Southwark News - January 23rd 2025

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Southwark council has splurged £31 million on consultants and agency staff in less than 10 months — £6.2 million more than it did over the same period last year.

Figures uncovered by Southwark Liberal Democrats show that Southwark Council has spent £2 million on consultants alone since April 2024, an increase of £300,000 on the comparable 10-month period the

Cllr Stephanie Cryan, Southwark’s cabinet member for finance, defended the council’s use of consultants

previous year. The other £29million was spent on agency staff, highlighting the high cost of filling roles with temporary staff.

Councillor Victor Chamberlain, Liberal Democrat Opposition Leader, branded the six-digit sums spent on consultants ‘a waste of money’. He said: “When money is tight for so many families, the council must spend wisely. Here in Southwark there is clear waste that is typical of a Labour council. Liberal Democrats would prioritise investing in frontline services and community projects, not wasting millions on

consultants.”

But Cllr Stephanie Cryan, Cabinet Member for Equalities, Democracy and Finance, defended the council’s use of outsourcing, saying consultants were essential for projects where ‘specific technical knowledge or expertise’ was needed.

She added: “We’re committed to permanently employing staff, and bringing services back in house wherever possible — the vast majority of our workforce is inhouse.

“We regularly review spending on

policies around regeneration, school improvement, apprenticeships and skills training, free healthy school meals and gym membership.

Ms Kelly said 2017, which saw both Grenfell and the London Bridge Terror Attack, was one of the most traumatic for London councils she had witnessed.

When Grenfell took place, she was among nine chief executives and 600 staff drafted in from other London boroughs to help with the recovery operation - dubbed Gold Command.

The 2017 London Bridge Attack, in which eleven were killed and 48 injured, was also a pivotal moment in her tenure.

Later that year, Ms Kelly told the Local

Government Chronicle it was “surprising” how handling a traumatic event “hits you”.

“They are not robots. For most of us [officers] you do have to sit down before you fall down because it does take that toll,” she said.

Michael Scorer, the Strategic Director of Housing and Modernisation, praised her “remarkable leadership when she retired in 2021.

“It’s just a shame she’s retiring. She’s got this remarkable ability to steer rather than row and she’s steered us through difficult things,” he said.

“We always knew she had her hand on the tiller. Sometimes it was light, sometimes a little firmer.”

consultants, working to keep it as low as possible and ensure that any work where we consult on has a positive outcome for our residents, with their priorities at its heart.”

Most of the jump in consultancy spending over the last 10 months is understood to relate to services outsourced to support the procurement and implementation of the council’s new finance, business, IT and HR system. But according to Southwark Liberal Democrats, consultants have also been hired by the council to advise on schemes including Southwark 2030, the Labour-led local authority’s plan for the borough in five years’ time, which has been designed in collaboration with residents.

Cllr Kieron Williams, Labour Leader of Southwark, previously described Southwark 2030 as ‘our shared vision for 2030’ and said that the plan aims to ‘build a fair, green and safe Southwark where everyone can live a good life as part of a strong community’.

Southwark Liberal Democrats said consultants have also provided advice to the council about its programme of school closures. The scheme has seen four schools in the borough shut in two years.

Southwark, like other inner London boroughs, is experiencing a crisis of falling student numbers and the council has identified at least 16 schools at risk of closure.

CBE for former chief executive who led Grenfell and London Bridge Attack responses

By Herbie Russell Eleanor Kelly, the former Southwark Council chief executive has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to local government.

She led responses to the 2017 London Bridge Terror Attack and Grenfell Fire and worked with Southwark Council Leader Peter John to implement a range of reforms and policies.

Ms Kelly rose through the Southwark ranks having joined as interim deputy chief executive in 2006 and being appointed chief executive in 2012. She retired in 2021.

In post, she helped implement dramatic

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NEWS 3 Natasha Jones said she thought the Bakerloo line extension would ease pressure on local buses

old kent road residents dismiss mysterious posters opposing the bakerloo line eXtension

By Robert Firth Local Democracy Reporter olD kEnt road residents have dismissed mysterious posters that have appeared opposing the Bakerloo line extension and claiming the project will price out locals.

The flyers against the planned lengthening of the London Underground line south east from Elephant and Castle towards Lewisham were stuck up around the Old Kent Road earlier this week.

The posters, which aren’t attributed to any organisation, call on people to ‘derail the trainline extensions’ and accuse Transport for London (TfL) and local councils of ‘preparing the way for the biggest ever wave of property speculation’.

New stations would be created at the Old Kent Road, as well as Burgess Park, New Cross Gate and Lewisham under the billion pound TfL project, which could get funding as early as spring.

When shown the flyers on Thursday (January 16), Old Kent Road residents seemed unimpressed — with not a single person the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) spoke to expressing opposition to the Tube line extension.

Natasha Jones, 53, said: “I think [the project] will be good for the area because it will be bringing money, jobs and events.

“It will also make it easier for people needing to move across London. I think with all the building work going on, the area needs better transport.

The buses are not terrible. But sometimes at peak times around 5pm and 7am and 8am it’s hard to get on to a bus because they’re almost full.

“Yes it [the extension] will push up prices.

But this is a sought-after area even without the Underground and prices are already high.”

Mum Fatima Sesay, said: “I think [the Bakerloo line extension] is great because it will mean easier transport links. It can feel quite isolated here. I got rid of my car because of ULEZ and I rely on public transport. On a selfish level, it would reduce my commute by about 20 minutes or so.”

The 40-year-old added that the regeneration of South East London had been in motion for over a decade and better public transport couldn’t be blamed for increasing rent and house prices.

She continued: “Campaigning should have started when they moved everybody out of the Heygate and Aylesbury [estates]. I grew up around here and there’s everybody I grew up with being forced to move. It’s heartbreaking.

But let’s look at the bigger picture here: the trains aren’t responsible for the prices going up. That started ages ago.”

Abdul Hassan, 34, added: “I think it [the extension] would be good for this area. The buses

are okay because we are close to Elephant and Castle but from Elephant to New Cross there’s df people to no stations. It does not make sense for be driving around and I say that as someone who has a car.

“I mean it’s a concern [house prices going up] but I have lived here for 20 years now and we’ve not had any improvements in our transport and the price of housing has still increased.”

The flyers, which are printed with a map of some of the proposed new Tube stations and upcoming developments along the Old Kent Road, invited residents to a meeting on Monday evening, January 20, at an unspecified location in Deptford.

A phone number and URL are provided where it is indicated readers can find the address.

But the posters warn political groups, activists and journalists that they are not invited to the meeting.

In a joint statement, Lewisham and Southwark councils said: “The Bakerloo line is vital to unlocking new homes, jobs and investment for both Lewisham and Southwark. We’ve been campaigning for the Bakerloo line upgrade and extension for many years and it is obvious the clear benefits not just for Lewisham, Southwark, and London, but for the whole country.

“The Bakerloo line is vital for London’s continued growth. Locally it would slash journey times, and provide much-needed capacity at our busiest stations as well as the least wellconnected parts of South East London. It would create 9,700 new jobs and unlock 20,400 new homes, generating a £1.5bn boost to the economy, as well as make our capital city greener and more sustainable. “[The] Back the Bakerloo campaign has more than 21,000 people who have signed-up to support the project. When TfL held a formal consultation on the proposals in 2019, 89 per cent of people favoured the extension – TfL’s biggest majority in favour of any proposal ever.”

TfL was contacted but hadn’t replied at the time of publication.

The posters opposing the Bakerloo line extension have appeared around the Old Kent Road

The flyers call on Old Kent Road residents to ‘derail the trainline extensions’

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Southwark study highlights how UK council housing targets can’t be met

By Isabel Ramirez

Council homes in Peckham, Blossom Court

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Sixty-eight per cent of councils managing their own social housing will have to cut back on building new homes unless they get more government funding, a study by Southwark Council has revealed.

Lambeth asks government for a £40 million bailout to help to balance its books

By Robert Firth

Local Democracy Reporter Lambeth council has asked the government for a £40 million bailout to balance its books.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has yet to respond to Lambeth Council’s request regarding its Housing Revenue Account (HRA).

But without at least £40 million in financial support the Labour-run local authority says it will be unable to set a balanced HRA budget from April this year. The HRA records the costs and income associated with running a council’s housing stock. It is a ringfenced funding pot separate from the rest of a council’s finances and it must not operate at a loss.

A report on Lambeth’s HRA set to go before the council’s Cabinet next Monday (January 27) says that financial assistance requested from the government is ‘critical’ to enable the HRA to be balanced from April.

The council has asked for support through an accounting trick known as a ‘capitalisation direction’, which allows

the local authority to treat short-term revenue costs as capital investment costs.

Lambeth faces a £1 billion black hole in its HRA account over the next 30 years. The report blames the shortfall on the previous Conservative government’s council rents reduction policy from 2016 and a seven per cent council rent rise cap in 2023.

The report continues: “Successive governments have placed considerable additional regulatory requirements on social landlords for building and fire safety, without the funding to cover the costs of these additional requirements.

“These requirements disproportionately affect boroughs such as Lambeth, with higher levels of high-rise blocks and will cost the council £76 million from 2018 to 2028.

Previous government decisions to remove funding on the Decent Homes Standard means that we have had little funding to invest in our ageing stock as its condition worsens.”

Next Monday (January 27), Lambeth’s Labour Cabinet is set to approve a 2.7 per cent rise in council rents from April 2025. The average council rent will

increase by £3.60 per week (£14.40 per month) to £137.10 per week (£548.40 per month).

The report says an additional £4.2 million will be raised for the HRA by the rent rise. Service charges will reduce by 76p per week and heating and hot water charges will decrease by £1.04 per week. The reductions are a result of the council now recovering a shortfall in service charges and energy costs that it accumulated two years ago, according to the report.

Lambeth is the second largest council landlord in London after Southwark, with 23,600 homes, as well as 10,000 leasehold properties.

Cllr Danny Adilypour, Deputy Leader of the council, described the financial outlook of the council’s HRA account as ‘stark’. He said: “Short-term decisions by the previous government have taken £1 billion out of our HRA over the next 30 years, seriously limiting the amount of money we have to maintain our estates.

“The council is committed to making sure council housing is up to as high a standard as possible, is repaired promptly when needed and meets the

Councils are warning they can’t balance their budgets and are struggling to keep up with basic housing services.

The survey, covering 76 councils responsible for over 870,000 homes, reveals the crisis many are facing. More than six in ten councils have already paused or delayed building projects, and nearly seven in ten say they will need to scale back plans to build or renovate social housing.

On top of that, 71 per cent of councils expect to cancel or delay ongoing projects, and 28 per cent say they may have to sell off existing housing just to stay afloat.

Emergency reserves are being used to plug gaps in day-to-day budgets, with almost half of the councils already dipping into these funds. Over a third fear they will run out of reserves by the end of this parliament.

Nine in ten councils report serious financial strain, and drastic cutbacks are becoming the norm.

Cllr Kieron Williams, Leader

of Southwark Council, urged the government to act fast: “The government’s ambition to build 1.5 million new homes is critical to ending the housing crisis and council housing must play a central role in this effort. However, without significant further action councils will be unable to build at scale and unable to bring existing homes up to green and decent standards fit for the future.”

Last September, 109 councils signed a report that calls for the government to rethink how social housing is funded.

It suggests overhauling the Housing Revenue Account, launching a Green & Decent Homes Programme to upgrade old housing, and boosting funds for new council homes through a better Affordable Homes Programme.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government said the government is committed to building 1.5 million homes and is already making changes.

“This includes overdue reforms to the Right to Buy scheme, an extra £500 million for the Affordable Homes Programme, and more measures to be announced soon,” they said.

In addition to these measures, the government also has committed £69 billion of funding to council budgets across England to help them drive forward the government’s Plan for Change.

Cllr Danial Adilypour, deputy leader of Lambeth Council, described the financial outlook for the council’s HRA account as ‘stark’ in December 2024. needs of residents. But we’ve been working with one arm tied behind our backs.

“The previous government imposed caps and limits on our rental income, but without providing extra funding to make up the gap, which of course means there’s not enough money available to do all of the work on our estates that we know we need to.

“We’ve also been asked to do lots of extra work – without any additional money to fund it. Housing in Lambeth is ageing and needs investment, with most of our council homes being flats that are on average more than 60 years old. It’s a really difficult situation which is why we have been working closely with the new government to find a way forward.”

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Court date set for West Dulwich LTN fight against Lambeth Council

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By Issy Clarke West Dulwich residents are taking Lambeth Council to court over a controversial new Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN).

West Dulwich Action Group (WDAG) has accused the council of carrying out a “seriously flawed” consultation process.

LTNs are areas aiming to reduce motor traffic in residential areas through cameras, planters or bollards.

The group is challenging an LTN between Rosendale and Norwood Road that prevents vehicular traffic from entering, passing through or waiting within the area.

They claim the council disregarded the results of a questionnaire in which 67 per cent of respondents said they were unhappy with the scheme.

The group also said the questionnaire only gave respondents the opportunity to give their view on the current LTN proposals, without a ‘no-LTN’ option.

Consultations over the introduction of the LTN began in January 2022, with the first proposals published in April 2023. In February 2024, an eighteenmonth trial scheme was launched.

opposed to any kind of CPZ at all.

A council spokesperson said: “Lambeth Council is working to make all our neighbourhoods safer and healthier for everyone, especially young children and the elderly - who are the most vulnerable to road danger and the effects of air pollution.

“The range of street improvement measures in West Dulwich, proposed after residents and businesses called for traffic reduction on their streets, is designed to make the local neighbourhood safer and healthier for all. We have thoroughly engaged with – and listened to - the local community throughout the development of these proposals, and provided opportunities for residents and businesses to feed back. We are confident that we have complied with all legislative requirements.

“The council considered all the views expressed during the CPZ consultation and, based on the feedback, we have decided to carry out a second consultation, this time based on a two-hour restriction period. Local residents and businesses will once again be contacted to provide their views.”

award-winning puppeteer Toby Olié, running throughout the festival. On 21 and 22 February, Wes Peden presents The Rollercoaster, a high-energy juggling show inspired by adrenaline and movement.

There are lots of free events and performances!

Roblox fans can enjoy a free workshop on 22 and 23 February where they will be able to create their own game designs.

On 22 February, illustrator Rob Biddulph leads a live drawing session, offering kids the chance to sketch

alongside the award-winning artist.

The festival concludes with the CBeebies Wildlife Jamboree on 23 February, a musical celebration of the natural world featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra and familiar faces from CBeebies.

The Imagine Festival is relaxed and inclusive, with BSL-interpreted, captioned, and audio-described performances ensuring accessibility for all.

Full programme details are available on the Southbank Centre website southbankcentre.co.uk

Imagine Festival will be returning to South Bank this February half-term

By Isabel Ramirez

A six-day event with a range of free activities and performances for children returns to South Bank this February half-term.

It’s just one month to go until London’s leading arts festival for families starts!

