Politics & local government

Florence Eshalomi elected as Labour MP for Vauxhall & Camberwell Green

Labour's Florence Eshalomi has been re-elected - after four and a half years in Parliament - as MP for the new Vauxhall and Camberwell Green constituency.

Politics & local government

Labour's Neil Coyle returned as Bermondsey & Old Southwark MP

Neil Coyle reiterated his apology for his behaviour in the last Parliament as he began his fourth term as Bermondsey & Old Southwark MP.

Southwark

Southwark: £1.1m council house up for auction

Southwark Council is planning to sell a high-value council house yards away from Borough Market.

Transport

Student accommodation could be built above Southwark Tube Station

TfL has revealed that it is considering dumping its approved office block scheme for the Southwark Tube Station site in favour of a student accommodation scheme.

Southwark

Royal Mail changes postbox collection times in SE1

Postboxes across SE1 could now have their last collection of the day as early as 9am, with just a handful of boxes still being emptied in the afternoon and evening.

Waterloo

Waterloo station gains community piano

A community piano for commuters and local residents to play has been installed at Waterloo Station.

Lambeth

Lambeth North hotel approved by planning inspector

A Government-appointed planning inspector has overturned Lambeth Council's decision to reject plans for an 186-bedroom hotel opposite Lambeth North Station.

Education

St George's Cathedral Primary School plans to join academy trust

The primary school attached to Southwark's Roman Catholic cathedral is planning to become an academy.

History

Lower Marsh: do you have photos from the 50s, 60s or 70s?

The organisers of a community photography project are keen to hear from anyone with photos or memories of Lower Marsh and The Cut in the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s.

History

Golden Hinde's mizzen mast craned into place

A milestone in the restoration of the replica of the Golden Hinde at St Mary Overie Dock was marked on Wednesday with the third and final new mast lowered into position.

Education

Union warns LSBU cuts would 'hollow out' university

A union leader has warned that London South Bank University would be left as "a shell of its former self" if proposed job cuts go ahead.

History

Sainsbury's founder born in Waterloo 180 years ago

Wednesday 12 June is the 180th anniversary of the birth in Waterloo of John James Sainsbury, founder of one of the UK's best-known supermarket chains.