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'don't leave us short of loCal poliCe'

By Harrison Galliven

Local Democracy Reporter PolICe offICer numbers in Sutton are a worry as more and more local officers are moved to other areas to deal with demand, said the council leader. ruth Dombey admitted she shared concerns over the overall decrease in police in the borough. She attributed this downward

trend to the rise in police abstractions, which moves officers out of the borough to deal with demand.

When asked by Councillor Sam Martin at the first full council meeting of the year if she shares the concerns that police abstractions are taking police away from Sutton, Cllr Dombey responded: “I most certainly do.”

Police abstractions refer to when police

officers assigned to a borough are called to assist in other parts of London, and occasionally the UK. Cllr Dombey told the council: “When our frontline officers are called away to other parts of London, that means our neighbourhood officers, who should be patrolling our streets have to backfill.”

She then cited data from the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC)

website, which showed that police abstractions in the borough have more than doubled in recent years. This has risen to a point where over a fifth of police time is spent outside the borough.

While abstractions in Sutton were around 8% in 2021, they shot up to 21% in 2023.

Furthermore, in the last quarter of 2023, that figure rose to a 25% abstraction rate.

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Council meeting on January 31 was adjourned after pro-Palestinian protestors disrupted proceedings

By Joe Coughlan

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Pro-Palestinian protests saw a Greenwich Council meeting evacuated after they began shouting from the public gallery. A Greenwich full council meeting on January 31 was adjourned after protestors interrupted the proceedings by asking for a one-minute silence for those who have died in the Israel-Gaza war.

The disruption began during the public questions section of the meeting, when resident Susan Phasey asked a written question on what the council was doing to counteract the rise in Islamophobia seen since the October 7 attacks in Israel.

The resident then asked a supplementary question at the meeting and asked those in attendance to observe a one-minute silence for the Palestinian victims of the war.

Ms Phasey said at the meeting: “In respect to the Palestinian victims, also of hate crimes, culminating in the ongoing genocide against Gaza for which we shall continue to request an immediate and permanent ceasefire and a release of the illegally held Palestinian prisoners and an end to the occupation, we kindly ask for all here to stand with us for a minute’s silence now.”

The silence was quickly interrupted

by Mayor of Greenwich Dominic Mbang, who claimed the request was not related to the initial question asked. Members of the public then began shouting phrases from the gallery such as, ‘We stand with Palestine,’ and, ‘It’s not about anti-Semitism.

This is about anti-apartheid.’

A member of the public shouted: “Shame on you. I am ashamed to be a member of the Labour Party. I never thought I would say that, but one thing I am going to say to all of you sitting down there; history is watching, and one day you will have to account for what you are doing now.”

Following rounds of applause, the mayor gave a final warning to the members of the public for them to stop the disruption.

The meeting was then adjourned after protestors refused to stop shouting from

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The meeting shortly resumed after the protestors were escorted out of the chamber. The mayor said the remaining time allocated for questions would be skipped by agreement of all parties due to the disruption.

Another Greenwich Council meeting was evacuated on December 6 after attendees started chanting, ‘Ceasefire now,’ from the public gallery. In the week afterwards, over half of the Greenwich Labour Group made a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank and for all hostages to be released. The group included 32 councillors and was the first time a group of Labour councillors had broken away from the party’s stance as leader of the council.

A councillor included in the list, who wished to remain anonymous, previously told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “Councillors have been concerned for some time about not having spoken out. We have been talking amongst ourselves about putting together a statement and this has now come to pass.”

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Taxi Trade in Turmoil wiTh 20mph zones

By Harrison Galliven

Local Democracy Reporter The roll-ouT of 20mph speed limits on main roads has had a “devastating” impact on London’s taxi trade, City Hall has been told.

Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, said on Tuesday that reduced speed

limits have led “many, many dozens” of his members to lose their jobs.

He added that cabs have had to fight “tooth and nail” to access parts of the city where traffic reduction schemes have been installed.

Transport for London (TfL) argues that lower speed limits are making London’s roads safer by reducing deaths and serious injuries.

The issue was discussed at a meeting of the London Assembly’s transport committee, where Mr McNamara was asked to describe the impact of 20mph limits on taxis.

He said: “In a word – devastating. The argument for lower speeds is obviously clear, the safety arguments are clear and unequivocal, really, on secondary roads…

“[On] all of the side streets, I don’t think anyone would argue against 20mph speed limits, certainly not us.

But since the mayor’s introduction onto the TLRN [Transport for London Road Network], we’re looking at roads like the Finchley Road, which is a three-lane dual carriageway in either direction…

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Labour Party leader Keir Starmer previously claimed he felt a ceasefire would encourage further attacks from Hamas against Israel.

However, he said in a statement on December 22 that he welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s approval for a resolution to be sought in the conflict, and called the horrors of the war ‘intolerable’.

Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke said in a statement on October 20 that the authority’s condolences go to all people affected by the conflict in Israel and Gaza. He added that the complex and long-standing issue had resulted in the ‘unnecessary loss’ of thousands of lives.

Regarding the protest on December 6, a Greenwich Council spokesperson told the LDRS: “We understand there is strong feeling on both sides of the conflict and that people have a right to express those views. The council has a longstanding relationship with faith leaders in our community and they recently came together in an act of solidarity and to call for a speedy and peaceful resolution to this conflict.”

New crossings at ‘dangerous’ junction

By Joe Coughlan Local Democracy Reporter New pedestrian crossings will be added to a ‘dangerous’ junction which locals have previously described as ‘an accident waiting to happen’. Transport for London (TfL) has moved forward with plans to improve safety for pedestrians on Blackheath Hill.

The transport authority said in a statement that two new crossings will be added to the road at its junction with Greenwich South Street and Lewisham Road. One crossing will cover Blackheath Hill at its junction with Lewisham Road, while another will cross a slip road coming from Greenwich South Street.

TfL said there are currently no pedestrian crossings in the area. The project will also ban traffic from turning right from Lewisham Road onto Blackheath Hill. The change is reportedly being done to prevent impacts on the local bus network.

A consultation on the proposed changes during September and October last year received 357 responses from residents. TfL said 89 per cent of respondents felt the junction was dangerous, while 91 per cent felt that the changes would make the junction safer for pedestrians.

A petition to improve the crossing at the junction was made last February and has received 138 signatures. The campaign stated that pedestrians were unable to cross safely due to traffic turning in both directions and no dedicated crossing being in the area.

Resident Meriel Beale wrote in support of the petition: “This is a very dangerous crossing for pedestrians. There is a nursery nearby and it all feels like a terrible accident waiting to happen.”

The consultation report said plans for a crossing in the area date back to 2018, but the project was scrapped following issues being raised by residents on the initial design. TfL added that the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the work of the current project until now. Construction work on the scheme is reportedly planned to begin later this year.

London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman said in a statement: “Reducing road danger is at the heart of our vision to build a safer, healthier, cleaner and more sustainable London for everyone. These plans will make this key junction in Blackheath safer for pedestrians and are an important step towards reaching our goal of eliminating death and serious injury from London’s roads.”

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Old Operating Theatre hosting free half-term workshops for children

By Isabel Ramirez the old operating theatre is hosting some free craft workshops for families during half-term, including sessions for children with special educational needs (sen).

The workshops, at the Old Operating Theatre Museum, will give kids the chance to make handmade cards and Valentine’s Day-themed scented hearts.

Located in the attic of the early eighteenth-century church of the old St Thomas’ Hospital, this museum offers a unique insight into the history of medicine and surgery.

The original timber-framed Herb Garret was once used to dry and store herbs for patients’ medicines and in 1822 an operating theatre was included. It is the oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe.

The free ticket to the workshop will include time to visit the museum and complete their Broken Hearts Trail, where the young ones become medical detectives while they try to figure out what ails their afflicted hearts.

Tickets are free but spaces are limited, so local families are being encouraged to book as soon as they can.

Crafty Cards Family Workshop

Create your own heart-themed Valentine’s cards and decorations using ready-made prints and materials, or ones you create from scratch. who? SEN families ONLY when? Monday, 12 February, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Monday, 12 February, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM who? Children under 16 when? Tuesday, 13 February 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Tuesday, 13 February 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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By Herbie Russell a Pair of 100-year-old market barrows have made a historic return to the Blue Market in Bermondsey.

The two carts, featuring their original wooden chassis and a reconstructed box, have paraded up and down south London’s streets since at least King George V’s reign.

Bermondsey fishmonger Russell Dryden got them from a retired fruit and veg trader and has brought them to the Blue as an “authentic and traditional” nod to the market’s illustrious past.

Luds Van Den Belt, Charity Manager at Big Local Works, is among those leading the area’s revitalisation.

He said: “It’s more than a gimmick.

Visually, we’re trying to create something that is of the day but also a nod to the rich market history of the Blue.”

A permanent fixture since October, new traders can hire them out for three-week periods, totally free.

The barrows’ chassis are identical to the sorts that would have trundled along the Blue during its late 19thcentury heyday.

Founded 150 years ago, the Blue Market used to be a bustling hive of commercial activity with roughly 200 stalls lining the streets.

Changes in shopping habits and the opening of the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre in 1988 have led to the market’s gradual decline.

In recent years, it has been rejuvenated using a £2 million investment from the Mayor of London’s

Century-old barrows arrive at bermondsey’s historiC blue market

Good Growth Fund and Southwark Council’s Thriving High Streets fund.

A public space for community events has already been established and a new clock tower built at the square’s centre.

The barrows’ arrival is the latest move aiming to bring more traders and footfall to the much-loved square.

“One of our biggest conundrums is with a vicious circle where we need traders but footfall to support those traders,” Luds said.

He added: “With this ready-made

pop-up for the local community, there’s a real opportunity for people to seize the opportunity and have a go.”

The barrows have already been used by traders selling fancy dress clothes, arts and crafts and household goods.

Thanks to the carts, they’ve been able to save money on things like gazebos and storage.

For more info contact the Blue Market Manager on info@thebluemarket. co.uk or call Big Local Works on 0207 237 5221 Tuesday - Thursday 9am 5pm.

6 NEWS A landmark revamp could bring pedestrianisation, a night market, live music and theatre to East Street Market

Fruit and veg salesman Surchi Dilschad, 62, said the price of running his stalls had sky-rocketed

‘we’re not borough’: east street market transformation stokes gentrifiCation fears

By Herbie Russell

a landmark revamp of walworth’s oldest market after years of decline has stoked fears of gentrification.

East Street Market, founded in 1880, was once the lifeblood of SE17 - a ‘must go’ place to shop.

But the Southwark Council-run operation has seen a dramatic drop in footfall in recent years.

East Street Community CIC, a company working with traders and customers to revive the market, has received £12,800 through the council’s Thriving High Streets fund.

Its suggested changes include pedestrianising the street, a ‘night market’, food ‘pop-ups’ and introducing live music and theatre.

The CIC has said it is “committed” to avoiding “gentrification pitfalls” but while some traders support its ideas, others fear the pace of change will “price out” locals.

Speaking at a Southwark Council meeting on January 30, East Street Community CIC Lead Lindon Rankin revealed some possible

changes.

He said: “On the weekends we could liven up the market a bit more; a bit of music, a bit of theatre or whatever, just pop-up little things.”

A “night market” could also be introduced, and a courtyard selling “food from different parts of the world”, he said.

WiFi could also be extended across the street so traders can move from cash to card machines.

But Ray Jones, 67, an East Street trader since he was fourteen, said organisers didn’t “seem to understand” why the market exists.

“We cater for the bottom end of the market and they’re trying to bring the area up to cater to a different class of people, he said.

According to the data from Office for National Statistics, released in 2022, South Walworth was Southwark’s most impoverished area with 39 per cent of households classed as deprived.

“We’re gonna lose all the people we actually cater for,” Ray said Ray Clarke, 47, a clothing trader, was also sceptical. “This place will never change,” he said. “You don’t get tourists here you get local

people.”

He added: “Basically, people come here for the cheap fruit and the cheap veg.”

These concerns were echoed by Cllr Irina Von Wiese, who warned Mr Rankin that East Street must not follow Borough Market’s footsteps - a swanky retail area where sandwiches sell for over £10.

