Business
Lower Marsh casino given all-night gambling licence
Merkur Slots on Lower Marsh could soon be allowed to welcome gamblers all night, after Lambeth Council agreed to extend its licensed hours.
Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter
Robert is the Local Democracy Reporter covering Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham. His work is funded by the BBC licence fee and is published by a number of outlets
Waterloo
Lambeth’s council house-building arm spends £1m on WeWork offices
A company set up by Lambeth Council to build new council homes in the borough has run up a £1 million bill on swanky WeWork serviced offices in the Southbank Place development in Waterloo.
Food & drink
0 out of 5 for food hygiene at Bermondsey Square restaurant
A Bermondsey Square restaurant where uncovered food was stored in a mice-infested room has been criticised by food hygiene inspectors.
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.
Health
Tower Bridge Care Home apologises to resident stuck in cupboard
A dementia patient was stuck in a locked cupboard and staff at her Southwark care home didn't report her missing for more than two hours after she was last seen.
Lambeth
Residents launch petition against ‘dark kitchens’ in rail arches
People living opposite so-called 'dark kitchens' supplying hot food for home delivery say their lives are being made hell by delivery drivers who defecate outside their flats and shout abuse at them.
