Teenager stunned as his £13 luxury Borough Market sandwich is snatched and eaten in seconds by his own labradoodle leaving him without a single bite whatsthejam.com/pets-and-ani...

False claims Sadiq Khan cancelled non-existent royal ‘garden bridge ceremony’ circulate online fullfact.org/politics/sad... via @fullfact.org

Here's some of the crinoidal limestone from the floor of the Royal Festival Hall. If you want a basic introduction to crinoids (and other fossils), take a look at my book 'Fossils. The Essential Guide' (NHM Publications, 2025).

The short-lived Starbucks in The Cut is in line to become a branch of the Vietnamese chain Pho cafe, according to a licensing application to Lambeth Council planning.lambeth.gov.uk/online-appli...

Controversy over peerage for former Southwark Council leader Peter John due to his connections to the lobbying industry www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

The Washington Post pays a visit to Manze's pie and mash shop in Tower Bridge Road www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...

Peter John, former leader of Southwark Council, is among 25 new members of the House of Lords nominated by Keir Starmer www.gov.uk/government/n...

Waterloo Bridge was officially opened on this day 80 years ago Newsreel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky29...

On this day 20 years ago ... the final Routemaster buses were withdrawn from regular service in London (the last non-heritage/tourist route being the 159 via Westminster Bridge) www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1900

Learn about 17-year-old Bermondsey Boy Scout Frank Davis who was killed helping others in the World War Two Blitz on this day 85 years ago bravescout.com

Black-headed gull on the South Bank of the Thames in central London. Unfortunately I couldn't read the ring number, but many BH gulls move between the UK and central/eastern Europe. @btobirds.bsky.social @bh-wlbirding.bsky.social

"Write! The written letter endures!" Scribal wit at the start of financial records for London bridge in 1424. Cleverly, the scribe created the letter 'S' by folding a speech scroll, so the form of the letter conveys the meaning of the conventional proverb, "speech is fleeting but writing endures."

Westminster Bridge in a snow storm. Would you believe I actually used an electric sander to create this work? Festive sanding! #watercolour

6.30pm Monday 8 Dec online What can zooarchaeology tell us about the lives of the dogs & bears involved in animal-baiting on Bankside and beyond? A catch-up link will be made available to those who have bought a ticket but can't attend on the day.

Crossing Golden Jubilee Bridge

Waterloo Sunrise. I’m back in London for a day - the strange group of towers that now overwhelm the old, once stylish Shell Centre seen over the remarkable surviving terraces around Roupell Street adjacent to Waterloo station. #london

My clever friend Lynda Waterhouse is part of a team producing films for Southwark starring residents of Elephant and Castle talking about their childhoods and formative years in the borough. This is the latest.

The mediaeval London Bridge in the context of the modern city. Art by Julian Hoffman Anton and David Fletcher.

Mon 8 Dec @ 6.30pm online BEASTS OF BANKSIDE Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright & Professor Hannah O’Regan The @archaeobears.bsky.social team share their latest research into the lives of the animals performing in the bear-baiting arenas that stood next to The Rose. www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

Years of neglect take toll on Inner London crown court www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

We look forward to welcoming you to our annual Advent Carol Service in two weeks. 🎵 RSVP to attend in person at St George's Cathedral or to watch the live stream. Find out more. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4p2gUxk

Join The HiLo Singers at The Rose Playhouse, Bankside for Carols galore! Book your tickets now! It’s going to be a wonderful and joyous afternoon! 🎶🎄🎅🏻🧑‍🎄

@se1.news Please repost thanks! WCDG AGM TONIGHT! 6.30pm Soon the Council will begin drafting a new Local Plan—and they must consider resident's alternatives. This is our opportunity to write the next chapter Join WCDG. Set the priorities. Shape Waterloo. wcdg.org.uk/home/annual-...

Queue has already begun for the opening of Popeyes at London Bridge Station. First three in the queue when doors open 11am Tuesday get free chicken burgers for life. First 100 people get one burger each.

Bit of at home practice ahead of our Christmas Concert on 10 Dec 7.30 at Guy's Chapel, Guy's Hospital

Considering its proximity to TFL's head office, Southwark station is remarkably poorly maintained. The escalators seem to be consistently turned off or under maintenance. It's pathetic, but expensive.

