Sunday 20 March 2011
News & features published on 20 March 2011
Southwark over-50s paint the town red for Comic Relief
Members of Southwark Circle, a membership organisation for the over 50s, were in Borough Market on Red Nose Day painting shoppers' nails red in return for a £3 donation to Comic Relief.
Green mayoral candidate suggests cycle-only Southwark Bridge
The Green Party chose the Millennium Bridge as the setting for the announcement that Jenny Jones has been selected as the party's candidate for Mayor of London in the 2012 elections.
Theatre Uncut at Southwark Playhouse
Theatre Uncut is a national theatre event created in response to the most severe spending cuts seen in Britain since World War II.
Businesses urged to support tourism training for Southwark youths
The Southwark Young Pilgrims Project has held its 2011 showcase evening high above the Thames at Tower Bridge.
Lambeth sees red over London Eye's orange capsule
Lambeth Council could take the owners of the London Eye to court if councillors veto the orange colour scheme recently applied to one of the wheel's 32 capsules.
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RT @ladelentes: a strangely independent starry balloon carefully bouncing across the road at a pedestrian crossing on southwark bridge road
Just published - Green Party mayoral candidate @GreenJennyJones suggests cycle-only Southwark Bridge http://goo.gl/fb/w2p9O
Just published - Businesses urged to support tourism training for Southwark youths http://goo.gl/fb/qLxhz
Just published - review - Theatre Uncut at Southwark Playhouse @swkplay http://goo.gl/fb/o1j1z
Bishop of Lahore visits Southwark Cathedral to talk about Christian community in Pakistan http://se1.info/iesMxo
Scrabble Club starts Tuesday in Borough http://se1.info/gSBPh2
RT @lisarajan: Quill developers side-stepping the Core strategy to avoid paying for much-needed affordable housing in Bermondsey?
All of Southwark Police's official correspondence about licensing applications is presented in Comic Sans. On Met Police notepaper. Arrgh.
Interested in the history of Waterloo Station? Read this: http://se1.info/gqhmIF via @turniprail
Just published - Lambeth sees red over London Eye's orange capsule http://goo.gl/fb/monzf
Simon Hughes MP is interviewed on tonight's Songs of Praise - BBC1, 4.55pm http://se1.info/eGK6i0
RT @VictorianLondon: Inside the Lambeth shot-tower ... http://se1.info/ik9Om7 & nice pic of old Waterloo Bridge/South Bank
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