“Local residents actually don’t go anymore not only because they can’t find anything they need, and it’s so expensive, but it’s so crowded,” she said.

But Evaewa Kocznur, an East Street trader for ten years, said adopting a Borough Market-style atmosphere could be “positive”.

“For the customers, it’s gonna be more fun and more of a pleasure to come to the market,” she said.

Mr Rankin also said a mystery shopper had been hired whose feedback suggested the market was “heading in the wrong direction”.

Lots of the stalls “aren’t that clean” and some people had reported a “culture” where “over-familiar” traders “wolf-whistle” at women, Mr Rankin told councillors at the meeting.

But some traders have claimed the rubbish is a problem because the council had placed the trash facilities at one end of the market rather than spacing them out along the street.

Another said accusations of wolf-whistling were “rubbish”.

Southwark Council’s revitalisation of East Street comes at a time when traders say they’re witnessing huge falls in profits.

Stall owners say rising food prices and Southwark Council’s decision to increase stall prices in March last year have hit businesses hard.

Fruit and veg salesman Surchi Dilschad, 62, said the price of running his stalls had risen from roughly £800 in 2000 to £8,604 this year.

Nut trader Ray Jones questioned whether the CIC should ever have been chosen to lead the revitalisation in the first place.

He said the council should be dealing with traders directly rather than using the CIC as an intermediary.

When asked, Mr Raknin said Mr Jones was entitled to have an opinion on the market’s future.

But he said it would seem inappropriate for public funds to be given directly to private business owners.

However, retail experts generally agree that the high streets must adapt to demographic change and evolving retail habits.

Compared to pre-pandemic levels, footfall on high streets has fallen by 7.7 per cent and by 23.3 per cent at shopping centres, the British Retail Consortium found.

Mr Rankin, spokesperson for the East Street Community CIC, said: “The East Street Community CIC is fully committed to revitalising East Street Market while avoiding the gentrification pitfalls of other London markets.

“Our publicly owned model fosters an inclusive dialogue, empowering traders and engaging customers to shape a market that serves the entire community.

“We recognise the need for change to attract new traders and to ensure affordability for customers. We’re focusing on creating a vibrant, sustainable space that reflects our diverse community’s needs.”

Southwark Council was approached for comment.

By Herbie Russell

‘Neurodiversity’ is used to describe the different ways people’s brains work and can encompass conditions like autism, ADHD and dyspraxia.

Sonay Ozkutayli, Education Law Expert & Co-Founder of The Neurodiversity Family Hub, said: “We do not believe that neurodiversity or disability should be a barrier to people living successful and happy lives.

“Our endeavour will carry this message through with the help of the council’s Positive Futures Fund for Young People.

“We are delighted to be awarded a grant by Southwark Council. It means that we will have solid foundations in which to continue to build upon, to continue to educate, empower and raise the awareness of young people with a neurodiversity.”

Other activities getting financial support

include animal care, food growing, cooking healthy meals, rural crafts, environmental and social action projects at Surrey Docks Farm.

There will also be life skills sessions and wellbeing opportunities at Art Block, South London Gallery’s creative space on the Sceaux Gardens Estate.

Council Leader Cllr Kieron Williams said: “Every child deserves the very best start in life. We have a diverse community of young people in Southwark with varying needs and ambitions.

“We are levelling the playing field with these grants by investing £1m into a range of activities that uplift and upskill all our young people.

“The Neurodiversity Family Hub is doing just that for neurodiverse young people, now with support from the council – it was fantastic to see this in action for myself.”

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Southwark Council awards £1 million to community youth services southwark council has awarded £1 million to organisations and community groups offering activities to young people for the next two years.

Cllr Williams with young people from The Neurodiversity Family Hub

It’s the second round of the council’s Positive Futures Fund for Young People scheme which has delivered 3,800 youth work sessions since April 2022.

Grants ranging from £20,000 to £60,000 will fund activities including food growing, sports and art.

Among the recipients is The Neurodiversity Family Hub based at the Mint Street Adventure Playground in Borough It offers an after-school club and a social careers-focused service for people with disabilities or neurodiversity.

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Flat inside eleven-storey guy’s and king’s Deptford block catches fire

Professor David Jackson, head of the Severe Asthma Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’

make ‘maJor breakthrough’ for severe asthma treatment

By Isabel Ramirez a ‘maJor breakthrough’ has been made by two professors at Guy’s and st thomas’ and king’s college Hospital for treating one of the most common respiratory diseases in the world.

Asthma affects almost 300 million people worldwide, with around 3-5 per cent of people suffering from it severely.

Those with severe asthma - prone to repeated asthma attacks - typically have to take inhaled steroids, which come with unpleasant and often serious side effects.

But now a landmark study - led by two local professors - has shown that severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies, without the need for regular high-dose steroids.

The findings from the multinational study demonstrated that in 92 per cent of patients using the biologic therapy, benralizumab could safely reduce inhaled steroid dose and more than 60 per cent could stop all use.

The SHAMAL study was led by Professor David Jackson, head of the Severe Asthma Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Professor of Respiratory Medicine at King’s College London.

Professor Jackson said: “Biological therapies such as benralizumab have revolutionised severe asthma care in many ways, and the results of this study show for the first time that steroid-related harm can be avoided for the majority of patients using this therapy.”

Benralizumab reduces the number of inflammatory cells called eosinophil. This

is produced in abnormal numbers in the airways of patients with severe asthma and can be the reason for asthma attacks.

Benralizumab is injected every four to eight weeks and is available in specialist NHS asthma centres.

The SHAMAL study took place across 22 sites in four countries - the UK, France, Italy and Germany.

Similar studies to SHAMAL will be necessary before firm recommendations can be made regarding the safety and efficacy of reducing or eliminating highdose steroid use with other biologic therapies.

The study was funded by AstraZeneca and carried out by researchers at renowned universities including Queens University Belfast, Université Paris-Saclay and Trinity College Dublin.

By Isabel Ramirez FireFiGhters haVe tackled a flat fire inside an eleven-storey Deptford block, possibly caused by an unattended candle.

Around 25 firefighters and four fire engines were called to Evelyn Street at 1.14pm on Saturday, January 27.

The fire destroyed part of a threeroomed flat on the fourth floor with one woman escaping the property before the Brigade arrived.

Fire crews from Deptford, Greenwich, Lewisham and Old Kent Road had brought the fire to an end by 2.09pm.

Fire investigators believed the fire was accidental and caused by an unattended

candle.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Candles are one of the most common causes of fire. It’s really important that you never leave a candle unattended and keep them away from anything else that can easily catch alight.”

Top candle safety tips: Keep candles away from curtains, furniture and anything else that can catch fire.

Keep loose clothing and hair away from candles when they are lit.

Always place your candles/tea lights in a suitable fire resistant candleholder.

Make sure the candleholder holds the candle firmly and is on a flat and stable surface to stop it falling over.

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8 NEWS

Council leader criticises lack of frontline policing, despite increased officer numbers

By Harrison Galliven

Local Democracy Reporter Police officer numbers in Sutton are a worry as more and more local officers are moved to other areas to deal with demand, said the council leader. Ruth Dombey admitted she shared concerns over the overall decrease in police in the borough.

She attributed this downward trend to the rise in police abstractions, which moves officers out of the borough to deal with demand.

When asked by Councillor Sam Martin at the first full council meeting of the year if she shares the concerns that police abstractions are taking police away from Sutton, Cllr Dombey responded: “I most certainly do.”

Police abstractions refer to when police officers assigned to a borough are called to assist in other parts of London, and occasionally the UK. Cllr Dombey told the council: “When our frontline officers are called away to other parts of London, that means our neighbourhood officers, who should be patrolling our streets have to backfill.”

She then cited data from the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) website, which showed that police abstractions in the borough have more than doubled in recent years.

This has risen to a point where over a fifth of police time is spent outside the borough.

While abstractions in Sutton were around 8% in 2021, they shot up to 21% in 2023. Furthermore, in the last quarter of 2023, that figure rose to a 25% abstraction rate.

Cllr Dombey added: “We recognise we now have more police officers. We were without a town centre team for too many years but we now have that team and I know the Met are doing their best to recruit.

“The number of officers in our borough has gone up, but with this level of abstraction, we actually have fewer police hours from police officers in our borough than we had before.

Sadly we believe it is the result of the decision taken by the Mayor of London, due to a lack of Home Office funding, to put together the Sutton police force with those of Croydon and Bromley.

“What that has meant is that too many of our police officers are being pulled away to issues in other boroughs, particularly in Croydon and Bromley, when in fact we need them here patrolling our streets.”

Sutton Police moved to the basic command unit model in 2018, following a cost-cutting decision by the Mayor of London. This forced Sutton to come together with Croydon and Bromley police teams to form the largest geographical area in London.

Cllr Dombey’s criticism of this model followed on from an initial question by a young member of the public named Joseph Dean. He asked her: “In light of the recent attacks against young people in Sutton, what reassurances can the council give young people that they are taking action against such crime, and what do the Council intend

to do to maintain our borough’s status as one of the safest in London?”

Sutton has one of the lowest crime rates in London, a regularly features in the bottom five. According to the latest statistics, it also has a crime rate that is 21% lower than the national average.

These stats and the relative lack of headline news coming out of Sutton, mean it is often cast as one of the capital’s safest boroughs. However, a December which saw the tragic killing of 17-year-old Ilyas Habibi at Sutton station and a further stabbing in

Wallington on Christmas Eve has made some question this claim.

On a recent community forum meeting for the Wrythe, Hackbridge, and St Helier areas, Met Inspector Tom Haji-Savva admitted that officers were present in the area 20 minutes before Habibi’s murder on Tuesday 5th December and that he and his fellow officers were frustrated by this news.

Haji-Savva and another Met colleague told the forum how the force had been particularly stretched in the last couple of years due to an abnormally high number of public order call outs. He gave the recent Israel/Gaza protests and royal events as examples.

Savva also highlighted how Sutton police have made an effort to improve their communication with the public.

This was recognised by Councillor Luke Taylor during the council meeting.

He praised the police’s response since December and highlighted their improved communication around the sharing of their recent activity and successes in terms of number of arrests.

When approached for further comment, Cllr Dombey told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “Residents are understandably concerned about recent events in the borough and we share those concerns.“We want our dedicated police officers who know the borough

well to police our streets, intervene when needed and provide reassurance and visibility.

“Following the new Metropolitan Police Turnaround plan we have been encouraged that they are focusing on community policing, we know that having police officers familiar and embedded in local communities who know the local area provides reassurance to residents.

We urge the Met to deliver on their promise of delivering more local policing. Sutton is one of the safest boroughs in London – I am determined to keep it that way.”

When approached for comment, Superintendent Lewis Collins, from the local policing team in Sutton, responded: “2023 was an incredibly busy year for the Met with the King’s Coronation, several weeks of Just Stop Oil protests and a number of large proPalestine demonstrations in central London.

“Senior officers meet regularly to discuss how to make the best use of our resources and to ensure we minimise the impact of these significant policing operations on local communities.

“Our New Met for London plan puts communities first and we are increasing the number of local officers and PCSOs to make sure we are delivering our best ever neighbourhood policing response.”

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Bermondsey man must do community service after he was found guilty of running illegal waste transfer station

Groups offered £5,000 funding for community projects

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By Isabel Ramirez A Bermondsey man must do community service after being found guilty of running an illegal waste transfer station.

Abdul Monir, of Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, has been sentenced to a community order of 250 hours of unpaid work over 18 months and ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation to Network Rail

by Bromley Magistrates Court.

Monir was found guilty on September 11 last year for running an illegal waste transfer station and depositing waste on land belonging to Network Rail.

On 29 October 2020, Network Rail reported that a large amount of waste was illegally deposited at Sittingbourne Station. CCTV from South-Eastern Trains

showed that the waste was deposited a week earlier by a Volvo lorry.

In November 2020, Network Rail contacted the Environment Agency with CCTV footage of their land at Milton Court Road in London of the same Volvo lorry entering the site full of waste and shortly exiting without any waste.