From Tuesday 18 to Sunday 23 February, the Imagine Festival is coming to the Southbank Centre.

Highlights include There’s a Bear on My Chair, a stage adaptation of Ross Collins’ popular book brought to life by

The Pyrotechnists Arms, known locally as The ‘Pyro’, on Nunhead Green has sat derelict since late November after closing its doors with no explanation.

Originally built in 1874, it was one of the oldest surviving pubs in the area.

Its name comes from workers from a

Fancy first date?

By Herbie Russell Channel 4 is calling on readers to apply for a new series of First Dates.

The BAFTA-award-winning show sees singles matched by experts for the ultimate first date.

The 11th series will be filmed in Bath in March 2025.

TwentyTwenty, casting for the show, wrote: ‘Every couple is carefully matched based on their unique personalities and interests— if Cupid’s arrow strikes, this could be the beginning of something truly special.’

Fred Siriex, the suave Frenchman who presents the show, was known to live in Peckham as recently as November 2023.

“It’s amazing. I bought in Peckham

because it was cheap. Now I can’t afford my own home,” he told The Resident.

“I wanted to learn English so I came over and never looked back,” Fred said, who relocated from Limoges, France.

Apply via these two links: www.twentytwenty.tv/takepart/677/ first-dates www.channel4.com/4viewers/take-part © Imagine Festival, Southbank Centre

Campaigners hope the legal battle will end with Lambeth Council traffic management orders being quashed opening the area back up to traffic.

WDAG said it was optimistic about the outcome, adding: “We feel confident in exposing what we perceive as serious flaws in the LTN development and implementation and related decision-making processes by the council.”

They have also been objecting to the introduction of a new controlled parking zone in the area (CPZ) which sees residents pay for permits to park their vehicles.

In a report released over Christmas, Lambeth Council signalled its intention to push ahead with the scheme, which will operate between 12pm and 2pm from Monday to Friday.

But the campaigners have accused the council of misrepresenting the scale of local opposition in the report, which acknowledged the objections but claimed there was “some support” for the scheme.

However, WDAG’s analysis of the representations found the overwhelming majority – 93% - were opposed to the scheme, with 88%

Months after a popular Nunhead pub suddenly closed, the owners are still looking for someone to take it over.

nearby firework factory who used to be regulars.

The pub’s sudden closure has prompted locals to ask questions, with speculations online suggesting they might only be closed temporarily.

One East Dulwich Forum user wrote: “I thought they were having a revamp ... at least I’m sure that’s what one of the staff said a couple of months ago.”

The Pyrotechnists Arms is owned by Stonegate Pub Company.

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mayor Claims £2.2 billion silvertown tunnel has been built under budget and in reCord time Local Democracy Reporter Sir SaDiQ khan has said londoners should be “incredibly proud” of the soon-to-open Silvertown tunnel, dubbing it a “great piece of infrastructure” which will “transform” lives.

The new £2.2bn road tunnel under the Thames, which will link Silvertown with the Greenwich Peninsula, is due to open on April 7, with the mayor saying he “hopes” to attend its launch.

The tunnel has been heavily criticised by environmental campaigners who argue it will have the opposite of its intended effect of improving congestion and air quality, and will in fact only encourage more car use.

The £4 peak-time toll to use the tunnel, and the fact that the neighbouring Blackwall Tunnel will have a toll for the first time in its 128-year history, has also attracted anger – with more than 45,000 people having now signed a petition calling for the charges to be scrapped.

Asked whether he will attend the tunnel’s opening in just under three months’ time, Sir Sadiq said: “Well, I hope so. What this tunnel will do is it will transform life for those in southeast London and those in east London who’ve experienced, for years now, record congestion, poor air quality, [and an] F.A.A.

impact on productivity.

“What this tunnel is doing is it’s selffinancing, with those that use [pay] the toll. It will not only improve air quality, improve congestion, alleviate pressures, but also have a lane reserved for doubledecker buses, taking people across the river, but also cyclists as well.”

Asked if he was excited about the tunnel’s opening, despite the significant controversy it has attracted, he said: “It’s a great piece of infrastructure. We should be incredibly proud. “[It was] built under budget, in record time and will revolutionise travel in that part of London.”

The mayor’s claim that the tunnel has been built “under budget” would appear to contradict papers published by Transport for London’s (TfL) programmes and investment committee in October last year.

The vast majority of the scheme is being privately financed by Riverlinx, the company which has been building the tunnel and will maintain and operate it.

But TfL is also facing some “direct costs” of its own in bringing the project to life, according to the October committee papers – with an ‘estimated final cost’ to TfL of £187.7m. The papers state that this is some £10.1m over a previous estimate of £177.6m. A December update said however that the final cost to TfL “has the potential to reduce as the end of

A map showing the Silvertown Tunnel’s route

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construction in 2025 approaches”.

Sir Sadiq’s claim that the scheme has been delivered “in record time” is also arguable. The April opening date is indeed slightly sooner than the ‘summer 2025’ timeframe TfL had been citing last year. But when the project was initially consulted on by the then-mayor Boris Johnson back in 2012, TfL had said the tunnel could be in place by 2021.

Campaigners opposed to the tunnel’s construction have said it will increase traffic, congestion, pollution and carbon emissions, and point to TfL modelling that suggests that about 100,000 motorists a day will continue to use the Blackwall

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Council to refund over £100k to drivers wrongly fined at Lower Road bus lane

Dennis Newman, 62, owner of The Pie Den

A car was caught driving in the bus lane on Lower Road

EXCLUSIVE

By Isabel Ramirez Southwark Council will refund over £100,000 to drivers fined for using a Rotherhithe bus lane that did not legally exist for months.

Last October, the News exclusively revealed that the Traffic Management Order (TMO) for the bus lane on Lower Road expired in May 2024.

Without a valid TMO, the bus lane legally ceased to exist. This meant that thousands of fines issued during this time were unenforceable.

This revelation meant the council was forced to make an embarrassing

U-turn and refund any Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued between May and October 2024.

The total amount due to be refunded is £119,000.

The discovery, which the council put down to an ‘administrative error’, was brought to light after a local business owner wanted to contest his fine.

A council spokesperson added: “We will start processing the refunds next week.”

The bus lane, at the junction with Culling Road, is Southwark’s most lucrative, with £500,000 worth of fines issued there last year.

There is now a valid TMO in place for the bus lane, meaning any drivers who drive inside it will be fined.

Police say crash was ‘deliberate’ attempt to ‘break into’ building

Pie and mash has made its comeback in Bermondsey

By Isabel Ramirez

The Blue in Bermondsey is home to pie and mash once again, but with legendary names dominating the scene, can the new stall hold its own?

Opened last year in Blue Market Square, The Pie Den is the dream of 62-year-old Dennis Newman.

Like many south and east Londoners, the dish is nostalgic to him.

“I was brought up eating it – down the Walworth Road at Arments,” he told the News.

For years, the area had been without a pie-and-mash shop, ever since Lou Farrow’s closed its doors in 2016.

Taking on the challenge to fill the gap, Dennis left a career catering on film sets to pursue his passion.

With competitors like Arments and Manze’s, both century-old institutions, breaking into the pie-and-mash scene wasn’t easy.

“I make the best pies,” he said confidently. “I’ve been making them around 40 years.”

Dennis believes his pies stand out for their quality and flavour, perfected over decades. Even his liquor follows tradition with a recipe using fish stock that mirrors the eel juice once used. “I’ve converted so many people,” he said.

Dennis insists there’s something for everyone: “You don’t have to have the mash and liquor to appreciate a good pie.”

The Pie Den is open Fridays and Saturdays, 10:15am–5pm, at The Blue Market Square, Southwark Park Road.

NOTE: Standard pie, mash and liquor costs £7.50 (for OAPs and blue light card holders it costs £6.50)

Gardens. It would connect Tanner Street (TfL Cycleway C14) with Willow Walk (TfL Cycleway 10).

Construction is estimated to cost £1.45 million, funded through developer contributions.

If all goes ahead, work on the cycle lane is set to begin this autumn.

The project would also formalise the current temporary cycling measures

on Druid Street, adding a permanent footpath outside the railway arches.

The idea for a cycle route in this area stems from studies conducted in 2017. These studies aimed to provide an alternative for cyclists heading north from Cycleway 10 towards the City, avoiding busier main roads by directing them to Cycleway 14 instead.

In May 2022, the council introduced an Experimental Traffic Management Order, which included segregated two-way cycle lanes on Druid Street and a modal filter at Gedling Place to restrict motor traffic. After a public consultation and detailed design revisions, updates were made in November 2023 to address issues such as access to commercial units along Druid Street.

Southwark Council’s committee is expected to formally approve the project soon, with the recommendation considered a near certainty.

New cycle lane could be coming to Bermondsey

By Isabel Ramirez Plans have been unveiled for a new cycle lane in Bermondsey that would link two existing segregated cycleways divided by the mainline railway.

Photo from the scene shows a heavily-damaged vehicle

By Herbie Russell Police believe a car crash in Bermondsey at the weekend was an attempt by suspects to break into a building.

Met Police officers were called to the scene on Mandela Way at 2pm on Saturday, January 18, following reports of a collision.

Officers believe the suspects were deliberately trying to break into building but failed and left the scene.

A photo shows a heavily damaged black vehicle that appears to have struck the side of a property.

London Fire Brigade mobilised two fire engines and two fire rescue units.

No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made.

Police enquiries remain ongoing.

A Met Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called to a report of a car colliding with a building on Mandela Way, Bermondsey at 14:00hrs on Saturday, 18 January.

“It is believed the collision was deliberate to try to break into the building. The suspects did not enter and left the scene.

“No injuries were reported and no arrests were made. Enquiries are ongoing.”

If Southwark Council approves it, the route would run north-south through Bermondsey, passing alongside Spa

The route would go alongside Bermondsey Spa Gardens if approved

10 NEWS EXCLUSIVE

By Herbie Russell laSt yEar, a newly-elected Labour Mp was seen ambling across the room during one of the new government’s first parliamentary debates.

Suddenly, a deafening roar erupts from the Opposition. Before the MP knows it, she is being showered with a torrent of taunts from the opposing benches. Confused, and perhaps slightly embarrassed, she scrambles to safety, flinching under Madam Deputy Speaker’s disapproving eye.

Little does Miatta Fahnbulleh know, she has just committed Westminster “blasphemy”.

More than half (335) of MPs are newcomers following the 2024 general election. Since that bemusing first day in Parliament, there has been plenty for them to get their heads around. None more so than for the new MP for Peckham who, replacing Harriet Harman, has been thrust into a ministerial position at the first time of asking.

‘It WAS AS IF I’D CommIttED WEStmINStEr BLASPhEmy’

In her first full interview since being elected in July, she tells the News that Parliament is “a maze. I still get lost.

I’ve got one set route and if I deviate from it I’m lost.”

The centuries-old rule she broke was crossing the line of sight between the Speaker and a Member asking a question. “They were shocked as if you had done blasphemy in the house… the Speaker game me evils,” she says.

Fahnbulleh has also found ‘bobbing’ “very weird”. It literally means bobbing up and down to catch the Speaker’s eye when you have a question, sometimes for hours on end.

“It’s a strange world,” she says.

“There’s a whole new rule of engagement that you’re learning as an MP as well as figuring out how you use this amazing institution to raise the concerns of your constituents and have impacts.”

Daughter of Liberian asylum seekers who fled the country’s 1986 civil war, Fahnbulleh attended an independent boarding school in Kent before studying PPE at Oxford. She later became chief executive of the left-wing economic thinktank New Economics Foundation, becoming a well-known face through TV appearances such as on Question Time.

While this may all sound like a fairly typical route for a member of the political establishment, Fahnbulleh is a self-confessed “newbie” to the world of Westminster politics.

Unlike all four of her parliamentary colleagues in Southwark - Neil Coyle, Helen Hayes, Victoria Eshalomi and Ellie Reeves - she did not cut her teeth in the party’s typical training ground of local politics. Despite this comparative lack of experience, she was immediately made Minister for Energy Consumers - a critical role given the nation’s struggles with rising energy bills. In July, she was named among the Guardian’s ‘one to watch’ list of new Labour MPs.

‘I’VE hAD 3,500 LoCAL CASES - my PArLIAmENtAry CoLLEAgUES gEt 500’

South of the Thames, and away from the spires of Westminster, she speaks to Southwark News from inside a converted warehouse, now a popular

new peCkham mp talks about housing, energy, tories’ taunts, and break with predeCessor on not maintaining a loCal offiCe

Miatta Fahnbulleh reflects on the ‘strange’ world of Westminster

hang-out for Peckham’s students and arts folk.

Later tonight, the rooms above will rattle with sub-woofers and the footsteps of trendy youngsters from local arts colleges. Fahnbulleh will be long gone by then. Her next stop after the interview is a visit to a local soup kitchen which is desperately searching for a new home amid developer Berkeley’s controversial plans to redevelop Peckham Town Centre. It is one issue, along with 3,500 pieces of casework, that has come across her desk in just six months.

“It’s been on everything from housing and immigration. If you compare that to constituencies in London or out of London, that is huge.

I’ve had colleagues that have had 500 in that time. With it comes a huge sense of responsibility because often people are coming to you as their MP because it’s a last resort. They’re banging their heads against the wall and the system isn’t working for them.”

Before she was chosen as Labour’s candidate for Peckham, a race riven with drama, one of her key pledges was to set up a constituency office where residents could meet her face to face. Her predecessor Harriet Harman, ‘Mother of the House’ until she stepped down last year, was criticised for not having a dedicated place where her constituents could

meet her in person.

Six months after her election, Fahnhulleh’s team says it has struggled to find a space that is within budget and meets security concerns.

“We are getting there. We’ve been looking at spaces around Rye Lane and Nunhead. It’s proved a bit harder than I thought it would be to find the right space that is within our budget, a space that is accessible for people in the community, and that the security services think is the right space.”

But she is clear that she does not fear for her safety in Peckham, and Elon Musk’s running commentary on British politics, including branding Jess Phillips MP a “rape genocide apologist”, will not change that. “This is my patch and my community.

I never feel worried or unsafe in Peckham but that doesn’t mean that the threat isn’t there.”

AyLEShAm AFForDABLE hoUSINg U-tUrN WAS A ‘ShoCK AND A BLoW’

In fact, she says she is “proudest” of the work she has done while in office to help struggling families, rehousing those languishing in hotels and temporary accommodation.

Southwark has over 18,500 people on the housing waiting list and, unsurprisingly, housing queries form a huge bulk of her casework. The housing crisis is brought even sharper into focus due to the 877-apartment development planned for Peckham’s

Harriet Harman, former MP for Peckham

Miatta Fahnbulleh meeting with Peckham constituents

town centre.

Last month, the developer Berkeley, already battling a wave of public opposition, astounded both locals and Southwark Council by dropping its affordable housing offer from 35 to 12 per cent. “Really disappointing,” she says. “It was a bit of a shock and a blow to see what was proposed.”

