Police & crime
Police impose dispersal zone on South Bank & Waterloo
Police officers will have extra powers to compel people to leave Waterloo and the South Bank this weekend in response to an increase in large gatherings and a spate of robberies.
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Health
'Long COVID' centre opened at St Thomas' Hospital
St Thomas' Hospital is hosting one of 60 centres set up by the NHS across England to treat and support patients suffering with long-term symptoms of coronavirus.
Police & crime
Man jailed for South Bank handbag snatches
A prolific thief who was responsible for multiple handbag thefts on the South Bank and elsewhere in central London has been jailed for 12 months.
Arts & culture
Government loans £36 million to SE1 arts venues
The Government is to loan almost £36 million to three of SE1's biggest performing arts and music venues to help them through the COVID-19 crisis.
Bankside
Bankside firms and workers crowdfund for Christmas gifts for elderly and vulnerable
Businesses and workers in the Bankside area have so far raised more than £12,000 to provide homeless, vulnerable and elderly people with Christmas gift boxes from Borough Market.
Health
Guy’s Hospital gearing up to give 1,800 COVID-19 jabs each day
Up to 1,800 people a day could soon receive the COVID-19 vaccine in a new hub created at Guy's Hospital in London Bridge.
History
Justin Welby’s Southwark visit 850 years after Thomas Becket
Friday's special service of Choral Evensong commemorated the anniversary of Thomas Becket preaching at the Priory of St Mary Overie, now Southwark Cathedral, on 11 December 1170 before heading out of London for Canterbury and his subsequent martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170. "Back in
Business
Borough Market traders stockpiling amid fears of no-deal Brexit
Traders at Borough Market are stockpiling products imported from Europe in anticipation of port delays and higher costs if the UK fails to strike a trade deal with the European Union by the 31 December deadline.
Transport
Waterloo & City line closure likely to last more than a year
The tube line that shuttles commuters between Waterloo and the heart of the Square Mile - which hasn't carried passengers since March this year - is unlikely to reopen till next April, according to transport bosses.
River Thames
The Tide Line: Butler’s Wharf design competition winner named
The winning design in a competition for ideas to improve the riverside walk at Butler's Wharf has been revealed.
Health
Guy’s and St Thomas' among first hospitals to offer COVID-19 jab
Guy's and St Thomas' has been named among the first 50 NHS trusts in England to offer COVID-19 vaccines.
Bankside
Bankside buskers asked to turn 180 degrees to curb noise nuisance
Southwark Council has revealed its cunning plan to cut complaints from Bankside residents about buskers causing a noise nuisance: ask the musicians to face the other way.
Elephant & Castle
Peabody sells Mercato Metropolitano site to Berkeley Group
Housing association Peabody has sold the 'Borough Triangle' site - where Mercato Metropolitano currently operates - to developers Berkeley Group.
River Thames
Anti-terrorism barriers on Thames bridges will cost £35 million
Transport for London says it will spend £35 million installing permanent barriers on bridges across the River Thames as recommended by the coroner who presided over the inquest into the 2017 terror attack at London Bridge.
Police & crime
Rockingham Estate murder victim named as Richard Obi
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 25-year-old man on the Rockingham Estate earlier this week have arrested three women on suspicion of murder.
Police & crime
Murder probe launched after man stabbed on Rockingham Estate
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed at Bramwell House on the Rockingham Estate.
