Elephant & Castle

Planning & Development

Elephant & Castle: office block and health centre plans rejected

Plans by Lendlease to build an 18-storey office block - including a potential new health hub - at the Elephant & Castle have been vetoed by Southwark councillors.

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

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.

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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

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.

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.

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Elephant & Castle murder: police appeal on BBC’s Crimewatch Live

Detectives investigating the murder of a 23-year-old man in an Elephant & Castle restaurant have used the BBC's Crimewatch Live programme to share CCTV images of two men they would like to trace.

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Sainsbury’s Local now open at Elephant & Castle

A new Sainsbury's Local convenience store opened last week at the Elephant & Castle, on the ground floor of the One The Elephant development.

Planning & Development

Elephant & Castle developer asks to drop on-site affordable homes

16 newly built flats at the Elephant & Castle intended as affordable housing could be sold or rented on the open market after a developer told Southwark Council it couldn't find a housing association prepared to take them on.

Police & crime

Man stabbed to death at Elephant & Castle

A 23-year-old man has died after being stabbed at the Elephant & Castle on Tuesday night.