Southwark News - December 12th 2024

Issue 1715

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Neil Coyle, Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP

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By Herbie Russell neIl CoYle mP is set to leave the work and Pensions select Committee and become political lead for london.

The new role will see the Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP play a key role in Labour colleagues’ and party members’ campaigning efforts across the capital.

A POLITICO article published on Friday December 6 said he had clashed with parliamentary staff during a private committee session in November.

Mr Coyle has denied any connection between the alleged incident and his departure from the committee.

“This is just political mischief-making

or ‘balls’ in common parlance,” he told the News.

The MP, who has served on the select committee since 2016, was tasked with scrutinising government policy on areas including welfare, pensions and child maintenance.

Mr Coyle said he was “delighted” to be “promoted” to a different role in a team led

by Labour Party Chair Ellie Reeves.

He said he would now encourage members to “do more in between elections” and support local election campaigns.

Mr Coyle, who himself rose through local Labour ranks, having served as Southwark councillor for Newington, said his past electoral successes made him a good fit for

the role.

“I’d like to support new colleagues to do something similar so we have the best chance of retaining Labour seats at the next general election,” he said.

He said he was “proud” of his nine-year contribution to the Work and Pensions Committee and five years on the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr Coyle said he and his colleagues had reduced sanctions on benefit claimants and introduced sanctions on “Russian friends of Putin” during that time.

The 45-year-old said he remains the backbench Work and Pensions Committee chair which will work with the frontbench on policy development.

A Labour MP since 2015, Mr Coyle previously had the whip removed for over a year after two outbursts, including a drunken rant in Parliament’s Strangers' Bar. He has since explained that the incidents were driven by his alcoholism – which saw him drinking twelve pints a day.

An Independent Expert Panel found that Mr Coyle had breached harassment policy in two separate incidents.

Mr Coyle, who no longer drinks, has apologised for his outbursts on multiple occasions.

In an interview with the News in March last year, Mr Coyle said: “You will have picked up that the swearing hasn’t stopped even if the drinking has. This is all me I’m afraid.”

to act, adding that it was activley contacting empty homeowners and getting a 60 per cent respose rate.

There are 2,531 empty homes in Southwark, according to government statistics published earlier this month – even though more than 17,000 people are stuck on the housing waiting list.

It comes after news that Maydew House – a 144 home council block in Bermondsey is finally set to be demolished after standing empty for almost ten years while £15 million was spent maintaining it.

Liberal Democrat Group Leader Councillor Victor Chamberlain said: “It

cannot be right for so many homes to sit emptying our borough, which is England’s capital of the housing crisis, whilst so many are desperate for a safe and affordable home.

“Labour now have all levers of power at local, London, and government level – so they no longer have any excuses.”

Councillor Helen Dennis, Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development, hit back: “It is simply untrue to say the council has failed to act given the positive traction we’re seeing across our empty homes service.

“Uptake in the grants and loans

programme we offer to bring empty homes back into use is the highest it’s been in the last ten years. We have 14 funded projects either completed or due to complete, with a further 17 in the pipeline.

“We had a 60 per cent response rate from over 1,700 types of correspondence to empty homeowners this year, and we’re applying the maximum level of council tax allowed on empty and second homes.

“We set aside £2 million for potential CPO action, with eight properties currently being considered. Some will be removed due to the case progressing down a different route or changes in homeowners’ circumstances."

Lib Dems claim the council is failing to use empty homes powers

By Issy Clarke tHe lIberal Democrats have slammed southwark Council after a freedom of Information request found it had not used its empty homes powers for seven years.

The FOI, submitted by the Liberal Democrats, revealed the council had not used any Empty Homes Management Orders or Compulsory Purchase Orders – powers that can be used to take over or purchase homes that are long-term empty.

A Labour councillor hit back saying it was "simply untrue" to say the council had failed

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'i CAn't bEliEVE it's still gOing': lOCAls sHARE tHEiR lOVE fOR tHE fAmOus CHRistmAs ligHts HOusE in wAlwORtH

The Mustafa family from L-R: Dad Gunaltay, son Alex and mum Donna

The house lights up the otherwise dark corner opposite Burgess Park

DANIELLE & JIMMY INVITE LOCAL BERMONDSEY PENSIONERS TO ENJOY A COMPLIMENTARY XMAS DINNER

AT THE OLD BANK 17TH DECEMBER 12-2 PM

By Isabel Ramirez

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on tHIs dark street in walworth, backing onto a depleted aylesbury estate, one house shines bright every December and has for the last 27 years.

The Mustafa family, who live at the end of Thurlow Street, started putting up Christmas lights when their son Alex was diagnosed with leukaemia at age four, as a way of cheering him up after his chemotherapy.

"He couldn't get out very much to see Christmas lights, so we brought them to him," Donna, his mother and former teacher, said.

"And over the years it's grown."

A literal cornerstone of the community, the display - which takes Gunaltay Mustafa a month to create - has become famous in the area.

Gunaltay commented: "People come and stand outside and I always say 'you can come in you know - you're welcome.'

"They come in the garden and take photos. They love it."

When we shared a video of the story behind the lights, hundreds of locals reminisced about how the house defined their childhoods. One wrote, “I always walked by mesmerised,” while another shared, “Every Christmas without fail. I am now 25...”

Others commented in disbelief that they were 'still going?' after nearly three decades.

As well as spreading joy, the family uses the lights to raise funds for the Anthony Nolan Trust, supporting its

mission to connect patients with lifesaving stem cell donors.

After he relapsed at the age of eleven, Alex was given a four per cent chance of survival. His only hope was a bone marrow transplant – something notoriously difficult to find for people from ethnic minorities.

However, the charity found Alex a donor, saving his life. So the family remains eternally grateful. Gunaltay said: "If it wasn't for Anthony Nolan, my son would not be here.

"They save kid's lives."

He also expressed his thanks for the person who donated bone marrow to Alex all those years ago. "If you're out there, we thank you very much from the bottom of our hearts. Hopefully, he might see this video."

Alex, who is now 29 and doing well said: "We're not asking or telling people to donate, but if you can it would be great because they gave me a second chance at life and we want to give that back to someone else."

A spokesperson from the Anthony Nolan Trust commented on the video: "We love the amazing festive display from the Mustafa family each Christmas. And are so thankful they have continued to spread joy, whilst also raising awareness for the stem cell register."

To donate please go to justgiving.com 'Alex's Lights 2024'. Or go down to enjoy the lights in person and give what you can. To �ind out more about the work the Anthony Nolan Trust does, as well as how you could save a life, please visit anthonynolan.org

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APPROVED: Plans to revamp London’s former City Hall beside tower bridge What it looks like now

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A major face-lift, with the exterior glass shell removed & several new balconies added What it will look like

By Noah Vickers Local Democracy Reporter Plans to transform and re-purpose London’s former City Hall building into shops, restaurants and offices have been approved, after local councillors voted unanimously in favour of the project.

The ex-headquarters of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, designed by Lord Norman Foster, has stood empty and unused for the last three years, after mayor Sadiq Khan relocated operations to a conference centre in east London in a bid to cut costs.

Under plans submitted by the building’s private landlord, Kuwaiti-owned St Martins Property Investments, the London landmark will undergo a major face-lift, with the exterior glass shell removed and several new balconies created.

The ground floor will include spaces for new cafes, shops and restaurants, with

office spaces proposed on the upper floors.

Planning officers at Southwark Council had recommended that the project be approved, as it would “modernise the building and surrounding area and bring it

TfL to axe popular South London bus route despite admitting that public is ‘not supportive’ of move

By Herbie Russell Transport for London has confirmed it will axe a popular South London bus route despite admitting the public is “not supportive”.

The 118 bus, running from Brixton Police Station to Morden, will be withdrawn from February.

Despite significant public opposition to the change, TfL has insisted that too many buses operate between Brixton Hill and Streatham.

In the consultation, which ran until October 13, 248 out of 530 respondents said they would be negatively affected by the change.

In a report published this month, TfL wrote: “While there was some general support for the proposed routes changes, the overall theme was not supportive.

“Some held the view south London was already deprived of local transport facilities and the removal of a bus route may have a negative impact with less access to bus services.”

Across all 776 responses, 122 individuals (16 per cent) submitted comments opposing the plans,

emphasising that route 118 should remain unchanged.

In contrast, only 49 people (six per cent) supported the proposed changes.

Nonetheless TfL wrote “Following careful consideration of the feedback received, and a further review of what was proposed we have decided to proceed with the route changes”.

TfL’s monitoring showed that more buses were operating than were needed by customers along two key sections of route 45, between Brixton Hill and Streatham, and between Camberwell and Elephant & Castle.

To limit disruption, the 45 bus route will extend to Morden, essentially taking over from the 118.

The 45 will however be reduced at its northern end, leaving from Camberwell Green/Denmark Hill rather than Elephant & Castle.

The 59 route would also be altered to finish at Clapham Park/Atkins Road rather than Streatham Hill/Telford Avenue.

TfL said the changes would “simplify the bus network” and help it make “financial savings that can be reinvested in other parts of the London bus network”.

back into use”.

The decision was taken by councillors at a planning committee meeting on Tuesday, December 10.

Charlie Prentis, senior asset manager at

St Martins, said that after the mayor and Assembly left the building, the landlord looked for a new occupier “as quickly as possible”, but “a thorough review demonstrated it sadly required more significant updates to actually become relettable”.

He said: “The tricky facade gave it a poor outlook to what really should be stunning views. The inefficient floor plates, and poor EPC performance meant significant internal and external alterations were necessary to create a sustainable building for the future.”

A lack of space at the ground floor level, he added, meant the building appeared “austere and unwelcoming”, but he insisted that St Martins recognised that it was still “a great building, with several distinctive features that we didn’t want to lose as part of the retrofit project”.

Councillors were told by Southwark’s officers that approving the scheme would create 145 new jobs.

Ahead of the vote, Liberal Democrat councillor Emily Tester said: “It’s such a shame that it’s been empty for so long.

“I have to say, it’s not necessarily the most exciting scheme being proposed, but that’s certainly not a material planning consideration, and I can’t see any reason to refuse it.

“I really do hope that the retail offering is good, and kind of complements what is being offered elsewhere. I’m looking forward to seeing this brought back into use again.”

The building was purpose-designed as

the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) headquarters and was opened by the Queen in 2002.

Former mayor Ken Livingstone referred to it as a ‘glass testicle’, while his successor Boris Johnson dubbed it the ‘glass gonad’.

The building was in 2020 reported to cost the GLA £11.1m a year, including rent to St Martins, plus service charges and rates. This was due to rise to £12.6m a year after Christmas 2021.

The decision to move the GLA’s headquarters to the Crystal building in Newham – which it owned – was made by mayor Khan. He argued in 2020 that the move would “save £55 million over five years, which would help us to protect and invest in the things that matter most to Londoners, as well as supporting the regeneration of the Royal Docks.”

The building was vacated at the end of 2021, with the GLA up and running in its new headquarters from early 2022.

Most of the organisations and public bodies consulted on the plan to “revitalise” the old City Hall had raised few or no objections to it, though some had shared concerns about aspects of the scheme or asked that conditions be imposed as part of planning permission.

Historic England, for example, had said the project would cause “some harm, of a low level, to the significance of Tower Bridge”. This is because the plan involves extending part of the building, which will “encroach” upon the view of the bridge when seen from a key pedestrian route linking Tooley Street with the Thames.

comes from all corners of the globe, many of them refugees and people escaping from horrible situations. In the best of monastic traditions, the church provides a place where they can feel ‘at home’ and safe.”

“The money is needed, of course, for the repairs to take place. But this grant is even more important than that. It is an investment in this community, and it says to people who so often feel overlooked and uncared for in our society that someone does care and that they are willing to show that care by helping us keep their church open.”

“The work on the church roof is just the beginning of the regeneration of the site.

We have much more to do, but this grant gives us the confidence to go forward with building up the parish and the buildings, making it a place where all are truly welcome.”

Claire Walker, CEO of the National Churches Trust, said the money would protect the church’s history while keeping its doors open to the community.

The grant is part of £871,696 awarded by the Trust to 53 churches across the UK to fund urgent repairs and maintain essential community spaces.

Church roof saved with £40k grant

By Isabel Ramirez The roof of a Grade II-listed church in Peckham has been saved from collapse thanks to a £40,000 grant.

Our Lady of Sorrows Church, home to the Norbertine Canons since 2022, was at serious risk due to loose masonry and a deteriorating roof. The church is also a vital community hub, hosting support groups, youth programmes, and immigrant organisations.

The grant, from the National Churches Trust, will fund urgent repairs, including scaffolding, stonework fixes, and rebuilding parapet brickwork. These repairs will ensure the church can remain open and continue to serve its 600-strong congregation and local residents.

Designed by renowned architect E.W. Pugin, the church was built in 1866 and features unique historical details, including Peckham’s only war memorial.

Despite its heritage status, the building is listed as ‘at risk’ by Historic England.

Abbot Hugh Allan, of the Norbertine Community in Peckham, said they were ‘overwhelmed and incredibly grateful’ after receiving the help, commenting: “Words seem inadequate to describe what this means to us.”

He continued: “Our church provides a safe space and a focal point for so many people in the local community. We have a congregation of around 600 people which

NEWS 5

By Herbie Russell Plans for a controversial eighteenstorey office block proposed for elephant and Castle have been cast aside by the developer’s sale of the site.

Following a fraught legal battle with locals and Southwark Council, developer Lendlease secured planning permission for the building on plot H1, the final ‘puzzle piece’ of Elephant Park, in December last year.

But Lendlease announced on Monday (December 2) that the 1.2-acre plot's 990year lease had been sold to developer HUB and H.I.G. for £42 million - with Southwark Council remaining the freeholder.

The previous planning permission was for a striking 86.3-metre tall office building, comprising 48,750 sqm, designed by ACME architects.

HUB has said it will now seek new planning permission for a residentialled scheme, a significant departure from the approved office block. The developers plan to include shared-living apartments, which would see residents share communal facilities, sometimes compared to student accomodation. The plans also include a health hub and retail provision in the building.

The sale of the site has come as a shock to locals, especially given Lendlease fought hard to ensure the offie block could go ahead.

The developer hit a stumbling block early on when their office building proposal was rejected by Southwark councillors in October 2022.

Councillors claimed it was too tall and bulky at a gruelling five-hour planning committee meeting in October 2022.

Cllr Kath Whittam said the building was

HugE 18-stOREy OffiCE fOR ElEPHAnt AnD CAstlE is nOw in DOubt AftER sitE is sOlD Off fOR £42 milliOn A site overview with the H1 plot marked out in red

so big it would be like “Ayer’s Rock had landed on Elephant and Castle”.

The decision was also a victory for housing campaigners like the 35% Campaign – longstanding opponents of Lendlease’s £2.5 billion Elephant Park regeneration project.

They pointed out that the plot had originally been earmarked for residential rather than office use.

Lendlease, however, having fulfilled its housing obligations elsewhere on the site, had switched the plot’s use to office space.

This had also forced the office block to nearly double to a floorspace of 63,966 sqm, up from 36,100 sqm.

However, Lendlease appealed the decision and, in December last year, a planning inquiry ruled in the developer’s favour.

Jerry Flynn, from the 35% Campaign,

has expressed concerns over the sort of housing now being proposed for plot H1.

Shared living, often described as student-style accommodation, usually sees tenants living in private rooms and sharing communal living facilities.

Mr Flynn said: “It sounds like there’s going to be an absence of family housing.

We don’t think co-living housing is what we need.

“We need proper flats with proper bedrooms and bathrooms for everyone and much more family housing.”

The 35% Campaign has always argued the Elephant Park regeneration, which saw the Heygate Estate’s demolition, has failed to prioritise affordable housing.

The group has stated that regeneration demolished the estate’s 1,212 council homes, replacing them with just 92 social

rent properties.

Lendlease has so far built 2,689 homes on Elephant Park, including 25 per cent affordable apartments.

However, of those 25 per cent affordable homes, only around 100 have been let at a social rent.

Campaigners from the group have been skeptical about Lendlease’s commitment to delivering the office block planned for H1 for some time.

Lendlease is in the process of selling its UK construction arm amid hopes the sale will be completed in the new year.

Last month, the 35% Campaign told the News: “It’s been over a year since Lendlease secured the planning permission for plot H1, which included building a new and much-needed medical hub.

