Monday 1 November 2010
News & features published on 1 November 2010
Fire union chief apologises to SE1 residents for noisy evening
A police helicopter circled above SE1 for several hours on Monday night as the 27 fire engines used by private contractors during the fire brigade strike returned to their Southwark Bridge Road base.
Southwark at the centre of London Fire Brigade strike contingency plans
The London Fire Brigade's Southwark training centre is the nerve centre for the private emergency fire service protecting the capital during the latest strike by members of the Fire Brigades' Union.
Concorde could "soar above the river" on the South Bank says architect
Plans to turn one of the former British Airways supersonic jets into a floating tourist attraction on the South Bank are "very much alive" insists the architect working on the scheme.
Southwark ice cream van ban comes into force
Itinerant ice cream selling has now been banned in Southwark's riverside streets from Oxo Tower Wharf in the west to St Saviour's Dock in the east.
Work begins on 124-space cycle hire docking station at Waterloo
Work has begun on the installation of a 'super' cycle hire docking station with space for 124 bikes close to the main entrance of Waterloo Station.
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Tweets on 1 November 2010
Just published - Noisy night for Southwark residents as strike-day fire crews return to base #firestrike http://goo.gl/fb/5Shrs
Just published - Noisy night for Southwark residents as strike-day fire crews return to base #firestrike http://goo.gl/fb/5Shrs
Just published - Noisy night for Southwark residents as strike-day fire crews return to base #firestrike http://goo.gl/fb/5Shrs
Monday recap: Ice cream banned, Concorde on South Bank, #firestrike closes street, @BarclaysCycle at Waterloo http://se1.info/cNaNdZ
Monday recap: Ice cream banned, Concorde on South Bank, #firestrike closes street, @BarclaysCycle at Waterloo http://se1.info/cNaNdZ
Monday recap: Ice cream banned, Concorde on South Bank, #firestrike closes street, @BarclaysCycle at Waterloo http://se1.info/cNaNdZ
@carlosdajackal fire strike - see earlier tweets
@carlosdajackal fire strike - see earlier tweets
@carlosdajackal fire strike - see earlier tweets
Audioboo: FBU general secretary Matt Wrack apologises to Southwark residents for #firestrike disturbance http://boo.fm/b209889
Audioboo: FBU general secretary Matt Wrack apologises to Southwark residents for #firestrike disturbance http://boo.fm/b209889
Audioboo: FBU general secretary Matt Wrack apologises to Southwark residents for #firestrike disturbance http://boo.fm/b209889
Audioboo: AssetCo crews wearing balaclavas return to Southwark base to FBU taunts http://boo.fm/b209883
Audioboo: AssetCo crews wearing balaclavas return to Southwark base to FBU taunts http://boo.fm/b209883
Audioboo: AssetCo crews wearing balaclavas return to Southwark base to FBU taunts http://boo.fm/b209883
@MsWildthyme is that why ambulance was there?
@MsWildthyme is that why ambulance was there?
@MsWildthyme is that why ambulance was there?
@1queer1 have just been to Waterloo and am now at Southwark Br Road. Got some pics but not great. More pics always welcome.
@1queer1 have just been to Waterloo and am now at Southwark Br Road. Got some pics but not great. More pics always welcome.
@1queer1 have just been to Waterloo and am now at Southwark Br Road. Got some pics but not great. More pics always welcome.
Two vanloads of City of London Police are in Southwark Bridge Road too
Two vanloads of City of London Police are in Southwark Bridge Road too
Two vanloads of City of London Police are in Southwark Bridge Road too
Very heavy police presence in Southwark Bridge Road outside LFB training centre. More cops than FBU.
Very heavy police presence in Southwark Bridge Road outside LFB training centre. More cops than FBU.
Very heavy police presence in Southwark Bridge Road outside LFB training centre. More cops than FBU.
