Old Kent Road
Lidl plans expansion of Old Kent Road store
Lidl has applied to Southwark Council for planning permission to remodel and expand its store on Old Kent Road near Bricklayers Arms.
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River Thames
London Assembly to debate anti-terror barriers on Thames bridges
This week the London Assembly will debate a motion calling for an urgent resolution to the current impasse on the installation of permanent anti-terrorism measures on Thames bridges, five years on from the London Bridge attack.
Planning & Development
Redevelopment of ITV South Bank site: minister orders inquiry
Controversial plans for a new office block on the site of the former ITV HQ on the South Bank will be the subject of a public inquiry before a Government minister makes the final decision.
Transport
Elephant & Castle buses could be cut by more than a quarter
The number of buses serving Elephant & Castle each day could soon have been cut by more than a quarter whilst Sadiq Khan has been Mayor of London, if Transport for London's latest proposals are implemented.
Planning & Development
Digital billboard on Blackfriars Road rail bridge vetoed
Plans by Network Rail to install a digital advertising billboard on the railway bridge above Blackfriars Road have been turned down by Southwark Council after Transport for London raised road safety concerns
Planning & Development
Hotel and offices to replace Salvation Army Elephant & Castle HQ
Plans for a 23-storey hotel on the site of the Salvation Army HQ building in Newington Causeway have been revealed.
Transport
Northern line Bank branch reopens a day early
London Bridge, Borough and Elephant & Castle stations regained their Northern line service on Sunday afternoon, a day before the advertised end of the 17-week closure of the line's Bank branch.
Politics & local government
Southwark Labour takes London Bridge & West Bermondsey
All three seats in London Bridge & West Bermondsey ward changing hands from Lib Dem to Labour was the main story of the 2022 local elections in Southwark.
Lambeth
New Waterloo & South Bank ward elects two Labour councillors
These were the first elections to be fought on the redrawn Lambeth ward boundaries, with the former three-member Bishop's ward largely replaced by the new Waterloo & South Bank ward with just two councillors. Incumbent councillor Ibrahim Dogus – a South Bank restaurateur – has been joined at the town
Elephant & Castle
Elephant & Castle gains new direct rail link to Finsbury Park
A direct train service linking Elephant & Castle with Finsbury Park and stations to Welwyn Garden City begins on Monday 16 May.
Planning & Development
Michael Gove intervenes in ITV redevelopment controversy
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove is considering whether to order a public inquiry into plans for a controversial new office building on the site of the former ITV headquarters on the South Bank.
River Thames
TfL says it can’t afford anti-terror barriers on Thames bridges
Five years after temporary barriers were installed to protect pedestrians on bridges in central London in the aftermath of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack, Transport for London has abandoned plans for permanent measures.
