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News & features published on 31 December 2015
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Honours for Cllr Peter John and architects Allies and Morrison

The leader of Southwark Council has been awarded the OBE in the New Year Honours list.

Tweets on 31 December 2015

rupertevelyn Remember when it was lighters in the air? pic.twitter.com/uiCkQZ3nXu

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:46 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

rupertevelyn This is what I get to look at for the live on @itvnews at 1156 pic.twitter.com/bAt5PSN6Gi

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:46 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

SJALondonLog There appears to be a traffic jam of boats on the Thames pic.twitter.com/WAPEmupEDL

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:44 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

LondonPortAuth Mobile phone camera lights pick out Westminster Bridge as vessels line up for river closure pic.twitter.com/STmH6GiC8L

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:42 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

Ldn_Ambulance Kate, Jen & Tom are working on foot in the event area. They carry all their kit on their back pic.twitter.com/Nt5yVH0eNp

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:40 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

Good aerial shots of the South Bank on BBC News Channel now

via Twitter for Mac

Tonight's fireworks at midnight will last 11 minutes and 14 seconds, an organiser has just told @BBCNews

via Twitter for Mac

TfLTrafficNews Tower Bridge is due to lift either side of midnight, at 11.55pm and 12.30am. Expect delays around these times.

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 11:23 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

rupertevelyn Live in under an hour.... @itvnews pic.twitter.com/VRVhKuwiML

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:18 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

Periscope video clip from @KayBurley's vantage point on top of a van on Westminster Bridge periscope.tv/w/1OdKragAnYvxX

via Twitter for Mac

Rolling back the years along the Thames via @davehill: https://t.co/DzXcc1gyAH

via Twitter for Mac

Emma_Campaigner Some officious so and so has already told two of my friends that if they come to my home in they can't leave til 3am

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 11:09 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

£1.258m flat for sale in new skyscraper on Eileen House site at Elephant & Castle: https://t.co/uk5scDRWkK

via Twitter for Mac

RT @EvanD: Green County Hall and Yellow London Eye #LondonNYE https://t.co/GjN2vVWDtO

via Twitter for Mac

DWilkinsonCNN London ready for . Not too cold and dry so far! Two hours to go pic.twitter.com/gPpvnVS3tr

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 10:53 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

SW_Trains - Alternative arrangements & queuing systems in place at Waterloo this evening > ow.ly/WnwAf

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 10:46 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

KayBurley Repairing for NYEon banks if Thames pic.twitter.com/jNyIqdu6Fy

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 9:35 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

Z is for Zandra and Joe's pocket park outside @gwtheatre

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/Smz7j15Itv

via Twitter for Mac

RT @LAS_TacAdvisor: If you are ill or injured at #LondonNYE please attend a @stjohnambulance treatment centre https://t.co/QGfFIYTya9 https…

via Tweetbot for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

Y is for (Yuri) Gagarin Square - rejected by councillors

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/hmUiNlHTEu

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

X is for #migrantscontribute anti-xenophobia rally

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/7g6qDCeGp7

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

W is for Battle of Waterloo memorial at Waterloo Station

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/lvz9UFuZ4Y

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

V is for the closure of Vinopolis

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/Sll2NzAGO1

via Twitter for Mac

RT @Carl_Thompson: The queuing for #pink zone at Waterloo Bridge is chaos. Pink queues and Green queues all mixed up and people blocking ro…

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

U is for unexploded WWII bomb #bermondseybomb

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/CNWHGpK38l

via Twitter for Mac

RedcliffeSq Seeing in New Year in the traditional south London way. Stuck on a bus at Elephant and Castle.

