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Council Climate Change Director resigns Post has been left vacant, with staff stepping up to cover role, while council ‘decides upon long-term structure’
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By Herbie Russell
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Southwark council’s Climate Change Director has resigned and joined Crawley Borough Council as Deputy Chief Executive - with his post currently left unfilled.
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In the post since December 2019 according to LinkedIn, Chris Page was responsible for leading the council’s efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2030. Having served as Labour councillor for Camberwell Green from 2006 to 2010, he first joined the council as an officer in 2013 as Head of the Cabinet Office. Posting on LinkedIn earlier this month, Page wrote: “Today, after more than a decade, I will be saying goodbye to Southwark Council. It has been an absolute privilege to work here in such an ambitious and progressive council. “I have been involved in many different projects and had the opportunity to lead major programmes such as our response to the climate emergency. “I have been inspired by the people I meet
Chris Page is now Deputy Chief Executive at Crawley Borough Council
who live or work here, and by the fantastic colleagues who demonstrate the very best of public service. “While I will miss Southwark and the people that make it, I am really excited for the future and the new challenges that await me.” Southwark Council is yet to appoint a successor and, in the meantime, senior staff
Bus ‘collided with’ car in Bermondsey A bus ‘collided with’ a car in Bermondsey on Monday morning.
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At 9:36 am on 19 February, police were called to Southwark Park Road after receiving reports of a collision between a number 1 bus to Canada Water and a car. The incident occurred at the junction of St James’s Road. No arrests were made and there were
no injuries. A Met Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 09:36hrs on Monday, 19 February to a collision in Southwark Park Road, at the junction with St James’s Road SE16. “A bus had collided with a car. “There were no reports of any injuries and no arrests. MILLWALL EXCLUSIVE
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members are stepping in to take on additional responsibilities. Cllr James McAsh, cabinet member for climate emergency, clean air and streets, said: “Tackling climate change is a high council priority and during recent months the team has expanded in line with our increased focus on this issue. “The fast-changing nature of this area of work
means we are constantly looking at the most appropriate focus areas and how the team structure reflects that. “As such, the high expertise in the existing team means that senior members of staff have stepped up to cover the main priorities of the role while we decide upon a long-term structure.”
Thousands of Southwark primary school pupils are being encouraged to regularly run or wheel one mile.
refreshed and energised for their studies. “It’s great to see so many of our schools are getting involved,” said Cllr James McAsh, Cabinet Member for the Climate Emergency, Clean Air and Streets. “Through our ambitious Streets for People strategy we’re doing a huge amount to improve walking and cycling routes to schools, promoting healthy travel options like walking, cycling and wheeling.”
Southwark primary schools leading regular exercise drive 90 per cent of Southwark schools are signed up to the Daily Mile scheme - one of the highest proportions in England, according to a new Local Government Association report. The scheme sees schools get children out of the classroom to exercise for fifteen minutes three times a week, leaving them
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NEWS 3 By Herbie Russell.
two BErMonDSEy publicans have celebrated the reopened Old Justice’s first birthday, having kept pints down to a fiver despite a bruising year for boozers.
Will Nikhwai, 30, and Paul McAleer, 35, opened the pub - famously the filming location for Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘No More Lonely Nights’ music video - on February 13, 2023. The Grade-II listed Thames-side establishment faced destruction when an off-shore developer started tearing out its Tudor-style interior. But the entrepreneurial pair stepped in to save the pub and, with help from Southwark Council, restored it to its former glory. Reflecting on its first year back open after a six-year closure, Will said: “It’s been a really fun first year. “It’s just really amazing how many people we’ve got to know really well in the local community.” Ben said: “I think we’re very lucky… our customers are amazing.” However, The Old Justice, which has been on the site since 1933, couldn’t have opened at a trickier time. Some British 200 pubs closed their doors in the first three months of 2023 as owners grappled with spiralling energy and supply costs. Even hospitality behemoth Wetherspoons closed 34 branches so an independently-owned venture was always going to be tricky. So when punters poured through the doors to find Guinness and house lagers priced at a fiver, some wondered whether such a good thing
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The Old Justice pub could last. But twelve months on, those prices are the same. “We’re not losing any money and to be honest I think we turned over a lot more than we thought so in that regard things are looking very good,” Will said. Customers can expect the pub to get a kitchen and a new downstairs area
Only Fools and Horses Peckham spring water up for auction for £2k! By Herbie Russell.
a BottlE of Del Boy’s infamous ‘Peckham Spring’ water is being auctioned with a whopping £2,000 starting price tag.
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It’s 30 years since Trotters Independent Traders flogged the dodgy drink in the Only Fools and Horses 1992 Christmas Special and the hilarious money-spinner is doing overtime. Up for auction in Bristol, the prop was given to an electrician working on the set and could go for an estimated £4,000. The popular episode Mother Nature’s Son saw Del Boy and Rodney Trotter discover a fake spring in Grandad’s old allotment, using tap water to fill thousands of bottles to sell across the country. When it aired on Christmas Day in 1992, the 65-minute episode wowed 20 million fans. The prop, being auctioned in Bristol, is one of roughly 150 made for the show and they’ve previously sold for up to £5,720. The 32cm sealed glass bottle has a custom production-made label printed with ‘From An Ancient Natural Source’. A similar bottle sold in Surrey for £5,720 while Auctioneum in Bristol has sold four getting just over £8,000 for all of them. Auctioneum Bristol and Bath Auctioneers wrote online that the prop was likely used for decoration and so was never filled with water. Auctioneer Andrew Stowe said: “It’s estimated that there were around 150
made for the episode.’There are around 20 known to still exist, and probably more out there somewhere. “I think he’d be proud to know that his Peckham Spring bottles are now some of the most expensive bottles on the planet. “They really have become one of the best deals Del Boy ever did.” Auctioneum is selling the latest bottle on Wednesday, February 28. In June last year, Del Boy’s iconic threewheeled van just sold for over £19,000 at a classic car auction. One of six original versions, the motor came with Sir David Jason’s red fluffy dice hanging from the mirror and 97,000 miles on the clock.
Del Boy bottles his spring water in Only Fools and Horses.
in 2024. Over the last two years, a host of Southwark pubs have closed after struggling to turn a profit. They’ve included The Junction and The Pigeon – both in Camberwell, The Beer Shop London in Nunhead, and the Canopy Beer Company Tap Room in Herne Hill.
Publicans Will Nikhwai, 30, and Paul McAleer, 35, have thanked punters for their support
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Body of chemical attacker ‘found by Tower Pier’? CTV image of Ezedi
miserable kids bemoan dilapidated playgrounds as three are named among london’s ‘saddest’
By Herbie Russell PolicE “StronGly believe” they’ve found the body of chemical attacker abdul Ezedi in the thames after it was spotted floating by Tower Pier.
The 35-year-old was wanted for throwing a corrosive substance at a mother and her children in Clapham on January 31. The Metropolitan Police has said the woman is in a stable condition and is no longer sedated. Her children, aged three and eight, were discharged from hospital soon after the incident. According to the Met, the crew of a passing boat reported seeing a body in the water at around 4pm on Monday, February 19. Commander Jon Savell said: “Based on the distinctive clothing he was wearing at the time of the attack and property found on his body, we strongly believe we have recovered the body of Ezedi. “We have been in contact with his family to pass on the news. “As you may expect after a considerable period of time in the strong current of the Thames, formal identification is not possible visually, nor from fingerprints. “We will work with the coroner on other ways to complete formal identification, such as DNA testing and dental records. That may take some time.” The attack, which saw twelve people injured, saw Ezedi escape police capture sparking speculation that he’d died or was being assisted by someone. Police had urged Ezedi, an Afghan refugee from the Newcastle area, to hand himself in. The force released shocking images of him appearing to have sustained horrific facial injuries in a bid to track him down. On Friday, February 9, police said they believed Ezedi went into the River Thames at Chelsea Bridge, some four hours after the alkaline attack. Searches of the Thames saw two bodies dragged from the water but they were unrelated to the Ezedi incident. According to national media reports Ezedi, an Afghan refugee, was in a relationship with the mother he attacked. Commander Jon Savell added: ”Our enquiries continue into the attack. I am pleased to say the condition of the 31-year-old woman has improved. She remains in hospital but she is in a stable condition and no longer sedated. We have still not been able to speak to her but hope to as soon as she is well enough. ”Again, I thank all those hundreds of members of the public who called us with information during the hunt for Ezedi. The public support for our investigation was overwhelming and every piece of information provided was followed up.” The investigation has seen a 22-yearold man detained on suspicion of assisting an offender yesterday (February 5) has since been released on bail.
Left to right: Ralph, 7, Bella, 9, AylahMae, 6, and Indie-Belle, 5, say they need their park fixed
By Herbie Russell BErMonDSEy’S PlayGrounDS are so plagued with sinkholes, rust and broken swings that three have been named among london’s “saddest” play areas.
Miserable kids have said their “nasty” and “lonely” play areas leave them with “nothing to do” and desperately need new equipment. A children’s charity said “times of austerity” meant local authorities were “pushing play down the priority list” but added that neglecting playgrounds was “short-sighted”. Southwark Council is investing in playgrounds through various funding pots but exasperated parents say the money doesn’t go far enough. Among the saddest playgrounds is Kirby Estate’s where sinkholes have appeared and the front gate is padlocked. Young Kirby resident Ralph, 7, who had a swing snap beneath him while playing, said: “[We need] a new park. They could change the park, rebuild the park. “It’s not been very nice on the park because the swings have been taken away two years ago.” Bella, 9, said: “It’s quite sad and there’s nothing really to do and you can’t play about.”
Ralph, pointing at a sinkhole, said the Kirby Estate play area was “nasty” The Bermondsey estate is renowned for its community spirit, particularly during football tournaments when residents drape national flags from around the world from their balconies. But parents say the neglected playground is a hole at the heart of their community. They said £10,000 council funding for its revamp wouldn’t cover a full refurbishment, costed at between £20,000 and £50,000. Local parent Rebecca Robins, 35, said the council hadn’t replaced the removed swings after removing them five years ago. “What more do we have to do to get people’s attention?” she said. “All people talk about in this area is antisocial behaviour. We’re trying to make things for the children to do but what are we supposed to do?” Rebecca said £10,000 would only cover the cost of relaying the floor, thereby leaving children to play on dilapidated frames and monkey bars. The Kirby Estate isn’t the only Bermondsey playground named among charity London Play’s ‘Saddest Playgrounds 2024’ competition. A flurry of nominations meant play areas on the Rouel Road and Abbeyfield estates were also included. Last year, Leyton Square park in Peckham came joint first alongside
Crystal Palace Park in Bromley. A spokesperson for London Play said: “Councils do not have any statutory duty to provide play so when they are looking for savings, play provision is an ‘easy’ target. In these times of ongoing austerity, Southwark council is not alone in struggling to balance its budgets and pushing play down the priority list. “However, this is short-sighted, as ensuring that children can play near to where they live contributes hugely
to their physical and mental health, development and wellbeing.” Local Liberal Democrat Councillor Rachel Bentley, who has been fighting for more funding, said: “Our littlest Londoners are being failed. Playgrounds are in a sorry state in Southwark overgrown, unsafe and not fit for use. “Communities like the Kirby Estate should not have to bid for pots of funding to restore precious community spaces that are the responsibility of the council.”
current site - a detail that was ‘not communicated’ to St Jude’s parents, according to the Southwark branch of the National Educational Union (NEU). A spokesperson told us: “The staff at Charlotte Sharman are very angry with the whole process and what they have been told. It was never originally mentioned that St Jude’s would keep their DfE and move onto the Charlotte Sharman site keeping their name. They added: “There has been so much confusion and misinformation. Staff are really worried about their future.” Now almost a year later, no decision has been made and the future is looking uncertain for parents, staff and students. From the start, the biggest issue that seems to be causing the delay regards the status of the school. St Jude’s is a Church
of England school and Charlotte Sharman is of no fixed faith, yet 80 per cent of its pupils are Muslim. Over 600 people have signed a petition, organised by Southwark NEU, against Charlotte Sharman becoming a faith school. But although many are openly opposed to the idea, others just want the matter resolved. One such parent, who would prefer to remain anonymous, has a son currently in year 4. Asked how it is for him right now, they explained: “He is about to go into the two important years at school not knowing what’s happening. That’s the biggest impact. They added: “We’re all in limbo until they make a decision.” If no decision is made soon, both
schools will face closure as they are undersubscribed. “We just want to know what’s going to happen - so we know what to do.” The consultation process is set to ‘end soon’ although no date has been given. When it ends, it will be up to the Southwark Diocese to decide whether the merger is pursued or not. Both schools were approached for comment.
Moss and rust has grown all over the Rouel Road Estate playground
Two Elephant and Castle primary schools still left ‘in limbo’ over proposed school amalgamation By Isabel Ramirez
two PriMary schools in Elephant and Castle, which are set to merge, leave parents and staff ‘in limbo’ as they struggle to make a decision.
Since April 2023, Charlotte Sharman and St Jude’s primary schools have been in talks about merging - which would see the neighbouring schools join up to become one establishment. Last year, Cobourg Primary School in Burgess Park merged with Camelot Primary School in Peckham. It is hoped the move - currently happening across London - will combat the financial burden of falling pupil numbers. At the time, parents at Charlotte Sharman were sent a letter, suggesting that the school would remain on its
(L) St Jude’s (R) Charlotte Sharman
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ate last year, the Prime Minister announced ambitious plans to tackle the single biggest preventable cause of ill-health, disability and death in the UK: smoking. The proposals include: n New legislation to make it an offence to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 n This means that the age of sale of tobacco products will increase by one year every year, so that children turning 15 this year or younger will never be legally sold tobacco – a move supported by 71 per cent of adults in Great Britain n New funding to help current smokers quit by doubling cash for local ‘stop smoking services’
to nearly £140 million, as well as £30m to crack down on illicit tobacco and underage sale of tobacco and vapes The new rules will not criminalise smoking or mean people who can be legally sold cigarettes now will be prevented from doing so in the future. But it will be a huge step to help the three-quarters of smokers who say they would never have started the addiction if they had the choice again. “Smoking is based on addiction and most people wish they had never taken it up,” says Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England. “They try to stop and they cannot. “As a doctor I have seen many people in hospital desperate to
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Father-of-three Tim Eves, 45, from Rustington in West Sussex, smoked for 12 years and quit last year with the help of his local Wellbeing Hub. “I spoke to them, we set a quit day and I did it with them,” he explains, with the aid of nicotine patches and gum, and weekly check-ins. “Some people can just stop and then never smoke again, but for most it’s hard getting through those initial tough few months. “Once you do, the benefits hugely outweigh the downside, the stress of giving up. “It’s not often I feel proud of myself but I thought, ‘This is a big thing in my life’. And every day I feel healthier as a result. And I have a few more quid in the bank.”
