Tuesday 11 February 2014
News & features published on 11 February 2014
Boris: Bakerloo line extension would cost £2 billion
A southern extension of the Bakerloo line would cost "in the region of £2 billion", says Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
South Bank neighbourhood planning area gets Lambeth approval
Proposals to draw up a neighbourhood plan for the South Bank and Waterloo have moved a step closer to reality after Lambeth Council approved the intended boundaries of the plan.
More tributes to Lambeth Mayor Mark Bennett
A week after his death, public figures in Lambeth and Southwark are continuing to pay tribute to Mayor of Lambeth Mark Bennett.
Pets at Home opens Old Kent Road store
Pet shop chain Pets at Home has opened at the Cantium Retail Park in Old Kent Road.
Forum discussions active on 11 February 2014
Tweets on 11 February 2014
electricfoto .. & treated to silhouettes of Royal Navy pier @TowerBridge & @TheShardLondon against a crystal clear sky #London 2/2 pic.twitter.com/FOQJtyoN4F
electricfoto Tonight I followed my nose, squeezed past scaffold, found an old dark staircase to the Thames foreshore, Wapping..1/2 pic.twitter.com/rbmqWP0LPa
AlanBarrierEA The 9th consecutive #ThamesBarrier closure has started. It will hold back the tide to allow the Thames upstream to flow unrestricted.
lostcitylondon Hawksmoor Churches viewed from the Shard wp.me/p41HCZ-hg
Lambeth planner describes the Old Vic as "a big lump of a building"
Redevelopment of Book Warehouse site in Waterloo will reduce width of pavement by 3 metres
Just published - Boris: Bakerloo line extension would cost £2 billiongoo.gl/fb/eCUK6a
@MsStreatham78 nine new flats, a restaurant and a shop.
@MsStreatham78 It was the Hoxton Hotel - that plan went out the window a long time ago
Meanwhile at Southwark, councillors will decide on redevelopment of old SSAFA hq at Queen Elizabeth Street. Also Costa Azul restaurant plan
Redevelopment of Book Warehouse site opposite the Old Vic on agenda for Lambeth planning applications committee tonight
marshsaturday Had to explain to concerned passer-by that wasn't in fact a) mad b) mourning the loss of a leek pic.twitter.com/9rrsPf9IJK
RT @LSHTMlibrary: they used to eat cabin boys!! http://t.co/DaGwfwSmT3
OldeBritain London Fire Brigade HQ, Southwark, 1890s pic.twitter.com/8CsEb73bDW
Just published - Lambeth approves boundaries for South Bank & Waterloo neighbourhood plan #localism goo.gl/fb/404jy
prodnose This is Shad Thames Bermondsey 1979. Now good luck getting a restaurant table here. pic.twitter.com/4lw3m8OgJD
prodnose My old man on the landing of some Bermondsey council flats that stood exactly where Boris Johnson's office is now. pic.twitter.com/U6mQl7wpdv
@deptfordpudding Think the camera's to take pics of damage for insurance purposes. Also water purification tablets, torch & radio.
A few years ago the Environment Agency issued flood kits in north Southwark. Here's ours in the SE1 office: pic.twitter.com/ze3MvVPjDC
UsborneMktg Shipwrecked? Draw lots and eat one of the survivors - that's the Custom of the Sea! Great history event in @se1 bit.ly/1em1VlW
Customer trapped INSIDE Waterloo bank after staff forget her in side room and lock up branch bit.ly/1kyjFmt via @DailyMirror
OKRFire Latest photo of the new station, although theres not much to see yet! pic.twitter.com/Wyohuhk36M
Just published - More tributes to Lambeth Mayor Mark Bennett @cllrpeck, Mayor of Southwark, @deansouthwark & Bishop goo.gl/fb/PNdUv
Just published - @PetsatHome opens Old Kent Road store goo.gl/fb/A0k7M
10 years ago today, Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen sprinkled mineral water over a newly planted tree in Borough High Street london-se1.co.uk/news/view/821
[Forum] Are we at risk of flooding? (and if not why not?) se1.info/1lu3tRl
KieraLeeG Scoop! Free @belVita breakfast biscuits being handed out at London Bridge. I have a pocket full!
Tonight learn from @pcaarchaeology about the recent excavations at Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre site http://t.co/BZ0pQ6vCLw
MPSCathedralSgt Car crime has been on the increase in #se1 for a crime prevention kit or advice please contact the team #southwark pic.twitter.com/rdf8YIiTxR
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