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By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter
LEWISHAM COUNCIL has approved a fresh package of savings worth more than £34million as it looks to close a £30m budget gap by 2026/27.
During a meeting on Wednesday July 9, the council’s Cabinet approved a report outlining the savings, which are made up of £29.25m in general fund savings and an additional £4.784m in Housing Revenue Account (HRA) savings.
According to a Cabinet report, the council needs to find £30m in savings after it used up £21.89m in reserves to help balance out the 2025/26 general fund budget which was passed earlier this year. Council officers have since identified £6.67m in savings for 2025/26 and £22.58m in savings for 2026/27.
Children and Young People, followed by Adult Social Care and Health are set to see the biggest changes with £7.9m and £6.7m worth of savings proposed over the next two years.
The Mayor of Lewisham, Brenda Dacres, said council officers have been reviewing options to find further savings to reduce the council’s reliance on its reserves and get ahead of the savings it needs to make by
next year. Ms Dacres told Cabinet: “In some of the proposals, there are frontline services that will be affected, but where they are we will carry out further consultations with people who use those services.
“I want to reassure residents that I and this Cabinet remain committed to keeping you updated on our financial position, these are difficult decisions and we are not taking them lightly, but they are necessary.”
Savings include recruiting permanent
By Charlotte Lillywhite Local Democracy Reporter
FRUSTRATED PROTESTERS have urged Kingston Council to scrap “drastic” hikes in parking charges, which have left residents and businesses struggling.
People gathered before Kingston Council’s meeting at the Guildhall on July 8 to voice their opposition to the increases in parking charges, which have more than tripled in some areas of the borough.
The council considered a petition from Gia Borg-Darcy at the meeting, a local mum and tutor, which urged the authority to reconsider the “crippling” fees. The petition was signed by 1,198 residents.
Ms Borg-Darcy told the council the hikes were a “significant burden” on small businesses, self-employed people and those who relied on their car for daily activities, like herself as the mum of three neurodivergent children. She warned the extra fees threatened the future of the borough’s high streets and town centres by making them less attractive to visit.
The council agreed to hike hourly parking charges in Kingston at its budget meeting for 2025/26 on February 27. The changes came into effect on April 11.
A two-hour stay in controlled parking zone S has gone from 90p to £3 and roads such as Bellevue Road, Dawson Road, Denmark Road and Grove Crescent have tripled from £1.10 to £3.30.
staff instead of agency staff within Adult Social Care and Health (£815,000), and increasing the weekly charge to use Linkline by 84p, which is a telecare service that provides 24/7 call handling and response for vulnerable residents (£250,000).
Other savings include increasing fees for the council’s funeral services, including cemeteries and crematoria by 10per cent (£238,888) and moving into a new parking
contract which is reportedly £1m less than the previous contract.
Council officers have also earmarked temporary accommodation savings worth an ambitious £2.49m by 2026/27, which the council hopes to achieve by implementing a “dynamic purchasing system” for securing temporary accommodation which will no longer focus on “spot purchasing” or negotiating with accommodation providers individually.
Ms Dacres went on to say: “If we are able to continue to deliver and support our most vulnerable residents while protecting the essential everyday services we all depend on, and that includes from bin collections, street cleaning, maintaining our award-winning parks, our awardwinning libraries, our youth services we’ve just brought back in-house and those that are running independently.
“We will keep working hard, we have done so much over the past few years but it’s important for us to be prudent when it comes to our budget and make sure that we are replenishing our reserves so we don’t find ourselves in a dire situation that other authorities have found themselves in.” Cabinet members proceeded to agree on the recommendations in the report, and approved the savings identified.
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By Evie Flynn
SURREY DOCKS Farm in Rotherhithe are hosting a 50th birthday celebration this Saturday 19 July from 11:30 – 4:30pm, featuring an exhibition, BBQ, historical tour and a talk about the farm’s founder.
There will be a 50th exhibition that will showcase the farm’s history, community and hopes for the future. With photos, information, stories, books and rosettes, plus lots of interactive opportunities.
For food, farm partners Vacherin are putting on a BBQ so guests can enjoy tasty food whilst walking around the exhibition and wider event. Plus they will have 50th motif on the coffee from The Barn coffee shop all day and special 50th cup cakes on sale.
The farm have also launched a 50th birthday fundraiser to raise £50,000 to support the farm and are calling on the public and local businesses to help. You can donate here: https://www.givey.com/ farm50thbirthdayfundraiser
At 12pm and 3pm there will be a special ‘Secrets of the Sites History’ tour led by historian Germander Speedwell. The tour will reveal the fascinating 300-year history of the farm’s site through all the historical
remains around the Farm, as well as the many artefacts found on its foreshore. Spaces are limited and must be booked in advance: https://www.surreydocksfarm.org. uk/product/secrets-of-the-siteshistory/.
From 1:45-3pm there will be a talk titled ‘Hilary Peters- a Farm Founder’. This will explore the crucial role Hilary Peters played in founding the farm and will be led by her friend Carole Britton, who has written about some of Hilary’s life.
Carole writes: “Does it take someone extraordinary, to make something extraordinary? Something unheard of, not done before, of note, something that stirred the society here 50 years ago,
and that has continued, standing the test of time and ever changing and evolving problems in our world over the last 5 decades.”
The talk runs from 1:45-3pm in the Farm’s Tower Room. Spaces are limited and must be booked in advance: https://www. surreydocksfarm.org.uk/product/ talk-about-hilary-peters-a-farmfounder
If you can’t make the 19th July they will be putting on the exhibition again on Thursday 24th July from 5:30-7:30pm; Friday 25th July from 11:30am-4pm and Saturday 26th July from 11:30am-4pm. The exhibition will also return for our Harvest Festival on 13th September from 11am-4pm.
Who will be the next Brixton
The cooking competition where the winning chef gets a residency on Brixton Village’s Market Row
By Evie Flynn
BRIXTON KITCHEN is a cooking competition that aims to spotlight the homegrown talent of South London and the winner will receive a six-month residency in a prime unit on Brixton Village’s Market Row.
Having previously crowned now-Michelinstarred winner Adejoké Bakare, the competition is back for 2025, and this time will be offering the public the opportunity to get involved.
This year, the public are invited to come and watch the final round, where the two top chefs will be going head-to-head in a bid to be named winner.
Visitors can walk-in and enjoy a takeaway bite, taking across two Saturdays. Each finalist will own each Saturday and run a takeaway service at Brixton Village, allowing the public to taste their offerings before they blow up.
Date: Saturday 19th and Saturday 26th July, 12:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Market Row, Brixton Village, Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8PS
Tickets: No registration or booking needed Price: Free
BALLOT TO WIN A PLACE AT THE FINALISTS’ FIRST EVER SERVICE:
Following on from their Saturday in Brixton village, the two finalists will then each host a sit-down dinner on Sunday 20th July and Sunday 27th July to host a full sit down dinner in Brixton Village’s Bottle & Rye.
The charming wine bar was established by competition judge Robin Gill. Public spaces are limited and will be allocated exclusively via ballot.
Enter the ballot here: https://mailchi.mp/ brixtonvillage/brixtonkitchen
Known as ‘Papa B’, he has been sentenced to nine years in prison
By Kevin Quinn
A “SPIRITUAL healer” known as “Papa B” who ran a shop in Brixton for over 30 years has been jailed for rape and sexual assault.
The court heard that Bernard Williams, 77, who lives on the Isle of Dogs, told the victim there was a spirit inside of her which would eventually kill her. He charged his victim over £13,000, before saying he needed to have sex with her to remove the spirits and then in January 2021 turned up in her home - where he sexually assaulted and raped her.
Detectives are now appealing to further victims to come forward, amid fears Williams’ offending was more widespread.
Detective Inspector Tom Palmer, who led the investigation, said: “Williams’ offending is shocking. He abused the trust of the victim, which was built on the respect he had gained within the community, to get close to them and commit the offences.
“I would like to commend the victim on her strength throughout the investigation and thank her for her support throughout the court processes.
“Every woman deserves to feel safe and the Met is dedicated to tackling violence against women and girls by hunting down predatory men.
“We are concerned given the number of clients ‘Papa B’ may have assisted, his position in the community for 30 years and his distinctive methods - there may be further victim-survivors who have not yet come forward.
“I would encourage anyone affected to get in contact with us if you feel able – you will be listened to and receive specialist support and guidance, not only from the police but independent charities and services.”
Williams was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday. He was also placed on the sex offenders’ register for life.
Williams was found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault in May following an eight-day trial.
Williams was arrested on October 21, 2021 following the report of rape and sexual assault by the victim.
