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southwark set to use 'uber-style' bidding system to repair council homes more quickly

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Cash-strapped Southwark Council is to use an ‘Uber for repairs’ to maintain its council homes.

The Labour-run authority revealed plans to spend up to £25 million on contracts through the Plentific platform, at a cabinet meeting yesterday (Tuesday, October 15).

The Plentific system will 'allow us to procure industry leading specialists more quickly... achieved at a lower cost to the Housing Revenue Account," Cllr Sarah King wrote in a report.

Signing up to Plentific is understood to be a short-term cost-saving measure.

Southwark Council's Housing Revenue Account, used to fund housing stock maintenance, has plunged to record lows in recent years and faced a forecasted overspend of £16.7 million for 2023/24.

The Plentific system will mean jobs that cannot be completed by the council’s in-house team will be marketed to contractors who bid for each job, drawing comparison with the popular taxi app Uber.

Cllr Sarah King insisted it was a "short to medium term solution" and that the council was working to return to a more traditional procurement arrangement.

But senior Labour colleagues have expressed concerns about the plans, particularly Plentific’s commission fees which a council report says could rise as high as ten per cent.

Cllr Stephanie Cryan, Cabinet Member Equalities, Democracy and Finance, told Labour colleagues: “Plentific charge a fee… so if Plentific pay those fees, we would have to pay those additional fees.”

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would mean either local contractors or Southwark Council "lose out".

A senior council officer responded that contractors would not bid for the work if they did not think they could make a profit.

He also said the benefit of the system meant Southwark Council could assess the quality of contractors.

"It's not about picking the cheapest contractor. It's about picking the contractor that gives us the best quality," the council officer said.

According to the report, it will cost the council an initial £1.5 million to secure the use of the platform with plans to spend an estimated £25 million on contracts through it.

Cllr Victor Chamberlain, Southwark Liberal Democrat Group Leader, said: “A Labour council shouldn’t be outsourcing essential housing services to private

contractors… They haven’t even asked residents what they think.”

Sarah King, Cabinet Member for Housing, said this platform was not intending to replace the council’s inhouse repairs service.

“I want to be really clear that it’s not about replacing the work of the DLO (Direct Labour Organisation),” she said.

“This is about a platform where we secure contracts for the works that are currently undertaken by contractors.”

She added: "I just want to kind of sum up to say it is absolutely a short to mediumterm solution to deal with where we currently are and the commitment very much is to go back to... a procurement process that we're all much more used to."

Southwark Council was approached for further comment.

Plentific was approached for comment.

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canada water: new 170 metre red boardwalk set to open in noVember

By Isabel Ramirez

anYone who has recently ventured to Canada water will be familiar with the red boardwalk being built across the dock. well, next month you'll actually be able to walk across it.

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The Canada Water Masterplan is well underway, with phase one of the project nearly complete. Over the next twelve years, the 53-acre masterplan will deliver a new high street and town square, up to 3,000 new homes, and 2 million sq ft of workspace, as well as a new leisure centre, with swimming pools, sports courts and gym.

A signature feature bringing it all together is the 170m red boardwalk which spans the dock in the centre of the project.

Designed by architect Asif Khan, the bridge stretches across waters that once welcomed cargo ships from across the Atlantic.

It will allow people to traverse the dock, following in the footsteps of the rafters who hopped between floating deal planks in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

To celebrate the boardwalk opening, developer British Land is hosting a family event on Saturday, 2 November.

It will kick off with a ribbon-cutting, followed by a carnival procession and giant wildlife puppets, jugglers, face painting, bubble artists, and lantern

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New permanent site found for Walworth Post Office

By Isabel Ramirez a new permanent location for the walworth post of�ice has been found and will include a convenience store.

The Post Office has agreed to relocate the branch to 388 Walworth Road - just seven minutes away from its current premises.

This follows more than a year of uncertainty for the post office which abruptly shut last February until May. The current branch at 234-236 Walworth Road, is operated by a temporary postmaster who wants to add retail alongside the Post Office at the new location.

The date of the move is still being confirmed.

Currently empty, the new premises will undergo a full refurbishment to incorporate a convenience store.

There will be four serving positions in total: two screened, one open plan and a Post Office serving point at the retail counter.

The same services will be available.

The opening hours will be Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm; Saturday: 9am – 2pm. This will provide 45 hours of Post Office service a week.

There is time-restricted parking and public transport nearby.

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& bee-making workshops bringing entertainment.

Refreshments will be provided, with popcorn and candyfloss as well as a bar run by local cocktail connoisseurs Strongman’s Tipple.

The new boardwalk is part of British Land’s redevelopment of Canada Dock as a home for wildlife and a space for people to relax.

According to British Land: "It will provide a way for visitors to get up close and personal with the wetland habitat created in partnership with groups including London Wildlife Trust and ecologists from Southwark Council, to sustain a more biodiverse community of bugs, birds and other wildlife."

The opening will also be coordinated with the switch-on of the first of the area’s winter lights, four large 3D stars that will shine on into the new year.

British Land is encouraging guests to join in with the puppet performers by coming dressed in costumes that celebrate local wildlife – from birds to bees to trees.

All are welcome to meet at Deal Porters Square at 3.30pm on Saturday 2 November before everyone makes their way over to the dock to begin the celebrations.

For more information on the event, people can keep an eye on Canada Water’s social media channels: Instagram/ Facebook: Canada Water Masterplan / X: @CWmasterplan

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By Isabel Ramirez British rapper Central Cee has donated £15,000 to the owners of a Caribbean restaurant blocked off by massive telecoms boxes - after his family spotted a southwark news video on their struggles to survive.

Umana Yana, a Guyanese restaurant on Croxted Road, has been in the shadow of the boxes since 2012, which completely block the view of the restaurant from the street.

Despite serving 'South London's best' rotis, business at Umana Yana has suffered for the last decade because people driving by can’t see their shop.

Recently the restaurant got a surprise visit from the globeconquering rapper Central Cee, who heard their story through social media and wanted to help.

And his visit couldn't have come at a better time. Last week, Southwark Council announced it would still not remove the boxes, which 'hurt' the owners after a twelve-year battle for an answer.

Debbie Monfries, the owner, says: "I just couldn't even imagine the biggest rapper in the UK would be at my shop."

In a video shot by VICE, we see the 26-year-old learning to cook Guyanese food with Debbie.

We see her handing him an apron to wear, as he comments: "Do I look the part yeah?"Central Cee first got wind of Umana Yana’s plight on Southwark News' TikTok – though it turned out the connection actually ran deeper

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a peCkham food bank, which lost thousands of pounds worth of stock after being ransacked by thieves overnight, has had a new security system installed to prevent future break-ins.

Central Cee with restaurant owner, Debbie (VICE)

than social media. “My brother showed [the TikTok] to my dad – he said he used to come here,” the rapper explains in the film.

Central Cee joins Debbie in the kitchen to whip up a feast of chana curry, chicken curry, and Guyanese paratha roti, using her special blend of four spices (not that she’ll tell anyone what they are).

He listens to Debbie's advice and at one point she asks him what dishes he can cook. "Like instant noodles and that," he says.

"No no no it's not healthy for you," Debbie replies, "After now no more noodles, fresh vegetables."

We see them speaking about the telecom boxes and Debbie explains how much they've struggled over the (Pecan)

Peckham food bank upgrades security system following shocking burglary and our corporate supporters has been fantastic," he said. "We are in the process of rebuilding our stocks for the winter period, which is typically one of the most challenging times for many people in the local area. The swift action by OCS will enable our team of staff and volunteers to feel protected at the foodbank and reduce the likelihood of this happening again.”

years. "If it wasn't for my story going viral, I would not have been able to survive."

"Thanks to social media," he says.

At the end of the video, which is now live on VICE's Munchies YouTube channel (5M subscribers), we see Debbie open a text message from Central Cee to say he is giving her £15,000.

Southwark resident suffers collapsed lung after mouldy home unfixed for eight years

By Herbie Russell a southwark resident suffered a collapsed lung after the council failed to �ix his damp and mould for eight years.

Pecan provides a range of services to the Southwark community, including four weekly food bank sessions that offer both food and financial advice. Other programs include Peckham Pantry, a social supermarket, Employment Support, Together Café, and the Women’s Service— each aimed at helping people affected by poverty to become self-sustaining.

He explains £10,000 is to buy the solar panels she has been fundraising for, to lower her sky-high electricity bills. "And £5,000 for meals for people who need it in the community," Debbie reads.

She later told us: "He was so down to earth and friendly.

"I can't believe it. I thank him from the bottom of my heart."

Despite reporting the problem multiple times, the landlord's response was inadequate, failing to adhere to its own repair policy, the Housing Ombudsman said.

Southwark Council has been ordered to pay over £5,000 in compensation including 20 per cent of the rent charged over a 188-week period.

The Housing Ombudsman wrote: ‘In case 202113988, the resident suffered a collapsed lung following a persistent issue with damp and mould in his property due to a recurring leak from the apartment above.

‘This unresolved situation, spanning at least 8 years, significantly impacted the resident's health, also exacerbating his asthma and mental health.

‘Despite reporting the problem multiple times, the landlord's response was inadequate, failing to adhere to its own repair policy.

‘This led to severe maladministration, where the landlord neither repaired the leak nor communicated effectively with the resident.

‘The resident resorted to washing in his kitchen sink and constantly

cleaning mould, enduring distress, and inconvenience.

‘The landlord also refused to respond to the resident’s complaint following the resident commencing with the preaction protocol on housing conditions, despite the Ombudsman issuing a Complaint Handling Failure Order (CHFO) for the landlord to progress the complaint.

As well as compensation, Southwark Council has been told to identify, respond to and monitor disrepair cases and produce a damp and mould policy.

In its response to the case, Southwark Council says it has created a housing complaints and quality assurance team, and updated its disrepair process around contacting residents proactively.

The Labour-run authority also says it is offering more virtual and in-person inspections and reducing the number of repairs in its system.

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Southwark Foodbank, part of the charity Pecan, is now back on its feet and ready to continue supporting the community after recovering from last month’s shocking burglary.

The incident occurred on Sunday, September 8, when thieves raided the food bank's Peckham office overnight.

Video footage showed the group forcing the shutters open and repeatedly going "back and forth" for hours, stealing whatever they could carry.

The charity distributes emergency food parcels and toiletries to people in need, supporting hundreds of individuals and families every week.

The break-in, first reported by the News, sparked outrage nationwide. In response to the charity's call for help, donations poured in, including a £3,500 contribution from the Prince and Princess of Wales.

In a gesture of goodwill, OCS, a facilities management company, donated a new security system to the food bank to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Commenting on the donation, OCS Social Value Practitioner Kellie Newell said, “We have been supporting Pecan in Southwark for some months, and the news of the break-in was shocking to all of us. We were delighted to be able to help with the donation of security products and their installation to help the foodbank get back on its feet.”

Shahid Mughal, head of food services at the food bank, expressed gratitude for the community’s response. “The response from the local community

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Food bank Founder deVastated aFter council warns donation boXes must go

By Herbie Russell a Food bank founder was devastated after being warned she would have to remove donation boxes from outside her Bermondsey home.

Southwark Council reportedly gave Henrietta Onyema £1,000 to install the four 4ft-tall boxes as storage for the popup food banks she runs outside her flat as well as outside Bermondsey tube station.

But some neighbors had complained about their location, reportedly prompting a council officer to warn the 65-year-old

Henrietta Onyema by the food donation boxes outside her home

Henrietta can’t get into her front room because it’s piled high with food donations

they will have to be disassembled.

Local MP Neil Coyle urged Southwark Council to leave the boxes be, saying they are "out of everyone’s way" and vital to "tackl[ing] food hunger."

Since being contacted by the News, Southwark Council has apologised for "the confusion caused" and pledged to retain the containers.

Henrietta said: "It’s just sad. I don’t know why I’m getting this... Where am I meant to store the food? On my head?"

Known as Bermondsey’s ‘guardian angel,’ Henrietta is renowned for her kindhearted spirit.

Last summer, she opened a pop-up food bank in her front garden after her local church was forced to stop its food donation service and then set up a foodbank stall outside the nearby underground station.

Southwark Council was so impressed by her work that it spent £1,000 on boxes, which volunteers installed across the road from Henrietta’s home.

However, the day after they were installed, a council estate officer reportedly told Henrietta that the boxes would have to be removed following a complaint.

The council staff member reportedly said Henrietta would be issued with an

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official removal notice in the coming days.

