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A new poll has suggested that mayor Sadiq Khan is neck and neck with his Tory rival Susan Hall in the race for City Hall next year.
The survey, published in the Times and conducted by Redfield and Wilton Strategies, shows the Labour incumbent winning just 33 per cent of the vote, with Conservative candidate Susan Hall close behind on 32 per cent.
The polling of 1,100 London voters also showed that if Jeremy Corbyn decides to run as an independent, it could cause Mr Khan to lose to Ms Hall, with her winning 30 per cent and the mayor taking 25 per cent. The former Labour leader would win 15 per cent.
Mr Corbyn, who has been barred from standing for Labour in his parliamentary seat of Islington North at the next general election, has refused to rule out a run for the mayoralty.
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It is widely thought however that he is more likely to run to be an independent MP in his north London constituency.
The mayoral election – due to be held on May 2, 2024 – will be the first one fought under the first past the post voting system.
Elections to City Hall previously used the supplementary vote system, with voters able to give a first and second preference for mayor.
If Mr Corbyn does not stand, Mr Khan’s suggested vote share would be a drop of seven points from his result in the 2021 election, where he received 40 per cent of first preference votes.
Ms Hall would also perform less well on vote share than previous Tory candidate Shaun Bailey, coming three points lower than Mr Bailey’s 35 per cent.
doing a good job for our city.”
Mr Khan dismissed suggestions that he was worried. “Polls go up and down,” he said. “I have been in politics long enough to realise: never get too excited when you are miles ahead; never get too despondent when you are behind.
“The key thing is this: this is a reminder that the next mayoral election is going to be a two-horse race. Only two people can win this – me or the Conservative candidate.
He said: “Whether you used to vote Conservative, used to vote Lib Dem, used to vote Green – whatever party you used to vote for in the past, lend me your vote to make sure we can build on the progress we have made.”
The pollsters also asked the same set of Londoners how they will vote in a general election.
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But she would come considerably closer than her predecessor to unseating Mr Khan, indicating a tighter election than any seen since the mayoralty began in 2000.
Neil Garratt, the London Assembly’s Tory group leader, said the poll showed “the Labour mayor’s bombastic smugness coming home to roost, as Londoners look to a Conservative mayor who will focus on
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"That is why I am encouraging Londoners to lend me their vote if they want a city that is greener, fairer and safer.”
Mr Khan pointed to the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) expansion across Greater London, the free school meals he is funding for a year for all primary school children in London and the roll-out of 4G and 5G on the Tube and Elizabeth line as policies on which he planned to campaign.
The poll showed 47 per cent support for Labour and 27 support for the Conservatives – suggesting that in the capital, Mr Khan is much less popular than his party, while Ms Hall is more popular than hers.
The poll also showed the Liberal Democrats winning their best result since 2004, and coming ahead of the Greens for the first time in more than a decade. It projects the party on 16 per cent, or 15 per cent if Mr Corbyn stands.
The Greens appear meanwhile set to be pushed into fourth place on nine per cent
or six per cent respectively.
Reform UK – formerly known as the Brexit Party – would win four per cent or five per cent respectively.
The survey also reveals that Londoners remain divided over Mr Khan’s Ulez expansion, with 39 per cent saying they are in favour, and 38 per cent opposed.
Nearly half of Londoners — 49 per cent — meanwhile said they agreed with the former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith’s endorsement of Ulez enforcement cameras being sabotaged.
The Daily Mail published quotes from the Chingford and Woodford Green MP in which he said he was “happy” for his constituents to “cement up the cameras or put plastic bags over them” because “they are facing an imposition that no-one wants and they have been lied to about it”. Sir Iain later told the Evening Standard he “does not condone law breaking of any kind”.
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THe iMPeRiAL war Museum has announced a new exhibition dedicated to espionage from world war i to the present day.
Spies, Lies and Deception (29 September 2023 to 14 April 2024) will showcase over 150 objects used by spies, including secret message matchboxes, footprint overshoes and papier-mâché heads.
t will also feature private papers used for Operation Mincemeat - which saw
a dead body carrying fake documents floated ashore to mislead the Axis powers about the Allied invasion of Southern Europe.
Amanda Mason, Lead Curator of Spies, Lies and Deception, said: “Covering everything from inflatable tanks and dummy parachutists to the stories of Kim Philby and the Salisbury Poisonings, Spies Lies and Deception will be a must-see exhibition for anyone who is interested in finding out the truth about the use of deception and espionage.”
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Two LoCAL artists have painted a mural inspired by the sounds, sights and history of Bermondsey.
New Cross-based creatives Emma Barnie, 38 and Riccardo Matlakas, 41, have put the artwork on Rothsay Street, just off Tower Bridge Road.
The black and white mural features iconic local imagery such as factories, pie and mash and jam jars - a reference to the old Jam Factory.
The artists got the inspiration for the piece by speaking by chatting to locals
and asking what they wanted to see on the mural. Some people have even managed to get their dogs included in the mural.
Asked what their favourite aspects of the piece were, the artists said: “The dogs and the interactive elements that people have suggested when they were walking past, the community spirit and the joy of live painting and getting to know the rhythm, the beat and the characters of the area.”
It took the duo two-and-half-days to complete and will be displayed indefinitely.
There will also be an exhibit detailing the work of the Postal Censorships department, where a female workforce scrutinised letters sent abroad for secret messages.
This will be displayed alongside an interview with Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins, whose international collective of researchers use open-source data to solve incidents like the Salisbury Poisinings in 2018.
Spies, Lies and Deception opens at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ, on 29 September 2023.
a camBeRwell-Based boxing gym, that first opened in 1892, has been saved from closure thanks to a five-figure donation from eddie Hearn's company.
Lynn AC, Britain’s oldest amateur boxing club, will officially reopen after a rescue package from Matchroom Sportrun by world-famous boxing promoter Eddie Hearn - saved it from permanent closure.
With its doors closed since July, due to health and safety concerns, the gym will be handed back to the local community later this month courtesy of a £10,000 donation.
On his decision to save the club, Eddie Hearn told us: "I've known the club for years. If you're talking about the best clubs in London - this is one of them. Lots of our fighters have trained here."
The 130-year-old club, which is inside
Burgess Park, is completely volunteerled and unfortunately, has fallen into disrepair. After such a historic past, its future was looking uncertain.
The club had started a GoFundMe which had gained some traction - but nowhere near the speed that was necessary.
Eddie explained that he got in touch with the club and offered to pay for whatever they needed to get the doors back open.
"I think boxing as a sport is not recognised by the government or local councils as something that needs investment. There is not enough help."
He added: "I'm a big believer in these places and I hope we can have those conversations at government-level for them to understand how important they are."
Renovation is already underway to deliver extensive improvements –including a complete refurbishment,
featuring brand-new screed flooring –which will mean hundreds of aspiring amateur fighters can once again train and use the gym’s facilities.
Lynn AC has been a key part of south London’s booming boxing community since the club was formed and was where reigning IBF world super bantamweight champion Ellie Scotney was introduced to the sport.
Ellie Scotney started training at the gym when she was nine and would be the only girl for many years there.
Speaking to Ellie, who is from Catford, she said: "It was a special moment to know that the place that made me is going to do the same for so many others.
"I was laughing because I had my first sparring match over there and I think back to the little girl who walked in with big dreams of doing what I'm doing now."
Now a world champion boxer, on September 30, she is off to Wembley to defend her title in a match against Laura
By Herbie Russell
Soledad Griffa.
Adam Booth, Mickey Cantwell, Danny Williams, Richard Riakporhe, Chris Kongo, Daniel Dubois, Henry Akinwande and Wayne Alexander are other famous British boxing alumni of the club which has survived various crises over the years – including an air raid on the previous premises (Manor Place baths) during World War II.
Matchroom Sport chairman Eddie Hearn last Wednesday, September 6, visited Lynn AC, alongside Scotney and DAZN commentator Mike Costello, to see first-hand how early renovations are shaping up.
“Our investment into grassroots will extend across the UK and beyond with many more exciting projects in the pipeline," Eddie commented.
Chairman of Lynn AC, Keith Walters OBE, said: "I couldn't believe it. It was good news it was coming from the professional side because,
without grassroots, there wouldn't be professional boxing. It's the backbone of the sport."
After looking through old photographs, Keith revealed that Ed Sheeran's grandfather, Bill Sheeran, used to box at the club.
Although Bill has now passed away, there may be a chance for his grandson, Ed to come down to the club to show his support.
On establishing the unknown connection, Eddie Hearn added: "I saw Ed the other day - and after hearing that his grandfather used to fight here, I'm going to ask him to come down.
"We should get him to come and do a little performance here," he said.
Once essential works are completed, the grand re-opening for Lynn AC is set for September 28.
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a BeRmondseY nursery, which has been serving under-fives since 1939, is facing a financial crisis that parents say could jeopardize the education of their pupils, particularly those with special educational needs (Sen).
For the past decade, Kintore Way Nursery School has consistently received an "Outstanding" rating from Ofsted.
It has gained recognition for its exceptional support for children with SEN, making it one of the few establishments offering this kind of early years assistance in the area.
However, the nursery has been grappling with financial difficulties since the onset of the pandemic, a challenge shared by many nurseries across the UK due to reduced government funding and falling numbers of pupils.
Despite the fall in pupil numbers overall, Kintore Way has witnessed a 22 per cent increase in the number of SEN children enrolled over the last two years, meaning nearly half of its students (45 per cent) require additional support.
Funding for SEN students with an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) sometimes bypasses nursery schools and goes directly to their primary schools
when they transition, without any backdated payments to the nursery.
As a result, Kintore Way has found itself in nearly half a million pounds of debt to the council - forcing them to propose staff cuts.
This situation raises concerns about the safety and well-being of SEN children who require extra attention and support.
Terrie Corby, a parent whose three-yearold son attends the nursery, said: "My son is non-verbal autistic among other things, and he currently has two amazing teaching assistants. But we've been told there could be staff cuts in January, meaning he'll only have one assistant.
"My son needs a 2:1 ratio of staff - he literally never stops moving."
The mother, who lives in Elephant and Castle praised the nursery for their SEN provision: "There is nowhere else I could send my child. They have helped him develop so much and are so skilled at what they do. But if there are fewer staff and not enough funding all the pupils will suffer."
In other boroughs, some nurseries have a system where they backdate the money, but this is not in place in Southwark.
UNISON, a trade union representing the nursery, has initiated a petition to advocate for the school, gathering hundreds of signatures. Susan Catten,
UNISON, said: "They are a victim of their own success."
"Every child with special educational needs is referred to that nursery by paediatricians and social workers. Even some from other boroughs.
"The school needs a higher level of staff due to SEN children but there is no funding for that or for the resources that are required," Susan explained.
UNISON is campaigning for Kintore Way to become a resource-based school, which would backdate EHCP funding and help recover costs, ensuring the nursery's financial stability and continued support for SEN children. They are also asking that the debt be written off.
Southwark Council said they have not yet made any decisions regarding the nursery's situation and consultations are ongoing.
Cllr Jasmine Ali, Deputy Leader and cabinet member for children, education, and refugees, emphasized the council's support for the nursery and acknowledged the broader challenges faced by schools and nurseries due to falling birth rates and insufficient central government funding.
She said: “All nursery provision is extremely important to us and to parents, and we know this is a very stressful
time for those whose children attend the nursery. Equally, the superb staff at Kintore Way need our support as they navigate a difficult situation.
“It is well known that many schools and nurseries across London have struggled with the effects of a falling birth rate, combined with a lack of funding from the central Government, which sadly does not meet the cost of provision and fair pay for experienced staff, and operates a per capita funding model which does not always cover the running costs of schools or nurseries.
She continued: “Kintore Way has been in significant deficit for some time and has worked extremely hard, supported by
the local authority, to balance its finances. Despite this, it has not been possible to reduce the deficit enough – no decision has been taken by the nursery as yet.
“The local authority will continue to work closely with the school leaders to support them, and ensure there is provision in the borough for the children and families.”
In the meantime, Susan added that anyone wanting to get involved in the campaign or find out more should email her at southwarkunisonschools@gmail. com
A public meeting by UNISON is being held on September 28, at Setchell Hall, Alscot Way, SE1 5XN.
Residents living on ‘London’s steepest street’ have said the route is so “dangerous” that they have fallen down it multiple times and rat runners “race down” the road.
Fox Hill sits in Crystal Palace, straddled between the boroughs of Croydon and Bromley.
The road has become known as the ‘steepest street’ in London among locals, with a sign warning people of the harsh 20 degree incline at the bottom.
While there are some roads in London with a sharper incline, Fox Hill appears to be the city’s steepest residential street that’s dotted with homes along its length.
Iba Priato, 36, said she moved to Fox Hill five years ago. She said walking up the steep hill with her child in their buggy can be tiring, but it’s even more difficult when the road is slippery.
Ms Priato told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “What I noticed is in the winter, when it’s very cold in the mornings, it’s icy. I’ve actually fallen down it twice myself.”
She added: “Sometimes there’s a lot of leaves, so that’s slippery as well.
"There was a time when the council
put some salt on, but you still need to be careful when it’s raining a lot.
"It’s dangerous in my opinion, especially for old people. I fell down it twice and I am young.”
Richard Bridge and his wife Philippa, both 64, moved to Fox Hill three years ago for somewhere affordable and close to their children’s school.
The couple said they aren’t deterred by the steepness of the street, and go up and down the hill every day by foot, bike and car to go to the supermarket.
Ms Bridge said: “When I first came here, coming down the hill, I was really impressed. The views out to Kent are fantastic… A lot of cyclists use this as a route when they’re biking together because it’s stiff. It’s so steep.”
Mr Bridge added: “We had some people here last year, a film company, making a television advert.
"They used it because it was very steep as a kind of metaphor of climbing up a steep hill. So it’s well known.”
The local said that living on a road managed by two separate councils can cause some issues to “fall in between the gaps”.
The couple said they have campaigned for years to add speed bumps to the road, but haven’t had any luck with either Bromley or Croydon councils.
Mr Bridge said: “There is one
problem connected with the steepness which is that people tend to race down it.
