Friday 7 April 2017
News & features published on 7 April 2017
Tesco Express to open in Blackfriars Circus development
Tesco is to open its tenth SE1 convenience store as part of Barratt's Blackfriars Circus development at St George's Circus.
Mayor of Southwark opens new-look gardens in Nelson Square
Mayor of Southwark Cllr Kath Whittam joined local residents on Friday afternoon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the relandscaping of Nelson Square Gardens.
Garden Bridge: Sadiq should pull the plug, finds Margaret Hodge
Dame Margaret Hodge has published her report into the Garden Bridge project, finding that "too many things went wrong" and recommending that the Mayor accepts the financial hit from cancelling the scheme.
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Friday recap: London-SE1.co.uk/date/2017-04-07
RT @WHurst1: Anyone interested in how London is run should read @margarethodge's superb report on the #gardenbridge https://t.co/0o6JUmUIG4
From tomorrow, Elephant & Castle will have a direct bus link with Westfield Stratford City london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9087
Soon SE1 will have:
12 x Sainsbury's Local
10 x Tesco Express
london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9170
Duvall is going to drag TfL officials to his @LondonAssembly committee and put pressure on them to avoid repeat of… https://t.co/G07VQEh4cw
RT @se1: An early example of #fakenews in how German newspaper covered 1861 Great Fire of Tooley Street https://t.co/6ZRjMueJFv via @Conver…
RT @Trvllng_Thrgh: Injured baby pigeon rescued from our patio this evening by wonderful Molga from the London Wildlife Rescue Service @se1…
RT @airTEXT_LAMBETH: MODERATE air pollution forecast for Lambeth on Sat 8th Apr. Health advice: https://t.co/DYT5QSHoWT
RT @airTEXT_SOU: MODERATE air pollution forecast for Southwark on Sat 8th Apr. Health advice: https://t.co/IQgGqm4omI
Just published - SE1 is to get its tenth Tesco Express store with Blackfriars Circus branch dlvr.it/NqlwcG
ITV London's #gardenbridge poll currently running at 74% saying it shouldn't go ahead (scroll down to vote) https://t.co/FaMA2qwXpW
MPSGrangeMD A male has been arrested from the earlier foot chase on the Harold Estate SE1 by Grange SNT where a knife was found #MPSSouthwark
The AJ's Will Hurst has been tenacious in following every twist of #gardenbridge saga - and often setting the agend… https://t.co/bSkf3roAEd
Damning criticism of #gardenbridge procurement from @MarksBarfield https://t.co/CUX8ZcxRai
Here's full text of #gardenbridge article deleted from Murdoch-owned @talkRADIO website (after they realised Sky is… https://t.co/Lj9gwYcddh
#gardenbridge - Wai-King of @TCOSLondon tells @LondonLive "it's a scandal that it even got this far" pic.twitter.com/JIa1fjjhQ2
@jaywalker2309 Not yet.
Not much left of the old Sainsbury's sausage and pie factory. Historical background here: dlvr.it/MQs0Ms pic.twitter.com/JpUg9RUCEL
@chsingthedragon Police not being specific on timings. Some road closures start at 6am. It's going to be a big deal. Expect delays.
nickwallis Tonight on @itvlondon at 6pm, more on the Hodge report into the Garden Bridge. Dahn by the river. pic.twitter.com/yhwDFwn8IW
@simbul Yes, certainly in immediate vicinity of the cathedral.
Likely extent of road closures on Monday in connection with funeral of PC Keith Palmer at Southwark Cathedral pic.twitter.com/ShZ4Wb0tGe
Monopoly bosses said Tunbridge Wells is 'too posh' to have its Old Kent Road equivalent on new game https://t.co/Dhxw2csq9L
@mpcomplainer It’s listed here: https://t.co/18U2sKxxAu
This was on @talkRADIO site earlier - now returns an “access denied†error - any link to Sky’s £5m sponsorship deal… https://t.co/r6rLzEeEPC
Looks like @talkRADIO has removed its highly critical article re #gardenbridge - one for @PrivateEyeNews https://t.co/6jhjzIlFgQ
Tomorrow - free @AtYourBeat dance fitness event at @eaTheCastle Elephant & Castle https://t.co/g9iVZUuILO
Borough-wide wifi coming to Lambeth: https://t.co/FW5O2WIwTn
GRUFFALO trains to run from Waterloo to Chessington https://t.co/rZL0dB4oke
[Job vacancy] Community Support Worker, Southwark Irish Pensioners Project: https://t.co/uIkS0UoEWv
New Lambeth cabinet lineup announced. @CllrMattBennett takes on planning & regeneration brief inc Waterloo pic.twitter.com/r1RK4owGK4
Just published - Mayor of Southwark opens new-look gardens in Nelson Square dlvr.it/NqgsGR
An early example of #fakenews in how German newspaper covered 1861 Great Fire of Tooley Street https://t.co/6ZRjMueJFv via @ConversationUS
[Job vacancy] Caretaker with Cleaning Responsibilities, St @georgethemartyr Church: https://t.co/P9a3Sjpoyh
#gardenbridge “utterly bonkers†says Murdoch-owned @talkradio - have they not noticed Sky is £5 million sponsor?