Though she says she is “very prodevelopment” and it is a “tough context for developers” amid rising construction costs, she adds: “Planning is a quasi-judicial process so it needs to go through that process and it is for the council to do that and if it gets escalated by the council it is for the MHCLG [Minister of Housing, Communities and Local Government] to go through the due process but it seems for me a very, very difficult proposition that you can have a massive new development in the heart of Peckham where we have got a huge housing affordability crisis.”

Labour will streamline the planning process, potentially taking more decision-making away from local authorities, in a bid to boost its march towards £1.5 million homes within its first term. This has led to fears among some locals that, if councillors reject the proposal, and Berkeley appeals the decision, the MHCLG will be minded to give planning permission despite affordable housing concerns.

Asked if she thinks this might happen, she says. “I don’t know is

the honest answer. What I do know is that we’ve been clear that we want to build more homes - 1.5 million - but we have also been clear that we want to see the biggest boost to social housing for a generation. You’re driving it through two routes. In the end, the reason house prices are so high and unaffordable is because we’ve got a massive supply constraint so you’ve just got to build more. But until you get to the point where prices naturally rebalance, you’ve got to build affordable housing.”

SPEArhEADINg AN ENErgy ‘gEAr ChANgE’

Another key issue cropping up in her inbox is unique in covering both her constituency and ministerial responsibilities.

Leaseholders on the North Peckham Estate, and across Southwark, have complained about the gas bills being triple government guidelines, which they is due to the inefficiency of their district heating networks.

As Minister for Energy Consumers, she has been charged with spearheading a “complete gear change” in the department, which she says was forced into a state of “floating and dithering” due to the Conservative’s neglect. “They just stopped [governing],” she says. Thanks to a new regulatory framework, the brainchild of Fahbulleh and department boffins,

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Miatta Fahnbulleh speaking in the House of Commons

Former Grand Designs director brands town centre redevelopment a ‘horror show’ Ann Lalic with Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud (left)

cash-strapped leaseholders will be protected by price ceilings as part of regulation.

Council-managed district heating networks, many antiquated and well over 40-years-old, warm 17,000 homes in Southwark. Nationally, roughly 500,000 households are connected to the systems, which are causing residents problems from London to Scotland, with Chris Murray, MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, echoing such warnings.

The introduction of new regulation that Fahnbulleh has overseen should introduce more protections for suffering leaseholders. Ofgem will now have powers to investigate and intervene on networks where prices appear to be disproportionate or unfair. The Energy Ombudsman will also have powers to take enforcement action against operators that break the rules on metering and billing.

A ‘Punchy’ start to government

There is no doubt that the first six months in government have been bruising for Labour. “Punchy” is the word Fanhbulleh comes back to time and time again. Labour policy is “punchy” but so is the current political climate, she says.

The boxing-ring rhetoric reflects the position Labour arguably now finds itself in; not yet on the ropes, but in the corner, breathing through its mouthguard, eating jabs, praying for

that 30-second rest period.

One incoming haymaker is rising interest rates, which threaten to flatten the government’s economic plans. Treasury officials are briefing the media about potential cuts to restore the government’s fiscal headroom. All this compounds the reality that the Office for Budget Responsibility estimated the government’s economic plans were unlikely to increase growth over the next five years.

Labour has been clear that it aims to fix the “foundations” of the economy, with a £22.6bn increase in the dayto-day health budget (a real-terms hike of 4%), a significant boost to the minimum wage, and £5bn on housing investment in 2025-26.

“No government wants to go into the legacy that we’ve inherited. The thing I often say to people is think about every realm that people care about; the state of the economy, the cost-ofliving, where our public services are, and all of it was broken.”

She continues: “I don’t use our inheritance as an excuse. It is what it is. Our job is to turn that around.

The thing we will say is, try and change anything in your life, change your office, your workplace, it takes time. Six months was never gonna be enough time to do that. Let’s have a conversation in two years, let’s have a conversation in four years.”

A computer-generated image of the Aylesham Centre redevelopment

EXCLUSIVE

By Herbie Russell The former director of Grand Designs has branded Peckham town centre’s looming redevelopment a “horror show”.

Berkeley plans to build 877 apartments in towers of up to 20 storeys slap bang in the middle of the low-rise neighbourhood.

Ann Lalic, who spent ten years working on the hit Channel 4 architectural show, said: “On the show, you see how a small house affects everyone in the area and that’s what strikes me about this horror show - the impact on

everybody around it.”

She continued: “There’s too much of it, too tall, the space between will be like wind tunnels, they are flimsy and, to me, it’s an insult to be building this in a place like Peckham.”

Local campaigners are furious about the development’s affordable housing offer of twelve per cent well below Southwark Council’s 35 per cent target on all new developments.

Ms Lalic continued: “Working on Grand Designs pointed out to me big time the state of the housing situation, and has clarified why the Ayelsham development is so very wrong.

“The people who are buying

those houses won’t be shopping in Peckham, they are using them to park their money.”

The redevelopment’s statutory consultation period has now ended with a planning committee decision expected by April at the earliest.

The Southwark Housing and Planning Emergency, which opposes Berkeley’s scheme, will lead a march from Peckham to Elephant and Castle next month.

SHAPE has ten demands of Southwark Council. They include stopping excessively tall developments, enforcing 50 per cent council housing in developments on private land and 100 per cent council housing on council land.

Berkeley declined to comment

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bermondsey family Cannot sell home over CounCil’s fire safety dithering One leaseholder, who asked to remain anonymous, said two buyers had pulled out of purchasing her flat because they were unable to get banks to lend without an EWS1 form

Cllr Rachel Bentley, deputy leader of Southwark Council\s Liberal Democrat opposition said the delay in issuing EWS1 forms was a ‘scandal

By Robert Firth Local Democracy Reporter a family can’t sell their home because of council delays in issuing fire safety certificates that prospective buyers require to get a mortgage from the bank.

Victoria Gatenby, 47, who owns a flat in Wrayburn House in Bermondsey has been trying to get one of the certificates, called EWS1 forms, from her freeholder Southwark Council since 2021.

Victoria and her husband found a buyer for their flat in the tower block back in 2022. But the sale fell through after the individual pulled out because banks refused to lend to them without seeing an EWS1 form for the building.

Three years later, Ms Gatenby has

was ever going to get an EWS1 form from the Labour-run local authority. Without one of the certificates, her solicitor has advised her that her only solution may be to sell the flat to a cash buyer for up to 30 per cent less than the property is worth.

EWS1 forms were introduced in 2018 in the wake of new fire safety regulations brought in following the Grenfell Tower fire. They serve as evidence that a building with potentially combustible cladding has had a fire safety assessment.

At the end of 2022 six of the UK’s biggest banks updated their policies to say they would offer mortgages on properties in tall blocks where there were fire safety issues, provided there was a funded remediation plan in place.

But each bank’s specific policy on the topic differs and Ms Gatenby is unaware of

to achieve this.

In Hard Truths, Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a deeply angry and depressed woman who struggles with her relationships, except for her bond with her cheerful and sympathetic sister, Chantelle.

Set in London, it explores family relationships in the post-pandemic world.

Despite being snubbed at the Golden Globes, the film has been nominated for various awards, with rumours of Oscar nominations.

Jean-Baptiste, who attended St Saviour’s and St Olave’s secondary

school, has long been celebrated for her contributions to film and television.

She rose to prominence in the U.S. for her role in the CBS drama Without A Trace and was honoured with a blue plaque in 2013 at the former St Giles Hospital, where she was born.

Tickets for the event are priced at £5.99, including access to the Q&A session. They can be bought at peckhamplex.london

Exclusive preview of new film starring Camberwell-born actress at Peckhamplex

By Isabel Ramirez pecKhAMpLex iS set to host a special preview of hard truths, a new film starring hollywood actress marianne Jean-Baptiste, who grew up in camberwell and peckham.

The exclusive screening will take place on Thursday, 23 January and will be followed by a Q&A session with JeanBaptiste and director Mike Leigh.

The film reunites Jean-Baptiste and Leigh nearly three decades after their work on Secrets & Lies in 1996, a role for which she earned an Oscar nomination, becoming the first Black British actress

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any leaseholders in Wrayburn House who have found a buyer who has been able to convince a lender to approve a mortgage without an EWS1 form.

Another leaseholder in the block, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals from council officials, said two potential buyers for her property pulled out because they couldn’t find a bank to lend without an EWS1 form.

She said: “I am desperate to sell because of my personal financial circumstances.

But I’m being prevented from doing it. I’m a bona fide leaseholder. I’ve done everything in my power to do what I should do. I keep emailing Southwark for answers and I get no reply. Communication is extremely difficult. I feel very let down.”

Ms Gatenby meanwhile has escalated a complaint she has made against the

council over the handling of her case after she claims Southwark responded to her formal grievance with a copy and paste response she had previously received from officials in an email in 2022.

Local Liberal Democrat councillor Rachel Bentley said: “The delay in getting EWS1 forms is yet another housing scandal from this disastrous Labour council. People are fed up with this incompetence, and the council needs to stop passing the buck and take responsibility.”

Cllr Sarah King, Southwark’s cabinet member for council homes, said: “We are working through the EWS1 requests while we move towards new, comprehensive government and RICS [Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors] legislation on building safety, which does not require an EWS1.” © Bleecker Street

now left London for work reasons and is renting near Reading, Berkshire. But without an EWS1 form, the mum-of-two is no closer to finding a buyer for the flat— and her family are unable to buy a new property in their new home town without first selling the Bermondsey flat.

She said: “I don’t know how long I thought it would take, but I certainly didn’t think it would take four years. They [Southwark] say the building is safe but how do we know if we can’t get an EWS1?

“We’ve got two kids. We really just want to be able to buy our own home. We don’t want to be renting. But all our money is tied up in this flat and we need to be able to sell it to buy somewhere else.”

After countless emails and phone calls to council officials over the last four years, Ms Gatenby said she was losing faith that she

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southwark CounCil invests £1.5m in lgbtQ+ venue on former XXl Club site

By Isabel Ramirez

Southwark council is putting £1.5m towards the opening of a new LgbtQ+ venue in bankside, on the site of the former XXl gay club that closed six years ago.

The funding is part of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) which developers pay towards local improvements when they build in Southwark.

Of the almost £4million available, £1.5million will be used to fit out the LGBTQ+ space, which is located in two railway arches at Bankside Yards.

Due to open in 2026, it will feature a theatre and workspace.

It is on the site of the former XXL gay club which closed in September 2019 despite a 5,900-signature-strong petition urging it to remain open.

As well as this investment, almost £2.4million from the CIL is allocated towards developing a 100 per cent affordable housing scheme at 634-636 Old Kent Road.

The site is above the planned Bakerloo Line extension tunnel and the funding will pay for extra engineering work to reduce vibration and noise, and ensure the tunnel is not affected by the building above.

The Bakerloo Line extension, which would bring huge benefits to people across London and the UK, is a priority for Southwark Council, which also allocated £30,000 towards the Bakerloo Line Extension Funding Study.

L: The former XXL club, now closed. R: The new site on Bankside

The council also agreed £50,000 of money from the levy towards design work to improve accessibility at Nunhead Station.

Cllr Helen Dennis, Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development said: “These are major projects that will directly benefit residents and businesses and help us to build a better and fairer Southwark for all.

“Our LGBTQ+ community will massively benefit from the new space and the facilities on offer, and we’re also investing to make sure that both a new site with 100 per affordable housing and

ConviCted people smuggler faCing eXtradition after poliCe swoop on elephant address

the Bakerloo Line Extension can happen.

“Making sure money from developers is reinvested back into our communities is a vital part of what we do and we’ll keep ensuring that money goes towards making a real difference and improving life for the people of Southwark.”

Cllr Victor Chamberlain, who campaigned alongside former Cllr David Noakes for the space, commented: “Borough and Bankside Liberal Democrat councillors successfully suggested the Council should agree a memorandum of understanding with the developers to protect this as an LGBTQ+ space when

XXL closed.

“I’ve been working with the council and developers since to ensure this happens and encouraged the council to use CIL to make this a viable space to operate.

This is a good step forward, but we need a Southwark LGBTQ+ strategy that was agreed to be developed following a successful Liberal Democrat motion last year to ensure we can see even more LGBTQ+ spaces and businesses in the borough.”

The funding was agreed at Southwark Council’s Cabinet meeting on 6 January.

Zeeshan Banghis (AKA Bangash Zeeshan)

By Herbie Russell

A coNvicted people smuggler faces extradition after police arrested him in Elephant and castle.

Officers swooped on Zeeshan Banghis, 20, at an address on New Kent Road, on December 18.

The Afghan national was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by a court in Antwerp, Belgium last month.

He now faces being returned to Belgium to serve his sentence and extradition proceedings have commenced.

Banghis, also known as Bangash Zeeshan, is one of three Afghan men detained in a co-ordinated effort between the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Belgian police.

Ziarmal Khan (AKA Boxer Bhai), aged 24, was arrested on 6 December by MPS officers at Stansted Airport in relation to a domestic violence offence, and further arrested on behalf of the Belgians while

in custody.

NCA officers also arrested Saifur Rahman Ahmedzai (AKA Raees Hamza), 23, at an address in Hemel Hempstead on Monday, December 30.

Prosecutors in Belgium say the trio’s gang helped organise the transport of migrants from Afghanistan through Iran, Turkey and the Balkans into western Europe, mainly France and Belgium.

Many would eventually be take small boats from northern France to the UK, with the gang suspected of transporting thousands of people this way.

The NCA said the group also committed serious sexual offences against male

migrant minors, including rape which they would video and use to blackmail the victims into criminality and further sexual abuse.

NCA investigators supported the Belgian investigation for around two years, supplying intelligence and evidence to the Belgian Federal Police around suspected members of the network.

Last month, a court in Antwerp convicted and sentenced the trio and 20 other members of the gang to a total of 170 years imprisonment, with sentences ranging from two to 18 years.

Eleven members were tried in their

absence, including the three men arrested in the UK. NCA Deputy Director Craig Turner said: “This operation shows that no matter where people smuggling gangs operate, we will find them and bring them to justice.

“These men were part of a network involved in illegally moving migrants across the globe, through Europe and eventually into northern Europe and the UK, profiting from the dangerous situations they put vulnerable people into as they were transported, and committing the most heinous sexual offences against them.”

Former councillor Piers Corbyn charged after pro-Palestine demonstration

Piers Corbyn

By Herbie Russell pierS corbyN is among those charged following a propalestine demonstration in central london

The controversial activist, former Southwark councillor and brother of ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, is accused of a public order offence.

The 77-year-old Walworth resident is among thousands of people who attended the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) protest, last Saturday, January 18.

The Met Police claims it imposed conditions on the protest, in agreement with organisers, including that they would remain static in Whitehall rather than march.

This was due to the “impact of the prolonged period of protest on Jewish Londoners” including those using a synagogue near the protest area, police said.

