Tuesday 8 February 2011
News & features published on 8 February 2011
Big Society can't replace professionals, Camila Batmanghelidjh tells South Bank audience
"The Big Society has great possibility but it cannot be volunteers substituting professionals," said Camila Batmanghelidjh.
Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre could be here to stay
The Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre could be refurbished and extended despite a long-standing expectation that the building would be demolished as part of the regeneration of the area.
Elephant green utility company was "fantasy project" says regeneration boss
Plans for a multi-utility services company (MUSCo) at Elephant & Castle "had become a fairy tale", Southwark's overview and scrutiny committee was told on Monday night.
Forum discussions active on 8 February 2011
Tweets on 8 February 2011
Tuesday recap: Elephant Shopping Centre could be extended, plus green energy "fantasy" http://se1.info/dVVYrZ
RT @councilassembly: Blackfriars Settlement has warned its staff they are at risk of cuts in hours or job losses
Julie and Jenny from Blackfriars Settlement now bringing delegation to Southwark cabinet on impact of huge cuts
RT @councilassembly: Helen Firminger of Bankside Open Spaces Trust is leading a delegation against environment funding cuts
Applause for Boutcher School pupils at town hall from cabinet and public. Follow @councilassembly for updates
Delegation of children from SE1's Boutcher Primary School have brought anti-cuts delegation to Southwark Town Hall
RT @kirkwy: Just saw a fox catch a rat in the middle of rush hour pedestrian traffic in #SE1. God I love London and its urban foxes!
RT @councilassembly: Southwark UNISON says that it will be conducting indicative ballots for industrial action by council staff
Tweeting from Southwark cabinet meeting over on @councilassembly account
A Soviet saga continues in Southwark http://t.co/418f8AF via @demotix
RT @se17: After the Heygate Estate, a grey future awaits, says @OwenHatherley http://t.co/cRyArZ5 via @guardian
RT @burgesspark: New Ethiopian takeaway opening soon on the Old Kent Road #se1 http://plixi.com/p/75744...
RT @zefrog: Elephant and Castle southern subway (SE1) has almost gone - latest pics http://bit.ly/hqI1V5
Walrus Social in Westminster Bridge Road - freehold for sale £775,000-£825,000 http://se1.info/f1Udza via @morningad
Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre - should it stay or should it go? http://se1.info/e9XWVE
Just published - Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre could be refurbished not demolished http://goo.gl/fb/8F0lR
RT @thebikeshow: BT engineer tells me they've run out of 0207 numbers. I'm now 0208. In Waterloo! Oh, the ignominy.
Did Strata tower residents pay over the odds for homes in expectation of cheap green energy? asks @CllrJamesBarber http://se1.info/ec2jJ3
Just published - Elephant green utility company was "fantasy project" says regeneration boss @fionacolley http://goo.gl/fb/iieGD
RT @standardnews: Spend a ship-shape night on the roof of Southbank Centre http://t.co/KGsM50d
[Job vacancy] Saturday School Teacher, Bermondsey Street http://se1.info/ePTyJ0
TfL has applied for planning permission to add an extra 15 points to the Bermondsey Street @BarclaysCycle docking station
Southwark historian Stephen Humphrey is giving tonight's Southwark & Lambeth Archaeological Society lecture http://se1.info/ftTF7n
Artist Paul Malone takes you on a unique & controversial tour of the Electric Universe: http://se1.info/fPOZHU free event tonight @ Bankside
Bloody cheek - cold-caller from Impulse Couriers leaves a message and asks US to call THEM back.
Eric Sutherns, bridge master of Tower Bridge, is off to Buckingham Palace today to receive MBE http://se1.info/icnfRE
Why fake blood could soon be shed on Tooley Street http://se1.info/ecznKf
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