"We would like there to be sleeping policemen and traffic control. It’s a rat run.”
Philippa added: “The neighbours and ourselves have tried over the years [to add speed bumps] because we’ve got kids playing on the field there and it’s unfenced.
For football, they’re going into the road for the ball. So over the years, we’ve tried loads and loads of times to get Croydon to do something, but it hasn’t worked.”
Alex Booth, 67, has lived just off Fox Hill for nearly his whole life. He said he walks up and down the hill nearly every day to go to the chemist and supermarket, and remembers when there were more Victorian houses on the road before they were knocked down in the 1960s and replaced with new builds.
Mr Booth said: “This is meant to be the steepest hill in London I believe.
"It was steeper on one side than the other and when they built all the houses, that made it a bit steeper. That’s what I can recall.
"They were built in 1969 when I was going to school.”
The local said traffic on the road is rarely an issue. However, he feels
drivers speeding down the road is likely due the route being used as a shortcut around Crystal Palace town centre.
Mr Booth said: “Some people say it’s the satnavs, they’ve got them for the quickest route. What happens is instead of them going around the Triangle one way, they’ll come down here.”
Steve Halse, 76, moved to Fox Hill eight years ago due to the cheap house prices, but feels the area’s value has largely caught up with the rest of London by now.
He said while the hill can be difficult to walk, it adds a lot to the appearance of the Georgian houses.
Mr Halse said: “I’d rather it wasn’t there, let the truth be known. But it’s fine.
"I think it looks great with the way the houses come down. This was painted by the famous French impressionist Pissarro. The painting of the road, which he took from the bottom looking up, is in the National Gallery.”
The resident said he doesn’t mind cars passing through the road, and agrees that traffic is likely due to the route being used as a shortcut instead of for racing.
Despite his love for the area, he is planning to sell his house on the road.
Mr Halse said: “I’ve been here eight years. In another 10 years I’m going to be 86, and I won’t be walking up the hill then.”
Labour Councillors Ryan Thomson and Ruth McGregor, who represent the Crystal Palace and Anerley ward for Bromley Council, told the LDRS in a joint statement: “As local councillors, we have actively pushed for a 20mph limit to be introduced and other traffic calming measures to be explored on Fox Hill.
"Sadly, under the administration’s current policy, these requests were dismissed out of hand and it is something that we continue to fight for alongside a number of Fox Hill residents.”
They added: “In regards to concerns around the steepness of Fox Hill, we would be more than happy to host a consultation with residents to hear their concerns and explore where we may be able to support.
"We would encourage them to please contact us via our council email addresses – Ryan.Thomson@bromley. gov.uk and Ruth.McGregor@bromley. gov.uk – to arrange and discuss”. Councillors representing the Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood ward for Croydon Council were approached for comment, but had not responded at the time of publication.
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“da Ngerous” reside N ts say that they have falleN dow N it multipleThe road is known by locals as London's steepest street. Alex Booth, 67, has lived just off Fox Hill for nearly his whole life. Iba Priato, 36, said she moved to Fox Hill five years ago.
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Police have released cctv footage of two masked men as they continue to investigate the murder of Ronaldo Scott in the Myatt's Fields area.
The 21-year-old was found with serious stab injuries on Morrison Road – near the border between Brixton and Camberwell – just after midday on Monday, September 4.
Despite paramedics' best efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives are urging those with information, who haven't spoken to police, to step forward.
DCI Blackburn said: “We have recovered and examined a lot of CCTV from the area around the scene and today we’re releasing images of the suspects leaving the scene after they stabbed Ronaldo.
"Do you remember seeing them in the area around midday on Monday? Do you know who they are?”
For those reluctant to speak directly to police or share their personal details, there are ways to assist the investigation while remaining anonymous.
Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn who is leading the investigation said: “I know that some people don’t want to speak to the police and I understand why. You may be frightened or have had problems or a bad experience with police in the past.
“Please know that you don’t have to speak directly to us - there are two ways you can provide us with information
and footage that is important for our investigation without giving us your details.
“You can call Crimestoppers 100% anonymously. They will not pass your details onto us and they are not part of the police – they are completely independent.
“You can submit video footage from mobile phones, CCTV camera’s, doorbells or dash-cams or information via this link for the investigation - Public Portal (mipp. police.uk). You can do this anonymously or choose to submit your details and we will not contact you if you don’t want us to.”
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By Herbie RussellSou TH wARK CounC i LL oRS have approved plans to build 34 new social rent homes on the elim estate in Borough.
Not-for-profit housing partnership
Leathermarket Community Benefit Society (CBS) will build the new homes, along with an improved basketball court and 5-a-side pitch. Objectors to the development argued its impact on the estate’s disabled residents had not been properly considered.
But councillors voted unanimously
in favour of the application on Monday, September 11.
The new development will contain 16 one-bedroom flats, 9 two-bedroom flats and 9 3-bedroom flats.
The two new buildings will have photovoltaic panels, air source heat pumps and green roofs. A new road will be built to provide a fight vehicular entrance into the estate.
According to objectors, the Elim Estate is home to residents with “severe mental disabilities and underlying psychiatric conditions… who would be severely disadvantaged”.
A spokesperson from the nearby Decima Street TRA said the new development was akin to “a high school” and questioned how retaining a basketball court would help residents with poor mental health. He said: “People with mental health - they will not need a basketball court. People [who are] autistic - they will not need to go and relax on a basketball court.”
The spokesperson said the Equality Impact Assessment [EQIA] - which assesses a development’s impact on protected groups - had been inadequate.
“[The EQIA] has not been done. It fails to assess the impact on different groups - marginalised, unrepresented including tenants of the Elim Estate with protected characteristics,” he said.
Looking to convince councillors of the scheme’s merits, Leathermarket CBS Board Director Liam McGrath said: “This scheme delivers 34 desperately needed homes for the community.
“There are over 13,000 households in Southwark on the waiting list and unfortunately 3,500 living in temporary accommodation as we
speak.”
“The 34 homes will transform the lives of the families who live in those homes, some of whom are some of the most vulnerable in our community,” he added.
Speaking in favour of the development, Cllr Richard Livingstone said: “We need to find places in this area where you can put homes and the reality is, wherever you try to put homes in this local area, they are compact areas which will have people nearby which will find there is some strain and conflict with their needs.”
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A MuSiCAL tribute to a Peckham teenager, who was murdered in 2018, will be performed at the Southbank Centre next weekend by a group of young artists.
On Saturday, September 23, The Endz, written by Harris Academy Peckham pupils, will kick off the opening weekend of Southbank Centre’s classical season.
A musical that highlights the impact of social inequality on young people’s lives, The Endz will be performed by one hundred performers, mainly from south London.
It is dedicated to Malcolm MideMadariola, a much-loved young man “who’d do anything for anybody“, who was senselessly murdered five years ago.
The Peckham teenager lost his life after being stabbed three times with a ‘Zombie-style hunting knife’ outside Clapham South tube station in November 2018. His killer was sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment in 2019.
Following his death, a group of his classmates from Harris Academy Peckham came together to create the show, a story of friendship between young people and the struggles they face living in an unequal society.
Working with The Multi-Story Orchestra – the Peckham-based community of professionals and youth who perform in unexpected venues, including car parks – they created The Endz.
A moving tribute to Malcolm’s memory, the creators wanted to ensure his ‘bravery and beautiful nature’ will never be forgotten.
The Endz blends rap, spoken word, and song to highlight social inequality’s impact on youth to tell a timely story of friendship, heartbreak, and loss through words and music.
The musical recently picked up a 2023 Royal Philharmonic Society Impact Award.
Nathaniel Casaclang, one of the performers, explained: “We created this project because we wanted to let people
By Isabel RamirezCoMMuTeRS CAn now make more eco-friendly journeys on the brand new hybrid passenger ferry, which gets you across London in twenty minutes.
Unveiling its £7 million ‘Earth Clipper’ craft on Tuesday morning (September 12), Uber Boat by Thames Clippers also revealed plans for a new fully electric zero emission cross river ferry between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe by the spring of 2025.
The 'Earth Clipper' is being branded Europe’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferry, and is the first of three water taxis to operate with zero exhaust emissions in central London.
The new vessel gives an almost 90 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions compared with running solely on conventional marine diesel.
At 40m long, it is currently the largest boat in the fleet – almost the length of two tennis courts laid end to end – and has a capacity of 230 passengers.
The Uber Boat by Thames Clippers will operate solely on battery power while transporting commuters and sightseers through the capital – in the central zone, between Tower and Battersea Power Station piers – and recharge while using biofuelled power outside of central London.
Offering an emissions reduction of 16.5 per cent when compared with running on
know what our reality is as there is not enough awareness.
“As young people, we are told that we have the power to change things, but people are still not listening to us. Nothing changes.”
Although lower than pre-pandemic levels, knife-enabled crime looks as if it is on the rise again.
The Office for National Statistics
biofuel alone throughout all parts of the route.
In addition to the three hybrid catamarans, work is underway to deliver London’s first fully electric zero emission cross river ferry between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe by the spring of 2025 –that would enable cyclists and pedestrians to cross the Thames in just two minutes.
Earth Clipper has been designed with large cabin windows which look out onto the iconic views along the Thames, and there is a café onboard as well.
“This is a momentous day for us and something we’ve been working towards for some time,” Sean Collins, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers co-founder and CEO said.
“Being able to offer greener transport through the capital is no small feat but something we’re incredibly passionate about.
Looking to the future, Geoff Symonds, Chief Operating Officer for Thames Clippers, told us: "This is the best that could be achieved with the available technology for marine. But we plan on making all of our boats hybrid as a minimum and looking at other fuels to make them."
For commuters, how cost-effective is it as a way to travel?
Goeff explained: "If you're a regular user the commute price can be the same or cheaper than say the train or the busranging from £2.50-£3.50 per trip.
"And the quality of our service
reported that knife-enabled crime was five per cent higher in the year ending March 2023 (50,489 offences) than in the year ending March 2022 (48,204 offences).
It was reported that in London, 12,786 knife offences were carried out over the twelve months to the end of March this year, compared with 11,031 for the previous year, an increase of 16 per cent.
Nathaniel continued: “This is our way of spreading the word and we hope people will listen.”
Kate Whitley, co-founder of The MultiStory Orchestra, said: “It’s an urgent work that shows the extraordinary creativity of young people when they are given the opportunity. This show has something important to say about some of the problems that young people face,
but it’s also a brilliant collaboration, with great musicianship and powerful storytelling – and in the end, it is positive and life-affirming.”
The Endz will take place on Saturday 23 September, 5:30 pm and 8:30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX Tickets cost from £10-£25 (discounts available). Go to southbankcentre.co.uk to buy.
differentiates us from other modes of transport. You get a dedicated seat, you can have a coffee and a croissant on the way to work, or a drink on the way home," he added. "And it's a greener way to travel."
The boat stops at 24 piers along
the Thames including local areas like Greenwich, Surrey Quays, London Bridge, Blackfriars and Waterloo.
The travel time for the daily service from Barking Riverside to Battersea Power Station is twenty minutes.
Passengers can easily book tickets
on either the Uber app or the Thames Clippers app, or on the website thamesclippers.com.
Tuesday 26 September 2023, from 6.30pm
Patients and members of the public are invited to join King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Annual Members’ Meeting.
The meeting will be held virtually – using Microsoft Teams – and is open to anyone with an interest in the Trust, and the services we provide for patients and local communities.
There is no need to book, and you can join the virtual event from anywhere – on a computer, tablet or a smartphone. You just need to make sure you are connected to the internet.
For further information, including how to join the meeting, visit www.kch.nhs.uk or email kch-tr.FTO@nhs.net
t his weekend is festivals galore, with a busy programme of entertainment as Southwark shows no sign of slowing down any time soon.
A three-day celebration of local talent will take over rooftops, warehouses and railway arches across SE15 this weekend.
The annual Peckham Festival is a chance to meet the diverse body of artists keeping this nook of southeast London in a constant state of creative regeneration.
Head to Copeland Park to watch a live fashion show or get involved in a free ceramics workshop. Local music connoisseurs GALA and Balamii Radio are on the beats this year, but audiences can also expect performances from Peckham Chamber Orchestra, Nunhead Community Choir and Theatre Peckham.
Even the bar is being run by local favourites: the teams behind trendy pub the Prince of Peckham and Jumbi joining forces to offer cocktails, local brews and DJ sets.
Art fans should pay a visit to Copeland Gallery for an engaging lineup of performances, talks, family workshops and art. There will also be open art studios in places like the Bussey Building and Bleinheim Arches, where over 150 creatives will be sharing what they've been working on.
It's safe to say there’s bound to be something for all tastes. when? Friday, September 15Sunday, September 17. where? Locations across SE15. Click here for a full lineup.
Admission: Free - go to peckhamfestival.org for a full lineup.
This Saturday, the multi-venue event will return with a bang following last year's cancellation.
Spread across three locations in SE1, the day-long festival promises village fete vibes and a host of live entertainment – from theatre to maypole dancing via Moroccan music and breezy jazz – as well as its piece de resistance: the dog show.
Look out for the intriguing characters roaming the streetsincluding an 8ft tall Victorian tea lady with a free-wheeling cake trolley; a pair of cavalry horse guards on hobby horses and a towering Elizabeth I accompanied by a less imposing Sir Walter Raleigh.
In Tanner Street Park, you’ll find street food galore as well as fully stocked bars and the chance to kick back listening to live music.
Bermondsey Square is hosting a riot of musicians throughout the day. Bring a blanket and a picnic, and settle yourselves down for the chance to listen to ‘jazz, blues and grooves’, with a rotation of performances taking crowds from morning ‘till evening.
when? Saturday, September 16, 11 am - 7 pm.
where? Bermondsey Square, SE1 3FD; Tanner Street Park, SE1 3GS; and Leathermarket Gardens, SE1 3HP.
Admission: Free - go to bermondseystreetfestival.org.uk for a full lineup.
A free festival will return to Castle Square for a full weekend of entertainment, including circus acts and musicians from all over the world.
