Wednesday 25 April 2012
News & features published on 25 April 2012
London Dungeon to quit Tooley Street for County Hall by Christmas
A proposal to relocate the London Dungeon to the former home of London government at County Hall on the South Bank has been approved by Lambeth Council's planning applications committee.
Work begins on Guy's Hospital tower makeover
Preliminary works for the recladding of the Guy's Hospital tower have begun and NHS bosses have signed the contracts for the transformation of the 34-storey building.
Mary Seacole statue at St Thomas' Hospital approved by councillors
Plans for a statue of Mary Seacole to be erected in the grounds of St Thomas' Hospital have been approved Lambeth Council despite opposition from leading medical and nursing figures.
St George's Day 2012 in Southwark
St George's Day in Southwark was marked by events at the borough's two cathedrals as well the Borough's church of St George and Red Cross Garden.
Forum discussions active on 25 April 2012
Tweets on 25 April 2012
Wednesday recap: London Dungeon on the move; Mary Seacole statue approved; Guy's Tower makeover begins http://t.co/AiH9WUtK
@smuk1 whoops means £5k
Cllr McNally announces that each councillor has 14 tickets to allocate for access to London Bridge on the Jubilee @riverpageant day
The first cycle of meetings of the new merged community councils is likely to be late June and early July.
Questions being raised at community council about the poor workmanship of the new Tabard Street piazza
Community council is pursuing proposal for cycle contraflow in Newcomen Street to continue route eastwards from Union Street
@matronmitch not yet
Borough & Bankside Community Council is also giving £5k to help @wearebankside neighbourhood plan #localism
Cathedrals ward cllrs have agreed £5 funding for BOST mini Olympics at Marlborough Playground
Chaucer ward councillors have split new £10k CGS revenue fund between Tabard After School Project and Millwall football at Tabard AstroTurf
Next week the old Marshalsea Prison pump will be taken out of store in preparation for the Cuming Museum's Charles Dickens exhibition
Dotted lines show parts of Borough & Bankside the council thinks are at risk of surface water or groundwater flooding http://t.co/jQw06qrk
Cathedrals ward police had their car taken away. Now sharing one car between five wards. Their bicycles are off the road due to wear & tear.
The two PCSOs who used to cycle around Cathedrals ward have both left to become constables
Street gambling around Bankside and bike thefts are also currently on the agenda for Cathedrals ward police team
One of the new priorities for Cathedrals ward police team is tackling antisocial behaviour around Blackfriars Road
There's been a spate of robberies of students around Elephant & Castle. Local police have been running safety workshops at @lsbu
RT @MikeTuppen1: Alcohol ban in parts of Waterloo http://t.co/VbydDfmu
RT @SkyNewsRoyal: #royal #Kate #William meeting those involved with 'African Cats' http://t.co/hr6jQneQ
RT @Wilkinson_David: William and Kate arriving at @BFI Southbank for premiere of African Cats http://t.co/BmG7sQYT
RT @DisneyMoviesUK: We hear our special royal guests, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on there way to the red carpet! #AfricanCats
On 19 May the @soldierchall is taking over the old Waterloo International Terminal http://t.co/9bGse2GR
Tonight's [last ever] Borough & Bankside Community Council includes presentation on "flood risk in the borough" http://t.co/9lfprAOD
Just published - London Dungeon to quit Tooley Street for County Hall by Christmas http://t.co/Or4YZA3V
Just published - Work begins on Guy's Hospital tower makeover; @gsttnhs bosses seek supermarket for Great Maze Pond http://t.co/NgRmtOzU
[Job vacancy] Cleaner, Southwark Irish Pensioners Project http://t.co/milBtoqK
Just published - Mary @seacolestatue at St Thomas' approved by Lambeth; but is it an insult to Florence Nightingale? http://t.co/j2WznNCH
Just published - St George's Day 2012 in Southwark http://t.co/oaePammg
Propaganda for the public good: Bermondsey's interwar health films http://t.co/06OmMbrv via @TelegraphFilm
Tonight the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are at @BFI Southbank for a Disney film premiere - then tomorrow they're visiting @I_W_M
"What the Dickens is happening in Borough & Bankside?" http://t.co/9lfprAOD
@GracieEKennedy Good morning - thanks for email - haven't forgotten/ignored it and will be replying ASAP.
Steam locomotive at Waterloo Station, 1967 http://t.co/dX86vDyU
An interesting post about the barrows and carts of @LowerMarshMrkt http://t.co/m44st8ID via @NewCutMarket
@hattydaze Thanks; yes: http://t.co/gLUsqPvX
Olympic Torch Voted Design of Year at @DesignMuseum http://t.co/aC8AGozf via @BloombergNews
[Business forum] Interior designer suggestions please http://t.co/GX0ieRCP
Stay away from the excellent 40 Maltby Street, please http://t.co/VmAwwXu9 via @MetroUK @marinaoloughlin
Job vacancies posted on 25 April 2012
- Cleaner at Southwark Irish Pensioners Project
Restaurant reviews
- Left very resentful (and hungry) after being ripped off for
La Martinet on The Three Stags
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