Henrietta, who needs the boxes to store the food donations she receives, says she can barely move among the mountains of tins and boxes piling up in her house.

The veteran foster carer said: "My living room is full of food, and I need the space free so I can care for my foster children!"

Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, wrote to Southwark Council, saying: "This is to store cans of food to give out and redistribute to the local community. This helps to tackle food hunger in the area."

Henrietta is open to relocating the boxes,

but they must be within close walking distance of her home.

"I’ve got a bad leg so I can’t be dragging it far," she said.

Henrietta is famous for opening her toilet to mourners queuing to see the Queen lying in state in 2022.

Her royal exploits saw her appear on The John Bishop Show in 2022, where he thanked her for her hard work.

Last year, she received a prestigious local award for opening her home to 89 foster children throughout her career.

Henrietta thanked the Peckham Christian Centre in Peckham and the Redeemed Church of God on Old Kent Road for their donations to date.

She is requesting a flat metal or plastic base for the containers to prevent the possibility of rats getting in.

Since being contacted by Southwark News, Southwark Council has said the boxes are staying.

A Southwark Council spokesperson said: "There seems to have been a miscommunication and we are very sorry for the confusion caused. We have been long time supporters of Ms Onyema and all she does to help others."

Cllr Natasha Ennin, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Neighbourhoods, said: “We are proud to support Ms Onyema’s pop-up food bank, with money from our Cleaner Greener Safer fund going towards installing these containers.

"They are tucked to the side so as not to limit use of the communal space, which we know was a concern. They do not contain perishable items and securely store items inside. We hope the storage containers help Ms Onyema to extend her invaluable work to more people who need support meeting their everyday needs.”

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By Herbie Russell BriXton is gripped by a drugfuelled crime wave “twenty times worse” than the “24-hour crack supermarket” of the noughties, locals have warned.

Disgusted residents say they face addicts defecating on doorsteps, breaking into their homes, and leaving their streets scattered with needles and drug wraps.

Action on ASB, a local campaign group, says a glimmer of hope remains: a multiagency approach echoing the ‘Crack Out’ scheme that cleaned up Brixton’s streets twenty years ago.

Lambeth Council said it was already working hard to tackle drug use through an increase in public protection officers and its on-street engagement team supporting access to treatment services.

In June 2002, Lambeth Borough Commander described Brixton as a ‘24hour crack supermarket’ in a Guardian article that sent shockwaves through the UK. Chief Superintendent Brian Moore’s assessment of the situation was breathtakingly honest. He described how dealers, their mouths bulging with hundreds of crack rocks, were selling with impunity in a local crack cocaine market worth a staggering £12 million annually.

Twenty-two years later, locals say the early noughties were nothing compared to the nightmare unfolding today.

Annick Alet, 72, a Brixton resident for 40 years, said: “It’s no comparison. It’s twenty times worse than it was.”

Peter Impey, Co-founder of Action Against ASB, said: "One thing we keep hearing is people coming to our campaign saying this is the worst it has ever been in their whole time."

Numerous residents have spoken to Southwark News about the crisis unravelling in their communal staircases, outside their workplaces, and on their doorsteps.

Mark Beaton, a local resident, said: “There’s too many people on the street that are hanging out, doing drugs, going to the loo [on the street]… they’re breaking into our buildings.”

Drug users are accessing residential buildings using emergency Fire Brigade keys, which can easily be cut at local locksmiths, he said.

Residents recounted the “surreal” sight of pram-pushing parents shielding their children’s eyes as addicts defecate in broad daylight.

Ellie, a local mum, said: “Every morning at 2am, and I mean every morning, I get woken up by people shouting, fighting, these drug users screaming.

“They’ve taken over the street… they’re all off their faces. That’s been happening pretty much every night for two years.”

“I don’t even like looking out of my window anymore because it’s a daily occurrence,” Mr Beaton said.

He described how he discovered a drug user living under his block's stairs “surrounded by jars of urine”.

She had “ripped out the intercom system” to charge her phone and installed a fan heater, he said.

Peter Impey, co-founder of Action on ASB, said: “When you have so much crack on the street being taken openly, there’s a lot of chaotic behaviour, unpredictable behaviour. It becomes intimidating.”

Peter is the co-founder of Action on ASB, a Brixton community campaign taking action against anti-social behaviour and drug use on the streets.

The group counts 30 community groups and over 100 people among its membership.

Action on ASB wants to see a cohesive strategy devised in collaboration between Lambeth Council, the Met Police, local

Cellpohane used to wrap crack rocks scattered across the floor outside a local church

briXton 'twenty times worse' than '24-hour crack supermarket' oF the early 2000s, locals warn

People gathered outside the doorway of a residential block in Brixton

charities, social services, and public health authorities.

“You can’t put an effective intervention in place until you really understand who these people are, where they live, what their background is, what drugs they’re on. We really need to have a really good picture of this,” he said.

He continued: “I don’t think anyone has a clear picture of what’s happening, and something we want to call for is a proper public health approach to this.

“At the moment, everyone is acting independently.”

There is precedent for a multi-agency approach. When the drug problem reached a tipping point in the early 2000s, the government launched the Crack Out campaign.

The £1.8 million, mainly funded by the Home Office, targeted the supply and use of crack on the streets and inside crack houses.

Police used £633,000 of the funding to buy new cameras, vehicles to target dealers, and conduct stop-and-search operations.

The Crack Out campaign featured extensive consultations with the community and pinpointed secluded areas being used for dealing and drug use.

Lambeth Council used police intelligence to evict people from identified crack houses and speedily reallocate the properties to prevent them from falling

into the wrong hands.

Community initiatives and events in the town centre helped raise awareness and identified young people at risk of being drawn into ‘crack culture.’

Senior figures, including the borough commander, the Met Police deputy assistant commissioner, the council chief executive, and a Home Office official, met monthly.

Councillor Charles Anglin, executive member for community safety, reportedly said: "The results of the Crack Out programme show that when the police, the council, and local people work together, we can make a difference.”

But Action on ASB claims that local police and Lambeth Council have failed to get a handle on the situation in recent years.

In March, over one hundred locals crammed into St Matthew’s Church to hear Lambeth Council and the Met Police’s joint plan to tackle local crime.

Locals had expected a plan complete with targets and key performance indicators but described what was presented as “woefully inadequate.”

“What was proposed this evening is like bringing an Elastoplast to put an airplane wing back on. It’s woefully, woefully inadequate,” one local reportedly said.

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham, accused police of “gaslighting people,” Brixton Blog reported.

A survey conducted by Action on ASB found that 75 per cent of respondents believed anti-social behaviour was ‘out of control’ in Brixton.

Anecdotal reports of a situation spiralling out of control are evidenced in the statistics.

Brixton Windrush, the policing area around Brixton Station and Windrush Square, has the twelfth-highest crime rate out of London’s 624 Safer Neighbourhood Teams. That puts it among the top two per cent.

For crime specifically related to drug offences, it is the tenth-worst area in London.

Amid an ongoing recruitment crisis within the Met Police, residents are concerned about the number of officers patrolling Brixton’s streets.

In August last year, locals were shocked to hear the Brixton Town Centre policing team had been redeployed elsewhere.

The Met admitted officers had been ‘reassigned’ to deal with ‘the growing threat of robbery and violence’ across Lambeth and Southwark but insisted the team had not been disbanded.

A Met Police spokesperson said: “The Lambeth Neighbourhood Policing team remain committed to addressing the drugrelated crime and anti-social behaviour in Brixton alongside our Local Authority partners.

“Although a significant amount of good

work has already taken place to address these issues, the new senior leadership team are currently reviewing these plans and will be happy to share these with our partners and communities in due course.

“The policing of Brixton Town Centre is complex, therefore both neighbourhood and Pan-London Policing Units regularly work together to keep the public safe.

“Moving forward, we would like to listen and develop our policing plans alongside our communities, as many of these problems are not just about criminality but about vulnerable people requiring the right help and support.”

Cllr Dr Mahamed Hashi, Cabinet member for Safer Communities at Lambeth Council, said: “As someone who grew up, lives and works in Brixton, I understand the issues in the town centre, and I am aware the council is working closely with the community and the police to address them.

“The police lead on tackling crime, while the council leads on enforcement and community support. We have been pushing hard for visible policing and for increased on the ground police presence that the area so badly needs, and are pleased to say this situation has improved.

“To support the community and police efforts, the council has boosted its on street presence in Brixton town centre with public protection officers on patrol every day to provide community reassurance

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A person using a pipe in broad daylight, Brixton

Results of a survey conducted by Action on ASB.

Local residents are calling for a multi-agency approach that targets crack dealing and use on their streets

and a visible criminal deterrent. This includes deterring drug dealers in the area, whilst also monitoring with CCTV. “The public protection officers act as professional witnesses where needed and provide referrals to the police where they see acts of criminality. The council and the police have held several days of action in the town centre, most recently in September when a number of drug dealers were arrested. I can confirm further operations have been planned.

“In response to increasing concern about drug use in public, Lambeth Council’s public health team is working with substance misuse services to run an on-street engagement team.

“The role of the team is to build relationships, better understand the needs of people who are using drugs and to support them to access treatment services. The outreach workers attend well known locations and areas of concern, and engage with individuals in those areas to learn more about them, their needs and what support can be

offered.

“The team go out on early morning shifts and through the day, liaising with the police and other agencies for wide coverage, shared intelligence, and a joint approach to help tackle the problems faced by local communities. They are working across Brixton town centre in Windrush Square, Brixton Station, Electric Avenue and Electric Lane, Rushcroft Road, Nursery Lane and Rush Common.

“To claim that Lambeth Council has not acted effectively or collaboratively in addressing these issues is simply misleading and completely incorrect.

We have been engaging with the police and other partners on a regular basis with some really good outcomes and as a result have had positive feedback from residents as well as members of Action on ASB! who I recently met with to provide an update.”

Helen Hayes MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP and Florence Eshalomi MP were all approached for comment.

Results of a survey conducted by Action on ASB

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three Jailed For drug dealing aFter Vulnerable man dies in bermondsey

BMX Star Kye Whyte pays visit to pupils at Bermondsey school

By Herbie Russell

students From a Bermondsey school received an inspiring visit from olympic BmX silver medallist kye whyte, following his setback in this year’s games, writes issy Clarke...

three men have been jailed for drug dealing after a vulnerable man died in Bermondsey.

Police launched their investigation after Alexander Hildred, 44, suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed in the street. Officers discovered a network of dealers on his mobile phone.

Three drug dealers from Hendon were sentenced to over 20 years’ imprisonment collectively after a hearing at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday, October 8.

Police tracked down the three offenders after reviewing information on Mr Hildred’s mobile phone which revealed a network of dealers selling Class A and Class B drugs.

Evidence including WhatsApp messages and CCTV footage led officers to three men selling crystal meth, cocaine and GHB. The trio were charged with conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs and possession of criminal property following an extensive investigation.

Hadi Salahi, 39, was sentenced to eight years and four months' imprisonment having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs and possession of

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Left to right: Meysam Ghorbani, Hosein Ghadimi, Hadi Salahi criminal property on September 13, 2023.

Hosein Ghadimi, 31, was sentenced to seven years and two months' imprisonment having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs on 31 August 2023 and possession of criminal property on September 13, 2023.

Meysam Ghorbani, 30 (24.7.94) was sentenced to four years and nine months' imprisonment having pleaded guilty to the same offences on September 13, 2023.

Detective Sergeant Andy Snazell, who led the investigation as part of the Met’s Serious Organised Crime

team, said: “The supply of drugs has devastating consequences for communities across London and beyond. It causes addiction, has devastating health impacts, and leads to anti-social behaviour and violence.

“With the help of local communities talking to us and sharing information our officers are acting swiftly to pursue those who seek to cause harm by supplying drugs.

“We are determined to robustly deal with offenders who impact the lives of those around them while driving down crime in local areas and restoring trust and confidence in the Met.”

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Whyte, who grew up in Peckham and was visiting Charter Bermondsey school, knows more than anyone what it means to be resilient.

This year the BMX rider, who won silver at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, crashed in the Paris semi-final and was stretchered off.

After this setback in what is known as the most dangerous Olympic sport, many would expect him to hang up his bike for good. But he later took to social media to announce he wouldn’t be giving it up just yet.

On his visit to Charter Bermondsey, the

25-year-old spoke candidly about the importance of never giving up in the face of adversity.

He shared his training regime, the challenges he has faced, and his experience of winning a silver medal.

The star also visited Southwark Park, Riverside, Albion, and Butcher primary schools.

