Wednesday 18 June 2014
News & features published on 18 June 2014
Did council meeting cost more than £400 a minute?
A row has broken out over a Southwark Council meeting that cost thousands of pounds to arrange but lasted just 30 minutes.
Police launch 10-week crackdown on South Bank summer crime surge
Police have launched a 10-week operation to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour around the South Bank.
Boris overrules fire authority on sale of Albert Embankment HQ
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has used his power of direction to overrule the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority in the latest round of a power struggle between City Hall and Union Street.
Warwick Business School gets green light for campus at the Shard
Warwick Business School has received the go-ahead from Southwark Council for its plans to open a London outpost on the 17th floor of the Shard.
Fire at Parliament View on Albert Embankment under investigation
The London Fire Brigade is investigating the cause of a fire in the Parliament View apartment block next to Lambeth Bridge on Tuesday night.
Forum discussions active on 18 June 2014
Tweets on 18 June 2014
wolmarforlondon Can anything be more inane than Paxman and Boris on a tandem on Newsnight?
@Wilburboy46 @davidutting See @MPSinthesky tweet - "searching scaffolding for suspects"
MPSinthesky 2320 in the SE1 area searching scaffolding for suspects @MPSSouthwark
VERY noisy helicopter over Blackfriars Road area
Helicopter over Blackfriars Road / Nelson Square area with a searchlight @MPSinthesky
JohnOBrennan2 Paxman and Boris: pantomime schtick which demonstrates the terrible depths to which Newsnight has sunk. Terribly sad.
CalumSPlath Boris leading Paxman on a tandem bike is like some weird metaphor for the state of news reporting today.
If a member of the public tried to cycle where BoJo and Paxo are, they'd soon hear from More London security @BBCNewsnight
Wednesday recap: University to open mini-campus at the Shard, Parliament View fire & more: london-se1.co.uk/date/2014-06-18
Coming up on @BBCNewsnight: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Paxman riding a tandem along Tooley Street, Tower Bridge Road and Bermondsey Street
Costa Coffee to open in The Cut (replacing Premier Food & Wine) http://t.co/JaGCNcWQEp
neversh0utemma Sunset over the river Thames. pic.twitter.com/ClYnIleCg9
There's a Battle Going on for Public Space in London huff.to/1lCMLkd via @HuffPostUKPol
'Waterscreen' display on the Thames near the London Eye on 10 July http://t.co/BQ7qBTQph0
Just published - Police launch 10-week crackdown on South Bank summer crime surge goo.gl/fb/tvCNy
Just published - Did council meeting cost more than £400 a minute?goo.gl/fb/q2uhwo
Just published - Boris overrules fire authority on sale of Albert Embankment HQ goo.gl/fb/a3QlK
Just published - Warwick Business School gets green light for campus at the Shard goo.gl/fb/8tmcM
Free performance of Hamlet at @the_globe next month with Combat Veteran Players: http://t.co/0ClTZPSOOM
Morley Morsels - try a one hour taster session at @morleycollege this Friday: http://t.co/bL9bpNHNIn
"It's a bit like being the back half of a pantomime horse" - Jeremy Paxman on riding a tandem with Boris Johnson http://t.co/indkBsIwpU
"I've done war zones that are easier than this" - Jeremy Paxman on cycling along Tooley Street with Boris Johnson http://t.co/indkBsIwpU
Another clip of that BoJo & Paxo tandem ride along Tooley Street http://t.co/indkBsIwpU
Tonight's WCDG meeting is all about the 'gentrification' of Waterloo: http://t.co/fTLRchD7bf
Redflame16 English Heritage just announced the unique Kirkaldy Testing Museum, in Southwark, has been upgraded from Grade II to Grade II* listing!
RT @LambethCyclists: Free Dr Bike checks and advice this evening #Waterloo #Lambeth #SE1 http://t.co/7f1Jm5klPD #getonyourbikesandride
Lunchtime jazz at Guy's Hospital http://t.co/vvPRtjJnzT @breatheahr
Created in Clink Street ... the world’s first atomic pocket watch: http://t.co/3VMKfy9pBC
Labour London Assembly member @tomcopley criticises £1.1m studio flats for sale in Blackfriars Road http://t.co/gKJM69ELAQ via @LeftFootFwd
'My phobia of kittens is ruining my life' says Waterloo woman dailym.ai/1kKoOmD via @MailOnline
Just published - Fire at Parliament View on Albert Embankment under investigation goo.gl/fb/zfZir
Handel, Monteverdi, Mozart, Puccini, Brahms and Irving Berlin... http://t.co/h3OORTYGwC ... open-air opera-musical comedy with @MerryOpera
Starts today: Through the Wormhole – Furniture Re-Imagined at @BanksideGallery http://t.co/UqehZlbz75
AndrewByham Lots of toffs at #waterloo on their way to the #ascot #races instagram.com/p/pYOQnzifYW/
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