“Lendlease are also undergoing a

The office block proposed for H1 on Elephant Park

radical restructuring and are selling its UK construction arm, so it is obvious that all is not well with the company.”

Following the acquisition of the H1 plot, Robert Sloss, Chief Executive at HUB, said it looked forward to adding to Elephant Park’s regeneration “success”.

He added: “Lendlease has created a great legacy for HUB to deliver the next phase of the neighbourhood and we intend to be first-class custodians of the site and neighbourhood.”

In July, H.I.G. and HUB teamed up to buy Finsgate House near the Old Street roundabout in east London for £31 million. The three existing buildings on the site total 43,000 sq ft.

Those will be knocked down, making way for a new mixed-use scheme comprising offices and residential.

H.I.G was approached for comment.

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Dulwich man sentenced for murder after paralysed victim died six years on from stabbing

Victim Jamel Boyce, left, and convicted Tyrese OseiKofi, right

By Herbie Russell

A Dulwich man has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of fourteen years for murder after a teenager he stabbed died from his injuries six years later.

Jamel Boyce, aged seventeen, was left blind, paralysed and unable to speak after Tyrese Osei-Kofi, 25, stabbed him in the chest in 2016.

Osei-Kofi was detained for ten years after being convicted of grievous bodily harm in 2018. The 2,354 days Osei-Kofi has served in prison already will be deducted from his overall sentence.

Patrick Boyce, the victim’s father, said he hoped the defendant would find “somewhere in his heart… some remorse” at the Old Bailey on Friday, December 6.

Police launched an investigation after discovering a young man suffering stab wounds to the chest and leg in Triangle Place, Clapham, on October 14, 2016.

Jamel was treated at the scene by paramedics but went into cardiac arrest before arriving in hospital.

The fourteen minutes his brain was deprived of oxygen would have devastating ramifications for his long-term health.

He was transferred to a specialist longterm care facility where he required roundthe-clock nursing care.

Osei-Kofi was first interviewed after handing himself in to police on October 20, 2016, following police appeals in which his father recognised him.

He was re-arrested two months later, and charged with attempted murder on April

13, 2017.

Osei-Kofi was convicted of grievous bodily harm but found not guilty of attempted murder following a trial at the Old Bailey in February 2018. He was jailed for ten years on May 4, 2018. After five-and-a-half years of care, Jamel died on February 13, 2022, aged 22. A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a penetrating injury to his chest.

Homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command then initiated murder proceedings against Osei-Kofi.

Detective Inspector Andy Griffin said:

Councillors back calls for 50 per cent affordable housing in Peckham town centre redevelopment EXCLUSIVE

By Herbie Russell Peckham councillors have backed local campaigners' calls for 50 per cent affordable housing in the Peckham town centre redevelopment.

In a letter sent to residents, Rye Lane ward’s three Labour representatives warned Berkeley Group that the community “won’t accept anything less.”

Berkeley, the developer behind the landmark redevelopment, has submitted a planning application to build 877 homes, of which only 35 per cent would be ‘affordable.’

Under the current plans, due to be considered in spring 2025, 25 per cent would be let at the cheapest social rents, while 10 per cent would be intermediate – typically 80 per cent of market rates.

Councillors Jasmine Ali, Esme Dobson,

and David Parton wrote: “We’re calling for Berkeley Homes to increase the number of affordable homes on the Aylesham site and told the developers directly that our community won’t accept anything less.”

Berkeley’s vision, like most large-scale redevelopment programmes in London, has been the subject of huge debate since it was first unveiled in December 2022.

Thirteen residential buildings, rising up to 20 storeys, have been described as a “citadel” that would “loom over Peckham” by campaigners.

The designs have also been described as ‘ugly’ and ‘soulless’ by some social media users, amid fears that natural light could be blocked out.

There are also concerns that the influx of new residents will not be met with a commensurate provision of public amenities, such as doctors’ surgeries.

The proposals are a scaled-down version of Berkeley’s original plans, which included 1,050 homes in buildings of up to

“Jamel was a young man with a very promising future, known as ‘Smiley’ to his friends.

“He was described by those who knew him as an intelligent, thoughtful and considerate young man.

“The ordeal that he and his family have been through has been devastating.

“I sincerely hope that today’s sentence brings closure to the nightmare they have lived through for the last eight years.”

Jamel’s father, Patrick said: “I have come to witness the sentence of this man who took my son’s life, and I wish to hear him

say he is sorry and ask for forgiveness from us. No amount of sentence can justify what he has done to me and my family, but I hope in time that somewhere in his heart he can find some remorse and ask whichever God he believes in for forgiveness.”

Jamel’s mother, Pansy said: “This stabbing turned an ordinary day in 2016 into a nightmare that we were forced to live through for five and a half years, while Jamel was left blind, unable to speak and severely limited in his ability to interact with the world around him.

“He fought tirelessly to survive, with us

by his side throughout, despite such a bleak outlook, before closing his eyes for the last time. The impact of Jamel’s death extends far beyond his individual life; it has ripped through our family and community in ways that words can barely capture.

“The damage caused by this crime will ripple through all our lives for years to come.”

People can visit Fearless for advice, discover real stories about people who turned their lives around after being involved in knife crime as well as places you can go for further help and support.

Rye Lane ward councillors left to right: Cllr David Parton, Cllr Jasmine Ali and Cllr Esme Dobson

27 storeys, although this has done little to quell local disquiet.

While Rye Lane ward councillors are calling for 50 per cent affordable housing on the site, Cllr Helen Dennis, cabinet member for housing, has taken a slightly different approach. She said Berkeley’s scheme would be the “largest new social rent scheme in Peckham” and “delivers” on planning policies.

Cllr Dennis also suggested a significant proportion of private homes were needed to ensure schemes remain “profitable.”

“In the current economic climate, every new affordable home is hard-won. The reality is that the current model, where the sale of private homes helps fund the affordable homes, needs to be profitable,” she told us.

“An unprofitable scheme will mean no homes of any type will be delivered,

and we simply cannot let that happen given how many people need affordable housing.”

However, there is also an indication that Southwark Council could yet push for more affordable housing on the site.

“Wherever possible, we proactively negotiate an increase in the affordable and social rent components of a scheme,” Cllr Dennis said.

It is not the first time members of Southwark Council have taken the unusual step of publicly criticising Berkeley’s proposals outside of public planning proceedings.

In November 2022, a senior council officer wrote to Berkeley saying there were “significant issues” with the initial plans for 1,050 homes.

He warned the plans would be “detrimental to the character of Peckham

town centre” and would “produce some poor-quality public spaces.” This prompted Berkeley to revise its proposals and hire new architects.

However, local housing campaigners understand that Southwark Council, which has over 17,000 people on the housing waiting list, will be keen to build new homes as quickly as possible.

The Labour-run authority has built more than 1,700 council homes over the last five years and has roughly 1,300 under construction.

However, there are fears that the pace of construction has slowed recently.

Government data shows just 51 affordable homes were started in 2023/24, compared to 1,800 the year before.

This led the Liberal Democrat opposition to claim affordable housebuilding had ‘collapsed’ in the borough.

NEWS 7

City Hall insists on tighter controls for e-bikes and batteries - two years after Bermondsey fire killed sofia duarte, 21

By Kieran Galpin

Sofia Duarte and the bike that is believed to have caused the fire.

Image: LFB

sales of e-bikes, e-scooters and batteries should face new regulations due to safety concerns, according to City Hall politicians, who unanimously passed a motion on Tuesday, December 5.

This follows concerns about the growing fire risk linked with e-bike and e-scooter batteries, including in Southwark.

A fire on Old Kent Road in January 2023 killed 21-year-old Sofia Duarte after an e-bike battery failed “catastrophically”, breaking into flames which spread through a flat in Bermondsey.

The mum has since started a petition for stricter regulation which has almost 50,000 signatures.

The motion, tabled by the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Hina Bokhari, demands that e-bikes and e-scooters are subject to third party certification by an approved government body before being sold on the UK market.

It also calls for greater regulation of online marketplaces, requiring them to conduct compliance checks and remove unsafe e-bikes and e-scooters from sale.

While the motion is not binding,

it calls on the London Mayor Sadiq Khan to advocate for these policies and encourages the UK government to enact them.

Nationally it is believed that at least thirteen people have lost their lives

Millwall players visit hospital to kick off Christmas toy appeal

to fires linked to electrically powered bikes and scooters since 2020, and the London Fire Brigade is estimated to respond to an e-bike or e-scooter fire every two days.

Wayne Mackay, Head of Public

UK's first fully electric cross-river passenger ferry 'Orbit Clipper' to launch from Rotherhithe

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Players were more than happy to treat young patients to sacks of gifts

By Kieran Galpin A new zero-emissions passenger ferry will hit the Thames in March next year, becoming the UK’s first fully electric cross-river service.

By Kieran Galpin Millwall footballers have delivered a sleigh-load of Christmas cheer to young patients at University Hospital Lewisham.

George Saville was among the Santas who dropped off gifts including official club flags, calendars and notepads to the “very happy” youngsters on Tuesday, December 5.

The Millwall midfielder explained: "Being in hospital is tough, and even something as simple as spending an afternoon with the children can make a meaningful difference.”

Lewisham and Greenwich Trust has used the visit to invite members of the public to donate presents as part of this year’s Children’s Christmas Toy Appeal.

Amelia’s mum said: "Today was supposed to be Amelia's last day here after 11 days so this was completely unexpected!

“She used to play football for five years herself so I'm sure she's really happy to be meeting a team - they're definitely talking to the right person. This is really cool and she's very happy."

Another patient’s mum said her daughter “loves” her present and thanked the “very thoughtful” players for dropping

by.

Femi Azeez, Tom Bradshaw, Macaulay Langstaff, Ryan Wintle, Caspar De Norre and Connal Trueman were among the players who visited.

The trust suggests giving gifts in the original packaging such as baby toys, educational toys, arts and crafts sets, board games and toiletries.

They ask that you do not wrap gifts and they are unable to accept cuddly toys.

Toys can be dropped off at University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s main reception, between 10am and 3pm each day until December 22.

Affairs at Electrical Safety First, said: “Too often, these fires are caused by poorly made products sold on underregulated online marketplaces.”

The proposals are based on a report last year by Electrical Safety First, a UK electrical fire safety charity, which looked at the issue of e-bike and e-scooter fires.

The charity had previously found evidence of dangerous and substandard e-bike chargers for sale via major online marketplaces. At present, manufacturers of e-bikes and e-scooters can self-declare that their devices are safe.

The charity’s proposals to government for new laws to certify batteries is backed by nearly 100 organisations, including e-bike manufacturers, emergency services, insurance organisations and waste disposal firms.

To enforce the new regulations, the motion also calls for increased funding for Trading Standards and other regulatory bodies responsible for consumer safety.

The 'Orbit Clipper' will connect Canary Wharf on the north side of the Thames and Rotherhithe on the south.

The 150-passenger ferry, launched

by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, will have the capacity to carry over 150,000 passengers per week.

The service will cross the river every ten minutes on weekdays and every fifteen minutes at weekends.

Orbit Clipper replaces the current crossriver ferry service, meeting increased demand as East London’s professional and residential districts grow.

Wight Shipyard Co, on the Isle of Wight, is building the ferry. “All of our new boats are proudly built in the UK using the latest green technology,” Sean Collins, co-founder and CEO of Uber Boat by Thames Clippers said.

“The Thames is the lifeblood of our great capital and it’s our ambition to continue to push for further progression along the river”.

The ferry uses "groundbreaking" self-docking technology, Tim Beckett, director of the maritime engineering consultancy company Beckett Rankine, said.

Infrastructure upgrades on the river will begin in January, including a new pier at Rotherhithe and an extension to the pier at Canary Wharf.

Tim Beckett added: “The new pier is designed with a gentle gradient to make the ferries accessible for cyclists and people with restricted mobility.

"As London extends eastward, there is an increasing need for cross-river pedestrian and cycle links across the Thames."

The ferry will be able to take 100 bicycles per journey.

The initiative was enabled by funding from the Department for Transport with Innovate UK, as the UK aims to reach Net Zero by 2050.

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Walworth tenant ordered to repay £40k after decade long illegal subletting scam

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By Isabel Ramirez a man who illegally sublet a walworth property over a decade has been ordered to pay £40,000 back to the council.

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Aboubakarr Nimaga, 60, had been renting out the three-bedroom council property since moving to Nottingham in 2014.

Despite having a private threebedroom rental in Nottingham since 2017, Mr Nimaga sought to keep his Southwark tenancy, claiming he “visited regularly” and had children living at both addresses. Southwark’s housing investigations team uncovered the fraud following a tip-off in 2019.

Southwark Council secured an Unlawful Profit Order of nearly £40,000 against him and is also in the process of reclaiming the council home. The judgement, handed down by Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court, also awarded the council £14,999 in legal costs.

After a prolonged investigation, Mr. Nimaga failed to attend court on 25 November 2024 and was ordered to give up possession of the property by 9 December 2024.

The council intends to enforce possession of the property at the earliest opportunity, so that it can be allocated to a family in urgent need of social housing.

Councillor Sarah King, Cabinet Member for Council Homes, said: “Tenancy fraud is a serious offence. It deprives families in need of a secure home and places unnecessary strain on our housing services. This case demonstrates our zero-tolerance approach and the effectiveness of our Housing Investigations Team. We urge anyone who suspects tenancy fraud to report it – every home recovered makes a difference."

Southwark Council estimates that unlawful subletting costs the public at least £42,000 per property in lost resources and housing pressures. Over the past decade, the council’s rigorous antifraud measures have recovered more than 1,700 properties, ensuring homes go to those who need them most.

Residents can report suspected housing fraud by emailing housing. fraud@southwark.gov.uk or visiting the council’s website.

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By Isabel Ramirez more tHan 1,200 households in Camberwell were left struggling to keep warm after the last functioning boiler serving the wyndham and Comber estate broke down.

After 11 freezing days, where some homes didn’t even have electricity, an emergency system has now been installed.

However, residents say they have no idea how long it will last, as they have just 'patched up' one of the old broken boilers.

At the time of writing, Southwark Council confirmed a permanent replacement could take at least another week.

The last boiler was one of four that make up the heating system, also serving part of the Brandon Estate. The system has been plagued with problems for years.

Peter and Michael, who live in Laird Block on the Comber side, told us that in the last year, the boiler had broken down

around 'seven to eight times a month.'

Residents say they’ve repeatedly complained about unreliable heating, but now, in the middle of winter, the situation has reached breaking point.

Sue Bailey, 74, who lives with her paraplegic husband Alan, said: “We’ve had to rely on electric heaters, and the bathroom is freezing. Showering Alan has been so hard.”

“When you really need it in winter, it just doesn't work.”

If it wasn’t bad enough, it is the 180 leaseholders who are forced to foot the bill for the heating and hot water, as well as any refurbishment works.

Sue, who has lived in the flat for 42 years and bought it in 2001, said: “Back then, the service charge was only £800. You expect it to increase but not by this much.”

The last few annual service charges have been over £6000.

“We’re being penalised because we bought our home,” Sue added.

Michael, a leaseholder and primary school teacher, commented: "When you're

reading the bills, it makes you want to cry because you think - why am I going to work?"

“We’re paying for people who don’t.”

The heating system, installed in the 1980s, was supposed to have been refurbished recently. In January 2023, leaseholders were charged £3000 each for the work, but many believe it was just another patch-up job. They were also promised cheaper bills – which did not happen.

One leaseholder, who is now selling their flat because life has become ‘unmanageable’, said: “When I moved in 10 years ago, service charges were around £2,000.

“Now, it’s unmanageable, and there’s no transparency about where the money is going.

They added: "The basics aren't being done right. It’s a nice community here but I can’t live like this anymore.”

Peter, who is also chair of the Wyndham and Comber TRA said: “We have no idea when it will break again. The system

doesn’t work.”

Councillor Sarah King, the cabinet member for council homes, said: “Unfortunately, on Saturday 16 November the last permanent boiler on Wyndham Estate broke down. I know this has been really unpleasant for those living on the estate and I’m sorry that they’ve had to experience cold while our engineers work to solve the situation.

"We immediately began setting up an emergency system, which was completed on Sunday. Despite this, the emergency system did not bring the temperatures up high enough so further work has had to take place which should be completed today.

“A new temporary plant relocated elsewhere is also being installed. This system will ensure there is the required heat for the whole estate while works on the permanent system continue. We thank residents for their patience while we work to resolve this and will continue to communicate with them as work progresses.”

