Wednesday 23 July 2014
News & features published on 23 July 2014
Fire on roof of Tower Bridge Road flats
Tower Bridge Road was brought to a standstill during Wednesday evening's rush hour when a fire broke out on the roof of a block of flats at the corner of Druid Street.
The Crucible at The Old Vic
A terrifying and entirely believable rendition of Miller's best known work.
Forum discussions active on 23 July 2014
Tweets on 23 July 2014
Wednesday recap: london-se1.co.uk/date/2014-07-23
RT @Guy_Debordian: Clases escolares en el metro londinense durante la II GM. Estación de Elephant&Castle http://t.co/JoFslLhOW1
deansouthwark This is what awaits the guests of #shakespeareinlove A transformed Southwark Cathedral. pic.twitter.com/wSNdsjVQB0
Bex_Walton Anyone lost a small, chatty black cat nr @se1 / @se16 borders? It's been hanging out nr the Southwark Park Rd/Dunton Rd junction all night
Public health stats for Borough, Bankside & Walworth from director of public health. pic.twitter.com/LF384RRf0e
RT @emmaharold: sunset from the shard! 🇬🇧 http://t.co/C06Fsw9mVx
TfLBusAlerts Routes 42, 78 and 188 have returned to normal route on Tower Bridge Road, SE1 following an earliera building fire. CLEARED
Projected 32 per cent increase in population in Borough, Bankside & Walworth - major impacts for health services.
Just published - Fire on roof of Tower Bridge Road flats goo.gl/fb/plckz1
Next at community council - Tina Johnston of @BlackfriarsSett to talk about activities for older people. Lots going on.
Theme of community council is health & wellbeing. @rebeccalury and @cathedralsdavid are introducing the topic and role of scrutiny sub cttee
@dcw7238 50 years old next year - there was cake and champagne for the 40th birthday
Insp Barton says office burglaries - esp of Apple Mac computers - remains a problem in North Southwark
Next up at community council - local police update from Insp Richard Barton
Interestingly no-one asked the Delancey reps about the future of @TheCoronet during community council Q&A london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7701
Initial plans for the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre redevelopment will be exhibited in the autumn, says man from Delancey
Delancey say they will provide "best in class" facilities for cyclists as part of Elephant shopping centre redevelopment
Tenants at E&C shopping centre are being given short leases of no more than 2 years due to redevelopment.
Delancey says footfall at Elephant shopping centre is up. About 12 million visits a year.
Update on Elephant shopping centre plans from Delancey. 6 vacant units under offer. Centre will then be full.
Learning about plans for licensing of buskers on Bankside
Chair @cllrmseaton introducing new Borough, Bankside & Walworth councillors: @ChaucerVijay @EleanorKerslake @mariaadderley @MaisieA
BTPwaterloo We have had a busy evening security marking bikes @bikeregister pic.twitter.com/WKSd7OKWjw
@x00 Yes .. suspect @peterjohn6 won't be too keen on the cartoon ...
At Borough, Bankside & Walworth Community Council. Will tweet updates here and @se17 as appropriate.
Trenton Oldfield (of Boat Race fame) on why he is protesting outside Tory minister's SE1 home https://t.co/q8JYQyFFce #isabellaacevedo
Police watch #isabellaacevedo protest outside home of Mark Harper MP in Westminster Bridge Road pic.twitter.com/GPWIoa8dwU
Right_to_Remain Good noisy presence at the #freeisabellaacevedo protest outside Mark Harper's flat, which Isabella cleaned for 7 years #isabellaacevedo
Protest outside Tory minister's home in Westminster Bridge Road re deportation of #IsabellaAcevedo to Colombia pic.twitter.com/Y4NmQIr140
Avoid Tower Bridge Road / Druid Street area. TBR blocked due to fire. pic.twitter.com/gaPqEX4MJe
Tower Bridge Road fire - crews from Dowgate, Dockhead, Lambeth, Greenwich, Soho, Whitechapel, @OKRFire here pic.twitter.com/W4mB46YWsf
_AmitK @TfLOfficial @TfLBusAlerts Buses on diversion between Tower Bridge & Druid street due 2 a fire incident. Bus#78, 42, 188 etc routes affected
jayforeman That firey smell you think you can smell all over SE1 is a fire. (On the corner of Druid Street & Tower Bridge Road) pic.twitter.com/r0JkkwqkCC
stackee @se1 View from London Bridge; looks pretty bad
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RT @Danoogie: Second day in the new office an I've already seen my first fire. Avoid Tower Bridge Road for a while peeps http://t.co/7vHwUf…
ZehraTG Fire on Tower Bridge Road. Hope everyone's ok! pic.twitter.com/c0MSNLur3w
Blackwood_C Looks like a massive fire on tower bridge road. Horrendous
iancleverly Block of flats properly ablaze Tower Bridge Road way. Give it a wide berth.
