Wednesday 6 February 2013
News & features published on 6 February 2013
Charles Dickens' great-great-grandson unveils Dog and Pot sculpture
A replica of a Victorian shop sign that formed one of the landmarks on the young Charles Dickens' regular walk through Southwark has been unveiled by the writer's great-great-grandson.
Six developers compete to build Elephant & Castle skyscraper
Six developers have been shortlisted in the competition to build a stalled 44-storey skyscraper scheme at the Elephant & Castle.
Waterloo International: further delay to reopening of platforms
Around a decade will have passed since the last Eurostar train left Waterloo International before all five of the disused platforms are brought back into use for domestic trains, the Government signalled this week.
Shard tickets "too expensive", says Renzo Piano
The architect of the Shard has said that the admission price for the skyscraper's viewing gallery is "too expensive".
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Tip for politicians delivering a speech: don't give away fact you've not read it in advance by exclaiming "oh, how interesting" in mid-flow
Wednesday recap: Dickens + @dogandpot, Shard "too expensive" says tower's architect and more delays at Waterloo Intl http://t.co/8CepKdHW
The Shard? That's titchy, says Cumbrian tourist board http://t.co/pf99Qvdn
All the staff from the Shard call centre in Norwich have now visited the tower: http://t.co/iLhnRw6u
BARD campaigners obtain minutes from Blackfriars Road landowners' forum under FOI http://t.co/92TPEkre
Just published - Charles Dickens' great-great-grandson unveils @dogandpot sculpture opposite Southwark tube http://t.co/G61IQ4Zh
Dog, pot and Shard http://t.co/TpY7PzfI
Hear Charles Dickens' great-great grandson Mark talk about the @dogandpot sculpture unveiled this afternoon: http://t.co/VETr7RVW
@KenningtonPOB Thu, not Wed!
Mark Dickens at the @dogandpot unveilingl http://t.co/VETr7RVW via @audioboo
E20 comes to SE1: see @londonlegacy plans for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on display outside City Hall http://t.co/54aFSqvT
Reminder: @dogandpot will be unveiled at 2.30 in Blackfriars Road http://t.co/nJNKfhjG
Just published - Six developers compete to build Elephant & Castle skyscraper http://t.co/BQBYeXkY
RT @chriswhite_HQ: The CycleSuperHighway7 on Southwark Bridge Road today is mostly a bus park #GetBritainCycling http://t.co/Ag266HST
Just published - Waterloo Eurostar terminal shut 2007; now minister says it's unlikely to be fully used till c.2017 http://t.co/xxg33GFS
[Forum] Lost Cat, Bermondsey Street area http://t.co/yjj2T5Ma
Gun salute 1pm Tower of London - anniversary of Queen's accession (pic of previous event: http://t.co/B03tGZXD )
Southwark's clumsy redaction of its secret Lend Lease deal made it into this week's Rotten Boroughs column in @privateeyenews
Just published - Shard tickets "too expensive", says Renzo Piano http://t.co/pVJLu9u5
Elephant & Castle regeneration is "gigantic deception" says @petertatchell http://t.co/JteHco2f
The @dogandpot sculpture will be unveiled at 2.30pm today by Mark Dickens, descendent of Charles Dickens: http://t.co/nJNKfhjG
The @BBCr4today programme previews tonight's Kraftwerk gig at Tate Modern http://t.co/RclH7JFI
Have you entered our @Roxy_Bar_Screen competition? http://t.co/2Eg28oPo
Shardtalk on Hardtalk: Sarah Montague interviews Renzo Piano 9.05am on BBC World Service http://t.co/VFSeNhrH
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