Pupils then got the chance to pose for photos with the athlete, with some even able to try on his racing helmet.

Mr Dove, a teacher at Charter Bermondsey who taught the Olympian at his old school, said: “It is incredible to see how far Kye has come.

Dove, who went to see Whyte compete in the Paris Olympics this summer, added: “He is a real inspiration to the students here, showing them that anything is possible.”

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Cllr Victor Chamberlain, Southwark Liberal Democrat Leader, at the council's Tooley Street offices

By Herbie Russell

The electoral map of Southwark after the 2022 local election

ViCtor ChamBerLain believes the Liberal democrats have the answers to southwark’s housing crisis. the hard part is getting “tory Lite” Labour to listen, he says.

In his first full interview with Southwark News since becoming Leader of the Southwark Liberal Democrats in 2022, Cllr Chamberlain slammed Labour for “aping Tory policies” and not offering “the progressive answer”.

He was overflowing with policy ideas.

He wants to see 50 per cent affordable housing in new developments, physical desks dotted around the borough for repair complaints, and meaningful funding from central government.

Now, with Labour in charge both in Southwark and Westminster, they “have nowhere to hide,” he says.

The Southwark Liberal Democrats are undoubtedly up for the fight.

They pushed hard to get Southwark Council investigated by the Regulator of Social Housing and have been one of its biggest critics over “scandalous” major works projects. ‘The Southwark Liberal Democrat group continues to punch above its weight for a group of 11 councillors,’ national party bosses enthused online.

But arguably, the bluster hides a difficult few years for the Liberal Democrats in Southwark. Chamberlain only took over from predecessor Cllr Hamish McCallum following disappointing local results that ceded London Bridge & West Bermondsey to Labour in 2022.

In the general election, Bermondsey and Old Southwark was a target seat.

Challenger Rachel Bentley led an aggressive campaign against Labour’s Neil Coyle but actually saw a seven per cent drop in vote share, losing votes to the Greens and Reform.

While Chamberlain paints this as a "David versus Goliath' struggle", the truth is the Lib Dems have strong

Neil Coyle giving his victory speech in Tooley Street after retaining Bermondsey and Old Southwark at the general election this year roots in Southwark. The party won the most council seats between 2002 and 2010. Sir Simon Hughes, former MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, retained his seat from 1983 to 2010.

“I actually think we are doing extremely well in an area that is so dominated by Labour politics,” Chamberlain says. “We are the only elected opposition here in Southwark. We’re the only people that have proven we can beat Labour in Southwark over the last twenty years.”

“We are absolutely going to take the seat [Bermondsey and Old Southwark] back from Labour,” he says.

With over 17,000 people on Southwark Council’s housing waiting list, the Lib Dems have made the housing crisis their number one priority. Chamberlain, who has worked in housing, both for an affordable social housing provider and for a local council, is bubbling with ideas.

He would like to see Southwark Council push for 50 per cent affordable housing on all new developments, significantly more than the 35 per cent the council currently demands.

He would also like to see physical housing repair counters established all over the borough. Instead of getting fobbed off by a council call handler, residents could speak to council staff in person.

Currently, developers building on

Southwark soil sometimes have to offer apprenticeships to local people in exchange. Chamberlain wants to see this go further, with developers paying for Southwark Council to deliver apprenticeships, ensuring the authority has a steady stream of professional inhouse tradesmen.

But Chamberlain says that the first thing the council needs is money from central government to kickstart housebuilding. Southwark’s Labour council is demanding improved local government funding from Starmer’s government. But Chamberlain is not confident Labour will make the investments where they should.

“I’m disappointed already and finding it a struggle to retain the optimism I felt on the 5th of July,” he says. “Too often Labour are just aping Tory policies.

They’re not putting up a radically different approach, they’re not putting up the progressive answer to the problems we face. Just being Tory Lite isn’t good enough.”

Chamberlain believes recent votes prove that Labour is as “callous and cruel” as their Tory predecessors.

“Labour MPs promised never to vote against their constituents’ interests. In three months of a Labour government, we’ve had Neil Coyle [MP] voting for the winter fuel payment cut, to keep the

Tories’ two-child benefit cap,” he says.

“That just seems callous and cruel, to be going after some of the most vulnerable, older people in our society,” he adds.

Some would call this hypocrisy.

While in coalition with the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats presided over the controversial ‘Bedroom Tax’, introduced a £26,000-a-year benefit cap, and cut disability living allowance. Were these policies not ‘callous and cruel’?

“I definitely think the Lib Dems made some difficult and wrong decisions in the coalition government. I was on the marches against tuition fees, I didn’t sign up to 100 per cent of what the coalition supported, and I appreciate my Labour colleagues don’t necessarily sign up to 100 per cent of the difficult decisions this current Labour government.

He continues: “But you’ve got to stand up and be counted when it matters. And I think for all five of our Labour MPs [in Southwark] to not challenge that, it goes against the interests of Southwark residents.”

The Lib Dems aren’t only talking about housing. They want to see a reintroduction of community wardens to tackle phone-snatching and anti-

social behaviour, which Chamberlain says have become “decriminalised”.

He says Labour must be “stronger” on its climate change credentials and start spending the money it gets from capital investments. Fines for flytipping need to be imposed the latest figures show just per cent of incidents resulted in

– 2 . 6 a fine.

What about Chamberlain’s personal ambitions? He insists his eyes are set firmly on Southwark rather than running as an MP, whether it be here or elsewhere in the country.

“I admire people that want to be MPs because it’s a tough job. They get a lot of abuse and you’ve got to be very selfless,” he says. “At local level, you can make a real difference to the quality of people’s lives by the decisions we make in local government.”

He continues: “I won’t say never. But I’m absolutely campaigning to take control of Southwark Council. That’s where my political ambitions lie.”

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ellie reeVes wades into east dulwich postal Fiasco but locals Fear she'll be 'Fobbed oFF'

By Herbie Russell

eLLie reeVes is the latest mp to wade into the east dulwich postal service �iasco but locals fear she will be “fobbed off” by royal mail.

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East Dulwich residents have raged over delayed post ever since Royal Mail closed the Silvester Road delivery office and merged it with Peckham in 2018.

Reeves dropped by the Peckham and East Dulwich Delivery Office on Friday, October 4, after receiving “numerous complaints” from constituents about delays.

The MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich was “glad to hear” about plans to recruit two extra members of staff.

Royal Mail said it takes "the delivery of mail very seriously and work to ensure all items are delivered on time".

But locals across SE22 and SE27, say they have little confidence it will make a difference. Barbara Richardson, Co-Chair of the Dovercourt Road Residents’ Association, said: “I do not trust the postal service one bit. They couldn’t organise a booze-up in a brewery.”

She continued: “It impacts me because I get no post for ages and then I get tonnes all at once… But I think those who suffer most are those who don’t know how to complain.”

“I think they [MPs] are being fobbed off,” she said.

Bruce Sherman, a Dulwich resident, agreed that politicians’ interventions would amount to “zilch” unless they “ball out” Royal Mail bosses.

“All Labour politicians are completely useless,” he fumed. “All she [Reeves] has to do is ball them out!”

He continued: “We are still waiting for our Spectator, which was supposed to be delivered on Friday!”

On the popular website East Dulwich Forum, residents are sharing tales of mailing misery.

One resident said he’d seen posties looking “defeated” by a “huge load” of mail stacked up inside a van.

Several residents we spoke to repeated the claim that postmen were being told to prioritise parcel delivery

Ellie Reeves MP speaking to staff at the East Dulwich and Peckham Delivery Office

because it “brings in money”. Royal Mail has consistently denied this is true.

‘I have zero hope or faith in getting my delivery unless I contact my bank and ask them to resend my A4 sheet of paper, but this time in a huge bloody box,’ one resident wrote online.

Ellie Reeves said: “I was very pleased to visit the Peckham and East Dulwich Delivery Office last week. I have been concerned to receive numerous complaints from constituents in East Dulwich who have experienced postal delays.

"While I was glad to hear that the office have a plan to recruit extra staff to ensure post is delivered on time, I

am conscious these issues have been ongoing for some time.

"I will therefore continue to monitor the situation closely and I would encourage any resident impacted by postal delays to get in touch - sending me the envelope that any late post arrived in where possible.”

Dulwich residents may be suffering a bout of déjà vu, given they faced a very similar situation this time last year.

We reported in October 2023 that important correspondence, including solicitors’ letters, has reportedly gone AWOL while some children have missed out on birthday cards.

In response, Helen Hayes MP, then representing East Dulwich, said: “Ever

since Royal Mail closed the SE22 Silvester Road delivery office, we have seen unacceptable disruption to postal services. I warned Royal Mail that the closure would lead to chaos and campaigned against this reckless decision with the local community.

“Royal Mail’s management has failed to take any long-term action since then to support their hardworking staff and ensure a decent level of service for local people.”

Royal Mail responded at the time saying it had recruited around 6,000 postmen and women in the previous twelve weeks, with plans to recruit 500 more delivery staff.

A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “We

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The development encompasses twelve acres, including the former Peek Freans Biscuit Factory and Lewisham and Southwark College sites.

The Biscuit Factory project is part of a larger Bermondsey redevelopment area, where significant regeneration is underway. This includes the Blue Market which has recently benefitted from £2m of investment.

The social rent housing element is 1.9 acres and 500 metres from Bermondsey tube station and 300 metres from Southwark Park.

The London Bridge national rail and tube transport hub is within a short walk.

take the delivery of mail very seriously and work to ensure all items are delivered on time.

“This is the case in East Dulwich where the majority of homes receive their expected mail daily. If a delivery is missed, whether due to local issues such as staffing or a period of high sick absence, we will prioritise it and aim to deliver the following day.

“We would reassure residents that we are taking additional measures to further improve the service, including the revision of certain routes, and the recruiting of two new staff-members who are expected to begin within the fortnight.

Housing provider chosen for 338 social rent homes in Bermondsey

sQuare roots has been chosen as the housing provider for 338 social rent homes on the Biscuit Factory development in Bermondsey.

The scheme, featuring 1,624 homes, a new secondary school, play areas and retail spaces, is being developed by Greystar.

The social rent homes will be based in four buildings currently under construction. They are being supported by grant funding from the Mayor of London.

Southwark Council previously said the homes would be ‘equivalent to a whole new council estate’ once complete in

Barbara Richardson, Managing Director at SquareRoots, said: “Our partnership with Greystar, the Mayor of London and the London Borough of Southwark demonstrates how an effective collaboration will deliver homes for social rent that are desperately needed in London.

“We are delighted to have been made an approved provider by Southwark and we look forward to building attractive, high quality homes at the Biscuit Factory.

“Our delivery partner London Square has an excellent record of providing new homes in Southwark, with the recent completion of London Square Bermondsey, which has won numerous awards for its architecture and design.”

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By Herbie Russell a woman who claims she was assaulted in peckham says police have failed to properly investigate the incident.

Jacqueline John, 58, says she was “thrown to the ground like a ragdoll” in what she described as an unprovoked attack while walking her dog in June.

The broad daylight incident allegedly left her bruised and afraid to venture outside but she said the subsequent police investigation was 'useless'.

Two months later, a police officer reportedly told Peter Ball, her husband, that the investigation was being dropped.

After being contacted by the News, the Met Police admitted the investigation had been delayed and that an officer had tried to close the case.

The police has now said it will continue investigating the incident and urged more witnesses to step forward.

Jacqueline claims that, apart from initial interviews at the scene, not a single witness was contacted in the weeks following the incident.

“We called police straightaway and they interviewed several witnesses,” she said. "Why have the police not done anything about it since?”

She continued: “It’s changed my life completely. I’ve been left really shaken and frightened and it’s wrong the police haven’t done anything about it… They make you feel like nothing.”

Jacqueline and Peter say the attack took place in a park near their Peckham home at around 10.30am on Monday, June 24.

Police arrived at the scene and reportedly interviewed multiple witnesses. Over the following thirty days, Peter says he consistently contacted police to find out if they were investigating the incident.

"Every time he called, he was told police were ‘very busy’ and

woman 'attacked while walking dog' slams 'useless' police inVestigation

Jacqueline John says she's afraid to go outside since the incident

that we should ‘be patient and that an investigating officer would be assigned to the case soon. But no police officers called to interview us or the assailant," the couple said.

On August 10, 48 days after the incident, Peter reportedly visited Walworth Police Station to try and get an update on the case.

He reportedly provided photographic evidence of the incident,

taken by a bystander, and was given a crime reference number.