However, the Met Police alleges there was a “a coordinated effort to breach these conditions” on the day.

MPs Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell, who reportedly attended the protest, agreed to be interviewed under caution by police, the BBC wrote.

Over 70 have been arrested Commander Adam Slonecki, who led the policing operation, said: “Yesterday we saw a deliberate effort, including by protest organisers, to breach conditions and attempt to march out of Whitehall.

“This was a serious escalation in criminality and one which we are taking incredibly seriously.

Officers have worked around the clock to pursue those involved.

“We will continue to work through CCTV footage, videos from social media and our body worn cameras so we can make further arrests and bring forward charges where we identify criminality.”

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poliCe hunting for killers of briXton teen 31 years later £20,000 reward on offer for information leading to justice

By Herbie Russell poLice Are offering a £20,000 reward in the hunt for the killers of James akindwande who was stabbed to death in Brixton 31 years ago today.

James was just eighteen when he was beaten and slashed after a night out at Vox nightclub on Sunday, January 16, 1994.

Detectives said: “Think back to 1994 – did you attend this music event? Did you witness the attack on James?

“You may have been younger then and got involved in something you were not comfortable with, or now regret not speaking out about. If you saw or heard anything, then please come forward to talk with us.

“It is really important we find out what happened on that night, 31 years ago.”

On January 16, James left Vox

James was wearing a distinctive Fila jacket

A young James Akindwande

James Akindwande was just eighteen when he was beaten and slashed after a night out at Vox nightclub

nightclub on Brighton Terrace, SW9, following a music event with his `. `There were reports of altercations taking place throughout the event, prompting James and his friends to leave and go home as the nightclub was closing early.

At around 4.45am, James was singled out among his friends outside a Boots chemist on Brixton Road.

He was chased by a large group of young men who beat and stabbed him.

James escaped the group after getting loose from his jacket and ran towards a police van parked on Brixton Road.

He collapsed and was given first aid by officers before the ambulance arrived.

He was then taken to King’s College Hospital where he died.

Detective Superintendent Katherine Goodwin said: “It has been 31 years since James’ tragic murder and we are

still actively searching for the group of young men involved in this horrific attack. We have not given up hope of securing justice for James’s family and providing them with the answers they so desperately need after such a long and painful wait.

“If you were involved in the incident, be aware that we are still looking for you. We are now offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information that leads to the successful charge and conviction of the person or people responsible.

“We have a team of specialist officers who will support you throughout, please do the right thing.”

James’ family are also appealing for information. They said: “In 1994, our family experienced an unimaginable loss when James was tragically murdered at just 18 years old.

“James was a light in our lives. He was generous, endlessly funny and

filled with a positivity that brightened every room he entered.

“His laugh, his energy and his love for life are deeply missed every single day. The perpetrators of this senseless act tore a void in our family that can never be filled.

“His mother, devastated by the loss of her son, has never been the same and finds it too painful to even visit his grave.

“The impact of James’ absence is felt in every moment, and we continue to grieve the life he was so cruelly denied.”

A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as stab wounds to the chest and left arm.

James was wearing a distinct red and dark blue FILA jacket on the night he died.

Half of the jacket was red and the other half was dark blue. A FILA logo was across the back of the jacket.

widely-known Ozempic, it mimics the hormone that is produced after eating that tells a person they are full.

Originally made as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, the effect is a dramatic loss of appetite. As a result, it has been prescribed privately for weight loss.

Patients with a body mass index (BMI) of over 35 and at least one weight-related health problem qualify for the drug.

According to BBC Panorama, that means in the UK around 3.4 million adults are eligible.

However, with a single starting dose costing £130 pcm and rising to around £269 pcm, officials say they cannot afford to treat all of these people, as it would ‘bankrupt the NHS’.

Professor Barbara McGowan, who leads the weight management clinic at Guy’s Hospital, estimated there were ‘130,000 people’ eligible for Wegovy in southeast London.

But the hospital will only be able to treat about 3,000 of those people those with the ‘greatest need’.

One of the first patients to receive it

was 62-year-old Ray, who works parttime at a care home in south London.

Speaking on the Panorama episode ‘Weight Loss Jabs and the NHS’ - which aired on Monday, January 13 - he claimed to have ‘battled with his weight most of his life.’ He was refused essential surgery because of his size, at which point he weighed 24 stone.

To have the surgery he needs, Ray has to lose weight so he was put on Wegovy by Guy’s Hospital. He was one of the first to receive it on the NHS. Four months on, he had already lost

This jacket was stolen on the night of the attack and remains missing.

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to call 101 quoting Operation Poldark or CAD1203/16Jan25. You can also call the incident room on 0208 785 8267.

To remain anonymous contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Guy’s Hospital one of the first to prescribe weight loss jabs

By Isabel Ramirez gUy’S iS one of the first hospitals in the country to roll out weightloss jabs. But whilst millions across the uk are eligible, only a fraction will be able to get it on the nhS.

An investigation by BBC Panorama looked into the weight management service at Guy’s Hospital, which has recently started administering the drug Wegovy.

A brand of semaglutide, like the more

12 kg.

Clinical trials indicate that when used alongside diet, physical activity, and behavioural support, Wegovy users can achieve up to a 15 per cent reduction in body weight after one year.

That said, people who come off the drug are likely to regain the weight they lost. For example, a study. Currently the NHS is only putting recipients on it for up to 2 years.

Go to BBC iPlayer to catch up on the full BBC Panorama episode.

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The private sector cannot save housebuilding - the government must empower local authorities to fix this crisis

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ouncil finances and housebuilding in Southwark are in dire straits. the same is true of neighbouring lambeth and local councils across the uk. as has been clear for decades now, this is a national issue. paradoxically, the solution is to look towards, and listen to our local councils.

A glance at this week’s papers reveals the various crises threatening to derail the government’s plans to build 1.5 million homes by 2029. Southwark Council’s national study shows 60 per cent of surveyed councils are pausing or delaying housebuilding projects. Lambeth Council will ask central government for a £40 million bailout to support its collapsed housebuilding fund. In London, the social housing waiting list has risen to over 336,000, the highest since 2013.

Local authorities, one of the nation’s most important providers and builders of social housing, have been clear about what they need from the Labour government. Some of these demands have been answered. Right to Buy is being reformed, albeit not scrapped, and the government announced a £500 million cash injection for social housebuilding in the Budget.

However, as Southwark Council has warned, these changes do not go far enough. Councils still need the government comprehensively to restructure how housing revenue accounts (HRAs) work, to allow local authorities flexibility in financing new homes. Unsurprisingly, they also need more money from central government — something more substantial than the current Affordable Homes Programme.

The government is still leaning heavily on the private sector to deliver its housebuilding goals. There is hope that streamlining the planning process and freeing up land for development will make it easier, faster, and cheaper for private developers to build. Yet experts have warned that the private sector lacks the capacity to meet this demand for housebuilding amid skyrocketing construction costs. In December, the Home Builders Federation explained there were not even enough builders in the country to lay the foundations of a housebuilding boom.

The government cannot wait for the private sector to save the country. Councils, with expert local knowledge and a genuine stake in the well-being of their communities, are best placed to deliver council homes. Let us give them the reforms and financial support they need to make this happen.

Nobody said this would be easy. The precarity of global markets and the increasing cost of already-high government borrowing means the government cannot afford to be complacent and is unlikely to opt for more borrowing to fund state-backed housebuilding projects. There are, however, possible and creative ideas outside more borrowing — utilising underdeveloped land, land value capture, or even a wealth tax.

Arguably, there is cross-party consensus on the housebuilding crisis. Rishi Sunak, after all, pledged to build Flyer_A5.pdf 1 12/10/2021 22:35 100,000 more homes than Labour during the election campaign. With its stonking majority, this is the time for the Labour government to be brave and listen to local councils.

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Rag and Bone men on the road Of course, the local vicar pops round mid-game causing Harold(Giorgio Lowe) to fluster and Albert to moan ‘how much does he want this time…?’ For once the vicar is not asking for contributions but submissions to the church magazine.

Harold is soon tapping away at his typewriter and writes such a wonderful article he has the Reverend getting 5,000 copies printed. Fame and fortune looms in Harold’s head as he sees a life of high culture beyond the scrap yard.

But Albert also submitted something for the parishioners perusal - a crossword that included most of his favourite swear words and led to the church man arrested by the Obscene Publications Squad.

Over four classic episodes we see the odd couple continually bickering, but we also saw the love they had for each other. Harold had ideas and ambitions that he felt were hampered by his father, while Albert did not want to lose his son to a woman, another job, or to anything that would take him away and leaving him home alone.

This love-hate theme played out from 1962 to 1974 on TV with eight series and 57 episodes, and now that relationship is finely depicted on the stage. Harold gets a date but Albert would rather he brought the young woman home for dinner - fish and chips. Albert fakes a bad back to keep Harold at his beck and call. The milkman teaches Harold how to dance but Albert gets jealous and shows him better steps. Or so he believes…

The Betrayal of Naming Names

Joseph Jefferson Award winning playwright Jeffrey Sweet’s The Value of Names will have its UK premiere next month.

The Value of Names will star American actor Katherine Lyle as up-and-coming actor Norma who is staying with her retired comedy actor father Benny, played by Jeremy Kareken in his Malibu mansion in 1983 Hollywood. With sharp dialogue and deeply conflicted characters, this show offers an exciting exploration of betrayal, redemption and the weight of the past on the future.

Tim Hardy will play the role of Leo, as he is forced to face the haunting consequences of his past

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Bum. Sod. Crumpet. Knickers! And so the scene is set and battle lines drawn for Steptoe & Son Live as Albert Steptoe (Dan Lewis) makes his ‘Dirty Old Man’ manifest with curse words in a game of Scrabble against his pseudo-snob son Harold in this stage version of the classic sitcom about two rag and bone men, writes Michael Holland.

Everything Albert does is designed to thwart Harold’s high hopes of escape.

The social commentary on class was a highlight of the Galton and Simpson scripts, so the work now on the stage has to be able to step up to those levels and take audiences back to the zeitgeist of the 60s and 70s; which was not too difficult as most of the audience were in their 60s and 70s and remembered it well. But if it was just about delivering those legendary lines we would all be

able to do it.

Stagecraft, however, is much more than that and even more so when you are playing iconic characters that audiences know and love and are there as guardians of those characters. Dan Lewis(who also directs) and Giorgio Lowe fill those boots perfectly in their mannerisms and expressions.

As someone who grew up with Steptoe & Son it was impossible not to compare, but I also imagined myself as someone

new to these characters and storylines and decided that they would still hold up to today’s audiences because funny is funny and good comedy writing is pretty much timeless.

The actors almost becoming Harry H. Corbett and Wilfred Brambell in their portrayals are a major factor in the production’s success.

Talv Bansal skilfully fills in with other characters.

Nevertheless, this Steptoe & Son is not actions, leading to a fierce, funny, and emotional battle between personal history and future aspirations. Norma is caught in a powerful dilemma when she lands a career-defining role in a production directed by Leo, the man who betrayed her blacklisted actor father years ago by testifying against him to the House of Un-American Activities Committee. As Norma grapples with her ambition and loyalty to her father, her father must confront the painful possibility of his daughter working with the man who destroyed his career.

Writer Jeffrey Sweet comments, The script started with my becoming aware of the fact that the father of an actor I knew was blacklisted. She told me she had just been cast in a play, and I asked her what she would do if the director in the play had been someone who had given her father’s

after gaining a new audience for a 60 year old masterpiece but to pay homage to it and raise as much money as possible for the charity Clowns in the Sky which supports children with brain tumours.

A full house watched the first performance of a UK tour that continues until July 4th and could be coming to a place near you.

Full tour and booking details: www. steptoeandsontour.co.uk

name to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). She told me that the director of her show was in a sandbox during HUAC so it wasn’t likely to happen. But that got me started thinking ‘what if’. The character of Leo is inspired by Elia Kazan and Jerome Robbins, who both famously named names to the Committee and spent the rest of their lives living with the anger of much of the community among whom they continued to work.

The White Bear Theatre, 138 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ from Tuesday 11th February – Saturday 1st March 2025.

Times: Tuesday to Saturday 7:30pm Matinee on Saturday at 2:30pm.

Booking: www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk/ whatson/the-value-of-names

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Heading south - our pick of upcoming winter events

Taylor Swift Reimagined (strings version)

Love Music Hate Racism is a grassroots anti-racist campaign that unites people through music.

This summer, they released a statement condemning the far-right violence across the country, which was signed by many artists like Fontaines D.C., Nubya Garcia and Nova Twins, and more. For 2025, they are organising gigs in areas that have been affected by far-right violence, starting at The Albany. The event will promote a message of unity, and it is for those aged over 16. It will star Dave Okumu & the 7 Generations, David Mrakpor and a host of special guests.

Join Woolwich Works for a night of Taylor Swift’s greatest hits, reborn through musical arrangements by a live string quartet. The Taylor Swift Reimagined (strings version) concert blends the magic of Taylor’s most popular songs across The Eras with a performance from a modern take on a classical string quartet. But there’s a twist… In this interactive performance, you, the audience, will help shape the night.

For the first time, fans have the chance to vote and decide on select songs live – influencing the setlist and making each performance completely one-of-a-kind. The show is a great way to celebrate Taylor’s songs in an intimate setting. And it’s on Valentine’s weekend – this could be ‘the 1’ for any partners who are Swifties.

Date: Saturday 1 February 2025, 7pm. Tickets: £15 to £20 The Albany, Douglas Way, SE8 4AG www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/love-music-hate-racism

Date: Saturday 15 February 2025, 7:30pm. Tickets: £20, concessions from £17 The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events/taylor-swift-reimagined

The Albany presents Love Music Hate Racism

The Smartest Giant in Town

The Magic Bookmark

Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Little Angel Theatre Fierylight brings The Smartest Giant in Town to Blackheath Halls this February.

George wishes he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town. So, when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it’s time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he’s the smartest giant in town…until he bumps into some animals who desperately need his help – and his clothes. This tale about friendship and helping those in need is brought to life in a musical, puppet-filled adventure, following on from Little Angel Theatre’s adaptations of Julia Donaldson’s picture books, including The Singing Mermaid and The Everywhere Bear.

Book Worm is livid that encyclopaedias give people so much knowledge, so decides to steal all the books from Mama G’s library in this performance of The Magic Bookmark at Greenwich Theatre. Before the world can turn to chaos, Mama G – Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist – vows to save the day by proving that books can help make the world a better place. Of course, she can’t do it alone, and that’s when she discovers the mysterious and wonderful Magic Bookmark... This show is full of panto fun for the whole family. Music and lyrics are by Katie Pritchard, with puppetry by Magic Light Productions and set design by Daniel Hanton and Harper Bizarre Art.

