Tuesday 6 August 2013
News & features published on 6 August 2013
Tabard Gardens gains Green Flag award for first time
Tabard Gardens is the latest SE1 green space to be recognised with a prestigious Green Flag award.
9-year-old girl urges Boris to rethink Southwark Fire Station closure
A nine-year-old girl from Bankside has urged the Mayor of London to reverse plans to close Southwark Fire Station.
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Tweets on 6 August 2013
Tuesday recap: Tabard Gardens green flag + 9-year-old's 'heartbreaking' call to #askboris re fire station closure se1.info/172oElg
akc1970 #London #Underground station themed #summer party - someone put together an Elephant & Castle #chocolate cake! pic.twitter.com/twzC5G2N7Q
@jamiewallace will do a writeup based on what he said tonight in the next few days
@nathanjphillips yep
Undignified spat between Lambeth Labour planning chair Diana Morris and Lib Dem Brian Palmer - former accused latter of rambling on too long
Lambeth to cut the amount of time objectors to planning applications can speak at committee from 3 mins to 2. Written precis to be mandatory
@ladyakb to approve
Ted Inman of South Bank Employers' Group drops tantalising hints of Andrew Gilligan's "massive" plans for new cycle routes in Waterloo
2nite Lambeth cllrs decide on plans to extend @BarclaysCycle docking stn under Waterloo Bdg; @southbankcentre @BFI @NationalTheatre opposed
See @stephenfry leading a sheep over London Bridge at 9pm on @ITV
Holly_Mcghee @se1 Winnie & piglet in our borough pic.twitter.com/QmIW5GtbNg
Lambeth planning committee hearing allegations of vulnerable residents being encouraged to write letters of support to council by developers
Se_Railway Due to signal problems at London Bridge, all lines are affected. Trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 40 mins. bit.ly/TiO629
Just got word of ANOTHER Tesco Express coming to the Waterloo area (as well as the one in The Cut we mentioned yesterday)
Just published - Tabard Gardens gains Green Flag award for first time goo.gl/fb/EHN2t
Boris decision to press ahead with fire service cuts is "a dark day for Southwark" says council leader @peterjohn6 london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7003
Just published - 9-year-old urges Boris to rethink Southwark Fire Station closure #askboris @lbc973 @savesouthwark goo.gl/fb/VZobI
Shard "completely devoid of integrity, charm, wit or any other redeeming qualities" - nominated for Carbuncle Cup: http://t.co/B4RGzTToEA
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