Network Rail confirmed that the vehicle did not have permission to enter the site.

On 17 December 2020, Environment Agency officers visited Green Lane Recycling Ltd’s site at Manor Way Business Park, Swanscombe, whose sole Director was Mr Abdul Monir (51 of Southwark Park Estate).

During this visit, the officers found that the site was being used as an illegal waste transfer station under the control of Green Lane Recycling Ltd.

No permits or exemptions were in force that would allow the waste activities on site.

In January 2021, a PNC check revealed the vehicle used at Milton Court Road was in a traffic accident in December 2020, where the driver fled the scene.

The vehicle was recovered by Kent Police. An Environment Agency officer inspected the vehicle, finding a Hi-Viz jacket with Green Lane Recycling Ltd’s logo and markings on the roof of the cab that linked it to the waste deposited at Sittingbourne Station.

Data from The Motor Insurance Bureau confirmed that the Volvo lorry was insured to Green Lane Recycling Ltd. Matt Higginson, Environment Manager for the Environment Agency, said: “This was a deliberate breach of the

law. This prosecution sends out a strong signal to others that we will continue to fight tirelessly to combat illegal waste crime and bring those responsible to justice.

“Businesses and householders also need to do everything possible to ensure that waste doesn’t end up in the hands of operators who break the law.”

He added that anyone seeking waste disposal services should check for registered carriers online at Waste carriers, brokers and dealers (data.gov. uk).

Environmental incidents can be reported to the Environment Agency 24/7 on 0800 807060, waste crime can also be reported anonymously via Crimestoppers online or on 0800 555111.

For the last three years, the Inspiring Elephant Community Fund has provided a cash injection to many community projects.

The £50,000 annual fund, administered by the Elephant and Castle Town Centre team, aims to address key areas such as health and wellbeing, young people and training, and the cost of living and sustainability.

Last year’s successful beneficiaries included the Inspire Walworth Youth Club. The fund allowed them to provide hot meals during school holidays and Friday Youth Club sessions on the Newington Estate.

Zara Lloyd, Young People’s Programme Manager, said: “The collaborative effort highlights the positive impact of community support on fulfilling crucial needs and the young people have really enjoyed the range of hot meals and desserts.”

The Superarts Academy of Performing Arts in Borough, a recipient for the second consecutive year, used the money to offer free dance and music workshops for toddlers and Qigong classes for adults.

Through the Fund, the Elephant and Castle Town Centre team will distribute a total of £250,000 of funding over five years to the local community.

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‘I felt like a criminal for a crime I hadn’t committed’ - Deputy Mayor Naima Ali shares her own experience of female genital mutilation EXCLUSIVE

By Isabel Ramirez A Southwark councillor, who experienced female genital mutilation as a child, is now on a mission to be the voice for other survivors in the UK.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

The procedure is very painful and can seriously harm the health of women and girls. It can also cause long-term problems with sex, childbirth and mental health.

Southwark has the highest prevalence of FGM survivors in the UK, around 6,000 - with most located in Peckham and Camberwell and the vast majority are over fifteen years old.

There is a global campaign to end FGM by 2030 - but whilst there are still survivors, Cllr Naima Ali, Deputy Mayor of Southwark, is acting as their voice.

Cllr Ali, who is from Somalia, explained that the practice is cultural, not religious and can happen to a woman anytime from

age four to fourteen.

“I had my experience when I was little,” she explained, “it’s very hard when you’re a child because all you’re thinking at the time is that you don’t want to be left out - it was the sign of becoming a woman.

“It’s only now as an adult you realise what it was for. It only affects you now.”

She told us that one of the purposes is to preserve a woman’s virginity for a man, and the effect makes sexual intercourse painful.

“With the pain then you think sex is pain, so it is to put you off it.”

Despite only becoming a Southwark Labour councillor in 2022, and then deputy mayor in 2023, she began her work long before that.

“In my own time, I started talking to doctors to ask what services were available for survivors like me.” In doing this, Cllr Ali said she noticed the lack of adequate training medical professionals had on the subject.

“I went to a family planning clinic in Southwark to get birth control, I was so excited for someone to hear me talk about my experience.

“But the lady simply said: ‘So you’re a survivor’ - and she put me straight on

the safeguarding register without asking questions.

“I felt like I was a criminal for a crime I hadn’t committed,” she revealed.

To ensure no one else felt as she did in that moment, she said she was determined to be the voice for other women like her.

“I have to use my voice, to challenge the system and hear from the women themselves.”

Last week, she was appointed as the first-ever FGM ambassador in Southwark - and she will be going to many different domestic violence organisations and training them on the issue.

She added: “I’m so glad they have this position now and I hope to raise awareness about this to make sure the right services are in place for women.”

Southwark Council say they are ‘committed to tackling’ FGM and all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG).

A council spokesperson continued: “But no one organisation alone can tackle FGM. That’s why the council works closely together with health services, police, schools and community groups to protect and support those at risk.”

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an 86-metre “mega boat” will not host late-night parties on the thames after residents feared it would mean boozers pouring onto Bermondsey’s streets.

Oceandiva’s owners have waded against a tide of opposition ever since announcing plans to moor at Butler’s Wharf, and a host of Thames piers, in 2022.

Now, in a letter to stakeholders, operator Smart Group has said the 86-metre vessel will return to EU waters.

The company said “regulatory challenges and infrastructural inadequacies” had “proved too great to overcome”.

It added that while this “may feel like victory” to opponents, the carbonneutral yacht’s departure was “simply a missed opportunity for the City”.

But local resident Paul Crosbie, who led a campaign against the vessel, said he was “delighted” by the news.

A spokesperson for the Shad Thames Tenants’ and Residents’ Association, he said: “It was just too big.

“The operator should have realised that before they brought it here instead of trying to avoid the wishes of the community.”

“It was just wrong for London,” he added. “It would be fine to cruise up and down the Rhine which is three times the size of the Thames!”

North Bermondsey councillor Rachel Bentley, who advocated for residents, hailed a “huge victory for Thames-side residents and businesses”.

“Seeing Oceandiva sail away from London is a great reminder that community campaigns and residents’ objections can make a difference,” she added.

However, Oceandiva owner Edwin Petersen said the decision to leave had nothing to do with local residents, who he was confident he could win over.

Instead, he claimed Oceandiva was assessed by authorities as if it was a seafaring vessel rather than an inland navigation vessel.

Petersen also said he was hamstrung by the planning system which prevented the erection of charging stations across the Thames.

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Oceandiva moored at the Royal Docks in Newham on May 22

Oceandiva is also carbon neutral and Edwin questioned whether London could hit its climate goals if planning laws are so opposed to innovative technologies.

He said: “This mismatch in regulatory expectations, along with infrastructural limitations around electric charging facilities for our battery-powered vessel, exemplifies the challenges.

“These situations highlight a broader need for regulatory bodies and infrastructure planning to evolve in step with green technologies, ensuring that cities like London can truly benefit from and lead in sustainable development.”

He added: “We remain optimistic

about the future and open to revisiting opportunities for the Oceandiva London on the Thames. Our decision to relocate is not a closed door but a strategic pivot in response to current circumstances.”

Oceandiva EU first announced plans to make Newham’s Royal Docks its home port in 2022.

This would have allowed it to land at six Thames piers, including Bermondsey’s Butler’s Wharf.

The licence would have also permitted the 1,000-capacity yacht to serve booze, play music and host events until 2am.

But residents of Shad Thames, an affluent riverside district where homes

sell for over £1million, feared it would mean drunk revellers disembarking at Butler’s Wharf.

At a meeting organised by local councillors, one furious resident said: “It is a conservation area and it is very, very narrow and dense…and you want to chuck 600 people into one narrow street!”

Cllr Bentley meanwhile expressed “grave concerns” about the “mega boat” in terms of “noise, nuisance and anti-social behaviour”.

In early 2023, Oceandiva EU withdrew its application to Newham Council after Oceandiva’s delivery was delayed.

But the operator said it planned to

resubmit a licence application, stoking fears of a possible return.

Three months later, the vessel reportedly collided with the anchor chain of an unmanned barge near Erith.

While the latest news is a boon to jubilant local residents, Smart Group has warned it’s a loss for London.

The group previously said it would bring £77million to the capital’s economy.

In 2020, Oceandiva EU applied to install Oceandiva off the Swan Lane pier, a few hundred metres up the river near London Bridge.

That application was rejected by the City of London corporation’s planning committee.

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DC Mara Phipps, who works in a Lewisham child protection team, said: “Protecting women and children is a key priority for the Met, and we investigate incredibly complex and sad crimes.

“Our team pour their heart and soul into working with victims in order to get them the justice they deserve.”

Acting Inspector Ryan West, who leads one of the teams that carried out the initial inspection, said: “This operation was a direct result of local officers acting upon intelligence received from the community which has led to further arrests for multiple offences. This shows the importance of community policing.

“We are working hard to act on issues we know worry our neighbourhoods, and are using data and insight to precisely target where the problems are.”

Alleged robbery on train from London Man arrested on suspicion of sexual offences against Bridge prompts police CCTV appeal children after shop raid

By Herbie Russell

Police inVestiGatinG an alleged robbery on a train from london Bridge have launched a cctV appeal.

British Transport Police (BTP) said the incident occurred on a train towards Slade Green railway station shortly after 4.45pm on Wednesday, November 8.

Police said that, on the train, two men approached the victims having approached them earlier on the London Bridge platform.

The victims were reportedly threatened with a knife and had a mobile phone, ear pods and a coin bag stolen.

Officers believe the men in the CCTV images may have information that could help their investigation.

a man suspected of a string of sexual offences against children has been arrested after a shop raid in new Cross.

British Transport Police have released these CCTV images following an alleged robbery on a train from London Bridge station Anyone who recognises them is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016, or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 447 of 8

November.

Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Officers swooped on a New Cross Road business on Thursday, January 18, and seized a hall of suspected stolen items and £15,000 cash.

They arrested a man on suspicion of handling stolen goods and money laundering.

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They alerted the child abuse investigation team, who had been investigating the allegations, who further arrested him for suspected sexual offences.

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Victim ‘threatened with a three st Christopher’s hospiCe Charity shops unveiled in dulwiCh knife in attempted robbery’

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a susPect allegedly threatened someone with a knife and demanded their watch on lower road, rotherhithe.

89-year-old Carolina cuts the ribbon at the East Dulwich store alongside Southwark Mayor Michael Situ

shoPPers sPyinG twenty per cent discounts flocked to a triple whammy of official charity shop openings in Dulwich over the weekend.

St Christopher’s Hospice unveiled a brand new branch in West Dulwich while two reopened stores on Lordship Lane were inaugurated on Saturday, December 27.

Helen Simmons, St Christopher’s Chief Executive and a Dulwich resident, thanked locals for their “strong” support after a record-breaking year for the charity.

“Over the past year we’ve seen strong growth in our shops, and generated more money from them than ever before in 2022/23, which all goes towards our care for those at the end of life, as well as their

loved ones,” she said.

Helen Hayes MP cut the ribbon on the newest addition - a fashion-focussed store at the corner of Croxted Road opposite the Tesco Express in West Dulwich.

Meanwhile, 89-year-old volunteer Carolina enjoyed the “big honour” of cutting the ribbon at the shop at 85-87 Lordship Lane alongside Southwark Mayor Michael Situ.

Having served the charity for over 30 years, she said: “I enjoy volunteering. It’s all for a good cause and I have the time.

It’s better than sitting at home! It’s a big honour to be asked, I’m a bit nervous.

“Volunteering for 30 years, I know a lot of people. I see people everywhere, in the shop, on the bus, in the street. I don’t know where I know them from usually but it’s nice. At my age, you just live one day at a

time.”

Just metres up the road, eighteen-yearold Ben Parish did the honours at the East Dulwich kids’ store reopening.

As a youngster, Ben received support through St Christopher’s child bereavement service, Candle, after his mum and grandad died.

All three locations offered 25 per cent discounts on goods for an hour after the ribbon cuttings.

Croxted Road’s store is the charity’s 24th shop across South London and started welcoming customers just before Christmas. It has brought in more than £20,000 in its first six weeks of trading.