https://t.co/z1wKDIYgHf
#gardenbridge Hodge report article updated with comment from cllrs @jenwrenmosley & @kevindcraig plus @TCOSLondon london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
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Debate about correct name of St Thomas’ Hospital is raging on Daily Telegraph letters… https://t.co/5qqOZK8IeY
St Thomas’
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St Thomas’s
Debate about correct name of St Thomas’ Hospital is raging on Daily Telegraph letters… https://t.co/5qqOZK8IeY
Royal Mail says postal deliveries in SE1 on Monday may be disrupted due to road closures for funeral of PC Keith Pa… https://t.co/auQUbOUbZl
Royal Mail says postal deliveries in SE1 on Monday may be disrupted due to road closures for funeral of PC Keith Pa… https://t.co/auQUbOUbZl
Inside the new theatre next to Potters Fields Park https://t.co/PtteUbnduD
Inside the new theatre next to Potters Fields Park https://t.co/PtteUbnduD
Official reopening of Nelson Square Gardens by @SouthwarkMayor pic.twitter.com/F0EEY46DtR
Official reopening of Nelson Square Gardens by @SouthwarkMayor pic.twitter.com/F0EEY46DtR
RT @se1: Story of Forty Elephants all-female gang is brought to life in one-woman show at @DraperEstate hall @the1stefania https://t.co/WzI…
RT @se1: Story of Forty Elephants all-female gang is brought to life in one-woman show at @DraperEstate hall @the1stefania https://t.co/WzI…
In December #gardenbridge chairman claimed project had "very little cost to the public purse" [NB it's £60m+ !!!] https://t.co/eBZKrAegQv
In December #gardenbridge chairman claimed project had "very little cost to the public purse" [NB it's £60m+ !!!] https://t.co/eBZKrAegQv
"I wouldn't put another penny in" - @margarethodge tells @LBC after her #gardenbridge review is published
"I wouldn't put another penny in" - @margarethodge tells @LBC after her #gardenbridge review is published
RT @TheGardenBridge: Garden Bridge Trust response to the Margaret Hodge review: https://t.co/n7zQZMjbK1
RT @TheGardenBridge: Garden Bridge Trust response to the Margaret Hodge review: https://t.co/n7zQZMjbK1
Today's the last day bus route 100 runs south of the river. Replaced by extended 388 from tomorrow. london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9087
Today's the last day bus route 100 runs south of the river. Replaced by extended 388 from tomorrow. london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9087
tomcopley I'll be on @LBC shortly discussing the damning Hodge review into the #gardenbridge. Time to put this project out of its misery
tomcopley I'll be on @LBC shortly discussing the damning Hodge review into the #gardenbridge. Time to put this project out of its misery
Lord Davies response to Hodge report: "The trust remains as determined as ever to make #GardenBridge happen" london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Lord Davies response to Hodge report: "The trust remains as determined as ever to make #GardenBridge happen" london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
@HughJaeger @JoannaLumley She's a trustee, so presumably her support is counted under that heading
@HughJaeger @JoannaLumley She's a trustee, so presumably her support is counted under that heading
Reopening of Nelson Square Gardens https://t.co/oyA1dXDiDm
Reopening of Nelson Square Gardens https://t.co/oyA1dXDiDm
MPSGrangeMD Whilst conducting a weapons sweep on Harold Estate officers have chased a male who discarded a knife. Any info please call 101. #se1
MPSGrangeMD Whilst conducting a weapons sweep on Harold Estate officers have chased a male who discarded a knife. Any info please call 101. #se1
@BillWilliams01 Not a decision yet. Remains to be seen how Mayor will respond.
@BillWilliams01 Not a decision yet. Remains to be seen how Mayor will respond.
