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Tributes pour in after ‘sudden’ and ‘tragic’ death of former Southwark councillor

Dulwich Library to refurbish to attract young people

arts Pages 24-25 history Page 26 Classified & family announcements Page 28 Public notices Pages 29-30

By Herbie Russell

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Southwark Council has announced plans to refurbish the Grade-II Listed Dulwich Library.

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for older adults in individual and group classes as well as making videos, online programmes and print media. I certainly enjoyed his workouts.

“Gavin will be very much missed by his family and friends as well as his avid fitness followers.”

Former local MP Sir Simon Hughes said: “Gavin’s early and sudden death is a great shock and sadness.

“Gavin loved living and representing people in Surrey Docks. He was a bright, charming, energetic and fun colleague and friend and a conscientious and effective councillor in SE16.

“He continued to work for the public good throughout his life. Thank you Gavin. RIP.” Former Liberal Democrat colleague Lisa Rajan said: “Gavin was dedicated and hardworking and it was a true honour to

Tributes have poured in following the sudden death of former Surrey Docks councillor Gavin O’Brien

Mr O’Brien, 57, became unwell in Almeria, Spain on Sunday, August 4, and sadly died in hospital the same day.

He served as a Liberal Democrat councillor from 2002 to 2006 and has been described as “charming”, “bright” and the “backbone of the team”.

Former Chaucer councillor Lorraine Zuleta said: “Gavin loved helping his constituents and found great happiness doing council work but stood down when he moved away from the Borough of Southwark.

“In more recent years Gavin spent a lot of time and energy developing and delivering pioneering specialist fitness training

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be elected alongside him and David to serve Surrey Docks ward. He was the backbone of the team, full of energy and purpose, and a pleasure to work with every day. He was fun, committed and a supportive friend, and his death is incredibly sad.”

David Hubber, another former Liberal Democrat colleague, added: “Very sad! It was a great privilege to work alongside Gavin and Lisa. We worked together to build the first and very strong Surrey Docks Ward Team. RIP Nick Stanton, Lib Dem Councillor and Leader of Southwark Council from 2002 to 2010, said: “Gavin was a lovely, positive and energetic person. He made a great contribution as a local councillor including a demanding role as cabinet member for housing and community safety. It’s tragic that he’s died so young.”

Eleven to eighteen-year-olds are being surveyed about how it could be improved to suit their needs.

The results of the survey will contribute to the development of ‘teenage areas’ across other Southwark libraries.

Dulwich Library opened in 1897 thanks to donations by Passmore Edwards - a generous benefactor who helped fund 70 major buildings.

Based on Lordship Lane, it has been on the National Heritage List for England since March 2016.

Last year, Southwark Council opened two new libraries in the second half of 2023.

The Una Marson Library, named after the Jamaican activist and writer, opened on the redeveloped Aylesbury Estate in November, replacing the now-closed East Street Library.

In September, the Kingswood Library reopened in a new home three years after it closed during the first Covid-19 lockdown.

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flake bake: viral 99p peckham paTTies back in aldi afTer selling ouT Twice

Gaia at Liverpool Cathedral for Liverpool City Council’s River Festival, 2019.

By Herbie Russell a FlOaTinG planet installation at southwark Cathedral aims to capture the feeling astronauts get when they look at earth from outer space.

Gaia is an art installation by Luke

Paul and Mike Williams.

Jerram returning to the cathedral from October 17 to 31 for Climate Justice Week.

The floating seven-metre Earth model is said to replicate the Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987.

The surface is created from detailed

NASA imagery of Earth with each centimetre representing 18km.

The internally-lit Earth will slowly rotate, accompanied by surrounding sound composition by BAFTA awardwinning Composer Dan Jones.

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By Isabel Ramirez PeCkham’s viral Jamaican patties, which have already sold out twice in aldi stores nationwide, are being restocked for the third time.

Paul Williams, 54, and his son Mike, 33, owners of wholesale bakery Flake Bake, have had their popular Beef Patty back in 1,000 Aldi stores since Thursday 22 August, just in time for the Notting Hill Carnival.

The father and son duo featured on hit Channel 4 show Aldi’s Next Best Thing — where small businesses get to pitch to Aldi bosses — and won a life-changing contract to supply 25,000 Flake Bake Beef Patties to over 1,000 Aldi stores nationwide.

The winning patty was an instant success with shoppers declaring their love on social media with comments deeming them as ‘…the best patties in the UK.’.

After this Flake Bake was inundated with requests for the patty to return to Aldi stores, with shoppers asking: ‘Will you be regularly stocking your patties in Aldi?’ and commenting ‘@aldiUK needs to place a larger, regular order.’

Now, those in knead of a patty fix can pick up the flaky delight in stores once again. Bursting with authentic Caribbean flavours, each handcrafted Flake Bake Beef Patty uses the freshest ingredients.

With a spicy ground beef filling, the medium-heat Jamaican treat comes wrapped in an incredibly flaky, deep golden yellow pastry crust, perfect for those wanting to get into the Carnival spirit.

Since appearing on the show, the independent, family run business has catered for the Jamaican

Free breaking dancing in Waterloo News High Commission UK, been recognised in this year’s UK Black Business Show and HSBC UK ‘Top 25 Black Entrepreneurs to Watch’ list, and nominated for ‘Small Business of the Year’ at the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards. They even told the News that Manchester City Football Club had messaged them begging for a taste of Flake Bake.

Julie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi UK, says: “The demand we’ve seen for Mike and Paul’s patties has been unprecedented. The product is outstanding and it gives me great joy to bring the patties back to shelves.”

Mike Williams, Managing Director at Flake Bake, said: “It’s not every day you get to say you’ve got a major UK supermarket stocking your product.

We know fans can’t wait to get their patties and we hope those new to Flake Bake enjoy this fantastic product just as much.”

Flake Bake Beef Patties have been available in stores from Thursday 22 August. But shoppers better be quick as once it’s gone it’s gone!

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Support pours in for cafe burgled twice in just a week Bell Zeki (middle) with some of her devoted customers.

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By Isabel Ramirez A Bermondsey cafe owner has thanked her community for their support after her well-loved kiosk was broken into - twice in a week

Last Saturday morning (17 August), Bell Zeki was shocked to find the aftermath of a burglary at her cafe in Bermondsey’s Spa Gardens.

“Thank god, I’m still alive,” she commented on her social media after the attack.

Before she got to work, the thieves had stolen goods including cash from the till and stock. Then just a week later, it happened a second time.

The culprits damaged the building and shutters, which Bell cannot afford to fix as it would raise her insurance premium too much.

In a bid to help out their favourite cafe owner, locals have started a GoFundMe page to raise money to help Bell repair, restock and install a new security system so it doesn’t happen again.

The page has already raised over £1,500. One supporter and loyal customer wrote: “Bell you are a pillar of the community and the area just wouldn’t be the same without you.

“Let’s reach this target so we can outweigh the negativity with

positivity.”

In light of the fundraiser, Bell said: “For me, it’s the best feeling the love I get from my community.

“Even the people I don’t know are supporting me.

“The people of Bermondsey are with me. They said what happened to you happened to all of us.”

Ms Zeki has built up a huge community around her, who flock to her cafe daily to be greeted by her warmth and tasty Turkish food.

“I am so thrilled about the love I get from people and the support,” she added.

Lucy Cope, a pensioner who lives a few minutes away said: “Without this cafe, I’d be housebound - Bell is a community champion.

The 68-year-old added: “She doesn’t deserve to be frightened at work and get no support.”

Bell said following the first incident the police did not attend the site.

A Met Police spokesperson said they were now investigating the two incidents and were viewing the CCTV footage.

In a statement, they told us: “Police were called at 7:49hrs on Saturday, 17 August to reports of a burglary at a café on Grange Road.

“Officers took a report and advised the victim over the phone.

“Police were then called at 7:31

on Sunday, 25 August to reports of a burglary at the same location.

“We have sent crime scene specialists to carry out a forensic investigation and are still investigating the incidents

which will include viewing of CCTV footage.

“Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or ‘X’ @MetCC and quote CAD1637/25AUG. You can also provide

information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”

To donate to help repair Bell’s Cafe on gofundme.com

New Wetherspoons to open at Waterloo station

By Isabel Ramirez A new Wetherspoons is opening at Waterloo station next week.

From Tuesday 3 September Pub operator JD Wetherspoon will open its new pub named The Lion & The Unicorn.

The company has spent £2.8 million developing the pub, which is located in ‘The Sidings’, within the former Eurostar terminus Seventy new jobs are being created.

The new pub interior design is inspired by the historic architecture that once made The Lion and The Unicorn Pavilion a fan favourite at the Festival of Britain The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. Its centrepiece on the South Bank, the Royal Festival Hall is the only building remaining.

The 27-acre Festival of Britain site extended along the riverfront from Westminster Bridge (past Hungerford Bridge) to Waterloo Bridge. In 1951, more than eight million paid to see the ultra-modern Dome of Discovery (then the world’s largest dome), the 300 feet high Skylon tower and The Lion and The Unicorn Pavilion, from where the new pub takes its name.

Family members of the 1951

pavilion architects and festival graphic designers have also shared original drawings and sketches, which have been incorporated into the new pub design.

Historical photos and details of local history, as well as artwork and images of local scenes and characters of the area, are also displayed in the pub, some following collaborations with local artists, as well as the Southbank Centre, with other connections to the key figures which once brought the 1951 festival to life.

Wetherspoon regional manager, Barry Brewster, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming customers into The Lion & the Unicorn and we are confident that the pub will be a great addition to Waterloo’s social scene.”

The Lion & the Unicorn pub will be open from 6:30am until 12 midnight Monday to Thursday, until 1am on Friday and Saturday and from 7:30am until 12 midnight on Sunday.

Food will be served throughout the day, from opening until 11pm every day.

The new pub will specialise in real ales and traditional ciders, as well as craft and world beers, serving a wide range of different draught ales, as well as bottled beers, including those from local and regional brewers.

It will be wheelchair accessible and have a specially adapted toilet for people with disabilities.

The new pun (above) and (left) the Pavilion which the pub is named after

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By Isabel Ramirez here are four of the most expensive homes in southwark that are on the market right now.

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Southbank Tower has a gym and luxury spa with a 20-metre pool, a cinema and a 10th-floor communal sky garden.

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Southbank Tower The property has a stylish open-plan design - The London Broker

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Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 Living rooms: 2 Property size: 3,107 sq. ft Highlights: Situated on the 35th floor, you get unobstructed 360-degree views of London. Wake up to landmarks like Big Ben, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament.

The building has a private health and fitness club with a 25-metre pool, a resident’s lounge and a private dining area.

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8 NEWS Brixton prison was built in the Victorian era.

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Inside Brixton Prison

By Herbie Russell

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In the summer of 2006, Britain was experiencing a 36-degree heatwave. *Jimmy remembers enduring the swelter from inside Brixton Prison, where “sweat was running down the walls”

Awaiting sentencing, he was sharing a tiny cell designed for one person, with two other inmates. So when a notice appeared calling on inmates to audition for a play, Jimmy jumped at the chance to escape the boiling-hot compartment.

At his sentencing, the judge took his fledgling career into account and showed leniency. Sixteen years later, by then a successful actor and playwright with awards and Netflix shows under his belt, Jimmy invited that same judge to a oneman play he’d written and performed in.

“If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be free,” Jimmy, 63, explains.

Raised in West London, Jimmy was first incarcerated aged fifteen for stealing money from a market. Over the next forty years, he would spend half that time in UK jails, mainly for bank robbery.

“My first sentence was six years and when you come out from a six-year sentence, it’s hard to get back to society.

You’re just unemployable. It’s easy to get back into [crime],” he explains.

“I just couldn’t sign on and get benefits either. I couldn’t see myself living off government money.”

In 2006, after being convicted of stealing £25,000 from a truck delivering cash to a bank, he found himself in Brixton Prison, an austere penitentiary built in 1820.

“It was terrible. There were fights

former Brixton prisoner who invited judge to watch his play after making it is an actor every day… it was the worst time to be in Brixton Prison. I’ve been to loads of prisons, and I found it really tough. You’re all sh*tting and eating in the same room.

I’d never been in a situation like that in my life,” he said.

“The whole building needs updating.

You’re putting over 1,000 men in a building that was built in Victorian times.

There’s no light. It’s all dark and dingy.

As soon as you walk in there, you feel like you’re being transported back to Victorian times.”

The European heatwave of July 2006, brought a cloud of hot and dry air from North Africa. Jimmy had no idea it would prove a critical juncture in his life.

