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======================================================= [ SE1 Direct ] http://www.SE1direct.co.uk Issue 64 | 8 January 2002 ------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the first SE1 Direct of 2002! Happy New Year ======================================================= BREAKING NEWS: London Town plc, the developers behind the controversial plan for a skyscaper on Bankside next to Tate Modern, withdrew their plans before Christmas, it emerged today. It seems likely that fearing that their original plans would be rejected by Southwark Council, the company will now put forward revised proposals for the prime riverside site. More news will be posted at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk later this evening ======================================================= >> I N T H I S B U L L E T I N ======================================================= * Reader Offer at Conran's Blue Print Caf� * What's on this week * SE1 news from around the Web * January issue of 'in SE1' * TicketWatch with First Call Tickets * In the London SE1 Forum ======================================================= [ Reader offer: Blue Print Caf� ] 2 courses and a glass of wine, �14.95. Beat the Blues this January with excellent and delicious food from Blue Print Caf�. Blue Print Caf� would like to offer SE1 Direct subscribers a 2-course set menu and a glass of wine for �14.95. With panoramic views stretching from Tower Bridge to Canary Wharf, Blue Print Caf�, opened in 1991, was Conran's first restaurant in the Butlers Wharf Gastrodrome. Its elegant, fresh, modern interior is complemented perfectly by its inventive menu created by highly acclaimed Head Chef, Jeremy Lee. The menu changes daily so more than one visit is recommended. Blue Print Caf� Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YD T 020 7378 7031 F 020 7357 8810 http://www.conran.com Terms and Conditions Please quote "SE1One" when making a reservation. Reservations are subject to availability. Available from 3 Jan - 13 Jan 2002, for lunch and dinner. 3 courses are available for �18.95 ======================================================= [ What's on this week ] Thursday 10 January THE PHILOSOPHY OF SAMUEL BECKETT Calder Bookshop, 51 The Cut 6.30pm; �3 (conc �1) John Calder talks about his recent book on Beckett - revealing aspects of the author's thinking on the state of human existence, our future and the meaning of life. Calder will answer questions and read extracts to demonstrate Beckett's extreme originality, humour, and sometimes shocking approach to the concepts of time, art, love and theology. http://www.calderpublications.com For more on what's on this week, check out 'in SE1' - see below for details ======================================================= [ SE1 news from around the Web ] Tower Bridge closure: information from the Corporation of London http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z16B4174 One of SE1's most famous residents, the Archbishop of Canterbury, today announced his retirement http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_489876.html Six injured in Southwark road crash http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_488885.html Workspace buys Inland Revenue building for 5 million http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_488838.html Two rescued by new lifeboats http://makeashorterlink.com/?V12B2574 ======================================================= [ January issue of 'in SE1' ] The January issue of our monthly what's on guide is now reaching all the usual distribution points, or you can download a copy in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF) at http://www.inSE1.co.uk ======================================================= [ TicketWatch with First Call Tickets ] The Island by Athol Fugard at the Old Vic http://www.se1direct.co.uk/tickets/island.php The Wonder of Sex at the National Theatre http://www.se1direct.co.uk/tickets/wonder.php No Man's Land at the National Theatre http://www.se1direct.co.uk/tickets/nomans.php South Pacific at the National Theatre http://www.se1direct.co.uk/tickets/southpacific.php ======================================================= [ In the London SE1 Forum ] Some of the topics raised in recent discussions on our message board at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum Tower bridge closure http://London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read.php?f=1&i=588&t=588 Tate Tower plan withdrawn http://London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read.php?f=1&i=658&t=588 The Circle, Queen Elizabeth Street - what's it like? http://London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read.php?f=1&i=651&t=651 Motorbike parking near Grange Road http://London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read.php?f=1&i=649&t=649 Coffee Shop debate: "woolly anti-corporate bleating"? http://London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read.php?f=1&i=592&t=592 The Honest Cabbage - not what it used to be? http://London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read.php?f=1&i=641&t=641 Piano bars http://London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read.php?f=1&i=615&t=615 Dance classes http://London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read.php?f=1&i=594&t=594 Got an opinion you would like to share with the rest of SE1? 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