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News & features published on 13 September 2016
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Bermondsey and Waterloo to share MP in constituency shakeup

Most of SE1 will share a member of Parliament if the initial proposals from the Boundary Commission for England are adopted.

Tweets on 13 September 2016

clickbaitrobot David Cameron Has Opened A 'Gravy Cafe' In Southwark And It's Empowering As Hell pic.twitter.com/T6MkOe9Q0J

via clickbaitrobot2 (retweeted on 11:17 PM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Twitter Web Client)

@DermotTcd Doesn't necessarily affect that. But council poor at communicating combined effect of various schemes despite @damian_obr efforts

via Twitter for Mac in reply to DermotTcd

Tomorrow from 10am it's the first Mayor's Question Time after summer break. is on the order paper.

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That's it from Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council. Next meeting 7 December.

via Twitter for iPhone

has voted to defer plans to reverse the one-way traffic flow on Snowsfields due to concerns from Crosby Row residents

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now dealing with traffic around Snowsfields / Crosby Row

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70% of crime in Bermondsey & Rotherhithe is on the SE1 side of the area rather than @se16, @MPSSouthwark sgt tells

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The current 4 clusters of @MPSSouthwark Safer Neighbourhoods teams to be cut to 3 - reduction in no of inspectors & sergeants

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Southwark Police @MPSSouthwark has 150 bikes in its yard that it can't trace the owners

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Crime has been static in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey over the last year, @MPSSouthwark Sgt tells

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Concerns at about rats on Tower Bridge - man from @cityoflondon denies there is a rat population on the bridge

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St Thomas Street - TfL asking Network Rail if it can be reopened soon. NR have no plans to open it 'any time soon'

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Cllr @Livingstone_RJ says current delays to buses round Bricklayers Arms and Tower Bridge Road are "absolutely ridiculous"

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"I'm hoping everyone gets the message 'don't come to Tower Bridge by car'" @cityoflondon man tells - use M25 instead!

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Man from @cityoflondon says Tower Bridge is "sound" but he's been trying to organise the closure for deck works since Olympics

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Man from TfL reassures cllr @catdawo that Tower Bridge isn't dangerous - works are precautionary.

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London Buses has contingency plans in case Tower Bridge closure has worse traffic impact than feared

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Free ferry across Thames will be offered on the 3 weekends in Nov/Dec when Tower Bridge is shut to pedestrians pic.twitter.com/erepCDMPiC

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TfL will do the works on the TBR / QE Street junction whilst Tower Bridge is shut london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8837

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No other roadworks will be allowed in parts of Southwark and Tower Hamlets whilst Tower Bridge is shut

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TfL is also considering extra yellow box junctions in the area to reduce effect of Tower Bridge closure

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Loading and unloading restrictions on red routes will be more strictly enforced during Tower Bridge closure says TfL man

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Here's our recent story summarising Tower Bridge diversions etc london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8879

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Cyclists will be able to push their bikes over Tower Bridge during closure - staff will be there to stop people riding bikes

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TfL rep explaining that so long as motorists diverted from Tower Bridge during closure follow signs they won't be liable for C Charge

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This is what @cityoflondon will be doing whilst Tower Bridge is shut from 1 Oct for three months pic.twitter.com/orJoBfMB6h

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Paul from @cityoflondon telling why Tower Bridge needs to shut for 3 months pic.twitter.com/nSxGgKMf6e

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Reps from @cityoflondon and @TfL are at to talk about 3 month Tower Bridge closure. pic.twitter.com/UhO8Mu7Atk

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LIVE VIDEO of #BRCC meeting - update on Tower Bridge 3-month closure from 1 October https://t.co/Ot0erzlSV7

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Boundary Commission proposals for Bermondsey & Waterloo - story updated with comment from Sir @SimonHughes: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8897

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£2.3m flat for sale in the old Time & Talents building in Bermondsey Street: https://t.co/A6mFY6wHhv

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From mighty modeller to master builder: Thomas Heatherwick on the glory of making wlpr.co/gLnSbh via @wallpapermag

via Twitter Web Client

One-bed flats in new Shell Centre building at Waterloo start at £1,050,000: https://t.co/mji2OKfipd

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The @SouthwarkMayor is telling about her charity duckathon coming soon

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Southwark's free swim and gym scheme was used 19,000 times in its first full month, @MaisieA reports at meeting

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30,000 Southwark residents have registered for free swim and gym says @MaisieA at

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Closed to traffic but most definitely open to people https://t.co/Vd3CakL4Mt https://t.co/vQv7y55qpW

