Sadiq Khan defends Rotherhithe Bridge plan at PQT
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has defended plans to build a bridge across the Thames linking Rotherhithe with Canary Wharf. Mr Khan was speaking at the People’s Question Time event in Bexley on Thursday...
View ArticleReprieve for ticket offices at Rotherhithe & Surrey Quays
Plans to close the London Overground ticket offices at Rotherhithe and Surrey Quays have been abandoned. Rotherhithe councillors were among those who objected to the proposals which were also...
View ArticleCar parking charges in Southwark Park – opportunity to comment
Earlier this year we reported on plans to introduce charges for car parking in Southwark Park and other green spaces in the borough. The council is currently running a public consultation (till 13 May)...
View ArticleCanada Water station overcrowding: Sadiq Khan responds
Earlier this year Lambeth & Southwark London Assembly member Florence Eshalomi tabled this question to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan: “Many of my constituents are concerned about the daily...
View ArticleSouth Dock Marina fees probed at council scrutiny meeting
Berth-holders at South Dock Marina are facing sharp increases in the fees they pay to Southwark Council. The issue was aired at Southwark’s cross-party overview & scrutiny committee last week –...
View ArticleMayor and TfL halt work on ‘unaffordable’ Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf bridge
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Transport for London have halted work on the proposed walking and cycling bridge across the Thames at Rotherhithe after costs escalated. Support for the bridge was...
View ArticleHundreds sign petition to save Old Justice pub
Nearly 700 people have signed a petition calling on Southwark Council to support plans to revive the Old Justice pub on Bermondsey Wall East.
View ArticleRed Lion Boys’ Club: council housing proposed
Southwark Council is to buy the former Red Lion Boys’ Club in Hawkstone Road with the aim of developing new council homes on the site. The now defunct boys’ club occupied a building that was previously...
View ArticleLower Road, cycleway and parking: Southwark consults on Rotherhithe transport...
Southwark Council has launched a public consultation on the ‘Rotherhithe Movement Plan’, a three-pronged set of proposed changes to transport in the area. The council is proposing to introduce a...
View ArticleCycle hire in SE16: deputy mayor orders TfL to speed up work
London’s deputy mayor for transport Heidi Alexander has confirmed that plans are in hand to extend the Santander Cycles bike hire scheme to SE16. Ms Alexander was speaking at a London Assembly...
View ArticleSantander Cycles: only 5 docking stations planned in Bermondsey & Rotherhithe
The proposed extension of the Santander Cycles bike hire scheme to SE16 will consist of a mere five new docking stations, the Mayor of London has confirmed. After hints dropped by Southwark councillors...
View ArticleSouth Dock Marina and boatyard: council to consult on future development
Southwark Council’s cabinet this week agreed to launch a consultation on the future of South Dock Marina and Boatyard. Tuesday’s cabinet meeting heard a public question and a deputation from members of...
View ArticleShould parking controls be introduced around The Blue?
Residents and businesses have until Sunday 22 September to have their say on whether and how parking should be controlled in the streets around the Blue. The consultation area stretches from the...
View ArticleCanada Water Masterplan: green light for up to 4,000 new homes
British Land’s scheme to redevelop 53 acres of the Canada Water area – including the existing Surrey Quays Shopping Centre – was given unanimous backing by Southwark Council’s planning committee this...
View ArticleAlbion Channel bridge: petition launched over ‘offensive’ blue handrail
The bridge across Albion Channel near Brass Talley Alley was replaced a few weeks ago as part of works to upgrade the cycle route for Cycleway / Quietway 14. But the new bridge – installed at a cost of...
View ArticleCanada Estate chosen to pilot Southwark’s ‘Great Estates’ approach
The Canada Estate has been chosen as one of the testbeds for Southwark’s new ‘Great Estates’ programme. Seven estates have been chosen to pilot ‘estate improvement plans’ by Cllr Leo Pollak, cabinet...
View ArticleRotherhithe to Canary Wharf ferry: TfL boss can’t confirm cost or opening date
Transport for London commissioner Mike Brown has given an update on plans for an upgraded ferry service between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf to replace the abandoned proposed for a walking and cycling...
View ArticleTwo Bermondsey convenience stores join healthy food pilot scheme
More than 8000 sugar cubes eliminated in convenience store healthy food pilot Two Bermondsey shops are among five independent convenience stores in Southwark which have increased the healthy options...
View ArticleRotherhithe Bridge: “How did TfL get its sums so wrong?” asks Assembly
The London Assembly transport committee has written to Transport for London in the wake of the cancellation of the Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf bridge to urge them to review and improve their business...
View ArticleCherry Garden School redevelopment to be 50% council homes
Southwark Council’s director of regeneration has this week approved a deal that will see the redevelopment of the former Cherry Garden School site redesigned to take the proportion of council homes in...
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