Audioboo: FBU members boo AssetCo crews in Southwark Bridge Road http://boo.fm/b209855
Audioboo: FBU members boo AssetCo crews in Southwark Bridge Road http://boo.fm/b209855
Audioboo: FBU members boo AssetCo crews in Southwark Bridge Road http://boo.fm/b209855
Seems all the helicopter drama above SE1 is to do with getting the AssetCo #firestrike engines and crews past the FBU line into Swk Br Rd
Seems all the helicopter drama above SE1 is to do with getting the AssetCo #firestrike engines and crews past the FBU line into Swk Br Rd
Seems all the helicopter drama above SE1 is to do with getting the AssetCo #firestrike engines and crews past the FBU line into Swk Br Rd
All the AssetCo fire engines used today are lined up on Waterloo Bridge. Seems FBU are waiting for them back at Southwark Bridge Road
All the AssetCo fire engines used today are lined up on Waterloo Bridge. Seems FBU are waiting for them back at Southwark Bridge Road
All the AssetCo fire engines used today are lined up on Waterloo Bridge. Seems FBU are waiting for them back at Southwark Bridge Road
@stunoble Thanks!
@stunoble Thanks!
@stunoble Thanks!
RT @clamford: Ten fire engines and loads of police vans on Waterloo bridge - what's going on?
RT @clamford: Ten fire engines and loads of police vans on Waterloo bridge - what's going on?
RT @clamford: Ten fire engines and loads of police vans on Waterloo bridge - what's going on?
Anyone know what's with the helicopter above Blackfriars Road / Waterloo area for the last hour or more?
Anyone know what's with the helicopter above Blackfriars Road / Waterloo area for the last hour or more?
Anyone know what's with the helicopter above Blackfriars Road / Waterloo area for the last hour or more?
RT @tower_bridge: At night on Tower Bridge http://is.gd/gAfD2
RT @tower_bridge: At night on Tower Bridge http://is.gd/gAfD2
RT @tower_bridge: At night on Tower Bridge http://is.gd/gAfD2
LBC's @iaindale reports from Lambeth Fire Station on Albert Embankment: "lots of ill-feeling towards Brian Coleman": http://bit.ly/ahgprS
LBC's @iaindale reports from Lambeth Fire Station on Albert Embankment: "lots of ill-feeling towards Brian Coleman": http://bit.ly/ahgprS
LBC's @iaindale reports from Lambeth Fire Station on Albert Embankment: "lots of ill-feeling towards Brian Coleman": http://bit.ly/ahgprS
RT @woolfsonandtay: Halloween Scarefest at Bermondsey - The Story In Photos! http://fb.me/AGen9WAA
RT @woolfsonandtay: Halloween Scarefest at Bermondsey - The Story In Photos! http://fb.me/AGen9WAA
RT @woolfsonandtay: Halloween Scarefest at Bermondsey - The Story In Photos! http://fb.me/AGen9WAA
RT @VauxhallCLP: @cllrstevereed in front of the House of Commons shortly at 5:15 watch it live http://bit.ly/aTueDG
RT @VauxhallCLP: @cllrstevereed in front of the House of Commons shortly at 5:15 watch it live http://bit.ly/aTueDG
RT @VauxhallCLP: @cllrstevereed in front of the House of Commons shortly at 5:15 watch it live http://bit.ly/aTueDG
[Forum] Is Maltby Street "the Bermondsey version of Nathan Barleys doing a food shop"? http://se1.info/9yJjJi
[Forum] Is Maltby Street "the Bermondsey version of Nathan Barleys doing a food shop"? http://se1.info/9yJjJi
[Forum] Is Maltby Street "the Bermondsey version of Nathan Barleys doing a food shop"? http://se1.info/9yJjJi
@SE11_lurker That'll be the Fire Brigade Pier docking station that's on the original printed maps
@SE11_lurker That'll be the Fire Brigade Pier docking station that's on the original printed maps
@SE11_lurker That'll be the Fire Brigade Pier docking station that's on the original printed maps
RT @The_Globe: We are now recruiting for stewards for the 2011 season http://tinyurl.com/25dbv...
RT @The_Globe: We are now recruiting for stewards for the 2011 season http://tinyurl.com/25dbv...