On September 4, 72 days after the attack, Jacqueline claims a police officer said they were dropping the investigation.

An officer reportedly told the couple that police had visited a property as part of their investigation but nobody had been in.

“We were stunned… Jackie was

Walworth park once denounced as crime hotspot set for exciting revamp

The local authority tore up the greenery in September 2023 over fears that criminals were using it to commit crimes away from CCTV sightlines.

The Labour-run council now wants to transform the main entrance into a “welcoming and greener” landscaped plaza.

A kids’ play area will also be refurbished with “challenging new play equipment”. Path surfaces will be renewed and more seating added.

Luke Miller, a park volunteer, said his team was "largely supportive" but added they wished the project had started a long time ago.

Southwark Council’s plans to regenerate Nursery Row Park come after consultations with local residents, schools, and various

Nursery Row Park, Walworth stakeholders, including the Police Safer Neighbourhood Team.

The new entrance aims to be a welldesigned seating and picnic benches, creating a calm retreat from the busy local streets. The park's boundary wall will also be refurbished to establish a clearer separation between the park and the market space on East Street.

Accessibility is a priority, with measures ensuring the park caters to people with disabilities and parents with young children, adhering to the provisions of the Equalities Act.

Staff at popular South London restaurant chain named UK's happiest

In the wake of the flower walkway controversy, Southwark Council Leader Kieron Williams claimed destroying the plants was justified.

He claimed weapons were being found concealed in the plants on a near "daily basis. But police later told the News just one hidden knife had been found in the park since April 2022, forcing Williams to backtrack.

Cllr Williams said it was “never my intention to alarm residents” but that he’d wanted to “stress the urgent need” to keep park visitors safe.

By Issy Clarke staFF at a popular south London restaurant chain have been named the uk’s happiest.

Forza, which first opened in Peckham in 2012, has two more sites in Camberwell and the National Gallery and specialises in serving authentic Italian food and wine.

Senior managers, described as ‘people people’ first, do well-being catch-ups with employees every week.

Organisers CODE Hospitality said the award was created to “shine a light on employers who genuinely care for the welfare and wellbeing of their employees”.

Each business was scored based on survey results, with the winners decided by a panel of industry experts from restaurants including Pizza Pilgrims and Hawksmoor.

Forza Founder Bash Redford said:

“We’re so thrilled to be named as the happiest place in hospitality to work. We have always put our staff at the forefront of what we do, as they’re so integral to how well our businesses operates.”

He added that the success of the restaurant could be put down to its “employee-first” approach.

"We encourage anyone in a position of seniority to catch up with members of their team for at least 10 minutes a week - not about work, or anything specific, just a check-in on wellbeing, life and anything else that they might want to talk about.”

Other strategies Redford credited for the restaurant’s performance included scheduling rotas several weeks in advance and giving staff a proper meal during their shift.

In addition, the restaurant hosts tasting sessions where employees are invited to sample new menu options and learn more about the food.

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southwark CounCiL has unveiled plans to regenerate a walworth park one year after destroying its much-loved �lower walkway.

taken place in Vestry Road, Peckham on Monday, 15 July. Officers are investigating all positive lines of enquiry and taking statements."

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involved in a completely unprovoked attack… and the police were to do nothing?” Peter said.

The Met Police told Southwark News the case had not been dropped.

Instead, a police officer had requested the case be closed but this was rejected by their superiors.

A Met Police spokesperson has now said: "We are continuing to investigate an assault, which is reported to have

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Victorian winery by london bridge gets plaque celebrating landmark restoration

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By Herbie Russell a CYCList in his 60s has died after a collision with a lorry in Brixton.

Benedict O'Looney (centre right) and Andy Savage (right) at the plaque unveiling.

The plaques outside Findlater’s Corner, London Bridge (Inset)

By Herbie Russell the nation railway heritage society has unveiled a plaque celebrating the restoration of Victorian-era wine merchants overlooking London Bridge.

was a glazed terracotta material that could withstand Edwardian London’s smoggy conditions.

Benedict O’Looney, project architect, explained how the restoration had left both the Victorian and Edwardian facades visible.

He said the project had aimed to “communicate the layering of two different architectures”.

The clock atop the structure had been broken for years, but that has also been repaired and given new glass and hands by clockmaker Gillet & Johnston.

A ceramic stag head, symbolising the Findlater’s Scottish ancestry, had become

pockmarked and lost an antler, but now also returns to its former glory.

During the restoration, contractors were astonished to discover a mosaic beneath the render walls, the work of celebrated mosaicist Jesse Rust.

It marked the entrance to an Express Dairy, a cafe that received fresh milk from the countryside, considered superior to milk produced by London cows.

The unit is now occupied by Starbucks, retaining its historic function as a cafe for commuters.

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Findlater’s Corner’s once-gleaming facade had become an “eyesore” but was restored in 2022 following a £3 million project.

The plaque, which tells the site’s history to passers-by, was unveiled on Wednesday, October 16.

Andy Savage, Chairman of National Railway Heritage Awards, said the site was

an “eyesore” before the restoration and was “delighted” to present the plaque.

Findlater’s Corner, sitting at the southern end of the bridge and topped by a large clock and ceramic stag’s head, was established by wine merchants Findlater’s Mackie & Todd in 1865.

The shop was opened as railways into Central London underwent a huge expansion in the mid-19th century.

In 1900, its original Victorian facade was replaced with a Beaux-arts facade made from a glazed terracotta known as ‘Carraraware’.

The Carraware, manufactured at Doulton’s ceramic factory in Lambeth,

Emergency services were called to reports of a collision at Mervan Road at the junction with Effra Road at around 4.15pm yesterday (Monday, October 14).

Paramedics tried to treat the man but he died at the scene, the Met Police said.

The driver of the lorry stopped at the scene and is assisting officers with their enquiries.

The cyclist's next of kin have been informed. Witnesses or those who may have dashcam footage are being urged to contact police.

Witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the collision is asked to call police on 101, quoting CAD 4830/14Oct.

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National change, plus plans to get Lower Road moving and crime down around Canada Water and Bermondsey tubes

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ts three months since Labour won the election and ended the tory chaos that saw the catastrophic truss miniBudget crash the economy and cause bills and mortgages to soar.

I remember the collective sigh of relief after 4th July that grownups were back in charge and the world’s sixth largest economy could no longer be floored by a lettuce. Three months is a good opportunity to reflect on the work underway to repair our public services and fix the country after fourteen years of chaos and damage by the Conservatives, five with their Coalition Lib Dem partners.

The NHS is back in safe hands, with strikes ended and more appointments now available,

including at Guy’s, to help turn around the longest waiting lists in history. Labour scrapped the absurd Rwanda scheme that deported nobody but cost £700 million.

In Parliament, 35 bills and draft bills were announced in the King’s Speech and laws are underway to deliver: public ownership of the railways; GB energy to create jobs and build energy security; plus employee and renters’ rights that will make a difference to thousands of working people in Southwark.

This is just a start. I am still out every week knocking local doors and hosting my drop-in advice surgeries and most people recognise it will take time to turn around our country after years of deep damage to the fabric of our communities, including

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NEIL COYLE

MP for Bermondsey & Old Southwark to the police and housebuilding.

But I’m excited that our Budget on 30th October affords a real opportunity to set out further action from our new Government.

It isn’t just me optimistic for the future; the financial investment event led by Ministers last week attracted over £60 billion of private funding into the UK! I hope to see some of that in our community where we already benefit from strong business and employer ‘relocation’ resources with firms seeking to set up in Southwark.

There are challenges locally

to ensure we’re able to attract investment and jobs. The transport issues in and around the Lower Road in Rotherhithe are unacceptable and I share the anger and frustration of local people and employers who have been ignored by Transport for London and bits of the council for too long as they suffer a loss of customers, worse air quality, accidents and congestion. I am seeking answers and action to these problems and will share this with local people, and The News.

We also see rising crime locally, often around Canada Water bus

station and Bermondsey and Southwark tube stations. I took these issues up with the Borough Commander and Metropolitan Police Commissioner and both have promised more efforts to tackle the problems. Labour’s national plans will see more officers, including those who will work specific, smaller geographic areas to help. Until recruitment delivers, we need to see the local operational changes to deliver results and make our community safer as well as a stop to endless protests causing our officers to be on duty elsewhere.

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Fantastic response to a bewildering decision

T

he UK's biggest rapper heard our story about a struggling local Caribbean restaurant and took time out of his busy schedule to help them.

Anyone around here will be familiar with the plight of Umana Yana - a Guyanese restaurant in Herne Hill surrounded by five huge telecoms boxes.

The restaurant - known as south London's best roti spot - has been in the shadow of the boxes since 2012.

Business there has suffered, not because of the food (which is delicious) but because the boxes are so big no one driving past can see their shop.

Over the years, we have covered the issue in various ways. This included reporting on the annual fundraisers they were forced to hold to make ends meet. Then earlier this year, in a desperate attempt to get anyone to listen, we filmed a video about their struggles.

As if by magic, the story went viral. People were coming from everywhere to film their own food reviews down at Umana Yana, profiling the restaurant and urging people to go and support it. Owner, Debbie Monfries, called us to say in the twelve years since the boxes had been there, she had never seen business as good as the week that video came out.

And it turns out the story was seen by more people than we knew - including Central Cee, who visited the restaurant this summer.

After his impressive rise to fame, you'd expect to see the rapper in the studio making his next hit or front row at Paris Fashion Week - not clapping roti in a humble kitchen.

But in a video shot by VICE, we see Central Cee and Debbie hit it off as she shows him how to cook her specialities - chicken curry, roti and channa (chickpeas).

During his visit, they get talking about the boxes. By now hundreds of thousands of people have seen them on video - including him - but it's a different story being there in person. You can't help but wonder how anyone could do this to a small business.

Finally, after twelve long and frustrating years, this month Southwark Council announced the boxes were installed there 'lawfully' and there were 'no plans' to remove them.

Insultingly, they then implemented a rule to say communications companies would now need permission to do this again - but only on that corner in Herne Hill. This pointless ruling was too much for Debbie to bear. As she pointed out - there is no space there to instal any more anyway!

Central Cee's video came out the week after the council made this heartbreaking decision - making it all the more meaningful.

It didn't just help Debbie financially (thanks to a £15k donation from Central), the visit gave us all hope. It showed no one is too big or too famous to remember where they came from and that the impact of local news greatly surpasses the borough's boundaries. As for Umana Yana, their fight continues. And as always, we will be there every step of the way.

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20 ARTS

what’s on

in Southwark

sasha regan is the all-male queen sasha reGan �irst established herself as an actor, then a producer and now she is an in-demand director; her all-male Gilbert & sullivan operettas are legendary, writes Michael Holland.

Factor in that Sasha has built the Union Theatre from the shell of a derelict factory and brought up two successful daughters, and you will get an idea of what a hardworking and driven women she is.

She is currently touring her awardwinning All-Male Pirates of Penzance. This is a show that has been a regular part of UK theatre for many years and does not look like that ship will be stopping any time soon. Since its first sailing 15 years ago it has toured the world. I asked what its attraction was: ‘People who first enjoyed Pirates then brought their children, then their grandkids, so it gets passed along… Plus, it is a show that you can watch time and time again and each time you watch it you see something new, because each new cast brings new humour or a different love story with the different pairings we have.’

Because the script doesn’t change, I asked Sasha to clarify: ‘The actors bring their individual take on their characters, they deliver their lines differently; I see what makes them unique and direct accordingly’.

Does it have a cult following? ‘There are some people who come back year after year because they love the show, but there’s definitely an ever-changing audience.’

Sasha has turned almost half of the thirteen Gilbert & Sullivan operettas into all-male productions but has no immediate plans to complete the set, but is never saying never. ‘Mikado, Pirates, HMS Pinafore, Iolanthe, Patience, are the main ones that bring audiences in, which has to be an important aspect because, with a cast of 18 and a production crew, doing Gilbert & Sullivan isn’t cheap.’

With its yearly outings, some cast members return but this is the first time that there isn’t a 50-50 split between old

and new actors mixing and blending. ‘This year there is only two returning cast to show the newbies the way I work’ she says. ‘So that’s exciting.’

Just as exciting is the news that after years of the same set and costumes the new production is ‘getting a bit of a facelift’.

Sasha would not reveal any more other than to say that they hope to include ‘a bit of technology to bring it into 2024’…

The tour takes in Winchester and Cambridge then to the iconic Wilton’s Music Hall in Stepney, before finishing at the Theatre Royal in Bath. ‘That’s a nice place to end as the cast can all go and relax in the spa,’ she explains.

