Tuesday 7 August 2012
News & features published on 7 August 2012
Police: "25 alcohol seizures a week" in Waterloo churchyard
Police and wardens have been carrying out more than 25 alcohol seizures each week in the churchyard of St John's Waterloo since drinking was banned in the gardens in May.
Westminster Bridge windfall gets Waterloo waterfall working again
The much-missed waterfall at Waterloo Millennium Green will be restored to working order next year after Lambeth Council awarded £75,000 of section 106 money from the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge development to Bankside Open Spaces Trust.
St Thomas' sets up home birth team for Bermondsey & London Bridge
Pregnant women in parts of Southwark and Lewisham who are considering a home birth will now have support from a dedicated team of midwives.
Canon Gary Jenkins to succeed Stewart Hartley as vicar of Bermondsey churches
Canon Gary Jenkins, currently vicar of Holy Trinity Redhill, has been been appointed as the new priest-in-charge of St Anne's Church in Thorburn Square and its sister church, St James's in Thurland Road.
Vince Cable: put start-up businesses in the Shard's empty offices
Business secretary Vince Cable fielded questions from local employers on Monday night when he addressed a meeting of Southwark Chamber of Commerce.
Pop-up Mini Olympics extended till late October
The Pop-up Mini Olympics at the Marlborough Playground on Union Street - planned as a month-long event - has proved such a hit that it has been extended for a further three months.
Southwark flies Jamaican flag to mark 50 years of independence
On Monday the Mayor of Southwark Cllr Althea Smith marked the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence with a special civic event at the council's Tooley Street headquarters.
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Tuesday recap: Pop-up Mini Olympics; Vince Cable; Jamaican flag and more http://t.co/ZR533zEx
Just published - "25 alcohol seizures a week" in Waterloo churchyard http://t.co/KI3PQmOe
Just published - Westminster Bridge hotel windfall will get Waterloo waterfall working again http://t.co/EOj8JB0O
Just published - St Thomas' sets up home birth team for London Bridge, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Deptford and Brockley http://t.co/FTNk0Y42
Just published - Canon Gary Jenkins named as new vicar as Bermondsey churches say farewell to Stewart Hartley http://t.co/5EOYanD2
Just published - Vince Cable: put start-up businesses in the Shard's empty offices http://t.co/Zq8M4Ymh
[Job vacancy] Community Outreach Workers in Lambeth, @citylit http://t.co/B3Zf12ub
Southwark Free School - originally planned for SE1 then moved to @SE16 - will open next month on Ledbury Estate @SE15 http://t.co/25Vimlp1
RT @se16: New post: Sainsbury's Local to open at the Blue http://t.co/0bPaOu4d
Just published - Pop-up Mini Olympics extended till late October http://t.co/6wzqdKtl
Just published - Mayor of Southwark flies Jamaican flag to mark 50 years of independence http://t.co/J558Rfpo
From 12 noon - head to Bankside to make a pot from Thames clay to be fired on foreshore next month at @thamesfestival http://t.co/8aJoqIl3
Another planning application to demolish this handsome Victorian building http://t.co/bD3Mi8au on Tooley Street: http://t.co/NFbutDXk
Guided walks round Charles Dickens' Southwark this morning, evening and tomorrow http://t.co/OOGDwTSq
Today on the stage and big screen at Potters Fields Park: http://t.co/UuAfrQED
RT @senoracalavera: Are these guys at London Bridge a theatre group? I want to be in it if they are!!! http://t.co/oMQjCdr3
Job vacancies posted on 7 August 2012
- Community Outreach Workers – pool recruitment at City Lit
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