Urban Elephant Festival will take over various venues as the biggest event of the year in Elephant and Castle, from September 15 to
September 17 – and entry is free. The theme of the festival this year is World Fusion and the acts will represent the cultural and artistic diversity of the area.
The three-day event will begin at Castle Square, making its way to Elephant Park, Sayer Street, and Walworth Square throughout the weekend. Entertainment will include circus performers, acrobatics and a range of music performers from all over the world.
Don't miss Trance on Fire, a heartracing performance with balancing ladders, planks and juggling; and Kuba Acro Show, acrobatics, and gravity-defying balancing high in the air.
There will be music from an array of countries, including Somalia, India
and Sweden.
Kicking off on Friday (September 15) in Castle Square, there will be an opening party from 12 pm. when? Friday, September 15Sunday, September 17. where? Across various locations, including Castle Square and Elephant Park Tree House.
Admission: Free - go to urbanelephant.co.uk for a full lineup.
The five-day event will showcase five acts a night, bringing you the very best comedians from across the UK. It starts on Wednesday, September 13 hosted by Off Menu Podcast cohost Ed Gamble - who will be joined by four other comics for a night of laughter and jest.
Other big names performing at the festival include Tim Key, Russell Kane, Maisie Adam, Jack Dee and Sindhu Vee - to name a few.
Arrive early and taste the range of food on offer, from Duck Frites to Jerk Chicken from S Class Kitchen, Greenwich Comedy Festival staples Warm and Toastie and Pink Nachos, fresh sushi brother duo Zero Sushi, Lebanese legends Emilio’s, Grandma’s Bangladeshi rice bowls from Nanizi’s and many more.
when? Wednesday, September 13Sunday, September 17. where? National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, SE10 9JW
Admission: Each show costs £26. Some may be sold out at the time of going to press - Go to greenwichcomedyfestival. co.uk for more details.
A Sou TH London council has been accused of failing to secure a new 32-acre public park for future generations after deciding not to buy it for £1.
Wandsworth Conservatives have raised concerns about the future of Springfield Park, in Tooting, following the decision.
It has been dubbed the biggest park to open in the capital since the Olympic Games.
The park is opening to the public in phases, as part of a major revamp of Springfield Hospital to create Springfield Village.
The village will include more than 800 new homes, two mental health facilities, shops, a café, a care home and land for a new school when it is completed by 2026.
The project is being carried out by South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, master developer STEP and other partners.
A spokesperson for the Springfield Village development partners told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) the park’s management company, which includes the NHS trust, will make sure it remains high quality and accessible to everyone.
Wandsworth Council added that it will work with the partners to ensure the park is delivered and maintained
at no extra cost to the authority.
But the council has come under fire for its decision not to adopt the park which it said was partly due to the cost of maintaining it.
However one knock-on effect of not adopting it is that, rather than the council paying for its maintenance, residents in the newly built homes may have to foot the bill.
It had the option to take ownership of the park under a legal agreement it entered into with the trust in June 2012, while the council was being led by the Conservatives. This was part of outline planning permission for the hospital revamp, granted on appeal that year.
The agreement required the trust to serve the council with an adoption notice giving it 30 working days to decide if it wished to adopt the park, including all management and maintenance costs.
Freehold of the park would then have been transferred to the council for £1.
Wandsworth Conservatives said it negotiated this clause in the agreement so the council had the option, which it claimed would secure it for future generations.
But the Conservatives lost control of the council when it switched to Labour for the first time in 44 years at the local elections in May 2022.
The trust served the council with the adoption notice in August 2022.
report for the council’s overview
and scrutiny committee, held on June 27 this year, said the trust had been “open to the council taking longer to consider this issue”.
The report estimated it would cost around £180,000 a year to maintain the park and a previously agreed endowment fund of at least £900,000 would only fund five years’ maintenance.
It recommended the council did not adopt the park “due to the positive social benefits the continuing ownership by the trust will bring and to the ongoing revenue commitment adoption of the park would create for the council”.
The report added the “funding for the ongoing management and maintenance would be met through levying a service charge on the occupiers of the development” if the council did not adopt the park.
The legal agreement means the trust must continue to make the park available to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
At the meeting on June 27, Conservative councillor Peter Graham said the council had the chance to buy the park “to secure it as a public asset, run for the public benefit”.
He said the park is the “largest new park in London outside the Olympics for decades”.
He said: “If the council took ownership we could even rejig the Section 106 pot which still has millions
left in it to fund it for much longer than five years, and all our other parks draw on alternative sources of capital funding.”
But the committee voted to support officers’ recommendations not to adopt the park, with six councillors voting in favour and three against.
The decision was green-lit by the council’s executive on July 17.
Wandsworth Conservatives said the decision leaves the park “in some jeopardy”.
The group said: “A new board that has yet to be agreed will need to determine the basis on which the park is run, and the standards adopted. After five years, running costs would probably default onto the service charges of people in the new homes, including those moving into affordable housing.”
Responding to the criticism, a Wandsworth Council spokesperson said: “Springfield Park is great news for the community and great news for Wandsworth – a place local families are already starting to enjoy. Wandsworth Council currently invests more than £3.2million a year in looking after the borough’s council-maintained parks and open spaces.
“We want to ensure we’re continuing to support people with the cost of living by keeping council tax low and providing the most generous cost of living support fund in London.
"By working with Springfield Village partners including South West London
and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, Wandsworth residents can look forward to an outstanding new public park that will be delivered and maintained without additional financial support from the council.”
A spokesperson for the Springfield Village development partners, said: “The first areas of Springfield Park, in the newly-opened Springfield Village, are beginning to open for the whole community to enjoy.
"The park has been designed to support the mental health of our local population and break mental health stigma as part of the transformation of the Springfield University Hospital site.
“Across 32 acres, the park will include play areas, sensory gardens, a youth shelter, an amphitheatre, areas for informal sport, ponds and over 700 new trees – enhancing local biodiversity and boosting our community’s wellbeing for generations to come.
“The park will be managed in the same way as parks like the Olympic Park. Its management company, which includes South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, will ensure that the park remains high quality and is accessible for everyone to use and enjoy.
"Working collaboratively with our local communities, we will support this vibrant new space as it comes to life.”
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N cil for £1An Artist's Impression Of What The New Park Will Look Like. From Wandsworth Council's website
chaRlton and woolwich Free Film Festival has been running from last Friday september 8 and will end this saturday september 16.
The festival is a chance to see household favourites on the big screen at a number of local venues without having to open your purse.
The line-up includes films old and new, and locations range from outdoor sites to pubs and national properties – making it an opportunity to explore unusual venues across the borough, too. All films showing are free to enjoy, although viewings operate on a first-come-first-serve basis, so it’s worth arriving in good time in order to bag a comfy seat.
The first Free Film Festival took place in Peckham and Nunhead in 2010. The concept has since spread to other boroughs across south London. Each Free Film Festival is run by its own group of volunteers – while equipment including projectors are shared – and the festivals aim to bring people together to enjoy films in local places they might not have previously been.
The Charlton and Woolwich edition of the festival was founded by Gavin Eastley, who continues to volunteer with it today. It all began in early 2016 with an open call in a newspaper, “The Charlton Champion, a local online newspaper [that’s] sadly no more published an article and the date of an inaugural meeting in the White Swan, a [now closed] pub in Charlton Village,”
Gavin recalls. “September that year was our first festival. Sixteen people turned up for that first meeting [and] a lot of them are still essential in putting on the festival.”
So, what are the highlights of the 2023 festival? “We have a great mix of films… This year we have Talking About Trees, a Sudanese film about setting up a film festival, showing at Artfix on Powis Street,” Gavin reveals. Watching a film about setting up a film festival while attending a film festival will probably be a meta experience for many, not least of all
Gavin’s team of volunteers. “The problems and joys of such a venture are universal, be it Woolwich or [Sudan’s] Omdurman, although we don't have to worry about the stars being too bright,” he chuckles. Elsewhere, the classic English film, 1958’s Ice Cold in Alex, is showing at Shrewsbury House; Limbo, a recent film of refugees in the Scottish Islands, is showing at St Luke’s Church in Charlton Village; and Dungeons and Dragons is on at St George's Garrison Church in Woolwich. “St George’s is a hidden gem
in Woolwich and the very first venue to approach us back in 2016,” Gavin recalls.
“Our crack team of military historians will show Fires Were Burning, a documentary of the Blitz with an expert talk before, in Charlton Manor School (Friday 15). We expect some people in contemporary uniforms and clothing to come along,” he adds.
The festival falls shortly before the annual London Film Festival, an exclusive and expensive event where those working in the film industry or savvy enough to
apply for tickets have the chance to see big releases before they hit the cinemas. The timing of Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival just before London’s major movie event is, however, a coincidence. “Our main consideration, particularly as we like outdoor screenings, is weather and light,” Gavin explains. “Most festivals cluster around April/May or September/ October. It [stays] too light into the evening during July and August and too cold from November to February [to run outdoor screenings].”
So whether you’re a certified cinephile or a local keen to support community events, make a date with the movies this week.
Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival is taking place between September 8 - 16, in locations across Charlton and Woolwich.
All film screenings are free to attend, operating on a first-come-first-serve basis.
A SouTH London nursery where toddlers are taught to serve their own lunch and clear their own dishes has been rated as ‘outstanding’ by ofsted for the second time running.
More2Childcare, a nursery in East Greenwich, has been given the highest possible rating in all areas in its latest inspection, according to a report published this week.
The nursery was praised in the inspector’s report for the high expectations placed on learning.
Specifically, the report said that while children acquire skills so that they are ready to start school, they are also “well prepared for life”.
Kelly Salambasis, one of the co-founders of More2Childcare, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that staff at the nursery put a large emphasis on promoting independence in children. She said children in older groups, such as two to four-year-olds, are also encouraged to serve their own lunch.
“They love getting involved," she said. "There’s a little self service station and under supervision they help themselves to what they want to eat.
"Someone sets the table, the children
clear away afterwards.
"They’re very involved in thinking about how they wash their hands and wipe their own faces afterwards, obviously under staff supervision.
"So that’s one of the things that we thought the inspector was really impressed with.”
The inspector said in their report that the “broad and ambitious” curriculum at the nursery has been developed with children and their families in mind.
Ms Sambasis said that over half of the children enrolled at the nursery speak or hear languages other than English at home, with staff at the nursery reading children dual language books and learning words in their families’ languages too.
Ms Sambasis said: “It’s just encompassing more into their everyday life for the children who are so inquisitive, and love to learn.
"We just make sure that we’re setting up everything around the nursery to meet their needs. They’re playing, they don’t realise that they’re learning.”
The co-founder of the nursery said that staff were delighted with the result of the latest inspection.
She said that management work very hard to retain staff amidst the ongoing recruitment crisis in the nursery business, alongside other rising costs and pressures.
Staff and children at More2Childcare celebrate the 'Outstanding' result from their latest Ofsted report
Ms Sambasis said: “We’re not a big chain. We’re just an independent nursery. "We have two nurseries and our other nursery, More2Riverside, is also ‘Outstanding’ in every area. It’s a really competitive marketplace.”
She added: “We’ve had the pandemic and we stayed open through that.
"We were the only nursery in a half mile radius that stayed open locally.
"To have come through all that, and the energy crisis, has not been the easiest of times and we’re working with a new framework. So we are exceptionally proud.
"We’re absolutely over the moon
that our ongoing hard work has been recognised by Ofsted.”
More2Childcare opened in 2016 and currently has 104 children reported as being enrolled and employs 33 staff who work directly with children.
Its last inspection was in April 2018, when it was also rated as ‘Outstanding’.
A STUDY led by Evelina London Children’s Hospital has found a steady decline in the publication of paediatric research worldwide since 2020.
Published in JAMA Network Open, experts are highlighting this worrying trend after finding a 30% drop in crucial research outputs for child health compared to pre-pandemic levels.
The study showed that despite an increase in overall research publications during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of paediatric clinical trials published has fallen each year at an increasing rate. This is concerning as clinical trials are the main way that researchers determine if a new treatment or intervention is safe and effective for patients.
This trend was highlighted globally across all childhood conditions except respiratory diseases, with Europe and the UK having the greatest reductions. Comparing rates across the world, only China has shown an increase in paediatric clinical trial publications since the pandemic.
Ming Lim, Research and Development Lead at Evelina London Children’s Hospital and senior author on the paper, said: “Research into COVID-19 has been brilliant and was vital to providing insight into a new disease. We now have to start to find strategies to catch up with non-COVID research.”
Evelina London Children’s Hospital and specialist children’s services at Royal Brompton Hospital have unparalleled clinical and research expertise in children’s services across the region, and are among the top paediatric recruiters in the country for National Institute for Health Research portfolio studies.
platform developed at Guy’s and St Thomas’ identifies high risk diabetes patients on a waiting list – prioritising people for urgent care and helping to reduce health inequalities. The project is funded by Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity. Details of the pilot project, published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, show how the platform can flag “hidden risk” patients. Clinicians may be unaware that these patients’ conditions are deteriorating. The IT platform prioritises them to get the treatment needed to stabilise their condition. The initiative is being rolled out to cover other chronic conditions.
This innovative approach using data to ensure better care and optimise clinical resources won the Driving Change Through Data and Analytics Award in the Health Service Journal earlier this year. Results from the project
MARIE CURIE is working in partnership with Guy’s and St Thomas’ to provide a companion service for patients with a terminal or life-limiting disease. The new free service is also available to families and carers.
EVELINA LONDON’S community physiotherapy team hosted a fun filled sports day for children and young people with disabilities. The event aimed to encourage and empower patients receiving physiotherapy in the community, to participate in sports and keep active.
Launched in 2014, the day helps patients aged 5 to 17, who have a variety of disabilities, and their families, to get involved in local inclusion sports across Southwark and Lambeth.
The participants were also joined by international Paralympic athlete, Anthony Bryan. Anthony had a brain tumour and stroke when he was 6 years old, and went on to win 2 gold medals at the World Games in 800 metres and 1500 metre race. He shared his experiences and motivations with the children and young people, inspiring them to pursue their passion in sports. The free sports day, funded by Evelina London Children’s Charity, hosted dance, cricket, football and karate taster sessions.
