Bankside, Bermondsey, Borough, Elephant & Castle, South Bank & Waterloo. Since 1998. Member of @icnnuk. bsky.app/profile/se1.news
Southwark and Lambeth, London
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Court proceedings scheduled for 2026 will decide the future of a block of 52 flats at the Elephant & Castle which was evacuated in 2019 and has stood empty ever since.
Full story ➡️ se1.news/arch-street-elephan…
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This morning @hodgethecat refused to budge from the preacher's chair at the start of @southwarkcathed's Choral Eucharist
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If you were at KFC in Waterloo this morning, yes, that was Prince William waving through the window dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic…
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On this day 35 years ago, @thetimes published an article by Boris Johnson about an archaeological discovery in SE1. Unfortunately the claims he attributed to his godfather Colin Lucas were fabricated, so Johnson was sacked from the paper.
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It’s been a busy Easter Sunday for @HodgeTheCat welcoming socially distanced congregations to services at @Southwarkcathed
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This morning @HodgeTheCat was sitting very attentively during @Southwarkcathed’s Choral Eucharist
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The shutters have come down on the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre for the last time, after 55 years as an oft maligned community hub, but one that inspired a sense of affection in many for its mix of businesses and its resistance - till now - to demolition.
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For all your Christmas shopping needs, @HodgeTheCat is ready to serve you in you in the @Southwarkcathed shop.
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At @Southwarkcathed, @HodgeTheCat was very emphatic that someone should hurry up and open the door
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At @Southwarkcathed, @hodgethecat picks the best spot to get a good view of the Choral Eucharist
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There was a near-repeat of #chairgate during the Mothering Sunday Choral Eucharist at @southwarkcathed, with @hodgethecat occupying the Sub Dean’s seat … piped.video/watch?v=hjS89sns…
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The moment when @boroughmarket reopened for business #loveborough
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Neo Bankside residents sue Tate Modern over viewing gallery
#netcurtaingate
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The Government led by Boris Johnson has given a damehood to Joanna Lumley, originator of the failed #gardenbridge project which cost taxpayers £43 million
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Trust @hodgethecat to be in the right place to be caught on camera when Google Street View car drove past @southwarkcathed last summer (spotted today by @siunausta) google.co.uk/maps/@51.506623…
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Given that TfL’s headquarters is in Blackfriars Road you would hope they could spell it right
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Dockless cycle hire has the potential to be a really useful part of the transport mix but … this is the approach to the pedestrian crossing at the south end of London Bridge this morning
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Plans to close the central section of The Cut to through motor traffic are being drawn up by Lambeth and Southwark councils in conjunction with Transport for London.
Details here: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1…
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Projection from St Thomas’ Hospital onto the Houses of Parliament in honour of Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary
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Borough tube station has reopened this morning - now open daily 7am-7pm.
Plenty of copies of 18 March Evening Standard still here - the last day the station was open.
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A distinctive South Bank signpost from the era of the Greater London Council has been formally recognised by Lambeth Council for its architectural and historical merit after it was nominated by TV presenter @mrtimdunn
Read more ➡️ se1.news/glc-south-bank-sign…
cc @lccmunicipal
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London's first buses with at-seat USB charging sockets are now in service in SE1. Watch this space for full story.
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Tesco Express in Tower Bridge Road now keeps its sausages and bacon behind a locked door.
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Pleased to say that the SE1 website has been awarded funding from the Public Interest News Foundation to help us continue to serve our community.
📣 PINF Emergency Fund grant recipients announced today!
20 independent news providers in the UK have been awarded grants of £3000 from the PINF Covid-19 Emergency Fund
See the full list of recipients: bit.ly/2N7dmcY
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Big changes at London Bridge:
Around Borough High Street / St Thomas Street / Southwark Street, road space has been reallocated from vehicles to pedestrians for social distancing, as part of Mayor's #StreetspaceLDN
More here: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1…
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Strangely the Evening Standard hasn’t found space in print or online to cover today’s #gardenbridge news.
Worth remembering that George Osborne was even more enthusiastic about the bridge than Boris, with the former encouraging the latter to commit City Hall funds.
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Fitting way to end this awful week #maybeitsbecauseimalondoner #loveborough @coryboro_london #londonbridge
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Happy birthday to Southwark Tube Station, which opened on this day 24 years ago when full service on the Jubilee line extension finally began.
