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Wednesday 21 January 2015

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Man jailed for 16 months for London Bridge Station bomb hoax

The man whose bomb threat on a packed commuter train on 11 September last year closed London Bridge Station has been sentenced to 16 months in prison.

Tooley Street 'appalling' says deputy mayor but Boris disagrees

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has taken issue with claims made by his own deputy mayor Kit Malthouse that Tooley Street is in "chaos".

New principal pledges to make FE college 'beacon of excellence'

Carole Kitching has been appointed as the new principal of the troubled Lewisham Southwark College (formerly LeSoCo).

Forum discussions active on 21 January 2015

Tweets on 21 January 2015

Wednesday recap: London-SE1.co.uk/date/2015-01-21

11:00 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via TweetDeck

heidi_mp Have secured a parliamentary debate on the impact of the London Bridge redevelopment on rail services - plse send me your own experiences

12:32 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 10:50 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

councilassembly Councillors unanimously agree to put up their allowances by 2.2 per cent

10:22 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 10:25 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

councilassembly Cllr @drbenjohnson points out that developers say shared ownership homes aren't viable north of Elephant & Castle due to high house prices

9:49 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 9:51 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

New homes near Tower Bridge Road go on sale this weekend in Hong Kong: http://t.co/yn08CtBBFp

8:45 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

RT @DANIELPEMBERTON: Loving the archive of Thames TV news reports from the 80's being put up online - instant London nostalgia (ta @SE1) - â€¦

8:16 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

jenwrenmosley At WCDG re Garden Bridge and the next steps for unhappy residents of Se1. #gardenbridge #sE1

7:15 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 7:22 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Live coverage of Southwark Council's themed meeting on 'healthy & active communities' starts in a few minutes on @councilassembly account

6:57 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

davidutting Power cut in SE1 knocked out Tesco and the traffic lights, chaos on the roads at Southwark Station crossing @se1 @metpoliceuk

6:03 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 6:09 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

Just published - Man jailed for 16 months for London Bridge Station 9/11 bomb hoax goo.gl/fb/mFLwhe

5:21 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Google

edmedmoped All traffic lights out by one of the bicyle accident hotspots. @se1 pic.twitter.com/TXYptlqjKG

4:59 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 5:00 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

Finance expert @MartinSLewis left shaking in anger after being 'shoved hard' outside Waterloo Station: http://t.co/35D5HrBPhx via @itvlondon

3:59 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

MartinSLewis Not happy the Daily Mail has reported what happened to me at Waterloo. I'd told them I wouldnt speak to them. Their peice has factual errors

3:45 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via TweetDeck (retweeted on 3:58 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

MartinSLewis Feeling slightly shaken having just been the victim of a minor assault by waterloo station (ive explained here.. facebook.com/mrmartinlewis)

9:06 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via TweetDeck (retweeted on 3:58 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

Just published - Boris dismisses claims of 'chaos' in Tooley Street raised by his own deputy goo.gl/fb/TVc5io

3:19 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Google

Tooley Street to be shut to eastbound traffic for 18 months: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8055

3:15 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

Just published - New principal pledges to make troubled @LesocoLondon FE college a 'beacon of excellence' goo.gl/fb/ZIs14v

3:08 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Google

Nurses and soldiers with field gun outside St Thomas' Hospital, 1914 https://t.co/DLZzYV3rpg via @LdnMetArchives

2:50 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via TweetDeck

County Hall under construction in 1914: https://t.co/6xNIk7JjGr via @LdnMetArchives

2:43 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via TweetDeck

SteveO_Connell Challenged by me in a lunchtime meeting Network Rail apologise for London Bridge chaos and admit they got their modelling wrong. Sure did.