RT @The_Globe: We are now recruiting for stewards for the 2011 season http://tinyurl.com/25dbv...
RT @DesignMuseum: Our exterior wall has had a facelift, literally, for the opening of Drawing Fashion on 3 Nov http://twitpic.com/32z2ab
RT @DesignMuseum: Our exterior wall has had a facelift, literally, for the opening of Drawing Fashion on 3 Nov http://twitpic.com/32z2ab
RT @DesignMuseum: Our exterior wall has had a facelift, literally, for the opening of Drawing Fashion on 3 Nov http://twitpic.com/32z2ab
Urban Gardeners' Question Time at @GardenMuseumLDN featuring SE1's own @Richard_001 http://se1.info/dbN0wR
Urban Gardeners' Question Time at @GardenMuseumLDN featuring SE1's own @Richard_001 http://se1.info/dbN0wR
Urban Gardeners' Question Time at @GardenMuseumLDN featuring SE1's own @Richard_001 http://se1.info/dbN0wR
@BorisWatch If I had more time I'd follow it up. Definitely smell a rat. Haven't seen any Road Traffic Act notices.
@BorisWatch If I had more time I'd follow it up. Definitely smell a rat. Haven't seen any Road Traffic Act notices.
@BorisWatch If I had more time I'd follow it up. Definitely smell a rat. Haven't seen any Road Traffic Act notices.
RT @sam749: Alan Sugar's flunky on the Apprentice filming just off Bermondsey Street!!
RT @sam749: Alan Sugar's flunky on the Apprentice filming just off Bermondsey Street!!
RT @sam749: Alan Sugar's flunky on the Apprentice filming just off Bermondsey Street!!
RT @BBCTravelAlert: RT @tomsedwards: Cost of mothballing Waterloo International since eurostar moved out : £4.1million
RT @BBCTravelAlert: RT @tomsedwards: Cost of mothballing Waterloo International since eurostar moved out : £4.1million
RT @BBCTravelAlert: RT @tomsedwards: Cost of mothballing Waterloo International since eurostar moved out : £4.1million
Audioboo: Baroness Ludford MEP and Cllr Anood Al-Samerai talk about #thamestunnel at Alfred Salter Playground http://boo.fm/b209606
Audioboo: Baroness Ludford MEP and Cllr Anood Al-Samerai talk about #thamestunnel at Alfred Salter Playground http://boo.fm/b209606
Audioboo: Baroness Ludford MEP and Cllr Anood Al-Samerai talk about #thamestunnel at Alfred Salter Playground http://boo.fm/b209606
Disgruntled Borough Market traders could up sticks and relocate to Westfield at Stratford http://bit.ly/9MFafV (via @EGiOnlineEditor)
Disgruntled Borough Market traders could up sticks and relocate to Westfield at Stratford http://bit.ly/9MFafV (via @EGiOnlineEditor)
Disgruntled Borough Market traders could up sticks and relocate to Westfield at Stratford http://bit.ly/9MFafV (via @EGiOnlineEditor)
Just published - Fire brigade shuts street at side of training centre during #firestrike http://goo.gl/fb/K3u4v
Just published - Fire brigade shuts street at side of training centre during #firestrike http://goo.gl/fb/K3u4v
Just published - Fire brigade shuts street at side of training centre during #firestrike http://goo.gl/fb/K3u4v
Just published - Concorde could "soar above the river" on the South Bank says architect http://goo.gl/fb/f07s6
Just published - Concorde could "soar above the river" on the South Bank says architect http://goo.gl/fb/f07s6
Just published - Concorde could "soar above the river" on the South Bank says architect http://goo.gl/fb/f07s6
RT @RossLydall: £140,000 a year to clean the windows at @MayorofLondon's 'glass testicle' City Hall http://tinyurl.com/3ya5d...
RT @RossLydall: £140,000 a year to clean the windows at @MayorofLondon's 'glass testicle' City Hall http://tinyurl.com/3ya5d...
