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Data reveals only one in seven aciD attacks in l onDon lea D to criminal charges
By Noah Vickers Local Democracy Reporter
Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Metropolitan Police have been urged to drive down the number of acid attacks in London which do not result in a suspect being criminally charged.
It comes as a suspected acid attack outside Westminster Academy, near Paddington, last week left two teenagers and a staff member with injuries.
The teens – a 14-year-old girl and 16-yearold boy – were rushed to hospital on Monday along with a member of staff who was hurt as she tried to help them.
Scotland Yard spent days hunting for the suspect and revealed they had arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm on Thursday morning
But according to data released by City Hall, only about one in seven recorded acid attacks in London in recent years have resulted in charges being brought against suspects.
Only 15.7 per cent of such offences resulted in charges in the 2019/20 financial year, compared with 16.5 per cent in 2020/21, 12.2 per cent in 2021/22 and 13.3 per cent in 2022/23.
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The average of those years is 14.43 per cent – or roughly one in seven.
More recently, in the 2023/24 financial year, only 6.9 per cent of offences have resulted in charges, and in the period spanning April to August of this year, the rate is just 3.2 per cent. However, both of these more recent rates are likely to increase over time, as it can often take many months for a suspect to be charged.
The statistics were requested from the mayor’s office by Gareth Roberts, a Liberal Democrat member of the London Assembly, who said: “Acid attacks have an extraordinarily devastating impact on victims ranging not only from physical scars but also the emotional and psychological trauma inflicted
“The Mayor of London and Met Police must
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do more to ensure the investigation of these heinous crimes is prioritised and met with the full force of the law.”
Mr Roberts, who is also leader of Richmondupon-Thames Council, said he appreciated however that “changes in legislation by the Government around the sale of corrosive substances do appear to have had an impact on bringing down the total number of acid attacks in London”.
While 278 acid attack offences were recorded in the 2019/20 financial year, the figure more than halved in 2020/21 to 133. The number of offences has remained significantly lower in the years since, with 82 recorded in 2021/22, 90 in 2022/23 and 87
in 2023/24. Some 31 offences were recorded between April and August this year.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “All serious assaults are investigated as a priority. We do not underestimate the shock and concern that acid attacks cause, and, as has been seen this week in Westminster, police will respond and work alongside partners and the community.
“We have trained all of our officers to deal with first aid of victims, and placed treatment kits in all response cars across London.
"We have also worked with the national police lead to make changes to the Crown Prosecution charging advice, and ensured strong cases at court leading to tough
sentences.
“We supported Home Office work to bring in voluntary commitments from retailers to not sell dangerous products to under 18’s, and we have focused on prevention and awareness work in partnership with other emergency services by delivering presentations to schools.”
A spokesman for Mr Khan said: “The mayor is clear that there must be a zerotolerance approach to these types of appalling acid attacks and fully supports the Met working closely with partners and the local community to ensure these abhorrent incidents receive the best possible response, to build a safer London for all.”
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bell tower flat above historic operating theatre is up for rent at £4000 a month
By Isabel Ramirez
a London Bridge apartment, based in an old bell tower above the old operating theatre, is up for rent for £4k a month.
Given its history and location (just a stone's throw away from The Shard), one could say this two-bed is a bargain.
Sitting on top of a Victorian operating theatre where women's bodies were once dissected, however, it might not be everyone's cup of tea.
The Grade II-listed building was built in 1703, serving as a church to St Thomas' Hospital. The attic was used to dry and store herbs for patients’ medicines before a female operating theatre was installed from 1822 to 1862.
Like many buildings, the property sits high above a tube line and had reportedly 'dropped a few inches' as a result.
The whole church on St Thomas Street was conserved to the highest spec by the current owner Richard Upton. Other notable projects Upton has led include The Old Vinyl Factory in Hillingdon, a mixeduse regeneration of a former industrial site that was home to the original HMV record factory and The Old Ambulance Station in Bexhill, the reinvention of a former ambulance station as a self-sustaining artistic community.
On the ground floor of St Thomas the Apostle church, Upton created a new music venue - Amazing Grace.
Then, with the help of AHMM architects, the old tower was transformed into a New York-style apartment with exposed brick walls and arched windows. It's being advertised by Dexter's for £4,000 a month.
Set over five storeys, the two-bedroom home can be accessed via a private lift. The apartment occupies the third to seventh floors of the tower.
A glass-walled staircase leads to the topmost floor, featuring a grand rain shower lit from above. The bathroom view is not to be sniffed at either, overlooking St Paul's Cathedral.
The Old Operating Theatre museum features displays about the history of surgery and medicine.
The surgical ward is next to the hospital, and women undergoing surgery would be moved next door to the ward to recover.
Surgery for the lower income women undergoing procedures in the 19th century were semi-public affairs, with students packing the raised amphitheatre-style seating to observe the surgeons at work.
The Victorian Operating Theatre sits just below the apartment and is now a museum.
Florence Nightingale set up her nursing school at St Thomas’s Hospital in 1859, and on her advice, the hospital moved to its new site in Lambeth. So in 1862 the old operating room was boarded up and stood doing nothing until its re-discovery in 1957.
“The building’s original features are preserved and balanced with the apartment’s contemporary touches, ideal for modern living,” said Chris Ferguson,” board director at Dexters.
“It is a one-of-a-kind property in a very sought-after location.”
New outdoor food market to start on weekends in Elephant and Castle
By Isabel Ramirez
a Brand new food and craft market is starting on weekends in Elephant and Castle.
The market will kick off in Elephant Park on Saturday 12 October and will feature tasty street food and drink, artisanal food and designer-makers.
Teaming up with Real Food Market, which is behind some of London’s most popular markets, it will host a rotating line-up of independent traders every Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 5pm.
To celebrate the opening day, there will be 100 free lunches up for grabs (first come first served). It's on a first-comefirst-served basis so make sure you head down early to pick up a voucher from the Elephant Park team outside The Tree House on your arrival.
Each weekend the market will bring you a curated selection of food and drink, including PastaLab, Churros Garcia and A Glass of Joy, plus emerging London bakery, EMMY, which will be serving
up homemade cookies, brownies and seasonal goods.
What's more, Andino will serve handroasted speciality Colombian coffee and Mezcal from Oaxaca and for the seafood enthusiasts, Rocks Oysters will be providing the best oysters direct from small farms.
The line-up of designer-makers and artists will include Rebel Pencil, an independent contemporary art and print brand whose founder and illustrator has created satirical illustrations for the likes of Where’s Bowie books, The Washington Post and even his heroes The Pogues.
Where: Elephant Park, Elephant Road, London, SE17 1GD
Food market in Elephant
By Herbie Russell
KinG’S CoLLEGE hospital nhS Foundation trust has paid out over £1 million due to medical negligence in cases of stillborn babies - the worst of any London nhS trust between 2011 and 2023.
The Trust saw seventeen successful claims lodged against it during that period, according to Freedom of Information (FOI) request data gathered by Lime Solicitors.
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said it was a “centre for high-risk pregnancies” so saw a “higher proportion of women who experience complications”.
While it was “deeply sorry for the families affected”, it added that the cases formed a “very small percentage of the approximately 8,000 babies born at the Trust each year”.
The data gathered showed the number of claims and cost of damages at fifteen NHS trusts.
After King’s College, Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust had the most costly payouts totalling £986,015 across 22 claims.
Lewisham and Greenwich, another south London trust, paid out £776,105 across eighteen cases.
There are concerns about maternity care across the UK. In 2023, 39 per cent of maternity services were rated as ‘requires improvement, up from 33 per cent in 2022.
Commenting on the stillborn medical negligence data, Natalizia Capizzi, a legal director at Lime Solicitors, said: “The data shows that more than one baby in England is at risk of being stillborn due to negligence each week. Failures in care are being repeated because lessons are not learned. There must be change and there has to be candour when mistakes are made."
A King’s College Hospital Trust spokesperson said: “King’s is a centre for high-risk pregnancies, which means we treat and care for a higher proportion of women who experience complications to their own health, or the health of their baby during pregnancy. Our stillbirth rate is around average when compared to other Trusts treating a similar cohort of patients.
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“The cases in this report represent a very small percentage of the approximately 8,000 babies born at the Trust each year. However, in those cases where mistakes happen, we are deeply sorry for the families affected, and undertake detailed reviews of each case to ensure lessons are learned to minimise the chances of them happening again.”
A Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust spokesperson said: “Any birth that doesn’t go to plan is tragic for everyone
involved and we work hard to carefully review cases in which a baby has died using nationally recommended tools.
"In collaboration with our women and birthing people and their families, we look to identify learning and to improve outcomes as part of our continuous journey of service user-led improvements. This includes improved risk assessment and monitoring in pregnancy and labour. We remain strongly committed to building on this going forward.”
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Elephant Park residents frustrated over water-logged footpaths, whilst landlord installs bizarre bronze statues
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By Isabel Ramirez
a GrouP of Elephant Park residents are tired of waiting for their water-ridden footpaths to be replaced, whilst their landlord ‘adds things to the park’ like fountains and bizarre bronze statues.
To air their frustrations, residents and leaseholders recently set up a 'tonguein-cheek' social media account called ‘Elephant Lakes' to regularly share photos of the flooded paths.
Although the statues which include a wizard boy with a duck beak are not coming out of residents' funds, the group are annoyed that basic maintenance is not being done when they're paying hefty service charges.
A spokesperson for the group said: “We’re trying to get through to Lendlease and shame them into action.
“They installed paths that weren’t fit
for purpose and over years gaslit us before eventually admitting they didn’t work as originally intended.
The spokesperson claimed that Lendlease committed to installing new
paths, but two and a half years later there has been no progress. The result is that every time it rains, the footpaths pool with water. “I feel especially sorry for those who are in wheelchairs and are unable to get
through the park.”
Officially launching next week, the six life-size bronze sculptures in Elephant Park are part of British artist Ryan Gander OBE’s first piece of public art in London.
They were designed through a series of workshops with children from three Southwark primary schools and in collaboration with South London creative institutions.
Their worries are made worse, they told the News, by the ‘expensive’ things the landlord keeps adding to the park, such as the Elephant Springs and statues.
The leaseholders in particular said they expect better in light of what they’re paying for their service charge (between £550-650 a month). When we asked Lendlease, they assured us the statues, along with any remediation works - past and future - were not being funded by the residents' service charges.
A Lendlease spokesperson said: “We understand frustration regarding the paths in the park. Unfortunately, previous works to address the issue have not been successful.
"We’re prioritising finding a solution and will keep residents updated."
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showing the number of medical negligence claims relating to stillborn births and their respective pay outs across NHS Trusts in Greater London
£5,000 rewarD for man with links to southwark
By Herbie Russell
CriMEStoPPErS iS offering £5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man with links to Southwark.
Aaron Bailey, described as Black, 5ft 10, with short black hair and a black beard, is wanted in connection with a robbery in Epsom.
The 38-year-old from Hastings has connections to Clapham, Crystal Palace, Brixton, and the Old Kent Road area.
Detective Sergeant Lee Marks said: “A number of enquiries have already been carried out to find Aaron and we’re continuing to search for him.
"If you have any information that could help to locate Aaron, please get in touch with us or, if you don’t feel comfortable doing that, you can speak to Crimestoppers which is 100 per cent anonymous. Your information could be key to helping us find Aaron.”
Mick Duthie, Director of Operations at the charity Crimestoppers, said: “Our charity is backing the effort to catch this high-risk person by offering a reward and reminding people that they have the option to use Crimestoppers and stay anonymous. "We know that people can be reluctant to speak to
law enforcement and give their details, which is why Crimestoppers offers a safe alternative, guaranteeing complete anonymity. No police. No courts. No witness statements.
“If you know where Aaron is located, please speak up. Crimestoppers is open 24/ 7, 365 days a year via our website and also on the phone. Your information could make all the difference and you’ll be helping to keep people and communities safe.”
Those who have seen Aaron or have any information which could help, are asked to direct message police or report online using webchat or the webform https://www.surrey.police.uk/ tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-casereport/ on the website quoting reference number 45240042058.
Information can be given 100% anonymously at any time via 0800 555 111 or by completing a secure anonymous online form at crimestoppersuk.org.
Please note that only information passed to Crimestoppers will qualify for a reward. More information can be found on the Crimestoppers website. The reward is available until Friday, 27 December 2024.
By Isabel Ramirez
Aaron Bailey, described as Black, 5ft 10, with short black hair and a black beard, is wanted in connection with a robbery in Epsom
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a SEriES of candle-lit concerts inspired by the music in Netflix's Bridgerton are coming to Southwark Cathedral. The soundtrack of the risqué period drama has captivated audiences since the show first aired - and
is the chance to hear it performed live.
has teamed up with Shondaland and Fever
bring the immersive Bridgerton concerts to
Southwark Cathedral this autumn.
from Thursday 7 November until Thursday 27 March, a string quartet surrounded by a thousand lit candles will put their twist on wellknown pop songs like Ariana Grande's 'thank u next' and Sia's 'Cheap Thrills'.
Police appeal: Woman dies after 'collision with tow truck' in Brixton
By Herbie Russell
a woMan has died after a 'collision with a tow truck' and then being 'struck by a car' moments later in Brixton, police have said.
Emergency services were called to Brixton Road at 6.49pm on Tuesday, October 1, following a collision between a tow truck and a pedestrian.
The tow truck failed to stop, police said. Moments later, the pedestrian was 'struck by a car', whose driver stopped at the scene.
A Met Police spokesperson said the second collision was believed to be "fairly instantaneous" after the first.
The woman, in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene despite paramedics’ best efforts.
Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
A driver has been arrested for failing to stop at the scene of an accident and causing death by dangerous driving.
Police are now appealing for witnesses.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called at 18:49hrs on Tuesday, 1 October to Brixton Road near the junction with Handforth Road, SW9 following a collision involving a tow truck and a pedestrian. The tow truck did not stop.
“The pedestrian was then struck by a car. The driver of that vehicle stopped at the scene.
"Officers, the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended.
“Despite the efforts of paramedics, the pedestrian, a woman in her 50s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
“Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
“One man has been arrested for failing to stop at the scene of an accident and causing death by dangerous driving.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 6.50pm yesterday (Tuesday 1 October) to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Handforth Road and Brixton Road, SW9.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance.
“The first of our crews arrived in five minutes.
“Our crews treated a woman. Sadly despite the best efforts of emergency services, she died at the scene.”
Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call police 101, ref CAD 6064/01Oct.
Developer confirms that private security will patrol canaDa water
By Herbie Russell
PrivatE SECurity will patrol the regenerated Canada water Masterplan site, British Land has confirmed.
However, the developer is still unable to say whether a police hub will be built as previously indicated.
Steve Cornish, a prominent local activist, said private security was “good news” because the police “can’t
cope” with the area’s rising crime.
A spokesperson for British Land said: “In line with other British Land campuses, security will be delivered through a combination of customer service personnel, private security patrols, and CCTV monitoring.
