Parliament
Increase in rough sleeping at Waterloo raised in House of Lords
The rising number of rough sleepers living in tents near Waterloo Station has been raised in the House of Lords by Labour housing spokesman Lord Kennedy of Southwark.
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
Chicken Cottage cashpoint cancelled over conservation area clash
Southwark Council's decision to veto the installation of a cash machine at a branch of Chicken Cottage just yards from the authority's own Tooley Street offices has been upheld by a Government-appointed planning inspector.
Old Kent Road
Government pledges £10m funding for Old Kent Road
The Government has announced that the Old Kent Road will receive nearly £10 million in funding from the Future High Streets Fund.
Southwark
Empty rooms at Bankside student halls to be filled with tourists
The owners of a half-empty university hall of residence in Bankside want to be allowed to take in tourists to stay in the building during term time in a move they claim will help lonely students boost their mental wellbeing.
Bankside
Bankside buskers asked to turn 180 degrees to curb noise nuisance
Southwark Council has revealed its cunning plan to cut complaints from Bankside residents about buskers causing a noise nuisance: ask the musicians to face the other way.
Transport
Bermondsey Street now closed to through motor traffic
A short section of Bermondsey Street has been made into a pedestrian and cyclist-only route, with motor traffic no longer able to use the full length of the street.
Greater London Authority
Mayor plans City Hall job losses as GLA prepares to head east
Sadiq Khan will cut jobs and slash his flagship climate policy in half to balance City Hall budgets hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
City of London
City to continue clampdown on illegal traders on Thames bridges
A clampdown on illegal street traders selling peanuts to tourists on five London bridges is likely to continue, after a pilot was hailed a success.
Food & drink
Tesco Express store planned for Albert Embankment luxury block
A Tesco Express convenience store - the eleventh in SE1 - could soon open on the ground floor of a luxury riverside apartment block on Albert Embankment.
Greater London Authority
City Hall will relocate to Royal Docks, confirms Mayor
City Hall will move east from London Bridge to Newham at the end of next year, Sadiq Khan has confirmed.
Food & drink
New bar in old bank seeks ‘well-to-do’ customers
A new bar / restaurant due to open in the former NatWest bank at the corner of Tooley Street and Tower Bridge Road says it hopes to attract "well-to-do" customers wearing "trendy and nicer clothing".
Elephant & Castle
Elephant shopping centre legal challenge heads for Appeal Court
A legal challenge to Southwark Council's decision to approve the redevelopment of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre is heading to the Court of Appeal.
