Rotherhithe New Road walking and cycling bridge now open
The long-awaited Connect2 bridge across Rotherhithe New Road next to South Bermondsey Station was opened on Friday afternoon by Cllr Peter John, Labour leader of Southwark Council. The ceremony was...
View ArticleRotherhithe man jailed for rape of 17-year-old
A man from Rotherhithe was jailed on Monday for the rape of a 17-year-old girl. 24-year-old Frank Walker of Shipwright Road was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to 36 months imprisonment. On Saturday...
View ArticleSaturday cocktails and gourmet Sundays at Brunel Museum
Wild food and wild cocktails await you at the new season of Midnight Apothecary at the Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe. Wild gourmet chefs The Foragers (of Dead Dolls Club fame, Dalston) have teamed up...
View ArticleSouthwark Civic Awards for Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Choral Society and Bede...
The Rotherhithe and Bermondsey Choral Society was awarded the Liberty of the Old Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey at the Southwark Civic Awards held at St George’s Cathedral on Saturday. The award...
View ArticleA civic society or urban parish council for Rotherhithe?
Time and Talents has been asked by the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Community Council to investigate the interest in setting up a civic society or urban parish council for Rotherhithe. For the purpose of...
View ArticleCouncil and Lib Dems set out Chambers Wharf supersewer objections
Southwark Council has voiced its strong opposition to proposals to use Chambers Wharf for the Thames Tideway Tunnel superseder. The council has set out its objections in its first formal response to...
View ArticleControversial Rotherhithe New Road homes and schools scheme turned down by...
Plans for a 19-storey tower in Rotherhithe New Road have been turned down by Southwark Council’s planning committee. The scheme included 158 homes, new accommodation for the Southwark Free School and a...
View ArticleSouthwark to investigate cycle hire expansion to SE16
Southwark Council is to spend £15,000 to investigate the possibility of extending the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme beyond its current coverage area in the north-west of the borough. The council has...
View ArticleAlbion Street Steering Group update
A meeting of the Albion Street Steering Group took place on Wednesday 5 June. The ASSG is a group consisting of local representatives that was created by Southwark Council in April 2011 with a remit to...
View ArticleBarry Albin-Dyer diagnosed with brain tumour
From the blog of well-known local funeral director Barry Albin-Dyer: I have personally also had some difficult news as I have been diagnosed with a tumour in the brain. Initially the news was not good...
View ArticleBarry Albin-Dyer – update
After last week’s news that Barry Albin-Dyer is being treated for a brain tumour, his sons Simon and Jonathan have posted an update: We would firstly like to thank you all during this very difficult...
View Article£5k boost for Salter Statues fund
Bookmakers Ladbrokes have donated £5,000 towards the campaign to create new statues of Alfred and Ada Salter to replace the statue of Dr Salter stolen from the riverside in 2011. “We were delighted to...
View ArticleRevamped farmyard at Surrey Docks Farm opened by Val Shawcross
Val Shawcross, London Assembly member for Lambeth & Southwark, has officially opened the revamped farmyard at Surrey Docks Farm. “I was delighted to be invited to open the new-look farmyard at...
View ArticleWhere should the Surrey Quays dolphins go?
The sculpture which once stood within the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre now needs a new home and Southwark Council wants your ideas. The Family of Dolphins by David Backhouse is a 2.74-metre sculpture...
View ArticleTideway Sailability charity ‘not paid’ by City Hall for 2012 sport activities
Liberal Democrat London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon has tabled the following question to Boris Johnson for next week’s Mayor’s Question Time. I have been contacted by Tideway Sailability in...
View Article“Woefully slow” SE16 broadband raised in House of Commons
Simon Hughes MP has raised the issue of slow internet connections on the Rotherhithe Peninsula in the House of Commons. “May I remind the minister that literally four miles from here, in Rotherhithe...
View ArticlePeter Andre visits Rotherhithe Primary School
Pop singer and reality TV star Peter Andre called into Rotherhithe Primary School this week to take part in a special assembly on keeping safe and recognising abuse, neglect and bullying. Peter is a...
View Article£250,000 to create new police base at Seven Islands
Southwark Council is to spend £250,000 on works at Seven Islands Leisure Centre to create a new base for police officers formerly based at Rotherhithe Police Station. The cash comes from saving the...
View ArticleCanada Water Area Action Plan discussed by Southwark cabinet
This week Southwark’s cabinet approved the latest version of the planning policy document for Canada Water, revised to take into account the pending redevelopment of Harmsworth Quays. listen to ‘Canada...
View ArticleAlbion Street library: housing vs ‘sustainability centre’ controversy mounts
Local controversy is mounting over the future of the former Rotherhithe Library and civic centre in Albion Street. This week Southwark’s cabinet approved in principle plans to develop new council homes...
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