Tuesday 19 July 2011
News & features published on 19 July 2011
Southwark still pursuing Elephant civic square plan says regeneration boss
Southwark's interim director of regeneration, Steve Platts, has told a town hall committee that the council is still pursuing plans for a civic square on the site of the Elephant & Castle northern roundabout despite resistance from Transport for London.
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Tweets on 19 July 2011
RT @cropage: Suffolk and Southwark, non-identical twins. I blogged about another of SCC's strange spending choices http://t.co/gGYeUZD
Cllr @coyleneil jokes that Swk planning cttee might get Murdoch-style custard pie if current run of affordable housing decisions continues
RT @london_cycling: Cyclists await London Assembly vote #20mph for #Blackfriars http://bit.ly/mZcEFg
Big argument about lack of affordable housing at King's Reach likely at town hall tonight. Bankside Residents Forum & WCDG opposing
Cabinet has voted to remove @Riverside_Nick from Potters Fields Park Management Trust board and appoint @peterjohn6 instead.
Cllr Livingstone had drafted letter to Sir Paul Stephenson re cuts to safer neighbourhoods teams but has had to tear up and start again
no affordable housing on-site at King's Reach; developers to pay council£22 million instead
King's Reach Tower: planning committee will tonight consider plans for conversion to luxury flats http://se1.info/nYCMQT
Cllr David Noakes warns that half of borough's day centres for elderly will close within 6 months if cabinet removes funding today
Southwark Cabinet about to agree deletion ofdirector of regeneration & neighbourhoods' job. Dep chief exec will take on responsibilities
Cllr @peterjohn6 agrees that cabinet will look at cycle route/lane policy again in 3 months
Cllr Hargrove: better to mix all traffic together and have understanding between road users
Hargrove: segregated cycle lanes not necessarily safer. New policy is pragmatic not ideological.
Officer says Southwark council has ambition to make all borough roads safe for cyclists
Cabinet member Barrie Hargrove argues against segregated lanes for cyclists
Donnachadh McCarthy is leading a delegation to Southwark cabinet re council's policy shift away from segregated cycle lanes
RT @NCVO: organisation in SE1 who're closing down & want the office resources to go to good homes http://ncvo.org/ruTBx7
@Chaos_Theory_ it's in our listings in print and online and also featured in our weekly email on Monday
Southwark Cabinet also expected to agree cuts to day centres for elderly including Stones End in SE1
Off to Southwark town hall for cabinet meeting. Agenda includes ding-dong about control of Potters Fields Park
Just published - Southwark still pursuing Elephant & Castle civic square plan says regeneration boss http://goo.gl/fb/kfn5h
[Business forum] Venues wanted for photography workshops http://se1.info/n5Y3HZ cc @BetterBankside
[Job vacancy] Volunteer Befriender Organiser, Southwark Irish Pensioners Project http://se1.info/rk1TOa
RT @RoseTheatreSE1: Due to huge demand Othello extends for a week! Buy Tix on line NOW! http://t.co/Ozpc7f5 info at www.rosetheatre.org.uk
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