Thursday 20 October 2011
News & features published on 20 October 2011
Southwark Street shut as firefighters clean up chemical spill
Southwark Street was closed for several hours on Thursday afternoon as emergency services dealt with a chemical spill.
Elephant, Waterloo and Vauxhall top the cycle collision league
The Elephant & Castle, Waterloo and Vauxhall Cross all feature prominently in a new list of the London locations with the highest number of collisions involving cyclists.
Ewer Street student homes: public inquiry tackles £2.9 million question
A planning inspector has begun a public inquiry into a proposal for a 150-bedroom student residence in Ewer Street.
Design Museum's Shad Thames banana warehouse up for sale
The 1950s banana warehouse at Butler's Wharf which has been the home of the Design Museum since 1989 is up for sale, the museum has announced.
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Tweets on 20 October 2011
Thursday recap: Southwark Street silver peroxide spill; Design Museum building for sale; cycle collision stats & more http://t.co/tqfDfG28
According to @LondonFire the Southwark Street incident is now over
South Bank Forum meeting chaired by Kate Hoey MP & Simon Hughes MP - 7pm at @coinstreet http://t.co/uShrnoFO
Just published - pictures - Southwark Street shut as firefighters clean up chemical spill http://t.co/fc16kSMa
RT @londonfire: Fire crews are now spraying water to dilute the chemicals spilled in the back of a van on Southwark St http://t.co/mPsiX6Py
RT @LondonFire: Southwark Street incident update: Around 10 litres of a chemical called silver peroxide has been split onto roadway from van
RT @asthealexflies: Photo of the van on Southwark St, firefighters spraying away. #se1 #southwark #chemicalspill http://t.co/TaLjEDyJ
The @londonfire scientific support unit & @metpoliceuk commercial vehicle unit are now at Southwark Street
RT @SarahLighten: All going on in Bankside @se1 http://t.co/o06R9J8A
10 fire brigade vehicles now in Southwark Street. Police cordon now extended east to M&S
Less smoke now from van but still strange smell in air in Southwark Street
Police telling people in Southwark Street to go indoors or away from area for own safety
RT @AGeorge81: Chemical spill down Southwark Street. Police have cordoned it all off so no access from Blackfriars Bridge end.
@perdix_perdix Depending where you are going, Meadow Row & Rockingham Street is good cut-through
MikeJAMoran Some kind of incident on Southwark St. Police cordoned off a huge section, and there seems to be a smoking van too. http://t.co/h4HV9lZ6
@perdix_perdix It's not 'new' though - it was there before. Boris just painted it blue.
@olivia_solon Blackfriars Settlement - http://t.co/1OPnG5Rc
Just published - Elephant & Castle, Waterloo and Vauxhall Cross top the cycle collision league http://t.co/o9oCu20U
New Year fireworks, Queen's Jubilee, Olympics etc: packed agenda for tonight's South Bank Forum @CoinStreet http://t.co/uShrnoFO
Just published - Ewer Street student homes: public inquiry tackles £2.9 million question http://t.co/L002PSYX
Just published - Design Museum's Shad Thames banana warehouse up for sale http://t.co/uF1RgUok
Emma Cons & Lilian Baylis: an insight into late C19 and early C20 Lambeth & Southwark life http://t.co/Ip5GU1e5 tonight @ Calder Bookshop
Hilary Davan Wetton - aka Jo Brand's organ teacher on BBC1's Play It Again - is giving a free recital in Borough 1pm http://t.co/w2TPztKE
ITV has withdrawn a planning application to attach a giant bra to its South Bank HQ tower - pics here: http://t.co/vJ1o3RYS [PDF]
December date for opening of Blackfriars Station entrance on Bankside "will be announced shortly" http://t.co/x5P2Ph7V via @TLProgramme
Cross River Tram consigned to the National Tramway Museum http://t.co/24fDjtKC @ken4london says he'll revive scheme http://t.co/elEDM18I
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