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BRITISH/EUROPEAN
Village East
★★★★✩

IN A NUTSHELL
New media types gather at the SE1 destination where the vibe is loud but the food excels.

A Thames Clipper with more than fifty people on board crashed into a pier injuring a number of passengers last night.

Four people were taken to hospital after the boat hit Tower Millennium Pier at around 7pm.

The Greenwich Railway was London's first and, indeed, was the first railway in any capital city in the world when it opened in 1836.

Three years earlier, in May 1833, parliamentary approval was given for the construction, which included a four-mile long viaduct that later became the main thoroughfare for suburban railways to reach London Bridge.

Achieving the delicate balance between overbearing waiters and good old fashioned service is tricky but at La Pont de la Tour they have it down to a fine art.

Charming staff glide between the tables making conversation and ensuring you never need to top up your own glass.

WINE AND CHEESE
Vivat Bacchus
5/5

IN A NUTSHELL
You will be amazed by the amount of fine wines and exquisite cheeses on offer at this South African cum European delight.

Since its renaissance as a food Mecca just over a decade ago, Borough Market has become a haven for foodies.

As far back as 1014, London Bridge attracted traders selling grain, fish, vegetables and livestock. In the 13th century they were relocated to what is now Borough High Street and a market has existed there ever since.

It's the Olympics 2012 and a television camera from high in the stadium pans out west across London before zooming in to a glass structure towering over the capital.

The building is The Shard at London Bridge and the scenario is the dream of the developers who, after 10 years of hard work, are finally beginning to see the structure take shape.

Hay's Galleria, now a retail and eating experience in the shadow of Tower Bridge, is only the latest incarnation of a wharf that has seen a number of different visitors.

Roman remains suggested it was the site of a villa but its recorded history starts with its role as the city residence of the Abbot of Battle.

Rush hour tube travel was suspended for more than 20 minutes this morning after an eastbound train limped into North Greenwich station.

No Jubilee line trains were in operation between London Bridge and Stratford from 9.20am to 9.44am while engineers resolved the problem, and delays are still occurring in both directions.

Commuters will be soon be able to enjoy special deals when they combine river and rail on their way to work.

Thames Clippers managing director Sean Collins told The Wharf that his fast-ferry company was negotiating with rail operators to offer joint ticketing deals within the next few weeks.

Oyster cards will be accepted on Thames Clipper ferries from November.

A new direct service from Canary Wharf to London Bridge has also been unveiled by London Mayor Boris Johnson as part of a package of river transport improvements for the capital.

A THAMES Clippers’ crew has been hailed as heroes after helping save a man from drowning in the river.

The crew of the Hurricane, based at Trinity Buoy Wharf, helped pull the man to safety last Thursday evening after he jumped off London Bridge.

The Hurricane – manned by captain Joe Maw, mate Ben Mann and deckhand Ross Myers – was about to leave London Bridge City Pier at 7pm when a passenger spotted the man in the water. He is believed to be about 35 and of Turkish origin.

The passenger informed the crew and the quick-thinking sailors threw the stranded man a lifebelt while they raised the alarm. A boat from the Metropolitan Police Marine Unit, based at Wapping, and the Tower RNLI lifeboat were quickly on the scene.