“Together, these measures are designed to ensure that the area remains both welcoming and secure for everyone.”
British Land is spearheading a £4
billion regeneration of the area, set to bring 3,000 homes and 2 million sq ft of workspace, and 20,000 workers to the area.
But police data shows that crimes like theft, shoplifting and robbery have gradually increased over the last four years.
This has stoked fears that local police will not be able to cope with the increased crime that may come with an influx of residents.
printworks nightclub comeback a 'fantastic boost' for south london
By Robert Firth Local Democracy Reporter
PLanS BrinGinG the reopening of world famous club Printworks a step closer have been hailed as a ‘fantastic boost’ for South London’s nightlife by a local politician.
Proposals for a revamped cultural space, which will include a rooftop events area, at the Printworks site in Canada Water, received approval from Southwark Council last week.
The decision means nightclub Printworks, which was ranked seventh best club in the world by DJ Mag in 2021, could return to the site in a few years. The development marks a surprise comeback for the club, which less than 18 months ago held four consecutive days of parties to mark its closure.
Adam Hood, a local Liberal Democrat councillor, said he was ‘delighted’ that the redevelopment, including a new cultural venue, had been approved. Cllr Hood, member for Surrey Docks, said: “Printworks has always been hugely popular and internationally recognised. Its return will be a fantastic boost for the local economy and nightlife.
“It’s great to see it retain its iconic look to celebrate the heritage of the area, whilst also including new facilities for others
to use during the day. This project is a great example of how we can preserve a beloved venue and bring opportunities to the local area.”
Southwark Council previously approved the redevelopment of the Printworks building into offices and shops in 2022, a decision which if unchanged would have resulted in the loss of the nightclub. At the time developer British Land said the Printworks building was ‘critical’ to the larger regeneration of the Canada Water area.
But it added that talks were ongoing with the nightclub’s operator Broadwick Live about the creation of a new venue
British Land had previously written that security patrols were part of its plans but some residents were unsure whether the plans had been scrapped. The latest announcement confirms that the plans remain in place.
British Land said it could not specify how many security personnel would be employed nor when patrols would begin as planning is “still underway”.
“The police can’t cope. I think it’s the only way,” Mr Cornish said.
Southwark News also asked British Land for an update on the police hub intended to replace Rotherhithe police station which was closed in 2017.
When the Canada Water Masterplan got planning permission, British Land agreed to use “reasonable endeavours to deliver a Police Hub” subject to police approval.
Marketing materials later reaffirmed the developer was “committed to… a space for a new police hub”.
In a statement shared on September 26 with this paper, a British Land spokesperson said: “Regarding the permanent police hub, we remain in discussions with the Met Police.”
Local police are currently operating from a set of temporary units installed on top of the Seven Islands Leisure Centre, we understand.
Private security is already employed to oversee the regenerated site in Elephant and Castle, a £4 billion project being developed by Lendlease and Southwark Council.
Clipfine Security has been appointed as the security solution provider for the Elephant & Castle regeneration.
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in the locality. The updated application approved last week includes such a venue in the Printworks building.
The cultural space will be centred around the building’s press halls, where the main section of the nightclub was located until May 2023, according to planning documents submitted to the council.
The documents state: “The retention of the famous press halls will be the central catalyst for the Printworks cultural programme, offering a unique and flexible space for bespoke, large-scale music, and corporate events.”
The press halls, which feature 16 metre
high ceilings, were at the heart of the Printworks building when it was used to print newspapers including the Daily Mail and Evening Standard before 2012. British Land is redeveloping an area roughly the size of 39 football pitches around Canada Water, including Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, Surrey Quays Leisure Park and the Printworks building, which is also known as Harmsworth Quays Printworks. Around 20,000 jobs are expected to be created nearby through the regeneration scheme. The Printworks building has played host to events since 2013. The nightclub of the same name opened in 2017.
The incident took place at the junction of Handforth Road and Brixton Road
CGI of planned park at Canada Water with flats surrounding it CGI of how the Printworks building could look after redevelopment
the rise of scotlanD yarD: how the manning case shapeD Detective history, new book reveals
By Herbie Russell
whEn PatriCK o’Connor went missing in august 1849, his friends were suspicious. the London dock worker was last seen in the company of Swiss-born Maria Manning and her husband in Bermondsey.
By the time police officers discovered his remains under the kitchen floor, the couple had fled. This shocking crime sparked a nationwide manhunt and later inspired Charles Dicken’s seminal novel Bleak House. A new book by Angela Buckley is the first full-length factual account of the iconic case.
A specialist in Victorian Crime, Buckley’s has painstakingly trawled the primary source material in a way that brings the smokey streets of 19thcentury London to life. The book offers fresh insight into the first few decades of Scotland Yard and the rise of celebrity detectives like Jack Whicher and Charles Field.
The Manning murder threw up an important question. After almost a decade of unsolved murders in the capital, could Scotland Yard detectives find the murderous pair and restore public confidence in their sleuthing skills? The search for the Mannings spread beyond England and was
closely followed by the Victorian public, including prominent writers such as Charles Dickens who was haunted by the case and later immortalised some of the key characters, which was published just four years later.
‘The Bermondsey Murder features previously unpublished material and primary sources to shed a new light on this historical case. To this day, the case is regarded a legendary crime in the history of Scotland Yard and mid-nineteenth century London. Using primary source material, this book delves into the background of the Mannings, including Maria’s link with royalty and Frederick’s previous criminal activities.
It also offers a full biography of the victim, Patrick O’Connor, and his shady
past, as well as presenting the original court documents which shed further light on the case and the Mannings' relationship.
Buckley is a historian and author, specialising in Victorian crime and police history. Her work is featured in national magazines and newspapers, on radio and podcasts, and on TV.
Her first book with Pen & Sword was The Real Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Story of Jerome Caminada. Angela has a doctorate in history and her thesis is on the evolution of Victorian and Edwardian police detective practice.
She is an associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University. Angela is a member of the Crime Writers’ Association and the Historical Writers Association.
Further delays in Rotherhithe expected as major cut-through road closes until 2025
By Isabel Ramirez
FurthEr dELayS around Rotherhithe are now expected for motorists as a road people use to escape the traffic closes for the next three months.
Needleman Street, at the junction with Surrey Quays Road, is now closed until 3 January 2025.
A spokesperson from UK Power Networks said: "We are currently working closely with British Land as part of the major Canada Water development. Our new underground substation will meet the demands of the local area whilst providing future resilience for residents and businesses.
"Part of this work involves a road closure in Needleman Street, which has been consented to by Southwark Council. To work safely, we have implemented a road closure and notified residents of diversions in place.
"We will be progressing along Needleman Street in stages until the end of December. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and we aim to complete the work as quickly as
is safely possible."
It is a major cut-through road for motorists wanting to flee the congestion around Canada Water, which has been an issue since one of the vehicle lanes on Lower Road was removed.
Traffic is being diverted towards Redriff Road.
Currently, there are temporary lights in place on Surrey Quays Road near Sainsbury's Local and further along the road near Pizza Hut, further affecting the flow of traffic.
Do you have good ideas for projects that will build strong communities and bring lasting benefit to your local area? The Neighbourhoods Fund may be able to help. Funding available between £500-£5K
For more information and to apply online go to www.southwark.gov.uk/neighbourhoodsfund
Or email: neighbourhoodsfund@southwark.gov.uk
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Needleman St
Murderers: Maria Manning and Frederick Manning
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GPE are pleased to present their emerging proposals for the future of 4 – 26 St Thomas Street, previously referred to as New City Court, and invite you to share your feedback as part of the upcoming public consultation.
Following previous applications for the site in 2018 and 2021 which were unsuccessful, we have instead reflected on the feedback received as we have explored a revised vision for the site. We have adopted a reuse-first strategy, retaining and adapting as much of the existing building as possible in a highly-sustainable development that will be net-zero carbon in operation.
We want to hear your thoughts on our emerging proposals for the future of 4 – 26 St Thomas Street. Whether you live in, work in, or visit the area, we would welcome your questions and feedback at this stage.
Drop-in to see the drawings and talk to the team before a planning application is submitted to the council.
Saturday 19th of October, 10:00 - 13:00 Wednesday 16th October, 16:30 – 19:30 4 – 26 St Thomas Street.
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By Noah Vickers
Local Democracy Reporter
no PLanS are in place to widen a narrow set of platforms at two tube stations, Sadiq Khan has admitted, despite concerns over safety and capacity.
The platforms at Clapham Common and Clapham North, on the Northern line, have the network’s only underground ‘island’ platforms, with a width spanning just 3.7 metres.
But Transport for London (TfL) has said that widening them would consume too much time and money, while pledging to keep the platforms and their safety “under review”.
Potential safety risks were highlighted in an incident at Clapham Common in May last year, when about 100 passengers on board a packed train exited through smashed windows onto the slim platform, after the train began to fill with smoke.
In a written question to Mr Khan last month, the area’s local London Assembly member, Marina Ahmad, asked whether the mayor will “commission work to identify risks at small island stations, and whether enlargement of platforms would be better for capacity, the economy and safety”.
She pointed out that transport is “a key component of London’s economy,” and that “narrow central islands in Underground stations can limit passenger capacity at peak times”.
Referring to the events at Clapham Common last year, she said the platforms also posed a potential danger to passengers. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s report on the incident found that London Underground Limited “did not identify the risk of passenger evacuation from a partially deplatformed train, in particular at narrow island platforms”
The mayor said in response to Ms Ahmad: “Following the incident in May 2023, and prior to the publication of the RAIB investigation report, TfL reviewed the safety risk to its customers at island platforms…
“As a result, TfL updated the relevant risk assessments and ensured that congestion plans consider these risks and the risks of passenger evacuation from a partially deplatformed train.
no plans to wiDen narrow platforms at clapham's tube stations
“TfL has considered the potential safety risk closely, including the possibility of widening these platforms. To do so would require significant works to be carried out at the station, including expanding tunnels to allow for the wider platforms.
“Such works would require closure of the stations for a considerable period of
time which would be disproportionate to the benefits. There would also be significant costs.
keep this under review.”
'Impacts of cyber-attack on TfL could soon be resolved'
By Noah Vickers Local Democracy Reporter
thE iMPaCtS of a cyber-attack on transport for London (tfL) which hacked the details of around 5,000 customers could soon be resolved, Sadiq Khan has suggested.
The mayor said TfL was “working incredibly hard around the clock” to fully restore its operations, and that there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for Londoners affected by the issue.
Last month, a 17-year-old boy was arrested over the hack, which accessed customer names, emails, home addresses and potentially Oyster refund data, including bank
account numbers and sort codes.
TfL’s response to the attack has seen online Oyster photocard applications suspended and the roll-out of contactless ticketing to 47 stations
outside Greater London delayed “to a later date”. TfL is also unable to issue refunds for incomplete pay-as-you-go journeys made using contactless.
Asked for an update on the situation, Mr Khan told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “I’ve got to be careful about what I can share, but I can share that the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSS) are working closely with TfL.
“The fact that, actually, the inconvenience Londoners have suffered has not been as bad as it could have been, shows the excellent work of TfL working with partners. But it’s still causing inconvenience to Londoners, including young Londoners going
about their business and trying to use their Zip card.”
Zip cards, used by young people aged 11-17, entitle the holder to free bus and tram travel and halfprice Tube and rail fares. The cards would normally have expired on September 30, requiring renewal, but TfL suspended online applications for new cards as part of its response to the cyber-attack.
One college principal warned it could leave some pupils at risk of dropping out of their studies, due to their inability to pay the full cost of Tube and bus fares.
TfL has however extended the renewal deadline until October 31 and has advised children and students to
continue using their existing Zip cards, even once they expire.
Other types of Oyster photocard, such as the 60+ Oyster, are also still unavailable for online applications.
The mayor said: “TfL are working incredibly hard around the clock. I speak to the commissioner [of TfL, Andy Lord] on a daily basis – I mean, he’s working seven days a week, with experts, to try and avoid the consequences of the cyber-attack being even worse.
“We do think there’s light at the end of the tunnel, and I’d ask Londoners to bear with TfL, the
the
as they carry on trying to withstand the attempts of these criminals to cause extreme damage to
“At this stage, TfL does not have any proposals to undertake such works and considers that it can manage the
risk to customers effectively with current measures. TfL will continue to
NCA,
NCSC,
TfL.”
garage on Rossendale Road, West Dulwich out of business on day one
Clapham Common tube platform
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Clapham North tube platform - Photo from Wikimedia Commons
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By Robert Firth
Local Democracy Reporter
PLanS to charge drivers for street parking in west dulwich will ‘destroy’ local shops, business owners have warned.
Lambeth Council is finalising details of the scheme which would stop cars from parking on roads in the area for free.
But businesses on Rossendale Road, a popular shopping spot, claim the proposed restrictions, known as a controlled parking zone (CPZ), are not needed and will result in a loss of customers.
John Tullett, 72, owner of Autocar Repairs, a garage that has been based in the area for 37 years, said: “The CPZ will put us out of business on day one. Lambeth has not even told us what problem they are trying to solve. There’s not a parking problem here and West Dulwich station is not a big commuter station. People don’t tend to drive and then take the train from there.”
Katie Spence, owner of Wigwam, a toy shop on Rossendale Road, added: “I don’t think the CPZ is needed in the area. I don’t think there’s a problem with parking in this area, even on the weekend. If they put that in, it would destroy the shops. We get a lot of passing trade. People come from Sydenham and Crystal Palace to shop here because there are no other toy shops.”
The CPZ is one of a number of changes the council intends to make to streets in the area as part of a scheme to encourage walking and cycling, spearheaded by Lambeth’s deputy leader Councillor Rezina Chowdhury.
Traffic restrictions are currently being trialled on several side streets in the area, including Eastmearn Road, Tulsemere Road and Ardlui Road to stop them and other nearby side streets being used as a rat run between the South Circular and other main roads such as Rossendale Road.
Businesses said these restrictions, known as the West Dulwich low traffic neighbourhood (LTN), had already resulted in increased traffic on boundary roads like Rossendale Road, which they claimed was putting some customers off from travelling to the area.
Fadil Haxhiu, 35, owner of Chapter Barbers, said: “I think for the moment we are a long term business but with the traffic movement and everything it is affecting us a little bit. About 35 per cent of customers come by car and we have a lot of older people. It’s more difficult for them now.”
Katie Spence added: “People have said they won’t come to the area any more because they can’t get here easily. Instead of sorting out a problem with one road that was used as a cut-through, the council has created this extra chaos.”
Dulwich shops say parking plans will put them out of business
Denise Blake, 58, who lives on one of the roads inside the LTN, said she had enjoyed how peaceful her street had been since the restrictions came into place but had concerns about its impact on businesses on Rosendale Road. She said: “The streets have been much quieter. It was a rat race before. I’m worried if the shops are affected though.”
Last week, campaign group West Dulwich Action Group (WDAG) revealed it had gone to the High Court to get Lambeth Council to scrap the LTN. The group is unhappy
that the local authority has pressed ahead with the scheme despite over 67 per cent of residents expressing dissatisfaction with the proposals during consultation.