“In 2006, there was a heatwave, and to be in a three-man cell in Brixton was horrific. The walls were literally sweating.

You can’t breathe, there’s no proper ventilation,” he says.

That was when he saw the notice saying Synergy Theatre Project, a theatre company working in the justice system, was casting for a play to be performed inside the prison chapel.

“I would do anything to get out of that cell, and that seemed like the perfect vehicle,” he said. “Most prisoners just looked at it and laughed. ‘Men in tights,’ they think.”

Jimmy performed in Elmina’s Kitchen, a show that had recently completed a West End tour, in the chapel to hundreds of prisoners. “The main reason people came was to get out of the cell, maybe to get some drugs. Generally, they wanted to take the piss out of their friends,” he said.

“A prison audience is a hard audience.

They will heckle you from start to finish.

This is not a West End audience. There is no protocol when it comes to prisoners watching a theatre play… but I knew it

was a good play.”

He adds: “The next day, I went down for breakfast, and the prisoners were giving me extra sausage, extra bacon, because I had transformed their lives just for those two hours.”

But when Jimmy arrived in court for sentencing, he was still staring down the barrel of a possible seventeen-year sentence. But the judge gave him a chance.

“When I go for sentencing, the director of the theatre company, Esther Baker, told the judge that, if he was to release me, she’d take me on a theatre tour,” Jimmy remembers.

“So the judge deferred my sentence for twelve months and allowed her to take me on a theatre tour. He says to me: ‘Take this opportunity with both hands because if you come back in twelve months and it hasn’t been a success, you’re going to prison,’” he recounts.

Jimmy, then in his mid-forties, kept to the conditions of his deferral and has never stepped foot inside a prison since — at least as an inmate.

Jimmy’s life has been transformed. He has starred alongside Dustin Hoffman, been cast in Netflix shows, and is now well-regarded in the industry.

He is currently working on Going for Gold, a drama inspired by the true story of Frankie Lucas, a young black boxer.

In 2021, he wrote and performed in a one-man production at the Chelsea Theatre based on his own life. He invited the judge who sentenced, who, due to illness, sadly couldn’t come.

But he did receive a heartfelt letter in response praising Jimmy: “I hope your career continues to flourish,” the judge wrote. *Jimmy’s real name has been altered to keep his anonymity

By Herbie Russell

challenge him.

A member of staff took his photograph and shared it with police It has been circulated on an internal database but the man has not yet been identified.

Staff at the club have repeatedly cleaned the graffiti off but eventually had to replace the sign and install CCTV to monitor it.

Dulwich Hamlet FC Club Chairman Ben Clasper said: “We think the club’s recent efforts to start clearing and weeding the area surrounding the stadium has prompted these attacks on our property.

“However we were shocked to see the graffiti escalate from attacking us for cutting back vegetation into disgusting extreme racism and anti-immigration comments.

“The repeated visits in the early

hours suggest this man is local to the area. We hope this information, and the photograph will help someone in our community to identify him so the police can take further action.”

Investigating officer PC Nicolas Wilson, who polices in East Dulwich, said: “I won’t repeat the things the man has been writing but they are far right and anti-immigration in nature. They are hugely offensive and distressful to local people and the staff and players at the club.

“Dulwich Hamlet FC are a pillar of the community and it is unacceptable that their property is targeted like this.

“The man is very likely local and I am sure someone will know who he is. If you do, please contact us immediately.”

Anyone who knows the man is asked to call 101 or contact @MetCC on X ref CAD 1605/09AUG24.

Swastika scrawled on Dulwich Hamlet Football Club prompts police appeal Police are searching for a man after a swastika was scrawled on a sign outside Dulwich Hamlet Football Club.

Police would like to identify this man.

An unknown man has been regularly visiting the football ground in the early mornings to write ‘grossly offensive racist remarks’ at the entrance, police said.

Police want to identify the man pictured as part of their investigation Between Sunday, July 21 and Friday, August, 9, an unknown man has repeatedly daubed the shocking graffiti on an entrance sign.

A man is said to have visited on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays each week between 5am and 6am.

On Friday, August 9, staff caught a man writing on the sign and went to

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UK’s best breakdancers to compete under graffiti tunnel - and it’s free to attend

By Isabel Ramirez

Here’s how you can watch the country’s best breakdancers compete for the UK title for free in Waterloo this September.

The competition, sponsored by Red Bull, will bring together the nation’s best b-boys and b-girls, who will showcase their skills in a series of electrifying battles.

Breaking, or breakdancing, made its Olympic debut in Paris this year.

Despite being new, it unexpectedly became one of the most memorable sports, after Australian competitor Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn’s performance went viral.

Her routine, which failed to score any points, became a talking point across social media with many questioning whether it was serious or not.

Even though Team GB’s breakers failed to make the Olympics, the UK scene remains strong, and this is your chance to see the talent up close.

From Saturday 21 to Sunday 22 September, sixteen b-boys and eight b-girls will go head-to-head under the iconic Leake Street Arches in Waterloo. The main event will then move to The Brewery in East London, where the top 12 dancers will face off

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Synnovis, the pathology services provider hit by a ransomware cyber attack on June 3, has confirmed that its core IT systems have been successfully rebuilt.

The restoration has allowed testing services for GP practices in Bexley, Lewisham, and Greenwich to return to pre-cyberattack levels as of August 15, with no significant issues reported.

Synnovis expects to repatriate testing services for the remaining south east London boroughs— Bromley, Lambeth, and Southwark— within the coming weeks.

The attack caused significant disruption across two major trusts, King’s College Hospital NHS

Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust During the week of August 12 to 18, 29 outpatient appointments and three elective procedures had to be postponed due to the attack’s lingering effects Since June 3, 1,696 elective procedures and 10,083 outpatient appointments have been postponed at these trusts.

Blood transfusion services, however, remain partially impacted. Full restoration is anticipated in early autumn, meaning that mutual aid from other healthcare providers will continue to support planned operations and transplants.

Most pathology services are now operating at pre-cyberattack capacity.

This includes blood sciences, tissue

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Synnovis systems rebuilt after Hospital cyber attack

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against 12 wildcard entries, all vying to be crowned the UK B-Girl and B-Boy champions.

Saturday’s event under the Leake Street Arches is completely free to attend, offering an up-close experience of the battles. Tickets for Sunday’s UK final are just £8, promising a day filled with heartpounding action and entertainment.

The Sunday showdown will be hosted by BBC Radio 1XTRA’s Fee Mak and B-Boy Swifty, with the judging panel led by B-Girl Roxy, a Red Bull BC One World Final judge. Among the competitors is the reigning 2023 champion, B-Boy Sheku, who will be returning to defend his title.

Adding to the excitement, there will be live performances from UK hiphop artists and dancers throughout the day. To celebrate the event’s return, Red Bull has partnered with UK grime MC and record producer Novelist to create an exclusive music video, “See You Move,” dedicated to the competition.

To celebrate its return, Red Bull has teamed up with UK grime MC and record producer Novelist to record an exclusive music video ‘See you Move’ in an ode to the competition.

For more information go to eventbrit. com and search for Red Bull BC One UK

sciences, and genetics. Infection Sciences is expected to reach full capacity by the end of August.

Dr. Jane Fryer, Deputy Medical Director for NHS London, said:“ The fact that pathology services are now running at near normal levels at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust means that very few outpatient appointments were postponed last week.

“We recognise the impact cancellations have on our patients and on our staff, who continue to work very hard in difficult circumstances. I would like to thank patients for their understanding in what has been a challenging time.”

Police would like to speak to the man pictured in connection with the incident.

By Herbie Russell Police have launched an appeal after a unicycle rider reportedly assaulted a police officer near the north side of Blackfriars Bridge.

City of London Police would like to speak to a man, pictured, in relation to the incident on New Bridge Street, on Monday, August 26.

City of London Police said: “We want

to speak to this man in relation to an assault on a police officer on Monday 26 August at around 12pm on New Bridge Street.

“The suspect was on an electric unicycle when he was stopped by police.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact City of London Police on 020 7601 2222 quoting the reference 508557

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Here’s what South Bermondsey could look like after £1.9 billion is spent

By Herbie Russell

South Bermondsey is set for a once-in-a-generation regeneration that will bring 3,500 homes to the area, a new London Overground station, and pave the way for Millwall FC’s stadium to expand to 34,000 seats.

The New Bermondsey plan, spearheaded by developer Renewal,

A public square

is a 30-acre redevelopment of the old industrial area surrounding Millwall’s home ground The Den. The first phase could start as soon as 2026. A spokesperson for the developer has said it could take fifteen years for the scheme to be completed.

Renewal has shared a collection of computer-generated images with showing what the area could look like once the redevelopment is complete.

Aerial View of New Bermondsey

Illustrative aerial view of New Bermondsey.

Photo from Factory Fifteen

The Energize Sports Hub

South Bermondsey Station

A public square looking towards Surrey Canal Road.

Photo from Factory Fifteen

Surrey Canal Road The new Energize sports hub as seen from Stadium Square.

Photo from Factory Fifteen

South Bermondsey station from Bolina Road, showing workshops and offices with homes above.

Photo from Factory Fifteen

Stockholm Road

Phase 1 - from the east

Looking west along Stockholm Road. (Enhanced MFC stadium is indicative and included for illustrative purposes only) Photo from Factory Fifteen

Illustrative CGI of Phase 1. The proposed Overground station design is indicative and has not been developed or approved by TfL. Image from Factory Fifteen

Surrey Canal Road looking east.

Photo by Factory Fifteen

The Den (34,000-seater Expansion) Surrey Canal Station

AFL Architects’ concept designs for a revamped stadium. Image: AFL

A computer generated image of how the new station might look.

Image from Renewal

Phase 1 - from square

Illustrative CGI of Phase 1 from Phase 1 Square.

Image frp, Studio Egret West

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world-renowed ‘multi-sensory’ light exhibition to open nurses To sTrike in bermondsey if Talks failed Credit - NONOTAK

By Isabel Ramirez

A MULTI-SENSORY light exhibition, by an artist duo that has shown work all over the world, opens in bermondsey next week

eCliPse, by acclaimed creative duo nOnOTak, will be open from Friday 30 august at lumen studio.

This is their first solo exhibition in london, offering a transformative, multi-sensory experience, enveloping viewers in a boundary-pushing synthesis of sound, art and technology.

The exhibition will be open until 8 December at 47 Tanner street in bermondsey. nOnOTak - made up of visual artist noemi schipfer and light and sound artist Takami nakamoto - is renowned for creating transcendent immersive environments that challenge and captivate viewers. inspired by minimalist architecture and optical art, their installations invite an exploration of the interplay between light and darkness; sound and silence; and the physical and the intangible

The duo has exhibited at Day for night, muTek international Festival of Digital Creativity and electronic music, Tate britain, art basel miami, artechouse, and wonderspaces.

They have collaborated with hermès, aDiDas, CraCk magazine, and roppongi art night. spanning over 1,000 square meters, eCliPse will showcase a curation of three light and sound installations, including two new site-specific works.

Through kinetic visuals, projection mapping, choreographed sound, and more, nOnOTak’s environments bathe the space and engross the viewer in dynamic audiovisual landscapes and experimentations Presented together for the first time, the duo’s existing and new works demonstrate the artists’ prowess in developing mesmerizing installations General admission tickets are £38.

The exhibition will be open Tuesdays through sundays, from 10 am to 10 pm, and run from 30 august to 8 December.

By Isabel Ramirez Guys’ anD st Thomas’ day surgery theatre nurses say they will strike again unless the Trust addresses their ‘unsustainable’ working hours

The nurses first took action in June and July when their shift times were extended from 8pm to 9pm.

This was the tip of the iceberg after hospital bosses had previously increased their shift times from 7pm to 8pm and introduced Saturday working. This has been done to tackle patient waiting lists and ensure more surgeries can be completed.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust claims that staff can request flexibility to suit their work and home life. The nurses are rostered with staggered starts and finishes with the latest schedule to finish at 9pm.

Yesterday (22 August) the trust’s leadership and Unite the Union are set to meet over these ‘unsustainable’ increases.

If the dispute is not resolved during the talks, fresh strikes on 3, 4 and 5 September will go ahead. Membership of Unite amongst Guys’ and St Thomas’ theatre nurses has doubled since the

dispute began.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Guys and St Thomas’ theatre nurses have been ringing the alarm bell over unsustainable workloads, burnout and risks to patient safety for months.

“They cannot carry on like this, which is why industrial action will continue to escalate until a workable solution is agreed. Unite is backing them 100 per cent of the way.”

The announcement of further strikes came as Unite handed in gift-wrapped petitions to the Guys’ and St Thomas’ board at their offices in central London.

