Thursday 23 April 2020
News & features published on 23 April 2020
Builders working on SE1's second tallest tower told to come by car
Building work is set to begin on a development in Blackfriars Road that includes the second tallest tower in SE1 after the Shard - but construction workers are being told to come to the site by car rather than public transport.
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Tweets on 23 April 2020
Construction is starting on a 53 storey tower in Blackfriars Road / Stamford Street.
The building contractors say… https://t.co/2EgLT62NSr
RT @CatharineHoey: This is a most wonderful small museum and it would be absolutely terrible if it does not survive in the 200th anniversar…
The Florence Nightingale Museum @florencemuseum at St Thomas’ Hospital is facing a very uncertain future, as… https://t.co/xqvFzPCjww
RT @icabbs: Great to be at Guy’s Hospital @GSTTnhs tonight to clap for all our brilliant staff who care for our patients and for each othe…
RT @FireLambeth: Amazing response from #Lambeth Green and White watch along with CBRN at Lambeth, #ClapForTheNHS The response from the publ…
RT @BBCNews: Boris Johnson was just "another patient we were trying to do our best for," New Zealand nurse Jenny McGee, credited with helpi…
#ClapForOurCarers on the Draper Estate at the Elephant & Castle pic.twitter.com/fukENqaE2k
Elephant & Castle #ClapForOurCarers next to NHS England HQ pic.twitter.com/c2oU8d9N0y
RT @BTPLondonBridge: We're taking part in #ClapForKeyWorkers alongside staff from @NetworkRailLBG tonight.
We'd like to show our appreciat…
RT @MPSBoroughBank: We covered a lot of ground during #FootPatrols this afternoon, paying particular attention to open spaces and #tourist…
RT @MPSBoroughBank: PCSO Angela conducting a #WeaponsSweep at #MontagueClose @se1 after reports of an attempted #burglary nearby (looking f…
stgeorgesfamily Fabulous #rainbow chard and #SE1 wild garlic from @georgethemartyr garden. #Wellbeing pic.twitter.com/HRBTVqpRqZ
RT @SimonHughes: #StGeorgesDay #ShakespearesBirthday In addition 2 the inspirational Pat Hickson who did so much locally 4 St George’s Day,…
RT @SimonHughes: #StGeorgesDay #ShakespearesBirthday ...2/2 Cllr Hilary Wines, much loved 1st Liberal Southwark Mayor & @StGeorgesCath Ar…
Borough Road closed due to police incident. Seems to involve a motorcycle and the City of London Police. pic.twitter.com/2MS6a54DxJ
NeilEvansRocks Not quite sure what the apparent hard stop is on Borough Road @se1 - area sealed off entirely with police tape
Roupell Street pic.twitter.com/wRWB9zZKXE
RT @JambusterLondon: Lambeth Bridge (Both Directions) - Closed due to an incident at location. Use an alternative route. #LondonTraffic htt…
Thursday #coronavirus COVID-19 stats for our boroughs:
Southwark: 1,126 cases
(+21 from Wednesday)
Lambeth: 1,063… https://t.co/NloNavYgu7
RT @MannaCentre: From Monday to Friday, in collaboration with Southwark Council, we are providing meals to those in need during the lockdow…
RT @eyesurgeonLond: I just had my baby at St Thomas’ Hospital @GSTTnhs I want to say thank you for the excellent care received. It was grea…
RT @ICNNUK: MPs and AMs around the country are calling on the Government to support small independent news outlets like
@853london @Charlt…
If you’ve lost a piece of jewellery and might have dropped it at the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre..pic.twitter.com/0U5wFaOVyGyG
The BBC’s @T_Mackintosh reports on how the private London Bridge Hospital is treating NHS patients in the current… https://t.co/MIB1RDd6SG
RT @GSTTnhs: A nurse from New Zealand was singled out for praise by the Prime Minister after looking after him in intensive care at St Thom…
Today NHS England confirmed that five more patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 have died whilst in the ca… https://t.co/KCZtSL88A1
At the meeting where it was approved, Lambeth Council's conservation officer described the new library as a possibl… https://t.co/oOp4hcJRgr
RT @AdeleLibDem: When local residents are in lockdown what they really don't need is another construction site starting up! Irony with this…
RT @FireLambeth: #WhiteWatch #Lambeth carrying out some water relay training earlier today. It’s important for us to maintain our ability t…
The nerve centre of the response to COVID-19 in England?
An office block next to Elephant & Castle Tube Station.
london-se1.co.uk/news/view/10237
"No operatives will be travelling to site via public transport," says building firm starting construction on SE1's… https://t.co/CupJytKRjk
RT @NPASSouthEast: Wanted to share this with you all.
Times are hard at the moment but we are all in this together. Stay safe #StayHomeSav…
RT @GSTTnhs: We’re so grateful for the support being shown for our staff at the moment.
If you’re planning on joining in tonight's #ClapFo…
RT @SwkHeritage: This is what a happy bunch of #CommunityArchives researchers looks like via Zoom!
The SE1 Stories group are still going s…
It’s Shakespeare’s birthday. Here’s his memori@Southwarkcathedcathed as decorated for 23 April pic.twitter.com/aQct7dVLFN7dVLFN
If you're missing your Pret a Manger fix - there are more than 20 branches in SE1 in normal times - they are now de… https://t.co/glkVPOjdtH
Happy St George's Day
This depiction is from the Church of St Mary at Lambeth, now @GardenMuseumLDN pic.twitter.com/9PYWpPzEw4
AM @CarolinePidgeon:
"Some of the most insightful, challenging & truly community based reporting in London is by pu… https://t.co/6MD6amhsSO
deansouthwark On this Feast of St George we pray for our nation and celebrate William Shakespeare whose birth and death day it is. pic.twitter.com/mP5Z1M3xj3
RT @FireLambeth: A #Massive thank you to the #awesomemovement who put these outside #Lambeth fire station. We appreciate it and thanks for…
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