Health
Nexus Health Group: launch of GP practice for 60,000 patients
Four NHS GP practices spanning SE1, SE17, SE5 and SE15 have merged to create the Nexus Health Group.
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History
Destruction of Christ Church in the Blitz remembered 75 years on
The Bishop of Woolwich, Rt Revd Michael Ipgrave, visited Blackfriars Road on Sunday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Blitz bombing raid that saw Christ Church Southwark destroyed.
Elephant & Castle
Qatar becomes part-owner of Elephant & Castle development
The development nearing completion at the corner of New Kent Road and Elephant Road is be part of a new joint venture between Qatari Diar, Delancey and APG.
Transport
Police appeal for witnesses to fatal collision at Elephant & Castle
Detectives investigating a collision at Elephant & Castle on Friday which left an 86-year-old woman dead have launched a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward.
Arts & culture
Necropolitan Line: SE1 history inspires Leeds art installation
An art installation inspired by the stories of a Southwark burial ground and a railway that carried coffins and mourners from Waterloo to Surrey is on show at a Leeds gallery.
Politics & local government
Labour’s Helen Dennis wins Chaucer ward by-election
Labour's Helen Dennis has been elected as a Southwark councillor in the Chaucer ward by-election.
History
Roman bath house under Pret a Manger made a 'scheduled monument'
The remains of a Roman bath house found underneath a fish and chip shop in 2011 have been given scheduled monument status by the Government.
Politics & local government
My shoplifting shame - by Labour candidate Neil Coyle
The news that Labour parliamentary candidate Neil Coyle was arrested for shoplifting at the age of 10 was the most eye-catching revelation at Friday's Bermondsey & Old Southwark election question time hosted by ARK Globe Academy.
Parks & green spaces
Mayor of Southwark unveils Queen’s Walk sundial
Southwark mayor Cllr Sunil Chopra this week presided at the unveiling of a new sundial on The Queen's Walk alongside Potters Fields Park.
Food & drink
Boris Johnson tribute restaurant shuts down
A South Bank restaurant named in honour of Mayor of London Boris Johnson has shut down.
Lambeth
Betty Boothroyd criticises South Bank skyscraper 'frenzy'
Former House of Commons speaker Baroness Boothroyd has told the House of Lords that the status of the Palace of Westminster will be diminished by a "building frenzy" of high-rise towers around Waterloo and the South Bank.
History
Boris Johnson at odds with own officials on future of Coronet
The Mayor of London has warned that granting listed building status to the Coronet would be a "significant obstruction" to the Elephant & Castle regeneration despite his own culture team arguing that "there is a case to be made" for protecting the venue.