Next year, Sasha will be directing Puccini’s La Bohème, a traditional Italian opera, although she has none of the language except to order dishes off a menu.

the democracy oF Violence

JuLY 13th 2024 saw the latest in a long line of political assassination attempts in the history of the united states of america. donald trump survived that �lesh wound and the

name of the assailant is unlikely to be remembered by many, writes Christopher Peacock.

However, those who are successful go down in the annals of history. Land of the

‘At the interview they said they’d liked my Mikado so I accepted the challenge.’

Right there is an example of the status Sasha Regan has reached in theatre and the go-getting attitude that got her to that place. She exudes the air of a woman that is not fazed in the slightest. In fact, she looks raring to go! She even laughs as she says ‘If I fail miserably then I won’t do another one.’

La Bohème will tour English country houses in 2025 before going across the Channel to play in French chateaux.

With Ms Regan at the top of her game in the world of theatre there are problems that have devastated all other walks of life - Covid. When the theatres had to close there was no way the Union could make money, but landowners still put their hands out for rent. When life settled down,

Sasha owed way over £100,000. And then the rent went up.

This is not just a Union Theatre problem, much of the nation’s service industry went under when greed overwhelmed them.

I asked how she kept going: ‘I’ve had so many sleepless nights; I asked myself what would happen if I just walked away - And I’ve never felt like that in the 27 years since I first opened the Union. I began looking at jobs, wondering if I could be a receptionist, or something like that. I then asked myself, “What’s the worst thing that can happen if I shut down? Me and my girls would have our health, no stress, and we’d be happy without the Union. When you tell yourself that then you can be a little bit braver in moving forward, so I am going to do my utmost to give it a damn good try to stay open.’

Free, a new play by Simple8, looks at the life of the first successful murderer of a sitting US president, John Wilkes Booth.

Simple8 turn their mixture of dramatic techniques - from live music, poor theatre and mime - to tell the life story of John Wilkes Booth. Growing up in a theatrical family in Baltimore, after years on the road touring and feeling like he is not making the mark he wants on the theatrical landscape, Booth becomes disillusioned with the stage and life. His siblings begin forging more successful careers and when Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican nomination for the 1860 presidential election, Booth becomes politically engaged. This culminates in him taking his chance and changing the course of history when Lincoln attended Ford's Theatre in Washington to watch Our American Cousin, where he could literally ‘take his shot’.

At times the show feels like a bit of a history lesson as the stripped back staging and simplistic telling plods along plotting the events of John Wilkes Booth’s life. The first act is linear and ends with the act that gave Booth his notoriety. The second act jumps back and forth postassassination to help give more context around his life and his decisions but still feels a little slow.

The strengths of the production come from a couple of the performances that are incredibly watchable. Brandon Bassir as John Wilkes Booth looks like he was plucked straight out of one of those early portraits that Booth would hand out as an actor. Bassir’s turn in the role is confident and entertaining, if at times a little heightened, and Owen Oakeshott gives great comic performances in all of the small parts he plays with effortless presence.

With the free space available at the theatre and the task ahead, Sasha talks of having ‘a business model now being more corporate (‘Companies pay more than a theatre company’), with more weddings, birthday and engagement parties (‘50th are the best birthdays as no one has to go home to the kids, while 18th parties means cleaning up a lot of vomit!’). So it’s now all about juggling that, really.’

There are two youth drama groups based in the Union, with several of the members going off to the Brit School this year, and the plays focus more on musicals and LGBTQ productions: ‘That community know us, trust us and feel safe here.’

What have been your highlights at the Union? ‘The people who have worked here, the memories and so much laughter, the tears and the great productions.’

Nellie and Bea, her girls, grew up with the Union Theatre so I asked how it impacted on their lives: ‘I’ve shown that has a woman you can have a business and have children and that it’s going to be tough, with sacrifices and compromises, but I think they admire what I do… I’ve inspired Bea to go and work in anything other than theatre, which she has done, but Nellie is loving being at the Brit School, so she followed me,’ concluded Sasha with a motherly smile.

Perhaps the Union Theatre may one day be broken by the greed of commerce but Sasha Regan, the mother of it all, who first created her theatre in a part of Southwark when it wasn't trendy and was a ghost town after 5 o’clock on a Friday, will never be broken, she will never be a receptionist.

She will be directing and producing great works forever.

The Pirates of Penzance, Wilton’s Music Hall, Grace’s Alley, London E1 8JB from 29th October - 23rd November. Admission: £10.50 – £32.50.

Times and Booking Details: https://wiltons. org.uk/whats-on/the-pirates-of-penzanceautumn24/ Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/ ZOZTeR-2sZo

In the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the attempted insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th 2021 everybody in the American political sphere came out to denounce the attempted assassination.

Often stating that there is ‘no place for violence in a democracy’. But what Simple8 do highlight here in this story of Booth’s life and his murder of President Lincoln, is that as a nation, the United States of America was not only formed and founded through violence but is constantly being shaped by it.

Southwark Playhouse Borough, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6B until 9th November.

Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Sat matinees 3pm.

Admission: £25, £16.

Booking: southwarkplayhouse.co.uk 020 740 7023

22 HISTORY

History

My grandad did not try to buy Tower Bridge', American man insists

The original London Bridge as it currently stands in Lake Havasu City

The original London Bridge in 1964, elevated view of London traffic crossing the bridge

Michael McCulloch, grandson of Robert McCulloch, standing in front of the UK London Bridge, Oct 2024

By Herbie Russell The American entrepreneur who transported the old London Bridge to Arizona was not trying to buy Tower Bridge, his grandson has claimed.

Robert McCulloch (right) with his business partner CV Wood (centre), in front of London Bridge after he purchased it in 1968

The urban myth goes that Robert McCulloch, who re-erected London Bridge in Havasu City in 1968, thought he was purchasing the iconic bascule bridge.

Michael McCulloch, grandson of the American magnate, said: “It’s not true at all. My grandfather knew exactly what he was buying.

“But the stories kept coming up and kept providing free press and encouraging people to visit Lake Havasu and the bridge, so he never corrected it.

“It is something that keeps coming back – maybe it’s because the British feel they were duped into giving up a treasured item and the story makes them feel like they didn’t give up that much after all!”

Michael dispelled the tall tale while on a visit to the new London Bridge organised by the City Bridge Foundation.

“The story and the bridge have played a huge role in my life and the life of my family and being in London standing on the bridge I feel very proud,” he said.

“I feel a real connection with the place and whenever anyone asks me my favourite city, I always say London.”

Robert McCulloch paid $2.4 million to acquire the structure which had been built 100ft upstream from the original mediaeval bridge.

He wanted to attract more people to Lake Havasu, a city he constructed from the late 1950s in the desert of Arizona.

The structure was dismantled block by block and shipped via the Panama Canal to Long Beach, California.

It opened in America on October 10, 1971, to elaborate celebrations including fireworks, a parade and celebrity visits.

The modern-day concrete bridge which replaced it was opened by the Queen in March 1973 and is one of five Thames bridges Giles Shilson, City Bridge Foundation chairman, said: “The story about the sale of London Bridge is not only part of our charity’s 900-year history but is an enduring piece of London folklore.

“We were thrilled to be able to show Michael the bridge that replaced the one his grandfather bought, to give him the chance to set the record straight once and for all, and to strengthen our long-standing links with the mayor and Lake Havasu City.”

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Thursday, October 24th 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WOODWARDE ROAD)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GLENGALL ROAD)

(TEMPORARY WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

1.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable utility works to be carried out by Thames Water or it’s appointed contractor, the Council of the London Borough of Southwark has made an order the effect of which would be to temporarily restrict vehicles from waiting and loading or parking on Woodwarde Road.

2.

This order temporarily introduces ‘at any time waiting and loading restrictions’ on both sides of the carriageway at the following locations: No.s 21-25 , 6 spaces No.s 28-32, 4 spaces No. 36, 2 spaces

3.

The Order will be in force from the 1st of November 2024 until works are completed, the expected end date is the 7th of November 2024.

4.

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.

5.

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

Dated this 24th of October 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Traded Services Environment and Leisure 160 Tooley Street PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 7093 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable crane lifting works by Nationwide Traffic Solutions, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

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 on Glengall Road, between Bridale Close and No. 43-47.

3.

The alternative route for affected traffic will be shown by the signs displayed.

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The order will be in place between the 26th and 27th of October 2024. If works do not go ahead on the 26th and 27th Oct, backup dates are 5th and 6th of November and 9th and 10th of October 2024.

7.

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

Dated this 24th of October 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: 7025

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SUTHERLAND SQUARE, ENID STREET, URLWIN STREET, JOHN RUSKIN STREET)

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DEAL PORTERS WAY)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

2.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable tower crane dismantling works by Centurion Traffic Management or its appointed contractor, 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 on the following roads: (a) Sutherland Square, underneath and either side of the railway bridge. (b) Enid Street, eastbound carriageway closed at the junction of Abbey Street, the westbound carriageway will remain open. (c) Urlwin Street, from railway bridge to Camberwell Road. (d) John Ruskin Street, underneath and either side of the railway bridge.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The prohibition will be in place on: (a) 22:00 on the 4th of November to 06:00 on the 5th of November 2024. (b) 22:00 on the 5th of November to 06:00 on the 6th of November 2024. (c) 22:00 on the 27th of November to 06:00 on the 28th of November 2024. (d) 22:00 on the 6th of November to 06:00 on the 7th of November 2024.

7.

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

Dated this 24th of October 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, eighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 6902 (b) 6996 (c) 7012 (d) 6987

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable tower crane dismantling works by Nationwide Traffic Management Ltd or its appointed contractor, it intends to make an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

2.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time on Deal Porters Way, at the junction with Surrey Quays Road.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The prohibition will be in place on the 2nd and 3rd of November 2024. If works do not proceed on the original dates, works will be carried out on the 9th and 10th of November 2024.

7.

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

Dated this 24th of October 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: 6878

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Thursday, October 24th 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; SOUTHWARK UNDERGROUND STATION THE CUT LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 8JZ (Ref: 24/AP/2770) Demolition and redevelopment to provide a purpose built student accommodation building of 15 storeys (plus basement and rooftop plant) with retail and/or cafe uses within Use Class E on the ground floor, and a residential building of 9 storeys (plus basement and rooftop plant) to accommodate the required affordable housing within Use Class C3, with community uses within Use Class F1 on the ground floor; together with cycle parking, refuse/recycling storage, servicing, improvements to Joan Street, landscaping and other works. Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Chirag Bhavan ) 250 WATERLOO ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 8RD (Ref: 24/AP/2912) Change of use of the 2nd and 3rd floors from Office (Use Class E) to 10x residential units (Use Class C3). Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Zaib Khan 020 7525 0311) ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND PECKHAM RYE PARK HOMESTALL ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK (Ref: 24/AP/1811) Installation of new play equipment (to replace existing), play safety surfacing, pathways, outdoor furniture, soft landscaping and tree planting within Peckham Rye Park. Reason(s) for publicity: AFFECT (Contact: Sean Gomes 020 7525 0666) TOWER BRIDGE BUSINESS COMPLEX 100 CLEMENTS ROAD AKA BISCUIT FACTORY AND BERMONDSEY CAMPUS SITE KEETONS ROAD LONDON SE16 4DG (Ref: 24/AP/2337) Application for approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for Building V submitted pursuant to hybrid planning permission ref. 23/AP/2124 dated 12.03.2024 for the redevelopment of the Biscuit Factory and Campus Site. The proposal is for a 10 storey building including 82 residential units (as 9,379sqm (GEA) of residential floorspace Use Class C3) and 339sqm (GEA) of flexible Class A1/A3/A4/D1 floorspace in two unit at ground floor together with associated cycle parking, landscaping, public realm, plant and associated works. This is an application for

subsequent consent accompanied by an environmental statement, and is accompanied by a Statement of Conformity submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, which should be read alongside the environmental statement provided with application ref.

