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Planning & Development

Elephant & Castle office block: Lendlease wins appeal

Proposals for an 18-storey office block at the Elephant & Castle - which could also accommodate local NHS services - have been approved on appeal by a planning inspector.

Churches

Mark Oakley installed as Southwark Cathedral dean

The Very Revd Dr Mark Oakley has been installed as Dean of Southwark at a service at Southwark Cathedral on Sunday afternoon.

Politics & local government

Devon Mansions: probe into works to council flats as costs spiral by 70%

Works to council-owned blocks of flats on Tooley Street budgeted at £5.9 million ended up costing more than £10 million, a Southwark scrutiny meeting has heard.

Waterloo

Battle of the Waterloo boozers as FIVE pubs set up in rail station

Rail passengers at Waterloo will soon be able to conduct a lengthy pub crawl without leaving the station as three more pubs and bars prepare to join the two existing hostelries.

London Fire Brigade

Fire Brigade plans move from Union Street HQ

The London Fire Brigade is making plans to leave its Union Street offices when the lease ends in 2027.

Charities & voluntary sector

London Bridge day centre for homeless appeals for help to meet £75k deficit

A London Bridge day centre for homeless people has launched a Christmas appeal as it faces a £75,000 deficit.

Education

Waterloo kids' Winter Windows light up South Bank this Christmas

A light installation featuring designs by pupils at Waterloo's Oasis Academy Johanna primary school is brightening up the Queen Elizabeth Hall this winter.

Politics & local government

Labour Party HQ moves 125 metres to Rushworth Street

As it gears up for a general election, the Labour Party last month relocated its offices from Blackfriars Road to nearby Rushworth Street.

Waterloo

Cecil House: housing association sells former Waterloo women's hostel

When Cecil House in Waterloo Road opened in 1934, it offered homeless women "a good bed, hot bath, hot tea or soup at night and tea and bread and butter in the morning" for one shilling.

Transport

Case for Bakerloo line extension 'really positive' - council leader

The leader of Southwark Council says that it's a case of "when, not if" the Bakerloo line will be extended along the Old Kent Road and is upbeat about the scheme's prospects.