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warning over faKe ticKets for lonDon’s new year’s eve fireworKs Display
By Noah Vickers
Local Democracy Reporter
FAKE TICKETS for London’s New year’s eve �ireworks display, often sold at massively in�lated prices, “pose a real risk of harm” to the event’s attendees, the london assembly has warned.
Officials at City Hall reported an “uplift” in fake ticket selling last year, and they told the Assembly that this “led to crowding at barriers and delays for legitimate ticket holders”.
In a letter to Sadiq Khan on Thursday, the Assembly’s oversight committee has urged the mayor to “implement a short, proactive media and social media campaign in December 2024 to warn the public (including international tourists) about the risk of fake ticket selling websites”.
The websites can appear “very convincing”, said the committee’s Conservative chair, Emma Best, adding that “fake ticket selling has the potential to damage London’s reputation with national and international
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It comes following the news that the final batch of official tickets for the event –costing between £20 and £50 – will go on sale at midday on Monday, December 2.
“Officials told us that fake websites are reported to Action Fraud, and that they are working closely with the police to tackle other forms of fake ticket selling,” Ms Best wrote in her letter to the mayor.
“They also described how this year ‘a more robust ticketing system’ will be used and the tickets will look different.
“These actions are welcome and necessary, but in the context of an increasing number of incidents, it is important that the public is adequately warned and information about buying legitimate tickets (and avoiding fake tickets) is widely shared both locally, nationally and internationally.”
The committee also recommended that there “should be signage/warnings/checks for tickets at earlier hoardings on the approach to entry points, to warn people that those with no or fake tickets will not be able to enter”.
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Approached for comment, a spokesman for the mayor said: “London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations are renowned across the globe, with our spectacular display of fireworks, lighting and music getting better every year.
“This year we are enhancing security and crowd management, and work is underway to warn the public about fake tickets. This includes clear and regular messaging that will continue up until the event.
“We are very clear that anyone wishing to attend must buy their tickets in advance from Ticketmaster, the only authorised outlet.”
The committee separately suggested that City Hall “review and measure the [environmental] sustainability of the event”, though it was acknowledged that “the carbon footprint of the event stems more from the logistical set up, transportation and delivery than the fireworks themselves”.
The first batch of official tickets went on sale in October. Some ticket prices have increased, compared with last year, “to enhance security and crowd management
around the event, and cover increasing costs seen across the industry”, the mayor’s team said.
Londoners will however pay £15 less on each ticket booked than those living outside of the capital – meaning that they can secure tickets for a number of viewing areas at the same price as last year.
City Hall said it is “working closely with a range of partner agencies including the Met Police, TfL, local authorities and the emergency services to deliver the event”.
Mr Khan said earlier this week: “I’m proud that every year, the eyes of the world look to London to see how we welcome in the new year.
“Our spectacular display of fireworks, lighting and music entertains and delights Londoners and people from across the globe, boosting our economy and providing a fantastic advert for our tourism industry, as we build a better London for everyone.
“Our tickets are always in high demand, so I urge anyone wanting to attend this fantastic evening to buy them as soon as possible from our only authorised outlet.”
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it's time for christmas concerts in south banK, borough anD pecKham
By Isabel Ramirez
IT'S DECEMBER so the countdown to christmas has begun. here are three christmas concerts to get you in the mood...
PECKHAM
Listen to carols in this gothic Peckham chapel, whilst raising money for a good cause.
Join Concern Worldwide on 5 December at Asylum Chapel for a magical acoustic concert featuring Fiona Bevan, The Ganda Boys, and Limpopo Groove.
Enjoy festive tunes, mulled drinks, and mince pies in a stunning candlelit setting, while supporting Concern’s vital work in vulnerable communities worldwide.
All profits will go towards Concern Worldwide, a charity supporting people in the most vulnerable countries around the world including Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine. when: Thursday 5 December, from 7pm where: The Asylum Chapel, Caroline Gardens, Asylum Rd, SE15 2SQ admission: Tickets for £25 (https://candlelit-concert.concern. org.uk)
SOUTH BANK
Perfect for the entire family, you can sing along to a selection of traditional carols alongside popular contemporary Christmas favourites. Getting you into the Christmas spirit is the London Philharmonic Orchestra with the London
Philharmonic Choir (Saturday 14), and the Philharmonia Orchestra with the Philharmonia Chorus (Sunday 15), conducted by Michael England. where: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX
when: Saturday 14 December –Sunday 15 December
Admission: Tickets from £30.00 (southbankcentre.co.uk)
Run time 2 hours and 15 minutes (approx)
BOROUGH
Board the 16th-century ship docked in Borough to hear timeless carols sung by a renowned choir.
On the Golden Hinde on Sunday 15 December, the Borough Welsh Choir will be singing some classic Christmas carols to get you into the festive mood.
The group is a mixed four-part choir with a history of singing at Buckingham Palace, The Shard, and more.
Sip on mulled cider, wine, or hot chocolate as their harmonies fill the historic Tudor galleon. All ages are welcome for this festive treat. where: The Golden Hinde, St Mary Overie Dock, Cathedral Street, SE1 9DE when: Sunday 15 December, 3pm admission: Tickets are £6 and can be booked or bought at the door. (goldenhinde.co.uk) Entry includes access to all museum areas of the ship.
There is no step-free access to the event space, please contact The Golden Hinde for more detailed access information.
By Melina Block Local Democracy Reporter
chaRities and volunteers are holding a camberwell community christmas event on saturday 7 december.
The free event will take place on Camberwell Green, with festive activities and performances organised for the day.
Camberwell Community Choir will be singing carols and Theatre Peckham will perform their show PAN! Peter’s Come Out to Play.
Mr and Mrs Santa are scheduled to arrive at midday on the green in a cargo bike sleigh from bike company Pedal Me.
People can also decorate gingerbread and fairy cakes, or head to the craft tent for seasonal arts and crafts and gifts with Black Stock Media.
Camberwell Society and other local charities will have stalls for the event.
Amuru Children’s charity is organising live music and children’s games, whilst Salvation Army will be hosting baby activities, kids’ crafts
and face painting.
Free treats will also be available from food charity and crisis support service Spring Community Hub. Other community support stalls will be present, offering free hygiene products and a clothes bank from Excel and energy saving and costof-living advice from Southwark Pensioners Centre.
SE5 Forum have teamed up with Theatre Peckham and multiple other charities and volunteers to organise the celebrations.
The event will run from 12pm3pm on Camberwell Green, with an evening performance of PAN! Scheduled for 5pm at Theatre Peckham.
siXth person chargeD in connection with murDer of Jesse lloyD-smith in pecKham
By Isabel Ramirez
a siXth person has been charged in connection with the murder of Jesse lloyd-smith in Peckham.
The 19-year-old was charged on Thursday, 28 November and will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 29 November.
A 17-year-old boy was charged with murder on Friday, 2 August, while four other people have been charged with perverting the course of justice.
Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, was shot in East Surrey Grove, SE15 shortly before 17:00hrs on Wednesday, 10 July. Emergency services rushed to the scene and Jesse was taken to hospital – however, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he tragically died the following day.
Detectives continue to appeal for the public’s help and want to hear from anyone, who may have any further information.
Detective Chief Inspector Alex Gammampila, whose team is leading the investigation, said: “Our team remains resolute in securing justice and we need the public’s help to do so.
“I am grateful to all those who have come forward so far but would ask anyone with information – no matter how insignificant you think it might be – to get in contact as this could prove to be crucial.
“We believe that the answers to this shooting remain within the community in Peckham and whilst I appreciate it may be difficult, now is the time to do the right thing.
“Anyone who doesn’t want to speak directly can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously.”
Jesse’s sister Chaise and Godmother Sam, said: “It’s been over four months without Jesse and we believe that there are still people living within this community who are sitting on the truth.
“Now is the time to come forward.
“Our family has continued to grieve Jesse and we are appealing for your help to give us answers.
“Please, if you know anything or remember anything from the evening of 10 July, no matter how small the information may seem, contact the police or Crimestoppers.
Information can be provided via an online portal here: Public Portal (mipp. police.uk)
Man charged with murder after woman was fatally stabbed in Surrey Quays
By Isabel Ramirezl
A MAN has been charged with murder after a woman was fatally stabbed in surrey Quays.
Police were called to an address in Greenland Quay following reports of a woman suffering stab wounds shortly before 3pm on Friday, November 29.
The victim, 57-year-old Margaret Cunningham, was taken to hospital where she died later that evening.
Officers arrested a man in
Rotherhithe. Andrew Cunningham, 61 has since been charged with murder. He has been remanded into custody and was due to appear at Croydon Magistrates Court on Monday.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “A man has been charged with murder as part of an investigation into the death of a woman in Greenland Quay.
“Police were called to an address shortly before 15:00hrs on Friday, 29 November following reports of a woman with stab wounds.
“The victim was taken to hospital, where she sadly died later that evening.
“She has since been identified as 57-year-old Margaret Cunningham.
“Officers arrested a man in Rotherhithe. Andrew Cunningham, 61 has since been charged with murder in connection with this investigation.
“He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Croydon Magistrates Court on Monday, 2 December.”
Disused block of flats in Borough catches fire
By Herbie Russelll
five PeoPle have been hospitalised after a �ire tore through a disused block of �lats in borough.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to Newcomen Street shortly after 4am on Tuesday, December 3.
Five people had to be rescued from the roof level, the second floor and a basement.
London Ambulance Service took five people to hospital, LFB said.
Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters were deployed from Dowgate, Whitechapel, Old Kent Road, Dockhead, Lambeth, Soho, Peckham and surrounding fire stations.
Alternatively, if you would prefer to speak to a police officer regarding this incident, please call 020 7175 2206. Alternatively, anyone who has information or footage can call 101 or post on X @MetCC quoting CAD 6886/10Jul.
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Half of the ground floor, part of the first floor, and the staircase from the ground to the first floor were destroyed by fire.
LFB’s 999 control centre operators received the first of around ten calls alerting them to the fire at 4.07pm which was under control by 5.07pm.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Metropolitan Police and the Brigade's fire investigation team.
Brixton girl, 16, charged with King's Cross murder of 'homeless man'
By Isabel Ramirez
a siXteen-yeaR-old girl from brixton has been charged with the murder of a 'homeless man' reportedly killed while sheltering in a bin shed.
Anthony Marks, 51, died after being attacked on Cromer Street, near King’s Cross St Pancras station, on Saturday, August 10.
The girl cannot be identified because of her age. She is due to appear at
Croydon Magistrates' Court today (Friday, November 29).
A 17-year-old boy has previously been charged and remanded in custody to face trial next year.
Officers still want to hear from any witnesses who have not yet spoken to them, as well as any of Anthony’s next of kin, who so far remain unidentified.
Anyone with information should contact the incident room direct on 0208 358 0300, dial 101 or post on X @ MetCC quoting CAD 1428/10AUG24.
Anthony Marks reportedly died after being attacked near King's Cross St Pancras station.
southwarK's largest employer of Jobless 'may be forceD to leave borough' over fire eXit parKing
By Herbie Russell
southwaRK’s laRgest employer of the long-term unemployed has threatened to leave the borough because the council has failed to remove a parked car from its �ire exit.
Homewood Group, a Bermondsey-based business helping long-term unemployed back into work, has begged Southwark Council to sort out the “hazardous” vehicle for three months.
The company, which trains vulnerable people to work across London’s rail network, has operated in Southwark since 2016.
The council’s inaction could now force the business to relocate next month, taking its 800 employees and reported £4.2 million local economic contribution with it.
Founder Daniele Lucia, who recently moved the company to Bermondsey’s Blue Market with hopes of reviving the barren high street, described the situation as “ludicrous”.
The car has partially blocked the fire exit since Homewood Group moved from the Biscuit Factory site to its new office in September.
Senior staff are concerned that, in the event of a fire, there would be a “bottleneck” of people leaving.
Southwark Council has now put parking tickets on cars on the other side of the road but failed to ticket the offending vehicle.
Moses Orekoya, operations director, said: “We have a lot of people in here and if something happens they are trapped. It’s a hazard and they [the council] are shirking their responsibilities."
The company says it has already scaled down its daily training by 50 per cent over health and safety concerns.
Homewood Group's departure would be a blow to some of Southwark’s most vulnerable residents.
The company had promised to share the space with the Citizens Advice Bureau, which was
forced to close last year.
It also plays a vital role in getting the long-term unemployed, including care leavers, mental sufferers, and the homeless, many living locally, back into work.
Mr Lucia said: “Last year we employed over 440 people. We’re the largest employer in Southwark of long term unemployed.
“If you see someone on a railway track wearing orange in London they probably work for us.”
He continued: “We were looking to increase footfall in the area. When we look at the projected numbers, we could have anywhere between 200 and 300 people coming in, some of which would use local shops and facilities.”
“My mind’s blown that it has come to this,” he added.
After the News contacted the council, police got the car removed but another vehicle has since appeared in its place.
Cllr John Batteson, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Jobs and Business, has said Southwark Council is "reviewing options to prohibit parking in this area, including the potential installation of double yellow lines, to prevent similar incidents in the future".
He added: "Our enforcement team will ensure compliance with any new restrictions. We are committed to working closely with Homewood Group to resolve this matter.”
The latest statistics show that about 25 per cent of the UK’s working age population - those aged sixteen to 64 - are jobless. That is roughly 11 million people.
That figure is only slightly lower in Southwark where 21.6 per cent are jobless - around 52,000 people.
On Tuesday, November 26, Sir Keir Starmer declared that Britain “simply isn’t working” and unveiled plans to bring more people into work and slash the country’s spiralling benefits bill.
Southwark Council was approached for comment but failed to come back with an answer.