23/AP/2124 and can be viewed on the council website. Reason(s) for publicity: EIA (Contact: Maria Satyeva ) CROWN APARTMENTS 2 QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK (Ref: 24/AP/2957) Replacement of combustible insulation system with non-combustible insulated Sto render system. (Within: Tower Bridge CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Michèle Sterry 020 7525 5453) SOUTHWARK FIRE STATION 94 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD LONDON SE1 0EG GROTTO PLACE AND GROTTO PODIUMS (Ref: 24/AP/3013) Variation of condition 30 'Hours' pursuant to planning permission: 17/AP/0367: 'Redevelopment of the site including alterations and extensions to listed buildings for a mixed use scheme to provide a new secondary school with 6th form (up to 1150 pupils), 199 residential units in buildings up the 10 storeys in height, 234 sqm of flexible commercial or community use (Class A1, A3, B1, D1, D2), a 139 sqm Gym, associated landscape and public realm works, cycle parking, disabled parking and servicing access; and the redevelopment of land at Grotto Place for the provision of a new sports hall (1,452sqm) and external multi use games facility and landscaping.' Amendment sought: To allow opening from 07.00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: David Whitehead 020 7525 0170) 243 CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 0TH (Ref: 24/AP/3037) Removal of modern metal shopfront, satellite dish and modern fascia. Installation of traditional timber shopfront and fascias. (Within: Camberwell New Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Sandy Ng 020 7525 3244)

6 GLOBE WHARF 205 ROTHERHITHE STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE16 5XS (Ref: 24/AP/3065) Replacement of balcony on a like for like basis, following its removal due to damage caused from a barge Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 38 DENMARK HILL LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8RZ (Ref: 24/AP/2945) Construction of a new conservation dormer to the rear and 2 conservation style velux roofling to the front (Within: Camberwell Green CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Glenn Ruane 020 7525 5840)

Days Sunday to Thursday Friday & Saturday

Start time 12:00 12:00

Finish time 23:00 02:00

The provision of regulated entertainment:

Monday to Sunday

12:00

23:00

Opening hours:

Sunday to Thursday Friday & Saturday

12:00 12:00

23:00 02:00

The retail sale of alcohol:

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: 9th October 2024

Dated: 22 Oct 2024 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date.

STEPHEN PLATTS - Director of Planning and Growth

FLAT 13 TENNIS COURT 7 WINCHESTER SQUARE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 9BN (Ref: 24/AP/3042) Alteration to fenestration of Flat 13 to allow internal alteration and addition of a en-suite to master bedroom (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Alex Lambert 020 7525 1353) 5 DE CRESPIGNY PARK LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8AB (Ref: 24/AP/3088) Convert a portion of the front garden of 5 De Crespigny Park into four off-street parking spaces. The design will include the following features: 1. Driveway Access: A new dropped kerb will be installed to provide vehicle access from De Crespigny Park to the parking area. The driveway will be designed to ensure safe ingress and egress for vehicles without disrupting pedestrian flow. 2. Parking Layout: The parking spaces will be arranged in a manner that maximizes the use of available space while ensuring ease of maneuverability. 3. Materials and Landscaping: Permeable paving materials will be used to support sustainable drainage and reduce surface water runoff. The remaining garden area will be landscaped with lowmaintenance, visually appealing greenery to maintain the aesthetic value of the property and the surrounding area. (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Michèle Sterry 020 7525 5453) 243 CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 0TH (Ref: 24/AP/3036)

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we COLAB Charitable Foundation Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of COLAB Tower, 22 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 9HB The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are

Removal of modern metal shopfront, satellite dish and modern fascia. Installation of traditional timber shopfront and fascias. (Within: Camberwell New Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Sandy Ng 020 7525 3244)

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (ALBANY ROAD, PORTLAND STREET) (TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CYCLE LANE) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable development works to be carried out by Compass Infrastructure, it intends to make an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit cyclists from entering part of the above named road.

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 the (a) westbound cycle lane on Albany Road between Wells Way and Portland Street (b) southbound cycle lane on Portland Street at the junction with Albany Road.

3.

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.

4.

The works will be in operation on the following dates: (a) 4th November to 10th November 2024 (b) 16th November to 19th November 2024.

5.

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

Dated this 24th October 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: 7063

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Thursday, October 24th 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

EMERSON STREET AREA IMPROVEMENTS

CYCLE HANGARS – 24/25 BATCH 1

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Emerson Street area improvements) Order 2024 The London Borough of Southwark (Loading places and Waiting restrictions) (Emerson Street area improvements) Order 2024

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Cycle hangars) (No. 10) Order 2024 The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) (Cycle hangars) (No. 10) Order 2024

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 24 October 2024 it has made the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Orders, within the existing Controlled Parking Zone (‘CPZ’) 'C1' in the vicinity of the development site known as No. 185 Park Street, the purpose of which would be to facilitate the priorities of the area and clear obstructive parking around the new access point, are to:(a) in EMERSON STREET relocate an existing ‘pay by phone’ parking place (27 metres in length) from the north-west side to a new location on the south-east side (south-west of its junction with Park Street); (b)in PARK STREET south-west side (opposite Nos. 62 to 76 Park Street) install a new inset loading place (9 metres in length), which may be used ‘at any time’ and every day of the week without time limit for the purpose of loading only; (c) remove a total of 36 metres of existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) to accommodate the parking changes (in both roads mentioned in 2 a and b above); (d) in PARK STREET south-east side (opposite the vehicular access to the Tate Gallery of Modern Art) convert 26.5 metres of existing ‘timed’ waiting restrictions (single yellow lines ‘SYLs’) to new ‘DYLs’; (e) add new ‘DYLs’ throughout the kerb-line that is not designated as existing or new parking in both EMERSON STREET (entirety) and PARK STREET (between its junction with Sumner Street and its junction with New Globe Walk); (f) add 19 metres of new ‘DYLs’ in PARK STREET on the north-east side (west of its junction with Porter Street) to deter obstructive parking over access points to No. 1 Southwark Bridge Road; and (g) to amend the Traffic Management Order map-based schedule (an administrative exercise to match the records more closely after the removal of temporary suspensions of restrictions for the purpose of development works), by making changes in SUMNER STREET between its junction with Great Guildford Street and its junction with Emerson Street (i) north side add existing ‘DYLs’, and (ii) south side add 9.5 metres existing ‘DYLs’, add 16.5 metres existing permit holders' parking place, and extend another existing permit holders' parking place by 20.5 metres (new bay length will be shown as 28 metres), and add 6.5 metres existing ‘SYLs’ (operating between 8 am and 11 pm every day of the week) between the existing permit holders' parking places [note that there will be no physical changes at these locations].

NOTES: (1) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (2) All measurements are in metres and are approximate. (3) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking 3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 28 October 2024, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 077 3132 4742 for booking details.

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

Dated 24 October 2024 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (ILDERTON ROAD, HATCHAM ROAD) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

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

by BLU-3 or its appointed contractor, it intends to make an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

2.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time on: (a) Ilderton Road, between Old Kent Road and Patterdale Road. (b) Hatcham Road, between Manor Grove and Penarth Street. (c) Ilderton Road, between Patterdale Road and Hornshay Street. (d) Ilderton Road, at the junction with Hornshay Street.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The prohibitions will be in place on the following dates: (a) 18th November 2024 to 24th January 2025. (b) 22nd November 2024 to 16th January 2025. (c) 25th of January to 1st March 2025. (d) 3rd of March to 14th of April 2025.

7.

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

Dated this 24th of October 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 7087 (b)

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 24 October 2024 it has made the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The effects of the Orders are:(a) to provide new cycle hangars on the carriageway, each 2.55 metres in length, 2.05 metres in width and aligned parallel to the kerb, at the following locations:ALSCOT ROAD south-east side o/s No. 105 Alscot Road; BASSANO STREET north-east side to the rear of No. 129 Melbourne Grove; BATH TERRACE south-east side, south-west of its junction with Harper Road; BRANDON STREET south-west side, south-east of its junction with Townley Street; BUCHAN ROAD north-west side, side of No. 63 Howbury Road; CADIZ STREET north-west side opposite No. 24 Cadiz Street; COLWORTH GROVE north-east side, side of No. 13 Browning Street; CROXTED ROAD north-east side o/s No. 132 Croxted Road; CYRENA ROAD north-west side, side of No. 31 Silvester Road; DAWES STREET south-west side, south-east of its junction with East Street; DAYTON GROVE east side opposite No. 29 Dayton Grove; ELFINDALE ROAD north-west side opposite No. 96 Elfindale Road; GOLDSMITH ROAD north-west side opposite vehicular access to Jarvis House (next to existing hangar); HAMPTON STREET north-west side opposite its junction with Steedman Street; HENSHAW STREET north-west side opposite No. 4 Henshaw Street; HOLLYDALE ROAD north-east side opposite No. 165 Hollydale Road; KIMBERLEY AVENUE north-east side opposite its junction with Buchan Road; KING'S GROVE north-west side o/s No. 111 King's Grove; LANVANOR ROAD north-east side, north-west of its junction with Brabourn Grove; LINDEN GROVE south-east side o/s The Lodge Nunhead Cemetery; LODER STREET north-west side, side of No. 100 Astbury Road; LUGARD ROAD south-east side opposite No. 58 Lugard Road; LYTCOTT GROVE south-east side opposite Alleyn's Junior School; MACHELL ROAD north-west side, south-west of its junction with Kimberley Avenue; MELBOURNE GROVE north-east side opposite No. 68 Melbourne Grove (next to existing hangar); MONTPELIER ROAD south-east side, south of its junction with Meeting House Lane; NORTH CROSS ROAD south-west side, side of No. 92 Crystal Palace Road (next to existing hangar); NORWAY GATE south-west side opposite Nos. 4 and 6 Norway Gate; NUNHEAD GROVE north-east side opposite No. 54 Nunhead Grove; PELLATT ROAD north-east side opposite No. 83 Pellatt Road; ST ASAPH ROAD south-west side opposite its junction with Bonita Mews; ST MARY'S ROAD north-east side opposite No. 24 St Mary's Road (New Cross Telephone Exchange); SURREY ROAD north-west side opposite No. 27 Surrey Road; SUTHERLAND SQUARE south-east side o/s No. 55 Sutherland Square; WHATELEY ROAD north-east side, north-west of its junction with Crystal Palace Road; (b) to provide a new cycle hangar (2.55 metres in length and 2.05 metres in width), on the footway of BRUNSWICK PARK north-west side o/s No. 22 Brunswick Park aligned parallel to the south-western edge of the footway area; (c) to relocate an existing cycle hangar on the footway in STORIES ROAD south-westward by 11m; NOTES: (1) The measures in 2 (d)-(o) are made to accommodate the provision of new cycle hangars, and in those locations in the carriageway, referred to above. (2) ‘permit’ refers to parking places for holders of valid parking permits within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) listed, ‘shared-use’ refers to parking places in which holders of a valid permit for the CPZ listed or ‘pay by phone’ paid ticket holders are permitted to park within the permitted hours. ‘DYLs’ refer to waiting restrictions which operate 'at any time' - all hours on every day of the week. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking (d) in CPZ 'B' reduce existing 'permit' by 2.55m in GOLDSMITH ROAD (14m remain); (e) in CPZ 'D' split and reduce existing 'pay' by 4.55m in BATH TERRACE (total of 23m remain); (f) in CPZ 'E' reduce existing 'shared-use' by 3.55m in HAMPTON STREET (56.5m remain); (g) in CPZ 'GR' reduce existing 'shared-use' by 4.55m ALSCOT ROAD (12.5m remain); (h) in CPZ 'J' reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m in SUTHERLAND SQUARE (14m remain); (i) in CPZ 'M1' (i) reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in COLWORTH GROVE (44m remains), and (ii) split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in HENSHAW STREET (a total of 40m remain); (j) in CPZ 'M2' reduce existing 'shared-use' by 4m in BRANDON STREET (38m remain), and by 4.55m in both CADIZ STREET (8.5m remain) and in DAWES STREET (11m remain); (k) in CPZ 'P' split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in ELFINDALE ROAD (total of 29.5m remain); (l) in CPZ 'QR' (i) split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in KING'S GROVE (a total of 48m remain), and (ii) reduce existing 'shared-use' by 3.55m in MONTPELIER ROAD (7.5m remain); (m) in CPZ 'S' split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in NORWAY GATE (a total of 72m remain); (n) add new lengths of 'at any time' waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) (i) a total of 4.2m in DAYTON GROVE either side of new hangar, (ii) 3m in MONTPELIER ROAD north of new hangar, (iii) 2m in CYRENA ROAD south-west of new hangar, (iv) a total of 1.5m in BRANDON STREET either side of new hangar, (v) 1m only north of new hangar in LODER STREET, west of new hangar in NORTH CROSS ROAD, north-west of new hangars in NUNHEAD GROVE, MELBOURNE GROVE and WHATELEY ROAD, south-east of new hangar in ST ASAPH ROAD, and south-west of new hangars in HAMPTON STREET, LUGARD ROAD and SUTHERLAND SQUARE, (vi) 1m either side of new hangars in ALSCOT ROAD, BASSANO STREET, BATH TERRACE, BUCHAN ROAD, CADIZ STREET, CROXTED ROAD, DAWES STREET, ELFINDALE ROAD, HENSHAW STREET, HOLLYDALE ROAD, KIMBERLEY AVENUE, KING'S GROVE, LANVANOR ROAD, LINDEN GROVE, LYTCOTT GROVE, MACHELL ROAD, NORWAY GATE, PELLATT ROAD, ST MARY'S ROAD, SURREY ROAD, and (vii) 0.5m either side of new hangar in COLWORTH GROVE; and (o) relocate an existing length of 1m ‘DYLs’ to the north-east of the new cycle hangar in GOLDSMITH ROAD (north-west side, opposite vehicular access to Jarvis House).

