Wednesday 30 November 2016
News & features published on 30 November 2016
Peter Tatchell wins Albert Medal for human rights campaigns
In a lecture at the Royal Society of Arts, Peter Tatchell has described how his campaigning left him with a "real fear of being killed" in his Elephant & Castle home.
Dockhead Fire Station reopened after PFI rebuild project
The new Dockhead Fire Station has received its official opening - exactly a decade after plans to rebuild it were first announced.
Southwark Cathedral to receive £500k funding for roof repairs
Heritage minister Tracey Crouch MP visited Southwark Cathedral on Tuesday to see where the £500,000 grant the cathedral has been awarded from the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund will be spent.
London Eye ticket prices: MP calls on Government to intervene
A Labour MP has called on the Government to encourage the owners of the London Eye to make its ticket prices more affordable for lower income families.
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Tweets on 30 November 2016
RT @AlanCarr: Oh you spotted us! We were being so discreet 😜🤓😎 https://t.co/AbjRCVSvpn
Wednesday recap: London-SE1.co.uk/date/2016-11-30
London Eye ticket prices: MP calls on Government to intervene: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9011
se1 Bus route 47 might be restored to its full length - via London Bridge - from 17 December, TfL has provisionally announced.
karleastham Good to hear @riwingfield continuing commitment to push TfL to co-operate with council officers on Harper Road issues @councilassembly
councilassembly TfL "have their head in the sand" about impact of Elephant & Castle changes on local backstreets, says @riwingfield
Peter Tatchell wins @theRSAorg's Albert Medal: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9014
Property sales in Cathedrals ward up 114 per cent year on year, according to new Savills research
councilassembly Five child refugees from the Calais 'jungle' have been accepted by Southwark - and more are coming, says @peterjohn6
councilassembly Southwark wants new developments along Old Kent Road to be "pretty much car-free" says @markwilliams84
Sadiq has already ruled it out: https://t.co/BOIcYdPkct https://t.co/YmXhChQevH
councilassembly Now @CllrJamesBarber says council should lobby Sadiq Khan to revive the Cross River Tram
councilassembly Cllr @ladyolamb quotes Dr Johnson - frequenter of Anchor Bankside - in her speech on transport & Southwark's night time economy
RT @summerstown182: BIG NEWS! We've found his family & are meeting them next week at #Waterloo for tour of all their SE1 haunts @BBCRadioLo…
councilassembly Lib Dem leader @cllr_anood adds her voice to Southwark's cross-party calls for #gardenbridge funds to be reallocated to Rotherhithe bridge
councilassembly Cllr @rebeccalury says that during Elephant roundabout works she stopped getting the bus and walked to work instead. Urges others to switch.
karleastham Pretty clear there's cross party support in Southwark to cancel the garden bridge @councilassembly
councilassembly The #gardenbridge is a "folly" but the the Rotherhithe bridge would be "for all Londoners" argues @BillWilliams01
councilassembly 20 mph speed limit to be introduced on Tooley Street, @damian_obr tells council meeting
councilassembly Cllr @damian_obr argues that the Bakerloo line extension should include a station at Bricklayers Arms
councilassembly Cllr @damian_obr says TfL should abandon "doomed and pointless" #gardenbridge in favour of Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf bridge
councilassembly Council working with TfL to ensure delays to buses linked to Elephant & Castle layout changes are reduced, says @markwilliams84
RT @se1: Just published - Southwark Cathedral @southwarkcathed to receive £500k Government funding for roof repairs https://t.co/GhMg2S3lx9
se1 Just published - Dockhead Fire Station reopened after @LondonFire PFI rebuild project dlvr.it/Mmzbjs
RT @boroughmarket: The brilliant @BoroughChoir starting today's official Christmas switch on with a bang 🎄✨ #BoroughXmasWishes https://t.co…
councilassembly Next up: an announcement from @steviecryan confirming Southwark will not implement the 'pay to stay' policy for high-earning council tenants
Transport is the theme of Southwark council's meeting tonight. Follow @councilassembly for updates.
