Planning & Development
Clink Street souvenir shop sign can stay, says planning inspector
A souvenir shop in Clink Street can keep its projecting sign after a planning inspector overturned Southwark Council's decision to veto the application.
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Southwark
'Life after Covid': Blackfriars Settlement makes crowdfund appeal
Blackfriars Settlement has launched a £10,000 crowdfund appeal to help it keep on supporting older people and those with mental health challenges after the charity's earned income was hit by the Covid pandemic.
Planning & Development
Elephant & Castle rail bridge to be decorated with hand-painted ads
The abutment of the railway bridge above the New Kent Road at the Elephant & Castle is to be decorated with hand-painted advertiser-funded murals under plans approved by Southwark Council.
Planning & Development
Green light for office block at ITV’s old South Bank site
Controversial plans to replace the former ITV studios on the South Bank with a new office block have been approved by Lambeth's planning applications committee.
Lambeth
Lambeth responds to Waterloo ‘community tensions’ with £4m fund
Lambeth Council is inviting groups and businesses in Waterloo to apply for a share of a £4 million 'Community Connections Fund' in recognition of the impact the pace of development has had on the area.
Health
St Thomas' Hospital puts up tent for patients to queue for A&E
A marquee has been installed outside St Thomas' Hospital so that patients queuing in the open air to get in to the emergency department can keep out of the rain.
Bankside
Tate Modern chimney: ‘remedial works’ under way
Tate Modern's chimney is being covered in scaffolding and netting for 'remedial works' that are expected to take 'a number of years' to complete.
Parliament
Last chance to comment on changes to constituency boundaries
This week is the last chance to comment on plans to redraw the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies with SE1 split between new Bermondsey & Borough and Vauxhall & Camberwell seats.
Transport
Blackfriars and Elephant gain new rail link with Maidstone
A new off-peak weekday train service between Blackfriars and Maidstone began last month.
Transport
TfL to press ahead with shake-up of bus routes 1, 168 and 188
Transport for London has confirmed it intends to go ahead with plans to merge bus routes 1 and 168 to create a single service linking Hampstead Heath with Canada Water via Waterloo and Elephant & Castle.
History
Captain Bligh’s tomb: Lambeth asks for views on slavery link
The tomb of Captain William Bligh of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' fame is one of the monuments featured in a Lambeth Council consultation on statues, memorials and street names with potential links to the transatlantic slave trade.
Transport
Waterloo Victory Arch rededicated a century after Queen Mary visit
A century ago, less than four years after the end of the First World War, Waterloo Station's Victory Arch was opened to pay tribute to the railway staff who fought and died for their country.