Moses Orekoya, operations director (left) and Peter Sosanya, operative manager (right) outside the blocked fire exit
Homewood Group has struggled to operate since moving to The Blue Market in September
92-year-olD's short trip to shops now impossible Due to Double bus Diversion
By Herbie Russell
a 92-yeaR-old bermondsey resident is struggling to shop and collect her pension since changes to a local bus route drastically disrupted her routine.
Anne Davis, who lives on Barkworth Road, SE16, has long relied on the P12 bus to travel between her home and The Blue high street.
The journey, which once took her just fifteen minutes each way, became a logistical ordeal lasting over an hour after roadworks meant the P12 was diverted in November.
Although spritely for her age, Anne says she would struggle to make it all the way by foot, especially when she is laden with bags of shopping.
As of last week, a second diversion means she can no longer visit The Blue by bus at all, leaving her to rely entirely on lifts from family.
The exasperated pensioner said: “Whose brilliant idea was it to stop those buses?
Nobody on Ilderton Road can get anywhere.
“They’re spending five days a week fixing the road. They should be spending seven days a week.
The exasperated pensioner said: “Whose brilliant idea was it to stop those buses? Nobody on Ilderton Road can get anywhere.
“They’re spending five days a week fixing the road. They should be spending seven days a week.”
She recounts how last week, hordes of
bewildered people were left stranded at a stop on Ilderton Road for 45 minutes.
After giving up and calling TfL, she learned they had been waiting for a bus that would never come.
For most of her recent life, she got the P12 bus from Ilderton Road - Millwall Football Ground [Stop IB] - to Southwark Park Road.
Then, she simply hopped back on the P12 going in the opposite direction to get home.
On September 16, the southbound P12 was diverted far away from her home’s nearest bus stop.
This was due to bridge works on Old Kent Road and the installation of district heating on Ilderton Road for new developments.
As a result, to get home from The Blue
By Melina Block
aRt insPiRed by london underground seats' fabric has been designed by brixton art gallery founder Rita Keegan for the 40th pocket tube map’s cover. The South London-based artist drew on her photographs of London from the 1980s and the history of Tube seat fabrics to create ‘The Fabric of Time’.
with all her shopping, she had to get the 381 all the way down to the Peckham Bus Garage.
Only then, from the Peckham Bus Garage, could she get back on the P12 to return home. Her journey time had gone from 30 minutes all round to 1 hour 10 minutes in total.
On Monday, November 18, things got worse. Due to roadworks on Galleywall Road, the P12 ceased to stop at her local bus stop on its way to The Blue.
This disruption is set to last until April 14, with a short period of resuming normal service between December 20 and January 2, 2025.
Anne said: “I have to phone my son to
take me to The Blue after work. I can barely get out the door. It’s not just me. There are lots of other flats in Ilderton Road that use the same bus stop.”
A TfL spokesperson said: “Our buses form a vital part of London’s transport network, providing millions of Londoners with affordable, green, and accessible ways to travel around the capital every day.
“Essential works on the road network are unavoidable, and we are working with Southwark Council to ensure that the P12 provides the best possible service for all, and that any disruption is minimised.
“We’re sorry for the inconvenience caused to Ms. Davis’ journey due to the roadworks in Southwark.”
The piece layers ten seat designs with a photo of the artist in her 30s at Brixton station, where Keegan first lived after moving to London.
A range of artists have designed covers for pocket Tube maps, issued every six months, for more than twenty years.
Keegan's design for the pocket map is the first to contain the new names and colours for the six London Overground lines. The new names - Liberty, Lioness,
Mildmay, Suffragette, Weaver and Windrush - mark a historic change for London's transport network.
Like previous iterations, the map will also show all available toilets on the network.
Keegan’s work also celebrates the numerous tube seat moquette designers, many of them women and who were not all credited in archives at the time.
She said: “Being invited to do a piece for Art on the Underground was a
great privilege.
“It has a long tradition and having been a person that has ridden the Underground most of their life seeing art in stations was always the most exciting thing, coming to Britain and finding just the nature of the Tube map is gorgeous.
“So yes, this has been a great experience.”
The new map launched on Tuesday, November 26, and can be found in most underground stations.
Southwark's slowest bus routes revealed
By Issy Clarke
southwaRK’s slowest bus routes have been revealed in the latest tfl �igures.
Ever been on a bus and felt you could have reached your destination faster if you had simply walked? These rage-inducing routes are so sluggish you might have been correct.
The Number 1 bus from Hampstead to Rotherhithe was the worst offender, clocking in at just 6.62 miles per hour on average. A fraction behind was the 35, which goes to Clapham Junction via Walworth and Camberwell, averaging 6.65 mph.
In the UK, average running speed is around 6.5 mph according to the running app Strava – practically the same speed as both these routes.
The 453, from Baker Street down to Deptford, was the third slowest, running at a tortoise pace of 6.87mph. Meanwhile, the 68 from Camden to Norwood, the fifth worst offender, crawls to its finish line at an average 6.90 mph.
In fifth place was the 12, travelling from Soho through Camberwell, Peckham and Dulwich, with a 6.93mph average speed. Across the borough as a whole, bus speeds were around 8mph, down 6 per cent compared to 2013/2014.
In July of this year an analysis from environmental coalition Healthy Streets revealed that City Hall was on track to miss several of the targets set in Sadiq Khan's strategy, including speeding up bus journeys.
City Hall had anticipated that “bus speeds will improve by approximately 5-15 per cent London-wide, with particular improvements expected in inner London”, in order to make buses "an attractive alternative to the car".
But according to Healthy Streets' research research, bus speeds between April 2023 and March 2024 were on average no faster than during the equivalent twelve month period prior to the pandemic; between April 2019 and March 2020. Both periods saw an average bus speed recorded of about 9.27mph, including time spent stopping.
Healthy Streets, which includes the groups Future Transport London and London Cycling Campaign, revealed Khan is falling behind on several other aims including eliminating road deaths and achieving net zero carbon emissions in London by 2030.
Rita Keegan's artwork for the Tube map
Rita Keegan, ‘The Fabric of Time’, 2024 – Pocket Tube map
Anne Davis says a routine bus trip has become a logistical nightmare
Steven Weems,
at his
says: '“Why can I not have the same opportunity as everyone else?"
By Herbie Russell
A DISABLED man says he has been refused the Right to buy his council home because his home has too many disabled adaptations.
Steven Weems nearly died after plummeting six storeys while window cleaning a building on Oxford Street.
The 52-year-old, now a wheelchair user, claims Southwark Council is “discriminating" against him.
Cllr Sarah King, cabinet member for council homes, said she understood Mr Weems' "frustration", saying he could "further appeal" the council's decision.
Speaking from his Borough council flat, the father-of-two said: “I don't know why I’m being treated so unfairly.
“Why can I not have the same opportunity as everyone else? It’s mindblowing that they’ve fobbed me off. I think the Right to Buy scheme should apply to everyone.
“This is my sanctuary, and I want to make it my forever home, and I haven’t
got enough to buy anywhere else. I haven’t got a great deal of money.”
He added: “This means, because I’m disabled, I’ll never be able to buy my own home. How can that be right?”
Steven, a father-of-two from Walworth, saw his life change forever on November 14, 2017.
While working 65ft high, he says his two ropes tore after snagging on a piece of metal jutting from the building.
Steven, whose son witnessed the horrific accident, was in a coma for three weeks and said the impact broke “nearly every bone" in his body.
He has been given a life expectancy of 67 due to multiple organ damage and had injuries including a shattered pelvis and a broken back in three different places.
He has undergone 33 operations since the accident, including an arm surgery that doctors botched, causing him to lose its use.
Once discharged after eighteen months in hospital, Steven says the council put him in a second-floor flat “without a lift”,
DisableD man 'DenieD right to buy' council flat because of home's DisableD aDaptations
leaving him trapped indoors for days on end.
“I went through a stage of depression, mainly when I was stuck in that flat,” he says.
Steven was moved into a ground-floor flat in Borough in 2021 and, earlier this year, asked to buy the flat off Southwark Council.
Right to Buy allows council tenants to purchase their homes from a local authority for a discounted rate after living in it for three years.
However, Steven was astonished to receive a letter saying his request had been rejected because of disabled adaptations to his home, making it “substantially different” from “ordinary dwelling houses”.
Southwark Council wrote to him: “It is the policy of the council not to sell such properties in order to offer it to another person who might be in need of such property.”
According to Southwark Council, people cannot purchase their council
homes if it has "features that are substantially different from those of an ordinary dwelling".
Southwark Council claimed his adaptations included a walk-in shower, a backdoor wheelchair ramp, and a kitchen cupboard.
Steven says the walk-in shower was already installed on his arrival and that he does not even have a rear ramp.
Steven said: “As for the cupboard, that’s just ridiculous. I just wanted one cupboard at head height where I can’t bend down when I’m using my walking frame.”
More importantly, Steven claims these adaptations do not make his home "substantially different" from others.
He claims neighbours' properties are near-identical and that his bathroom could only possibly accommodate a shower - rather than a bath - because of its small size.
Southwark Council also says, to be denied the Right to Buy, the dwelling must be "on [sic] of a group of dwellings
which it is the practice of the landlord to let for occupation by people who are physically disabled".
Steven does not believe his property meets this criteria, nor the criteria that the property be "near a social service or special facility provided wholly or partly for the purpose of assisting the occupants".
He claims Southwark Council, which appears to have an incorrect record of what his adaptations are, has not sent anybody round to inspect the property.
Steven appealed the decision, but it was once again rejected by Southwark Council this month.
Councillor Sarah King, cabinet member for council homes, said : “I understand Mr. Weems’ frustration with being refused the Right to Buy – he is able to further appeal the decision if he wishes.
"The council follows a very strict criteria of legislation in assessing eligibility for the Right to Buy and a large proportion of people are not able to buy their council homes, for many reasons.”
Developer rejigs Aylesbury Estate plans after legal challenge
By Robert Firth Local Democracy Reporter
a develoPeR has rejigged its plans for the next stage in the redevelopment of the aylesbury estate, almost a year since the rebuild stalled due to a legal challenge from housing campaigners led by a former
resident.
Notting Hill Genesis’s (NHG) updated proposals for the sprawling estate in Walworth would see the total number of new flats increased from 614 to 640 and the number of the cheapest social rent homes upped from 163 to 173.
In January, the latest instalment in the estate’s redevelopment (phase 2b) faced a setback after housing campaigners led by ex-Aylesbury resident Aysen Dennis won a high court case against the local council over its decision to amend the wording of outline planning permission for the estate’s regeneration.
The council had tried to make the changes to remove legal obstacles to detailed plans for phase 2b submitted in 2022 by NHG, which included a 26-floor tower, and deviated from the
outline (in principle) permission.
NHG’s re-jigged proposals for phase 2b are an update to the controversial 2022 plans, which were submitted outside the remit of the outline permission, and could still face potential legal obstacles.
Second staircases have been added to some of the blocks in NHG’s updated proposals, due to new fire safety regulations which came into force in March. Additional floors have been added to four blocks to accommodate the updated fire safety requirements.
Two seven-storey blocks now each have eight storeys and two nine-storey blocks are now both 10-storeys in height.
This phase of the Aylesbury’s redevelopment involves the demolition of 241-471 Wendover, Padbury,
Winslow and Ravensbourne, with the loss of 373 homes, of which 327 are social rent homes.
The 35 per cent campaign, a local group which advocates for affordable housing, branded the updated proposals ‘a significant departure’ from the original plans for the estate. It pointed to the absence of homes (as opposed to flats) in the plans and the loss of 154 social homes when Southwark’s housing waiting list has over 17,500 families on it.
In planning documents, NHG said the updated proposals resulted in more social rented housing than anticipated in the outline permission—adding that analysis had shown it couldn’t make the redevelopment make financial sense with any additional social housing.
Steven Weems with his sons
A walk-in shower is among the adaptations Southwark Council has cited as making a Right to Buy inviable
pictured
home,
'planets are aligning' for government to release funDing to eXtenD the baKerloo line, says t fl chief
By Noah Vickers
the “Planets are aligning” for the government to release funding to extend the bakerloo line into southeast london, possibly as early as the spring of next year, business leaders have been told.
Speaking at the launch of a new businessled campaign to get the line extended to Hayes via Lewisham, a senior Transport for London official said the Government’s focus on getting more homes built has boosted the project’s prospects.
The ‘Biz4Bakerloo’ launch on Tuesday night was also attended by Sadiq Khan’s transport deputy, Seb Dance, who stressed the importance of replacing the line’s 52-year-old trains – saying it was “quite astonishing” that they were even still working.
The project would involve building a new tunnel south from the line’s current terminus at Elephant and Castle, with new stations built at Burgess Park and on the Old Kent Road. The line would then call in at New Cross Gate and at Lewisham, with a further extension made possible using existing rail links down to Hayes and Beckenham Junction.
The bulk of the project will require funding from the Government, TfL has said. Two years ago, the cost of the extension as far as Lewisham was estimated at between £5.2bn and £8.7bn at 2021 prices. Going beyond Lewisham was thought to require a further £800m to £1.9bn.
Alex Williams, TfL’s chief customer and strategy officer, told the event there are “peaks and troughs” when it comes to planning any major rail project, as the certainty of whether it will be built rises and falls. It feels to me, in that peaks and troughs thing, that it’s on the way up, that there’s some good planets aligning to make sure that we are going to proceed with the scheme,” he said.
Plans for the project are already “very clearly defined”, Mr Williams pointed out, adding that the case for replacing the “ancient” trains is “compelling”.
The tunnel route from Elephant and Castle down to Lewisham has been “safeguarded”, he said, and there is “very strong support” for the project both from local borough councils and from the private sector.
