Monday 10 December 2012
News & features published on 10 December 2012
Pedestrian seriously injured in Old Kent Road collision
A pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after collision with a car on Old Kent Road.
Left turn banned at Abbey Street junction one year on from death
A ban on northbound motor traffic turning left into Abbey Street from Tower Bridge Road came into force on Friday, just over one year after the death of cyclist Ellie Carey.
Southwark twin town delegation visits Bankside attractions
A 30-strong delegation from Clichy, Southwark's twin town near Paris in France, visited the borough this weekend.
Shard offers 4,000 free tickets to Southwark residents
4,000 lucky Southwark residents will be able to visit the viewing galleries at the top of the Shard before the attraction opens to the public next year.
Kiss Me, Kate at The Old Vic
A faultless show from the doyen of musical theatre and Shakespeare.
Minerva House next to Southwark Cathedral sold for £60 million
The new owners of Minerva House in Montague Close say that they see "significant development potential" for the prime site on Bankside close to London Bridge.
Forum discussions active on 10 December 2012
Tweets on 10 December 2012
Monday recap: Shard ticket giveaway; Minerva House sold for £60 million & Kiss, Me Kate review http://t.co/1ludGQTr
RT @linniekin: #Embroidery meets #architecture: Stop-motion stitching of the Shard via @FlamingNora3 http://t.co/hGopKRFQ
The Kirkaldy Testing Museum now has a website http://t.co/USHjXqrM
@LBLDemocracy Please could you make public wifi available in the chamber / committee rooms so we can use the app there?
Just published - Pedestrian seriously injured in Old Kent Road collision http://t.co/FMGTXTtd
Big praise for @the_Globe from Tom Cruise just now on @BBCLondonNews
RT @TfLTrafficNews: A2 Old Kent Rd likely to be closed for some time, both ways near the PC World (Serious accident)
RT @TfLBusAlerts: Routes 21 53 78 172 453 subject to delay/diversion in Old Kent Rd, SE1 due to a road traffic collision near j/w Ossory Rd
RT @BBCTravelAlert: Old Kent Rd closed between Rotherhithe New Rd and Marlborough Grove - emergency services dealing with incident. LP
Why do some (PR) people find it so hard to grasp that the coverage area of the SE1 website is coterminous with the SE1 postal area?!
MT @nickjbarlow: Boris claims the Shard uses 4 times as much power as Colchester. It actually uses about 50 times less: http://t.co/ryK5wvsE
Just published - Left turn banned at Tower Bridge Road / Abbey Street junction one year on from death of Ellie Carey http://t.co/fbUggQh2
RT @dogandpot: Day 1 at the Dog and Pot construction site http://t.co/d2zk5XaF
@KenningtonPOB Good question - East Street Library in Old Kent Road also closed Wednesdays. Will enquire.
Just published - Delegation from Southwark's twin town @villeclichy visits @BoroughMarket, @Tate Modern & @The_Globe http://t.co/DpZkdMzT
Just published - Shard offers 4,000 free tickets to Southwark residents http://t.co/84FCy4AL
Air Pollution Public Engagement Event at Biomedical Research Centre, 16th floor, Guy's Hospital http://t.co/gQZDuUtW
Christmas Carol Service tonight at St George the Martyr with @OfficialBSO - all welcome http://t.co/U6BwjUG5
Just published - review - Kiss Me, Kate at @oldvictheatre http://t.co/C6f674aH
Just published - Minerva House by @Southwarkcathed sold for £60 million; "significant development potential" http://t.co/3WShYifG
Over the last 7 years the value of Minerva House on Montague Close has gone up by an average of £2.5 million a year http://t.co/tSwLjeV2
Charles Dickens: check out the @cooltan4 exhibition in @southwarkcathed refectory http://t.co/AEekGkig #dickens200
[Business forum] Kitchen Space Needed! http://t.co/w6NCTIC8 cc @betterbankside
@KateSLP Half of those not in Borough/Bankside though...
[Forum] Tricycle stolen from Jam Factory on Sunday night http://t.co/3UAE6z04
RT @Teddington_Town: Power out in Hatfields, been 30 minutes so far, looks like large chunk of road is out.
"I'm very worried about the development along the South Bank and the impact on Westminster" - @edvaizey http://t.co/dnpsgZZO via @bdonline
Local school choirs are performing a Scrooge musical with words by Doctor Who's Colin Baker tonight @stjohnswaterloo http://t.co/japsbxin
What makes Bankside and Borough special? @LB_Southwark wants to know http://t.co/EXLS7qvA
MT @peterproperty: GPE pays £60m for 103,638 sq. ft. Minerva House adjacent Southwark Cathedral for refurb 'opportunities'.
The Thames at Westminster from the air http://t.co/zkeBSh8P
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