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31/01/2025

Transport for London has launched a public consultation on plans for a limited-stop bus service between Waterloo and Lewisham via the Old Kent Road along the proposed route of the Bakerloo line extension.

➡️ https://www.se1.news/bl1-bakerloop-old-kent-road-consultation/

If approved, the B1 bus could launch this autumn

25/01/2025

At least two patients have suffered long-term or permanent damage to their health as a result of the cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis, latest figures have revealed.

Two patients have suffered long-term or permanent damage to their health as a result of the cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis.

22/01/2025

There's a sinkhole just round the corner from London Bridge Station, but Southwark Council won't even tell us if they're looking into it...

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Mystery surrounds a 'sinkhole' that appeared more than a week ago alongside a construction site just yards from London Bridge Station.

22/01/2025

Half a decade after it was last open, the Blue Eyed Maid pub in Borough High Street is set to make a comeback.

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Half a decade after it was last open, the Blue Eyed Maid pub in Borough High Street is set to make a comeback.

22/01/2025

Pete Waterman said: "This was a magical building to us. There are so many memories here in terms of the story of pop ... It's different now – this area's quite trendy. When we first moved here, this was the worst area in London."

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Songwriters and producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman this week unveiled a blue plaque outside the former location of their studios in Southwark's Vine Yard.

08/01/2025

After nearly 20 years in Southwark's Union Street, the London Fire Brigade is planning to relocate its HQ back to its historic base at 8 Albert Embankment

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The London Fire Brigade's search for a new headquarters when the lease on its Union Street building comes to an end has led it to consider returning to its historic home on the Albert Embankment.

01/01/2025

12 hours on, catch up with the London New Year fireworks here - including a segment marking the London Eye's 25th anniversary:

London's spectacular fireworks display on the River Thames as Big Ben strikes midnight and crowds gather to welcome in the new year.New Year's Eve Fireworks ...

24/11/2024

Were you on Westminster Bridge on Sunday morning when a fight broke out?

Police are keen to hear from you. A man is critically ill in hospital.

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Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a fight on Westminster Bridge on Sunday morning that has left a man critically ill.

23/11/2024

Plans to open a Library of Things at the Elephant & Castle - offering DIY tools and appliances for hire - have been announced by Southwark Council.

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Plans to open a Library of Things at the Castle Centre at the Elephant & Castle - offering DIY tools and appliances for hire - have been announced by Southwark Council.

18/11/2024

More and more SE1 venues, businesses and organisations are joining Bluesky. We're tracking them on a map.

See more ➡️ https://www.se1.news/bluesky-map/

30/10/2024

A 20-year-old cat called Charlotte living a semi-feral existence on the streets of Waterloo was reunited with her owner 14 years after disappearing from her Maida Vale home.

Read more ➡️ https://www.se1.news/charlotte-maida-vale-cat-rspa-waterloo/

29/10/2024

Police have raised concerns about plans for a Wetherspoon's pub at London Bridge Station, warning it would lead to a rise in disorder in an area "blighted by ... alcohol related crime" whilst the owner of a Borough Market boozer is worried that it could prove to be a "flashpoint" between rival sports fans.

Read more ➡️ https://www.se1.news/sun-wharf-wetherspoons-police-london-bridge/

24/10/2024

BBC London reported last night on the Garden Museum's new exhibition about lost gardens which has plenty of Southwark & Lambeth interest - read our write-up here: https://www.se1.news/lost-gardens-london-garden-museum/

23/10/2024

🚨 BREAKING - tonight councillors on Southwark's planning committee for small applications have unanimously endorsed a proposal to convert an empty office building in Borough High Street into a 47-bedroom 'boutique hotel'

Read more ➡️ https://www.se1.news/291-299-borough-high-street-hotel-approved/

23/10/2024

The Cervantes Theatre – a Southwark-based venue dedicated to Spanish and Latin American drama – has closed its doors after seven years, citing Brexit and the covid pandemic among the challenges it has faced.

Read more ➡️ https://www.se1.news/cervantes-theatre-southwark-closure/

23/10/2024

From a Bankside brothel to a temporary ecological park next to Tower Bridge, several of the 'lost' gardens of Southwark and Lambeth are featured in a new Garden Museum exhibition.

Read more ➡️ https://www.se1.news/lost-gardens-london-garden-museum/

23/10/2024

Fi****ms officers from City of London Police have been praised for performing CPR on a man who had collapsed on London Bridge on Monday night

💡 Did you know the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust runs free public lifesaver training, including courses held in SE1?

Read more ➡️ https://www.se1.news/city-police-cpr-london-bridge/

22/10/2024

Everyone knows about London Bridge being sent to Arizona ... but did you know that part of Westminster Bridge nearly ended up in China or Paraguay?

Read more ➡️ https://www.se1.news/westminster-bridge-balustrade-sold/