Man in 'life-threatening' condition and two arrests after incident on Walworth Road

By Isabel Ramirez a man is in a life-threatening condition after an incident on walworth road early on sunday morning.

Police were called at around 4:30 am on Sunday, 8 December to Walworth Road to reports of a man collapsed.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service (LAS) attended the scene.

The victim was taken to hospital where he remains in a life-threatening condition.

Two men were arrested at the scene

on suspicion of GBH. They have been taken into police custody where they remain.

Enquiries continue by detectives from the Central South Command to establish the circumstances of the incident.

Anyone who may have information about the incident, or who was in the area at the time and may have seen or heard something relevant is urged to call police on 101 quoting reference 1225/8Dec. Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.

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By Robert Firth Local Democracy Reporter a DIsableD mum facing her 23rd Christmas in a secondfloor Southwark Council flat she struggles to leave has accused the local council’s leader of ‘ignoring’ her requests to discuss her plight.

Children donned zebra crossing in their campaign for more crossings along Croxted Road a palace. I’m just asking them for something that will make it easier for me to get out [of] the house. I’m cooped up and I can’t do the normal things people can do because I haven’t got the adaptions.”

Between December 2023 and August, Michelle said the council showed her five properties, but none of them turned out to be suitable for her needs.

Acorn Southwark said that some of

the flats suggested were so small a wheelchair wouldn’t have been able to fit inside.

Since the council restructured its housing department in August, Michelle claims things have taken a turn for the worse and she has not been shown around a single property for four months, while regular meetings with council staff have dried up.

Michelle said the council had

previously told her it has struggled to find her a ground-floor flat, because it has a lack of disabled-friendly flats with baths. She claims she needs a bath to be able to wash easily and a doctor recommended she be rehoused in a property with one in 2019.

Southwark Council didn’t reply to requests for an updated comment on Michelle’s situation. A council spokesperson previously described

her case as ‘complex’ and said it ‘understood’ her frustration at not being able to move into a new property.

The spokesperson added: “The council’s housing teams have been working together to carry out all the assessments required in order to make sure the home she can bid for will definitely be suitable for her needs and that her banding and criteria are correct.”

oversee improvements.

“This situation calls for similar intervention, and we therefore call on you to appoint ministerial envoys to provide the leadership and oversight to deliver safe and secure homes our residents need and deserve.”

Rayner has yet to respond to the letter but is expected to do so in due course.

Southwark Council—which owns around 36,800 homes—referred itself to the RSH in June after finding it hadn’t completed electrical safety tests on all of its properties.

The inspection was the first time that the local authority had been judged under the watchdog’s new standards programme which came into place on April 1.

The council said it has since developed a programme to complete overdue electrical safety checks and install smoke alarms in homes, which is expected to be completed by March 2026.

Cllr Williams added that Southwark was investing over £250 million into its housing stock over the next three years and was improving its approach to repairs, complaints and housing allocation through a new housing management board, which will include tenants.

He added: “We’ll also be continuing our work with the government and councils across the country to tackle the £2.2 billion black hole in our national council housing finances, so together we can secure the long-term funding settlement needed to fully lift council homes across the country up to modern safe, healthy and green standards.”

Cllr Chamberlain said: “The new Labour Government has made bold promises on housing. Now they must prove they mean business by stepping in when Labour-run councils fall short.

Southwark residents deserve better, and we’ll keep fighting to ensure they get the quality housing they need.”

An MHCLG spokesperson said: “These findings are concerning, and the regulator will be working with Southwark Council to address the issues raised. We are clear everyone deserves to live in a safe and decent home.

“Early next year we will consult on a new Decent Homes Standard to ensure tenants are not plagued by disrepair and unsafe conditions. We will also apply Awaab’s Law to social housing and set tough new requirements for landlords to investigate and fix dangerous hazards within strict timeframes.”

UK government housing department 'concerned' as over half of Southwark council homes found to be without smoke alarms

By Robert Firth

Local Democracy Reporter tHe uk government has said it is ‘concerned’ after an inspection of london’s biggest council landlord found over 50 per cent of properties were without smoke alarms.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said England’s social housing watchdog would be ‘working with Southwark Council’ to address failings identified in a judgement of the local authority published in November.

Labour leader of Southwark, Cllr Kieron Williams, apologised to tenants after the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) gave the authority a rating of C3 (the second worst grade) for consumer standards last month.

At the time of the inspection, the RSH said over 50 per cent of the council’s homes had not had an electrical condition test for over five years.

The government watchdog added that it has identified almost 2,000 overdue fire safety issues in properties, of which 100 were categorised as high risk.

On Wednesday, December 4, Southwark’s Liberal Democrat

Cllr Victor Chamberlain, leader of Southwark's Liberal Democrat opposition, has asked deputy prime minister Angela Rayner to intervene in Southwark Council opposition called on deputy prime minister Angela Rayner to intervene in the Labour-run council over the management and condition of council homes in the borough.

In a letter to Rayner, who is secretary of state for housing and local

government, Cllr Victor Chamberlain, leader of Southwark Liberal Democrats, wrote: “When the LGA [Local Government Association] found serious concerns about governance in Tower Hamlets, your government rightly sent in ministerial envoys to

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Arthritis sufferer Michelle, who relies on crutches and a wheelchair to get around, has missed doctors' appointments and is unable to run basic errands because of her difficulty getting down the 30 steps separating her flat from street level.

In October last year, Acorn Southwark - a community union supporting Michelle - emailed Labour council leader Kieron Williams on her behalf and asked for a meeting to chat about how her long-running situation could be resolved.

Despite initially receiving a positive response from his assistant, Acorn Southwark claim Cllr Williams failed to reply to multiple follow-up emails asking for him to confirm a date to meet Michelle, who is now 50 years old.

Over a year later her situation is no closer to being resolved and Michelle, who also suffers from chronic back pain and lupus, fears her health will deteriorate before she is moved.

She said: “He [Cllr Williams] is not helping me. He has just ignored me. […] I personally would like him to take initiative and get involved. It has been dragging on coming up to 24 years in January.

“I can’t get down the stairs. What happens if there’s a fire in this block?

How do I get out? All these things should be of concern to him as leader of the borough. But he has made no attempts to intervene, to contact, to find out anything or to help.”

She added: “My mental health, as well as my physical health, has gone downhill. I’m not asking them for

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Five taken to hospital after blaze 'destroys' disused Borough flats

By Isabel Ramirez Five people have been taken to hospital after being rescued from a fire in a disused block of flats in Borough.

Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters were called to the scene on Newcomen Street just after 4 am on Tuesday morning, December 3.

Half of the ground floor, part of the first floor and the staircase (from the ground to the first floor) were destroyed by the fire.

One person was rescued by ladder from the roof level of the three and four-storey property. Two people were rescued by ladder from the second floor. Two people were rescued from the basement by crews wearing breathing apparatus using smoke hoods. All were taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service.

Fire escape hoods provide members of the public with up to 15 minutes of protection from four of the main fire gases (carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen chloride and acrolein) and can be worn by conscious or unconscious people. If more than 15 minutes of protection is required then another hood can be given to each wearer. They do not provide oxygen but temporarily filter toxic smoke to make breathing easier.

The Brigade's 999 Control centre operators received their first call alerting them to the fire at 0407 and the fire was under control by 0507. Fire crews from Dowgate, Whitechapel, Old Kent Road, Dockhead, Lambeth, Soho, Peckham and surrounding fire stations were at the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Met police and the Brigade's fire investigation team.

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Walworth school named UK Primary of the Year

By Isabel Ramirez

A Walworth school has been named Primary of the Year in a national competition described as the 'Oscars of the teaching profession.'

Bankside businesses vote by 91% for improvement district to continue work

By Isabel Ramirez Better Bankside, the Business Improvement District (BID), has been re-elected for another five years.

In a month-long ballot, 91 per cent of businesses voted in favour, with a turnout of 51 per cent, marking a decisive endorsement of the BID’s plans for the area.

The BID claimed its re-election meant £14m secured in funding, although did not clarify whether this was the business levy that would be invested or separate secured revenues.

Since its launch in 2004, Better Bankside has gained increasing support from its member businesses, including major institutions like Tate Modern, Borough Market, and Shakespeare’s Globe. The BID’s renewed term will focus on strengthening the local economy, advancing sustainability, and enhancing

community wellbeing, with specific projects co-designed with its members.

Nicole Gordon, CEO of Better Bankside, welcomed the result, saying: “We are thrilled to have such a strong backing from Bankside’s business community. The conversations we’ve had will shape the programme for the next five years. The work starts now, and we look forward to delivering our most ambitious plans yet.”

Stella Kanu, CEO of Shakespeare’s Globe, a long-time member of the BID, said; "The Globe Theatre is proud to support Better Bankside’s continued work over the next five years. As a longstanding member, we’ve seen firsthand the immense value Better Bankside brings to our community. Their destination marketing campaigns have played a vital role in showcasing The Globe to a broader audience, while their cultural collaborations have enriched our connection with local and visiting

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Surrey Square Primary School scooped the top prize at the 2024 Pearson National Teaching Awards, winning Gold for Making a Difference - Primary School of the Year.

The school, chosen from thousands of entries across the UK, was praised for going above and beyond to support its pupils and the local community.

From running a Saturday market and youth club to setting up a community restaurant for families, Surrey Square has become a lifeline for many in Walworth.

Parents are also given help with housing, immigration, and even parenting classes.

Clearly, it’s an approach that works.

The number of pupils hitting their development goals has soared from just 26 per cent in nursery to 85 per cent by

audiences alike. We are excited to continue working together to strengthen Bankside’s reputation as a hub for culture, creativity, and community."

The BID will focus on helping businesses meet sustainability targets, attract investment, and create

the time they leave.

The Pearson National Teaching Awards is an annual celebration that honours the outstanding achievements and transformative impact of educators.

Run by the Teaching Awards Trust, an independent charity, and sponsored by Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, the awards are an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the pivotal roles teachers, support staff, colleges, schools and early years educators play in inspiring young people, every single day.

During the glittering awards ceremony, 16 outstanding educators were recognised as Gold Award Winners in their respective categories. Held at the Brewery in Central London and hosted

by TV presenter and broadcaster Gaby Roslin, the evening brought together Silver Winners, industry peers, colleagues and special guests to share experiences and celebrate their achievements. The night capped off a week of coverage on BBC’s The One Show, celebrating the awards.

opportunities for employees and residents. Upcoming plans include cutting carbon emissions, improving air quality, and boosting biodiversity, alongside promoting Bankside as a cultural and creative hub.

The re-election comes at a critical time

Sir Michael Morpurgo, author, former Children’s Laureate, and President of the Teaching Awards Trust, says: “The impact of a great teacher can be lifechanging.

"We can all remember that one teacher who influenced our lives, whether it was just in that moment or something that we have carried with us. That’s why these awards are so important. The devotion of all of those who work in education is clear from the entries we receive year after year, and 2024 was no different. I am delighted to be able to congratulate all of this year’s Pearson National Teaching Award winners. Their exceptional efforts continue to inspire us and enrich the young lives they impact daily.”

With an inspiring lineup of winners in 2024, there is now an opportunity for educators across the country to be recognised in the 2025 Pearson National Teaching Awards. Entries are open and submissions can be made through the Pearson National Teaching Awards website.

for the area, which is expected to see significant growth in the coming years, with 20 major developments in progress and a rising workforce projected by 2030. Businesses have highlighted the importance of the BID in maintaining Bankside’s identity while meeting the challenges of urban change.

Better Bankside’s new term begins on 1 April 2025, funded by a levy of 1.13 per cent on businesses with a rateable value of £26,000 or more. The funding will be ringfenced to deliver projects that address local needs and benefit the area’s businesses, workers, and community.

Further details on the BID’s manifesto and plans are available at Better Bankside.

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Paramedic first on the scene in London Bridge terror attack recounts treating victims as gunshots fired around him

By Herbie Russell & Callum Smyth

A paramedic who treated victims of the London Bridge attack in 2017, while terrorists continued their murderous rampage, has recounted the life-changing experience.

Gary Edwards, among the first responders, had to make split-second decisions about which dying casualties most needed treatment, all while gunshots rattled overhead.

In BBC One’s hit series Ambulance, he explains how “the emotional toll of those decisions” weighed “heavy” after the attack.

Expanding on what he shares in the episode, Mr Edwards said: “The struggle for me was being alone in that moment.

“The number of patients at the scene was overwhelming – so many people needing help and I wanted to do everything I could for them.

“But the resources weren’t there when I first arrived, so my training kicked in and I had to triage the patients as quickly as I could to assess the situation for when help arrived.

“It was terribly hard to do that though and that feeling of being unable to spend as much time as I normally would with every person I came across was really difficult. But in the moment I did what I was trained to do.”

He adds: “It was later when the emotional toll of those decisions really started to weigh heavy on me. It’s the

Gary Edwards, London Ambulance Service paramedic who was among first on the scene in the London Bridge Attack in 2017 part of it which stayed with me and kept me up at night.”

The attack on Saturday, 3 June 2017, saw three Islamic extremists, strapped with fake bomb vests, ram a van into dozens of people.

They then got out and slashed at terrified innocents with twelve-inch kitchen knives strapped to their hands with leather straps.

Eight people were killed and 48 others were injured, including unarmed police officers attempting to stop the terrorists.

Gary, who was working nearby that night, had no idea if the gunshots still being fired were coming from police or terrorists.

He added: “There was the uncertainty of ‘am I going to make

it home tonight’ and ‘will I be hurt?’

These questions were at the forefront of my mind, especially because one of my first patients was a police officer who had been attacked.

“We were in uniform too and knew we could also be targeted. Throughout that entire night, there was so much uncertainty and that made things difficult as well.”

Gary was awarded a London Ambulance Service Chief Commendation award for his bravery in 2021.

Gary has been a Clinical Team Manager (CTM) for the last three years, before which he was part of the Tactical Response Unit (TRU).

Since the attack, he has sought to protect his mental well-being by taking time away from work to improve his health.

Gary says the attack has shaped his work as a clinician now.

He said: “Exposure to such a horrific incident is terrible, but it does massively help when it comes to dealing with other incidents. For me, a huge factor is also a greater awareness of aftercare too – the welfare and signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).”

He first joined the Service sixteen years ago after completing a university course in computer science.

He realised it was not a career he wanted, so when he saw an advert for an LAS role, he thought: “Why not?”

Today, he manages over twenty paramedics and uses his experience to support colleagues who have endured similarly traumatic incidents.

Gary said: “I can recognise how debriefing and following up with crews is really important. These steps have a huge impact on clinicians’ mental health and well-being in the long run.”

Bus stops to be fitted with CCTV cameras as TfL 'takes a stand' on violence against women and girls Lambeth bus stops are being fitted with CCTV cameras as Transport for London (TfL) “takes a stand” against violence towards women and girls.

The borough is one of twelve participating in the expanded trial, following an initial pilot at five locations across the capital.

TfL’s trial announcement coincided with White Ribbon Day (25 November), a global movement campaigning against male violence towards women and girls.

In April, it fitted five bus shelters with CCTV – at Peckham Library, Finsbury Park, Gants Hill, Stratford and Turnpike Lane.

The 15 new locations are in Brent, Croydon, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon, Lambeth, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Westminster.

They include busy locations with high footfall, quieter spots with less frequent bus services, higher crime areas, and places highlighted by women as feeling unsafe.

The cameras will be available to

the Metropolitan Police to prevent and investigate crime and to improve incident response with live images.

Only the Met Police will have access to the footage, which will be retained for 31 days.

The results of the trial will be used to evaluate the costs and feasibility of a wider rollout across London.

TfL has also introduced mobile coverage across the Tube and Elizabeth line – including within tunnels – allowing people to stay connected while on the move.

Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance, said: “Everyone deserves to feel safe and be safe at all times when travelling around London, and it is the Mayor’s top priority to ensure the transport network is a safe and lowcrime environment.

“That’s why I welcome this trial of CCTV at bus shelters, which will improve safety for women and girls and ensure they can travel with confidence.

“Increased CCTV will help to ensure the network is secure and welcoming round the clock, supporting the Mayor’s aim to continue building a safer London for everyone.”

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By Herbie Russell a teenaGe entrepreneur from Dulwich who won £5,000 to kickstart his business hopes his success will inspire students frustrated by the school system.