The union also staged a demonstration outside of the Florence Nightingale Foundation where Guys’ and St Thomas’ chief nurse Avey Bhatia also serves as vice president.

Guys and St Thomas is one of the UK’s busiest NHS trusts with 2.6 million patient contacts each year.

Unite regional officer Tabusam Ahmed said: “Everyone agrees that the NHS is on its knees. But the way to fix that is to provide it with the investment it needs – not by crushing staff with ever-increasing workloads, which is what is happening to Guys’ and St Thomas’ theatre nurses.

“The nurses now have no work-life balance and the trust is in danger of forcing staff to quit for the sake of their own health. Unless an acceptable solution is put forward during this week’s talks, strikes in September will go ahead and more will follow.”

A spokesperson for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust said: “The shift times have been changed to finish at 9pm on some days, however, staff are not being asked to work any more hours.”

The Trust has proposed the following as a result of the staff complaints: A small number of staff for each late shift would be rostered for “standby shifts” covering the period 8pm to 9pm. Anyone rostered for a standby shift would receive an additional flat payment regardless of whether they actually worked that period or not. If they did undertake work beyond 8pm, they would receive additional pay.

As well as additional pay the benefit of rostered standby shifts is predictability in terms of when a nurse might work later than 8pm so they can make appropriate arrangements.

If this additional hour is not required, these staff on standby finish their shift at 8pm.

remains in custody according to police and is due appear at Inner London Crown Court on Friday September 20.

BTP said officers were called to Southwark station at the junction of Blackfriars Road and The Cut on Thursday at 9.44pm after reports of an assault on the stairs.

Rakeem Miles was arrested the morning after and later charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.

Detectives are now seeking to update the charge to reflect the change in the victim’s

condition Senior investigating officer DI Paul Attwell said: “There is no place for violence on the rail network and I am urging anyone with information, who is yet to speak to us, to get in touch.

“We have specialist family liaison officers supporting the victim’s family and my thoughts remain with them at this incredibly difficult time.”

Anyone with information is urged to contact British Transport Police on 0800 405040 or text 61016 quoting 772 of 22 August.

Man dies after alleged assault at tube station

By Kevin Quinn a man died on saturday evening (august 24) after allegedly being assaulted at southwark tube station just three days earlier, british Transport Police (bTP) said.

The victim, currently identified only as a 28-year-old man, had been in a critical condition in hospital since the incident on Thursday evening August 22, and died on Saturday evening, with his family by his side.

A 23-year-old man from Walworth

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Abandoned estate NOW like ‘wild west’ after ditched redevelopment PLAN EXCLUSIVE

By Herbie Russell Rotherhithe residents say their estate has become a “wild west” where loiterers “shout through the letterbox” after Southwark Council abandoned a failed redevelopment

Southwark Council embarked on plans to build 44 rooftop homes and refurbish existing blocks in 2019 but halted all rooftop home builds in 2022 due to rising construction costs.

Leaseholders say they now face £30,000 bills even though contractors have only installed new windows while being left to live on an estate covered in building materials.

Southwark Council reportedly told residents at a meeting that the remaining works - which were meant to be finished by 2020 - are now being delayed due to an ongoing contract dispute with contractor Equans Neither the council nor contractors commented on whether there had been a contract dispute when approached by us.

James Horridge, a leaseholder faced with a £32,000 bill, said: “It’s been like the wild west. They basically just came onto the site, cut down the trees, paved over the green space, then left.”

He said residents have been left “completely adrift” and “in the dark”

by Southwark Council about what will happen next.

“We just get fed bullsh*t the entire time,” he said. “We just need someone senior to come and own the issue.”

Approved in 2017, the project on Chilton Grove Estate, as well as providing new homes, was meant to include roof repairs, landscaping, replacement windows, and a new door entry system.

Southwark Council hired contractor Engie, and works began in 2019 but were paused in March 2020 due to the pandemic.

Equans, a subsidiary of Engie formed in 2021, appears to have taken on

responsibility for the project at a later date.

Meanwhile, the communal green space has been paved with concrete, and leftover hoardings have attracted rough sleepers, and temporary lighting remains in place.

Paul Connolly, a 26-year-old tenant, said the ugly estate had attracted antisocial behaviour and believed the vacant flat next door was squatted by drug users until police removed them.

“Lots of people were hanging around right outside the door, and people were shouting through my letterbox,” he said.

Delays continued until Southwark Council finally scrapped its rooftop homes projects in June 2022.

However, Southwark Council intended to complete the refurbishment of the existing blocks.

Five years after works began, residents say only the windows have been done.

Jialu Tu, a leaseholder lumped with a £36,000 bill, said: “The work stopped so I asked why am I still playing this? I was not impressed because practically nothing has been done.”

Throughout this time, residents claim Southwark Council has been “evasive” at meetings about the progress of the project.

“It’s one of the most frustrating things I’ve ever been a part of,” Mr Horridge said. “It’s awful. It’s mad. We are all being remarkably calm about it.

“We just get fed bullsh*t the entire time. We just need someone senior to come and own the issue.”

Southwark Council spent nearly £4 million on abandoned rooftop homes projects - seen as a clever way of building homes on land it already owns.

In September 2022, Southwark Council said it paused the programme “after listening to residents’ views, and taking into consideration new building regulations and rising construction costs.”

In 2021, Cllr Stephanie Cryan, then cabinet member for council homes, admitted that Chilton Grove was “an example of how we really wouldn’t do new homes going forward.”

The Chilton Grove communal area before builders moved in

The Chilton Grove communal area after builders moved in She admitted that planning permission was given prior to any structural survey reports being done, or any building control sign off.

Approached for comment this time, Cllr Sarah King, Cabinet Member for

Teenage judo maestro sets sights on Paralympics decade after her knee-straightening treatment

By Herbie Russell A teenage judo maestro has her sights set on the 2028 Paralympics after winning gold at a recent tournament.

Izzie Everest, seventeen, who was born with cerebral palsy, has been described by her doctors at Evelina Hospital, Waterloo, as a “confident” and “inspiring young woman” Paralympic judo is only open to visually impaired athletes currently but Izzie believes this “will be different” by 2028.

“People always assume I cannot do things, so I make it my mission to show that just because you have a physical

disability doesn’t mean you can’t do things,” she said.

Izzie has been a patient at Evelina London since she was five years old and underwent ‘guided growth’ surgery in 2014 to straighten her knees.

She won her first judo title aged eleven, is a five-time European champion and has over ten international wins.

In June, she and partner Braydon Robus won gold at the European champions for Kata, hosted in Sarajevo.

Kata is a form of judo that involves performing choreographed techniques alongside a partner.

Looking ahead to the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics, she said: “Currently

I don’t qualify for the Paralympics as I’m considered to have too much of a disability - by 2028 this should be different.”

Mr Michail Kokkinakis, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Evelina London, said: “I could not be prouder of Izzie and her fantastic achievements.

It has been a privilege to see her grow into such a confident, inspiring, young woman and now world kata champion, all these years after I carried out her first surgery.

“The team and I can’t wait to see what she goes on to achieve next, and we know that she will continue to inspire children and young people at Evelina London.”

Council Homes, said: “I am very sorry about the ongoing issues on Chilton Grove and I hear residents’ frustration that there have been so many delays and changes to plans.

“We will provide residents with a full

update on what the next steps are very soon, I am grateful for their patience. We will also be in touch with leaseholders to talk about their estimates.”

Engie and Equans were approached for comment.

Izzie Everest and partner Braydon Robus after being named a world kata champions

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Family who lost daughter, in hit-and-run to walk London Bridge to Brighton

© Steve Cornish

Greenland Dock

Anisha Vidal-Garner died as a result of a hit-and-run in 2020.

By Isabel Ramirez A family who lost their daughter after she was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Brixton in 2020, is walking 75km to raise money for a charity founded in her memory

Four years ago, Anisha Vidal-Garner was walking home from a night out when she was run over by a car on Brixton Hill Quincy Anyiam, 27, who was released from prison last year after serving half of his seven-year sentence, had sped down on the wrong side carriageway reaching speeds of 62mph.

He hit 20-year-old Anisha when she was walking slightly ahead of her boyfriend. She died at the scene, whilst Anyiam drove off into the night without stopping.

Her mum, Mandy Garner commented: “It’s something we live with every day.”

Following this tragic loss, her family wanted to honour Anisha. Mental health was a topic close to their daughter, who had dealt with her own issues as well as helping others.

It was even something she could have pursued when she was older.

“I was always worried about social media and the impact it would have on young people,” Mrs Garner continued, “But she and her friends set up a group where they would boost each others’ confidence. She was very good at listening to people.”

In a bid to carry on the work Anisha may have gone on to do, this year her family started a peer mentors charity

Mum, Mandy Garner with her two other daughters: Maia and Leila. called Talk2Nish It aims to address the growing crisis in young people’s mental health and involves training sixth-form students to be peer mentors who can listen to and help other students who might find it easier to talk to someone their own age about their problems.

The mentors are supervised by the school. The charity has already trained two cohorts of peer mentors at Anisha’s secondary school, the AngloEuropean School in Ingatestone, Essex So they can carry on their work in schools and help more young people, Mandy and her other two daughters Maia, 21 and Leila, 19, are doing a four-day sponsored walk at the end of August.

The walk will see them travel 75km from Anisha’s student accommodation near London Bridge to Brighton, one of her favourite places. It is expected to take four days.

Asked what Anisha would think of the work they’re doing, Mrs Garner said: “I think she’d think it was really good work and hopefully she’d be proud of it.”

To donate to the sponsored walk go to justgiving.com and search for Talk2Nish

New wild swim in 17th-century docks

By Herbie Russell People can now take a dip in part of the Rotherhithe docks - a wild swim promising ‘inspiring views of the city skyline’.

The public has been forbidden from bathing in Greenland Dock, a 17thcentury basin that once stored blubber and timber shipments, until now.

Since August 9, the public has been able to book 400-metre swimming loop sessions around the historic pool.

Southwark Council’s leisure department wrote online: ‘We have recently launched our open water swimming sessions at Surrey Docks Fitness and Watersports Centre.

‘If you’re a confident swimmer with a love for the outdoors then come and join our Greenland Dock 400m swimming loop with inspiring views of the city skyline.’

Water temperature is currently sitting at around eighteen degrees so wetsuits are optional.

But swimmers must wear a colourful swim hat and complete a fifteen-minute competency swim test.

Sessions cost just £9 and are currently timetabled for Tuesday, 4.30pm to 6.30pm and Fridays, 7am to 9am.

Greenland Dock has been strictly designated as a no-go area for swimmers for many years.

On June 17, 2017, a man in his

EXCLUSIVE

By Isabel Ramirez Peckham Levels has gone into administration with a new operator taking over the site this week.

In a statement made by the management of Peckham Levels on Tuesday 27 August, they apologised for the ‘disruption’ it would cause to tenants.

Until last Friday, the site was managed by Really Local Group, under a limited company: Peckham Levels Ltd. A few months ago, the company was ordered to pay £65,000 to a former employee as a result of a tribunal for unfair dismissal. We have asked whether this payout contributed to its downfall and are awaiting their response.

There is currently no evidence to suggest that the company has gone

into administration as a result of its loss at the employment tribunal.

They previously told us they were “exploring the options” to appeal the decision.

Now, site owner Southwark Council has taken back the building and has appointed a new operator to manage the site called The Trampery.

The new company runs similar ventures in east and north London During the handover on Tuesday morning they advised Southwark Council and The Trampery would be at the site and tenants would get access by this afternoon.

They added that all the existing Peckham Levels staff (including salaried, casual, security and cleaning teams) would come across to the new company and all public events would be unaffected.

Arrangements are being made with tenants and the new operator today, but it is currently unclear whether they will be issued with new leases

or not.

Jaye Hackett, from Vouchsafe - a tech-for-good company that has been a tenant at Levels for the past 18 months said they only found out this morning at 7am.

“Before we worked there, it seemed like such a happening place,” he said.

“But it’s clear they’ve been struggling for a while.”

Jaye mentioned little things that evidenced this, such as toilet paper and soap dispensers being empty and food vendors not getting business.

He added that this sudden news had ‘put a spanner in the works.’

“We were supposed to launch next week but we can’t access the building right now - so it’s put a huge spanner in the works.”

Jaye, whose company is set to help people verify their identity online without a passport or drivers license, said they were concerned over whether rent would stay the same.

© Google Maps

Peckham Levels goes into administration

twenties died after swimming in Greenland Dock.

While a thirteen-year-old boy was safely hauled from the water, the man’s body was recovered from the water the following morning.

