Tuesday 5 April 2011
News & features published on 5 April 2011
- Thames pageant to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Plans have been announced for a flotilla of up to a thousand boats on the River Thames to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
- Fair pay campaigners picket SportAccord conference at Park Plaza
Protesters displayed a giant deodorant spray can outside an international sports conference on Tuesday as part of a campaign to force Olympic bosses to ensure sportswear is made by properly paid factory workers. - Southwark's Globe Academy "is really going places" says Nick Clegg
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg described the Globe Academy in Southwark as a "brilliant school" that is "really going places" during a visit to mark the launch of the Government's new social mobility strategy.
- Oxfam papier-mache giant arrives at Millennium Bridge
A group of Oxfam volunteers have walked with a giant scupture from Manchester to Bankside to highlight the need to provide healthcare for mothers around the world.
- Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops discuss Big Society at Southwark summit
Church of England and Roman Catholic bishops are confused about the Big Society, claimed Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols during a visit to Southwark on Monday.
Tweets on 5 April 2011
- 10.50pm Seen the BBC 6 Music promo shot in SE1? http://se1.info/fkeGik [permalink]
- 9.57pm New market to be established at Shell Centre on the South Bank http://se1.info/hzMQ65 [permalink]
- 7.58pm Papa John’s have appealed against Bermondsey Community Council refusal of permission for Tower Bridge Road takeaway http://se1.info/fq7Pck [permalink]
- 7.46pm Date for your diary - Bermondsey and Southwark in the Blitz talk coming up in a couple of weeks http://se1.info/fPTLdl [permalink]
- 7.13pm Telegraph on @WaterlooEast: "The jury is still out on whether the theatre is brave, completely mad, or..." http://t.co/UdNcGwG [permalink]
- 7.10pm Southwark Council's finance director offers a new perspective on local authority cuts http://flic.kr/p/9w9RSt [permalink]
- 4.38pm Accosted by TfL market researcher outside Waterloo Station and dragged into nearby office for v odd interview about cycle superhighways [permalink]
- 3.34pm RT @ChaucerClaire: This has appeared on the side of a block on the Tabard. http://yfrog.com/hsqzkuhj [permalink]
- 12.10pm Half the shops on Waterloo Station concourse (inc main WHSmith store) have shut down as work starts on new balcony http://se1.info/erxZuV [permalink]
- 11.59am Latest: "Vauxhall Bridge is closed in both directions whilst police investigate suspect item on the river bank" [permalink]
- 10.55am What do you want The Guardian to ask @libdemsimon? http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2011/apr/05/what-do-you-want-to-ask-simon-hughes [permalink]
- 10.27am Audioboo: Simon Hughes MP talks about his first 3 months as Advocate for Access to Education
[permalink] - 10.26am There's a @playfair2012 demo at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge from 10.30 #sacon [permalink]
- 9.17am Audioboo: Nick Clegg at Southwark's Globe Academy for launch of social mobility initiative
#nickclegg #globeacademy [permalink]