In Lower Marsh Market last month only two stallholders had heard about the 2010 Lambeth Business Awards.
The platforms at the disused Waterloo International station could finally be prepared for use by domestic trains next year and the 'orchestra pit' sunken concourse filled in.
Oyster pay as you go is now available on National Rail services throughout Greater London - and there's good news for Waterloo East passengers wanting to take a short-cut via Southwark tube station.
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