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News & features published on 13 July 2011
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Fruit and veg pickers bring M&S campaign to the South Bank

Activists from the Unite trade union spelt out their message to Marks & Spencer shareholders using tomatoes as delegates arrived at the Royal Festival Hall for the clothing-and-food chain's annual general meeting on Wednesday.

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Parliamentary boat race: MPs beat peers

The House of Commons once again proved its primacy over the House of Lords when MPs beat peers at the annual parliamentary boat race.

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Boris: 20 mph speed limit on Blackfriars Bridge "isn't necessary"

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has ruled out making the current temporary 20 mph speed limit on Blackfriars Bridge a permanent measure despite a vigorous campaign by cyclists.

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Will Guy's Hospital get the country's first 24-hour GP clinic?

The prospect of the first 24-hour general practitioner service in the country being established at Guy's Hospital was raised by Simon Hughes MP in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

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Potters Fields Park in political "control freakery" row

A row has broken out over Southwark Council's representation on the trust that manages Potters Fields Park as the borough's Labour administration prepares to consider a proposal to replace ward councillor Nick Stanton with a member of the cabinet.

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Bankside affordable housing cash could be spent on Aylesbury Estate

An SE1 councillor has warned that poorer people are being squeezed out of the area after the leader of Southwark Council said that affordable housing cash provided by a riverside developer could be spent a mile and a half away in Walworth.

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'Classical clubbing' comes to Bermondsey Street tunnel

A classical club night will hold its London launch in a railway arch under London Bridge Station later this month.

Tweets on 13 July 2011

Wednesday recap: we've published 7 local news items today - see them all here: http://se1.info/mQyJ4F

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£800k interim damages for boy who suffered brain injuries when window fell from Dover Castle Hostel near Borough tube http://se1.info/pB8m4s

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Lots of fun Bastille Day events around Borough Market and Bankside Mix tomorrow http://se1.info/phiyr9

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Just published - Fruit and veg pickers bring M&S campaign to the South Bank http://goo.gl/fb/Ml9YX

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Just published - Parliamentary boat race: MPs beat peers - pics & video http://goo.gl/fb/PyBvm

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The @London_Cycling Campaign has followed up our Elephant & Castle roundabout story http://se1.info/qYu78Q

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RT @Richard_001: The first of the guerrilla sunflowers we sowed on 1 May this year has come into bloom http://fb.me/19LgMoN9P

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Lords v Commons boat race about to start - Vauxhall Bridge to Lambeth Bridge

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If you care about the future of Waterloo Library, there's an important meeting tomorrow http://se1.info/nBkriI

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Just published - @mayoroflondon says 20 mph limit on Blackfriars Bridge would cause congestion @blackfriars20 http://goo.gl/fb/jy06l

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Our story on a possible 24-hour GP service at Guy's Hospital has been updated with response from @NHS_Southwark http://t.co/0iHt226

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They've been filming a Coronation Street web spin-off on the South Bank today http://se1.info/pZsZ3h

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Just published - Will Guy's Hospital get the country's first 24-hour GP clinic? http://goo.gl/fb/5edP8

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Labour's @ValShawcross tells @LondonAssembly health committee that she accepted the gift of a handbag from the Aslef rail union

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Jenny Deeks from @coinstreet children's centre is giving evidence to @LondonAssembly health committee this afternoon

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Just published - Potters Fields Park trust in political "control freakery" spat as 9/11 'artwork' row continues http://goo.gl/fb/1n5y8

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Just published - @NeoBankside affordable housing cash could be spent on Aylesbury Estate http://goo.gl/fb/OmE3G

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Just published - @YellowLoungeLDN brings 'classical clubbing' to Bermondsey Street tunnel http://goo.gl/fb/QD2wx

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The new @BarclaysCycle docking station at Southwark Tube Station is rapidly taking shape

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RT @psbook: NEW --> Simon Hughes' taxi parallel parking #FAIL http://bit.ly/rty6tL

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Musical protest by @unitetheunion outside Royal Festival Hall this lunchtime http://t.co/eXNIcKb

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Dalek invasion on Westminster Bridge http://se1.info/p1vJVC via @tvscoop

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Apparently delegates arriving for the M&S AGM at Royal Festival Hall are being given free Percy Pig ice creams

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It's the parliamentary Lords v Commons boat race on the Thames this afternoon - pics from last year: http://se1.info/nHneld

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Tonight is Paella Night at @thethreestags - part of @waterlooquarter food festival http://se1.info/ps5F0Z

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Tall ship Stavros S Niarchos passes through Tower Bridge at 12.15pm - see pics from last year: http://se1.info/bJADCO

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