Each year St Christopher’s needs to raise more than £16m to continue providing support and care for those in the community.

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After receiving reports on an attempted robbery, police were called the scene at around 12.25pm on Tuesday, January 30.

Officers responded within five minutes but said the suspect had left the scene when they arrived.

No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.

A Met Police spokesperson said:

“We were called at about 12:25hrs on Tuesday, 30 January to reports of an attempted robbery in the vicinity of Lower Road and Rotherhithe New Road, SE16.

“Officers responded within five minutes.

“The suspect allegedly demanded the victims watch and threatened him with a knife. The victim was not injured as a result of the incident.

“The suspect had left the scene prior to police arrival.

“No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.”

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Peckham man who used to party with Bob Marley celebrates 100th birthday

By Isabel Ramirez

A Peckham man, who came over from Jamaica in the 1950s and knew Bob Marley, has just celebrated his 100th birthday with a bottle of rum and a song.

Carl Berry, who lives in Jack Jones House, offered a glass of his favourite rum with a beaming smile as he sat with the News and reminisced on the ‘good life’ he’s lived.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1924, Carl has lived in Peckham for over 50 years.

“I didn’t come over with the Windrush - my ship was after that,” he told us. “I wanted to come to England after I saw a photo of a group of women drinking in a pub.”

During the war, he said over in Jamaica they weren’t really involved. “I remember when warplanes were coming over we all used to turn all the lights off and hide - but we didn’t see the war like that.”

One of three brothers, his family ran a commercial print company in Jamaica. “We were comfortable,” he said. “I had a lovely life.

“I started working with my uncle on the printing machine when I was sixteen. I made more money than he did because every night my uncle went home, I used to print the labels for the cigar boxes.

“I was the only guy in Jamaica doing it.

Remembering his youth, he sipped on his Appleton Rum - “We call this ‘bend down rum’ in Jamaica,” he explained. Back then it was illegal to sell rum of a certain proof there so it was kept behind the bar, “so the bartender had to bend down to get it.”

When he came to England he worked at a printer in Birmingham before settling in London, first in Paddington and then Peckham - where he’s been since 1977.

When he got here he worked at the Savoy

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Hotel, printing their menus. It was London where he met his wife, Peggy, of 34 years - who he sadly lost in 1995. “I still say ‘goodbye Peg’ every time I leave the house,” he said.

Carl worked in printing until he was 82 “I only stopped because they were packing up themselves - I would have carried on.”

Along with watching snooker, cricket and horse racing, singing is a great hobby of

Carl’s that he still does every day.

On the subject of music, he mentioned Bob Marley. “I knew Bob - we weren’t friends like that but I knew him from parties.”

Carl said he remembers watching him perform in his hometown often: “He was always singing - anywhere he sang was always packed.

“Him and the Wailers.”

officers were called.

The man is said to have got inside the property and a police firearm was discharged.

Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, who has overall responsibility for firearms, said: “The first unarmed officers knew they were arriving on scene to reports of man armed with weapons and threatening to harm people inside an address.

“The officers knew there were people inside and had genuine fears for their safety.

“Armed officers were called and attempted to get the man to surrender.

They entered the property and shots were fired.”

He said the day had been “extremely difficult for everyone involved” adding: “I firmly believe their actions prevented further loss of life.”

It’s been reported that Hodgson was born in Sheffield but lived in Middlesbrough until 2015.

Officers and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service immediately administered first aid but police said “sadly the man died at the scene”.

Two occupants received minor injuries during the incident.

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Standards has been informed.

A referral has also been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) which has begun an independent investigation.

Detective Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, responsible for policing Southwark, said: “My thoughts are with all those affected by this incident.

“I understand the local community will be concerned at the events that have taken place this morning. We will fully support the IOPC investigation into the full circumstances of what happened.

“Armed officers are highly trained and patrol the streets of London on a daily basis, dealing with challenging, fast moving and often dangerous situations to try and protect the public and their unarmed colleagues.

“They discharge their weapons very rarely and all officers understand and expect that when they do, their actions will be closely scrutinised.”

Local MP Neil Coyle said: ““This scary incident was handled as quickly and toughly as possible by the police who, as ever, charged into an extremely dangerous situation to protect local people and deserve our respect for the challenging role they take on.”

“Bob used to play football barefoot near where we all were in Kingston. That’s how he hurt his foot and that’s how he got blood poisoning.”

“He was buried in a gold coffin.”

Here in Peckham, Carl said he regularly meets his friends at the Prince Albert pub on Bellenden Road - where he’ll have his birthday party this Friday - for a pint of bitters.

He also heads to the betting shop to put some money on the horses. Although he drinks and gambles from time to time, he draws the line at swearing. “One thing I don’t do is swear - it doesn’t make sense.”

A century-old but only feeling 65, his advice for staying young echoes that of Marley himself - “Don’t worry about anything,” adding: “As soon as you worry, that’s when you get old.”

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By Herbie Russell A man shot dead by police after forcing entry into a Rotherhithe home has been named as convicted stalker Bryce Hodgson, according to national media.

The 30-year-old, armed with a crossbow when he was killed, reportedly received a suspended jail term in July last year.

At about 4.55am on Tuesday, 30 January, police were called to Bywater Place, a quiet residential cul-de-sac.

They’d received reports that a man armed with several weapons was threatening to harm residents inside the address.

Police later said a knife, a sword, a hatchet and crossbows were recovered at the scene.

Local officers tried to speak to the man but said, after being threatened, armed

Students at a local university, who offer advice on how to cut down fuel bills, are expanding their service after claims that over 3000 Southwark residents have used it.

Since it opened last year, the LSBU Energy Advice Centre, a student-led advice and information service - has been helping local people save money on their energy bills.

The office itself is only open on Thursdays 10 am-1 pm, so these numbers include people getting advice and information online.

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By Isabel Ramirez a rotherhithe photographer, who was behind countless album covers for stars including Iggy Pop, Depeche Mode and elvis Costello, has died aged 75.

Brian Griffin, who lived in the area for over forty years, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 26 in his Rotherhithe flat, sources close to him have confirmed.

A well-regarded photographer with a studio in Rotherhithe Street, Birminghamborn Griffin was famous for his creation of many classic album covers.

His cover for Depeche Mode’s A Broken Frame in 1982, depicting a woman cutting grain in an East Anglian field, was hailed as one of the most important shots of its time.

Some other notable works include Elvis

Costello’s Armed Forces, Iggy Pop’s Soldier, and Joe Jackson’s Look Sharp! cover, of his white pointed boots on a pavement, which Griffin described as ‘the easiest and most famous’ he had ever shot.

Griffin snapped such a large number of pop artists of the ‘70s and ‘80s in fact, it would be far quicker to list those he didn’t photograph.

Along with covers he also shot The Clash, Queen, Cliff Richard, the Specials and even Kate Bush after she had reportedly seen the Depeche Mode cover and ‘wanted something similar’.

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He is also responsible for photographing business leaders and making them into surrealist art, for an exhibition at the

by his wish not to meet the same fate as his family in the Black Country.

They had all worked in factories and many had died at an early age. Deciding to pursue his hobby instead, he took up a photography course at Manchester College of Art and Design.

After graduating he ventured to the Big Smoke and ‘knocked on every door in London’ to find a job. When he landed one his first assignment was at Convoys Wharf in Deptford.

Griffin’s work wasn’t exclusively photography - he also shot some music videos and surreal short films.

His cause of death is not yet known.

If you are a resident and were photographed by Brian Griffin please get in touch: isabel@southwarknews.co.uk for a tribute piece being put together. Any other tribute messages should be sent here also.

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In 1989, The Guardian newspaper named him ‘The Photographer of the Decade.’

Even with his star-studded pursuits, he remained grounded in Rotherhithe, residing at Canada Wharf and would regularly stroll down Maltby Street in Bermondsey and to the Mayflower Pub. Of living in the area, he said, “My work brought me down here and I liked it so I stayed.”

Having gotten to know the locals over the years, they too were muses of his. He reportedly photographed some residents for some of his exhibitions.

Despite his clear talent, Brian didn’t set out to be a photographer. In a 2022 interview with the Bermondsey Biscuit, he revealed it was ‘decided’ for him, driven

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Police say the victim was in the Sidings retail area of the station at around 2.45pm on Thursday, December 21, when the incident occurred.

A man allegedly approached her from behind and sexually assaulted her.

Officers believe the man pictured may have information that could help their investigation.

Anyone who recognises the person pictured or has further information is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 505 of 05/01/24.

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a disused Bermondsey hostel attracting “fly-tipping” and “antisocial behaviour” will make way for 35 flats with 57 per cent social rent housing.

Southwark Council is the applicant behind the development on Priter Road, at the corner of St James’ and Dockley Road.

Southwark councillors voted in favour of the application, with one abstention, at a planning committee meeting on Wednesday, January 24.

Residents on the neighbouring Keetons Estate had objected to the proposal over its “detrimental impact on light and privacy”.

But while a council officer “acknowledged there would be some impact on neighbouring properties” she said it was acceptable given the urban context.

North Bermondsey councillor Emily Tester hailed the “fantastic” development that would provide “affordable housing and plenty of it”.

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A computer-generated image of the proposed development seen north west from St James’ Road She said: “As ward councillors, we are really supportive of the delivery of new affordable housing in the ward.

“It’s really fantastic that this site is doing more than 50 per cent (affordable housing) by habitable room and we’re really happy to see that.”

Southwark Council’s planning guidelines say housing developments must provide 35 per cent affordable housing as a minimum.

Cllr Tester also said the site was “not looking great” and had “real issues” with fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour.

She added that she believed the council was currently employing private security to deter squatters.

“It’s really good to see something finally happening with this site,” she added.

Residents on the Keetons Estate had railed against the development saying “the new building should not be any taller than what is already there”.

The current site on the corner of Dockley Road and St James’s Road “The proposed building is sited to the South of these properties and its increased height will result in all direct sunlight being lost,” they wrote.

But Cllr Tester said the impacts on daylight and sunlight would not be “massively substantive”.

Surveys by council officers deemed the levels of sunlight loss acceptable.

The development will see the demolition of three two-storey hostel buildings which have been vacant since

2020.

The new flats will be housed in a part five, part six-storey building. Fifteen will be let at social rent while twenty will be private.

However, most of the larger family homes are earmarked as social rent meaning the development will have 57 per cent social housing overall.

The social rent and private units will be mixed together and a children’s play space and cycle will also be provided.

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You don’t have to travel far for things to do with the kids this half-term - from craft sessions to historical fun, in Greenwich, Lewisham and across South London there is tones going on – here is our selection...

Get laughing in Blackheath The Blackheath Halls are hoping kids and teenagers alike will be laughing in the aisles with a double bill of top comedy as half-term begins.

Shelf: The kids’ Show and Shelf: Teenage Men are on stage the same day but are made for different audiences.

The former is in the afternoon and is for the younger lot 3+, with sketches, songs, pranks and silly characters used to bring the story of best friends Rachel and Ruby to life.

The later show is a spin-off of their last show, Hair, where Shelf joked about being mistaken for teenage boys. Now, it’s time to grow up. It’s time to stop being teenage boys and start being teenage men. This new show from this famous double-act, who have featured on BBC3 and ITVX includes anecdotes, songs, jokes about performing for kids, the Instagram algorithm, confronting your toxicity, and more. It is for 14+ as there is likely to be swearing.

When? Saturday 10 February Shelf: The kids’ Show at 2pm; Shelf: Teenage Men at 8pm Where? Blackheath Halls, The Hearn Recital Room, 23 Lee Road, London, SE3 9RQ Admission: Family Ticket Available at £40. Multibuy Ticket Offer: Book for both Shelf: The Kids’ Show and Teenage Men to receive a 15% discount on all tickets. £12 adult / £10 under 16s https://www.blackheathhalls. com/whats-on/shelf-the-kids-show/ www.blackheathhalls.com/ whats-on/shelf-teenage-men/

Take Terrible Histories Low Tide Walk in Deptford Pull your wellies on and take a walk in Deptford Creek, learning about the environment and wildlife as well as the terrible histories of this fascinating place.

