Thursday 7 November 2013
News & features published on 7 November 2013
Elizabeth House: judicial review of Eric Pickles' decision
The High Court has ruled that there are grounds to grant permission for a full judicial review of communities secretary Eric Pickles' decision not to hold a public inquiry into a controversial development at Waterloo.
Affordable housing provider buys 'high end' Blackfriars Road development
Affordable housing provider Affinity Sutton has bought a "prime" development scheme in Blackfriars Road with the aim of funding homes for rent elsewhere.
Forum discussions active on 7 November 2013
Tweets on 7 November 2013
LondonFire The Tooley St fire involves cylinders. A safety zone is in place but you'll be pleased to know that it's not affecting London Bridge Station
TfLTrafficNews A200 Tooley Street (E/B) @ Bermondsey Street. Collision cleared. All lanes now open. Residual queues on approach.
TfLTrafficNews A100 Tower Bridge Rd @Tooley Str - Road closed both ways due to incident. N/B tailbacks to Webb Street and E/B to The Highway. Expect delays
ShaunXKong Tower bridge closed by police. #fb #justwanttobehome pic.twitter.com/H3Cjgni2cb
@dave_c_harvey @nickvarney Fire at building site on south side - see earlier tweets/retweets on SE1 timeline
nickvarney Tower bridge closed by police. pic.twitter.com/A7sXCzhwmL
karenlb Absolute gridlock in Tooley Street/Tower Bridge. Police & Fire Brigade everywhere. All cordoned off - with hazard zone tape. Chaos
TfLTrafficNews A200 Tooley Street (E/B) @ Bermondsey Street. There is a collision partially blocking the carriageway. Approach with care and expect delays.
LondonFire We've got 4 fire engines & 20 firefighters dealing with a fire at a building under construction on Tooley Street. More when we have it.
peterjohn6 Westminster Council should not be using the courts to enforce their view of where jobs & growth should be in London #elizabethhouse
peterjohn6 Seems fairly perverse to me that Westminster Council "delighted" to have stifled development and jobs in Lambeth. Bad news for London.
savesouthwark Would appear the 18th 4 Pump fire in LB Southwark this year is in progress.A borough that will see 1/3 of its fire appliances cut in 63 days
TfLTrafficNews A100 Tower Bridge Roa NB at the junction of Tooley Street - Road closed due to an incident. Drivers advised to seek alternative routes.
TfLBusAlerts Routes 42 47 78 343 381 RV1 are subject to delays and diversion at Tower Bridge Road and Tooley Street SE1 due to a road traffic incident
LondonFire Tooley Street, SE1 update - The fire is on the first floor of a building under construction. Two gas cylinders are believed to be involved.
Elizabeth House developers "very confident" about outcome of judicial review se1.info/1bdDS7I
RikPryme @se1 @BBCLondonNews Tooley Street cordoned off. Builders from One Tower Bridge evacuated by the look of it.
Waterloo judicial review: @CityWestminster "delighted"; @cllrpeck @lambeth_council "extremely disappointed" se1.info/1bdDS7I
JamiesFifteen We will be taking over the demo kitchen @boroughmarket tomorrow, Fri 8th Nov from 12-2pm. Apprentices Leon & Jake... fb.me/2tTB317LF
Rupert Murdoch is demanding that twice as many cycle spaces as specified are installed in his new HQ at London Bridge http://t.co/XHubJyiqyB
Just published - Elizabeth House development at Waterloo: green light for judicial review of Eric Pickles' decision goo.gl/fb/33dzL
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Does the National Theatre have a problem with women? http://t.co/TDO15YVbjI via @guardian
WW2 evacuees from Pearman St se1.info/HIDKpM
Just published - Affordable housing provider buys 'high end' Blackfriars Road development goo.gl/fb/2LZ30
Big queue for free lunch at new @leonrestaurants at More London pic.twitter.com/Tg3PairPx5
RT @se17: Look to the Heygate Estate for what's wrong with London's housing http://t.co/xNaIymvk8C via @newstatesman
Flood alert for Bankside for high tide at 4.15pm: http://t.co/uUxTnfhRHh
Tesco branding appears on fencing at new Tesco Express in Baylis Road pic.twitter.com/aIYSRMs3nJ via @t_lu
Simon Hughes Ordered to Apologise to House of Commons: http://t.co/S7aPcBmLnh via @GuidoFawkes
Eurostar French TV advert has brief glimpse of @preciousblood1 church procession in Southwark Street http://t.co/IjpHzIh4dm
Government has made no assessment of case for Bakerloo line extension, transport minister tells @LordRoyKennedy: http://t.co/wgRudlXpqG
Claims that 'terrorist threats' were made against @unit24gallery in Great Guildford Street specc.ie/1aGEOGQ @NickCohen4 in @spectator
LondonPFC_Spud Only @SouthernRailUK could organise a meet the manger session 3 metres away from a bagpipe player at London Bridge station :-)
waterlooquarter Love a bit of brass to start the morning #Waterloo #poppyappeal pic.twitter.com/2XSYrGgYy0
Southwarkcathed There are still tickets for tonight's talk on Queen Victoria's Jewellery with a reception by the English Wine Pantry geoffreymunn.eventbrite.com
A revolution in (£5k) watches is taking place in Clink Streetshar.es/IVEDSw via@CityAMM
Teacher not guilty of pupil assault in Southwark bbc.in/Hzh6zy
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