Devan Cusack, 25, from Leighton Buzzard saw her mum struggle to give up smoking – which is why she has never started. She supports plans to phase out smoking for future generations, saying: “They need to do something about it because smoking is just so casual and easy to do. People aren’t actually aware that it’s a big issue that needs to be spoken about. “I have a younger brother, who turned 14 recently and I was talking about it with him. He may never be legally sold cigarettes and he’s all for it as well... I know there will be ways to access it somehow, but this is a good first step.”
l With more than eight in ten smokers starting before the age of 20, new plans to create a smokefree generation will help our children and their children avoid a lifetime of addiction. l The proposals will see tobacco phased out over time to prevent future generations from ever starting to smoke in one of the most significant public health actions in recent times, saving thousands of lives and billions of pounds.
stop smoking, but they cannot.” Smoking puts a huge burden on the NHS and social care: one in four hospital beds is occupied by a smoker, costing the NHS and social care over £3 billion a year.
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l Tobacco is the single most important entirely preventable cause of ill health, disability and death in this country, responsible for 80,000 deaths in the UK each year l It causes around one in four cancer deaths in the UK and is responsible for just over 70 per cent of all lung cancer cases l Smoking also substantially increases the risk of many major health conditions throughout people’s lives, such as strokes, diabetes, heart disease, stillbirth, dementia and asthma.
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6 NEWS By Herbie Russell ShoVElS wErE in the earth on the old kent road as the ledbury Estate’s redevelopment got underway last week.
Residents celebrated the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, February 5. The Ledbury Estate is being redeveloped after it emerged, in 2017, that blocks hadn’t undergone strengthening works - even after the Ronan Point explosion that killed four people. In total, the Ledbury Estate redevelopment will provide 340 new homes, 224 of which will be council homes to replace those from the old towers. The council will also build an additional 36 new council homes, taking the total to 260 council homes, as well as 15 shared ownership homes and 65 homes for private sale. Cllr Helen Dennis, Cabinet Member for New Homes, said: “I’m so thrilled to see works get underway on this estate – it’s a really exciting marker in the long journey we have been on with residents to replace the previous homes in the towers with the fire safe, high-quality new homes our residents deserve.” The first phase of construction works is taking place on the site of the former
Bromyard House and will provide 80 new homes across two blocks. Those blocks will include 45 council homes, 15 shared ownership homes and 20 homes for private sale. Residents forced to move out of their homes for the redevelopment will get priority on the new council homes. The shared ownership homes will be designated for leaseholders of the Ledbury towers. The redevelopment was proposed after four towers on the estate, built in the 1960s, were identified as having serious structural and fire safety issues. Following extensive consultation, Ledbury Estate residents voted in favour of demolishing the four blocks and providing new homes and a range of other improvements to the estate. The wider neighbourhood will also benefit from landscaping and new outdoor communal areas. There will be a large, multipurpose garden courtyard with space for community growing, a play area and tree-lined paths creating new pedestrian and cycle friendly connections between the Old Kent Road, Pencraig Way and Bird in Bush Park to the south-west. The first phase of building works is expected to complete in spring 2026 and the entire Ledbury Estate redevelopment is expected to be finished by 2030.
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L to R)/ Third place Sylvie Harmony, Alumni Joshua Tulloch, Winner Sebastian WestgateLouttit, runner-up Titilayo Taoreed
Residents and Southwark councillors gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony last week Canada Water station
Police investigate ‘assault’ at Canada Water station By Herbie Russell DEtEctiVES arE investigating an alleged assault at canada water underground station earlier this month.
British Transport Police (BTP) has received a report of an assault at around 4pm at the station. A BTP spokesperson said: “British
By Herbie Russell a Dulwich schoolboy is storming his way through a public speaking competition known as a springboard for acting and business careers.
Fifteen-year-old Sebastian WestgateLouttit was crowned winner of the Regional Final of the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge, at Harris Academy Bermondsey, on Wednesday, February 7. Previous winners of the Grand Final have gone on to sell their businesses for six figures and act in Hollywood movies like Avatar.
Sebastian, a Year 10 Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich student, said: “Tonight has been brilliant! I never expected to win, it’s taught me that as long as you play your cards right, you can do it.” Titilayo Taoreed, from Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls’ School, was runnerup with a compelling speech titled ‘The Age of Distraction’. Third Place went to Sylvie Harmony from The Charter School East Dulwich, with a speech about neurodiversity. Sebastian will now have to impress the judges at the online semi-finals to proceed to the Grand Final at the West End this summer.
Over 30,000 Year 10 students in over 500 state schools in London and Essex take part in the annual competition. Previous winners include actors Jamie Flatters and Idris Sobande, influential figure in medicine Dr. Funmi Abari, entrepreneur Tim Armoo and writer Poppy Noor, and more. A £100 gift certificate is the prize on offer at the final, held at the Cambridge Theatre, Covent Garden on July 8, 2024. The competition is hosted by the UK’s leading public speaking and communication charity, Speakers Trust and funded and supported by the Jack Petchey Foundation.
Transport Police received a late report of an assault that occurred at around 4pm on 2 February at Canada Water underground station. “Our enquiries into the incident are ongoing.” Anyone with information is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 2400014685.
Car overturned in Bermondsey after failing to stop for police By Isabel Ramirez
a car overturned after a driver failed to stop for police officers in Bermondsey yesterday morning.
The incident occurred at around 4:30 am on Saturday, 17 February. The car was pursued by officers and around five minutes later, it overturned at the junction of St James’s Road and Blue Anchor Lane. After being assessed by paramedics, the driver was arrested and taken into custody. He suffered no injuries. No other vehicles were involved and
there were no other injuries. A Met Police spokesperson commented: “At around 04:30hrs on Saturday, 17 February a car failed to stop for officers in the Bermondsey area. “The car was pursued by officers and at around 04:35hrs it overturned at the junction of St James’s Road and Blue Anchor Lane. “The driver wasn’t injured. He was assessed by paramedics before being arrested and taken into custody. “No other vehicles were involved and there were no other injuries.”
NEWS 7
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By Isabel Ramirez thE oVErGrounD line that stops at Peckham rye and canada water will be renamed in honour of the Windrush community.
For the first time in history, a reimagining of London’s public transport network will see each of London’s six overground lines be given a unique name and line colour. This significant change, which will include a major update to London’s worldfamous Tube map, will make it easier for customers to navigate. The Windrush line - Highbury & Islington to Clapham Junction - runs through areas with strong ties to Caribbean communities today, such as Peckham Rye, West Croydon and Dalston Junction, and honours the Windrush generation who continue to shape and enrich London’s cultural and social identity today. It will be red parallel lines on the map. This move follows research by Transport for London, which found that some customers find the London Overground network confusing and would find it easier to navigate if it wasn’t one colour and name. Each route will be represented by a new line name and colour on the Tube map, on train line diagrams, at stations and on digital journey planning tools, such as TfL Go. The orange roundel will continue to be used across the London Overground network. The new names were chosen following engagement with communities, customers, historians and industry experts. The other new line names are: • THE LIONESS LINE: Euston to Watford Junction. The Lioness line, which runs
through Wembley, honours the historic achievements and lasting legacy created by the England women’s football team that continues to inspire and empower the next generation of women and girls in sport. It will be yellow parallel lines on the map. • THE MILDMAY LINE: Stratford to Richmond/Clapham Junction. The Mildmay line, which runs through Dalston, honours the small charitable hospital in
Shoreditch that has cared for Londoners over many years, notably its pivotal role in the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s, which made it the valued and respected place it is for the LGBTQ+ community today. It will be blue parallel lines on the map. • THE WEAVER LINE: Liverpool Street to Cheshunt/Enfield Town/Chingford. The Weaver line runs through Liverpool Street, Spitalfields, Bethnal Green and Hackney - areas of London known for their
textile trade, shaped over the centuries by diverse migrant communities and individuals. It will be maroon parallel lines on the map. • THE SUFFRAGETTE LINE: Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside. The Suffragette line celebrates how the working-class movement in the East End, fought for votes for women and paved the way for women’s rights.?The line runs to Barking, home of the longest surviving Suffragette
Annie Huggett, who died at 103. It will be green parallel lines on the map. • THE LIBERTY LINE: Romford to Upminster. The Liberty line celebrates the freedom that is a defining feature of London and references the historical independence of the people of Havering, through which it runs. It will be grey parallel lines on the map. The name changes will be brought in by autumn 2024.
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a BEMuSED Bermondsey dog owner says he’s gone weeks without post after royal Mail handed his harmless pooch an “ASBO”.
Donald Slattery, 61, says Coco wouldn’t hurt a fly but that hasn’t stopped the two-year-old cockapoo being handed a restraining order over its “level of threat”. Donald believes the row over his dog has caused a two-week mail hiatus - plunging his taxi-driving work into turmoil after missing out on important documents. Royal Mail has said mail to Donald has not been suspended. But it added that dogs can “pose a serious safety issue” to staff and that the well-being of its workers was “paramount”. But Donald insists the row over his dog is causing him delivery issues. Comparing his dog’s punishment to an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO), Donald said: “It’s nothing short of putting a tag on the dog’s leg!” Still awaiting the delivery of important work documents, he said: “There’s nothing I can do. I’m out of work until I get the DBS. [taxi driver check].” Donald, who lives on the top floor of a Bermondsey block, says Coco was slapped with the punishment in 2022. It happened because Donald would sometimes leave his front door open
meaning Coco would occasionally come out and bark at postmen. While he understands that some people are wary of dogs, he said: “There’s no viciousness to her at all. “Cockapoos are just playful dogs. All they want to do is chase balls, roll around the floor and sleep.” In October 2022, he received a letter from Royal Mail saying it was “experiencing difficulties in delivering mail… because of the actions of a dog at your property”. The letter said the “level of threat” meant Coco must be “restrained” between 10.30am and 3pm when the postman might arrive. Donald has compared the letter to an ASBO, a controversial civil order brought in by Tony Blair to tackle delinquent behaviour. But taking the letter on the chin, Donald says he’s been careful to keep the door shut ever since. However, earlier this month, while varnishing his home, he briefly left his door open so his dog could escape the fumes. Unfortunately, the postman arrived during this time. “It’s not that we ignored the letter,” Donald said. “We went by the rules because we need the mail”. Donald says, on this rare occasion, Coco escaped and barked at the postman. The postman then reportedly left the block vowing never to return to Donald’s
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address and claimed to have no mail for the family. “I apologised to him and said ‘look mate I’m expecting important letters to do with work’ and he said ‘I don’t care I’m not coming back anymore’,” Donald said. Donald says he received no mail between February 1 and February 16, meaning he’s missed out on DBS documents needed for him to resume work as a taxi driver. When he finally received the letter he’d been waiting for, it said it hadn’t been delivered the first time due to a ‘dog loose’. After taking his complaint to the sorting office Donald is now receiving mail but the delay has already cost him a month’s work. A Bermondsey resident for 37 years, a disappointed Donald said: “I’ve never been out of work since I’ve been here.” On its website, Royal Mail shares advice for dog owners. It says: “Even the most lovable dog can be a danger to postal workers. “Dogs are territorial by nature and if they feel they need to protect their family, they can become unpredictable. “Please help us to deliver your post in safety by keeping your dog secure and out of the way before the postman or woman arrives.” A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “Dog attacks pose a serious safety issue to our
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Only Fools and Horses super fan makes quiz book for his fellow show enthusiasts Photo of people outside Masq stood in the road taken in December 2023 by a local resident
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By Robert Firth By Isabel Ramirez An Only Fools and Horses super fan has released a quiz book for other enthusiasts of the famous Peckham-based sitcom.
John White, 61, said he wrote the book as a ‘labour of love’ for his fellow fans around four years ago. “I watched each episode with a pen and paper, paused it at the moments, then got over the laughter and wrote it down,” he told us. Although it took John six months to research, he assured it was by no means a chore: “If you’re a fan of a show - it’s easy to do. “I’ve loved it since episode one, right up to now when they still show it on TV. “I even had an Only Fools birthday cake for my 60th with all the characters on it as bobbleheads,” John said. Having grown up in Belfast during The Troubles, John said the show was the calm amidst the storm of everyday life. “The show was a bit of respite,” he said. “You would hear that someone
had lost their leg - and then go home and watch Only Fools and it was guaranteed to put you in a good mood.” He added: “I’ve always had a soft spot for the market traders - the idea that one day you could wake up and become a millionaire. We’ve all dreamed that at one point.” The Only Fools and Horses Quiz Book includes questions like ‘What are three destinations listed on the side of the Trotter’s van?’ and ‘What is Uncle Albert’s middle name?’. It also features hand-drawn sketches by a friend of his. “I tried to get the photos off BBC but they didn’t let me,” he explained. “I think the drawings add something to it.” The book is available to buy on Amazon and John said it’s already proving to be a hit, amassing hundreds of positive reviews. “I’m hoping it’ll make people watch the show again, or just read it to bring back memories.” The Only Fools and Horses Quiz Book by John White, published by John Blake Books, is available to buy on Amazon for £7.99.
Residents of a posh Central London neighbourhood have won their battle to stop a local bar opening until 1am on weekends after they claimed to have suffered sleepless nights from revellers partying in the street.