Anthony Allegre, 18, beat hundreds of contestants to secure funding from Business Launch Pad, a business support service for young people in Tooting.

The business prodigy achieved As and Bs in his GCSEs and says although he did “alright” in school, he was always sceptical about academia. “[At school] I was thinking: ‘Will I use this in my life? Do I really want to go to university?’” he said.

“I feel like for some students, school does not excite them, so a lot of people leave without finding out what they enjoy. So my story shows you can

achieve anything and, if you actually enjoy something, you should pursue it.”

His Dragon’s Den-style pitch for Link2learnit, which connects learners with experts and teachers in all sorts of hobbies and disciplines, blew the judges away.

He said: “The idea is that a lot of people want to learn a lot of skills but they do not know how to get the guidance.”

Whether it is trumpeting, fitness or knitting, any skill can be featured and shared on the new website when it launches.

Unlike other skill-sharing platforms, Link2learnit will encourage people to share their skills in person rather than just online.

Anthony said: “I don’t think YouTube is a good way to learn. There are also platforms like Skillshare, but these are online-only. Link2learnit is for people who want to learn in person.”

Anthony is now building his website,

Anthony Allegre

ahead of the launch in a few months’ time.

The platform will be London-centric to begin with, but he hopes to expand it as

time goes on.

Anthony, who is always working on side hustles, trades in cryptocurrency and sells vintage clothes online.

hopesahis story Having started with £10,000 will inspire investment in cryptocurrency, he says others his crypto assets have grown to a value of £50,000.

Cost of dying to increase as Southwark Council looks at burial charges

By Robert Firth Local Democracy Reporter soutHwark CounCIl is set to increase the cost of dying and sell off offices as part of a multimillionpound savings drive over the next two years.

The councils’ Labour cabinet waved through £10 million in proposed cuts and measures intended to generate extra income on Tuesday (December 3). The planned savings will go out for consultation before coming back before cabinet for final approval next year.

Charges for most council services, including burial, could rise by around five per cent next year under the plans.

Interment of an average adult in the borough would cost £2,679 from 2025/26.

But residents would have to pay 30 per cent more for parking permits for visitors.

Under the proposals, a first book of 10 oneday paper vouchers would cost £47 from next year, up from the current £36.10. An initial pack of 10 virtual vouchers would set residents back £43, compared to £32.80 at present.

Council documents justify the steep increase by saying the charges are ‘comparable’ to fees in neighbouring

Camberwell Old Cemetery London boroughs, with ‘similar characteristics and demographics to Southwark.’

The council has a £12.3 million budget black hole to fill over the next couple of years and will have to draw on £2.5 million reserves to balance the budget in 2025/26.

Buildings set to be sold off by Southwark

as part of savings measures include 47B East Dulwich Road and offices on Sumner Road in Peckham.

A report outlining the savings presented

by Councillor Stephanie Cryan, cabinet member for finance, last Tuesday week also noted the difficult position of Southwark’s housing revenue account (HRA), which registers costs and income

related to the local authority’s over 53,000 council homes.

“Southwark’s HRA is now facing an in-year overspend of £9.5 million with reserves of just £16.9 million and immediate action is required to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the account,” the report reads.

A ‘recovery plan’ for the HRA adopted

last year included plans to cut the service’s spend, get rid of vacant and ‘uneconomical’ properties and suspend the construction of some proposed new council homes.

The council is on track to make £13.9 million in savings from the HRA account this year and a further £13.3 million in savings are planned for 2025/26 which will be made through temporary shortterm borrowing, a review of staffing structures and IT and procurement changes.

Rents for council properties are set to rise by 2.7 per cent next year. A tenant living in a two bed council flat would have to pay an extra £176.28 per year under the plans. Service charges are set to increase by £49.92 per year.

Cllr Cryan struck an upbeat tone at a cabinet meeting telling Labour colleagues that the savings were an offshoot of ‘transformation’. She said: “Transformation is something we want to do. […] Transformation isn’t a savings driven exercise… savings are a by-product of transformations.

“There are lots of things that will be coming out through transformation like better procurement, looking at our assets and how we can better work those and our digital strategy can feed into that."

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'Let's all do our bit to keep the NHS protected this winter'

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ast week I visited King’s College Hospital’s Children’s A & E Department to help decorate the Christmas Tree.

I met families waiting with little ones mostly suffering breathing problems as a result of winter viruses. As a parent I remember how scary it can be to watch your child struggling with a horrible cough.

Each winter our National Health Service comes under more pressure and this year is unfortunately no exception.

GPs and hospital doctors are currently concerned about the possible impact of a "quad-nemic" because four different common viruses or pathogens - flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19, and norovirus—are circulating simultaneously.

Addressing the potential impact of these four conditions requires that the NHS focuses on prevention and we all have

our part to play, whether we are a parent, have an older relative or can just keep an eye out for our neighbours, friends and families.

Vaccination has a key part to play, particularly for vulnerable groups, including the elderly, those with underlying health conditions, and health and social care workers. If you have been offered a flu or COVID-19 jab then please do take this up to protect yourself, your friends and families but above all our wider NHS this winter.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that can affect children in a number of ways. Symptoms are similar to a cold, and include a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, and sometimes fever. In children, RSV can also cause ear infections and croup, a barking cough.

RSV is usually not severe in healthy children, but it can be dangerous for infants and older adults. RSV can lead to more serious illnesses like bronchiolitis

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'In the winter break look out for the spiky Mahonia'

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ecember brings shorter days, and we have already had a taste of cold weather during November.

The Solstice falls on Saturday 21st December – marking the beginning of the astronomical winter and a gradual climb back to lighter days. Conditions often get milder in the run up to Christmas with drizzly rain, strong winds and overcast skies. But it can also be cold with bright sunshine, the latter being preferable considering we get approximately 8 hours of daylight at this time of year (it is nearly double this figure in high summer).

If gifts for the gardener are still needed perhaps a book of poetry would be appreciated; Treelines: A Collection of Poems by Janie Hextall and Barbara McNaught is an anthology of poems about woods, trees and orchards. Packets of seeds, good quality gardening gloves or a nourishing hand cream make good stocking fillers.

Leaves have been late to fall, there were still masses on trees until the November cold snap and subsequent gales.

One seasonal ongoing task in the garden is to clear leaves, compost small batches or make leaf mould - a magical soil conditioner and mulch. It’s easy to do - fill large binbags with leaves, tie the tops loosely and make small holes in the bags; tuck away in a corner of the garden and store (takes about two years for the leaves to breakdown).

It is hard not to mention the traditional Holly (Ilex), Ivy (Hedera) and Mistletoe (Viscum album) at this time of year; they are to be found in gardens all-year- round; but Mistletoe is not common in cities nor seen in the countryside until other trees have lost their leaves. Mistletoe is an evergreen, a parasitic shrub that grows on Apple, Lime and Hawthorn trees. Helped to germinate by birds who set the white sticky berries containing the seed, into branches. Mistletoe doesn’t kill its

host nor take liberties; it makes some of its own food by photosynthesis.

Gardeners often spend time in combat with ivy as it seeks to scramble over walls, sheds and houses if left to its own devices. The ivy often wins the battle! Holly is the quiet evergreen, slowly growing from shrub to tree and looking spectacular when covered in red berries contrasted against its dark green prickly leaves.

In ancient folklore Ivy is associated with the vine and was used to garland rooms during the festive season, it is also supposed to bring luck. Holly is a symbol of fertility and apparently protects the household from witchcraft. Mistletoe is a sacred plant to the Druids and it’s thought this is where the custom of kissing under the mistletoe originates from.

And as the garden takes its winter

and pneumonia, especially in children under 1 year old.

Most children don't need specific treatment for RSV, and doctors recommend care at-home to ease symptoms. Parents or guardians should seek urgent care if your child: is unwell and getting worse, is eating or feeding much less than normal, has had a dry nappy for 12 hours or more, feels hotter than usual when you touch their back or chest or has a temperature of 38C or higher if they are under 3 months old, or 39C or higher if they are older than 3 months.

Let’s all do our bit to keep the NHS protected this winter.

break - look out for Mahonia, a tall evergreen shrub with spiky dark green leaves and sweetly scented flowers.

Another familiar shrub is winter Jasmine with its small unscented yellow flowers on bare, arching stems that will continue to bloom until February - when the bulbs take over.

Season’s Greetings and a Happy Gardening New Year

Labour councillors are choosing sides in tug-of-war over Peckham's future

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ou rarely see labour councillors being so openly critical of a major housing development on their patch. the fact they have decided to speak up shows just how contentious Peckham’s future is.

Berkeley Homes has proposed building 877 homes (including 35 percent affordable) on the Aylesham Centre shopping centre site. If the plans go ahead, it would be a seismic moment in Peckham’s history. The area’s architectural character, sometimes described as having a ‘village feel,’ would take on an entirely new identity if huge tower blocks are allowed to rise up among the low-rise terraced houses. The influx of thousands of new residents, including the very wealthy, would also mean an irreversible demographic shift.

Aylesham Community Action (ACA) has been stridently opposed to Berkeley’s vision for the area ever since plans were first unveiled in 2022. They say they are not opposed to Peckham’s redevelopment per se, but object to redevelopment that prioritises private housing, 'degrades' Peckham’s historical character, and fails to provide social amenities and public space.

ACA is a mix of older hands with decades of experience in local activism and mostly middle-class young adults, many of whom speak angrily about creeping ‘gentrification’ and 'social cleansing.’

However, the campaign is well-organised and gathering steam, recently culminating in a protest outside Southwark Council’s offices last month.

It’s easy to be cynical about the efficacy of social housing campaigns, especially given the perception that Southwark Council will steamroll planning applications through regardless of residents’ concerns. But clearly, it’s having an impact on councillors, who now feel compelled to back their constituents.

In a letter shared with residents, Labour's Rye Lane ward councillors have not only called for 50 percent affordable housing, but also demanded better safeguards for small businesses forced to vacate the demolished Aylesham Centre and more green space in the scheme.

The letter may suggest a tension, albeit a small one, within Southwark Council. Cllr Helen Dennis, head of housing, backed Berkeley’s vision last month, saying it met planning policy, and suggesting the private housing was needed to make the scheme ‘profitable.’

Southwark Council's planning committee will either approve or reject the plans around spring 2025. While they are not whipped by the party, Labour councillors will surely feel pressure from the higher echelons of the party and council to wave these plans through. After all, many would argue the borough needs social housing 22:35 at any cost. On the other hand, if enough angry campaigners Flyer_A5.pdf 1 12/10/2021 pile into the building and make their presence felt, things might just swing against the developers.

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This musical struts down the runway Haute Couture fashion magazine Runway is in the process of finding an assistant for Miranda and they have run out of potential applicants. Except one.

Andy - or Andrea (Georgie Buckland) is a nerdy wannabe journalist who is as far removed from top fashion as could be possible. As she waits to be seen the staff members mock her woollen tights, loafer shoes, frumpy skirt and jumper. But she needs to prove herself as competent so sticks around to be bitchily abused by Emily and Miranda and Nigel(Matt Henry), the artistic director. She gets the job and the scene is set for her to sell her soul to the Devil, forsaking loved ones in the deal but ultimately redeeming herself. It’s not a new tale but it is told at an exciting, fastmoving pace that follows the agenda of a top publication that needs to make tough decisions to stay ahead.

With the book by Kate Wetherhead, lyrics by Shane Taub and Mark

Photo by Matt Crockett

Emily (Amy Di Bartolomeo) swaggers to the centre of the stage like a true catwalk model and orders the audience to photograph her before turning their phones off. We do. She saunters away and the next great entrance to die for is when Miranda Priestly (Vanessa Williams)rises up from nowhere and merely vogues and stares.

That’s all. The Devil who Wears Prada has arrived for work and we know it, writes Michael Holland...

Dominion Matt Henry (Nigel) and Vanessa Williams (Miranda) - The Devil Wears Prada Andy’s home life and relationship with Nate, and the problematic workload and stress of the job, but the music did sink a little at times.

One of the best tunes was Dress Your Way Up when Nigel advised Andy in how to get on in this business, and the

Sonnenblick, and music by Elton John this production has a lot going for it. The tunes throb with electronica at the beginning as the dancers bounced around, which did a lot to accompany the tiaras and tantrums of life at the top of the industry, so we are soon drawn into the contrast between

A mesmerising production which is bold without trying

This quick-tongued, stripped-back production encourages its audience to delight in the deliciousness of Shakespeare’s script. It seems that retailers have singled out the play for aphorisms that look good on T-shirts, but the cast deliver even the most overquoted lines with such dynamism that they never sound trite. And despite their unending sleek, nimble, precise performance, the cast never take themselves too seriously.

It’s this light-hearted, good-natured energy which sees the production through and emerges as its main selling point. Awkward expressions

and side-eyed glances abound, and from nauseating insincere serenades, to when Ruby Bentall - clad as a weary pilgrim - exaggeratedly applies lipstick and poses for the audience, humour is the main character.

Watching this wintertime production in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is a tremendously soothing experience. And it’s not just down to all that beeswaxcandlelight. The performance looks kindly on the ridiculousness of human emotion. Threats are mostly empty, and declarations of male strength are often met with witty comebacks (‘if you were born under Mars, it must have been in retrograde’ is one that would look even better on a t-shirt). A stubborn, barelegged, sickly king who declares that the royal We ‘must not prostitute our great malady to empirics’, flails about and often ends up in the foetal position.

Even the gloomiest declaration of unrequited love (‘There is no living, none, if Bertram be away’) is tempered with comedy as Helena systematically

Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, until 18th October 2025.

Times: Mon - Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm.

Admission: £47.50 - £250.

Booking: https://ticketing. nederlander.co.uk/tickets/series/ TheDevilWearsPrada/

Ruby Bentall as Helen in All's Well That Ends Well at Shakespeare's Globe

Photo by Marc Brenner

There is not much worse than unrequited love or trying to live against your true sexuality. A production, then, which places both dilemmas centre-stage could easily be rather bleak. Chelsea Walker’s All’s Well That Ends Well, however, is thoroughly fresh-eyed and entertaining, writes Mary Bradshaw...

big number is, obviously, The Devil Wears Prada, where we are blasted with a wall of choral sound as the whole entourage step their way into Paris Fashion Week. Delicious.

Notwithstanding any little musical slumps, the dancing was fantastic at

keeping us keen and on the fashion runway - a big plus for choreographer and director Jerry Mitchell - and the characters ricocheted off, and jelled with, each other in their different ways.

The set looks good and evoked gasps when a twinkling Eiffel Tower greeted us at Paris Fashion Week.

Miranda had the best lines but Emily was not so far behind. And Andy slowly transitions from dowdy geek to muchwanted beauty right before our eyes.

What we did not see enough of was the conflict she has with herself. There was very little soul-searching where she questions the person she had become; she seemingly just gave it all up and returned to her old life.

But these are minor distractions in what is a full-on, high-energy show where the aisles become catwalks, and Melissa, the fan next to me who has seen the film 15 times, says this is possibly better than the movie. Praise indeed from this Prada Princess.

The Devil Wears Prada is an extravagant strut through the mid-Noughties and should be seen to be believed.

downs the drinks she was meant to serve. She’s ‘Helen’ here, played wonderfully by Ruby Bentall.

The production subtly underlines themes of contemporary interest such as consent and fluid sexuality.

To Bertram’s (Kit Young) sickening attempts at seduction and unconvincing arguments about women’s purity, Diana concludes: ‘So you serve us ’til

we serve you’. And the bisexual reading of Bertram is explored without making a fuss of itself.

This is a mesmerising production which is, thankfully, bold without trying. A feat which is all the more impressive at a time when many old scripts are re-examined in light of contemporary values and ‘boldness’ can sadly feel cliché or overdone.

The result of Walker’s direction and an extremely well-chosen cast is entertaining and engaging. It even seems enough to convert the most hesitant of Globe-goers to Shakespeare.

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse until 4th January 2025 Booking: https://www.shakespearesglobe. com/whats-on/alls-well-that-ends-well/

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Ballet Shoes was forever a tome on my grandparents’ shelves, amongst the Ballet Annuals that my mum collected when young. It is hard to imagine her dreaming of being a ballerina, afflicted with bad asthma and often bed-ridden as she was in those days, writes Eleanor Thorn...

