Politics & local government

River Thames

TfL says it can’t afford anti-terror barriers on Thames bridges

Five years after temporary barriers were installed to protect pedestrians on bridges in central London in the aftermath of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack, Transport for London has abandoned plans for permanent measures.

Lambeth

South Bank music 'so loud that neighbours could Shazam tracks'

A South Bank festival was so loud a local man could use a music identification app to look up tracks from his bedroom in a nearby 10th floor flat, Lambeth councillors were told on Tuesday night.

Planning & Development

Clink Street souvenir shop sign can stay, says planning inspector

A souvenir shop in Clink Street can keep its projecting sign after a planning inspector overturned Southwark Council's decision to veto the application.

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.

Planning & Development

Green light for office block at ITV’s old South Bank site

Controversial plans to replace the former ITV studios on the South Bank with a new office block have been approved by Lambeth's planning applications committee.

Lambeth

Lambeth responds to Waterloo ‘community tensions’ with £4m fund

Lambeth Council is inviting groups and businesses in Waterloo to apply for a share of a £4 million 'Community Connections Fund' in recognition of the impact the pace of development has had on the area.

Health

St Thomas' Hospital puts up tent for patients to queue for A&E

A marquee has been installed outside St Thomas' Hospital so that patients queuing in the open air to get in to the emergency department can keep out of the rain.

Parliament

Last chance to comment on changes to constituency boundaries

This week is the last chance to comment on plans to redraw the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies with SE1 split between new Bermondsey & Borough and Vauxhall & Camberwell seats.

History

Captain Bligh’s tomb: Lambeth asks for views on slavery link

The tomb of Captain William Bligh of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' fame is one of the monuments featured in a Lambeth Council consultation on statues, memorials and street names with potential links to the transatlantic slave trade.

South Bank

Waterloo & South Bank crime returns to pre-pandemic levels

Tourism and hospitality on the South Bank may not have recovered from the COVID crisis, but crime levels around Waterloo have returned to pre-pandemic levels according to new statistics published this month.

Southwark

Wreath-laying at Soviet War Memorial cancelled over Ukraine war

The annual Victory Day commemoration held each May at the Soviet War Memorial in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park - and usually supported by the Russian Embassy - has been cancelled amid controversy over the invasion of Ukraine.

River Thames

Westminster Bridge: plaque installed to honour terror victims

Five years after the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge, a plaque has been installed in the centre of the river crossing bearing the names of the five people who were fatally injured.