Wednesday 17 March 2021
News & features published on 17 March 2021
New orthopaedic building at Guy's Hospital gets planning approval
Plans for a new eight-storey building at Guy's Hospital - to accommodate an orthopaedics 'centre of excellence' - have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Green light for 17-storey office block above Southwark Tube
Plans by Transport for London to build a 17-storey office building above Southwark Underground Station have been approved by Southwark councillors.
Waterloo & City line back in 'May or June' after year's closure
The direct tube link between Waterloo and Bank could be reinstated in May or June, Transport for London has said.
Appeal court considers Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre case
As demolition of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre begins in earnest, three Court of Appeal judges have spent two days considering Southwark Council's decision-making about the provision of social housing in the redevelopment.
Low Traffic Neighbourhood: no through motor traffic in Webber St
Motor traffic will no longer be able to use Webber Street as a link between Blackfriars Road and The Cut under proposals for a Blackfriars Low Traffic Neighbourhood published this week.
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Tweets on 17 March 2021
@zefrog No - they’re building above / around it as originally envisaged when the JLE was built
Plans by Transport for London to build a 17-storey office building above Southwark Underground Station have been ap… https://t.co/vQPj4UUGoa
ICYMI:
âž¡ï¸ Blackfriars Low Traffic Neighbourhood plan published
âž¡ï¸ Great Suffolk Street #LTN to be adjusted after… https://t.co/T8T3R3vGsv
You can watch the live stream of the Southwark planning committee here: https://t.co/a2vnP6mzc0
Wednesday #coronavirus COVID-19 stats for our boroughs:
Southwark
14 more people tested positive
This week: 74
Las… https://t.co/vJmg7U805h
#ElephantJR
As demolition of the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre begins in earnest, three Court of Appeal judges… https://t.co/Y62celFHyY
RT @LambethArchives: If you missed Jon Newman's talk on Charles Dickens and #Lambeth, watch it at the link below. #CharlesDickens #literatu…
London Bridge:
The phone box in St Thomas Street that used to be a salad bar is going to become a coffee kiosk… https://t.co/TZVRk8Tjwo
RT @ICNNUK: Here we go again being forced to correct wrongly-held assumptions and tired old cliches about the community journalism sector.…
This evening councillors will consider TfL's planning application for a 17-storey office block above Southwark Unde… https://t.co/UlGd9jHdc4
Today NHS England confirmed that one more patient who had tested positive for COVID-19 has died whilst in the care… https://t.co/AWUBezEqwk
RT @leaftoleaf: What a pathetic capitulation! The single wand was as half-hearted as possible but a sign of good intent... Are there any LT…
Impact of the return to school really visible in last week's London bus passenger stats. pic.twitter.com/vTjYHZBJEI
RT @KenningtonPOB: I am delighted to hear this having spent countless hours introducing local pupils to on-road cycling here, and it's grea…
Southwark Council is also tweaking the Great Suffolk Street Low Traffic Neighbourhood #LTN, reopening access to Web… https://t.co/LP0MaPUlK4
Motor traffic will no longer be able to use Webber Street as a link between Blackfriars Road and The Cut under prop… https://t.co/207bSXHTeO
The second day of the court of appeal hearing re the planning permission for the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre… https://t.co/9XWP5RoAfa
RT @se1: Lambeth Council's proposed moratorium on planning permission for further hotel development in the Waterloo area has been ruled out…
The new @pizzapilgrims restaurant in Lower Marsh is nearly complete pic.twitter.com/sHusblsIv9
Baron’s Placpic.twitter.com/2pJptTq6nrnr
A seven-year-old boy who nearly died after he was thrown from the 10th floor viewing platform at Tate Modern has ta… https://t.co/L5mpPnBP1h
St Patrick as depicted at St Mary-at-Lambeth @GardenMuseumLDN #StPatricksDay pic.twitter.com/0AuA3IhEkK
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