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Week of Monday 30 March 2020

Welcome to our 1,000th weekly email bulletin! A reminder that during the week you can find the very latest local updates on our Twitter account @SE1.

We've made a few updates to our map of local businesses offering adapted/extra services - please keep your information coming - let us know if you spot anything new / interesting / unusual when you're taking your daily exercise.

Read on for links to all the articles we've published this week:

Local news

Elephant Shopping Centre: rent waived for independent traders
Developer pledges continued access to food stores + pharmacies [read more]

SE1 hospitals 'have enough ventilators' says A&E consultant
Dr Henderson on the need for staff testing + why everyone should stay home [read more]

COVID-19 'comparable to Black Death' says former Lambeth mayor
A&E consultant Dr Neeraj Patil is optimistic about a vaccine [read more]

10,000 COVID-19 test kits sent to Guy's and St Thomas' from China
Donated by alumni of business school [read more]

SE1 landmarks join 'light it blue' salute to NHS and care workers
Whilst the nation applauded, buildings were lit to match NHS logo [read more]

Soon-to-close Borough Medical Centre could be used for COVID-19 response
Two GPs serving 5,000 SE1 patients retire on Tuesday [read more]

Waterloo Foodbank launches crowdfund appeal
300 people fed by foodbank last week alone. [hear more - audio]

Guy's and St Thomas' bans visitors amid COVID-19 crisis
Exceptions for Evelina patients [read more]

Army delivers PPE to St Thomas' Hospital
You might see military vehicles on SE1 streets [read more]

Lambeth hands decision-making to chief executive Andrew Travers
Elected politicians pass power to top official [read more]

Peter John: are builders 'key workers'? Can they work safely?
Southwark leader questions Government policy [read more]

NCP giving free parking to NHS staff at Snowsfields multi-storey
Offer since expanded to other key workers [read more]

Thames Clippers suspends riverbus service
No more boat service for foreseeable future [read more]

London Bridge shop to loan electric bikes to NHS staff
Three months' free rental [read more]

Teenager robbed of electric scooter and AirPods on Thameslink train
CCTV from Elephant & Castle Station released [read more]

Brigade tackles Bermondsey balcony blaze
Abbey Street last weekend [read more]

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