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what is going on with landmark dulwiCh pub after 12 years vaCant?

finally piCked up Police crackdown sees

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three phone snatchers taken off the streets

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'eCo-friendly ltn' - stone from india eXClusive

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the bakerloo line eXtension shunned See page 4

teenager jailed for bermondsey killing

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direCtor of resident serviCes resigns

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By Herbie Russell

soUthwArK CoUnCIL's director of resident services has resigned.

Cheryl Russell, who led the team dealing with residents’ complaints, quit on Friday, October 25.

Southwark Liberal Democrats slammed the Labour's administration's handling of the housing department.

Russell was the "third senior officer in Southwark's failing housing department to resign in a year," Cllr Victor Chamberlain, Southwark Liberal Democrat group leader, said. "This will only add to fears of instability and lack of clear direction."

The resignation comes as various housing controversies around major works and district heating, all first reported by the News, continue making national headlines.

There is no suggestion she had anything to do with the policy leading to these controversies.

However, as the officer tasked with handling tenants’ and leaseholders' complaints, she would have had to navigate their fallout.

According to a 2020 job advert, the role paid between £107,271 and £135,384 annually.

Various housing controversies around major works and district heating have been subject to residents’ complaints.

The district heating debacle has seen leaseholders raise the alarm over heating and hot water bills soaring to £2,500. In some cases, annual service charges have been pushed to £5,000.

Cheryl Russell, centre, at the Southwark Homeowners' Conference There have also been Southwark’s major works ‘scandals’ which have seen council estate maintenance projects go millions over budget.

Earlier this month, Ms Russell reportedly faced leaseholder’s fury at the Southwark HomeOwners’ Conference which one attendee described as "chaos".

Furious residents have also raged against major works projects’ allegedly shoddy workmanship while leaseholders’ have faced

Cllr Victor Chamberlain said: "This is the third senior officer in Southwark's failing housing department to resign in a year, and we're now on our fifth Cabinet Member for housing in as many years.

"Residents have already lost confidence in the council, and this will only add to fears of instability and lack of clear direction.

"We need real leadership to regain the trust of tenants and leaseholders who have been let down time and time again."

Leader of Southwark Council welcomes Budget announcement

By Issy Clarke Kieron Williams

the LeADer of Labour-held Southwark Council has praised the Budget for making 'life easier for Southwark residents'.

Cllr Kieron Williams, who represents Camberwell Green, said he was “relieved” to “finally have a government that is listening to our community's needs and investing in local people".

He continued: “This Budget will lift thousands of people in our borough out of poverty pay, raise the state pension and cut business rates

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“wipe-out” bills rising to £50,000.

Projects have often gone years over schedule, with leaseholders footing the costs of unexpected delays.

Southwark, which has over 17,000 people on the housing waiting list, recently ranked third highest in the country for housing complaints.

However, it is also one of the largest social landlords in the country with over 36,000 tenanted and nearly 16,000 leasehold homes.

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temporary accommodation.

40% business rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure £485m to improve TfL services £22.6 billion cash injection for the NHS Support for people on low pay with more support for working carers, and the state pension and pension credit rising by 4.1% £1bn to extend the Household Support Fund and changes to Universal Credit to reduce the extent payments can be deducted to repay debts.

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for hundreds of local small businesses.

He added it would also help by “rescuing our ailing NHS, as well as investing in more council homes, breakfast clubs, better roads, schools and social care services."

“We finally have a government that is working with us to make life easier for Southwark residents,” he said.

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the history behind the strange 'bermondsey' souvenirs being sold on ebay right now 1 3

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By Isabel Ramirez In the week we reported that an old Dandy comic was reunited with its Bermondsey author, we discovered there were other interesting items on sale from the area.

Here are some of the bits we found and the history behind them...

1 - 100 Millwall stickers Price: £13.99

a bargaIn for LIonS fanS WantIng to LEaVE thEIr mark on aWay DayS.

With staunch loyalty and a history of hooliganism, Millwall supporters are known for leaving their mark wherever they go. Their hearts lie at The Den, but whilst on tour they will make sure everyone knew they were there.

Just like tattoos and flags, putting stickers up at stadiums with tongue-incheek messages, like 'Taking the P*** since 1885', is somewhat of a tradition for fans.

And this tradition is reciprocated.

After entering Millwall FC's stadium via 'Cowards Way', away fans indulge in the same practice before the match begins.

4 2 - A Platform ticket for south Bermondsey station, 1988 Price: £1.50

a tICkEt JUSt to gEt on thE pLatform that DoESn't Work on thE traIn; Who WoULD Want that - yoU aSk?

Well, it's not as useless as you might think.

If customers are not travelling by train but wish to access the station platform they may need to buy a platform ticket.

Say someone wishes to assist someone onto the train, or they are a trainspotter, they would use this where ticket barriers are in operation.

Despite this one being from the late '80s, they're still in use today at certain stations and can only be bought at the ticket office.

3 - Antique western & wolland salt glaze ginger Beer Bottle Price: £15.99

bottLES LIkE thESE arE SomE of thE onLy rEmnantS of a SUCCESSfUL 19th-CEntUry gIngEr bEEr bUSInESS, baSED In bErmonDSEy.

The company, Western and Wolland (W&W), a ginger beer and lemonade enterprise, was based in a factory on

Grange Walk in 1865.

The ginger root needed for the drink was easily at hand with the spice trade so close to Shad Thames, making it a perfect spot for the industry. The firm successfully traded for 40 years and just disappeared without a trace, except for these odd excavated bottles.

In the earliest years, the ginger beer was bottled in these stoneware containers, with the W&W logo (horse’s heads enclosed in a horseshoe) impressed on the side.

However, the stone bottles were porous so they struggled to hold in the fizz. In 1875, a new design was born: glass bottles with a cork to lock in the bubbles - also available to buy.

4 - tax Demand from a Bermondsey resident, 1878 Price: £1.50

a VICtorIan taX SLIp aDDrESSED to a LanDoWnEr.

Almost every working adult in the UK today pays income tax, a form of direct tax. However, in the 18th century, things were very different.

The first and, for a long time, only form of direct taxation in Britain was land tax.

Levied from 1692 to 1963, only people with land, property or wealth would be ordered to pay it and the

amount varied according to the size of a person's landholdings.

The rate of tax was set by Parliament each year in a 'Land Tax Act' and was usually between two and four shillings in the pound, based on the value of each individual's land or property.

It lasted longer - over 250 years than any other form of direct taxation, from its inception in 1693 to its final abolition by the Finance Act of 1963.

This slip, also requesting income tax and inhabited house duty, totals £7.84 for the year.

Before boroughs were formed, Bermondsey was once part of Surrey County before it became part of Southwark - which explains why the slip reads 'Bermondsey, County: Surrey.'

5 - McDougall's Practical Arithmetical Questions, 1923 Price: £6.00

a book of yEar 6 mathS QUEStIonS from bErmonDSEy CEntraL SChooL In 1923.

The school was opened in 1874 as the Monnow Road School - renamed in 1915.

It took in students from 35 primary schools in Bermondsey - who had either failed to pass the exam needed to win a scholarship for the local grammar schools or were too poor to

afford to pay the fees. The students remained at the school for four years before venturing into the world of work where they would earn money for their families.

Now in its place is Spa Bermondsey, a secondary students aged 11-19 with Autism.

McDougall's Educational Company Ltd, which published this maths book, was a well-known British educational publisher active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Based in London and Edinburgh, it specialised in producing a variety of educational resources for schoolchildren, including textbooks, workbooks, and exam question books across multiple subjects, such as maths, English, and history.

This book is from a time before the British education system became standardised, and way before the national curriculum came in 1989.

The questions are also very 'of the time'. For instance, before decimalisation arrived in 1971, money was separated into pounds, shillings and pence.

Shillings were usually abbreviated to 's': which stands for 'sesterius' or 'solidos', coins used by the Romans.

Pennies were, confusingly, abbreviated to 'd': because the Latin word for this coin was 'denarius'.

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teen jailed for killing woman in laughing gas-fuelled argument on Christmas Eve

By court reporter A teenage mobile phone thief who stabbed a young woman to death 'in a fit of anger' after inhaling laughing gas with her on Christmas Eve has been jailed for six and a half years.

Kacey Clarke, 22, was knifed at her home in Bermondsey, southeast London, on December 24 last year.

Police officers attended along with paramedics who provided emergency first aid but Ms Clarke died at the scene.

The killer, who is now 17 but cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested a short time later.

He denied and was cleared of murder but was convicted by an Old Bailey jury of manslaughter after over 13 hours of deliberation.

Jailing him for six years and six months years, Judge Simon Mayo, KC, said: "I am sure that Kacey did not have a knife.

‘I am sure that in a fit of anger you picked up a hunting knife, removed it from the sheath and stabbed her inside of the chest.

‘Suggesting Kacey had a knife was something you made up.

‘I am sure that when you stabbed her you intended to hurt her badly, even if you did not intend to cause her really serious harm.

‘I accept that you regret killing Kacey. It would be very worrying if you did not."

The judge said he accepted that Ms Clarke was also being aggressive and had pulled out a clump of the teenager’s hair.

The judge also sentenced him for a series of thefts by snatching mobile

telephones between July and September last year and six offences of dangerous driving on an e-bike.

The teenager had ridden up to members of the public and snatched their phones with a friend before riding off, stealing more than 30 phones.

He was arrested for the offences but when released on bail stole another 16 phones.

The judge said he had thought carefully about how the teenager’s ADHD may have affected his ability to understand the nature and consequences of his actions.

"I accept that you were less able to think about your choices and the consequences of your actions," he said.

The judge unusually announced the six year sentence at the start of his sentencing remarks rather than the end due to his age.

After announcing the sentence he gave the teenager a written copy of his remarks to follow while he spoke.

The teenager had been arrested multiple times before for a number of different offences including robbery and possession of a bladed article, the court heard.

When arrested for murder, the court was told that the 16-year-old broke down and said "For What? You’re lying, you’re lying….”.

And that he later laughed at police officers saying the charges against him would "go nowhere".

The knife was recovered a month later by a nearby railway arch.

In a victim impact statement on behalf of the family, Kacey Clarke’s uncle said:

"We cannot explain the sadness and devastation that this tragic event has had.

"We are all so close, and her death has left a fracture in our family and a gap that cannot be filled."

Ms Clarke had been taking 'balloons', slang for inhaling nitrous oxide, before she was attacked.

Police later found a 'large collection' of canisters containing the gas in the killer's bedroom.

Jane Osborne, KC, prosecuting, earlier told jurors: "Unfortunately, Kacey Clarke was never to see Christmas day, because on Christmas Eve, she was stabbed by this defendant and died."

A relative had suspected Ms Clarke been taking 'intoxicating substances' earlier that day as she had been in contact with her by phone.

The phone messages showed she had been taking 'balloons', the court heard.

Ms Osborne said the relative had challenged Ms Clarke about taking laughing gas and said she "shouldn’t be boring because it was Christmas."

Police and paramedics were later called to an 'incident' at Ms Clarke's home at 22:02pm.

The first medic to enter the flat found Ms Clarke lying on the kitchen floor and unresponsive.

"There was a single stab wound that was to the right-hand side of her chest wall, around the 4th/5th rib which was 3-4cm long," said the prosecutor.

"At the time that the paramedics arrived Kacey Clarke was in cardiac arrest.

"In order to facilitate the necessary medical treatment, a space was cleared

in the living room, so that Kacey could be moved from the kitchen, where she was lying when the paramedics arrived, into the lounge.

"Whilst she was there the medical team did everything they could to try and save Kacey Clarke.

"They performed surgery on her in the living room to ensure that the heart was undamaged and capable of functioning – they found no damage to the heart but there was substantial bleeding to the right lung which was significantly damaged.

"Despite inserting breathing tubes to ensure that oxygen was entering the body and carrying out blood transfusions to replace the blood that was being lost, Kacey never regained consciousness. Her life was pronounced extinct at 22:42."

When the teenager was arrested he made no reply to caution.

"The arresting officer noticed that he had a scratch to his neck and also an injury to his left arm," said Ms Osborne.

The court heard he also had a rip to the rear of his T-shirt.

Police later found a 'large collection' of nitrous oxide cannisters in his bedroom along with a sheath to a knife on the floor, but with no blade, the court was told.

Photographs were then taken of the defendant's injuries and a blood stain on the defendant’s right foot between his big toe and the next one.

"The blood, when later analysed, was found to match that of Kacey Clarke," said Ms Osborne.

"Once at the police station and having recovered from the initial shock, the defendant remained entirely calm, and

at times was laughing and joking with officers saying that the charges would go nowhere. He didn’t ask about Kacey Clarke at any point.

"When the flat was searched clumps of his hair were found which appeared to have been ripped from his head.

"There were clumps of hair that were seized from near the door of the kitchen.

Those clumps of hair, when later analysed, had the appearance of having been ripped from the scalp and they were found to belong to the defendant."

Police later analysed footage from a CCTV camera belonging to the occupants of a neighbouring flat.

The prosecutor added: "A clip which shows no people on the footage but contains audio which consists of a male saying 'I’m gonna ching you up yeah' and a female voice saying 'Just f--king stop' and the male finally saying 'I’m going to kill you'.