Local councillor Ian Wingfield said it was “a stark reminder of why the waters around the marina are not suitable for swimming”.

In 2015, Southwark Council rejected controversial plans to build a floating 20 metre by 40 metre swimming pool in Greenland Dock.

Residents had been concerned about the ‘diabolical noise’ and the impact a heated pool would have on the cold, freshwater environment.

Peckham Levels At Levels they were paying £600 a month for their unit, which is below the market rate.

Other co-working spaces in the area

are much more.

Southwark Council, Peckham Levels Ltd and The Trampery have been approached for further comment.

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gcse resulTs day - in picTures Ark All Saints, Camberwell

St Thomas the Apostle, Nunhead

Sohayb went from being in lower sets to achieving eight grade 9s and three grade 8s.

Senna (left) with his mum.

Jayden looks in disbelief as he opens his results

Lucy Frame with student Faithfulness, who got two 9s, six 8s and one 7.

Hafsah is off to study at St Thomas the Apostle College Sixth Form and getting a string of good grades.

Feleesha said “I’m happy with these grades, because I can get into Sacred Heart and study the subjects I wanted to do”

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Charter School, North Dulwich

Kingsdale Foundation School, Dulwich Ella Khaldoun, Kyra Russell

From left: Eleanor Green, Nancy Edwards, Eva Johnson, Ayla Style, Conor Cavanagh, Lond Do, Rosa Bella Hogg, Esma Oliver

Rosa Manners, Blu Williams, Honor Paton, Isabella Vanegas

E-ACT City Heights Academy, Tulse Hill

Max and Charlie Courtney.

Ester, Shamira and Maelys with headteacher Marvin Charles

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St Michael’s Catholic College, Bermondsey

Bacon’s College, Rotherhithe

Franklin is staying on for sixth form and will be studying Biology, Chemistry and Maths Matthew, Aron and Paul From left: Vice Principal Angela Anum, Joel, Yonatan, Mariam, Principal James Wilson, Mieke Sarah.

Matilda and Lydia.

Yasmine is also staying on at St Michael’s, taking English Language, Media and Sociology

Afnan, who got six grade 9s, one grade 8 and one grade 7.

Sarah, who got eight grade 9s, two grade 8s and a Level 2 Distinction

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Ark Globe Academy, Elephant & Castle

Charter Bermondsey

Rahwa (right) shares her results with her sister.

Head Girl Greta (left) secured 9 grade 9s.

Greta’s journey is particularly remarkable. She joined the school in Year 7 with limited English proficiency.

Head Boy Mahboud achieved 8 grade 9s

Mohammed Idrees Ahmed secured an impressive ten grade 9s and one grade 8.

Godsfavour (left) earned 5 grade 9s.

Globe - Mahia Zannat got four grade 9s and five grade 8s.

Nathanael Camacho Aguilera (right) achieved an impressive five 9s, four 8s, one 7, and one 6.

A school where futures are made Join us at one of our open events and discover a school that radiates an inspiring culture of ambition, exploration and connection that nurtures young minds.

UPCOMING OPEN EVENING

UPCOMING OPEN MORNINGS Thursday 12th September 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Monday 16th September 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday 25th September 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Tuesday 1st October 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Monday 7th October 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Monday 23rd September 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Harris Boys’ Academy, East Dulwich

Lucas Porras (right) who achieved six Grade 9s, three Grade 8s and one Grade 7 - with headteacher Chris Brett (left)

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Harris Academy, Bermondsey

Reem El Hassan, who joined the Academy in Year 10, was their top performer with eight 9s and two 8s.

Tomiwa Shobowale achieved five grade 9s and three 8s

Zainab is all smiles with her results.

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Stanley Upfold who achieved an incredible nine Grade 9s and two Grade 8s

Templar Brady, Keyi Zheng, Vlada Lioshok, Ming Chung

Juan Zapata, Gabriel Hogg-Aragon, George Juganaru

Amira Ayim, Hope Adewusi, Faith Adewusi

22 A-Level NEWS Results 2024

Kingsdale Foundation School First Class and Top of the Class

‘Pupils achieve exceptionally well in a wide range of subjects and attain highly at GCSE and A level.’ Ofsted 2023 Applications for Sixth Form courses are now being accepted

The amazing achievement of attaining 10A*s & 4A Grades between them at A level have enabled Eve, Ben, Rosa & Freya to study Classics, Philosophy, English at Cambridge University and Economics at Oxford respectively!

Take advantage of the chance to visit Kingsdale Foundation School and see for yourself how we bring the best out of our students. A tour of Kingsdale Foundation School enables you to realise why we receive such glowing reports. In the Autumn term 2024 you will have just that opportunity as we will be holding Sixth Form Open Evenings for September 2025 entry.

Harnessing talent!

Kingsdale is a dynamic, exceptionally popular and progressive school that has invested £30m to develop an award-winning educational learning environment. In our specialist academic Sixth Form Campus, students study a combination of respected traditional, performing arts and creative A Levels in addition to alternative high value Level 3 courses. Our average class sizes are approximately ten in the Sixth Form. We also pride ourselves on our excellent links to the best higher education institutions in the world. A residential trip to Harvard and Yale in the USA is organised annually.

Scholarships in Mathematics and the Creative & Expressive Arts are on offer for gifted and talented candidates who meet our entry requirements.

Scholars receive free individual or small group tuition provided by expert professionals to the value of ~£1,000 per annum.

Prospective students are invited to come along to our Open Evenings to explore the fantastic opportunities and inspiring state-of-the-art facilities in our dedicated Sixth Form Centre. As our most recent Ofsted Report states : ‘ ‘Pupils are rightly very proud of their school. They really enjoy their learning and talk with enthusiasm about the school’s culture of mutual respect and inclusivity.’ Ofsted 2023

Our Year 12 Open Day dates for 2025 entry are as follows: 4.30-7.30pm Wednesday 25th September 2024 1.30-6.30pm Wednesday 16th October 2024 4.00-6.30pm Wednesday 6th November 2024 4.00-6.30pm Wednesday 27th November 2024

Visit www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk, call 020 8655 9723 or email sixthform@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk for a Prospectus

The new electric hotplates will be free to use every day until the end of September.

©©Southwark Council

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Hotplates replace BBQs in Park EXCLUSIVE

By Isabel Ramirez Residents can now enjoy free outdoor cooking facilities at Burgess Park for the first time since the BBQ area abruptly closed four years ago.

Since the pandemic, park users have begged for answers on whether their beloved cooking area would return to Burgess. It was first opened in 2011 and became somewhere people without gardens could enjoy being outside.

Now, following the demolition of the charcoal BBQs, Southwark Council

has installed electric hotplates in the park, ideal for outdoor grilling.

The trial will be used to determine the long-term feasibility of the facilities Last summer, locals told the News how ‘well-used’ the previous facilities were and although there were some issues, such as ‘litter’ and a ‘lack of control’ – they wanted to see them return in some way.

Recognising the community’s affection for it, the council worked with We Walworth and Latin Elephant to redesign and relocate the facility Feedback was gleaned from over 700 conversations with residents, and the findings were presented at

the Faraday Ward Forum meeting in 2022 to ensure the new cooking area meets the needs and expectations of all users As part of its commitment to tackling climate change, the council has also banned gas, wood and charcoal BBQs in all parks across the borough.

The new, electricity-powered cooking area was built by local builders P D Construction Ltd who are based in Dulwich.

Councillor Portia Mwangangye, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Parks and Young People, said: “We are thrilled to open a brand new trial outdoor cooking facility, as cooking

has been at the heart of many community gatherings over the years. The improvements we’ve implemented not only address the environmental and safety concerns that led to its removal from the park but also ensure that the new cooking area is a safe, sustainable space for everyone to enjoy.

“I want to thank We Walworth and Latin Elephant for their valuable input throughout this process.

Their involvement has been crucial in bringing the community along this journey. As always, we remind everyone to use the space responsibly, dispose of waste properly, and adhere to any posted safety guidelines”.

The electric hotplates can be used every day until the end of September.

They work on a first-come-first-serve basis.

It is located on the corner of Wells Way and Albany Road, near the play area and Chumleigh Gardens’ almshouses During the trial, community members and council officers will be monitoring the cooking area to determine whether it is a success.

For more information about the trial, please visit www.southwark. gov.uk/outdoorcooking The new cooking area is open from 10am to 9pm in August and 10am to 8pm in September.

By Herbie Russell

A Bermondsey pensioner is having to fork out £400 on new flooring because Southwark Council will not compensate her after her radiator leaked.

Linda Donovan, 70, noticed the dripping water had sodden her floor around June last year.

But Southwark Council has now refused to compensate the tenant because it had received no prior warning of the problem.

Linda said: “How can it be my fault?

I don’t own the house! I’m upset about it. Obviously, l’m a pensioner and I’ve come out in a rash over all this and I think it’s all down to stress.

“How can I have my grandchildren round here when my flooring is all broken? I’m absolutely gutted about it.”

In a letter to Ms Donovan, an insurance broker working on

Southwark Council’s behalf wrote: “It is a requirement to show that the landlord of the premises was on notice of the problem or should reasonably have been aware of the potential problem.

“In this instance it appears a radiator pipe has suddenly and expectantly burst. Our client had no prior concerns regarding the pipe and received no reports from you in relation to any potential problems prior to the incident.

“Because of this we do not believe they could be deemed to have breached their duty of care as the incident was unforeseeable to them.

“Therefore, whilst we do sympathise with you in respect of this unfortunate incident, we do not consider that our client has been negligent here and are unable to make an offer of compensation.”

Southwark Council has been approached for comment.

Damaged flooring in Linda’s home. Credit: Linda Donovan

© linda Donovan

Bermondsey pensioner ‘gutted’ after Southwark Council denies her £400 compensation for burst radiator in flat

OPINION 25

Small crimes have big consequences

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he burglary of a treasured Bermondsey cafe is a reminder that ‘petty’ crime can have far-reaching consequences - especially when going unpunished.

Bell Zeki runs a small cafe in Bermondsey Spa Gardens serving authentic Turkish food at genuinely affordable prices. Since opening four years ago, it has become known for more than its delicious lamb kofte paninis. The cafe is now a haven for local families and last year established a partnership with a women’s aid charity.

Last Saturday, Bell was shocked to find cash and stock had been stolen from the hut. When she called the police they didn’t even turn up. They did eventually visit - but only when she was burgled again a week later.

In July, there were 200 burglary offences in Southwark. But according to police data, a 2 per cent detection rate in Bermondsey means only 4 of these crimes will result in a charge or some other legal resolution. The other 196 are likely to go completely unpunished. Bell is unlikely to see any sort of justice for this senseless attack on her business.

When crime goes unpunished, no matter how seemingly small, the repercussions are potentially endless. What is to deter criminals from striking again? Bell already cannot afford to fix the shutters as it would raise her insurance premium too much. How many more blows can this business take?

Small businesses like Bell’s Cafe are the lifeblood of local and national economies. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) employ 61 per cent of the UK workforce. Without these tiny cogs, the whole economic machine would collapse. Attacks on their success are too dangerous to go unpunished.

Rotherhithe residents rightly feeling betrayed

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hilton Estate residents were promised new homes, a refurbishment, and a beautiful new garden. Instead, they got tarmac, squatters, and five years of hell.

Southwark Council signed off the proposals in 2017. Chilton Grove was to undergo a huge refurbishment. It would involve building 42 new apartments on existing blocks. In exchange for the disruption, existing residents could expect a sorely needed refurbishment of their estate.

The project collapsed. Southwark Council had failed to conduct the structural surveys necessary to establish whether a rooftop homes project was viable. Residents were promised the other refurbishments would go ahead. Apart from new windows, they haven’t. So in 2024, four years after the project was meant to be completed, residents are stuck on a dilapidated building site. Some leaseholders have paid a staggering £32,000 towards the works. Southwark Council must take responsibility for these failings.

Why did it not conduct the correct structural surveys? Why has the refurbishment gone unfinished?

And when will leaseholders, who have paid through the nose for these works, be compensated?