The court was told that in November 2020, the victim had become unwell and was recommended a spiritual treatment and visited Williams at his shop, Original Products, in Market Row, Brixton.
Williams is said to have told the victim there was a spirit inside of her which would eventually kill her.
Over the coming months, police said Williams convinced the victim of his “healing capability”. The victim purchased a guard ring and healing bath from Williams, and her mother’s house was “cleaned of spirits” - at a cost of over £13,000.
After these measures were unsuccessful, Williams began referring to the need to have sex to remove the spirits.
On January 12, 2021, Williams turned up at the victim’s house unannounced to “anoint” her, before sexually assaulting and raping her.
The court was told that following the attack, Williams maintained contact with the victim, eventually telling her the
process had not worked, and the spirit was back inside her.
Detectives now want to speak to anyone who may have bought services from Williams at his store.
The police said that Williams was seen as an elder who was widely known in the Brixton community and detectives suspect he may have abused this position to attack other women.
Survivors are encouraged to contact the police by reporting online, or by emailing NWMailbox.Sapphire@met.police.uk who will arrange contact with them.
Alternatively, they can call 0208 733 6311 (0700-2300hrs Mon-Fri) to speak with an officer.
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The 24/7 Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Line is a free phone and online chat service for anyone aged 16+ in England and Wales who has experienced something sexual that they didn’t want, didn’t consent to or are feeling confused about – no matter when or where it happened.
Specialist staff are there to listen, answer questions and offer emotional support. They can be contacted through their website on 247sexualabusesupport.org. uk or by calling 0808 500 2222.
It is the busiest biggest interchange station in the entire country without step free access to platforms
By Evie Flynn
THE UPGRADE to make Peckham Rye station fully accessible has been postponed until further notice, despite it being granted planning permission in 2023.
The Department for Transport announced this week that the congestion relief scheme planned at Peckham Rye Station has been paused during this spending review period.
This comes after the Network Rail upgrade scheme was granted permission from Southwark Council in August 2023.
According to Network Rail, Peckham Rye station is the biggest interchange station in the entire country without step free access to platforms and is not designed for the number of passengers who use it, resulting in overcrowding at peak times.
In their explanation for the delay, the Department for Transport said: “The congestion relief scheme at Peckham Rye station is being paused during this Spending Review period.
"We have had to prioritise our funding on the schemes that will make the greatest difference for passengers and economic growth as soon as possible. The scheme will be kept under review as part of our pipeline of schemes for potential progression in future as funding becomes available.”
In June 2020, Network Rail received £1 million from the Department for Transport to develop designs to ‘improve the station for passengers’.
THE PROPOSED PLANS THAT HAVE NOW BEEN PAUSED WERE AS FOLLOWS:
l Provide new lifts to all platforms and accessible toilets
l Wider platforms, larger passageways, new lifts and staircases
l Larger gate lines and entrances
l Improved integration with the surrounding public realm, including better access into the station
This is part of a larger story of delays when it comes to Peckham Rye Station, as a range of upgrades for the exterior of
the station have been in the works for well over a decade.
In 2011 the Mayor of London and Southwark Council announced a £3-£5 million upgrade to create a ‘grand entrance’ at Peckham Rye Station. Permission was granted in March 2016 and work began in September 2021.
This plan also involved the demolition of the 1930s shopping arcade in Peckham Rye Station Square. However, the project is around three years behind schedule, with the arcade still standing today.
Construction company BAM Nuttal Ltd was appointed to oversee the demolition as the final phase of the restoration project.
Southwark Council have told the News that they expect to begin demolition of the arcade between the station and Rye
in October, with works expected to take around 12 months.
central arcade walkway will be closed during demolition and works, and access to the station will be
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By Issy Clarke
TEACHERS AT a multi-academy trust with six schools in Southwark walked out on strike on Friday morning (11 July) - in what was due to be the first of four days of industrial action planned for this month.
Staff at the Charter Schools Trust were protesting against what they describe as an “unfair” maternity pay system, which a union says allegedly sees some staff members paid thousands more than their colleagues.
The strikes have affected six schools controlled by the Trust – Charter East, Charter North, Charter Bermondsey, Belham, Charles Dickens and Lyndhurst – and were scheduled for Friday 11, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 July.
However as the News went to press, we were informed by a spokesperson for the Charter Schools that the two remaining days of strike action planned for the 16 and 17 July had been called off, with the schools expected to open as normal.
The National Education Union, (NEU) were contacted but were not available for a comment by the time we went to press.
NEU members from Charter East Dulwich gathered outside the school gates on Dulwich Grove on Friday morning, holding a series of signs emblazoned with slogans such as: “No Trust in the Trust” and “Exec Pay Rises, Mat Pay Capsizes”.
Contracts vary across the schools depending on whether staff joined before or after they were taken over by the Trust. This means staff employed at the same school can be on different contracts with contrasting maternity pay terms.
One teacher working at one of the Charter Schools in Southwark was allegedly paid £1,400 less in maternity pay than she would have done if she had been on a different contract at another school controlled by the Trust – the equivalent of two months’ rent.
The Trust has said it already pays staff “more than the national agreement for maternity pay – by over 30%” and claimed falling pupil rolls had left them with “no wriggle room to nearly double that commitment.” They added they had given way on three out of four of the union’s demands after several months of negotiations earlier this year.
Siobhan, 30, a maths teacher at Charter East Dulwich who is taking part in the industrial action, questioned why the school had declined the union’s request to increase maternity pay, while allegedly raising the salaries paid to some executives at the Trust.
She said: “It doesn’t make sense that we have to compromise, but they’re not willing to do the same.”
It has been claimed that last year the CEO of the Charter Schools took a pay rise of between £15-25k, placing her on £175,000 per annum, and that in the last year the number of leaders in the school earning more than £100k has also gone up from three to five. These figures were presented to the Trust and not challenged.
Another teacher at the school, Neema, 27, said: “Some people get the wrong idea and think we’re striking because we just don’t want to work. We wouldn’t be here at half seven in the morning if that was the case.
“We care about our colleagues, we care about fairness within the Trust. We’re meant to be a community, and that’s what we’re fighting for.”
Ed Harlow, the national Vice President of the NEU, said the maternity pay system was “hugely unfair”.
He told the News: “The cost of fair maternity pay is not that much. In a city which is experiencing a real crisis in pupil numbers, if teachers can’t get fair maternity pay then we’re going to continue seeing this population crisis.
“It is difficult and expensive to have children in London these days. We’ve got a recruitment and retention crisis, and what we see with our members quite often it that they work in London and then when they want to have children and buy a house, they have to leave.”
The NEU and the Trust held negotiations earlier this year, which resulted in concessions being made on three out of four of the union’s demands. However Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union, said there had been a “complete intransigence” on the part of the Trust regarding maternity pay. He said: “We at least expected the Trust to make some sort of offer for our members to consider – but so far they have not offered a single penny more.”
A spokesperson for the Charter Schools said they were “saddened” that the union had chosen to proceed with strike action.
The spokesperson said: “We have been in negotiations with the NEU for several months about four points related to union recognition, our pay policy, workload and maternity pay.
“These discussions progressed to us all getting around the table with ACAS at the end of last week. On many levels it was
a positive meeting. We are pleased that three of the four points raised by NEU are now off the table – not only because of the work done prior to the meeting, but also because we agreed to additional requests that we heard for the first time at the ACAS meeting itself.
“The one area that is still outstanding, however, is maternity pay. As a practical resolution could not be reached, we are saddened that the NEU are proceeding with strike action.
“While we value the contribution of
our staff hugely, we are one of only a few Academy Trusts who already pay our staff more than the national agreement for maternity pay – by over 30%. However, when trying to protect jobs because of the pressure of falling rolls and increased costs, we simply don’t have the wriggle room to nearly double that commitment.
“What we hope we have shown, however, is that we are listening and we have always sought to engage and try and find a resolution where one has been possible.”
By Callum Smyth
PART OF a block of flats on a Kennington estate went up in flames this week, gutting an 11th floor flat.
Firefighters were called just before 2pm to a reports of a fire in a block of flats on the Brandon Estate on Hillingdon Street. The blaze destroyed a flat on the 11th floor of a 17-storey building.
Three people were assessed on scene by London Ambulance Service crews and one woman was taken to hospital.
Station Commander Tony Perks, who was at the scene, said: “This was a very visible fire, and the area became increasingly busy as a result.
“People are advised to continue to avoid the area at this time, while crews damp down remaining hot spots.”