As well as the scheme creating jobs, he
pointed out that the Labour Government has made house-building a central focus, and has given London a mandatory target of constructing 81,000 new homes per year.
“You aren’t going to get anywhere near that [target], unless you invest in infrastructure – and this is a great project for that,” Mr Williams said.
He revealed that ahead of the Chancellor’s ‘comprehensive spending review’ in the spring of next year, which is expected to outline Government spending over the next few years, TfL will be submitting a specific request for money to pay for the Bakerloo line extension and upgrade.
“But to get it over the line, we absolutely do need business support for that, and that coalition of the private and public sector,” he said, pointing out that the development of the Elizabeth line, formerly known as
Crossrail, “went through some really difficult times”.
He added: “But it got to a stage, in the early 2000s, where it became kind of unstoppable. It was unstoppable because the business community was so much behind it, and I think in some ways what we need to do for the Bakerloo is make it unstoppable…
“So I’m much more optimistic about the scheme now. There’s a lot of hurdles to overcome, but if the money is made available, we can absolutely deliver this.”
Mr Dance, the deputy mayor for transport, said the project is “imperative” and stressed the urgency of securing modern trains to replace the current fleet, which dates from 1972. “It’s quite astonishing, frankly, that they still run. They’re very built,” he said.
“But there are increasingly fewer people who know how to fix them. Unfortunately,
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the number of people we are relying upon to fix these trains, as and when they fall out of service, is reducing.
"We cannot go on in a situation running the oldest trains in western Europe on our network. We have to upgrade it.”
He added that in terms of seeking funding from the Government, it was not simply a case of “putting a begging bowl out”, as the scheme will deliver substantial economic rewards. He concluded: “This project is a nobrainer – back it.”
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Empty and second homes to have council tax doubled
By Charlotte Lillywhite Local Democracy Reporter
owneRs of empty and second homes in south west london face having their council tax doubled for the first time.
Richmond Council will charge additional 100 per cent premiums on long-term empty and second homes from April to make more properties available in the borough.
The council has launched a consultation to ask residents for any exceptions they would like to see to the additional long-term empty and second homes premiums, which will be introduced on April 1. It will consider this feedback before publishing the final policies.
An additional premium of 100 per cent on top of the normal rate of council tax will be charged on homes left empty and unfurnished for more than one year, rather than two years, under the changes.
Properties that are considered second homes will also see their council tax doubled
Properties in Richmond that have been unoccupied and unfurnished for more than five years already have to pay a 200 per cent premium on council tax, while those left in that state for more than 10 years must pay a premium of 300 per cent.
There are no existing premium charges on second homes in Richmond, which are defined as any furnished property that is not someone’s only or main residence.
The government gave councils discretionary powers to introduce further premiums on empty and second homes in 2023.
Consultation documents said: “The council recognises that empty homes and second homes can have an impact in some communities where a proportion of properties are not occupied all year round. Large numbers of empty homes can contribute to housing supply pressures, whilst also reducing the desirability of local areas.
“Second homes can provide flexibility to enable people to work in and contribute to the local community, whilst being able to return to a family home in another part of the country on a regular basis. However, second homes do reduce the availability of permanent housing in an area where housing supply is under considerable pressure. For these reasons, the council is looking for ways to bring empty and underused homes back into use.”
There were 3,735 people on the council’s housing waiting list as of August 31. The authority received 268 properties for allocation from partner housing associations between April 2023 and March 2024.
The consultation closes on December 18.
chessington coulD open 'wow factor' themeD lanD with new rollercoaster
By Charlotte Lillywhite Local Democracy Reporter
A NEW themed land with a rollercoaster, children’s ride and play areas could open at chessington world of adventures, if new plans are approved.
The popular resort in South London wants to redevelop one of its oldest areas to deliver a ‘wow factor’ for visitors.
Owner Merlin Entertainments submitted plans to Kingston Council to replace Wild Asia, which has some of the resort’s oldest rides and buildings, and a neighbouring glamping site with the new themed land. Only one existing ride, known as Kobra, would be kept and rethemed for the new attraction.
The new themed land would have an
indoor and outdoor rollercoaster, indoor immersive children’s ride, themed play areas and sensory environments to attract families with children aged six to 12. It would have new food and drink outlets with themed menus, a courtyard and shop selling exclusive merchandise.
Planning documents warned visitor numbers will decline at Chessington without this investment, with fewer people visiting the resort in 2023 than before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019. They said the new themed land would deliver a ‘wow factor’ to refresh Chessington’s offer and upgrade an area long overdue for investment.
The glamping site to be removed under the plans, known as Explorer Glamping, only had temporary permission to stay open until September 2025.
The documents said: “The ‘need’ to continue investing in the right way is critical to the resort’s success, and in doing so will help to ensure it is able to compete with other leisure/visitor attractions in the South East, e.g. Paultons Park in Hampshire and Warner Bros. Studio Tour London ‘The Making of Harry Potter’.”
They added: “Merlin is very keen for the resort to become a year-round attraction and the indoor elements proposed in the new themed land would help this transition. This ‘evolution’ will add to the attractiveness of the resort to guests and will help to ‘smooth’ the visitor number profile, potentially reducing the summer peak and spreading this into other months.”
Details of the theme chosen for the new land will be revealed in due course. Construction work could begin as early
as 2025 and be completed by 2027, if the scheme is approved.
Chessington first opened to the public as a zoo in 1931. It was later transformed into a theme park and now has more than 1,000 animals in its zoo and sealife centre, over 40 rides and attractions, two themed hotels and a Go Ape course.
Merlin has wider plans to improve Chessington by opening a new waterpark with themed water slides, wave, infinity and spa pools, lazy and rapid rivers, an aqua play area, splash pad, safari ‘beach’, cabanas, a snack bar and café. It submitted plans last year to expand the resort’s safari hotel to build the waterpark, in a bid to rival the likes of Disney and Universal Studios
Kingston Council will decide on both planning applications in due course.
New artwork for 40th Tube map designed by Brixton woman
By Melina Block
aRt insPiRed by London Underground seats' fabric has been designed by Brixton Art Gallery founder Rita Keegan for the 40th pocket Tube map’s cover.
The South London-based artist drew on her photographs of London from the 1980s and the history of Tube seat fabrics to create ‘The Fabric of Time’
The piece layers ten seat designs with a photo of the artist in her 30s at Brixton station, where Keegan first lived after moving to London.
A range of artists have designed covers for pocket Tube maps, issued every six months, for more than twenty years.
Keegan's design for the pocket map is the first to contain the new names and colours for the six London Overground lines.
The new names - Liberty, Lioness, Mildmay, Suffragette, Weaver and
Windrush - mark a historic change for London's transport network.
Like previous iterations, the map will also show all available toilets on the network
Keegan’s work also celebrates the numerous tube seat moquette designers, many of them women and who were not all credited in archives at the time.
She said: “Being invited to do a piece for Art on the Underground was a great privilege.
“It has a long tradition and having been a person that has ridden the Underground most of their life seeing art in stations was always the most exciting thing, coming to Britain and finding just the nature of the Tube map is gorgeous.
“So yes, this has been a great experience.”
The new map launched on Tuesday, November 26, and can be found in most underground stations.
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The Southwark Civic Awards 2025
Closing date for receipt of nominations is Friday 31 January 2025. We cannot consider entries received after this date.
Awards enquiry line: 020 7525 7303, or email mayoral.events@southwark.gov.uk
Eligibility and exclusions
The council welcomes nominations for any individual whose unpaid voluntary activity is unrelated to, or is additional to, the nominee’s current employment. We also welcome nominations for any community group, organisation or business which is based in and/ or benefits the Southwark community.
Serving elected members of Southwark Council may not be nominated but they may freely nominate others. Employees of Southwark Council are also excluded from being nominated, unless it is for unpaid voluntary activity, which is unrelated to or is additional to their current employment. Council employees may also nominate individuals, projects or organisations.
As the Southwark Civic Awards 2025 does not supersede any earlier scheme, previous recipients of equal or greater awards in the scheme may not be nominated. Those who received a Letter of Commendations in the past may, however be nominated.
Recipients of awards in other council-operated or supported award
schemes such as Housing Heroes or Southwark Stars may be nominated for Southwark Civic Awards.
Nominations for Civic Awards cannot be considered posthumously, unless the nominee died during 2024 and the work or project they are nominated for also occurred during 2024.
What are we looking for?
With this awards scheme, the keywords are ‘active citizenship’ and ‘exceptional achievement’. We are in search of people, projects, organisations and businesses worthy of being singled out and publicly recognised for their generous use of time, ideas, energy and resources for the betterment of others.
We are also looking for shining examples of civic mindedness, personal courage, or service to family or community that is above and beyond the ordinary. In support of Southwark Council’s delivery of the Public Sector Equality Duty, we encourage nominations of people from diverse backgrounds.
We want the recipients of these awards to know that the difference they have made to the lives of others, or indeed the life of the borough, is recognised at the highest level. Examples may include, but are not restricted to:
• Outstanding personal service to the young or the elderly.
• A community organisation or individual that has improved the lives of many.
• A project or event that has helped to build bridges between cultures and communities.
• An act of personal courage or generosity.
• Innovation in business or the improvement of the local economy.
• Enhancement of the borough’s culture, heritage and reputation.
Online nominations can be submitted: www.southwark.gov.uk/civicawards
Alternatively please request a copy of the nomination form by contacting the awards enquiry line on 020 7525 7303 or email mayoral.events@southwark.gov.uk
Dulwich woman recounts mum's 'horrenDous' final Days: 'we watcheD her starve insteaD of having a peaceful Death'
By Herbie Russell
Monica would have rather died sitting beneath her favourite tree, surrounded by loved ones, with a glass of red wine in her hand. instead, her family watched as she starved to death in hospital.
“The mother I loved and knew was a really feisty, proud, achieving role model,” her daughter Lucy recalls. “She died in the most horrible way. I’m haunted by that. When I think of her, I think of her death more than her life.”
On Friday, MPs MPs supported the assisted dying bill by 330 to 275, a majority of 55.
Lucy Ferman-Moore, a cycling instructor and parkrun ambassador from East Dulwich, supports MyDeath, MyDecision, a group campaigning for assisted dying reform. In a call for MPs to vote the bill through last week, she recounted her mother’s death.
As a child, she remembers being hoisted atop her mother’s shoulders on protests
and marches. Her mother — a “remarkable woman” — was a strident activist on everything from housing to nuclear disarmament.
“She was passionate about causes. She wouldn’t just talk about it, she’d be out and be on the street and support campaigns in every way she could,” Lucy says.
During World War Two, her mother was an air raid warden. In her spare time, she was a voracious reader of literary fiction and an enthusiastic actress in amateur dramatics near her home in North London.
By 2011, then in her 80s, having suffered serious spinal problems, her health was deteriorating. She became isolated and her poor hearing meant she started turning down social invitations.
She later started displaying other symptoms like jaundice. She was regularly throwing up and at times looked “bright yellow”. Within a year, she was doubly incontinent and, by the following year, was effectively bedridden and constantly in and out of hospital.
Lucy says: “[She was] reliant on carers
coming into her home for personal care. She couldn’t move around and she was doubly incontinent — the indignity of wearing nappies and being turned over to be cleaned up was horrible and she didn’t want us around when they [the carers] were there and she was getting very depressed by it all.”
Lucy remembers her asking: “Can’t I just be able to go? I’ve had a great life. I just don’t want to be like this anymore.”
Around July 2012, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, by which time she was being fed via tubes. “She said, ‘That’s it. The tubes are coming out. I’m not having surgery. Get me into a hospice,’” Lucy says. She remembers her mother pulling out her tubes, meaning the distraught family watched as the beloved matriarch “starved to death”.
The assisted dying bill considered by MPs would have helped her mother, Lucy says. The law would allow adults, who have mental capacity, to request assistance from a doctor to die if they are in the final six months of their life. The prognosis was so
bleak for Monica after the cancer diagnosis that she would have almost certainly met these conditions.
Monica would not allow her grandchildren to visit towards the end, such was her “horrendous” state of being.
“The last thing [my mum] Monica wanted was for her immediate family to witness what she was going through,” Lucy says.
“It was really frightening to watch. You knew that in time she was going to die. But she had to go through this awful process where all they could do was offer her painkillers or fluids through tubes that she’d bring up… She was like a skeleton at the end of it.”
In 2015, three years after Monica’s death, Lucy scattered her mother’s ashes by a river she loved. Coincidentally, she did so on the same day the votes were announced for the 2015 assisted dying bill.
Like this bill, it would have allowed those with fewer than six months to live the
possibility of choosing assisted dying, with a high court judge’s approval. MPs voted overwhelmingly against it with 330 votes to 118. This time, MPs were convinced the bill was right.
Lucy is married to Trevor Moore, Chair of MyDeath, MyDecision. He said: "Our key message to MPs is that if they reject the Leadbeater Bill they will force many to suffer unnecessarily, because we know that palliative care cannot help many thousands of suffering people.
"Beyond that, they have choices that are harrowing not only for them, but also for their loved ones. Can you look those people in the eye and tell them you don’t support a compassionate choice that will allow them a calm and dignified death?”
Lucy says: “To be able to choose to die quickly with a glass of red wine under her favourite tree, with all her family and any close friends, she would have had a much, much better experience.”
How did Southwark's five MPs vote on the assisted dying bill?
By Herbie Russell
MPs have backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in england and wales in a historic vote ushering in a change to the law.
Under draft legislation being considered by Parliament, terminally ill adults expected to die within six months could seek help to end their lives.
In the first Commons vote on the issue since 2015, MPs supported the bill by 330 to 275, a majority of 55.
Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, voted against the bill. He had told the News the bill was “badly timed” given the cash-strapped NHS would have to fund an “additional ‘service’” with “more costs”.