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Clues Down 1 Is it the unknown quantity in the drink which makes things revolve? (4) 2 Exploded the case round misplaced energy (6) 3 Mysterious ending for these essays (6) 5 Man of the land in distant French sea (6) 6 A quiet start to beginning again could be taking things for granted (8) 7 The right bush to turn into a small tree (5) 9 Look at Chinese porcelain in the latter half of July, it would Appear (9) 10 Scram! So I’m able to become a high official (9) 13 Put back nothing and go after the language (5) 15 Cut the verse about (5) 16 Lived after the end of the coup, and took charge (8) 18 Escort to the mine that’s hollow below the shoulder (6) 19 Tearjerking food? (5) 20 Carrying it back to the sound of a bell (6) 21 More dense about the person who despatched it (6) 25 The germ of a top player (4)

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26 ARTS

what’s on

in Southwark

Anne Odeke is an Essex Princess Southend is up there with other iconic seaside destinations in the South East for many Londoners, but to Anne Odeke it is home: ‘I was born and lived in a town about 4 miles away. But I went to school in Southend, hung out there, my friends and family are all from the area. It ain’t perfect, but it’s home - and it’s beautiful; the seaside, the arcades, the Essex girls and boys - it is a world unto itself.’ Anne had admirably marked out her territory early on in the interview.

After Anne’s schooldays ended she qualified as a teacher and taught drama in a Shoeburyness school for more than four years. She enjoyed the job but felt something was missing in her life so applied to Peckham’s Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts where she graduated with an MA in Acting.

Anne declares that Mountview was instrumental in changing her life and credits two teachers there that she emphasises ‘greatly shaped me into the actor I am today’. One was her acting teacher, Matt Smith, and the other her Voice Teacher, Vicky Woodward. ‘Ten years on, I still use much, if not all, of what they taught me,’ she adds.

As it’s the 50th Anniversary of Richard O’Brien’s legendary Rocky Horror Show I thought it was about time I actually went to see what has become one of the most successful pieces of musical theatre in history, writes Michael Holland.

Of course, I had some idea of what to expect but that idea was nowhere close to the reality of what I walked into.

The queue outside was replete with men in basques, fishnets and full make-up; there were people in lab coats, fiends and ghouls were everywhere, most of which I was almost prepared for. It was the actual show that threw the curve ball for me to duck.

As soon as the Usherette(Natasha Hoeberigs)appeared to do her opening number a large proportion of the cosplaying audience was up and singing along. When The Narrator(Nathan Caton) came on he was met with sarcastic heckles after just about every line. But he was ready with scripted comebacks for everything these seasoned theatre-goers had in their arsenal.

Poor Janet(Lauren Chia) and Brad(Connor Carson) - the young innocents who find themselves lost in the woods, came in for harsh abuse. I’m sure she was called a slut on more than one occasion, creating much glee for the baying crowd. But the cast stood steadfast against the onslaught, carrying on regardless now this 50-year-old show has been taken over by a cult; something the author could

Coming to acting relatively late in life, Anne Odeke still uses her work as education: ‘On every job I do, I ask myself, “What is it I am meant to learn from this experience?”. Asking that question has held me in good stead. Often those things apply to my craft but on occasions they can be about me as a person, and my own personal development.’

Anne was working with the Royal Shakespeare Company when a chance invite from the artistic director of the Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch, Douglas Rintoul, arrived asking her to contribute to a programme of monologues he had planned that would explode the mythical stereotype of Essex people. She didn’t see herself as a writer but allowed herself to be talked into it. The short monologue she created was Princess Essex, which she took around various venues in Essex as a onewoman show.

The short play was the story of Princess Dinubolu of Senegal who in 1908 entered a beauty pageant in Southend-on-Sea’s Kursaal - the first woman of colour to enter a British beauty competition. Anne takes up the tale: ’I found out that ‘Princess Dinubolu of Senegal’ was never a real royal so knew I had tripped into the most incredible story about the most incredible woman.’

That ‘incredible story’ became a big success when Anne toured the county with it and Princess Essex took on a life of its own, right up until she developed her one-woman monologue into a full-blown

play for Shakespeare’s Globe with a cast of twelve. A luxury Anne enjoyed: ’It meant I could really go to town!’ she laughs.

Anne claims this opportunity is ‘without a doubt, the most magical moment in my career… My own play at the Globe and I play the lead! Utterly surreal.’

Anne Odeke doesn’t let herself get carried away and keeps a nice balance to her life: ‘I surround myself with good people; my partner, my family, my friends, and - I’d be lying if I didn’t say - Prosecco.’

What do you think Shakespeare would make of Princess Essex? ‘I think he’d absolutely, blooming love it! It’s an epic tale, a female-lead tale, a historical narrative, it’s complex, the characters are complex, there’s music, song, and dance. And I also think he’d be impressed that the writer is in the play, as we know Shakespeare himself was in his own plays at the Globe. I feel honoured to be following in his footsteps, and be the first woman of colour to do so on the main stage of the Globe.’

It is easy to tell that this Essex Woman is very grounded and would never take life too seriously. I asked what plans she had after Princess Essex. ‘A holiday. A long one.

And Prosecco.

Anne Odeke will play Princess Dinubolu, along with an excellent cast, at Shakespeare’s Globe, Bankside, SE1 from 13th September - 26th October. Admission: £5 - £75.

Booking: https://www.shakespearesglobe. com/

Globe Princess Essex Anne Odeke and Company Rehearsals

Anniversary Horror Show

Bromley Rocky Horror Show never have predicted all that time ago when he sat down to write about two of his great loves: science fiction and B movies.

Combine those two with good rock music and you deserve a hit.

In the early 70s the lifestyles portrayed in

Rocky Horror Show would still have been quite taboo. Now, in the 2020s, there are still the anti-Woke who rail against work of this kind but these days are quite rightly shouted down.

The cult of heckling the show began

Photo by Helen Murray

Anne Odeke taught drama in a secondary school near Southend for many years before training to be an actor in Peckham. Now she’s playing the lead at Shakespeare’s Globe in her own play about a local hero she had heard about just a few years ago, writes Michael Holland.

pretty soon after its premiere. Perhaps because it was so cheesy or so bad that it warranted a bit of a piss-take, but by being taken over by the fans, who love the show and go to see it regularly, it can always be seen on a stage or cinema

screen somewhere on the planet, always changing, always evolving, always gaining new members ready to dress to impress.

There are references to Janet Scott and Charles Atlas that show its age, but nobody cares. It’s the Rocky Horror Show and that is all that matters! In fact, I am not sure if this show has more rhymes for Janet than Ian Dury’s Billericay Dicky from the same era; I’m guessing it has.

Having now experienced Rocky Horror Show in its latest evolution I feel a need to see it in its original form, as Richard O’Brien meant it to be seen, but I fear that is impossible now the cult has taken over.

Even so, this is one fantastic evening of entertainment. The choreography is excellent, the songs rock, the cast is strong, the set is magical and the script is pure, unadulterated B Movie - which is just how it is meant to be. And in amongst all the paraphernalia there is Jason Donovan reprising his role as Frank-n-Furter, strutting the stage with a swagger of a man comfortable in stockings and heels; a swagger he has earnt over time.

Go and see it for the first time or the hundred and first time because you will be guaranteed a great night and will leave the theatre knowing all the moves to the Time Warp.

I did.

The Rocky Horror Show is now on a UK until August 2025.

Full Tour Details: https://rockyhorror. co.uk/

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Heading south - our pick of upcoming summer events

Step into the heart of one of this generation’s favourite TV shows at the UK flagship of The FRIENDS Experience.

The One in London promises a taste of New York City and some exclusive sets and content from The One with Ross’s Wedding Part 1 & 2. As Joey says, it’s all “London, baby!”

Immerse yourself in recreated sets; dance in front of the fountain, peep through the purple door at Rachel and Monica’s apartment, play foosball at Joey and Chandler’s, and take a selfie on the couch in Central Perk. The Turkey Head – they have it. Phoebe’s New York cab – they have it. The 18-page letter – they have it (front and back!). And yes, there is Hugsy and the famous yellow frame waiting for you, too.

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The One in London

Dates: Vary Tickets: From £20 Immerse LDN, ExCeL Waterfront, E16 1XL london. friendstheexperience.com

Your Secret Mission awaits Take a unique tour around Greenwich with Secret City Mission. Crack the trail of clues sent straight to your phone to help your mysterious guide find their lost artefacts…

In the game, you will play the role of detective on an adventure through Greenwich. Your secret mission is to solve a series of clues and puzzles that will lead you to uncover the secrets of Greenwich.

And you can make it your mission, too. It is a character-

led adventure that changes based on your choices.

Choose to help, choose to hinder, choose one side, choose the other. The adventure you create is in your hands. Lasting between three to four hours, Secret City Mission is aimed at adults – you can either play in a group and forge alliances or compete against one another for the ultimate victory.

Dates: Select your time slot Tickets: £20 secretcitymission.com

Deptford Dub Club

Woolwich heritage walk

Lewisham’s Fox and Firkin pub is welcoming a stellar lineup of music for its Deptford Dub Club, featuring Neville King, Ras Danny Dread, Selector Becca, Soft Wax, Doc Murdoch, Horn Section and Prince Fatty. Enjoy the dual-headliner night as they put the needle to the groove on the decks. A great way to spend a Sunday. Expect vibrant tunes and perfect mixing.

Join Dr Peter Vlachos of the University of Greenwich for this talk on the history of Woolwich.

As part of the Heritage Open Days, Woolwich Works invites you to a free talk by the principal lecturer. You will learn about the intriguing history of Woolwich and how it is reflected in the arts, culture and entertainment produced and consumed over the years. The talk will also explore how the physical locations of culture have both reflected and led to changes in Woolwich’s economic, social and urban fabrics, too. If you’re an OG local or have just moved to the area, this is the perfect talk to explore more of the place you live.

Date: Sunday 22 September 2024 Tickets: £3.50+ 316 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JZ foxfirkin.com/events/deptford-dub-club-7

Date: Saturday 7 September 2024, 11am Tickets: Free but booking in advance is recommended The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 St Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events/heritage-open-day-talks-mapping-woolwich-culture-through-time

Layered and interwoven Exploring post-colonial identity through collage, textiles and montage video, the Layered and Interwoven exhibition at the University of Greenwich Galleries features work by Emmanuel Boateng, KV Duong, Funmi Lijadu, Tova McKenzie-Bassant, Anh Nguyen and Divya Sharma.

It brings together the six artists, whose work seeks to map out and articulate the postcolonial experience through making processes that embrace and repurpose the material world.

Each of the artists represented take a hands-on approach to the material evidence of cultures and histories, employing that materiality through techniques of reconstruction to ask questions about identity in a world impacted by the legacy of colonialism.

Experience the last couple of weeks of this exhibition in the Stephen Lawrence Gallery.

Dates: Showing until Friday 13 September 2024 Tickets: Free 10 Stockwell Street, SE10 9BD www.greenwichunigalleries.co.uk/layered-and-interwovenexploring-post-colonial-identity-through-collage-textiles-andmontage-video

Family creative arts workshop Join in a free creative workshop for children aged over 6 and their families in the Library at Deptford Lounge. Sessions are on 21 September, with one at 2pm and a second at 3pm.

You will take part in a national community arts project; adults and children will be immersed in the audio story of “Lilly and the Wave”, the story of a drop of water who dreams of becoming a wave.

After listening to the audio story, participants will be invited to create their own drop of water using Notpla recycled paper and other arts and crafts materials.

Lilly and the Wave will tour 20 public libraries during summer 2024, after which the artwork will be collected to create one sculpture, which will be exhibited in 2025.

Date: Saturday 21 September 2024, 2pm and 3pm sessions Tickets: Free 9 Giffin Street, SE8 4RJ deptfordlounge.org.uk/whats-on/event/lilly-and-the-wavecreative-arts-family-workshop

28 HISTORY

History

The souThwark prison where prisoners had pubs, rackeT grounds and could holiday ‘as far as The easT indies’

A 1770 King’s Bench Prison scene in which a man says: ‘You can’t suffer when you have powerful friends’. Credit: British Museum (Creative Commons)

Locations of the King’s Bench coloured in black as show in an 1833 map.

(Creative Commons)

King’s Bench Prison - Principal Entrance by Thomas Shepherd c.1828 (Creative Commons)

Mob Destroying and Setting Fire to the King’s Bench Prison and House of Correction. Date- 1700–1799. Credit: Yale Center for British Art

By Herbie Russell OverCrOwDeD, unhyGieniC, and chaotic, britain’s 18thcentury prisons faced the same challenges they do today.

In Southwark, the crisis led to a bizarre penal experiment—the King’s Bench Prison—where convicts enjoyed two pubs, racket grounds, and could roam far beyond the walls.

The rules were so lax that one Chief Justice bitterly noted that prisoners could travel “as far as the East Indies.”

a half-way house First established near modern-day Borough Station, before moving to what is now the Scovell Estate after 1758, the King’s Bench Prison was more of a halfway house than a jail.

Notorious as a debtor’s prison, it was home to everyone from aristocrats who had fallen on hard times to common criminals.