"This clip lasted only 11 seconds, and was recorded shortly before 22:00."

The defendant, of south London, denied but was convicted of manslaughter. He denied and was cleared of murder.

Detective Inspector Adam Clifton said: "Through a thorough investigation we were able to disprove many assertions made about Kacey, leading to the jury rejecting the defendant’s claim to have been acting in self-defence. I am pleased that we have been able to secure justice for her.

"Reducing violence against women and girls remains a key priority for the Met and I would urge anyone who is suffering abuse to reach out for help."

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three sentenCed as poliCe CraCk down on mobile phone thefts in bermondsey and greenwiCh

Kie Joyce, 21

By Isabel Ramirez A MAn and two teenage boys were sentenced for their involvement in a spate of phone theft incidents in Bermondsey and greenwich.

The trio were brought to justice for their part in snatching phones in 35 separate incidents. Following the actions of Met officers, 32 mobile phones were recovered, with 30 of them successfully returned to their rightful owners.

Police said the total estimated value of the stolen phones amounts to over £20,000.

Footage shared by the Met Police, shows thieves in Bermondsey and Greenwich snatching phones before being apprehended in a branch of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

The Met investigation was launched in 2023 and focused on the three individuals who used electric motorbikes to steal phones from

One of the phone thefts taking place unsuspecting victims.

The police said they targeted individuals by aggressively riding their bikes on pavements and approaching people at high speeds, creating an intimidating environment that made it difficult for victims to react or escape.

Kie Joyce, 21, from Bermondsey was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment on Thursday, 19 September at Inner London Crown Court for conspiracy to steal and eight counts of dangerous driving offences.

A 16-year-old boy – who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to six months on Friday, 1 November at the Old Bailey for conspiracy to steal and eight counts of dangerous driving.

A second 16-year-old boy – who also cannot be named for legal reasons – was sentenced to a nine-month supervision requirement on Friday, 26 February at South London Magistrates' Court for conspiracy to commit theft and handling stolen goods. He was also subjected to a youth rehabilitation

order, and curfew requirement and is required to pay compensation of £425.

As part of the A New Met for London plan, the Met is focusing on improving community policing, with officers patrolling busy areas and town centres to help deter offenders and ensure they are present to act on anything suspicious. Local residents have fed back the increased presence has provided a sense of safety to residents and visitors.

The Met is employing CCTV in busy

areas to monitor and identify people involved in mobile phone thefts, allowing them to capture real-time footage for analysis and evidence gathering.

PC Alex Earley, who led the investigation, said: “I am pleased our investigation has brought three offenders to justice for their part to play in a spate of phone thefts in our local area. This demonstrates our commitment to addressing the concerns of those living and working here.

“Our top priority is to drive down crime that impacts our communities the most, creating neighbourhoods where everyone feels safe.”

Commander Owain Richards, the lead for mobile phone thefts in London, added: “We understand the impact mobile phone theft can have on victims, it’s an invasive and sometimes violent crime- and we’re committed to protecting Londoners and tackling this issue as we make the capital safer.

“We continue to use data and technology to build intelligence and track stolen items to target offenders.

We are also working with phone firms to ‘design out’ the ability for phones to be reused and sold on as we seek to dismantle the criminal market that fuels robbery and theft.

“We encourage people to report as soon as they can whenever they have been a victim of mobile phone theft, so officers can investigate swiftly”.

If you witness or are a victim of a crime, it is crucial to report it promptly by calling 999 in case of an emergency. For non-emergency situations, you can call 101 or report online.

For advice on how to stay safe from mobile phone theft visit the Met Police website.

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6 NEWS Lower Road pictured a month after Cycleway 4 was unveiled

By Herbie Russell

By Herbie Russell Collisions on Lower Road have almost tripled since a controversial cycle lane was officially unveiled, data suggests.

‘temporary fix’ due to cutbacks and that it had considered other options.

The original plans, consulted on by Southwark Council in 2019, were paused during the pandemic because of funding issues. They would have reportedly cost over £10m.

That scheme would have used some of the pavement for cycle lanes and removed traffic islands meaning the road would have been wider in places.

Mr Coyle believes that diverting the cycleway through Southwark Park would have been a better option.

Cycleway 4 is a continuous cycle route between Tower Bridge and Greenwich measuring 5km.

Last week, the News revealed the council’s most lucrative bus lane, also on Lower Road, was not valid.

Drivers received 4,478 fines worth over £500,000 last year which could now be refunded.

Neil Coyle described the situation as ‘absurd’ and pledged to help locals challenging the fines.

Cllr James McAsh, Cabinet Member for Clean Air, Streets and Waste, said: "We’re committed to improving air quality in Southwark and promoting sustainable travel by creating safer, more accessible routes for walking and cycling. This is a long-term vision that will take time to fully realise.

“I understand residents' concerns, and I want to reassure them that we’re closely monitoring the situation with TfL and making adjustments as needed. Recently, we responded to concerns by adjusting traffic signals to improve flow and implementing technology to make signals more responsive to traffic levels.

“In the long term, we’re tracking the Cycleway through a series of monitoring sites that capture network changes. This data will guide future upgrades to the scheme."

Council’s supposed climate change concerns.

According to landscaping supplier Marshalls, the carbon footprint of York stone is between 25 kg and 37.5 kg per square metre.

In contrast, the Indian stone which is shipped roughly 5,000 miles to the UK, has a carbon footprint of at least 101.5 kg per square metre, One Dulwich said.

“In other words, the carbon footprint of the Indian stone is three or four times greater than the York stone,” the group said.

A Southwark Council spokesperson said: "Sustainability is at the core of the Streets for People delivery plan. Even with transport included the materials we have used have a comparable carbon impact.

"We selected materials based on a whole-life carbon assessment to ensure both environmental responsibility and long-term durability. Hawks View Sandstone from India was chosen for its strength and density, reducing future maintenance needs."

“While Yorkstone from the UK was considered, it posed higher costs, longer lead times, and greater carbon impact in thicker applications. We will continue to undertake carbon assessment throughout the process to ensure we are doing all that we can to reduce our carbon footprint."

© One Dulwich

The £2.8 million Cycleway 4 project

by Transport for London (TfL) and Southwark Council saw a motor traffic lane removed to accommodate cyclists in spring.

Locals, who had branded the redesign "crazy" and "absolute chaos", appear to have been vindicated by the latest statistics.

Neil Coyle MP has now urged both TfL and Southwark Council to “get out of bed and acknowledge” the problem.

Between January 2017 and March 2024, there was an average of 0.7 collisions per month, according to Transport for London (TfL) data.

We have learned this skyrocketed to roughly two collisions per month in the three months after Cycleway 4 was installed.

While data seen by us shows collision statistics until May 2024, more up-to-date statistics are not available and were not provided by TfL. Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, said: “TfL and Southwark Council need to get out of bed and acknowledge that the changes have had a negative impact.”

The Labour MP also said that the authorities had failed to keep him updated on collision and air pollution data since the scheme was installed.

TfL responded saying data monitoring is Southwark Council's responsibility.

Although TfL funded and helped design the road layout, it is "now part of the borough road network," it said.

On a visit to Lower Road in May, Mr

Coyle said it was “shocking” that neither TfL nor Southwark Council were working with police or ambulance services to track dangerous incidents.

“It’s ridiculous that they are telling local people to email in if they get run over,” he said.

Among the Lower Road collisions reported in recent months was an incident in which a fifteen-year-old girl suffered a head injury, on Thursday, April 18.

On Tuesday, March 26, a cyclist was hospitalised after a collision with a car at the junction of Lower Road and Ann Moss Way. A TfL spokesperson said: "Our continued work with councils in expanding the Cycleway network throughout the capital is unlocking access to cycling for many more thousands of Londoners and the final section of Cycleway 4 on Lower Road is a vital part of this.

"The proposals on Lower Road were led through design and construction by London Borough of Southwark and are now part of the borough road network.

"We work closely with Southwark and other councils to support them in monitoring collisions, air quality and congestion on their schemes, to ensure they are working as intended and that all of their legal obligations for monitoring are met.

"Collision, air quality and congestion data along any corridor can be affected by a number of factors, including overall increases in cycling, seasonal variations in road use and planned and unplanned events impacting the road network.

"This is why it is important to carefully analyse data across an appropriate time period to ensure that valid conclusions can be drawn about how schemes are working."

Transport for London (TfL) has previously claimed that the controversial Lower Road cycleway design was a

A Low Traffic Neighbourhood hailed as eco-friendly is reportedly using stones quarried 5,000 miles away in India.

Furious local campaigners have now slammed Southwark Council for “contributing to the climate crisis” with its £2 million “vanity project”.

Eagle-eyed locals spotted a notice on the building site suggesting Hawks View Sandstone, sourced from Rajasthan in India, was being used to pave the controversial junction.

This is unusual. Scoutmoor Yorkstone, from Lancashire, is “conventionally used” in heritage areas, according to Metis Consultants, the company working on the redesign.

The Indian material was reportedly chosen over Yorkstone for its ‘strength, ‘thickness’ and ‘slip resistance’.

A spokesperson for One Dulwich, an LTN-skeptic campaign group, said this made “a mockery” of Southwark

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Collisions have almost tripled on Lower Road since cycle lane was installed, data suggests EXCLUSIVE

'eco-friendly' LTN using 'Indian stones quarried 5,000 miles away'

Rajasthan in West India

The Dulwich Village junction LTN

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New Cross Gate among first to get toilets

By Herbie Russell

New Cross Gate station

New Cross Gate station will be among the first seven stations chosen to get new public toilets in Transport or London's £3 million rollout.

The

other

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family of man shot dead says ‘time is not a healer’ in heartbreaking appeal for witnesses

By Herbie Russell the FAMILy of a man shot dead in herne hill has said “the pain is unbearable” in a heartbreaking appeal for witnesses.

Lemar Urqhart, 27, was fatally shot on Railton Road two years ago (Sunday, October 30, 2022).

The chaotic incident also claimed the life of Guilherme Messias Da Silva, 23, whose moped was knocked over when a car collided with it.

Lemar’s family said: “Two years since our son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin and friend was tragically taken from us. Whoever said time is a healer, lied.

“The pain is unbearable & life will never be the same. Lemar was an integral part of the family and his death has rocked our family to the core.”

Detective Chief Inspector Samantha Townsend said: “It has been two years since this shocking incident and our thoughts continue to remain with the family and friends of Guilherme and Lemar.

“My team is working tirelessly to identify those responsible for their deaths and to get justice for the families.

“I am extremely grateful to those individuals who have already come forward to share information, but would urge anyone else who has information and has not yet spoken to us to come forward. No piece of information is too small.”

Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information about the incident.

Lemar Urqhart (left) and Guilherme Messias Da Silva (right)

Police were called at about 7.50pm to reports of gunshots in the Railton Road area.

Officers, including firearms officers, immediately attended with London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.

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Guilherme’s moped before further colliding with parked vehicles.

Officers said Lemar then left one of the cars involved in the collision and was pursued by a man, armed with a firearm.

Any witnesses or anyone with

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The Colombo Centre says it is giving South Londoners “a way to get fit without the financial burden of regular gyms".

Stuart Flude, gym manager, said: “Colombo Centre is different because we welcome anyone, regardless of how much you can afford.

“Those having to choose ‘do I buy food’ or ‘do I go to the gym’. If you’re unfortunate enough to have to make this choice, food wins every time.”

He continued: “The gym, building, and services we offer are very much aimed at the people who live and work in the area. Residents pay just £18 a month.

“It’s a similar discount for people who work close to Colombo, who are only charged £22. Even for your regular gym goer it’s only £26, and that’s for a central London gym.

“Immediately from this price point you can see The Colombo Centre is aimed at everybody. We are not using price as a barrier to get people into the gym, which is generally what you find elsewhere. Even the lower cost gyms in London are now between £30/£40.”

The Colombo Centre is partnered with Coin Street, who host many of their free youth and community sessions at the Centre.

This means the Colombo Centre is not only home to a locals-focused gym but a dozen no-cost, weekly, community classes and sessions provided by Coin Street.

Among these are a youth club, over 50s dance, coffee morning, singing classes, youth football and many more.

The Centre is managed by Jubilee Hall Trust, a charity aiming to build strong healthy communities by promoting locals' fitness and wellbeing.

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Guilherme and Lemar were found injured at the location and, despite emergency services’ best efforts, pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives believe two cars were driving in the Railton Road area when one of the cars collided with

Canada Water British Land, Asif Khan boardwalk opening

By Isabel Ramirez hundreds gathered this weekend to witness the grand opening of the new boardwalk at Canada

Water, marking the first time people could cross it.

On Saturday, November 2, a parade featuring giant puppets led local residents along the red pathway to

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Now open to the public, the boardwalk is a key part of the Canada Water Masterplan, an ambitious project that includes a new high street, town square, up to 3,000 new homes, and 2 million square feet of office space. The area will also feature a new leisure centre with pools, sports courts, and a gym.

The 170-meter boardwalk spans Canada Dock and links key destinations, including Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, Canada Water Library, and Deal Porters Way. British Land, the developer, confirmed that the boardwalk will be a "no cycling area," with security patrols in place to enforce the rule.