markwhaymand @se1 fire by tower bridge road and Jamaica rd junction. Smoke billowing out
@nlittlejohns the new cinema here will need an operator london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7208
London Bulgarian Choir performance tonight at The Scoop http://t.co/D3qmJjWU8j
Remember immigration minister who resigned re. cleaner? #IsabellaAcevedo deported tomorrow - protest outside his Waterloo SE1 home 6.15pm
"Knightsbridge-style" £1 million+ apartments in Lower Marsh http://t.co/T6LMdQbNcU via @standardnews
@BXcoalition @GLALibDems @CarolinePidgeon More to come. He was desperately trying not to preempt his own announcement
Just published - The Crucible at The Old Vic goo.gl/fb/OwtMcR
BTPwaterloo We will be security marking bikes for free at #WaterlooStation today from 4pm to 7pm outside exit 3 by the large bike storage area
S_warkFriends Books selling fast, come and look for a holiday bargain. pic.twitter.com/1UAG4HawmK
Friends of Southwark Cathedral @S_warkFriends book sale on Bankside between @The_Globe and @Tate Modern
@Sparkes @BBCTomEdwards @CarolinePidgeon I don't think there's any doubt that there is now political momentum behind scheme.
Boris very reluctant to say much about Bakerloo line extension at #mqt - obviously planning a big announcement before very long.
Boris confirms he will "look at" options for Bakerloo line extension to serve both Old Kent Road and Camberwell #mqt @CarolinePidgeon
Boris says "wait and see" about Bakerloo line extension. Tells @CarolinePidgeon there will be more news in "soon-ish future" #mqt
_Woodgie So London Bridge Station is being evacuated, at least the alarms are going off and are really rather noisy!
@urban75 @Jason_Cobb Thanks. Also wrong to say council wanted to 'axe' the tree. Application came from landowner (Diocese of Southwark).
karleastham @se1 @ElephantSE1 BAKERLOOP! You heard it here first @peterjohn6
New longer opening hours for the Boot and Flogger: http://t.co/yNZk7i537K
RT @respros: I doubt TfL want to create another tube line with branches. http://t.co/Hd3DLc5mSa
Borough, Bankside & Walworth Community Council meeting this evening: http://t.co/9Jzngc0zEG
TfLBusAlerts Routes 1 4 26 59 68 76 168 171 172 176 188 341 are back to line of route in Waterloo Road SE1 .
TfLBusAlerts Routes 1 4 26 59 68 76 168 171 172 176 188 341 are subject to diversion northbound in Waterloo Road SE1 due to a road traffic collision.
hvaldina @tomrickards @LaurenKSandhu @TfLBusAlerts Looks like there was someone hit by a bus at waterloo road.
TfLBusAlerts Routes 1 4 26 59 68 76 168 171 172 176 188 341 are subject to diversion and delays in Waterloo Road SE1 due to a road traffic collision.
@Jason_Cobb @urban75 My email address is on the poster ... please DON'T encourage people to send me more email about this
@Jason_Cobb @urban75 The tree was 'saved' about 4 months ago ... council tree officer wouldn't entertain idea of felling it.
Free Evian water for commuters at Waterloo tube station today
Job vacancies posted on 23 July 2014
- Juice Making (in private home) at Private Household
Restaurant reviews
- A hidden gem - now open evenings and at the weekend!
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