Companions can provide a range of help including emotional and practical support. For more information, call 020 3370 2208 (8am to 10pm, Monday to Sunday) or email: lat.londoncompanions@nhs.net
showed that of more than 4,000 people on a waiting list for diabetes appointments at Guy’s and St Thomas’, 549 (13.6%) of them were at risk of their health worsening. Of the 101 highest risk patients the tool prioritised to be seen earlier than scheduled, 40 received treatments that reduced their risk and prevented their condition getting worse.
The proof-of-concept study also found that a disproportionate number of patients highlighted as highrisk were from minoritised backgrounds and lived in areas of social deprivation.
George Brown, 71, has had diabetes for 48 years and used to check his blood sugar levels by doing regular fingerprick tests. Under the pilot project, he was flagged as of higher risk and given a digital sensor to use. It connects to a phone app which regularly monitors his levels and flags any potential issues in realtime to him and also to his clinicians.
The retired electrician,
from Ladywell in south east London, said: “The sensor is much easier to use than having to prick my finger. It has an alarm which tells me if my sugar levels are too low or high, and I can better manage my diabetes at the time. The sensor and the app are very easy to use, too.”
Plans are now underway for the data prioritisation tool to be used more widely in south east London and beyond, as one way of tackling health inequalities while also helping hospital teams plan appointments more efficiently.
Janaka Karalliedde, a consultant in diabetes and endocrinology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and who was lead author on the new paper, said: “This IT tool has been invaluable in helping us look after our most vulnerable and poorly patients. By working out patients’ risks, we can make sure those who need urgent care are seen quickly while also helping us use our resources in the most strategic and efficient way.”
THe LiBeRAL democrats’ london mayoral candidate has said he will look to make the ultra low emission zone (ulez) “fairer” on drivers, if elected.
Rob Blackie, who was last month selected by the party to fight next year’s City Hall election, said the pollution charging system is currently too “blunt” and that people needed more time to fully adapt to the zone’s London-wide expansion.
“What we will be bringing forward will be things to make it better targeted right now,” said Mr Blackie, in an interview with the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
“Right now, if you’re a nurse who drives to a night shift, from somewhere just outside London, or within the outer zone, and then you come back from that night shift, you end up paying twice.
“That’s clearly quite blunt, and you’re
probably driving at the least harmful time of day.
“So it’s not terribly well targeted right now. What we will be talking about is making it fairer.”
The 50-year-old digital marketer, who lives in Herne Hill, said this could potentially be achieved by providing more exemptions from the charge in certain circumstances.
But he stressed too that he wanted to see fewer polluting vehicles on the capital’s streets, partly by making improvements to transport in outer London.
“We [the Lib Dems] called for a delay [to the Ulez expansion] because we want it to be successful. In inner London, it has been successful,” he said.
“It’s been a success because people had three years to adapt, and they had better public transport.”
The Ulez, which charges noncompliant vehicle drivers £12.50 per day, previously only covered the area within the North and South Circular
Roads, but was expanded last month to take in the whole of Greater London.
Mr Blackie added: “The perfect Ulez is one where you have 100 per cent compliance. The perfect Ulez raises no money at all.
“So obviously what we want to do is make it fair, to encourage environmentally good behaviours and to help people to adapt.”
The candidate is focusing his campaign however around crime, arguing that it has been “Sadiq Khan’s huge failing”.
He said that under the current mayor, the Met Police has spent too much time stop-and-searching people for cannabis, and not enough time dealing with rape cases and sexual offences.
He added that the Government’s decision this week to outlaw nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas –was an “utterly misplaced priority” which will occupy tens of thousands of hours of valuable police time.
The candidate also pledged to support
a huge fire erupted at a waste facility in Herne Hill last Friday - causing the entire building to catch alight and part to collapse.
The London Fire Brigade was called to the scene on Shakespeare Road at 2.09am on Friday, September 8.
One hundred firefighters fought the flames for five hours in a “protracted” battle, finally bringing the blaze under control by 7.02am.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Station Commander Paul Sadler, who
was at the scene, said: "Crews worked incredibly hard at the fire on Shakespeare Road. It was a protracted incident, with crews remaining at the scene throughout the night and into the morning.
"People were asked to avoid the area due to road closures in place.”
Despite the warm night, neighbours were asked to keep their windows and doors closed to avoid smoke entering their homes.
One X user described the smell in the air as "awful" while prospective Lib Dem mayoral candidate Rob Blackie reported "a strong smell of burning plastic".
The smell continued to hang over the Herne Hill area for days after. Firefighters removed twelve gas cylinders from the scene to avert the risk of an explosion.
They also used two 32-metre turntable ladders as water towers to tackle the flames from height.
The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took 27 calls to the blaze.
Fifteen fire engines were called from Brixton, Clapham, West Norwood, Peckham and surrounding fire stations. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
undocumented Londoners who have lived in the capital for a certain amount of time and are facing threats of removal.
This would take the form of a ‘London passport’ – which he said would entitle holders to legal assistance from City Hall, when making their case to the Home Office for citizenship.
Like Conservative candidate Susan Hall, Mr Blackie said he would keep Mr Khan’s programme of free school meals in place for longer than one year, calling it “a fantastic policy”.
He added that it was “the second half of a job started by the Lib Dems”, after the party introduced free school meals for Key Stage 1 children during the coalition government.
On housing, he said he would “examine every way” in which more homes can be built, while “engaging with communities” as part of that.
“It’s increasingly possible to build over things like railway lines – the technology around sound insulation
has become better in recent years,” he said.
The Lib Dems face an uphill battle in winning the mayoralty. The party has come fourth – behind the Greens – in the last three mayoral elections, and has failed to gain more than five per cent of the vote in each, causing them to lose their £10,000 deposit.
But Mr Blackie insisted it was still possible to win, arguing that the party has “a very large liberal voter base” and that “the Conservatives have given us a huge opportunity” by selecting Ms Hall, who having previously expressed support for Brexit and Donald Trump, is “really out of tune with modern London”.
The election will be held on May 2, 2024, with Labour’s Mr Khan standing for an historic third term. Alongside the Tories’ Ms Hall, the Greens have chosen Hackney councillor Zoë Garbett, and Reform UK – formerly the Brexit Party – has selected Howard Cox, founder of the Fair Fuel UK campaign.
Lee BoxeLL was just fifteenyears-old when he left his home in Sutton to go shopping on Saturday, september 10, 1988, and never returned - leaving his parents in agony and without answers for more than three decades.
A reward of £20,000 is being offered to anyone who can lead police to Lee - or to his remains.
Lee’s father Peter Boxell, now in his late '70s, said: “We fear that Lee may have been murdered.
"We are still hoping that someone will come forward to help find his remains, so that my wife and I can say goodbye to our beloved son before it’s too late for us."
On Saturday, September 10, 1988 Lee met with a friend and after they parted company at around 1pm, the last confirmed sighting of Lee was at Sutton High Street at around 2.20pm.
There have been no other confirmed sightings of him in 35 years.
Every day since that day in 1988, Lee’s parents have endured the agony of not knowing what happened to their son. They want to ensure that Lee, if he is no longer alive, is given a proper burial.
Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn investigating said: “While we don’t have conclusive evidence that
Lee came to harm, with no sightings or credible information in 35 years we sadly believe that Lee is no longer alive.
“Over the years we have interviewed a number of people who we believe were involved in, or know about Lee’s disappearance. When arrested, those people gave a number of conflicting accounts.
“One eighty-year-old man, who is now deceased, claimed that he had ‘helped Lee to get away’ and that he was now
living away from his family under an assumed name. This version of events was investigated and was found not to have been credible.
“This man, and his associates, also claimed that they had seen Lee a year later. However, members of the public called police anonymously with information stating that he had bragged that he had buried Lee in the churchyard at St Dunstan’s church in Cheam.
“That information led us to conduct
the largest ever archaeological dig undertaken by the Met at St Dunstan’s church yard. Sadly, that search did not find Lee and his parents continue in their desperate hope to find him.
“Lee was a boy with a very happy family life. He was a good student who loved football. The story that he had run away, started a new life and was living under an assumed name was absolutely not viable.”
Lee’s movements on the day he disappeared have been reviewed during a long running police investigation over the last three-and-a-half decades.
Information received during the investigation also led officers to believe that Lee visited an unofficial youth club at St Dunstan’s Church where youngsters would gather that was known locally as ‘The Shed’.
Many local children and teenagers would have visited ‘The Shed’. Those children are now adults who may have vital information that they have not been able to share in the past.
DCI Blackburn added: “My hope is that someone who didn’t feel they could speak to us in the past may now feel that they can come forward and share what they know.
“At this stage of our investigation my priority is to find Lee so that he can be returned to his parents. Lee’s parents deserve answers and they deserve the
opportunity to bury their much-loved son.
“Your information could help end the suffering for Lee’s family. If you can help, anonymously or otherwise please do get in touch.”
Lee’s parents, Peter and Christine Boxell are desperate for Lee to be returned to them.
Peter Boxell said: “If you can help us and his sister finally know what happened and have some closure - please, do what’s right.
“If you know where he may be, or have any information about what happened to Lee, please contact the police Investigation team on 0208721 4005 or if you prefer, you can tell the charity Crimestoppers what you know, anonymously.
"Once you’ve given your information you need never have any further involvement with anyone about the case.
"Crimestoppers can’t identify who you are and will never ask or take any personal details from you. So, this really does give someone a chance to do the right thing and help ease our years of pain. We can then see Lee finally laid to rest” A reward of £20,000 has been offered by Crimestoppers for information that leads to the recovery of Lee’s remains. To be eligible for the reward the information would need to be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers direct and not via police.
south londoneR s are sleeping outside in hammocks and tents after a council called police to boot them out of an abandoned care centre they’d turned into a squat.
The squatters were ordered to leave the ex-residential care building in Lewisham by officers on Friday September 1, or face arrest.
They say they are priced out of the London rental market and were staying in the empty building on Slaithwaite Road to avoid becoming street homeless.
But Lewisham Council wants to turn the property, known locally as House on the Hill, into affordable living and a work space with the help of London businessman, Simon Higgs. Mr Higgs runs the V22 Foundation, a not-for-profit arts group that provides affordable work space, mainly in South and East London.
The council confirmed it worked “in partnership with the police” to take back the property from the squatters. But the building’s former residents are calling on the council to let them return and say they will continue camping outside the property until they are allowed to do so.
Speaking from a makeshift camp erected outside the centre on Wednesday September 6, one of the squatters, Biribá, 25, said: “On Friday (September 1), the police knocked on the door and my friend tried to speak to them through the
letterbox. They said ‘you have to leave and take all your stuff’.
“There was a bit of a scuffle outside and we didn’t know what we were going to do. On the first night we didn’t manage to get all our stuff and within 12 hours some of our stuff was damaged and stolen. We’ve been here since.”
Biribá said that some of the people squatting in the building had an unclear immigration status, meaning they could be kicked out of the country by the Home Office. As a result, some of the ex-residents have now fled to insecure housing elsewhere in the capital.
He added: “Nobody is in stable housing. People are spread across the city and we have between six and seven people sleeping here between the tents, the beds and the hammocks.”
In 2021 Lewisham became the UK’s first borough of sanctuary, meaning it pledged to welcome and protect the rights of all migrants. Part of the delivery of the strategy included a commitment to provide the same level of service to refugees and migrants as any other resident.
The squatters feel the eviction isn’t in the spirit of the Labour council’s borough of sanctuary pledge.
As well as being allowed to return to the property, the squatters are demanding the council provide them with storage for their belongings and put a stop to evictions across the borough.
They also want the council to open up empty council-owned buildings to the homeless in the borough, as well as people
living in Home Office accommodation.
The median monthly rent for a room in Lewisham was £750 per month as of March, according to the Office for National Statistics. In 2019, the median rent for a room in the borough was just £575 Research from housing charity Shelter published in January revealed there were 7,300 homeless people in Lewisham
This figure includes people in temporary accommodation or sleeping
on the streets.
A Lewisham Council spokesperson said: “House on the Hill is a previous residential care facility in Lewisham, which we are intending to convert into affordable living/work space for the local community.
“We are working on this project with our partners V22, who currently run three community libraries in the borough. The building was recently occupied
illegally by squatters who gained entry in the brief period when the property was unoccupied.
"This is a Lewisham Council owned public property and we have had to act swiftly, in partnership with the police and within clear legislation, to protect the council’s assets.”
The Metropolitan Police was contacted but directed enquires back to Lewisham Council.
s ummeR 2023 at the globe beckons audiences to step into the story, and i leapt, with eager anticipation to see what As You like it would bring to this wonderful open-air theatre, writes Bella Christy...
Director Ellen McDougall and associate director Indiana LownCollins, two powerfully-talented women, created a playfully energetic, queer and unconventional masterpiece.
‘I have never seen twerking in a Shakespeare play before’ were the first words to leave my fellow theatregoer’s mouth as we left the Globe. Despite the traditional language and classic story, there was an unmistakable contemporary feel to the production.
Modern dance and recognisable melodies, like Bruno Mars’ Marry You, and Chapel of Love by The Dixie Cups, brought both modernity and warmth to the stage. These moments were largely ensemble-based, performed against the backdrop of the Forrest of Arden and alluded to the forest as a realm of harmony and liberation.
The forest inhabitants, those banished or estranged from the high court, showcase an alternate way of living. There is an overwhelming sense of freedom and acceptance in the forest, with many characters here expressing themselves through a queer lens.
This queerness finds its resonance in the music, with lyrics like ‘everyone is gay’, and is further
reflected in the costume design.
In addition to the earthy and warm colour palette, reflective of the forest’s hues, the costumes defy traditional gender norms. The shaping and design: billowy skirts, leg slits, flesh showing, and frills worn by both men and women embraces queerness, and break down stereotypes of gender and sexuality.
In opposition, the characters at court are fully dressed, covered from neck to ankle in dull grey colours, restrained and representative of the sombre and conservative setting. I know where I’d rather be.