I too fell under the charm of the book, but as I slipped into my seat, with my eleven year old by my side, wearing the Christmas Hello Kitty ballerina necklace she’d just made, I realised I could recall nothing whatsoever of the story of Noel Streatfeild’s classic that has been popular since its 1936 first edition.

The National Theatre’s production has the theatricality, scene changes and sets of a musical with all the dance and none of the song. And not all ballet, that’s for sure, with big band jazz being more dominant than music to pirouette to. The show retains a lightness of tone throughout, allowing little digs at Croydon, a tongue-in-cheek jibe at contemporary production (hilarious costumes in one stage show the three girls work in) and chuckles about the idiosyncrasies of its characters that cause the audience to titter in amusement, whilst dealing with the big serious stuff that dreams are made of:

A Pantomime for 21st Century London

aspirations, passions, non-conformist barrier-breaking and “Who am I?”.

Sylvia (Pearl Mackie) is 11 (my daughter the perfect audience member) when deposited, orphaned, at the home of her Great Uncle Matthew (GUM), who is put out at the inconvenience but soon comes round, won over by her artistic talent at bringing his floor to ceiling to kitchen cupboard collection of dinosaur bones to life with her illustrations. But his new parental role is not strong enough to quell his taste for palaeontologist expedition, and off he takes to the high seas, time and time again. Astonishingly for someone with so little appetite for family life, he accumulates three baby girls in quick succession, who like Sylvia are deposited in the big house with Nana (Jenny Galloway). And off he goes.

Seven years later, with GUM showing no sign of reappearing and the house falling into disrepair, the three Miss Fossils, Pauline, Petrova and Posy (Grace Saif, Yanexi Enriquez, Daisy Sequerra) are growing into independently-minded dreamers.

Lodgers are required for survival purposes, lodgers who become mentors in endearing ways, and we have an unconventional household of

Photo by Manuel Harlan

An ode to realising dreams

National Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre eight, a ‘found family’, with Sylvia now called Garnie (for Guardian). Acting, aviation and ballet are the different chosen paths before them. Elderly, revered ballet teacher Madame Fidolia is severe but very influential and I shamefacedly wonder whether I was the only one in the theatre not to realise that GUM and Fidolia were one and the same Justin Salinger as my programme tells me: a triumph of talent indeed!

Opening with flashing lights, swirling dry ice and an enthusiastic live band, the cast keep up their smiling energy throughout the performance, but set in the magical land of Lewishtonia, this is not your traditional Sleeping Beauty, writes Melina Block...

Princess Tahlia the Beautiful, played

by Roshani Abbey, is hidden away from the evil witch Carabosse(Lisa Davina Philip) after she is cursed to die on her eighteenth birthday.

In keeping with the original tale, Tahlia’s fairy godmother, Willowsnap - in a strong, charismatic portrayal from Natasha Lewis - alters the spell, so Tahlia can be saved from a 100 year slumber with true love’s kiss.

This is where the pantomime diverts from its source material.

In a thoroughly modern twist, it is not Durone Stokes’ Prince Gabriel of Westminsteria who saves the sleeping princess. Instead, Tahlia is saved by her nanny, Dame Nora - the hilarious and cheeky Justin Brett.

Tahlia proves the strength of girlpower when she ends up saving her prince from the clutches of Carabosse, reuniting the land and patching up old rivalries.

Rather than the fairytale of a damsel in distress waiting to be saved, Susie McKenna crafts a Sleeping Beauty for 21st century London, all about overcoming division and refusing to be defined by our differences.

There are a few political comments

The second half dazzles with more ballet and masterful moments of scenography: an Alice In Wonderland tea party dissolves magically into a Christmas scene; Petrova flies; Fidolia remembers her younger self reflected in a mirror; the backdrop parts to become the modern-day A23 to Croydon (then aeronautic hub). The three once more vow undying sisterly love and commitment as they part. Tears roll down my daughter’s cheeks, snivels

sprinkled throughout for the adults, with Liz Truss, Jacob Rees Mogg and Kemi Badenoch all getting namedropped as the butt of the joke.

Dame Nora’s introduction also displays a clear political message, with ‘Save Our NHS’ painted on the nanny’s apron, and her comment that before becoming a magical nanny for the princess, she worked for the NHS - “until they privatised it”.

No moment ever feels too serious or preachy, though, with the quickwitted, fast-paced dialogue keeping the story and laughs racing forwards.

The musical numbers are sure to delight kids and parents alike, with songs inspired by everyone from Charli XCX and The Weeknd to Prince and Hamilton the musical.

The ensemble cast of children are also a highlight, with each child clearly over the moon to be appearing on stage and giving confident, heartwarming performances.

Lisa Davina Philips’ turn as

Carabosse is another stand-out; she belts out her solos with ease and gives a scene-stealing, undeniably powerful performance as the pantomime’s villain.

There is the always-classic use of audience interaction, which can be off-putting and fear-inducing for some, but the cast succeed at creating such a lively atmosphere that audience members engage eagerly with the show.

When the curtain eventually closes on Lewishtonia, the audience seems reluctant to leave, with families throughout the theatre singing, dancing and cheering along with the performers - a testament to the vivacity and sense of community that this pantomime produces.

The Broadway Theatre, Rushey Green, Catford, London, SE6 4RU until 31st December. Tickets: £13.50 - £43.50.

Booking: www.broadwaytheatre.org. uk

National Theatre, Upper Ground, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX until 22nd February.

Times: Mon - Sat 7pm; Wed & Sat matinees 1.30pm. Admission: £25 - £99.

Booking: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk

We’ve been tossed, turned and tumbled

It was a right mare on Mare Street - the wind was blowing hard and the rain had soaked Frida's unsuitably baggy trousers before we’d even made it under the river, write Ed, Frida, and Woody Gray. ..

Catford Lisa Davina Phillip as Carabosse

are suppressed and laughter is not. The auditorium is abuzz with appreciation of this ode to the stage and the realising of dreams.

Nevertheless, stepping through the historic doors of Hackney Empire cheers any dampened ardour. This year’s panto is Dick Whittington, directed by the great Clive Rowe, who also plays the Dame, Sarah the Cook, so we settled into our seats marvelling at the architectural finesse of this temple to popular culture as Frida dried her socks.

My last visit here was for a Pogues reunion gig a few months ago. It was a wild night of carousing, singing, and dancing.

Clive Rowe’s lively production now provides a similarly intoxicating effect with much less of a hangover.

Fairy Bow Bells and King Rat warm up eager children - adults have pre-heated themselves with pre-show cocktails - and we are away on Dick’s journey to London and the adventures that await him and Tommy the Cat, played with fluffy feline feistiness by Kat B who takes on wily rodents Scratch and Sniff.

Clive Rowe is a devilish delight as Sarah the Cook, delivering snappy one liners and debatable double-entendres with a twinkle in her eye, making mischief with Idle Jack and Alderman Fitzwarren whilst sporting fabulously designed costumes that are worth the ticket price alone. Soon everyone sets sail on the Saucy Sal bound for the Caribbean to make their fortunes.

The sprinkling of song and dance

Photo by Mark Senior

numbers throughout are expertly performed by this highly professional cast.

Panto favourite ‘Something Else I’d Rather Be’ is well-polished and timed to perfection with the cast enjoying all the shenanigans as much as the crowd. Watch out for the clever switch that hushes the audience as young Dick (Kandaka Moore) seems to magically clone himself before our eyes during a subsequent dream sequence.

There are more audible gasps during a beautifully and brilliantly evocative underwater scene with Tommy the Cat and dancing neon jellyfish. Frida whispers quite loudly ‘So cool!’, her sodden feet a distant memory. We resurface in the palace of the Sultan of Swing with a 60s’ medley from the superb live band, as lowly Jack’s dream of rising to become Mayor of London is finally realised. Hold onto your dreams and they might come true is a panto mantra worth repeating once in a while. ‘It’s really uplifting,’ said a beaming Woody as he got to his feet to applaud.

As the Dame herself proclaimed, ‘We’ve been tossed, turned and tumbled - sounds like a fantastic night out in Dalston!’ And it really was one to warm your heart, tickle your ribs, pull your leg, and dry your socks.

Hackney Empire , 291 Mare Street, E8 1EJ until 5th January. Admission: £10 - £45.

Booking: www.hackneyempire.co.uk

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Heading south - our pick of upcoming winter events

The Snowman

Jump in a sleigh ride across the Thames this winter with a special journey on the IFS Cloud Cable Car. Get in the spirit of the season and meet some mischievous elves on the way to Santa’s Grotto. Your ticket includes a round trip or single trip on the sleigh ride, plus a gift to take home. The IFS Cloud Cable Car crosses the River Thames between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, just a five-minute walk from The O2 and North Greenwich Underground station.

Multiple dates and times Tickets: £10 per person single triple, £15 round trip Edmund Halley Way, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0FR tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-cable-car

Disney On Ice

Grab your mouse ears and get ready as Disney On Ice presents Road Trip Adventures.

Featuring new and classic tales, get ready to enter the Disney Kingdom as this multigenerational experience skates into The O2, with skating, high-flying acrobatics and up-close character interactions. Experience the Disney and Pixar adventures of Mary Poppins Returns, Toy Story 4, Incredibles 2, The Lion King, Aladdin, Moana and Frozen all in one ice show. Exciting twists and turns await as Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and guests of all ages embark on an interactive and memory-rich adventure to Disney destinations.

Dates: Thursday 26 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025 Tickets: From £42 O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/disney-on-ice-presents-road-trip-adventures

Winter at Greenwich Peninsula Classic fairground charm meets the flavours of the festive season this winter at Greenwich Peninsula.

Add a sprinkle of Christmas spirit to your day with the Winter Carousel and Market Quarter, where you’ll find a 10-metre Christmas tree, a twinkling traditional carousel and delicious seasonal favourites to feast on. Indulge in treats from the festive market stalls, from crispy churros with cinnamon sugar and authentic bratwurst with gourmet toppings to mulled wine or deluxe hot chocolates – there is sure to be something to tickle your tastebuds. No need to book, you can just turn up, have a wander, and let a little winter magic brighten your day.

Dates: Until Sunday 12 January 2025 Free Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0SQ www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk

Dates: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December 2024, Advance tickets: £15 The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events/enchanted-cinema-the-snowman

Magic of Motown The Magic of Motown is back with its 20th-anniversary tour, full of your favourite tributes to Motown. Enjoy brand-new performances as they show you there ain’t no mountain high enough. Get ready to singalong to all the hits and enjoy the glittering costumes and dazzling dance routines in this live concert at Churchill Theatre. Go Loco down in Acapulco and take a trip down memory lane with music from classic artists such as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson, and many more.

Date: Friday 10 January 2025 Tickets: £34 to £38 Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley, BR1 1HA trafalgartickets.com/churchill-theatre-bromley/en-GB/event/music/magic-of-motowntickets

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Festive IFS Cloud Cable Car

The Enchanted Cinema presents The Snowman interactive experience at Woolwich Works.

It starts with a vocal warm-up, preparing the singer within you for the classic Walking in the Air sequence. The workshop leader will then ask for your festive help creating sound effects using instruments provided – or using your own voice – for different images seen in the film, including an owl, a toothbrush, a whale, the sea, a musical box, a running tap, feet jumping through the snow, and a tearaway motorbike. The 30-minute workshop is followed by a screening of Dianne Jackson’s animation (also 30 minutes), which was first screened over 40 years ago. To end this seasonal treat, audiences are warmly welcomed onto the stage to meet the artist and try out any instruments, or leaf through a copy of the original Raymond Briggs children’s book.The show is ideal for children aged 4+ and their grown-ups, who will team up to become the magical orchestra.

Christmas carolling at Greenwich Market Love all things Christmassy? So does Greenwich Market, which is why it is putting together a programme of carol singing for the festive season.

As Buddy the Elf once said, the best way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loud for all to hear. So, wrap up warm and enjoy some seasonal singing at the market, exercise your vocal cords by joining in or just enjoy the chimes of the crowd.

Dates: Various until Tuesday 31 December 2024, Free Greenwich Market, SE10 9HZ greenwichmarket.london/events/detail/ christmas-carolling

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PUBLIC NOTICES 25

Thursday, December 12th 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; 46 TRAFALGAR AVENUE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 6NR (Ref: 24/AP/2873) 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. The installation of insulation and 2 ASHP systems, each consisting of one external and one internal unit per dwelling. No alterations to the building structure or grounds will take place beyond the installation of the external ASHP units. The external units to be installed include: - 1 No. ERGA 08: Dimensions 884mm x 740mm x 388mm - 1 No. ERLA 14: Dimensions 1100mm x 870mm x 460mm The internal units will be located within the dwellings, while the external units will be placed as follows: - Ground floor: centre of retaining wall in rear garden.

(Within: Trafalgar Avenue CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Hajnalka BerwickSayers 020 7525 3701) CHOCOLATE FACTORY 53 SOUTHWARK STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 1RU (Ref: 24/AP/3466) Proposal is based on the original design submitted as part of applications 23/AP/2350 and 23/AP/2349, which aims to integrate a new meeting room enclosure on the fourth floor. As part of the design process, careful consideration has been given to the proposed location of the new enclosure to ensure minimal impact. As per

the original heritage statement, which was amended and consented, the proposal has a low impact on the original features. In response to the original concerns the Conservation Planning Officer highlighted, the glazed panel allows the rear brick wall to remain visible and appreciated.

The partitions can also be removed later without impacting the historic fabric, and they mimic the same curved corners as in the previously consented design. The M&E design provides an additional FCU within the enclosure to facilitate space ventilation, which is based on the same system and will not impact the rest of the M&E design or the original acoustic assessment.

(Within: Thrale Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Marco Chan 020 7525 3526) BUS SHELTER PAVEMENT OUTSIDE 18 HALF MOON LANE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE24 9HU (Ref: 24/AP/3539) Display of internal illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display with automatic rotation of images (Within: Stradella Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Alex Lambert 020 7525 1353)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SURREY SQUARE) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTION

2.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that, it intends, to make an order, to implement the following restrictions in part of the above named road. This is to allow for the continuation of the previous experimental order: (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (Surrey Square Primary School) Experimental Traffic Order 2023, LBS 2023/040) The effect of the order:(a) in SURREY SQUARE between the south-western kerb-line of Flinton Street and its south-western extremity (which includes the entirety of ALSACE ROAD, ALVEY STREET, and SURREY GROVE). (b) School Streets Programme’, prohibits all motor vehicles, except permit holders, from entering a pedestrian and cycle zone in SURREY SQUARE in the vicinity of Surrey Square Primary School between 8.30 am and 9.15 am, and between 3.00 pm and 3.45 pm on Mondays to Fridays, during school term time (as determined by the school), in the London Borough of Southwark.

3.

Nothing in this article shall apply to any vehicle being used by the fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.

4.

The restriction will come into force between the 3rd January 2025 – 2nd July 2026

5.

The alternative route will be via: Trafalgar Avenue, Albany Road, Old Kent Road

6.

For information relating to this notice please contact the project Manager - Maryam.BrianAkinlade2@southwark.gov.uk of the Council’s Highways Team

Dated this 12th December 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: TTO/Planned/surreysquareps

147 ST GEORGES ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 6HY (Ref: 24/AP/3507) Replacement of possibly non-original timber windows and french doors at First and Second Floor Levels to a 'Locally Listed' Building in a Conservation Area, with bespoke made replacements with 14mm (narrow) profile double glazed units. (Within: West Square CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Samuel Hepworth 020 7525 5465) Dated: 10 Dec 2024 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date.

