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News & features published on 2 December 2013
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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

Tweets on 2 December 2013

ShellOutSounds Choir of 50 carol sing @southbankcentre Clore Ballroom yesterday to say no to @Shell sponsorship! @GeorgeMonbiot pic.twitter.com/5uL5sSXDmZ

via web (retweeted on 10:05 PM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

@juliettelosq they are rebuilding the foundations due to subsidence. It was starting to lean at an odd angle

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to juliettelosq

Harpers Cafe in Southwark Street to be replaced by Costa Coffee pic.twitter.com/5J3mJeWV0o

via iOS

Flowers left in Borough High Street in memory of murder victim Chris Foster pic.twitter.com/5u67nzB8r0

via iOS

Giant Christmas pudding in Bermondsey Square pic.twitter.com/GgF6FZrVzG

via Twitter for iPhone

Meet a real reindeer at @TowerBridgeRd Xmas fair outside @towertandoori. Here till 9.30 pic.twitter.com/nuqtzYfXHZ

via iOS

@leebaker_ new owners and nothing binding. Lot of water under bridge since 2007.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to leebaker_

Tory Cllr Toby Eckersley asks Q about Elephant shopping centre ... @FionaColley recommends he looks on SE1 website for proof of her answer

via Twitter for Mac

CityPolice Don't forget to come along to the Exchanging Places event tomorrow morning at Queen St j/w Southwark Bridge from 7.30am

via HootSuite (retweeted on 8:06 PM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Caribbean and Latin American business reps speaking at scrutiny committee anxious that they have a place in redeveloped E&C shopping centre

via Twitter for Mac

Man from Delancey indicates that new retail to replace Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre could be completed in 2018

via Twitter for Mac

cllr_anood A real reindeer on tower bridge road pic.twitter.com/SfIaZoAoeP

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 7:30 PM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Is the man from Delancey hinting that "Tribeca Square" won't be the final name of the Elephant Road development after all?

via Twitter for Mac

Long-time Elephant & Castle watchers will be interested that new shopping centre owners are advised by former Tory councillor Kim Humphreys

via Twitter for Mac

At Southwark Council scrutiny committee to hear about plans of new Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre owners

via Twitter for Mac

jayrayner1 Fingers tightly crossed for the @BrixtonBlog at tonight's British Journalism Awards.

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 6:54 PM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

Lambeth Road bus assault: Man, 26, arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after handing himself in at police station

via Twitter for Mac

GrahamNeale @se1 "Elephant and Castle Leisure Centre" Should avoid any confusion, because: 1. Its at The Elephant & Castle and 2. Its a leisure centre

via Tweet Button (retweeted on 6:26 PM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Twitter for iPhone)

RT @FionaColley: Love it! RT @se1: Suggestion for new name for Elephant & Castle leisure centre >> “@juliecurlie: Trunks” http://t.co/4eok2…

via Twitter for iPhone

Suggestion for new name for Elephant & Castle leisure centre >> â@juliecurlieie: Trunksgoo.gl/fb/O9Ef5ofuN

via Twitter for Mac

Reminder: Tower Bridge Road Christmas Fayre from 6.30pm se1.info/1eHWtMP

via bitly

Just published - What should Elephant & Castle's new leisure centre be called? Council launches online poll goo.gl/fb/O9Ef5

via Google

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.

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 4:41 PM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Twitter for Mac)

markrock Steve from @Cave_london talking about flowers and wine boo.fm/b1770134 via @audioboo

via Audioboo (retweeted on 4:28 PM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Twitter for Mac)

Just published - Sponsored @RobesSleepout raises £52,000 to support winter night shelter for rough sleepersgoo.gl/fb/4SVsut

via Google

Tower Bridge Road Christmas Fayre this evening at @towertandoori - organised by @TowerBridgeRd Alliance: http://t.co/zZJGIGkrR8

via Twitter for Mac

@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

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Powsalad

Just published - Chris Foster murder: detectives give new details of Friday night's events on Borough High Street goo.gl/fb/wL4Qo

via Google

Choclez Spotted @therealgokwan filming in Southwark, I wonder what he is filming pic.twitter.com/uWkxnR1lUB

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 9:54 AM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Developers plan 'South Village' at Elephant & Castle as counterpoint to Olympic Park's 'East Village': london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7238

via Twitter for Mac

Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre £80m sale story updated with comment from Southwark Council's@FionaColleyy:london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7238N

via Twitter for Mac

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."

via TweetDeck (retweeted on 9:06 AM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Tweetbot for Mac)

FionaColley Looking forward to working with Delancey, new owners of E&C shopping centre, to create new, improved and better connected town centre

via Echofon (retweeted on 9:06 AM, Dec 2nd, 2013 via Tweetbot for Mac)

@FionaColley Thanks - have tweaked that sentence. Too early on a Monday morning to be thinking straight.

via Twitter for Mac in reply to FionaColley

Just published - Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre changes hands for £80 milliongoo.gl/fb/l5hvTt

via Google

Job vacancies posted on 2 December 2013
  • Caretaker at Styles House Tenant Management Organisation
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