Planning & Development

Elephant & Castle rail bridge to be decorated with hand-painted ads

The abutment of the railway bridge above the New Kent Road at the Elephant & Castle is to be decorated with hand-painted advertiser-funded murals under plans approved by Southwark Council.

Planning & Development

Green light for office block at ITV’s old South Bank site

Controversial plans to replace the former ITV studios on the South Bank with a new office block have been approved by Lambeth's planning applications committee.

Lambeth

Lambeth responds to Waterloo ‘community tensions’ with £4m fund

Lambeth Council is inviting groups and businesses in Waterloo to apply for a share of a £4 million 'Community Connections Fund' in recognition of the impact the pace of development has had on the area.

Health

St Thomas' Hospital puts up tent for patients to queue for A&E

A marquee has been installed outside St Thomas' Hospital so that patients queuing in the open air to get in to the emergency department can keep out of the rain.

Bankside

Tate Modern chimney: ‘remedial works’ under way

Tate Modern's chimney is being covered in scaffolding and netting for 'remedial works' that are expected to take 'a number of years' to complete.

Parliament

Last chance to comment on changes to constituency boundaries

This week is the last chance to comment on plans to redraw the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies with SE1 split between new Bermondsey & Borough and Vauxhall & Camberwell seats.

Transport

Blackfriars and Elephant gain new rail link with Maidstone

A new off-peak weekday train service between Blackfriars and Maidstone began last month.

Transport

TfL to press ahead with shake-up of bus routes 1, 168 and 188

Transport for London has confirmed it intends to go ahead with plans to merge bus routes 1 and 168 to create a single service linking Hampstead Heath with Canada Water via Waterloo and Elephant & Castle.

History

Captain Bligh’s tomb: Lambeth asks for views on slavery link

The tomb of Captain William Bligh of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' fame is one of the monuments featured in a Lambeth Council consultation on statues, memorials and street names with potential links to the transatlantic slave trade.

Transport

Waterloo Victory Arch rededicated a century after Queen Mary visit

A century ago, less than four years after the end of the First World War, Waterloo Station's Victory Arch was opened to pay tribute to the railway staff who fought and died for their country.

South Bank

Waterloo & South Bank crime returns to pre-pandemic levels

Tourism and hospitality on the South Bank may not have recovered from the COVID crisis, but crime levels around Waterloo have returned to pre-pandemic levels according to new statistics published this month.

Law

Borough High Street’s ‘Nightingale Court’ to stay open till 2023

A temporary crown court opened in a Borough High Street conference centre during the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended for a further year.