Wednesday 1 August 2012
News & features published on 1 August 2012
SE1 teen charged with attempted murder after Walworth shooting
A 19-year-old man from Bushbaby Close, near Tower Bridge Road, has appeared in court charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life following a shooting in Walworth on Saturday night.
Southwark Festival of Music and the Arts relaunched
Just over a decade since the last Southwark Festival was held, a new celebration of music and the arts in the borough has been launched by the Southwark Chamber of Commerce.
Southwark College takeover by Lewisham College takes effect
Southwark's further education college formally became part of Lewisham College on Wednesday.
Dockhead Choir "did Southwark proud" at Olympics opening ceremony
A choir featuring children and teenagers from a Roman Catholic church in Bermondsey has been praised for its contribution to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
See historic drawings of Waterloo and London Bridge Stations
Architectural plans and drawings of some of the capital's biggest and busiest railway stations – including London Bridge and Waterloo - have been published on Network Rail's online archive.
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Tweets on 1 August 2012
MT @DannyShawBBC: New police leak: Met Olympics control centre at Lambeth evacuated - because of sewage problem. Staff moved to Hendon.
Wed recap: Southwark Festival; College merger takes event; Dockhead Choir and local railway history http://t.co/qG4fS8Uq
Tower Bridge on @SkyNews http://t.co/rQIwqpzQ
Sky News will be showing Tower Bridge's gold lighting live at 10.03pm
Roman London Revisited http://t.co/D5YyNb1x guided walk tomorrow evening
Tower Bridge turns gold at 10.03pm - and @TeamGB have now corrected their London Bridge mixup.
@daisychainbaby @teamgb Tower Bridge will turn gold, not London Bridge
Bit worrying that even @TeamGB doesn't know the difference between London Bridge and Tower Bridge
The international media encampment on the Thames Path just by @LambethPalace http://t.co/vbTwSmBk
NBC's @todayshow makes Bermondsey Frier cheese with Kappacasein and visits @boroughmarket http://t.co/A3bqmB1n
On NBC @KevinSpacey talks @OldVicTheatre and the South Bank & Bankside arts scene http://t.co/luZkpl1C via @todayshow
London Bridge rail delays this morning - signallers sent 10-car train to platform built for 8 cars http://t.co/BxjaKefV via @londontonight
More of the people who will abseil down the Shard with Prince Andrew and Ffion Hague have bene named: http://t.co/ecw1VQrE
RT @Cath_McDonald: Packed Potters' Fields for the men's gymnastics tonight! Great atmosphere. http://t.co/80EWGuu2
Tonight local residents can learn about the Imperial War Museum's development plans http://t.co/W9MfLNrM
ITV @londontonight's @ollycab was stopped by police in Blackfriars Road this morning: http://t.co/QY6HbRzp
Albert Embankment update: we'll fight fire authority & "greedy" developers "tooth and nail" says Kate Hoey MP http://t.co/DA7EJFxa
Just published - SE1 teen charged with attempted murder after Walworth shooting http://t.co/haOmXJyK
In honour of Team GB's first gold medals, Tower Bridge will turn gold for 10 minutes at 10pm tonight.
Just published - Southwark Festival of Music and the Arts relaunched by Chamber of Commerce http://t.co/u0pVM0b2
IWM London (aka Imperial War Museum) is hosting a special event for local residents this evening http://t.co/W9MfLNrM
Just published - @SouthwarkColleg 'merger' with @LewishamCollege takes effect http://t.co/Hvn9fCkX
Just published - Dockhead Choir "did Southwark proud" at Olympics opening ceremony http://t.co/VR2iwR3b
Just published - Historic drawings of Waterloo and London Bridge Stations published on @NetworkRail archive website http://t.co/MGZ2KZZs
Application window for small grants from United St Saviour's Charity now open http://t.co/DXroUTbz
Food & drink outlets in Potters Fields Park inc @cafespicenamast @Laverstoke @beas_bloomsbury @arabicafood - info: http://t.co/Gqwwnr7r
Guided walk round Charles Dickens' Southwark this evening http://t.co/kOqXmefM
Today's #olympics schedule for the big screen at Potters Fields Park http://t.co/ObTCqwKo
St Thomas’ A&E nurse Pippa White will be demonstrating plaster casting techniques at @florencemuseum this afternoon http://t.co/hfNlB4sX
London 2012: trains delayed at Olympic hub station London Bridge http://t.co/EJQ6JtjJ via @guardian
Celebration of Swiss National Day &
100th anniversary of the Jungfrau Railway at @HoSLondon2012 today http://t.co/jFODrvMT
Director of @GardenMuseumLDN talks about how the Olympics have affected business http://t.co/v4qGyCDu
John Studzinski to give @Tate Modern (another) £1 million to help pay for its extension http://t.co/0kSzpkCX via @BloombergNews
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