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Wednesday 2 March 2016

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News & features published on 2 March 2016
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St Thomas' staff join exercise to simulate disaster at Waterloo

Staff at St Thomas' Hospital have taken part in a major emergency planning exercise based on the scenario of a tower block collapsing at Waterloo Station leading to mass casualties.

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Disused Waterloo Eurostar terminal to become a shopping centre

Nearly nine years after Eurostar moved to St Pancras, the Government is working on plans to create a subterranean shopping centre at the former Waterloo International Terminal.

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Trinity House gets green light for Harper Road development

Plans for a development of 64 homes on Swan Street and Harper Road have been approved by Southwark's planning committee.

Tweets on 2 March 2016

TfLBusAlerts Great Dover Street, SE1 - Routes 21 48 N21 are on diversion due to a road traffic incident at Long Lane.

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 11:17 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

@BethanyLoves101 @TfLBusAlerts Road closure at Elephant tonight probably affecting things

via Twitter for Mac in reply to BethanyLoves101

Just published - St Thomas' Hospital joins exercise to test response to Waterloo tower disaster goo.gl/fb/41RPcW

via Google

Elephant & Castle (the 'link road' past the Tabernacle) is shut southbound till 5am for resurfacing pic.twitter.com/pxoC7P9Jnn

via Tweetbot for Mac

Auction lots at celeb fundraiser last night included chance to play whiff whaff with Boris Johnson

via Twitter for iPhone

davey Tonight's sun setting behind The Shard pic.twitter.com/l2wLPnGtIb

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 6:21 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

@olimould @bridgewithout There's a separate scheme for Leake Street and environs which was approved last year: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8544

via Twitter for Mac in reply to olimould

20 per cent (£250k) knocked off the asking price for luxury flat in South Bank Towerpic.twitter.com/AK4RNJdCgnn

via Twitter for Mac

Just published - Disused Waterloo Eurostar terminal to become a shopping centre goo.gl/fb/9quPiO

via Google

TfLBusAlerts Route RV1 has now resumed serving Oxo Tower following earlier diversion at Upper Ground, SE1

via Engagor (retweeted on 5:17 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Just published - Trinity House gets green light for Harper Road / Swan Street development goo.gl/fb/vRDkpx

via Google

follyforlondon It seems @lucydimes deleted her tweet from the @TheGardenBridge fundraiser. Great communication! Luckily I saved it: pic.twitter.com/IrKDezI2o3

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 4:01 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Twitter for iPhone)

MPSGrange 1/2 PC Graham and PC beth will be carrying out a street briefing in Weston Street J/W Guys Street today between 5pm and 6pm.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 3:58 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Twitter for iPhone)

Nonsense phrase of the day ...

Planning application for artwork to create a

"unique destinational London place"

in SE1

via Twitter for Mac

DebWalkerRI Exhibiting 'Sunrise from The Shard', 103 x 129cm w'colour with @JNoott_Gallery @AAFLondon stand 16, 10-13 March :) pic.twitter.com/bEiBrZ1Z78

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 3:31 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Guests at last night's fundraising gala included Alan Yentob and Christian Louboutin

via Twitter for Mac

Today's Standard claims that £1 million was raised fore at last night's 'Glitter in the Garden' event at Battersea Park

via Twitter for Mac

WHurst1 Me on London mayor Boris Johnson & his strategy of denial ow.ly/YYW5O @ArchitectsJrnal

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 3:21 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Twitter for Mac)

In praise of the 521 bus "from Waterloo to London Bridge in a kind of upturned ashtray shape": https://t.co/21EWeEko3j

via Twitter for Mac

BermondseyBeat Good morning . Again you're looking good. Is that new dress you're wearing?? Today 6.07am pic.twitter.com/tAXGGobam4

via Twitter for Windows Phone (retweeted on 3:04 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Twitter for Mac)

TV advert featuring @richard_001, @lylasays + family at Elephant & Castle to be shown during @itvcorrie tonight https://t.co/fFzItesJZE

via TweetDeck

se17 PM tells @coyleneil that people involved in knife crime should be "properly punished"

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 12:19 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Twitter for Mac)

se17 MP @coyleneil makes his debut with a question about knife crime in Walworth

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 12:18 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Twitter for Mac)

#gardenbridge - "there is something attractively mad about planting an English garden in the middle of the Thames": https://t.co/A1Dnqm8ZHj

via Twitter for Mac

AFosterTeach Return of the Kennington Rd lake opposite the police station. @lambeth_council, any plans to sort this out? @se1 pic.twitter.com/L7wDYsmi4e

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 12:11 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Twitter for iPhone)

BattyMichael The Shard, London, at Night, pencil and watercolour 2016 pic.twitter.com/t63szRReCa

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 12:05 PM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Free talk about the history of Southwark next Wednesday at @GuildhallLib in the City: https://t.co/isGNxZpuxh

via Twitter for Mac

Bermondsey MP @coyleneil is on the order paper for for first time today - tune in at midday for his debut question to David Cameron

via Twitter for Mac

TfLTrafficNews All lanes are now OPEN on Elephant & Castle following an earlier collision. Traffic is back to normal for the time of day...

via Engagor (retweeted on 9:56 AM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

SouthwarkCofE Bishop Michael Ipgrave is leaving @SouthwarkCofE to become the 99th Bishop of @Lichfield_CofE We wish him well pic.twitter.com/QIiu6p5IsZ

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 9:44 AM, Mar 2nd, 2016 via Twitter for Mac)

Show your support for a local community garden when you shop at Tesco this week: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8687

via Twitter for Mac

It's 10 years since the Berkeley barometer beacon at Empire Square was unveiled: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2033 pic.twitter.com/hOOeSpqwS1

via TweetDeck

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