STEPHEN PLATTS - Director of Planning and Growth

55-57 PORTLAND STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 2PG (Ref: 24/AP/3451) Construction of full-width ground floor rear extension, replacement windows to front and

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

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rear, loft conversion, installation of six roof lights to the rear roof slope and alteration to the front railings associated with the provision of bin and bike storage (Within: Liverpool Grove CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Louise Dinsdale 07513 137967)

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we Kix Bar And Kitchen Ltd Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Kix Bar And Kitchen Ltd - 57 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8EP The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are Days

Start time

Finish time

The retail sale of alcohol:

Monday to Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday New Years Eve

11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00

00:00 01:00 00:00 02:00

The provision of regulated entertainment:

Monday to Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday New Years Eve

11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00

00:00 01:30 00:00 02:00

The provision of late night refreshment:

Monday to Sunday

23:00

00:00

Opening hours:

Monday to Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday New Years Eve

11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00

00:30 01:30 00:30 02:30

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: 5th December 2024

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Thursday, December 12th 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK MINOR TRAFFIC SCHEMES – 24/25 Q2 The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (MTS 2425-Q2) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places, Loading places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping restrictions) (MTS 2425-Q2) Order 202* 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The effects of the Orders would be:(a) in Controlled Parking Zone (‘CPZ’) 'B' in GORDON ROAD south-west side opposite Nos. 81 and 83 Gordon Road reduce existing shared-use permit-holders and ‘Pay by Phone’ (‘shared-use’) parking by 5.5 metres (‘m’) in length (24m remain) and replace with ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’); (b) in CPZ 'C1' (i) in AMERICA STREET north-west side east of its junction with Great Guildford Street, remove 16m existing ‘Pay by Phone’ parking ('pay') and replace with new ‘DYLs’, (ii) in GREAT GUILDFORD STREET north-east side o/s Nos. 19-23 Great Guildford Street, install 12m new 'pay' parking and remove existing ‘timed’ waiting restrictions (single yellow lines ‘SYLs’), and (iii) in LAVINGTON STREET north-east side south-east of its junction with Great Suffolk Street, remove 10m existing 'pay' parking and replace with 10m new free parking for the use of solo motorcycles only, operating at any time and during every day of the week; (c) in CPZ 'D' in COUNTY STREET north-east side (side of No. 98 Harper Road), reduce in length by 6.6m existing free 'short stay' parking (4.5m remain) and install a new 'limited stay' Disabled Persons’ Parking Place (‘DPPP’) 6.6m in length (operating every day of the week with max stay 4 hours and no return within 2 hours); (d) in CPZ 'GR' in OXLEY CLOSE south-west side o/s Nos. 86 to 116 Oxley Close reduce existing 'shared-use' by 5m in length (16m remain) and replace with new ‘DYLs’; (e) in CPZ 'J' in LORRIMORE ROAD south-east side o/s Nos. 123 to 181 Lorrimore Road (i) relocate existing 'unlimited stay' ‘DPPP’ (6m in length) north-eastward by 3m, and (ii) reduce existing permit-holders only ('permit') parking by 3m in length (21.5m remain) and replace with new ‘DYLs’; (f) in CPZ 'L' in CHAMPION GROVE south-east side (i) relocate an existing cycle hangar south-westward by 15m to a location o/s No. 1 Champion Grove and add 0.5m new ‘DYLs’ either side of the relocated cycle hangar, (ii) o/s No. 1 Champion Grove split and reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m to accommodate the relocated cycle hangar (a total of 16.5m remain, to be ultimately extended to a total of 20.5m), and (iii) remove 1m of existing ‘DYLs’ at the original site of the cycle hangar and extend existing 'permit' by 3.55m (new bay length is 14.5m); (g) in CPZ 'M2' in WESTMORELAND ROAD north-east side o/s Nos. 19 and 21 Westmoreland Road reduce existing inset 'shared-use' by 6.6m in length (16m remain) and install new inset 'limited stay' ‘DPPP’ 6.6m in length (operating every day of the week with max stay 4 hours and no return within 2 hours); (h) in CPZ 'PR' in VESTRY ROAD to accommodate the spur road (fronting Nos. 88, Nos. 76 to 112, and Nos. 96 to 100 Vestry Road) recently added to the public highway and into the existing CPZ (i) south-west side of spur road fronting Nos. 76 to 112 Vestry Road install new 'stop and shop' parking 29m in length operating every day of the week between the hours 8.30 am and 6.30 pm (free for the first 30 mins, then 'pay' with max stay of 2 hours, no return within 2 hours), (ii) south-west side of spur road fronting No. 88 Vestry Road install new 'limited stay' ‘DPPP’ 7m in length (operating every day of the week with max stay 4 hours and no return within 2 hours), and (iii) add new ‘DYLs’ to fill all the remaining kerb-side of both sides of the spur road that is not designated as parking (a total of 70.5m); (i) in CPZ 'R' (i) in DAVEY STREET north side extend existing 'permit' by 2m (an administrative exercise to match more closely what exists in the street, no physical changes will be made to the parking at this location), and add a total of 50m new DYLs on all sides throughout the road, and (ii) in ST GEORGE'S WAY south-east side south-west of its junction with Trafalgar Avenue/Sumner Road, remove 7.5m existing 'permit' and install new 'limited stay' ‘DPPP’ (operating every day of the week with max stay 4 hours and no return within 2 hours); (j) in CPZ 'T' in PECKHAM PARK ROAD south-east side in the inset bay fronting Nos. 41 to 57 Peckham Park Road (i) remove 6.6m of existing inset 'shared-use' and install new 'limited stay' ‘DPPP’ parallel to the kerb (operating every day of the week with max stay 4 hours and no return within 2 hours), and (ii) convert the remaining 16m of existing kerb-side 'shared-use' to 5 individually marked echelon 'shared-use' bays standing at 45° to the kerb (each bay is 4.5m in length and 2.5m in width); (k) in GALLERY ROAD (i) north-west side remove existing free 'short stay' parking and install new 'stop and shop' parking operating every day of the week between the hours 8.30 am and 6.30 pm (free for the first 30 mins, then 'pay' with a max stay of 2 hours, no return within 2 hours) opposite No. 16 Gallery Road (50m) and opposite Dulwich Picture Gallery (28m), and (ii) south-east side o/s No. 12 Gallery Road remove 13.2m existing free 'short stay' parking and install 2 new 'limited stay' ‘DPPPs’ each 6.6m in length (operating every day of the week with max stay 3 hours and no return within the same day); (l) in PRINCESS STREET (i) south-east side opposite Nos. 7 and 9 Princess Street remove 2 existing 'unlimited stay' ‘DPPPs’ (a total length of 11.5m) and replace with new ‘DYLs’ with contiguous ‘at any time’ loading restrictions (double kerb blips ‘DKBs’), and (ii) on both sides and throughout the street add new ‘DKBs’ (a total of 120.5m) to all existing ‘DYLs’; (m) in EAST DULWICH GROVE north-west side between its junction with Hilversum Crescent and opposite No. 101 East Dulwich Grove add 144.5m of new ‘DKBs’ to existing ‘DYLs’; (n) in WOOD'S ROAD south-west side o/s No. 2 Wood's Road remove 5.5m existing ‘DYLs’ and install a new Car Club parking place (5.5m in length); (o) convert existing ‘SYLs’ to ‘DYLs’ (i) in BENHILL ROAD south-west side, between its junctions with Picton Street and Elmington Road (149m), and (ii) in HAYLES STREET on both sides (a total of 212.5m); (p) in DULWICH VILLAGE south-west side add a total of 92m of new ‘timed’ loading restrictions (single kerb blips ‘SKBs’) on existing ‘DYLs’ o/s Nos. 4 to 16 Dulwich Village and o/s Nos. 22 and 24 Dulwich Village (operating every day of the week between the hours of 7.00 am and 7.00 pm); (q) add new ‘DYLs’ in ROBERTS CLOSE on all sides of its north-easternmost extremity (74m); and (r) extend existing ‘DYLs’ (i) in UNDERHILL ROAD by 1m on the south-east side o/s No. 52 Underhill Road, and (ii) in WOOD VALE by 4m on the north-west side o/s No. 113 Wood Vale.

NOTES: (1) ‘DPPP’ refers to Disabled Persons’ parking places which may only be used by vehicles displaying a valid Disabled Persons’ 'blue badge'. (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) In reference to 'stop and shop' pay parking mentioned in items 2(h) and 2(k), a parking session must be registered with the Council’s ‘Pay by Phone’ provider to obtain the 30 minutes free of charge parking in addition to a longer charged-for stay. The ‘Pay by Phone’ provider will calculate the total parking charge for the parking session payable automatically upon registering. (4) ‘SYLs’ refer to timed waiting restrictions, ‘DYLs’ refer to 'at any time' waiting restrictions, ‘SKBs’ refer to ‘timed’ loading restrictions and ‘DKBs’ refer to 'at any time' loading restrictions. (5) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (6) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking 3. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE of the installation of a new free cycle parking facility in THE GARDENS north-west side (south-west of its junction with Peckham Rye).

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

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

6. Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2425-029 MTS 2425-Q2’ by 9 January 2025. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

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

Dated 12 December 2024 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we EFES EXPRESS LIMITED Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Jack the Chipper Fish & Chips Restaurant at 12 Sayer Street, London, SE17 1FH The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are Days Sunday to Friday Friday & Saturday

Start time 23:30 01:00

Finish time 23:30 01:00

The provision of late night refreshment:

Friday & Saturday

23:00

00:30

Opening hours:

Sunday to Friday Friday & Saturday

10:00 10:00

23:30 01:00

The retail sale of alcohol:

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@southwark.gov.uk) and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.

Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Date of application: 5th December 2024

Marriage/Civil Partnerships approval/renewal of venue Notice is given that Staffordshire Street CIC has applied to the London Borough of Southwark for renewal of premises for marriage/civil partnership ceremonies at Staffordshire St, 49 Staffordshire St, SE15 5TJ 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 https://app.southwark.gov.uk/ 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 21 days starting the day after the date shown below.

Date of application: 05.12.24

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Thursday, December 12th 2024

PUBLIC NOTICES 27

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK PERMANENT E-SCOOTER & CYCLE HIRE PARKING – B2

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

2. The effects of the (Charged-for parking places) Order, would be to:(a) revoke The London Borough of Southwark (e-scooter and cycle hire parking places) (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 2024, The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (e-scooter & cycle hire parking) (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 2024, and The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) (e-scooter & cycle hire parking) (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 2024, which in effect removes the trialled e-scooter & cycle hire parking and reverts the associated trialled changes to parking or waiting or loading restrictions to their previous state, in:ALBANY ROAD, ALEXIS STREET, ALSCOT ROAD, ASPINDEN ROAD, BAGSHOT STREET, BALFOUR STREET, BERMONDSEY STREET, BIRD IN BUSH ROAD, BOUNDARY LANE, BRAMCOTE GROVE, BURTON GROVE, COMFORT STREET, DEVERELL STREET, DRACO STREET, ENID STREET, EXON STREET, GLENGALL ROAD, GREAT GUILDFORD STREET, GROSVENOR PARK, HAMPTON STREET, HAWKSTONE ROAD, HILLINGDON STREET, ILDERTON ROAD, KING AND QUEEN STREET, KINGLAKE STREET, LEATHERMARKET STREET, LEROY STREET, LYNTON ROAD, MALTBY STREET, MANCIPLE STREET, NECKINGER, PARDONER STREET, PARK STREET, PENTON PLACE, PURBROOK STREET, RENNIE STREET, ROLLS ROAD, STURGEON ROAD, SUMNER ROAD, TABARD STREET, THURLOW STREET, TOWNSEND STREET, WAITE STREET, WANSEY STREET, WARHAM STREET, WEBB STREET, WESTON STREET, and YALDING ROAD. Please note that, unless otherwise stated, the trialled e-scooter & cycle hire parking places have been replaced with the proposals for permanent e-scooter & cycle hire parking places as detailed in item 2(b) below; (b)provides permanent parking places on the carriageway for the use of e-scooter & cycle hire providers (who are participating in the pan-London e-scooter & cycle hire trails) only, 2 metres (‘m’) in width and 6.6m in length (unless otherwise stated) and aligned parallel to the kerb in, at the following locations:ALBANY ROAD north-west side, opposite Burgess Park BMX track; ALEXIS STREET south-west side, south-east of its junction with Linsey Street; ALSCOT ROAD north-west side, south-west of its junction with Grange Road; ASPINDEN ROAD south-east side, north-east of its junction with Raymouth Road; BAGSHOT STREET south-west side, opposite No. 35 Bagshot Street; BALFOUR STREET south-west side, south of its junction with New Kent Road; BERMONDSEY STREET north-west side, opposite Nos. 221 and 223-233 Bermondsey Street; BIRD IN BUSH ROAD north-east side, south-east of its junction with Peckham Park Road; BOUNDARY LANE south-east side, side of No. 73 Camberwell Road; BRAMCOTE GROVE south-east side, north-east of its junction with Varcoe Road (which replaces previously trialled e-scooter & cycle hire parking in Bramcote Grove north-west side, south-west of its junction with Verney Road); BURTON GROVE north-west side, opposite Nos. 50 to 60 Burton Grove; COMFORT STREET north-east side, south-east of its junction with St Georges Way; DEVERELL STREET north-east side, north-west of its junction with Bartholomew Street; DRACO STREET south-west side, side of No. 128 Olney Road; ENID STREET south-west side, north-west of its junction with Rouel Road; EXON STREET south-west side, south-east of its junction with East Street; GLENGALL ROAD north-east side, o/s No.183 Glengall Road; GREAT GUILDFORD STREET north-east side, south-east of its junction with Sumner Street; GROSVENOR PARK north-west side, opposite No. 55 Grosvenor Park; HAMPTON STREET south-east side, south-west of its junction with Steedman Street; HILLINGDON STREET north-west side, o/s Nos. 1 to 68 Prescott House Hillingdon Street; ILDERTON ROAD south side of the Ilderton Road spur, o/s No. 13 Ilderton Road standing at 45° to the kerb (width 5.5m and length 6m); KING AND QUEEN STREET south-west side, north-west of its junction with East Street; KINGLAKE STREET north-east side, opposite its junction with Upnor Way; LEATHERMARKET STREET north-side, o/s No. 4 Leathermarket Street; LEROY STREET south-east side, north-east of its junction with Old Kent Road; LYNTON ROAD south-west side, opposite Nos. 75 and 77 Lynton Road; MALTBY STREET north-east side, south-east of its junction with Millstream Road; MANCIPLE STREET north-east side, south-east of its junction with Pilgrimage Street; PARDONER STREET south-east side, south-west of its junction with Weston Street; PARK STREET (5.5m in length) south-west side o/s No. 23 Park Street; PENTON PLACE north-east side, opposite No. 60 Penton Place; PURBROOK STREET south side, east of its junction with Tower Bridge Road; RENNIE STREET (6m in length) west side, south of its junction with Upper Ground; ROLLS ROAD south-west side, o/s Nos. 7/16 Mandeville House (Astley Estate); SUMNER ROAD north-east side, north-west of its junction with Rosemary Road; THURLOW STREET south-west side, south-east of its junction with Inville Road; TOWNSEND STREET north-west side, in between its junctions with Beckway Street and Crosslet Street (8m in length); WAITE STREET north side, west of its junction with Trafalgar Avenue; WANSEY STREET north-west side, south-west of its junction with Brandon Street; WARHAM STREET south-east side, north-east of its junction with Camberwell New Road (10m in length); WEBB STREET south-west side, north-west of its junction with Swan Mead; WESTON STREET south-west side, opposite No. 106 Weston Street; YALDING ROAD south-west side, north-west of its junction with Cadbury Way (9m in length); and (c) to provide e-scooter & cycle hire parking places on the footway at the following locations: (i) in DEAL PORTER SQUARE south-easternmost part of the square, one e-scooter & cycle hire parking place (8 in length and 2m in width) aligned parallel to the north-eastern wall of the cycle and pedestrian ramp leading to Canada Water Walkway and one e-scooter & cycle hire parking place (11 in length and 2m in width) aligned parallel to the south-western wall of that cycle and pedestrian ramp, and (ii) in SURREY QUAYS ROAD north-west side o/s Vancouver House, aligned parallel to the south-eastern edge of the footway area (6 in length and 2m in width).