The play’s characters embody wildly relatable relationships. Watching the giggling Rosalind and Celia in sheer awe during Orlando’s fight took me back to my school days. Though year 9s fighting on the school field lacked the romance and elegance of the highly choreographed movement sequence that transformed a fight into a dance. I scribbled down ‘If only all fights were that beautiful’.
Giddy crushes and unrequited loves also resonated, though it was the sibling relationship I could most get behind. While you might find Oliver’s sudden shift from hatred to love of his brother Orlando strange, having a sibling myself I can attest that going from fighting to being best friends is a very accurate portrayal of sibling relationships.
Aside from its relatability, the production invites audiences to engage further through interaction.
Rosalind snatches an audience member’s hat for a disguise, the front row is fed apples, and Orlando seeks help rhyming the colour ‘blue’. In my view, any type of audience interaction, whether or not I am involved, immerses me in the show. The audience is both a mass of individuals and a single identity, where one participant’s involvement ricochets throughout. These moments create a rapport between cast and audience, inviting us all into the welcoming arms of the Forrest of Arden, which, is beautifully tied up in the prologue as we are told, ‘you are all part of this queer family’.
My stand-out actors were Nina Bowers (Rosalind) and Alex Austin (Jaques). Nina commanded the stage, her presence seeming effortless yet powerful. Her embodiment of both Rosalind and Ganymede was striking and showcased her talents. Jaques too had a brilliant presence and a particularly distinct physicality. His rendition of the famous ‘All the world’s a stage’ monologue was gripping and profound, excitingly contrasting with his cheeky yet melancholy demeanour.
As You Like It is a contagiously fun piece of Shakespeare, that promotes liberation and subverts aged and traditional norms. I recommend stepping into the story this summer.
Shakespeare’s Globe until 29th October. Times: 7.30pm; matinees vary. Admission: £5 - £65. Booking: www.shakespearesglobe.com
Au THoR PAu L Slade has diverse interests that have provided the public with books on murder ballads and the usa’s first Black-owned record label. now, Paul has diverted his attention to Southwark’s renowned Cross Bones graveyard and published the outcast dead, writes Michael Holland...
The writer told us he become a writer soon after graduating and needed a job: “Journalism looked more bearable than most,” he tells me with a sardonic smile.
“I’ve always loved delving into London’s dark and often bloody past to uncover the forgotten stories there,” he begins, “so Cross Bones fits that obsession perfectly.”
Over recent years, Paul has been “pulling together information from several centuries’ worth of surviving documents and combining this with my own interviews with everyone involved in Cross Bones today.”
The Outcast Dead combines a history of Southwark’s murky past with the continuing story of the
graveyard sine the Bankside Open Spaces Trust took over from a group of passionate campaigners.
It takes in the Borough’s role as home to London’s legal brothels, its struggles with plague, Shakespeare’s time on Bankside, the days of the body-snatchers and its warehouse raves in the 1990s.
We see the beginnings of the campaign to save Cross Bones, meet all the main players and conclude with an oral history illustrating the many rows there since BOST took over the site in 2013.
“One of the campaigners I interview in the book describes Cross Bones as: ‘Two thousand years of history from the bottom up in a place that’s no bigger than a postage stamp.’ If a site like that isn’t worth preserving and celebrating, then what is?”
You can get the book from www. planetslade.com/buy-my-bookintro.html. Amazon. £11.99 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CHL3RP
By Herbie Russell
on JulY 3, 1450, an army of roughly 5,000, made up of peasants, yeomen and landowners looked out over London Bridge. Fuelled by a series of shock military victories, and anger at henry vi’s corrupt government, they were thirsty for change - and bloodshed.
Led by a shadowy figure known as Jack Cade, this popular uprising had serious demands - fairer taxation, administrative reform and the removal of traitorous officials. But their seemingly noble cause would quickly descend into an orgy of looting, murder and fire.
Ultimately, the previously sympathetic citizens of London would turn on the invading army in a battle on London Bridge. While Jack Cade’s true identity remains shrouded in mystery, the significance of this bloody chapter of Medieval history is clear.
RiSiNG TeNSioNS
The mid-15th century in England was marked by an atmosphere of increasing animosity between the lower and upper classes.
The conflict with France - later known as the Hundred Years' War - had not only drained the treasury but also resulted in the loss of Normandy, causing a decline in
morale and fears of potential invasion.
In Sussex, attacks by Norman raiders further fueled discontent. Many feared a full-scale French invasion of England. So when Henry VI ordered the erection of warning beacons along the coastline, anxieties climbed to new heights.
There were also concerns that corruption was rampant, with advisors deliberately misleading the King. Meanwhile, Richard, Duke of York, also named Richard Plantagenet, had also emerged as a real rival to King Henry VI’s throne.
It was against this backdrop of discontent and frustration that the Jack Cade Rebellion would emerge.
a ReBeL oF maNy NameS
Jack Cade remains a shadowy. Little is known about his origins, though some speculate he may have been of Irish descent.
Historians generally agree he lived somewhere in Sussex and was born sometime between 1420 and 1430.
It is believed Cade came from the lower rungs of society given the lack of historical documentation around his origins. Noble families were careful to ensure their stories survived in the annals of history, but source material on Cade is difficult to find.
Cade adopted various aliases. One of those was John Mortimer. Given Henry VI’s rival Richard was of Mortimer descent, this
is believed to have been a propaganda tool. It could have lent greater legitimacy to the uprising, or simply been a useful way of frustrating the King.
Other names suggest Cade commanded real respect among his contemporaries, the sort - rare in Medieval England - gained through deeds rather than birthright. Some knew him as Captain of Kent. Others called him John Mend-all for his ability to solve problems with diplomacy and decisiveness.
BUiLDiNG aN UPRiSiNG
Cade set about building a rebellion against the perceived tyranny of the King's administration and in May 1450, rebels began to gather and move towards London. Historical records show Cade was able to attract a cross-section of society to his cause. It is believed the troops were mostly peasants, but the lists of those later pardoned reveal some genteel figures. There were several wealthy landowners, one knight, two MPs and eighteen squires. While marching through the Sussex countryside en route to London, Cade sent out emissaries to neighbouring towns and counties in a bid to gather aid and men.
As Cade's forces swelled, they gathered on Blackheath, numbering around 5,000. Victories at Sevenoaks and other skirmishes against royal troops had fuelled morale. They would march down the Old
The BaTTLe oN LoNDoN BRiDGe Cade and his men reached London on July 3. Despite Cade’s efforts to keep the army disciplined, the situation quickly descended into savagery.
Far from maintaining an orderly demeanour, the rebel army marauded through the city looting and engaging in drunken behaviour. The men also initiated a series of sham trials to make examples of those considered corrupt.
James Fiennes, the Lord High Treasurer was brought to trial and executed along with his son-in-law William Crowmer. The men’s heads were allegedly put on pikes and paraded through the streets, being made to kiss by their bearers. The heads were reportedly fixed to London Bridge.
Five days of savagery set the scene for a final showdown. The citizens of London had had enough of the insurgents leading to the battle on London Bridge on July 8.
It’s hard to imagine the chaos of such a battle. With houses and shops lining each side of the bridge, the walkway was only between six and seven metres wide. Royal defenders had also pitched battlements on the walkway, stunting the invaders’ progress.
40 London citizens and 200 rebels are believed to have died in the bloody battle. Part of the bridge is thought to have caught
alight and many died in the flames or drowning as they jumped to escape the smoke. To end the fighting the rebels were issued pardons by the King and returned home.
The aFTeRmaTh
The Battle of London Bridge marked a turning point in the Jack Cade Rebellion and Cade went on the run, fleing towards Lewes.
But he was found on July 12, 1450, by Alexander Iden, the future High Sheriff of Kent. In the skirmish that followed, Cade was fatally wounded and died before reaching London for trial.
As a warning to others, Cade's body underwent a mock trial and was subsequently beheaded at Newgate. His remains were subjected to a gruesome fate, with his limbs distributed to various cities and locations throughout Kent, believed to have been strong supporters of the rebel uprising.
The Jack Cade Rebellion may have ended on London Bridge, but its legacy endured. It served as a stark reminder of the deepseated discontent within English society during this tumultuous period, where the battle for reform and justice played out in the blood-soaked streets of London. In the wake of the rebellion, the fires of dissent continued to smolder, and some say, lay the seeds of the War of Roses.
pastoral care approach forming part of the everyday. The school recently completed The Well, a holistic wellness centre in the grounds featuring a garden-based meditation space and expert provision to give pupils the support they need. Parenting and pastoral care go hand in hand, so there is investment in parents as well as pupils, with expert-led evenings on topics such as online safety and self-esteem.
This is a school where the air is abuzz with the spirit of possibility. Children are encouraged to become all they can be in an inclusive environment that celebrates character and individuality. The school recognises that excellent exam results are a byproduct of an outstanding education, but ‘all we can be’ means so much more than this. Passion is nurtured through a vibrant co-curricular programme - from water polo and gymnastics, to philosophy and rocketeering, there really is something for everyone. Whether it’s on stage or the sports pitch and beyond, children are encouraged to follow their interests and pursue what really lights them up from a young age.
The school enjoys first-class facilities within its 28-acre campus, including a professional theatre, and sporting facilities such as a swimming pool, all of which are made available to local schools and community groups throughout the year. It also runs extensive Duke of Edinburgh, CCF and outreach programmes.
True to the original ethos of the school's founder Edward Alleyn, whose mission was to give the gift of life-changing education to those who could not otherwise access it, Alleyn’s Academy partners with local schools across south London to share facilities, provide mentorship, and educational advancement.
From maths and music, to sport and tech, the academy is constantly growing as more and more children reap the benefits of the supporting and nurturing Alleyn’s approach.
Mental, spiritual, and physical wellbeing is integral to life at Alleyn’s, with a wrap-around
Head, Jane Lunnon is honoured to be paving the way in educating the next generation of movers and shakers. “We can’t even begin to imagine the whirlwind of opportunities and challenges that this generation will be thrown into over the course of their lifetime. At Alleyn’s, we equip our young people to be all they can be - kind, happy, inspired and - having found ‘their thing’ - in the best possible position to take on the world and make a positive difference, whatever form that might take.”
At Alleyn’s the spirit of possibility is boundless. Come and experience it for yourself at the next open day.
www.alleyns.org.uk/ admissions
Alleyn’s is where 400 years of heritage, tradition and resourcefulness meet the liberal, exciting energy of southeast London – it is dynamic, enterprising, creative, and full of fun!
Open Mornings:
September 22nd and 26th, October 4th and 9th
All sessions start at 10am
(Headteacher’s talk at 10:45am)
Open Evening: 21st September from 6pm
(Headteacher’s talk at 7.30pm)
Sixth Form Open Evening 19th October
Our Therapy Dog Winnie says: ‘Come and see my lovely school!’
Dunraven is a high-performing, all-through school, educating children from the age of 4 to 18.
We foster an ethos of respect, tolerance and pride in personal appearance. Students are encouraged to be courteous, optimistic and resilient. As our students progress through the school, we are committed to ensuring that they develop the confidence, skills and self-starting attitude that will help them succeed in the modern world.
These are exciting times for Dunraven School, which continues to embody our all-through school objective of ‘Excellence for All’. We offer the very best in teaching, a broad and exciting curriculum which embraces the academic and creative and a strong sense of community, where staff and students work together with the understanding and support of families. Our state-of-theart facilities add to an exceptional learning experience as we work towards achieving excellence for all our young people.
To find out more about Dunraven School, for details of our Open Sessions this Autumn or to see our virtual tours, please visit www.dunraven.org.uk or email admissions@dunraven.det.org.uk
Applications are now open and the closing deadlines are:
Year 7
Admissions: 31 Oct 2023
Sixth Form Admissions: 24 Nov 2023
Reception Admissions: 15 Jan 2024
Our prospectus and full details of our admissions arrangements and criteria are available by visiting www.dunraven.org.uk
} Embedding key values and developing ‘the whole child’ through a unique, continuous five-year curriculum
} Focusing exclusively on cutting edge Early Childhood Education (age 2+ to 7+), the most crucial period in a child’s life
} Transitioning seamlessly from playbased to more structured learning, preparing the children to move on at 7+ with that special Herne Hill School spark
} Expert staff operating under the ethos of Love · Care · Excellence in which children excel and learn with fun and enthusiasm
} Extensive wrap-around care from 7.45am to 4.45/6pm depending on the year group
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020 7274 6336
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Saturday 30 September
The perfect setting for your child’s early schooling:
–Kindergarten parent
“Unrivalled. So very impressed.”
ScotsCare is here to help and support Scots and their families in Greater London
ScotsCare is here to help and support Scots and their families in Greater London
Our services include: Financial Support | Advocacy | Counselling | Sheltered Housing | Homelessness | Job Coaching | Social Events | Volunteering
Our services include: Financial Support | Advocacy | Counselling | Sheltered Housing | Homelessness | Job Coaching | Social Events | Volunteering
To find out more, visit www.scotscare.com or call 0800 652 2989 to speak with a case worker to see how we can assist you.
To find out more, visit www.scotscare.com or call 0800 652 2989 to speak with a case worker to see how we can assist you.
Registered Charity No.207326
Registered Charity No.207326
YOU MATTER TO US programme started Tuesday 9th May. 100 Day programme combating loneliness within our elders
Elim House Day Centre
YOU MATTER TO US programme started Tuesday 9th May. 100 Day programme combating loneliness within our elders
We are accepting walk-ins
Contact us on 020 7358 9502 or elimhouseoutreachworker@gmail.com
Or pop into 86-88 Bellenden Road, Peckham, SE15 4RQ Website: elimhousedaycentre.com
Southwark Pensioners’ Centre
Centre
Supporting older people in Southwark for over 35 years. Offering advice, support, activities, rooms for hire and a voice for older people.
Supporting older people in Southwark for over 35 years. Offering advice, support, activities, rooms for hire and a voice for older people.
