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News & features published on 1 February 2012
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King's Reach Tower could be turned into giant billboard for Olympics

The owners of King's Reach Tower on the South Bank have applied for permission to erect four 60-metre high PVC advertisements on the building to cash in on the the London 2012 Olympics.

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Boris on London Bridge Station demolition: "I'd love to stop this"

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has claimed that he would like to prevent the demolition of the Victorian South Eastern Railway office building in Tooley Street but stopped short of committing himself to making a formal intervention.

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Sainsbury's gets go-ahead for convenience store in The Cut

Lambeth councillors have approved three planning applications which will clear the way for Sainsbury's Local to open in The Cut.

Tweets on 1 February 2012

@InsideCroydon Can't reply to your DM as you're not following us

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Wednesday recap: Boris meets BVAG (video); Sainsbury's Local in The Cut & 60m advert planned for South Bank tower http://t.co/DvDGpxiX

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Story update: 60m advert on South Bank tower: "utterly inappropriate, tacky & ...visually degrade area" - councillor http://t.co/oCMA1JMi

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@BorisWatch Have you watched the video on that story?! What a way to conduct engagement/consultation on a major planning application!

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@BorisWatch At previous reception several of us pressed him to hold regular press confs. He wasn't remotely interested. Not invited this yr!

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Olympic cycling champion: "I certainly wouldn’t fancy riding across Vauxhall Cross or Elephant & Castle in rush hour" http://t.co/3n1txPJF

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Can't quite believe how unguarded/indiscreet Boris was in his comments about London Bridge Station development today http://t.co/YEA5UAAN

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Just published - King's Reach Tower could be turned into giant billboard for Olympics http://t.co/CazJoDix

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Just published - Video - bizarre scenes outside City Hall as Boris is ambushed by London Bridge heritage campaigners http://t.co/YEA5UAAN

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RT @rwm148:I literally seem to have just lost my wallet in and around the Starbucks directly under the shard near guys hospital. Ross Moore

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Comedy gold outside City Hall - Boris ambushed by Bermondsey Village Action Group. Video soon.

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David Beckham in Potters Fields Park http://t.co/wBaQPriE

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Shell Centre development: @scdialogue public exhibition starts this afternoon http://t.co/brusoTGF

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Just published - Sainsbury's gets go-ahead for convenience store in The Cut http://t.co/Jkcdh8Cb

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10 years ago Southwark voters rejected the idea of a directly elected mayor for the borough: http://t.co/WrUzSjhp turnout was 11.2%!

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