NOTES: (1) The measures in 2(d)-(r) and in 3 below are proposed to accommodate the provision of the new permanent e-scooter & cycle hire parking places and in those locations in the carriageway as detailed in item 2(b) 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. ‘DYLs’ refer to waiting restrictions which operate 'at any time' - all hours on every day of the week, and ‘SYLs’ refer to ‘timed’ waiting restrictions. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking (d) in CPZ 'C1' reduce existing 'permit' by 6.6m in GREAT GUILDFORD STREET (86.5m remain), by 5.5m in PARK STREET (5m remain), and remove 6m existing 'permit' in RENNIE STREET; (e) in CPZ 'C2' (i) reduce existing 'permit' by 6.6m in BERMONDSEY STREET (5m remain), MANCIPLE STREET (7m remain), and PARDONER STREET (24.5m remain), and (ii) reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in DEVERELL STREET (9.5m remain); (f) in CPZ 'E' (i) reduce existing 'permit' by 6.6m in PENTON PLACE (87m remain), (ii) reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in HAMPTON STREET (43m remain); (g) in CPZ 'F' (i) reduce existing 'permit' by 6.6m in WESTON STREET (10.5m remain), and (ii) in LEATHERMARKET STREET reduce existing 'shared-use' by 7.6m (13m remain); (h) in CPZ 'GR’ reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in ALSCOT ROAD (4.5m remain), ENID STREET (41m remain), LEROY STREET (25m remain), MALTBY STREET (7.5m remain), PURBROOK STREET (49m remain), and WEBB STREET (16m remain); (i) in CPZ 'J' reduce existing 'permit' by 6.6m in DRACO STREET (13m remain) and HILLINGDON STREET (65.5m remain); (j) in CPZ 'M1' (i) remove 8m existing 'permit' in TOWNSEND STREET, (ii) reduce existing 'permit' by 6.6m in BALFOUR STREET (17.5m remain), EXON STREET (45.5m remain), KINGLAKE STREET (16m remain), and WANSEY STREET (10.5m remain), (iii) reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in BAGSHOT STREET (4.5m remain) and (iv) to amend the Traffic Management Order map-based schedule to relocate existing cycle hangar in KINGLAKE STREET to a location opposite Nos. 37/43 Kinglake Street (note: that this is an administrative exercise to match the records more closely, and that there will be no physical changes at this location); (k) in CPZ 'M2' existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in ALBANY ROAD (10.5m remain), BOUNDARY LANE (57m remain), BURTON GROVE (59m remain), KING AND QUEEN STREET (26m remain), and THURLOW STREET (12m remain); (l) in CPZ 'N' reduce existing ‘permit' by 6.6m in ASPINDEN ROAD (13.5m remain); (m) in CPZ 'NC' reduce existing 'permit' by 6.6m in GROSVENOR PARK (135.5m remain); (n) in CPZ 'OKR' (i) reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in BRAMCOTE GROVE (21m remain), and (ii) remove 2 existing 'shared-use' bays in ILDERTON ROAD standing at 45° to the kerb (total width 5.5m and length 6m); (o) in CPZ 'R' remove 8.5m existing ‘permit’ by 6.6m in COMFORT STREET (6.5m remain) and SUMNER ROAD (45.5m remain); (p) in CPZ 'SB' reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in ROLLS ROAD (40m remain); (q) in CPZ 'T' reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in BIRD IN BUSH ROAD (74.5m remain), GLENGALL ROAD (45m remain), and WAITE STREET (43m remain); and (r) in CPZ ‘TS’ reduce existing 'permit' (i) by 6.6m in ALEXIS STREET (27.5m remain) and in LYNTON ROAD (161m remain), and (ii) remove 9m existing 'permit' in YALDING ROAD. 3. The effects of the (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order, would be to:(a) remove 10m existing free 'short stay' parking in WARHAM STREET; (b) add 1m new 'at any time' waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) in LEATHERMARKET STREET; and (c) to amend the Traffic Management Order map-based schedule to (i) in HAMPTON STREET add 11m existing ‘timed’ waiting restrictions (single yellow lines) on the south-east and north-east side o/s No. 35 Hampton Street, and add 21m existing ‘DYLs’ at its junction with Steedman Street, and (ii) in ROLLS ROAD add 22.5m existing ‘DYLs’ across build-out opposite its junction with Oxley Close (note: that these are an administrative exercise to match the records more closely, and that there will be no physical changes at these locations).

4. For more information about these proposals please contact Rich Martin of the Council's Highways team: Highways@southwark.gov.uk 5. Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the proposals) may be found online at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; and paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effect of the Orders and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 077 3132 4742) for booking details.

6. Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2425-030 perm e-scooter and cycle hire B2’ by 9 January 2025. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

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

Dated 12 December 2024 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

28 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, December 12th 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HORSELYDOWN LANE) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) PLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ACT 2004 (AS AMENDED) THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LOCAL PLANNING) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2012

1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable development works to be carried out by Willmott Dixon Ltd, it has made 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 Horselydown Lane, between Shad Thames and Gainsford Street.

Southwark Council is consulting on the draft Old Kent Road Area Action Plan (Regulation 19). The plan will guide and manage new development and growth in the area over the next 20 years. The plan aims to create a new high street environment for the Old Kent Road, with significant public transport improvements supported by mixed use development behind the road. This will incorporate around 20,000 new homes, including affordable homes, 10,000 new jobs, community facilities and new parks.

The plan includes the potential for extending the Bakerloo Line from Elephant and Castle towards Lewisham with new stations along the Old Kent Road. The Area Action Plan (AAP) will be used to make planning decisions in the area and to coordinate and deliver the regeneration strategy.

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

Where to view the documents

6.

The closure will take place at the following times: Monday to Friday 11:00 to 16:30, Saturday 11:00 to 14:00, until the 25th of April 2025.

7.

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

NOTICE OF FORMAL CONSULTATION FOR: THE DRAFT OLD KENT ROAD AREA ACTION PLAN: (REGULATION 19 CONSULTATION)

The Old Kent Road AAP is available to view on the council’s website at: https://engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/old-kent-road-aap You can find hard copies of the plan at the locations listed below.

Dated this 12th of December 2024

How to get involved

Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: 7122

Consultation on the plan will take place between 10 December 2024 and 21 January 2025. All comments must be received by 11.59pm on Tuesday 21 January 2025.

You can comment by: Visiting our consultation hub and filling in our online questionnaire:

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

Consultation hub: https://engage.southwark.gov.uk

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GRAY STREET, HANKEY PLACE, BEAR LANE, MELON ROAD, KEYWORTH STREET, MERROW STREET, BURTON GROVE, PENTON PLACE, SARTOR ROAD, PRICES STREET, DEAL PORTERS WAY, SURREY QUAYS ROAD)

E-mail to oldkentroad@southwark.gov.uk or post to: FREEPOST SE1919/14 Planning and Growth (Old Kent Road team), Resources, London SE1P 5EX. If you are emailing comments, please upload them also through the consultation hub (see web address above).

Please email the address above if you would like to discuss the plan or have any queries.

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

LOCATIONS TO VIEW DOCUMENTS You can request to view hard copies of our consultation documents at the Southwark Council offices, located at 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH. Libraries (Opening times listed individually below) • • • •

1.

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

2.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in:

Blue Anchor Library: Market Place, Southwark Park Road, SE16 3UQ (Monday; Tuesday & Thursday 09:00 – 19:00, Friday 10:00 – 18:00, Saturday 09:00 – 17:00) Una Marson Library : 62 Thurlow Street, London, SE17 2GN (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10:00 – 18:00, Wednesday 10:00 – 15:00, Saturday 10:00 – 17:00) Southwark Heritage Centre and Walworth Library : 145-147 Walworth Road, London SE17 1RW (Monday - Friday 10:00 – 20:00, Saturday 10:00 – 17:00, Sunday 12:00 – 16:00) Peckham Library: 122 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 09:00 – 20:00, Wednesday 10:00 – 20:00, Saturday 10:00 – 17:00, Sunday 12:00 – 16:00)

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(2a) Gray Street, between Waterloo Road and Webber Street (2b) Hankey Place, between Long Lane and Manciple Street (2c) Bear Lane, between Prices Street and Dolben Street (2d) Melon Road, between Peckham High Street and it’s blocked end (2e) Keyworth Street, between Ontario Street and Thomas Doyle Street (2f) Merrow Street, at it’s junction with Portland Street (2g) Burton Grove at it’s junction with Portland Street (2h) Penton Place, Manor Place and Penrose Street (2i) Sartor Road, between Borland Road and Stuart Road (2j) Prices Street, at it’s junction with Bear Lane and it’s blocked end (2k) Deal Porters Way, at it’s junction with Surrey Quays Road (2l) Surrey Quays Road, between Lower Road and Deal Porters Way 3.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be (2a) Webber Street, The Cut, Waterloo Road.

Webber Row, Webber Street. (2b) Long Lane, Pilgrimage Street, Manciple Street, Staple Street. (2c) Dolben Street, Great Suffolk Street, Southwark Street, Bear Lane (2d) not applicable. (2e) as indicated by the signs displayed (2f) Portland Street, Westmoreland Road, Queens Row. (2g) Villa Street, Wooler Road, Dawes Street, Trafalgar Street. (2h) Penrose Street, Walworth Road, Manor Place (2i) Borland Road, Stuart Road (2j) not applicable (2k) Surrey Quays Road, Lower Road (2l) Surrey Quays Road, Lower Road or as indicated by the signs displayed.

4.

The existing ‘one-way’ working in Treveris Street, located between Bear Lane and Chancel Street will be made ‘two-way’ for access and egress purposes in association with No’s (2c) above

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we Kanapathipillay Sekaran Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Jamaica Food & Wine, 147 Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, London SE16 4SH The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are Days

Start time

Finish time

The provision of late night refreshment:

Monday to Saturday Sunday / Bank holiday

23:00 23:00

03:00 02:00

Opening hours:

Monday to Saturday Sunday / Bank holiday

11:00 11:00

03:00 02:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@southwark.gov.uk) and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.

Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Date of application: 1st December 2024

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

The existing ‘one-way’ working in Merrow Street, located between Portland Street and Lytham Street will be made ‘two-way’ for access and egress purposes in association with No’s (2f) above 5.

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

6.

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

7.

The closure will be operational on the following dates: (2a) 6th – 10th January (2b) 6th – 18th January (2c) 7th January (2d) 7th – 10th January (2e) 11th January (2f) 14th – 17th January (2g) 22nd – 27th January (2h) 27th – 29th January (2i) 27th December (2j) 14th January, with back up dates of 16th January and 10th – 14th February (2k) 4th January, with a back up date of the 11th January (2l) 6th January – 10th February

8.

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

Dated this 12th December 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: (2a) 000032063638-001 (2b) 37319843 (2c) LBSCR13814 (2d) SLS080113033-0205 (2e) LBSCR13786 (2f) 13374023 (2g) 71768764 (2h) 63818466 (2i) 60373509 (2j) LBSCR1314531/LBSCR13145-32 (2k) LBSCR13528/LBSCR13528-1 (2l)78861624

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itiOsE PiCks uP bROnZE in VEgAs

Fred Itiose, second from right, on the podium in Vegas

Dubois wants no dispute

By John Kelly DanIel DuboIs wants an undisputed world heavyweight title showdown against the winner of the rematch between aleksandr usyk and tyson fury.

Met Police detective marks retirement in style

By Sports Reporter retIrInG metroPolItan Police detective fred Itiose marked the milestone by winning a bronze medal in the world veterans Judo Championships in las vegas recently.

Itiose, the highest-graded competitor and part-time coach at Tokei Judo Club in Tooley Street in Bermondsey, took part in the open-weight category (+100kgs) at the over-35s event.

In front of a large international attendance, it was a straight knockout competition. Itiose was injured in his first fight and had to withdraw.

That would have been the end of his competition but because the American who defeated him went all the way to the final and won gold, it meant that Itiose had a second chance in the repechage, where fighters who lost to the ultimate winner sequentially compete against each other for the second bronze medal.

Itiose, with strapping on his injury and after ice treatment, was given the green light by the physio to enter the new phase of the competition.

In the afternoon, Itiose stepped back into the mat and defeated his German opponent with a clean throw for a decisive quick win.

He next faced a Moldovan man mountain with the fight developing into a technical gripping and cautious contest. Itiose’s injured arm held up and ultimately the Moldovan was disqualified with cumulative penalties for not attacking enough.

That put Itiose through to the final stage of the repechage where he fought another German for the bronze.

Itiose’s injury was starting to play up again but the German had had to wait several hours for the fight. Itiose, though affected by his injury and some fatigue, was by contrast well warmed-up and ready. With one last do-or-die effort, Itiose stepped back onto the mat and

threw himself into the fray. He ended the contest with his trademark innerthigh throw (uchi mata) to win a welldeserved bronze.

It made his Vegas retirement holiday after ending his Met career working in combatting human trafficking all the sweeter.

Tokei Judo club train in a purposebuilt dojo off Tooley Street on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with Brazilian Ju Jitsu (BJJ) training on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. They are a club with a sizeable proportion of more mature male and female players returning to the sport. New players are always very welcome.

yee nominated for sports Personality of the year

By Sports Reporter

worlD anD olympic triathlon champion Alex yee has been shortlisted for the bbC sports Personality of the Year.

The nomination comes after he became the first British triathlete to be crowned Olympic and World champion in the same year.

Lewisham’s Yee, 26, is only the second British triathlete to be nominated for the prestigious award after Alistair Brownlee finished runner-up to Andy Murray in 2012.

Yee had a highly successful 2024 that saw him claim individual gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with a stunning comeback to outrun Kiwi rival Hayden Wilde in the closing stages of the race. He followed that up with a strong opening leg in the mixed team relay, where he won bronze alongside Georgia Taylor-Brown, Sam Dickinson and Beth Potter.

His success in the French capital was followed up with a bronze medal on the streets of Torremolinos, Spain, which saw him crowned world champion for the first time after just missing out several times.

Yee topped the World Triathlon Championship Series rankings with three podium finishes, including two wins in as many races.

The other nominees for the award are footballer Jude Bellingham, runner Keely Hodgkinson, darts player Luke Littler, cricketer Joe Root, and Para-cyclist Sarah Storey.

Voting opens during the show on Tuesday, December 17 with the winner of Sports Personality of the Year announced at the end of the evening. The show is on both BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 7pm.

esme JoHnson and Ciara watling both scored braces as millwall lionesses progressed to the quarter-finals of the l&SERWFl league Cup with a 4-2 win at bognor regis women in blustery conditions at the weekend.

The game was scheduled to be played the previous weekend but was called off at the last minute due to poor pitch conditions, despite the referee initially deeming it playable.

Nevertheless, it gave the Lionesses an extra week to prepare.

Manager Ted Jones made four changes to the side who were narrowly beaten

by Dorking Wanderers in the Premier Division. Ella Bailey, Shay Bennett, Lucy Jellett and Maisie Joyce came out of the eleven, with Billy Burgess, Florrie Winfield, Alice Wood and Victoria Lussambo all starting.

Millie Connell made her return to the squad after 382 days out injured with an ACL tear.

It was clear from early on that the high winds in the south of England would play a big part in the game, and the best example of that was on five minutes, when Watling’s effort went far astray.

Watling had another chance early on as she was found by Winfield and her shot was only inches away from going in.

Millwall continued to press and went in front when Alice Wood set up Johnson to finish.

Johnson was at it again after the break as she smashed home a beautifully taken goal to double the Lionesses’ lead.

The hosts got one back when Millie Carter played Rhiannon Hambleton through and the striker looped the ball over Millwall goalkeeper Annis-Clara Wright.

Hambleton got her second 20 minutes from time and it was Carter again who set

Hamlet are thumped

By John Kelly

Alex Yee crosses the finish line in Paris

Lionesses knock back doubles to progress to quarter-finals

By Myles Thornton

Greenwich’s Dubois, 27, gained the interim IBF heavyweight title that Usyk vacated and then spectacularly retained it with his destruction of Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September.

To fulfil his ambition for a shot at Usyk or Fury - who fight on December 21 - Dubois must first get past the dangerous interim WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker in February.

‘Dynamite’ Dubois has won 22 of his 24 professional fights, his defeats coming against Joe Joyce and Usyk.

"I'm coming for their belts,” Dubois said. ”Definitely. The top guys, I want them, I want them all - just going to rip right through them.

“If it's Usyk then it'll be revenge.

Or if it's Fury I'm ready to cover that territory as well. We'll deal with it when we get there.

"It continues one fight at a time, never overlook anyone. I've got some big fights lined up.

"Just keep coming through them, then eventually I'll be right up there, undisputed. That's my goal."

Dubois added: “But I'm not overlooking Parker. That's all on the line for him as well. He'll be fighting just as hard as I am. Never overlook anyone. Deal with him first and then we can move on to that one.”

it up as she whipped a corner in and when the ball fell to the feet of the forward she fired home.

Millwall went back in front as Johnson linked up with Watling who tapped in her team-mate’s delightful cross.

Watling wasn’t finished there. She found herself through on goal on 87 minutes, and remained cool, calm and collected to score her second.

Jones’s side will face Herne Bay at home in the last eight.