Contact us on 020 7708 4556 or info@southwarkpensioners.org.uk
Contact us on 020 7708 4556 or info@southwarkpensioners.org.uk
Or pop into 305 -307 Camberwell rd, Camberwell Green, SE5 0HQ
Or pop into 305 -307 Camberwell rd, Camberwell Green, SE5 0HQ
15 March 1940 - 18 August 2023
Devoted wife to Johnny “Veg”, known to many of her friends from The Vic in Pages Walk and Gillys Bar, who sadly passed away in hospital on Monday 28th August and was cremated alone without service on Tuesday 12th September.
Devoted wife to Johnny “Veg”, known to many of her friends from The Vic in Pages Walk and Gillys Bar, who sadly passed away in hospital on Monday 28th August and was cremated alone without service on Tuesday 12th September.
Rest in peace our beautiful friend.
Rest in peace our beautiful friend.
It is with great sadness that we announce that Kath passed away peacefully on 18 August, aged 83, after a long illness.
It is with great sadness that we announce that Kath passed away peacefully on 18 August, aged 83, after a long illness.
She will be greatly missed by all her family and everyone who knew her.
She will be greatly missed by all her family and everyone who knew her.
Her funeral service will take place on Thursday 21 September, 11.30am at Honor Oak Crematorium.
Her funeral service will take place on Thursday 21 September, 11.30am at Honor Oak Crematorium.
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended)
The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applications/ You can use facilities at your local library or 'My Southwark Service Points' to access the website.
How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked 'confidential' will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development Management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX.
Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: AFFECT - development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; OR development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); DEP - departure from the development plan; EIA - environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied by an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council - there will be a charge for the copy); MAJ - major planning application; STDCA - development within a conservation area; STDLB - works to or within the site of a listed building;
RAILWAY ARCHES CORBETTS LANE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE16 (Ref: 22/AP/3026)
Refurbishment and external alterations of the existing railway arches to provide flexible industrial uses (Use Class B2/ B8/ E(g)(iii)), together with provision of associated bin stores, cycle parking and turning head. Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Quyen Phan )
33 STERNHALL LANE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 4NT (Ref: 23/AP/2353)
Demolition of a single storey educational and training facility (Class F1) and erection of two buildings (two 2-storeys high and one 4-storeys high) comprising 2no. dwellinghouses. (Within: Rye Lane Peckham CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Lara Davison )
314 COMMERCIAL WAY LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 1QN (Ref: 23/AP/2431)
Replacement of existing lower ground floor conservatory with garden room, adjustments to existing ground floor utility room including replacement windows, enlargement of existing front lightwell, enlargement of existing kitchen window to front elevation, reinstatement of front boundary wall to match neighbours, front and rear window/door replacements and associated internal alterations.
(Within: Caroline Gardens Kentish Drovers And Bird In Bush CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA
(Contact: Agneta Kabele 07548097486)
14 - 16 STONEY STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK
SE1 9AD (Ref: 23/AP/2490)
Alterations to the shopfronts facing Clink Yard and Dirty Lane and the installation of a gantry and external staircase at the ground and first-floor level on the Clink Yard frontage. (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Patricia Fung )
OYSTER COURT 85 CRAMPTON STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 3BW (Ref: 23/AP/2511)
Replace existing cladding and balcony decking with compliant materials matching existing building appearance. (Within: Pullens Estate CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Chloe Rimell 0207 525 1397)
50 BURBAGE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE24 9HE (Ref: 23/AP/2512)
Demolition of existing detached garage to rear of property. Demolition of existing two storey bay window at the rear of the property and installation of new bi-folding windows at first floor level. Construction of a single storey side and rear extension. New dormer extension to rear roof pitch
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)
(AYRES STREET, PRICES STREET, SHARRATT STREET, WARNER ROAD, BERMONDSEY STREET, GORDON ROAD)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable various works to be carried out, it intends, to make, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
2.Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in:
(a) Ayres Street, between Marshalsea Road and Union Street.
(b) Prices Street, at it’s junction with Bear Lane
(c) Sharratt Street, at it’s junction with Ilderton Road
(d) Warner Road, No’s 122
(e) Bermondsey Street, between Black Swan Yard and Crucifix Lane (No’s 39 – No’s 45)
(f) Gordon Road, ‘at any time’ (yellow lines) waiting and loading restrictions will be introduced outside No’s 119 – 121 and No’s 129 - 131
3.The alternative route for affected traffic (2a) Marshalsea Road, Southwark Bridge Road. (2b) not applicable (2c) Sharratt Street, Lovelinch Close, Rollins Street, Ilderton Road. (2d) as indicated by the signs displayed (2e) as indicated by the signs displayed. (2f) not applicable
4.The existing one way working in Bermondsey Street, between Tyres Gate and Whites Grounds, will be made ‘two-way’ for access and egress purposes for (2e)
5.Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
6.The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
7.The works will be in operation for (2a) 25th September – 9th October (2b) 25th September, 6th October, with back up dates of the 9th and 13th October. (2c) 25th September – 6th October. (2d) 25th September – 17th October (2e) 18th September with back up dates of the 25th September (2f) 25th September
8.Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 14th September 2023
Ian Law
Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark
Network Management
Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth
160 Tooley Street
PO Box 64529
London SE1 5LX
Ref: (2a) LCME00205BFC (2b) LBSCR13145/4 (2c) SEC50/SHARRATTST (2d) 00338558-00000001
(2e) LBSCR13079/1
and loft conversion at second floor level. New conservation roof lights to side roof pitches over main body of house. Internal refurbishment works to all levels. External refurbishment and landscaping works to the front and rear gardens and side passage. (Within: Dulwich Village CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 07548097486)
3 WOODSYRE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE26 6SS (Ref: 23/AP/2445)
Replacement of front and rear external windows. Replacement of the front garage door with a metal door, replacement of the front back panel, and replacement of the obscure glazed panel with clear glazing on the first and second floor rear windows. Replacement and re-configuration of the rear sliding doors, and replacement and reconfiguration of the rear external staircase. Refurbishment of the front door, rear balcony handrail, rear bay roof, and rear and front timber screen. (Within: Dulwich Wood CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Megan Stevens )
Dated: 12 Sep 2023 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date.
STEPHEN PLATTS - Director of Planning and Growth
Council of the London Borough of Southwark
PUBLIC NOTICE:
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 29
THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2023
1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 29 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.
2. The purpose of the Order is to facilitate play streets, as indicated in the schedule to this notice.
3. The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle or cyclist from:-
(a) entering or proceeding in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice on the date and between the hours specified in that schedule;.
(b) waiting (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(a) any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(b) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark.
5. The alternative route will be adjacent roads as applicable
For information regarding this notice, please contact Network & Parking at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 14th September 2023
Ian Law, Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: playstreetsSept23
Schedule
Road Extent Date of event and Prohibited Hours Beckwith Road Wyneham Road – Red Post Hill Sunday 17th September 2pm – 5pm To
The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (MTS 2324-Q1) Order 202*
The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places, Loading places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping restrictions) (MTS 2324-Q1) Order 202*
The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed Routes) (Alexis Street) Traffic Order 202*
1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
2. The effects of the Orders would be:-
(a) in ALEXIS STREET to introduce a point road closure south-east of its junction with Macks Road, in which all motor vehicles will be restricted access - the restrictions will be enforceable using traffic signs and removable bollards and there will be exemptions provided for emergency services and for vehicles used in maintenance;
(b) within CPZ 'B' in HARDERS ROAD north-west side opposite Nos. 61 and 63 Harders Road (i) split and reduce in length by 10m existing 'shared-use' (40m total remains), and (ii) add 10m new DYLs;
(c) within CPZ 'C1' in UFFORD STERET north-east side, north-west of its junction with Burrows Mews
(i) reduce in length existing 'permit' by 6.6m (23.5m remains), and (ii) add new 'at any time' DPPP (6.6m in length);
(d) within CPZ 'EC' in WELLS WAY east side o/s Nos. 127, 129 and 131 Wells Way (i) reduce in length existing 'permit' by 6m (10m remains), (ii) relocate an existing 'at any time' DPPP northward by 5m (and increase to standard 6.6m in length), and (iii) add 5m new DYLs to accommodate the changes;
(e) within CPZ 'F' in DRUID STREET (i) south-west of its junction with Tooley Street relocate an existing cycle hangar from the south-east side to the north-west side (o/s Lewes House, Druid Street) and extend existing DYLs by 2.5m south-east side to accommodate, and (ii) north-west side (o/s Lewes House, Druid Street) reduce in length existing 'permit' by 3.55m (19.5m remains) and add 1m new DYLs;
(f) within CPZ 'G’ in GEORGE ROW north-west side, north-east of its junction with Wolseley Street add cycle hangar and 1m DYLs (relocated from Wolseley Street), and reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m (12m remains);
(g) within CPZ 'G’ in WOLSELEY STREET south-east side, west of its junction with George Row (i) remove an existing cycle hangar (relocated to George Row) and (ii) increase existing 'permit' by 3.55m (new length 24m);
(h) within CPZ 'GR’ in ALSCOT ROAD south of its junction with Spa Road (i) relocate existing cycle hangar and 1m DYLs from the east side to the west side, (ii) west side reduce in length existing 'shared-use' by 3.55m (64m remains), and (iii) east side increase in length existing 'shared-use' by 3.55m (new length 20.5m);
(i) within CPZ ‘H’ in BRUNEL ROAD south-east side o/s No. 32 Brunel Road (i) formally remove cycle hangar and 1m DYLs, and (ii) increase in length existing 'permit' by 3.55m to accommodate (new length 48m);
(j) within CPZ ‘L’ in CHAMPION GROVE south-east side south-east of its south-easternmost junction with Grove Lane (i) add cycle hangar and add 1m new DYLs (relocated from Grove Lane), and (ii) reduce in length existing 'permit' by 3.55m to accommodate (20.5m remains);
(k) within CPZ 'OKR' in VERNEY ROAD north side opposite Nos. 20 to 30 (evens) (i) reduce existing 'shared-use' by a total of 65m (52m total remains), (ii) and add 65m total new DYLs to accommodate;
(l) within CPZ 'PW' in AVONDALE RISE west of its junction with Copleston Road (i) relocate existing cycle hangar from the north side to the south side and add 1m new DYLs east of the new location, (ii) north side increase in length existing 'permit' by 3.55m (new length 20.5m), (iii) south side formalise an existing car club parking place (5m in length) and relocate westward by 13.5m, and (iv) south side reduce in length existing 'permit' by 3.55m (10m remains) and relocate eastward by 8m;
(m) within CPZ 'PW' in HINCKLEY ROAD south-east side opposite No. 1 Hinckley Road (i) split and reduce existing 'permit' by 5m (66.5m total remains) and (ii) add 5m new DYLs to accommodate;
(n) within CPZ ‘SEB’ in SIMMS ROAD south-west side, east of its junction with St James's Road (i) relocate an existing cycle hangar and 1m DYLs eastward by 11.5m and extend existing DYLs by further 1m, (ii) increase existing 'permit' by 3.55m (new length 16.5m), and (iii) reduce existing 'shared-use' by 4.55m to accommodate (15.5m remains);
(o) formalise (i) a cycle hangar in GROVE LANE north-east side opposite No. 118 Grove Lane (to be relocated to Champion Grove), and (ii) in WANLEY ROAD an existing 'at any time' DPPP (6.6m in length) south-east side o/s No. 9 Wanley Road;
(p) add SKBs (which operate between 8.00 am - 6.30 pm) onto existing DYLs in (i) GUYS STREET (total of 20m) on both sides south-east of its junction with Kipling Street, (ii) KIPLING STREET (total of 139m) west side a total of 6.5m either side of its junction with Porlock Street, 15m opposite its junction with Guys Street and 43m south of its junction with Snowsfields, east side a total of 69m south of its junction with Snowsfields and 5.5m south of its junction with Guys Street, and (iii) SNOWSFIELDS (total of 32.5m) on both sides at its junction with Kipling Street;
(q) in PORLOCK STREET on both sides and throughout, convert all existing SYLs to DYLs and add SKBs (which operate between 8.00 am - 6.30 pm);
(r) convert all existing SYLs to DYLs and add SKBs (which operate 7.00 am – 7.00 pm) in (i) HALPIN PLACE on both sides and throughout, (ii) HUNTSMAN STREET north-west side across its junction with Halpin Place (5.5m in total), and (iii) TATUM STREET south-east side across its junction with Halpin Place (6.5m in total);
(s) in COPELAND ROAD west side opposite Nos. 72-74 Copeland Road, convert 13.5m existing SYLs to DYLs;
(t) in CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD east side south of its junction with East Dulwich Road, extend existing DYLs by an additional 6m;
(u) in GROSVENOR PARK (i) south side o/s No. 45 Grosvenor Park, formalise 2.5m of existing SYLs, and (ii) convert a total of 15m existing SYLs to DYLs north-east side o/s No. 41 Grosvenor Park and south side o/s No. 45 Grosvenor Park; and (v) add new DYLs in BEAUVAL ROAD at its junction with Woodwarde Road, south-west side o/s No. 110 Beauval Road (20.5m) and north-east side o/s No. 97 Beauval Road (14m), COLLEGE ROAD/FOUNTAIN DRIVE on the eastern and north-eastern side between a point 8m south of a point opposite the southern kerb-line of Kingswood Drive and a point 81m north-west of its junction with Crystal Palace Parade (402m in total), DEKKER ROAD on both sides at its junction with Woodwarde Road (16m in total), DESENFANS ROAD on both sides at its junction with Woodwarde Road (20m in total), DOVERCOURT ROAD on both sides and either side of its junction with Woodwarde Road (30m in total), DRUCE ROAD on both sides at its junction with Woodwarde Road (12m in total), GOODRICH ROAD south-west side o/s No. 52 Goodrich Road (8m), IVYDALE ROAD (155m in total): (i) south-west side o/s Nos. 14 to 16 evens (15m), o/s No. 34 (6m), o/s Nos. 76 to 80 evens (15m), o/s Nos. 98 and 100 (6m), o/s Nos. 202 to 210 evens (34m), o/s Nos. 214 and 216 (10m), (ii) west side o/s No. 248 (18m) and (iii) north-east side o/s Nos. 15 to 19 odds (15m), o/s No. 61 (6m), o/s Nos. 81 to 85 odds (15m), o/s Nos. 205 to 209 odds (15m), KINGSWOOD DRIVE north side opposite its junction with Hitherwood Drive (58.5m), WANLEY ROAD on both sides o/s Nos. 11 to 38 Wanley Road (74m in total), and WOODWARDE ROAD (86.5m in total): (i) south-west side either side of its junction with Dekker Road (16m in total), either side of its junction with Desenfans Road (13m in total), either side of its junction with Druce Road (13m in total), either side of its junction with Dovercourt Road (16m in total), (ii) either side of its junction with Dovercourt Road (16m in total) and (iii) north-east side northwest of its junction with Beauval Road (5.5m) and south-east of its junction with Beauval Road (8m).