People living in Shad Thames, near Tower Bridge, said they had suffered months of nuisance from customers returning to vehicles parked near their homes after closing time and blaring music from car stereos until four or five in the morning. Flyers promoting special events at the bar, Masq London, had even advertised ‘free parking’, which resulted in customers leaving their cars on streets outside residents’ flats, a council licensing meeting on Wednesday (February 14) heard. A representative for Masq London claimed the flyers were produced by outside promoters and said there was a lack of proof that the people residents were complaining about were customers of the venue. He said the bar was being made a ‘scapegoat’ after some guests had previously parked on streets in the Shad Thames area, where flats regularly go for over £1 million. But a Southwark Council
licensing committee sided with residents, local councillors and police and refused Masq’s application to open later. Victoria Butters, one of the dozens of locals who objected to the bar’s application, said residents had suffered more disturbances linked to Masq in 24 months than they had from three other venues in the area over years. She told the meeting: “Many of their patrons park in Shad Thames after 11pm and return to their vehicles in the early hours. It is therefore not uncommon for residents to be woken twice or more during the night; on both arrival and departure noise levels are high. “Groups continue to party often until four or five in the morning, several hours after closing, [with] no engagement or support from Masq. Car stereos are played at high volume, horns are blasting, revellers are dancing and shouting profanities and often joyriding on e-bikes subsequently causing car alarms to trigger. “There have been a number of fights, with at least one individual seen
carrying a knife. There is excessive public consumption of alcohol and the taking of drugs with drug paraphernalia and broken glass regularly left littering the streets.” Kathleen Ehrlich, chair of the local residents’ group, added: “Masq patrons often congregate around vehicles parked within Shad Thames for extended periods after leaving the venue, shouting and playing loud music. This behaviour frequently wakes residents.” A representative for Masq said: “We can’t be responsible for other venues. We don’t know what goes on at other venues and how dispersal and how complaints are dealt with. We’re not here to talk about them. We can’t single out Masq being the troublemaker of the area because we’re merely here trying to better the area for the residents and for our clients.” An explanation outlining the reasons behind the licensing committee’s decision to refuse Masq’s application will be published at a later date. The bar may still choose to appeal the council’s refusal through the magistrates’ court.
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London Eye offering free ticket to people born on leap year day By Herbie Russell People born on 2024’s Leap Day are entitled to free tickets on the South Bank’s London Eye - but only the first 100 leaplings will be allowed on!
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southwark’s kniFe Crime problem
By Herbie Russell PolicE Data has revealed that Southwark is the fourth worst borough for knife crime in London. How bad has it got, what are the causes, and who has the solutions?
Between November 2020 and December 2023, the borough saw 2,015 knife-related offences, surpassed by Westminster in first place, then Haringey and neighbouring Lambeth. Mayor Sadiq Khan has painted a rosier picture of the situation, arguing that violent crime in London has fallen under his premiership. But police data for Southwark appears to contradict this, suggesting the situation is spiralling once again.
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lonDon’S Mayoral elections are coming this May and crime will be an important issue for voters.
Susan Hall, the Conservative’s choice to rival Khan, pitched for the candidacy under the slogan “Safer with Susan”, making crime, along with the environment, key electoral issues. The pair clashed over the issue during Mayor’s Question Time last July when Hall brandished police statistics showing crime had increased over the last twelve months.
But Khan has pointed to City Hall data showing some violent offences are down since his mayoralty began in May 2016. Knife crimes with injury for the under 25s have fallen by 18 per cent since then as has gun crime (-19 per cent), homicide (-7 per cent) and burglary (-18 per cent). The latest ONS stats show that there were 27.9 recorded violence against the person offences per 1,000 population in the Met area, in the twelve months to September 2023. That’s lower than the average for the rest of England and Wales of 35.4 per 1,000 population and lower than the police force areas of Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands (49.7). But these statistics only tell part of the story, particularly in Southwark, where knife crime is on the rise. The borough saw 736 knife crime incidents, an average of two per day, in 2023. December 2023, a month when Southwark saw 85 knife crime offences, was the worst of the last four years. That makes 2023 the worst year since 2019, when there were 763 kniferelated crimes. This worrying recent trend is happening across London. Accounting for all 32 London boroughs, 2023 was
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How bad has it got and what’s the solution?
A police sniffer dog works at the scene outside Spenlow House in Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, south east London, where a 22-yearold woman died from a stab injury on Christmas Eve. A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Picture date: Monday December 25, 2023.
Cllr Natasha Ennin said the causes of knife crime are ‘complex’ and ‘systemic’.
London’s worst year for knife crime since 2019.
WHY IS KNIFE CRIME ON THE RISE IN SOUTHWARK?
Mayor khan has laid the blame at the government’s door, placing crime in the context of “devastating police cuts”.
According to City Hall, a decade of government reductions in police spending has forced the Met to make £850 million in savings since 2010. This has contributed to a reduction in safer neighbourhood police officers - down from 6,459 in 2015 to 2,310 in 2022. To counter this trend, the Conservative government has proposed a funding package worth £18.4 billion for 2024/2025 - a 30.7 per cent rise in cash terms compared to 2019 and 2020. Meanwhile, the Met’s ‘A New Met for London’ three-year plan states there will be 500 more PSCOs in London by the end of this year. At the end of last year, Southwark had roughly 25 PCSOs on the street, a figure set to rise to 69 by 2025. Southwark Council has also highlighted falling police numbers, with Council Leader Kieron Williams saying the force had been “decimated” since the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition won
the 2010 election. However, responding to the shocking knife crime figures for Southwark, council figures said its causes were “complex” and “systemic”. Destiny, one of Southwark’s Young Advisors, a group of young people who work with police and the council, said a lack of youth support was a cause. “Knife crime is due to various factors. Some of them being the lack of youth support in certain areas and the lack of access to counselling and mentorship. Even the cost of living,” he said. “Young people are scared to go to certain areas as they are not seen as safe. Media, including social media and newspapers, create fear as a lot of negatives are portrayed. Young people already feel labelled and unsafe due to how they are stereotyped.” Cllr Natasha Ennin, cabinet member for community safety, suggested the criminalisation of young people involved in crime was a problem. She said: “We have a duty to protect and help children when they find themselves in dangerous and vulnerable situations through no fault of their own. “This means a truly holistic approach that centres the young person – who are always victims, whether they suffer violence or are forced to enact violence – with a wide range of services interconnected with the community.”
County lines operations, where young people are sent around the country to sell drugs, can sometimes see vulnerable people convicted of crimes many say they are coerced into committing. In 2022, it was revealed that Southwark had the fifth-highest number of people involved in the out-of-London drugs trade, after Croydon, Lambeth, Newham and Brent. Analysis by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) thinktank recently found that British boys aged under 18 were most likely to be victims of modern slavery. However, there is a caveat. Knife crime is on the rise but that includes all manner of offences relating to knives. The statistics for knife crimes resulting in injuries have remained fairly static since 2019, wavering at between six to seven incidents per month on average in Southwark. So while knife crime is going up overall, the volume of the most serious incidents has remained roughly the same over the last four years.
WHAT’S THE SOLUTION?
thE MEt Police has said tackling knife crime requires a mix of practical on-the-beat policing and community initiatives.
It said weapon sweeps in crime hotspots were useful and the Met has
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even made ‘knife wand’ metal detectors available to schools. But a Met Police spokesperson also said tackling knife crime relied on the “combined work from across communities and other agencies”. “This is why we continue to work with our partners and the community to build lasting solutions,” a spokesperson said. Southwark Council has implemented a huge number of schemes to address youth violence. Its Youth Justice Service, which works with vulnerable young people to prevent offending, has been deemed ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ in six areas by the HM Inspectorate of Probation. There is also The Southwark Youth Independent Advisory Group (YIAG), Southwark’s pledge not to exclude pupils from schools and The Nest, a mental health support hub for young people. Mayor Khan has presented funding as key to the Met’s success, most of which comes from central government. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has himself warned that without an extra £140m it would be harder for the police to reform following the Casey Review. On February 14, Khan announced an additional £151 million investment in the Met to “keep Londoners safe”. Mr Khan said the Met was increasingly relying on City Hall funding, rather than from central government. Since be became mayor in 2016, City Hall funding now accounts for 27 per cent of the Met’s total expenditure.
ABOVE: Southwark Council worked with young people to establish The Nest - a drop-in mental health service off Rye Lane.
Mayor Khan has laid the blame at the government’s door, placing crime in the context of “devastating police cuts”.
LEFT: The volume of knife crime offences in Southwark since January 2019 (Right)
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Spring Family Fun at the Southbank Centre This spring we invite families to dive into a world of wonder and excitement with the Southbank Centre’s Spring Family Fun programme. Running throughout the Easter holiday and May halfterm, this cross-artform celebration promises a tapestry of entertainment for all ages, including plenty of free events. Go on a fantastical adventure with Dragons and Mythical Beasts, an award-winning show direct from the West End featuring spectacular puppets that bring myths and legends to life. Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Indrik, the supernatural Baku, the Tooth Fairy (not as sweet as you’d think), an adorable Unicorn and majestic Griffin. Take your place among legendary heroes, just don’t wake the Dragon… This is a must-see for brave heroes of all sizes!
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Heading south - our pick of the upcoming events Wardrobe refresh Fancy updating your wardrobe? Head down to the Deptford Lounge Clothes Swap on 24 February (and the last Saturday of every month) and swap items to give them a new home. Admission is free, so bring in your old clothes and swap them for something new, one item is worth one token (with a maximum of 8 per person). Please note that they don’t accept children’s clothes, underwear, socks, tights, or anything damaged or torn. Any items left after the event will be donated or saved for future events. 24 February, and the last Saturday of every month Admission: Free 9 Giffin Street, Deptford, SE8 4RJ deptfordlounge.org.uk/whats-on/event/clothes-swap/
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Glittering stars, shimmering galaxies, fiery suns and silver moons – wherever you are in the universe, don’t miss Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15. Astronomy Photographer of the Year is an annual competition featuring the world’s greatest space photography. You’ll find over 100 photographs on show in this special exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, displayed at their best on brilliant lightbox displays. Open daily, 10am to 5pm Admission: Adults £10, concessions £6.50, children £5 National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, SE10 9NF www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/astronomy-photographer-year/exhibition
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Julian Clary in Jesus Christ Superstar A new production of the iconic global phenomenon Jesus Christ Superstar comes to the Churchill Theatre in Bromley for one week only, with Julian Clary as Herod. Originally staged by Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, this reimagined production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades. Choreographed by Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom), with music and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ, as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes “I Don’t Know How to Love Him”, “Gethsemane” and “Superstar”. Monday 26 February to Saturday 2 March, 2:30pm, 7.30pm, Admission: £28-£60 (plus a transaction fee of up to £3.95) Churchill Theatre Churchill, High St, Bromley, BR1 1HA trafalgartickets.com/churchill-theatre-bromley/enGB/event/musical/jesus-christ-superstar-tickets
If by Monday lunchtime you need some uplifting, then this could be just the trick. Take those Monday blues away by going to Blackheath Halls for a lunchtime recital. On Monday 26 February, a young piano trio who are already taking the chambermusic scene by storm, are playing – and it only costs a tenner. Astatine Trio were formed at the Royal College of Music in 2021. They were awarded first prize at the 2022 Senior Intercollegiate Piano Trio Competition as the youngest entrants, with an average age of 18. Monday 26 February, 1:10pm Admission: £10 Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ www.blackheathhalls.com/ whats-on/lunchtime-recitalastatine-trio-2/
In the Name of Love The world’s premier show in celebration of Diana Ross and The Supremes is coming to Broadway Theatre. Prepare to be taken on a spellbinding journey visiting one of the greatest musical stories ever told. A chronological history of hits from a career culminating in over 100 million record sales fronted by two international Diana Ross performers Cheri Jade (The Supremes) and Tameka Jackson (Solo Career). Enjoy ‘Where Did Our Love Go’, ‘Baby Love’ ‘Stop in The Name of Love’, ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’, ‘Upside Down’, ‘My Old Piano’, ‘I’m Coming Out’, ‘Chain Reaction’, and so many more! Friday 8 March, 7:30pm, Admission: £26.50 Broadway Theatre, Rushey Green, Catford, SE6 4RU www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/diana-ross-story/
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‘Mayor’s budget is making London a better city’
‘Fare freeze, another year of free school meals and a total of £1.148bn for policing with another 500 new officers on the streets’
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HIS YEAR, london will see a fare freeze, another year of free school meals and more funding for our police force thanks to the Mayor’s final budget, which has now been agreed and approved at City Hall.
As your Assembly Member, I am particularly pleased to see the Mayor focus on policing in this budget, making it a priority for the year ahead. Londoners will see 500 new police officers on their streets as well the 500 PCSOs, who will continue to receive funding after they were funded in last year’s budget. He is also providing an additional £48.9 million to the Met Police, as well as £6.5 million towards the
Violence Reduction Unit, which helps young people turn away from crime and gang violence. This is more important than ever after years of Government cuts to policing. Since 2010, more than a billion pounds has been taken out of our police force, which is having real-life consequences for many Londoners. We know that some criminals are not being caught before they escalate their offending, and not enough crimes are being solved. That’s why this funding is more crucial than ever. A total investment of £1.148bn will mean that we have more police, better equipment and better care for victims. After years of the
Government failing to support policing in London, I am glad to see City Hall step up in its place. In addition to policing, I am thrilled to see the Mayor use this budget to recommit to universal free school meals for primary school children across the whole of London. An additional £140 million has been assigned to this, saving families up to £1000 per child over the two years of the programme – giving almost 300,000 children a nutritious meal at a time when budgets are tight. Southwark Council is doing great work feeding hungry kids and I’m pleased that the Mayor of London is continuing to do the same. Those using the transport
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GLA Member for Southwark & Lambeth system will also get a support with the cost of living. The Mayor’s fare freeze means pay as you go prices will stay the same. This is in sharp contrast to national rail fares which are going up by 4.9%. We know Londoners cannot be expected to keep on
meeting rising costs now that the economy is in a recession - this scheme will help commuters save money on their regular expenses. As your local Assembly Member, I will keep on fighting for projects like these – making London an easier and better city for us all.
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‘Quick-fix’ to knife crime is no real solution
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nife crime in Southwark, and nationally, is on the rise. But the ‘quick-fix’ solutions touted by the government are unlikely to be the solution. Despite the looming general election, both the Conservatives and the Labour opposition have yet to set out their long-term visions for fixing the innumerable crises facing the UK.
