Tuesday 15 March 2016
News & features published on 15 March 2016
TfL shows off first double-deck electric bus outside City Hall
The world's first purpose-built fully electric double-deck bus was unveiled outside City Hall on Tuesday.
Garden Bridge construction contract signed
"The Garden Bridge is a reality," the chairman of the trust behind the controversial new river crossing declared this week.
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Tweets on 15 March 2016
Tuesday recap: London-SE1.co.uk/date/2016-03-15
TfLTrafficNews Traffic is heavy on Blackfriars Rd (SE1) at the jct of Southwark St due to temporary traffic signals for works.
Redpuppy @FindMyBikeUK my bike stolen from elephant and castle #strata #se1 #tern d24joe pic.twitter.com/W78JsW7Ovj
@AdeleCathedrals he only spoke about it at #brcc because subject was raised by @cllr_anood
@AdeleCathedrals no mention was made of pending changes at #bbwcc last night.
#BRCC Now @MichaelSitu is talking about the proposed changes to Southwark's five community councils.
At #brcc @cllr_anood raises concerns that some decision-making powers are to be removed from community councils and given to council leader
#brcc Riverside ward Neighbourhoods Fund recipients include @LoveShadThames heritage trail
Riverside and Grange councillors have confirmed funding for hanging baskets in Bermondsey this year #brcc
#brcc Grange ward councillors allocating £27k for CCTV camera on Bermondsey Street, providing businesses fund revenue costs
RT @se16: Applause from #brcc audience when @cllr_anood says Rotherhithe to CW walking/cycling bridge much better use of public £££ than #g…
Mobile phone snatches by youths on mopeds "becoming a bit of a problem" says Insp Cole #brcc - joint action with Lambeth planned
se16 #BRCC Police are carrying out extra foot patrols in Grange ward and Riverside ward to tackle a spate of burglaries
Free tickets still available for Boris Johnson's lecture at the Old Vic on Thursday night: https://t.co/FgrK1KlxNd https://t.co/yGEsXOg8fW
Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council #brcc starting soon - tweets to follow here and on @se16 account as applicable
Free cupcakes in Potters Fields Park tomorrow: https://t.co/bITmG9zvID
New Dockhead fire station nearing completion pic.twitter.com/mHXtWvMsUJ
SouthwarkMayor Bankside foreshore w. @Thames21 & @LondonPortAuth -learning about enviro pros & cons the river brings @lb_southwark pic.twitter.com/rfirLJjQB9
The People's Bureau Skills Exchange tomorrow at Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre: https://t.co/eUlEfy6VXC
Just published - TfL shows off first double-deck electric bus outside City Hall goo.gl/fb/RFUTj9
Southwark's new "director of modernise" (aka #w1a "head of better") is making her debut appearance at cabinet meeting
Just published - Garden Bridge construction contract signed goo.gl/fb/rHZ0oD
"The #GardenBridge is a reality" says trust chairman london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8700
New kitchens and bathrooms for Arnold Estate in Bermondsey have been brought forward after tenants made deputation, says @Livingstone_RJ
Crime rate in Bishop's ward (Waterloo) up 10 per cent from 2014 to 2015.
Theft from persons up 18 per cent.
Rep of @feministlibrary asks if this is the end of 5 Westminster Bridge Road as a community hub (was set up by the GLC for minority groups)
Cllr @riwingfield offers the support of Southwark's library service in giving professional advice on relocation of @feministlibrary
Cllr @FionaColley offers @feministlibrary 6 month extension of current arrangements at 5 Westminster Bridge Road while they seek premises.
Cllr @FionaColley: "5a Westminster Bridge Road is probably not going to be the solution long term" for @feministlibrary
Cllr @FionaColley starts by explaining that Southwark Council very much values @feministlibrary - but policy means they shld pay market rent
The @feministlibrary is working with @casouthwark to help them find a new home.
The @feministlibrary has 7,000 books as well as feminist journals and ephemera. They want Southwark Council to help them stay in borough.
Rep of @feministlibrary offering to pay Southwark £500 a month rent for next 3 months while they raise funds for the future.
Petition against eviction of @feministlibrary @ St George's Circus has been signed by more than 15,000 people. Now presented to councillors
The @feministlibrary are presenting their petition to Southwark cabinet. Live audio mixlr.com/se1
Southwark cabinet meeting starting. Agenda includes @feministlibrary future. LIVE AUDIO mixlr.com/se1
ChickyBoilUps Proofing linoprint of La Bodeguita in the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre pic.twitter.com/uwgwFMA0nx
London's first electric double decker bus is being shown off by TfL outside City Hall pic.twitter.com/rjBpoKk5uQ
Borough High Street roadworks - expect delays pic.twitter.com/swcEGDgZ60
Newly installed @SantanderCycles docking station Southwark Street pic.twitter.com/kT5CKNrWQx
ITV News reporting live from the car park of Tesco Old Kent Road re. food waste
#gardenbridge "handsome but wrongly located" says Simon Jenkins - rare GB criticism in pages of Evening Standard https://t.co/F0NfcWNJUk
CWOA Surprising some commuters @LondonWaterloo for our live show #Pandamonium pic.twitter.com/iRJZ11twdv
Sarah Sands: London Bridge Station "a magnificent symbol of optimism" https://t.co/CAk8OOOKGZ
£2.45m penthouse on top of ‘The Music Box’ tower in Union Street: https://t.co/UvDnOWijKZ
MPSSouthwark Please be aware of criminals on mopeds looking to snatch your phone. We've had two reports of that in close succession in #SE1 ^KJR
More roadworks / diversions at the Southwark Street / Stamford Street / Blackfriars Road junction overnight tonight
MarionMarples Burnt out St Johns Waterloo in 1941. Worship continues. @BarbicanCentre #MartinParr pic.twitter.com/GCWbvViQ0D
Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Community Council #brcc meeting in @se16 tonight https://t.co/zsqTOx0ikZ
@kenningtonkitty thanks will add to our events database
Old Southwark in the Blitz - free talk tonight: https://t.co/R7HkFvQP6k
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