Tuesday 21 May 2013
News & features published on 21 May 2013
Five in the running for Labour nomination to take on Simon Hughes
Three Southwark Labour Party councillors and two local activists are competing to be the party's candidate to take on Simon Hughes at the 2015 general election.
Rambert's dancers get preview of new South Bank headquarters
Rambert's dancers were given their first access to the company's new headquarters this week when they enjoyed a guided tour of the construction site.
River of Flowers launched at Elephant & Castle
A nature-friendly green trail stretching from Lambeth North to Burgess Park via Elephant & Castle was launched this weekend.
Desmond Tutu draws a crowd to Greenwood Theatre at London Bridge
A queue stretching along Weston Street and around the corner into Snowsfields formed on Monday afternoon as hundreds of people packed into the Greenwood Theatre to hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu take part in a panel discussion.
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Tweets on 21 May 2013
Tuesday recap: today's news, tweets and forum topics http://t.co/BkKHUgTa4b
@sallycrawford sale to Qatari developers to extend Jubilee Gardens so luxury flats at Shell Centre have nice view of green space
Shell Centre redevelopment (c900 homes on South Bank) approved by Lambeth councillors - 3 votes to 2
Pavement on York Road will be considerably narrower when Shell Centre is redeveloped
The @southbankcentre will use £££ from sale of Hungerford Car Park to help fund their #festivalwing scheme for QEH and Hayward Gallery
The Shell Centre redevelopment will contribute £1m towards @coinstreet's planned swimming pool at Doon Street
@JulesHeap @lambeth_democracy @wcdg1 Battery won't last much longer...
Plans for extension of Jubilee Gardens will safeguard the possibility of future @BFI film centre on part of site
@JulesHeap It is going very slowly!
Developer of Shell Centre complex says cycling will be permitted on all the new routes through the site.
Lambeth Assembly Hall has seriously uncomfortable seats. #shellcentre #planningapplicationscommittee
The top 10 bestsellers at @woolfsonandtay's new Bankside bookshop http://t.co/Alw7VN8EjX
Paul Thurlby's South Bank prints http://t.co/XlVYjE8Z3H via @CreativeReview
@TheChocFestival Yes it's been announced at Lambeth Town Hall tonight
Bishop's ward councillor Peter Truesdale says Jubilee Gardens deal "greatly to be welcomed"; never thought he would see situation resolved
Shell Centre developers will buy Hungerford Car Park from @southbankcentre, spend £2m landscaping it, then hand it to Jubilee Gardens Trust
** Breaking news ** Jubilee Gardens to be extended across Hungerford Car Park on South Bank thanks to deal with Shell Centre developers
Both English Heritage and Westminster City Council object to the Shell Centre redevelopment proposals
Residents of County Hall and the White House have come to object to the Shell Centre redevelopment
Chair says that Network Rail have withdrawn their objection to the Shell Centre development
Network Rail is also unhappy because it's not getting anything for Waterloo Station from Shell Centre developers whilst TfL get ticket hall
Big chunk of the Shell Centre development's affordable housing will be built on the Ethelred Estate, SE11
Packed meeting at Lambeth Town Hall - tonight cllrs decide on redevelopment of Shell Centre at Waterloo by Anglo-Qatari consortium
Free window-box making workshops this weekend (25-27 May) as part of #neighbourhoodfest @southbankcentre http://t.co/OySRPeYw5S
See the plans for St Mary's Churchyard at Elephant & Castle this evening at @LCCLondon http://t.co/2AEY5J3jdI
Just published - Five in the running for @BOSLabour nomination to take on Simon Hughes in 2015 http://t.co/yusyw7ldB7
[Forum] Pedestrian crossing on Borough High Street by John Harvard Library http://t.co/kOVKeCC7vT
@mattfromlondon I get those. And LA. Best one was a photocall in Botswana.
Why oh why do so many PR people struggle with the concept that SE1 website is about the SE1 area? Not Battersea, not Ealing, not Richmond.
Just published - Welcome to @coinstreet: @Rambertdance dancers get preview of new South Bank HQ http://t.co/z9vb3hkjyg
Just published - @RiverofFlowers launched at Elephant & Castle @chelseafringe http://t.co/mHK8lCq4fW
Just published - Desmond Tutu draws a crowd to @GWTheatre for @templetonprize forum http://t.co/pxwhFaQxXT
Future of South Bank skateboarding under threat: @annareporting meets @savesouthbank campaigners http://t.co/vplm3cfl6q via @audioboo
RT @StWiltshire: View of the Shard and Tower Bridge by Stephen Wiltshire #art #london #drawing #shard http://t.co/JjYY4Igfrm
Simon Hughes - "I have struggled with the issue of sexuality since I was a teenager": http://t.co/n15aSAIHhV
Council Housing: Who Needs It? Join the debate tonight @southwarkcathed w @peterjohn6, @housing_justice + @crisis_UK http://t.co/s6LGO6tObs
Methodist Church will appeal Southwark Council decision to veto knife bin in Bermondsey Street: http://t.co/IOJ8IRJNEY
'Dr Bike' - free basic bicycle safety checks at Waterloo IMAX roundabout tonight with @lambethsustrans http://t.co/gITAdVzEaq
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