Health
Lambeth: final call for residents and workers to have COVID test
Fewer than one in six Lambeth residents have heeded a call for everyone who lives and works in the borough to have a PCR test for COVID-19.
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Bankside
Wallball court opened at Marlborough Sports Garden
The Marlborough Sports Garden in Union Street has a new addition: a wallball court.
Waterloo
Waterloo Action Centre warns rent rise could threaten future
The charity which runs Waterloo's main community centre has urged local residents to respond to a Lambeth Council consultation which could see the venue face a sharp increase in the rent it pays to the town hall.
Health
All Lambeth residents asked to take COVID-19 test
Everyone over the age of 11 who lives or works in Lambeth is being asked to take a PCR test for COVID-19 after new cases of the variant first identified in South Africa were found in the borough.
Police & crime
Teenager stabbed at More London: police appeal for witnesses
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after a 19-year-old was stabbed in the More London complex near Tower Bridge.
Health
South African variant of COVID-19 found in South Bermondsey
2,000 households in South Bermondsey are receiving letters from Southwark Council alerting them to to the discovery of a case of the so-called South African variant of COVID-19.
Business
NatWest makes Lambeth North branch closure permanent
The Lambeth North branch of NatWest - closed for several months during the COVID-19 pandemic - is to shut permanently this summer after more than 150 years.
Southwark
Recycling bins for electrical appliances now on Southwark streets
A new recycling bin where residents can deposit small electrical appliances such as kettles and hairdryers has been installed outside Guy Street Park in Weston Street.
Transport
TfL introduces eastbound bus lane in New Kent Road
Transport for London will this week create a new eastbound bus lane in New Kent Road.
Health
Asda sets up COVID-19 vaccination centre in Old Kent Road store
A COVID-19 vaccination centre is under construction inside Asda's Old Kent Road store.
Business
Santander to shut London Bridge branch in Southwark Street
Santander has announced the closure of its London Bridge branch in Southwark Street, with customers redirected to banks across the river or in Walworth.
Food & drink
Time Out drops plan for food market at Waterloo International
Time Out has blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for its decision to abandon plans to open a food market as part of the new shopping centre being created below the former Eurostar platforms at Waterloo Station.
