Southwark news

Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’s and local operators, with the ... More

Illuminated River, described as the world’s longest public artwork, will be lit in commemoration of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II. Incorporating ... More

Mark Sesnan, CEO of GLL, has pushed back on Tower Hamlet Council’s decision to take the operation of its leisure services back in-house when GLL’s ... More

Avanton, a London-based property developer, has announced plans to create an alligator farm and enclosure to be built on the UK capital's Old Kent Road. ... More

PDP London have won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) international design competition to create a new green trail in South London that will ... More

The demand for outsourced leisure management services will continue to grow, according to operator Everyone Active, which has reported rising turnover and profit in its ... More

A new leisure development next to London’s Tower Bridge is set for completion this month, featuring an Ivy restaurant and a brand new theatre established ... More

Boutique hotel group The Hoxton has debuted its fourth property, with the new opening inside an 18th century Paris townhouse once home to Louis XV’s ... More

Construction is about to start on a close replica of William Shakespeare’s famous Globe Theatre, with only two key differences from the original: this version ... More

A scheme by architecture firm Nex for a green-topped cafe overlooking the London running track where Roger Bannister trained for his famous four-minute mile has ... More

Plans are underway to recreate multiple versions worldwide of William Shakespeare’s iconic Globe Theatre using nothing but scaffolding and re-purposed shipping containers. The original Globe ... More

Adjaye Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and AL_A are among the six architecture practices in the running to illuminate 17 of central London’s bridges with ... More

Everyone Active leisure centres are undergoing a revamp as part of an ongoing refurbishment project. Facilities in the London boroughs of Westminster and Southwark are ... More

More than 22,000 people living in the London Borough of Southwark have signed up to the local council’s free swim and gym programme, as the ... More

Everyone Active will begin managing Westminster City Council’s prestigious leisure portfolio next month, following a major new contract win for the operator. Rio 2016 Team ... More

A crowdfunding campaign will be launched today (13 May) to revive a historic lido in Peckham, South East London, with a new design by architecture ... More

The first ever project of pioneering engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel – London’s underwater Thames Tunnel – has this week opened to the public as a ... More

Everyone Active has beaten off competition from rival operators to land a seven-year contract as Southwark Council’s Sports and Leisure services partner. In a competitive ... More

Plans for a new elevated urban park in London along an abandoned coal railway line, have advanced, with architects Adams & Sutherland selected to launch ... More

The organiser of the London Marathon is to fund the expansion of running community GoodGym across three new locations in London to help spread physical ... More

Another day, another plan for an elevated public park inspired by New York’s High Line. Following in the footsteps of Singapore, Seoul and Sydney, a ... More

Experience designers Bompas & Parr have partnered with composers, perfumers and academics to transform the top of The Shard in London into “the most romantic ... More

Seven-time Wimbledon tennis champion Roger Federer pitched up in South London, UK over the weekend to help launch sports goods giant Nike’s legacy project for ... More

Hopkins Architects’ plans to build a new £1.75m ($2.66m, €2.4m) pavilion at the historic Herne Hill Velodrome in London have been approved. The velodrome dates ... More

Southwark Council is to offer free leisure access to under 18s and over 60s as the south London authority bids to make good on its ... More