The same, however, cannot be said of crime and, in particular, knife crime. Whereas other government departments appear bereft of ideas, plenty is being proposed to stem the rising tide of knife-related offences. There’s been the crackdown on zombie knives, an expansion of stop-and-search and there is even talk of introducing mandatory prison sentences for first-time knife possession. It’s good to see our MPs are finally taking the issue seriously. But many are concerned that these measures fail to get to the root of the problem, which some say begins with poverty and underinvestment in public services. The statistics reinforce this sense that increasing knife crime isn’t as simple as it seems on the surface. While knife offences are increasing overall, homicides are relatively static and, in some areas, down compared to 2019. What does this tell us? Perhaps it suggests that, far from people becoming inherently more violent, desperate times are pushing people to desperate places. Maybe increases in knife-point robberies, but simultaneous falls in homicides, suggest people are increasingly stealing for a living. Southwark Councillor Natasha Ennin described the issue of knife crime as “complex and systemic” and this seems fair. Knife crime is not the cause of national malaise, but a symptom, and this is something political leaders must realise.
Crumbling play areas sum up kids’ struggles
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imes of crisis fall hardest on society’s most vulnerable, including children. Bermondsey’s dilapidated playgrounds are symbols of that depressing adage. The number of children in destitution increased from 400,000 in 2017 to 1 million in 20022, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Meanwhile, kids are facing sky-rocketing measles cases, closing schools, and their education is still suffering a post-pandemic hangover. Compared to these issues, broken swings and rusty slides may seem insignificant. But they’re not. Play is fundamental to children’s development and can have life-long positive effects on their relationships with exercise and health. In Bermondsey, three playgrounds have been named among London’s ‘saddest’. While Southwark Council does make funding available for public parks, it’s too often distributed on a low, bit-part basis. Even when funding does arrive, as with the Kirby Estate playground, it’s often not enough. A recent analysis of the collective annual park budget around England – which includes local authority play provision – found that it had fallen by more than £350m, adjusted for inflation, since 2011. Meanwhile, London Play is suggesting a ‘Play Sufficiency’ duty be imposed on local councils in England, as it already is in Scotland and Wales, to ensure that play provision meets local need. Incentivising councils to invest, while giving them the money to do so, is sorely needed to bring our crumbling play areas back up to standard.
cryptic Puzzle Clues Across 4 Insect can take off, no doubt (6) 8 Ahem, sir, I can’t catch what you say (7) 9 If a French one takes cover, reveal all (6) 10 Hangeroil who’s hanging down? (9) 11 Came crookedly to the top (4) 13 Second letter and final rebuke (5) 14 You can’t squeeze blood out of this stone - but another liquid (7) 16 A rascal, with hesitation run for it (7) 18 Melodious, perhaps, this outer garment? (5) 19 Present in the restroom (4) 21 Aim to cut a roundabout? Then get this kind of gear (9) 22 A little hill, but it can add up to a lot (6) 23 Deceive the seabeast, we hear keep it secret (7) 24 High road for airlines (6)
Quick Puzzle Clues Across 4 Royal house (6) 8 Pleasure (7) 9 Fish (6) 10 Insect (63) 11 Barley product (4) 13 Sacred song (5) 14 Entertains (7) 16 Extend (7) 18 Lifter (5) 19 Page (4) 21 Row of pillars (9) 22 Unload (6) 23 Misshape (7) 24 Interfere (6)
Clues Down 1 If reversed, put back it’s hot (9) 2 This group is no company (9) 3 Useful for fivefinger exercises? (5) 5 Relation who can intimidate with head off (4) 6 Violent in scruffier cellars (6) 7 Squealed end of cry almost helped (6) 9 Up to then jauntily, but the bird flew away 11 Confidence results from care as sun rages (9) 12 Cut short gambling in the middle of the meal it’s good for you (9) 15 Potato’s upside down contradict that! (5) 16 The shares have to be changed to make cuts (6) 17 Large ship part of cargo syndicate (6) 20 Set up tee in middle of heathland, for driver (5) 21 Either way it’s an Indian coin of the past (4)
Clues Down 1 Necessary (9) 2 Incredulity (9) 3 Applaud (5) 5 Shaft (4) 6 Beast (6) 7 Chooses (6) 9 Fade away (5) 11 Motherhood (9) 12 Mythical (9) 15 Shovel (5) 16 Detective (6) 17 Extorted money (6) 20 Medicine (5) 21 Name (4)
Solutions to last week’s crossword Cryptic Across: 1 Taciturn 4 Spas 8 Murder 10 Duenna 11 Peter 12 Pagan 14 Cigars 17 Lunarians 18 Stockists 22 Alcove 23 Ousts 24 Anent 26 Tumult 27 Subtle 28 Rash 29 Adherent Down: Time 2 Cereal 3 Trepan 5 Pandas 6 Swan song 7 Curia 9 Renascent 10 Decisions 13 Gusto 15 Gnats 16 Squatter 18 Scamps 19 Ovals 20 Suture 21 Statue 25 Bent
Quick Crossword
Across: : 1 Rhetoric 4 Spud 8 Record 10 Rotten 11 Eider 12 Verse 14 Papers 17 Distiller 18 Mechanics 22 Goatee 23 Inept 24 Leash 26 Revolt 27 Harrow 28 Eels 29 Nineteen Down: 1 Rare 2 Exceed Ogress 5 Patter 6 Dynastic 7 Moral 9 Diet sheet 10 Replenish 13 Rivet 15 Peace 16 Disgorge 18 Marvel 19 Cello 20 Inhale 21 Sparse 25 Swan
18 NEWS
presenter’s Colouring books For DulwiCh, peCkham anD more
CraZy moment when oFF-Duty poliCe oFFiCers DroppeD Drinks to swarm kniFe-wielDing attaCker CCTV footage caught the moment officers chased the suspect
Convicted: Joseph Jimenez was apprehended by offduty police officers in Elephant and Castle
By Herbie Russell A KNIFE-WIELDING man who set a dog on his victim has been jailed after off-duty police paused their drinks to apprehend him in Elephant and Castle.
By Isabel Ramirez a BBc presenter and her husband have released colouring books showing the ‘local landmarks’ in Peckham, Dulwich and more.
Emma Barnett, BBC broadcaster and host of the daily radio show Woman’s Hour, and her husband Jeremy Weil, have published 27 books so far - covering a variety of areas across the capital. The couple, who live in Brixton, came up with the idea just after the birth of their second child. Emma told us: “Whilst I was on leave from the BBC after the birth of our daughter, we were walking the pram around the area more. “We wanted to find a way to teach our son about our local neighbourhoods - so we took some photos and made them into outlines so he could colour in the local landmarks.” She explained that when she looked
online to buy a colouring book for their area - she couldn’t find one. “There were some but they are mainly just central London locations. After putting their creative minds together, and Jeremy’s sketching skills to the test, Colour Your Streets was born. Stocked at some local stores already, their Southwark books so far are Peckham, Dulwich, East Dulwich and Herne Hill. Examples of the sights in Dulwich to be brought to life area are the Dulwich College Great Hall, the Crown and Greyhound pub and the boardwalk in Dulwich Park. In the Peckham book, the fire station, Rye Lane and train station are all featured. Asked how they pick the areas to cover, Emma said: “At first we were just doing areas we visited. But now we have people on social media getting in touch and suggesting their area. Croydon’s just arrived. “People are really interested.” Now that the books are out, she said
people are loving them, commenting: “My son and his friends love recognising places they’ve coloured when they’re out and about. “The thing I’ve liked is where your kids can tell you something you don’t know.” Emma added that she was surprised to see when TV presenter Jeremy Vine recently shouted them out on his morning show. “He bought the Chiswick book for his daughter and said he thought they were the ‘best thing ever.’ People of all ages are on their radar: “With these books, older people can reminisce on the memories attached to the places. “We’re reaching out to old people’s homes and schools to make the resources available to them too.” They are on a mission to cover the whole of the UK with a book for every area. If you think your area is worth bringing to life in a colouring book, get in touch with them on Instagram @colouryourstreets or via email at info@colouryourstreets.co.uk
Popping the question there has become so popular, that venues at The Shard have dedicated teams to assist those planning to propose to their loved one through specially tailored packages and experiences. So what makes it such a hit with the lovebirds? As the tallest building in Western Europe, it offers 360-degree views, showcasing iconic landmarks like Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace bathed in the city’s golden glow. It is also home to seven world-class restaurants and bars and houses the luxury
5* Shangri-La hotel. Kurt Macher, General Manager of ShangriLa at The Shard commented: “We take pride in our role in helping to enable the proposals that countless couples choose to give each year. We have an important part to play in making sure the experience is as smooth and romantic as possible. “Our iconic views and unparalleled atmosphere make The Shard the ultimate destination for romantic moments, and we’re looking forward to helping more couples realise their dreams over the coming months.”
Is The Shard the UK’s ‘most romantic building’? By Isabel Ramirez
thE SharD could be the the uk’s ‘most romantic’ building after it hosted hundreds of proposals last year and there is even a special team for them.
As London celebrated Valentine’s Day last week, the Borough-based skyscraper stood tall as the ultimate hub for romance - with seven proposals planned at the Shangri-La hotel this year already. Last year it was the location for over 200 proposals.
It was broad daylight when Joseph Jimenez, 20, tried to slash a man with a large knife in Elephant Park, on July 21, 2023. Off-duty police winding down at a nearby bar spotted the commotion and swarmed Jimenez who threw a knife at the onrushing officers. Jimenez pled guilty and was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for possession of a bladed article and four months for affray, at Croydon Court yesterday (Wednesday, February 14). Detective Inspector Jon Summers said: “The heroism shown by these officers is nothing short of exceptional. “They placed themselves at real risk of serious injury in order to prevent serious harm and to apprehend an offender. It is actions such as these that demonstrate the true heart and soul of the Met.” Officers from the Gangs & Pro-Active Team were socialising in Elephant Park when they noticed a violent altercation unfolding nearby. Two sets of males were involved in a skirmish when one was hit over the head and had a dog set on him. Jimenez stood over one man trying to slash at him with a large knife. Officers sprang into action, closing off the suspect’s escape routes and coordinated their approach to arrest Jimenez. The suspect tried to run away and even
threw a knife at the police who were without armour, PAVA spray, or police radios. On seeing their intervention, others involved in the skirmish fled the scene averting a “large scale public order incident”. Officers administered first aid to the victim who was taken to hospital for a head injury. Police believe officers’ actions prevented Jimenez from sustaining more serious injuries. He was charged on July 22, 2023, and remanded in custody. Launching an investigation, police recovered CCTV and witness accounts which persuaded the suspect to plead guilty. Chief Superintendent Seb AdjeiAddoh, lead for policing in Southwark and Lambeth, added: “While we expect officers to protect the public, we expect this of them whilst on duty - with proper protective equipment and support. “These officers had none of this equipment and were not aware of whether support was on the way or not. “They had no way of knowing who had weapons or how many. They simply responded to what they could see had they not acted, a member of the public may have been caused serious or potentially fatal injuries. “On seeing the spontaneous intervention of the off duty officers all other protagonists fled the scene and a large scale public disorder incident was averted. “We are incredibly proud of them.” Jimenez, from North London, will serve his sentences concurrently at a young offenders’ institute.
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Nine injured after police van collides with bus Nine people have been injured after a collision involving a police van and a double-decker bus near Oval Underground Station.
Emergency services were called to Kennington Park Road at the junction with Camberwell New Road shortly after 11.30am on Wednesday, February 14. Six police officers were among the injured, including one who had to be hauled from the vehicle by firefighters and rushed to hospital. Three people who left the bus were also taken to hospital. None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening or lifechanging. Photos from the scene appear to show it was a 36 bus from New Cross to Queen’s Park Station via Peckham and Victoria. Road closures have been in place while officers dealt with the incident and investigations are ongoing. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called to Kennington Park Road, SE11 at about
Leaving the courtroom behind for the catwalk
By Herbie Russell A pedestrian struck by a bus near Waterloo in January tragically died two week later, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
11:32hrs on Wednesday, 14 February following reports of a collision involving a police van and a bus. “Officers attended the scene alongside colleagues in LAS and LFB. “Nine people were taken to hospital, including a six police officers. “Their injuries have been assessed as not life threatening or life changing. “Road closures remain in place while officers deal with the incident and enquiries are ongoing.”
Adaku Parker, 44, wearing one of her own designs
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Firefighters were called at 1211 to a report of a road traffic collision on Kennington Park Road, SE11. A doubledecker bus and a police vehicle were involved. “Three people who left the bus before firefighters arrived were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. One police officer who was reported to be trapped inside the vehicle was released by firefighters before being
taken to hospital. “A number of other police officers were also taken to hospital as a precaution. “Two fire engines from Clapham and Peckham fire stations and a fire and rescue unit from Battersea Fire Station attended the scene.” Kennington Park Road links parts of south and south-west London with Elephant and Castle. As well as the lanes for motor traffic, it has bike lanes and is served by several bus routes.
A South London mum of four, who quit her successful career as a barrister to become a designer, is already stocked at one of London’s most prestigious stores.
to celebrate the multi-achievements of women running businesses in the UK today. The f:entrepreneur Campaign was set up in 2017 to give more recognition to the women who run businesses in the UK. The aim was to raise awareness of the positive impact female business owners have, whilst inspiring the small business community. “It’s like a big boost of confidence telling you you’re going in the right direction.” Reflecting on their choice to change careers, she was ‘amazed’ to find out her grandmother had been a seamstress too - “She owned a sewing school in Nigeria. “It has been completely affirming to learn that after having been a barrister for nearly 20 years and having fallen into sewing as something to do while on maternity leave, it’s actually in my blood.” Following in her grandmother’s footsteps, Adaku has just published her second sewing book, in the hope of teaching others what she has learned.
On Friday, January 5, a person was injured in a collision with a C10 bus at the junction of Waterloo Road and Westminster Bridge Road. Emergency services attended and the pedestrian was rushed to hospital with severe leg injuries. According to a report prepared for TfL’s Safety, Sustainability and Human Resources Panel “Tragically, the pedestrian died on 19 January. The incident is under investigation.” Bus route C10 links Victoria with Canada Water via Waterloo and Elephant & Castle.