The Brigade received the first of around 70 calls at 1:55 pm and Control Officers mobilised crews from Dowgate, Dockhead, Soho, Whitechapel and surrounding fire stations to the scene. The fire was under control by 2:54.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
By Harrison Galliven Local Democracy Reporter
Croydon’s Mayor has insisted that the council is “not failing” as the prospect of a possible government takeover looms.
Mayor Jason Perry has vowed to oppose commissioners imposing tax hikes or service cuts, a stance critics say is undermined by his own record.
The row follows a government announcement last month that it is “minded to” send in commissioners to take control of the financially troubled council. Secretary of State for Local Government Jim McMahon warned that without a shift in direction, Croydon risks sliding into a deeper crisis with “no clear way out”.
In a video released shortly after the announcement, Cllr Perry pushed back against the proposal, stating: “The government should be helping us, not hindering us by heaping more pain on our borough.”
Tensions came to a head at an Extraordinary Council Meeting on Wednesday (July 10), brought forward by Labour councillors in response to the looming intervention. While the Mayor’s defiant stance won some support, many councillors expressed concern that his tone risked damaging Croydon’s chances of negotiating a favourable outcome.
Labour Opposition Leader Stuart King said he understood Cllr Perry’s frustration, but criticised the combative response: “Launching a full-throttle political attack on the government doesn’t make it more likely we’ll secure the deal we need. Your reaction was ill-considered and has harmed, rather than helped, Croydon’s prospects.”
New figures released this week show the council overspent its budget by £30 million last year, requiring £136 million in exceptional financial support to stay afloat. The council is also burdened with £1.6 billion in legacy debt, costing £70 million annually to service. This debt appears to have risen by £0.2bn in the past year.
Croydon has been under the government’s Improvement and Assurance Panel (IAP) review since it issued a Section 114 bankruptcy notice in 2020. The IAP was intended to provide oversight and challenge, but Mr McMahon’s recent report described a “lack of urgency” during the intervention and warned that the council is approaching a fresh financial crisis.
The report also criticised Croydon’s ongoing reliance on emergency funding, now totalling £553 million since 2021, calling it unsustainable. While Mr McMahon promised a “short, sharp reset”, no specific details have been shared on
what powers commissioners might hold or how direct their involvement would be.
Despite his earlier video, Mayor Perry later struck a more conciliatory tone during the sweltering hot council meeting. Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) after the meeting, he said he would be willing to work with commissioners, but added: “If we get to a position where they say council tax needs to go above the cap or that services need to be salami sliced, I will oppose those decisions.”
While there was broad agreement on the decision to work with future commissioners, opposition councillors were quick to remind the Mayor that he had, in fact, raised council tax to its highest ever level and brought forward cuts to services like libraries and youth engagement under his watch.
The Conservative-led council says it has generated over £230 million in capital receipts, including £130 million from asset sales, with another £68 million in sales planned this year. Yet despite what
By Issy Clarke
ROADS WERE closed last week and Brixton tube station was temporarily shut after a storage area on Electric Avenue caught fire, with flames spreading to the building above.
The Fire Brigade were called to the scene at 9:41 on Monday morning (7 July) to reports that a storage area in an alleyway behind a mixed-use building was alight.
Local people were advised to keep their windows and doors shut and Brixton tube station was also temporarily closed due to fears of smoke travel.
Firefighters remained on the scene all morning tackling the flames, with the fire finally brought under control at 1:11 pm. The brigade spent the rest of the afternoon dampening down hotspots. There were no reports of any injures.
The Brigade received the first of around 25 calls about the fire at 09:41 and Control Officers mobilised crews from
Brixton, Peckham, Lambeth, West Norwood and surrounding fire stations to the scene.
A 32-metre turntable ladder has also been in attendance and used as an observation tower helping to provide the Incident Commander with a greater situational awareness of the fire. It has also been deployed as a water tower to help extinguish the fire from height.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and Metropolitan Police.
Cllr Perry has called “difficult decisions”, the council’s budgetary shortfall continues to grow.
Many councillors now believe only a full government bailout can break Croydon’s debt cycle, though such a move would be unprecedented. Cllr Perry said he holds regular meetings with government ministers, during which the need for a bailout is often discussed.
Councillor Rowenna Davis, Labour’s candidate for Mayor, criticised Perry for refusing to acknowledge the severity
of the crisis. “To deny the need for commissioners is a blinkered denial of the financial danger we face three years into your leadership,” she said, adding that Cllr Perry’s attacks on the intervention were “insulting” to those trying to help.
Croydon Council has officially opposed the commissioner proposal in the ongoing consultation, with several local charities also submitting objections. The consultation closes on July 20, and further details on the government’s next steps are expected later this year.
By Issy Clarke
A BOY has tragically died in a fire which engulfed a block of maisonettes in Lewisham late last week.
It is believed he was aged just 12 years old.
Three floors of the building were damaged in the blaze, which began just before midnight on Tuesday, 8 July.
A woman was treated on the scene by ambulance services and taken to hospital. Sadly, the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters attended the fire after
receiving the first of 14 calls at 11:55 pm. They had managed to bring the fire under control by 2:02 am.
The Brigade’s Drone Team were deployed to provide the Incident Commander with an aerial view of the fire.
A maisonette split between the ground and first floors was destroyed by the fire. Part of a maisonette split between the second and third floors was damaged by the fire along with a small part of the external fascia of the building.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter
PLANS TO build a student accommodation complex along with 79 new homes in Bermondsey have been approved by a Southwark Council.
Southwark Council’s Planning Committee gave the Ilderton Wharf development in South Bermondsey the green light following a meeting last Wednesday week (July 2).
The development would be right beside Millwall Football Stadium, which will in time undergoing change as part of a continuing plan to regenerate the area by the ground.
Fifth State’s plans will see the demolition of the existing buildings, located at 1-7 Rollins Street, to make way for a 477-bedroom purpose-built student accommodation development and an ‘affordable’ housing block which will be located next door.
Of the 79 affordable homes, 58 will be social rented homes while 21 are set to be shared ownership intermediate homes. The affordable housing block will be part 10 and part 13 storeys.
The student halls will be located in a part 23 and part 27-storey tower and will consist of 363 studios, 24 wheelchair accessible rooms and 45 ‘twodios’ – which are made up of two
There will nearly 500 student rooms and 58 socially rented
The plans were approved by Southwark councillors on July 2
By Evie Flynn
ELEPHANT AND Castle has been named by the Met Police as one of the top 20 town centres experiencing the biggest challenge with anti-social behaviour, theft and street crime.
The named streets and communities will see an enhanced police presence this summer to reduce theft, burglary, robbery, ASB and retail crime in the capital.
Over the summer months, London welcomes five million additional visitors during peak tourist season so crime rates typically increase.
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE HAS BEEN NAMED AS A ‘TIER 1’ HOTSPOT, ALONGSIDE THE FOLLOW LOCATIONS:
l Barking Town Centre
l Brixton Town Centre
l Camden
l Catford – Lewisham High Street
l Croydon Town Centre
l Ealing Town Centre
l Elephant and Castle
l Finsbury Park
l Woolwich Town Centre
l Ilford Town Centre
l Kingston Town Centre
l Romford Town Centre
l Seven Sisters
l Shepherds Bush Green
l Shoreditch Town Centre
l Silver Street
l Stratford
l Walthamstow
l West End
l Whitechapel
These top 20 locations make up a small percentage of London overall but account for almost 10 per cent of knife crime, 24 per cent of theft from the person offences and 6 per cent of all ASB calls.
The hotspot areas can expect to see increased police patrols, plainclothed operations and officers will target wanted and prolific offenders seeking long sentences and Criminal Behaviour Orders.
This also forms part of the Home Office’s national Safer Streets Summer Initiative running from 30 June until the end of September 2025, which will see officers in London focusing on reducing town centre criminality including shop theft, street crime and anti-social behaviour.
Deputy Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, Matt Jukes, said: “We’re arresting 1,000 more criminals each month, neighbourhood crime is down 19 per cent and we’ve solved 163 per cent more shoplifting cases this year.
“In 32 of the hardest hit areas, we’re working with the community, councils, businesses and partners, to focus our resources and bear down on prolific offenders and gangs who blight too many neighbourhoods across the capital.”
bedrooms with a shared kitchen and bathroom.
Within the student halls, there will also be a gym, study area, studio space, screening room and WCs, as well as a games room and private dining area.
The development will also see a café on the ground floor and a pharmacy has been proposed. Existing industrial buildings on the site are set to be demolished, and will be reprovided in a part 1, part 2 and part 4-storey building with an affordable workspace.
A total of £162,565 will go towards the delivery of a new public open space off-site, as well as the provision of an on-site open space measuring 830sqm.
