Planning & Development
Hotel and offices to replace Salvation Army Elephant & Castle HQ
Plans for a 23-storey hotel on the site of the Salvation Army HQ building in Newington Causeway have been revealed.
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Transport
Northern line Bank branch reopens a day early
London Bridge, Borough and Elephant & Castle stations regained their Northern line service on Sunday afternoon, a day before the advertised end of the 17-week closure of the line's Bank branch.
Politics & local government
Southwark Labour takes London Bridge & West Bermondsey
All three seats in London Bridge & West Bermondsey ward changing hands from Lib Dem to Labour was the main story of the 2022 local elections in Southwark.
Lambeth
New Waterloo & South Bank ward elects two Labour councillors
These were the first elections to be fought on the redrawn Lambeth ward boundaries, with the former three-member Bishop's ward largely replaced by the new Waterloo & South Bank ward with just two councillors. Incumbent councillor Ibrahim Dogus – a South Bank restaurateur – has been joined at the town
Elephant & Castle
Elephant & Castle gains new direct rail link to Finsbury Park
A direct train service linking Elephant & Castle with Finsbury Park and stations to Welwyn Garden City begins on Monday 16 May.
Planning & Development
Michael Gove intervenes in ITV redevelopment controversy
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove is considering whether to order a public inquiry into plans for a controversial new office building on the site of the former ITV headquarters on the South Bank.
River Thames
TfL says it can’t afford anti-terror barriers on Thames bridges
Five years after temporary barriers were installed to protect pedestrians on bridges in central London in the aftermath of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack, Transport for London has abandoned plans for permanent measures.
Lambeth
South Bank music 'so loud that neighbours could Shazam tracks'
A South Bank festival was so loud a local man could use a music identification app to look up tracks from his bedroom in a nearby 10th floor flat, Lambeth councillors were told on Tuesday night.
Transport
Cyclist fatally injured in Lambeth collision named as Oswald Mapp
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward after the death in hospital of a cyclist injured in a collision with a bus at the junction with Kennington Road and Lambeth Road on Bank Holiday Monday.
Business
Could your London Bridge business help a local charity?
London Bridge City - landlords of Hay's Galleria and More London - are on a mission to pair up charities and voluntary groups with businesses in the area offering pro-bono support.
Planning & Development
Avonmouth Street: plans for 16-storey student accommodation block
Plans for a 16-storey block of student accommodation just off Newington Causeway near Elephant & Castle have been submitted to Southwark Council.
River Thames
Project to bring goods by river to Butler's Wharf wins Govt backing
A project to move more freight from road to river - involving the landing of goods at Butler's Wharf Pier near Tower Bridge - has received £1 million in Government funding.