Date: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2025, times vary Tickets: £17, £15 for under 16s. 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, SE3 9RQ www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/the-smartest-giant-in-town-8

Yarn Play with Nicola J Reid Unleash your creativity with Firepit Studios and Nicola J Reid, and have some fun by using recycled yarn and sustainable materials to create accessories. These sessions will teach you how to think outside the box using traditional craft techniques to make and create wearable art. If you want to learn the techniques to make necklaces, you will need to be there for the whole session (from 6:30pm to 8pm). The workshop is free, but Firepit also has a donation option when you are reserving your ticket, which goes directly towards running costs.

Date: Wednesday 12 February 2025, 6:30pm Tickets: Free Firepit, 10 Cutter Lane, ground floor, unit 5, SE10 0XX www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yarn-play-with-nicola-j-reidfebruary-tickets-1141013916339

Dates: Wednesday 19 to Thursday 20 February 2025, times vary Tickets: £11, under 16s and concessions £9 Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, SE10 8ES greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/themagicbookmark

SOS Dance with Eilidh Looking to try something fun and incorporate some movement into your routine? Introducing SOS, the empowering dance classes. All SOS routines are created by backing dancers who work with stars like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Dua Lipa. The same routine is then taught by certified instructors. Absolute beginners are welcome to join in and master the routine, which, this week, is I’m A Slave 4 U by Britney Spears, choreographed by Lili Hodge. The SOS dance routines are broken down so you can go at your own pace, and the classes aren’t about being perfect – they’re about moving your body, feeling good and having fun. Time to channel your inner pop princess.

Date: Tuesday 4 February 2025, 7pm. Tickets: £12 Forum At Greenwich, Trafalgar Road, SE10 9EQ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sos-boss-with-eilidh-im-aslave-4-u-by-britney-spears-tickets-1129412837199

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24 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, January 23rd 2025

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16a THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BOUNDARY LANE, GROVE VALE, MELFORD ROAD, PECKHAM RYE, UPLAND ROAD, WILDS RENTS, BERMONDSEY STREET, NEWHAMS ROW,) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

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

2.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in: (2a) Boundary Lane, between Camberwell Road and Red Lion Row (2b) Grove Vale, between Quorn Road and East Dulwich Road (2c) Melford Road, between Wood Vale and Underhill Road (2d) Peckham Rye, between Whorlton Road and Scylla Road (2e) Upland Road, between No’s 288/309 and No’s 250, located between Dunstans Road and Goodrich Road (2f) Wilds Rents, cycle lane closure, between Long Lane and Decima Street (2g) Bermondsey Street, cycle lane closure, between Morocco Street and Whites Grounds (2h) Newhams Row, at it’s junction with Bermondsey Street

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The alternative routes for affected traffic will be (2a) Camberwell Road, Boyson Road, Red Lion Row (2b) (2c) Underhill Road, Lordship Lane, Wood Vale, Langton Rise (2d) Nunhead Lane, Consort Road, Heaton Road, Rye Lane, Peckham Rye. East Dulwich Road, Peckham Rye. (2e) Upland Road, Lordship Lane, Friern Road, Goodrich Road (2f) (cycle lane diversion) long Lane, Bermondsey Street, Decima Street (2g) not applicable (2h) as indicated by the signs displayed

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‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions will be introduced on Upland Road, between No’s 288/309 and No’s 254 for item (2e)

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

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

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The closure will be operational on the following dates: (2a) 4th – 7th February (2b) 3rd – 8th February (2c) 3rd – 6th February (2d) 1st – 2nd February, with back up dates of 15th – 16th February (2e) 1st February (2f) 3rd February – 8th April (2g) 8th February (2h) 1st February

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

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

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

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

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

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The alternative route will be via King James Street, Silex Street, Webber Street, Lancaster Street, or as indicated by the signs displayed.

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

Dated this 23rd January 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: filming/TTO/65004122

Dated this 23rd January 2025 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) BOUND-V9236-BT (2b) 85188264-conway (2c) 23542890-conway (2d) LBSCR13840J&MCrane (2e)YR5LT0297-LND-thamessewer (2f) 73053267-conway (2g) 54136033-conway (2h) 000032130505-001-thames LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK PUBLIC NOTICE:

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (RUSKIN WALK AND WARMINGTON ROAD) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTION) 1.

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 roads. This is to allow for the continuation of the previous experimental order: TMO1920-EXP06_Ruskin Walk.

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The effect of the order:(a) in RUSKIN WALK at its junction with Warmington Road to Herne Hill, to introduce ‘one-way’ north-westbound traffic and a complimentary ‘no entry’ for vehicles, except pedal-cycles, travelling in either direction in Herne Hill at its junction with Ruskin Walk; and

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) MELIOR PLACE/SNOWSFIELDS (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC/RELOCATION OF DISABLED PARKING SPACE) ORDER 2025 1.

(b) in RUSKIN WALK at its junction with Half Moon Lane and Warmington Road, the existing ‘one way’ north-westbound traffic flow, will be suspended to allow for a ‘two-way’ traffic flow system.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that, because of development works, it intends, to make an order, the effect of which would be to relocate a section of parking in the above named road. (a) Melior Place, ‘disabled parking space’ north side of carriageway outside No’s 2 – No’s 4 will be relocated at the end of the existing ‘permit bays’ parking spaces, located on the north west side of Snowsfields between No’s 36

(c) in WARMINGTON ROAD at its junction with Ruskin Walk, to introduce a ‘right turn only’ restriction for all vehicles, except pedal-cycles, which will reinforce the north-westbound traffic movement in Ruskin Walk.

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

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

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

The restriction will remain in force between the 31st of January to the 30th of April, following a previous temporary order.

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For information relating to this notice please contact Tobias Allen - Transport Project Engineer of the Council’s Highways Team Highways@southwark.gov.uk

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The restriction will come into force on the 7th February 2025 – 6 February 2026

Dated this 23rd January 2025

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

Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Traded Services Environment and Leisure 160 Tooley Street PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: TTO/Planned/permit/3001041amendeditem2a & 2b

Dated this 23rd January 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX ref:7193blackbirddevelopment

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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; BRIDGE HOUSE 4 BOROUGH HIGH STREET SOUTHWARK LONDON SE1 9QQ (Ref: 24/AP/3681) Listed Building Consent for new internally illuminated projection sign on the Borough High Street level elevation, new non-illuminated fascia sign, and replacement of the existing menu and take away sign with new in same position. Existing projection sign and nonilluminated tenant/plaque signs to remain in situ.

Replacement of internally illuminated menu sign and take away sign with new and replacement of 2 internally illuminated roundels on Montague Close elevation. (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB STDLB (Contact: Rosie Poser ) BRIDGE HOUSE 4 BOROUGH HIGH STREET SOUTHWARK LONDON SE1 9QQ (Ref: 24/AP/3668) New internally illuminated projection sign on the Borough High Street level elevation, new nonilluminated fascia sign, and replacement of the existing menu and take away sign with new in same position. Existing projection sign and nonilluminated tenant/plaque signs to remain in situ.

Replacement of internally illuminated menu sign and take away sign with new and replacement of 2 internally illuminated roundels on Montague Close elevation. (Revised Description) (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA STDCA (Contact: Rosie Poser ) 27 ELM GROVE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5DB(Ref: 24/AP/3690) Construction of a single-storey side infill extension, complete with window replacements to match the existing and all associated works (Within: Holly Grove CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Michèle Sterry 020 7525 5453) CHAMBERS WHARF CHAMBERS STREET LONDON SE16 4XQ (Ref: 24/AP/3801) Material amendment under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to reference number 07/AP/1262, as amended by 13/AP/4266, to secure amendments to the internal configuration, external design and overall massing, mix and unit numbers, and variation of the conditions of consent including to allow for: Changes to façade design and composition of all buildings to meet updated fire regulations and energy and sustainability standards as well as addressing overheating; Adjustments to building footprint and form; Internal reconfiguration of units to address the current Nationally Described Space Standards, resulting in a change in mix and a reduction in units from 589 to 566; Re-organisation of building cores, additional staircases and inclusion of additional fire safety features including sprinklers; Change from winter gardens to a mix of winter gardens and

balconies; Addition of plant, lift overruns, smoke vents and risers on the roof of buildings, contributing to overall increases in building heights ranging between 3.9 and 4.9 metres; Addition of new residential amenity facilities in Building A, C and D, including swimming pool a gym uses; Amendments to condition 34 to reflect the reduction in commercial floorspace by 113m2; Inclusion of revised energy strategy, facilitated by inclusion of rooftop plant; Amendment to basement layout to accommodate Thames Tideway Tunnel infrastructure; Rise in finished floor level of building C for flood protection. Application 07/AP/1262 was accompanied by an Environmental Statement pursuant to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which can be viewed on southwark.gov.uk/planningregister under reference 07/AP/1262. This application is supported by a note prepared Trium dated December 2024 assessing the compliance against the Environmental Statement, which can be viewed on southwark.gov.uk/planningregister under reference 24/AP/3801. Copies of the application documents are available by request.

(Within: Edward III's Rotherhithe CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Andy Sloane )

floor rear extension, screening, facade alterations, insertion of rooflights, replacement doors to first floor rear elevation, replacement garage doors to front elevation, complete with high level glazing, existing storage refurbishment to rear garden, erection of outbuilding, landscaping alterations, and all associated works. (Within: Dulwich Village CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Glenn Ruane 020 7525 5840)

6 MORE LONDON PLACE LONDON SOUTHWARK (Ref: 24/AP/3721) Installation of 4 no. planters and new paving on the primary (More London Place) entrance at 6 More London, SE1 2DA (Within: Tooley Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Chloe Rimell 020 7525 1397)

WILLIAM BOOTH MEMORIAL TRAINING COLLEGE CHAMPION PARK LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8BQ (Ref: 25/AP/0137) Listed building consent for Assembly Hall, (B.17) new door to roof west turret (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Rosie Poser )

LAND TO FRONT OF RAILWAY ARCHES 187189 REDCROSS WAY LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 9HR (Ref: 24/AP/3802) Retention of existing hoarding and display of painted murals for a temporary period of 3 years (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Glenn Ruane 020 7525 5840)

29 CAMBERWELL GROVE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8JA(Ref: 24/AP/3658) Listed building consent for internal alterations to reinstate basement staircase, lower the floor in the basement bathroom and other minor alternations including new windows. (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Marco Chan 020 7525 3526)

RAILWAY ARCHES 208 TO 209 PENROSE STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 3EZ(Ref: 25/AP/0086) Variation of Condition 3-Hours of use of Planning Permission 15/AP/1178 date of Decision: 28/05/2015 for Change of use from mixed business & storage / distribution unit (class B1/B8 use) to a gym (class D2 use) to change the hours of use to The use hereby permitted shall not be carried on outside of the hours 05.00 to 21.00 on Monday to Friday and 06:30 to 20.00 on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. (Within: Walworth Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Michèle Sterry 020 7525 5453) 63 DULWICH VILLAGE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE21 7BJ(Ref: 24/AP/3532) Proposed construction of a basement/ground

29 CAMBERWELL GROVE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8JA(Ref: 25/AP/0041) New windows and doors. (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: James Holmes 020 7525 0803) 149 RYE LANE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 4ST(Ref: 24/AP/3705) Alterations to existing shopfront, including conversion from frameless to framed shopfront, replacement glazing, alterations to ATM, louvres, and wrap-around fascia panel. (Within: Rye Lane Peckham CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Susherrie Suki 020 7525 0646)

3244) 352 - 354 CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 0RW (Ref: 25/AP/0130) Temporary display of an externally illuminated advertisement banner on a scaffold shroud from 29/04/2025 until 07/01/2026. (Within: Camberwell Green CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Louise Dinsdale 07513 137967) Dated: 21 Jan 2025 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date (or 30 days for EIA development).

STEPHEN PLATTS Director of Planning and Growth

AUBREY LEWIS HOUSE MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL WINDSOR WALK LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8AZ (Ref: 24/AP/3788) Replacement of existing conservatory (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 020 7525 3148) 39 SUTHERLAND SQUARE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 3EE(Ref: 25/AP/0141) Listed building consent for internal alterations comprising damp proof remedial works at lower ground floor, layout changes to bathroom at first floor and shower room at second floor, including new door opening at second floor landing and reinstatement of external soil vent pipe to rear.

(Within: Sutherland Square CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Sandy Ng 020 7525

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26 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, January 23rd 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

CONTROLLED PARKING ZONE 'B' EXTENSION

ILIFFE STREET: WALWORTH PLANTERS

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (CPZ ‘B’ ext and surrounding area) Order 2025 The London Borough of Southwark (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (CPZ ‘B’ ext and surrounding area) Order 2025 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 23 January 2025 it has made the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Orders, as part of the provision of an extension of the existing Controlled Parking Zone (‘CPZ’) ‘B’ in the Nunhead area, are:(a) to provide new permit holders' parking places, for vehicles which have been granted either a valid residents' permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitors' permit, between the hours of 8.30 am and 6.30 pm on Monday to Saturday inclusive, in:- ELLERY ROAD, OLD JAMES STREET, SCYLLA ROAD, and WHORLTON ROAD; (b) to provide new 'shared-use' parking places in which either:- (i) vehicles which have paid the parking charge of (currently) £5.10 per hour or £8.30 per hour for diesel vehicles (using 'Pay by Phone') may be left for up to 2 hours (provided no same vehicle may return to a parking place on that same day), or (ii) vehicles which have been granted either a valid residents' permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitors' permit which may be left without time limit, between the hours of 8.30 am and 6.30 pm on Monday to Saturday inclusive, in:- ELLERY ROAD, OLD JAMES STREET, SCYLLA ROAD, and WHORLTON ROAD; (c) to introduce new ‘timed’ waiting restrictions (single yellow lines ‘SYLs’) operating Monday to Saturday between 8.30 am and 6.30 pm, covering the full length at each location of the School Keep Clear (‘SKC’) markings in the vicinity of Rye Oak Primary School to match the zone operating hours (i) in OLD JAMES STREET both lengths on the south-west side a total of 50 metres ‘m’ (these SKC markings will be resized and repositioned slightly to match the locations and lengths in the street of 25m each) and (ii) in WHORLTON ROAD 25.5m on the south-east side; (d) to introduce new and amend existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) at road junctions, footway and vehicle crossovers, and between kerbside designated as parking places in ELLERY ROAD, OLD JAMES STREET, part of SCYLLA ROAD, and WHORLTON ROAD (in so much as is public highway and on those areas which are not designated as ‘SKC’, or where there are existing ‘SYLs’). Loading or unloading to or from attended vehicles would be permitted for a maximum of 40 minutes at any single location on ‘DYLs’. Existing ‘DYLs’ with contiguous ‘at any time’ loading restrictions (double kerb blips), cycle hangars or Disabled Persons’ parking places (for blue badgeholders) will not be affected; (e) within the existing CPZ ‘B’, to amend the Traffic Management Order map-based schedule (an administrative exercise to match the records more closely), by:- (i) extending existing ‘SYLs’ in BLACKPOOL ROAD south-east side (by 30.5m) and in CERISE ROAD north-east side of its southeasternmost extremity (9m), (ii) extending existing ‘DYLs’ in STERNHALL LANE all sides of its northeasternmost extremity by 5.5m, and (iii) in to remove all ‘DYLs’ on the private access road to No. 39a Brayard’s Road which is not public highway and were added to the Traffic Management Order mapbased schedule in error (please note that there will be no physical changes at these locations); and (f) to make permanent changes for junction protection and to deter anti-social parking in the roads outside the Controlled Parking Zone ‘B’ in the surrounding area, by:- (i) increasing existing or adding new ‘DYLs’ in FORESTER ROAD south-east side either side of its junction with Tresco Road (17.5m in total), in LINDEN GROVE north-east side across its junctions with Candle Grove (6m per side a total of 12m) and Chabot Drive (7m per side a total of 14m), in NUNHEAD LANE north-west side north-east of its junction with Peckham Rye (9.5m), and in TRESCO ROAD north-east side at its junction with Forester Road (6m), and (ii) converting lengths of existing ‘SYLs’ to ‘DYLs’ in NUNHEAD LANE northwest side north-east of its junction with Peckham Rye (17m) and o/s Nos. 27 to 53 (73.5m), and between its junctions with Old James Street and Barforth Road north-west side (6m) and south-west side (15m) to prevent vehicles parking or waiting along this busy road.

