Entries Tagged as ‘Business’

December 11, 2008

Nurseries failing food hygiene standards

 
 
 
By Sylvia Rowley
 
Most nurseries and playgroups in Southwark are failing to meet basic legal food hygiene standards, an investigation by The Platform has found.

December 11, 2008

City workers turn to religion

By Enjoli Liston
 
Desperate city slickers hit by the recession will be turning to God to answer their economic prayers this Christmas, according to the Dean of Southwark Cathedral.

December 4, 2008

Black cabs face bleak future

By Lena de Casparis
Traditional Black Cabs are facing a massive decline in takings, as the economic crisis hits London cab drivers.

November 20, 2008

A thousand jobs lost in Southwark and Lewisham

 
By Dominique Brady
Over 1,000 jobs have been lost in Southwark and Lewisham as companies feel the devastating effects of the economic downturn, and experts warn the situation could be even worse.

November 6, 2008

Local businesses appeal to Harman

By Dominique Brady
Customers are fewer, spending is falling and costs are rising, worried business owners from Southwark told local MP and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Harriet Harman.  
Southwark Chamber of Commerce has begun working with members of the small business community to alleviate the pressure on them. It has released an emergency email address [...]