Alex Springer, founder of Fifth State, told the committee: “Due to our extensive consultation, we are proud that our planning application has received multiple letters of support and zero objections.
“We are grateful to have received support from both Ilderton Primary School and Bonomy and Bramcote TRA [Tenants and Residents Association].”
At the end of the meeting, the committee unanimously voted to approve the plans, meaning the development will go ahead.
By Abigail Finney
VAUXHALL CITY Farm will be heading to the heart of Covent Garden this month for an afternoon of animal cuddles, animal themed cocktails, and educational workshops.
Vauxhall City Farm is an education charity that ensures that even people born and raised in the city are able to have experiences with animals.
The farm is making its way across the river on Monday, July 28.
You won’t even need to leave city limits
to get a break from city life. Enjoy petting goats, sheep and alpacas, and have snuggles in the Cuddle Corner with rabbits and guinea pigs.
The event features more than just animals, as you can also make instruments from vegetables, get your face painted and relax during story time sessions.
While the event is free, a donation to go towards the charity is encouraged and some activities have an added fee.
Vauxhall City Farm’s alpacas, Rolo, Toffee and Cookie are scared of dogs, so it’s best to leave your pup at home for this family event.
Date: Monday, July 28
Time: 12pm – 5pm
Address: Actors Church, Bedford Street, WC2E 9ED
Booking: https://www. vauxhallcityfarm.org/events/familyfarm-day-in-covent-garden/
By Kevin Quinn
POLICE ARE appealing for information after a late afternoon stabbing took place on a busy Camberwell street last week.
Four people were taken to hospital with injuries and three later arrested after the incident at the junction of Denmark Hill and Camberwell New Road just before 4pm on Thursday (July 10).
None of the four taken by ambulance crews to hospital are believed to have life
threatening injuries, with three of them arrested by police shortly after being assessed.
Bus routes were on diversion and a crime scene remain closed off part of the road while officers undertook their enquiries.
They are now appeal for witnesses or anyone with information to call 101 with the reference 5446/10Jul.
You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org.
Preparatory School and Nursery, Dulwich, is proud to announce that it has been named Independent Prep School of the Year at the Tes Schools Awards 2025.
The prestigious awards, often referred to as the Oscars of education, celebrate the most outstanding schools and teachers across the UK’s state and independent sectors, recognising excellence from early years through to secondary education.
The glittering awards ceremony took place on Friday 20 June at the Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane, London, where Rosemead was honoured alongside other exceptional schools and educators.
Speaking about the accolade, Head, Graeme McCafferty, said: ‘We are absolutely thrilled to have won this national award. It is a moment of immense pride for our entire community –staff, pupils and families alike.
‘At Rosemead, we adopt a child-centred approach, ensuring every child is truly known and celebrated. By recognising and nurturing individual strengths and talents, we enable every child to flourish and excel. This award is testament to the dedication, passion and care of our brilliant staff team and the spirit of our children.’
Graeme continued: ‘This recognition strengthens our commitment to providing a nurturing and inspiring environment where children grow, learn, and thrive. We will continue to champion the achievements, talents and aspirations of every pupil in our care.’
The judging panel, made up of leading figures from across the education sector, praised Rosemead for its personalised approach, vibrant community and holistic educational offering.
In February 2023, Rosemead joined the St Dunstan’s Education Group, a move that
has helped strengthen the school’s vision and strategic development.
Nick Hewlett, CEO of the Group, said: ‘This is a phenomenal achievement for Rosemead and richly deserved. The school has been on an extraordinary journey, and I pay huge tribute to Graeme and the leadership team who have transformed this school. It has been a joy to welcome Rosemead into the Group. The Good Schools Guide was absolutely right to call Rosemead the “one to watch” in south London – and now the Tes Schools Awards have confirmed it.’
This latest recognition builds on a series of recent successes. In the last academic year, Rosemead won two prestigious awards – for Excellence and Innovation in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the Independent Schools Association (ISA) Awards, and Best EDIB (Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging) at the Education Choices Awards 2024.
Rosemead was also one of the first prep schools in the country to receive a significant strength in its most recent ISI inspection, which commended the school for its ‘highly customised approach to
every pupil’s academic progress.’
Following the win at the Tes Schools Awards, Rosemead was also shortlisted for Independent School of the Year for Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) at Independent Schools of the Year Awards. Winners are announced later this year.
Find out more about Rosemead’s award-winning education at their upcoming open morning on Saturday 4 October 2025. Book at www.rosemeadprep.org.uk
By Abigail Finney
THE WALWORTH Society is planning an event that will use music to tell the history of the area, in honour of St. Peter’s Church turning 200.
The event on Friday July 18 at the church is set to include music performed by local musicians from an array of time periods that will transport the audience through the eras of the area.
The church was built between 1823–25 and was the first church designed by Sir John Soane, in the wave of the church-building that followed the Napoleonic wars.
It was recently awarded £438,000 by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and part of this project will see a renovation of the Crypt to enhance and expand its use.
While the event is free, it is a fundraiser with a goal of raising £1,000 to help with the restoration work planned for the church on Liverpool Grove, off the Walworth Road, so there is a recommended £5
entry fee.
Songs at the event include: Organ music composed by GF Handel, played at the procession and consecration of St Peter's Church in 1825.
Songs from local Victorian music halls including "Good night Mr. Brown! I'm Out!" by Charles Collins and "King of the Elephant and Castle" by Barry Ono.
As the finale, the audience will be asked to singalong, as it heads to the Music Hall to "Don't Dilly Dally" by Charles Collins.
Date: Friday, July 18
Time: 7:00pm
Location: St Peter's Church, Walworth, Liverpool Grove London SE17 2HH
Price: Free with donation encouraged
Booking: https://www.eventbrite. co.uk/e/walworth-history-throughsong-st-peters-church-is-200tickets-1422033062169
By Lily Erwood
FAVOURITE Angela
Rippon CBE has been recognised by Morley College London for her advocacy of encouraging more people to dance through campaigns such as Let’s Dance and Silver Swans.
At their annual awards ceremony, the 80-year-old broadcaster was presented with the ‘Inspire Ambition Award’ for her initiatives, which have motivated millions to take up classes, ranging from the ages of two up to 93.
Angela said she was enormously honoured to receive the award. "I have a passion for dance and I've been very fortunate to have been able to combine my passion with my profession, and use my platform to persuade more people to dance."
Her most recent campaign Let’s Dance was kickstarted off the back of her success on the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
“After I took part in Strictly and had such an extraordinary reaction from the public, I wanted to use that reaction.” she told us.
Calling upon all of the dance teachers and organisations she has been involved with over the years for the national
voted UK’s No. 1 beer of 2025
By Abigail Finney
ANSPACH & Hobday, a Bermondseybased independent craft brewer, has had its London Black hvoted the No. 1 British Beer of 2025 in the Top 50 UK Beer Awards.
Last year, Anspach & Hobday’s ‘London Black’ was fifth place, but the pour described as “a creamy, smooth, and sessionable nitro porter” climbed to the top of the ranks.
Some punters have previously dubbed it Bermondsey's answer to Guinness as Anspach & Hobday are based on the Bermondsey Beer Mile.
"The whole team is incredibly proud and grateful for this award,” Paul Anspach, co-founder of Anspach & Hobday brewery said. “London Black is the lifeblood of Anspach & Hobday, and is a distillation of who we are as a brewery and a business.
"As our contribution to London's rich and diverse brewing scene, we are proud to be reaffirming Porter as the original beer of London.”
Now in its second year, The Top 50 UK Beer Awards, celebrates the best-selling, best made and most influential beers currently available in the UK, organised and curated by beer experts We Are Beer, who also run the annual London Craft
Beer Festival.
Reflecting recent trends and the changing habits of what Brits like to drink at the pub, there has been a continued old school cask resurgence, with high quality cask beer at the forefront - three of which made the top 10 - Landlord (No. 2), Five Points Best (No. 5) and St Austell Proper Job (No. 7).
Fruit beers are also proving to be popular amongst beer drinkers, especially young drinkers. Blurring the lines between beers and other drinks, the likes of Jubel Peach (No. 15) and Vault City Triple Fruited Mango (No. 10) appear high in the Top 50.
campaign, Angela wanted to bring to light the health benefits of dance, rather than just seeing it solely as entertainment.
The Let’s Dance campaign now has the endorsement of the NHS, which officially recognises dance as a valid form of exercise.
Morley College, home to many ‘lifelong learners’ across the arts, acknowledges Angela’s instrumental progress in defying age stereotypes.
Appearing on Strictly Come Dancing aged 79, the former newsreader was the oldest contestant to have taken part in the programme.