Winters of discontent on Bermondsey estate
By Isabel Ramirez
Adaku Parker, a mum-of-three from Lewisham, is determined not to let anything stop her from doing it all. The 44-year-old, who is currently pregnant with her fourth child, spent twenty years as a barrister before she started her clothing brand, Dovetailed London. Adaku told us: “I like the idea of proving that you can do it all as a mother and pivot throughout your life you don’t have to stay still.” Her journey to becoming a designer began at Southwark Adult Learning Centre, where she took night classes in African fashion whilst on maternity leave. Now her line is stocked in one of the capital’s most high-end stores Liberty London. “That was huge - they approached us and placed four orders,” she commented. Adaku said she’s also down at Portobello Market every Saturday, trying to convince every beige-clad passersby that they should give her vibrant patterns a try. “Lots of people don’t think they could ever wear colour,” she explained. As well as adding some life to people’s wardrobes, Dovetailed is a sustainable and ethical business. Recently, Adaku was named as one of this year’s top 100 female entrepreneurs, as part of the campaign
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By Herbie Russell
The junction on Kennington Park Road where the collision took place
Pedestrian dies two weeks after bus collision near Waterloo
Bermondsey’s Rouel Road Estate
By Herbie Russell Residents on the Rouel Road Estate in Bermondsey have suffered “disturbing” and “upsetting” heating and hot water outages for over four years, Southwark Council has been told.
Local Labour councillor Cassandra Brown said residents had been “let down” by the council at the housing scrutiny meeting on Tuesday, February 6. Tenants and leaseholders recounted “dreadful” experiences - including cold rooms “drenched” with condensation amid -2 degree temperatures. Southwark’s Cabinet Member for Council Homes said the council had already invested in Rouel Road’s heating and that it would “continue to work for improvements” on the estate. Residents have reported outages since 2016, with evidence suggesting saying they worsened after contractor BSW installed a new system in April 2020.
Estate tenant Karen Gregory, 72, said that during one outage in December it was “-2 outside”. She said she awoke “at midnight to find our bed drenched with water and condensation literally streaming down the walls because of the freezing cold flat next door”. Fellow resident Robert Randalls said, that since April 2020, his family had often been forced to use fan heaters. He said the situation was complicated by the fact that contractor OCO was in charge of in-property issues whereas BSW was responsible for the pump rooms. “This obviously causes a lot of issues when one is saying it’s not their issue,” he said. One leaseholder said she was being charged for “heating I don’t have” and was looking for compensation. Estate resident Jerry Flynn said he’d received just £3.98 compensation after prolonged outages.
This is despite Southwark Council’s compensation policy being automatic £3 payments per day of outage. Southwark News has repeatedly reported on outages facing Rouel Road. In 2021, this paper reported that tenants were left without constant heating for four months, including over the Christmas period. Labour’s Cllr Barrie Hargrove said the situation was “disturbing and upsetting” and that he’d “heard it so many times”. Speaking at the meeting, Labour councillor Leo Pollak described the situation as a “fiasco”, adding that there was a sense that residents’ complaints were “not heard” by the council. He suggested complainants were unfairly treated as if they were “easily aggravated” and prone to “exaggerating” their experiences. A council officer’s report prepared especially for the meeting, which said outages were not “not widespread”, was also criticised. Cllr Esme Hicks said it was “incongruent” with residents’ experiences while Cllr Victoria Mills described it as “light touch”. Southwark Council told us it was satisfied with the report and that an updated version would be submitted at the next meeting. Cllr Sarah King, cabinet member for council homes, said: “While investment into district heating at the Rouel Road estate has taken place, it is essential we provide reliable, affordable and sustainable heat to every resident. “We know that anything less is not acceptable, and we will therefore continue to work for improvements.” OCO and BSW were approached for comment.
20 ARTS
what’s on
Across seven decades, Music Of The Mind reminds viewers of how brave and ground-breaking her art was, and from today’s standpoint her imitators and the artists she inspired are more clearly seen. Most of Ono’s art is an idea, a concept that others can turn into art, or just think about it. It’s all art to her if it gets you to think about it. But let’s be honest here, there is the chance that most of the developed world would never have heard of Yoko Ono if John Lennon had never met her at her exhibition. He once said, ‘Yoko is the world’s most famous unknown artist. Everybody knows her name, but nobody knows what she does.’ And it’s not hard to see why Lennon fell for the quirkiness of Yoko Ono, and how she influenced him - Think Apple, think Bag-In. Think Peace. You’ll see all those John and Yoko tropes at Music Of The Mind, all created while John was still singing ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah’ in The Cavern - there’s even the Ladder that Lennon climbed up when they first met. There is a lot of interactive art at the show. Ono was very good at involving others in her art and this shows highlights that aspect of her. You can bang a nail in, step on art, graffiti a boat and the white cube it is stranded in; play chess with only white pieces until you forget where your own pieces are. It is a fun exhibition that any age group can relate to on its various levels. Music Of The Mind does make you think about art because the exhibits are not something you look at and move on, there is a moment of study
Soulscapes is a major new exhibition taking over the Dulwich Picture Gallery for the coming months that examines and redefines the landscape genre, writes Michael Holland.
When we think of landscape art, people invariably think of Constable, Turner, Gainsborough and our ‘green and pleasant land’; of paintings from long ago peopled by rosy-cheeked farm-folk. Britain is not that country any more but for some the countryside still feels like it is. Curated by Lisa Anderson, Managing Director of the Black Cultural Archives and founder of Black British Art, she has put together a collection of works by artists from the African Diaspora who have looked deep into themselves to consider how they experience their own landscape and their place within it. Soulscapes is themed into: belonging, memory, joy and transformation. The artists took different meanings from the topics. Hurvin Anderson explored his family’s Jamaican homeland and its tropical foliage, while Jermaine Francis placed Black figures into rustic
All I Am Saying Is Give Yoko A Chance
and thought for most of them, even if that thought might be, ‘Is it art?’ Ono’s legendary Cut Piece is in the exhibition of 200+ artworks. It is a disturbing film. I felt ashamed when the smirking man began cutting away at her blouse and bra straps, her vulnerability hurt me inside. I could only try to take solace in the angry
eyes in her poker face. His artlessness became her art. She is remembered for a groundbreaking piece of performance art. He is remembered only as misogynistic bully. My favourite work in Music Of The Mind, though, was the final piece where you could write something on a piece of paper about your mother
and stick it on one of the many blank canvases that filled the room. People were queueing up to write something nice. Yoko Ono is a very interesting artist and even now, in her 90s, she’s still getting major retrospectives. And while we seem to be living in a world that doesn’t want to give peace a
An exhibition with soul
surroundings, their urban, hooded presence creating an uneasy dichotomy for no explicable reason other than we do not see it enough. Even the Mausoleum, usually cordoned off to the public, hosted Phoebe Boswell’s I Dream of a Home I Cannot Know, a contemplative video depicting life in Zanzibar.
Kimathi Donkor put Black people in lush grass, perhaps atop the White Cliffs of Dover and looking very much at one with nature. A bicycle wheel creeps into the frame of On Episode Seven, evoking images of The Famous Five - who famously never came near an innercity - on an adventure. The artist says, ‘these works represent hopeful visions
that honour what the fulfilment of black liberation might sometimes feel like -even if only fleetingly.’ Several artists let their minds go back to Africa. Kimzthi Mafafo created a tapestry on a fabric used mainly for Nigerian costume; a woman is climbing out of a white cocoon and into the luxuriant colours of the land and its
Photo by Clay Perry ©Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono is honoured with a major retrospective of her trailblazing work that begins in the early 50s with a draft of Grapefruit, her book of ‘instructions’ for creating art and continues right up to her latest work, writes Michael Holland.
in Southwark
chance, we could go for the peaceful vibe at Music Of The Mind. Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG until September 1st. Open Daily 10am - 6pm. Admission: £5 - £22. Tickets available at tate.org.uk and +44(0)20 7887 8888
flora. My favourite piece was Mónica de Miranda’s Sun rise. A simple image of three people standing in the sea’s shallows that elicits so many thoughts of what the artist wants us to see. They stare straight at the viewer daring us to ask them a question. Was this a funeral? A wedding? Maybe a baptism. Is the family broken? Separated? Are they migrants? Refugees? Are they merely making a point of showing that they are strong and fearless and can stand exactly where they want on this earth? As I walked through the themed rooms alive with colour I caught the occasional glimpse of the other side of the gallery where centuries-old landscapes hung. They paled into a palette of tedium in comparison. Soulscapes allows the artists to take back the landscape that has evolved as it has done for the last 400 years and change it. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, SE21 7Ad until June 2nd. Tues - Sun 10am - 5pm. Admission: £17.50. Booking: www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
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Arts
lonDon Zoo opens at southwark playhouse
SEt DurinG the dawn of a new millennium, London Zoo explores the subtle and not so subtle prejudices of the modern workplace.
Uncovering unspoken attitudes, ingrained attitudes, powerful secrets and clever manipulations, this satirical fast-paced production follows senior executive Arabella’s journey in a typical London newspaper office. With the print crisis looming and revenues falling, the characters struggle to adapt to the new world as it falls in love with digital media. Against this backdrop, their perfect personas unravel with surprising, hysterical and shocking results. London Zoo provides audiences with a funny but valuable insight into the exclusive world of board meetings, CEOs and the behind the
scenes strategising, typical of the 1990s but still highly relevant today. This play is written and directed by Farine Clarke, whose writing reflects her observations of people’s interactions from her early career as a doctor, through to her time in publishing, as well as Board Director roles across public and private businesses. She will be joined by renowned film, theatre, and television actress, Linda Marlowe (EastEnders, BBC; Too Clever By Half, Old Vic Theatre) as special advisor on the production. Reviving her role as Arabella, Natalie Lauren (Close to Me, Channel 4) will be returning to the stage as leading lady after starring in the 2022 run of the production. Joining her on stage will be Harris Vaughan (The Nevers, HBO/Sky) who also returns to the role of Christian, with
and economic spectrums. Unafraid to use humour, wit, and irony to boldly generate active debate London Zoo reveals unconscious biases that exist in many environments to challenge established attitudes that influence how people behave and are treated. Farine Clarke comments, ‘London Zoo is a pacy parody of life… It’s set in the newspaper industry but could apply to any workplace or social situation because it’s about people: how they feel, interact and at times manipulate to get their way. Having been a doctor and worked in varied businesses at senior level, I find so many of our behaviours both extraordinary and full of irony. Overt prejudice is easy to spot and therefore to react to, but we all harbour our own subtle prejudices which we need to expose and discuss. There’s no point in doing this on a soapbox – far better to use comedy to help us laugh at ourselves while still questioning if we can change for the better. That’s London Zoo’s purpose and why audiences of all ages enjoy it to the full.’ Simon Furness (The Beaux’ Stratagem, National Theatre; Wednesday, Netflix) who is the exciting new member of this ensemble. Also returning will be Odimegwu Okoye as Kelvin, Anirban Roy as Sunil and American actor Dan
Saski performing as Alex. UnEqual Productions is an awardwinning theatre company that produces cutting-edge plays, which strive to resonate with audiences across the UK, spanning social, ethnic
Southwark Playhouse Borough, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD. Dates: Thursday 7th – Tuesday 30th March 2024. Times: Mon - Sat 8pm Admission: £25, £26, £16. www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk 0207 407 0234
baharier knoCks Down barriers MichEllE BahariEr’S upcoming solo exhibition is part of Southwark. TV Festival of Film & Local Media, a series of events celebrating 21 years of Southwark.TV.
L-R; Portrait of John Pring, Portrait of Jess Thom, Portrait of Dame Jane Campbell of Surbiton, Portrait of Sue Elsegood, Photo of the artist, Portrait of Liz Carr
Closely related to Baharier’s subject matter, the themes of the festival are: YOUTH, MENTAL HEALTH & DISABILITY, COMMUNITY, FILM & LOCAL MEDIA Baharier will showcase her acclaimed portraits of disabled people who have changed the world. The portraits were commissioned by Disability Arts Online and The Foundry - A place for change and include sitters like Dame Jane Campbell of Surbiton, Sue Elsegood, Jess Thom, Penny Pepper, Katherine Araniello, John Pring and others. In this pivotal exhibition, Michelle invites you to come and find out the history of people with disabilities, and the stories of those who are fighting to make our world a more inclusive place for all. Michelle says, ‘As a painter it is important for me not to paint a photo, but bring out the dynamism of a person’s spirit.’ Michelle is severely dyslexic herself and experiences mental health issues. Dyslexia was not recognised as a disability until 1989, when Michelle had already left The Slade School of Fine Art. The artist recalls, ‘When I left College, I was faced with a world full of barriers, as every application required written information and I had no support, so I could not apply.” This is only one of the reasons Michelle setup CoolTan Arts, an arts charity which supported disabled people and actively broke down barriers to inclusion.
The exhibition includes one of Michelle’s popular Largactyl shuffle walks on Tuesday, 13 February: ‘We’ll walk and talk about the history of mental health in Southwark. We’ll find the workhouse in Havil street and we’ll go to the Dean Community Centre, 95b Meeting House Lane, London SE15 2TU, where we will stop for coffee and where you can join other events that are celebrating Southwark TVs local Media.’ Meet at Theatre Peckham at 12.30pm in Havil Street SE5 on 13 February. If you’d like to join the walk, wear sensible shoes and warm clothing. Then on 15 February 2-4pm, there will be talks chaired by Michelle Baharier with Dolly Sen - an internationally renowned writer, filmmaker, artist and activist. She is a working class, Brown, Queer person who is interested in the disability and madness given to us by the world. Also participating is guest Kym Winstanley, a stand-up comic and comedy singer/songwriter. All three will be taking to the stage to discuss Mental Health, creativity and the Arts. Michelle Baharier has collaborated with Southwark.TV since the early 2000s. Southwark.TV is a groundbreaking organisation, which has utilised the internet for video and community activism since its inception in 2003. To join any of these events please contact chris@communitytvtrust.org Exhibition Opening times: Work can be seen from the window 24/7. If you want to pop in it’s 10 am till 8pm Monday to Saturday (excluding classes). Light bites and drinks are available to buy in the Café Bar daily. Theatre Peckham, 221 Havil St, London SE5 7SB
22 HISTORY
History
the bermonDsey missionary who seCureD pensions For uk veterans oF the ameriCan Civil war
By Isabel Ramirez
a Sailor who ran a missionary in Bermondsey where he helped the less fortunate and got pensions for american civil war veterans has been nominated for a Southwark Blue Plaque.
