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News & features published on 18 May 2016
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Borough Market's Cookbook Club offers free places to SE1 locals

Borough Market has launched a 'Cookbook Club' to bring SE1 locals and Londoners together to share food inspired by classic recipe books.

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Date set for unveiling of Mary Seacole statue at St Thomas'

A statue of Mary Seacole - the Jamaican-born woman best known for her care and hospitality to British soldiers in the Crimean War - will be unveiled at St Thomas' Hospital on Thursday 30 June.

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Dockhead Fire Station: firefighters move in to new building

Ten years after plans to rebuild Dockhead Fire Station were first announced, firefighters have moved in to their new premises.

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Sumner Street: council unveils car-free gateway to Tate Modern

The new-look section of Sumner Street south of Tate Modern has been officially opened by Southwark Council.

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Garden Bridge: hundreds at protest meeting but Sadiq presses on

London's new mayor Sadiq Khan has indicated that he will back the controversial Garden Bridge as he pledged to "let the sunshine in" on the project.

Tweets on 18 May 2016

The gap in a Lake District road comes to Westminster Bridge https://t.co/mb7NdI1Mtz

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Minimum income of £46,800 required to rent flat on Peabody Estate on Southwark Street: https://t.co/LQUW6P8n55

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Bscburgess Still in need of a celeb that can support Evelina children's hospital and children's air ambulance at Lambeth palace on July 2nd, SOS!

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Suzie_Robs @lambeth_council meeting adjourned for 2nd time as @LambethLabour refuse to hear @SaveLambthLibs deputation pic.twitter.com/vrttdlQAZO

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RT @HerneHillSoc: Philip Henslowe & Edward Alleyn lecture at Dulwich College Tue 24 May - looks interesting https://t.co/MyHwy9jimb

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Lambeth council meeting adjourned as library campaigners stage protest https://t.co/aIjWIrduNj

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London Photo Festival @LondonPhotoFest returns to SE1 tomorrow: https://t.co/gqJ4jxC46X

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Table Top Sale at Queensborough Community Centre in July - tables £10: https://t.co/z80nGgl8eR

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Future site of Hoxton Hotel in Blackfriars Road almost cleared. @BetterBankside hanging basket escaped wrecking ball pic.twitter.com/dXQ3Nbne0m

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Queen's Birthday Procession on the Thames - Sat 11 June

https://t.co/QEd3552sMO

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Just published - Dockhead Fire Station: firefighters move in to new building goo.gl/fb/JXEEpF

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Just published - : hundreds at protest meeting but Sadiq presses on goo.gl/fb/YIopmJ

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Just published - Sumner Street: council unveils car-free gateway to Tate Modern goo.gl/fb/kl0Xj8

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Just published - Date set for unveiling of Mary Seacole statue at St Thomas' goo.gl/fb/Pnl5rB

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Just published - @boroughmarket's free places to SE1 locals goo.gl/fb/44i5OY

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Interested in the ? We've got nearly 4 hours of scintillating video for you here: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8769

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Elephancastle We've been many-a-colour but we can't wait to show you what we've got up our sleeves this time round! pic.twitter.com/3dsh0ToCE5

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Waterloo to Fulham Palace Cycle Ride this Saturday with @southwarkcycle: https://t.co/IgOI7CTU2j

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Free samples of low calorie chocolate brownies being handed out at Waterloo Station pic.twitter.com/njudR8JZdL

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KeltieLLP Purple "Monster Truck" style taxi on London Bridge. Anyone tried to catch a ride? Is it BYO ladder? @TfLTPH @se1 pic.twitter.com/FhEKv357AI

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Mr_Ogrizovic @se1 Almost 44million of this, nearly a third of it, from anonymous or confidential donors. Transparency ftw

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"i can't undo the money spent by the previous mayor" - @SadiqKhan on

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RT @zeno001: Hey! @transportgovuk I've just identified a £30 million saving you can make... https://t.co/JALPxs68VZ

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RT @AsEasyAsRiding: ~£43m confidential/anonymous donations. Transparency? https://t.co/kDE7goyoHL

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Listen live to @LBC to hear Michael of @TCOSLondon question @SadiqKhan on

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RT @cm_uk: .Total gift aid £42k?! Not man donors tax payers then. https://t.co/6JgSQjMGo3

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Sadiq Khan has this morning published a list of donors so far pic.twitter.com/bQmUK3lEc1

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BBCTomEdwards BREAKING: @MayorofLondon gives go-ahead to @TheGardenBridge - with more accessibility pic.twitter.com/2XwQayknhs

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PippaCrerar Sadiq Khan gives controversial Garden Bridge project his backing - w/ demands for more access - days after casting doubt. See @standardnews

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certain to feature on first phone-in on @LBC coming up at 10am with @mrjamesob

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to go ahead under Sadiq Khan's mayoralty, reports @theousherwood on @LBC

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- Sadiq Khan proposing fewer closures for private functions - details live on @LBC with @theousherwood

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chsingthedragon @se1 had to laugh, minicab waiting outside Southwark Crown Court to pick up fare. Board in window said "Mr Crooks"

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