2:41 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPad (retweeted on 2:43 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Injured ginger cat Trinity Church Square: http://t.co/uAGVrumNBj

2:35 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone

Ellis' General Stores on Great Dover Street, 1914: https://t.co/1DHnw45eyL via @LdnMetArchives

2:32 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via TweetDeck

Penthouses at Lend Lease's One The Elephant tower - prices start at Â£2.5 millionpic.twitter.com/jVZHpuT96aa

2:22 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone

Traffic on London Bridge, 1914: https://t.co/6XD9Cs8Fyu via @LdnMetArchives

2:16 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via TweetDeck

Waterloo Community Development Group General Meeting tonight - agenda includes Garden Bridge + Ufford Street homes: http://t.co/J2gwDJUIsb

1:49 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via TweetDeck

Last few days to grab a bargain at Book Warehouse Waterloo Road pic.twitter.com/qy1qb5ITCn

1:41 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone

Jeremy_Clyne Labour @lambeth_council removes planning application papers from libraries,making it more difficult to examine plans insidelambeth1.wordpress.com

1:24 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:26 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Where's My Mummy?

Hunting mummies in the British Bronze Age

@PubSci

Details: http://t.co/uehfI03m0u

1:15 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via TweetDeck

@SE1MonkeyPuzzle @SE1_BARD The 'not valid' thing is a technicality - just means they haven't put in the right papers yet.

1:08 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac in reply to SE1MonkeyPuzzle

@SE1MonkeyPuzzle @SE1_BARD Look carefully at the pic - there's a 28 storey tower in the background, shaped like a space rocket

1:08 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac in reply to SE1MonkeyPuzzle

Boris Johnson on plans for a public trampoline: "I won't be bounced into it" #mqt

12:50 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

Poetry evening at @Trvllng_Thrgh bookshop in Lower Marsh: http://t.co/zKGNpOVDq0

12:45 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

LondonAssembly Encouraging to see such a full Chamber for #MQT at City Hall. Remember - all our meetings are open to the public. pic.twitter.com/By0dvh452J

11:38 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 12:45 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

#mqt surreal quote of the day - "I don't put mince pies in my turkey" - Boris Johnson

12:38 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

@alboreto @VanishedLondon Eh? County Hall is very close to Waterloo. Not sure I understand your point.

12:37 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

This evening we'll have tweets from Southwark Council's first full meeting of the year over on @councilassembly account

12:35 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

Green Party surge could help Simon Hughes retain his seat at #ge2015: http://t.co/y6XBcElz6b

12:31 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

The Waterloo Air Terminal - fascinating local history from @VanishedLondon: http://t.co/sQvcXAbzBZ

12:23 PM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

What the @coinstreet neighbourhood centre site looked like in 1991: https://t.co/a0l06Juqal

11:55 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

1991: rough sleepers at Cardboard City and on the steps of @stjohnswaterloo

https://t.co/cEBM7RDJWq

11:49 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

(A personal favorite)

As new @nationaltheatre boss Rufus Norris reveals plans, here's TV news report from 1988 when Richard Eyre took over https://t.co/jyDM1tnaA5

11:44 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

Tooley Street 'chaos' - Boris Johnson and his deputy Kit Malthouse disagree https://t.co/XYraNSYqBJ via @audioBoom #mqt

11:34 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via audioBoom

#mqt Boris accuses opponents of arguing for more luxury flats for oligarchs by opposing free school at Southwark Fire Station

10:53 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

#mqt Tooley Street road surface "appalling" for cyclists says @kitmalthouse AM - "seems alright to me" says Boris.

10:27 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

#mqt Richard Tracey AM asks Boris to put on extra buses from Waterloo to London Bridge during Thameslink works.

10:25 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

london_cycling @se1 Come along for free bike security marking at 11:30-14:30 in Tanner St Park, Bermondsey St @london_cycling will be talking cycling too!

10:21 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 10:22 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

#mqt Boris on London Bridge disruption: "Nobody is taking ownership of the problem in the way that I would like to see"

10:14 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

#mqt Boris "concerned" that people aren't getting the message that London Bridge disruption is precursor to "massive improvement" in service

10:13 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac

Boris now speaking at #mqt about recent problems at London Bridge Station

10:12 AM, Jan 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac