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.
Business
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.
