Lambeth

Lambeth

Lambeth in line for £3.8m payout from Farage TV studio landlord

Lambeth Council is in line to receive a £3.8 million payment towards new council homes from the landlord of the Thames-side TV studio used for Nigel Farage's nightly GB News show.

Waterloo

Lambeth’s council house-building arm spends £1m on WeWork offices

A company set up by Lambeth Council to build new council homes in the borough has run up a £1 million bill on swanky WeWork serviced offices in the Southbank Place development in Waterloo.

Police & crime

Lower Marsh murder: police renew appeal for information

Officers believe the two men in the images may have witnessed the incident but have not yet come forward. Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie, from the Met's Specialist Crime Command, said: "If you are the people in these images, or if you know who they are, then

Planning & Development

Royal Street: big development next to Archbishop's Park approved

Plans for new life sciences laboratories, offices and homes close to St Thomas' Hospital have been approved by Lambeth councillors.

Planning & Development

Nearly 900 hotel rooms approved in two Albert Embankment towers

Plans for two new hotels on Albert Embankment with a total of nearly 900 bedrooms have been approved by Lambeth councillors.

Police & crime

Lower Marsh murder victim named as Adrian Keise

Detectives have named the victim of a fatal stabbing in Waterloo's Lower Marsh on Saturday morning as 32-year-old Adrian Keise. They have renewed their appeal for witnesses to come forward.

Police & crime

Lower Marsh: man stabbed to death in Waterloo

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed outside the Cubana bar and restaurant in Waterloo's Lower Marsh in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Lambeth

Coffee kiosk plan for Waterloo phone box rejected by council

Lambeth Council has turned down a planning application to turn the grade II listed phone box outside the Waterloo Action Centre into a coffee and ice cream kiosk.

South Bank

London Eye will be centrepiece of city’s New Year 2023 fireworks

The focus of London's New Year celebrations will return to the South Bank after two-year Covid hiatus, with a fireworks display once again being launched from the river in front of the London Eye.

Churches

St John’s Waterloo: Archbishop of Canterbury rededicates church

The completion of a £5.5 million programme to renew St John's Waterloo was marked on Sunday by a rededication service at which the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby presided and preached.

London Fire Brigade

Fire brigade makes third attempt at Albert Embankment development

After having two schemes knocked back at public inquiry, the London Fire Brigade's 15-year struggle to redevelop its former headquarters at Albert Embankment is entering a new phase.

Planning & Development

Waterloo Hub Hotel redevelopment approved by Lambeth councillors

Plans to redevelop and expand the Waterloo Hub Hotel (formerly Days Hotel) at the corner of Kennington Road and Lambeth Road have been approved by Lambeth councillors.