The Lionesses are back in league action this Sunday against Haywards Heath Town. Kick-off at St Paul’s is at 1.30pm.

luke wanaDIo made his 100th appearance for Dulwich Hamlet last weekend - but it was a miserable afternoon as Hakan Hayrettin’s side were thumped 4-1 by Dover athletic in the Isthmian league Premier Division at Champion Hill.

The Hamlet had the ideal start as Luca Cocoracchio’s own goal put them in front inside two minutes.

They held that advantage until Ruben Soares-Junior scored in the 45th minute.

Dover took the lead through George Nikaj on 67 minutes and the visitors added two more with Alfie Matthews scoring in the 74th minute and Soares-Junior getting his second three minutes into stoppage-time.

Hayrettin’s side were twelfth in the table, five points off the play-off places, before their midweek trip to Lewes.

Dulwich travel to Dartford this Saturday for a 3pm kick-off.

30 SPORT skY Bet ChaMPionshiP Millwall - 0’ Coventry City - 1 Mason-Clark 63’ Date: Saturday 7 December 2024 Man of the match: Victor Torp attendance: 16,460 (3,025) Referee: Thomas Bramall

By Will Scott at The Den mIllwall suCCumbeD to their first loss in ten games on Saturday after frank lampard's Coventry City dominated the lions at the Den to secure a 1-0 win.

Coventry were more threatening throughout, and eventually Ephron Mason-Clark made the difference in the 63rd minute when he sidefooted Jack Rudoni's cross into the net.

It was a meek Millwall performance, who did not really get going until the last five minutes, when it was too little too late for the Lions to snatch an equaliser.

Millwall were in part hindered by injuries and suspensions. Romain Esse was not included in the match-day squad after suffering a tight groin, while Japhet Tanganga missed the game through suspension after he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Oxford United.

Tanganga was one of three senior centrebacks that missed the match, meaning Neil Harris had to construct a makeshift backline that saw Ryan Leonard shift over from right-back to start alongside Murray Wallace, who was making his first league start of the season.

They faced a Coventry side that were winless in their last five matches, but who now had an England legend sitting in the dugout. Lampard was recently named head coach of the Sky Blues and was taking charge of his second game.

Millwall thought they had taken the lead in the 12th minute after Joe Bryan's corner sailed straight into the net, but it was ruled out due to a push on Sky Blues goalkeeper Bradley Collins, much to the audible dismay of The Den. Other than Bryan's disallowed goal, both sides offered little going forward.

Millwall did not have an attempt on goal until the 35th minute, while Coventry had their first touch in the Lions' box in the 34th minute.

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto burst past Casper De Norre and put in a low cross to Rudoni, who was robbed by George Saville.

Seconds later, Millwall burst forward through Macaulay Langstaff, who exchanged passes with Femi Azeez before firing his shot from just inside the box well over the bar.

The game picked up a bit after that, and

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lampard’s sky Blues break the lions’ ten game unbeaten streak the Lions had their second shot of the half in the 45th minute after Duncan Watmore drove nearly the entire length of the pitch before shooting well over from outside the box.

It was a shot that summed up Millwall's half. They looked dangerous, but were missing the 'killer instinct' that Harris thought they lacked against Oxford United. Their passing in the final third was simply not good enough.

Coventry had the first chance of the second half, and really should have opened the scoring. In the 59th minute, Victor Torp crossed the ball into the box, and it fell for Mason-Clark, whose close-

range effort was miraculously blocked by Jensen.

However Mason-Clark did not miss the second time round. In the 63rd minute, Rudoni put in a cross to the back post that he poked past Jensen into the Lions net.

Harris reacted quickly, bringing on youngsters Mihailo Ivanovic and Aidomo Emakhu, but the Lions could not quite find an answer to their attacking woes.

Coventry pushed for a second, and the Lions had Ryan Leonard to thank for keeping the score at 1-0. In the 73rd minute Mason-Clark threaded the ball through to Rudoni, whose shot shot blocked from a tight angle.

The Sky Blues nearly sealed the three points from a corner in the 85th minute, but Bobby Thomas' header rattled against the post.

Neil Harris threw on every attacker he had as the clock ticked towards 90, but Millwall looked disjointed and really struggled to create clear-cut chances.

The Lions were able to win corner after corner, but could not make them count.

Millwall were clearly missing Jake Cooper's presence in the box, and were unable to really threaten from set-pieces.

The Den was in full roar as the clock ticked down, but the Lions could not quite replicate their miraculous late equaliser

against Sunderland, and the final whistle blew after Joe Bryan's corner sailed straight out for a goal kick.

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games in November, an impressive achievement considering they played three of the top-four sides in the Championship.

Harris led his side to consecutive 1-0 victories over Burnley and Leeds United in the span of four days, before recording three 1-1 draws in a row, two of which were away from home and one of which was against promotionchasing Sunderland. Millwall only conceded three goals in that span.

Harris is competing against Middlesbrough’s Michael Carrick, Burnley’s Scott Parker and Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder.

Carrick led Boro to four wins out of five, including a 4-1 win against QPR, a 5-1 demolition of Luton Town and a 6-2

battering of Oxford United.

Parker’s Clarets rebounded from their 1-0 loss to the Lions at the start of the month to go unbeaten for the rest of November. Burnley did not concede a single goal en route to picking up 13 points out of 15 available.

Wilder led Sheffield United to the top of the league after an outstanding November saw the Blades win five games, and draw another.

Tanganga has also been nominated for his pivotal role during a dominant defensive stretch of games. The 25-year-old started all five games for the Lions, and even popped up with two goals.

He scored the winner against Leeds with a volley from inside the box, and

the opener against Oxford United via a back-post header.

Tanganga is up against Norwich’s Borja Sainz, Watford’s Vakoun Bayo and Middlesbrough’s Finn Azaz.

Sainz is the Championship’s top scorer, and scored five goals in November, including a hat-trick during the Canaries’ 6-1 demolition of Plymouth Argyle.

Bayo was in even hotter form, scoring six goals in six games, including four goals in 30 minutes against Sheffield Wednesday.

Azaz has the most goal contributions of the contenders, scoring five goals and assisting a further four as he helped the red-hot Boro score eighteen goals in four games.

millwall: 4-2-3-1: Jensen; McNamara (Bradshaw 86), Wallace, Leonard, Bryan; Saville (Wintle 80), De Norre (Mitchell 80); Watmore (Emakhu 64), Honeyman (Ivanovic 64), Azeez; Langstaff

Coventry City: 4-2-3-1: Collins; Bidwell (Dasilva 74), Latibeaudiere, Thomas, Van Ewijk; Sheaf, Torp (Eccles 61); MasonClark (Thomas-Asante 74), Rudoni, Sakamoto (Tavares 95); Simms (Bassette 61)

Harris, Tanganga nominated for November Championship awards soon to be ex-millwall boss Neil Harris has been nominated for the Championship manager of the month award for november after the lions finished the month unbeaten, while centre-back Japhet tanganga has been nominated for player of the month.

In the fifteen games Tanganga has started this season, the Lions have conceded just eight goals.

It’s an especially bittersweet award for Harris to be nominated for after he decided to step down as head coach earlier this week, but he is ending his second tenure at the club on a high after a run of good form last month took Millwall as high as seventh in the league.

The Lions took nine points from five

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tHE gOOD, tHE bAD AnD tHE 'tHiCkOs'

The late Matija Sarkic

after a stunning rescue mission, tension and a barb at fans - is it a final goodbye for Chopper? oPinion

By John Kelly fIrst tHInGs first: Neil Harris did an outstanding job in his second spell in charge of millwall.

The flare went up from The Den last February with the Lions taking on water quickly and sinking towards League One. The Joe Edwards experiment hadn’t worked.

After nineteen games under the former Chelsea and Everton assistant manager, the Lions were 21st, one point above the relegation zone. They had lost four consecutive games, with six defeats in a winless run of seven matches.

More than that, the confidence of the players was on the floor and there was a general sense of doom and gloom around the club.

Edwards’ face painted the same glum picture after every defeat. He had no answers and it came as little surprise when he was sacked.

Millwall had one big question: Fancy a rescue mission mission, Neil?

It was an emphatic yes from the club’s record goal-scorer, who left his role in charge of Cambridge United in League One after starting the season as boss of Gillingham in League Two. Chopper couldn’t have been more chipper in his first club interview after his return, despite the size of the task and the very real threat of relegation from the second tier seven years after he had brought them up.

Speaking to Millwall’s head of media, Max McLellan, Harris wore such a wide grin it

was a wonder he didn’t pull a muscle. He was back as lord of the manor.

Harris’ first game looked like the proverbial shot to nothing. Away at the swaggering Southampton and their dapper, manicured manager, Russell Martin.

Ninety minutes of the most Millwallunder-Harris treatment later, Martin looked like he had just woken up as a character from the Hangover: splitting headache, tooth missing, Mike Tyson’s tiger roaming around his living room.

George Saville pushed his boss towards the away fans at St Mary’s to take their acclaim. ‘Super Neil’ was serenaded.

Millwall had won 2-1 with less than 25 per cent possession and goals from Japhet Tanganga - who would be a key figure for Harris - and Zian Flemming, who would also be a key figure but in a different way.

"I left Cambridge with a heavy heart after a short tenure but that's why I have come back today - it's the only club I would have left to go to,” Harris said afterwards.

Harris’ impact was stunning. The Lions won eight of his thirteen games until the end of the season, including the last five.

They comfortably stayed up by nine points.

There was a significant day in May when the club announced the departures of two people Harris had been close to, chief executive Steve Kavanagh and head of football operations and recruitment Alex Aldridge. The three had worked together to build the squad that won promotion from League One in 2017 and then consolidated in the Championship, almost reaching the play-offs in 2017-18.

In changes at the top of the football structure, Steve Gallen joined to head

The head coach ‘didn’t have a say’ in the transfer of Zian Flemming

up recruitment, with Mark Fairbrother appointed managing director.

A different, awful challenge came when Harris’ phone rang early on the morning of June 15. Millwall’s goalkeeping coach, Andy Marshall, was on the other end with the tragic news that Matija Sarkic had passed away. It was just a week before Sarkic was due to meet his team-mates for the start of pre-season preparations.

Yet again there was no one better to lead the club. The first words supporters officially heard were Harris’. You could see his emotion. His eyes appeared to be blink away tears. He smiled when he spoke about the kind of man Sarkic was and seeing him at the training ground just two days before his death, with “just a huge smile on his face, so excited about going to see the family in Montenegro that evening”.

Yet football moves on and Millwall needed a new goalkeeper and to fill more positions.

There were signs of tension early in the season when Harris heavily hinted he wasn’t happy with how recruitment was going. After the 4-3 defeat to Bristol City, Harris was asked if he expected more signings before the next game. “I genuinely don’t know. I don’t know what more to say,” he replied. “I’m the one who has to come out and keep fronting it up. I don’t know what to say.”

Harris ended the interview after adding: “You look at Bristol City’s bench and look at ours. Cheers.”

There were further hints of unease after Millwall signed Mihailo Ivanovic and loaned (with an obligation to buy) Zian Flemming to Burnley.

You didn’t have to be an expert in body

language to judge Harris’ mood as he discussed those transfers.

“I have to accept that as head coach. That is the model that we are creating,” Harris said.

“It was difficult for me as a manager.

I don’t want to lose my most influential attacking player on the last day with no one to replace him with, other than Mihailo who has come in and he is going to be missing for eight weeks.

“They made a very good offer to the football club and the club decided to sell.

“I don’t have a say in matters like that.”

Whether it was a slip of the tongue or not, therein lay a major tension: “manager”.

That ‘head coach’ title just didn’t seem to fit well. It obviously didn’t sit well, either.

In their statement announcing Harris’ departure, Millwall said they would be looking for a ‘head coach’. Harris didn't have the same control as he had in his first spell. I remember speaking to him about an issue in 2016 and I said I felt a little bit embarrassed that he had to get involved to sort it out. He replied: “It's my job to manage the whole football club.” He was very comfortable with that responsibility.

It was clearly a different role this time around and whatever gaps there were widened over the summer.

In an update to supporters on Millwall’s website earlier in the season, chairman James Berylson outlined his vision. The Lions would identify players that the club would have “the opportunity to increase their skills as well as their overall value”.

Then to last Saturday and Harris’ “thickos” comment, appeared to be directed at some Lions supporters. Harris knows a manager

- sorry, head coach - does not insult his own fans, even if there is an element of truth in it. It felt like something was brewing. Or coming to a boiling point.

When Harris walked across the Kenilworth Road pitch on the night of October 2, 2019 after a 1-1 draw with Luton Town, only he and those closest to him knew that he was leaving. He had been jeered by a section of the away support.

That hurt.

This time, at the Riverside, it will be different. In Harris’ 31 games since his return, only Leeds United (59) and Middlesbrough (55) have gained more points than Millwall's 51 across Harris will receive a hero’s goodbye.

And he will get the chance to take it in and return the warmth, perhaps even to the “thickos”.

Whether it is the final goodbye, only time will tell.

Middlesbrough VS Millwall Saturday, Decemebr 15 (3pm)

Possible Millwall starting XI: 4-2-3-1 Jensen; Leonard, Tanganga, Hutchinson, McNamara; De Norre, Saville; Esse, Honeyman, Azeez; Langstaff.

Last meeting: Championship (January 13, 2024): Millwall 1-3 Middlesbrough (Bryan 10’ ; Engel 38’, Jones 58’, Forss 95’') Match odds: Middlesbrough 8/13 Draw 3/1 Millwall 4/1

Neil Harris had a 45 per cent win rate in his second stint as Millwall manager

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neIl HarrIs is stepping down as millwall head coach.

The Lions all-time record goalscorer is bringing an end to his second spell in south-east London.

His final game in charge will be against Middlesbrough on Saturday Harris re-joined Millwall in February, with the club only one point above the Championship relegation zone.

He immediately revived their fortunes, beating promotioncontending Southampton in his first game back before leading the Lions to eight wins in their final thirteen

games to comfortably secure their place in the Championship.

Millwall continued their form into this season, beating top-four sides Burnley and Leeds and going on a nine-game unbeaten run that saw them rise as high as seventh in the table.

Lions chairman James Berylson told the club’s website: “After discussions with Neil in recent days, he felt it was the right time to step down from the role following the Middlesbrough game and I have accepted his decision.

“I join everybody associated with Millwall by wishing Neil the very best. He will always be welcome

back to The Den as a friend, colleague, and Lion.

“As we look forward, the appointment of our next head coach will align with the clear strategy and vision I have previously laid out for the future of Millwall Football Club, both on and off the pitch.

Director of football, Steve Gallen, added: “We respect Neil’s decision and he departs with the best wishes of everybody at the club. Since I joined in May, I have enjoyed my time working alongside Neil and I thank him for his efforts during this period.

The club also released a letter

from Harris on their website, where he explained his decision to step down.

“Today I am announcing that I will be leaving Millwall Football Club after Saturday’s game against Middlesbrough,” Harris said.

“This isn’t an easy decision, as everyone knows this club is more than a job to me, it's my club, and always will be.

“Being here always felt like home, as a player, as a captain, and as a manager. We are a family, and it's been my life for so many years. But I always said when I returned that I would leave when the time felt right, and now is that time.”

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Mourinho jokes he wants to be Milwall boss

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By Will Scott fenerbaHCe boss Jose mourinho jokingly suggested he would be interested in becoming millwall’s next head coach after neil Harris stepped down earlier this week.

When asked during an interview with Sky Sports in October if he would be interested in managing a team in England fighting relegation, Mourinho replied: “Millwall. Millwall. I just cross the bridge from my house! Millwall.”

However, the two-time Champions League winner has made it clear he would not be leaving his current role for some time.

"But don't get me wrong, and let's make it very very clear, for the next two years, this season and next, no one will take me from Fenerbahce," Mourinho said.

While Mourinho’s words will no doubt come as a blow to fans, the Lions’ hierarchy remains undeterred in their search for a new head coach.

While Millwall have yet to comment on the next appointment, several names have emerged as betting favourites.

In the lead is Steve Cooper, who was recently fired by Leicester City after a streak of five games without a win.

Other names in the running include former Coventry manager Mark Robins, ex-Charlton boss Michael Appleton, and former Plymouth Argyle and Stoke head coach Steven Schumacher.

The bookies also think former Millwall head coach Gary Rowett could be in line to replace Harris once again.

Rowett was appointed to the role in October 2019, after Harris ended his first stint, and remained in charge until October 2023, when he left the club by mutual consent.

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