Lambeth Council said the LTN was created in response to residents asking for traffic reductions on their streets and said it had made changes to the proposals
following discussions with local people and businesses on initial plans in April 2023.
Cllr Chowdhury said: “Lambeth Council is taking bold decisions to make neighbourhoods safer and healthier for everyone, especially young children and the elderly who are the most vulnerable to road danger and the effects of air pollution.
“Our initial engagement identified some concerns with the first designs and these final proposals show significant changes based on that early feedback. We regularly speak to people in the community so they can help shape our proposals and that will continue throughout statutory consultation and the duration of the trial phase.”
Bishop of Southwark in hospital after being injured in a taxi making an emergency stop
By Isabel Ramirez
thE BiShoP of Southwark was rushed to hospital after he was injured when a taxi he was in made an emergency stop.
According to the Church Times, the Rt Revd Christopher Chessun is 'recovering well' following the incident on Tuesday (1 October) morning.
A spokesperson for the diocese of
Southwark said that Bishop Chessun had received some medical treatment and remained in the hospital for the time being.
However, they explained he was "recovering well and receiving excellent care”.
They added that the Bishop was “enormously grateful for people’s expressions of concern and for their prayers”.
At the time of the incident, he had been attending the installation of the new Area Bishops of Kingston, Dr Martin Gainsborough, and Woolwich, the Rt Revd Alastair Cutting.
Clergy in the diocese were informed of the incident on Tuesday, in a letter from the Area Bishops, who said that Bishop Chessun was due to have surgery, and would need “a period of convalescence”.
In a social media post on Wednesday morning, the Precentor of Southwark Cathedral, Canon Kathryn Fleming, wrote: “The very lovely Bishop of Southwark needs our prayers owing an accident on Monday night.”
“I hate that, in effect, we sent him off to be hurt as he left the cathedral that evening after another installation, and so glad that, as ever, we prayed for him in the service,” Canon Fleming wrote.
John Tullett said the planned controlled parking zone would put his garage on Rossendale Road, West Dulwich out of business on day one
Denise Blake, a West Dulwich resident, said her street had been more peaceful since the low traffic neighbourhood was introduced
Katie Spencer, owner of a toy shop on Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, said there was no need for a controlled parking zone in the area
Fadil Haxhiu said 35 per cent of customers at his barbers on Rossendale Road, West Dulwich travelled by car
Photo by The Diocese of Southwark
Cost of Living
Many residents are struggling with increases in the cost of living. You may be eligible for support that you are not claiming. Below are things you can do to help reduce your costs and increase your income. You can find more on our website: www.lambeth.gov.uk/costofliving
Check to make sure you’re not missing out on benefits
Cost of living support available now
Get
help with food costs
Seek debt advice
Up to 7 million people in the UK are eligible for benefits but not claiming them. Use a benefits calculator to see whether you are one of them: https://www.gov.uk/benefitscalculators
Lambeth Council and local charities are here to help during the cost of living crisis.
There are also local benefits that can help you with paying council tax and housing costs. You can find out whether you are eligible on our website: www.lambeth.gov.uk/ extra-support
There are many places in Lambeth where you can access food in a crisis or a sit-down meal at a community centre. The Lambeth Larder website has a directory of the support available: https://www.lambethlarder.org/
Lambeth Council has agreed a £10 million package of vital support for those hit hardest by the cost of living crisis.
We can help you with:
If you’re currently in debt, we’d recommend you speak with one of the boroughs advice agencies: www.lambeth.gov.uk/getbenefits-advice
• Council tax support and rebates
• Access to benefits and grants
Get help with health costs
The NHS provides support for those on a low income who require health treatments that are usually paid for, including prescriptions, dental and eye treatments as well as transport to appointments. More details can be found: bit.ly/495zPPI
For further information visit our website lambeth.gov.uk/ costofliving
Improve the energy efficiency of your home and apply for discounts
You can register for an appointment with Groundwork, who work in partnership with the council. They can provide advice on decreasing your energy bills and improving the energy efficiency of your home: https://london.greendoctors.org. uk/
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You can also contact StepChange on 0800 138 1111
• Making your home energy efficient, reducing your bills
• Access to Foodbanks and low-cost food
• Emergency Support Scheme - support for residents in an emergency, crisis or disaster
• Job and business start-up support
• Holiday activities
The Pharmacy First scheme also supports residents in receipt of means tested benefits with free, over the counter treatments for minor ailments in 33 pharmacies in the borough. More details can be found: bit.ly/3w4DvCX
Emergency Support
Financial pressures can cause many residents anxiety, stress or depression. If you are concerned about your mental health, please speak to your local GP or health service. You can also contact Mind’s Information Line for details on support available near you by calling 0300 123 3393.
The Emergency Support Scheme helps Lambeth residents that are facing hardship, a crisis, emergency, or disaster. This includes struggling to pay bills or afford food.
Visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/ESS for more information
Move to a social tariff
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Social tariffs are cheaper broadband and phone packages for people claiming some benefits. You can see information about the tariffs available to you on the Ofgem website: bit.ly/4briKS4
The council also has a range of support available to residents struggling with the cost of living. You can find out about support you might be entitled to and other information on our website: www.lambeth.gov.uk/costofliving
By Herbie Russell
a BriXton woman, who started smoking at thirteen when packs of 50 cost just 26p, has finally quit in time for her 80th birthday.
After more than sixty years of being a regular smoker, Erene Goodsir told the News the smell of a cigarette now is enough to make her sick.
Having grown up in South Africa, she explained that everyone was doing it and no one spoke about the risks.
"We used to bunk school to smokeit was a fun thing to do," she said.
And looking back, you can see why.
Glamourised cigarette ads were rife with attractive messaging like 'I'd walk a mile for a Camel' (Camel) and 'the taste of success' (Vantage). Not to mention the price which, according to Erene, was 'cheap as.'
"You could buy a pack of fifty for just 26p," she remembers.
She came to England in the '90s and has been a proud south London girl for 32 years - residing in Brixton for the last decade.
On how she managed to give up puffing, Erene admitted it wasn't easy.
"I'll be honest I struggled," she said.
"I've tried to give up many times."
After her son was suddenly shot and killed last year, Erene said she 'immediately reached for the cigarettes.'
"I hadn't smoked for two years before that."
But having lost several other family members to smoking-related conditions, including her dad and brother, Erene was adamant she wanted to stop for good.
woman finally Quits smoking in time for her 80th birthDay
"I went to a stop smoking clinic, and they were ever so helpful."
It still took Erene a 'good three months' before she gave it up completely. And just as well as she did, because this month, she turns 80.
"I can celebrate my birthday without a cigarette - how about that!" she added, commenting that she felt great and could already walk better as a result.
According to the Office for National
Statistics, Southwark's smoking rate of 13.7 per cent is above the national average (11.6 per cent).
Stoptober is an awareness-raising campaign that encourages smokers to make a quit attempt for the whole of October. The idea is that if you can go 28 days smoke-free, you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good.
Now Erene is supporting the Stoptober campaign and urging other smokers to quit, she says: “It’s
never too late to try and if you’re not successful the first time, keep trying.”
Tracy Parr, Programme Director for London Tobacco Alliance and Stop Smoking London says: “Free help is available for anyone in London who wants to stop smoking. You are three times more likely to quit smoking for good when combining expert support with Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) so it’s important to get both in place and have a plan.
“Stoptober is a good time to make a quit attempt as there are lots of other people doing the same."
The Stop Smoking London website provides tips and advice from other Londoners sharing their quitting stories and expert guidance from healthcare professionals to help you achieve your goal of becoming smokefree.
Find your local free service at www.stopsmokinglondon.com
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Phone buddy project raises awareness of living kidney donation
AN INNOVATIVE programme aims to encourage more Black Londoners to consider living kidney donation to treat their end-stage kidney disease.
The organisation Gift of Living Donation (GOLD) has partnered with 3 London hospitals including Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital to raise awareness in Black communities of the importance of living kidney donation, and to help tackle existing health inequalities.
Through the programme, the phone buddy gives patients tailored information and dispels myths about organ donation and transplantation. This is to encourage more Black patients to consider having a kidney transplant over dialysis, and to empower them to ask friends and family to consider being a living kidney donor, hopefully increasing overall rates of transplantation.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ has one of the most diverse patient populations in the UK, but from 2000 to 2022, of the 4,109 kidney transplants which took place at the Trust just 19% of transplants to Black patients were from a living donor, compared to 46% of transplants to White recipients.
Meanwhile, just 6.5% of transplants to Black patients at the Trust were done pre-emptively (before a patient has to go on dialysis), compared to nearly a quarter (24%) of those to White recipients.
Pre-emptive transplants are the best option for suitable people with kidney disease as they offer
MP visits maternity service
FLORENCE ESHALOMI, MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, visited Guy’s and St Thomas’ maternity unit to meet members of the team and find out about the service which safely delivers nearly 6,400 babies each year.
During the visit, which took place during Black Maternal Mental Health Week, Florence heard about how the Trust cares for pregnant women and families from our diverse local communities and those referred to us from across London, and even nationally due to their need for more specialist care.
Gina Brockwell, Chief Midwife at Guy’s and St Thomas’, said: “We care passionately about ensuring that every pregnancy and birth is special and supported with the utmost care, expertise and compassion. We recognise that inequalities in maternity outcomes exist particularly for Black and Asian women and want to do everything we can to eliminate them.”
a longer lifespan and better quality of life. This is because patients are generally fitter before starting dialysis and have a better chance of recovering quicker from their surgery, with less chance of their body rejecting the new kidney.
Tamara Deacon was on dialysis for a year while she waited for a kidney transplant.
The 40-year-old from Camberwell, who had a kidney transplant in September and is now recovering, took part in the phone buddy programme just before she started on dialysis.
Mum-of-two Tamara said: “The scheme is great. I can ask my GOLD buddy any questions I have at the time I have them, and she has the time to talk me through everything. I can be open, honest and emotional without being judged. I didn’t initially want to talk to anyone about it, but I’m so happy I said yes.”
Tamara is matched with GOLD founder Dela Idowu. Dela said: “We have had lots of positive feedback from patients about the phone buddy scheme. They say it is different talking to someone from their own community. They appreciate the shared cultural identity.”
Dr Sumoyee Basu, a renal registrar, has led the pilot project at Guy’s and St Thomas’. Dr Basu said: “We’re really committed to reducing health inequalities and working with GOLD provides more time for our patients to learn about the benefits of living kidney donation outside a busy clinic appointment.”
More information about GOLD at: https://www.giftoflivingdonation.co.uk
NHS blood samples to be delivered by drones in London first
URGENT BLOOD samples will be transported by electric drones between Guy’s Hospital and the lab at St Thomas’ Hospital, in a medical delivery service which aims to improve patient care by speeding up turnaround times.
Moving blood samples can take more than 30 minutes by road but takes less than 2 minutes by drone. This enables quicker analysis, helping to efficiently determine whether patients are safe to undergo surgery or be discharged. The trial will deliver blood samples for patients undergoing surgery who are at high risk of complications from bleeding disorders.
Blood samples are currently delivered by van and motorbike
couriers. Switching to drone deliveries will have significant environmental benefits by removing carbon emissions and reducing traffic congestion. Lightweight commercial drones can reduce CO2e emissions by up to 99% compared to non-electric cars and reduce transportation electricity needed compared to electric delivery vans. This 6 month operation is regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority, which has granted the airspace approval. It has been organised as a partnership between Guy’s and St Thomas’; Apian, a healthcare logistics company founded by NHS doctors; and Wing, a global drone delivery company that is part of Google’s parent company, Alphabet.
Help shape children’s cancer services at Evelina London
EARLIER THIS year, NHS England selected Evelina London Children’s Hospital as the future location for very specialist cancer treatment services for children living in south London and much of south east England.
Evelina London said it wants to involve children and families in every aspect of setting up the service. This is to ensure that everything, including the space and environment, how families access the service, the food, clinical care and research, are developed with the needs of children and families at their heart.
Trish Gray, patient and public engagement specialist for the Evelina London Children’s Cancer Programme said: “If your family has experience of specialist cancer services at The Royal Marsden and St George’s Hospital or of accessing specialist children’s services at Evelina London we’d love you to get involved as your experience and views matter.”
Email: ChildrensCancer@gstt.nhs.uk to find out more.
Tamara Deacon
four south lonDon men sentenceD for frenZieD sworD attack on train
By Herbie Russell
Four South London men have been sentenced for a frenzied sword attack on board a Southeastern train which was filmed by the group.
The nineteen-year-old victim was stabbed in the thigh and punched and kicked as he lay bleeding in front of horrified passengers on November 21.
Rahim Al-Kamara, 21, of New Cross, Rowan Jones, 21, of Clapham, Kumarl Best, 19, of Croydon and Jahvarn Warren, 19, of Catford, were sentenced on Monday at Inner London Crown Court.
The court heard how the four men boarded a Southeastern train at Grove Park Railway Station travelling towards St John’s Railway Station at around 7.30pm.
The victim boarded at the next stop, Hither Green, and was was confronted by the group.
Warren and Jones grabbed the victim’s coat and slapped him in the face while Best stabbed him multiple times with a large knife.
When the victim fell to the floor, the group then continued their attack, kicking and punching him while Jones filmed it on his phone.
The group retreated to their seats and the victim escaped, hobbling into the next carriage before collapsing onto a seat,
holding his leg.
The group ran off the train at St John’s.
The victim limped off and was attended to by members of the public and the ambulance service.
He was rushed to hospital where he was treated for a large stab wound to his thigh, a smaller wound to his thigh and several defensive wounds to his hands.
All four were identified from CCTV and mobile phone data and arrested at their home addresses in a coordinated raid.
A sword with a 17-inch blade stained
with the victim’s blood was found at Best’s home.
Al-Kamara was arrested separately at home two days later.
The four men have been sentenced to a total of more than seven years in Young Offenders Institutes.
Jones pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, affray and possession of a weapon in private and received a 21 month sentence.
Best pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive
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weapon. He was sentenced to 31 months.
Warren admitted causing grievous bodily harm and affray and received an 18 month sentence.
Al-Kamara pleaded guilty to affray and was sentenced to 17 months.
Investigating officer DC Danny Nelson said: “This was a brutal and senseless attack and the victim was fortunate not to sustain further injuries.
“While none of the four revealed the reason for their actions, the frenzied nature of their onslaught leaves no doubt that
their intention was to cause serious injury.
“There is absolutely no reason to carry a deadly weapon like this in public, unless they mean to endanger life.”
DCI Paul Attwell added: “This was a complex investigation into a vicious attack and I thank the team involved for their tireless work and dedication.
“Knife crime remains a blight on society and we will not stop in our efforts to bring those responsible to justice.”
