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South Bank anti-crime work is "excellent" says minister
Home Office minister David Hanson visited the Millennium Green during a tour of Waterloo to hear about efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Shell Centre ticket office at Waterloo tube station could be shut down
The ticket office at the Shell Centre entrance to Waterloo Underground Station could be shut down and opening hours slashed at booking offices across SE1 if leaked proposals by Transport for London are implemented.
Stalled Jubilee Gardens revamp gets £1.5 million from Transport for London
Plans to transform Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank are back on track after a four-year hiatus thanks to £1.5 million from the Mayor of London via Transport for London.
Puppy set on fire in Bermondsey
RSPCA inspectors are appealing for information after a puppy was set on fire in Bermondsey late in the afternoon on Thursday 11 March.

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Local Business News

Better Bankside wins second five-year term in business ballot
Better Bankside, SE1's first business improvement district (BID), has won a second five-year term in a ballot of the 460 businesses in the area.

Arts Reviews

Random at Theatre Local, Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre
random by debbie tucker green is the first production in the Royal Court's Theatre Local season at the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre.
The Ministry of Food at Imperial War Museum
This exhibition has plenty to offer on so many levels: it will appeal to the food enthusiast as well as those with an eye for design or an interest in art.

Features

New mosaic in honour of Garden Museum founder Rosemary Nicholson
A mosaic has been unveiled at the Garden Museum celebrating the life of the campaigner who fought to save the historic building from demolition over 30 years ago.
HMS Belfast celebrates £250,000 restoration
HMS Belfast held a St Patrick's Day party in the ship's company dining hall to launch its new facilities as an event venue.

Latest news & links via Twitter

  • 6.19pm Tomorrow night in Waterloo @SinfoniaTamesa gives the UK premiere of an overture by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen: http://bit.ly/bRH2dS
  • 5.56pm Nurse from Guy's & St Thomas' hospitals jailed for downloading child porn: http://bit.ly/bg3JpSx (via @standardnews)
  • 5.31pm Tomorrow Patti Smith will be signing books at @Foyles Royal Festival Hall, @SouthbankCentre: http://bit.ly/92trg6
  • 4.57pm Do you live near Bankside? Make the Tate community garden look lovely for the summer by sowing wild flower seeds: http://bit.ly/bKT1oy

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