Tuesday marked the 80th anniversary of a confrontation on the streets of Bermondsey between Oswald Mosley's fascist Blackshirts and local Labour and Communist groups.
Churches
New St Hugh’s church dedicated by Bishop of Southwark
The Bishop of Southwark came to the rebuilt St Hugh's church on Crosby Row on Saturday evening to preside at a service of dedication.
