Friday 15 March 2013
News & features published on 15 March 2013
HMS Belfast celebrates 75th anniversary
A bottle of champagne was broken against the bow of HMS Belfast on Friday morning to mark the 75th anniversary of the ship's launch at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
Praise for off-duty cop who rescued toddler from railway tracks
An off-duty Metropolitan Police officer who rescued a toddler who had fallen underneath a train has been commended for his bravery by British Transport Police chief constable Andy Trotter.
Communities minister Don Foster visits Bankside to check on neighbourhood plan progress
Communities minister Don Foster visited Bankside on Thursday to meet residents and businesses involved in drawing up a neighbourhood plan using the provisions of the Localism Act.
Above Me The Wide Blue Sky at the Young Vic
Fevered Sleep's evocative ode to a lost rural idyll, performed in an unconventional manner.
Kate Hoey "furious" about plans to merge local hospitals
Vauxhall Labour MP Kate Hoey has launched a blistering attack on plans to create the biggest NHS trust in England by merging Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals with King's College Hospital and the South London and Maudsley mental health trust.
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Tweets on 15 March 2013
Friday recap: MP's fury over hospital merger plans; #localism and heroism http://t.co/R5BDronll9
Join @ChaucerWalks for a four-day walk from Southwark's Tabard Inn to Canterbury Cathedral http://t.co/fVqXBgTcRf
Revolving Torsion at St Thomas' Hospital http://t.co/itzT4o2yYN via @transpontine
Just published - HMS Belfast celebrates 75th anniversary http://t.co/FieS8p5n8x
@zefrog Was at the committee meeting but haven't written it up yet
Waterloo's Poetry Parlour returns tomorrow afternoon at @cafedelmarsh http://t.co/2dHyEXq7IJ (formerly at late lamented Crockatt & Powell)
@ianvisits Plaque on bridge says it was opened by Queen on Friday 16 March 1973
Tomorrow is 40th anniversary of Queen opening London Bridge. See newsreel of demolition of old bridge: http://t.co/z3FhEJEGMj / @YahooNewsUK
Just published - Praise for off-duty cop who rescued toddler from railway track at London Bridge Station http://t.co/tKQuckEBPl
Has @KevinSpacey fallen out with Lambeth Council? Mayor says borough's links with Old Vic need "cultural therapy" http://t.co/UFtnHsxJMu
Travelodge says its target list for new hotel locations includes Albert Embankment, Old Kent Road, Waterloo, South Bank + Elephant & Castle
Kate Hoey invites young boxers from Belfast to visit Fitzroy Lodge club in Lambeth: http://t.co/w43yZVulMs
State of the Nation http://t.co/QJ97V4oGdv
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby @ABCJustin is visiting Bankside, @boroughmarket and @southwarkcathed tomorrow http://t.co/4F4lnYk4DW
Experimental 20 mph speed limit at Waterloo IMAX junction comes into force on Friday 22 March (recap: http://t.co/1l46l92PeB )
@cyclehoop @Lambethsustrans - you should probably be aware of this: http://t.co/n6NEXICL1n
Extremely threadbare union flag flying at Southwark Crown Court: http://t.co/EPyBNK3u92
Just published - Communities minister @DonFosterMP visits @WeAreBankside neighbourhood forum #localism http://t.co/378A9jxc3v
Just published - review - @feveredsleep's Above Me The Wide Blue Sky at @youngvictheatre http://t.co/w5lGsW4Cjm
Free lunchtime recital in Waterloo exploring songs of fin de siecle Paris http://t.co/HNZ8XgR7st
Enjoy a taste of Mrs Beeton's Beef Tea at Guy's Hospital this lunchtime: http://t.co/muwCEGrjKY
Just published - Kate Hoey "furious and angry" about Guy's and St Thomas' merger with King's and SLAM http://t.co/tvSmVbWJNu
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