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News & features published on 21 October 2015
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Firemen help to deliver baby outside Asda in Old Kent Road

Three firefighters from Old Kent Road fire station helped to deliver a baby boy on Monday morning.

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Castle leisure centre won't open till 2016 admits council boss

The long-awaited new public swimming pool at Elephant & Castle won't be open for locals to enjoy until the new year, it emerged this week.

Tweets on 21 October 2015

mrbenstephenson @WearewaterlooUK @se1 @southbanklondon spotted in Cubana just now ow.ly/i/dSwwx

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 6:48 PM, Oct 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

Joanna Lumley appeal for public support for #gardenbridge https://t.co/eJlWfYUnNV

via Twitter for Mac

1938 newsreel - Waterloo Bridge under construction: https://t.co/O63y6qdWyg

via Twitter for Mac

@hhrca @bridgewithout At cabinet yesterday Delancey wanted it to be known that they are not owners of shopping centre but devt managers

via Twitter for Mac in reply to hhrca

Se_Railway Charing Cross and Waterloo East will be closed this weekend - use Cannon St and London Bridge: ow.ly/TFLvr

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 6:04 PM, Oct 21st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

boutchercofe Do you know who's lost this cat. He has adopted our school. Please retweet. @se1 @BermondseyPaul @FOBoutcher pic.twitter.com/Mnss9jKBYK

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 5:02 PM, Oct 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

james_hatts I think GLA planning officers enjoyed writing their report on the Southwark Street Russian space-rocket tower pic.twitter.com/9feYepH0Bb

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 4:43 PM, Oct 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

@angus_fx @AlternativeDfT @AsEasyAsRiding I think official diversion is via Bricklayers Arms

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to angus_fx

@AlternativeDfT @angus_fx @AsEasyAsRiding fwiw there will be a cycle contraflow during the Tooley Street works

via Twitter for iPhone in reply to AlternativeDfT

MPSSouthBank Persistent anti-social beggar arrested and charged for breach of Criminal Behaviour Order by PC Ho near

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:56 PM, Oct 21st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

Just published - Firemen help to deliver baby outside Asda in Old Kent Road goo.gl/fb/yEIoau

via Google

RT @JohnRentoul: Instead of the garden bridge, let's build the crossing London needs @jackwbrown https://t.co/6vPg2ODPg2 https://t.co/crgCB…

via Twitter for Mac

Boris Johnson questioned over Garden Bridge by Labour's Navin Shah AM https://t.co/PqMYIAHqrv via @audioBoom

via audioBoom

WHurst1 For @MayorofLondon to claim procurement 'robust' is blatantly untrue. Even @TfL own auditor admits multiple failures

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 12:51 PM, Oct 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

- "The wheels have fallen off the wagon" says Labour's @NavinShahAM

via Twitter for Mac

- "There are major flaws in procurement" says @NavinShahAM at

Boris says he is "misinformed"

via Twitter for Mac

Boris says TfL audit found "no issues whatever" with procurement of the

via Twitter for Mac

RT @LCJHeppell: @LondonFire @se1 dockhead new fire station is getting on well https://t.co/SChec9h7oG

via Twitter for Mac

- "I think that it's a wonderful project and will go ahead" says Boris Johnson at

via Twitter for Mac

se16 Boris Johnson has just announced plans for an underground road tunnel from Canada Water to Clapham at

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 12:08 PM, Oct 21st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

@PartingtonF Yes it will be run by Fusion (at least to start with - the borough-wide leisure contract is up for renewal)

via Twitter for Mac in reply to PartingtonF

"It is finished. Ish." - council regeneration boss on delayed Elephant & Castle leisure centre london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8494

via Twitter for Mac

Just published - Castle leisure centre won't open till 2016 admits council boss goo.gl/fb/AKD70L

via Google

Want to know when the new swimming pool at Elephant & Castle will finally open? london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8494

via Twitter for Mac

Christmas Temp Jobs Fair today at Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre https://t.co/ZAVWUlAYpj

via Twitter for Mac

markpack Norman Baker: how Simon Hughes turned up 22 hours late for a meeting bit.ly/1W4UnQD

via Mark's chocolate factory (retweeted on 10:27 AM, Oct 21st, 2015 via Twitter Web Client)

Boris Johnson will face questions about from 10am at

via Twitter for iPhone

Lambeth Council is one of the exhibitors at property trade fair opening at Olympia today pic.twitter.com/rJoE4kuIMN

via Twitter for Mac

Autumn Volunteering Fair today with @VCSouthwark at Elephant & Castle: https://t.co/qG0TaaBp3S

via TweetDeck

Tower Tandoori rated 2 out of 5 for food hygiene: https://t.co/JIbPWjUSFL

via Twitter for Mac

ICYMI - teenager stabbed at Elephant & Castle last night: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8493

via Twitter for Mac

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