Wednesday 11 May 2022
News & features published on 11 May 2022
Southwark Labour takes London Bridge & West Bermondsey
All three seats in London Bridge & West Bermondsey ward changing hands from Lib Dem to Labour was the main story of the 2022 local elections in Southwark.
New Waterloo & South Bank ward elects two Labour councillors
Labour candidates Sarina Da Silva and Ibrahim Dogus were elected to represent the new Waterloo & South Bank ward on Lambeth Council last week, but the Lib Dems achieved a close second place in the contest.
Elephant & Castle gains new direct rail link to Finsbury Park
A direct train service linking Elephant & Castle with Finsbury Park and stations to Welwyn Garden City begins on Monday 16 May.
Michael Gove intervenes in ITV redevelopment controversy
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove is considering whether to order a public inquiry into plans for a controversial new office building on the site of the former ITV headquarters on the South Bank.
TfL says it can't afford anti-terror barriers on Thames bridges
Five years after temporary barriers were installed to protect pedestrians on bridges in central London in the aftermath of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack, Transport for London has abandoned plans for permanent measures.
South Bank music 'so loud that neighbours could Shazam tracks'
A South Bank festival was so loud a local man could use a music identification app to look up tracks from his bedroom in a nearby 10th floor flat, Lambeth councillors were told on Tuesday night.
Tweets on 11 May 2022
RT @se1: Earlier this year @SadiqKhan told @carolinepidgeon AM that TfL was working on plans for permanent anti-terrorist measures on six L…
SteveWhiteRail From 1 May we added a new assistance team at Waterloo East and recently saw on @Se_Railway a 26% increase in booked… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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All three seats in London Bridge & West Bermondsey ward changing hands from Lib Dem to Labour was the main story of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
ElectionMapsUK Lambeth Result #LE2022:
LAB: 58 (+2)
LDM: 3 (+3)
GRN: 2 (-3)
CON: 0 (-2)
Labour HOLD. pic.twitter.com/NHQ3z13Cmf
ElectionMapsUK Southwark Result #LE2022:
LAB: 52 (+3)
LDM: 11 (-3)
Labour HOLD. pic.twitter.com/Z0Lc9S6R3y
MrAndyPowell Rainbow Shard, @se1. pic.twitter.com/iYsDC2wupG
New Waterloo & South Bank ward elects two Labour councillors london-se1.co.uk/news/view/10656
A direct @TLRailUK train service linking Elephant & Castle with Finsbury Park and stations to Welwyn Garden City be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove is considering whether to order a public inquiry into plans for a controversial… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Earlier this year @SadiqKhan told @carolinepidgeon AM that TfL was working on plans for permanent anti-terrorist me… https://t.co/GEHlEovZs0
And since this morning’s tweet the case has been closed, marked 'no breach of control' (hardly surprising as the w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@jpcookie50 @lb_southwark @LeathermktJMB It takes the address from that used in the original application, which is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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In 2019 the then chief coroner wrote: "...I expect the relevant public authorities to make every effort to progress… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In papers for a meeting of its programmes and investment committee to be held next week, TfL says that "we will com… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Five years after temporary barriers were installed to protect pedestrians on bridges in central London in the after… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
KinoQuickies Our last film at @kino_bermondsey SE1, on May 22nd, is Brief Ecstasy (1937) starring #HughWilliams. By strange coin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Last Thursday was Waterloo Tube Station’s busiest day since the start of the pandemic, with 146,300 tap ins / tap o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A South Bank festival was so loud a local man could use a music identification app to look up tracks from his bedro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Two homes in the Triptych Bankside development next to Tate Modern have sold for a combined £20 million primeresi.com/new-benchmark-…
Michael Gove has intervened in the controversy over the plans for the ITV site on the South Bank, pressing the 'pau… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
112 Russian-owned properties in Lambeth, with 74 in Southwark
standard.co.uk/homesandproper…
StKatsMarina Cruise ship 'World Voyager' passes by the lock at St Katharine Docks and passes through Tower Bridge in reverse wit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The grade II listed K2 phone box at the corner or Westminster Bridge Road and St George’s Road outside… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
That said, plenty of more serious planning enforcement cases in the pipeline where the council has found that the a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
This is embarrassing - @lb_southwark has opened a planning enforcement case against its own flagship council housin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Sallykerinht Walking across London Bridge in the rain. Watercolour. pic.twitter.com/RFSnoPCYwi
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