Monday 2 December 2013
News & features published on 2 December 2013
What should Elephant & Castle's new leisure centre be called?
Elephant & Castle's new leisure centre - with six-lane swimming pool - is due to open in spring 2015. But what should it be called?
Robes sponsored sleepout raises £52,000 for winter night shelter
On Friday night more than 100 people raised £52,000 for the Robes Project winter shelters by taking part in a sponsored sleepout in the grounds of Southwark Cathedral.
Chris Foster murder: police give new details of Friday night events
Detectives investigating the murder of Chris Foster on Borough High Street on Friday night have released more information about the tragic sequence of events in the hope that it will prompt witnesses to come forward.
Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre changes hands for £80 million
Key Property Investments has sold Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre to Delancey and APG for £80 million.
Forum discussions active on 2 December 2013
Tweets on 2 December 2013
@coyleneil @TowerBridgeRd Here’s a reindeer pic for yopic.twitter.com/BKe0O97jbHbH
[Job vacancy] Caretaker, @styleshousetmo: http://t.co/2VJWfbqM05
ShellOutSounds Choir of 50 carol sing @southbankcentre Clore Ballroom yesterday to say no to @Shell sponsorship! @GeorgeMonbiot pic.twitter.com/5uL5sSXDmZ
@juliettelosq they are rebuilding the foundations due to subsidence. It was starting to lean at an odd angle
Harpers Cafe in Southwark Street to be replaced by Costa Coffee pic.twitter.com/5J3mJeWV0o
Flowers left in Borough High Street in memory of murder victim Chris Foster pic.twitter.com/5u67nzB8r0
Giant Christmas pudding in Bermondsey Square pic.twitter.com/GgF6FZrVzG
Meet a real reindeer at @TowerBridgeRd Xmas fair outside @towertandoori. Here till 9.30 pic.twitter.com/nuqtzYfXHZ
@leebaker_ new owners and nothing binding. Lot of water under bridge since 2007.
Tory Cllr Toby Eckersley asks Q about Elephant shopping centre ... @FionaColley recommends he looks on SE1 website for proof of her answer
CityPolice Don't forget to come along to the Exchanging Places event tomorrow morning at Queen St j/w Southwark Bridge from 7.30am #cyclesafety
Caribbean and Latin American business reps speaking at scrutiny committee anxious that they have a place in redeveloped E&C shopping centre
Man from Delancey indicates that new retail to replace Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre could be completed in 2018
cllr_anood A real reindeer on tower bridge road pic.twitter.com/SfIaZoAoeP
Is the man from Delancey hinting that "Tribeca Square" won't be the final name of the Elephant Road development after all?
Long-time Elephant & Castle watchers will be interested that new shopping centre owners are advised by former Tory councillor Kim Humphreys
At Southwark Council scrutiny committee to hear about plans of new Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre owners
jayrayner1 Fingers tightly crossed for the @BrixtonBlog at tonight's British Journalism Awards.
Lambeth Road bus assault: Man, 26, arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after handing himself in at police station
GrahamNeale @se1 "Elephant and Castle Leisure Centre" Should avoid any confusion, because: 1. Its at The Elephant & Castle and 2. Its a leisure centre
RT @FionaColley: Love it! RT @se1: Suggestion for new name for Elephant & Castle leisure centre >> “@juliecurlie: Trunks†http://t.co/4eok2…
Suggestion for new name for Elephant & Castle leisure centre >> â@juliecurlieie: Trunksgoo.gl/fb/O9Ef5ofuN
Reminder: Tower Bridge Road Christmas Fayre from 6.30pm se1.info/1eHWtMP
Just published - What should Elephant & Castle's new leisure centre be called? Council launches online poll goo.gl/fb/O9Ef5
LewisHarding1 34 year old Chris Foster helped me and showed me around at work experience earlier this summer. He was stabbed and killed Saturday night.
markrock Steve from @Cave_london talking about flowers and wine boo.fm/b1770134 via @audioboo
Just published - Sponsored @RobesSleepout raises £52,000 to support winter night shelter for rough sleepersgoo.gl/fb/4SVsut
Tower Bridge Road Christmas Fayre this evening at @towertandoori - organised by @TowerBridgeRd Alliance: http://t.co/zZJGIGkrR8
@Powsalad yeah I'm sure they've got an eye on trade from Murdoch's new offices when his papers move into the baby shard
Just published - Chris Foster murder: detectives give new details of Friday night's events on Borough High Street goo.gl/fb/wL4Qo
Choclez Spotted @therealgokwan filming in Southwark, I wonder what he is filming #gokwan pic.twitter.com/uWkxnR1lUB
Developers plan 'South Village' at Elephant & Castle as counterpoint to Olympic Park's 'East Village': london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7238
Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre £80m sale story updated with comment from Southwark Council's@FionaColleyy:london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7238N
peterproperty Delancey and Dutch fund manager APG form JV to re-build Elephant & Castle shopping centre and build 645 rented homes in new 'South Village."
FionaColley Looking forward to working with Delancey, new owners of E&C shopping centre, to create new, improved and better connected town centre
@FionaColley Thanks - have tweaked that sentence. Too early on a Monday morning to be thinking straight.
Just published - Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre changes hands for £80 milliongoo.gl/fb/l5hvTt
Job vacancies posted on 2 December 2013
- Caretaker at Styles House Tenant Management Organisation
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