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Police officers on patrol with a dog at Waterloo StationLocal police continue work on Waterloo and South Bank priorities The Waterloo Action Centre building seen from Waterloo Millennium GreenAdvice, digital support and social activities at Waterloo Action Centre The Sidings at Waterloo StationFree Halloween family day at Waterloo Station The Southbank Centre beside the Royal Festival Hall at duskFree half-term storytelling at the Southbank Centre Riverside shops and cafés in the Coin Street neighbourhood on the South BankCoin Street marks Black History Month through dance Market stalls on Lower Marsh in WaterlooFree pumpkin-carving workshop coming to Lower Marsh The Queen's Walk beside the Royal Festival Hall lit up at night, with the London Eye beyondWhat's on in Waterloo & South Bank this week (26 October–4 November) Mosaic bench in the churchyard garden of St John's WaterlooWaterloo wins Gold and Silver Gilt at London in Bloom 2026 Councillor surgery poster: Cllr Ibrahim Dogus, Wednesday 28 October, 10am–11am, EV Cafe restaurant, 98 Isabella Street📍 Waterloo & South Bank residents — come along to my councillor surgery! The National Theatre building on the South BankNational Theatre opens free Anthony Burrill exhibition to mark 50 years on the South Bank Aerial view of Waterloo Road and The Old Vic✅ Waterloo Road Reopens Westminster Bridge Road passing underneath the railway bridges at Waterloo StationWestminster Bridge Road Bridge Works: Resident Update The new “Best Friends” sculpture by Tanya Russell in Archbishop’s ParkCommunity comes together to celebrate new sculpture in Archbishop’s Park St Thomas' Hospital on the Albert Embankment, seen across the River ThamesFree NHS online seminar on recognising a serious heart emergency The Old Vic theatre on Waterloo RoadSeeking clarity on Waterloo Road gas works Cllr Ibrahim DogusResidents’ update, 5 October 2026 Waterloo Road, looking southeastEmergency gas repairs on Waterloo Road A path in Archbishop’s ParkFunding secured for parks Lambeth Town Hall in BrixtonLambeth’s new Local Plan Hire e-bikes overflowing a parking bay onto a London pavementE-bike bay on Cornwall Road Demolition of the former London Studios at 72 Upper Ground, the Project Vista siteProject Vista liaison meeting Police with residents during the Stop the Noise campaignStronger police action on noise Waterloo Library on Wootton StreetWaterloo Library on Wootton Street The London Eye beside County HallThe London Eye’s permanent future Coat of arms of Lambeth CouncilCouncil leadership visit Residents carrying a young tree across Waterloo BridgeTrees reinstated on Upper Ground Entrance of the Perspective on Westminster Bridge Road, the building that contains Holst CourtRepairs at Holst Court Coral Street on the Tanswell Estate, where Davidge House standsDavidge House walkway and balcony York House on Carlisle Lane, beside the railwayImprovements at York House Another view of Archbishop’s ParkArchbishop’s Park play equipment Waterloo Bridge across the ThamesGraffiti on Waterloo Bridge Lime hire bikes dumped across a London pavementLime bikes at Edward Henry House The Cut at WaterlooCycle corral on The Cut A Lambeth Council bin on a pavement in the boroughBin improvements Peabody estate housing off Roupell Street in WaterlooGetting repairs done Playground on a Waterloo estateAntisocial behaviour on a Waterloo estate

Ibrahim in the national press

Financial Times

Kebab king of London talks beer and Brexit

Profile of Ibrahim’s businesses, the British Kebab Awards and the impact of Brexit.

 Evening Standard

Food for emergency workers, then public service

Coverage of community leadership after the Westminster attack.

 The Guardian

Energy costs and Britain’s small businesses

Interviewed on the pressure facing restaurants and smaller employers.

 The Times

We no longer see Conservatives as the party for SMEs

Why Labour should be the natural home of small business.

 The Independent

Restaurant kept open for emergency workers

Interview after Troia was kept open for police, ambulance and fire crews.