Monday 6 February 2012
News & features published on 6 February 2012
East Street Library: council confirms reduced opening hours
East Street Library in Old Kent Road will be open for fewer hours each week from April, but will open on five days a week instead of four, Southwark Council has confirmed.
Maggi Hambling to create Dickens sculpture for Tabard Street
Artist Maggi Hambing has been commissioned to design a sculpture to commemorate Charles Dickens and his relationship with the Borough which will be installed next to St George the Martyr Church.
Charles Dickens and Southwark: Lottery cash for bicentenary projects
Two projects that recall Charles Dickens' formative years in Southwark are to share almost £86,000 in grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, it was announced last week.
Live in Waterloo? Why not sign up as a Lambeth snow warden?
Last year Lambeth Council invited residents to become snow wardens to help keep pavements and side streets clear in the event of snowfall but Waterloo and Kennington residents have failed to respond to the call.
Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick urge Boris to block Elephant & Castle skyscraper plan
Labour and Lib Dem London mayoral candidates Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick have called on Boris Johnson not to overturn Southwark Council's decision to refuse planning permission for the redevelopment of Eileen House at Elephant & Castle.
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Monday recap: no-one in Waterloo volunteers as a snow warden; Ken and Brian join Elephant tower row; #dickens200 http://t.co/aDsC3i9E
Great pic of ice-covered sculpture in the grounds of St Thomas' Hospital http://t.co/Scd4Zjj3
Pupils at @CDPS_Southwark have been doing a #dickens200 local history quiz: how well do you know Borough High Street? http://t.co/tj7Cf3A4
Lots of SE1 people on @BBCLondonNews from 6.30 - @SouthbankMosaic and Charles Dickens Primary School @cdps_southwark
Lots of SE1 pics in the #dickenspapers #dickens200 iPad app: http://t.co/GSaAum0y
The Telegraph recalls Queen Victoria's #DiamondJubilee procession across London Bridge http://t.co/hKjJnrjR
Charles Dickens' great great grandson is "delighted" by plans for Maggi Hambling to design Dickens sculpture in SE1 http://t.co/v5YU2IPS
Just published - New opening times for East Street Library: more days, fewer hours http://t.co/OLdUqwAq
See a selection of Charles Dickens' letters & first editions from collection of Lord Harris of Peckham http://t.co/Hu2qDfQg #dickens200
RT @ForestHillJobs: TOWER CRANE OPERATOR. £14hr. 50hrs pw.London SE1.REF: QBO/42814. Call 020 8463 5002
[Forum] Lost bobble hat on Bermondsey Street http://t.co/giTQ5Tur
Just published - Maggi Hambling to create Dickens sculpture for Borough's Tabard Street piazza #dickens200 http://t.co/43ksrOrI
RT @Cath_McDonald: Looks like the Shard is getting a particularly large shard of glass today http://t.co/D1FJaC9N
Want to be in a show at @oldvictunnels? Check out the latest from @oldvicnewvoices http://t.co/y5oUrh7n
RT @RowennaDavis: a new campaign is starting in Southwark.. and it's just going to get noisier. http://t.co/5U7HlwNq #HighStreetsFirst
"Warning - ice on road - risk of injury" - who stuck these signs on @BarclaysCycle docking station at Colombo Street? http://t.co/VZtFVgeu
Explore the work of local poets at a free workshop tomorrow morning at Waterloo Library in Lower Marsh http://t.co/af6KXj7a
City Hall shrouded in smoke by #diamondjubilee Accession Day gun salute at Tower of London http://t.co/HfJOfb21
Just published - Charles Dickens and Southwark: @heritagelottery cash for #dickens200 exhibition and newspaper http://t.co/1bKGvTGF
[Forum] Albino blackbird at @Tate Modern? http://t.co/0T3Dbp2x
Story updated: @brianpaddick joins @ken4london in backing @ministryofsound campaign against Elephant tower http://t.co/uh25pkcw
@x00 Thanks. I thought I'd fixed that already but I see I only changed it at the top and not the bottom of the article.
Just published - No takers for #lambethcoop snow warden scheme in Waterloo. Why not sign up? http://t.co/jGGl1bFf
Just published - Ken Livingstone @ken4london urges Boris to veto Elephant skyscraper in @ministryofsound row http://t.co/mh2BtiMK
Lambeth Council to review licence of Area club on Albert Embankment Vauxhall: police report "blatant supply of drugs" http://t.co/0WjA0DwW
Do you walk across London Bridge? Last few days to comment on TfL/Boris plans to remove pedestrian lights on N side: http://t.co/DaHDdNJo
Final week of our 2-for-1 offer to see 'Pippin' at @MenChocFactory http://t.co/k99gYorL
RT @se16: Tonight: @saveurriverside public meeting re Chambers Wharf #supersewer with @peterjohn6 and Simon Hughes MP http://t.co/xntJF9J7
Accession Day: #DiamondJubilee gun salute 1pm today at the Tower of London http://t.co/B03yeA6N
February 1952 - people queue across Lambeth Bridge & down Albert Embankment to pay respects to George VI http://t.co/Pg5Peucy via @Telegraph
@angelaymlau bins at Waterloo Millennium Green, Baylis Road
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