Waterloo
Waterloo station gains community piano
A community piano for commuters and local residents to play has been installed at Waterloo Station.
Education
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.
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.
Southwark
Merger of Elephant & Castle primary schools abandoned
Plans to merge two Southwark primary schools near Elephant & Castle have been called off after the proposals faced opposition from staff and parents.
Planning & Development
Winning design picked for LSE's Bankside House development
The winners of design competition to draw up plans for the London School of Economics' massive new halls of residence next to Tate Modern have been announced.
Education
600 sign petition against school merger
More than 600 people have signed a petition criticising proposals for the amalgamation of two primary schools near the Elephant & Castle.
Health
NHS crisis as 20,000 patients served by GPs without buildings
More than 20,000 people now find themselves registered with North Lambeth GP practices which don't have permanent premises, as a second surgery has gone public with its search for a new building.
Education
Mint Street neurodiversity hub among groups backed by council youth fund
The Neurodiversity Family Hub - based at Mint Street Adventure Playground - is among the groups sharing £1 million from Southwark Council's Positive Futures Fund for Young People
Education
London Nautical School to become a City of London academy
The London Nautical School in Stamford Street - a boys' secondary school currently under the remit of Lambeth Council - is planning to become an academy sponsored by the City of London Corporation.
Education
Two primary schools set to merge as pupil numbers drop
Plans for the amalgamation of two primary schools near Elephant & Castle have been published, as inner London boroughs like Southwark struggle with a declining number of school-age children.
Health
University plans to block alcove to keep rough sleepers out
King's College London has applied to Southwark Council for permission to build an extension to the Greenwood Theatre near London Bridge to prevent rough sleepers and drug users from gathering outside a fire exit.
Education
Grange Primary School consults on reduction from two forms to one
A Bermondsey primary school rebuilt less than a decade ago to expand its capacity from 30 to 60 pupils a year is consulting on plans to halve its annual admissions number.