Ensign John Davis lived many lives in his lifetime, going from a drunken sailor to putting his life on the line in battle, to spending his ‘retirement’ advocating for others. In fact, following his death in 1917, a condolence letter addressed to his son read: “You can have the consolation of feeling that no man lived his life to a better purpose than your father.” Born in 1839 in Hampshire, England, Davis ran away to sea aged ten and worked on several merchant ships. After sailing around the world, he ended up in America - where he was known for ‘drinking, gambling and womanising,’ according to his greatgrandson, Peter Collins. When civil war broke out in America, Davis was lost and penniless in New York, which prompted him to enlist. In 1861 he signed up for the Unionist side and served in the U.S. Navy, battling the slave owners of the American South. Surviving the conflict he went on and was appointed master’s mate of a wooden storm ship named the Tulip. It was then he had another brush with death, after managing to escape on a lifebuoy when a defective boiler exploded on board, killing 49 of the 57 crew. But this chilling experience was not enough to put him off going to sea, choosing instead to return and rank up to Ensign status. Following a stint searching for gold in Australia, he returned to England and worked as a gatekeeper at the London Docks. After making a promise to stop drinking, Davis became religious and started helping out at a local church. In 1877 he joined the London City Mission and began working in the slums and dockyards of Bermondsey, whilst living at 14 Blue Anchor Lane. During this time he was working on the streets and in the workhouses assisting the less fortunate and striving for change in the community. Having found his calling, he opened a missionary church at Gedling Place under the railway arch, known as ‘the Telescope’, which attracted congregations of up to one hundred at a time. Under the same arch, Davis famously founded the London branch of the American Civil War Veterans. One of the lucky servicemen, Davis received a decent pension from the Navy and wanted to help others who had served but not been recognised. Altogether 137 men joined and Davis helped many of them and their widows get pensions from the US Government. The veterans would come and
John Davis at his retirement after 38 years at the Bermondsey Ragged School Mission
John Davis ran away to sea aged ten, ending up in America - where he was known for ‘drinking, gambling and womanising’, according to his great grandson, Peter Collins - Do you want to see a Blue Plaque for this old sea dog? have quarterly meetings under the unassuming arch. Guests who attended on his invitation were wideranging and very important - from American politicians and former slaves to Bermondsey VIPS of the time including Ambrose Pomeroy-Cragg and
LEFT: Davis in his early drunken sailor days RIGHT: As a missionary in Bermondsey’s docklands
Robert Knox Bevington (the son of the borough mayor). He died in 1917 aged 76, with the US Consul General attending his funeral. Interested in his great-grandfather’s life, Peter was able to track down his grave at Nunhead Cemetery, with the
help of Southwark Council. Peter applied for a special grave marker through the U.S. Veterans Association - something offered to anyone who had served in their armed forces. The Friends of Nunhead Cemetery
cleaned up the grave and when the stone arrived from America it took pride of place there. To vote for John Davis for a Southwark Blue Plaque please email isabel@ southwarknews.co.uk
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26 PUBLIC NOTICES LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
PUBLIC NOTICE – LICENSING APPLICATION
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DOG KENNEL HILL)
LICENSING ACT 2003
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF BUS LANE 1.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that, they intend, to make an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate Thames water works being proposed in part of Dog Kennel Hill.
2.
The effect of the order would be to suspend the: (a) Northbound Bus Lane in Dog Kennel Hill, located between Albrighton Road and Champion Hill (outside Cavell Court) (b) Northbound Bus Lane in Dog Kennel Hill, located between Champion Hill and Edgar Kail Way.
3.
The restrictions will not apply to any person or vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
4.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5.
The restriction will be in place (a) 4th – 8th March (b) 20th – 21st March, and will apply during such times and to such extent as indicated by the traffic signs. 7.
Thursday, February 22nd 2024
Take notice that on February 14th 2024, University of the Arts applied for a new Premises Licence pursuant to section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 in respect of Chelsea College of Arts, 16 John Islip Street, SW1P 4JU. The application seeks to permit the sale by retail of alcohol: • 12:00 until 22:30 Monday to Saturday • 12.00 until 22.00 Sunday THE PREMISES WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SAVE FOR PRE-BOOKED SHOWS The application can be viewed in the Licensing Register at www.westminster.gov.uk/Licensing. Any interested party or responsible authority may make representations regarding this application in writing to: Licensing Service, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5QP stating the grounds for that representation to be received no later than March 13th 2024. It is an offence, liable on conviction to an unlimited fine to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with this application.
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Dated this 22nd February 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street 3rd Floor, Hub 1, Area B London SE1 2TZ Ref: (2a) 6830/000032077657-001 (2b) 6797/DM06601 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HEYGATE STREET, TANNER STREET, COLOMBO STREET, BAGSHOT STREET, BENHILL ROAD, SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, DALE ROAD, WILSON GROVE, ROTHERHITHE STREET) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC 1.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable various works to be carried out, it made, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
2.
Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in: (a) Heygate Street, between Sayer Street and O’Callaghan Way (b) Tanner Street, between Riley Road and Maltby Street (c) Colombo Street, between Meymott Street and Paris Gardens (d) Bagshot Street, between Smyrks Road and No’s 29 (e) Benhill Road, between No’s 103 and Elmington Road (f) Shorncliffe Road, between Old Kent Road and Albany Road (g) Dale Road, between John Ruskin Street and Hillingdon Street (h) Wilson Grove, between Jamaica Road and Bermondsey Wall East (i) Rotherhithe Street, between Acorn Walk to No’s 277
3.
The alternative routes for affected traffic will be indicated by the signs displayed
4.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
6.
The works will be in operation for (2a) 1st – 3rd March (2b) 1st – 2nd March, with back up dates of the 7th – 8th March (2c) 2nd – 3rd March, 11th – 12th May, 18th – 19th May, 12th – 13th October, 19th – 20th October (2d) 4th – 28th March (2e) 4th – 30th March (2f) 4th March – 2nd April (2g) 6th – 7th March (2h) 4th March – 14th June (2i) 7th – 8th March
7.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 22nd February 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (2a) 65003729 (2b) LBSCR13324-2/LBSCR13324-3 (2c) LBSCR13370/71 (2d) 21040698 (2e) 74147903 (2f) 79209674 (2g) 47562070 (2h) BER2-WIGR227-01 (2I) 32312228
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK GUY’S AND ST THOMAS’ CHARITABLE TRUST – TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it has approved under sections 90A to 90I of the Highways Act 1980, and in accordance with the provisions of the Highways (Traffic calming) Regulations 1999, to construct speed tables of flat-top construction having a maximum height of 100 millimetres and covering the entire width of the carriageway, at the following locations:(a) in BENHILL ROAD (i) extending from a point 1.5 metres south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 37 and 39 Benhill Road north-westward for a distance of 8 metres, and (ii) extending from the south-eastern kerb-line build-out of Elmington Road south-eastward for a distance of 11.5 metres; (b) in DALWOOD STREET extending from the north-eastern kerb-line of Havil Street north-eastward for a distance of 19 metres; (c) at the junction of FENHAM ROAD and FRIARY ROAD, extending from a point in FRIARY ROAD 4.5 metres south of the common boundary of Nos. 121 and 123 Fenham Road southward for a distance of 19 metres, and extending westward into FENHAM ROAD for a distance of 6.5 metres from the western kerb-line build-out of Friary Road and extending eastward into FENHAM ROAD for a distance of 7 metres from the eastern kerb-line build-out of Friary Road; (d) in NAYLOR ROAD extending from the south-eastern kerb-line of Commercial Way south-eastward for a distance of 8 metres; and (e) in OWGAN CLOSE (part of Elmington Estate) extending from north-eastern kerb-line of Benhill Road north-eastward for a distance of 5.5 metres. NOTES: (1) All measurements are in metres and are approximate. (2) The extents of the speed tables as described above, all include both ramps. (3) Any existing speed tables or road humps at the locations described above would be replaced. 2. For more information about this scheme please contact Josh Kerry of the council's Highways – Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk. 3. Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice and a statement of Southwark Council's reasons for making the Highways changes) may be found online at www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders; paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effect of the changes and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 020 7525 3497) for booking details. Dated 22 February 2024 Dale Foden - Head of Service, Highways
LICENSING ACT 2003 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE Jimmy Garcia Catering has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a premises licence, in respect of the following premises: Jimmy's Pop Up, The BBQ Club Festival Pier, London SE1 8XX which would authorise the following licensable activities: From 19/04/2024 to 26/09/24 Live Music:12:00 - 22:00, Recorded Music: 11:00 - 23:00, Sale of Alcohol: 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 19th March 2024. It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).
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PUBLIC NOTICES 27
Thursday, February 22nd 2024
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended) The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applications/ You can use facilities at your local library or 'My Southwark Service Points' to access the website. How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked 'confidential' will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development Management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: AFFECT - development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; OR development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); DEP - departure from the development plan; EIA - environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied by an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council - there will be a charge for the copy); MAJ - major planning application; STDCA - development within a conservation area; STDLB works to or within the site of a listed building; 87 DOVERCOURT ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE22 8UW (Ref: 24/AP/0378) Construction of ground floor rear and side extension (to replace existing side extension), rear paved patio, rear garden building (to end of rear garden) and bicycle storage unit and fence to front garden/driveway. (Within: Dulwich
Village CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 07548097486) FLAT 3 187 BERMONDSEY STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3UW (Ref: 24/AP/0328) Replacement of existing roof access hatch with new opening glazed skylight and access stair to
existing roof terrace; replacement of existing railings to roof and addition of terrace to residential apartment (Within: Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Eleanor Heagney 020 7525 5403)
this date. STEPHEN PLATTS Director of Planning and Growth
Dated: 20 Feb 2024 - comments to be received within 21 days of
Transport for London Public Notice
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DOCKLEY ROAD, GREAT SUFFOLK STREET, GUILDABLE MANOR STREET, MARMONT ROAD, ROTHERHITHE STREET, MELBOURNE GROVE)
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A200 GLA ROAD (ST THOMAS STREET LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING) ORDER 2024
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND TEMPORARY WAITING & LOADING RESTRICTIONS)
1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it intends to make the abovenamed 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.
1.
2. The purpose of the Order is to enable crane operation works to take place on the A200 St Thomas Street.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable various works to be carried out, it intends, to make, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
2.
Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in:
3.
(a) Dockley Road, between St James Road and Rouel Road (b) Great Suffolk Street, between Southwark Street and Lavington Street (c) Guildable Manor Street, railway arch (d) Marmont Road, 20m north of Peckham High Street (e) Rotherhithe Street, between Acorn Walk to No’s 77 (f) Melbourne Grove, 25m either side of its junction with Tell Grove Road ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions will be introduced on both sides of the carriageway (west and east side)
4.
the alternative routes for affected traffic will be indicated by the signs displayed
5.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is ractical without interference with the execution of the said works.
6.
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
7.
(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.
