Politics & local government
Waterloo named as engine idling hotspot as Lambeth imposes fines
Drivers in Lambeth who leave their engine running while stationary will face a £20 fine in new measures to improve air quality.
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Churches
VE Day: Red Arrows fly over Bankside & South Bank
Residents of Bankside and the South Bank got a good view of the Red Arrows on Friday morning as they carried out a VE Day flypast of central London.
Planning & Development
Builders working on SE1’s second tallest tower told to come by car
Building work is set to begin on a development in Blackfriars Road that includes the second tallest tower in SE1 after the Shard - but construction workers are being told to come to the site by car rather than public transport.
Education
Southwark facing legal challenge over COVID-19 home-schooling
Southwark's leader has hit back after the founder of the Good Law Project said it would sue the council over its provision for schoolchildren to study at home during the COVID-19 shutdown.
Thames Water
Water-less in Waterloo after Leake Street leak
Some Waterloo residents were left without water on Wednesday whilst Thames Water engineers made repairs to a pipe in the Leake Street tunnel.
Transport
Bakerloo line extension in jeopardy due to COVID-19 crisis
Southwark Council leader Peter John has warned that big infrastructure projects like the Bakerloo line extension via the Old Kent Road could be in jeopardy as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Health
SE1 landmarks join ‘light it blue’ salute to NHS and care workers
The Shard, the London Eye, the Oxo Tower and the National Theatre were among the SE1 landmarks that were bathed in blue light on Thursday night to coincide with the national ripple of applause for NHS staff and care workers dealing with COVID-19.
Transport
Mayor: ‘30-day antiviral disinfectant’ tested at Waterloo Tube
A "longer-lasting 30-day antiviral disinfectant" has been piloted at Waterloo Station this week according to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, as he pledges to protect the working conditions of TfL contract cleaners.
Health
"We can come out of this more united" - Mayor of London
Human rights and civil liberties will have to be "changed, curtailed and infringed" to prevent further deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19), the Mayor of London has said.
Old Kent Road
Coronavirus cancels council’s Cannes conflab
Southwark Council's developer-funded trip to Cannes to promote the Bakerloo line extension has been scuppered by the coronavirus, with the MIPIM property trade fair postponed from March to June.
Old Kent Road
Bakerloo line extension: OKR developers fund council Cannes trip
A consortium of developers with interests along the Old Kent Road is funding Southwark Council's delegation to the MIPIM property trade show in Cannes next month.
Waterloo
Lower Marsh: Lambeth vetoes bedsits for 'dynamic professionals'
Plans to convert an office building in Lower Marsh into 17 bedsits targeted at "young dynamic professionals" have been knocked back by Lambeth Council for a second time.
