Wednesday 13 July 2011
News & features published on 13 July 2011
Fruit and veg pickers bring M&S campaign to the South Bank
Activists from the Unite trade union spelt out their message to Marks & Spencer shareholders using tomatoes as delegates arrived at the Royal Festival Hall for the clothing-and-food chain's annual general meeting on Wednesday.
Parliamentary boat race: MPs beat peers
The House of Commons once again proved its primacy over the House of Lords when MPs beat peers at the annual parliamentary boat race.
Boris: 20 mph speed limit on Blackfriars Bridge "isn't necessary"
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has ruled out making the current temporary 20 mph speed limit on Blackfriars Bridge a permanent measure despite a vigorous campaign by cyclists.
Will Guy's Hospital get the country's first 24-hour GP clinic?
The prospect of the first 24-hour general practitioner service in the country being established at Guy's Hospital was raised by Simon Hughes MP in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
Potters Fields Park in political "control freakery" row
A row has broken out over Southwark Council's representation on the trust that manages Potters Fields Park as the borough's Labour administration prepares to consider a proposal to replace ward councillor Nick Stanton with a member of the cabinet.
Bankside affordable housing cash could be spent on Aylesbury Estate
An SE1 councillor has warned that poorer people are being squeezed out of the area after the leader of Southwark Council said that affordable housing cash provided by a riverside developer could be spent a mile and a half away in Walworth.
'Classical clubbing' comes to Bermondsey Street tunnel
A classical club night will hold its London launch in a railway arch under London Bridge Station later this month.
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Wednesday recap: we've published 7 local news items today - see them all here: http://se1.info/mQyJ4F
£800k interim damages for boy who suffered brain injuries when window fell from Dover Castle Hostel near Borough tube http://se1.info/pB8m4s
Lots of fun Bastille Day events around Borough Market and Bankside Mix tomorrow http://se1.info/phiyr9
Just published - Fruit and veg pickers bring M&S campaign to the South Bank http://goo.gl/fb/Ml9YX
Just published - Parliamentary boat race: MPs beat peers - pics & video http://goo.gl/fb/PyBvm
The @London_Cycling Campaign has followed up our Elephant & Castle roundabout story http://se1.info/qYu78Q
RT @Richard_001: The first of the guerrilla sunflowers we sowed on 1 May this year has come into bloom http://fb.me/19LgMoN9P
Lords v Commons boat race about to start - Vauxhall Bridge to Lambeth Bridge
If you care about the future of Waterloo Library, there's an important meeting tomorrow http://se1.info/nBkriI
Just published - @mayoroflondon says 20 mph limit on Blackfriars Bridge would cause congestion @blackfriars20 http://goo.gl/fb/jy06l
Our story on a possible 24-hour GP service at Guy's Hospital has been updated with response from @NHS_Southwark http://t.co/0iHt226
They've been filming a Coronation Street web spin-off on the South Bank today http://se1.info/pZsZ3h
Just published - Will Guy's Hospital get the country's first 24-hour GP clinic? http://goo.gl/fb/5edP8
Labour's @ValShawcross tells @LondonAssembly health committee that she accepted the gift of a handbag from the Aslef rail union
Jenny Deeks from @coinstreet children's centre is giving evidence to @LondonAssembly health committee this afternoon
Just published - Potters Fields Park trust in political "control freakery" spat as 9/11 'artwork' row continues http://goo.gl/fb/1n5y8
Just published - @NeoBankside affordable housing cash could be spent on Aylesbury Estate http://goo.gl/fb/OmE3G
Just published - @YellowLoungeLDN brings 'classical clubbing' to Bermondsey Street tunnel http://goo.gl/fb/QD2wx
The new @BarclaysCycle docking station at Southwark Tube Station is rapidly taking shape
RT @psbook: NEW --> Simon Hughes' taxi parallel parking #FAIL http://bit.ly/rty6tL
Musical protest by @unitetheunion outside Royal Festival Hall this lunchtime http://t.co/eXNIcKb
Dalek invasion on Westminster Bridge http://se1.info/p1vJVC via @tvscoop
Apparently delegates arriving for the M&S AGM at Royal Festival Hall are being given free Percy Pig ice creams
It's the parliamentary Lords v Commons boat race on the Thames this afternoon - pics from last year: http://se1.info/nHneld
Tonight is Paella Night at @thethreestags - part of @waterlooquarter food festival http://se1.info/ps5F0Z
Tall ship Stavros S Niarchos passes through Tower Bridge at 12.15pm - see pics from last year: http://se1.info/bJADCO
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