Wednesday 8 April 2020
News & features published on 8 April 2020
SE1 publisher produces children's book to explain COVID-19
Axel Scheffler has illustrated a digital book for primary school age children about the coronavirus and the measures taken to control it.
Boarding C10 bus by front door to be banned to protect drivers
Buses on route C10 will have their front doors sealed this week as part of a TfL experiment to protect drivers during the COVID-19 crisis.
Cab drivers to ferry patients to Southwark's new COVID-19 clinics
An army of black cab drivers has been enlisted to transport coronavirus patients to two new specialist COVID-19 clinics in Southwark.
Water-less in Waterloo after Leake Street leak
Some Waterloo residents were left without water on Wednesday whilst Thames Water engineers made repairs to a pipe in the Leake Street tunnel.
Forum discussions active on 8 April 2020
Tweets on 8 April 2020
New NHS initiative in Southwark:
"Our army of Covid cabbies is delighted that they are going to be able to use the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Boots has announced the temporary closure of its branch at London Bridge Station boots-uk.com/our-stories/co…
Mikeashworth12 Of so many London Transport posters this is one I still find wonderful - Southwark Cathedral, lithograph by Sir Fra… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
rhyswhiteRD Thanks @JustinWelby for opening up @lambethpalace gardens for @GSTTnhs staff. Some of the dietetic department enjoy… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Five years ago this week, the bulldozers arrived at the Elephant & Castle for the start of the remodelling of the n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@stuartwilks @thisislucy Yes. That’s Lambeth Palace Road. The TV crews are opposite the hospital.
thisislucy Fire engines & the media outside St Thomas' Hospital tonight.
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#BorisJohnson #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/xsQixQvJyW
Right outside St Thomas’ twitter.com/jambusterlondo…
andrew_humphrey Mace Classic News in Borough High Street @se1 has reopened today, including for @Hermesparcels drop-off and pick-up twitter.com/andrew_humphre…
Southwark-based publisher @NosyCrow has produced a free digital book for primary school age children about the coro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Buses on route C10 will have their front doors sealed this week as part of a TfL experiment to protect drivers duri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Wednesday #coronavirus COVID-19 stats for our boroughs:
Southwark: 755 cases
(+45 from Tuesday)
Lambeth: 731 case… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
ollybarratt NEW-
Stephen Powis of NHS England:
'They are amongst the best critical care clinicians in the world.'
'I am abso… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
An army of black cab drivers has been enlisted to transport coronavirus patients to two new specialist clinics in S… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
ArkGlobeAcademy Our #community class students made this fantastic model town out of cardboard including a drive-through and superma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Update from Prof @timspector - who based at St Thomas' - on the emerging findings from @Join_ZOE… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
timspector Is lockdown working? Our latest research findings here: bit.ly/LockdownUK #HelpTheNHS #coronavirus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
This doctor from St Thomas' is filing a daily video diary for @5_News this week twitter.com/5_News/status/…
Today NHS England confirmed that a further two patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 have died whilst in th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Some Waterloo residents were left without water on Wednesday whilst Thames Water engineers made repairs to a pipe i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Despite warnings earlier this week from @PostOffice of a protracted closure, Blackfriars Road Post Office has reope… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Rather a lot of severed limbs at @joythestore Bankside.
(There’s a current planning application to turn the shop… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Cherry liqueurs reduced to 20p at M&S York Road. Best before 15 April. pic.twitter.com/G5ZUWgsvaz
There are at least 17 TV cameras trained on St Thomas’s hospital along Lambeth Palace Road and Westminster Bridge R… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Spanish TV news crew preparing to give viewers an update on Boris Johnson’s condition opposite St Thomas’ Hospital pic.twitter.com/2pCY4MnnRn
HarryDECarter Day off today from the Emergency Department but calling into the St Thomas’ Hospital (@GSTTnhs) Grand Round listeni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Workers from @thameswater are busy fixing a leak in Waterloo’s Leake Street tunnel. Some homes temporarily without… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Poundland at Elephant & Castle temporarily closed pic.twitter.com/ofMS9OLiEx
deansouthwark We are fortunate to have @boroughmarket to shop in. Thanks to the traders for all their hard work and for the safeg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
kajsiebert We have no water at the moment due to a burst water main on Leake Street. I'm not kidding...
ianvisits Unbuilt London: Replacing Tower Bridge with a tunnel
ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/04/0…
Considering how iconic Tower Bridge… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
AnthonyGoldLaw Due to current circumstances, we are offering free 20 minute initial consultations by phone to all those who have c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Prefabs in King James Street, 1986 - by @Peter_Marshall flickr.com/photos/peterma…
According to Prof Hugh Pennington in today’s @thetimes, human coronaviruses were discovered at St Thomas’ Hospital… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
icabbs Brilliant support from our colleagues at Southern Rail. Helping our staff @GSTTnhs care for our patients at this im… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
SkyNews "We want to reassure people that we will keep them safe."
Dr Katherine Henderson reacts to a fall in A&E admission… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Video of yesterday's virtual Southwark cabinet meeting now available. Lots of important business inc Elephant & Cas… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
DelMody #supermoon over the Shard skyscraper in London tonight 📸@Reuters pic.twitter.com/8wqaIJ3CWO
BCI_realm One day, there will be super-sized sofas, chairs and lamps and we will lounge in the sun.
I’ll be sharing an image… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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