On why it is important to challenge age stereotypes, she said - “because it is just that – an age stereotype. I say, die young as late as possible”, she added.
“Just have an attitude which says, ‘my age is just letters written on a piece of paper called a certificate saying I was born in this year, therefore my age is that’, if I’m here I’m here, heck, age doesn’t matter.”
This is the ethos behind adult education centre, Morley College, which boasts a range of dance classes from beginners upwards, from ballet to belly dancing.
The initiative has also managed to receive the endorsement of the NHS, which now officially recognises dancing
as a valid form of exercise.
“I realised that I had to get over this barrier of people just thinking of dance as an entertainment, which it is, but it is also one of the best forms of exercise that you can possibly do.” she said.
Whilst the Let’s Dance campaign aims to get people of all ages dancing, with the first national dance day having taken place in March earlier this year, the research behind the campaign highlights the health benefits for people particularly over 65.
The Sport+ Recreation Alliance report that dance and movement save the healthcare system £39 million annually through reducing around 1034 hip fractures each year. This is because of its benefits for strength, coordination, and balance, all of which reduce the likelihood of falls. Falls are a leading cause of injury for those over 65.
Let's Dance also estimates that regular dance activity results in 2.7 million fewer GP visits each year, by reducing health risks such as type 2 diabetes and dementia.
"If you want to be fit and healthy, and have fun whilst you're doing it, get yourself to a dance class!" Angela added. https://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/
Residents were evacuated, with water restored now to most
By Issy Clarke
DOZENS OF Bermondsey residents
were evacuated from their homes after waking up on Tuesday 15 July to find water gushing through the streets due a burst mains pipe on Ilderton Road.
The flooding had been brought under control by midday, but the roads remain badly waterlogged - with fears they could be at risk of collapse.
Twenty seven people were evacuated from their homes by the Fire Brigade, which was first called about the burst mains pipe just after 4am.
Thousands more people across South London were left with low or no water pressure.
According to the latest update on the Thames Water website, water supply has now been restored to most households. Its teams are continuing to
work on repairing the burst water pipe on Ilderton Road.
Traffic in the area was also affected, with motorists advised to avoid surrounding roads.
Ilderton Road Primary School was closed, with part of the back of the school believed to have been damaged by the flooding.
Southwark Council teams were on-
cleanup effort is now underway
site all day working with Thames Water, police, London Fire Brigade and others on the clear-up and recovery and have been door-knocking to check on vulnerable residents, managing traffic in the area, distributing water and sandbags and clearing up damaged roads.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: "Firefighters responded to reports
of flooding caused by a burst water pipe on Ilderton Road, Bermondsey.
"Crews evacuated around 27 people from the immediate area as a precaution and worked to support Thames Water as they responded to the burst pipe.
"The Brigade was first called about the incident at 0413, and crews from New Cross, Deptford, Bethnal Green and surrounding fire stations were sent
to the scene. Firefighters remained on scene until 0751, when the scene was left with Thames Water."
This paper received an email over the weekend regarding a leak last week from a burst pipe on Galleywall Road. When we asked Thames Water if this was connected to the burst mains pipe on Ilderton Road, we were told the new incidents were unrelated.
By Issy Clarke
LAMBETH COUNCIL has started refunding motorists ‘more than £1 million’ in wrongful penalty charge notices (PCNs) it earned from the West Dulwich LTN, which was overturned by a judge in May.
Despite earlier suggestions it could seek to challenge the ruling, Lambeth Council has now taken down the signage and traffic cameras and created an online form where motorists can apply for a refund for PCNs issued in relation to the scheme.
Motorists are believed to have been charged £1,080,580 in fines since the introduction of the traffic monitoring
cameras in February 2024.
The LTN, which Lambeth Council describes as the West Dulwich Street Improvements Scheme, was introduced in September 2024.
Angry residents took Lambeth to court this year claiming their concerns about the scheme had been ignored during consultation.
Central to the hearing was a 53-page dossier compiled by the group which contained several concerns about the LTN, including that it would worsen air pollution, displace traffic onto boundary roads and make surrounding residential streets dangerous for children.
The judgement, handed down on
May 9, ruled in favour of the West Dulwich Action Group (WDAG) on the grounds that the council had failed to consider concerns raised by residents before implementing the LTN between Rosendale and Norwood Road.
LTNs prevent vehicular traffic from entering, passing through or waiting within an area by using boards or traffic signs, and can see motorists slapped with fines of up to £130. Some – such as the LTN in Dulwich Village –are only in force at specific times of the day. Others, such as the West Dulwich scheme, were in constant operation.
The council was ordered to scrap the LTN, as well as pay West Dulwich Action Group (WDAG), the group of
By Evie Flynn
BROCKWELL LIDO in Herne Hill has be named as the loveliest lido in the UK and the most tagged on Instagram, praised for its grade II listed cafe, summer events and sunbathing lawns.
July marks the busiest month for lido searches online and The AA have analysed 164 lidos in the UK to compile a list of the UK’s favourites, coined ‘The Lido League’.
Taking the number one spot is Brockwell Lido, with a score of 82.97 out of 100.
This took into account the average monthly Google search volumes, average Google review scores, Instagram tags, entry and parking fees, as well as the average maximum temperature and hours of summer sunlight at each location.
Brockwell Lido has been praised by reviewers for its spacious sunbathing
lawns, Grade II listed cafe with healthy snacks and smoothies and frequent sunbathing events.
Following closely in second is Tooting Bec Lido, scoring 76.41 out of 100. Built in 1906, Tooting Bec Lido is the UK’s largest freshwater open-air pool at 91 metres long, charming visitors with its sheer size and strong community vibe.
For Brockwell Lido, adult tickets cost £9.50 and children tickets or £6.00 for children, concessions, and over-65s.
residents which brought the challenge, £35,000 towards their legal fees.
The council previously suggested it could seek to challenge the outcome, stating it was “carefully considering the implications” of the court’s judgement.
However High Court Judge Tim Smith subsequently ordered the effect of his ruling was to require the scheme’s removal.
Cllr Rezina Chowdhury, Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council and Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air, said: “The council has delivered an ambitious and successful programme across Lambeth to make our neighbourhoods more pleasant, and roads safer, more vibrant, green
and accessible.
“We remain fully committed to working with local communities to transform streets across the borough and getting on with our programme to deliver benefits for everyone.”
More positive news for those in favour of low-traffic schemes could be found in a study published last week, which revealed LTNs helped cut injuries and deaths by more than a third.
The study, based on the analysis of 113 LTNs in London and other roads which did not have them, revealed the areas where low-traffic schemes were in effect were associated with a 35 per cent reduction in all injuries, and 37 per cent fewer deaths and serious injuries.
By Emily Buckley Bunn
HOME TO a growing number of fast-food takeaways and vacant shop fronts; afflicted by rising crime, and some of the highest incidences of sexual assault, anti-social behaviour and theft in Southwark - is the once-great Walworth Road doomed to decline? Or does the area have a different story to tell?
If a well-used Marks and Spencer or Waitrose is a surefire indicator of whether a postcode is on the up or heading down, the closure of Walworth Road’s M&S marked a turning point in the area’s history. The store had been open since 1913 but, over a century later, finally succumbed to the declining fortunes of Britain’s high streets.
Home to around 45,000 people, and one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in Southwark, Walworth Road’s problems are well documented.
Once a pleasant country neighbourhood lined with elegant Georgian terraces and ‘famous for its peaches and gardens’, the Walworth Road developed into a popular shopping destination during the 19th century, as people converted their front gardens into shops and the trend for shopping grew.
As the south of the river became better connected to central London, Walworth was transformed into an inner-city suburb with a growing working-class population and bustling high street.
The shopping-mania continued in the early 20th Century with a rise in early chain stores and banks. Walworth Road survived relatively undamaged by the Blitz and remained a popular high street destination amidst the mass redevelopment of surrounding areas such as Elephant and Castle and Burgess Park.
But M&S was only the latest in a long line of closures. Over the last few decades, many independent, wellloved family-run institutions from record store A1 to Walworth Surplus Stores have shut up shop on the milelong stretch, increasingly replaced by takeaway fast-food outlets.
As we reported last year, the post office is now a Popeye’s fried chicken restaurant and Barclays morphed into a German Doner Kebab takeaway, while pubs lost to the mists of time include Globe, the Duke of Clarence, Giraffe, and the Station Tavern; all converted into - or replaced by - flats.
What’s more, around 20 premises are currently vacant, and many shops have their shutters down for at least some of the day, while residents complain of persistent problems with rubbish and anti-social behaviour.