The jail was so porous that it might as well have had revolving doors. Guards could be bribed, walls climbed, and inmates often vanished into the foggy streets of London, only to return before anyone noticed.

The “Rules” system was practically an admission that the prison couldn’t

hold all its inmates. Under “The Rules,” prisoners with a bit of cash or influence could rent lodgings within a certain radius of the prison—often setting up in nearby pubs, inns, or even houses. Some of these “inmates” were scarcely more than weekend visitors, spending their days mingling with London’s working class and their nights back at their lodgings within “The Rules.”

They were not supposed to stray beyond the boundaries of “The Rules,” but enforcement was lax. When Lord Chief Justice Ellenborough was applied to for an extension of the Rules, he gravely replied that he really could see no grounds for it, since to his certain knowledge they already extended as far as the East Indies.

Prisoners’ Paradise?

Prisoners also had an array of amenities that, to us, may seem astonishing. The grounds contained a coffee house, two pubs, butchers’ stands, chandlers’ shops, and a surgery. On some days, it became an open-air market. There were also racket grounds and five courts.

However, the availability of such facilities only tells one side of the story. Life inside the King’s Bench

could undoubtedly be brutal, especially for the penniless. The prison was constantly overcrowded, sanitation was abysmal, and disease was rampant.

Inmates had to source their own bedding, food, and drink. Given that many were already struggling to free themselves from beneath mountains of debt, this could be difficult. Their predicament was made worse by the fact that, inside the prison walls, such necessities were only available for purchase. For those who lacked the cash to escape the jail’s confines, it meant sharing 224 tiny cells with up to six hundred inmates.

When overcrowding got particularly bad, the rich might have to share their cells with the poorest in society.

But they could always opt to pay their ‘chum,’ allowing them to sleep elsewhere, such as on the benches of the pub or in the chapel.

The Famous residents: Gentry behind bars The prison housed many famous individuals over the years, some of whom would forever leave their mark on British culture.

The writer and philosopher James Henry Leigh Hunt, a celebrated

James Henry Leigh Hunt by Benjamin Robert Haydon (Creative Commons)

Romantic, spent time in King’s Bench in 1813 for libeling the Prince Regent.

While inside, Hunt decorated his cell with books, busts, and plants, turning it into an intellectual’s haven. Visitors like Lord Byron and Charles Lamb would drop in for tea.

But not everyone lived so well. Other notable inmates were driven mad by their financial ruin. John Cleland, the author of Fanny Hill, one of the earliest erotic novels, was incarcerated here due to debts and the scandal surrounding his work.

Charles Dickens, who lodged nearby as a boy, was acquainted with debtors’ prisons after his father was incarcerated in the nearby Marshalsea.

Describing the dull desperation of convict life, he wrote how prisoners had “a tendency to lurk and lounge; to be at street-corners without intelligible reason; to be going anywhere when met; to be about many places rather than at any; to do nothing tangible, but to have an intention of performing a variety of intangible duties to-morrow or the day after.” wild Days at ‘The bench’ Beyond the comings and goings of intellectuals and aristocrats, the atmosphere inside King’s Bench was

anything but tranquil.

It was not uncommon to see riotous behavior, particularly as the 18th century gave way to the 19th.

One of the wildest tales came in 1768 following the imprisonment of radical John Wilkes for writing an article criticizing King George III. Protesters gathered outside, and government soldiers opened fire, killing six or seven people.

Unrest became commonplace inside and outside the prison walls into the 19th century. The situation became so dire that the military had to be called in to restore order. Even after the rebellion was crushed, the rowdiness never truly disappeared.

The Decline and Fall of king’s bench By the mid-19th century, King’s Bench was already losing its grip as a functioning institution. The Victorian era’s growing push for prison reform brought King’s Bench’s bizarre set-up under heightened scrutiny.

In 1880, the institution was finally closed, and the remaining inmates were transferred to other jails or debtor facilities. The prison itself was later demolished and replaced by housing and commercial buildings.

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Thursday, August 29th 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LICENSING ACT 2003 APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HATFIELDS, DRUMMOND ROAD, EWER STREET)

Jimmy Garcia Catering Ltd has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a premises licence, in respect of the following premises:

(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) Hatfields, at it’s junction with Meymott Street (b) Drummond Road, at it’s junction with Southwark Park Road (c) Ewer Street, side of 25 Lavington Street

Jimmys Pop up, Fire & Fromage, Festival Pier, London, SE1 8XX which would authorise the following licensable activities: From 21st October 2024 to 9th January 2025 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 20.09.24 It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).

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Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.

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The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.

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Non-material amendments to planning permission 23/AP/3474 relating to Plot C, Blocks D1 and D2 and Plot G1 of Phase 1.

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

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

Any owner of the land or tenant who wishes to make representations about this application, should write to the council within 21 days of the date of this notice.

Signatory: Miss Sian Thomas Date: 23-08-2024 Statement of owners' rights: The grant of planning permission does not affect owners' rights to retain or dispose of their property, unless there is some provision to the contrary in an agreement or lease.

Statement of agricultural tenants' rights: The grant of planning permission for non-agricultural development may affect agricultural tenants' security of tenure.

‘Owner’ means a person having a freehold interest or a leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than seven years.

‘Tenant' means a tenant of an agricultural holding any part of which is comprised in the land.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (FRIERN ROAD, MANOR PLACE, RECORD STREET, REDCROSS WAY, TALBOT YARD, TIVERTON STREET, GREAT SUFFOLK STREET, SOLOMONS PASSAGE) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

2.

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

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in: (a) Friern Road, northside side of carriageway, between Goodrich Road and Etherow Street (b) Manor Place, between Crampton Street and Angel Lane (c) Record Street, between Hatcham Road for 51m east (d) Redcross Way, between Union Street and Southwark Street (e) Talbot Yard, at it’s junction with Union Street (f) Tiverton Street, between Rockingham Street and Avonmouth Street (g) Great Suffolk Street, outside the Hilton Hotel between Southwark Street and Lavington Street (h) Solomoms Passage, ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions will be introduced, on both sides of the road from the end of the existing double yellow lines located at the junction of Peckham Rye to outside and opposite No’s 44 Solomons Passage

3.

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

4.

The existing ‘one way working’ in Redcross Way, between Union Street and Southwark Street, will be made ‘two way’ for access and egress purposes for (2d)

5.

Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.

6.

The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.

7.

The works will be in operation for (2a) 16th – 27th September (2b) 19th – 20th September (2c) 16th September (2d) 15th – 17th September and will be carried out in phases (2e) 13th – 14th September (2f) 16th – 20th September (2g) 12th , 13th, 17th, 19th September (2h) 13th September – 12th March 2026

8.

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

Dated this 29th August 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) SEC50/FRIERNRD2024 (2b) LBSCR13551 ((2c) WFHVG25V (2d) S171/REDCROSSWAY23/&24 (2e) OCU0285DEF (2f) SLS00081260452-0285 (2g) LBSCR1314413/14/15 (2h) TTO/yellow/Sept2024

Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we Naranjo Corporation Limited have made application to Southwark Council to vary the Premises Licence in respect of RAILWAY ARCH 113C ELEPHANT ROAD SE17 1LB The proposed variation is as follows: To open from 07.00am instead of 09.00am

Opening hours:

Days

Start time

Finish time

Monday to Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday

07:00 07:00 07:00

00:00 03:00 02:00

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: 24th August 2024

To place a notice in this paper and online, please email em@cm-media.co.uk or call: 020 7232 1639

Deadline is 3pm on Wednesday

32 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, August 29th 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; CAMBERWELL GREEN MAGISTRATES COURT 15 DEYNSFORD ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 7UP (Ref: 23/AP/2786) Conversion and extension of the existing building up to 6 and 15 storeys, for residential (Class C3), hotel (Class C1), community (Class F2) & recording studio (Class E) uses.

Highways, landscaping and public realm works.

Further information to describe the proposal: 144 residential units; 150 hotel rooms; 170.21sqm of class E floorspace; 257.15sqm of class F2 floorspace; Maximum AOD height of the building would be 53.9m Reason(s) for publicity: AFFECT MAJ (Contact: Victoria Lewis 0207 525 5410) 22-24 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 9HB (Ref: 24/AP/2246) Redevelopment of the site including demolition of 24 Southwark Bridge Road and partial demolition of 22 Southwark Bridge Road, to provide a mixed-use development comprising commercial floorspace Class E(g) and flexible Class E floorspace at ground floor level with commercial floorspace Class E(g) above, with access/ servicing, hard and soft landscaping, and other associated works. (Within: Thrale Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA MAJ (Contact: Nathaniel Young 020 7525 0417) 22-24 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 9HB (Ref: 24/AP/2246) Redevelopment of the site including demolition of 24 Southwark Bridge Road and partial demolition of 22 Southwark Bridge Road, to provide a mixed-use development comprising commercial floorspace Class E(g) and flexible Class E floorspace at ground floor level with commercial floorspace Class E(g) above, with access/ servicing, hard and soft landscaping, and other associated works. (Within: Thrale Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA MAJ (Contact: Nathaniel Young 020 7525 0417) 434 OLD KENT ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 5AG (Ref: 24/AP/2346) Variation of Condition 26 'Hours of Use' attached to planning permission 11/AP/1180 in respect of commercial unit 434 only, to extend the opening hours on Mondays to Saturdays

from the consented times of 08:00-23:00 to the proposed times of 07:00-23:00 (the consented times on Sundays of 09:00-22:30 will remain unchanged). The development description for 11/AP/1180 was as follows: "Demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a six storey plus basement building fronting onto Old Kent Road with 283sqm of floorspace at ground floor level for any use within Class A1/A2//A3/A5/B1 and/or D1 with residential above, a series of three residential buildings at the southern end of the site at five storeys, and a four storey residential building fronting Ossory Road, all to provide a total of 85 residential units. Provision of vehicular access from Ossory Road, servicing bay, basement car parking, landscaping, open space and refuse/recycling facilities". (Within: Glengall Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Lauretta Doku 020 7525 5477) 11 TISDALL PLACE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 1QQ (Ref: 24/AP/2302) Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and construction of a part 1 storey and part 2 storey rear extension (Within: The Mission CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: William Tucker 07925 637 210) 87 CALTON AVENUE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE21 7DF (Ref: 24/AP/2410) Alterations to front boundary treatment fronting the street. Addition of a roofed porch to match original and attached neighbouring house.

Demolition of existing rear ground floor extension and replacement with a larger single storey extension retaining existing external terrace above. New basement construction under part of rear extension. Raising roof of rear outrigger and adding flush solar panels and conservation rooflights. Replacement of existing dormer window in rear main roof slope with a larger dormer window, and addition of conservation rooflight in side main roof slope.

Addition of a small garden building to replace two existing garden buildings at the end of the rear garden. Placement of an Air Source Heat Pump in the rear garden to sustainably provide heat and hot water. (Within: Dulwich Village CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact:

Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876)

210)

33A MANOR PLACE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 3BD (Ref: 24/AP/2411) Listed Building Consent: Internal fit out for commercial unit, replacement of door and reinstatement of windows at the washhouse.

Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Sandy Ng 020 7525 5000)

64 HENSHAW STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 1PD (Ref: 24/AP/2197) Construction of a single storey rear extension.

(Within: Yates Estate And Victory CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Megan Stevens )

THE LEDBURY ESTATE COMMERCIAL WAY AND OLD KENT ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 (Ref: 24/AP/2136) Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission 22/AP/0554 for 'The redevelopment of the Ledbury Estate involving the demolition of Bromyard House, Skenfrith House, Sarnsfield House and Peterchurch House and the erection of 6 blocks ranging in height from 5 to 22 storeys (max 79.34m AOD) to provide 340 new homes (including 224 replacement homes), provision of Class E space fronting Old Kent Road at ground floor level, together with reprovision of the tenants & residents association hall and multiuse games area, access, servicing, car parking, cycle parking, cycle storage, plant, play and open space and landscaping'. The amendments include the following: - Amendments to introduce second staircases on Building B1 & B4 - Amendments to the wheelchair accessible dwelling strategy - Amendments to the Phase 2 landscape design - Amendments to Phase 2 cycle storage and servicing strategy on Buildings B1/B2/B3/B4 - Minor enhancements to external expression and materiality - Minor amendments to the elevations - Omission of roof top level plant screens (Within: Kentish Drovers And Bird In Bush CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Connor Fitzgerald )

Dated: 27 Aug 2024 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date.