The works will be in operation for (2a) 11th March – 27th June (2b) 7th March (2c) 14th – 15th March (2d) 11th March – 6th April (2e) 7th – 8th March (2f) 12th – 13th March
8.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
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 2nd March 2024 until the 25th March 2024 every Saturday at 6:00 AM 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. 4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
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 trafc including HGVs) Bermondsey Street northbound, Tooley Street eastbound, Tower Bridge Road southbound, Decima Street, Bermondsey Street, Long Lane Westbound, Great Dover Street northwest bound and Borough High Street northbound to normal route of travel. Dated this 22nd day of February 2024 Claire Wright Co-ordination Manager Transport for London
Dated this 22nd February 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX
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Thursday, February 22nd 2024
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
BIRD IN BUSH ROAD – PERMANENT ROAD CLOSURE AND ‘SCHOOL STREETS’ CHANGES
WALWORTH STREETS FOR PEOPLE: NEWINGTON POCKET PARKS
The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Bird In Bush Road) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (Camelot Primary School) (No. 2) Traffic Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Bird In Bush Road) Traffic Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting restrictions) (Bird In Bush Road) Order 202* 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The effects of the (Pedestrian and cycle zones) Traffic Order would be to revoke and replace an existing ‘School Street’ timed pedestrian and cycle zone in BIRD IN BUSH ROAD, in the vicinity of Camelot Primary School, to amend the extent of the ‘School Street’. All motor vehicles except permit holders would be prohibited from entering or proceeding in the part of BIRD IN BUSH ROAD between the north-western kerb-line build-out of Commercial Way and a point 35 metres west of that kerb-line build-out. The operating hours of this ‘School Street’ remain between 8.15 am and 9.00 am and between 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm (Monday to Friday, during school term time, as determined by Camelot Primary School). This ‘School Streets’ timed pedestrian and cycle zone would affect access to the Housing Estate access road adjacent to Peterchurch House (Ledbury Estate, Commercial Way). Permits allowing vehicles to enter the ‘School Streets’ pedestrian and cycle zones would be available to residents of premises located within the zone, to registered carers or residents of premises located within the zone, to disabled person’s blue badge holders who are school staff, carers or dropping off and/or collecting pupils to the school and to SEND vehicles, by application to the Council. Exemptions would also apply in respect of emergency service vehicles. 3. The effects of the (Prescribed routes) Traffic Order would be to introduce, on a permanent basis, a ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction in that part of BIRD IN BUSH ROAD which lies between its junction with Green Hundred Road/Naylor Road and a point 35 metres west of the north-western kerb-line build-out of Commercial Way which will be enforceable using signs and moveable bollards. Exemptions would be provided for emergency services vehicles. 4. The effects of the (Charged-for parking places) Order in BIRD IN BUSH ROAD (within existing Controlled Parking Zone ‘T’) would be to: (a) north-west side, north-east of its junction with Green Hundred Road remove existing 'shared-use' parking (29.5 metres); and (b)south-east side, north-east of its junction with Naylor Road reduce in length by 89.5 metres existing 'shared-use' parking (19.5 metres remain). 5. The effects of the (Waiting restrictions) Order would be in BIRD IN BUSH ROAD to: (a) on both sides add a total of 119 metres of new ‘at any time' waiting restrictions to accommodate above-mentioned parking changes; and (b) north-west side, o/s Camelot Primary School add 66.5 metres new ‘timed’ waiting restrictions (operating Monday to Friday between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm) on existing ‘school keep clear’ markings. NOTES: (1) ‘shared-use’ refers to parking places in which holders of a valid permit for the CPZ ‘T’ or ‘pay’ paid ticket holders are permitted to park within the permitted hours. (2) All measurements are in metres and are approximate. (3) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking 6. For more information contact Tobias Allen of the Council's Highways, Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk . 7. Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of Southwark Council's reasons for making the Order) may be found online at www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders; paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effect of the Orders and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 020 7525 3497) for booking details. 8. Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2324020_BIB Rd closures SSP Camelot PS 2’ by 14 March 2024. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made. 9. Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter or e-mail sent to the Councils in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected. Dated 22 February 2024 Dale Foden - Head of Service, Highways
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we Mei Tea Limited Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of HiGuys, 231 Walworth Road, SE17 1RL The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are Days
Start time
Finish time
The retail sale of alcohol:
Monday to Sunday
11:30
21:30
The provision of regulated entertainment:
Monday to Sunday
11:30
21:30
The provision of late night refreshment:
Monday to Sunday
23:00
23:30
Opening hours:
Monday to Sunday
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A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@southwark.gov.uk) and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 2nd February 2024
The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Newington Pocket Parks) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) (Newington Pocket Parks) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Newington Pocket Parks) Traffic Order 202* 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The effects of the (Charged-for parking places) Order would be to:(a) within CPZ 'E' (i) in ALBERTA STREET south-east side opposite No. 26 Alberta Street remove 23.5m existing ‘permit’ parking, (ii) in AMBERGATE STREET (north-easternmost north-west to southeast arm) south-west side on the side of Nos. 43 to 47 Alberta Street reduce existing ‘permit’ by 0.5m (67m remain), (iii) in PENTON PLACE north-east side opposite No. 40 Penton Place reduce in length existing ‘permit’ by 4m (30.5m remain), south-west side o/s No. 40 Penton Place remove 6m existing ‘permit’ parking, and (iv) in PENTON PLACE amend length to 5m an existing ‘car club only’ parking place south-west side o/s No. 40 Penton Place and relocate this bay north-westward by 7m; and (b) within CPZ 'J' (i) in CHAPTER ROAD north-east side opposite No. 28 Chapter Road, remove 16.5m existing ‘permit’, (ii) in LORRIMORE SQUARE (south-east of its north-westernmost junction with Chapter Road) north-west side o/s Nos. 50/63/64 Lorrimore Square reduce in length existing 'permit' by 10m (46.5m remain), and south-east side opposite Nos. 50/63/64 Lorrimore Square reduce in length existing 'permit' by 9.5m (20m remain). 3. The effects of the (Prescribed routes) Traffic Order would be to consolidate and make amendments to certain Walworth area prescribed route restrictions as described below:(a) to amend the extent of existing ‘no motor vehicles’ restrictions to accommodate kerb-line build-outs, and introduce two-way cycle tracks for the use of cycles only, in (i) that part of ALBERTA STREET which lies between its junction with Braganza Street and a point 20m north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line build-out of Braganza Street (there will continue to be no access for motor vehicles from Braganza Street into Alberta Street), and (ii) that part of AMELIA STREET which lies between its junction with Penton Place and a point 13m north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line build-out of Penton Place; (b) to clarify ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction in PENTON PLACE, where there will no access for motor vehicles from Penton Place into Amelia Street; (c) remove an existing point road closure in CHAPTER ROAD at the north-western kerb-line of the north-westernmost north-east to south-west arm of Lorrimore Square, and to introduce a ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction and a two-way cycle track for the use of cycles only in that part of CHAPTER ROAD which lies between the common boundary of Nos. 26 and 28 Chapter Road and a point 11m south-east of that common boundary, with priority given to south-eastbound vehicles in Chapter Road, over northeastbound vehicles in Lorrimore Square. All new and amended ‘no motor vehicles’ restrictions mentioned above would be operational ‘at any time’ and all days of the week. Exemptions would be provided for emergency services vehicles and for vehicles used for road maintenance or cleansing purposes. The restrictions would be indicated by traffic signs. 4. The effects of the (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) Order would be:(a) in BRAGANZA STREET north-east side o/s No. 3 Braganza Street (i) reduce in length by 5m an existing free ‘short stay’ parking place (5m remain), and (ii) install a new loading bay for the use of loading only 5m in length and operating ‘at any time’ and every day of the week (max stay 1hr); (b) amend existing and add new DYLS to accommodate kerb-line changes and the introduction of twoway cycle tracks, or to accommodate parking changes:- (i) in ALBERTA STREET all sides between the north-eastern kerb-line build-out of Braganza Street and a point 20m north-east of that kerb-line buildout (a total of 38m removed and 5m added) and south-east side opposite No. 26 Alberta Street (23.5m added), (ii) AMBERGATE STREET (north-easternmost north-west to south-east arm) south-west side on the side of Nos. 43 to 47 Alberta Street (0.5m added), (iii) in AMELIA STREET all sides in between its junction with Penton Place and a point 13m north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line build-out of Penton Place (total of 24m removed and 8m added), (iv) in BERRYFIELD ROAD north-west side, south-west of its junction with Penton Place (1.5m added), (v) in BRAGANZA STREET north-east side across its junction with Alberta Street (7.5m added) and south-west side o/s No. 8 Braganza Street (1.5m added), (vi) in CHAPTER ROAD all sides between the north-western kerb-line of its northwesternmost north-east to south-west arm of Lorrimore Square and o/s No. 26 Chapter Road (total of 17m removed and total of 26.5m added), (vii) in LORRIMORE SQUARE (north-westernmost north-east to south-west arm) on both sides o/s Nos. 50/63/64 Lorrimore Square (total of 19.5m added), and (viii) in PENTON PLACE on both sides o/s No. 40 Penton Place (total of 1.5m removed and total of 24m added); (c) convert existing SYLs into DYLs (i) in ALBERTA STREET south-east side opposite No. 26 Alberta Street (2.5m), and (ii) at the junction of BERRYFIELD ROAD north-west side and PENTON PLACE south-west side (a total of 11m); and (d) in CHAPTER ROAD formalise 11m existing DYLs north-east side opposite No. 26 Chapter Road, and in DE LAUNE STREET south-east side formally amend the layout of existing DYLs at its junction with Braganza Street. NOTES: (1) ‘permit’ refers to parking places for holders of valid parking permits within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) listed. (2) ‘SYLs’ refer to timed waiting restrictions and ‘DYLs’ refer to 'at any time' waiting restrictions. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking 5. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE under sections 90A to 90I of the Highways Act 1980 and in accordance with the provisions of the Highways (Traffic calming) Regulations 1999, propose to construct speed tables of flat-top construction having a maximum height of 100 millimetres and covering the entire width of the carriageway or cycle tracks, (i) in ALBERTA STREET extending from the north-eastern kerb-line build-out of Braganza Street north-eastward for a distance of 7m including both ramps, (ii) in AMBERGATE STREET extending from the south-eastern kerb-line of Alberta Street south-eastward for a distance of 5.5m including both ramps, (iii) in AMELIA STREET extending from the north-eastern kerb-line build-out of Penton Place north-eastward for a distance of 9m including both ramps, (iv) in BRAGANZA STREET extending from a point 2.5m north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 2 and 4 Braganza Street south-eastward for a distance of 8m including both ramps and (v) in CHAPTER ROAD extending from the common boundary of Nos. 26 and 28 Chapter Road south-eastward for a distance of 11m including both ramps. Any existing speed tables or road humps at the locations of the above-mentioned measures would be replaced. 6. For more information about these proposals please contact Bryn Lockwood of the council's Highways – Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk. 7. Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the Orders) may be found online at www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders; paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effect of the Orders and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 020 7525 3497) for booking details. 8. Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2324021 Newington Pocket Parks’ by 14 March 2024. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made. 9. Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter, form or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected. Dated 22 February 2024 - Dale Foden - Head of Service, Highways
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There isn’t any quit in me’ - Haggerty roars back in epic By John Kelly JONATHAN HAGGERTY admitted he wasn’t “totally happy” despite delivering a knockout in the first defence of his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title after an epic battle against Brazil’s Felipe Lobo.
The pair traded vicious blows throughout a brutal fight that ebbed back and forth before Haggerty ended it in the third round with a devastating right hand. Lobo had Haggerty in trouble in the first when he scored a knockdown that
had his opponent requiring an eightcount from the referee at Bangkok’s Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. But Haggerty came back against the No.3 contender, knocking him down with a left hook in the second round. Lobo recovered and landed some huge blows before Haggerty responded in a thrilling 30-second period at the end of that round that typified the contest. Haggerty finally landed the decisive blow and a $50,000 bonus when the referee stepped in to stop it as Lobo wobbled back to his feet early in the third.
“If I’m totally honest, I’m not really happy with that performance, but the main thing is we got it done,” Haggerty said. “I’m used to just being in and out, bouncing around, hitting and not getting hit, but a lot of people said to me, ‘It can’t always be your way.’ And I just showed tonight that I’ve got heart. “I wouldn’t say it’s enjoyable fighting like that. But I love it. I do love it. I can’t say I’m happy to do it again anytime soon, but it is what it is, and I’m happy to get a performance bonus and keep the belt. Haggerty added: “There was no doubt he caught me with a big shot. I wasn’t
really hurt that bad. I just thought I’d take a little rest and take a seat [on the ropes]. I knew I’d get him back. There isn’t any quit in me. There never is, and I showed that tonight.” Following some verbal barbs in the build-up, ‘The General’ said there was no problem between him and ‘Demolition Man’ Lobo. “After the fight, I told him that it’s just business. You’ve got to do what you got to do before the fight to build it up and psyche yourself up,” Haggerty said. “At the end of the day, we’re both warriors. I respect anyone who gets in
there with me, especially if they put on a performance like he did and stand in the middle of the ring and have a shootout. “There’s respect there, and I wish him all the best.” Haggerty also holds the ONE bantamweight kickboxing world belt. The Old Kent Road Team Underground fighter said: “I’m happy to fight anyone, but at this moment in time, it’s back to the drawing board. Forget everyone, I’m the champ-champ. They can all wait in line and discuss it amongst themselves. “I’m going to have a little bit of a rest, recoup, and elevate.”
Hakan brewing something special By John Kelly
The Hamlet keep up play-off challenge
The Hamlet took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Ademola Shokunbi’s goal and doubled their advantage in the second half half when Mert Apat put through his own net. Kehinde Ailero pulled a goal back twelve minutes from time but Dulwich saw out a deserved win. Hayrettin’s side are tenth in the Isthmian League Premier Division as they aim for an immediate return to the National League South. They are four points off the play-off places after their win against Rob Small’s relegationthreatened Concord. “Good club, Concord, proper people,” Hayrettin said. “Whenever you come down here they’re always hospitable. They’ve always got a good team. He’s building a good little team and they gave us a run for our money.
Dulwich survived a battle in Essex
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HAKAN HAYRETTIN joked he wasn’t “everyone’s cup of tea” but he vowed to keep pushing his Dulwich Hamlet players after they kept up their play-off chase with a 2-1 win at Concord Rangers last weekend.
“It’s always going to be difficult at this stage of the season, people are playing for different things. We’re playing to push into the play-offs, they’re playing to stay away from the bottom pack. Credit
to them, they gave us a good go. “I thought we started really well in the first half, we had one that was disallowed for handball and then we had one that hit the crossbar. Really if you look at it we
were in control for the first 45 minutes. “Going in at 1-0, which was a great goal, it’s not a favourable score, especially at places like this. If Ryley [Scott] takes his chances we could have been two or three
up maybe before half-time. “We made it 2-0 but then they score, I think it’s gone under R’avan’s [Constable] body. There was an overload on [Craig Braham-Barrett’s] side and they put us under pressure. “But to come here in these conditions - and fair play to Concord for getting the game on [after a pitch inspection] I think we did ever so well to get three points. At this stage of the season now it’s about getting the points. “It’s a good, good three points away from home and now we’ve just got to keep pushing, getting everybody focused, getting everybody right, keep doing what we’re doing and picking up points, because we’ve still got a hell of a lot of points to play for - and we will.” Dulwich host Cheshunt at Champion Hill this Saturday at 3pm. Hayrettin added: “Everybody’s fighting for places, we haven’t got the biggest squad now. We’re tight-knit and we’ll go again. The players that are coming [into the side] are doing a hell of a good job. “We’ve got to keep pushing, that’s the aim. My job is to keep everybody on their toes. I’m not everyone’s cup of tea - but that’s my job.”
Lynn kick off 2024 with two from two Tokei go the extra Miles By Sports Reporter
By John Kelly
TOKEI JUDO Club enjoyed a successful first competition of the year with Camberwell’s Miles Emmanuel claiming a gold medal at the London Area Development event at the University of East London recently.
LYNN ABC kicked off their competitive schedule in 2024 with two impressive wins.
Terrell Edwards boxed on the Joe’s Academy show and clinched a majority points’ victory against his opponent from Riverside ABC who are based in Gibraltar. “Terrell put in a great performance from the first bell and walked away with a majority win,” coach Terry Pearson said. “The majority decision had me baffled as his opponent hardly laid a glove on Terrell over the three rounds - but thats amateur boxing for you.” Micah Paul was in action against a fighter from Fleetwood ABC. Pearson said: “This was a bout I was looking forward to as Micah’s performance in the gym lately has been outstanding, and he didn’t disappoint. “He was dominant from the off and put in a great boxing performance to come away with a unanimous win. “This was Micah’s first win in three bouts and I believe this will stand him in good stead for the future.”
Micah Paul
This was a competition for the lower grades and people new or returning to the sport. Tooley Street club Tokei sent a large team of competitors supported by coaches Nicole Simpson and Richard Kurusowa to provide mat-side advice to the team. For many it was their first competition. Emmanuel, 31, only started judo with the club in May 2023 but did have a background in karate. He had originally entered into the under-81kg category but a month of extensive post-Christmas training resulted in him weighing in at 72kg on the day of the event, so he fought at under-73kg. Emmaneul was successful in three rounds. His first fight was a scrappy drawn-out affair before Emmanuel eventually anticipated his opponent’s
attack and caught his rear leg taking him heavily to the ground for the win. Contest two was a quick win before a long wait for his gold medal match. Kurusowa had been watching the other fights in the under-73kg group and briefed Emmanuel to be wary of a lunge to get a deep dominant grip around the back. Kurusowa gave Emmanuel a tactical plan for a counter when his opponent began to tire or overbalanced. The first minute of the contest was tactical grip fighting with Emmanuel frustrating his opponent who did not appear to have a plan-B. Eventually, his opponent began to tire and ultimately overreached for his preferred grip. Emmanuel seized on the opportunity and threw him spectacularly with a uchi-mata (inner-thigh throw) to the applause of the Tokei team watching from the stands. Tokei Judo Club train in a purposebuilt dojo off Tooley Street on Tuesdays, Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. They are a club with a significant proportion of more mature players returning to the sport. New players are always very welcome.
