Transport
Southwark to turn car parking spaces into bays for dockless hire bikes
21 on-street car parking spaces in SE1 are to be converted into designated bays for dockless hire bikes and scooters under plans agreed by Southwark Council this week.
Southwark
Planning & Development
Elephant & Castle office block: Lendlease wins appeal
Proposals for an 18-storey office block at the Elephant & Castle - which could also accommodate local NHS services - have been approved on appeal by a planning inspector.
Churches
Mark Oakley installed as Southwark Cathedral dean
The Very Revd Dr Mark Oakley has been installed as Dean of Southwark at a service at Southwark Cathedral on Sunday afternoon.
Politics & local government
Devon Mansions: probe into works to council flats as costs spiral by 70%
Works to council-owned blocks of flats on Tooley Street budgeted at £5.9 million ended up costing more than £10 million, a Southwark scrutiny meeting has heard.
London Fire Brigade
Fire Brigade plans move from Union Street HQ
The London Fire Brigade is making plans to leave its Union Street offices when the lease ends in 2027.
Charities & voluntary sector
London Bridge day centre for homeless appeals for help to meet £75k deficit
A London Bridge day centre for homeless people has launched a Christmas appeal as it faces a £75,000 deficit.
Politics & local government
Labour Party HQ moves 125 metres to Rushworth Street
As it gears up for a general election, the Labour Party last month relocated its offices from Blackfriars Road to nearby Rushworth Street.
Waterloo
Cecil House: housing association sells former Waterloo women's hostel
When Cecil House in Waterloo Road opened in 1934, it offered homeless women "a good bed, hot bath, hot tea or soup at night and tea and bread and butter in the morning" for one shilling.
Transport
Case for Bakerloo line extension 'really positive' - council leader
The leader of Southwark Council says that it's a case of "when, not if" the Bakerloo line will be extended along the Old Kent Road and is upbeat about the scheme's prospects.
Planning & Development
Former City Hall: plans revealed for makeover
The Kuwaiti owners of the former City Hall at More London have revealed plans to extend and refurbish the riverside landmark building.
Education
'Save Kintore Way' - nursery petition presented to council
More than 1,800 people signed a petition presented to Southwark councillors on Wednesday night to object to job losses at Kintore Way Nursery in Bermondsey.
Lambeth
Just Stop Oil hold march on South Bank
Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil held a march starting on the South Bank on Saturday.
