Lambeth
Jack Hopkins steps down as Lambeth Council leader
The leader of Lambeth Council has stepped down after just over two years in the top job.
Politics & local government
In our politics coverage we keep an eye on Southwark Council, Lambeth Council and the Greater London Authority (Mayor and Assembly)
Planning & Development
City Hall included on campaign groupās ābuildings at riskā list
City Hall is one of ten notable buildings erected in the last century to be included in an architectural campaigning charity's list of 'at risk' buildings.
Business
Vodafoneās āobtrusiveā neon logo vetoed in Great Suffolk Street
Southwark planners have vetoed Vodafone's proposal to reinstate a neon 3D rendition of the company's logo outside its offices in Great Suffolk Street.
Transport
Should Mermaid Court be closed to through motor traffic?
Southwark Council has launched an online survey to gather views on a proposal to close Mermaid Court to through motor traffic.
Planning & Development
City Walk leaseholders in 'David and Goliath' fire safety dispute
Residents of a Bermondsey development are paying thousands of pounds a week for fire safety patrols.
Parks & green spaces
Month-long pop-up lawn bowls event planned for GMH Park
Part of Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park could host a month-long lawn bowls-themed event this summer.
Politics & local government
Cllr Hamish McCallum takes over as Southwark Lib Dem leader
Southwark's Lib Dem opposition group has a new leader - North Bermondsey's Cllr Hamish McCallum - who takes over from Nick Johnson after his short 10-month tenure.
Health
Nearly one third of Southwark residents have had a COVID-19 jab
More than 100,000 Southwark residents - almost one in three of the population - have now received at least their first COVID-19 jab.
Southwark
1970s former council house on the market for Ā£1.25 million
A house on a 1970s-built council estate in Southwark has gone on the market for Ā£1.25 million.
Health
Lambeth: final call for residents and workers to have COVID test
Fewer than one in six Lambeth residents have heeded a call for everyone who lives and works in the borough to have a PCR test for COVID-19.
Waterloo
Waterloo Action Centre warns rent rise could threaten future
The charity which runs Waterloo's main community centre has urged local residents to respond to a Lambeth Council consultation which could see the venue face a sharp increase in the rent it pays to the town hall.
Health
All Lambeth residents asked to take COVID-19 test
Everyone over the age of 11 who lives or works in Lambeth is being asked to take a PCR test for COVID-19 after new cases of the variant first identified in South Africa were found in the borough.