In September 2024, the Walworth Society held a public meeting on the future of Walworth Road. The meeting had been sparked by the publication of Southwark Council’s 'Elephant and castle and Walworth Road Town Centre Action Plan'.
With the upcoming completion of the new Elephant Town centre due to open in 2026, which will introduce new shops, restaurants, entertainment and cultural spaces, the Council’s plan emphasises the importance of ensuring that businesses and residents along the Walworth Road benefit from the changes.
However, residents expressed concern over a huge range of issues already afflicting Walworth Road, some of which have been going on for years, from rising incidents of theft and sexual
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assault, to concerns over accessibility and road safety.
One thing’s certain – there’s no quick fix.
A key theme that cropped up again and again was how the look and feel of the area was putting off potential visitors and negatively impacting local businesses. “We need to stop the rot”, said one attendee at the meeting.
And, while there are nearly 30 hair and beauty shops and over 30 food places, including over eight fast food chicken shops: “We don’t have a sports venue, or a cinema, or a music venue or even a bookshop,” said another. “Make Walworth a cultural hub and it will be a destination to come to.”
Jeremy Leach, who chairs Walworth Society, believes that Walworth Road is now at a crossroads, and could go either way. With the new, regenerated ‘Elephant Town Centre’ due to open in 2026, will Walworth Road have a renaissance? Or will it feel even more
unloved? Will the new Elephant draw people away? Or bring more people back to Walworth?
On a sunny afternoon last month, we asked passersby along the Walworth Road what they thought. While some lamented the changes, others saw a positive future.
“I think it’s disgusting, how it’s changed”, said Siobhan, who is in her 70s. “It’s all take-aways and no clothes shops.”
Julie, another resident who has lived in the area for 31 years, said: “All our nice shops that we had along the road and banks have gone”, while another resident simply put it: “Walworth has become a place to travel through, not a destination in itself.”
Luke, 31, who has lived in the area for 13 years, saw a more negative future for Walworth Road as a result of the redevelopment: “There’s going to be a lot more high up buildings coming. Loads of unaffordable housing that
is pushing all the locals further and further away that’s definitely to come.
“More small businesses getting kicked out and shut down. So basically, all the little people getting pushed away, making room for all the stuff that no-one wants, really.
“In the future I’d like to see lots more affordable housing. Lots more locals being able to afford to actually live in the area and more things like community centres and things for youth and young people because there’s none of that nowadays.”
Some people welcome the direction the area to the north of the road is going in and see the redevelopment in the area as positive, anticipating that it will spread down the Walworth Road.
The reopening of Walworth Town Hall, gutted by fire in 2013, has been a landmark moment.
Linda, 48, who has been frequently coming to stay in the Elephant area for the past two years, said: “There’s a
really positive development in this area going on right now.
“In the next few years, I think the area will become more trendy"
Reese, who has lived in the area for over ten years, thinks it has been “change for the better I think because now we’ve got really lovely restaurants and the communal space with the park for the children. On a summer's day, it’s lovely.”
Aisha, 15, who has grown up in the area, said: “I think over the years, it’s become really, really nice. It’s a really nice place to live in.”
She added: “I think there will be way more new shops and new houses and get more tourist-y, which will definitely be a good thing.”
Over the years, Southwark Council has made several attempts to address the issues faced by Walworth Road, from traffic management, to improving the mix of shops and services, to tackling crime and anti-social behaviour.
As early as 1981, the council produced a 10-year plan for Walworth road to improve shopping facilities, reduce traffic, protect existing industries and jobs, preserve the character of the area and improving the housing environment.
It said that problems faced by Walworth Road resulted from it having conflicting roles as both a traffic route and a shopping street. The plan also raised concerns over shops being sold off to non-retail uses and said, “the council believes this should not become too dominant.”
The Walworth Road Project 2007, intended to improve the accessibility of the street and widen pavements and the 2016 What Walworth Wants project, focussed on supporting businesses on and rejuvenating East Street market and other areas around Walworth including the Old Kent Road. At the meeting last September, we heard the same opinion again and
again - claims that local people had contributed to all these plans but seen little progress. While projects like introducing bookable loading bays for deliveries have been successful, other problems are much harder to fix.
Data shows North Walworth (which covers the majority of the Walworth Road) has the third highest crime figures in Southwark, ranking top for public order and second for sexual offences, drug possession and possession of weapons between January 2021 and June 2025.
What’s more, between 2021 and 2024, the area saw a 160% rise in total recorded offences, including a 330% rise in theft offences.
Complaints of poor street lighting along the Walworth Road have contributed to women and girls feeling increasingly concerned for their safety. Despite council efforts to address women and girls’ safety through consultations in 2021 and
Between 2021 and 2024, the area saw a 160% rise in total recorded offences, including a 330% rise in theft offences.
2023, the area saw a 225% rise in sexual offences between 2021 and 2024.
This week the Met Police announced they are having a summer crackdown on crime, with Elephant and Castle being a prime target of police efforts.
Mark Webb, who is Chair of The Southwark Neighbourhood Watch Association, says he spent £3,000 of his own money buying personal safety alarms he donated to women and girls in Camberwell and Walworth. “It's become open season on women and girls in Southwark,” he told us.
There are also ongoing concerns about high levels of road traffic and pollution, with fourteen bus stops and eight bus routes along the road. Despite the somewhat controversial introduction of Walworth as a Low Emission Neighbourhood in 2020, Walworth Road remains an air quality focus area in Southwark’s Air Quality Action plan 2023-2027, as one of the most polluted roads in Southwark. Every resident we spoke to agreed more police are needed and the authorities must crack down on crime, and the town centre plan has outlined ways it will do this, such as through working with businesses to deliver training to help prevent violence against women and girls, 24/7 monitoring of CCTV, increased warden visibility and working with young people at risk of crime.
But when it comes to what Walworth's identity is now - and in the future - the picture is far less clear.
reported on proposals for changes to East Street Market set out by the CIC lead Lindon Rankin, who proposed pedestrianising the area.
“On the weekends we could liven up the market a bit more; a bit of music, a bit of theatre or whatever, just popup little things.” A “night market” could also be introduced, and a courtyard selling “food from different parts of the world”, he suggested.
Amongst traders there were fears that introducing these things would change the market for the worse. Would less well-off locals be driven away by the expensive prices?
Ray Jones, 67, an East Street trader since he was fourteen, told us organisers didn’t “seem to understand” why the market exists.
“We cater for the bottom end of the market and they’re trying to bring the area up to cater to a different class of people”, he said. “We’re going to lose all the people we actually cater for.”
Evaewa Kocznur, on the other hand, an East Street trader for ten years, said adopting a Borough Marketstyle atmosphere could be “positive”, while another trader said: “For the customers, it’s going to be more fun and more of a pleasure to come to the market.”
Southwark Council has introduced a number of measures and opportunities to aid local businesses, in what appears to be efforts to help Walworth follow the example set in the South Bank and north Bermondsey.
The London College of Communication has been awarded a Thriving High Streets Grant from the council which will provide businesses with access to free expert digital support, and a new business improvement district has been proposed in the area. This would be a not-for-profit scheme funded by a small levy on local businesses, aimed to improve businesses through events, marketing and security improvements. Market stall holders on East street would also be included even if they do not pay levy.
With many housing developments going up in the Elephant, many of which boast luxury flats, as well as the huge scale regeneration of the Aylesbury, there is set to be an influx of wealthy residents into the area.
Will this lead to total gentrification of Walworth Road and if so, will its unique character disappear - or get a new lease of life?
The conundrum is encapsulated by the debated future of East Street Market. One of the oldest in London, trading since the 16th Century, the market was once a huge draw for day trippers from all over the city.
A highlight of many childhood weekends, East Street Market drew in shoppers from all around South London and even further afield in its heyday in the mid 20th century.
But while Borough Market has evolved and become a world-famous tourist staple, East Street has been left behind.
But its traders, like the people we met on the street, aren’t in agreement over what its future should be.
Shakil, 42, who has been trading for thirteen years on the East Street Market, said he had seen declining numbers due to thousands of regular customers having to move out of the area as a result of the demolition of the Heygate estate and ongoing redevelopment of the Aylesbury. "It's changed a lot,” he told the News. “It was the heart of the community. Customers change, demand changes.”
But is the market changing too?
In February 2024, Southwark News
Additionally, the East Street CIC has received a grant to revitalise the market through installation of WiFi, gazebos and streetlights, as well as through providing training for traders.
“We can see that this is sort of a transition period,” Shakil says. “We are just trying to be positive. Maybe things will be better – that’s all we can hope.”
And it's certainly not all doom and gloom on the shop fronts as Lidl prepares to take over M&S’ building in September.
