Business

Health

Private equity firm set to buy SE1 NHS GP surgery from US conglomerate

Control of the Falmouth Road Surgery could soon pass from a US corporation based in St Louis, Missouri to a UK private equity firm under proposals circulated by local NHS bosses.

Food & drink

Rockingham Arms reopens after £1.5m revamp

The Rockingham Arms pub at the Elephant & Castle has reopened after a £1.5 million revamp by owners JD Wetherspoon.

Waterloo

Battle of the Waterloo boozers as FIVE pubs set up in rail station

Rail passengers at Waterloo will soon be able to conduct a lengthy pub crawl without leaving the station as three more pubs and bars prepare to join the two existing hostelries.

Food & drink

Prince William Henry: Blackfriars Road pub closes for redevelopment

The Prince William Henry pub in Blackfriars Road closes this week to make way for a new office block and almshouse development.

Business

Amazon Fresh: you no longer need app to shop at Bankside store

Amazon has updated its checkout-free convenience store in Southwark Street so customers no longer need to have the company's app installed.

Waterloo

Lucky Voice karaoke venue planned for Waterloo Station

Plans to open a karaoke bar in the former Eurostar terminal at Waterloo Station have been submitted to Lambeth Council.

Waterloo

Sainsbury’s Local store now open at Waterloo Station

A new Sainsbury's Local store opened its doors to shoppers at Waterloo Station on Friday.

Southwark

Blackfriars Road Jobcentre to shut down in March

The Jobcentre in Blackfriars Road is to be closed down just 18 months after its official opening.

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.

Elephant & Castle

'Big brands' vying to open at redeveloped Elephant shopping centre

With three years to go until the opening of the new shops on the site of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, the developer says that "very big brands" are already queueing up to open stores in the complex.

Arts & culture

Bermondsey Square's Kino cinema is closing down

The Kino Bermondsey cinema is closing down this week, marking the end of a decade and a half of movie screenings at Bermondsey Square.

Bermondsey

Barclays to close Tower Bridge Road bank branch

Barclays has announced the closure of its Bermondsey bank branch in Tower Bridge Road.

Southwark

The Ship pub in Borough Road has closed down

The Ship pub at the junction of Borough Road and Borough High Street has closed down after more than two centuries.

Police & crime

Police: 24-hour off-licence 'would add to crime and disorder'

Local police have warned that the Borough High Street area "has a large problem with street drinking and alcohol abuse" and formally objected to plans for an off-licence that currently closes at 2am to be able to sell booze 24 hours a day.

Southwark

Post Office to open in Bartholomew Street

A convenience store in Bartholomew Street is to offer Post Office services seven days a week in a move that bosses say will replace a local branch that closed its doors nearly five years ago.

Business

Asian supermarket Tian Tian Market plans South Bank store

Asian supermarket chain Tian Tian Market is planning to open its first store south of the river at the South Bank Central development in Stamford Street.