This adventure is sure to be filled with all sorts of gruesome and shocking stories about the river and the people, plants and animals that have lived

It is suitable for ages 8+ and all children must be accompanied by an adult.

When? Wednesday 14 February 10am - 12.00am Where? Creekside Discovery Centre, 14 Creekside, Deptford, SE8 4SA admission: Child £2 / Adult £1 (All funds go towards the centre’s education and conservation activities) www.creeksidecentre.org.uk/ events/family-activity---terriblehistories-low-tide-walk~350/

Catch a Family show in Woolwich In the Dead of the Night is a thrilling, funny, and heart-warming story about an awesome girl called Lily who faces her fears and saves the day.

It is being staged at Woolwich Works by Faceplant Theatre who previously won Family Show of the Year 2018 for One Duck Down.

This show adapted from Arthur McBain’s book is brimming with thrills, melodies, humour, and most importantly, monsters!

McBain’s book has gained international recognition in Australia, Korea, Turkey, and is a key title in Waterstones Children’s Books Range here in the UK. It is suitable for ages 3+ When? Sunday 18 February 11am and 2pm (length 1 hour) Where? Woolwich Works, Stonecutters Studio, The Fireworks Factory 11 No. 1 Street, SE18 6HD Admission: Standard £14.00 | Concessions & Under 18s £12.00

www.woolwich.works/events/ in-the-dead-of-the-night

Be part of the story at Mystery Makers in Deptford Children’s author and performer Gareth P Jones presents an improvised story where the audience stars and decides what happens.

Join him at the Albany Theatre in creating a brand new whodunnit where the audience make the story, play the suspects, discover the clues and solve the mystery.

Expect live music, fast rapping, jokes, frenetic improvised storytelling and a big twist ending.

Inspired by his ‘choose your own adventure’ books, Solve Your Own Mystery: The Monster Maker, The Time Thief, The Missing Magic and The Transylvanian Express, this is show for junior sleuths and young authors everywhere.

It is suitable for ages 7-12 When? Thursday 15 February 11am (length 1 hour) Where? Albany Theatre, Deptford Lounge, Admission: Pay-What-You-Decide www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/ mystery-makers/

Claytime and theatre in Bromley Theatre does not get more interactive for kids then Claytime at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre.

Indefinite Articles present their work for the very young, where the audience are invited to participate creating fabulous forms, amazing animals

and morphing monsters with clay.

Each Claytime is totally unique - creating its own world, its own characters and its own stories drawn directly from its young audience.

This show is made with and for 3 to 6 year olds.

When? Wednesday 14 – Thursday 15 February 11am and 2pm Where? Churchill Theatre Churchill, High St, Bromley BR1 1HA Admission: £11.50 - £13.50 (A transaction fee of up to £3.95 may apply to your order) https://booking.trafalgartickets.com/en/ churchilltheatre/buyingflow/tickets/13722/

Crafts for Chinese New Year in Walworth Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with craft-making at Walworth’s new library.

Visit the newly opened Una Marson Library for this session - suitable for children aged 5 and over.

When? Saturday 10 February 2.30 pm to 4 pm Where? Una Marson Library, 62 Thurlow Street, SE17 2GN Admission: Free. (Open to all, no need to book)

Britain’s biggest children’s festival is returning to Southbank for ten days - and nearly half the shows are free.

Taking place across all Southbank Centre venues, the rich and diverse

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hungry goats, and there is no grass left to eat on their side of the valley.

Come on their adventure as together with Little Bo-Frilly they hatch a plan to cross the bridge to the lush green grass on the other side, they just need to outwit that horrible tricksy troll first.”

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Free ‘70s-inspired family games on the South Bank A free interactive game for families and young people - featuring dance-offs, quizzes and more.

February (closed Mon) Where? Florence Nightingale Museum, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7EP Admission: Kids £6; Adults £12 www.florence-nightingale. co.uk/feb-half-term/ festival programme includes events for all ages ranging from children’s theatre to storytelling, comedy and poetry, dance theatre, interactive installations, DJ parties, book readings, puppetry and classical music.

There are more than 130 shows and activities on the programme – 40 per cent of which are free of charge.

View this year’s full programme online at southbankcentre.co.uk When? Now til Saturday 17 February Where? Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX Admission: Free www.southbankcentre.co.uk/ whats-on/festivals-series/ imagine-childrens-festival

Learn about the ‘superwomen’ in Waterloo The Florence Nightingale Museum is hosting a special exhibition this half-term.

Super Women in Stem will celebrate four trailblazing Victorian heroes; Ada Lovelace, Mary Anning, Mary Somerville and Florence Nightingale.

Kids can learn about these women’s inspiring work in statistics, astronomy, computer programming and palaeontology through handson activities, make-and-take crafts and interactive museum trails.

When? Saturday 10 – Sunday 18

Chicken Run Funday at BFI Southbank Free Chicken-Run-themed workshop for anyone who buys a ticket to the special family screening.

Bringing half term to a close is Aardman Animation’s latest feature film - Chicken Run: Return of the Nugget at BFI Southbank.

The Intergenerational Game: Lunar New Year Edition is an interactive game for families and kids being hosted at the Southbank Centre.

Riffing on the 1970s TV show Generation Game, cross-disciplinary arts collective Orang Collectif presents this fun interactive family celebration full of games, dance-offs, quiz rounds and mass participatory fun.

Directed by Justin Audibert and featuring music and lyrics by Olivier award-winning composers Stiles and Drewe (Mary Poppins, Honk!), this magical, fairy-tale show is the perfect first musical for young families.

Where? Unicorn Theatre, 147 Tooley St, SE1 2HZ When? Now until Sunday 18 February Admission: Under 18s £11 - £18.50 / Adults £16.50 - £27.50 www.unicorntheatre.com/events/ the-three-billy-goats-2024

Where? The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX When? Saturday 10 February, 10.30 am & 1.30 pm

The Kid’s Table in Peckham

Admission: Free Part of the Imagine Children’s Festival www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/ festivals-series/imagine-childrens-festival

The Kid’s Table is a pop-up children’s corner service that provides children 3 to 10 years old with crafts, games and creative tabletop fun (all supervised).

Ahead of the screening, there’s a free dropin arts and crafts workshop for kids in the foyer - with a Q&A by director Sam Fell.

Three Billy Goats Gruff in Bermondsey

When: Sunday 11 February (from 11:15 am, film starts at 12:30 pm) Where? BFI Southbank, Admission: £3.00 - £8.00 (workshop

Following a successful run last Easter, Stiles and Drewe’s joyful hit musical returns to the Unicorn for a limited run.

Drop the kids off for an afternoon of creating at Peckham Levels whilst you have some you-time.

Where? Peckham Levels, 95a Rye Lane, SE15 4ST When? Select Sundays from January - May, 12 pm - 4 pm Admission: Free (for customers visiting Peckham Levels) www.peckhamlevels.org/ events/kids-table-winter-24

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Frank skinner’s tour is billed as 30 years of dirt so you arrive expecting to leave feeling unclean - especially if you’ve read his autobiography - because leaving you feeling a bit grubby is what frank Skinner excels at, as well as knowing you have had a good laugh, writes Michael Holland.

He comes out to cheers and immediately targets ‘Chris’ in the front row for not applauding. Then James and his Maltesers gets the Skinner Treatment before Sean and Holly find themselves in his crosshairs, and over the course of the show just about everyone in the front row feels the bite and wit of Frank Skinner. It’s why they sat there.

The veteran comedian covers most things in his 90 minutes. He tells of proposing to his long-term partner four times and getting three Noes and a ‘Why?’ in response. He was luring us in gently.

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Legion: Life in the Roman Army at The British Museum leGions oF visitors are massing outside the colonnade of Ionic columns as we march towards the British Museum. our young reviewers, Frida, 10 and woody, 8, weren’t here for a dose of Greek revivalism though, instead they were ready and willing to learn about their options were they to enlist in the west’s first modern professional fighting force, the roman army, write Woody, Frida and Ed Gray.

Empires feed on armies, so leaders and generals consider all options to persuade young people to risk their lives for King, autocrat or emperor such as: a regular wage, the promise of adventure, patriotism, nationalism and even emotional blackmail.

Legion: Life In The Roman Army is an exhibition with a twist as The British Museum is for the first time partnering with Horrible Histories, author Terry Deary and illustrator Martin Brown’s bestselling book series, to engage children as it explores in detail how the might of the Roman Empire was beefed up considerably by Emperor Augustus’s decision to link citizenship to military service. With a generous pension for those that survived 25 years service and the promise of improved status for their families, this new powerful Roman army was a dragnet that spanned the million square miles of the empire, creating and uniting citizens in the common cause of Empire.

We were swiftly introduced to our guide and new recruit to the Roman army, the familiar bewhiskered face of Horrible Histories’ character Rattus, here renamed Claudius Terrattus. Rattus revealed the hardships of becoming a Legionary and the gruelling nature of camp life for recruits far from home through panels depicting his life in the army, boosted by a few interactive displays. A 27kg weight gives an idea of what a soldier had to carry around, marching for miles in rough terrain, and there are equally weighty helmets to try on.

Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue until 17th February.

Check website for full tour details and booking: www.frankskinnerlive.com/

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“Throw your mistempered weapons to the ground” shakesPeare’s GloBe’s gripping 90-minute production of romeo and Juliet is set in the present day and created especially for young people to support the curriculum.

Rattus’s experiences are mirrored by real life Roman soldier Claudius Terentianus.

In letters home to his father we learn of Claudius’s experience from enlistment and campaigns to enforcing occupation and finally, retirement. It’s a hard life we learn as he movingly asks for woollen socks and sandals with laces ‘not buttons!’, and recounts in blistering detail how he must renew his footwear every two weeks.

If the broad scale of an exhibition about a vast empire, the events of several hundred years and the reigns of many emperors might appear too demanding for younger visitors, then peer a little closer because it’s the fine details that bring home the humanity of personal stories from thousands of years ago. Woody was inspired to open his sketchbook to draw the skeleton of a soldier from Herculaneum crushed by the soot of Vesuvius whilst, it appears, in the line of duty. Party-girl Frida marvelled at the stunning letters from Vindolina Fort beautifully written on slithers of birch, among them a birthday party invitation from Claudia Severa to her good friend Sulpicia Lepidina- from one ‘soul sister’ to another, both in need of the warmth of human contact in that blustery northern outpost of Roman Briton. These are the earliest examples of Latin words written by a woman.

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to a pensionable age were low, and all that humanity soon takes a darker turn in the darkness of the exhibition hall. Occupying forces are rarely popular, as evidenced here by the slavery and savagery used to subdue indigenous populations.

No change there then, but there was insurrection against the invaders and two more illuminated skeletons of supposedly murdered and dumped soldiers’ corpses carry their secrets silently with them.

Challenging Roman authority was clearly a risky business as next to the soldiers is the mysterious skeleton of Fenstanton man, with a nail right through his ankle boneevidence of a brutal Roman crucifixion.

There are so many exhibits to view in this exhibition - ornate jewellery, a complete Roman cuirass body armour recovered from a battle and another made from crocodile skin, a pair of child’s shoes and an anti-cheating dice tower- and each object gives a sense of how close we are to the fleeting humanity, and inhumanity, of these Roman soldiers and their families, one roll of the dice away from the chance of a better life.

The British Museum. Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG until 23rd June.

Admission: From £17; under-16s with an adult go free.

Full details: www.britishmuseum.org/

about his life, a life embellished for comic enhancement, breaking up his prepared act with the unscripted stuff he creates from working the audience.

Making it all look easy to make us laugh.

And that is where Skinner shines, in his ability to make it all look so easy, like a ‘craftsman at work’ (His words), letting us know that while closing in on 70 he still has it, while also making sure he doesn’t come across as the old, bitter comedian who despises the new comedy where you can’t say anything that offends. He does, though, make a whole - inoffensive - routine out of exactly that.

Actually, I didn’t leave feeling grubby or besmirched because Frank Skinner truly is a craftsman at work.

