Monday 9 December 2013
News & features published on 9 December 2013
Chris Foster: three men arrested on suspicion of murder
Officers investigating the murder of Chris Foster in Borough High Street on Friday 30 November have arrested three men.
Controversial lap dancing ad to be removed from Elephant & Castle
The operators of the advertising billboards at the Elephant & Castle roundabout have announced that they will remove a giant advert for a chain of lap dancing clubs in response to public complaints.
Guy's, St Thomas' and King's NHS merger: 'now is not the time'
Plans to create a 'super-trust' by merging Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust with King's College Hospital and the local mental health trust have been put on the back burner.
20 years since Princess Diana opened St Matthew's-at-the-Elephant
The church of St Matthew's-at-the-Elephant is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its current building.
Mayor announces multi-sensory fireworks display to see in 2014
Revellers seeing in the New Year in central London will be able to taste and smell, as well as see, this year's fireworks display, Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced.
Forum discussions active on 9 December 2013
Tweets on 9 December 2013
Monday recap: Multi-sensory fireworks + 20 yrs since Diana's E&C visit + Lap dancing ad removed + NHS merger delayed se1.info/1bsmLC6
SiskinProperty @se1 Amazing walk with John Constable tonight! The dark secrets of Southwark ;) Thanks London SE1
GrahamPile1 #SE1 @se1 - Sunrises are amazing at the moment! @TowerBridge #lovelondon pic.twitter.com/dIv7zPDWGI
@MPSFaradaySgt @MPSSouthwark Yep. Officer who turned up said he'd never seen so many people assist a phone snatch victim.
Phone snatched from woman in Union Street. Scarily long 15+ min wait for @MPSSouthwark while passers-by detained suspect in Dolben Street!
@TopolskiStudio Yes thanks have had 3 or 4 emails about it - I (James) can't make hoping my colleague can get along to it.
End of an era in Lower Marsh - Coopers Natural Foods closing down se1.info/19x5Ivo
danfellows Twitter was lying, power is back on in @se1 !
MPSFaradaySgt Please please keep valuables close by when out over the Christmas period. 7 reported theft of handbags from the #SE1 area over the weekend
Dum_Di_Doo And then there was light! #PowerCut #SE1
UKPowerNetworks @southwarktalkin hi we are aware of a fault in your area (INCD-66780-J) and have engineers on their way, we estimate 21:00 for restoration
UKPowerNetworks @hollyjunesmith hi we are aware of a fault in your area (INCD-66780-J) and have engineers on their way, we estimate 21:00 for restoration
DanMotters Just off phone to Electricity board. Powercut in SE1 to last till the morning. Back on 6am #lightsout
hollyjunesmith The view from my balcony #powercut @se1 pic.twitter.com/SWXXRFFJ1g
Dum_Di_Doo Candles :) #SE1 #PowerCut pic.twitter.com/mQ11QIYEmq
Just published - Chris Foster: three men arrested on suspicion of murder goo.gl/fb/V1lOJ
antiquote @hollyjunesmith @se1 The Globe Academy school opposite us has power, so seems like a substation issue.
antiquote @lb_southwark @se1 Lawson estate is without power. Any ideas?
danfellows Power cut in @se1 - anyone know what's going on?
hollyjunesmith Major power cut on Great Dover Street @se1. Street lights and traffic lights out too.
Lambeth Tory leader John Whelan is proposing that Nelson Mandela should be posthumously awarded the honorary freedom of the borough.
Tonight's meeting of Lambeth Council's cabinet is opening with a tribute to Nelson Mandela from @cllrpeck
Simonhinde Waterloo bridge at dusk pic.twitter.com/Knk94S0BLr
RT @AJLighty: Two sunsets in two days, this one from the top of Guy's Tower
Basically the shard http://t.co/bOHsxdjb6W
RebeccaKeating Simon Hughes says on 1984 SA visit he had a terrible moment - should he shake PW Botha's hand? "We did what #Mandela showed you had to do."
red_cycle Join us to hand in the #saveourcyclists petition on Tuesday | from 8:45AM | City Hall, London - bring your placards, your banners, your bike
@GuidedbyIsobel Not quite Elephant, but he lived in Merrick Square at one time: http://t.co/NHxrk8EHJe
Nigeria Art Society UK exhibition at @WaterlooAction Gallery extended till 21 December: http://t.co/w7G0ntGYtq
#shellcentre scheme will "seriously harm" setting of grade I listed Royal Festival Hall, Richard Tamplin for @20thCenturySoc tells inquiry
In search of the "Critchley Hotel" in Borough Market: http://t.co/NX7o6ZhK1H
FTPressOffice The @FT Choir singing at our annual carol service at Southwark Cathedral raising funds for @crisis_uk #merrychristmas pic.twitter.com/UM202qXQwR
RT @ianvisits: Tickets to be at the top of The Shard on New Years Eve... £375. Yikes!
@IsobelandCat @FionaColley Well make sure you vote in this consultation for starters: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7241
@IsobelandCat It doesn't - which is why people - including @FionaColley - are urging the developer to pick a better name with a local link.
@IsobelandCat Tribeca? 'TRIangle BElow CAnal Street' in New York
This afternoon at the #shellcentre inquiry the @20thCenturySoc will be giving evidence
se16 New post: Sainsbury's Local to replace Castello restaurant in Jamaica Road? goo.gl/xI8jka
@acediscovery @ChaucerVijay @coyleneil tho presumably council could set tougher policy on permissible ad types in contract with primesight
Nelson Mandela condolence book available at @lb_southwark reception 160 Tooley Street. Here's @peterjohn6 signing it: pic.twitter.com/Bas4x5fbW0
Just published - Fastest campaign victory ever? Controversial lap dancing ad to be removed from Elephant & Castle goo.gl/fb/t1YBu
Just published - Merger of Guy's, St Thomas', King's College + SLAM put on back burner; news welcomed by @hoeykateMP goo.gl/fb/T1Y3I
Elephant & Castle lap dancing poster update: @swklibdems cllr Adele Morris hits back at @ChaucerVijay & @coyleneil: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7259
New @BarclaysCycle hire docking stations have been switched on in Snowsfields, Great Suffolk Street and Lambeth Palace Road
One month till Southwark Fire Station is shut down @savesouthwark
Just published - St Matthew's celebrates 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's visit to Elephant & Castle goo.gl/fb/7UD7P
Borough & Bankside guided walk with John Constable this evening: http://t.co/2rGnjNGfwK
Ellie Carey: lorry boss tells of effect of Tower Bridge Road cyclist's death on driver + company http://t.co/m97FiWN7Kt via @roadcc
Treblos Wind Quintet: free lunchtime music at St Thomas' Hospital @BreatheAHR http://t.co/GIJxk5N8FV
The view from Hercules House, venue for the #shellcentre public inquiry pic.twitter.com/oDODJ2Ueep
MI6 has applied to Lambeth Council for permission to raise the perimeter fence round its Albert Embankment HQ by 1.5 metres
Just published - Mayor announces multi-sensory fireworks display to see in 2014 goo.gl/fb/h2Nkl
Southwark Cycling Summit this Wednesday with @swklibdems: http://t.co/qVdfYbx0Qk
Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre: new shops by 2018 in a "24-hour vibrant place"? london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7258
Are you offended by giant adverts for lap dancing clubs? london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7259
The new @BillsRestaurant in Clink Street opens today: http://t.co/2a32DgmiA7
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