Southwark - London SE1 (Page 11)

History

Thomas Guy statue uncovered for first time in two years

The statue of Thomas Guy outside the hospital he founded has been put back on public display for the first time since it was covered up in summer 2020 amid controversy about the benefactor's possible financial links to the slave trade.

Police & crime

Man jailed for nine years for causing death by dangerous driving

A local man has been jailed after he caused the death of a woman when a car he was driving collided with a pedicab outside Tesco Express in New Kent Road.

Police & crime

Police: 24-hour off-licence 'would add to crime and disorder'

Local police have warned that the Borough High Street area "has a large problem with street drinking and alcohol abuse" and formally objected to plans for an off-licence that currently closes at 2am to be able to sell booze 24 hours a day.

Health

Care home residents 'not safe' and 'at risk of avoidable harm'

Inspectors have published a damning report on the Tower Bridge Care Home at Bricklayers Arms, downgrading its rating from 'requires improvement' to 'inadequate'.

Planning & Development

Pizza Hut vetoed by council for being too close to primary school

Plans to open a Pizza Hut in Great Suffolk Street have been rejected by Southwark Council because they would breach a planning policy ban on the opening of hot food takeaways near schools.

Churches

From Lourdes to Lambeth Road: relics of St Bernadette come to SE1

Thousands of people are expected to visit St George's Cathedral this week to venerate the relics of St Bernadette Soubirous, whose visions of the Virgin Mary led to the establishment of the famous shrine at Lourdes in France.

Southwark

Post Office to open in Bartholomew Street

A convenience store in Bartholomew Street is to offer Post Office services seven days a week in a move that bosses say will replace a local branch that closed its doors nearly five years ago.

Transport

Borough Market: plan to make Stoney Street traffic ban permanent

The pedestrianisation of the southern end of Stoney Street in Borough Market - a temporary measure since the 2017 London Bridge terrorist attack - could be made permanent under plans proposed by Southwark Council.

Arts & culture

Shakespeare’s Globe drops Sackler name from rehearsal studios

Shakespeare's Globe has renamed its education and rehearsal building on Bear Gardens, dropping its association with the controversial Sackler family.

Churches

Waterloo boy returns to SE1 as Dean of St George's Cathedral

Fr Michael Branch has been inducted as the new Dean of Southwark's Roman Catholic Cathedral, marking a return to SE1 for a priest who can trace several generations of his family history in Waterloo.

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.

Business

Asian supermarket Tian Tian Market plans South Bank store

Asian supermarket chain Tian Tian Market is planning to open its first store south of the river at the South Bank Central development in Stamford Street.