“The Bill also risks fundamentally switching the purpose of the NHS away from sustaining life,” he added before the vote.
Miatta Fahnbulleh, MP for Peckham,
voted in favour having said she would support the bill if it “contains the adequate protections”.
“I believe we should explore ways to give terminally ill people facing a painful death some autonomy and the right to choose when to die with dignity, on their
own terms,” she had said.
Helen Hayes, MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, who voted against the 2015 bill on assisted dying, did the same this time round.
The education committee chair wrote that year that the NHS needed better
palliative care instead.
In 2015, she said: "I am concerned that in a context of severe cuts to our public services, it will become even harder for services to join up in the way that is necessary to support terminally ill people, and in that context, the pressure
to take the option of an assisted death may grow."
Florence Eshalomi, MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, was a teller for the against side, meaning her vote did not count.
A teller's job is to count and verify the votes made by parliamentary colleagues and they are not entitled to a vote themselves.
However, if she had voted, it would have been against the bill.
In the Commons, her voice cracked with emotion as she recounted her mother's excruciating pain with sickle cell anaemia and the inadequate care she received.
"We should be helping people to live comfortable pain-free lives on their own terms before we think about making it easier for them to die," she said.
Ellie Reeves, MP for Lewisham West and Dulwich, was among the 45 MPs who did not record a vote.
Monica Ferman passed away in 2012. (Family handout)
Monica Ferman pictured with her daughter Lucy. (Family handout)
Left to right: Neil Coyle, Florence Eshalomi, Helen Hayes, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Ellie Reeves
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silwooD estate community centre 'putting profit before resiDents' since £120 million regeneration, locals claim
By Herbie Russell
RotheRhithe housing estate
residents claim a housing provider has turned their local community centre into a cash cow since the estate's £120 million regeneration.
L&Q received £3 million in council grants to establish and run the Silwood Estate's Lewington Centre, in collaboration with residents, on the condition it remain “a thriving and sustainable community facility”.
But Silwood residetnts have complained that, eighteen years on, L&Q requires them to pay if they want to rent the space for community activities.
In response, L&Q stated the centre remains "accessible" and "inclusive" with local community groups given five hours of free usage each month.
The housing provider also said it had "worked hard" with those complaining but that some of the organisers in question were "in significant arrears" over centre usage.
"We’re happy to work with all local groups, as long as there are no outstanding debts and the hire agreement we put in place is adhered to," L&Q said.
A youth club, Zumba, tai chi, and karate classes for the elderly, once organised by Silwood Estate residents on the Lewington Centre Management Committee, have since collapsed.
The Lewington Centre still hosts numerous events, many free of charge for residents and the wider community, including a food bank, crafts workshops, and children’s clubs.
While many service users have praised L&Q’s management, a contingent of longtime residents say the regeneration has worsened their experience.
Jacqueline Willis, member of the Lewington Centre Management Committee, said: “Basically, they want the money, and they want people who are using the space to be paying for it.”
Doreen Dower, former secretary of the Silwood Tenants’ and Residents’ Association (TRA), said: “It’s a very difficult position we’re in. They don’t seem to understand what community is. What we’ve been trying to do is make bridges so that we can work with them but it’s got to the stage where we can’t."
The story begins around the year 2000, when the Silwood, a large counil estate in Rotherhithe, started undergoing regeneration.
650 flats were demolished and replaced with over 1,300 new apartments, as well as a new community facility—the Lewington Centre.
The Lewington Centre was built to replace the Silwood Tenants’ Hall, which was demolished.
L&Q received Lewisham Council grants worth over £3.3 million to build the centre, including 25 intermediate rent flats above it.
In an agreement signed with Lewisham Council, L&Q promised to use “all reasonable endeavours” to establish “a thriving and sustainable Community Facility”.
The new centre was a welcome addition to the estate, although discontent has been bubbling over its usage for several years.
For example, in January 2020, police were called to a residents’ sit-in protest in a community centre on the Silwood Estate after their Zumba class was cancelled by L&Q.
The TRA claimed that their activities were being interfered with by L&Q and are cancelled at short notice, while events being run by private groups in the space are left to go ahead.
Nevertheless, it was reportedly wellused by local residents organising events until around March 2020 when the pandemic struck.
Jacqueline Willis, a Silwood resident who was running a youth club with free use of the centre, says she had to stop the club due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
Jacqueline said: “The youth club had been really successful, with over 50 children attending.”
After lockdown, she claims L&Q took over running the youth club without notifying her. The youth club has since been disbanded, she claims.
Keen to keep running community activities, Jacqueline continued organising tai chi, karate, and Zumba classes, mainly for elderly Silwood residents.
She charged residents just £2 for sessions, which was used to pay class instructors. L&Q continued to let her use the space for free for those activities, she says.
But since March, L&Q has been demanding payments of £81 for fourhour slots to use the centre, Jacqueline says.
The housing provider had reportedly lost Sport England funding, meaning it
now had to charge Silwood residents organising events.
Desperate not to let people down, she claims the TRA spent £1,200 on hall usage over a two-month period.
Now the TRA has run out of money, and tai chi, karate, and Zumba classes have collapsed, she said.
Elaine who used to attend tai chi classes, said: “When they did this hall, it was supposed to be for the community, but it’s not for the community.”
An estate resident for fifty years, she said: “So many of the activities have to be paid for, and there was none of that before.”
The Lewington Centre is still well attended by Silwood residents and people from the wider area.
Activities include Parent Skills 2 Go, a food bank feeding hundreds of people, an elderly person’s club and much more.
While some activities are organised by L&Q, others are run by Community Interest Companies (CICs), many of which reportedly pay for hall usage.
All activity organisers are charged the same amount for centre usage based on square footage, although charges vary according to operational and out of hours usage.
It reportedly costs L&Q £1million per year to keep the centre open for the community.
Maya Naidoo, an estate resident, said:
“I’ve been coming here with my kids for the last five or six years.
“From my side, I would say 80 per cent positive experience. We’ve been coming here for all the activities they offer.
“Families and kids come here all the
time for the after-school club activities. It’s great. It’s free, the kids get to do physical activities and arts and crafts, and it’s a warm place to come after school.”
Jennifer, 64, a food bank user, said: “I’ve been coming for three months. You get lovely bits and pieces. You never just get tins from here—mainly fresh produce.”
Matthew Corbett, Director of the L&Q Foundation, said, “The Lewington Centre is an accessible, inclusive space where all residents of the Silwood Estate are welcome. With a wide range of activities taking place for residents of all ages and abilities, it’s a much-used hive of activity for local people.
"Our foyer and welfare areas are open to all from Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm and local community groups have access to five hours of free usage each month. Groups that use it beyond this time pay for the space. These charges are in line with similar local facilities, and we do our best to keep charges to a minimum while covering the cost of running the centre.
"We have worked hard with the Lewington Centre Management Committee to try and find them funding, but unfortunately, they haven’t been able to find a solution and are in significant arrears. We’re happy to work with all local groups, as long as there are no outstanding debts and the hire agreement we put in place is adhered to.
"We continue to engage with the local community to make sure that the services provided at the Lewington Centre meet their needs, and feedback from the vast majority of users has been positive.”
Doreen Dower, former secretary of the Silwood Tenants’ and Residents’ Association (TRA)
Elaine attended tai chi classes before they had to stop running
Elderly residents enjoying activities on a Friday afternoon at the Lewington Centre
Jaqueline Willis and Doreen Dower outside the Lewington Centre
camberwell man JaileD for fifteen years for raping unDerage girl thirty years ago
By Herbie Russell
A CAMBERWELL man has been jailed for �ifteen years after raping an underage girl almost 30 years ago.
Colin Moore, 58, was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, November 22.
His offences were four counts of rape and five of indecent assault against the same girl, now aged 41, between 1995 and 1999.
The victim-survivor, in a statement, said “the innocence” was “taken from my childhood” by Moore.
She added: “I wasn’t satisfied my abuser lived without consequence while I suffered the aftermath of his actions.
"I hope my story can inspire others to stand up against their abusers no matter the obstacles.”
The woman, aged under sixteen when the abuse began, reported it to police in 2020.
During the trial, jurors heard how Moore abused the girl at locations in west and central London, including her mother’s flat and Victoria Station.
With the help of witnesses who gave vital statements, Moore was arrested and subsequently charged with numerous offences.
He was found guilty on Friday, May 24 following a trial at Isleworth Crown Court.
Detective Constable Laura Harcombe, who led the investigation, said: “Colin Moore is a sexual predator who manipulated and abused a vulnerable young girl he knew, as well as lying to the police.
"We were able to build a comprehensive investigation - from so many years ago - to bring justice to an innocent young woman.
“This woman has shown incredible courage to report the abuse she suffered over a prolonged period of time to police and we thank her for coming forward - as well as the witnesses for the time they gave us to provide key evidence.
“We hope this sentence brings a semblance of peace to the woman at the centre of the case and allows a level of freedom to move forward with her life now she knows her abuser is behind bars.”
The victim-survivor in the case said: “I’m elated to say that justice has been served. I overcame mental turmoil to fight for what is right.
"I’m very grateful to everyone who has supported this process and the network that has fed me motivation and courage throughout.
"After years of trying to forget the innocence that had been taken from my childhood, I wasn’t satisfied my abuser lived without consequence while I suffered the aftermath of his actions.
"I hope my story can inspire others to stand up against their abusers no matter the obstacles.
"Every woman deserves a voice; to speak up without fear and stand up against
abuse”.
"Police are working hard to identify and tackle the most dangerous and prolific perpetrators of violence against women and girls, identifying high risk and high
harm offenders and locations.
"The Met is committed to radically improving how it protects the public from harm, especially the violence women and girls suffer, as part of its New Met for London strategy.
"We are putting more officers and staff into specialist teams to prioritise this critical work and target offenders, with officers and staff working more closely with partners across London to protect victim-survivors and bring offenders to justice."
Find out more on how to report a rape or sexual assault https://www.met.police.uk/advice/ advice-and-information/rsa/rapeand-sexual-assault/how-to-reportrape-and-sexual-assault
Always call 999 in an emergency.
If you’ve been a victim of rape or sexual assault, charities and support agencies can offer help and guidance: Rape crisis: 08085002222
national Rape and sexual abuse helpline: 0808 802 9999 survivors uK: 0203 598 3898 info@survivorsuk.org samaritans: 116 123 jo@samaritans.org
Convicted: Colin Moore
18 NEWS
By Adrian Zorzut
Local Democracy Reporter
cRoydon’s westfield development is de�initely happening, the developer now in charge of the project says, but it’s going to be very different from the major retail hub that was �irst pitched.
While a major shopping centre like those in White City and Stratford isn’t now the plan for the Whitgift Centre site in Croydon, the latest iteration of the scheme does still include retail mixed with more housing than before.
The line ‘when is Westfield coming?’ has become a common refrain for Croydonians over the past decade.
In 2012, the retail giant stepped forward with plans for a mixed-use development in the town centre, combining retail, hospitality, and some residential spaces.
The project was initially slated for completion by 2017, but years of delay meant this deadline had passed without even a single brick being laid. Meanwhile, many residents began giving up hope that the town would have its retail megacomplex to rival White City and Stratford.
However, since Unibail-RodamcoWestfield (URW) took control of the project from joint venture partner Hammerson last year, residents have a new reason to be hopeful about the long-awaited plans. URW are now out to convince residents that the plans will finally be delivered, albeit not any time soon.
Tim Hurstwyn, Development Director at URW, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “We are different from the Westfield of old. We are here, and we are going to deliver.”
Hurstwyn added that, unlike the old Westfield plans which mainly focused on retail, these new plans would be ‘mixedused’ and flexible. Hustwyn said: “If the last few things have taught us anything, it is that building for a particular use is short-sighted.”
He confirmed that construction is expected to start in 2028 but prefaced it by saying that they are being realistic with their timetables and that ‘it would take time’. Here’s what we learned about the plans:
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE WHITGIFT
CENTRE?
It’s fair to say that Croydon’s iconic Whitgift Centre has had a tough time of late. A drop in footfall and the everpresent leak in the ceiling, which has left drip catchers dotted across its floors, have led many to believe that the centre’s best days are long behind it.
However, under URW’s plans, the Whitgift Centre would be transformed into a mixed-use space ’emphasising community and accessibility’. The current centre would be split into two areas: Whitgift North and South.
Whitgift North would have housing and other community-use spaces, which URW has said could be used for anything from medical units to education providers depending on the local need. These would be accompanied by a public square, a linear park, flexible workspaces, and retail units.
Whitgift South would remain primarily a retail-focused area but would also include room for car parking, some houses, and a public area called Anchor Square. The south side would also go back to the listed Whitgift Almshouses and Electric House, which are URW’s primary heritage concerns. According to the URW, the basement under the Whitgift remains a huge challenge which must be overcome before any work begins on the site. The
when is westfielD coming?
croyDonians having been asKing for over a DecaDe
basement, which currently acts as a car park and load-in, will be the subject of many piecemeal planning applications shortly.
URW said this basement was a ‘legacy of various building structures of different ages’ and added: “The Masterplan Framework recognises these complexities and aims to create a more user-friendly environment.”
WHAT ABOUT CENTRALE?
The Whitgift’s newer sibling, Centrale, sits on the other side of North End and also forms part of URW’s redevelopment site. Centrale is a more modern site, opening in 2004 compared to the Whitgift in 1970, so URW is currently planning less intensive works on it.
They confirmed that it will remain largely untouched as a retail-first area but could also have some new spaces for leisure and community use.
WHAT ABOUT PARKING?
Large-scale parking provision is becoming a rarity across the capital as new developers attempt to build in line with Sadiq Khan’s plans to improve sustainable travel across London. This has also been the case in Croydon, where the local plan mirrors the Mayor’s plans to reduce parking spaces and encourage greener forms of transport.