RT @RossLydall: £140,000 a year to clean the windows at @MayorofLondon's 'glass testicle' City Hall http://tinyurl.com/3ya5d...
RT @iaindale: Just had a 1/2 hr conversation with around 15 striking firefighters at Lambeth Fire Station. V informative
RT @iaindale: Just had a 1/2 hr conversation with around 15 striking firefighters at Lambeth Fire Station. V informative
RT @iaindale: Just had a 1/2 hr conversation with around 15 striking firefighters at Lambeth Fire Station. V informative
Just published - Day 1 of the Southwark ice cream ban and vans are still operating outside @the_globe http://goo.gl/fb/pNOXw
Just published - Day 1 of the Southwark ice cream ban and vans are still operating outside @the_globe http://goo.gl/fb/pNOXw
Just published - Day 1 of the Southwark ice cream ban and vans are still operating outside @the_globe http://goo.gl/fb/pNOXw
RT @JasonRosam: The #FireStrike begins at Southwark Fire Station http://twitpic.com/32wm2e
RT @JasonRosam: The #FireStrike begins at Southwark Fire Station http://twitpic.com/32wm2e
RT @JasonRosam: The #FireStrike begins at Southwark Fire Station http://twitpic.com/32wm2e
@GreatDateGuide First extension of coverage area will be east to Canary Wharf. Any other expansion will take some years I think.
@GreatDateGuide First extension of coverage area will be east to Canary Wharf. Any other expansion will take some years I think.
@GreatDateGuide First extension of coverage area will be east to Canary Wharf. Any other expansion will take some years I think.
Just published - Work begins on 124-space @BarclaysCycle docking station at Waterloo #borisbikes http://goo.gl/fb/IHsbl
Just published - Work begins on 124-space @BarclaysCycle docking station at Waterloo #borisbikes http://goo.gl/fb/IHsbl
Just published - Work begins on 124-space @BarclaysCycle docking station at Waterloo #borisbikes http://goo.gl/fb/IHsbl
RT @tower_bridge: New video: Watch the north bascule being raised during the night-time bridge closure of Tower Bridge http://is.gd/gyUvh
RT @tower_bridge: New video: Watch the north bascule being raised during the night-time bridge closure of Tower Bridge http://is.gd/gyUvh
RT @tower_bridge: New video: Watch the north bascule being raised during the night-time bridge closure of Tower Bridge http://is.gd/gyUvh
RT @JasonRosam: http://twitvid.com/5DDFT - More from Southwark Fire Stn as picketers shout at contract fire fighters during the #firestrike
RT @JasonRosam: http://twitvid.com/5DDFT - More from Southwark Fire Stn as picketers shout at contract fire fighters during the #firestrike
RT @JasonRosam: http://twitvid.com/5DDFT - More from Southwark Fire Stn as picketers shout at contract fire fighters during the #firestrike
RT @JasonRosam: http://twitvid.com/P0JWK - Firefighters ask contract workers not to cross the picket line at Southwark Fire Station
RT @JasonRosam: http://twitvid.com/P0JWK - Firefighters ask contract workers not to cross the picket line at Southwark Fire Station
RT @JasonRosam: http://twitvid.com/P0JWK - Firefighters ask contract workers not to cross the picket line at Southwark Fire Station
Drug dealer arrested at Waterloo Station jailed for 30 months: http://bit.ly/90rTa7 (via BHcitynews)
Drug dealer arrested at Waterloo Station jailed for 30 months: http://bit.ly/90rTa7 (via BHcitynews)
Drug dealer arrested at Waterloo Station jailed for 30 months: http://bit.ly/90rTa7 (via BHcitynews)
RT @jasonrosam: There's already Police activity outside Southwark Fire Stn before strike at 10 hear more after 7am http://twitpic.com/32vjtv
RT @jasonrosam: There's already Police activity outside Southwark Fire Stn before strike at 10 hear more after 7am http://twitpic.com/32vjtv
RT @jasonrosam: There's already Police activity outside Southwark Fire Stn before strike at 10 hear more after 7am http://twitpic.com/32vjtv
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