Politics & local government

Lambeth

Lambeth urged to take action on Westminster Bridge gambling

A former advisor to Boris Johnson has urged local authorities to get a grip on illegal trading and gambling on Westminster Bridge as part of a think-tank report on the state of the area around Parliament.

Waterloo

Lucky Voice karaoke venue planned for Waterloo Station

Plans to open a karaoke bar in the former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo Station have been submitted to Lambeth Council.

Planning & Development

Developer drops affordable housing from Grange Road scheme

Revised plans for a development in Bermondsey's Grange Road - approved in 2015 to include seven social rented homes - have been submitted to Southwark Council with all homes to be sold on the open market.

Planning & Development

Artist’s house in a skip could face council enforcement action

An artist who has taken up residence in a skip on a patch of waste ground in Mandela Way could face enforcement action from Southwark Council for failing to obtain planning permission.

Planning & Development

Green light for 11-storey office building on Long Lane

Plans to redevelop the former Selected Rug Co building on Long Lane have been approved by Southwark councillors.

South Bank

South Bank art installation highlights city's air quality problem

The tenth anniversary of the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been marked with the installation of a vast projected artwork on the South Bank.

Business

Lower Marsh casino given all-night gambling licence

Merkur Slots on Lower Marsh could soon be allowed to welcome gamblers all night, after Lambeth Council agreed to extend its licensed hours.

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.

Politics & local government

Labour Party HQ relocates to Blackfriars Road

The Labour Party's headquarters has returned to Southwark, 26 years after it left the borough for Westminster.

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.

Elephant & Castle

'Big brands' vying to open at redeveloped Elephant shopping centre

With three years to go until the opening of the new shops on the site of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, the developer says that "very big brands" are already queueing up to open stores in the complex.

Southwark

Riverside office block plan next to Blackfriars Bridge approved

Plans for an 18-storey office block on the Thames Path between Blackfriars road and rail bridges have been approved by Southwark councillors.