NOTES: (1) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (2) All measurements are in metres and are approximate. (3) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking 3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 28 October 2024, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 077 3132 4742 for booking details.

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

Dated 24 October 2024 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

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Thursday, October 24th 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

CONTROLLED PARKING ZONE ‘S’ CHANGES

PECKHAM ‘OFF-STREET’ CAR PARKS CHANGES

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (CPZ ‘S’) (No. *) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places, Loading places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping restrictions) (CPZ ‘S’) (No. *) Order 202* 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Orders, as part of the provision of changes to existing Controlled Parking Zone (‘CPZ’) ‘S’ in the Surrey Docks area would be:(a) to provide 'permit holders past this point' parking in which vehicles which have been granted either a valid residents' permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitors' permit may be left at any unmarked part of the kerbside (providing this does not cause an obstruction to the passage of other vehicles) between the hours of 8.30 am and 6.30 pm on Monday to Friday, inclusive, in parts of the following streets, in:- RAINBOW QUAY, REVELEY SQUARE, SOMERFORD WAY, STEERS WAY, and SWEDISH QUAY; (b) to include COW LANE (which recently changed to adopted highway) within the CPZ ‘S’ and within COW LANE to (i) provide a new 'shared-use' parking place, north-west side opposite Redriff Primary School (26.5 metres in length), in which either:- vehicles which have paid the parking charge of (currently) £5.10 per hour or £8.30 per hour for diesel vehicles (using 'Pay by Phone') may be left for up to 4 hours (provided no same vehicle may return to a parking place on that same day), or vehicles which have been granted either a valid residents' permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitors' permit which may be left without time limit, between the hours of 8.30 am and 6.30 pm on Monday to Friday inclusive, and (ii) add a total of 76.5 metres of new ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) on all sides for the remaining carriageway of Cow Lane and to extend the existing ‘DYLs’ in SALTER ROAD south-west side across its junction with Cow Lane; (c) in HOWLAND WAY to (i) introduce CPZ 'S' 'permit-holders only past this point' south-east of its junction with Steers Way, (ii) all existing permit holders’ only parking places (a total of 127 metres in length), and (iii) remove most existing ‘DYLs’ (approximately 130.5 metres remain); and (d) to add new ‘DYLs’ in RAINBOW QUAY north-westernmost sides (18.5 metres), SOMERFORD WAY on both sides o/s Nos. 34, 35, 36, and 38 (a total of 49.5 metres), and SWEDISH QUAY northwesternmost side (8 metres).

NOTES: (1) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (2) All measurements are in metres and are approximate. (3) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking 3. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE of the installation of new 'School Keep Clear' markings (operating between the hours of 8 am to 5 pm Mondays – Fridays) in COW LANE north-west side opposite Redriff Primary School (24.5m in length).

4. For more information about these proposals please contact Katie Reeves of the Council's Highways – Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk.

5. Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of the Council's reasons for the proposals), and paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effects of the Orders, may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 077 3132 4742) for booking details.

6. Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2425-023 CPZ S changes’ by 14 November 2024. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

The London Borough of Southwark (Off-street parking places) Consolidation Order 202* 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above Order under sections 35 and 124, and Part IV of Schedule 9, of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Order will be to:(a) extend the area of the existing PECKHAM TOWN CENTER CAR PARK (Cerise Road, SE15), by an additional 8 ‘off-street’ pay-by-phone or PayPoint parking places, by including the ‘off-street’ area directly south-east of the junction of Cicely Road and Moncrieff Street; (b) the above-mentioned extension will be completed under the overall update and consolidation of the London Borough of Southwark (Off-street parking places) Traffic Management Orders, so as to:- (i) remove the mention of car parks which are no longer managed or owned by Southwark Council, (ii) include the charges introduced in April 2024 by Public Notice under section 35C of the 1984 Act for parking and season ticket fees and the updated operating times (as detailed below) in the Council’s two ‘off-street’ Car Parks: Choumert Grove Car Park, and Peckham Town Centre Car Park, and (iii) include a map-based schedule for the Council’s two ‘off-street’ Car Parks: Choumert Grove Car Park, and Peckham Town Centre Car Park to improve the clarity of the parking and ‘no waiting’ restrictions within these car parks.

3. The charge for parking in either Choumert Grove Car Park or Peckham Town Centre Car Park is currently a flat rate of £2.50 per vehicle per hour (or £3.75 for diesel vehicles, per hour). Choumert Grove Car Park and Peckham Town Centre Car Park are open and operating Mondays to Saturdays (excluding bank holidays) between the hours of 08:30 am and 06:30 pm.

Visit the website: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/parking-streets-and-transport/parking/places-park/car-parks for more information on the ‘off-street’ car parks in Southwark, and to view the current ‘off-street’ parking charges and car park opening hours.

4. For more information about these proposals please contact the Council's Highways team Highways@southwark.gov.uk.

5. Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Order, and a statement of the Council's reasons for the proposals), may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Order is made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 077 3132 4742) for booking details.

6. Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposal mentioned in 2(a) above of extending Peckham Town Centre Car Park, may use the form labelled 'Parking - Road traffic and highway schemes - responding to statutory consultation notices' at www.southwark.gov.uk/statutoryconsultationnotices or send a statement in writing to: the Traffic Orders Officer, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2425-024 Peckham off-street’ by 14 November 2024. Please note that if you wish to object to the proposal mentioned in 2(a) above of extending Peckham Town Centre Car Park, you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

7. Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter, form or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected.

Dated 24 October 2024 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

7. Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter, form or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DULWICH VILLAGE, CALTON AVENUE, TURNEY ROAD, COURT LANE)

Dated 24 October 2024 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

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

2.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable utility work to be carried out by Thames Water or its appointed contractor, 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 on: (a) Calton Avenue, from Woodwarde Road to Dulwich Village/Court Lane (b) Dulwich Village, between Gilkes Place and Boxall Road (c) Turney Road, from Dulwich Village to Boxall Road (d) Court Lane, from Calton Avenue to Dekker Road

3.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time on: (a) Hyndman Road, southbound carriageway between Ruby Street and Old Kent Road. (b) Great Suffolk Street, at the side of 200 Union Street.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be: 1) East Dulwich Grove, Lordship Lane, Dulwich Common, College Road.

2) College Road, Dulwich Common, Lordship Lane, East Dulwich Grove.

3) Red Post Hill, Denmark Hill, Champion Park, Grove lane, Lordship Lane, Dulwich Common, College Road.

4.

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

5.

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

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HYNDMAN ROAD, GREAT SUFFOLK STREET) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

2.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The prohibitions will be in place on the following dates: (a,b,c & d) From 20:00 to 05:00 each night starting on the 6th of November until 05:00 on the 9th of November.

6.

The prohibitions will be in place on the following dates: (a) 4th to 6th November 2024 (b) 12th to 25th November 2024

7.

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

7.

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

Dated this 24th of October 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 7032 (b) 7051

Dated this 24th of October 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: 7046

To place a public notice, please email em@cm-media.co.uk or call 020 7232 1639

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Thursday, October 24th 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (PARKERS ROW, WOLSELEY STREET, CAMBERWELL STATION ROAD, CONTENT STREET, DISNEY STREET, DISNEY PLACE, LARCOM STREET) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

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

2.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time on: (a) Parkers Row, between Wolseley street and Dockhead. (b) Wolseley Street, from Mill Street to Outside Ship Aground Pub (c) Camberwell Station Road, from Camberwell Station Road to 10 metres past Knatchbull Road. (d) Camberwell Station Road, between Woodrow Court and Post Office building. (e) Content Street, directional closure, southbound traffic prohibited for whole length. (f) Larcom Street, between Content Street and Brandon Street (g) Disney Place, whole road. (h) Disney Street, whole road.

3.

The alternative route for affected traffic will be shown by the signs displayed.

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The prohibitions will be in place on the following dates: (a & b) 1st of November 2024 (c) 4th and 5th November 2024 (d) 5th November 2024 to 15th January 2025 (e & f) 4th November to 19th December 2024 (g & h) 4th and 5th November 2024

7.

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

Dated this 24th of October 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: (a & b) 7033 (c & d) 7048 (e & f) 7022 (g & h) 7045

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we Kr Coffee Ltd Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Hagen Borough Yards, 30 Dirty Lane, SE1 9PA The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are The retail sale of alcohol:

Days Monday to Sunday

Start time 11:00

Finish time 18:00

Opening hours:

Monday to Sunday

08:00

18:00

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: 16th October 2024

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we Kalea Kitchen Ltd Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of 481 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8JY The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are The retail sale of alcohol:

Days Sunday - Saturday

Start time 9:00

Finish time 23:00

Opening hours:

Sunday - Saturday

9:00

23:00

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: 14th October 2024

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 29 THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2024 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 16a of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

2.

The purpose of the Order is to facilitate Play Streets, as indicated in the schedule to this notice.

3.

The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle from:(a) entering or proceeding in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice on the date and between the hours specified in that schedule;. (b) waiting (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice.

4.

The prohibitions will not apply in respect of: (a) any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes; (b) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark.

5.

The alternative route will be adjacent roads as applicable.

For information regarding this notice, please contact Network & Parking at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk

Dated this 24th of October 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: LBSPSNOV24 Schedule:

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Lewisham triathlete finally takes top spot on podium

By John Kelly aLeX Yee said previous nearmisses made it “all the sweeter” after he won his �irst world triathlon title in spain last weekend.

Lewisham’s reigning Olympic champion Yee, 26, needed to finish in the to six of the final event of the championships in Andalusia to protect his lead over Leo Bergere of France.

Yee went into the cycle section in sixth place, 21 seconds off the lead.

Yee never looked in danger of dropping back from that position and made up places in the 10km run to finish third behind New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde - the Olympic silver medalist - and Bergere, who won bronze in Paris.

After event victories in Cagliari in Italy and Weihai in China, Yee finished the series on 4,069 points, ahead of Bergere and Wilde.

Yee finished fifth in the competition in 2020, third in 2021, second in 2022 and fifth last year.

“This is something which has evaded me for the last three years so makes it all the more sweeter,” Yee said. “I’m world champion and couldn’t be prouder of this season. It shows people

at home with hard work anything can happen.

“Pressure makes diamonds so hopefully I showed that today.”

Yee added: “That was a hard race and it was definitely exciting. Fair play to Hayden and Leo and the guys at the front - they made it a hell of a race and I’m just proud to be part of that and be a part of this amazing season.”

Yee was in the chasing group after the swim.

“Maybe I wasn’t in the best position. I probably just didn’t have the best legs going out of T1,” Yee said.

“I think Matt Hauser might have unfortunately had a crash and then maybe a little gap went. I was probably a little bit too far back to even be able to react to that.

“And these boys, they’re the strongest in the game and if they go, then, you know, you’re in danger. So I just had to play to my strengths, work as hard as I could on the bike and run as hard as I could.

“We did everything we could [in the chase group], but these guys are so strong. When the motivation goes out of the group, that’s when, you know that me by myself – or anyone by themselves – aren’t going to make a difference.”

Lionesses claim back-to-back wins

By Jeff Burnige miLLwaLL Lionesses earned backto-back wins for the �irst time this season and a �irst clean sheet of the campaign as they extended their unbeaten run in the L&serwFL premier division to four games with a 1-0 win at newhaven FC’s Fort road last sunday.

Millwall assistant boss Jack Wisson

With manager Ted Jones on a trip abroad, assistant boss Jack Wilson took charge on the stormy south coast in a game the Lionesses should have won far more easily.

Millwall finally made the breakthrough with Ella Bailey’s goal in the 88th minute to take the three points.