The production will be directed by Director of Education, Lucy Cuthbertson, Director of Olivier award-nominated Midsummer Mechanicals (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, 2022).

Set in 2024, this is the most famous story about teenagers ever told: their intense passion lights up a world of increasing violence between rival gangs, the Montagues and the Capulets.

Caught in the spiral of hate and revenge, Romeo and Juliet connect across enemy lines. Can they break free of the bloodshed and find hope for a different future?

The cast includes Gethin Alderman, Sharon Ballard, Ashley Byam, Simeon Desvignes, Marième Diouf, Miriam Grace Edwards, Felixe Forde, Owen Gawthorpe, Liam King, Hayden Mampasi and SarojaLily Ratnavel.

Public performances run alongside the schools’ project, supported by Deutsche Bank, as part of their global youth engagement programme ‘Born to Be’. There are over 26,000 free tickets for pupils aged 11-16 at London

and Birmingham state schools, with subsidised tickets for schools nationwide and a range of accessible performances including Integrated BSL. Alongside the production, workshops on Romeo and Juliet will run throughout the Easter Holidays, including practical drama activities and games for young people to attend alone or with their families.

Director Lucy Cuthbertson says: “It’s a privilege to be directing this production of Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe.

For 18 years, our flagship education project has been enabling hundreds of thousands of students to experience theatre for free, made possible by the support from Deutsche Bank’s Born to Be programme. There is no place like the Globe to see Shakespeare. We hope this contemporary vision for one of the world’s most famous stories will resonate with our young audiences and indeed anyone coming to Shakespeare for the first time.”

Shakespeare’s Globe, Bankside, SE1 from 19th March - 13th April. Times: Tues - Sat 7pm; matinees 2pm. Admission: £5 - £65.

Half price seated tickets for under 18s.

Booking: www.shakespearesglobe.com/ Running time 90 minutes (no interval)

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (AMELIA STREET, ASHBOURNE GROVE, CONSORT ROAD, CREDON ROAD, EMERSON STREET, MARINE STREET, SCOTT LIDGETT CRESCENT, SHARRATT STREET, AVONMOUTH STREET)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (FARNCOMBE STREET, LINSEY STREET)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC 1.

2.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable various works to be carried out, it made, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

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) Amelia Street, at bridge, located between Crampton Street and Robert Dashwood Way (b) Ashbourne Grove, at it’s junction with Lordship Lane (c) Consort Road, between Copeland Road and No’s 39 (d) Credon Road, between Ryder Drive and Verney Road (e) Emerson Street, between Park Street and Sumner Street (f) Marine Street, between Rouel Road and Old Jamaica Road (g) Scott Lidgett Crescent, between Janeway Street and Bevington Street (h) Sharratt Street, at it’s junction with Ilderton Road (i) Avonmouth Street, between No’s 6

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The alternative routes for affected traffic will be indicated by the signs displayed

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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.

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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.

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The works will be in operation for (2a) 22nd – 23rd February (2b) 19th February – 9th March (2c) 21st – 22nd February (2d) 19th February (2e) 17th – 18th February (2f)) 17th February – 22nd April (2g) 21st February – 25th April (2h) 19th February – 1st March (2i) 19th – 23rd February

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(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable water mains replacement works to be carried out by Thames Water, it has made an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

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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 on (a) Farncombe Street, between Bermondsey Wall East and Emba Street and on (b) Linsey Street, between Alexis Street and number 22 Linsey Street.

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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.

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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.

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The works will be in operation between (a) the 12th of February to the 20th of March 2024 (b) the 12th of February to the 26th of April 2024.

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Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk

Dated this 8th of February 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 6740 (b) 6741

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Dated this 8th February 2024 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) LBSCR13337 (2b) SA2512622 (2c) LBSCR13335 (2d) SA-732045 (2e) LBSCR13321 (2f) BER4-MAST72-01 (2g) BER2-SLCR210-01 (2h) SEC50/SHARRATTST (2i) W118399542-00120 Notice of application for a Premises Licence.

Notice is hereby given that Mr. Irfan Ali Ahmet has applied to Wandsworth Council for a new premises licence at Tooting Bec Kebab Centre, 6 Trinity Road, London, SW17 7RE for Late Night Refreshment on Sunday to Thursday 23:00 to 02:00 and Friday & Saturday 23.00 to 03.00.

Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 4th March 2024 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden,Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website www.wandsworth.gov.uk It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application, punishable upon conviction by an unlimited fine.

LICENSING ACT 2003 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE Marathon Convenience Stores Ltd has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a premises licence, in respect of the following premises: 178 WANDSWORTH ROAD, LAMBETH, LONDON SW8 2LA which would authorise the following licensable activities: RETAIL SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES 06.00 TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY TO WEDNESDAY 06.00 TO 02.00 THURSDAY TO SATURDAY LATE NIGHT REFRESHMENT 23.00 TO MIDNIGHT SUN TO WEDS 23.00 TO 02.00 THURS TO SAT The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd floor Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG, or via the licensingauthority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application. Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 1st March 2024 It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).

Marriage Licence Notice is given that Clement Ogbonnaya has applied to the London Borough of Southwark for renewal of approval of premises for marriage/civil partnership ceremonies at Prince of Peckham, 1 Clayton Road, SE15 5JA.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (LYNTON ROAD, DEAL PORTERS WAY) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable works

by Thames Water, 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:

3.

(a) Lynton Road, between Camilla Road and Alma Grove. (b) Deal Porters Way, between Surrey Quays Road and Canada Water Dock

4.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be indicated by the signs displayed

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 between (a) 16 February 2024 – 25th July 2024 and will be carried out in phases (b) 19th February -10th June

8.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk

Dated this 8th February 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: BER89-LYNT583-01 PREMISES LICENCE HUSEYIN KILINC has applied to Richmond Council for a premises licence at: MADA ANATOLIAN KITCHEN, 16 REDLION STREET, RICHMOND, TW9 1RW to provide the following licensable activities: The proposed licensable activities are: To permit sale of alcohol on the premises.

Sale of alcohol on the premises Monday to Sunday 09:00 to 23:00 Opening times Monday to Sunday 09:00 to 23:00 Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing to: Richmond Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email to: licensing@merton.gov.uk by 27/02/2024 The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of The Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00am and 4.00pm. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website www.richmond.gov.uk It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application, punishable upon conviction by an unlimited fine.

PUBLIC NOTICES 25

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;

FIRE STATION 94 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 0EG (Ref: 23/AP/2949) Variation of condition 35(cycle parking) and Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning application ref. no. 17/AP/0367: Redevelopment of the site including alterations and extensions to listed buildings for a mixed use scheme to provide a new secondary school with 6th form (up to 1150 pupils), 199 residential units in buildings up the 10 storeys in height, 234 sqm of flexible commercial or community use (Class A1, A3, B1, D1, D2), a 139 sqm Gym, associated landscape and public realm works, cycle parking, disabled parking and servicing access; and the redevelopment of land at Grotto Place for the provision of a new sports hall (1,452sqm) and external multi use games facility and landscaping.

The variation seeks to split cycle parking provision over two locations in order to provide landscaping alterations including additional outdoor picnic tables and seating. (Within: Union Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: AFFECT STDCA (Contact: David Whitehead 0207 525 0170) 4 WINTERBROOK ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE24 9JA (Ref: 24/AP/0238) Increase in height and width of the existing rear dormer and the addition of one rooflight to the front slope and the replacement of all single glazing to the front elevation with double glazing.

(Within: Stradella Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) GROUND FLOOR AND PART FIRST FLOOR 41 CAMBERWELL CHURCH STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8TR (Ref: 24/AP/0201)

Installation of an extraction system to rear elevation (Within: Camberwell Green CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Freyja Trickett 07724 426185) 70 CAMBERWELL GROVE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8RF (Ref: 24/AP/0263) Construction of two windows to rear ourigger, change of materials from brickwork to render and repaint the front and rear elevations. (Listed Building Consent) (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 70 CAMBERWELL GROVE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8RF (Ref: 24/AP/0264) Listed Building Consent for the addition of two windows to rear ourigger, change of materials from brickwork to render and repaint the front and rear elevations. (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 176 COURT LANE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE21 7ED (Ref: 24/AP/0221) Full refurbishment of the existing semi-detached house, rear Ground Floor and First Floor side extensions, as well as a new Garden Studio to the rear of the plot. The installation of an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) and Air Conditioning Unit (AC) to the rear of the main house and photovoltaic panels on the roof of the proposed Garden Studio. Bike and Bin storages are proposed to the front garden. (Within: Dulwich Village Dulwich Wood CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 07548097486)

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54 - 58 RYE LANE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5BY (Ref: 24/AP/0254) Alteration to shopfront (Within: Rye Lane Peckham CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Samuel Hepworth 020 7525 5465) 16 NAIRNE GROVE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE24 9PU (Ref: 24/AP/0243) Construction for a ground floor rear extension and front porch extension (Within: Sunray Estate CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: William Tucker 07925 637 210) 23 BALACLAVA ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 5PX (Ref: 24/AP/0271) Construction of a single storey side extension to the ground floor level of the existing outrigger; one window to the front elevation; one rooflight over the stair; new rendered finish to the existing outrigger; new windows to the rear of the property; and internal layout reconfiguration within the first floor level of the existing outrigger.

(Within: Thorburn Square CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 17 LONDON ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 6JX (Ref: 24/AP/0068) Installation of extract flue roof of ground floor unit to the rear (Retrospective) (Amended Description) (Within: West Square CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Winnie Wing Lam Tse 020 7525 0554) Dated: 06 Feb 2024 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date.

STEPHEN PLATTS - Director of Planning and Growth

PUBLIC NOTICE – LICENSING APPLICATION LICENSING ACT 2003

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A3200 GLA ROAD (SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING) ORDER 2024

Take notice that on February 5th 2024, L’Oreal (UK) Limited applied to the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham for a new premises licence at L’Oreal, Gateway Central, 187 Wood Lane, London, W12 7SA.

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Trafc Order under section 14(1) of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specied in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

The application is to permit the sale by retail of alcohol from 09.00 until 23.30 Monday to Sunday.

2. The purpose of the order is to enable repair works to frames and covers in the carriage way to be undertaken on the A200 Southwark Street.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle except cycles from entering or proceeding in a easterly direction on Southwark Street between its junctions with Blackfriars Road and Burrell Street.

The Order will be effective between 10:00 PM on the 15th February 2024 and 5:00 AM on the 16th February 2024 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.

4. The prohibition will not apply in respect of: (1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes.

(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will be indicated by trafc signs via Blackfriars Road, Borough Road, Borough High Street to normal route of travel.

Dated this 8th day of February 2024 Claire Wright Co-ordination and Permitting Area Manager Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL NOT BE ADMITTED A record of the application may be inspected at www.lbhf.gov.uk/licensing or by request on 020 8753 1081.

Any person may make a representation in writing, specifying the grounds of that representation to licensing@lbhf.gov.uk or via the register www.lbhf.gov.uk/licensing to be received no later than March 4th 2024.

It is an offence, liable on conviction to an unlimited fine, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with this application

DSW Group

Consultants to the licensed trade 0203 900 2510 0844 736 1998 admin@dswgroup.co.uk

Notice of application for a Premises Licence.

Notice is hereby given that COMPASS BOX WHISKY SUPPLY has applied to Richmond Council for a new/variation of a premises licence at DARPEN HOUSE, THIRD FLOOR, THREE WATER LANE, RICHMOND, TW9 1TJ for SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY 09.00 – 20.00 Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 01.03.2024 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Richmond Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of Richmond Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden,Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website www.richmond.gov.uk It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application, punishable upon conviction by an unlimited fine.

26 PUBLIC NOTICES LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (COLWORTH GROVE, COLOMBO STREET, MANOR PLACE, PECKHAM RYE, SANDGATE STREET, SPA ROAD, WESTON STREET) (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) Colworth Grove, at it’s junction with Browning Street (b) Colombo Street, between Meymott Street and Paris Gardens (c) Manor Place, between Crampton Street and Occupation Road (d) Peckham Rye, between Scylla Road and Nunhead Passage (e) Sandgate Street, between old Kent Road for 130m north (f) Spa Road, between Thurland Road and Rouel Road (g) Weston Street, between Melior Street and St Thomas Street

3.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be indicated by the signs displayed

4.