NOTES: (1) ‘DPPP’ refers to disabled persons parking places which may only be used by vehicles displaying a valid disabled persons 'blue badge'. (2) ‘permit’ refers to parking places for holders of valid parking permits within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) listed; ‘shared-use’ refers to parking places in which holders of a valid permit for the CPZ listed or ‘pay’ paid ticket holders are permitted to park within the permitted hours. (3) ‘SYLs’ refer to timed waiting restrictions, ‘DYLs’ refer to 'at any time' waiting restrictions and ‘SKBs’ refer to timed loading restrictions. (4) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (5) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking
3. For more information about these proposals please contact Katie Reeves of the council's Highways –Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk
4. Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the Orders) may be found online at www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders; Continues....
paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effect of the Orders and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 020 7525 3497) for booking details.
5. Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2324010 MTS Q1’ by 5 October 2023. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.
6. Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter, form or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected.
Dated 14 September 2023
Dale Foden - Head of Service, Highways
Notice of Application for a New Premises Licence Under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Notice is hereby given that Mr Beniam-Ghebre Meaze has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth Council for a new premises licence for 120 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2LB to permit the sale of alcohol for consumption on & off the premises from 10.00 to 23.00 daily all week. The address of the Licensing Authority where the register is kept and the application may be inspected during normal business hours is: London Borough of Lambeth, Public Protection & Regulatory Services, Resident Services, 3rd Floor Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG or on the Council`s website: www.lambeth.gov.uk
Any representations by any other person or responsible authority must be received in writing by the Licensing Authority by 07th October 2023 stating the nature and grounds for making such representation. It is an offence under Section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003 to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum fine on summary conviction for this offence is an unlimited fine.
GT Licensing Consultants Tel 07810 826778 em: gtlicensingconsultants@googlemail.com
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)
KINGLAKE STREET, LOMAN STREET, PECKHAM HILL STREET, SIMMS ROAD, MONTAGUE CLOSE)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC / WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS)
1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable various works to be carried out, it intends, to make, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
2.Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in:
(a) Kinglake Street, between Bagshot Street and Upnor Way
(b) Loman Street, between Great Suffolk Street and Sawyer Street
(c) Peckham Hill Street, between Peckham High Street and Commercial Way
(d) Simms Road, south west side of carriageway, between St James Road and Monnow Road
(e) Simms Road, between Monnow Road and it’s blocked end
(f) Montague Close, will be made ‘one-way eastbound, between Cathedral Street and Tooley Street
(g) Montague Close, ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions, will be introduced on the western side between Winchester Walk up to No’s 2
(h) Montague Close, ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions, will be introduced on the eastern side between Winchester Walk and The Mudlark, No’s 4
(i) Montague Close, ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions, will be introduced on the north and south side between Glaziers Hall No’s 9 and up to No’s 17 – 25 Tooley Street
3.The alternative route for affected traffic (2a) Old Kent Road, East Street, Thurlow Street (2b) Copperfield Street, Sawyer Street, Pocock Street, Great Suffolk Street (2c) Willowbrook Road, Trafalgar Avenue, Old Kent Road, Albany Road, Camberwell Road, Peckham Road, Peckham High Street (2d) St James Road, Esmeralda Road, Monnow Road, (2e) not applicable (2f) Duke Street Hill, Borough High Street, Southwark Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Marshalsea Road, Borough High Street, Bedale Street, Cathedral Street (2g) (2h) (2i) not applicable
4.The existing ‘one-way’ working in Kinglake Street, between Upnor Way and Ivy Church Lane, will be made ‘two-way’ for access and egress purposes for (2a)
5.The existing ‘one-way’ working in Bonar Road, between Peckham Hill Street and Commercial Way, will be made ‘two-way’ for access and egress purposes for (2c)
6.Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
7.The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
8.The works will be in operation for (2a) 2nd – 3rd October (2b) 28th – 30th September with back up dates of the 7th -8th and 14th – 15th October (2c) 3rd – 5th October (2d) & (2e) 2nd October 2023 – 19th January 2024 (2f) 2nd October 2023 - 1st April 2025
9.Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 14th September 2023
Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (2a)
FRAnK wARRen has appealed to have daniel dubois’ controversial defeat against oleksandr usyk declared a no-contest as the promoter is demanding a rematch agains the ukrainian.
Dubois connected with what looked like a legal body punch in the fifth round that knocked down Usyk. It appeared Greenwich’s Dubois had inflicted the first defeat of Usyk’s professional career only for the punch to be ruled a low blow despite replays
showing otherwise.
Usyk was allowed almost four minutes to recover, and he came back to stop Dubois in the ninth round. Dubois didn’t mix his words after the bout. He said: “I think that landed and I've been cheated out of victory tonight. What else can I say?"
Dubois later added: “I’ve looked at it, I was there, I threw the shot and I felt it land perfectly, smack into his stomach. The referee didn’t call it and it was just confusion at the time. There was no clear result and I just became disheartened, I lost momentum after
that.
“This was a blatant shot, I told the referee this wasn’t low. The referee didn’t even say it was low.
“[Usyk] was holding his stomach and he wasn’t going to make it in time, he was out. That should have been a knockout.
“This needs to go further, it needs to be pushed. This wrong needs to be corrected because I should be a world champion right now.”
Warren said: “He was cheated out of victory. It hit him on the waistband. That’s all he worked on in camp,
working to the body, he saw that as a weakness.
“The referee got it badly wrong, badly wrong. I like Usyk, but that was a complete hometown decision. He won that fight…it’s a nonsense, total nonsense.
“The governing bodies will have to do something about it and they will order a rematch. How can you not order a rematch on the strength of that? He won it.
“We'll appeal what's gone on here. I'm quite sure they'll order a rematch. Justice has to be done.”
The WBA confirmed they had received Warren’s appeal. They said in a statement: “Daniel Dubois' team sent a formal appeal for last August 26 fight, in which he lost by knockout in nine rounds against Oleksandr Usyk in Wroclaw, Poland.
“The WBA, now that it has received a formal appeal from Dubois' team, will proceed with a review as per the regulations.
“Any decision made regarding this situation will be made under WBA rules and communicated in a timely and appropriate manner.”
women's Regional Football League Premier division in Rotherhithe last Sunday.
By Jeff BurnigeMiLLwALL LioneSSeS went down to a second consecutive odd-goal defeat in the London and South east
This match was played in brutally hot conditions, and manager Keith Boanas made several starting changes due to the slow recovery of Grace Seely from her knee injury, the surprising suspension of Grace Laverick and then traffic issues in Kent which meant first-choice defenders
Sophie Chapman and Millie Connell could only start on the bench.
The first half was goalless, and it was obvious that the heat made a big difference, but the second half had a lot more incidents as the teams tired.
Nicha Dyett put the visitors ahead on the hour when Millwall lost her at a corner-kick, and then Emily Vaughan made it 2-0 with a powerful shot from
the edge of the box.
Connell and Chapman then came on, and it was the Lionesses who looked like getting the next goal.
The goal eventually came when one of a number of free-kicks for the Lionesses was brilliantly headed home by Connell.
Although a lot of time was added for stoppages by the referee, the equaliser
did not come.
The team will now be determined to put things right in the Southwark derby this Sunday against Dulwich Hamlet at Champion Hill.
There is always a very big crowd for the derby, and Boanas will be hoping for a more full-strength team to be available to him.
Kick-off is 2pm.
sacha hickeY has added to her burgeoning reputation by taking another prestigious victory last weekend.
Hickey, 19, defeated Anna Jenni in the final of the lightwelterweight category at the Silesian Tournament in Poland.
The win over the much more experienced Swiss fighter was on a unanimous decision. The previous day Hickey beat Laura Yessenkeldi, also on a unanimous decision at the Sports Centre Hall in Gilwice.
Hickey won three fights in four days after opening with a comprehensive victory over
Paulina Wrobel - as the referee stepped in to put a stop to the contest.
It capped a brilliant summer for Hickey after she took home gold for the GB Boxing academy at the BOXAM Tournament in Spain in May.
Hickey’s impressive record now stands at 11-0.
Fisher ABC, where Hickey learned her trade, training under the tutelage of the legendary Steve Hiser, said: “We’re very proud to have Sacha back on our side again and look forward to greeting here up the Fisher gym again.
“Well done Sacha - you did us proud.”
The 29-year-old Kent batter, who will link up with England tomorrow in place of the ill Lauren Bell, struck 101 with a six and eleven fours in an innings of 128 balls.
By Jon Bathamalice davidson-RichaRds
celebrated her latest england callup with a century as south-east stars thrashed table-toppers the Blaze by 107 runs at Beckenham last weekend to boost their prospects of a place in the end of season play-offs.
Davidson-Richards shared a stand of 119 for the fifth wicket with in-form Paige Scholfield as the hosts posted a daunting 278, Grace Ballinger returning 4-54 and Lucy Higham 2-32 for the visitors.
Blaze, who dropped DavidsonRichards twice and Scholfield once in an uncharacteristically sloppy display in the field were no better bat in hand, Kirstie Gordon top scoring with 40 in
an underwhelming reply of 171. Alexa Stonehouse’s opening spell of 1-4 put them on the back foot before Dani Gregory’s 3-32 cleaned up the tail.
Ballinger ensured an explosive start to the encounter, trapping Jemima Spence lbw for a golden duck with her third delivery and when Kira Chathli inside edged one into her middle stump two balls later Stars were 1-2.
Skipper Bryony Smith retaliated with a trio of boundaries off Cassidy McCarthy and Davidson-Richards caught the mood to cream one from Ballinger through the
covers. Successive fours by DavidsonRichards off spinner Kirstie Gordon raised the 50 partnership in 42 balls, but Ballinger concluded her initial spell by removing Smith for 34.
Davidson-Richards drilled the game’s first six over bowler Gordon’s head, before being given a life on 32, the spinner failing to hold on to a tough caught and bowled. She would make the most of the reprieve, her seventh four carrying her to 50 in 61 balls.
Scholfield was also given an early reprieve, Ella Claridge shelling a routine
catch at mid-wicket and the South Africanborn all-rounder’s response was to unfurl a series of cover drives as she sped to 50 from 55 balls.
The pair raised the 100-stand and were sitting pretty at 180-4 at the second drinks interval. Scholfield departed soon afterwards and while Davidson-Richards reached her century, she was stumped almost immediately. However, a huge six from Alexa Stonehouse and a polished 33 from Bethan Miles meant stars had 278 to defend.
Lizelle Lee soon showed her power
e Xciting F ulham midfielder matt dibley-dias has signed a new deal with the club until 2027.
Dibley-Dias has been one of the best players in the Cottagers’ under-21 side and went on the pre-season tour of the United States with Marco Silva’s senior squad, making three substitute appearances.
Dibley-Dias joined Fulham from Brentford’s academy before progressing from the under-14 set-up to being on the verge of a competitive senior breakthrough.
"It’s an honour to extend my stay here. It’s been a long journey with ups and downs but I’m really happy to be here for another four years,” DibleyDias said.
"Since joining from Brentford I’ve felt as if I’m at home here, because I’ve been here for a large part of my life now so it feels good to continue my journey at Fulham.
"There were a lot of factors and thoughts put into the decision. I was shown a plan for the next steps in my career and I feel like for my development this is the best place to be, so now I just want to kick on."
Head of football development Huw Jennings said: “We are delighted to announce Matt’s new contract signing.
"He has shown excellent promise since joining the academy at fourteen years of age. Along with a number of other academy graduates, Matt has signed a long-term deal which will enable him to establish himself in the first-team environment, having made the squad a few times already."
Meanwhile, Raul Jimenez won his 100th cap and scored in Mexico’s 2-2 draw against Australia in Texas.
Calvin Bassey played in Nigeria’s 6-0 win over Sao Tome & Principe in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Timothy Castagne was in the Belgium side that defeated Azerbaijan 1-0 in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. It was the same score for Portugal as they beat Slovakia. João Palhinha started for Portugal while Marek Rodák was an unused substitute for Slovakia.
In the CONCACAF Nations League, Bobby De Cordova-Reid was up front for Jamaica in their 1-0 win over Honduras.
Harry Wilson was in action for Wales and Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson for the United States.
Johnnie Jackson wants his side to use “frustration as our fuel” after seeing their unbeaten start to the League one season come to an end last weekend.
Josh Davison gave the Dons a firsthalf lead against Stockport County from James Tilley’s corner. But the visitors hit back after the break through Louie Barry and Will Collar to inflict a first league defeat on Jackson’s side in seven games.
Tilley had a chance to rescue a point for the hosts in the 99th minute only to shoot into the side-netting.
“We knew it would come to an end at some stage,” Jackson said. “It’s a credit to the boys that it lasted this long.
“It’s easy when everyone is patting you
on the back and saying well done, now we get our first kick up the backside. We’ll get to find out more about the group.
“They’re a great group of lads and I have no doubt in my mind that they’ll be annoyed. They’ll double down and put in the effort this week. We have to use the frustration as our fuel.
“We lost our way a bit in the second half. There was a period where they got their two goals. In those moments we haven’t gone about our business well enough defensively. Two lapses of concentration have cost us.
“In the first half our shape was really good. The game became too stretched and too open. That’s ultimately what’s cost us.
