Wednesday 19 October 2011
News & features published on 19 October 2011
- The Bell pub in Webber Street to be demolished for flats and offices
The Bell pub opposite the Brookwood Triangle garden in Webber Street is to be demolished to make way for a development of eight new flats.
- Hopton's Almshouses: residents win fight for transfer to Southwark charity
Residents of the Hopton's Almshouses in Bankside have won their campaign to have the trusteeship of their homes transferred to the Southwark-based United St Saviour's Charity rather than a landlord based in Ealing.
- Southwark's new primary 'free school' reveals plans
The promoters of the Southwark Free School - who hope to open a state-funded primary school in SE1 in less than a year's time - have held their first public meeting since winning approval from the Government.
- Boris Johnson visits Jubilee Gardens for ground-breaking ceremony
Mayor of London Boris Johnson visited Jubilee Gardens on Tuesday afternoon for a ceremony to mark the start of work on the park's multi-million pound makeover.
Tweets on 19 October 2011
- 8.30pm No coordination of roadworks in South Bank area. Upper Ground closed *and* Stamford Street reduced to single lane with lights [permalink]
- 8.09pm A triptych showing construction of The Shard over the past twelve months http://t.co/fWqPZwu3 [permalink]
- 3.29pm RT @se17: See Lend Lease's masterplan for Heygate Estate @ Elephant & Castle: exhibition starts now open 182 Walworth Road; till 6pm today [permalink]
- 2.54pm Find out about new buildings planned for Lower Marsh & Baylis Road tonight at Waterloo Community Development Group http://t.co/T5kUKhbc [permalink]
- 2.07pm Thanks to @peterjohn6 for mentioning the SE1 forum in @GdnLocalGov live discussion on local democracy http://t.co/7RSca7ma [permalink]
- 1.42pm Not much left of the old Charterhouse Rainbow Building http://t.co/2BrSnjYb [permalink]
- 11.38am MT @tweetthefashion: if you are at London Bridge at 1pm today look out for Thomson and Thompson from the Tintin Movie [permalink]
- 10.19am At Southwark Council offices for public inquiry into plans for 150 bed student residence on Ewer Street. [permalink]