Notes: (1) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (2) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate.

3. Residents’ permits, business permits and visitors’ permits would be available to residents and businesses located at qualifying addresses located within the parking zone boundary, which are not subject to a planning agreement restricting the grant of permits. Addresses within the extension (within roads: Ellery Street, Galatea Square, Nunhead Crescent, parts of Nunhead Lane, Old James Street, Philip Walk, parts of Scylla Road, Vivian Square and Whorlton Road) will be added to enable those residents and business in the extended area to apply for permits.

4. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 27 January 2025, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 077 3132 4742 for booking details.

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

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Iliffe Street) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Iliffe Street) (No. 2) Traffic Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting restrictions) (Iliffe Street) 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 in ILIFFE STREET (a) remove a ‘restricted zone’, and (b) remove 2 existing ‘permit-holders’ only parking places (within Controlled Parking Zone ‘E’) each 6 metres (‘m’) in length (a total of 12m) on both sides, north-east of its junction with Penton Place.

3.The effects of the (Prescribed routes) Traffic Order would be to consolidate and make amendments to a prescribed route restriction in ILIFFE STREET to convert an existing point road closure to a new part road closure ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction, the extent of this restriction will now lie in that part of ILIFFE STREET between the north-eastern kerb-line of Penton Place and a point 11 metres north-east of that kerb-line (there will continue to be no access for motor vehicles, from Penton Place into Iliffe Street and vice versa).

The amended ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction mentioned above would be operational ‘at any time’ and all days of the week. Exemptions would be provided for vehicles used for refuse collections and for emergency services vehicles only. The restrictions would be indicated by traffic signs and feature moveable bollards.

4. The effects of the (Waiting Restrictions) Order, would be to:(a) in ILIFFE STREET north-west side opposite Nos. 1A and 1B Iliffe Street, convert all existing 'timed' waiting restrictions (single yellow lines ‘SYLs’) to new 'at any time' waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) a total of 13 metres; (b) in ILIFFE STREET on all sides add new ‘DYLs’ throughout the remaining kerb-side between the extent of the new part road closure (as described in item 3 above) and the common boundary between Nos. 17-24 and Nos. 25 to 32 Iliffe Street that is not taken up by either existing Disabled Persons’ parking or a new cycle hangar (both opposite Nos. 1A and 1B Iliffe Street); and (c) in PENTON PLACE add 9 metres of new ‘DYLs’ across the former junction with Iliffe Street to accommodate the new part road closure as described in item 3 above.

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

5. For more information contact the Council's Highways team Highways@southwark.gov.uk 6. 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.

7. 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 ‘TMO2425-032 Iliffe Street’ by 13 February 2025. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

8. 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 23 January 2025 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 we: WE ARE THE FAIR LTD have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of: BURGESS PARK, ALBANY ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0AL. Days

Start time

Finish time

Bank Holiday Monday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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

21:30 22:00 22:00 22:00 21:30

The provision of regulated Bank Holiday Monday entertainment: Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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

22:00 22:30 22:30 22:30 22:00

Opening hours:

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

23:00 23:30 23:30 23:30 23:00

The supply alcohol:

Dated 23 January 2025 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

Bank Holiday Monday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

The relevant licensable activities proposed to be carried on, on or from the premises are: THIS LICENCE WILL ONLY PERMIT A MAXIMUM OF 6 EVENT DAYS PER YEAR (THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, OR BANK HOLIDAY MONDAYS ONLY – WHERE MONDAY IS A RECOGNISED BANK HOLIDAY).

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 web site 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 Licensing Unit within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to 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.

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Thursday, January 23rd 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK CYCLE HANGARS – 24/25 BATCH 2

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Cycle hangars) (No. *) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) (Cycle hangars) (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 Orders would be:(a) to provide new cycle hangars on the carriageway, each 2.55 metres in length, 2.05 metres in width and aligned parallel to the kerb, at the following locations:ABBEY STREET 2 new hangars (i) north-west side o/s Flat 5 Bromleigh House (St Saviours Estate), and (ii) south-east side opposite Flat 1 Bromleigh House (next to existing hangar); AUSTRAL STREET south-east side, side of No. 25 West Square; BUCHAN ROAD north-west side opposite Nos. 106 and 108 Buchan Road; BUSHEY HILL ROAD north-east side o/s Nos. 1-12 Bushey Hall; CHAPTER ROAD north-east side north-west of its junction with Lorrimore Road; CHOUMERT ROAD north-west side o/s No. 3 Girdlers Cottages (next to existing hangars); COLL'S ROAD south-west side opposite Nos. 29 and 30 Coll's Road; CREWYS ROAD 2 new hangars side by side north-east side south-east of its junction with Kirkwood Road (next to existing hangar); EVERTHORPE ROAD north-east side south-east of its junction with Oxenford Street; FELLBRIGG ROAD north-west side opposite No. 75 Fellbrigg Road (next to existing hangar); FENWICK ROAD 2 new hangars side by side north-east side opposite Nos. 9 and 11 Fenwick Road; FERRIS ROAD north-west side north-east of its junction with Tyrrell Road; GRACE'S ROAD north-west side opposite No. 77 Grace's Road; HARMSWORTH STREET 2 new hangars side by side north-east side south-east of its junction with De Laune Street; HICHISSON ROAD 2 new hangars (i) north-west side o/s No. 56 Hichisson Road, and (ii) south-east side opposite No. 56 Hichisson Road; HOLLINGBOURNE ROAD 2 new hangars side by side north-east side south-east of its junction with Herne Hill; INVERTON ROAD north-east side opposite No. 20 Inverton Road; KING AND QUEEN STREET south-west side, south-east of its junction with Browning Street; KIRBY GROVE north-west side, south-west of its junction with Snowsfields; LARCOM STREET south-east side opposite No. 19 Larcom Street; LYNDHURST GROVE north-east side opposite No. 58 Lyndhurst Grove; MAUDE ROAD south-east side opposite No. 1 Maude Road; MCNEIL ROAD south-east side opposite vehicular access road to Fowler House and Rignold House (Lettsom Estate); OTTO STREET north-west side on the side of No. 109 Cooks Road (Babbage Court); OXENFORD STREET north-west side opposite No. 6 Oxenford Street; RODWELL ROAD 2 new hangars south-east of its junction with Landcroft Road (i) north-east side, and (ii) south-west side; ROSENTHORPE ROAD north-east side opposite No. 42 Rosenthorpe Road (next to existing hangar); RYEDALE 2 new hangars side by side north-west side opposite No. 77 Ryedale; SARTOR ROAD south-west side opposite No. 6 Sartor Road; SOUTH SEA STREET south-west side opposite the rear of No. 20 Prince's Court; STUART ROAD south-east side opposite No. 7 Stuart Road; SWAN ROAD north-east side, south-east of its junction with Rotherhithe Street; TALFOURD PLACE 2 new hangars on the north-west side (i) opposite No. 6 Talfourd Place, and (ii) opposite the side of No. 86 Denman Road; UPLAND ROAD south-west side opposite the side of No. 97 Crystal Palace Road; VESTRY ROAD north-east side opposite No. 24 Vestry Road; WESTON STREET south-west side opposite No. 106 Weston Street; WHORLTON ROAD 2 new hangars side by side north-west side o/s Nos. 15 to 25 Whorlton Road; (b) to provide new cycle hangars (2.55 metres in length and 2.05 metres in width), on the footway of (i) ROPE STREET south-east side 5 new cycle hangars in the footway spacing between existing Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) ‘S’ ‘shared-use’ parking aligned parallel to the south-eastern edge of the footway area, and (ii) VICTORY PLACE north-west side, south-west of its junction with Balfour Street aligned parallel to the south-eastern edge of the footway area; (c) to relocate an existing cycle hangar in IVYDALE ROAD from its current location on the footway of the south-west side o/s Nos. 110 and 112 Ivydale Road north-westward to a new location on the footway of the north-east side o/s No. 35 Ivydale Road; NOTES: (1) The measures in 2 (d)-(t) are proposed to accommodate the provision of the new cycle hangars and in those locations in the carriageway, referred to above. (2) ‘permit’ refers to parking places for holders of valid parking permits within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) listed, ‘shared-use’ refers to parking places in which holders of a valid permit for the CPZ listed or ‘pay’ paid ticket holders are permitted to park within the permitted hours. ‘DYLs’ refer to waiting restrictions which operate 'at any time' - all hours on every day of the week. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking (d) in CPZ 'B' reduce existing 'permit' by 2.55m in CHOUMERT ROAD (9.5m remain), and by 3m in WHORLTON ROAD (28m remain); (e) in CPZ 'C2' reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m in AUSTRAL STREET (13m remain); (f) in CPZ 'E' reduce existing (i) 'pay' by 6m in HARMSWORTH STREET (15m remain), and (ii) 'permit' by 4.55m in OTTO STREET (9m remain); (g) in CPZ 'F' (i) reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in KIRBY GROVE (9m remain) and (ii) split and reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m in WESTON STREET (a total of 15m remain); (h) in CPZ 'GR' reduce existing 'shared-use' in ABBEY STREET (i) by 3.55m north-west side (27.5m remain), and (ii) by 4.55m south-east side (18.5m remain); (i) in CPZ 'HH' split and reduce existing 'shared-use' by 7m in HOLLINGBOURNE ROAD (a total of 29.5m remain); (j) in CPZ 'J' reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m in CHAPTER ROAD (7.5m remain); (k) in CPZ 'LG' (i) reduce existing 'shared-use' by 3.55m in GRACE'S ROAD (22.5m remain) and by 4.55m in VESTRY ROAD (32m remain), and (ii) split and reduce existing 'shared-use' by 4.55m in MAUDE ROAD (a total of 76.5m remain); (l) in CPZ 'M1' reduce existing 'permit' by 2.55m in LARCOM STREET (11.5m remain); (m) in CPZ 'M2' reduce existing 'shared-use' by 3.55m in KING AND QUEEN STREET (49m remain); (n) in CPZ 'PR' (i) reduce existing 'permit' by 5.55m in TALFOURD PLACE (46m remain), (ii) split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in TALFOURD PLACE (a total of 47m remain), (iii) reduce existing 'shared-use' by 3.55m in BUSHEY HILL ROAD (63m remain), and (iv) split and reduce existing 'shared-use' by 4.55m in LYNDHURST GROVE (a total of 20.5m remain) and in MCNEIL ROAD (a total of 33.5m remain); (o) in CPZ 'PW' (i) reduce existing 'permit' by 7m in FENWICK ROAD (77.5m remain) and by 4.55m in OXENFORD STREET (39m remain), and (ii) split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in EVERTHORPE ROAD (a total of 87m remain); (p) in CPZ 'RV' reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in SWAN ROAD (13.5m remain); (q) in CPZ 'S' split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in SOUTH SEA STREET (a total of 142.5m remain); (r) add new lengths of 'at any time' waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) (i) a total of 4m in RODWELL ROAD and in HICHISSON ROAD 1m either side of each new cycle hangar, (ii) a total of 3m in TALFOURD PLACE opposite No. 6 Talfourd Place, (iii) a total of 2m (1m DYLs either side of new cycle hangars) in ABBEY STREET (south-east side), BUCHAN ROAD, COLL'S ROAD, EVERTHORPE ROAD, FENWICK ROAD, HOLLINGBOURNE ROAD, INVERTON ROAD, KIRBY GROVE, LYNDHURST GROVE, MAUDE ROAD, MCNEIL ROAD, OXENFORD STREET, RYEDALE, SARTOR ROAD, SOUTH SEA STREET, STUART ROAD, SWAN ROAD, TALFOURD PLACE, VESTRY ROAD, (iv) 1m only north-west of the new cycle hangars in BUSHEY HILL ROAD, CHAPTER ROAD and WESTON STREET, north-east of the new cycle hangars in ABBEY STREET (north-west side) and GRACE'S ROAD, southwest of the new cycle hangars in AUSTRAL STREET, OTTO STREET and WHORLTON ROAD, and south-east of the new cycle hangars in CREWYS ROAD, HARMSWORTH STREET, KING AND QUEEN STREET, ROSENTHORPE ROAD and UPLAND ROAD; (s) relocate an existing length of 1m ‘DYLs’ to the north-east of the new cycle hangar in CHOUMERT ROAD; (t) to reduce existing lengths of ‘DYLs’ (i) by 2m in CREWYS ROAD and (ii) by 4m in WHORLTON ROAD; and (u) to amend the Traffic Management Order data (an administrative exercise to match the records more closely - please note that there will be no physical changes at these locations) by adding two existing cycle hangars to the map-based schedule (i) in ROSENTHORPE ROAD in the carriageway north-east side opposite No. 42 Rosenthorpe Road, and (ii) on the footway of VICTORY PLACE north-west side south-west of its junction with Balfour Street.

3. For more information about these proposals please contact David Bass of the Council's Highways, Transport Projects team: Highways@southwark.gov.uk .

4. 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.

