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News & features published on 6 February 2012
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East Street Library: council confirms reduced opening hours

East Street Library in Old Kent Road will be open for fewer hours each week from April, but will open on five days a week instead of four, Southwark Council has confirmed.

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Maggi Hambling to create Dickens sculpture for Tabard Street

Artist Maggi Hambing has been commissioned to design a sculpture to commemorate Charles Dickens and his relationship with the Borough which will be installed next to St George the Martyr Church.

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Charles Dickens and Southwark: Lottery cash for bicentenary projects

Two projects that recall Charles Dickens' formative years in Southwark are to share almost £86,000 in grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, it was announced last week.

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Live in Waterloo? Why not sign up as a Lambeth snow warden?

Last year Lambeth Council invited residents to become snow wardens to help keep pavements and side streets clear in the event of snowfall but Waterloo and Kennington residents have failed to respond to the call.

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Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick urge Boris to block Elephant & Castle skyscraper plan

Labour and Lib Dem London mayoral candidates Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick have called on Boris Johnson not to overturn Southwark Council's decision to refuse planning permission for the redevelopment of Eileen House at Elephant & Castle.

Tweets on 6 February 2012

Monday recap: no-one in Waterloo volunteers as a snow warden; Ken and Brian join Elephant tower row; #dickens200 http://t.co/aDsC3i9E

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Great pic of ice-covered sculpture in the grounds of St Thomas' Hospital http://t.co/Scd4Zjj3

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Pupils at @CDPS_Southwark have been doing a #dickens200 local history quiz: how well do you know Borough High Street? http://t.co/tj7Cf3A4

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Lots of SE1 people on @BBCLondonNews from 6.30 - @SouthbankMosaic and Charles Dickens Primary School @cdps_southwark

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The Telegraph recalls Queen Victoria's #DiamondJubilee procession across London Bridge http://t.co/hKjJnrjR

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Charles Dickens' great great grandson is "delighted" by plans for Maggi Hambling to design Dickens sculpture in SE1 http://t.co/v5YU2IPS

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Just published - New opening times for East Street Library: more days, fewer hours http://t.co/OLdUqwAq

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See a selection of Charles Dickens' letters & first editions from collection of Lord Harris of Peckham http://t.co/Hu2qDfQg #dickens200

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RT @ForestHillJobs: TOWER CRANE OPERATOR. £14hr. 50hrs pw.London SE1.REF: QBO/42814. Call 020 8463 5002

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[Forum] Lost bobble hat on Bermondsey Street http://t.co/giTQ5Tur

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Just published - Maggi Hambling to create Dickens sculpture for Borough's Tabard Street piazza #dickens200 http://t.co/43ksrOrI

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RT @Cath_McDonald: Looks like the Shard is getting a particularly large shard of glass today http://t.co/D1FJaC9N

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Want to be in a show at @oldvictunnels? Check out the latest from @oldvicnewvoices http://t.co/y5oUrh7n

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RT @RowennaDavis: a new campaign is starting in Southwark.. and it's just going to get noisier. http://t.co/5U7HlwNq #HighStreetsFirst

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"Warning - ice on road - risk of injury" - who stuck these signs on @BarclaysCycle docking station at Colombo Street? http://t.co/VZtFVgeu

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Explore the work of local poets at a free workshop tomorrow morning at Waterloo Library in Lower Marsh http://t.co/af6KXj7a

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City Hall shrouded in smoke by #diamondjubilee Accession Day gun salute at Tower of London http://t.co/HfJOfb21

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Just published - Charles Dickens and Southwark: @heritagelottery cash for #dickens200 exhibition and newspaper http://t.co/1bKGvTGF

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[Forum] Albino blackbird at @Tate Modern? http://t.co/0T3Dbp2x

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Story updated: @brianpaddick joins @ken4london in backing @ministryofsound campaign against Elephant tower http://t.co/uh25pkcw

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@x00 Thanks. I thought I'd fixed that already but I see I only changed it at the top and not the bottom of the article.

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Just published - No takers for #lambethcoop snow warden scheme in Waterloo. Why not sign up? http://t.co/jGGl1bFf

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Just published - Ken Livingstone @ken4london urges Boris to veto Elephant skyscraper in @ministryofsound row http://t.co/mh2BtiMK

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Lambeth Council to review licence of Area club on Albert Embankment Vauxhall: police report "blatant supply of drugs" http://t.co/0WjA0DwW

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Do you walk across London Bridge? Last few days to comment on TfL/Boris plans to remove pedestrian lights on N side: http://t.co/DaHDdNJo

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Final week of our 2-for-1 offer to see 'Pippin' at @MenChocFactory http://t.co/k99gYorL

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RT @se16: Tonight: @saveurriverside public meeting re Chambers Wharf #supersewer with @peterjohn6 and Simon Hughes MP http://t.co/xntJF9J7

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Accession Day: #DiamondJubilee gun salute 1pm today at the Tower of London http://t.co/B03yeA6N

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February 1952 - people queue across Lambeth Bridge & down Albert Embankment to pay respects to George VI http://t.co/Pg5Peucy via @Telegraph

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@angelaymlau bins at Waterloo Millennium Green, Baylis Road

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