A British Land spokesperson said: "Our approach to managing public space, which includes the boardwalk, will balance the safety of all those using the space with creating a welcoming environment for all.

"The boardwalk is to be a nocycling area which will be managed by a mixture of signage and security patrols by our in-house property management team.

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why has this pub in dulwiCh been vaCant for twelve years?

By Isabel Ramirez

tweLve yeArs after Lordship Lane’s old harvester closed down after a fire in the kitchen, the Dulwich estateowned building and land remain derelict. why has the pub been left to rot? And will it ever be redeveloped?

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What happEnED to thE groVE taVErn?

The Grove Tavern Pub closed following a fire in August 2012 after Stonegate, who leased the building from freeholder Dulwich Estate, chose not to refurbish it.

Before 2011, it was a relatively popular Harvester. But after Stonegate took it on, they failed to make a success of it, leading some to speculate the moderate kitchen fire had been a 'good excuse' to pack it in.

Since then the decaying, boardedup ‘eyesore’ - which has 24-hour security to fend off squatters - has become a bone of contention with frustrated residents.

The 54,000-square-foot site, the

The old Harvester, taken in 2008

equivalent of 19 tennis courts, remains leased to Stonegate until September 2025.

The pub company, currently in debt for more than £3bn, has been continuously paying rent to the Dulwich Estate, despite not having occupied the space for well over a decade.

UnLoVED anD UnUSED, a groUp of SkatErS SaW potEntIaL…

During lockdown, a big empty car park presented some local skaters with an opportunity.

In 2020, whilst on furlough, an imaginative group decided to build a DIY skatepark in the pub’s empty grounds.

The group of regulars were soon joined by more fans, who set to work building skate equipment and even setting up a communal garden.

Tilly Yoyo, 52, from West Dulwich, first got involved by donating materials for the makeshift park.

After seeing what the new meeting place meant to people she quickly became its honorary caretaker.

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The Worshipful Mayor of Southwark, Southwark Council and the Royal British Legion, invite you to attend the borough’s Remembrance Service on Sunday 10 November 2024 at St Saviour’s War Memorial, Borough High Street, SE1.

This service will be led by a member of the clergy from of Southwark Cathedral.

Please gather by 10:45am.

Contact mayoral.events@southwark.gov.uk for further details of the borough events.

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The group were threatened with eviction but managed to win the council, Stonegate and Dulwich Estate around. It was clear they were looking after the site more than anyone had for years.

The skatepark was given indefinite permission to stay and although many of its founders have moved on, Tilly says the park is still loved and well-used by local kids and families. “Some come in just to chill out,” she added.

Tilly added that the 24/7 security - paid for by Stonegate to prevent squatters - doesn’t bother the skaters.

As for whether the skatepark could ever become permanent, that would depend on whatever happens to the site.

What is Dulwich Estate and what powers does it have?

The Dulwich Estate is a registered charity covering around 5,000 homes and 80 shops, restaurants and pubs in Dulwich Village, West Dulwich, East Dulwich, and the Southwark half of Herne Hill. Founded in 1619, it sets out rules governing what can and can't be built in these areas.

Barbara Richardson, who lives within the Estate, said: "When you want to do anything to the outside of your house you need a licence, and you have to pay for it."

Across the 653,400 square foot area where the Estate is freeholder, you can expect to pay a £210 fee just to request permission to cut down a tree and £328 for a licence to replace a window.

There's also a tollgate, costing £1.20 each time, aimed at limiting vehicles and environmental damage to the area.

And under the Estate rules, you are not allowed to have solar panels where they can be seen from the road.

"So, on one hand, they’re saying they will preserve the beauty of Dulwich and they pursue homeowners rigorously," Barbara continued "yet they leave the Grove looking like this."

This is all whilst Estate residents have to pay a management fee of between £67-£200 a year on top of council tax.

She said when it came to the Estate, it felt like an 'unsaid rule' was in place: “Do as we say, not as we do.”

Locals are fed up with waiting for answers

Barbara told us: “When people walk up and down Lordship Lane, it’s a horrendous image of Dulwich.”

“The Estate is completely silent on it," she added, claiming that last year, she wrote to the new CEO of the Estate asking about plans for The Grove but received no response.

Ian McInnes has lived in the area since the ‘80s and said he ‘could not understand’ why the Estate would leave it and do nothing.

He said in his role as chair of Dulwich Society, they were always asking the Dulwich Estate for answers, to no avail.

“I just don’t think they care,” he commented.

Whilst they are still receiving the rent, the Estate does not have to be responsible for the space and what happens to it. However, under the terms of the lease, Stonegate must maintain the building and surrounding area.

This has led to the obvious question of why the Estate doesn’t forfeit the lease entirely.

Well, they might not want to.

How much is Stonegate paying the Estate to lease the vacant space?

Unfortunately, no one is entirely sure.

But past suggestions have been in the region of £100,000 a year, or as much as £250,000, although neither the Dulwich Estate nor Stonegate would answer this question when asked.

In May, when we asked the Dulwich Estate (DE) why it hadn’t forfeited the lease, we were told: “For the last 36

months the Estate has been trying to open a dialogue with the company and a possible lease surrender.

“The MP and Southwark Council have likewise made representations.”

Their spokesperson vaguely added: “They have not come forward with an adequate response and so will continue to review what options we have.”

Southwark Council and the Estate can’t agree on what the site should be.

The area has two planning authorities: the Estate and Southwark Council.

At one stage, it did appear as though the council and estate were working together to redevelop the site, but these ‘informal conversations’ failed to reach any concrete decisions.

The Estate favoured residential and commercial development on the site, whilst the council still wanted a pub.

Cllr Helen Dennis, Cabinet Member for New Homes & Sustainable Development, made the council’s last statement on the matter: “Having any building sat empty for so many years is far from ideal.

“We would be very happy to see the pub return to use and would also welcome plans from the owner that delivered benefit for the local community.”

Could housing be built on the site?

In 2017, as part of its landmark document the Southwark Plan, the council highlighted that 63 flats could be built on the site of the former pub.

Resident Ian McInnes believes this to be the best option going forward, given the 17,700 people on the social housing waiting list.

"Personally, I see it as an opportunity to build social housing,” he said. “We need that."

Since they own the land, the council would need permission from Dulwich

Estate to do this.

The building sits on a conservation area.

The pub sits within the Dulwich Wood conservation area, meaning anything that is built there must enhance and preserve aspects of the local area.

It also means plans are scrutinised more closely, which explains why it may be so hard for them to agree.

However, the council does have the power to make whoever has allowed the area to get into disrepair to fix it i.e.

Dulwich Estate (as the landowner) and Stonegate (as the tenant).

It could have been a McDonald's.

In 2013, with the site vacant, McDonald's put in an offer to occupy it.

The big space was perfect for a drivethru restaurant.

But this offer was turned down by the Dulwich Estate, due to concerns over the image this would portray of the area.

What does the community want it to be?

In 2017, the Dulwich Society held a public meeting attended by 40 residents, who were all asked for their views on the space.

"There was a small majority that said they wanted a pub," former chair, Ian, told us, "but there was no overall consensus."

However, all unanimously agreed the site should be better taken care of.

Is it even a viable place for a pub?

Before Stonegate first took it over in 2011, it was a reasonably popular Harvester. Cheap food and spacious parking worked in its favour for families.

But what it became after didn’t seem to work as well. Reviews online suggested food standards had dropped but prices had risen. When the main attraction

© Joel Taylor

The boarded-up pub today

slipped, the location didn’t look so good anymore.

It’s well known that it’s a tough market for pubs right now. According to data from the British Beer and Pub Association, 509 UK pubs closed last year.

A few doors down at 481 Lordship Lane, there is a failed restaurant spot.

It went from being a Spanish tapas joint called Barcelona which ‘was never very busy’, to a bar (Dulwich Beer Dispensary) in 2019: neither was very successful. The bar closed in 2022. Since January 2024, it has been up for lease via estate agents Hindwoods.

As the end of the Grove’s lease draws nearer, a business recently expressed interest in bringing a pub restaurant back to the site.

But by now, the needs of the community might have changed.

Barcelona Tapas, 483 Lordship Lane, 2017 (photo: Google Maps)

What has Stonegate said?

A spokesperson from Stonegate told us they would maintain the security of the site until their lease is up in September 2025.

From then on, they said: “The Dulwich Estate will determine the future of the site.”

And the Estate?

The Estate did say they were ‘concerned about the poor state of the land and building’ and were working to ‘bring about improvement.’

But in terms of the future of the site - the Estate is as mysterious as ever.

Residents told us the Estate used to hold regular meetings where anyone living within their boundaries could air their frustrations - but Barbara said there 'hadn't been one in years.'

Barbara commented: "If the lease is up next summer, they must be making these plans now. We just want answers.”

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bakerloo line eXtension shunned in budget

By Herbie Russell

ChAnCeLLor rACheL reeves’ first budget has left no cash for the Bakerloo Line extension.

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The Docklands Light Railway link to Thamesmead was also ignored although funding has been set aside for the HS2 terminus in Euston.

Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, had said he was "hoping for good news" on the longawaited brown line extension before the announcement.

Mayor Sadiq Khan received £485 million from the Labour government for work including new trains for the Piccadilly and Elizabeth Line.

The former has rolling stock among the oldest in Britain and the Elizabeth Line needs carriages to serve the Old Oak Common HS2 station.

There was more bad news for rail commuters as it was revealed that fares would rise by 4.6 per cent from March, with most railcards also going up by £5.

This applies to travellers using Southeastern and Thameslink trains in South East London.

What happens with TfL fares, which are set to unfreeze at the end of this year, is Khan’s decision.

London’s £1.75 bus fare will also come under scrutiny after the government increased the cap on fares in the rest of England from £2 to £3.

Plans to extend the Bakerloo from

A map of the proposed Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham

the Elephant & Castle to the Old Kent Road, New Cross Gate and Lewisham, expected to cost £8 billion, have been on hold since 2021.

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How the battle for Dulwich shaped the new Tory leader kemi badenoch

At a hustings in early September local activist Jane Lyons backing her number one Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch. They first met when Kemi stood as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Dulwich and West Norwood in 2010

By Herbie Russell In the months leading up to the 2010 General Election, a young Tory parliamentary candidate was treading the streets of Dulwich, charming voters on the doorstep, and impressing audiences at local hustings. On Saturday (November 2), Kemi Badenoch became the Conservative leader.

Today’s electorate will know Badenoch as a hard-nosed debater and firm right-winger. She campaigned for Brexit, recently described maternity pay as ‘excessive’ and has said she ‘doesn’t care about colonialism’.

In 2018, she even admitted to hacking into Labour MP Harriet Harman’s website in an attempt at sabotage ten years earlier. Political columnists had speculated that a tendency to rub people up the wrong way could damage her leadership prospects.

But the picture sometimes painted today is a far cry from the “lovely” and “polite” woman locals remember.

“There was never any of this rudeness you see now on TV which is exaggerated, I think,” one 2010 campaigner remembers.

Badenoch’s first-ever election campaign was full of intrigue despite Dulwich and West Norwood being a safe Labour seat. On the campaign trail, she would establish herself as one of the party’s bright young things, blow audiences away at a local hustings and even meet her future husband.

Jane Lyons, a former Conservative

councillor, said: “Kemi was only thirty in 2010. But every now and then you meet somebody where you think: ‘This person is going places. This person has something about her.’”

Having joined the party in 2005, Badenoch was working in the City as a director at the private bank Coutts at the time of the election.

Despite Dulwich and West Norwood’s Conservative roots - all six Dulwich ward councillors were Tory at the time - the precocious young politician faced an uphill battle. The Labour incumbent was Blair-era stalwart Tessa Jowell, who commanded respect across the House.

Alex Hamilton, who campaigned alongside Badenoch, remembers: “We did have hustings, and she was seen to be the only one of the candidates who was really equal to Tessa Jowell.”

She was raised in Nigeria but moved to Morden aged sixteen. Despite her South London connection, Badenoch was not familiar with Dulwich. Party insiders sometimes talk of Dulwich and West Norwood as a training ground for young candidates tipped for greatness - although the unimpressive careers many candidates have gone on to have might suggest otherwise.

There has also been the suggestion that she was chosen to contest the seat as part of Cameron’s efforts to get more female MPs elected. The tabloid press named Badenoch among a group dubbed ‘Cameron’s Cuties’, a title which probably wouldn’t go down well today.

Regardless, Badenoch knew little about the area but was keen to learn

everything she could. “When Kemi came to Dulwich to stand as the Conservative party candidate, I would drive her around because parts of the constituency were so far-flung,” one volunteer recalled. “She was curious and professional, and she wanted to find out what the issues in Dulwich were.”

They say politics is cyclical, and party members remember many of the same issues gripping the area as do today. There was hand-wringing over traffic, particularly the question of speed bumps on Court Lane. There were also worries about safety for the thousands of students walking to and from school.

“She was very sensible about coming somewhere she didn’t know,” her volunteer driver said. “She made an impression on people, so it’s not a surprise to me she’s ended up where she is now.”

Another activist who regularly campaigned with Badenoch said: “I got on with her… she was the same as all of us… we talked and chatted like mates.”