30 SPORT THE EFL CHAMPIONSHIP Millwall - 0 Sheffield Wed - 2 Ugbo 31’, Musaba 41’
Den Danger
Ryan Longman drops to his knees after seeing a chance go begging Inset; pressure is building on Millwall head coach Joe Edwards
Date: Saturday 17th February 2024 Attendance: 17,041 (2,731) Man of the match: Romain Esse Referee: Geoff Eltringham
By Kiro Evans Millwall haVE been dragged into a relegation battle after a desperate showing against Sheffield Wednesday saw them lose against their bottom three rivals.
First half goals by Ike Ugbo and Anthony Musaba have left Wednesday both four points behind the Lions and four points off safety. Just as worryingly, Queens Park Rangers won at Bristol City leaving Millwall just a point from the drop. A meek and timid performance means it is now four league defeats in a row for the Lions, the first time that has happened since March 2019. This is a side devoid of confidence and self-belief who are now endangering their seven-year stay in the Championship. Wednesday, meanwhile, who finished with ten men after Ashley Fletcher was sent off, are looking and feeling energised. Joe Edwards memorably began his reign with a 4-0 win over the Owls but will now be searching for answers after a dramatic collapse of form since New Year’s Day. Both teams came into this one in shaky form but knew the match was an opportunity to blow away some of the weight on their shoulders. It was a competitive opening 30 minutes inside a lively stadium where not much happened but both sides looked like, with a bit of confidence and luck, they might be able to put something together. But things repeatedly fell short in the final third. The shadow boxing would continue until eventually a bored Wednesday realised Millwall did not seem to have the appetite to hurt them and sprung after half an hour. Musaba poked the ball through Ryan Leonard’s legs, raced into the box and put a low cross in that Ugbo sent home. While it was not quite as dramatic or as obvious as the 4-0 defeat to Ipswich Town last week, Millwall heads would again dip after conceding the first goal and any remaining confidence would seep out of the stadium. Things would turn toxic at 2-0. It was too easy as Barry Bannan poked a pass down the inside of Leonard that Musaba would run onto. He nestled a shot into the bottom corner to double Wednesday’s advantage. By half-time, as furious boos rung around the stadium and disgusted Millwall fans discussed what they had just seen, the comparisons to the game at Hillsborough came to mind. Not unlike Edwards’ first game in charge,
Joe Edwards’ Millwall are seriously struggling for form and confidence
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18 Swansea City 33 9 9 15 -13 36 19 Stoke City 33 9 8 16 -16 35 20 Huddersfield Town 33 7 13 13 -16 34 21 Millwall 33 8 9 16 -15 33 -------------------------------------22 QPR 33 8 8 17 -14 32 23 Sheffield Wed 33 8 5 20 -26 29 24 Rotherham United 32 3 10 19 -34 19
there was not much going on for half an hour before the away side pounced twice after 31 minutes and 41 minutes. That half in November had signalled a bright future under the new and young head coach but this one suggested something had gone badly wrong in recent weeks. Amid Millwall’s struggles, it’s worth remembering they were missing their two first-choice wing-backs, Brooke NortonCuffy and Joe Bryan, who have proven crucial in this back three system. Bryan remains suspended but NortonCuffy emerged off the bench at half time with the Lions also switching to a back four.
‘Fans right to express views’
Edwards speaks on furious supporter reaction after loss
It would be the substitution after 60 minutes, that saw Duncan Watmore come on for George Honeyman, that would briefly spark something in the hosts. The best chance came when Watmore cut inside and had a shot blocked a yard from goal by Di’Shon Bernard. Millwall fans, seeing that their dazed team needed them, made an effort to turn up the volume in the second half but by the 70th minute, as it became clear that the Lions had neither the confidence nor ideas to get back into this game without a miracle, things quietened down again. The final flash of potential came with 10
By Kiro Evans
JoE EDwarDS says that Millwall fans have every right to express their anger at himself and his players as it’s a “hazard of the job”.
The Lions slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, their fourth loss in a row. They have now been left sitting just a point clear of Queens Park Rangers and Wednesday, both of whom are picking up form and have successful dragged Millwall into a relegation dogfight. Furious fans booed at half-time and at full-time during the loss at The Den but did show their support in the second half when the ball was in play and the home side were trying to drag themselves back into the game. Ultimately Millwall failed to get
Millwall slip closer to the drop after losing at home to Wednesday
minutes to go when a brilliant bit of skill saw Zian Flemming evade two Wednesday players - who ran into each other - on the halfway line. He released substitute Ryan Longman and his well-judged low crossed flashed across the face of goal with no one close enough to get onto it. That was it for the Lions who, days on from their heaviest defeat of the season, have now incurred their most damaging loss of the campaign. Fletcher was sent off for a second booking late in stoppage time in a brief distraction for concerned Lions fans. With Owls boss Danny Rohl leading the
celebrations at full-time and the away fans singing his name, it’s clear Millwall have a fight on their hands to stay up.
themselves out of jail after goals by Ike Ugbo and Anthony Musaba in the first half. Asked whether the disgruntled crowd reaction was tough for the players, Edwards said: “It is but again unfortunately it’s one of the hazards of the job. You choose to put yourself out there and get to live the dream and play football in front of people. When it goes well and the people support you and you get a lot of adulation, it’s all great. Millwall have now lost three of their past four home games in all competitions and have lost ten games out of eighteen in front of their own fans this season. Asked if the players felt more pressure playing at home, Edwards said: “I’ve not heard a player say we don’t like or we find it hard playing at home, I’ve not heard
that. “I say this a lot about this group and I will stand by it. After a horrible night on Wednesday, I then spent Thursday and Friday with them and they get together and have a meeting themselves which was really productive, we have meetings together. “When we’ve had a tough week like we’ve had for the first two (games against Coventry City and Ipswich Town), when we’re coming to play Sheffield Wednesday at home on the Saturday to put it right, I did feel a feeling of belief and opportunity. “There’s a lot of good intentions and the right things being said and actions that would give you the feeling that there’s a group that really believe in turning things around, but we’re not showing it on the pitch. It’s a simple as that.”
Millwall: 3-4-2-1: Sarkic; Leonard (Saville 60’), Tanganga, Cooper (c); McNamara, De Norre, Honeyman (Watmore 60’), Wallace (Norton-Cuffy 46’); Esse (Longman 70’), Flemming; Bradshaw (Emakhu 71’). Sheff Wed: 4-1-4-1: Beadle; Palmer, Ihiekwe, Bernard, Johnson; Vaulks (M Diaby 80’); Valentin, Poveda (B Diaby 79’), Bannan (Fletcher 79’), Musaba (Gassama 62’); Ugbo (Smith 67’).
SPORT 31 EXCLUSIVE By Paul Green toM BraDShaw reckons Millwall can make experience count as they bid to pull themselves clear of relegation danger.
The striker is just one of several-first team regulars over the age of 30 who have been there and done it all before, something he believes will prove vital as the Lions battle to retain their Championship status. Bradshaw said: “In some ways we are quite lucky we’ve got an experienced squad who have been in these sort of situations before. “Relegation battles are always hard and never nice to navigate, but having that experience is a positive. “It is obviously a different experience for the players and fans in previous seasons where we’ve been looking at play-offs. It is a tough league this year and there are some big clubs. “We know we’ve underperformed this season and shouldn’t be happy at all with where we are. It is something we are trying to correct. “The experience a lot of the lads have should hopefully get us quite comfortably out of this situation.” One of the big clubs are Saturday’s opponents Southampton and although Bradshaw and his fellow attackers are going through a dry patch in front of goal right now, there is no reason why that can’t suddenly change at St Mary’s. He said: “We are not in great form. We know that, the fans know that. “But in some ways these are kind of good games at this stage. “Obviously Southampton are a great team and it is going to be a hard place to go to, but we’ve beaten big teams over the years. “We go into every game with the goal of winning.” Bradshaw added: “We’ve put in some good performances this year and if we can improve in both boxes and start performing like we know we can, then there is no reason why we can’t win there. “Leicester and Southampton haven’t
striker leans on eXperienCe in Fight against the Drop been in the Championship for a good number of years. “They’ve got big budgets so are obviously have a good quality and standard of player, but we also scored goals last season against the likes of Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton,
the teams that went up. “There is no reason why we can’t go to Southampton and do it again.” Millwall will be aiming to avoid a fifth straight league defeat for the first time in nine years at the Saints, the latest of which came in last weekend’s
Tom Bradshaw battles it out with Sheffield Wednesday defender Michael Ihiekwe last Saturday
2-0 reverse at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday.. Bradshaw said: “It was a game a lot of people expected us to win. We underperformed on the day and let the fans down. “We weren’t potent enough going
forward or resolute enough at the back. It is one of those games we look back on and feel we should have done a lot better in a lot of areas. “It is something we are desperately trying to correct and improve as a team so we can start picking up results.”
honeyman: owls DeFeat was new low Midfielder feels Lions can cause Saints shock this weekend EXCLUSIVE By Paul Green GEorGE honEyMan has described last Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday as a low point in his Millwall career to date.
The Lions knew victory over the Owls would go a long way to easing their relegation fears and the pressure on head coach Joe Edwards. Instead, the defeat led to the removal of Edwards as boss and the sensational return of Neil Harris. Two first-half goals from Wednesday consigned the hosts to another home defeat quick on the heels of the Ipswich drubbing, leaving midfielder Honeyman to admit it was his worst experience since joining from Hull two years ago. “It was a little bit of a carbon copy
frustratingly of the last few games. We didn’t play amazingly at the start, but I felt from looking around at everyone that they were up for it,” Honeyman told our paper before the news of Harris’ return was confirmed. “We were putting challenges in, we were camped out in their half. “Then frustratingly, I don’t know if we get a bit complacent, but then we go a goal down and the world sort of collapses around us for ten minutes. “We all to a man struggled to turn the tide. It was just an extremely disappointing day - it was as disappointing as I’ve had in a Millwall shirt. “It is one of those where you are left frustrated there isn’t a midweek game where you can change it straight away. Saturday was a tough, tough day but hopefully that is the lowest that we will be this season. “I look around and I know we all
can’t wait for the next game just to try and erase that one from our memories.” That next fixture comes on Saturday in the shape of Southampton, a side bang in form and looking to bounce straight back into the Premier League at the first attempt. It may already look like a lost cause on paper, but Honeyman points out Millwall’s history of pulling off unexpected victories when the chips are down demonstrates they have the ability to bust a few coupons this weekend. He said: “If you are going to pick out a tough fixture, that one is probably in the top two at the minute. “But we’ve built a reputation over the years of nicking results when people probably don’t think we can. Hopefully it is almost as if the shackles are off. “Everyone is expecting us to get
beat at the weekend, so hopefully we can perform with a bit more freedom, be a bit more positive, be a bit more shackles off and just go for it.” Honeyman added: “If we get a good performance there and pick up a point or more, it will feel like picking up ten there. It is the Championship – funny things happen. “We will go there thinking we can get a result and that’s how we’ve got to be. “It is going to be a tough game, there is no getting around that but it is a tough league as a footballer. “You’ve got to roll your sleeves up when it is tough and embrace the challenge of it.” Millwall’s players got together for a meeting before the Owls defeat where they discussed the recent dip in form. It may not have led to an instant change in fortunes against the Owls,
but Honeyman believes in the longterm it will still prove beneficial between now and the end of the campaign. He explained: “Because we have a lot of young lads, it is quite nice for them to see it is not just them maybe feeling vulnerable, it is every player. We just took that feeling we are all in it together. “You come out of it thinking we’ve got 25 lads wanting the same thing, which is sometimes a really difficult thing to have in football. “It didn’t have any short-term benefit with the Sheffield Wednesday result, but I’m sure it will stand us in good stead for the rest of the season. “Stuff like that is really important. It just shows that everyone cares. “It is not through lack of effort at the minute, it is just through lack of focus and lack of concentrating on ourselves.”
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Chopper in sensational lions return Millwall sack Joe Edwards after just nineteen games By Paul Green nEil harriS is set for a sensational return as Millwall manager this week after the club took the decision to sack head coach Joe Edwards.
Neil Harris, right, will be reunited with assistant David Livermore, left
In a stunning turn of events on Wednesday, Edwards was set to be relieved of his duties after just nineteen games in charge. Harris will be assisted by David Livermore, who was his second in command in his first spell in charge from 2015 to 2019. Harris, 46, has been boss of League One Cambridge United and was in the dugout at the Abbey Stadium on Tuesday night as the hosts lost 2-1 to Bolton Wanderers. Edwards, 37, had come under serious pressure after six defeats in seven Championship games. The atmosphere in the stands was toxic last Saturday as the Lions lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday, who are second-bottom and had won only twice away from home all season. Millwall’s defeat and Queens Park Rangers’ 1-0 win at Bristol City
meant the Lions slipped to within one point of the relegation zone. Millwall have a daunting trip to Southampton on Saturday when defeat could see them drop into the bottom three. The Lions board decided to take action ahead of that game at St Mary’s. Edwards won only four of
Joe Edwards
his eighteen league games in charge and Millwall were also knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Leicester City at The Den. Millwall are currently on their second seven-game winless spell in the league during Edwards’ time in charge. Former Chelsea and Everton assistant manager Edwards was appointed last October after manager Gary Rowett stepped down. It was Edwards’ first experience in such a role. The Lions defeated the Owls 4-0 at Hillsborough in his first match and won three games in a row over Christmas. But they have spiralled towards relegation since then and furious fans made their feelings known at The Den last weekend and online this week. Harris resigned as Millwall manager in October 2019 after four-and-a-half years in charge. He led the Lions to two League One play-off finals, winning the second in 2017, and to two FA Cup quarter-finals. Harris also managed Cardiff City and Gillingham since his first Millwall spell. THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%
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