Whilst the council’s town centre plan acknowledges many of the issues residents expressed concerns about, noting top priorities as ‘tackling crime’, ‘improving people’s perception of the area’, ‘improving road safety’, and ‘improving the retail and service offer’ in order to attract visitors to the area and sustain the local economy, for Jeremy Leach, the future of Walworth Road is all to play for.
“I think it's unfair to rush to judgement on how quickly Southwark Council’s addressing the issues because, you know, we need to see what happens up at the Elephant that’s twelve months, eighteen months away.”
In an ideal scenario, he continues, “the Walworth Road survives and thrives with the opening of the Elephant and Castle town centre. These are the right conversations to be having, but I don't think anybody expects the answer straightaway. It's part of what's going to happen and there are just lots of questions we don't know the answer to.”
By Harrision Galliven
Local Democracy Reporter
PLANS TO build a huge 897-bedroom student accommodation complex in Vauxhall have been approved by the local council.
Lambeth Council’s Planning Applications Committee gave the Vauxhall development the green light following a meeting last Tuesday week, July 1.
The plans will see land at 36-46 Albert Embankment redeveloped to make way for two connected 30-storey and 27-storey towers consisting of 769 student rooms and 897 beds.
Student accommodation provider and applicant, Urbanest also plans to build a café and a cultural space and will refurbish and carry out a twostorey roof extension to Vintage House, a four-storey office building which is also located on site.
Johnny Manns, who was speaking on behalf of Urbanest, told the committee the company has been delivering “high quality” student accommodation in London since 2009, and said two of its existing schemes are located in Lambeth.
Mr Manns said: “As [University College London] has made clear, the shortage of student accommodation in London is now so acute that they’ve had to withdraw the guarantee of an offer of a bed for first year students.
“Our scheme will deliver 769 purpose-built student bedrooms that will help to alleviate this shortage.”
He went on to say: “We are committed to beginning construction work as soon as possible, our design team is fully mobilised on the detailed design of the building and we already have our main contractor partner on board.
“This is a scheme that delivers for students, for Lambeth, and for the local community. With your support, we’re ready to move forward and begin delivery later this year.”
Urbanest initially proposed 35per cent of the student accommodation would be ‘affordable’ however this has since been reduced to 20per cent.
According to a council document, the figure has been reduced due to concerns over the amount of student accommodation schemes that have appeared in Lambeth and elsewhere in London in recent years, and the impact this could have on preventing other applications for housing from coming forward.
Urbanest is set to make a financial contribution of £8.02million which will go towards building affordable housing in the borough and is equivalent to the 15per cent of affordable student accommodation that has been reduced.
Nia Fraser, from planning and development agency Newmark, said: “We recognise concerns about the volume of purpose built student accommodation, but the strategic need is clear from the London Plan, appeal decisions and indeed through recent call-ins by the Mayor [Sadiq Khan].
“These schemes count towards housing delivery and relieve pressure on the private rental market, however we appreciate the balance that must be struck. That’s why this proposal also concludes a payment [of more than £8m] in lieu, which supports Lambeth’s delivery of new affordable C3 housing including projects like Fenwick South.”
The committee also heard from Isla Wrathmell, a Vauxhall ward councillor who was speaking out against the plans. Cllr Wrathmell said the plans should be refused because the site
The plans include building a café and a cultural space in Vauxhall
already has a live planning application for a hotel, which was approved in December 2023.
The hotel plans will expire in December 2026 if it’s not built and implemented by this date. Cllr Wrathmell said: “This is a major site on the Albert Embankment and my view is that the application should be refused, there is already a live planning permission for this site, a hotel, it is viable and it was supported on economic grounds.
“Let’s be clear, we’re not choosing between development and no development, we’re choosing between a hotel and a block of 897 student beds.”
Cllr Wrathmell added: “When you make that comparison the answer is simple, the hotel contributes more to the local economy [with] more jobs and more footfall into local cafés and services.
“The student scheme does not come close, in fact officers admit the number of jobs delivered is lower than the hotel scheme and yet somehow we are being asked to trade down to accept less and call it progress.”
The plans were approved during a meeting last Tuesday (July 1) Credit: Lambeth Council documents
Cllr Wrathmell said the £8.02m financial payment is a “serious deviation from planning policy” and said it should be ring-fenced for Vauxhall.
Later on in the meeting it was revealed that the money can be ringfenced for affordable housing, but not for a particular ward which is in line with the council’s own policies on
affordable housing. The committee then deliberated for some time, but ultimately the plans were approved with five votes in favour and one abstention.
By Charlotte Lillywhite Local Democracy Reporter
The biggest new park since the 2012 Olympics has officially opened in South London, as part of the creation of a new village.
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan formally opened Springfield Park in Tooting, which is part of the new Springfield Village that South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust has created around the redeveloped Springfield University Hospital.
The 32-acre park has a pavilion café, amphitheatre, fitness trail, play areas, ponds and 700 new trees. It has been opening in phases since 2023, with the full park now available to the public.
The park sits alongside two new mental health facilities at Springfield Village, which were opened in 2022 and 2023 as part of the £150million redevelopment of Springfield Hospital. A total of 1,288 homes are being built on the grounds, including 33 per cent affordable housing, with construction expected until 2028. The new public square is also home to shops, cafés, a gym and care home.
The trust’s masterplan to replace derelict hospital buildings on the 92-acre site with world-class mental health facilities was approved in 2012. The village has been designed to break down barriers and reduce stigma around mental illness by integrating the facilities with the new homes, shops and park.
Vanessa Ford, Chief Executive of the trust, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) the state-ofthe-art facilities were “already making a real difference” as the hospital had seen a 36 per cent reduction in patient safety incidents since they opened, showing patients were receiving “safer, more effective healthcare”.
She said: “What we’ve done is we’ve created new homes where the residents have had mental health first aid training, alongside a park where people can come and be. We’ve got hope benches where people can sit and have meaningful conversations, and it’s the natural knocking in of each other that you have that means that conversations and culture and stigma changes.”
In a statement, Ms Ford added: “By opening up our hospital to the community in this way, we take another huge step in breaking down barriers, supporting access, and breaking mental health stigma. This is about being open and unashamed in how we think about mental ill health, and it is so important that our environments, and the world around us, reflect these values.”
Sir Sadiq was joined by Tooting MP Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Wandsworth Council Leader Simon Hogg and residents at the opening of the new park yesterday (Wednesday, July 9), as they welcomed the major transformation of the site. The Mayor said: “I am delighted to join the local community and pupils from my old primary school to open this incredible new park, which is the largest to be created in London since the 2012 Olympics.
“Springfield Park is a great new facility and a key part of the transformation at Springfield Hospital that is providing much-needed affordable homes and green spaces for local people.
“Access to nature and secure, affordable housing are vital foundations for good physical and mental health, helping Londoners to
live well and enabling our communities to thrive. It is a wonderful example of partners working together as we continue to build a fairer, greener and healthier London for everyone.”
The trust launched the Springfield Park Community Fund during the event, which will provide a total of £75,000 over the next three years for local community groups to bring projects to the park.
Councillor Hogg described the opening of the park as “a historic moment for Wandsworth and for the people of Tooting”. He said: “This beautiful new green space, the largest to open in London since the 2012 Olympics, will make a lasting difference to the lives of local people. It offers space to breathe, play, exercise, and connect with nature, right in the heart of our community.
“Wandsworth is proud to be one of London’s greenest boroughs, and Springfield Park is a fantastic addition to our extensive network of parks, commons and open spaces. We’re investing in even more high-quality play areas and green spaces this year as part of our year of play, because we know how vital they are for children, families, and everyone’s wellbeing.”
THE WELCOME return of Tim Price's Nye opens with Aneurin Bevan dying, we see the heart monitor as a projected backdrop looking close to flatlining. His life ticks away in beeps, writes Michael Holland. The privacy curtains are rolled away to reveal Nye Bevan (Michael Sheen) recovering from a long operation, around his bed the halcyon days of the early NHS, with fully-staffed wards. His wife, Jennie Lee (Sharon Small), a trailblazing politician in her own right, does not want to tell him that the doctors say his days are numbered. Michael Sheen is one of the nicest men
in his industry so it is fitting that he gets to play his fellow Welshman, the workingclass hero who spearheaded the creation of the National Health Service in Clement Atlee's post-war Labour Government. We flashback to Nye's schooldays in Tredegar, where the fathers were miners and the sons followed them down the pit. He was mocked for his stutter by a spiteful teacher and nasty school kids, but eventually devised a strategy for getting around the 'trigger' words by using alternatives found in library books - A device that widened his vocabulary and made his speeches that much better when
THE OLD Vic’s revival of Girl from the North Country feels like a long-overdue homecoming, writes Luigia Minichiello.