Ciara Watling had a thunderous freekick ruled out on 26 minutes, the second of the game.

Lionesses centre-forward Lucy Jellett had earlier had the ball in the net, but the linesman ruled that the cross she neatly converted had been delivered from fractionally over the endline.

The Newhaven goalkeeper was having a busy day and was called on to make excellent saves from Mia Lockett and Grace Seely.

When she was beaten, Sophie Chapman and Jellett both had headers cleared off the line.

When in the 70th minute Watling saw her bullet header brilliantly saved, it began to look as though Millwall might have to settle for a draw, before Bailey broke Newhaven hearts with her late winner.

This Sunday, the Lionesses travel again to Sussex, this time to face Haywards Heath Town at Hanbury Park stadium.

Meanwhile, the Lionesses’ under-12, under-14 and under-18 Girls Academy sides all reached the last sixteen in their respective London FA Cups.

Photo by Action Plus

yee claims world title

Alex Yee has enjoyed a superb season

Ten-man Dulwich edged out

By John Kelly hakan haYrettin said some of his players “let themselves down” after dulwich hamlet lost 1-0 to Billericay town in their isthmian League premier division clash at Champion hill last weekend.

Tom Bender scored the only goal of the game in the 40th minute in front of another 3,000-plus attendance in East Dulwich.

The Hamlet dropped to seventh in the table after their fourth defeat in eleven games this season.

“We didn’t play really well, if I’m being totally honest,” Hayrettin said.

“They were better than us in the first half, they had more enthusiasm.

Some of our players let themselves down.

“There’s not really a lot I can say, they are contrasting performances against Hastings to today. We can’t just turn up to these games thinking you’ve got a divine right to win them, you’ve got to work hard and some of them didn’t work hard enough - it’s as simple as that.”

Jerome Binnom-Williams was sent off in the 50th minute for two bookings.

Hayrettin said: “The second half we were much better than them but just didn’t have an end product, that was the biggest problem.

“We tried to get back in the game by making substitutions but it wasn’t meant to be our day.

“We know we can do a lot better but on the day we didn’t play particular well. Their goalkeeper made three excellent saves. We should have got something out of it.”

Dulwich face Hashtag United in the first round proper of the FA Trophy at Champion Hill on Saturday. Kickoff is 3pm.

Fish pack a Punj

By John Kelly Fisher Came from behind to beat punjab united 4-2 last weekend to move up to sixth in the sCeFL premier division table.

Jack Hopkins gave the hosts a fifteenth-minute lead before Armani-Jordan Martin equalised for the Fish on 34 minutes and Kesna Clarke made it 2-1 a minute before half-time.

Martin added his second and Fisher’s third in the 67th minute but Chris Edwards gave his side hope with a goal seventeen minutes from time.

Ajay Ashanike’s side withstood strong pressure before finally settling it when Fisher cleared a corner and Tyron Mbuenimo broke away down the right to square for Teddy Jones who scored, to the delight to the away fans in the 151 attendance.

Fisher host Sutton Athletic in the league this Saturday. Kick-off at St Paul’s in Rotherhithe is at 3pm.

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iVanoVic to the rescue

Mihailo Ivanovic celebrates after scoring against Derby County

Lions wasteful again but snatch late point

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Millwall - 1 Ivanovic 85' Derby County - 1 Yates 78' Date: Saturday 19 October 2024 Man of the match: Romain Esse Attendance: 17,321 (2,952 away) Referee: Stuart Atwell

By Will Scott at the Den miLLwaLL FouGht back to secure a 1-1 draw against derby County at home on saturday via a late mihailo ivanovic equaliser.

by Zetterstrom. The rebound nearly fell to Watmore, who would have an open goal.

The game was mostly subdued for the next 20 minutes. Millwall had a few chances from free kicks, but were unable to create any clear goal scoring opportunities.

Millwall's inability to convert their chances came back to haunt them in the 78th minute after Derby won a corner.

Femi Azeez won the first header but flicked it towards his own goal. The ball spun towards Yates in the six-yard box, who headed the ball into the net, despite Jensen's best efforts to keep it out.

The Lions responded quickly. The ball was lofted up to Ivanovic but he could only flick it into the path of Derby centre-back Curtis Nelson. Nelson attempted to clear but the ball deflected off of Esse and rolled into Ivanovic's path, who found himself through on goal.

He drove towards the Derby box, rounded the goalkeeper and calmly slotted the ball into the open net to score his first ever goal for the club and to send The Den into raptures.

Millwall pressed for a winner, but were thwarted by a stubborn Derby defence that blocked shot after shot. The Lions did well to rescue a point, but were let down again by individual mistakes at the back and poor finishing. millwall: 4-2-3-1: Jensen; Leonard, Tanganga, Cooper, Bryan; Saville (Wintle 84), De Norre (Kelly 84); Esse, Honeyman, Watmore (Azeez 65) ; Langstaff (Ivanovic 73)

derby County: 4-2-3-1: Zetterstrom, Nyambe (Wilson 33), Nelson, Cashin, Forsyth; Goudmijn (Osborn 61), Adams; Blackett-Taylor (Mendez-Laing 61), Harness (Collins 78), Jackson (Phillips 78); Yates

© Brian Tonks

After looking like the likelier side to score all game, the Lions conceded a sloppy goal from a corner in the 78th minute and looked set to lose their third league home game of the season. However, Ivanovic spared their blushes with an excellently taken goal that was his first in a Millwall shirt.

Derby came to The Den having not picked up a point away from home all season, while Millwall had won their last home game 3-1 against Preston North End and were returning to south-east London after two consecutive away trips.

The Rams came out of the blocks quickly. They pressed high with plenty of enthusiasm and energy, and pressured Lukas Jensen into misplacing a pass in the second minute. The ball fell to Marcus Harness, who played through Corey Blackett-Taylor, but he was closed down by Japhet Tanganga and his eventual shot was well wide.

Blackett-Taylor was through on goal again after Romain Esse misplaced a pass in Derby's half. He only had Joe Bryan to beat, but Bryan put in a well-timed challenge to dispossess him before he could get his shot off.

Millwall had their first sight of goal in the fourteenth minute. Ryan Leonard won the ball, then played it to Romain Esse.

Esse found George Honeyman, who got a shot away from a tight angle but it was acrobatically saved by Jacob Zetterstrom in the Derby net.

Esse was at the heart of most of Millwall's dangerous attacks in the first half. In the 22nd minute, he found Duncan Watmore on the edge of the box who played through Macaulay Langstaff. Langstaff did well to get a shot off under heavy pressure, but his effort hit the post.

It was a good period for the Lions, who managed to keep the ball for extended periods of time in Derby's half. In the 24th minute George Honeyman won a free-kick on the edge of the box, but his subsequent effort was straight at Zetterstrom.

Derby grew into the game as the half went on, and put Millwall under pressure at times. Kenzo Goudmijn put in several dangerous crosses that were mostly dealt with by Jake Cooper, while Jerry Yates and Blackett-Taylor had more opportunities on the counter-attack but nothing clear-cut as the Millwall backline defended them well.

The Lions were the better side in the first half, but had nothing to show for it as they headed into the dressing room.

Derby had the first chance of the second half. In the 50th minute, Blackett-Taylor was put through on goal but dragged his shot wide.

Normal service resumed soon after however. Langstaff has grown more and more comfortable playing in the Championship as the season has gone on, and nearly scored a fantastic goal in the 53rd minute .

Leonard cleared the ball, and it sailed over the top of the Derby defence. Langstaff ran onto the ball, shrugged off Eiran Cashin and got a shot off, which was well saved

Ivanovic reveals Harris' bold prediction

By Will Scott

miLLwaLL Boss neil harris told mihailo ivanovic that he would score his �irst goal for the club against derby County on saturday as he subbed on the serbian striker.

Neil Harris looks on as his side take on Derby County

Speaking to Millwall TV, Ivanovic revealed what Harris told him as he prepared to come on: “First, I got some instruction about set-plays and stuff," Ivanovic said. "Then he said: ‘Come on, you’re a big Serbian, you’re going to score today’."

Ivanovic, nineteen, joined the Lions in the summer transfer window for a

club record fee of around £2.5 million, but had a tricky start to his time in south-east London.

He was diagnosed with a metatarsal injury shortly after his arrival, and was called up to the Serbian national team in both the September and October international breaks, leaving him little time to train with Millwall.

As a result, he had been limited to just four substitute appearances without scoring prior to Saturday’s game. His fifth finally brought him a goal, an experience he enjoyed.

"It was a great experience, it was my first goal here, also at The Den around our fans," Ivanovic said. "It is

an amazing feeling. I cannot explain it to you.

"It was a crazy experience. First, I heard [the reaction], then I looked up and I was running, and I saw everybody on their legs. I get goosebumps now [talking about it]. It’s amazing, it was an amazing feeling. I hope there is going to be a lot more."

Harris was delighted with his late contribution.

“I’m really pleased for him,” Harris said. “He has moved abroad, away from his family, to come and follow his dream. It is so important for a Millwall number nine to get off the

mark, especially here at The Den. “It will do his confidence the world of good. It is good for us as a group when we have got so few options.

Look at the subs Derby are making and then look at the options I’ve got, especially at the top end of the pitch.

“I’m absolutely delighted for Mika.

It is an important point for us. We backed up a really good point at West Brom. But I’m the Millwall manager, I need to demand more of my players here at The Den. We need to make sure we stop finding ways of shooting ourselves in the foot, especially here against Watford and Luton. We almost did it again today.”

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'i'm Fed up oF seeing it'

Harris demands ruthlessness after another missed opportunity at home

By Will Scott miLLwaLL head coach neil harris said he was “fed up” with his team not being ruthless enough after the Lions drew 1-1 with derby County at the den on saturday.

Neil Harris issues instructions during Millwall's match against Derby County

Derby had previously lost four league away games in a row by a margin of nine goals to three, but were able to escape south-east London with their first away point of the season.

The Lions dominated the game, taking sixteen shots to Derby’s five, and forcing Rams goalkeeper Jacob Zetterstrom to make five saves. But in an all too familiar story for Millwall fans, they failed to convert their chances and conceded a soft goal from a corner in the 78th minute.

Millwall equalised in the 85th minute after Mihailo Ivanovic scored his first goal for the club, but they could not secure all three points. The Lions have now just won seven points in five games at The Den. Harris was unimpressed with the performance.

"It might look like a really good point and recovery, but we're better than that

See southwarknews.co.uk for the full report of Millwall's game against Plymouth

here at The Den," Harris said. "They've had one effort on goal and scored."

"I think Blackett-Taylor should do better in the second half when he cuts inside and scuffs it into the advertising hoardings but other than that, it was their first effort in our penalty area to get near our goal, and the ball has ended up in the back of our net. The mentality is not good enough. We have to do better than that.

"Before that we should be in front. We had three really, really good chances to score.

"In my pre-match presser, I talked about how good our expected goals is for and against and it shows that we should be in the top four in the division.

I'm fed up with talking about it and I'm not going to talk about it anymore after today.

"But again, we're not ruthless enough in one penalty area and we get punished in the other. Fortunately, the big Serbian geezer comes on and rescues a point for us and we deserve the point, but I'm fed up of seeing it, especially here at The Den, finding ways to give goals away. It's got to stop."

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ALEX YEE CLAIMS WORLD TITLE Harris: Lions' set-piece defending has to improve

Derby County players celebrate after scoring against Millwall

By Will Scott miLLwaLL Boss neil harris urged his side to defend set-pieces better after they conceded another goal from a corner during their 1-1 draw with derby County on saturday.

The last three goals the Lions have conceded have been from set-pieces, including the only goal in their 1-0 defeat to Cardiff City.

"This club over the last ten years has predominantly been in the top three in the Championship in set-pieces, for and against," Harris said. "We're not going to make a big thing of it, but we need to be better.

"But I’ll always identify areas where I feel we can improve. Sometimes it becomes a mentality thing. Did the players on the pitch at the time do enough to keep the ball out of the net?

"I think you can guess what my opinion is."

Millwall not only defended setpieces poorly, but also failed to capitalise on their own. They had nine corners on Saturday but failed to test Jacob Zetterstrom in the Derby goal.

"It [set-piece delivery] was really poor," Harris said. "17,000 people saw that and it's important that the fan base understand that I saw it as well. It wasn't good enough.

"The delivery wasn't good enough and the way we attacked the ball and I thought we were soft at times. The application and attitude of the players was immense from box-to-box, but not good enough in both penalty areas."

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