“We wanted to inject a bit of energy into the team. We made changes to combat the energy that they got with their
equaliser. I don’t think we were brave enough in possession up until the last fifteen minutes when we were chasing the game.”
The game was played in London’s late summer heat wave, but Davison wasn’t using that as an excuse.
He said: “It was bittersweet at the end, not getting the result we wanted. It was tough with the heat, but it was tough for both sides.
“You can’t fault James Tilley with that last chance in time added on. He’s scored seven goals for us already this season. If you wanted it to fall for one man, you wanted it to fall to him. He was unlucky at the end.
“The two goals we conceded came from quite direct play. One was on the counterattack and they caught us on the break. Their player was free in the box for the
other one and got the goal, but that’s unlike us. Normally we’d get that away, so we’ll need to look into it.”
The goal was Davison’t first of the season and he was looking at the positives ahead of the game against Crewe Alexandra this Saturday.
“I saw Ali [Al-Hamadi ] scored for Iraq on international duty this week and that’s good,” Davison said. “He’ll be positive when he comes back and be raring to get going with his goals here. With me off the mark as well, the strikers can be chipping in. It’s a positive sign that we can get more goals from around the team.
“We’ve got a full week ahead of training before we face Crewe at home next. With no Tuesday game that will do us the world of good, so we can just really focus on committing to Saturday and how we want to play.”
FoRM e R CH e LS e A manager gianluca vialli was remembered as the Blues played a charity game against Bayern Munich last weekend to raise funds for the Chelsea Foundation and the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
The game was also a celebration of Chelsea’s win against the Germain side in the 2012 Champions League final and several players from that game and from Vialli’s time in charge were at Stamford Bridge.
Vialli was treated at the Royal
Marsden before passing away there last January at the age of 58. Vialli’s wife, Cathryn, and two daughters, Olivia and Sofia, were joined on the pitch by staff who treated the former Chelsea forward at the hospital.
Roberto Di Matteo was the manager of the team that won that 2012 final on penalties. Di Matteo played with his former Italy team-mate at Chelsea and was also managed at the Blues by Vialli, winning the League Cup, Cup Winners’ Cup and FA Cup.
“We tried to get as many from the 2012 team as we could,” Di Matteo
said. “Unfortunately some couldn’t make it because they are working with teams or coaching or busy with the international games.
“But all the ones who could make it did and I think the fans will love to see all these guys on the pitch.
“I think it is the right place to pay tribute to Gianluca because there are a lot of players here as well who have played with him or have been coached by him. It is a beautiful celebration.
“We want people to celebrate football, life and pay tribute to Gianluca. It’s all about celebrating
his career and everything he achieved as well.”
Chelsea won the game 4-0 with goals from Michael Essien, John Terry, Gary Cahill and Tiago.
Cahill, who started the 2012 final, said: “I have so many great memories from this stadium so to get back out there in front of the fans and surrounded by the players we saw was an honour.
“It was a fantastic night, I think it went it went absolutely brilliantly. It was a celebration from start to finish. It was an excellent night.
“I never had the honour and the
privilege to play with Gianluca Vialli or to have been coached by him, but many in that changing room did and you can see what a special guy he was.
“I thought it was fitting that we could celebrate him, his legacy at the club and him as a person.
“The start of the game was quite emotional, to be honest. He was a huge legend and character at this football club and more importantly, from what the lads said, he was a fantastic human being.
“So again, I was honoured to be a part of it.”
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TiCKeTS FoR Sunday's clash against Leeds united have sold out as fans prepare to pack into the den on sunday.
The match will see the two rivals come together for the 41st time in a fixture which has frequently throw up memorable moments over the years.
It is the latest show of support from the Millwall fanbase who set a new league record attendance at The 'new' Den earlier this season against Bristol City.
The club also announced last month that almost 9,000 season tickets had been sold, nearly 1,000 more than last year.
The game on Sunday is highly anticipated with Millwall having won 18 previous games against Leeds while the Yorkshire club can boast 17 victories.
Fans have been remembering some iconic moments down the years, including Jimmy Abdou's famous goal at Elland Road in the second leg of the 2009 League One play-off semi-final.
Lions fan George, 21, recalled watching the two games when he was still young.
He said: "My first real memory was the famous play-off semifinal. I can remember sitting in block two, Kitchener Upper, for the first leg and the atmosphere was electric, although I used to cover my ears because I didn't like the loud noises! We won the first leg 1-0 and then the second leg can only be described as the night Jimmy Abdou wrote his name in Millwall history.
"I was watching it in a pub somewhere local to me with my dad and grandad, surrounded by other Millwall fans, [and it] was a great night for the club to reach the final of course but even sweeter as it was against Leeds."
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by Kiro EvansPAuL RoBinSon said nothing compared to the feeling of scoring against Leeds united in front of the den.
The Millwall legend, who assists Kevin Nugent's running of the Under21s, played against the Yorkshire club fourteen times during his distinguished career in south-east London.
The two rivals will cross swords again for the first time in three years in a highly-anticipated TV clash on Sunday.
The animosity between the two fan bases ramped up dramatically during the 2000s thanks to a number of fiercelycontested contests in the Championship and League One.
Leeds squeezed ahead of Millwall to claim the final automatic promotion spot in the third tier in the 2009-10 season, but the turn of events ended up
being favourable for Robinson.
The ex-defender, now 41, scored in the play-off semi-final second leg against Huddersfield Town before hitting the winner in a 1-0 victory against Swindon Town at Wembley to send the Lions up. Robinson, who made 361 appearances over fourteen years at Millwall, also scored in a 1-1 home draw against Leeds in 2005. While it was not his most important goal for the club, he still reminisces fondly about the moment.
He told our paper: "We drew oneall with them and I scored at The Den. It was my first league goal and it was against Leeds. I was out on loan that year and then come back under Wisey [Dennis Wise] and that was my first game back and I managed to get one against Leeds and that was nice and a great way to fight my way back into the team."
On his goal, he added: "Nothing will make you feel like that - well nothing
legal! It's just that moment of pure euphoria and that huge eruption [of noise] and the adrenaline rush, everything around it, you just can't recreate it or describe it really, it's just an unbelievable feeling.
"It was always fiercely competitive both on and off the pitch. Two clubs with very similar values and when I first broke through, it was actually the first time I captained the club, under Colin Lee back in 2005 maybe and I was only a youngster then, 22, 23. And then I got back in under Wisey.
"Two big clubs for League One and obviously Leeds are a massive club and we're a big club ourselves and pride ourselves on being the underdogs. And that period in League One and when we both got back into the Championship, we had some really fierce and competitive games.
"Leading the lads out at Elland Road when you look across and you've got
that massive, giant imposing stand and going into the opposition arena as a Millwall player and then at The Den, we always fancied ourselves against them because we knew the atmosphere was going to work for us and the players always responded to that really well and were lifted by that occasion."
Robinson is ready for the "heightened" buzz of The Den on Sunday and is hoping the Lions can capitalise on Leeds' slow start, with Daniel Farke's side having only won one of their first five games. He said: "It will be a real tough game with Leeds coming down from the Premier League. They're always going to be a good side and they'll always be competitive in this league. But Millwall at home, the atmosphere the fans create, the way the teams' been performing, the lads won't need any extra motivation for this one. And being a Millwall man I'm always going to back us and I'm always going to back us at home."
CHeLSeA SuMMeR signing Romeo Lavia could be out until late october after injuring his ankle in training.
Lavia, 19, has reportedly suffered ligament damage but the club have yet to officially confirm the extent of the damage.
Lavia has yet to make his Blues debut after joining from Southampton for £58million, part of a more than £400million transfer splurge during the last window.
Chelsea are not short in midfield, having spent more than £100million on both Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have had a mixed start to the season after one win and a draw in four games. Chelsea are at AFC Bournemouth on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Malo Gusto is pleased with how he has taken his chance in the absence of the injured captain Reece James.
The £30million January signing from Lyon made his debut in the openingday 1-1 draw at home to Liverpool after James limped off.
“We are all sad for Reece,’ Gusto said.
“We must not forget he is our captain, he is important for the squad and the club. Now I must use this opportunity to replace him in a good way and show that I can play.
“When you sign for a top club you expect to be next to big names. I know I have the skills and quality and I’m here for it.
“It was a similar situation at Lyon. [Leo] Dubois was also the captain. So, it’s nothing new for me. I have always learned from these situations. It’s important to have this type of competition.
“I would say I like to put the effort in. With modern football you must like to play with your heart and give it your all. I like to have a good technical touch to get past players, score and deliver assists.
“To do that I often think that I need to feel happy on and off the pitch, and to be fit. Then I just want to improve and become the player I want to be.”
By John KellyQueenS PARK Rangers forward Sinclair Armstrong had “mixed emotions” after making his senior ireland debut last weekend.
Armstrong, 20, came on in the 87th minute in Ireland’s 2-1 Euro 2024 qualifier defeat against Holland in Dublin.
Armstrong now wants to “kick on” for Gareth Ainsworth’s side. QPR host Sunderland on Saturday.
“It’s mixed emotions really, as it is in the changing room,” Armstrong said. “I just hope for many more moments like this to come.
“I don’t think good day is the perfect way to describe it. It’s a wonderful night for
myself and my family. My two brothers and my best mate were out there, watched me make my debut after I started with the Irish under-16s all the way up to the under-21s.
“I was told around Friday morning that I was going to be with the first team. A lot of emotion. You don’t think you’re going to come on and make your debut but that is exactly what I did. It’s been a long journey.
“If you told me in January this year from where I was with QPR - with the season I had last season to now - that I would be making my debut for Ireland, I would have said you’re on substances.
“Listen, it is what it is, a wonderful night for myself and my family, my close friends, and my loved ones. This is only motivation for myself to go back to QPR and kick on.”
millwall legend Paul Robinson reflects on the rivalry between the Lions and Leeds - and his strike against them in 2005
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MiCHAeL APPLeTon says he wants to develop a team that ‘excites’ and plays ‘front-foot’ football in his first interview after being confirmed as the new manager of Charlton Athletic last week.
Appleton, 47, takes over from Jason Pearce who won his one game in the dugout after being put in charge on an interim basis following the sacking of Dean Holden.
Former Lincoln City and Blackpool boss Appleton took his first training session last Friday.
“I will give everything to deliver
success for Charlton Athletic Football Club,” Appleton said. “To do this, we will all need to work together. The players, staff and supporters – we all have a part to play.
“I cannot wait to get started. I want us to develop a team that excites us all, that never gives up and that plays on the front foot. I want my players to enjoy playing for each other, to express themselves and feel comfortable in the way we aim to play. We want to build a winning mentality, starting immediately.
“It is a competitive division, and achievements take time, but work has already begun to reach the heights
that this club, and you as supporters, deserve. Nothing will be taken for granted. All of us will have to work harder and towards the team ethic if we are to accomplish anything.
“I look forward to meeting everyone connected with the club over the coming days and weeks. We will listen, we will learn and we will strive to deliver something special and make you all proud.”
Appleton, who has managed in the top four top divisions in English football, has signed a two-year contract and his first game will be away at Stevenage on Saturday.
Charlton technical director Andy
Scott led the process of finding Holden’s successor.
Scott said: “The appointment of Michael comes following an in-depth recruitment process. We had a clear idea of the type of person we wanted, the way they work and how they manage.
“When speaking to the various candidates that we met, Michael demonstrated very clearly that he would have the ability to take the current group and mould them into a successful team.
“He has worked at the very top level so he understands what high standards are required to win. He is a leader on
the grass, as well as in the dressing room, has a winning mentality and has had many positive and negative experiences as a manager that have shaped him into the coach that we believe will be the best person for the job.
“He is a coach who knows what it takes to get a team promoted. He has a track record of working with, and developing, young players, which is vital given our outstanding academy. In addition, he has experience working in a modern set-up where his responsibilities are on managing a group of players and getting the best out of them on the pitch.”
Raheem Sterling
By John KellyJohn teRRY believes Raheem Sterling has been “brilliant” this season - and said his england snub was good for Chelsea.
Sterling, 28, has arguably been the Blues’ best attacker this season as he has nailed down a regular place under new manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Sterling scored twice and assisted in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Luton Town last month and also earned praise for his performance against West Ham United despite his side’s 3-1 defeat.
Many England supporters were baffled when Gareth Southgate left Sterling out
of his latest England squad. But that has benefited Chelsea as Pochettino has had one of his most senior players available to train over the international break.
Terry has been watching Sterling closely this season.
“He’s been brilliant. I watched him specifically in the West Ham game and he was unbelievable,” Terry said.
“From my past of playing against him he always wanted to go by me, go by the side of me or make runs in between, and it’s always a threat.
“The modern-day player wants the ball to feet now, which is very easy for defenders.
If he continues to [make those runs] he’ll be great for us this year.
“It’s a shame he didn’t get called up for
England but that’s a good thing for Chelsea I think.”
Terry also feels that Pochettino is the man to turn around Chelsea’s fortunes after they finished twelfth in the Premier League last season.
“I love Poch, I’ve met him a couple of times and had the privilege of being around him at the training ground,” Terry said.
“He works the players very hard, tactically amazing and given time he’s definitely the right man for the job.
“Man City are running away with it at the moment so it’s everyone else behind them. There are a lot of young players who need a little time, so patience is going to be needed from the supporters and from everyone.
“We had a good 20 years run and
hopefully those good times will come back.
“We’ve seen it over the years with [Pochettino] and what he’s done perviously. It’s a young squad, they’ve literally just been thrown together.
“Loads of football to be played this season and hopefully exciting stuff, but this year is more to blend it together and then we see where we go next season.”
Terry was back at Stamford Bridge last weekend for a legends game against Bayern Munich as the club honoured their late former player and manager Gianluca Vialli.
“It was absolutely amazing,” Terry said. “It was just an unbelievable night celebrating Luca’s life and it was a great turnout from the supporters, so a massive thank you to everyone who turned up and played and
for the fans for coming down.
“Of course it was a sad night as well but we are here celebrating his life and I think the reception from the fans at the start would have given his family some comfort in knowing that he was an absolute legend and was idolised by everyone.”