URW has included some parking space in its pre-masterplan. While an official number of spaces has yet to be announced, parking is expected to be relatively limited.
Maydew House stripped and being dismantled
Residents living in the Thaxted and Damory blocks were left living on a building site for years
eld Estate
Whilst disabled parking spaces will be provided, URW wants to encourage most visitors to access the site via greener forms of transport. As a result, cycle parking will be provided, and paths through Wellesley Road and North End are expected to be improved by Croydon’s £18.5m investment into town centre accessibility following last year’s successful levelling up funding bid.
HOW WILL ACCESSIBILITY BE IMPROVED?
Accessibility appears to be a big focus for URW, with one of their key aims being to join up North End with the Wellesley Road thoroughfare. As a result, they have committed to providing several key route improvements. These include:
A 24-hour public route connecting Lansdowne Road to Drummond Road via North End. They hope this will better connect the Old Town, North End and East Croydon Station.
Enhanced routes between Poplar Walk and a new east-west route from Wellesley Road near Sydenham Road to North End. Potential improved connections between George Street, Dingwall Avenue, North End and a new east-west route.
WHAT ABOUT THE ALLDERS BUILDING?
Allders was once the department store of choice for many across London. However, since closing its doors in 2021, the famous store has languished behind colourful Croydon Council hoardings. However, good news arrived earlier this year when Croydon Council announced that URW had been granted permission to build seven temporary retail units along the North End frontage of the building. The units, comprising five shops catering to local businesses and two food and drink spaces, are intended to put the site to use after years in the wilderness.
URW told the LDRS that these new units will only be temporary and are intended to demonstrate that ‘work is being done’.
WHAT WE DON’T YET KNOW
The Masterplan Framework and eventual planning applications that will follow in the coming years are expected to provide much more detail about many aspects of the plan. Currently, no indication has been given as to how tall the planned development will be.
URW acknowledged that the height of buildings varies greatly across different parts of the site and that this general height would guide their planning. However, one URW representative told the LRDS that the plans are not expected to reach the heights of the skyscraper buildings around East Croydon station.
URW has said there will be homes across a range of different tenures encompassing market sale, build-torent, student, co-living, and supported housing. However, it is so far unclear how many homes will be delivered and what percentage will be allocated as affordable.
POTENTIAL TIMELINE
While URW has set a potential start date for construction in 2028, it has said the planning process will take time. It hopes that its plans will be supported by the council, so they can move forward to submitting their first planning applications next year. While completion is not expected until the 2030s, Hurstwyn insisted that while the process would be long, URW would remain transparent throughout.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?
URW, alongside Croydon Council, is currently running a public consultation in an attempt to gauge public opinion
on its Masterplan Framework. While the public Urban Room space has now closed, residents are still encouraged to provide their feedback via an online survey until Friday, November 29.
URW is also recruiting 16 to 25-yearolds for its NextGen design Panel. This group will collaborate with the design team through hands-on workshops and ensure the views of young people are reflected in the plans.
Scott Parsons, Chief Operating Officer at URW said: “Our vision for the North End Quarter will drive major positive change, establishing a thriving heart of Croydon that is inclusive and welcoming for all. We know there is a strong desire from residents, businesses and stakeholders to see progress in the town and our goal is to harness Croydon’s creativity, youth and connectivity to develop a scheme that leverages its strengths with a diverse economy across retail, finance, community and the arts.
“The Masterplan Framework consultation launched [last week] is a tool for discussion and consensus. It’s a roadmap for change, addressing the challenges of the past and embracing the opportunities of the future. We welcome feedback from the community and stakeholders on the vision unveiled, and will continue to evolve our plans for Croydon in partnership with the people who live and work here.”
Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, said: “The regeneration of Croydon town centre remains a top priority, and we have been working closely with URW so that our vision for the future of Croydon is aligned with the plans they are consulting on. We welcome this important next step in the preparation of their masterplan for the North End area – to create a vibrant place for people to live, work and visit.
Over 800 riders in Santa outfits to cycle through graffiti tunnel
By Isabel Ramirez
MoRe than 800 bMX riders in christmas fancy dress are set to cycle through london to raise money for the evelina children’s heart organisation (echo).
The event, which begins at Leake Street’s graffiti tunnel in Waterloo at 10:30 am on Saturday 14 December, will see participants dressed as Santas, elves, and even the occasional Grinch embark on an 8-mile festive ride past some of London’s most famous landmarks.#
The Santa Cruise was founded a decade ago by 51-year-old Stephane Wright after his son, Tommy, survived a near-fatal heart attack as a baby. The BMX community has since raised over £180,000 for ECHO, which provides vital support to children with heart conditions and their families.
“We feel so lucky that Tommy survived,” said Stephane. “There were families we met at the hospital whose children didn’t make it. I want to do everything I can to help ECHO because they make such a difference for families going through incredibly tough times.”
This year, the Wright family will be travelling from their home in Derry, Northern Ireland, to take part in the event. Tommy, now a lively 10-year-old who loves cycling and football, will join his dad, mum Karen, and sister Caitlin, 15, for the ride.
The event will include a stop at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, where riders
will deliver gifts to children spending Christmas in the hospital. To add to the festive atmosphere, the Stratford East Singers will perform carols from the hospital balcony, while BMX rider “Hot Dog” will host the celebrations. Among those joining the ride this year are some of the sport’s biggest names, including World No. 2 BMX rider Sarah Jane Nichols, Olympic bronze medallist Declan Brooks, and elite BMX rider Billy Luckhurst. The Santa Cruise is organised by volunteers John and Kerry Westbrook, who have been at the helm since its inception. “When we visit the hospital and see the smiles on the children’s faces, it makes all the hard work worthwhile,” said John.
Tommy, whose story inspired the event, had life-saving surgery at Evelina when he was three years old and has made a full recovery. He is now an energetic boy who embodies the impact of ECHO’s work.
ECHO Chief Executive Samantha Johnson praised the BMX community for their ongoing support. “We are so grateful to Stephane, John, Kerry, and everyone who has supported the Santa Cruise over the past 10 years. The money raised has helped us support thousands of children with special hearts and their families.”
The Santa Cruise is open to all BMX enthusiasts, with riders encouraged to embrace the Christmas theme. To donate or learn more about the event, visit: www.justgiving.com/page/bmx-lifesanta-cruise-10.
The Bede Centre, Abbeyfi eld Estate
Thaxted Court, Abbeyfi
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the best play i’ve ever seen!
woody was scooped from school, bundled into his winter parka, thrust through underground passages and jostled onto tube trains. within minutes we were hurtling along a freezing waterloo Road to the welcoming lights of the old vic to enjoy a christmas carol, writes Ed and Woody Gray.
adult only panto doesn’t hold back
it’s the most wonderful time of the year. oh no it isn’t! oh yes it is, writes christopher Peacock.
Panto season is starting up across the nation. After great success last year with Tinderella: Two Big Balls, One Happy Ending, Happy Ending Pantomimes now introduce Sleeping with Beauty (One Little Prick) to the festive lineup.
Pantomimes are a traditional telling of children’s fairytales as family entertainment in a form and style of theatre that hasn’t changed much in 100 years. Certain tropes and character types are needed and celebrated from cross-dressing, evil villains, audience call and response and the pantomime Dame.
In years gone by the humour for adults in the audience came in most part from the performance of the dame with the
use of double entendre and innuendo, and this Adult Only Panto doesn’t hold back with the filth and crude humour.
Sleeping with Beauty (One Little Prick), as you could probably tell, is a bastardised telling of the tale of Sleeping Beauty with Princess Rose looking to find her Prince Charming and live happily ever after.
With a jump in and out of Jack the Beanstalk, plus various twists of fortune, Maleficent tries to curse the young prince. The story is a bit here and there and everywhere, but that's not what you come to this style of show for.
Queen Gertrude is every bit as rude as a dame can get and revelled in it. Charlie Mackay played Ham the young orphan and did a great turn getting the audience on board and setting up the call and response that sets pantomimes apart
from other shows. With original lyrics to well known songs, what really stood out is the whole cast's superb vocal and dancing talent.
The performance space was very tight and as a production it is not as slick as other pantomimes you may see this season. But that doesn’t really matter because you are kept laughing throughout. The whole show, in fact, does a great job of laughing at itself; tech cues are messed up, lines dropped and the performers quite literally stumble on the stage. Sleeping with Beauty (One Little Prick) is certainly a raucous, filthy night of fun.
Union Theatre, Old Union Arches, 229 Union Street, SE1 0LR until 22nd December.
Booking: http://uniontheatre.biz/
a nd befoR e we know it christmas has come round again but rather than worry about any shopping that needs to be done we can rejoice in the knowledge that
the legendary greenwich theatre Panto is once more upon us, writes Michael Holland.
A quick glance through the programme tells us that most of the regular team
are back for this year’s offering - Dick Whittington and His Cat: Louise Cielecki is playing Muffy the mouse masquerading as a rat; Inés Ruiz will be Tommie the Cat, and once again Trinity Laban are
Much of the light we are about to bathe in owes its warmth to writer Jack Thorne who has taken on the task of adapting Charles Dickens’ classic tale of miserly misanthrope Ebenezer Scrooge’s hauntings, premonitions, redemption and reformation. Playwright, television and screen writer Thorne is the right man for the job with so many glowing productions and five BAFTAs lighting his path.
It gets better. ‘It’s the Master!’ declares Woody triumphantly as he peruses the programme. He’s referring to John Simm of course, who also happens to play The Master in Dr Who. We take our seats to some fine reels and jigs performed by tophatted Victorian gents. Mince Pies and tangerines are handed out to the excited crowd as the house lights go down.
The minimal set in the round, consisting of used doorframes and chests, is quickly brought to life with dramatic lighting.
The cast mime bolting and unbolting the locks that trap the emotional trauma locked away deep in Scrooge’s psyche as he lives his life ‘as solitary as an oyster’.
Thorne includes much of Dickens’ wonderfully incisive wordplay, perfectly crafted to tickle the ribs and prick the conscience as he prises open this great literary creation. We revel in Ebenezer’s back-story, his debtor father’s cruelty towards him, his failed relationship with Belle and his love for deceased sister Fan.
The bones of the man are fleshed out
providing the young ensemble with their students getting a chance in a professional production.
And where would Greenwich Panto be without Steve Marwick directing the music and making up the trio of extremely good musicians(Chris Wyles - Drums and Gordon Parrish - Guitar). And because the panto is set in the 1960s they have every opportunity to show off their Beatles and Kinks expertise, as well as a little Led Zeppelin dropped in for good measure.
James Haddrell directs and Anthony Spargo - The Best Baddie in Town - shows that he can write Panto as well as get a crowd to boo him.
King Rat (Spargo)is not happy when he hears that a Cat is in town so he sets about framing its owner, Dick Whittington (Samuel Bailey), for theft and chased out of town, leaving him and his ilk unbothered by this feline foe.
Dick, though, has fallen in love with Alice(Jasmine Jules Andrews), daughter of Meggs the Baker(Phil Yarrow) so needs to find out who set him up. Conveniently, there is a time machine that can take him back to just before the dastardly deed was done so he can change the future.
What can go wrong? Well, just about everything, actually. Especially as King Rat
in the production to ultimately reveal a warm, beating heart.
Melodrama is drained and Simm’s performance is filled to the brim with humanity as Scrooge is forced to confront his midlife crisis. After his visitations Ebenezer’s subsequent epiphany brings a tear to the eye as he hugs his troubled younger self atop his own coffin.
Director Matthew Warchus’ Scrooge brings to mind Simm’s namesake Alistair Sim and his tenderly jovial Scrooge from the 1951 film version. But this is so much more than a reheated Victorian leftover. There’s much of the old music hall here as the audience is treated to singing and dancing, and a delightful finale that invites the whole house to share Christmas dinner with sausages, puddings and a giant turkey. Woody is on the edge of his seat, wide-eyed with wonder as the snowflakes fill the theatre. In a nod to the societal reformation that Dickens desired to inspire by writing A Christmas Carol, the audience is encouraged to donate to the Waterloo Foodbank as we exit the theatre - all aglow, one and all. This request is rightly fitting as we head to the station past people begging in the very cold streets that a restless Dickens himself would have strode on his many night walks through the city.
‘The best play I’ve ever seen!’ says the boy delightedly. ‘At first I didn’t like him, and by the end I wanted him to be my best friend. That’s the sign of a very good story.’ I imagine a ghost of writer striding past us, with a wink and a nod. Scrooge is in rude health and warm, safe hands at the Old Vic.
Old Vic, The Cut, SE1 8NB until January 4th. Admission: £15 - £95. Booking: www.oldvictheatre.com
wants to return to 1666 and change the course of rat history!
With a Mr Watt and a Mrs Hoo involved along the line a whole skit was played out on who was what and what was who? And much fun was to be had with Dick, of course, but Pantos are for the whole family so jokes and innuendos hit at every level.
Spargo is generous in his writing inasmuch as everyone gets good lines and it is not all about him. In fact, with a good proportion of the audience there specifically for his Baddie performance, I’m sure they would have liked a lot more of him. Instead we see a team effort where everyone from the musicians to the chorus line to the whole auditorium get in on the act.
And why not? It’s Christmas and everyone wants to have a good time. I doff my party hat to the multitalented Inés Ruiz for giving us just about everything she has while leaving us wanting more.
Myself and Team Pinnock are already looking forward to next year’s Peter Pan. Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill. SE10 until January 5th 2025. Times vary.
Admission: £15.50 - £34.
Booking: www,greenwichtheatre.org.uk
Photo by Danny With A Camera
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4. Suspend for the duration of the works the: -
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(2) the right turn for buses and cycles only from the A205 Atkins Road northward into Kings Avenue
(3) one-way working on Englewood Road (two-way working allowed).
