Gavin Tiffin, head of hospitality at Guy's and St Thomas', will this summer cycle 2,000 miles from London to Russia to raise money for charities linked to the hospitals.
Southwark planning officers have approved plans by Transport for London to build a 20-metre extension to Bankside Pier.
60 local volunteers and organisations have been honoured in this year's Southwark Civic Awards.
Councillors last week resolved to revoke the licence of Boulevard Coffee Place in Old Kent Road after a man was threatened with a knife and hit over the head with a bottle in a late-night altercation.
The owner of national sports radio station talkSPORT has revealed plans to expand its studios at Hatfields to create a "world-class" broadcast centre as it prepares to launch four new stations.
Wednesday recap: London-SE1.co.uk/date/2015-05-20
[Forum] Prescription glasses found last week next to John Harvard Library: http://t.co/pVwZlb1NQ1
Just published - St Thomas' to St Petersburg: 2,000-mile @culturalcycle bike ride in aid of SE1 health charities goo.gl/fb/7ZnpxH
Elephant & Castle subway mural picture of the day pic.twitter.com/1FUZFAgCQr
Just published - Bankside Pier to be extended to enable more tourist boats to call goo.gl/fb/vlpvuz
Just published - Southwark Civic Awards: record number of locals honoured goo.gl/fb/hDnBcN
Just published - Boulevard Coffee Place: Old Kent Road venue has licence revoked after 'GBH with intent' goo.gl/fb/L1nwIW
councilassembly Great to see @Sthwarkscrutiny doing live web streams of #southwarkscrutiny meetings: bambuser.com/v/5528277 - a real step forward
patricialondon Steve Norris calls for Bakerloo Line extension and changing south London orange with Overground network @peterjohn6 #westenddebates
LBLDemocracy As early as 1905 Council voted in favour of the ability to control the speed of cars and pollution from exhausts pic.twitter.com/lAwvFZdksR
MayorLBLambeth Many happy returns to the Southwark and Lambeth Archaeological Society who celebrated their 50th birthday at the Novotel Hotel last night
Lambeth Palace applies for alcohol licence: http://t.co/JEUBE08JmC
Just published - talkSPORT owner expands Hatfields studios for new DAB stations goo.gl/fb/YKEE56
Follow @realnickperry for tweets from High Court in #TurnerVShell hearing re. Shell Centre development judicial review
realnickperry A large collection of supporters on both sides today, including @SimonHughes (to support @georgenturner) #TurnerVShell
Scroll down to see how the political composition of Southwark Council has varied over the last 50 years: http://t.co/P5ABVoCDtK
StewartLeadley @se1 Another New Kent Raod victim, looks like a pedestrain hit by a motorbike. 1 lane down heading towards EC - Emergency services on scene
RT @TilleyAssoc: Was a new piñata record set? #smashing #NewPringlesTortilla @Pringles_UK @Pringles @se1 @GWR http://t.co/1VAUgqyOZx
Win a family ticket to Adventures in Wonderland @AliceUnderLDN: http://t.co/BmOxLpGDHC
Dr Bike Waterloo this afternoon with @Lambethsustrans - get your bicycle checked for free: http://t.co/Zb7VXqfK6r
Pringles_UK We're at Potters Fields Park, attempting to set a new @GWR!
Are you coming along!? #NewPringlesTortilla pic.twitter.com/wj2cV7hp5p
RT @TinaNorthover: Supersize piñata made from Pringles tubes #Piñata #pringles #pottersfield #towerbridge #london @… https://t.co/MYcHjBvizB
RT @TilleyAssoc: @se1 Would you be able to tell us why there are hundreds of Piñata's in front of @TowerBridge? #intrigued #lookslikefun
Trinity Church Square 2-bedroom flat £1.175m: http://t.co/M10ICmw8qz
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