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.
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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.
History
Waterloo phone boxes up for auction
Two grade II listed red phone boxes in Waterloo are up for auction later this month, with guide prices ranging from Ā£35,000 to Ā£45,000.
Arts & culture
Four artists shortlisted for Waterloo Stationās Windrush Monument
The four artists in the running to design a national Windrush Monument at Waterloo Station have been announced.
History
Florence Nightingale Museum will open its doors in 2021 after all
The Florence Nightingale Museum at St Thomas' Hospital - which earlier this year announced it would remain mothballed after lockdown - is to stage a series of monthly open weekends starting next month.
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.
Health
Friars Bridge Court office block to be turned into pathology lab
A newly refurbished office building in Blackfriars Road is to be turned into a pathology laboratory for local healthcare providers including Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals.
History
Barkham Terrace lodge gets grade II listed status
A Victorian house built in connection with the Bethlem Hospital has been given grade II listed status by the Government.
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
Guyās & St Thomas' boss: NHS COVID-19 recovery will take 'years'
The boss of Guy's and St Thomas' says that attending to patients whose treatment was delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic is the "biggest challenge" facing the hospitals - and warns that it will take "years" for the NHS to recover from the last year.
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.