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Athlone Road, the entire length, directional closure for eastbound traffic via Athlone Road, Mackie Road,
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RESTRICTIONS AND INTRODUCTION OF DOUBLE YELLOW LINES IN GILBERT ROAD AND WINCOTT STREET
[NOTE: This Notice is about the removal of existing stopping, waiting, and parking restrictions near Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School and the installation of double yellow lines to accommodate buildouts for raingardens]. Objections or other comments may be made – see paragraph 5].
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 the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended).
2. The general effect of the Orders would be to remove existing
3. The changes are necessary to accommodate buildouts containing raingarden drainage systems and maintain traffic flow past these buildouts. If you have any enquiries, about this proposal please contact the Council’s Capital Programmes Team by emailing: NAjithkumar@lambeth.gov.uk
4. A copy of each of the proposed Orders and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are
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Services), 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 please telephone 020 7926 0209 or email: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk
5. 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 Archbishop Sumner School), 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 3 January 2025. Any objection may be communicated to, or be seen by, other persons who may have an interest in this matter.
Dated 6 December 2024
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A200 GLA ROAD (ST THOMAS STREET, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING NO.2) 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 crane operation works to take place on the A200 St Thomas Street.
3. The effects of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from:
(1) entering or proceeding in a north westerly direction on St Thomas Street between its junctions with Bermondsey Street and Weston Street, local access will be maintained between Bermondsey Street and Fenning Street; (2) stopping on St Thomas Street between its junctions with Fenning Street and Weston Street.
This Order will also suspend the southern footway on St Thomas Street. The Order will be effective from the 6th December 2024 until the 12th January 2025 every Friday at 6.00 PM until Sunday at 6.00 PM or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibitions will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.
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5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force alternative routes will be indicated by trafc signs via (for residential trafc) Snowelds and Weston Street to normal route of travel (for all other traf
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Dated this 6th day of December 2024 Claire Wright Co-ordination Manager Transport for London
Mr Ty Do has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth to vary a premises licence, in respect of the following premises:
Tam Kitchen, 266 Norwood Road, SE27 9AJ
The nature of the variation is as follows:
Supply of Alcohol - Monday - Sunday, 11:00 - 23:00
The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd floor Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG, or via the licensingauthority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing
A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application. Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 26.12.24
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).
Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (LAMBETH) RED ROUTE CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2007 THE A23 AND A3200 GLA ROADS (BRIXTON HILL AND STAMFORD STREET) E-SCOOTER AND CYCLE HIRE BAYS VARIATION ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London, hereby gives notice that it intends to make the above named Order under section 6 of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984.
2. The general nature and effect of the Order will be to Introduce an at any time hireable e-scooter and cycle only bay:
(1) on the western footway of the A23 Brixton Hill between a point 11 metres north of the extended southern building line of Effra Court, No.12 Brixton Hill and a point 8 metres northwards. The bay will be located 3 metres west of the western kerb-line of Brixton Hill and will be 1.8 metres wide; (2) on the north-western footway of the A3200 Stamford Street between a point 13.5 metres southwest of the extended south-western building line of No.108 Stamford Street and point 15 metres south-westwards. The bay will be a trapezoid located 1 metre northwest of the north-western kerbline of Stamford Street and will be 1.4 metres wide.
3. The roads which would be affected by the Order are the A23 Brixton Hill and A3200 Stamford Street in the London Borough of Lambeth.
4. A copy of the Order, a statement of Transport for London’s reasons for the proposals, a map indicating the location and effect of the Order and copies of any Order revoked, suspended or varied by the Order can be inspected by visiting our website at https://haveyoursay.t.gov.uk/tro and selecting the relevant borough and reference the Trafc Order relates to or by appointment during normal ofce hours at our ofce at the address below. To arrange an appointment please email trafcordersection@t.gov.uk. Copies of the documents may be requested via email at trafcordersection@t.gov.uk, or by post at the following address quoting reference
NMR/REGULATION/STOT/GK/TRO, GLA/2025/0082
•Transport for London Streets Trafc Order Team (NMR/REGULATION/STOT)
Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 8NJ
5. All objections and other representations to the proposed Order must be made in writing and must specify the grounds on which they are made. Objections and representations must be sent to Transport for London, Streets Trafc Order Team, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ or by emailing trafcordersection@t.gov.uk quoting reference
NMR/REGULATION/STOT/GK/TRO, GLA/2025/0082, to arrive before 3rd January 2025 Please note due to Hybrid working access to post is restricted and requests for documents and conrmation of your objections or representations may be delayed. Objections and other representations may be communicated to other persons who may be affected.
Dated this 6th day of December 2024
Matt Standell, Performance and Planning Manager, Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
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LICENSING
ACT 2003
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE
Name of applicant: Benjamin Williams Postal address of premises: Crown Perfect, 380 Malden Road, KT4 7NL
Application Details: Sale of Alcohol to be consumed on the premise: Tues – 10:00 – 18:00 Wed & Thurs – 11:00 – 20:00 Fri – 10:00 – 18:00 Sat – 09:00 – 17:00
Full details of the application can be inspected on the licensing register, online at www.kingston.gov.uk or in person at the address given below.
Deadline for representations: 26th December 2024 (a date 28 consecutive days starting on the day after the day on which the application was given to the Authority)
Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Authority by post: Licensing Team, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1EU or by email: licensing@kingston.gov.uk
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum penalty on conviction of such an offence is an unlimited fine.
Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (LEWISHAM) RED ROUTE CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2008 A20 GLA ROAD (LEE HIGH ROAD)
VARIATION ORDER 2025
THE GLA ROAD (LEWISHAM) (BUS PRIORITY) CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2009 A20 GLA ROAD (LEE HIGH ROAD) VARIATION ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London, hereby gives notice that it intends to make the above named Orders under section 6 of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984.
2. The roads which would be affected by the Orders are the A20 GLA Road Lee High Road and GLA Side Roads Old Road and Lenham Road in the London Borough of Lewisham.
3. The general nature and effects of the Orders will be:
(1) Remove the Parking and Disabled Persons’ Vehicle Bay outside Nos.320324 Lee High Road replacing it with double red lines (no stopping at any time);
(2) Convert the single red lines(No Stopping Mon-Sat 7am-7pm) into double red lines(No Stopping At Any Time) at the northern kerbline of Lee High Road between Nos.211-215, Nos.231-295 and 303-315 Lee High Road;
(3) Convert the single red lines(No Stopping Mon-Sat 7am-7pm) into double red lines(No Stopping At Any Time) at the southern kerbline of Lee High Road between No.320 and adjacent to No.368 Lee High Road;
(4) Convert the single red lines(No Stopping Mon-Sat 7am-7pm) into double red lines(No Stopping At Any Time) on Lenham Road and Old Road;
(5) Remove the Loading, Unloading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicle Bays outside Nos.311-315 and No.350 Lee High Road replacing it with double red lines (no stopping at any time);
(6) Extend the south-eastbound bus lane on the A20 Lee High Road between its junction with Lee Park to No.309 Lee High Road by 140 metres at its western end, operating Mon-Sun At Any Time permitting buses, dial a ride buses, taxis and pedal cyclists and solo motorcycles.
4. A copy of the Order, a statement of Transport for London’s reasons for the proposals, a map indicating the location and effect of the Order and copies of any Order revoked, suspended or varied by the Order can be inspected by visiting our website at https://haveyoursay.t.gov.uk/tro and selecting the relevant borough and reference the Trafc Order relates to or by appointment during normal ofce hours at our ofce at the address below. To arrange an appointment please email trafcordersection@t.gov.uk. Copies of the documents may be requested via email at trafcordersection@t.gov.uk, or by post at the following address quoting reference NMR/REGULATION/STOT/SW/TRO, GLA/2025/0032&0033:
•Transport for London Streets Trafc Order Team (NMR/REGULATION/STOT) Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 8NJ
5. All objections and other representations to the proposed Order must be made in writing and must specify the grounds on which they are made. Objections and representations must be sent to Transport for London, Streets Trafc Order Team, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ or by emailing trafcordersection@t.gov.uk quoting reference NMR/REGULATION/STOT/SW/TRO, GLA/2025/0032&0032, to arrive before 3rd January 2025. Please note due to hybrid working access to post is restricted and requests for documents and conrmation of your objections or representations may be delayed. Objections and other representations may be communicated to other persons who may be affected.
Dated this 6th Day of December 2024 Matthew Standell Planning and Performance Manager Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS – NATAL ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water to carry out District Meter Exchange 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 ban vehicles:(a) from entering that length of Natal Road which lies between Streatham High Road and a point 28 metres south-west of Streatham High Road; (b) proceeding in Streatham High Road from turning left or right into Natal Road.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via:- (a) Streatham High Road, Greyhound Lane, Westwell Road, Westwell Road Approach, Streatham High Road, Barrow Road and Estreham Road; and (b) Estreham Road, Barrow Road and Streatham High Road.
3. The bans would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order would come into force on 16th December 2024 and would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month (to allow for contingencies) or until the works have been completed, whichever is the earlier. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would take place between 16th December 2024 and 20th December 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 6th December 2024
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable new water service connection works to be carried out, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth have made an order the effect of which will be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering Cottage Grove.
2. Alternative routes will be available for affected vehicles via (a) Willington Road, Landor Road and Bedford Road; and (b) Lendal Terrace, Clapham High Street, Bedford Road, Landor Road and Willington Road.
3. The restrictions 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 14th December 2024 and will continue for a maximum duration of 2 months (to allow for contingencies). In practice it is anticipated that the order will only have effect between 14th December 2024 and 15th December 2024 but if the works cannot be carried out or completed between these dates then the Order may have effect on subsequent days within the maximum duration of 2 months.
Dated 6th December 2024 David Eaglesham Head of Service Development & Street Management
Notice of application for a Premises Licence.
Notice is hereby given that BRICKWOOD GROUP LTD has applied to Wandsworth Council for a new premises licence at Brickwood Coffee & Bread, 11-13 Hildreth Street, London, SW12 9RQ for Sale of Alcohol – Consumption On & Off the Premises - Monday to Sunday – 10:00hrs to 00:00hrs (Midnight) Late Night Refreshment – Indoors/Outdoors –Monday to Sunday – 23:00hrs to 00:00hrs
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 26th December 2024 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk
The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden,Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website www.wandsworth.gov.uk
It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application, punishable upon conviction by an unlimited fine.
Notice of application for a Premises Licence.
Notice is hereby given that Leonardos Cafe Ltd has applied to Richmond Council for a new premises licence at L’Angolo Café, 169 High Street, Hampton Hill, TW12 1NL for:
Sale of Alcohol – On the premises - Mon to Sat – 11:00 hrs to 00:00 hrs & Sun 12:00 to 23:30 Late Night Refreshment – Indoors - Mon to Sat – 23:00 hrs to 00:30 hrs & Sun 23:00 to 00:00
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 17th December 2024 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Richmond Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk
The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of Richmond Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden,Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website www.richmond.gov.uk
It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application, punishable upon conviction by an unlimited fine.
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – ALASKA STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable bridge inspection works to a railway bridge to be carried out safely, 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 Alaska Street which lies between Cornwall Road and a point 37 metres south-west of Cornwall Road.
2. Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via Waterloo Road, Exton Street and Cornwall Road and vice versa.
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 9th December 2024 and will continue 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 order will only have effect on the 9th and 10th December 2024, between 10 pm and 6 am but if the works cannot be carried out or completed during that time, the Order may have effect on subsequent dates within the maximum period of 1 month. Dated 6th December 2024 David Eaglesham Head of Service Development & Street Management
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS – COLDHARBOUR LANE
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable works to be carried out safely at Bengeworth Road substation, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, with the agreement of Transport for London and the Council of the London Borough of Southwark, have made an Order the effect of which will be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering that length of Coldharbour Lane which lies between Northlands Street and Kenbury Street. Access will be maintained for King’s College Hospital Business Park/Deliveries site.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles will be available:
a) (for Eastbound and Northbound traffic) via Brixton Hill, Brixton Road, Stockwell Road, Clapham Road, Harleyford Street, Camberwell New Road, Medlar Street, Camberwell Road, Denmark Hill, Orpheus Street, Daneville Road and Coldharbour Lane; and b) (for Southwesternbound traffic) Coldharbour Lane, Denmark Hill, Camberwell New Road, Harleyford Street, Clapham Road, Stockwell Road, Stockwell Park Walk, Brixton Road, Gresham Road and Coldharbour Lane.
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 14th December 2024 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 2 months (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 14th and 16th December 2024 and between 11th and 13th January 2025, 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 2 months. Dated 6th December 2024 David Eaglesham Head of Service Development & Street Management
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – KNIGHT’S HILL
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable sewer replacement works to be carried out, 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 Knight’s Hill which lies between Nettlefold Place and property no. 22 Knight’s Hill.
2. Alternative routes for vehicles will be available via Cotswold Street, Norwood High Street, Ernest Avenue, Knight’s Hill, Wolfington Road, Thurlestone Road, Canterbury Grove, Chartham Grove, Royal Circus, York Hill, Norwood Road.
3. Alternative route for HGV vehicles will be available via a) Crown Dale, Central Hill, Westow Hill, Crystal Palace Parade, College Road, Dulwich Wood Park, South Croxted Road, Croxted Road, Thurlow Park Road, Lancaster Avenue and Norwood Road and; b) Crown Lane, Leigham Court Road, Drewstead Road, Sternhold Avenue, Streatham Hill, Christchurch Road, Hardel Rise, Tulse Hill and Norwood Road.
4. The restrictions 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 9th December 2024 and will continue for a maximum duration of 1 month (to allow for contingencies).