Left to right: Rahim Al-Kamara, Kumarl Best, Rowan Jones and Jahvarn Warren
resiDents are finally rehouseD aheaD of selhurst park reDevelopment - but concerns for those still living neXt to new staDium
By Harrison Gulliven
Local Democracy Reporter
thiS SuMMEr Crystal Palace fans celebrated 100 years of football at their Selhurst Park stadium.
Unlike many other grounds in the Premier League, Selhurst Park has resisted the trend of relocation to a less residential area or expansion.
However, in recent years the club has made public its plans for what many see as a long overdue redevelopment of the historic ground. Once complete, the plans will see the stadium’s current 25,486 capacity boosted to more than 34,000 along with a range of other improvements made to the main stand.
The club purchased a parcel of land from the large Sainsbury’s that dominates the western end of the historic stadium to make space for the redevelopment. Planning permission for the redevelopment was given for that redevelopment in principle six years ago.
However, for these plans to be realised a small number of councilowned properties that back onto the current main stand would have to be demolished. These properties, at 22-32 Wooderson Close, sit in the shadow of the towering Holmesdale Road stand just over the fence.
Residents of Wooderson Close first
discovered the fate of their homes as news of the planned redevelopment broke at the end of 2017. Soon after this, residents were delivered a promise by the then Labour-led Croydon council that they would be rehoused before the demolition of their properties took place.
In a press release published in April 2018, Croydon’s former executive director of place, Shifa Mustafa said: “The council remains committed to working closely with the club to ensure suitable accommodation is found for all residents of Wooderson Close whose homes are affected by the club’s plans, and will ensure the impacts of the development are properly mitigated.”
The rehousing of the residents formed part of the Section 106 requirement, which after some delay was signed by both the club and local authority. Section 106 of the UK’s Town And Country Planning Act 1990 (S106) relates to the funding of community improvements levied on developers for any major development.
The s106 element placed an obligation on the council to engage with residents and ensure that their concerns were heard and accommodated at every step. However, according to former Wooderson Close resident and social housing expert Les Parry, early communication from the
council was not forthcoming.
Parry, an adopted Croydonian originally from Merseyside, began to act as a spokesperson for the families affected by the redevelopment. During a visit to the soon-to-be-demolished site, Parry told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) about the lack of engagement the council initially had with its tenants who were to be affected by the plans.
He said: “From 2018 to 2022, neither the club nor the council had spoken to any of these families that had to vacate their property. Following the planning meeting in April 2018, where the club got planning permission in principle, the Council sent an edict to the club to say we would consult with the residents but they never did.”
Parry told the LDRS how this initial lack of consultation left the residents feeling dejected and ‘left out in the cold’ about a decision that would have a huge impact on their lives. However, this lack of engagement wasn’t to last
Parry,
changes forced Croydon Council and Crystal Palace to change their tact
Oxford Street pedestrianisation - Image from Mayor of London
A CGI aerial image of the Selhurst Park redevelopment plans. Credit: Crystal Palace FC.
Parry, an adopted Croydonian
Monica Sanchez, 50, visits Oxford Street every fortnight to go shopping
Crystal Palace recently celebrated 100 years of football at Selhurst Park Credit: Facundo Arrizabalaga
The club purchased a parcel of land from the large Sainsbury’s that dominates the western end of the historic stadium to make space for the redevelopment. Planning permission for the redevelopment was given for that redevelopment in principle six years ago
council officers who Parry believes put the residents back in the centre of the redevelopment plans.
Parry, on behalf of the residents, met with Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish in October 2021 to discuss the housing saga. He told Parish and his finance director of the way that residents had been ignored during the process.
Parry told the LDRS: “At this point, Parish looked at his finance director and said do whatever is needed to look after these people and we don’t care what the council says about not talking to them. The finance director then turned her laptop around and showed us that the then-director of Planning had stopped them from talking to us in 2018.
“Croydon then bought in a new executive director, that assembled her own team so the culture in Croydon Council’s housing was completely different. I had a conversation, in four
weeks they bought out a specialist consultant just to deal with this relocation.”
“They were from outside the council and vastly experienced, his role was to look after us and liaise with the council and club. He came and knocked on my door, I sat him down and gave him a cuppa then asked him if I’d lived next door to you for twenty years and you wanted to build a big extension, what’s the first thing you would do?”
“He said I’d talk to you. I told them that they hadn’t, and that was our starting point. Where the club was the villain, In my eyes they’re now the hero.”
All affected families have now been rehoused within the borough in a home of their choosing. While some believe the rehousing of the residents ‘took longer than was necessary,’ its completion means that one of the last barriers to redevelopment has been overcome.
This, according to Parry, is a marked improvement from the ‘horror story’ that residents had to face when they first heard of the plans. However, he believes questions remain for the residents who will not be moving out of Close and will have to live next to the bigger and busier Main Stand.
Parry told the LDRS how unlike those at 22-32, the remaining residents have so far not been properly consulted with by the club. In particular, he says there has been a noticeable silence from the club when it has come to providing details about the possible start dates for construction and how the remaining residents will be affected.
Parry told the LDRS that as part of their engagement with residents, the club were supposed to create a newsletter that would allow the remaining residents to have all the vital information needed about the redevelopment. This was deemed important as the residents don’t
p lans for cycleway linking b lackfriars to a l Dgate
By Ben Lynch
Local Democracy Reporter
a nEw multi-million pound cycleway proposed to run through the centre of the City of London has taken a significant step forward.
The proposed route will stretch from Aldgate in its east to Blackfriars at its western point, connecting up with Cycleway 2 at Whitechapel High Street, Cycleway 6 at New Bridge Street, and Cycleway 3 on Victoria Embankment.
City of London Corporation Members on Tuesday October 1, approved a design option to go to public consultation, with work expected to begin in the summer or autumn of 2026.
The Aldgate to Blackfriars scheme is known as phase 3 of the City’s Cycleways Programme.
The other routes previously approved as part of the same programme are those between Upper Thames Street and Chiswell Street, and from Monument to Sun Street.
The new cycleway is to include notable City locations such as Leadenhall Street, Bank Junction and Queen Victoria Street, which Corporation officers have said will connect key destinations with the London-
wide cycle network.
The total cost of the new cycleway is estimated at between £4 million and £4.5m.
Transport for London (TfL) has paid more than £200,000 for the route’s design and will fund the public consultation, though the City will need to provide match funding of around half of the final cost of delivery
An initial completion date of 2025 was pushed back due to Covid, with work now expected to be finished by 2028. In papers prepared ahead of yesterday’s meeting, Corporation officers wrote that the proposal is designed ‘to create a high quality and safer route’ for people cycling in the area.
To qualify for TfL funding, separated or protected cycling provisions must be provided on streets where traffic is above 500 vehicles an hour during peak times.
Queen Victoria Street and those around Aldgate are above that threshold.
At the committee meeting, Deputy Marianne Fredericks raised the potential issue of cyclists not using crossings when having to change lanes, meaning they instead continue in the wrong direction.
This includes at Friday Street, where those travelling westbound will need to switch from the one-way lane on Queen Victoria Street’s south kerbside to the two-way
currently know whether they will have building traffic around their properties or if they will have to vacate altogether during the build process However, this information is yet to be made public by the club. Parry believes this was the result of decisions made by individuals within the club.
He said: “So far they’ve absolutely refused to produce or participate in a newsletter to those affected residents, which just gave a summary of the building phases that were due to commence in 2025.”
“If you were living there you’d want to know what was going on, right? Because of this argument going on between the club and the council, those poor people don’t have any idea of what is going on.
“I can understand the importance of commercial discretion but they could give a summary at least. They are being starved of information and it’s a repeat of our earlier situation.”
Crystal Palace have told the LDRS that the requirement to engage with residents is not the sole responsibility of either party. They have also committed to publishing the newsletter ‘shortly.’
Despite these concerns, Parry seems content with how the residents were eventually dealt with in this case. Before leaving us for his new house in Addiscombe, he told the LDRS: “It’s all come good in the end, it just took too long.”
A spokesperson from Croydon Council said: “We continue to work with the club to help them deliver their scheme and encourage them to communicate regularly with immediate neighbours and the wider Croydon community."
A spokesperson from Crystal Palace said: “The Club is committed to keeping residents fully informed as the Main Stand development project gets underway and we will shortly begin publishing a monthly newsletter, as well as providing regular updates on our website. We will also have a dedicated email address where residents can address any queries
The Selhurst Park redevelopment is a transformative project for the Club that will also provide huge benefits to the local community through social and housing investment in the borough, creating local jobs and providing greater community use through the Palace for Life Foundation”.
provision on its northern edge.
She said: “People who cycle 24/7, seven days a week will understand it. But we have a lot of tourists who use the Lime Bikes to sightsee around the City of London, and it’s ensuring that they understand that, and that they’re not inadvertently putting themselves at risk with the traffic. How are we going to make it really understandable and visible?”
An officer said signage would be installed to inform cyclists of the correct direction to take when changing lanes. At one point, there was some confusion as to what route the cycleway is designed to take, in particular around Aldgate, and whether it would deliver the most effective option.
Members were told the intention is to provide a safer alternative than what is currently in place, though with the admission that some people will likely continue to use existing routes at certain points. Following the discussion, committee Members approved the recommended design option, which includes a two-way cycle lane between Puddle Dock and Friday Street, to go to public consultation. This is expected to take place between December this year and January, with detailed designs to be published later in 2025.
Banksy clean up
By Adrian Zorzut Local Democracy Reporter
a London council has restored a Banksy mural and added ‘antigraffiti solution’ to protect it after it was vandalised.
Kensington and Chelsea Council cleaned the artwork in Edith Terrace, Chelsea on Friday September 20, after it was vandalised within two weeks of going up.
The piece, which features two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows, had been painted over with stripes. It was the second piece the Bristol-based artist unveiled in the capital within a 24-hour period in August.
The other was a silhouette of a goat atop a wall in Kew. In 2019, the artist’s mural of a painter on a wall in Notting Hill was unveiled after being concealed from from the public for a year.
Council workers removed the unwanted white lines and added a special coat of what they described as ‘antigraffiti solution’ to protect the artwork.
The council said the solution is specially designed not to alter the appearance of the surface it is applied to.
Cllr Josh Rendall, who is a councillor for Stanley ward, where the piece is located, said: “We were delighted to discover Banksy had come back to Kensington and Chelsea to add another unique piece to our borough’s rich cultural landscape. It was disappointing when it was painted over and we have been quick to return the elephants to their former glory by
removing the unwanted paint, applying an anti-graffiti solution and cleaning up the surrounding area.
“We hope that residents and visitors enjoy this and our other Banksy piece on Portobello Road for many years to come.”
Mark Clack from Wood Street Walls, a creative art organisation working with street artists, told MyLondon many local authorities have embraced street art as a way to enhance local areas and bring in footfall.
He said councils had to decide if and how they should protect artwork within their borough and pointed to the work Wood Street Walls did with Waltham Forest Council to protect the Banksy artwork that went up Bonners Fish Bar in Walthamstow. He said the organisation supported the project financially because ‘we felt it was the right thing to do’.
Mark said: “We appreciate the financial and operational pressures that local authorities are under – we see the positive impact that it can have on an area in terms of stimulating footfall and boosting the local economy.
“We have seen the cost to clear ‘graffiti’ increase to appointed sub contractors – I believe smarter investment to create safe spaces to paint can support the creative community and will see a better use of funds as well as reducing what people consider graffiti/tagging.”
Representatives for Banksy were contacted for comment.
Kensington and Chelsea Council were also asked to confirm the cost of cleaning up the artwork.
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a tupperware of ashes - 2nd october 2024
thE nationaL theatre has the greatest platform in this country to support and present stories from all corners of our diverse nation. of its three theatre spaces the dorfman, its smallest, tends to showcase a lot of the new writing. a new play from tanika Gupta, a tupperware of ashes plays here until the 16th november.
Queenie, a widowed matriarch of a Bengali British family living in London, is a Michelin star restaurateur with three successful adult children; Raj, Gopal and Kamala. Queenie starts to have daydreamy visions of her deceased husband Ameet and her children start noticing her occasional lapses in memory. The concern amongst the children grows and they get her an appointment with a GP to run a series of tests. A diagnosis of early onset dementia rocks the family. After Queenie accepts the diagnosis, with support from a dear family friend Indrani ,they all try to keep to Queenie's wishes for her end of life care. This however is short lived as each of the children quickly cannot cope with the escalating needs for the care that their mother needs as her condition rapidly deteriorates.
The strength in Gupta’s script comes from its blunt telling of the traumatic experience terminal prognosis of Alzheimer's disease brings to this family. Highlighting the cultural conflicts between modern western and southern asian attitudes and practicalities in looking after the elder generation. All of the characters
are well rounded and even in the smaller roles they all have great depth. There are laughs aplenty playing on the overbearing and emotional blackmailing Queenie, her brutal language and harsh put downs
meditations of an artist
handled
and offer some comic relief in what is an emotionally heavy story.
Some of the best British theatre not only entertains and moves you in the moment, but stays with you long after. With sensitive and emotionally heavy content, when executed well, this takes time to digest and gives the
raFaEL KLEin’S art is well known in Southwark because people see it everyday in the old Kent road, Patterson Park, nunhead Station, Peckham’s Friary Estate, the tessa Jowell health Centre in dulwich, numerous schools in the borough, plus several other places in London, the uK and across the globe, but they might not recognise the artist.
But that can change next week when Rod Kitson will be screening Twelve Months of Meditations at his Art of Isolation gallery, a documentary of the Nunhead-based artist from when he was filmed over one year.
The film captures how Klein applies for funding, works on commissions, paints his local streets and woodlands, sculpts small pieces as well as monumental artworks, collaborates with children
to involve them in the creative process when he makes art for their school, and with local residents who want a say in the sculpture he will create for their estate.
Twelve Months of Meditations is a journey through the ups and downs of this local artist’s life, seeing how his artwork first comes to life and then culminate with its public installation or displayed at an exhibition.
Rafael is a great storyteller who tells his tales through sculpture, painting and books, and this documentary gives an insight into his world.
Art of Isolation, Upstairs at Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, Rotherhithe SE16 7LL. Thursday October 17th, 6.30pm.
Admission: £5 (includes refreshments) Turn up on the night or book ahead: isolationart2020@gmail.com
masterfully
by Meera Syal. Shobna Gulati as Indrani and Zubin Varla as Ameet also turn in excellent performances
play a running time far longer than that performed on the stage. In Tanika Gupta’s writing, deftly aided with Pooja Ghai’s direction and a cast of perfectly pitched performances, A Tupperware of Ashes plays long in the mind.
Photo by Manuel Harlan
Heading south - our pick of upcoming autumn events
Design District Yoga
Take a break with weekly lunchtime yoga run by instructor Sophie Wilkinson at Greenwich Peninsula’s Design District. You will work through a range of poses during the Vinyasa yoga session while also strengthening your mental practice, breathwork and meditation. The class welcomes all levels of experience. So whether you are an expert in downward dog, or have just started in child’s pose, you are invited to join in. Each class is free for Design District community members via the Design District app and £5 for non-members. Remember to bring your own yoga mat.