5. 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 ‘TMO2425-033 CH 2425 B2’ by 13 February 2025. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

6. 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 23 January 2025 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

PUBLIC NOTICES 27 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK CONTROLLED PARKING ZONE 'B' EXTENSION – STURDY ROAD The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (CPZ ‘B’ ext) (No. *) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (CPZ ‘B’ ext and surrounding area) (No. *) Order 202* 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Orders, as part of the provision of an extension of existing Controlled Parking Zone (‘CPZ’) ‘B’ in the Nunhead area would be:(a) to provide a new permit holders' parking place 43 metres in length, for vehicles which have been granted either a valid residents' permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitors' permit, between the hours of the hours of 8.30 am and 6.30 pm on Monday to Saturday inclusive, in STURDY ROAD north-west side o/s Nos. 11-20 Sturdy Road; (b) to provide a new 'shared-use' parking place 8.5 metres in length in which either:- (i) vehicles which have paid the parking charge of (currently) £5.10 per hour or £8.30 per hour for diesel vehicles (using 'Pay by Phone') may be left for up to 2 hours (provided no same vehicle may return to a parking place on that same day), or (ii) vehicles which have been granted either a valid residents' permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitors' permit which may be left without time limit, between the hours of 8.30 am and 6.30 pm on Monday to Saturday inclusive, in:STURDY ROAD south-east side opposite Nos. 11 and 12 Sturdy Road; and (c) to introduce 19 metres of new ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) in STURDY ROAD south-east side opposite Nos. 1 to 9 and 10 Sturdy Road. Loading or unloading to or from attended vehicles would be permitted for a maximum of 40 minutes at any single location on any ‘DYLs’ throughout the road. Existing ‘DYLs’ with contiguous ‘at any time’ loading restrictions (double kerb blips), will not be affected.

Notes: (1) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (2) All measurements are in metres and are approximate.

3. Residents’ permits, business permits and visitors’ permits would be available to residents and businesses located at qualifying addresses located within the parking zone boundary, which are not subject to a planning agreement restricting the grant of permits. Addresses within the extension (the entirety of Sturdy Road) will be added to enable those residents and businesses in the extended area to apply for permits.

4. For more information contact 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 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 ‘TMO2425-034 CPZ B ext Sturdy Rd’ by 13 February 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 23 January 2025 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

28 PUBLIC NOTICES THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK hereby gives notice that it has made an Order under Section 247 of the above Act to authorise the stopping up of the following area of public highway shown hatched black on the drawing attached to the draft Order and labelled 1_CA_5315_002:The highway to be stopped up is in the London Borough of Southwark and can be described as an area of highway at 747-759 And 765-775 Old Kent Road And Land At Devonshire Grove London SE15 1NZ. The area measures 137.85 metres long at its longest point and 16.73 metres wide at its widest point.

IF THE ORDER Is MADE the stopping up will be authorised to enable the development described in the Schedule to this Notice to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted under Part III of the Act by the Council under local planning authority reference 23/AP/1862 on 24th April 2024 at 747759 And 765-775 Old Kent Road And Land At Devonshire Grove London SE15 1NZ. COPIES OF THE ORDER AND THE RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED FREE OF CHARGE by way of appointment at the London Borough of Southwark, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TZ by calling 020 7525 2135 and referring to the Land at 747-759 And 765-775 Old Kent Road And Land At Devonshire Grove London SE15 1NZ Stopping Up Order. Copies are also available on the council’s website:https://www.southwark.gov.uk/transport-and-roads/traffic-orders-licensing-strategies-andregulation/highway-stopping-up-closure-orders?chapter=4 ANY PERSON MAY OBJECT by the Order and desiring to question the validity thereof, or of any provision contained therein, on the ground that it is not within the powers of the above Act or that any regulation made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within 4 weeks of 23rd January 2025, apply to the High Court for the suspension or quashing of the Order or of any provision contained herein.

Doreen Forrester-Brown Director of Legal Services

THE SCHEDULE

Thursday, January 23rd 2025

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we MR KARAKE KITTS Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of DINGO LOUNGE, BASEMENT/GROUND FLOOR, 516 OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON, SE1 5BA The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are Days

Start time

Finish time

The retail sale of alcohol:

Wednesday & Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday

22:00 22:00 22:00

03:00 04:30 03:00

The provision of regulated entertainment:

Wednesday & Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday

22:00 22:00 22:00

04:00 05:00 04:00

The provision of late night refreshment:

Wednesday & Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday

23:00 23:00 23:00

04:00 05:00 04:00

Opening hours:

Wednesday, Thurs & Sun Friday & Saturday

22:00 22:00

04:00 05:00

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

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

Date of application: 23rd December 2024

‘Phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site, comprising: - Demolition of all existing buildings/structures, site clearance and excavation; - Construction of buildings to provide residential dwellings (Class C3) and flexible commercial, business and service space (Class E); - Construction of buildings to provide purpose built student accommodation including associated amenity and ancillary space, flexible commercial, business, service and community spaces within Classes E/F2(b) (Sui Generis); and - Provision of associated car and cycle parking, open space and landscaping, means of access and highway alterations, installation of plant and utilities and all other associated ancillary works incidental to the development.’

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) LONG LANE

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we E5 Pubs London Ltd Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of The Greyhound, 109 Peckham High Street, London, SE15 5SE 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 & Tuesday Wednesday, Thurs & Sun Friday & Saturday

09:00 09:00 09:00

00:00 01:00 03:00

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025 1.

The London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

The provision of regulated entertainment:

Monday & Tuesday Wednesday, Thurs & Sun Friday & Saturday

23:00 23:00 23:00

00:00 01:00 03:00

2.

The purpose of the Order is to enable carriageway works to take place at Long Lane.

3.

The effect of the Order: 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 Long Lane, between it’s junction with Tennis Street and Bermondsey Street

The provision of late night refreshment:

Monday & Tuesday Wednesday, Thurs & Sun Friday & Saturday

23:00 23:00 23:00

00:00 01:00 03:00

Opening hours:

Monday & Tuesday Wednesday, Thurs & Sun Friday & Saturday

09:00 09:00 09:00

00:00 01:30 03:30

4.

The alternative route will be as indicated by the signs displayed

5.

The works will be carried out in phases and will be operational between the 10th – 15th February 2025 during the hours of 8.00 PM and 6.00 AM or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner.

The prohibitions will not apply in respect of: (1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for fire brigade, ambulance or ` police purposes (2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by the London Borough of Southwark.

Dated this 23rd January 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX (2a) LR90985362070-conway

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: 15th January 2025

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southwark pride double up Southwark Pride Women’s under-18s

Women’s side win a fifth title in Manchester before Men’s comeback

By Sports Reporter cola Southwark pride won a fifth under-18 Women’s title as the club completed a Sure Shot national cup finals double at manchester’s national basketball performance centre Millwall’s last weekend.

Alice Wood CoLA made it three wins in the last

four years and back-to-back titles as they beat long-standing rivals Endeavour Ipswich Basketball 6546.

Pride are the most decorated side in the history of the competition, though they had to weather a stern Ipswich fightback to make it a reality.

Pride led 16-0 and then by 26 points just before half-time.

The Suffolk side rallied to a 27-13 third quarter to set up a tense finish, though they could only get as close as six points as Pride claimed the fourth quarter 17-6.

The MVP crown went to CoLA forward Chloe Vella, who put together a fifteen-point, 21-rebound double-double, alongside a strong showing from fellow forward Adaora Dioramma (12pts, 7reb) and guard Monife Abidekun (13pts).

“We always have to remember that they’re a young group of girls, there’s

The victorious Men’s team always going to be an ebb and flow when you’re playing, so it was just about steadying the ship,” CoLA head coach Brian Nguru said about Ipswich’s fightback.

“Our girls have matured so much through the season in having the opportunity to play D1 Women and bring that experience when they play their own age group.

“Ipswich did an amazing job to stay in it and never gave up. Big shout-out to Harriet [Welham, Ipswich’s head coach], she did an amazing job.”

When asked about his feelings on picking up a first piece of silverware as head coach, Nguru added: “I am pleased. It’s been a great opportunity to coach these girls as head coach

MVP Khyle Capanzana and a massive shout-out goes to my mentor, and my coach. Jackson [Gibbons] really prepared me for this opportunity so I’m very thankful for the privilege of being mentored by him.

“For the past seventeen, eighteen years, I have been under his wing and really soaked in everything that he taught me as a player and now I’ve been able to give back to the younger generation as a coach.”

CoLA sprung a surprise on Charnwood College Riders in the under-18 Men’s National Cup after trailing by eleven points at one stage.

Charnwood edged each of the first three quarters to build their advantage before CoLa stormed back

Oh Mia, oh my as Lionesses strike late

By Jeff Burnige at St Paul’s

mia lockEtt scored a late winner as millwall lionesses remain unbeaten in 2025 after coming from behind at half-time to beat Sport London e benfica 2-1 in the L&SerWfL premier division at St paul’s last weekend.

Manager Ted Jones restored Grace Seely to the midfield, following an injury in training to Alice Wood. Winger Liv McGregor replaced another injured player in Lucy Jellett at centre-forward, and she looked at home there, causing havoc in the early stages bringing two excellent saves from the Benfica goalkeeper.

Millwall were dominant so it came as a shock when leading scorer Kimberley Castro put Benfica ahead on nine minutes

after a defensive error.

The Lionesses had beaten these opponents 3-0 in December, and they went looking for a quick response, but the visitors gained confidence from their goal and some good defending kept them in front until well into the second half after Maisie Joyce and Ciara Watling sent efforts over the bar.

As the second half wore on, Millwall were getting closer to an equaliser, mainly through Millie Connell and Watling feeding the always energetic Lockett on the right wing. From one of Lockett’s crosses, Elise Jennings fired over at the far post. The Lionesses were getting frustrated as Benfica were defending more desperately.

Young midfielder Dani de Menezes came on in midfield and looked back to fitness after injury.

Finally, on 70 minutes, McGregor scored a brilliant solo equaliser, working her way into the box and smashing home with her left foot.

Another midfielder from the under-18s, Flo Winfield, came in, and now Millwall looked likely to find a winner despite several long stoppages for treatment for their tiring opponents.

Millwall took advantage of that fatigue when Watling galloped down the right and crossed for Lockett to score at the near post with a first-time finish.

There was another positive for the hosts when Emma Squirrell was brought on for her first appearance after two whole seasons recovering from longterm injury.

The Lionesses are at home again this Sunday when they face table-topping Dartford at 1.30pm.

CoLA forward Chloe Vella

with a 22-11 last quarter to win 6762.

The Midlanders looked to be in control of the contest, before the floodgates were opened late thanks to some key baskets from MVP Khyle Capanzana.

With seven points, an assist and a steal in the fourth quarter alone, he powered Pride’s comeback around quality outings from Isaac Fiagbe (15pts, 6reb, 6ast) and Daniel Banjoko (15pts, 7reb).

“I remember us being behind the whole game. The boys were really resilient, they stuck to the game plan,” CoLA head coach Jay Williams said.

“We made a lot of mistakes, terrible mistakes, but they kept fighting and

believed they could win.

“It didn’t matter what the score was, they were going to keep playing right to the end and eventually it started to go our way because we were doing the right things consistently. We made some free throws down the end, the ball bounces our way and before you know it, the clock runs out. So yeah, they were really good.”

Meanwhile, London Stars won their first under-16 Boys’ National Cup with a 69-38 win over Milton Keynes Breakers.

In the Girls’ under-16 decider, holders Richmond Knights were beaten 64-62 by Manchester Mystics.

Sheriff calls shots to send Dulwich down

By John Kelly

lodge last weekend.

BraDlEy Quinton’S first game in charge of Dulwich hamlet ended in a 2-0 defeat to top-ofthe-table Billericay town at new Bradley Quinton

De-Carrey Sheriff scored either side of the break to increase Dulwich’s relegation worries. The Hamlet are just three points above the bottom four with more games played (26) than four of the six teams below them.

Dulwich appointed Quinton, 46, last week until the end of the season.

Quinton led both Enfield Town and Braintree Town to the play-offs, winning the National League South decider with the latter in 2018.

Dulwich are back at Champion Hill this Saturday when they face seventhplace Chichester City at 3pm.

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millwall Crumble late as Cardiff pounCe

SKy BEt ChAmPIoNShIP Millwall - 2 Scanlon 2’, De Norre 19’ Cardiff City - 2 Willock 45+1’, Salech 90+7 Date: Tuesday 21 January 2025 Man of the match: Calum Scanlon Referee: David Webb Attendance: 12,041 (571)

By Will Scott at the Den youSSEf SalEch’S 97th-minute equaliser denied millwall a vital three points after the lions squandered a two-goal lead last tuesday at the Den.

Millwall raced to a two-goal lead within the first twenty minutes through Calum Scanlon and Casper Denore, but a miscued Jake Cooper clearance allowed Chris Willock to strike on the stroke of half-time and give Cardiff a lifeline.

A sloppy second half followed, characterised by a lack of quality on both sides. From the 45th minute to the 84th, the teams combined for just three efforts on goal, two of which came from outside the box.

The Bluebirds pressed for a winner in the last ten minutes, and were helped by Millwall’s inability to hold onto the ball with the Lions turning it over frequently and in dangerous areas of the pitch. Salech came close twice with his head before eventually punishing the Lions with under ten seconds left on the clock.

It was a disappointing way to throw away three points, with Millwall desperately needing a win. Prior to the game, the Lions had only won once in twelve games and were winless in their last five.

A win tonight would have righted the ship. Instead they look dangerously close to getting dragged into a relegation dogfight.

They sit seventeenth, only five points above Hull City in 21st with a game in hand.

It’s an especially frustrating result when you consider how well Millwall started, with Scanlon opening the scoring only 61 seconds after the whistle blew. Macaulay Langstaff laid it off to Duncan Watmore who surged through the middle, evading several challenges, before finding Scanlon sprinting down the right. Scanlon took a bouncing first touch that took him past his marker and then fired a ferocious volley into the top-left corner of the net.

Cardiff had chances of their own in what was becoming an end-to-end contest, and came close to equaliser in the thirteenth minute. Rubin Colwill slipped in Callum Robinson, but the Irish international

Bluebirds’ injury-time equaliser extends Lions’ winless streak

Ra’ees BanguraWilliams on the ball during Millwall’s 2-2 draw with Cardiff City miscued his shot and it rolled into Lukas Jensen’s hands.

The Lions were not deterred, and soon added to their lead in the nineteenth minute. Ra’ees Bangura-Williams, who was making his first Championship start, set up the goal with an outrageous bit of skill that wrongfooted Dimitrios Goutas.

The former non-league midfielder left the Greek centre-back in his dust as he drove at the goal before cutting it back to De Norre, who sidefooted the ball into the bottom-left corner.

It was an excellent opening period for the Lions, who after a tricky spell in front of the goal in the past few weeks, looked fluid and threatening in the final third.

However, it was not smooth sailing for the rest of the half, and Millwall shot themselves in the foot right on the cusp of half-time.

The Bluebirds put the Lions under pressure around their box with only seconds remaining. Saville went down injured after a challenge, and the ball bounced around

before Cooper accidentally poked it to the open Willock, who took a touch and then uncorked a ferocious shot that flew into the corner of the net.

It was a disappointing end to such a promising half. Millwall had a number of opportunities to clear the ball before it ended up with Willock, and it set up a nervy second half.

Cardiff came out of the dressing room on the front foot, but lacked the quality to consistently threaten Jensen in the net and they were mostly limited to potshots from distance. Millwall lacked the quality and fluidity of the first half, but defended well and looked threatening in transition.

