Chambers Wharf – Southwark challenges ‘super sewer’ in ‘David and Goliath’ fight
Cllr Peter John, Leader of Southwark Council, said today: “I can now confirm we have issued the High Court with an application for a Judicial Review into the Secretaries of State’s decision to approve...
View ArticleCanada Water regeneration at Southwark cabinet
Yesterday Southwark’s cabinet considered a report on the Canada Water regeneration You can hear the audio of the discussion below. Key points: Southwark wants to keep its freehold interest in parts of...
View ArticleNew play about Alfred and Ada Salter
three4all theatre will present a reading of Alison Mead’s new play ‘Politic Man’ in Chatham on Monday 24 November. Set in run down Bermondsey during two world wars, ‘Politic Man’ is the true story of...
View ArticleSalter statues unveiled on Bermondsey Wall East
Just over three years since the theft of the statue of Dr Alfred Salter from Bermondsey Wall East, the whole family – including a new statue of Ada Salter – is now returned to the riverside. The new...
View ArticleBrunel Bridge from SE16 to Canary Wharf ‘worth looking at’– Government
The government has called for further investigation into plans for a new bridge across the Thames between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf. The National Infrastructure Plan – published by the Treasury on...
View ArticleSimon Hughes’ Rotherhithe ‘Mayflower’ pier plan gains momentum
Plans for a new riverboat pier in Rotherhithe to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower have received a favourable mention – but no promise of funds – from the Government in...
View ArticleRed crane could be turned into artwork
The leader of Southwark Council has suggested that parts of the red crane at Odessa Street could be turned into a work of public art when the site is redeveloped. Plans – reported here last week – to...
View Article£12m rebuild of Albion Primary School + other Albion Street plans approved
Southwark’s cabinet has endorsed plans for a £12 million redevelopment of Albion Primary School as part of a wider programme of developments in and around Albion Street. “The regeneration of Albion...
View ArticleChild hit by car in Salter Road
A child was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg after they were hit by a car in Salter Road. Police were called by London Ambulance Service just before 6pm on Wednesday evening. The child was...
View ArticleBuses C10 and 381: New Year reliability improvements promised
Lib Dem London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon recently asked the Mayor of London Boris Johnson about capacity and reliability concerns on the C10 and 381 bus routes. He replied: TfL will be...
View ArticleTheatre making for adults with London Bubble
London Bubble says that its drama group for adults is fun, friendly and a great way to meet new people and burn off imaginative calories! “It’s the one time in the week when you can forget you’re an...
View ArticleChambers Wharf: Southwark’s super-sewer challenge rejected by High Court
Southwark Council has come under fire after its legal challenge to plans to use Chambers Wharf as a construction site for Thames Water’s super-sewer was rejected for being a day too late. “We are...
View ArticleChambers Wharf: political leaders trade verbal blows
Following last week’s news that Southwark Council’s legal challenge of the proposed super-sewer work site at Chambers Wharf failed for being submitted a day too late, Southwark’s opposition Lib Dem...
View ArticleLondon City Athletics Club tell councillors of plans for new Southwark Park base
This week’s Southwark council assembly had the theme ‘healthy and active communities’ As part of that, councillors heard a presentation from the recently founded London City Athletics Club which hopes...
View ArticleLabour brings bedroom tax abolition campaign to Bermondsey
A Labour shadow minister has visited Bermondsey’s Citizens Advice Bureau. Helen Goodman MP, shadow minister for welfare reform, joined Bermondsey & Old Southwark parliamentary candidate Cllr Neil...
View Article7 facts about Bermondsey & Rotherhithe
Southwark Council has published an interesting statistical profile of the Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council area (Grange, Riverside, Rotherhithe, South Bermondsey and Surrey Docks wards)...
View ArticleTristram Hunt visits Redriff Primary School
Historian and shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt visited Redriff Primary School last week with local Labour parliamentary candidate Neil Coyle. Mr Hunt attended the school assembly and answered...
View ArticleC10 bus: councillors launch petition for better service
At last week’s transport-themed community council meeting Rotherhithe councillor Stephanie Cryan launched a petition calling on Transport for London to improve the C10 bus service and reduce the number...
View ArticleBermondsey Spa gym: are shared ownership residents ‘second-class citizens’?
Cllr Dr Ben Johnson (Lib Dem, Grange ward) has blogged about The Exchange development on Spa Road, where residents who are buying their homes on a shared ownership (part rent, part buy) deal do not...
View ArticleBus delays on Jamaica Road: what is TfL doing?
Lib Dem London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon recently tabled this question to the Mayor of London: I have been contacted by many constituents concerned that bus services using Jamaica Road – such as...
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