RT @MayorWatch: Tories on the Assembly brand the Hodge report as a “kangaroo court judgement†https://t.co/kDsboDeqOE
RT @MayorWatch: Tories on the Assembly brand the Hodge report as a “kangaroo court judgement†https://t.co/kDsboDeqOE
Perfect afternoon for a visit to Lambeth Palace gardens - open to public till 3pm in aid of Ronald McDonald House https://t.co/bg77jfPmzF
Perfect afternoon for a visit to Lambeth Palace gardens - open to public till 3pm in aid of Ronald McDonald House https://t.co/bg77jfPmzF
In December Sadiq told #gardenbridge he had "no in principle objection" to maintenance guarantee from public funds london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
In December Sadiq told #gardenbridge he had "no in principle objection" to maintenance guarantee from public funds london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
"I plead with you to engage with me to find a way forward" - #gardenbridge chairman's desperate letter to Sadiq Khan https://t.co/eBZKrAegQv
"I plead with you to engage with me to find a way forward" - #gardenbridge chairman's desperate letter to Sadiq Khan https://t.co/eBZKrAegQv
NEW INFO >> Today City Hall has quietly published letters between #gardenbridge's Lord Davies and Sadiq Khan:https://t.co/eBZKrAegQv
NEW INFO >> Today City Hall has quietly published letters between #gardenbridge's Lord Davies and Sadiq Khan:https://t.co/eBZKrAegQv
In October Sadiq Khan described himself as #gardenbridge supporter and wished the GB Trust well pic.twitter.com/iErQ3BG03u
In October Sadiq Khan described himself as #gardenbridge supporter and wished the GB Trust well pic.twitter.com/iErQ3BG03u
WHurst1 Reading Hodge #gardenbridge report arrogance and vanity of key players is astonishing with No 1 culprit @BorisJohnson refusing 2 talk
WHurst1 Reading Hodge #gardenbridge report arrogance and vanity of key players is astonishing with No 1 culprit @BorisJohnson refusing 2 talk
Oops! In December Sadiq told #GardenBridge chair that he did not see how M Hodge could conclude taxpayers better of… https://t.co/FYBrnXynfR
Oops! In December Sadiq told #GardenBridge chair that he did not see how M Hodge could conclude taxpayers better of… https://t.co/FYBrnXynfR
WHurst1 Just spoke 2 Margaret Hodge. She's confirmed that of every single person she asked to speak 2 re #gardenbridge only 1 refused @BorisJohnson
WHurst1 Just spoke 2 Margaret Hodge. She's confirmed that of every single person she asked to speak 2 re #gardenbridge only 1 refused @BorisJohnson
boroughmarket The Market will be closed on Monday 10th April, as our neighbours @Southwarkcathed hold the funeral of PC Keith Palmer #StandWithKeith
boroughmarket The Market will be closed on Monday 10th April, as our neighbours @Southwarkcathed hold the funeral of PC Keith Palmer #StandWithKeith
Hodge report is "final nail in the coffin" of the #GardenBridge says @CarolinePidgeon london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Hodge report is "final nail in the coffin" of the #GardenBridge says @CarolinePidgeon london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Hodge blasts #gardenbridge "lack of connection to the local community south of the river" london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168 pic.twitter.com/hoiFWjnhNr
Hodge blasts #gardenbridge "lack of connection to the local community south of the river" london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168 pic.twitter.com/hoiFWjnhNr
Hodge: @CoinStreet assumed that community would support building of #GardenBridge without properly consulting them" london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Hodge: @CoinStreet assumed that community would support building of #GardenBridge without properly consulting them" london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Just published - Garden Bridge: Sadiq should pull the plug, finds Margaret Hodge dlvr.it/NqYPlq
Just published - Garden Bridge: Sadiq should pull the plug, finds Margaret Hodge dlvr.it/NqYPlq
Hodge: during review, only people to express support for #GardenBridge were GB Trust, the Standard + Boris Johnson london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Hodge: during review, only people to express support for #GardenBridge were GB Trust, the Standard + Boris Johnson london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Hodge review shows that TfL planning boss held vital #gardenbridge talks with Thomas Heathwick whilst riding on Emirates Air Line cable car
Hodge review shows that TfL planning boss held vital #gardenbridge talks with Thomas Heathwick whilst riding on Emirates Air Line cable car
Hodge: #gardenbridge business case was constructed AFTER contracts had been awarded london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Hodge: #gardenbridge business case was constructed AFTER contracts had been awarded london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Boris Johnson refused to cooperate with Margaret Hodge review of #gardenbridge london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Boris Johnson refused to cooperate with Margaret Hodge review of #gardenbridge london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Read Dame Margaret Hodge's full #gardenbridge report london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
Read Dame Margaret Hodge's full #gardenbridge report london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9168
RT @itvlondon: Is London's Garden Bridge doomed? Sadiq Khan urged to pull the plug | By: @simonharrisitv https://t.co/1Z1ocs1UYi https://t.…
RT @itvlondon: Is London's Garden Bridge doomed? Sadiq Khan urged to pull the plug | By: @simonharrisitv https://t.co/1Z1ocs1UYi https://t.…
RT @BBCRadioLondon: "Better for the taxpayer to accept the financial loss of cancelling" the #GardenBridge, says MP commissioned to review…
RT @BBCRadioLondon: "Better for the taxpayer to accept the financial loss of cancelling" the #GardenBridge, says MP commissioned to review…
RT @BBCTomEdwards: NEW: Brutal withering report into Garden Bridge by @margarethodge recommends cancellation as not "value for money". Cost…
RT @BBCTomEdwards: NEW: Brutal withering report into Garden Bridge by @margarethodge recommends cancellation as not "value for money". Cost…
Moderate air pollution alert issued for Southwark this weekend @airTEXT_SOU
Moderate air pollution alert issued for Southwark this weekend @airTEXT_SOU
Job vacancies posted on 7 April 2017
- Community Support Worker at Southwark Irish Pensioners Project
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