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.
Lambeth
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.
Transport
Bus route 211 to no longer serve Waterloo
Transport for London has confirmed that bus route 211 will be rerouted from Saturday 29 June and will no longer serve the current route between Waterloo Station and Sloane Square via Westminster Bridge.
History
Necropolis Railway station up for sale
An historic building - the last remaining element of a railway station where coffins and mourners left London for a Surrey cemetery - is up for sale with a £4.2 million asking price.
Waterloo
Time capsule buried under Old Vic's new Backstage building
A time capsule has been buried in Waterloo Road as part of the foundations of The Old Vic's new Backstage building.
London Fire Brigade
8 Albert Embankment: new planning application 'by end of year'
A fresh planning application for the redevelopment of the former London Fire Brigade headquarters on Albert Embankment is due to be submitted to Lambeth Council this year, a deputy mayor of London has said.
Waterloo
Cardboard City heritage project gains Historic England funding
A project to explore the history of 'Cardboard City' at Waterloo is one of 56 schemes to share in funding from Historic England's Everyday Heritage Grant programme.
Waterloo
'Visual clutter': another Waterloo billboard vetoed
An illuminated billboard near the Waterloo bus stops at Tenison Way can't be reinstated because it would represent "visual clutter," a Government planning inspector has ruled.
Waterloo
Waterloo billboard 'harmful to public safety'
An illuminated digital advertising billboard next to Waterloo Station is "substantially harmful to public safety," a planning inspector has ruled.
Waterloo
Lower Marsh 'parklets' to be made permanent
An experimental scheme to convert parking bays in Lower Marsh into mini-gardens with seating is to be made permanent.
Hotels
15-storey hotel at Lambeth North: developer to appeal
An eight-day inquiry is to be held into plans for an 184-bedroom hotel opposite Lambeth North tube station.
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.