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End of an era as the elephant statue is taken down from its plinth outside the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre. It’s heading for a lick of paint before returning to a temporary perch at Castle Square. london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1…
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#GardenBridge
2016: Joanna Lumley tells @BBCRadioLondon:
"Nobody stands to make any money from this" ... "it's a gift to London".
2019: final cost to public purse [for unbuilt bridge] revealed as £43 million
More; london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9…
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#killthebill protest arrives at Elephant & Castle
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Jeremy Corbyn has been at Tate Modern today supporting staff striking in protest against proposed job losses
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Today we're celebrating 20 years since the launch of the London SE1 community website.
Many, many thanks to everyone who has helped us and encouraged us along the way.
#hyperlocal @ICNNUK
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Elephant & Castle Northern Line Station closed to ‘structural defect’ - photo appears to show rubble from shopping centre demolition site has come through ceiling of passageway leading to the spiral staircase.
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Elephant & Castle campaigners @UpTheElephant_ do a loop round the shopping centre to mark its closure
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Very big crane in Tooley Street preparing to remove the Cottons Centre footbridge
➡️ london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1…
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Today it's exactly six months since the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre closed its doors. Do you miss it?
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Protest against overdevelopment and in favour of more council housing reaches Elephant & Castle. @ShapeCoalition1 march began in Peckham and is heading to Newington Causeway where Berkeley Homes is planning skyscrapers on Mercato Metropolitano site. #SHAPEprotest
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Mary Berry and other freemen of @cityofLondon driving sheep across London Bridge @SheepDrive2017
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Breaking news - councillors vote 4 to 3 to reject Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre planning application. One abstention.
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It's 30 years since Sam Wanamaker won battle with Southwark Council to be allowed to build @the_globe on Bankside
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Five-year-old girl fined by council for selling lemonade offered a stall by Borough Market standard.co.uk/news/london/f…
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A salutary reminder that just yards from £10m + riverside homes, there are people sleeping in tents in SE1
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A selection of better photos of #ClapForTheNHS #clapforourcarers SE1 landmarks turned blue this evening
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Spare a thought for the staff at @Ldn_Ambulance HQ in Waterloo and their colleagues throughout the capital.
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A reminder that @boroughmarket is open today till 4pm (& next Sunday too) to help traders recover from #Londonbridge shutdown. #loveborough
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25 years ago today we launched the first version of the SE1 website (and our 'in SE1' printed publication).
Massive thanks to everyone who has supported us along the way.
You may have noticed we've been quieter for the past couple of years.
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A group of restaurant businesses in Bermondsey Street have suggested lining the road with tables for open-air dining - similar to the setup seen in Soho last summer - as they prepare to reopen after months of lockdown.
london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1…
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Guy’s and St Thomas’ nurse Dave Carr says outside Downing Street “we need a pay rise to save the NHS” - warns of strike action ahead
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Tower Bridge Road surface covered in portraits of Londoners for #InsideOutLondon #EURO2020 art project today
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#SurreyHillsSurprise @hastingsdiesels 1950s vintage diesel train passing through Elephant & Castle
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On this day last year @XRebellionUK turned Waterloo Bridge into a crowdsourced #gardenbridge london-se1.co.uk/news/view/9…
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On the South Bank, the @nationaltheatre has been wrapped in pink tape as part of countrywide initiative to highlight the predicament of the performing arts. #MissingLiveTheatre #scenechange @_scene_change_
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The former dentist surgery and newsagents shop next to the Coronet in New Kent Road have been demolished, revealing the late C18 / early C19 houses behind. Read more about their history (and why they were turned down for listing) here: heritagegateway.org.uk/Gatew…
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Erm, you might want to do a bit more research about how well those wind turbines worked out before copying the idea in Manchester ...
Let’s nick this idea aswell from the southerners. Strata SE1 residential scheme at Elephant & Castle. Wind turbines in the roof, now fair do’s, that’s clever…
#greenbuildings #CarbonNeutral
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Transport for London has today introduced a 20 mph speed limit on Old Kent Road, New Kent Road and Tower Bridge Road.
Read more ➡️ se1.news/20-mph-old-kent-roa…
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A post box outside St Thomas’ Hospital @GSTTnhs has been painted blue to match the NHS logo.
Read more: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1…
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#MakeTheLane segregated bike lane on CS7 Southwark Bridge Road by @activetravelnow
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From 5 March, a zone 1 tube journey will cost £2.80 (currently £2.50) and a London bus journey will be £1.75 (up from £1.65).
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Several restaurants around @boroughmarket including @HawksmoorLondon offering discounts for emergency services at present. #loveborough
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