New lights for Elephant & Castle's Faraday Island - London SE1


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New lights for Elephant & Castle's Faraday Island
London SE1
Anyone who has passed the Elephant & Castle roundabout at night in recent weeks will have noticed a colourful glow coming from Michael Faraday Memorial at the centre of the roundabout. Southwark Council has installed multicoloured feature lighting ...

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Southwark Playhouse eyes home in Elephant and Castle - Stage

Southwark Playhouse eyes home in Elephant and Castle
Stage
Southwark Playhouse has applied for planning permission to turn an office space in Elephant and Castle into a temporary venue for the company while its current home is redeveloped. As reported in The Stage last week, the venue has been allocated space ...

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Civic award for Sir Michael Caine - The Press Association


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Civic award for Sir Michael Caine
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The 79-year-old movie star received the honour along with other luminaries from Southwark, south London, in a ceremony at St George's Cathedral, not far from Elephant and Castle, where he grew up. Sir Michael said: "I've received awards before, ...
Michael Caine given freedom of London borough AFP
Michael Caine receives civic award in London Digital Spy
Southwark Civic Awards for volunteers, MPs, war hero and actor London SE1

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40-metre giant advert at Elephant & Castle approved by inspector - London SE1


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40-metre giant advert at Elephant & Castle approved by inspector
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A planning inspector has overruled Southwark Council and granted permission for a temporary illuminated advertising banner 40 metres high on the northern side of Draper House at Elephant & Castle. Draper House is currently being refurbished by ...

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US gun culture is at our door: we dare not be complacent - The Guardian (blog)


The Guardian (blog)
US gun culture is at our door: we dare not be complacent
The Guardian (blog)
The pub on the corner may be called the Elephant and Castle, but I'm a long way from home. I met Pam Bosley at St Sabina's Roman Catholic church in Chicago's south side. Her college student son Terell was shot dead by a stray bullet back in April 2006.

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Giles Fraser welcomed to Elephant & Castle parish - London SE1


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Giles Fraser welcomed to Elephant & Castle parish
London SE1
Former St Paul's Cathedral canon chancellor Giles Fraser has been licensed as priest-in-charge of St Mary Newington - a parish which includes the Strata tower, the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre and part of the northern roundabout.

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Bakerloo line train hits bulge in tunnel - BBC News


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Bakerloo line train hits bulge in tunnel
BBC News
The line was suspended earlier between Elephant & Castle and Piccadilly Circus, but is now running with severe delays. Transport for London (TfL) said the tunnel had not collapsed and no-one was injured. Maintenance workers on three lines are currently ...
Tube hit by tunnel wall 'collapse' on Bakerloo line The Independent
Tube hit by tunnel wall bulge The Press Association
Bakerloo line train strikes bulge in tunnel near Embankment Metro

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Mayoral election: Unemployment on Occupation Road - BBC News


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Mayoral election: Unemployment on Occupation Road
BBC News
Occupation Road in gritty Elephant and Castle. Same name, two very different streets. But with jobs a top electoral issue, which mayoral candidate do denizens of our handily-named streets trust to create occupations? A human being must have occupation, ...

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Brooks, the barrister and old school ties - Evening Standard


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Brooks, the barrister and old school ties
Evening Standard
From Elephant and Castle to Cannes via Hogwarts. Though it rained cats and dogs in Cannes nothing could dampen the spirits of Bonnie Wright. The actress, who plays Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter, was at the festival showing her directorial debut, ...

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Protest threat prompts business closing; many downtown firms closed anyway - Chicago Sun-Times

Protest threat prompts business closing; many downtown firms closed anyway
Chicago Sun-Times
Several blocks down at the usually bustling Elephant and Castle bar and restaurant, a waitress and a hostess watched as two customers drank at the barren bar. “We're usually still full until about 3 o'clock and especially on Fridays.

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