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Transport

Is an upgrade for Elephant & Castle rail station on the cards?

Passengers at Elephant & Castle Railway Station are being asked to fill in a survey about potential improvements, including the possibility of introducing step-free access to the platforms.

Lambeth

Lambeth in line for £3.8m payout from Farage TV studio landlord

Lambeth Council is in line to receive a £3.8 million payment towards new council homes from the landlord of the Thames-side TV studio used for Nigel Farage's nightly GB News show.

Elephant & Castle

'Big brands' vying to open at redeveloped Elephant shopping centre

With three years to go until the opening of the new shops on the site of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, the developer says that "very big brands" are already queueing up to open stores in the complex.

Bermondsey

Barclays to close Tower Bridge Road bank branch

Barclays has announced the closure of its Bermondsey bank branch in Tower Bridge Road.

Southwark

Riverside office block plan next to Blackfriars Bridge approved

Plans for an 18-storey office block on the Thames Path between Blackfriars road and rail bridges have been approved by Southwark councillors.

Planning & Development

Royal Street: big development next to Archbishop's Park approved

Plans for new life sciences laboratories, offices and homes close to St Thomas' Hospital have been approved by Lambeth councillors.

Elephant & Castle

'Ayers Rock' block at Elephant Park: Mayor won’t overrule council

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's City Hall administration has decided not to overrule Southwark Council's decision to turn down Lendlease's plans for a new office block and potential health centre at Elephant & Castle.

Health

Care home residents 'not safe' and 'at risk of avoidable harm'

Inspectors have published a damning report on the Tower Bridge Care Home at Bricklayers Arms, downgrading its rating from 'requires improvement' to 'inadequate'.

Transport

Fears that E&C's new tube station could become 'white elephant'

A TfL meeting has heard fears that the rebuilt Elephant & Castle tube station could become a 'white elephant' that is partially constructed but not able to be used by passengers.

Churches

From Lourdes to Lambeth Road: relics of St Bernadette come to SE1

Thousands of people are expected to visit St George's Cathedral this week to venerate the relics of St Bernadette Soubirous, whose visions of the Virgin Mary led to the establishment of the famous shrine at Lourdes in France.

History

Bermondsey Horror - notorious murder case featured in exhibition

A death mask of Maria Manning - whose 1849 execution in Southwark was witnessed by Charles Dickens - is one of the objects featured in a new exhibition about the history of capital punishment in London.

Churches

Waterloo boy returns to SE1 as Dean of St George's Cathedral

Fr Michael Branch has been inducted as the new Dean of Southwark's Roman Catholic Cathedral, marking a return to SE1 for a priest who can trace several generations of his family history in Waterloo.