Dates: Every Thursday, 12pm to 1pm. Tickets: £5 13 Soames Walk, SE10 0AX www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk/whats-on/design-district-yoga
Oktoberfest
at the Fox & Firkin
Firkin Brewery is bringing the Bavarian spirit to life with steins of its freshest craft beer, brewed just steps away. Savour authentic German dishes while live bands set the perfect festive vibe for Fox & Firkin’s Oktoberfest party. As the night heats up, gather around for a spirited piano sing-along that’ll have everyone raising their voices and their glasses. Whether you’re a beer lover, a music fan, or just in it for the bratwurst, this is the Oktoberfest experience you won’t want to miss. Prost to that.
Date: Saturday 19 October 2024
Tickets: £5
316 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JZ foxfirkin.com/events/oktoberfest-2
Experience 25: Isle of Wight Festival
This year marked the 25th edition of the Isle of Wight Festival, including the three original events held in 1968, ‘69 and ‘70. To celebrate this landmark in music history, Experience 25 – an exhibition dedicated to the festival’s history – will run at the O2’s Innovation Centre until 13 November. The space will play host to an archive documenting the festival’s most magical moments. Visitors will travel back in time and be invited into the office of Ray Foulk, the original curator of the first three festivals. On display are original images and footage of performances by The Doors, The Who, Joni Mitchell, and even Hendrix shredding in front of a full crowd in 1970. Guests will then be transported to 2002, when promoter John Giddings revived the festival, beginning its run to present day. The Isle of Wight Festival now hosts 60,000 music fans a year. Relive David Bowie’s headline set in 2004, Jay Z’s performance in 2010 and Dave Grohl in 2011, all the way through to Green Day taking the reins as 2024’s headliner.
Date: Showing until Wednesday 13 November 2024.
Tickets: Free O2, Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX isleofwightfestival.com/news/experience-25-isheading-to-the-o2
Lewisham Multicultural Writers’ Group
Get those creative juices flowing with support and laughter at the Lewisham Multicultural Writers’ Group hosted at Deptford Lounge. The group invites you into a positive space to enjoy writing of all kinds. Whether you’re a writer of poetry or novels, please contact the library to register your interest: deptfordlibrary@lewisham.gov.uk or call 020 8314 7299.
Dates: Every Third Saturday, from 2pm to 4pm.
Tickets: Free 9 Giffin Street, Deptford, SE8 4RJ deptfordlounge.org.uk/whats-on/event/lewisham-multicultural-writers-group
Monteverdi Choir at the Old Royal Naval College
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth and the 60th year of the Monteverdi Choir, the Old Royal Naval College hosts an evening of music and conversation in the Chapel of St Peter & St Paul. This event offers a rare opportunity to explore the deep connections between two composers, Bruckner and Carlo Gesualdo, separated by 250 years. Before the concert begins, Sara Mohr-Pietsch will engage in a conversation with the concert’s conductor, Jonathan Sells. And then you will enjoy a programme of music in two parts.
Date: Sunday 20 October 2024
Tickets: Adult £31.50 to £76.50, student £18, child £9 Chapel of St Peter & St Paul, Old Royal Naval College, SE10 9NN ornc.org/whats-on/monteverdi-choir-bruckner-gesualdo-echoing-across-the-centuries
Rich Hall: Shot from Cannons
For comedy lovers, you’ll want to mark this date in your diary: Rich Hall brings his new show Shot from Cannons to Blackheath Halls this November. Fresh off the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It: Tales from the Comedy Frontier, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, observations, musical interludes and an ever-formidable knack for laughs on the fly.
Date: Sunday 10 November 2024
Tickets: £17
23 Lee Road, Blackheath, SE3 9RQ www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/rich-hall-shotfrom-cannons
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funeral service will be held on Tuesday October 15th at English Martyrs Church Rodney Road, Walworth, at 10am.
Followed by a service at Honor Oak Crematorium, Brenchley Gardens, London, SE23 3RD at 12pm.
Notice of application for a Premises Licence.
Notice is hereby given that Kaplan Martin Ltd has applied to Merton Council for a new premises licence at Froth of the Daydream, 3 Approach Road, Raynes Park SW20 8BA for the sale of alcohol (on & off the premises) between the hours of 12.30-22.30 Monday to Sundays
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 1st November 2024 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Merton 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 Merton 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.merton.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.
Notice of application for a Premises Licence.
Notice is hereby given that Natas Brunch Ltd has applied to Wandsworth Council for a new premises licence at Natas Coffee Bar, 19 Balham High Road, London, SW12 9AL for the sale of alcohol (on & off the premises) between the hours of 10.00 to 22.30 Monday to Sundays
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 4th November 2024 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Merton 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 Merton 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.merton.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.
Perfected Lien Security Interest –Stephen William Rudman
i, a man, Stephen William Rudman, hold a perfected Lien Security Interest in and over the public indemnity insurance policy(s) and all real and moveable property of the following:
DAVID JOSEPH DUFFY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CLYDESDALE BANK PLC, 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7ER; and CLYDESDALE BANK PLC, 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7ER.
Lien Debtors are jointly and severally liable for the total sum certain of £215,116,000.00 Interested parties should contact Stephen William Rudman, privately, via email swr@tidc1.com
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
Notice Under The Town and Country Planning Acts
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council is considering applications as set out below under the following categories;
FUL – Full Planning Permission
LB – Listed Building Consent
VOC – Variation of Condition
Written representations should be made within three weeks of the date of this advertisement to the Director of Planning, PO Box 734, Winchester SO23 SDG. Any comments made are open to inspection by the public and in the event of an appeal may be referred to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Confidential oomments cannot be taken into account in determining an application.
Application
provision of amenity spaces, refuse and cycle stores. 24/02840/FUL
7 Chicheley Street London Lambeth SE1 7PY Display of one internally illuminated 3D fascia sign, together with the replacement of a hatch with double glazed panel, and insertion of a louvre above the entrance door. (Re- submission) 24/02802/FUL
Thomas' Hospital 249 Westminster Bridge Road London Lambeth SEI 7EH Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 4 (Tree Protection Plan), 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 7 (Basement Method Statement and Flood Risk), 10 (Distric Heating), 11 (Energy Strategy), 12 (Energy Implementation), 16 (Ecology), 21(Restriction/Protection of Office Use), 22 (Restriction
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Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A3220 GLA ROAD (WARWICK ROAD, ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA) (TEMPORARY BANNED TURN) ORDER 2024
1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Trafc Order under section 14(1) of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specied in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.
2. The purpose of the Order is to enable trafc signal detector works to take place on A3220 Warwick Road.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle travelling in a northwesterly direction from turning left from A3220 Warwick Road onto A4 West Cromwell Road.
The Order will be effective at certain times from 14th October 2024 until 18th October 2024 every night from 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM 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 trafc signs.
4. The prohibitions 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 prohibition is in force alternative routes will be indicated by trafc signs via Warwick Road, Kensington High Street, Warwick Gardens, Pembroke Road, Earl’s Court Road, West Cromwell Road to normal route of travel.
Dated this 11th day of October 2024
Paul Matthews
Coordination Manager
Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – KENNINGTON OVAL
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable works involving the removal and re-installation of faulty lighting masts to be carried out, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, with the agreement of TFL, have made an order the effect of which will be to temporarily ban cyclists from entering that length of Kennington Oval which lies between Bowling Green Street and Harleyford Street.
2. Alternative routes for cyclists will be available via Kennington Road, Clayton Street, Kennington Oval and Harleyford Road and vice versa.
3. Motor vehicles are not affected by this order and an alternative route for vehicles is not applicable, because motor vehicles are not permitted to enter this section of Kennington Oval as part of the Experimental Healthy Neighbourhood scheme.
4. The restrictions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
5. The order will come into force on 14th October 2024 and will continue for a maximum duration of 4 months (to allow for contingencies) or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier. In practice, it is anticipated that the works will be carried out in 2 phases and that the order would only have effect between 14th and 18th October 2024 (Phase 1), with back-up dates of 21st to 27th October 2024, and between 15th and 23rd January 2025 (Phase 2), with back-up dates of 27th January 2025 to 5th February 2025. However, if the works cannot be carried out or completed during these dates, then the Order may have effect on subsequent dates within the maximum period of 4 months.
Dated 11th October 2024
Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – CLAPHAM COMMON NORTH SIDE AND VICTORIA RISE
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water to carry out water main maintenance and repair works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, subject to the agreement of Transport for London, intend to make an Order the effect of which would be to temporarily:-
(a) ban vehicles proceeding in Victoria Rise from exiting Victoria Rise at its junction with Clapham Common North Side; (b) impose a one-way system in that length of Victoria Rise which lies between Clapham Common North Side and a point 8 metres north of Clapham Common North Side, in a north-westerly direction (towards Wandsworth Road); (c) ban vehicles entering that length of the southbound carriageway of Victoria Rise which lies between Clapham Common North Side and a point 8 metres north of Clapham Common North Side.
2. An alternative route for affected vehicles would be available via Wandsworth Road, Cedars Road and Clapham Common North Side
3. The bans and one-way system would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order would come into force on 28th October 2024 and would continue in force for a maximum duration of 1 month (to allow for contingencies) or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would take place between 28th October and 1st November 2024, but if the works cannot be carried out or completed during that time then the Order may have effect at subsequent times within the maximum period of 1 month.
Dated 11th October 2024
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – VALENTIA PLACE
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Network Rail to carry out bridge inspection works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth have made an Order the effect of which will be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering that length of Valentia Place which lies between Brixton Station Road and a point 48 metres south-east of Brixton Station Road (outside No. 3 Valentia Place).
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles will be available via (i) Brixton Station Road, Gresham Road, Moorland Road, Loughborough Park, Somerleyton Road and Coldharbour Lane and (ii) Coldharbour Lane, Gresham Road, Wiltshire Road, Canterbury Crescent, Pope’s Road and Brixton Station Road.
3. The ban will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order will come into force on 21st October 2024 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 1 month (to allow for contingencies) or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works will take place between 10 pm on 21st October 2024 and 6 am on 22nd October 2024, but if the works cannot be carried out or completed during that time then the Order may have effect at subsequent times within the maximum period of 1 month.
Dated 11th October 2024 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – PORTSLADE ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable railway bridge inspection and maintenance works to be carried out safely, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, subject to the agreement of Wandsworth Council intend to make an Order the effect of which would be at certain times to temporarily ban vehicles from entering that length of Portslade Road which lies between:(a) Wandsworth Road and railway arch No. 656 Portslade Road (approximately 97 metres); and (b) railway arch No. 36 Portslade Road and railway arch No. 46 Portslade Road (approximately 50 metres).
2. No alternative route is applicable as Portslade Road is a no through road.
3. The ban would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order would come into force on 24th October 2024 and would continue for a maximum duration of 6 months (to allow for contingencies) or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would be carried out in two phases and that the restrictions referred to in paragraph 1(a) above would only have effect on 24th and 25th October 2024, between 11 pm and 4 am and that the works referred to in paragraph 1(b) above would only have effect on 9th and 10th January 2025, between 11 pm and 4 am but if the works cannot be carried out or completed on those dates or during those times, the Order may have effect on subsequent dates and times within the maximum period of 6 months. Dated 11th October 2024 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS AND SUSPENSION OF A CYCLE LANE COLDHARBOUR LANE
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable bridge investigation works to be carried out in Coldharbour Lane, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, intend to make an order the effect of which would be to temporarily suspend the south-bound cycle lane on Coldharbour Lane between the junction of Belinda Road and Shakespeare Road.
2. Alternative routes are not applicable.
3. The suspension of the cycle lane would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing or covering of the appropriate traffic signs.
3. The Order would come into force on 23rd October 2024 and would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month or until the works have been completed, whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the Order would only have effect between 10 pm and 6 am from 23rd October 2024 to 24th October 2024, but if the works cannot be carried out or be completed during that time then the Order may have effect on a subsequent day or days within the maximum duration of 1 month.
Dated 11th October 2024 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – ELIAS PLACE
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable telecommunication repair and maintenance works to be carried out, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, subject to the agreement of Transport for London intend to make an order the effect of which would be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering that length of Elias Place which lies between Kennington Park Road and Claylands Road, whenever indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
2. Alternative routes would be available for affected vehicles via Kennington Park Road and Hanover Gardens and vice versa.
3. The order would come into force on 23rd October 2024 and would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier. In practice it is anticipated that the order would only have effect on 23rd and 24th October 2024, but if the works cannot be carried out or completed on those dates, then the order would also have effect on subsequent dates and times within that maximum period of 1 month.
Dated 11th October 2024
Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – VIRGIL STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable new water connection works to be carried, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth have made an Order the effect of which will be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering Virgil Street.
2. The above road closure will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
3. The alternative routes for affected vehicles will be via Hercules Road, Kennington Road, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth Palace Road and Royal Street.
4. The order will come into force on 14th October 2024 and will continue for a maximum duration of 1 month or until the works have been completed whichever is the earlier. In practice it is anticipated that the order will only have effect between 14th and 17th October 2024 but if the works cannot be completed or carried out between those dates, then the order will also have effect on subsequent dates within the maximum period of 1 month.
Dated 11th October 2024 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – STERNHOLD AVENUE
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water to carry out sewer repair works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an order the effect of which would be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering that length of Sternhold Avenue which lies between Thornton Avenue and a point 12 metres south-west of Thornton Avenue.
2. Alternative routes for vehicles would be available via Thornton Avenue, Criffel Avenue and Salford Road and vice versa.
3. The restrictions would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The order would come into force on 26th October 2024 and would continue for a maximum duration of 2 months (to allow for contingencies) or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier. In practice, it is anticipated that the order would only have effect between 26th October and 3rd November 2024, but if the works cannot be completed between these dates, then the order may have effect on subsequent days within the maximum duration of 2 months.
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC AND PARKING, STOPPING, WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS – LEIGHAM VALE
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water to carry out sewer repair works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an Order the effect of which would be to temporarily ban vehicles:(a) from entering that length of Leigham Vale which lies between Knollys Road and a point 35 metres north-west of Knollys Road; (b) proceeding on Knollys Road from turning left into Leigham Vale; (c) proceeding in a south-easterly direction on Stockfield Road from turning right into Leigham Vale; (d) proceeding in a south-easterly direction on Hitherfield Road from turning right into Leigham Vale; (e) proceeding in an easterly direction on Palace Road from turning right into Leigham Vale; (f) from parking, stopping and waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading and unloading a vehicle) at any time, in that length of Leigham Vale which lies between Knollys Road and the common property boundary of Nos. 8-9 Leigham Vale.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Leigham Court Road, Glennie Road, Royal Circus, York Hill, Norwood Road and vice versa
3. The bans would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing and covering of the appropriate traffic signs.
Dated 11th October 2024 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS – CLAYLANDS PLACE
4. The Order would come into force on 28th October 2024 and would continue for a maximum duration of 2 months (to allow for contingencies) or until the said works have been completed, whichever is earlier. In practice it is anticipated that the works would take place
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable BT to carry out repair and maintenance works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an Order the effect of which would be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering that length of Claylands Place which lies between Elias Place and the common property boundary of No. 9 and No. 11 Claylands Place.
