Transport
Waterloo’s Lower Marsh pedestrianised during market hours
Traffic has been banned from Lower Marsh at lunchtimes and during the evening to create more space for market stalls and open-air dining during the COVID-19 crisis.
Lambeth
History
Jeremy Corbyn on South Bank for Spanish Civil War commemoration
Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn visited Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank on Saturday to lay a wreath at the memorial to the Brits who fought against fascism during the Spanish Civil War.
Transport
Baylis Road segregated cycle lanes completed
600 metres of segregated cycle lane on Baylis Road in Waterloo have been completed.
Lambeth
Lambeth to audit public art for slavery links
Lambeth Council is looking into all statues and works of art in the borough to identify any links to "slavery, colonialism and oppression of black communities" and will launch a community consultation.
Politics & local government
Waterloo named as engine idling hotspot as Lambeth imposes fines
Drivers in Lambeth who leave their engine running while stationary will face a £20 fine in new measures to improve air quality.
Thames Water
Water-less in Waterloo after Leake Street leak
Some Waterloo residents were left without water on Wednesday whilst Thames Water engineers made repairs to a pipe in the Leake Street tunnel.
Health
SE1 landmarks join ‘light it blue’ salute to NHS and care workers
The Shard, the London Eye, the Oxo Tower and the National Theatre were among the SE1 landmarks that were bathed in blue light on Thursday night to coincide with the national ripple of applause for NHS staff and care workers dealing with COVID-19.
Transport
Mayor: ‘30-day antiviral disinfectant’ tested at Waterloo Tube
A "longer-lasting 30-day antiviral disinfectant" has been piloted at Waterloo Station this week according to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, as he pledges to protect the working conditions of TfL contract cleaners.
Waterloo
Lower Marsh: Lambeth vetoes bedsits for 'dynamic professionals'
Plans to convert an office building in Lower Marsh into 17 bedsits targeted at "young dynamic professionals" have been knocked back by Lambeth Council for a second time.
History
Home of Bounty’s Captain William Bligh for sale
A house once occupied by William Bligh - best known as the captain of the Bounty - is up for sale with an asking price of £2.75 million.
Planning & Development
South Bank & Waterloo neighbourhood plan approved in referendum
Planning decisions in the South Bank and Waterloo will have to take account of new policies drawn up by local people after residents and businesses approved a neighbourhood plan at a referendum held on Thursday.
Greater London Authority
London Assembly calls on Parliament to probe Garden Bridge
The London Assembly has published its report on the Garden Bridge debacle - and has urged Parliament's public accounts committee to mount a further probe into the project which has left the taxpayer with a £43 million bill.