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.

5.

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.

6.

The works will be in operation for (2a) 26th – 27th February (2b) 24th – 25th February (2c) 28th February – 1st March (2d) 24th – 25th February (2e) 26th February – 4th March (2f) 25th February (2g) 24th – 25th February and the 9th March

7.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk

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Dated this 8th February 2024 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) 69416761conway (2b) LBSCR13370mace (2c) LBSCR13338centurion (2d) LBSCR131736 (2e) 37809747UKPN (2f) LBW-00-69-250224NR (2g) westonTC

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The London Borough of Southwark (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (James Allen's Girls' School) (No. 2) Traffic Order 2024

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1. Southwark Council GIVES NOTICE that on 8 February 2024 it has made the above Order under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

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2.The effects of the Order are revoke and replace a pedestrian and cycle zone in GREEN DALE, in the vicinity of James Allen’s Girls’ School, to amend the operating hours of the ‘School Street’. All motor vehicles except permit holders would be prohibited from entering or proceeding in the part of Green Dale from the north-western kerb-line of East Dulwich Grove north-westward for a distance of 115.5 metres (which includes the entirety of the north-east to south-west arm of Green Dale), between 8.00 am and 9.00 am and between 3.15 pm and 5.00 pm (Monday to Friday, during school term time, as determined by the James Allen’s Girls’ School).

Permits allowing vehicles to enter the ‘School Streets’ pedestrian and cycle zones would be available to residents of premises located within the zone, to registered carers or residents of premises located within the zone, to disabled person’s blue badge holders who are school staff, carers or dropping off and/or collecting pupils to the school and to SEND vehicles, by application to the Council. Exemptions would also apply in respect of emergency service vehicles.

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3. Copies of the Order, which will come into force on 12 February 2024, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 3497 for booking details.

4. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within six weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 8 February 2024 Dale Foden - Head of Service, Highways

LICENSING ACT 2003 APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE Jan Matteen has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth to vary a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: Brixton Town Store, 500 Brixton Road, London SW9 8EQ The nature of the variation is as follows: To enable the additional opening hours for Off sales of alcohol on Thursday Friday and Saturday from 1.00am to 3.00am.

The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd Floor Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG, or via the licensing authority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing.

A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application. Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 5th March 2024.

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).

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SPORT 27

By John Kelly luke wanadio hit a hat-trick against Margate to make it three consecutive Isthmian league Premier Division wins in front of a crowd dominated by Dulwich Hamlet fans last weekend.

Winger fires brilliant hattrick to send Hamlet out the Gate with points “They’re in transition, they’ve got a good manager…if I know anything about him and his coaching staff, they’ll work wonders here,” Hayrettin said as he praised the opposition before analysing his team’s performance. “They’re in transition like we were at the start of the season, we brought in loads of players, they’re bringing in players now to build his

Jerome BinnomWilliams (second from left) celebrates his goal own team, and he will.

“The first goal the referee might have made a mistake, if Im honest, and gave us a free-kick instead of them and we scored from that, it was a great goal from Luke, the finish was sublime.

“And then it was about containing them because they like to play, they’re a good outfit. They look to draw you

out so we played with discipline and did well.

“Then Jerome gets another great goal, he’s rolled two or three players to get into an area and then I think the pace was just too much for the goalkeeper.

“We know 2-0 is a dangerous score, another cross-shot or whatever you want to call it from Luke but it’s gone

Controversy as lionesses out

By Jeff Burnige at Princes Park

Shannan Drewe was on the scoresheet

It was a heartbreaker for the Lionesses who had lead 2-1 on 90 minutes, when the Darts bizarrely won a penalty which Niche Dyett converted to equalise.

The referee consulted his assistant who had apparently flagged for a handball, but awarded the penalty for a foul by Millwall’s most experienced defender Jordan Butler, who was adamant she had made no contact with the home player.

The Millwall players were devastated by this, and in the sixth minute of added-time they conceded the winning goal when Lizzie Adams tapped in after following up on a free-kick which had hit a post.

The match had turned on an incident in the 78th minute when experienced Millwall striker Emma Whitter was sin-binned for ten minutes, a sanction only rarely seen at this level. She had questioned a decision for a foul against her when chasing a through-ball. This gave Dartford the energy to go for the penalty equaliser which turned the match.

Millwall’s lead had come from a volley

by Shannan Drewe on 43 minutes and a goal from Madison Grandys, which was created by Clara Watling and Whitter on 55 minutes. Former Millwall player Paris Smith had equalised for the Darts in the 53rd minute.

The Lionesses will have to pick themselves up for the home league match with Sutton United at Salter Road this Sunday afternoon at 1.30pm.

The Lionesses have one more knockout competition left as they travel to face AFC Wimbledon at Carshalton Athletic FC in the semifinals of the Capital Senior Cup on Sunday week.

after a pass from Kafero Roberts.

Lily Price then tested the home goalkeeper from a free-kick before Harbour Brown again again shot over.

Dulwich made their dominance count four minutes after the break when Roberts looped in a header from Rhea Gall’s free-kick.

Georgina Heasman was off-target as the home side pushed for an

equaliser.

But it was Dulwich who had the two best chances to score again as Lucy Monkman went round the goalkeeper and just failed to finish before captain Brit Saylor hit the bar.

Promotion-chasing Hamlet are back in L&SERWFL Premier Division action this Sunday when they travel to Saltdean United for a 2pm kick-off.

© Tom West Photography

millwall lionesses went out of the london & South east regional league Cup at the quarter-final stage with a highly controversial stoppage-time 3-2 defeat against Dartford at Princes Park last Sunday.

Summer leading light as Hamlet go through

By John Kelly dulwich hamlet are through to the semi-finals of the league Cup after a 1-0 win at london rivals fulham last weekend.

Summer Roberts scored the only goal of the game in the 49th minute to send Mark Dempsey’s side through to face Dartford, who defeated Millwall

Lionesses 3-2.

The Hamlet started well with Shakira Kafero Roberts causing trouble down the left before the visitors had the first chance only for Asia Harbour Brown to fire over the crossbar.

Roberts had a great chance to put her side ahead on seventeen minutes but couldn’t finish from close range

Photo by Mike Urban

Dulwich scored two outstanding first-half goals by the seaside against the Gate. Wanadio opened the scoring twelve minutes in when he nodded a long pass down, flicked the ball past the defender with his left foot and then fired a right-footed volley past goalkeeper Harry Seaden into the top-right corner.

Jerome Binnom-Williams rivalled that for goal of the game when he had the ball under pressure in the leftback spot but extricated himself from that situation before striding forward to beat two more tackles and then shotting into the bottom-left corner off the post.

Wanadio made it 3-0 with an effort that deflected in seven minutes after the break and completed his hat-trick thirteen minutes from time when he drove in from the right before shooting low into the far corner.

Steve Cawley had given Mark Stimson’s side some hope in the 65th minute and the hosts had a couple of other good chances before Hakan Hayrettin’s visitors ultimately sealed a comfortable win.

Dulwich are ninth, six points off the play-off places.

in.

“Then it’s about containing but we switched off for a ten- or fifteenminute period. They were on top, put balls into the box and we didn’t really deal with it, that was an organisational failure.

“But then to respond in the way we did was exceptional, the fourth goal was a great goal from Luke.”

The Hamlet had huge support in the 827 crowd.

Hayrettin said: “Sometimes I pinch myself when I go home, I’ve been blessed and I’ve been lucky to work in some fantastic football clubs in the Football League, the National League, Conference South, and now here. I mean, 700 of us? Most Football League supporters don’t travel that way. It’s just amazing, I keep saying it every week. I’m lucky to be the manager of this team, very, very lucky to have that kind of support behind me. Win, lose or draw they get behind their team - amazing.”

Dulwich host leaders Hornchurch in the league this Saturday at 3pm.

Hayretttin added: “I think it’s eighteen games, two [league] defeats.

If we were to go back now and look at those draws, if the season had started a couple of months ago we’d be up there.

“We’re still going to be causing teams problems. We have an aim, we have an objective and we have to stick to that. We are going to stick to that, I can see now, whoever we play.”

Dubois: ‘I want the biggest fight’

By John Kelly caroline duBois continued on her path towards a world title fight as she defended her iBo lightweight belt with a unanimous points’ win over american miranda reyes at the oVo wembley arena last weekend.

Greenwich’s Dubois, 23, had to work hard over the ten rounds before she secured a 100-90 decision on all three of the judges’ scorecards to extend her unbeaten professional record to 9-0.

“I think there’s options, I think people don’t realise how many options I have, but I have a few options and I’ll be taking a deep look into them,” Dubois said.

“I want the big fight. I want the biggest fight. 135lbs I think in boxing is one of the most stacked divisions. There’s Rhiannon Dixon, Katie Taylor, Beatriz Ferreira, Karen Carabajal. There’s a few other names, Maira Moneo, they’re all tough. Really, really good and I want all of them,” Dubois denied she ducked out of a fight with Dixon after it was mandated by the IBF. Dixon will fight Carabajal for the vacant WBO world title in April Dubois said: “From what we’ve heard of her team is that she never wanted to fight. I was shocked when the offer came out and we accepted it so fast.

“I want to reiterate and let you guys know that I accepted that offer so quickly and then before you know, she’s pulling out.

“I think she saw it as more of a winnable fight [against Carabajal].

“I still think it’s a very hard fight and I think this fight shows how good she is. I don’t know how good she is. This fight will show them and it will make me respect her more if she wins, but I don’t know.

“It’s really a 50/50 fight for her.”

28 SPORT

By John Kelly MAURICIO POCHETTINO admitted he is affected by the reaction of Chelsea fans after boos following their 4-2 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge last weekend.

Poch apology Supporters angry after Blues concede four goals for second consecutive game © Action Plus

Pochettino apologised to supporters after Chelsea capitulated against Wolves despite taking a nineteenth-minute lead through Cole Palmer.

Matheus Cunha made it 1-1 before an own goal from Axel Disasi had Gary O’Neil’s side ahead at the break.

Some home supporters erupted in anger after Cunha completed his hat-trick before Thiago Silva’s consolation four minutes from time.

Chelsea dropped into the bottom half of the Premier League table as they were leapfrogged by Wolves.

"What we can say, apologise to the fans,” Pochettino said. “The perception is one thing and the reality is another. The perception is that Chelsea should be in a different position but the circumstance, we are not there. One, maybe we are not good enough.

"It's the most important now to feel the responsibility and of course the organisation and the players that we have.

To understand the fans is really important.

We want to apologise. We are disappointed like them, but until the end you need to fight together and of course we want to take good results in the future.

"During the 90 minutes you need to try and work together and in the end [the fans] have the capacity and they will be right to criticise or be angry if the performance is not good. The players are young, they need support. I want to thank [the fans] because until the end, they were supporting."

Pochettino added: “I am a human. I am not a robot. Of course that is not a nice situation. But in football you need to accept.

"To be in this business, in this type of club, you need to be strong. We have the energy and the capacity to move on. Yes, of course, it's not a nice moment but it's always about to move on and convince the players and push the players to never give up, to be brave and recover from this kind of situation.

"The players need to feel the confidence, they need to believe again to compete again. The players want to deliver a very good show. Of course they feel the pressure from the fans in the 90 minutes. It's easy to be sitting and watching the players play but when the stress arrives, sometimes it is not easy. Right now, we need to help them recover from the defeat.

Mauricio Pochettino “I think when we scored, we didn't start badly, the game. I think in the way we conceded the first goal, I think the team suffered the impact, and to try and build the momentum for us, and trust in the way we are trying to play.

"A difficult moment to manage after that.

The energy dropped and it was a really

difficult moment to manage. Two own goals (Cunha’s shot took a deflection but was awarded to him) in the first half and yes, we feel the impact. In the second half, we start with the possibility of scoring our second goal but when you concede, you feel on the touchline that it was very difficult for the players to manage the

and an important victory,” Cifuentes said.