Alex Hamilton, now 83, speaks glowingly about her, remembering a “very honest and straightforward” person. One night, after a long day leafleting, he drove her back to her home in Brixton, and they bonded over their shared love of computers.

Badenoch’s computer wizardry almost landed her in hot water. Two years earlier, the Computer Systems graduate had hacked into Labour MP Harriet Harman’s official website.

Correctly guessing her username and

password - ‘harriet’ and ‘harman’ she falsely made a post saying the Peckham MP would be supporting Boris Johnson’s Mayoral campaign.

“I wasn’t aware at the time, and she certainly shouldn’t have done that, but she was certainly using her computer skills,” he says. Asked in a 2018 interview what the naughtiest thing she had ever done was, she admitted to the cyber assault on Harman’s webpage. “I think the fact she did come out with it is a sign she’s an honest person,” Alex said, who now hopes she goes on to win the party leadership race.

Ms Lyons, who stood for the Conservatives in the 2019 General Election, said: “She was extraordinarily clever and had very strong principles and values. She says what she thinks even if occasionally it’s not what the world wants to hear.”

In 2010, Badenoch was already displaying astute political instincts.

National political discourse was whirling with accusations regarding the 2008 financial crisis. Tories were peddling the narrative that Labour was to blame, while Gordon Brown’s team was fear-mongering over David Cameron’s inexperience.

But in an interview with The Times in 2010, a round table of six female Tory candidates were asked, “What was the last issue that made you shout at the TV?”. Replies ranged from unaffordable childcare to NHS red tape. But Kemi replied, “I hate identity politics”. This was long before the phrase had entered common parlance.

She also met her future husband

Hamish Badenoch on the trail. A former Ampleforth head boy and Cambridge graduate, he worked at Deutsche Bank. Though initially skeptical, she appreciated his consistent support and friendship, which eventually brought them closer together despite their very different backgrounds.

“It wasn’t love at first sight,” she says. “I was already the candidate, and he’d just moved into the area and, as it turned out, lived at the end of my road. It was amusing because the association members didn’t warm to this public school boy who turned up and had opinions. And I thought, ‘Oh, this guy thinks he should be doing my job,’” she told The Times.

In the end, Badenoch finished third. She gained a respectable 22 per cent vote share but was easily beaten by Tessa Jowell, who got 47 per cent. She was also pipped by the Liberal Democrats’ Jonathan Mitchell.

Although she was never expected to win, one activist remembers: “She wasn’t really pleased with the result.”

In 2010, as she crisscrossed Dulwich, Kemi Badenoch was building more than campaign experience; she was sharpening her political edge.

Her success ultimately came down to securing the votes of Conservative party members. She did so by tapping into the thoughts and fears of the party's typically rightwing membership. While Dulwich Conservatives tend to be of a more liberal ilk, it certainly has those elements. Maybe those long weeks traipsing around Dulwich and West Norwood proved worthwhile after all.

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18 OPINION

Comment 'We are asking the wealthiest and businesses to increase funding for public services'

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his week Rachel Reeves became the first woman Chancellor in the history of this country to present a Budget in the House of Commons.

An historic moment for the country, the Labour Party and women and girls everywhere.

This shows girls across the land that there is no ceiling on what they can achieve. They have every right to dream big, hold the highest offices in the land, and be on equal terms.

This Budget was historic for another reason: it is the start of a new chapter towards making Britain better off, after 14 years of Tory cuts, chaos and injustice.

It is a Budget which will drive up opportunity and drive down poverty in our community. One that will arrest the decline and begin to repair the huge damage that was done over 14 years of the last Conservative government.

More pounds in people’s pockets, an NHS that is there for you when you need it and investment to jumpstart the building of the thousands of new homes people so desperately need.

And the Budget set out how we will deliver this change, whilst protecting working people from higher taxes in their payslips, with no increase in employees’ National Insurance, Income Tax, or VAT.

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MP for Peckham

We are asking the wealthiest and businesses to pay their share to increase funding for public services, so we can fix our NHS. For example, we will for the first time abolish the non-dom tax status, so wealthy people who make Britain their home pay their fair share of taxes here.

This will contribute towards the £25 billion over two years we’re investing into the NHS, help facilitate 40,000

extra appointments a week, and build capacity for more than 30,000 additional procedures to drive hospital waiting times down. This can’t come quickly enough for the hundreds of people in Peckham languishing in pain on hospital waiting lists.

We are increasing the National Living Wage by 6.7%, to £12.21 per hour, worth up to £1,400 for a full-time worker. And we are extending the Household Support

Planning and preparing for next season's planting is the perfect activity to lift those winter blues

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ritish Summer Time ended on 27th October and we are now moving through November towards shorter, wintery days with cooler, damp and misty conditions.

Planning and preparing for next season’s planting is the perfect activity to lift winter blues. There is still time to study the gardening catalogues or online sites. It’s also time to consider what might be the most useful gifts for gardeners this Christmas – perhaps a voucher, a new pair of secateurs, maybe a book or tree/shrub.

Generally, the range of flowering plants are few and far between in this part of the year, but there are Heathers (Erica darleyensis) and Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’– to bring a splash of colour to the garden (and window box). There are also interesting shrubs that start flowering from November onwards (depending on weather conditions and situation); Chimonanthus (Wintersweet) produces little perfumed yellow flowers with

a purple centre, on bare branches.

Viburnum tinus is a cheerful evergreen and produces strongly scented pinkwhite flowers. Sarcococca confusa (Winter box) is also an evergreen that has little white spicy perfumed blooms in December. Viburnum and Winter box can also be planted in containers this month to add interest and colour.

Evergreen trees and shrubs become more of a focus in the garden and outdoor spaces at this time; such as the astonishing Yew (Taxus baccata) with its dark green, soft needle-like leaves and red berries (poisonous).

Yew can be grown as a single shrub/ tree or in multiples to create a hedge (clipped each year in late summer). Left alone, the Yew will eventually grow to over forty-feet (12m) with a spreading habit. They are extremely long-lived, apparently some surviving up to 1500 years, but are not considered old until reaching 800 years! Yews have curious self-generating properties and are associated in folklore with ever-lasting life. Traditionally they are found in

grave-yards and it is said that many Yews are older than the churches they live next to! A (rare) Yew tree forest is situated at Kingley Vale in West Sussex. https://www.thegreatsussexway.org/ listing/kingley-vale-trail/207492101/ It may seem that nothing much is happening in the garden or outside

space - but nature continues working even in the depths of winter (as does the keen gardener); wind, rain and frosts are breaking down the soil. Next year’s growth is visible on deciduous tree branches as they drop more leaves, small, tightly closed buds are noticeable.

Once trees are completely leafless their

Fund with an additional £750m to help struggling families and pensioners across England.

We are giving children the best start in life, training up thousands more teachers, and providing additional financial help for those doing the important job of caring for elderly and sick loved ones.

This is the difference a Labour government can make. And this is only the beginning..

form and elegant structures can be seen defined sharply against bright winter skies, even when days are overcast and misty, trees appear as mysterious forms in the landscape.

Wild birds are busy looking for food – insects hidden amongst leaf and plant debris, seeds and fruits left on trees and shrubs. As these food sources become scarce we can help by putting out feeders with seeds and fat balls (making sure these are placed out of reach of predators and are squirrel/vermin proof).

OPINION 19

Bakerloo Line extension on the slow track to nowhere

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he government’s Budget has delayed the Bakerloo Line extension, leaving commuters with only a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.

The proposed route would extend the underground route to Lewisham, with new stations being built at Old Kent Road and Burgess Park.

Neil Coyle MP was hopeful that the Autumn Budget would give the long-awaited infrastructure project a much needed boost. But government didn’t set aside any cash specifically for the extension, let alone the £8 billion it needs. It is now projects like HS2’s Euston station, the Northern Powerhouse Rail , East West Rail and the Transpennine Route Upgrade that are steaming ahead.

The Central London Forward think tank told us that the Treasury’s decision would hinge on which projects would give the taxpayer the ‘best bang for buck’. While that may be true, this was likely a political choice too, with Labour being careful not to neglect those ‘Red Wall’ voters it fought so hard to win back.

It’s not all doom and gloom. Transport for London is conducting feasibility studies on the two new stations.

In the capital, there is a real cross-party movement of local authorties trying to get this done.

But ultimately, it is unclear where the Bakerloo’s budget funding will come from. However you dress it up, the Budget was bad news for the Bakerloo.

Twelve years is too long to leave a pub derelict

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he lease is nearly up on the Grove Tavern - a Dulwich-Estate-owned pub which has lain derelict for the last twelve years. But with both the Estate and Southwark council dragging their heels, residents' patience is wearing thin...

After a fire in 2012, the pub closed for good and has sat boarded up and empty ever since. The building on Lordship Lane is in stark contrast to the up-market image Dulwich wants to portray of itself.

Residents point out that an area ruled by a 17th-century charity obsessed with maintaining its beauty should not be plagued with such an eyesore at its gates.

On one hand, the Dulwich Estate demands a fee every time homeowners so much as want to replace a window, yet they allow this decaying structure to be left to rot before our very eyes. They did reject an application from McDonald's for the space - so they don't seem totally to have forgotten their dedication to preserving their refined reputation. But it's easy to see why people are confused.

We still don't know what's happening with it once the lease (being paid by pub group Stonegate) expires next summer. The general consensus is housing or bringing back another pub. Regardless of what it becomes, we speak for the whole of Dulwich when we say we just want to see something done.

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20 ARTS

what’s on

in Southwark

40th Open For Southwark Park Galleries

Art in Bermondsey has gone through many changes since the Bermondsey Artists’ Group took over the derelict café in Southwark Park in 1984 and held the first open exhibition for all artists of all levels of skill. That old bunker-like building became the magnificent purpose-built gallery we enjoy today and where we can also enjoy the 40th Annual Open, writes Michael Holland.

Once again the walls are filled with drawing, painting, photography and print; display cases show sculpture, and the whole show champions the diversity of the submitting artists as well as the diversity in artistic practise.

Over 400 artworks are exhibited, and this was made possible by having no judging panel deciding what was good enough but, instead, a size limit.

Hence, no huge pieces taking up a space where twenty smaller pieces

could go.

I quite enjoyed Anna Walsh’s pair of photomontages showing small sections of named streets in Peckham and Deptford, focussing on a piece of litter in each. The images could have, in reality, been taken anywhere as there were no identifying features, but by naming each photo I had something to relate to: where I went to school, where a friend lived. But do we have to know why we like a piece of art and have to explain our reasons?

Or do we just have to be moved by it?

I just have to like a piece without having to wonder why, so I was quite taken by Sally Spinks’ Random Acts of Kindness, an old print up-cycled with an elaborate frame, wool and a pink zip! The title never made sensate me, I wasn’t sure if the act of kindness was dressing up a mundane image or it had, in fact, been listed incorrectly…

My favourite was Cécile Emmanuelle Barra’s Voyeuse, and, to be honest,

Theirs is a good story. They became friends when John was given a scholarship to visit Deller’s exhibition at the Venice Biennale, where they developed a rapport. And to stay true to their own collaborative approach, the curators invited six other artists to help select the art for the exhibition.

Who curates the show subconsciously leaves their mark on the show because there will be some inevitable bias when choosing the work. It doesn’t make the art any less or more worthy, but it does put their own personal stamp of approval on it. When Grayson Perry curated the show it was an explosion of colour. This year I feel there is more humour connected to a lot of the work.

Welcome to Al Murray’s Guv Island

Me and Ms Aitch were there for Al Murray’s Guv Island tour that has the same routine as his previous tours in his guise as the ebullient-cum-belligerent innkeeper who wants to know anything and everything about his clientele, returning their cheerfulness with warm ale for the men, white wine or fruit-based drinks for the ladies - as long as they have ‘normal’ names, good British names; the couple called Kath and Barry went down well,

Southwark Park Gallery, The Lake Gallery, Southwark Park, SE16 until 14th December.

Admission: Free.

No Comment at Koestler Arts The Koestler Arts exhibition is open to all inmates of prisons and secure hospitals and this year it is curated

by Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller and John Costi, who has the advantage over Deller because he has actually been to jail and won a Koestler prize for his art, writes Michael Holland.

Everyone was given a warm welcome by the Pub Landlord, the genial host who wanted to chat with all his customers - Or at least the first four rows of Bromley’s Churchill Theatre, writes Michael Holland.

I don’t want to know why I like that one.

The Annual Open has something for everyone. I saw young children getting excited about different pieces; artists fervently discussing another artist’s work; couples discussing which one to buy to go with the new settee, and people like me who go along every year because they enjoy seeing one of the best open exhibitions carry on doing what it does best - provide the opportunity for any artist to be part of London’s longest-running open.

This year, sound artist Paul Purgas and painter Joy Labinjo will award a £500 prize and a solo exhibition in the gallery’s Salter Space to a worthy winner.

while the parents of Neo and Milo were interrogated about their decision.

Al wants to know what line of work people do and loves a good, solid job title.

