Waterloo businesses have voted overwhelmingly in favour of SE1's third Business Improvement District (BID), to be funded by a levy on business rates.
As the build-up to May's local election gathers pace, both of SE1's councils have confirmed that they are freezing their portion of the overall council tax bill.
Pupils from Grange Primary School have been taking part in an innovative citizenship education project backed by the Southwark Education Business Alliance.
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