2. An alternative route for affected vehicles would be available via Claylands Road, Clapham Road and Elias Place.
3. The ban would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order would come into force on 28th October 2024 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 1 month (to allow for contingencies) or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would take place between 28th and 30th October 2024, but if the works cannot be carried out or completed during that time then the Order may
effect at subsequent times within the maximum period of 1 month. Dated 11th October 2024
Stevens
Manager LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS GREENHURST ROAD, LAKEVIEW ROAD AND TRUSLOVE ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water mains replacement works to be carried out, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an order the effect of which would be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering or waiting (including waiting for the purpose of loading or unloading a vehicle) in the streets and parts of streets specified in the Schedules to this notice.
2. The bans and suspensions would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing and covering of the appropriate traffic signs.
3. The order would come into force on 28th October 2024 and would continue for a maximum duration of 6 months (to allow for contingencies) or until the works have been completed whichever is the earlier. In practice it is anticipated that the works will be carried out in phases with Greenhurst Road scheduled for works between 28th October and 11th November 2024, Truslove Road scheduled for works between 28th October 2024 and 27th January 2025 and Lakeview Road scheduled for works between 27th January and 9th February 2025, but if the works cannot be carried out or completed during this time then the Order may have effect at subsequent times within the maximum period of 6 months Dated 11th October 2024 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager SCHEDULE 1 Road Closure
(i) Greenhurst Road: that length which lies between the northern property boundary of No. 63 Greenhurst Road and a point 18 metres north of that point, and that length of Truslove Road which lies between the north-eastern kerb-line of Greenhurst Road and a point 24 metres east of that kerb-line. (alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Cheviot Road, Lamberhurst Road and vice-versa); (ii) Truslove Road: that length which lies between the north-eastern kerb-line of Greenhurst Road and the common property boundary of Nos. 22-24 Truslove Road. (alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Lakeview Road, Greenhurst Road and vice-versa);
(iii) Truslove Road: that length which lies between the common property boundary of Nos. 22-24 Truslove Road and the common property boundary of Nos. 75-77 Truslove Road and Nos. 79-81 Truslove Road (alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Lakeview Road, Greenhurst Road and vice-versa). Access for residents would be maintained;
(iv) Truslove Road: that length which lies between the common property boundary of Nos. 75-77 Truslove Road and Nos. 79-81 Truslove Road, and the north-eastern kerb-line of Lakeview Road. (alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Lakeview Road, Greenhurst Road and vice-versa). Access for residents would be maintained;
(v) Lakeview Road: that length which lies between the north-western kerb-line of Truslove Road and a point 33 metres west of that kerb-line (alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Greenhurst Road, Truslove Road and vice-versa).
SCHEDULE 2
No Parking, Waiting, Loading or Unloading
(i) Greenhurst Road: that length which lies between the common property boundary of Nos. 27-29 Greenhurst Road and the common property boundary of Nos. 31-33 Greenhurst Road (both sides);
(ii) Truslove Road: that length which lies between No. 1 Truslove Road and No. 22 Truslove Road (both sides);
(iii) Truslove Road: that length which lies between the common property boundary of Nos. 22-24 Truslove Road and the common property boundary of Nos. 75-77 Truslove Road and Nos. 79-81 Truslove Road, and that length which lies between the common property boundary of Nos. 22-24 Truslove Road and the common property boundary of No. 48 and No. 50 Truslove Road. Access for residents would be maintained;
(iv) Truslove Road: that length which lies between the common property boundary of Nos. 75-77 Truslove Road and Nos. 79-81 Truslove Road, and the north-eastern kerb-line of Lakeview Road (both sides) Access for residents would be maintained; (v) Lakeview Road: that length which lies between the north-western kerb-line of Truslove Road and a point 33 metres west of that kerb-line.
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH HERCULES ROAD - HEALTHY STREETS IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED CHANGES TO WAITING RESTRICTIONS AND PARKING PLACES
[NOTE: This Notice is about proposals to make changes to the existing yellow lines (single and double yellow lines), install new at any time waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) and reduce the existing on street parking places in Hercules Road between Lambeth Road and Cosser Street. The wider scheme includes the construction of kerb-line buildouts and the provision of cycle parking. Objections or other comments may be made – see paragraph 7.]
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth proposes to make The Lambeth (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 202* and The Lambeth (Charged-For Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202* under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
2. The general effect of the Orders would be in Hercules Road, between Lambeth Road and Cosser Street to:–
(a) on the west and north-west sides:
(i) extend the kerb-line build out at its junction with Lambeth Road and extend the double yellow lines to the full length of the extended kerb-line build out;
(ii) to install a kerb-line build out on the north-east side adjacent to arch No. 189 Hercules Road and extend the double yellow lines to the full length of the kerb-line build out;
(b) on the east and south-east sides:
(i) remove all the existing kerb side shared use residents’, business and pay by phone parking places between the north-west side of Sidford Place and the vehicular entrance to the parking area in the Briant Estate, serving Sidford House and Colwyn House;
(ii) install kerb-line build outs along this length of Hercules Road described above and install new at any time waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) for the full length of each kerb-line build out; (iii) install 4 new echelon shared use residents’, business and pay by phone parking places adjacent to both sides of the kerb-line build out which is situated outside the pedestrian entrance to Nos. 1 to 38 Sidford House and the south-west side of the vehicular entrance to the parking area in the Briant Estate serving Sidford House and Colwyn House; (iv) install a kerb-line build out on the north-east side of the vehicular entrance to the parking area in the Briant Estate serving Sidford House and Colwyn House and extend the existing shared use residents’, business and pay by phone parking place outside the games and sport court by 12.9 metres so that it lies along the kerb-line of the new build out at this location.
3. The operational hours of the parking places referred to in paragraph 2(b) (iii) above and the charges for their use (where applicable) would be the same as those that currently apply in the Waterloo controlled parking zone.
4. The proposals are necessary to improve the amenity of the area by providing green buildouts that have a reduced flood risk, provide street furniture like seating and cycle parking, improve safety and visibility for all road users. Maintain safe cycle and pedestrian accesses, prevent unsafe parking and manage the kerbside space effectively.
5. If you have any enquiries, please email Lambeth Council’s Transport Strategy direct at: transportstrategy@lambeth.gov.uk
6. A copy of each of the proposed Orders and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are available for inspection online at: https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and at the offices of Lambeth Council’s Residents and Enabling Services Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG, between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive (except on bank/public holidays), until the last day of a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the Orders are made or, as the case may be, the Council decides not to make the Orders. To arrange inspection email: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk
7. All objections and other representations relating to the proposed Orders must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made (quoting reference Ad Hoc Batch 3), and can be made using our consultation portal at https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or sent by post to Barbara Poulter, Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), London Borough of Lambeth, PO Box 80771, London SW2 9QQ or by email TMOReps@lambeth.gov.uk by 1st November 2024. Any objection may be communicated to, or be seen by, other persons who may have an interest in this matter.
Dated 11th October 2024 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC AND PARKING, STOPPING, WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS – CENTAUR STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Network Rail to carry out a bridge inspection, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth have made an Order the effect of which will be to temporarily ban vehicles:(a) from entering that length of Centaur Street which lies between Carlisle Lane and a point 65 metres south-east of Carlisle Lane; (b) from parking, stopping and waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading and unloading a vehicle) at any time, in that length of Royal Street which lies between Carlisle Lane and Upper Marsh.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles will be available via (i) Lambeth Palace Road, Lambeth Road and Hercules Road, and (ii) Royal Street and Carlisle Lane.
3. Whenever the ban referred to in paragraph 1 above applies, the one-way systems in:(a) Royal Street, between Carlisle Lane and Upper Marsh; (b) Virgil Street; (c) Carlisle Lane, between Centaur Street and Hercules Road, will be temporarily suspended.
4. The bans and suspensions will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing and covering of the appropriate traffic signs.
5. The Order will come into force on 22nd October 2024 and will continue for a maximum duration of 1 month (to allow for contingencies) or until the said works have been completed, whichever is earlier. In practice it is anticipated that the works will take place between 9 pm on 22nd October and 5 am on 23rd October 2024, but if the works cannot be completed or carried out during that time the Order will also have effect at a subsequent time within the maximum period of 1 month.
Dated11th
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
PROPOSED INTRODUCTION OF BICYCLE PARKING HANGARS IN VARIOUS ROADS ACROSS THE BOROUGH AND REMOVAL OF EXISTING PARKING SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE HANGARS
[NOTE: This Notice is about the introduction of a further phase of secure bicycle parking hangars various locations in the Borough.]
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth made on 8 October 2024 The Lambeth (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 48) Order 2024 and The Lambeth (ChargedFor Parking Places) (Amendment No. 44) Order 2024 under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
2. The general effect of the Orders which come into force on 11 November 2024 is to designate parking places in which bicycle parking hangars would be installed (where there is existing parking place at these locations, 2.7 metres of that parking place would be removed to accommodate the bicycle parking hangar) at each of the following locations:Brixton Acre Lane
1) Dolman Street, the south-west side, adjacent to No.164 Ferndale Road;
2) Plato Road, the north-east side, outside Nos. 40 and 42 Plato Road;
3) Sudbourne Road, the south side, opposite No. 37 Sudbourne Road;
4) Mauleverer Road, the north-west side, outside No. 31 Mauleverer Road; Brixton North
5) Stansfield Road, the south-east side, outside Nos. 18 and 20 Stansfield Road;
6) Tooting Bec Gardens, the south side, at the rear of Nos. 9 to 16 Pinkerton Place;
7) Dalyell Road, the north-east side, outside No. 11 Dalyell Road; Brixton Rush Common
8) Archbishop’s Place, the south-west side, outside No. 2 Archbishop’s Place;
9) Maplestead Road, the north-west side, adjacent to No. 46 Holmewood Gardens; Brixton Windrush
10) Moorland Road, the south-west side, opposite No. 19 Moorland Road;
11) Dalberg Road, the north-east side, outside Nos. 15 and 17 Dalberg Road;
12) Kellett Road, the south-east side, outside Nos. 70 and 72 Kellett Road; Clapham Common & Abbeville
13) Elms Crescent, the north-west side, opposite Nos. 1 to 8 Deauville Mansions; Clapham East
14) Tremadoc Road, the north-east side, outside No. 15 Tremadoc Road;
15) Kenwyn Road, the south-west side, outside Nos. 24 and 26 Kenwyn Road;
16) Hemberton Road, the north-east side, opposite No. 32 Hemberton Road;
17) St Alphonsus Road, the south-west side, outside No. 40 St Alphonsus Road;
18) Atherfold Road, the north side, outside No. 58 Atherfold Road; Clapham Park
19) Thornbury Road, the south side, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 109 Kings Avenue;
20) Lyham Road, the west side, opposite Nos. 355 and 357 Lyham Road; Clapham Town
21) Shamrock Street, the south-east side, outside Nos. 7 and 9 Shamrock Street;
22) Robertson Street, the south-east side, outside Nos. 68 and 70 Robertson Street;
23) Broadhinton Road, the north-west side, outside Nos. 14 and 15 Broadhinton Road;
24) The Chase, the north-east side, outside No. 94 The Chase;
25) Brayburne Avenue, the west side, outside No. 57 Brayburne Avenue; Gipsy Hill
26) Camden Hill Road, the north side, outside No. 9 Camden Hill Road;
27) Alexandra Drive, the north-west side, outside Nos. 23 and 25 Alexandra Drive;
28) Rommany Road, the south-west side, opposite Nos. 128 and 130 Rommany Road;
29) Auckland Hill, the north-east side, opposite Nos. 3 and 5 Auckland Hill;
30) Highland Road, the north side, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 23 Gypsy Hill;
31) St. Gothard Road, the north-east side, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 17 St. Louis Road; Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction
32) Railton Road, the north-east side, outside Nos. 273 and 275 Railton Road;
33) Gubyon Avenue, the south-west side, outside No. 47 Gubyon Avenue;
34) Bicknell Road, the north-west side, opposite Nos. 9 and 10 Bicknell Road;
35) Kestrel Avenue, the north-east side, outside No. 15 Kestrel Avenue;
36) Northway Road, the north-west side, outside No. 31 Northway Road; Kennington
37) Sullivan Road, the south-east side, outside No. 13 Sullivan Road;
38) Stannary Street, the north-west side, outside No. 33 Stannery Street; Knight’s Hill
39) Egremont Road, the south-east side, outside Nos. 38 and 40 Egremont Road;
40) Uffington Road, the west side, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 123 St. Julian’s Farm Road;
41) Pyrmont Grove, the east side, outside No. 17 and 18 Pyrmont Grove; Myatt’s Field
42) Mostyn Road, the north side, outside No. 9 Mostyn Road;
43) Vassall Road, the north-west side, opposite No. 72 Vassal Road;
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44) Handforth Road, the north-east side, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 41 Clapham Road;
45) Rita Road, the north-east side, outside No. 5 Rita Road; St Martin’s
46) Romola Road, the south-west side, outside No. 34 Romola Road; Stockwell East
47) St Martin’s Road, the north-east side, outside Nos. 15 and 17 St Martin’s Road;
48) Lorn Road, the north side, outside Nos. 26 and 28 Lorn Road;
49) Hillyard Street, the south side, opposite No. 34 Hillyard Street;
50) Hackford Road, the west side, outside No. 84 Hackford Road; Stockwell West & Larkhall
51) Lansdowne Way, the south-west side, outside No. 115 Lansdowne Way;
52) Lansdown Gardens, the west side, adjacent to No. 28 Lansdowne Gardens;
53) Goldsboro’ Road, the north-west side, outside Nos. 8 and 10 Goldsoro’ Road;
54) South Island Place, the south side, opposite No. 62 South Island Place; Streatham Common and Vale
55) Fontaine Road, the north-east side, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 56 Heybridge Avenue;
56) Minehead Road, the south-east side, outside Nos. 19 and 21 Minehead Road;
57) Polworth Road, the north side, opposite No. 17 Polworth Road; Streatham Hill East
58) Amesbury Avenue, the north side, outside No. 47 Amesbury Avenue;
59) Lydhurst Avenue, the south-west side, outside Nos. 10 and 12 Lydhurst Avenue;
60) Hailsham Avenue, the north-east side, outside Nos. 41 and 43 Hailsham Avenue;
61) Daysbrook Road, the south-east side, outside No. 1 Daysbrook Road;
62) Hillside Road, the south-east side, opposite Nos. 68 and 70 Hillside Road;
63) Emsworth Street, the east side, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 64 Downton Avenue;
64) Amesbury Avenue, the south side, outside No. 162 Amesbury Avenue;
65) Leigham Vale, the north-west side, outside Nos. 55 and 56 Leigham Vale; Streatham Hill West & Thornton
66) Criffel Avenue, the north side, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 59 Salford Road;
67) Radbourne Road, the north-east side, outside No. 23 Radbourne Road;
68) Parkthorne Road, the north-east side, outside Nos. 23 and 25 Parkthorne Road;
69) Cambray Road, the south-east side, outside Nos. 47 and 49 Cambray Road;
70) Woodfield Avenue, the east side, opposite Nos. 16 and 18 Woodfield Avenue; Streatham St. Leonard’s
71) Woodfield Avenue, the east side, opposite Nos. 16 and 18 Woodfield Avenue;
72) Riggindale Road, the west side, outside No. 24 Riggindale Road;
73) Ashlake Road, the east side, opposite No. 1 Ashlake Road;
74) Gleneldon Road, the north-east side, opposite Nos. 52 and 54 Gleneldon Road;
75) Fernwood Avenue, the east side, adjacent to the flank wall of No. 33 Tooting Bec Gardens;
76) Prentis Road, the north side, at the rear of Nos. 8 to 15 Nuneham;
77) Barrow Road, the north-west side, outside Nos. 15 and 17 Barrow Road; Streatham Wells
78) Wellfield Road, the north-east side, outside No. 145 Wellfield Road; Waterlooo & South Bank
79) Pearman Street, the south-east side, outside No. 32 Pearman Street. West Dulwich
80) Brockwell Park Gardens, the south-east side, outside No. 18 Brockwell Park Gardens;
3. If you have any general enquiries about cycle hangars, please contact Lambeth Council’s Active Travel Team via email at: cycleparking@lambeth.gov.uk
4. A copy of each Order and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are available for inspection online at: www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and at the offices of Lambeth Council’s Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG, between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive (except on bank/public holidays), until the last day of a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the Orders are made.
5. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Orders or of any of their provisions on the grounds that they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on
High Court.
Dated 11 October 2024 Ben
outside Nos. 41/43, (length 6.0 metres); Selsdon Road, outside Nos. 64/66, (length 6.0 metres);
Road, opposite Nos. 104/106, (length 6.0 metres); Tankerville Road, opposite No. 47, (length 6.0 metres); Thurlby Road, at the
of
91 Thornlaw Road, (length 6.0 metres); Tritton Road, at the side of No. 49 Martell Road, (length 6.0 metres); Woodland Road, outside Nos. 26/28, (length 6.0 metres); Woodmansterne Road, outside Nos. 193/195, (length 6.0 metres).
SCHEDULE 2 (locations of permit holders (resident and business permits) electric vehicle charging places) Alderton Road, outside No. 8, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ N); Appach Road, at the side of No. 13 Josephine Avenue, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ Q); Aristotle Road, at the side of No. 74 Bedford Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Arlesford Road, outside Nos. 17/19, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ S); Atkins Road, opposite the vehicular entrance to Scrutton Close, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ L); Aytoun Road, opposite the side of No. 17 Sidney Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Barrington Road, outside 2a, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Baytree Road opposite Nos. 1/3, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Bellefields Road, outside Nos. 30/32, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Belmont Road, at the side of No. 21 Grafton Square, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Birkbeck Place, opposite No. 46, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ H); Bolney Street, outside Nos. 1 to 30 Shebourne House, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ S); Brailsford Road, outside Nos. 58/60, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Broadhinton Road, outside No. 6, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Bromfelde Road, outside No. 91, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ S); Brook Drive, outside Nos. 82/84, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Caldecot Road, opposite Nos. 1/2 and 3/4, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ A); Carew Street, at the side of Nos. 9 to 12 Longship House, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ A); Carroun Road, at the side of No. 78 Richbourne Terrace, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Cato Road, outside Nos. 18/20, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Chantrey Road, outside Nos. 1/3, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Clayton Street, outside Nos. 1 to 49 Sherwin House, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Coin Street, at the side of No. 22 Aquinas Street, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ W); Combermere Road, opposite Nos. 2/3, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Coral Street, outside No. 1, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ W); Cornwall Road, opposite Nos. 23a/24, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ W); Croxted Road outside Nos. 199/201 and 203/205, (length 7.3 metres), (CPZ H); Dorset Road, opposite Nos. 1/14 and 2/15 Broadstone House, (length 6.6 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Doverfield Road, outside Nos. 74 and 76/78, (length 6.5 metres), (CPZ D); Edgeley Road, (i) outside No. 30, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Edgeley Road, at the side of Nos. 208 to 213 Elmhurst Mansions, Elmhust Street (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Elam Street, outside No. 25, (length 5.5 metres), (CPZ A); Elmhurst Street, outside 232 to 237 Elmhurst Mansions, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Fairmile Avenue, at the side of No. 102 Gleneagle Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ O); Fairview Place, outside Tilson House, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ F); Felsberg Road, outside Nos. 26/28 and 30/32, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ D); Fentiman Road, outside Nos. 78/80, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Flaxman Road, outside Nos. 50-70 Geoffrey Close, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ A); Gateley Road, at the side of No. 115 Dalyell Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Gauden Road, at the side of No. 39 Larkhall Rise, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ S); Gleneagle Road, outside Nos. 151/153, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ O); Gordon Grove, outside Nos. 1a to 1h, (length 5.7 metres), (CPZ A); Grantham Road outside No. 19, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ S); Guernsey Grove, outside No. 9, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ H); Handforth Road, outside Nos. 24, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Heath Road, outside Nos. 36/38, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Hercules Road, outside Nos. 1 to 24 Blake House, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ W); Hercules Road, opposite the south-western wall of Nos. 1 to 38 Sidford House, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ W); Heyford Avenue, outside Nos. 29/31, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Heyford Avenue, at the side of No. 29 Dorset Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Honeybrook Road, outside Nos. 32/34, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ L); Hurst Street, opposite Nos. 12/14, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ P); Iveley Road, outside Nos. 23a/25, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Kenwyn Road, outside Nos. 9/11, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Kibworth Street, the north-west side, 11.5 metres north-east of Dorset Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); King Edward Walk, opposite Nos. 21/23, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ W); Kingscourt Road, outside No. 36 and outside Nos. 71/73, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ I); Kingswood Road, opposite Nos. 126/128, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ D); Lambeth High Street, outside Nos. 16 and 17, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Larkhall Rise, outside Nos. 1 to 12 Rydal House, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ S); Lillieshall Road, outside Nos. 5/7, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Littlebury Road at the side of No. 5 Navy Street, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Loughborough Park, opposite Nos. 25 and 27, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Loughborough Road , outside Nos. 22/24, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ V); Mackay Road, at the side of No. 783 Wandsworth Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Maley Avenue, at the side of No. 35 Elmcourt Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ H); Mawbey Street, opposite Nos. 30/32, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ S); Mayall Road, at the side of No. 207 Railton Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ P); Mayflower Road, outside No. 17, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ S); Meadow Place, at the side of No. 109 South Lambeth Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Meadow Road, outside Nos. 38/40, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Millbrook Road, opposite Nos. 75 and 77, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Milton Road, outside Nos. 33/35, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ P); Minet Road, at the side of No. 1 Styles Gardens, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ A); Moorcroft Road, outside No. 2a, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ I); Mordaunt Street, outside Nos. 51/53, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Mordaunt Street, at the side of No. 57 Pulross Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Morrish Road, outside Nos. 14 and 16, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ D); Mount Ephraim Lane, outside No. 28, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ I); Nealden Street, opposite No. 24, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Nelsons Row, outside Nos. 81 to 95, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Netherford Road at the side of No. 55 Brayburne Avenue, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); New Park Road, opposite Cameford Court, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ R); Northway Road, outside Nos. 45 and 46, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ N); Oakbank Grove, outside Nos. 27/29, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ N); Old South Lambeth Road, outside Nos. 158/160/162, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Orlando Road, outside Nos. 52/54, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Padfield Road, side of Nos. 1 to 7 Southwell Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ A); Pearman Street outside Nos. 9/11, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ W); Perran Road, outside Nos. 25/27, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ H); Pratt Walk outside Nos. 9/10, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Pulross Road, at the side of No. 1 Hargwyne Street, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Railton Road outside No. 9, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); Rectory Grove, outside No. 46, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ C); Reedworth Street, outside 12A to 18 Nathan House, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Rita Road, at the side of No. 165 Fentiman Road, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ K, KS); Robsart Street, opposite No. 11, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI, S); Rosebery Road, outside Nos. 31/33, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ D); Rudloe Road, outside Nos. 9/11, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ L); Rydal Road, outside Nos. 31/33, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ O); Rymer Street outside 12, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ P); St James's Crescent, opposite Nos. 177/179, (length 6.0 metres), (CPZ B, BI); St
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Dulwich l oDge three points Hamlet inflict first league defeat of season on rivals
By Iyla Langlands at Champion Hill
du LwiCh h a MLE t went third in the women’s national League division one South East table with a 2-0 win over actonians last weekend.
Jodie Lodge and Natasha Stephens scored either side of the break to inflict a first league defeat of the season on their opponents.
The Hamlet showed a desire to press from the beginning and put in a dominant display in front of an attendance of 537 at Champion Hill.
Dulwich were 1-0 up at the break after an eighth-minute goal from Lodge, whose attempted cross from outside the box went in.
Actonians applied more pressure during the second half, finally calling goalkeeper Saskia Reeves-Priestly into action.
But the Hamlet pressed home their advantage when Stephens scored after a fumble in the box.
Dulwich had lost their two previous games 2-0.
“After a couple games away and some results that we weren’t too happy with, we re-found ourselves and controlled the game,” Stephens said. She added it “says what [Dulwich] are about and shows you can beat anyone on the day”.
On her opener, Lodge confirmed “it was a cross, I’ll be honest, but it looked sickand a goal’s a goal.”
Lodge said she was “buzzing [after her] first goal for Dulwich” and felt the game proved the team was “back to playing Dulwich football”.
Mark Dempsey’s side travel to sixth-tier Fleet Town in the third round qualifying of the FA Cup on Sunday. Kick-off is at 2pm.
c ounty champions hook e nglanD's f isher
By Sports Reporter
Surr E y hav E signed fast-bowler Matthew Fisher for the 2025 season.
Fisher made his England Test debut in 2022 and has 144 First-Class wickets at an average of 26.5, including a career best of 5-30.
Fisher, who turns 27 next month, is also able to add useful lower order runs
with the bat.
In October 2022, Fisher was awarded an England pace bowling development contract, having played his first Test Match against the West Indies earlier in the year.
Fisher ended the 2024 season strongly, taking eighteen wickets in three games to help Yorkshire secure promotion to Division One of the Vitality County Championship, as well as a career best
88 against Leicestershire. Alec Stewart, Director of Men’s Cricket, said: “I’ve always looked to strengthen our squad straight after we’ve won the Championship so bringing in a player of Matt’s ability and experience made perfect sense. With Conor McKerr leaving the club and the expected England call-ups next summer, it’s important we maintain a quality bowling group.
“I actually first met Matt when he was fifteen, on a visit to his Yorkshire secondary school on behalf of a cricket sponsor and have followed his career from afar ever since. I now look forward to welcoming him to the Kia Oval and watching him perform well for Surrey CCC.”
Fisher added: “I’m both excited and honoured to have signed for Surrey.
I’ve watched the recent successes of the
squad with huge admiration and I hope to contribute to more success in the coming years.
“I’m also looking forward to working with some of the best players and coaches in the game.
“I first met Alec when I was fifteen just after I made my debut for Yorkshire and he was visiting my school. He was great to talk to and it’s stuck in my memory ever since.”
CEO: ‘Surrey fans best in the country’ Lionesses joy Cut short
By Sports Reporter
Surr E y B roKE attendance records as well as completing the three-in-a-row as more spectators attended 2024 County Championship matches at the Kia oval than in any other year in the 21st century.
As well as a total of 65,433 fans across the season, the club also set a record set for a match (13,706 versus Essex) and for a day of the red-ball competition (6,311 for day one versus Essex).
Surrey had their largest-ever member numbers at a Vitality Blast fixture, with 5,747 swelling the fixture attendance to just over 19,000 to watch the side qualify for Finals Day by beating Durham in a rollercoaster of a match.
There was a record crowd for the
South East Stars fixture against Southern Vipers – part of the double-header that saw Surrey take on Somerset as part of Blast Off, the first weekend of fixtures in the Vitality Blast - as 7,185 fans were in the ground to see the Stars beat the Vipers with a dominant performance. It was an all-time record at the Kia Oval for a regional or county women’s fixture.
The record for largest attendance at a County Championship match at the ground this century had actually been set for the first game of the season against Somerset, when 10,401 watched a thrilling fixture that ended in a draw with Surrey trying to chase down 209 in just nineteen overs.
The Essex fixture was a top-of-the table clash when the club hosted a Festival of Red Ball Cricket on the first day. The club ran a special Q&A
for spectators with Alec Stewart and Matt Dunn, put on coaching sessions for under-16s and also ran a beer festival.
Steve Elworthy, CEO at Surrey CCC, said: “It’s been another very special year of cricket at the Kia Oval and we’ve been so pleased to see the support shown for our teams. Surrey fans are the very best in the country and they’ve shown that the red-ball game has a significant and growing appeal.
“It was also great to see the number of fans and members coming to support the men’s and women’s teams in the Vitality Blast. This bodes particularly well for next year when the first fully professional Surrey women’s team will walk out at the Kia Oval.
“We will look to continue this trend in 2025 and hope to see more records set next season.”
By Jeff Burnige at St Paul’s
MiLLwaLL LionESSES took a point in their 2-2 draw with Sutton united in the L&SErwFL Premier division last Sunday - but they will be bitterly disappointed it was not all three after letting a two-goal lead slip.
Only a scrappy added-time equaliser by Amelia Cutler stopped them from recording a first victory under manager Ted Jones, in a game which they dominated. Sutton goalkeeper Mya Francis was the player of the match.
Jones gave experienced winger Sharna Giordani her first start back after a long battle to regain full fitness, and he also handed debuts to two players from the under-18 squad in Florrie Winfield and Delaunay Bass.
Sutton included the much-admired Lionesses academy graduate Jaz Backhurst in their midfield.
Millwall started very brightly and
should have been well ahead by the interval.
But they eventually took the lead on 47 when the outstanding Ciara Watling converted from the penalty spot. Watling doubled the lead with a superb free-kick into the top corner in the 65th minute.
Jones brought on Chloe Francis against her old club and also Florrie Winfield, and both did well.
But Sutton reduced the arrears with a penalty of their own scored by Eden Clark.
U’s stopper Francis continued to frustrate Millwall with some excellent saves.
Jones brought on youngsters Clemmie Young and Dejaunay Bass up front, but Cutler’s last-ditch equaliser denied the Lionesses a deserved victory. They travel to play Sutton again on the league on Sunday at Chipstead FC. Kickoff is 2pm.
Jodie Lodge, second from left, celebrates her goal
Boss ‘so proud’ as Eagles break WSL duck
By John Kelly
CryStaL PaLaCE head
coach Laura Kaminski said she was “so proud” after the Eagles’ first-ever win in the women’s Super League last weekend.