STEPHEN PLATTS Director of Planning and Growth

18C WILDS RENTS LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 4QG (Ref: 24/AP/2291) Installation of external AC heat pump, wire lifeline system on existing mansard roof for safe maintenance of roof gutters, and installation of 1no. rooflight (retrospective). Construction of safety balustrade at rear roof level. (Within: Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: William Tucker 07925 637

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we Vasta Liu Zhan Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Cheli Restaurant, 56 - 58 New Kent Road, SE1 6FU 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 Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday

12:00 12:00 12:00

22:00 23:00 21:00

Opening hours:

Monday to Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday

12:00 12:00 12:00

22:00 23:00 21:00

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: 23rd August 2024

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SPORT 35

Hak: ‘We have what it takes’

Oval Invincibles (147-9) beat Southern Brave (130-7) by 17 runs Result: Lancashire (204 & 177) lost to Surrey (444/9 dec) by an innings and 63 runs

By Mark Baldwin TiTle FavOuriTes surrey took less than two sessions on day four to bowl out lancashire for 177 at the kia Oval to complete an impressive innings and 63-run victory at the weekend.

Conor McKerr polished off Lancashire’s tail to finish with 4-27 while Dan Worrall and Jordan Clark picked up three wickets apiece as long-time Division One leaders Surrey, champions in 2022 and 2023, made it seven wins from ten Vitality County Championship matches this season. It is another big step for Surrey towards a third title in a row.

Matty Hurst, Lancashire’s highly-rated 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, tried hard to hold up Surrey by adding a fine 64 to a first innings 46 in what is only his twelfth first-class appearance but there was never any real doubt about the eventual result as wickets fell regularly Lancashire resumed still 214 runs adrift on 26-1 from 11.1 overs, after a rain-hit third day had seemingly given them a chance of escaping with a draw, but lost their last nine wickets for 151 runs as Surrey’s five-man pace attack proved too hot for them to handle for the second time in the game.

Worrall, the championship’s leading wicket-taker with 40 at an average of only 15.55 runs apiece, made the initial breakthroughs by dismissing Lancashire captain Keaton Jennings for thirteen and sixteen-year-old debutant Rocky Flintoff in successive balls in the fifth full over of the morning.

First, coming from around the wicket to left-hander Jennings, he swung one back into the former England Test opener who offered no shot and saw the ball thud into the top of his off-stump.

And another fine piece of bowling by Worrall immediately inflicted a first ball duck on young Flintoff, the son of former England captain Andrew who had batted so promisingly for 32 on day one as Lancashire’s youngest first-class cricketer.

Pushing forward to an outswinger that also bounced perhaps more than he

By John Kelly

surrey sTride Towards Three in a row

Leading wickettaker Worral bowls out Flintoff Jr expected, Flintoff edged to keeper Ben Foakes who took an excellent diving catch in front of first slip.

That left Lancashire 33 for three and they soon declined further to 82-5 as Josh Bohannon chopped a short, rising ball from Clark into his stumps to go for 29 and George Balderson edged a returning Worrall to second slip on four.

Hurst, however, was then joined by Venkatesh Iyer in a sixth wicket stand of 36 that at least took Lancashire through to lunch, with Iyer even having the temerity to flip Worrall over the short legside boundary for six.

Yet it took only two balls after the interval for Surrey to break the stand, with Iyer (15) nibbling at Clark outside off stump and thin-edging through to Foakes.

Tom Hartley also offered some lower resistance, battling through a testing spell from Sam Curran in which he was

beaten several times before hitting Will Jacks’ off spin over long on for six.

Hurst, though, was disgusted with himself for clipping the first ball of McKerr’s second spell – an innocuous loosener – straight into Ryan Patel’s hands at mid wicket after a defiant 116ball stay featuring seven fours.

And the end was nigh when McKerr took two more wickets in his eighth over, Tom Aspinwall (6) lofting a full toss straight to mid off and Josh Boyden losing his off stump to depart for a second-ball duck.

Hartley was last man out, for 22, fending McKerr to Patel at short leg just after 3pm. Worrall finished with three for 34 while Clark took his own season’s championship wicket tally to 32 with his three for 43.

“In a team like this, where everyone is so good, I am playing as a fifth seamer so my job is to try to make things happen and

Stars caught in Cross-fire

By Fred Atkins sOuTh easT stars lost by 120 runs as england’s kate Cross took List A best figures of 6-40 for the lancashire Thunder in the rachael heyhoe Flint Trophy at beckenham.

Batting first, the Thunder made 2508 from their 50 overs, Seren Smale top-scoring with 76 and Fi Morris making 54.

Ryana MacDonald-Gay was the Stars’ most potent bowler with 3-42 and she also claimed a run-out, while Kalea Moore took two for 49.

Cross, however, did the damage by claiming the key wickets of Bryony Smith and Alice Davidson-Richards in successive balls. Despite a batting 54 from Kira Chathli, the Stars never really looked like chasing down the target and they were all out for 130 from 36.4 overs.

“We had a bit of holiday blues I think,

coming back from The Hundred, I don’t think we were quite on it,” Stars coach Darren Stevens said: We prepped really well this week but we didn’t have quite the intensity, that’s the word that’s being used quite a bit today, we weren’t quite there with the intent.

“I thought we did okay with the ball and restricted them in the powerplay.

I think they only got 35 or whatever it was in the powerplay but there were no wickets down and then when we put on a couple of wickets they put on a good partnership.

“We pulled it back again and it was ebbing and flowing either way really but I think at 250 they were maybe 20 or 30 under par to be fair [because it’s] such a good pitch here. There’s a rapid outfield with short boundaries but they got out big guns out early, our senior players and then us losing Paige Scholfield as well – she was hit on the hand and struggled holding the bat unfortunately. She’s up there with

our leading run scorers this year so it was disappointing really.

“I still felt that we had a lot of depth down the order to get the job done but yeah, just looking at it we lost too many wickets along the way.

“There was a lot of chat in the changing room about how we’ve chased that sort of score down before but on this pitch here there were no demons. There was a little bit of turn but there was always good bounce and I suppose it was just one of those things. “[Cross] bowled nicely with the new ball and didn’t give us much to hit but we probably gave her a few wickets at the end there. Don’t get me wrong she’s a good bowler, I like her, I like watching her bowl but yeah on that pitch like I said, there no demons in it. We’ll have a review in the week before our next game and move on.”

Stars host Western Storm at 10.30am on Friday (August 30).

Photo: Dan Worrall also to try to change the game in certain situations,” McKerr said.

“In that sense I am a point of difference.

We have some of the best fast bowlers in the country at Surrey, with all the skills, so my role is to crank up the pace when I come on and it was therefore good to be able to do that today.

“There is a lot I have taken from all the other quick bowlers at the club but perhaps mindset out on the field is the biggest thing I have learned from them.

Focussing on winning the game is the most important thing, I think.

“Rory Burns played an unbelievable innings in this match, batting for as long as he did for his 227 and to make sure we got a big first innings score on the board to set up an important win. He’s a class act.”

Surrey travel to Nottingham on Thursday.

hakan hayreTTin reckons his Dulwich hamlet side have what it takes to make it an “excellent season” after they claimed their second win of the campaign on bank holiday monday.

George Porter gave the hosts the lead on 28 minutes before Tom Bonner equalised for Cray Wanderers six minutes before the break.

Hayrettin felt his side were better than their opponents and they won it through Anthony Jeffrey with seven minutes left in front of an attendance of 2,248 in East Dulwich.

“I thought we were good against my friends, Neil Smith and Tim O’Shea, good friends, both of them. Excellent football people and I think they’ve got an excellent team, but I thought we were better than them on the day. We were on the front foot. It was one-way traffic,” Hayrettin said.

“Anthony Jeffrey, Luke Wanadio, Lorenzo [Lewis] when he came on, Sean Bonnett-Johnson was excellent.

Sean was one I was considering not taking [but] he’s proved to me that he’s worthy of having a Dulwich shirt this season. I thought he was our best player with and without the ball. He had that little bit of influence and calmness that we’ve missed, that protection in front of the back four.

“I can’t say anything bad about anyone.

We all had to put in a shift against a very good team. We could have had more than two. I think we should have had a penalty, maybe two, but we’ll take the three points against a strong team who’ve been wounded, just like us.

“Let’s look after eight or nine games to see where we are but I think we’ve got enough about us to build on that again.”

Hayrettin revealed the message he had for Jeffrey before the game.

Hayrettin explained: “I said to AJ the one thing he needs to get in his game is that consistency of not snatching at things in the box. I’m pretty sure with the way I play that if he was with me five or six years ago he’d be a Football League player.

“He’s been excellent, his work-rate off the ball has improved massively.

“These bunch if lads, I think, have the making of an excellent season.”

Dulwich host Leatherhead of the Isthmian League South Central Division in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup this Saturday. Kick-off is 3pm.

Wembley sell-out for British showdown

By John Kelly

Daniel DubOis and anthony Joshua have sold out wembley stadium for their all-british ibF world heavyweight title fight next month.

Greenwich’s Dubois is being challenged for the belt he gained after Oleksandr Usyk vacated it for a rematch with Tyson Fury.

Dubois, 26, has previously said he wants to be a “king-slayer”, referencing the status of former twotime unified world champion Joshua, 34.

Dubois added: “That’s my goal and that’s the mission at hand. I’ve improved all round as a fighter and an athlete. I’m really up for this and ready to go.”

Joshua said: “I’m not silly, I know the

game. We’re all in the wild. We’re a pack of lions and hunters.

“It’s the next man up. I’ve had Dubois on my mind for a while.

“The goal is just to get through a successful training camp, and then performing on the night.”

The fight is on September 21 when the stadium is also hosting a performance by Liam Gallagher as part of the show.

36 SPORT

lions make Their poinT

Welcome shutout but chances squandered

George Saville goes close in the first-half with this attempt

By Paul Green MILLWALL SEALED a first Championship point and clean sheet after a scoreless draw at hull City on saturday.

The Lions had the better chances and will consider themselves unfortunate not to claim a first win, but there was still a lot to like about the display.

Japhet Tanganga’s return from suspension was a welcome one for a defence which had shipped seven goals in the first two Championship fixtures.

Shaun Hutchinson dropped to the bench as a result of Neil Harris’ one change to the starting XI. Also among the substitutes are new signing Femi Azeez and Murray Wallace, who was available for the first time this season after recovering from injury.

Tom Bradshaw headed over early on after rising high to connect with George Honeyman’s early corner.

A good counter attack saw Joe Bryan win possession just inside the Hull half. Bryan released Honeyman, who found Duncan Watmore and his shot was deflected behind.

Romain Esse saw an attempt blocked and then Jake Cooper went close with a header that went agonisingly wide from Watmore’s delivery in a decent spell from the visitors.

Marvin Mehlem’s free-kick sailed over, but Millwall should have been ahead on 19 minutes.

Esse played in Saville, who took one touch before seeing his shot well saved by Ivor Pandur.

Saville then played the ball back across the face of goal but it failed to find Honeyman and Hull cleared.

Lukan Jensen did well at the other end to deny Mason Burstow, the rebound falling to Regan Slater.

His follow-up effort was blocked by Jake Cooper, with Hull convinced the Lions defender had handled in the area.

Lewie Coyle tried his luck from long range with a decent shot that was deflected behind, while Cooper again went close with a header which went straight at Pandur after Honeyman’s corner was played short to Bryan and whipped in.

Tanganga became the first player to be booked six minutes into the second period for a pull back on a Hull attacker.

THE EFL CHAMPIONSHIP Hull City - 0 Millwall - 0 Date: Saturday 24 August 2024 Attendance: 20,009 Man of the match: Joe Bryan Referee: David Webb

Regan Slater dragged a low drive from the edge of the D just off target before Millwall again went close to getting their noses in front on 56 minutes.

Bryan fed the ball through to Casper De Norre but he fired wide from six yards when it looked easier to score.

Bradshaw drilled a low shot straight at Pandur, while Esse was unfortunate not to get on the end of another dangerous Bryan cross.

Watmore saw an attempt fly over as Millwall continued to ask all the questions not long before he made way for debutant Azeez.

There was danger at the opposite end when Esse fouled Will Jarvis inches outside the area on the right.

Jarvis swung the free-kick in and after it was flicked on Chris Bedia’s overhead kick

was superbly tipped over by Jensen, his best save yet since joining the Lions this summer.

The keeper looked on as Coyle’s stinging volley from 20 yards took a deflection off the head of a Millwall defender and moments later Zavier Simons fired over from inside the area as Hull finally woke up.

Honeyman should have done better with a free-kick into the box that failed to create any problems as four minutes of additional time were signalled.

Leonard then made a great challenge in the box to prevent the Tigers snatching a last-gasp winner.

