7 DAYS AGO - Everyone over the age of 11 who lives or works in Lambeth is being asked to take a PCR Covid-19 test after new cases of the variant first identified in South Africa were found in the borough.   The additional testing being introduced will help quickly identify any further cases and help limit any potential spread. Eight additional testing sites have opened across Lambeth from Monday and people are encouraged to get a test as soon as possible, even if they have no symptoms.  It is important people take a PCR test as these can identify specific variants. Rapid lateral flow device (LFD) tests are also widely available but can only determine positivity for Covid-19, not specific variants.  Tests are available across the borough, with details of your nearest test centre on the lambeth.gov.uk/enhancedtestingor by calling 119. There are also walk in appointments in Lambeth and home tests available.  You can book online on someone else’s behalf if they Collapse

12/04/2021 -  Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed last week that all the tests had been met to permit the transition to Step 2 of the ‘road-map out of lockdown’, effective from today, Monday 12th April. The graphic below outlines what is now legal & permissible:Further information can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-19-coronavirus-restrictions-what-you-can-and-cannot-do Collapse

28/03/2021 - 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. Collapse

27/03/2021 - 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. Collapse

24/03/2021 - 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. Collapse

18/03/2021 - A teenager from the Tabard Gardens Estate has been sentenced to two years in prison for attempted grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place in relation to an incident in Oxford Street last summer. Collapse

17/03/2021 - The direct tube link between Waterloo and Bank could be reinstated in May or June, Transport for London has said. Collapse

16/03/2021 - Lambeth Council's proposed moratorium on planning permission for further hotel development in the Waterloo area has been ruled out of order by a Government-appointed inspector. Collapse