Annabel Blanchard scored a brace after the break to secure a 2-0 win against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
Palace are in the top flight for the first time in their history after winning the Championship title last season, and lost their first two games, 4-0 against Tottenham Hotspur and 7-0 to Chelsea.
“I'm so proud of the group. I'm proud of everyone involved with the club,” Kaminski said.
“We've been through a bit of a rough start in the WSL, so I thought the players really deserved the three points. I thought our performance was on top and the group really deserved that after everything they've been through in terms of pre-season and the first few games.
“We had a rude awakening to the intensity [of the WSL] – and I thought today we were outstanding.”
Kaminski added: “I'm so proud of [Blanchard].
I think, again, she's been through a rough start. She was by far one of the most outstanding players I think the Championship have ever seen.
“That doesn't mean you can always transfer that into the WSL. That is an extremely difficult task and, really, she deserves credit today, because to do that and step up for her team today was a pleasure to see.”
aDDicks silence mouthy blues
One’ City
By John Kelly
nathan JonES compared Charlton athletic’s 1-0 win over Birmingham City at the valley at the weekend to his masterminding of Southampton’s EFL Cup quarter-final victory over Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City last year.
In an encounter with plenty of spice around it, Matt Godden scored the only goal in the 54th minute against Blues, who had won their previous seven games in League One and had yet to be beaten.
It was especially sweet for Godden, the player signed in the summer to replace Alfie May, who was taken off at half-time by Chris Davies.
Another player hooked at the break, former Addicks loanee Krystian Bielik, had said in the week before the game that Birmingham were “too good for League One”.
Jones had come under fire from Valley fans after three successive defeats for the first time since he took over last February.
"There's been a lot of noise this week,” Jones said. “I got abused by my own fans the other day. Questioned about
Matt Godden scores winner against ‘too good for League
selections: ‘He should be playing, he should be playing.’ We had to make big, bold decisions. I’m very proud of the group and the coaching staff. We didn’t panic.
“I’m experienced enough to know that you can’t listen to noise. It’s a message for the fans: if you want to get behind something, then get behind something. We’re going to have some bad performances. We’ve given them more good times than bad, so we’re in credit.
“People don’t know what happens during the week. When they say, ‘he should be playing’, well, why? He might have been carrying an injury. Something might have happened in training.
“People [should] just trust us, trust me to manage the football club. Fine, if they want to pick teams themselves then come in, have my money and I'll move somewhere else if that’s what needs to be done.”
Jones’ spell as boss of Premier League Saints from November 2022 to February 2023 was mostly a torrid one. He won five and lost nine of his fourteen games in charge. But one of those victories was a 2-0 win against City, when not even
substitutes Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland could save Guardiola’s side from a shock exit.
Birmingham didn’t have one shot on target on Saturday, despite having £15million League One record signing Jay Stasfield up front.
Jones said: “I came up against Manchester City when I was at Southampton. It was their first time in six or seven years that Man City hadn’t had a shot on target. It was that type of performance, where we had to be so aggressive, front-footed and stop them at the source.
“If we let them come onto us, they have wonderful talent. They have bought well and bought real quality. The first time they have suffered defeat this year. I think it was quite fitting as we were really good.
“In the midweek [3-2 defeat at Bristol City], one goal wouldn’t have been enough because we were poor defensively. Today we were much more aggressive. I am so proud of the group because they have been through a lot.
“They dominate the middle of the park by packing it out and dropping in, they make it really difficult as they play
through you. We needed to protect the middle of the pitch, push them outside and then press aggressively. We were wonderful today. We should have been up at half-time. You’ll take that win all day.” Godden revealed Bielik’s words were put up “all over the dressing room”. Jones said: “That was an extra bit of motivation. I tend to probably agree with him but it’s very naive to come out and say that.
“If I believed I was one of the bestlooking guys in south-east London, I’m not sure I would say that going into a beauty contest.”
Meanwhile, Davies raised plenty of eyebrows with some of his post-match comments. Birmingham reportedly spent £25million in the summer after their relegation from the Championship.
Davies said: “Charlton spent a fortune, they spent a lot of money on their squad and they’re a good team.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that there’s multiple teams in this league that are well-equipped, well-equipped to be successful. We’re one of those teams. It’s not Birmingham and the rest - it’s League One.”
Palace boss confident despite winless run continuing
By John Kelly
oLivEr GLaSnEr said Crystal Palace “deserved more” after their 1-0 defeat to Liverpool last weekend - as he insisted the way his players fought in the second half “gives me a lot of confidence”.
Diogo Jota scored the only goal of the game in the ninth minute as the Eagles’ winless run at the start of their Premier League campaign stretched to seven games.
Eddie Nketiah had a goal ruled out
for offside and Ismaila Sarr was denied by Alisson before the break.
Alisson then kept out Nketiah and Eberechi Eze, before Vitezslav Jaros, who had come on for his injured colleague, was well behind Eze’s shot.
Glasner felt his side should have have a penalty when Marc Guehi appeared to be pulled back by Virgil van Dijk.
“I think we deserved more at the end,”Glasner said. “In the first half we could see how good Liverpool are, how quickly they moved the ball. “We had a great start with the offside
goal, and then we had problems and they had the lead. They deserved the lead at half-time.
“But the second half gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season. We created chances and also we were good in defending.
“I think we must get a clear penalty for us. Marc is held with two hands, but we have to accept it.
“The second-half performance for me was the best in the season and this gives me confidence.” Palace are eighteenth in the table with
three points from seven games and must wait until after the international break to try to secure that first win then they travel to Nottingham Forest on October 21.
“Of course, we're playing for results and it was a disappointment. But I also told the players right after the game that we will build up on this,” Glasner said.
“I experienced in my career [being] 1-0 down, and Liverpool playing like they did in the first half, that you leave the pitch with a 3-, 4- or even a 5-0.
“But we came back and we came close to the draw. We didn't get it.
“It's tough, but at the moment it looks like we invest, we fail. We invest, we fail. We invest, we fail. The only way to get the turnaround is invest, invest, stay together and work.
“This is what we will do. Then we will get the turnaround. Then we will get the wins because we have the quality, we have the working mentality, we have the togetherness.
“This, again, gives me a lot of confidence.”
Nathan Jones speaks to the press
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Millwall duo explore unique refereeing opportunity m en in the mi DD le
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By Will Scott
FootBaLLErS and referees do not always see eye to eye.
For 90 minutes they are usually at odds with each other. Referees try to impose the laws of the game, while footballers try to bend or break them to gain an advantage.
Angry footballers crowding a referee to get a decision overturned is an alltoo-common sight at football games. In response to an escalating number of incidents of dissent, referees have started to hand out more and more yellow cards to players and managers..
Clearly, the relationship between the two sides could be better.
Millwall defenders Wes Harding and Murray Wallace want to help bridge that divide. They participated in an initiative sponsored by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) and the Professional
Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) that offers current players the chance to explore a career in refereeing after they hang up their boots.
They undertook a short course that gave them an overview of what a referee does and has to know, and gave them the option of doing a further three-year course that would see them become fully licensed referees on successful completion.
If all goes well, they could potentially referee some of their current team-mates’ games.
Wallace and Harding sat down with our paper to explain why they decided to take the course and what they have learned.
The course was announced in June, but both players were intrigued by the prospect of refereeing before that. They saw it as a way to stay part of football after their playing careers ended.
Harding has been in communication with referees for years about the nature of their
role. When he received an email from the PFA inviting him on the course, he decided to take the plunge.
“I want to stay in football after the end of my career, so I want to look into as many different avenues as possible,” Harding said.
“Coaching, refereeing, maybe upstairs in the boardroom. I just want to get a taste for loads of different things, see what I have the biggest appetite for and go from there.”
Both think their experience as footballers has given them a useful perspective for the role
“Every week we’ve got referees and sometimes you have good ones, sometimes you have bad ones,” Wallace said. “From the brief course that we’ve done, it’s a very difficult job. I’m of the belief that being in the football industry for so long gives us a kind of unique insight and hopefully would allow us to be able to become good referees.”
However, being a referee does not suit
everyone. It requires a thick skin and the ability to lay down the law to unruly footballers. Harding thinks he has the personality for it.
“I’m quite a disciplined and driven person anyway, and I think my characteristics just align with being a referee,” Harding said. “The other guys will tell you that. I think it suits me.”
It also requires a keen attention to detail and the ability to constantly be aware of what is going on. Referees not only have to police the match, but also have to be positioned perfectly at all times and ensure everything runs smoothly.
“There were so many little things that you don’t actually think about,” Harding said. “It was really eye-opening.
“You have to be switched on as a referee. At half-time, players kind of relax for fifteen minutes and then go back again. But the referees have got to do time-keeping and then be ready to go again.
QPR woes continue with Rams raid Silva regret
By John Kelly
Marti CiFuEntES admitted his side’s performances this season have “not been good enough” after their 2-0 defeat to derby County before the international break left them in the relegation zone with just seven points from their first nine games.
Curtis Nelson headed home in the 54th minute before Marcus Harness added the second 76 seconds later to earn the promoted Rams their fourth Championship win of the season in front of a 29,305 attendance at Pride Park.
QPR have lost their last three games and are winless in five.
“It’s not been good enough so far,” Cifuentes said.
“When things are not going well, it’s
very easy to point fingers. But the most important thing is how we react.
“Now we have an international break which is going to be tough for us, because we know we have two weeks of feeling bad about how we’ve done this week, in terms of results and performances.
“It’s a time we need to use properly to look at what is missing and what we are failing at currently.
“We have to make sure that we come back stronger, because it’s very disappointing, not only for the players and staff who are working hard, but also for the supporters.
“We had over 2,000 here and I’m very sad that we couldn’t deliver a better performance and result.”
The R’s have conceded sixteen goalsthe third-worst in the division - with set-
pieces a weakness.
Cifuentes said: “It’s my job to try to fix that.
“We knew that they are a good team from set-pieces. Unfortunately, we weren’t good enough from them. We also had nine corners to their six and still we weren’t good enough to take our chances.
“We know there are areas we need to improve in and we mustn’t lose our heads - we need to be good enough to understand what we’re missing and keep on working.
“Last season, we were in a similar situation at the beginning and managed to turn things around. We’re disappointed to start in this way.
“But I’ve been in these situations before in my career and I will work my best to make sure we get out of this situation.”
By John Kelly
M arCo SiLva was pleased with the performance but felt it wasn’t reflected in the result as Fulham lost a thriller 3-2 to Manchester City at the Etihad last weekend.
The Cottagers took the lead through Andreas Pereira but City hit back with three goals before Rodrigo Muniz scored two minutes from time. Fulham couldn’t rescue it and were left to rue missed chances, including two excellent ones for Adama Traore.
“We have to be really unhappy with the result,” Silva said. “That’s
“If there’s a break in play and a substitution is being made, again as a player you can relax, but as an official, you need to be ensuring that things are done properly. It’s literally non-stop for a minimum of 100 minutes.”
During the course, they learned about a range of obscure and arcane rules, some of which they had never heard of before. Harding was flabbergasted to learn that if a free-kick somehow goes into the kicking team’s goal, rather than an own goal being awarded, a corner is given.
While both players were already aware the life of a referee is not easy, learning just how tricky the role is gave them a little more perspective about their occasional adversary.
“Going in and doing the course and seeing in even more detail what’s involved in being a referee, you can sympathise with them a little bit more,” Wallace said.
Perhaps that will soon be put to the test.
the first thing and it’s a feeling that we all share in our dressing room.
“Of course, looking at the performance and the way the players stuck with the plan, they executed it really well and performance-wise it was a very good one.
“Looking at the chances that we did create throughout the game and comparing with City, we deserved more. But that’s football.
“It’s a process for the next time we have these types of chances to be able to score more and get a different result, but coming here to the Etihad, scoring twice and probably having four more clear chances to score is not easy to achieve and we did it.”
Wes Harding, left, and Murray Wallace in action against Hull City last season
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By Will Scott
MiLLwaLL hEad coach neil harris has acknowledged brilliant Lions attacker Romain Esse could "fly the nest at some stage" - and believes it will be to the Premier League.
Esse, 19, is enjoying a breakthrough season as a firstteam regular. The Millwall academy product has started all nine of the Lions' league games on the wing and scored two goals. He also got the winner against Portsmouth in the first round of the EFL Cup.
Esse was recently rewarded for his good form with a new multiyear contract. He is currently away with the England under-20 squad.
Crystal Palace are reportedly monitoring Esse and Harris is confident he is on track for stardom
“Romain is going to be a top player,” Harris said. “He’ll fly the
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nest at some stage, I’m sure to the Premier League."
While Esse is typically a player that excels with the ball at his feet, Harris was particularly happy with his efforts out of possession against West Bromwich Albion last Saturday.
The Lions were pinned back for most of the game by a strong Baggies side that benefited from a loud home support.
The hosts had 79 per cent possession, and forced Millwall to do their fair share of defending.
“Romain showed his qualities with his flicks and his quality in possession to get us up the pitch and control areas for us, but his performance without the ball and defensively was outstanding," Harris said.
“It’s hard for a nineteen-yearold who is so good with the ball to have that discipline without [it]. His game understanding is phenomenal, it’s one of somebody way beyond his years.
I’m very pleased with Romain.”
Bronze: Blues win not gold standard
By John Kelly
LuCy BronZE reckons Chelsea have the talent to win the Champions League - but need to improve on their 3-2 victory over real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on tuesday night. In Sonia Bompastor's first European game in charge, the Blues led 2-0 and 3-1 before conceding seven minutes from time.
Bronze, 32, won the Champions League three times with Lyon and twice with Barcelona - including last season - before joining Chelsea on a two-year deal in the summer.
The Blues beat Barcelona 1-0 in the first leg of their semi-final in 2023-24 before the Catalans won the second leg 2-0.
"We gave up goals easily. We were the better team on the night, we possessed the ball in spells really well and our goals were really well taken,” Bronze said. “But we should have put them to bed early on when we were 3-1 up in the second half.
"We were playing quite well so we could have scored another and not let them back into the game.
"In the Champions League, when you let a team back in, they can punish you."
Bronze added: "Both playing for and against Chelsea, I know there is the talent and the competitiveness to win the Champions League.
"This team has beaten the best teams in Europe in Barcelona and Lyon, and I think this year we are going to have improved on last year.
"We are poised to push on, we need to improve a lot on tonight but we are in a good position and I think by the end of the season we will be in a really good place."
When you begin the game with two goals, it's good to keep that result. We conceded two goals where we maybe could have done better.
"We were a bit nervous about Madrid getting stronger. I would like us to manage the game better."
Bompastor, who managed Lyon to the title in 2022, said: "When you begin the game with two goals, it's good to keep that result. We conceded two goals where we maybe could have done better.
"We were a bit nervous about Madrid getting stronger. I would like us to manage the game better."
Chelsea are at Arsenal this Saturday in the Women’s Super League. Kick-off is 1.45pm.
Romain Esse takes on the West Bromwich Albion defence