Bankside
Sadiq Khan declares Borough to be 'the best market in the world'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan declared Borough Market to be "the best market in the world" as he rang the bell to inaugurate the market's first regular Sunday trading day.
Business
Food & drink
Borough Market to open on Sundays for ingredients not street food
Borough Market bosses say they hope to recapture some of the atmosphere of its late 1990s market trading days by opening on Sunday mornings with a focus on ingredients to cook at home rather than street food for immediate consumption.
History
Waterloo phone box sold at auction for £25,000
A grade II listed phone box outside the Waterloo Action Centre in Baylis Road has sold at auction for £25,000.
Business
Planet Organic supermarket to open in Tower Bridge Road
Planet Organic is to open a supermarket in Tower Bridge Road as part of the Newham's Yard development.
Southwark
Temporary jobcentre to open in Blackfriars Road
The Government has announced that it will open a temporary jobcentre in Blackfriars Road to help Southwark locals who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic find new employment.
Business
Vodafone’s ‘obtrusive’ neon logo vetoed in Great Suffolk Street
Southwark planners have vetoed Vodafone's proposal to reinstate a neon 3D rendition of the company's logo outside its offices in Great Suffolk Street.
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.
Business
Co-op plans new food store in Crimscott Street
The Co-op is planning to open a new food store in the London Square Bermondsey development at the former Crosse & Blackwell factory in Crimscott Street.
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.
Business
Baxter Hoare: Borough business ceases trading after 138 years
A travel agent with its roots in Victorian Southwark has become the latest victim of the COVID-19 crisis.