They wouldn’t have deserved it because it was the Lions who really should have taken all three points.

Still, one point is better than none and a clean sheet on the road is to be welcomed after the recent lapses at the back. millwall (4-2-3-1): Jensen; leonard, Cooper, Tanganga, bryan; saville, De norre; esse, honeyman, watmore (azeez 72); bradshaw (langstaff 88). substitutes: roberts, mcnamara, wallace, hutchinson, emakhu, massey, harding.

Scottish striker takes high road

By Paul Green FOrwarD kevin nisbet joined aberdeen on loan for the remainder of the campaign at the weekend.

The Scottish international scored five times during an injury disrupted spell with the Lions since arriving from Hibs last summer.

Nisbet’s only contribution this season was a late cameo from the bench in the opening day 3-2 home defeat to Watford a fortnight ago.

Millwall also have a recall option on the forward as part of their agreement with the Dons, for whom the Scottish international made his debut as a substitute in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Kilmarnock.

He said: “As soon as I knew Aberdeen were interested, it was a no-brainer to be honest.

“I did have options down south and with other teams in Scotland, but the way the (Aberdeen) team have started the season, I wanted to be involved.”

Nisbet’s departure is sure to intensify Neil Harris’ search for more strikers ahead of Friday’s transfer deadline, with Middlesbrough’s Josh Coburn a rumoured target.

Kevin Nisbet has moved on

Harris looking forward to Azeez impact

By Paul Green

Femi Azeez is congratulated by Neil Harris after his debut at Hull

neil harris has explained why he signed Femi azeez from reading.

The 23-year-old arrived from the Royals last week for an undisclosed fee and made his debut from the bench at Hull on Saturday when the winger replaced Duncan Watmore in the 72nd minute.

And Harris believes the new boy is someone who will excite Millwall supporters and continue developing into a top talent in the Championship.

The SE16 boss explained: “Femi was one of the standout performers in League One last season certainly. He is a threat going forward but he possesses end product with goals and assists.

“His stats speak for themselves last year. His references come that he is a brilliant young man that wants to develop, learn and train hard.

“He puts the team first and has a selfish element to his game as well that I love.

“I’m really looking forward to working with him to hopefully help him develop back into the Championship where

he started a couple of years ago with Reading.”

Harris added: “He is a ball carrier that gets you up the pitch on the counterattack or in open play and I think the fans will enjoy watching. He likes to take people on, likes to go past people.

“I think he adds great competition with Duncan Watmore, Romain Esse and Aidomo Emakhu.

“He comes into the thinking of the football club in that we want to sign younger players, develop them and help them move forward with us.”

boss pulls no punches

By Paul Green

neil harris has vowed there will be no repeat of Tuesdays night’s poor display against leyton Orient again.

The Lions gaffer made eight changes to his starting XI but the decision wasn’t rewarded as Leyton Orient went through 1-0 thanks to an early Daniel Agyei goal.

Millwall never looked like rescuing the game, an alarming response considering this was a chance for many fringe players to stake a claim. And the manager was clearly unimpressed by what he had just witnessed afterwards, with his side booed off at the final whistle by some home fans.

Harris said: “I didn’t recognise a Millwall side tonight. I’ve got to be honest, I was really disappointed.

“I picked a team for minutes rather than to play against an opponent and you know I normally pick a team that I think is Millwall like, that is going to represent Millwall Football Club well in how it looks, in its identity, as well as effort.

“But then also how to affect an opponent with the ball and without the ball.

“Today I picked it purely on minutes and giving people an opportunity.

“I told you, there is a clamber for people – players, agents, fans – that certain players should get minutes, so tonight I wanted to give people an opportunity to prove themselves.”

The boss added: “I was really disappointed with the performance. I was disappointed with a lot of individual performances.

“I didn’t think we problem solved on the pitch to Orient’s man-to-man system, which we showed the players was coming and warned the players. We didn’t handle the ball at all very well. We misplaced too many passes off the pitch. We gave the ball away too cheaply – we got into some good areas and didn’t find the next action.

“The movement was really poor at the top end of the pitch and we didn’t create

It was a difficult night on the touchline for Neil Harris

Harris annoyed with tame display enough chances.”

Harris accepted it was ultimately his call to ring the changes and added even his own players drew comparisons with the abject 4-0 home loss to Reading in the same competition last year afterwards.

He said: “I take full responsibility for the team selection, that falls on me.

“I made eight changes because I needed

to protect players going into the weekend in what is a huge football match for us.

“What tonight does is almost rewind 12 months to the Reading defeat last year the lads were saying downstairs, which is frustrating as well.

“What we have to do, we have to respond accordingly now. I came in in February because that was what was happening on

But it was the visitors who took the lead on 14 minutes.

Azeez lost possession allowing Orient to launch a decent attack, which ended with Diallang Jaiyesimi passing to Agyei, who unleashed a low left-footed drive beyond the reach of Liam Roberts.

Emakhu failed to meet a Crossfield pass and an Orient counter ended with Agyei seeing his goal-bound effort deflected behind by Wallace for a corner, with Millwall perhaps fortunate only to trail by one goal at the break.

Harris made a double change at the restart as Kelly and George Honeyman made way for Casper De Norre and Romain Esse.

After a slight delay due to a pitch invasion by the fan, Millwall looked a bit brighter and could have created an opportunity had Azeez not overhit his pass.

There was a lucky escape when Tom James’ free-kick into the danger zone was glanced wide by Brandon Cooper.

There was another double switch by the Lions boss on 64 minutes when Tom Bradshaw and Ryan Leonard came on

for Bryan and Emakhu, Millwall now reverting to a 4-4-2 formation.

Duncan Watmore then entered the field in place of Azeez before Langstaff placed a looping header harmlessly over, with Charlie Kelman hitting the side-netting with an angled shot at the other end.

George Saville and Danny McNamara both tried their luck with shots from outside of the area as the Lions pressed late on for a leveller.

Their prospects weren’t helped when Bradshaw went off for treatment just after six minutes of time were added to leave Millwall a man down.

In truth the numerical disadvantage didn’t make much difference to the outcome as Orient ran down the clock for a well earned victory.

the pitch and I didn’t allow it to happen.”

Harris added: “I won’t allow it to happen again. A Neil Harris team won’t look like that again. We have to make sure obviously we’ve got the right personnel in the building for that to be the case. But I expect my players to respond, and they will respond, because I’ve got enough Millwall characters.”

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Flemming could be back for Owls

By Paul Green Zian FlemminG’s potential return for selection this weekend will come as a welcome boost according to neil harris.

The Dutchman has yet to feature this season after suffering an injury during the summer but could be back in contention to face Sheffield Wednesday at The Den on Saturday.

“I’m hoping that Zian will be available for squad selection,” revealed Harris.

“Zian has not had a lot of action in the last seven or eight weeks, so again let’s be really mindful to that fact.

“But if Zian Flemming is available for the 20-man matchday squad, that will be a massive lift for everybody.”

Harris is also promising supporters they can expect to see a much improved Lions side for the Owls clash after a lacklustre midweek cup exit against Leyton Orient.

“Yeah, they can,” the SE16 boss said.

“While Neil Harris is the manager then they should do.

“I picked the personnel that were available for me tonight and obviously I will have to do the same.

“Losing Tom Bradshaw is a massive blow. He is a Millwall number nine.

“He knows what it means to lead the line for Millwall Football Club. I can’t keep repeating myself.

“Neil Harris, Steve Morison, Lee Gregory, Tom Bradshaw – Millwall number nines over the last three decades. That’s the profile, so losing Tom is a big blow for us.”

orient end cup hopes on night to forget

CARABAO CUP Millwall - 0 leyton orient - 0 AGYEI 14’ Date: Tuesday 27 August 2024 Man of the match: Daniel Agyei Referee: David Rock

By Paul Green millwall’s CarabaO Cup campaign is over after league One outfit Leyton Orient caused a shock at The Den on Tuesday evening.

The decisive goal came early on from Daniel Agyei and the Os were deserved winners in the end on a disappointing night for the Lions.

Dan Kelly and Femi Azeez were handed their first Millwall starts, as Neil Harris made eight changes in total from the side which kicked off the weekend draw against Tigers.

Aidomo Emakhu looked as if he was about to burst through on goal early on, but Omar Beckles made a good challenge to thwart the danger.

millwall: 4-2-3-1: roberts; mcnamara, wallace, hutchinson, bryan (bradshaw 64’); kelly (De norre 46’), saville; azeez (watmore 73’), honeyman (esse 46’), emakhu (leonard 64’); langstaff. substitutes: Jensen, Cooper, Tanganga, massey.

Match winner Daniel Agyei (left) gets away from Joe Bryan

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sTriker injury blow Bradshaw’s absence intensifies hunt for new forwards

By Paul Green neil harris admits Tom bradshaw’s hamstring injury is probably the last thing he needed ahead of tomorrow’s transfer deadline.

The striker limped off late on in Tuesday evening’s 1-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Leyton Orient, with the Millwall manager revealing afterwards his talisman now faces a prolonged spell on the sidelines.

Harris had already been keen to strengthen his forward options with Bradshaw having led the line in all three league games so far.

That search for a new forward is now sure to intensify, with Millwall still on the lookout at the time we went to press.

However, the Den gaffer is fully aware selling clubs may up their prices

now Bradshaw is out of action for the foreseeable.

“Possibly,” said Harris after the Os game.

“That’s why clubs are desperate to do business early and get people in. We’ve not been able to for whatever reason.

Let’s see what unfolds.

“I’m sure we will have players through the door by Friday at 11 o’clock, but obviously for me we need players in by Friday at midday because that is the cut off for players to play.

“I know things are moving forward.

Sometimes your hand is forced into business because of injuries, suspensions or illnesses etc.

“In this case you are better off knowing today that Tom Bradshaw is going to be out for a period of time rather than finding out on Saturday.”

Tom Bradshaw goes to ground after suffering a hamstring problem on Tuesday

Millwall fans now face an anxious wait to see if signings will be made, something Harris remains confident will happen before the window shuts.

The boss was also keen to stress it isn’t just potential signings who are going to need time to acclimatise to their new surroundings, a principle that applies to those who have already arrived this summer.

Harris explained: “I was very clear in who and what I identified as areas of development we needed. Back in April I identified it, and the profile of player that we needed as well was identified a long time ago.

“Sometimes it does just take time.

We’ve brought some young players in with Femi Azeez and Dan Kelly for example. You want them to hit the ground running, but you have to be

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patient as well.

“Macaulay Langstaff has come in from the lower leagues. That is almost like bringing in a young player because he has never played at the level, so we have to be patient as well. Japhet has come in.

“He is a Millwall player, he is almost a Millwall lad because he spent the second half of last season here, he knows.”

Harris added: “The goalkeepers that have come in have never played for Millwall.

“Lukas Jensen has never played at The Den, so there is a lot of adapting for the players to learn what it is to play for this football club and what it is like to play here.

“Sometimes you need a little bit of experience as well to go alongside that, so it will be really interesting to see who comes in the building.”

Lions line up Bluebirds midfielder

By Paul Green ryan winTle was closing in on a loan move to millwall on wednesday morning at the time we went to press.

The Cardiff midfielder was due to undergo a medical at The Den ahead of completing a temporary switch from Championship rivals Cardiff City.

Wintle penned a new deal with the Bluebirds last year, although the 27-year-old has found first-team opportunities limited this season with the Welsh outfit. He was previously linked with a switch to Turkey but instead looks on his way to becoming Neil Harris’ latest addition.

Meanwhile, the Lions boss says a decision has yet to be made on whether Aidomo Emakhu will depart on loan this week. Harris described the 20-yearold as “a work in progress” following Tuesday’s cup exit to Leyton Orient, a game in which the youngster played more than an hour before being replaced.

That was a rare start for Emakhu, who has only been named on the bench for all three of Millwall’s opening Championship fixtures.

Harris said: “A lot of fans wanted to see him in the team. I gave him an opportunity tonight to play. He is a work in progress. He is a very young man. He has come from the League of Ireland not long ago, broke into the Championship last year and hasn’t come through the ranks of League Two or League One. As always with your young players, it is what is best – is it to learn and develop on our terms or do you loan players out to get minutes and learn on other people’s time. They are the tough decisions a football club has to make sometimes.

“Aidomo has been outstanding in pre-season when he has come off the bench, not as effective from the start and that ‘s where we need to get him to.

“We need to make sure he is effective from the first minute rather than just in the last 30 minutes of games, so there will be a thought process for Aidomo.

There was a lot of noise around Aidomo but he needs to just focus on his football and focus on his development here. We will make the best decisions for Aidomo.”

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