Nurses got a clap (“Like the Pandemic Thursdays”), builders were generously honoured, while modern job titles elicited derision and looks that could kill. Last night we had Pastoral Lead, Education Wrap Cover and Events Manager that the Landlord boiled down to Breakfast Club Lady, Piss-Up Organiser or, as was the case of the majority of the women asked, a secretary. And they had to admit it through a microphone like an addict at a meeting: ‘My name is Vanessa and I’m a secretary’.

It sounds harsh, even close to bullying,

Having some experience of the Koestler Exhibition (I was one of the non-fiction writing judges this year), I went along hoping to see art that was not a dark reflection of the artist’s current situation, a ‘these four grey walls that surround me’ syndrome. I wanted to see art that the artist had used to escape the walls and bars and locks. And it was there in abundance.

A pair of slippers created from tea leaves and glue made me smile. Its title? Feet Up Cuppa Tea Ready.

A Coat of Cards was perhaps a metaphor for the ever-changing styles that have no real foundation in life’s real needs.

I liked the security camera called See, concocted from acrylic, cardboard, painting, string and wood, and which looked very real.

The buffoon Johnson was displayed nicely in a PartyGate hat, and there was a splendid play on words for a camp Putin in a KGBTQ+ sash: Tsars in Their Eyes.

There was the very creative; one inmate

but the ‘victims’ loved it and we loved watching it - Mainly because we were far enough back to not be in any danger…

The first half is an hour of the awardwinning comedian getting to know his customers, seemingly having a chat rather than doing a comedy act. But Al Murray has a rehearsed response to any job that can be thrown at him, there is not a job in the world he does not have a funny retort to. For the whole show he remembers the names of the people he has induced into his game, he remembers their job, he uses them all has running gags until.

The second half does have a bit of a plan about it but the earlier audience participation continues with the jokes

he had set up with each person _ The Alpha Male, the Crisp Lover, the D Day veteran… In a quick-fire delivery he gave us every aspect of the Second World War, from its very beginnings to its bitter end, culminating our victory the reason why we got the NHS. He argued the benefits of the ridiculed Rwanda Programme but with the proposal that we keep those brave migrants that cross the Channel and send cyclists to Rwanda instead, and people who don’t have their ticket ready at the barrier, people who play their music too loud on public transport, each new sub-section of society feeling his wrath evoking loud cheers every time as he banished each group to Rwanda.

carved animals from his Jenga set, while another made the most saddest eyes in their sculpture of a mother and baby.

But my favourite was Great British Seaside by a Young Offender. It depicted a gull closing in on fish and chips, an artwork that evoked days out at the coast, the noise and smell of the sea, a walk along the prom.

Unnoticed by many viewers, I would guess, is that the fish and chips is wrapped in the prison newspaper, The Inside Times.

The Koestler Arts exhibition gives hope and sometimes help - to those who only find their hidden talent when locked up. Costi himself is a prime example of what can be achieved. He is quoted as saying: ‘I was told art wasn’t for me. It took me going to prison to realise it was.’

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Toad, SE1 8XX until 12th December. Mon: 10am – 5.30pm; Tue & Wed: 10am – 8pm; Thu: 10am – 5pm; Fri – Sun: 10am – 8pm.

Admission: Free.

And this was an audience who look like they think Murray’s Conservative, Europehating persona is real and would quote his catchphrases on anti-Muslim marches.

And therein lies the genius of Al Murray.

He is not that person. He is intelligent.

He has a history degree from Oxford. As Pub Landlord he stood against Farage in the 2015 general election and rejoiced in him not winning a seat in the House of Commons.

We laughed for two hours.

The Guv Island Tour continues and can be seen in places not too far from London.

Details and Booking: https://www.eventim. co.uk/artist/al-murray/

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History Arts

Harry Beck was a draughtsman in the Signalling Department at London Transport whose job it was to create diagrams that simplified electrical circuits, but it was his curiosity in the confusion caused by the map of the Underground system that made him famous. Eventually, writes Michael Holland.

Harry was one of a long line of draughtsmen and designers who had a go at improving or simplifying the map and it was in 1931 that he submitted his version, a version that ignored geography but was more diagrammatical. Alas, Frank Pick, London Transport’s CEO, thought it was ‘too radical’.

Nora, his long-suffering wife, who Harry had met in work, told him to try again and in 1933 his design, which was more technical than creative, had more success.

Harry’s map was not about geographical accuracy but more to do with getting from one station to another; London Transport printed 500 folding pocket maps for passengers and waited for feedback.

It became an instant hit for its simplification of the previous maps

As I sat watching the auditorium fill up a man sat in the next seat and also began soaking up the atmosphere; Oscarwinning Adrien Brody was starring and had attracted a lot of attention. ’This is just like prison,’ said the stranger unexpectedly, leaving me lost for words. ’Those railings and that balcony are just like the landings on the wings in Wandsworth.’

‘Okay,’ was all I was able to muster up.

‘Look at those doors.’ He pointed at the stage and waited until he had my full attention. ‘Just like cell doors.’

I checked out the sturdy doors. ‘Right.’

Without any invitation to engage in conversation the man listed a catalogue of coincidences: ‘Let me tell you about the fear of thirteen - I was nicked on Friday 13th… my trial was in Court 13 and lasted 13 days… I then had to go back for sentencing on Halloween, that’s the 31st, 13 backwards!’

‘Don’t tell me,’ I ventured, ‘You got 13 years.’

‘I would have cut my own eyes out for 13 years,’ he whispered while staring at me with the eyes he didn’t have to cut out.

Just then men began running around the landing, alarms were sounding and a prison guard came through the sturdy door barking orders. ‘That’s exactly like the screws used to shout at me,’ he added before staying silent for the duration of

where Harry wants to demonstrate his colour scheme to Nora so uses ribbons to designate the various lines and their directions; Walthamstow ends up at the top of the living room door while a teapot becomes the Elephant & Castle on the floor. This section of the play involves some audience participation and draws out all the London Underground enthusiasts in the crowd.

The actors give excellent

Never Fear 13

the play.

The prison is in the Quaker state of Pennsylvania, so talking was not allowed except when talking to staff or visitors, and that’s how Nick Yarris (Adrien Brody) met Jackie Schaffer(Nana Mensah), a dogooder volunteer who visited prisoners who had nobody to visit them.

Over the specified hour they were allowed each time they would make small talk but she knew she could never get to the crux of Nick’s crime; his silence on the topic, she felt, was a barrier to their

friendship. Yes, he had lots of tales about jail and other inmates’ offences but never his own. It was rape and murder.

As their relationship developed over the months and years they become closer until they fell in love. It was a then that Jackie demanded to know what he was inside for, and it was then that he told her that he was not guilty of those heinous crimes.

As time moved on, so did forensic science and DNA testing became a way of proving whether a suspect was guilty

old tube carriages as you make your way through.

performances that keep us attentive at all times. We come to know Harry and the sort of man he is, while Ashley Christmas plays everyone else that touches on his life. And there is great direction from the author of the play, Andy Burden, who developed his own passion for the London Underground map as a young boy.

The theatre is in the middle of the London Transport Museum so you get the added bonus of seeing some of the

London Transport Museum, Cubic Theatre, Covent Garden, WC2E 7BB until 10th November.

Times: Friday – 8.00pm, Saturday – 1.30pm, 5.30pm, 8pm, Sunday – 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Admission: £24.50, £35.

Booking: https://www.ltmuseum. co.uk/theatre

Photo by Manuel Harlan

Unbelievably, in over twenty years of reviewing this is my first visit to the iconic Donmar Warehouse, and I am very pleased that I am reviewing Lindsey Ferrentino’s The Fear of 13, a play based on the Netflix hit documentary of the same name that highlighted the plight of Nick Yarris, a petty crook who spent 22 year behind bars for something he didn’t do - a review that took an unexpected turn, writes Michael Holland.

so London Transport printed another 750,000. Harry was given five guineas as a bonus.

As London grew and stations were added on and lines got extended, Harry Beck’s design was always in need of an update, but always followed the format he laid down in the early 30s.

Sadly, other designers were credited.

The Truth About Harry Beck is Andy Burden’s play that gives Harry his proper recognition for creating one of the most iconic, most used and most recognised designs of the 20th century, because Harry was largely ignored during his lifetime and his contribution to London being seen as one of the best cities in the world was not acknowledged until after his death.

Since then, however, his name has become known by almost everyone who uses London Underground and by people all around the world.

Simon Snashall(Harry) and Ashley Christmas (Nora) play out the Becks’ lives together and paint a picture of how Harry never stopped working on his diagram (‘It’s not a map,’ he would say).

Their tale is told here in a whimsical fashion even though their story is a serious one. There is a wonderful scene

Photo by Mark Douet

The truth about harry beck...

or innocent. Nick told Jackie that the evidence in his case could be tested to prove that it was not him that raped the woman and, consequently, killed her as a witness. Alas, the penal system moves slowly in the USA so it was another eight agonising years before the innocent man saw freedom.

Brody commands the stage with ease just as his eyebrows demand sympathy from all those that are mesmerised by them. Mensah holds her own here and the pair are well supported by a cast who play

just about everyone in their back-stories.

The Fear of 13 is ultimately a feel-good tale, but there are also heavy tinges of sadness. Plus, it crammed too much in, each life event became a tick-box list. Yes, it helped us get a better understanding of Nick and Jackie as people but the action never seemed to slow down enough for us to see feelings develop; we just had to take it for granted. Nevertheless, it is a powerful piece of work that needs a bigger stage and a longer run.

At the end, as the players took their bows, the screens showed a clip of Nick Yarris thanking everyone who had come together to make the play happen. As it finished a spotlight went up on a man in the audience - It was Nick Yarris, who then reiterated his joy at The Fear of 13 being received so well and added that since his release he has not dwelt on all those lost and wasted years but concentrated on being happy in his days of freedom - A motivational lesson we could all learn from. He got an ovation as exuberant as the applause for the actors.

Leaving the theatre, Yarris ran past me on the stairs and out into Covent Garden where he whooped and jumped around in the street and showed his elation for the play’s warm reception like no one was watching. He then ran off into the night.

Further along I saw him again, but now with the man who had sat next to me. Yarris was saying, ’Twenty years, man! That’s a lotta years,’ before he fervently shook his hand and headed off again. The man walked towards me and I acknowledged him with a nod. As we passed he said, ‘I’ll never fear 13 again.’

Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LX until 30th November.

Booking: www.donmarwarehouse.com

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Heading south - our pick of upcoming autumnal events

Salons in the Queen’s House Audrey Powne at The Albany Melbourne-based trumpeter, singer and producer Audrey Powne performs an intimate gig, featuring music from her debut album “From the Fire”, at The Albany this November as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.Powne released her debut album in April. In addition to songwriting and playing trumpet, vocals and keys, Powne also composed, arranged the strings and produced the album. For the gig, Powne will be accompanied by a band and see support from Daudi Matsiko, a Nottingham-based British-Ugandan singer-songwriter whose debut album is titled “The King Of Misery” and explores themes of depression, bipolar disorder and finding hope in that experience.

Dates: Friday 15 November 2024 Tickets: £15 to £18 Douglas Way, SE8 4AG www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/audrey-powne

The term “salon” was used historically to describe social gatherings in the domestic sphere. Participation was open to a range of individuals, and women often acted as hosts. Salons were alternative spaces for learning, debate and the exchange of ideas. Royal Museums Greenwich continues to explore this tradition with a series of free lunchtime talks at the Queen’s House, hosted on alternate Wednesdays.

Speakers at the Salons series include artists, researchers, curators and creative practitioners. Taking inspiration from the history of the Queen’s House and its collections, their talks bring to light new insights and share different perspectives.

The next Salon will be on Wednesday 13 November with artist Victoria Burgher, who will talk about the colonial legacies materialised in ceramics.

Date: Alternate Wednesdays Tickets: Free Romney Road, SE10 9NF www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/queens-house/salons-queens-house

Greenwich Market Christmas lights

All that jazz

The annual Lantern Parade and Christmas lights switch-on will take place at Greenwich Market on 20 November this year, between 4pm and 6pm. Welcome the start of the Christmas season with the traditional event in the borough. The afternoon will see children from local primary schools parade handmade lanterns around the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, through the Cutty Sark Gardens and to the heritage-listed Georgian Market.

And then, the Christmas lights will be switched on amid the hustle and bustle of the market, where you can enjoy a bite to eat as a family, a tipple with friends and perhaps even pick up an early gift from one of the stalls.

For November, the Fox and Firkin is hosting the Deptford Dub Club Jazz Festival Special, featuring reggae, rocksteady and ska, and jazzy beats of course. Founder of the Specials Jerry Dammers will be spinning during the early evening and promises a “personal Jazz-inclined selection”. But before that, the afternoon will start with a warm-up selection from Mr. Wax, and see acts such as Vandorta, Annabelle and DJ Riot Girl throughout the eve. There will also be live instrumentation from the new Horn Section, led by Tombone and featuring special guests. Get your dancing shoes on and surrender to the rhythm.

Dates: Wednesday 20 November 2024. Tickets: Free Greenwich Market, SE10 9HZ www.greenwichmarket.london/events/detail/lantern-parade-christmas-lights-2024

Date: Sunday 17 November 2024 Tickets: £3 316 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JZ foxfirkin.com/events/ddc-jazz-festival-special

Daliso Chaponda at Blackheath Halls First performing his show “Feed This Black Man” 20 years ago, Daliso Chaponda is bringing “Feed This Black Man Again” to Blackheath Halls for a revamped do-over. In “Feed This Black Man Again”, the comic will revisit the themes of his ancient debut show with new eyes that two decades of experience brings you.