#royal Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, are greeted by Dean of Southwark Andrew Nunn as they arrive for a visit to Southwark Cathedral in London #OTD November 21, 2013.

Shard through a tunnel, Southwark. #photography #photo

Video | 500t crane lifts new heat pumps to top of TfL offices constructionmanagement.co.uk/video-500t-c...

Yesterday was bitterly cold. A walk through Archbishop's Park, Lambeth, London afforded an unusual view of the Houses of Parliament. #photography #london 📷

Waitrose turns BFI IMAX into a giant pie www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/wait...

Evening

It’s all rain and sleet today, but managed to capture this beautiful morning light a couple days ago.

The Deputy Mayor has resolved that he is satisfied for Southwark Council to determine the application for New City Court, 4-26 St Thomas Street itself (grant consent) ✅🏡🏨👇 #GLAPlanning #GoodGrowth planapps.london.gov.uk/planningapps...

🎟️ Join Cecilia Knapp at the Tate Modern: we're giving away 30 FREE tickets to our live Bridging London poetry event on Wed 26 Nov (first come, first served).  ✨ Claim your ticket: tap the link in bio  📍 Starr Cinema, Tate Modern 📅 Wednesday 26 November 2025 | 6.30–9.30pm

Get advice and help at the Cost of Living Support Roadshow on Thursday 20 November from 10am at Rockingham Community Centre, Falmouth Road, SE1

Bundle of straw to be hung from Hungerford Bridge in line with long-running Thames tradition, indicating reduced headroom for vessels. Once spoke to workers at Millennium Bridge who'd had to make a detour to Pets at Home en route to site to obtain necessary straw. pla.co.uk/notices/M145...

Popeyes will open its 100th restaurant in London Bridge Station this 25 November. qsrmedia.co.uk/franchising/...

Classic cars Lower Marsh, Waterloo. A regular event so it's quite usual to see classics in this part of London but never dull. Well-deserved pride in ownership and restorations.

This week, we’ve taken over the ad space of London's Southwark tube station. Right next to Transport for London's head office, we are calling on Sadiq Khan to stop allowing polluting industries to promote their damaging products. 🧵 1/6

Though more of an intersection, Britain's first roundabout was at St George's Circus, built in 1771, between Waterloo and Elephant and Castle. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... Unusual Histories is in trouble. Please consider donating or sharing. gofund.me/713de166

💸 This #LondonLivingWageWeek, check out early findings from Dr Kirstie Hewlett & @marypazventura.bsky.social's new study, which follows the lives of 15 Londoners – earning the #LondonLivingWage or below – to ask what earning a real living wage means in practice. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/living-...

It’s awards night! We’ll be at the Hilton London Bankside, tonight for the Property Week ESG Edge Awards. Our Holyrood Kiosk project is shortlisted for Outstanding Placemaking – Small Scheme. Fingers crossed! #ESGEdgeAwards #Sustainability #HiltonBankside

#OnThisDay in radical herstory, 1909: Suffragette Alice Chapin, member of the Women’s Freedom League, is in the dock at the Old Bailey charged with spoiling ballot papers with a noxious liquid at a polling station in the 1909 #Bermondsey by-election. thefword.org.uk/2009/10/berm...

Never noticed this until I wanted to use the branch on a Tuesday. I guess this little known backwater can't support a bank branch five days a week. www.se1.news/lloyds-bank-...

Resonance FM is hiring a Studio Coordinator to help keep our Southwark studios running smoothly, creatively, and sustainably. 📅 Applications close 9 a.m. Monday 24 November 2025. 🎧 Start date Monday 5 January 2026. 💰 Salary £28,000 Find out more and apply here 👉 lnkd.in/e7S9r-Kv

"Rights for Residents: Putting people first" Southwark Council Assembly Tooley Street SE1 Watch live this evening (12 November) from 7pm on our Youtube channel www.youtube.com/@southwarkco...

The Mayor has resolved that he is satisfied for Southwark Council to determine the application for Rich Industrial Estate itself (grant consent) ✅🏡🏨👇 #GLAPlanning #GoodGrowth planapps.london.gov.uk/planningapps...

More than 1500 primary-school children and teachers will experience the #nativity story though interactive workshops at #LambethPalace this week. #Christmas #Christmasstory

The Indian-born artist said he was sent the image by a friend who lives in the US city on Tuesday morning in a conversation about his show at the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery, which will open next year. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...