In practice it is anticipated that the works will be carried out during 9th December 2024 and 10th December 2024, between the hours of 10.pm and 3.am, but if the works cannot be carried out or completed between these dates then the Order may have effect on subsequent days within the maximum duration of 1 month.
Dated 6th December 2024 David Eaglesham Head of Service Development & Street Management LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY CYCLE LANE CLOSURE – LEIGHAM AVENUE
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water repair and maintenance works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth have made an Order, the effect of which will be to temporarily ban vehicles (including cyclists) from entering Leigham Avenue, between the property boundaries of No. 48 and No. 50 Leigham Avenue.
2. The ban will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
3. Cyclists turning left from Leigham Court Road into Leigham Avenue are required to dismount and use the footway. Cyclists exiting Leigham Avenue onto Leigham Court Road must join and use the main carriageway.
4. The Order will come into force on 9th December 2024 for a maximum duration of 1 month or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that works will be carried out between 9th December 2024 and 13th December 2024, but if the works cannot be carried out or completed during those dates, the Order may also have effect on subsequent dates within the maximum period of 1 month.
Dated 6th December 2024 David Eaglesham Head of Service Development & Street Management LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF A CYCLE LANE AND THE ONE-WAY SYSTEM ON VAUXHALL STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable crossover development and footway works to be carried out in Vauxhall Street, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth have made an order the effect of which will be, on Vauxhall Street, between the junction of Kennington Lane and Kennington Oval, to temporarily impose a rolling suspension of the contra-flow cycle lane, and where the cycle lane is suspended, permit cycles to travel south to north.
2. Alternative routes are not applicable.
3. The conditions of this Order will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing or covering of the appropriate traffic signs, or the use of temporary traffic signals.
3. The Order will come into force on 9th December 2024 and will continue for a maximum duration of 6 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the sooner. In practice it is anticipated that the works will take place on 9th December 2024 but if the works cannot be carried out or completed on this day then the Order may have effect on subsequent days within the maximum duration of 6 months.
Dated 6th December 2024
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – VIRGIL STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable bridge investigation 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 Virgil Street. Access for residents and cyclists would be maintained.
2. The above road closure would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
3. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be via (a) Hercules Road, Cosser Street, Kennington Road, Lambeth Road, Hercules Road and Carlisle Lane and (b) Carlisle Lane, Centaur Street and Hercules Road
4. The order would come into force on 16th December 2024 and would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month (to allow for contingencies). In practice it is anticipated that the order would only have effect on 16th and 17th December 2024, between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am, but if the works cannot be completed or carried out between these dates and times, then the order would also have effect on subsequent dates within the maximum period of 1 month.
Dated 6th December 2024 David Eaglesham
Head of Service Development & Street Management
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;
ADV = ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT
FUL = FULL PLANNING PERMISSION
LB = LISTED BUILDING CONSENT
Written representations should be made within three weeks of the date of this advertisement to the Director of Planning, PO Box 734,
24/03227/LB
133 Kennington Road London Lambeth SE11 6SF Re-roofing, re-pointing, replacement of drainage
and
non-historic items. (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 24/03646/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 24/03645/FUL) 24/03646/LB
12 Ravensdon Street London SE11 4AR Erection of a single storey lower ground floor rear infill extension. Erection of a single storey outbuilding to rear garden with a heat pump. 24/03560/FUL
Bus Shelter 01220505 Outside 18 To 19 Clapham Common South Side London Display of 1 intermittent internally illuminated dynamic advertisement display with automatic rotation of images. 24/03588/ADV
496 Day Nursery Streatham High Road London Lambeth SW16 3QB Use of 7x car parking spaces to be incorporated within the boundary of the day nursery to form further playground space. Installation of perimeter fencing with signage and planters.
(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 24/03518/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 24/03536/FUL) 24/03518/LB
2 Denny Crescent London Lambeth SE11 4UY Installation of shower room and walk-in wardrobe to second floor involving erection of partition walls together with the installation of 1 rooflight to the rear roof slope.
(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 24/03445/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 24/03444/FUL) 24/03445/LB
25 Black Prince Road London Lambeth SE11 6BZ Replacement of ground floor doors and windows with uPVC doors and windows. 24/03458/FUL
Bus Shelter, Pavement Outside National Theatre, Waterloo Bridge London SE1 8XT Display of an internally illuminated doubled sided LDC digital "6 sheet" panel with automatic rotation of images. 24/03650/ADV
19 Craster Road London SW2 2AT Erection of a single storey ground floor rear side extension; replacement of windows and installation of 2 front and 2 rear roof lights to the main roof slopes. 24/03697/FUL
40 - 48 Bromell's Road London SW4 0BG Replacement of a window and doors with crittal glazed doors with louvre panels above to the front and side elevations, the installation of 2no. retractable awnings and
replacement of a first floor side window with a double doors,
restaurant (Use Class E) and other associated alterations. 24/03271/FUL
Outside 355
91 To 141 Brixton Road London SW9 Replacement of the communal heating systems. 24/02767/LB
159 Clapham High Street London Lambeth SW4 7SS Removal of existing glazing panel and installation of double doors to the front elevation at ground floor level. 24/03592/FUL
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David Eaglesham Head of Service Development & Street Management
By Sports Reporter
suRRey will begin their bid for a fourth successive Men's Rothesay county championship title at local rivals essex following release of the full 2025 county schedule.
The fixtures for the County Championship, which will be title sponsored by Rothesay for the next three years, and Metro Bank One-Day Cup women’s and men’s competitions have been confirmed alongside dates for the Disability Premier League.
It follows confirmation last week of the fixtures for the Vitality Blast and new Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup, and completes a historic county schedule that will for the first time see women’s and men’s county teams play side-by-side in the Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One-Day Cup.
Fans across England and Wales will have more access than ever before to high-quality domestic women’s and men’s county cricket, with matches to be played at a minimum of 38 venues across England and Wales, with seven trophies up for grabs across the professional county game and DPL.
The Rothesay County Championship will begin on Friday, April 4 with eight rounds in April and May. The two rounds at the end of June and two rounds at the end of July will see Kookaburra balls used, before three rounds in September to finish the domestic summer.
Surrey will be looking to become the first county to claim four Rothesay County Championship titles in a row since their allconquering team from the 1950s won the trophy from 1952-58.
The first block of the new Metro Bank One-Day Cup women’s competition will be played in April and May before returning in July while the Metro Bank One-Day Cup men’s competition group stage will be held in August.
Defending men’s champions Glamorgan open their title defence at home to Hampshire in Neath. The finals of the men’s and women’s competitions will be held over the same weekend (September 20 and 21) at Trent Bridge and the Utilita Bowl respectively.
The Disability Premier League final will be one of six domestic trophies on offer in
Derby first up for surrey Kia Oval side going for fourth successive County Championship
September. The group stage will be played over three rounds – with the opening round at Loughborough on Sunday, August 24 - before the final is set to be staged on Tuesday, September 10.
Pirates won their first DPL title last year following an unbeaten run to the final at Sophia Gardens where they beat Tridents by 32 runs.
ECB Managing Director of Competitions and Major Events, Neil Snowball, said: “Fans can now start to plan out their domestic summer with so many options from the tradition of the Rothesay County Championship to the aligned men’s and women’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup and Vitality Blast competitions, as well as the Disability Premier League and the new and exciting Vitality Women’s County Cup.
“The introduction of women’s county teams is a significant moment for the domestic game. I am sure we will see followers of county cricket also watching their women’s teams and accelerate the
growth and popularity of the women’s game which we have already seen in international cricket and The Hundred in recent years.”
ECB Director of the Women’s Professional Game, Beth Barrett-Wild, said: “This is the start of an exciting new era for domestic cricket and women’s cricket as we elevate and embed women’s teams in the county structure.
“We will see seven flagship finals days which will provide high-profile moments to increase scale and visibility. There will be more women’s professional players than ever before, more games at HQ venues and more women’s matches under lights as we further build the profile of women’s cricket across England and Wales.”
Rachel Bradshaw, Chief of Staff at Rothesay, the UK’s largest pensions insurance specialist and Official Partner of England Cricket, commented: “It is exciting to see the always-anticipated release of
Paul claims title - but blow for Shand
By John Kelly
LYNN ABC were “gutted” after promising �ighter Ricardo shand suffered a dislocated shoulder at the national novice event late last month.
Shand’s semi-final opponent pulled out of so he moved straight to the 57kg final later in the day.
Shand faced Harry Bell from Broad St ABC.
“We knew this would be a tough contest as Bell beat Ricardo three weeks prior to the final on a club show,” Lynn coach Jimmy Moore said. “We had a new game plan to box Bell and it was working well until the second round when Ricardo dislocated his shoulder and the bout had to be stopped.
“We were gutted as Ricardo was boxing to plan and it looked like he would go on to win the contest. He will now have to have surgery before
he can box again as this has happened in sparring earlier in the season.”
Meanwhile, at the same event, Micah Paul faced Asadullah Alkhazaali from Honour and Glory ABC in the 86kg underten bout semi-final.
Moore said: “Micah put in a great boxing performance, keeping his opponent at range throughout the contest and went on to a unanimous points’ win.”
Paul was up against Zee Afzal from Poplar ABC in the final.
“Micah carried on from where he left off in the semi-final, boxing at range and catching his opponent with one-two combinations and he went on to win the title with another unanimous decision,” Moore said. “I am so pleased for Micah. He really has turned a corner. Since winning the belt competition last season his boxing has gone from strength to strength.”
Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire.
format: Each county plays fourteen Rothesay County Championship matches (seven home and seven away). The county that tops the table at the end of the fourteen matches is crowned champion and is promoted, along with the secondplaced county, to Division One.
Metro bank one-day cup Men’s group a: Notts Outlaws, Essex, Worcestershire, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Glamorgan, Hampshire, Leicestershire Foxes, Derbyshire Falcons. group b: Kent Spitfires, Yorkshire, Somerset, Lancashire, Durham, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Middlesex, Sussex Sharks. format: Each county plays the other eight counties in their group once (four home and four away games). The top county in each group at the end of the group stage progresses directly to the semi-finals. The second and third-placed counties at the end of the group stage progress to the quarter-finals.
Surrey romped to
the fixtures ahead of our first summer as the title sponsor of the historic County Championship. Rothesay is purpose-built to provide security for UK pensioners and we are delighted that we can also help to secure the future of cricket by inspiring all generations and making cricket a game for everyone.”
Rothesay county championship – division one: Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire.
format: Each county plays fourteen Rothesay County Championship matches (seven home and seven away). The county that tops the table at the end of the fourteen matches is crowned champion, with the bottom two counties in the table relegated to Division Two.
Rothesay county championship – division two: Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent,
Metro bank one-day cup women’s group: Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, Warwickshire.
format: Each county plays the other seven counties home and away for a total of 14 group-stage matches. The top four counties at the end of the group stage progress to the semi-finals.
Metro bank one-day cup women's league 2 group: Derbyshire Falcons, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire Foxes, Middlesex, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Sussex Sharks, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire.
format: Each county plays the other nine counties once during the group stage. The top four counties at the end of the group stage progress to the semi-finals.
disability Premier league group: Black Cats, Hawks, Pirates, Tridents.
format: Each team plays each other once during the group stage. The top two teams at the end of the group stage qualify for the final.
By John Kelly
caRoline dubois will defend her wbc interim lightweight title against Jessica camara in shef�ield next month.
The bill will be headlined by Callum Simpson who is defending his British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles against Steed Woodall.
It will be 23-year-old Dubois’ first fight since she defeated Maira Moneo last August to claim the interim belt. That was at Oakwell in Barnsley when Tykes supporter Simpson beat Zak Chelli.
Camara is a Canadian former world title challenger who has won fourteen and lost four of her bouts.
Greenwich’s Dubois has a perfect 10-0 record.
Dubois wants an all-British fight with WBO lightweight champion Terri Harper and her dream bout would be against Ireland’s Katie Taylor.
"Caroline has a big future ahead of her," BOXXER founder and chief executive Ben Shalom said. "She has her sights set on world titles and unifications but will need to be at her best to overcome an experienced, world-level operator like Camara.
"What a start to the year. Two of the country's brightest stars back in action for an unmissable night of boxing in Sheffield. Yorkshire has always been a hotbed for boxing talent."
The event will be on January 11 and live on Sky Sports.
By John Kelly
luKe wanadio rescued a point for dulwich hamlet in their 1-1 draw against cheshunt in their isthmian league Premier division clash at the cheshunt stadium last weekend. Wanadio equalised on 61 minutes after
Tommy Wood’s 23rd-minute opener in front of a 466 attendance.
Hakan Hayrettin’s side dropped to twelfth in the table, five points off the payoffs.
They are back at Champion Hill this Saturday when they face Dover Athletic at 3pm.
Ricardo Shand (left) Micah Paul (right)
Don and Busted -
Smith slams shock loss
By John Kelly
alistaiR sMith said afc wimbledon’s shock 2-1 defeat to national league dagenham & Redbridge in the second round of the fa cup at Plough lane was “not acceptable”.
Notts County loanee Junior Morias and substitute Josh Rees scored either side of Matty Stevens' twelfth goal of the season in all competitions in the eighth minute of first-half stoppage-time.
Dagenham - who are fifteenth in the National League Tablereached the third round for the first time since 2015.
“It’s not acceptable to have results like that, being the team in a higher league” Smith said. “We’re down and it’s going to hurt and it needs to. We have to brush ourselves off and be ready for Tuesday against Newport [in League Two].
“FA Cup upsets happen, but to be the team it happens to is gutting. We should have taken the chances we had and put the game away, but they did and it’s frustrating.
“There were parts of the game we controlled, we created chances, we got Josh Neufville and the wing-backs in down the sides and created clear-cut opportunities and we have to score, simple as that - but we got punished.”