Along the way, he’ll examine the huge differences between the way you think life will be at age 20, and the reality. Over the last two decades, Daliso has been on the Royal Variety Performance, written and performed four series of Citizen of Nowhere on BBC Radio 4, been a Britain’s Got Talent finalist and toured worldwide.

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Date: Saturday 23 November 2024 Tickets: £16 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, SE3 9RQ www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/dalisochaponda-feed-this-black-man-again

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Escape to a world of pure imagination with an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – The Musical at Churchill Theatre. When Charlie Bucket finds one of the five golden tickets to the Wonka Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the other winners can’t wait to feast on the sweets of their dreams. But beyond the gates, they discover more than just remarkable edible delights. As they embark on an extraordinary journey through Willy Wonka’s marvellous mind, they soon learn that nobody leaves the same way that they arrived… Company WWOS Musical Theatre Productions returns to Churchill Theatre with this chocotastic stage show, which follows West End and Broadway productions, to combine songs from the original 1970s motion picture (tunes such as “The Candy Man” and “Pure Imagination”) with all new numbers.

Dates: Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 November 2024 Tickets: £16.50 to £29.50 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1HA trafalgartickets.com/churchill-theatre-bromley/en-GB/event/ musical/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-wwos-tickets

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History

bermondsey boy reunited with 60-year-old dandy comic he starred in

By Herbie Russell BerMonDsey Boy tom Burton has been reunited with a 1963 Dandy edition featuring his love letter about his local area.

Writing for the comic's My Home Town page, a nine-year-old Tom mentions all of Bermondsey's local favourites including Brunel, Tommy Steele, Max Bygraves, Turner’s Fighting Temeraire, Surrey Docks, the leather industry, Tower Bridge and early railway lines.

The reunion came about when Southwark News Arts Correspondent Micky Holland, an avid collector of Bermondsey memorabilia, received a new purchase.

"I bought the comic on eBay for £10 because it was said to have a Bermondsey connection and I was buying it for a friend’s son who likes reading old comics," he said.

"When I saw the My Home Town page and Tom’s name as the contributor in there I knew that there was a good chance of tracking him down on the internet and giving him my copy if he didn’t have one himself."

Micky put out a request on Facebook for anyone who might know Tom and how to get in touch with him. He said: "It didn’t take long before Ann Palmer got back to me and said she went to school with Tom and was in contact with his brother Rob, so I asked her to put us in touch."

A few weeks went by and Micky thought that his mission had failed. "I gave Ann a reminder and last week Rob Burton messaged me saying Tom doesn’t do Facebook but he’d spoken to him and he was pleased to accept the offer of my copy."

Tom now lives in Mottingham and made a date for Micky to deliver the Dandy. When our arts man arrived he saw that Tom was really pleased to see his page on Bermondsey and his name in there, but didn’t actually recall writing in. He said: “I was always writing off to comics.”

Reading through his contribution Tom saw the prizes he could have won: Complete Cowboy

The 1963 Dandy edition Outfit; Nurse’s Outfit, Ball-Bearing Roller Skates; £1 Postal Order.

This jogged Tom’s memory: “I remember taking the postal order now, 'cos a pound was a lot of money to a 9-year-old back then - about eight weeks’ pocket money! I was only getting half-a-crown a week, which would buy me three Superman comics, so a pound was a small fortune!"

Tom, who has no family left in SE16 now, reminisced about schools and work. He went to the small, two-class St Mary’s near the tunnel, then on to Bacons, before training to be a dealer in stockbroking.

“Me and the stock exchange parted company under dubious circumstances,” he said. “The people I worked with see me as someone from an alien place who didn’t fit in socially so I left to join the fire brigade,” where he still works today.

Tom Burton ended by saying he had a wonderful childhood and looks back on Bermondsey with fondness and might even frame his My Home Town page and hang it proudly on a wall in his house.

The 'My Home Town' page that Tom Burton wrote to as a boy

Tom Burton with his 1963 Dandy edition

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Thursday, November 7th 2024

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16A THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (FRIERN ROAD) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC. TEMPORARY WAITING, LOADING AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS) 1.

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 has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads and will prohibit parking on sections of those roads.

2.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised signs, cones or road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time on Friern Road, in the southbound lane of Friern road between Number 213 and the junction with Etherow Street. The northbound carriageway lane will be open.

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.

Parking, loading and waiting restrictions will be introduced for the duration of the works on both sides of the carriageway between Etherow Street and number 213 Friern Road.

6.

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

7.

The prohibitions and restrictions will be in place between the 5th of November and the 21st of December 2024.

8.

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

Dated this 7th of November 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX

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 Remembrance Events on the roads indicated in the schedule to this notice.

3.The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle or cyclist 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 7th of November 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: LBSREM24 Schedule:

Ref: FRIERNRD LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

RED POST HILL JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SOUTHAMPTON WAY, WILSON GROVE, JANEWAY STREET, JANEWAY PLACE, HOWBURY ROAD, MINA ROAD, CONTENT STREET, LARCOM STREET)

The London Borough of Southwark (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Red Post Hill junction) Order 2024 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 7 November 2024 it has made the above Order under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The effects of the Order, to accommodate kerb-line build-outs (footway widening) at the junction of Red Post Hill, East Dulwich Grove, Dulwich Village and Village Way and to make the junction safer for all users, are to: (a) extend existing ‘at any time' waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) on both sides of each road at the junction to accommodate the kerb-line changes in (i) EAST DULWICH GROVE, (ii) DULWICH VILLAGE, and (iii) VILLAGE WAY; (b) extend existing ‘DYLs’ and contiguous ‘at any time' loading restrictions (double kerb blips ‘DKBs’) on both sides of RED POST HILL at the junction with East Dulwich Grove, Dulwich Village and Village Way to accommodate the kerb-line changes; (c) add 14.5 metres new ‘DYLs’ in EAST DULWICH GROVE north-west side o/s No. 166 East Dulwich Grove; and (d) on existing ‘DYLs’ add new 'timed' loading restrictions (single kerb blips ‘SKBs’) operating between the hours of 7 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 7 pm every day of the week (i) 71 metres in DULWICH VILLAGE north-east side o/s Nos. 1 to 9 Dulwich Village, and (ii) 40 metres in VILLAGE WAY southeast side at the junction with East Dulwich Grove, Dulwich Village and Red Post Hill.

Notes: (1) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (2) ‘DYLs’ refer to ‘at any time' waiting restrictions, ‘SKBs’ refer to timed loading restrictions and ‘DKBs’ refer to ‘at any time' loading restrictions. (3) All measurements are in metres and are approximate.

3. Copies of the Order, which will come into force on 11 November 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, 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 may, within six weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 7 November 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 has made an order, the effect of which is 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) Southampton Way, between Peckham Road and Commercial Way. (b) Wilson Grove, between Emba Street and Jamaica Road. (c) Janeway Street, between Wilson Grove and Scott Lidgett Crescent. (d) Janeway Place between Janeway Street and Wilson Grove. (e) Howbury Road, between Evelina Road and Machell Road. (f) Mina Road, between Old Kent Road and Ivy Church Lane. (g) Content Street, directional closure, southbound traffic prohibited for whole length (h) Larcom Street, directional closure, eastbound traffic prohibited

3.

The alternative route for affected traffic will be (a) Southampton Way, New Church Road, Camberwell Road, Camberwell Church Street, Peckham Road. (b) Wilson Grove, Jamaica Road, Cherry Garden Street, Pottery Street, Wilson Grove. (c & d) Emba Street, Janeway Street, Scott Lidgett Crescent. (e) Howbury Road, Evelina Road, Kimberley Avenue, Machell Road. (f) Old Kent Road, East Street, Thurlow Street, Albany Road, Bagshot Street, Mina Road. (g & h) As shown on signs displayed on site.

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 road closure will be in place on the following dates (a) 20:00 on the 25th of November until 05:00 on the 26th of November 2024. (b) 26th of November 2024. (c & d) 27th of November 2024. (e) 28th of November 2024. (f) 29th of November 2024. (g & h) 18th of November to the 2nd of December 2024.

7.

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

Dated this 7th of November 2024

To place a public notice, please email em@cm‐media.co.uk or call 020 7232 1639 Deadline is 3pm on Wednesdays

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) 7061 (b) 7058 (c & d) 7059 (e) 7055 (f) 7060 (g & h) 7022

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Thursday, November 7th 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; 37 QUEENS ROW LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 2PX (Ref: 24/AP/3174) Erection of a mansard roof extension at rear, together with a dormer extension above the rear wing, insertion of two roof windows in front roofslope, and provision of front step at entrance.

(Within: Walworth Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Samuel Hepworth 020 7525 5465) CAMBERWELL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS 61 -65 PECKHAM ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8UF (Ref: 24/AP/3188) Vatiation of Condition 1 for planning application 22/AP/2240 dated 15/08/2022 for Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission 20/AP/3381 for Erection of an external lift core,external WC core and entrance access alterations to "Block D" and entrance access alterations to "Block C" of the campus. Lift alterations -Amendments to the external appearance of the lift (Within: Sceaux Gardens CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Eleanor Heagney 020 7525 5403) CAMBERWELL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS 61-65 PECKHAM ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8UF (Ref: 24/AP/3189) Removal of condition 1- for full planning application 22/AP/1572 dated 15/08/2022 for Amendments to 'Listed Building Consent for erection of an external lift core, external WC core and entrance access alterations to "Block D" and entrance access alterations to "Block C" of the campus. Insertion of a lift core within "Block C" along with level change alterations to facilitate disabled access and other restorative works.'

Removal- To permit alteration to the external appearance of the lift core Amend approved drawing numbers as per Rolfe Judd Cover Letter (Within: Multiple CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Eleanor Heagney 020 7525 5403) UNIT 3-4 THE WILLOWS 80 WILLOW WALK LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 5SY (Ref: 24/AP/3209) Installation of condenser units and acoustic plant enclosures (Within: Pages Walk CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Glenn Ruane 020 7525 5840) 268 LORDSHIP LANE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE22 8LT (Ref: 24/AP/3202) Replacement of existing timber windows with new uPVC double glazed units finished in white.

Replacement of front entrance door with a composite door, rear door with uPVC unit, and installation of EWI to rear and flank elevations.

(Within: Dulwich Village CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020

7525 2876) 155 LYNTON ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 5QX (Ref: 24/AP/3204) Construction of ground floor side infill extension with 3 rooflights to the side roof slope. (Within: Thorburn Square CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Susherrie Suki 020 7525 0646) 5 STONEY STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 9AA (Ref: 24/AP/3179) Alterations to shopfront including addition of an awning. (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 020 7525 3148) 40 DENMARK HILL LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8RZ (Ref: 24/AP/2946) Construction of rear dormer extension and installation of 2no. rooflights on front roof slope.

(Within: Camberwell Green CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Louise Dinsdale 07513 137967) 5 STONEY STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 9AA (Ref: 24/AP/3180) Listed building consent for the alterations to shopfront including addition of awning (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Marco Chan 020 7525 3526) THE SALVATION ARMY, TERRITORIAL HEADQUARTERS, 1 CHAMPION PARK (Ref: 24/AP/3223) Two proposed projecting signs to replace two existing banners at main entrance (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 25 - 27 TRAFALGAR AVENUE LONDON SOUTHWARK (Ref: 24/AP/2865) Listed building consent for the Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps within individual dwellings (flats) including the installation of the external units. Each flat will have an independent heating system. (Within: Trafalgar Avenue CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Richard Craig 020 7525 0436) 97 LORRIMORE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 3LZ (Ref: 24/AP/3207) Replacement front windows from single glazing to slim-line double glazing, replacement rear windows from casement to sash, reinstatement of front door, replacement roof coverings from artificial slate to natural slate and adding external wall insulation to the side wall, removal of door and window to side wall. (Within: Sutherland Square CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876)

ANCHOR BREWHOUSE 50 SHAD THAMES LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 2LY (Ref: 24/AP/3186) Display of Historic 'Courage' sign gifted through Southwark Council from the Albion Pub in Rotherhithe to the Anchor Brewhouse. Lit by three wall mounted lights with a lux level of 0.01.

(Within: Tower Bridge CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Michèle Sterry 020 7525 5453) FLAT B 38 PECKHAM HILL STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 6BN (Ref: 24/AP/3217) Replacement of 4 sash windows, including new box frames and sliding sashes (front and rear elevation). The sash windows are to be traditional cord hung. New sashes will have 6 over 6 glazing pattern. The current sash windows are single glazed. The new will be double glazed with a slimline 6mm cavity 14mm unit overall. Glazing bars will be 20mm wide to match the existing. All the windows will be manufactured from timber in accoya and painted white to match the existing.