“I’m so happy for the guys who have been working hard to improve aspects of our game. To see it reflected in a game of this importance, with all the tension and at a place that hasn't been too kind to QPR in recent years is really pleasing.

"I'm pleased for all our fans who made the long trip here, it's an important victory for us.

"For the first 70 minutes, we had very good control. Blackburn are a good team when it comes to creating chances, and during that period they didn't create many.

"The way we kept possession and the way we defended when we didn't have the ball was very impressive. It was very disciplined.

"We created many chances and we

probably should have scored more goals.

We had opportunities to kill the game much earlier.

"Conceding the goal was a gamechanger. We had to play for 100 minutes in the end and it was difficult, but all credit to the guys.

"The small margins went our way and I'm a big believer that, if you work hard and are dedicated to what you do, those small margins will go your way over time."

Cifuentes added: "I'm very happy for Joe. He showed great commitment after being on the bench for Wolves on deadline day to come to London immediately so that he could train with us on Friday.

"He got his reward and played at a very good level during the minutes he was involved. I'm sure that he is going to be a very important player for us.”

R’s drag Rovers into fight

By John Kelly

MARTI CIFUENTES was proud that his side’s hard work on the training pitch paid off in a pressurised situation as Queens Park Rangers dragged Blackburn Rovers further into the relegation dogfight with a 2-1 win at Ewood Park last weekend.

Aynsley Pears’ 61st-minute own goal put the R’s in front before Joseph Hodge, who was making his debut after signing on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers on deadline day, doubled their lead three minutes later.

Sam Gallagher scored in the 71st minute but QPR held on. They are three points off safety, and five off Blackburn, Swansea and Millwall.

"It was definitely an important game

situation."

Ben Chilwell made an admission that Chelsea fans weren’t happy with.

“I think they probably showed that they wanted it more,” Chilwell said. “Of course we do want it, but they probably showed it a little bit more on the pitch: 50-50s, running more.

“There’s no excuses, as soon as they scored the first goal they pretty much kind of dominated the rest of the game. So yeah, we have to look at ourselves.”

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Silva: Draw tough to take after 'naive' moments

By John Kelly MARCO SILVA said Fulham’s collapse at Burnley was “difficult to take” after the Clarets scored in injury-time at Turf Moor last weekend to take just a thirteenth point in the Premier League this season.

Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Muniz put the visitors 2-0 up after 21 minutes.

On-loan Chelsea forward David Fofana pulled a goal back on 71 minutes and then levelled a minute into stoppage-time.

"It's a really difficult one to take,” Silva said. “Not the first time this has

happened. Overall our performance in 2-1 was at a very good level, everyone felt another goal was coming for us.

"The first goal we conceded gave them a boost, the crowd as well. As a team we were naive in that moment, and were punished.

"We were fresh enough on the pitch, it is just we don't keep focus and are naive in some moments. These are details that will punish us hard this season."

It was a first Premier League goal for Muniz. Silva added: "A very good performance from him. A very good first half, good moments in the second half, too. He's a young boy who works very hard."

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By Kiro Evans Joe edwards is certain that Millwall’s newest player adam mayor will settle in just fine thanks to the lions’ sociable dressing room.

The 19-year-old winger signed from Morecambe just before the end of the January window but was suspended for last weekend’s game at Hull due to the number of bookings he had picked up for the League Two club.

Mayor did not travel up north with the rest of the squad on Saturday in order to give himself time to adjust to his new life as a Championship player in London.

Edwards said he and the rest of the coaching staff are keeping a close eye on the youngster to help the transition and he is confident that the Millwall dressing room will play its part.

The Lions head coach told our paper: “The biggest first stage of this move for him is the move in terms of relocating down to London and away from his family.

He did a couple of days training with us but then he took the weekend to go home and get all of his stuff together and ready to properly make the move and start afresh this week.

“He’s now got a full week with a game at the end of it and the opportunity to be involved in it.

“For myself and the coaching staff, it’s constantly touching base with him every couple of days and asking if things are going smoothly. And then we have people at the club as well who are helping him look for property, settle in and work out the area.

“And we’ve also got a great bunch of players. A lot of senior players who have been at Millwall for a long time so in terms of his teammates, he’ll have no trouble being helped to settle in.”

Mayor registered three goals and five assists in 23 league appearances for Morecambe this season.

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By Kiro Evans michael oBaFemi is hoping to grab goals and bring his authentic “chill” to the Millwall dressing room to help get results.

The striker signed on loan from Burnley last month as he looks to get back on track after an injury-hit campaign.

Goals have been a struggle for the Lions throughout this season with only four teams registering fewer than their 30 goals in 30 league games.

But Obafemi, 23, is hopeful he can bring more firepower to the Millwall attack - and some more fun to the

changing room.

He told our paper: “I’m a bit chilled.

The old me was a bit chaotic but I’m a bit more chilled now and but still bubbly at the same time, always smiling, like to have a laugh. I think I make people laugh, I think so, I don’t really know.

“The Millwall changing room is bubbly. Everyone gets on with everyone, there’s no real cliques. Everyone’s just laughing and having fun. And I’m happy to add to that as well now that I’m here.”

Partially down to injury Obafemi only managed eighteen minutes in the Premier League this season, coming off the bench to face Arsenal and Sheffield United for Burnley.

He is determined to get back up to

Jackson: Dons denied clear pen

By John Kelly

Jonnie Jackson felt aFc wimbledon were denied a clear penalty in their 0-0 draw at Bradford City last weekend - but felt it was a “good point” after an “excellent” performance from his side.

The visiting players wanted a penalty when Omar Bugiel went down but instead referee Ross Joyce booked the Dons player for diving.

Wimbledon’s Alex Bass was the busier of the goalkeepers, as he denied Alex Gilliead and Harry Chapman before the break and Richie Smallwood in the second half.

“The referee thought that both players were holding each other,” Jackson said. “Their defender clearly

pulls Omar down. It’s a penalty and it robs us of the chance of taking the lead. It could have been the difference in the game. He gave something that was identical to them, so I’m not sure how he can give one and not the other.

“It’s a really good point. The team were excellent in the way we went about our work. It’s a tough place to play on this pitch. We knew it wasn’t going to be pretty but what we needed was to be hardworking, dig in, and defend well and hope for some luck. To come away with a clean sheet and put in the effort that we did was very pleasing.”

Forward Josh Kelly made his debut after his move from National League Solihull Moors on deadline day.

“It was difficult for Josh because of the type of game that it was,” Jackson

said. “We were hoping for one moment for him as he was playing on the shoulder. It was tough for us to provide him with the quality of service that he needs. He put a great shift in, pressed really well, and looked bright with his movement.

There’ll be better games for him to come.”

On-loan Crystal Palace centre-back Kofi Balmer also made his debut.

Jackson said: “It was a defender’s game, Kofi looked at home, he was on the front foot, he won his headers and I thought he was excellent alongside Lee Brown. A new partnership that haven’t played with each other before.

I thought the whole team defended really well.”

The Dons host Barrow on Saturday at 3pm.

Last month Michael Obafemi joined Millwall on loan for the rest of the season

speed in the Championship and remind everyone what he can do.

“The main for me was getting game time and playing football,” he said. “And with my attributes, I feel like I can help the team. I spoke to the manager before I came and he said I could help him and he could help me.

“That’s the aim for me. Staying fit and getting minutes.

“I would say I’m explosive, powerful and fast. Those are my main attributes.

But I can also link-up play as well and get others involved. I’m always confident in myself and my ability and what I can bring to a team.”

Fitness will be a big factor in whether this loan moves proves successful

for both parties. Obafemi managed just thirteen minutes on his debut against Preston and then 45 minutes against Hull last Saturday. He has not completed 90 minutes at club level since October 2022 when he was still a Swansea City player.

He said: “I’ve set myself personal goals but I need to make sure I’m 100 per cent fit, because when I’m 100 per cent fit, I can affect the team.”

Asked if he will be fit to play a bigger role against Coventry City on Sunday, the striker smiled and said: “You’ll need to talk to Joe Edwards for that one! But yeah I’m looking forward to the game and we’ve got a full week to build and prepare for it.”

Lions loanee nets OG in Ravens loss

By John Kelly

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on-loan millwall defender kamarl Grant scored an own goal as Bromley lost 2-1 against Hartlepool United at Hayes lane last weekend.

Kamarl Grant

Andy Woodman’s promotionchasing Bromley went 1-0 up in the ninth minute when Corey Whitely set up Michael Cheek.

Hartlepool levelled 27 minutes in when Emmanuel Dieseruvwe headed in in Nicky Featherstone's cross.

And the visitors won it as Grant turned Joe Grey’s cross into his own net in the 60th minute.

The Ravens are second, nineteen points behind Chesterfield.

Bromley host Aveley in the fifth round of the FA Trophy on Saturday at 3pm.

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page 25 Nathan Jones will be on the sideline with the Addicks for the first time this weekend

By John Kelly mauricio Pochettino is coming under increasing pressure at Chelsea - with the wife of thiago silva calling for a change.

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By John Kelly nathan Jones revealed he turned down a number of approaches from clubs while he was out of a job – as he waited for the “right opportunity” which he feels charlton athletic provide.

Jones, 50, was confirmed as the Addicks’ new manager earlier this week.

He takes on that role – the title changed from ‘head coach’, the position the sacked Michael Appleton’s occupied – on a long-term deal and took his first training session on Monday.

Jones will return to the dugout for Charlton’s crucial relegation sixpointer at Reading on Saturday, just

under a year after he was sacked by Southampton after only fourteen games in charge.

“I am extremely excited by the challenge in front of me at Charlton. It is a club that I have fond memories of from my time here and I want to play my part in moving the club forward,” Jones said.

“I have been approached by a number of clubs to get back into management but I have been waiting for the right opportunity. From my conversations with the board and given the longterm nature of the contract, I can see there is a real appetite to build something here which I am really looking forward to being a part of.”

James Rodwell, chairman of the Charlton board, revealed what made

Jones stand out in the process of replacing Appleton.

“We’re really pleased to appoint Nathan Jones. He is a manager of real pedigree who has a track record of building successful teams over a period of time,” Rodwell said.

“We were really impressed with the quality of candidates interested in coming to Charlton. Through our initial research, the in-depth interview process and the references we took, Nathan was the clear stand-out.

“He is a great fit for Charlton given his ability to get his teams playing football on the front foot, with a passion and an intensity. He is an excellent coach, who is tactically savvy and an outstanding developer of talent.

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“The ownership group has a longterm focus of bringing success to Charlton Athletic and Nathan will play a key role as we look to take this club to the next level. Initially that will mean improving on our recent form and looking to finish the season as high up the League One table as possible.”

Charlton haven’t won any of their last twelve League One games and are just a point above the relegation zone.

The Royals won 1-0 at Stevenage on Tuesday night to move out of the relegation zone one place behind Charlton.

Jones takes over from Curtis Fleming, who will remain at the club after two games in charge as interim head coach.

The Blues were humiliated 4-2

by Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge last weekend as they dropped into the bottom half of the Premier League table.

Pochettino has a win record of just 45 per cent, compared to over 54 per cent at Tottenham Hotspur and over 65 per cent at Paris Saint-Germain.

After 31 games in charge, Pochettino’s record is not too dissimilar to the much-derided Graham Potter’s, who was sacked last April. Pochettino has won two more games after the same number in charge.

After the defeat to Wolves, Belle Silva wrote on social media: “It’s time to change. If you wait any longer it will be too late.”

The Athletic reported this week they had been told by sources close to the dressing room that tactical details were lacking and the playing style was “off the cuff”.

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is available after being sacked by Italian side AS Roma, with some supporters calling for him to replace Pochettino.

Chelsea have spent more than £1billion on transfers under owner Todd Boehly, and there would be sizeable compensation were the club to get rid of Pochettino and his support staff.

Pochettino knows something has to change, though was vague on what that might be.

“At the moment we are not reflecting the history of the club, that is true and we need to accept it,” Pochettino said after the defeat to Wolves. “We need to be critics, but not give up. We are going to work really hard to try to change, maybe take decisions trying to find things in a different way if it’s not working in this way, to try to find different solutions.”

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