Tall buildings at Canada Water: council leader questioned
Watch Cllr Anood Al-Samerai (Southwark Lib Dem leader) question Cllr Peter John (Labour leader of the council) about the impact of tall buildings at Canada Water and elsewhere in the borough. The video...
View ArticleBy-election in Surrey Docks ward as Lib Dem councillor Lisa Rajan resigns
Residents in Surrey Docks Ward will be asked to elect a new councillor at a by-election on Thursday 9 June. Lisa Rajan – a Lib Dem councillor since 2002 – has resigned her council seat because her...
View ArticleLib Dems and Labour pick candidates for Surrey Docks by-election
Southwark Liberal Democrats and Southwark Labour have selected their candidates for the Surrey Docks by-election to be held on Thursday 9 June. The poll has been triggered by the resignation of...
View ArticleRotherhithe transport: Sadiq Khan faces questions at City Hall
Members of the London Assembly have tabled questions to the new Labour mayor Sadiq Khan about his plans for transport in the Rotherhithe area. Florence Eshalomi, newly elected as Labour’s London...
View ArticleSix candidates to contest Surrey Docks by-election
The final list of candidates for the Surrey Docks by-election on 9 June has now been published. You can hear from the candidates next monday at the Canada Water Consultative Forum.
View ArticleSadiq Khan answers Rotherhithe Bridge and cycle hire questions
At his first Mayor’s Question Time on Wednesday morning, Sadiq Khan was questioned by Caroline Pidgeon AM about plans for the proposed Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf walking and cycling bridge as well as...
View ArticleWe’re suspending publication of the SE16.com website
Dear all, After six years, I’ve taken the decision to put SE16.com on hold for the time being. As many of you know, this has always been a side project to our much more comprehensive website for the...
View ArticleLast chance to fill in council’s Rotherhithe broadband survey
From Southwark Council: “We want to hear from you about your experience of broadband in your home. “Your feedback will help us develop a solution that works for local residents, and build a strong case...
View ArticleRotherhithe Bridge: ferry or tunnel options still on the table
Transport for London has not yet ruled out a tunnel or an enhanced ferry service between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf as an alternative to the proposed walking and cycling bridge. TfL is pressing ahead...
View ArticleShawcross to face City Hall grilling over delay to new Jubilee line trains
TfL’s decision to delay the purchase of extra Jubilee line trains – widely seen as essential if large-scale development is to take place at Canada Water – is to be scrutinised by the London Assembly’s...
View ArticleBroadband equipment to be placed on roofs of council blocks to boost SE16...
Southwark Council has revealed plans to lease space on the roofs of council housing and other public buildings to broadband operators including Relish, O2 and Vodafone in a bid to bring better internet...
View ArticleJubilee line: higher frequency in rush hour ‘in 2019’
At present, the Jubilee line runs 30 trains an hour at the busiest times. Under now cancelled plans to buy extra trains, Tube bosses hoped to reach 34 or 36 trains an hour. Next May TfL will extend the...
View ArticleCouncil publishes audits of fire risk assessments for several SE16 blocks
Southwark Council has published a report which includes audits of the fire risk assessments for several council blocks in SE16, including: 1-14 Henley Close 7-61 Renforth Street Regina Point at Canada...
View ArticleRotherhithe to Peckham cycle route to be developed
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, last month announced six new cycle routes including a new link from Rotherhithe to Peckham. City Hall says design work will begin immediately but it could take up to...
View ArticleEast London line night service to be extended to Highbury & Islington
The Night Overground service on the East London line will be expanded next weekend as services extend north to Canonbury and Highbury & Islington stations from Friday 23 February. The new service...
View ArticleSadiq chooses Salmon Centre to launch Young Londoners fund
Big thanks to @salmonyouth for showing @SadiqKhan around this morning. Amazing centre & support for young people in #SE16 & across Southwark pic.twitter.com/nko06RGl3Y — Neil Coyle (@coyleneil)...
View ArticleRelish wireless broadband masts installed on council buildings in SE16
The first of a number of new Relish wireless broadband masts have been installed on council-owned buildings in Rotherhithe as part of the ongoing efforts to tackle the poor speeds experienced by...
View ArticleAudio: Southwark agrees Canada Water master development agreement with...
This week Southwark Council agreed to move forward with its development agreement with British Land for the Canada Water development, including the sites of Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, the former...
View Article‘Dockless’ cycle hire firms ofo and Mobike come to SE16
350 new bicycles for hire have appeared on the streets of Southwark this week, with many of them in SE16. Unlike TfL’s Santander Cycles (aka ‘Boris bikes’), Mobike and ofo bikes can be hired and parked...
View ArticleLocal elections approaching: who’s standing?
Local elections for all of London’s borough councils – including Southwark – take place on Thursday 3 May. For Southwark, these will be the first elections to be held using the new ward boundaries...
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