New internal timber linings, architraves and windowboards. No changes or work to external reveals. No structural changes to the house or any demolition works. (Within: Peckham Hill Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Susherrie Suki 020 7525 0646)

FLAT 1 16 PECKHAM HILL STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 6BN (Ref: 24/AP/2809) Construction of outbuilding to the rear end of the garden of the ground floor flat. (Within: Peckham Hill Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Alex Lambert 020 7525 1353) 281 JAMAICA ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE16 4RS (Ref: 24/AP/3237) Provision of a temporary classroom building on the existing car park for a period of 3 years (Within: Edward III's Rotherhithe CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: William Tucker 020 7525 2436) Dated: 05 Nov 2024 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date.

STEPHEN PLATTS - Director of Planning and Growth

FLAT B 38 PECKHAM HILL STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 6BN (Ref: 24/AP/3218) Listed building consent for replacement of 4 sash windows, including new box frames and sliding sashes. Two windows on the first floor front and two windows on the first floor rear elevations. The sash windows are to be traditional cord hung.

New sashes will have 6 over 6 glazing pattern.

The current sash windows are single glazed. The new will be double glazed with a slimline 6mm cavity 14mm unit overall. Glazing bars will be 20mm wide to match the existing. All the windows will be manufactured from timber in accoya and painted white to match the existing. New internal timber linings, architraves and windowboards. No changes or work to external reveals. No structural changes to the house or any demolition works.

(Within: Peckham Hill Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Sandy Ng 020 7525 3244) 157 CONSORT ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 3RX (Ref: 24/AP/2942) Construction of single-storey side ground floor extension. Construction of a rear roof dormer extension and loft conversion including 1no. rooflight to front roofslope. (Within: Nunhead Green CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: William Tucker 020 7525 2436)

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we Noodle Specialist Ltd have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Xi'an Biangbiang Noodles, 35 Railway Approach, London, SE1 9SS The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are

Please take notice that I / we Hanson Ent LTD have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Vision Lounge, Basement and Ground floor, 516 Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5BA The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are

The sale by retail of alcohol:

Opening hours:

Days Mon - Fri Sat Sun

Start time 11:30 12:00 12:00

Finish time 23:00 23:00 22:30

Mon - Fri Sat Sun

11:30 12:00 12:00

23:00 23:00 22:30

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: 4th November 2024

The sale by retail of alcohol:

Days Sun to Weds Thurs to Sat

Start time Finish time 22:00 04:00 22:00 05:00

The provision of regulated entertainment:

Sun to Weds Thurs to Sat

22:00 22:00

04:00 05:00

The provision of late night refreshment:

Sun to Weds Thurs to Sat

23:00 23:00

04:00 05:00

Opening hours:

Sun to Weds Thurs to Sat

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28 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, November 7th 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (LAW STREET)

DISABLED PERSONS’ PARKING PLACES – B33

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

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 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 Law Street, at the junction with Wild’s Rents.

3.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be Law Street, Black Horse Court, Great Dover Street, Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey Street, Decima Street, Wild’s Rents.

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 18th to the 27th of November 2024.

7.

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

Dated this 7th of November 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager, ondon Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref:7056 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (TANNER STREET) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable resurfacing works by Zack Contractors, it has made an order, the effect of which is 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 Tanner Street, between Riley Road and Maltby Street.

3.

The alternative route for affected traffic will be Maltby Street, Abbey Street and Riley 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.

6.

The road closure will be in place between the 18th and 29th of November 2024.

7.

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

Dated this 7th of November 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (DPPP B33) Order 2024 The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) (DPPP B33) Order 2024 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 7 November 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 Disabled Persons’ parking places (DPPPs), 6.6 metres (‘m’) in length, which would operate at any time and may be used without time limit by vehicles displaying a valid Disabled Persons’ 'blue badge', at the following locations:CHILTON GROVE south-east side, o/s Nos. 70 to 106 Chilton Grove; COMMERCIAL WAY north-west side, opposite No. 324 Commercial Way; COPE STREET north-west side, o/s Nos. 16-19 Cope Street; CROFTON ROAD north-east side, o/s No. 97 Crofton Road; FENHAM ROAD north side, o/s No. 81 Fenham Road; FRIERN ROAD south-east side, o/s Nos. 43 and 45 Friern Road; GAYWOOD STREET south-east side, o/s No. 22 Gaywood Street; GROSVENOR TERRACE north-west side, o/s Nos. 42 and 44 Grosvenor Terrace; IVYDALE ROAD south-west side, o/s No. 82 Ivydale Road; JOWETT STREET north-west side, to the rear of Nos. 1/13 Carisbrooke Gardens; NAYLOR ROAD north-east side, opposite No. 80 Naylor Road; QUEBEC WAY south-west side, o/s No. 11 Quebec Way; STRATHNAIRN STREET south-west side, o/s Nos. 48 and 50 Strathnairn Street; VESTRY ROAD south-west side, o/s No. 72 Vestry Road; (b) add a new ‘limited stay’ DPPP in DUNSTANS ROAD north-west side, opposite No. 151 Dunstans Road 6.6 metres in length, which would operate at any time and may be used by vehicles displaying a valid Disabled Persons’ 'blue badge' for a maximum stay of 4 hours per vehicle, per day; (c) relocate an existing ‘unlimited stay’ ‘DPPP’ in GOODRICH ROAD (on the side of No. 239 Upland Road), to a location on the south-east side of UPLAND ROAD south-east side, directly outside No. 239 Upland Road; NOTES: (1) The measures in 2 (d)-(l) are made so as to accommodate the provision of the new DPPPs in those locations 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’ paid ticket holders are permitted to park within the permitted hours. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking (d) in CPZ 'C2' in GAYWOOD STREET south-east side o/s No. 22 Gaywood Street reduce existing 'permit' by 6.66m (26.5m remain); (e) in CPZ 'LG' in VESTRY ROAD south-west side o/s No. 72 Vestry Road reduce existing 'permit' by 6.66m (28m remain); (f) in CPZ 'N' (i) in CHILTON GROVE south-east side o/s Nos. 70 to 106 Chilton Grove reduce existing 'permit' by 6.66m (25m remain), and (ii) in COPE STREET north-west side o/s Nos. 16-19 Cope Street remove 10m existing 'permit' and add 3m new DYLs; (g) in CPZ 'NC' in GROSVENOR TERRACE north-west side o/s Nos. 42 and 44 Grosvenor Terrace reduce existing 'permit' by 6.66m (26.5m remain); (h) in CPZ ‘PR’ in CROFTON ROAD north-east side o/s No. 97 Crofton Road split and reduce existing 'permit' by 6.66m (a total of 58m remain); (i) in CPZ ‘S’ in QUEBEC WAY south-west side o/s No. 11 Quebec Way reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.66m (5m remain); (j) in CPZ 'T' reduce existing 'permit' by 6.66m in COMMERCIAL WAY north-west side opposite No. 324 Commercial Way (10m remain), in JOWETT STREET north-west side, to the rear of Nos. 1/13 Carisbrooke Gardens (80m remain), and in NAYLOR ROAD north-east side opposite No. 80 Naylor Road (25m remain), and (ii) in FENHAM ROAD north side o/s No. 81 Fenham Road split and reduce existing 'permit' by 6.66m (a total of 57.5m remain); (k) in CPZ 'TS' in STRATHNAIRN STREET south-west side o/s Nos. 48 and 50 Strathnairn Street reduce existing 'permit' by 6.66m (23m remain); (l) in COPE STREET extend existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) by 3m north-west side o/s Nos. 16-19 Cope Street, and (ii) in DUNSTANS ROAD reduce existing ‘DYLs’ by 14.5m north-west side opposite No. 153 Dunstans Road; and (m) to remove existing ‘unlimited stay’ DPPPs that are no longer needed from the following locations: o/s No. 4 ACACIA GROVE, o/s No. 127 DUNSTANS ROAD, and o/s No. 53 FELLBRIGG ROAD. 3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 11 November 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 7 November 2024 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

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lynn’s johnson is national Champ opponent's corner

‘Saviour’ Mills strikes late

By John Kelly DULwICh hAMLet manager hakan hayrettin didn’t hold back his praise of Danny Mills after the striker’s 97th-minute winner against wingate & Finchley in their Isthmian League Premier Division clash last weekend.

throw in towel

By John Kelly Lynn ABC’s Damario Johnson won the Alliance england Junior national Championship at hayes working Men’s Club last weekend.

Johnson defeated Freddie Bell from Eltham and District ABC. Lynn coach Terry Pearson was pleased by how Johnson dominated from the start.

“Damario came flying out of the blocks in round one and was on the front foot for the whole round

Bryony sMIth said it was the “stuff of dreams” to have the honour of leading Surrey’s firstever women’s professional side ahead of the 2025 season.

The new team were welcomed at an event at the Kia Oval last weekend.

Smith, 26, was skipper of South East Stars, who were beaten finalists in both the Charlotte Edwards Trophy and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy last season.

That team has effectively been replaced by Surrey after a restructuring of the women’s game.

Smith joined the Surrey girls’ pathway at the age of nine to play under-11s cricket.

“We’d been looking forward to this day to kick-start this new era of domestic cricket. Everyone in the group is really pumped up to begin our journey in the Three Feathers,” Smith said.

“The welcome we received from the club was very warm and heartening.

We can feel that Surrey and everyone here are ready to embrace their new team with open arms.

“Coming through the ranks at Surrey and being a fan of the club since when I was a kid, it is the stuff of dreams to

’stuff of dreams’ for skipper in new surrey era have the honour and responsibility of leading my home club into this new and exciting chapter of women’s cricket.”

Surrey CEO Steve Elworthy added: “We waited a long time to welcome our women’s professional team and now we’re thrilled to finally get started with what is the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle for us at Surrey.

“Everyone at the club worked really hard to ensure Surrey got a Tier 1

Damario Johnson with his coach Elwin Ollivierre

Bryony Smith captained South East Stars

Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for Surrey CCC

By John Kelly

pushing his opponent back with combination punches,” Pearson said.

“Round two started much the same with Damario on the front foot. He got his opponent in his own corner and unleashed some hurtful body-shot. Bell's corner through the towel in to save their fighter.

“This is a great win for Damario and he continues to go from strength to strength after success in last season’s international belt competition.”

team and we’re incredibly proud to open our doors for them today.

“We’re also ready to redouble our efforts and deliver on our commitments so that the team has everything they need to perform on the pitch and the fans get the front seat to witness their journey.

“Our ambition as a club remains to set the standards for women’s domestic cricket in England and Wales.”

Fisher no match for Addicks' youngsters

By John Kelly FIsher were beaten 6-1

by Charlton Athletic under21s in the second round of the London senior Cup on tuesday night.

Henry Rylah and Toby Bower had the Addicks 2-0 ahead by half-time at St Paul’s.

Kesna Clarke gave the Fish fans in the 310 attendance hope when he scored a penalty a minute into the second half.

But Charlton responded with further goals from Bower, Ethan Brown, Bradley Tagoe and Ibrahim Fullah.

Ajay Ashanike’s side continued their excellent SCEFL Premier Division form with a 1-0 win at Bearsted last weekend.

Clarke’s goal in the 31st minute was enough to clinch the points.

Fisher are third in the table and host Rusthall in Rotherhithe this Saturday at 3pm.

Mills capped a brilliant comeback after Jerome Binnom-Williams equalised in the 56th minute following Ogo Obi’s seventeenthminute opener in front of an attendance of 2,750 at Champion Hill.

“I cannot say enough good words about Danny Mills’ personality, about his character, about what he’s done for the football club,” Hayrettin said.

“Two-hundred-and-one appearances and he was the saviour.”

Hayrettin also praised “colossus” Michael Chambers - whose partner has recently given birth - and for the first goal-scorer.

Hayrettin said: “I thought Jerome Binnom-Williams was outstanding, absolutely outstanding. And I keep telling the boys, we haven’t got one captain, we haven’t got two - we’ve got eleven. And if we perform like that we’re going to be good.

“I’ve got a connection with JB, I had a good chat with him on Monday and said we’ve got to be aligned in what we want to do here. He knows how much it means to me and to him to do well for this football club. He’s a person and a character that I want him to get the accolades. I want the whole team to get the accolades - but you only get the accolades if you do well. It’s all well and good getting the pats on the back but when we’re not doing well we have to accept there is going to be a firm finger given our way.”

Hayrettin added: “The most important thing for me, I said it to the lads, since I’ve been at this club we haven’t lost three games backto-back whatever competition it is or whoever we’re playing, it makes no difference. And we showed what this team are capable of doing if were consistent.

“I thought we were better than them throughout the 90 minute and deserved our victory.

“That’s true spirit we showed out there and we need to continue that.”

Hayrettin also defended Dulwich fans.

He said: “I get angry when I hear comments like people come here and don’t watch the game, people come here and don’t support the team. I think we’ve got some amazing supporters here. If you were on the other side of the water you’d have heard that noise when we scored.”

Dulwich continued their inconsistent form this season when they couldn’t follow up that positive result on their travels as they were beaten 3-0 by Hendon on Tuesday night.

It was goalless until seventeen minutes left when Lonit Talla opened the scoring. Dave Diedhiou added the second in the 79th minute and Niko Muir got the third two minutes into stoppage-time.

The Hamlet are two points outside the play-offs in sixth and host Potters Bar Town this Saturday at 3pm.

