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News & features published on 26 February 2016
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Two shades of grey: Garden Bridge tweaks South Bank lift shaft

After Lambeth councillors criticised the design of the proposed South Bank landing building for the Garden Bridge, Heatherwick Studio has tweaked the colour scheme to use 'quartz grey' instead of 'brown grey'.

Tweets on 26 February 2016

RT @aGibb_: day 2.. #gardenbridge [only marginally more ridiculous than the actual proposal] https://t.co/8IoKYTzvRi #28DL https://t.co/KBe…

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New Sacha Baron Cohen movie Grimsby out now. Features Southwark Bridge stunt: https://t.co/0TAe8Dvpuu https://t.co/9Rf1532Jia

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Spot the difference as lift shaft turns 'quartz grey' to appease councillors london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8680 pic.twitter.com/0JJA8NkjrP

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Temporary timetable on bus route 42 comes into force tomorrow with slightly reduced frequencies due to Aldgate roadworks

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georgethemartyr competition - see image for details. FREE to enter, BIG prizes pic.twitter.com/XKYbqRB5qd

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TDCrossley @GSTTnhs EXCELLENT SERVICE! I don't mind busting my chin open again on London Bridge. Thanks to Chad and Ladies. Tim-South Africa

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Plans for statue of Boris Johnson's deputy mayor approved by Southwark Council yesterday.

See our previous story: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8650

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Neo Bankside - listen to @evanhd quiz Richard Rogers about affordable housing on this @guardian podcast: https://t.co/3JJPd3vctW

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@follyforlondon Erm yes on closer examination 9600 is clearly a nonsense. But that's what the Lambeth report says...

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@follyforlondon the Lambeth report excludes the accessible loo so is based on 8 toilets. But now I am very confused.

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drbenjohnson Radical changes to colour scheme for garden bridge... london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8680 via @se1

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Just published - Two shades of grey: Garden Bridge tweaks South Bank lift shaft goo.gl/fb/rRQB26

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@follyforlondon Just published this - london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8680 - link in the article to committee papers

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Friday's number of the day is

9,600

- the estimated hourly capacity of the public toilets proposed on South Bank for

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submits revised public toilet plans with only one cubicle in the gents loos

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Details of the Great Dover Street incident https://t.co/ZSwsIVNQRG

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Armed police at Burbage Close / Lawson Estate / Great Dover Street earlier https://t.co/YLVV34jjSL

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MPSSouthwark Team of burglars, James Henson and James Adams (both 24 yrs) from Southwark sentenced today - 4 yrs each for house burglaries in SE1 - CID

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Get your free ticket for a lecture by Boris Johnson at the Old Vic next month https://t.co/FgrK1KlxNd https://t.co/9tbIRpwx7R

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BrownPhilip Report by @TfL says Waterloo station will require bicycle parking for 8000 by 2026. That'll rival Cambridge station! london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8662

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roundaboutnews @AdeleCathedrals We are very grateful to @mariaadderley, our very own local Jessica Fletcher Miss Marple solving skulduggery in @se1

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Which SE1 road junctions have the worst pedestrian casualty stats?

Find out here: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8679

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London New Year Fireworks - GLA sold a pair of tickets to North Korea according to new data from City Hall

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nasu1917b about 30 SWAT guys suiting upon Great Dover Street. Saw five cops with machine guns and battering ram enter a building. @se1 @metpoliceuk

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@LambethCyclists @citycyclists @RossLydall Latest TfL papers say we won't get the superhub till 2018/19

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Overcrowded buses on Old Kent Road - @MayorofLondon responds to @ValShawcross pic.twitter.com/PVOb98FtN7

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The @SantanderCycles docking station outside Strata tower at the Elephant is to be extended with an extra 20 docking points

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