Borough Market's Christmas Lights will be switched on at 6.30pm: https://t.co/TdMO4F9SPs
Just published - "Britain is moving towards becoming a post-homophobic society" - @PeterTatchell dlvr.it/Mn0FGg
Just published - Dockhead Fire Station reopened after @LondonFire PFI rebuild project dlvr.it/Mmzbjs
Janoir_ @Se_Railway Haha, your new auto announcements about the changes at London Bridge are so weirdly cheery. Emphasis on the 'weird'.
Bus route 47 might be restored to its full length - via London Bridge - from 17 December, TfL has provisionally announced.
blackcowboyc Today's edition of the Mirror #coffeelovers #elephant&castle #CoffeeAddict #pinkelephant #NHS #UKGOV #jobcentre pic.twitter.com/TlHshhiXur
RT @MarkWal71886854: Lovely sky this evening worth leaving early for although the train is being held at the Elephant & Castle # Yougivean…
RT @TLRailUK: âš Southbound lines are blocked between Elephant & Castle and Bromley South due to a broken town train at #Nunhead
Just published - Southwark Cathedral @Southwarkcathed to receive £500k Government funding for roof repairsdlvr.it/Mmyzw39
BethanyLoves101 Beautiful sky @se1 #londonbridge pic.twitter.com/kVasyI5t15
IsabelOakeshott What is Amanda Holden doing? In Borough Market... pic.twitter.com/NDgTLgBmhm
Share your tips on where to buy a Christmas tree in SE1: https://t.co/Zr29hwNTVS
Hydrogen powered double decker bus outside City Hall pic.twitter.com/32nXb6p85t
Wheel's eye-watering ticket prices raised in Parliament dlvr.it/MmsBg0
The @SouthwarkMayor with the newly unveiled plaque at Dockhead @LondonFire station. pic.twitter.com/gd69uoQlkM
Commissioner Ron Dobson says Dockhead is "the most environmentally friendly fire station in the world" @LondonFire pic.twitter.com/XUlP6hh6X6
The @SouthwarkMayor has just revealed she once appeared in a crowd scene on London's Burning pic.twitter.com/LcrWvjBbEV
The @SouthwarkMayor is about to officially open the new @LondonFire station at Dockhead pic.twitter.com/ZxzN3ZnSPY
Dr @fionatwycross AM at the opening of new Dockhead fire station @LondonFire pic.twitter.com/ydtu1ALVdl
At the opening of new Dockhead fire station - plaque to be unveiled by @SouthwarkMayor pic.twitter.com/CgQnSUmQIb
Blog post about the early history of St Anne's Church in Thorburn Square (South Bermondsey) by vicar @GaryJJenkins https://t.co/mYJAyEzlGI
RT @SptSam: Did a poster for @Elephancastle's NYE party.
Trump and Boris in mad alien trouble 👽 https://t.co/l2eCO2pIKw
Christmas Wonderland coming to Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre pic.twitter.com/HBUx7jP836
Thought of the week at Tiendas del Sur, Elephant & Castle pic.twitter.com/rciWiXaCaN
se1 Just published - London Eye's wheely high ticket prices: MP calls on Government to intervene dlvr.it/MmsBg0
Tonight: @BoroughMarket Christmas Lights Switch-On: https://t.co/TdMO4F9SPs
Calling all #DoctorWho fans - @SwkHeritage has an event for you today: https://t.co/xVEzY7NAh4
Just published - London Eye's wheely high ticket prices: MP calls on Government to intervene dlvr.it/MmsBg0
se1 Are you perturbed by poor punctuation?
Question will be answered by @peterjohn6 at @councilassembly on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/7DvuwcqoHL
Not got an Advent Calendar? Local choc co @divinechocolate will be selling theirs @PottersFieldsPa today https://t.co/0Rqf8NHNsn
This snap from last September is the image for September 2017 in our limited edition wall calendar - order now… https://t.co/z79WgpVAWw
ShelleyBurke23 London winter morning @se1 pic.twitter.com/YbQmTRWAPk
Tonight @councilassembly Southwark Lib Dems will ask council to formally call on Sadiq Khan to drop TfL backing for #gardenbridge
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