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'i've been brought up by the Club to be a millwall striker"

Henry Hearn in action against Colchester United

academy star henry hearn on why he wants to be the Lions' next number nine

EXCLUSIVE

By Will Scott henry heArn has Millwall in his DnA. his father, Charley hearn, played for the Lions four four years, and he’s been part of the academy since he was eleven years old. now starring up front for the under-21s, hearn has set his sights on his childhood dream, playing for the Millwall first team.

Hearn, 20, sat down with our paper to discuss his journey so far with the Lions and how his development is going.

He was first spotted by Millwall playing Sunday league football, and he was soon brought on trial.

“I started off playing for the Phoenix Tigers and towards the end of the season I went over to VCD,” Hearn said. “I was there for probably about a quarter of the season and then I got picked up on trial after about five games.

“I was eleven years old when I first came on trial. I think it was the under12s [I joined] when I came to the club and obviously went through the trial stage, and I've been all the way from under-12s to under-21s football now.

I've been here for something like nearly nine years.”

According to Hearn, being at the club for so long has helped mould him into a “Millwall footballer”.

“It's different,” Hearn said. I think throughout the younger ages, you get taught how to actually be a Millwall footballer with them giving you the technical side of it. Then as you get older and older, it progresses through the age groups more tactically and obviously physically.”

The modern day academy system can be tough for young players, but Hearn has not let the competitive nature of the business affect him.

“Football is very cutthroat,” Hearn said. You've got to really focus on yourself and just try and progress and

become a better player yourself.

“Of course there’s times where you might even get a bit worried about decisions or something, but if you just keep it in your own headspace and play your game, then there won't be anything wrong with it.”

Hearn has broken out for the under21s this season, scoring seven goals in nine appearances in the Premier League Professional Development League, including three from the penalty spot.

Despite his young age, Hearn has a mature approach to taking penalties “I don't think it’s anything about staying calm,” Hearn said. “I think you’ve just got to pick the spot where you want to go before and make sure you hit the ball cleanly and it should go in.”

Now in his second year in the under21s, Hearn has developed a close relationship with his squad manager Kevin Nugent and squad assistant manager Paul Robinson, and he attributes much of his improvement to

work done with them on the training ground.

“Nug and Robbo are very supportive,” Hearn said. “I think they're both very good managers as well.

“Even just looking over the games with me and just doing stuff on the pitch.

After training, they'll come with me on the side, they’ll do a bit of shooting, do a bit of hold-up play. Anything I need to work on, they're really good with it.”

Hearn has also benefited from the presence of older players around the squad. Several Millwall first team players returning from injury have featured for the under-21s, including striker Tom Bradshaw, who played against Brenford’s under-21s on Monday.

“Yeah, it's good because you get this experience that they bring down,” Hearn said. “So everything is very professional, everything is proper. It’s good to just even train with them, you learn from them, they help you, it's just better football.

“Just from being in little mini games or training with them, they always come to the side and they just give you pointers.

Bradders, for example, anything just to do with shooting, hold up play. They’re always there just to speak to."

Despite his success this season, Hearn is constantly looking for ways to improve. When asked what he needed to work on the most, he said: “I think my link-up play because when I was younger I used to be very greedy on the ball, trying to score, score, score.

“But I think I've improved at it but again nothing's perfect, you just need to work at it.”

As Hearn keeps improving, he has his sights set on one goal: following in the footsteps of his father.

“Well I base myself as a Millwall striker,” Hearn said. “I've been brought up by the club to be a Millwall striker.

I've always supported Millwall as well.

My dad used to play for them so what I want to step up to is obviously the first team and be playing for them.”

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Jake Cooper heads the Lions in front against Burnley

Date: Sunday 3 November 2024 man of the match: Jake Cooper attendance: 14,245 referee: Gavin Ward

By Will Scott JAKe CooPer scored a thumping header to secure Millwall their third win in a row against Burnley at the Den on sunday.

The Lions restricted one of the Championships' best teams to only one shot on target, despite the Clarets having 64.5 per cent of the ball. Millwall pressed high, defended well, and rarely let Burnley sustain pressure in dangerous areas.

It was a statement performance against a side targeting automatic promotion, and the Lions ran out deserved winners.

Millwall created plenty of chances, and conceded few of their own.

Burnley came into Sunday’s game with an imposing defensive record. They had only conceded five goals in 12 league games, the fewest in the league, and were on a nine game unbeaten streak, although they had only won one out of their last four games.

The Clarets were the Lions toughest opponent yet, although they headed into Sunday's game brimming with confidence after winning two games on the bounce.

Millwall had only conceded five goals in the past ten league games, only two of which had been from open play.

The Den was crackling with energy at the start of the game, but Burnley were not dissuaded and started on the front foot. They had the majority of possession in the opening stages, but did not create any clear cut chances.

They had their first opportunity in the fourth minute after a nicely worked move involving Bashir Humphries and Josh Laurent came to Luca Koleosho in the box, but his shot from a tight angle hit the post.

The Lions soon bounced back. In the eleventh minute, Macaulay Langstaff got to a cross first, flicked it up with his head but then poked his volley past the post from inside the six-yard-box.

After that, the game struggled to get going. Millwall pressed well and disrupted the Clarets’ attacking moves, but were not able to get anything going themselves.

Between the two sides, they only had six shots in the first 45 minutes, only one of which was on target. The tempo of the game was not helped by a lengthy stoppage after one of the assistant referees twisted their ankle, and had to be

Cooper's thumping header seals third straight win for millwall

replaced.

The pace of the game picked up as it headed into the seven minutes of injury time. Millwall started to threaten Burnley both in transition and through set pieces, and they nearly scored on two separate occasions.

In the sixth minute of injury time, George Honeyman and Casper De Norre exchanged passes on the edge of the

penalty box, before De Norre whipped in a cross that Langstaff got on the end of.

Langstaff's header was heading towards the top-right corner of the goal, and James Trafford in the Burnley net had to scramble over to put it out for a corner.

A minute later, a Millwall corner was deflected into the path of Joe Bryan, who crossed the ball into the Femi Azeez. Azeez was unmarked near the penalty spot, but

Harris: Coburn 'excellent' in first game back from injury

By Will Scott

Mihailo [Ivanovic] to come on the pitch?

"I just felt Josh is a little bit more experienced at the level, in a game that we're leading. He certainly helped us without the ball, and I thought Josh was excellent.

"Having that profile up front, to play [the ball] up to and compete is important for us." `w

MILLwALL heAD coach neil harris was pleased with Josh Coburn's performance after he made first appearance for the Lions in nearly two months during his side's 1-0 win against Burnley on sunday.

Coburn, 21, joined the club on loan from Middlesbrough in the summer transfer window earlier this year, making four league appearances and scoring one goal before picking up a calf injury in midSeptember, which sidelined him for a month and a half.

He rejoined first team training last week, and was deemed fit enough to make the Lions' matchday squad against the Clarets.

He was substituted on for Macaulay Langstaff in the 77th minute, with Millwall leading and looking to see out the game against one of the league's top sides.

While Millwall did not see much of the

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Josh Coburn wins a foul against Burnley. ball in the last fifteen minutes, Coburn won two fouls to help break up Burnley's momentum and keep the ball away from the Lions' box.

Harris thought his contribution was

"excellent".

"He's not had loads of training sessions with us," Harris said.

"It was a really tight call to go with Josh.

Do you go with Josh, or do you go with

Possible Millwall starting XI: 4-2-3-1 Jensen; Leonard, Tanganga, Cooper, Bryan; Wintle, Saville; Esse, Honeyman, Azeez; Coburn.

Last meeting: Championship (December 23, 2023): Stoke City 0-0 Millwall Match odds: Millwall 9/5 Draw 9/4 Stoke 6/4

put his effort over.

Despite having less possession, the Lions headed into the dressing room with plenty of momentum after an excellent end to the half.

The Den was buzzing as the second half commenced, and the Lions matched their fans' energy. They swarmed the Burnley players, and soon were rewarded for their effort.

In the 52nd minute, Azeez skipped past his defender before floating in a lovely cross. Cooper rose up and powerfully headed the ball into the corner of the goal to put the Lions ahead. It was the defender's second goal of the season, and it was a very well taken finish.

For the next fifteen minutes, Millwall restricted Burnley from getting a foothold in the game, although Scott Parker's triple substitution in the 64th minute did turn the tides somewhat. The Clarets started to sustain pressure around the Lions' box, especially through left winger Jeremy Sarmiento, who was proving to be a handful.

Harris brought on reinforcements soon after with an eye for seeing out the game, and they relieved some of the pressure.

Striker Josh Coburn, who was making his first appearance after a two-month injury layoff, won a succession of fouls, while Ryan Wintle and Duncan Watmore added energy to the press.

The substitutions worked, and Millwall restricted a dangerous Burnley team to opportunistic shots from outside the box.

The Lions left the Den deserved winners, and looked ready to start contending for the playoffs.

Millwall: 4-2-3-1 – Jensen; Leonard, Cooper, Tanganga, Bryan (McNamara 73); Saville, De Norre; Esse (Watmore 77), Honeyman (Hutchinson 93), Azeez (Wintle 77); Langstaff (Coburn 77) subs not used: Roberts, Kelly, Emakhu, Ivanovic Burnley: 4-2-3-1 – Trafford; Roberts, Egan-Riley, Esteve, Humphreys (Sarmiento 64); Cullen, Brownhill; Koleosho, Laurent (Mejbri 64), Anthony; Hountondji (Rodriguez 64) subs not used: Hladky, Sambo, Egan, Pires, Dodgson, Agyei

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millwall remembers The Lions commemorate Remembrance Day

Soldiers bring out wreaths ahead of Millwall's Remembrance Day fi xture against Burnley

By Will Scott MILLwALL’s gAMe against Burnley last sunday saw the club mark a rather more important occasion.

Every year, the Lions’ last home game before November 11 is their Remembrance Day fixture.

Members of the armed forces led the team onto the pitch, and The Last Post was played during a minute’s silence.

Throughout the day, bucket collectors were situated around the ground to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. Volunteers also sold poppy badges and special edition badges in the Fan Zone.

During the match, the Lions wore poppies on their shirt, and their shirts were signed by the players and auctioned off after the game. All the money raised

was donated to the Royal British Legion.

The collections and the prematch ceremony are primarily organised by Mel Bingham and Micky Simpson.

“The club leaves it up to us,” Simpson said. “So everything you saw yesterday was down to me and Mel. Mel organises all the collections, she gets her volunteers, she orders everything from the British Legion. I do all the armed forces side, get the numbers, do the pitch side, everything else and the club leaves us alone.

“They trust us. If we say we want to bring this, they go, how many tickets do you need? They literally leave it down to us. I don't know how many other clubs do that.”

Rather than going through the army, most of the soldiers who

come onto the pitch reach out to Simpson personally, and many are Millwall fans.

“We liaise some of it through the army but most of it is organic,” Simpson said. “It's all through people we've had over the years who know that we’ll bring them back and then we just build up a small section of regulars.

“We like bringing armed forces in…because Millwall in the public eye is always looked upon as if we're the Antichrist of football... but what we do is for charities, what we do for armed forces and everything else, I don't think there's any other football club out there that does it.”

Last year, Millwall fans raised £24,662.53 between sales and the auction, and many fans paid more than the asking price for poppies.

“Lots of people will grab two or

three badges and they'll go here’s £20 or there’ll be £50 notes going in,” Bingham said. “Even just for a single paper poppy, people will put in £20 notes.”

According to Bingham, Millwall raised £10,000 more than any other club in the Premier League or Championship. She thinks this is due to historical links between the army and the club.

“When you talk to people, a lot of us have got family who serve or have served,” Bingham said.

“We’ve got quite a lot of serving soldiers, sailors, RAF people who support Millwall as well.

“I think a lot of it goes back to it’s a very working-class area and a lot of us are from the area and lots of our grandads, dads served.

We’ve all grown up with it being normal and respecting the Armed Services.”

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Injured duo return in under-21s game

By Will Scott MILLwALL strIKer tom Bradshaw and midfielder Billy Mitchell made their return from injury on Monday, featuring in Millwall under 21’s 3-1 Premier League Professional Development League defeat to Brentford.

Bradshaw has been sidelined since injuring his hamstring during the Lions’ 1-0 loss to Leyton Orient in the EFL Cup in late August. Prior to his injury, he made three league appearances, scoring one goal.

Mitchell has yet to play for Millwall this season after sustaining a quad injury in pre-season.

The duo both played 45 minutes, and have been training with the first team squad for the past two weeks.

Bradshaw had the opportunity to score from the penalty spot, but the goalkeeper saved his effort.

Winger Adam Mayor also featured for the under-21s, and played 70 minutes. Mayor, 19, has been out with a hamstring injury since the summer, but was deemed fit enough to re-join first team training in early October, and has been getting more and more playing time with the under-21s. In his previous two appearances, he played for 45 and 60 minutes respectively.

Under-21s manager Kevin Nugent was pleased to see Mitchell and Bradshaw back.

“It’s a real positive for the club, they’re two fantastic lads, really good players as well,” Nugent said.

“The first team got a great win last night [against Burnley on Monday].

For those boys to be back and getting minutes is really good.”

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