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 7:55 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Roads across a big part of the western half of SE1 are due to be closed from 8pm in preparation for NY fireworks https://t.co/jAT6ZwYz1O

via TweetDeck

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

T is for the (demolished) Tanner Street tin box factory

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/ELlNI2heYc

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

S is for Sir @SimonHughes, knighted this year

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/PXIdFD4JK2

via Twitter for Mac

Waterloo Bridge due to close fully from 7.30pm: https://t.co/jAT6Zxgaqo

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

R is for roadworks (pictured: Boris Johnson digs a hole)

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/o1eM30Uk4c

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

Q is for Queen's Walk Sundial next to Potters Fields Park

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/yFmIFUPBhX

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

P is for the new passport design featuring SE1 scenes

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/pzWN8ASw89

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

O is for @openstreetsldn in Great Suffolk Street

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH

https://t.co/kx0zdgB2eV

via Twitter for Mac

willbains I imagine the fools who have set up camp at Lambeth Bridge to watch the fireworks are getting a little damp

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 5:41 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

N is for @coyleneil's election victory in Bermondsey

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/YCIRUu49LU

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

M is for Albert McKenzie VC Memorial in Tower Bridge Rd

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH

https://t.co/3L0z1FbGrO

via Twitter for Mac

From 5pm area bounded by Lambeth Palace Road, York Road, Stamford Street, Cornwall Road and South Bank will be shut https://t.co/jAT6ZwYz1O

via TweetDeck

RT @musicplaysfilms: The @se1 lock-down has started, BTW; barriers going up on W'loo Br & announcements asking people to clear the area. ht…

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

L is for Leake Street Pocket Park

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/20l2J4vura

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

K is for @katehoeymp, re-elected with increased majority

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/IG4d3gOIg8

via Twitter for Mac

Waterloo Bridge will be shut to pedestrians from 4pm
https://t.co/jAT6ZwYz1O

via TweetDeck

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

J is for Jonathan's sponsored walk for @dimblebycancerc

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/zB3BG76Bs8

via Twitter for Mac

MetPoliceEvents As the world continues to mark the New Year, plan ahead to ensure you don't miss out bit.ly/1m66ixJ pic.twitter.com/9IlrZ1PLNg

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 2:41 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

I is for International Women's Day

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/SJrTxHL91u

via Twitter for Mac

Lambeth Council warns of decline in neighbourliness pic.twitter.com/Ny3j85srIK

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

H is for Holy Trinity upgraded to grade II* listed status

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/cqcovMJqNz

via Twitter for Mac

TfLTrafficNews A23 Lambeth Palace Rd has now reopened following the earlier Emergency Services Incident

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 2:11 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Jackie_Travel Lambeth Palace Road closed both ways btwn Westminster Bridge & Lambeth Bridge causing queues due to an emergency services incident.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 2:11 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

G is for Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park peace sculpture

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/DPwj2vS77I

via Twitter for Mac

Westminster Bridge will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from 2pm as part of the preparations for tonight's fireworks

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

F is for the new fire station in Old Kent Road

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/fA0Jwnruep

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

E is for the Elephant & Castle roundabout (demise of)

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH

https://t.co/WQBSi4oTSL

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

D is for @draperestate's 50th birthday fiesta

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/CuxWuebaFI

via Twitter for Mac

se1: A-Z of 2015 in SE1

C is for Cross Bones Garden

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/OMVPuvJelL

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

B is for Basaveshwara

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/WPuFgaMKJm

via Twitter for Mac

A-Z of 2015 in SE1

A is for Barry Albin

Full list: https://t.co/YxiPDbsnOH https://t.co/SBbiRRi5cu

via Twitter for Mac

LAS_TacAdvisor Don't forget about the road closures today;
2pm - blue
5pm - red
8pm - green
10pm - pink

pic.twitter.com/TE9NluLjwa

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 12:10 PM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Tweetbot for Mac)

What were the most-read stories of 2015 on the SE1 website? london-se1.co.uk/news/2015.html

via Twitter for Mac

Just published - Honours for Cllr Peter John and architects Allies and Morrison goo.gl/fb/FUmpA9

via Google

LoveShadThames One day left to enter Picture Shad Thames competition! Open to all living, working locally shadthames.org/events/ @ShadThamesRA @se1 @se16

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 9:17 AM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for iPhone)

RT @TowerBridge: Oops, guess we got a little too excited there... https://t.co/lZuYa5HzsK

via Twitter for Mac

TheMediaTweets "Remember to schedule our New Year tweet to appear one minute past midnight."

"On the 31st?"

"Er... sure..." pic.twitter.com/iw2Do2clUR

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 12:51 AM, Dec 31st, 2015 via Twitter for Mac)

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