Smith was back in the side after serving a one-game suspension for picking up five bookings.
Smith said: “I never want to be suspended and miss a game, but I used it to rest in midweek and to now go again on Tuesday, really get that form back and look to stay in the play-offs.
“When the dust settles on this defeat and we go back in on Monday, all the focus will be on Newport and getting the win to maintain our league form, because we want to get in the play-offs and get promoted.
“We’ve been inconsistent recently, a bit up and down, and it’s something the fans are frustrated with - but so are we. We’re just as frustrated, if not more. We’re going to try and
ahaDme bacK in the saDDlers with brace against walsall
By John Kelly
bRoMley boss andy woodman was glad to get through an “horrendous” fa cup tie - as the Ravens repeated their national league play-off �inal victory against solihull Moors in the
By John Kelly
nathan Jones said charlton athletic were “thoroughly professional” as they thumped league two walsall 4-0 at the bescot stadium to reach the third round of the fa cup last weekend.
Gassan Ahadme and Matty Godden had the Addicks two goals ahead inside 28 minutes.
Ahadme got his second with five minutes left before Tyreece Campbell added the fourth two minutes into stoppage-time.
The Saddlers are going well in League Two as they are second, three points behind Port Vale with a game in hand.
Jones said: “It was a very tough tie, the bookies had them as favourites coming into the game. They're doing really well in their league, their manager is doing a fantastic job here. They are a very difficult side to play against. They've beaten Huddersfield Town, they've beaten Birmingham,
Boss praises ‘professional’ Addicks against ‘favourites’
they've beaten Bolton, they've beaten Exeter.
“So we knew it was a tough game, but I thought it was thoroughly professional performance. We started the game really well scored from a wonderful goal, then pressed them into a mistake and then we had to probably weather the storm a little bit for 15 minutes, which is always going to happen.”
“We did increase the lead then increased further, I am really delighted because it was a very tough game, I thought we were really, really professional today.”
Jones felt it was important for Ahadme to get back on the scoresheet with his third and fourth goals of the season.
“It really is,” said Jones. “He got a bit of stick, missed a big chance last week that could have got us a point away at Huddersfield with ten men. But he’s a great kid, works hard. As dedicated an individual as you’ve ever seen. A bit eccentric, but we like that.
Ravens deny Moors revenge
second round of the fa cup last weekend.
Solihull were out for revenge and took the lead through Conor Wilkinson in the twelfth minute.
But Bromley hit back through Omar Sowunmi and Danny Imray to clinch their place in the third round.
"I think we can safely say it wasn't an FA Cup classic, it was horrendous,” Woodman said.
"It's all about the result for both teams. We caught them on a day where they had some big players out and didn't need that.
"We huffed and puffed, we were pretty
“We brought him here so that when we do put balls in and we do play how we can play, he’s one of the best technicians in terms of heading that I’ve ever worked with. I’m delighted for him.”
Godden has eight goals in all competitions this season.
Jones added: “Delighted for Godden to get another goal because there were a few questions about letting Alfie [May] go and bringing in Godde, but we’re very happy with what we’ve got.
“TC needed a goal and he’s got a goal.”
Jones also had praise for midfielders Conor Coventry and Terry Taylor.
“Conor has been excellent since I’ve come in,” Jones said. “Terry was injured when I came in. I’m proud of Terry because he’s had to work, to back himself and come through some tough times. I’m really proud of him.
“He shows his value at set-plays, in how he gets about the pitch, the calmness he gives us - I’m really happy for him.”
Jones added: “I don’t care who plays as long as we win a game. They all compete, they’re all great lads. They’re brilliant to work with and be around. I’m delighted for Terry. Conor, I know all about, he’s played for me, he’s done it for me last year and he’s doing it again.
“Of course, we want to play as many good players as we can, as many people who are in form and as many people who will execute the game plan.”
Despite this being Charlton’s third away game in a week, 862 Addicks supporters made the trip.
“I'm delighted for the fans who've traveled to a third away game in a week,” Jones said. “It is not easy and the distances they've had to travel and for the players, they have had to be away from their family.
“The club have been excellent in backing us with certain things and with [overnight] stays. I'm really delighted because it is a good day for the football club.”
poor first half, pretty flat, I thought. We couldn't really get to grips with the game.
"Second half we changed the shape, looked a bit more of a threat, but it's just all about the result and nobody will probably remember this when the draw is being made on Monday, so that's the most important thing.
"It’s another bit of history. I've got a group of players who like doing that, they actually take it quite seriously that they want to change the landscape of this football club and they’re doing that.
"It's good for the fans and it's good for Bromley as a community."
Nathan Jones:
‘I’m delighted for the fans who've traveledit’s not easy’
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Oxford United - 1 Goodrham 85’
Millwall - 1 Tanganga 45’
Date: Saturday 30 November 2024
Man of the match: Japhet Tanganga
Attendance: 10,990 (1,497)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
By Will Scott
oXfoRd united scored a late equaliser through a spectacular strike by tyler goodrham to snatch a point and deny Millwall victory at the Kassam stadium last saturday after the lions had led for much of the game.
Millwall opened the scoring at the end of the first half after Japhet Tanganga powered home Joe Bryan's corner, and looked set to take all three points after Oxford offered little in response. However, the U's mounted a late resurgence, and Goodrham's goal came after a period of sustained pressure around the Lions' box.
It was a disappointing collapse, especially considering how dominant Millwall were in the first half. They recorded ten shots to Oxford’s four, while enjoying 63.7 per cent possession.
In contrast, the Lions were sloppy and looked lifeless at times in the second half, only registering one off-target attempt on goal, and only completing 60.1 per cent of their passes.
To make matters worse for the Lions, Tanganga picked up his fifth yellow card of the season early in the match, ruling him out of Sunday’s clash with Coventry City.
The result meant that the Lions extended their unbeaten streak to nine games, but they will be frustrated not to have come away with more against a side that had lost their last three games, including a 6-2 thumping by Middlesbrough at home, and had lost five out of their last six fixtures.
Millwall headed into the game with a full week of rest after last Wednesday’s tie against Portsmouth was postponed due to power outage near Fratton Park, but did not look particularly energetic in a flat start to the game.
Oxford had the first chance, and it came from a Lions mistake. In the 18th minute, Joe Bryan misplaced a pass straight to Goodrham, who burst through on goal. Casper De Norre made an excellent recovery run, forcing Goodrham to shoot early from outside the box, and his effort was well-saved by Lukas Jensen in the Lions' net.
Aside from that, it was a drab opening 30 minutes. Lions had plenty of possession but were lacking a cutting edge around the box, and were being held back by their propensity for committing stupid fouls in
dangerous moments, especially getting caught offside. Despite being the home side, Oxford were more than happy to sit back and threaten on the counter.
Millwall were still clearly the better side, and exerted more and more control over the game as the half went on. Wingers Femi Azeez and Romain Esse looked dangerous every time they got on the ball, helping the Lions win corner after corner, and eventually Millwall broke through. In the 45th minute, Bryan whipped in a corner to the back post. Tanganga lost his marker, ran around a group of Oxford defenders and headed the ball home from close range. It was poor defending by Oxford, but Tanganga was well positioned to punish the U's.
millwall stumble against oXforD
Wasteful Lions made to pay by late wonder goal
It was an excellently-timed goal, and one that likely changed the tenor of Neil Harris' half-time talk. The Lions were now 1-0 up against a team that had previously been content to sit back and hit Millwall on the counter.
Despite needing a goal, Oxford did not come out of the blocks after half-time . U's boss Des Buckingham made three attacking subs within the first 16 minutes of the half, but his side did not have a shot until the 66th minute. Neither side really looked like scoring, which suited the leading Lions to a tee.
Millwall came close to doubling their lead after Romain Esse whipped in a low cross into the six-yard box in the 71st minute, but the ball was cleared before Tom Bradshaw could tap it in.
Ravens aim for Magpies coup -
as Millwall host Dons conquerers
By John Kelly
bRoMley have been handed a plum fa cup third-round tie against newcastle united at st James’ Park - while dagenham & Redbridge, conquerers of afc wimbledon, travel to the den to take on Millwall.
Andy Woodman’s Ravens won 2-1 at Solihull Moors at the weekend. The Daggers shocked the Dons with a 2-1
win at Plough Lane to reach the third round for the first time since 2015.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace will host League One Stockport County and Charlton Athletic make the trip to Preston North End.
Chelsea have a home tie as they welcome Morecambe to Stamford Bridge. Morecambe are currently bottom of League Two.
Fulham face Championship Watford at Craven Cottage and Queens Park
Rangers travel to Leicester City.
The big draw of the round is holders Manchester United playing Arsenal at the Emirates. National League Tamworth, the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, host Tottenham Hotspur at The Lamb Ground.
The ties are to be played the weekend of January 11.
The Lions were cruising to a victory until a disastrous last ten minutes cost them both the three points, and their captain Shaun Hutchinson. Hutchinson limped off in the 80th minute, and was replaced by Murray Wallace, who was making his first league appearance of the season.
Hutchinson’s departure precipitated Oxford’s best period of the match. They put Millwall under serious pressure around their box, and did not have to wait long before it paid off.
In the 84th minute, Goodrham received the ball on the edge of the box, cut inside and uncorked a ferocious shot that flew past Jensen.
Harris threw on striker Macaulay Langstaff in the dying minutes of the game
Full third-round draw
to try to rescue all three points, but Millwall were only able to win a couple of corners, none of which led to a shot on target. The final whistle blew to bring the Lions’ brief late game flurry to an end, and to resign them to their third 1-1 draw in a row.
Millwall: 4-2-3-1: Jensen; Leonard, Hutchinson (Wallace 80), Tanganga, Bryan; Saville, De Norre; Esse, Honeyman, Azeez (Langstaff 90); Coburn (Bradshaw 46)
oxford: 4-3-3: Cumming; Leigh (Goodwin 84), Long, Moore, Brown; Goodrham, Vaulks (El Mizouni 46), Brannagan, Placheta (Rodrigues 61); Phillips (Dale 73); Scarlett (Harris 61)
Tanganga heads the Lions in front
Sport
matnifiQue!
French striker earns Palace first away league win of season
By John Kelly
Jean-PhiliPPe Mateta toasted his “magni�ique” moment as he scored the only goal of the game against ipswich town at Portman Road on tuesday night to give crystal Palace their �irst Premier league away win of the season.
France international forward Mateta struck in the 59th minute after he took a pass from Ebere Eze, went past Jacob Greaves and then lifted the ball over goalkeeper Arijanet Muric.
It was only Palace’s second league win of the season as they moved up to sixteenth with twelve points from fourteen games.
“Magnifique,” Mateta replied when asked about his sixth goal in all competitions this season. “[Greaves] was in front of me. I had to do something to get through. I saw him go down and I saw the keeper, and I knew what I had to do. The keeper always goes straight at you, and I knew I had to chip.
“You can see today, [Eze] found me when he turned. When he does this, I can score a lot of goals."
Mateta added: “The start of the season was not what we expect but we keep working. Today, we have the win away, and we are very satisfied. Then in four days, we have a game again.
"We’ve had a lot of changes in the team, a lot of injuries too. But now
everyone is back and I will still score –no worries.
"Because of this win, everyone is confident. We can't wait to play against Manchester City.
“We can breathe a little bit, because we were under pressure. The fans, everyone was on us. Before the game it was must-win.
“Even when you score, stay focused and the time goes slowly, and as soon as the referee blew the whistle, we were so happy."
Eagles boss Oliver Glasner admitted it wasn’t a game for purists as he was happy with how his side battled.
“It was not about maybe showing the best performance, it was about
Jean-Philippe Mateta applauds the away fans
winning this game, and we prepared the players for being ready for a big fight, and it was a big fight,” Glasner said. “We took this fight, and we knew that when we are stable in defending we will create our situations, we will get our moments, and so it happened.
“It was an amazing goal from JP, and then it's keeping the clean sheet and taking the win, but also it's a big credit to the players, how they played - and really thank you to all our supporters.
“I was really surprised, half of the stand was full of Crystal Palace fans, and this on a Tuesday evening, two degrees here in an away game, so thanks for this big support again - and a very, very nice Tuesday evening for all of us.”
Jones accepts angry reaction
By John Kelly
nathan Jones accepted charlton athletic fans had every right to boo the team after their 2-1 defeat to crawley town at the valley on tuesday night.
Addicks fans in the 11,427 crowd let their feelings known at half-time as the hosts trailed to Tola Showunmi’s goal in the 33rd minute.
Daniel Kanu levelled on 68 minutes but the visitors secured the win through Max Anderson ten minutes from time.
There were more boos after the final whistle as Charlton suffered a seventh defeat in seventeen League One games this season and they are now eight points off the play-offs.
“Fans pay their money and they are entitled to their opinion,” Jones said. “When things go well they cheer and when things don’t go well you get the reaction.
“It was an edgy night but that’s probably because we didn’t give them a performance they could get behind.
“Our decision-making contributed to the fans’ edginess. They are not hoodwinked. They see something they don’t like and they are entitled to show their frustration.
“The performance was poor, especially first half. We had a go second half and made some really positive changes to try and get back into it. We have conceded from distance again, twice, and that is a frustration.
“Some of our decision-making and some of our quality was not up to standard and that’s why we’ve lost the game. I don’t know, we’ll debrief and have a look at it.
“It was a really edgy night all over and players didn’t make great decisions when they had opportunities. We’ve had more shots than them but they’ve had more on target. They showed more quality when chances came - we snatched at stuff in the final third.
“We had as many positive players as we could at the end but we just couldn’t get any real bit of quality apart from the moment we scored from.
“It wasn’t a good performance tonight.”