Both sides played with plenty of intent, but the game descended into a scrappy affair, which was not helped by the referee, who often chose to let play continue - to the audible fury of The Den. The only shot either side had for the next 23 minutes was an acrobatic Langstaff volley from a Crama cross in the 66th

minute. There was plenty of scrapping for the ball around either side’s box, but little in the way of actual chances.

Cardiff started to pile on the pressure in the last ten minutes. Anwar El Ghazi curled a free kick narrowly round the post in the 84th minute after Crama was penalised just outside the box, while Jensen had to stretch across his goal and palm away a Yousef Salech header in the 86th minute.

Millwall started to ride their luck as the game headed into injury-time. They were sloppy in possession and let the Bluebirds sustain pressure in their half. They were nearly punished for it in the 91st minute, when Salech headed over from yards out.

The Lions had several opportunities to dribble the ball out, but failed to hold onto possession, and eventually they were punished with only seconds left on the clock. Billy Mitchell gave the ball away in midfield, Perry Ng burst into the box, exchanged passes with Calum Chambers before flicking it onto Salech, who turned

and fired it into the net in front of a jubilant Cardiff away end.

Millwall had yet again been punished for sloppy defending, and were made to walk away with only one point despite leading for 89 minutes out of the 90.

The Lions now head to Luton needing a result or they risk getting sucked into a relegation battle.

Millwall: 4-2-3-1 – Jensen; Leonard (McNamara 59 (Crama 63’)), Cooper, Tanganga, Bryan; Saville, De Norre; Scanlon (Honeyman 78), Bangura-Williams (Ivanovic 63), Watmore (Mitchell 78); Langstaff Unused subs: Roberts, Hutchinson, Wallace, Connolly cardiff: 4-2-3-1 - Alnwick; Bagan, Daland (Fish 78), Goutas, Rinomhota, Chambers, Siopis (Ng 58); Meite (Salech 70), Willock (El Ghazi 78), Colwill (Ashford 70), Robinson Unused subs: Horvath, Ralls, Giles, Pearce

Neil: Cardiff goal before half-time ‘changes the second half’

By Will Scott

alEX nEil believes chris willock’s strike on the cusp of half-time “changed the second half”.

Millwall were leading 2-0 through goals by Calum Scanlon and Casper De Norre before Willock struck in the 46th minute to give Cardiff City a lifeline. Yousef Salech then scored a 97th-minute goal to secure a point for the Bluebirds at The Den. “I don’t think it changed the team talk, but what I think it does do is it changes the second half and the fact that I think mentally for Cardiff,

they’ve got a lifeline now because it’s a one goal game,” Neil said.

“They get the next goal, it’s game on.

We get the next goal, I think the game’s then over. If you go into the second half two-nil up, which we should have done, I think then they’ve got a big hill to climb.

“Because if we see out the next 20, 25 minutes, they’ll open up, they’ll leave us more spaces for us to exploit and then at that stage I’m hoping we can hit them on the counter and finish the game off. But the minute they score the game is, then in the balance at that stage. Ultimately one mistake, one hashed clearance, that can decide the

game.”

Willock’s goal marred what was an otherwise excellent first half that saw the Lions score twice in a devastating 20-minute opening period.

However, after De Norre’s goal, Millwall struggled to create chances, managing just three shots with a combined expected goals (xG) of 0.23 from the 20th minute onward.

When asked if he thought chance creation was a problem, Neil said: “We’ve just scored two goals. So I understand if I’ve scored no goals, then I’d be saying, okay, I understand that. But we’ve scored two I think somebody said since the first time at

home since September.

“The point I’m trying to make is we’re light at the top of the pitch.

We’ve obviously sold Romain, Femi’s out, Josh Coburn is out. We’re light, we’ve lost two right-backs tonight.

“We’ve managed to score two goals.

We’ve got a young kid playing, we’ve got a left-back playing left wing and only playing in his second match. So I think we need to put things in a little bit of context, that’s all I’m saying.

“We scored two goals at Sheffield Wednesday as well. We scored three goals against Dagenham. I’ve only had five games. Seven goals, that’s not bad.”

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Possible Millwall starting XI: 4-2-3-1: Jensen; Crama, Tanganga, Cooper, Bryan; De Norre, Saville; Scanlon, Bangura-Williams, Watmore; Ivanovic Last meeting: Sky Bet Championship (September 14, 2024): Millwall 0-1 Luton Town (Mengi 10’) Match odds: Luton 11/10 Draw 21/10 Millwall 13/5

SPORT 31 SKy BEt ChAmPIoNShIP Millwall - 0 Hull City - 1 Cooper OG 58’ Date: Saturday 18 January 2025 Man of the match: Regan Slater Referee: Stephen Martin Attendance: 14,579 (1,629)

By Will Scott JAKe cooper’S 58th-minute own goal consigned millwall to a 1-0 defeat against hull city last Saturday.

The Lions were bereft of attacking ideas throughout, and only really looked threatening at set-pieces. They were eventually undone by an unfortunate deflection during one of Hull’s rare attacking moves, but in truth, the Lions did not deserve to walk away with a result.

Millwall were hampered by attacking injuries and clearly missed Romain Esse’s creativity, whose move to Crystal Palace was confirmed the morning of the game, but still lacked final-third quality to a concerning degree.

Alex Neil said he wanted the Lions to sign a forward to replace Esse, and their performance only underlined their need for attacking reinforcements.

Striker Aaron Connolly was given his debut only days after joining Millwall but still needs time to bed in and was deployed out of position on the left wing.

Millwall did have a couple of early chances, both from Joe Bryan inswinging free kicks, but neither really tested Carl Rushworth in the Tigers’ net.

Mihailo Ivanovic bounced a header into his hands, while Japhet Tanganga spun his marker to get free at the back post but nodded the ball well past the post.

Hull came close to scoring in the tenth when they worked it to Abu Kamara on the right, but Lukas Jensen sprinted out of his goal and made a sharp save to deny the Tigers an opener.

The Lions nearly broke the deadlock in the eighteenth minute when Duncan Watmore burst through the Hull defence via an Ivanovic pass and a clever flick with his head, but he was brought down before he could get a shot off. While on the floor, he managed to pass it to George Honeyman, who curled his effort just past the post.

The rest of the half was a drab affair with little in the way of dynamic play.

The two teams combined for just three shots after Honeyman’s effort, all of which were by Millwall and none of

own goal proves deCisive as drab lions lose snooZefest

cryStAL pALAce completed the signing of romain Esse on Saturday, January 18 after triggering the teenager’s release clause.

Millwall will net a club-record fee of £14.5 million, and this paper understands that there will be a significant sell-on fee.

Esse, nineteen, has been one of the Lions’ standout performers this season, starting every league game and scoring the joint-most goals.

The winger was handed his debut by Gary Rowett as a seventeen-year-old on Boxing Day, and went on to make 66 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals.

Esse could have left for Scotland last

By Will Scott millwall announcED the signing of centre-back tristan crama from Brentford on a longterm deal, on friday, January 17.

Macaulay Langstaff and Casper De Norre walk off the pitch after Millwall’s 1-0 loss to Hull City which were on target.

The half-time whistle blew to bring an end to another disappointing opening 45 minutes for the Lions, characterised again by indecision in the final third and a lack of quality, much to the audible displeasure of The Den. The majority of Millwall’s chances in the first half came from free kicks, and had yet another opportunity from a setpiece only a minute into the second half when Honeyman whipped the ball into the box, but Tanganga’s diving header bounced just wide of the post.

After that, it was more of the same from Millwall, who were soon punished

by Hull for their attacking inertia.

In the 58th minute, Regan Slater

received the ball on the right flank, drove at the box before firing in a low, fast cross that took an unfortunate deflection off Jake Cooper that wrong-footed Jensen and ended up with the ball in the back of the net. It was a soft goal to concede, especially considering the Tigers had not offered much going forward for most of the game.

The Lions had over half an hour to find an equaliser, but could only manage to conjure up four shots, none of which were on target and had a combined expected goals of 0.07.

The whistle blew to bring an end to another disappointing home performance against a side currently in

Palace complete signing of Esse

By Will Scott

Millwall sign centre-back Tristan Crama

summer, with his contract due to expire this year, but Millwall were able to tie him down to a longer deal which included a release clause. A source familiar with the situation revealed that while the fee might not match Esse’s true value, the club had to find common ground on the release clause to get the contract signed.

Millwall chairman, James Berylson said on the club’s official website: “I’m really proud of Romain’s journey with us and what he has achieved at such a young age.

“In his time at the club, he has matured into a fine young man and has showcased for us what a talent he is on the football pitch. I’m excited to see what the future holds for Romain, and I wish him well.

“Closer to home, Romain’s journey demonstrates the pathway and potential

for young players coming through our Academy, and the amazing guidance they receive from our first-team and Academy staff.

“Financially, this is a major first step in executing our new vision and strategy outlined this summer. The sale secures a substantial financial benefit for the club, and we have ensured there are possibilities of further financial benefits based on Romain’s progress in the future.

“Reinvestment to ensure we remain competitive and adding further quality to the team is of paramount importance, as well as ensuring we can improve the infrastructure of the club.

“Thank you to the fans for your support and let’s look forward to an exciting future together.”

the relegation zone.

Millwall: 4-2-3-1 – Jensen; Leonard, Cooper, Tanganga, Bryan; Saville (Mitchell 78), De Norre; Watmore (Langstaff 72), Honeyman, Scanlon (Connolly 63); Ivanovic (BanguraWilliams 78) Unused substitutes : Roberts, McNamara, Wallace, Hutchinson, Crama

hull city: 4-3-3 - Rushworth; Coyle (Drameh 24), Jones, Burns, McLoughlin; Puerta (Crooks 82), Alzate, Slater; Burstow (Gelhardt 63), Pedro, Kamara (Amrabat 82) Unused substitutes: Pandur, Vaughan, Simons, Smith, Jacob

Crama, 23, was fast-tracked to the first team and made his debut for the Lions during their 2-2 draw with Cardiff City, replacing Danny McNamara in the 63rd minute.

The Frenchman is Millwall’s second signing of the January transfer window, after Aaron Connolly’s move to south-east London was confirmed on Thursday, January 16.

The six-foot-four defender was on loan at League One side Exeter City for the first half of the season, making 26 appearances and scoring four headed goals, before being recalled by Brentford ahead of his move.

Crama originally joined Brentford from Béziers’ academy in 2020 and enjoyed a successful loan spell with Bristol Rovers during the 2023-24 season.

Millwall boss Alex Neil, speaking after the Lions’ 1-0 loss to Hull City, was delighted to add a player of his profile.

“Tristan is a very different profile from the centre-backs we’ve got in the building,” Neil said “I think he’s very quick. He’s probably more of a ballplaying centre-back.

“Whereas I think most of our lads are out and out defenders. They’re big, they’re strong, they’re physical, they win their headers, they defend the box really well.

“So I do think for instance if we’re trying to create assets and we want to try and develop the brand of football, we’re going to need some guys that can handle the ball and play in that manner as well.

“It just gives me more variation in the squad. We do need reinforcements. I think particularly across our back line we’ve got a lot of older players in there.”

Neil also suggested that his arrival could lead to another defender leaving “I think every club irrespective of what your shape is, will carry four centrebacks minimum,” Neil said. “We’ve got more than that at the moment. We’ll see what happens.”

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Danny Mac and Lenny injuries not ‘short-term’

Alex Neil looks on as his side draw 2-2 with Cardiff City

By Will Scott alEX nEil said Danny mcnamara and ryan leonard’s injuries “don’t look good”, and that they will both need a scan to know the full extent of the damage.

‘it was a huge disappointment’

By Will Scott alEX nEil said it was ‘a huge disappointment’ to concede a late equaliser after yousef Salech struck in the 97th minute to overturn a two-goal deficit and hold millwall to a 2-2 draw against cardiff city last tuesday night at the Den.

The Lions took an early lead when Calum Scanlon smashed a volley into the net in just the second minute, before Casper De Norre doubled their lead in the nineteenth minute after a lovely bit of skill by Ra’ees Bangura-Williams.

Cardiff pulled one back right on the cusp of half-time after Jake Cooper miscued a clearance to Chris Willock, who finished from

the edge of the box. A scrappy second half followed, with the sides combining for three shots in the first 38 minutes, before the Bluebirds applied late pressure that resulted in Salech scoring at the death.

“It was a huge disappointment,” Neil said. “Obviously frustrating from our point of view to have what, less than 30 seconds left in the clock and concede particularly in the manner which we did.

“Even in the first half, the first one with a minute to go before halftime, again, a hashed clearance and the ball ends up in the back of our net.

So both goals were very similar in that respect. We played a part in them and it’s got absolutely nothing to do with tactics. It’s got nothing to do with structure. It’s got nothing to

do with how the team’s set up.

“It’s just actions in the games and we don’t put our foot through the ball well enough in two separate occasions and ultimately the ball ends up in the back of the net.

“I don’t even think it’s confidence.

I think it’s a bit of the desire to get to half-time intact. An element of desperation to get there intact.

“What happens is, instead of just being calm and just literally just lifting the ball and putting your foot through it like they would normally do, I think we’re a little bit tense.

We’re trying to get to half-time and at full-time, we’re so desperate to get the points that sometimes the next action isn’t a smooth one, compared to one by a player who’s not got desperation attached to the result.

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Millwall boss frustrated to concede late equaliser - and says side was ‘tense’

“I thought there was some really good quality in the first half. I thought it was two excellent goals scored. I thought Callum Scanlon was a massive positive, he’s only playing his second game. Young Ra’ees came in, I thought he was excellent, made the second goal for us.

“So there’s huge bits of it that I thought were really good. But the game will be remembered for the last goal because that’s the last bit that you leave people with and that’s my biggest frustration for my team, because what we should be talking about is how we managed to dig in in the second half and see the game out and the good bits we did in the first half, and it won’t be remembered for that.”

Leonard was withdrawn injured in the 59th minute of Millwall’s 2-2 draw with Cardiff City last Tuesday, and was replaced with McNamara.

Only four minutes later, McNamara went down clutching his knee, and had to be taken off the field in a stretcher.

The 26-year-old had previously missed time with a knee injury, and was making his first appearance since mid-December.

“They don’t look good do they,” Neil said. “I think you can always tell in the manner in which a player goes down.

I think if they pull up or something and they sort of say, I’m not quite right, whereas the two lads literally crumbled in a heap.

“I don’t know the extent, obviously we need to get them scanned and get it done properly, but I don’t expect them to be ones that are going to be short term, shall we say.”

Millwall were also without Femi Azeez, Aidomo Emakhu and Josh Coburn, all of whom missed the match through injury.

Neil expects Coburn to be back in training at the end of the month, while Emakhu is expected back in March.

Femi Azeez was initially a “judgement call” ahead of Millwall’s clash with Hull City last weekend, but has missed the past two games and Neil is not sure how long he will be out for.

Ryan Leonard limps off the pitch against Cardiff City.

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