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TV gardener Diarmuid Gavin: "I worry about the #GardenBridge and the money"

https://t.co/iVJcEq7GR4

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Next item #BRCC is about Southwark's youth service consultation https://t.co/cBNL5DeMQ4

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Meeting of Old Kent Road Community Forum tomorrow (Wed) https://t.co/C5fEbnK6ht #BRCC

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#BRCC - Tom from planning dept talking about Old Kent Road Area Action Plan - consultation extended till early Nov https://t.co/C5fEbnK6ht

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se16 10 graduates of @BermondseyCK are now in jobs in the catering biz - inc Tate Modern, Novotel etc

via Twitter for Mac (retweeted on 7:12 PM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Twitter for Mac)

tomcopley Garden Bridge Trust reply to my letter about the anticipated completion date confirms it's been pushed back to 2019 pic.twitter.com/PBGjpCmOS8

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 7:10 PM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

ianjamison Sunset spiked on the shard... How will the sun go down now? instagram.com/p/BKTjEQjhUhM/

via Instagram (retweeted on 7:10 PM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council is being webcast by the council for the first time - watch at bambuser.com/v/6455863

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First item at #BRCC is an update on this year's Cleaner Greener Safer funding round - info here: https://t.co/CtDxH6cUIK

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#BRCC Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council live web stream should start shortly at https://t.co/0KdAtj3jnW

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At Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council - updated to follow pic.twitter.com/GQgU5wZvRn

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Drinking fountain @ChristChurchSE1 being encased in protective scaffolding during adjacent demolition. pic.twitter.com/6lncXoNJJV

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Free bike marking, Dr Bike and Exchanging Places outside @ChristChurchSE1 Blackfriars Road pic.twitter.com/2GewTK975C

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Se_Railway Because of the on going signalling problem, please avoid , Waterloo East and London Bridge. Tickets valid on the Underground

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 4:00 PM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Twitter for iPhone)

Se_Railway Because of the ongoing issues at , we're diverting a number of trains to Victoria, Cannon St or Blackfriars.Check before travel

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 3:43 PM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Twitter for iPhone)

GawainTowler Who needs a beach when you have the Elephant and Castle? pic.twitter.com/SdwA8h5izZ

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 3:43 PM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

Tetramesh Elephant & Castle station 1981-2016. flic.kr/p/M1CN1h &Castle

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 3:43 PM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

RT @MrAndyPowell: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. @TfL #se1 https://t.co/nl…

via Tweetbot for Mac

Tower Bridge closure at same time as Tooley Street works - 'no significant impact' claims TfL. More @ tonight pic.twitter.com/alNGDJIRh8

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LCCGradSchool Explore Elephant & Castle with all its cultural, foodie and market wonders! A guide to E&C - ow.ly/LWu7303VM0h pic.twitter.com/TNjHBNMIOb

via Hootsuite (retweeted on 11:19 AM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

"The boundary review takes no account of local communities..." says @coyleneil MP: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8897

via Twitter for Mac

colin_boyle_ Proposed new constituency boundaries don't make sense - best keep alignment with council boundaries where possible
london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8897

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:14 AM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

By 'falling objects' they don't just mean pigeon poo. At Elephant & Castle shopping centre pic.twitter.com/0btuzt5Xfv

via Twitter for iPhone

bbcsoutheast Southern says it will have full timetable from Tonbridge and Reigate to Redhill and London Victoria/London Bridge from next Monday

via TweetDeck (retweeted on 9:57 AM, Sep 13th, 2016 via Tweetbot for Mac)

RT @TLRailUK: ⚠️ Due to a safety inspection taking place on the track between #ElephantandCastle and St Pancras, services may be delayed up…

via Tweetbot for Mac

RT @cathedralsdavid: Just signed up to @se1 website membership scheme-so important to secure the future of this valued SE1 resource https:/…

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"We are confident that Londoners will continue to support the bridge..." #GardenBridge Trust tells @LBC: https://t.co/O7zNZzcoPO

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One senior Transport for London official told @LBC's @TheoUsherwood: "The #GardenBridge is on life support."

https://t.co/O7zNZzcoPO

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In an @lbc exclusive, @theousherwood reports that #GardenBridge is running out of cash: https://t.co/O7zNZzcoPO

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Caravan Bankside opens at the end of next month: https://t.co/bfqKIht6LC

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Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council tonight #brcc https://t.co/FxWlifHZUE

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Bit messy that new parliamentary constituencies are based on Southwark ward boundaries disappearing in 2018: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8897

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Under Boundary Commission plans, Strata tower and @DraperEstate would be in different constituency from rest of E&C london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8897

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BREAKING: Waterloo and South Bank to share MP with Bermondsey under Boundary Commission proposals
london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8897

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