After premiering here back in 2017 before taking the West End and Broadway by storm, Conor McPherson’s poetic musical—set to the timeless music of Bob Dylan—returns to where it all began for a strictly limited run (24 June to 23 August 2025).
And the cast? It’s a reunion of heavyhitters. Katie Brayben reprises her mesmerising turn as Elizabeth Laine, with Colin Bates back as Gene and Colin Connor grounding things as Nick. There’s something fitting about this ensemble of drifters and dreamers
returning to the place where they first found their footing.
Set in 1934 Duluth, Minnesota, in a crumbling guesthouse during the Great Depression, the story follows a fragile web of characters—each carrying secrets, grief, and flickers of hope. Elizabeth Laine, even as her health fails, is a force of nature: cutting, comic, and prone to wild honesty. At times she moves like a chaotic Stevie Nicks, equal parts feral and graceful. When Mr. Perry—a suitor of 70—is proposed for her daughter, Elizabeth doesn’t hold back, slyly calling out his age and a past moment of inappropriate contact. It’s sharp, and oddly funny—like much of the show.
the time came.
We see his anger at how the coal company owned the pits and the houses and the shops - ultimately owning the people. His oratory skills came to their notice and he was sacked and blacklisted, his whole life was ripped away, spurring him on to take on the authorities and take charge of the council himself along with other blacklisted men.
Nye's political career had begun and we are swept through some of his
Then there’s the Reverend Marlowe, the so-called Bible seller. The moment he appears, there’s a hint of Nick Cave about him—his look, the subtle offnotes in his outfit. You just know he’s trouble.
The cast are top-tier performers across the board. There’s bags of talent on that stage. They glide seamlessly between characters’ stories and interactions, slipping into Dylan’s songs—some classic, some more obscure—with completely fresh arrangements. One minute it’s just a line or two dropped in, the next it’s a full, transformative rendition. They dance, they play multiple instruments, they shift the mood from tender to heartbreaking in an instant.
I can’t help but wonder what Dylan (who was actually born in Duluth, Minnesota) would make of it all—the many voices, the bold new arrangements, breathing fresh life into his wonderful songs.
The a cappella moments like To Make You Feel My Love are genuinely moving, and Elizabeth Laine’s haunting version of Forever Young will stay with you long after the curtain falls.
This is an enthralling performance from start to finish. Whether you’re a Dylan fan or not, you won’t be disappointed.
Tickets are on sale now, and with a run this limited, I wouldn’t wait.
The Old Vic, The Cut, SE1 until 23rd August. Booking and full details: https://www.oldvictheatre.com/
greatest hits: berating Churchill during wartime; constantly calling out Tories and Capitalism in ways that shocked the recipients of his ferocity but would not look out of place in a pit village pub. Between each return to the past where we see how Bevan became the man he was, we come back to the hospital where he and his wife look back at their lives together. As his life ebbs away, we get a picture of his achievements, how he will be remembered for the institution that
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every one of us has benefitted from. Michael Sheen is tremendous in this play. He lives, he dies, he even sings and dances, but most of all, clad in pyjamas throughout, he once again proves what a great actor he is.
The Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX until 16th August.
Booking and full details: https://www. nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/nye/
THIS SHOW written by Sean Daniels is described as a Dry Comedy about Drying Out and the ‘White Chip’ is a token given to attendees of Alcoholics Anonymous to celebrate periods of sobriety, and Steven, played brilliantly by Ed Coleman, has quite a few, which points to the fact that the journey to sobriety is not very easy at all, writes Linda Emmanuel.
Steven’s story is told with plenty of humour and in a way puts up a mirror reflecting the traits that we all have to some degree, such as making excuses for behaviour as a result of alcoholism that can be detrimental to our lives.
Some of us remember being persuaded by friends to have that sneaky first sip of alcohol in our early teens, and how we made a funny face and said ‘yuk!’ then tried it again and liked it, which brought the laughter of recognition in the audience. We then see him partying hard at college, more laughs; then he’s at lunch meetings always with a drink in hand. Then he lands the job of his dreams - being at the top of a theatre companyvodka and diet coke all the way, every day. Although he is told that he is quirky by his colleagues, he begins to recognise that he needs help, so he attends his first of many AA meetings.
This is a three-person production, with the character Steven, accompanied by two accomplished actors with the titles
#1 and #2 who populate and illustrate Steven’s story with a wealth of characters from his youth, family home, love life, and career.
#1 is played by fabulous actress Mara Allen, who presented amongst other characters Steven’s Mormon mother with a fondness for dropping the ‘F’ word, and #2 is played by wonderful Ashlee Irish who took on multiple roles, including Steven’s dad who has Parkinson's Disease. I left this play thanking Sean Daniels for sharing his truths and insight into how destructive alcohol can be for those who use it to self-medicate, the mental health challenges that come with it, and that every “White Chip” earned should be celebrated. It is indeed the hardest journey anyone can find themselves on, and the fact that this story is told with humour and compassion is a gift that builds empathy.
The staging by Lee Newby is a simple black box with chairs propped at the back of the stage with tables in front, much like one finds in any community centre, upon the tables are the props which are used to build the visual representations of the spaces in which each chapter of the story takes place. Lighting is by Jamie Platt and Sound design is by Max Pappenheim.
Southwark Playhouse Borough until 16th August.
Booking and full details: https:// southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/ the-white-chip/
Licensing Act 2003
Name of applicant: Chessington Garden Centre
Postal address of premises: Chessington Garden Centre, Leatherhead Road, Chessington, KT9 2NG
Application Details: The application seeks to vary the existing Premises Licence to: To add the following licensable activity
The provision of films – Monday to Saturday 10:00am to 21:00pm. Sunday 11:00 to 16:30pm All other licensable activities on the existing premises licence remain unchanged.
Full details of the application can be inspected on the licensing register, online at www.kingston.gov.uk or in person at the address given below.
Deadline for representations: 04th August 2025
Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Authority by post: Licensing Team, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1EU or by email: licensing@kingston.gov.uk
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum penalty on conviction of such an offence is an unlimited fine.
LICENSING ACT 2003: APPLICATION FOR A NEW PREMISES LICENCE
Notice is hereby given that Fresco Brunch Ltd has applied to the City of Westminster on 04/07/2025 for a new premises licence for Fresco Brunch – Ground and Lower Ground Floor 47 Marsham Street – London – SW1P 3DP
The proposed application is to permit Sale by retail of Alcohol (ON and OFF License) –Monday to Sunday from 10:00 Am Until 22:30.
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing of his/her representation by DATE 01/08/2025 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Licensing Service, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5QP
The public register where applications are available to be viewed by members of the public can be accessed online by visiting at www.westminster.gov.uk/Licensing and following the link to the public register.
The Licensing Authority must receive representations by the date given above. The Licensing Authority will have regard to any such representation in considering the application. It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application for premises licence and the maximum fine on being convicted of such an offence is £5000.
LICENSING ACT 2003
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE
Ning Ma has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: MamaLan 18 Granville Arcade, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Village, SW9 8PR which would authorise the following licensable activities: Supply of Alcohol, Provision of late night refreshment
The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth Town Hall, Basement Room B08 & B09, 1 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW, or via the licensing authority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing
A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application. Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 12/07/25
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).
THE A23 GLA SIDE ROAD (GREEN LANE, LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF STOPPING) ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London in consultation with the London Borough of Lambeth hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Trafc Order under section 14(1) of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specied in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.
2. The purpose of the Order is to enable new water connection works to take place on Green Lane.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from stopping in the Loading Bay outside of No. 355 Green Lane.
The Order will be effective at certain times between 8:00 AM on 23rd July 2025 and 6:00 PM on 28th July 2025 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibitions will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re 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 Transport for London.
Dated this 18th day of July 2025
Andrew Ulph
Co-ordinator Manager
Transport for London,
TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A4 GLA ROAD (KNIGHTSBRIDGE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER AND THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING) ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Trafc Order under section 14(1) of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specied in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.
2. The purpose of the Order is to enable carriageway resurfacing works to take place at A4 GLA Road Knightsbridge.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from:
(1) entering, exiting or proceeding in an easterly direction on Knightsbridge between its junctions with Sloane Street and Hyde Park Corner Gyratory. Diplomatic access and egress will be maintained to and from Albert Gate. (2) stopping at the northern kerb-line of Knightsbridge between its junctions with Sloane Street and Hyde Park Corner Gyratory.
The Order will be effective at certain times from the 18th July 2025 until 31st January 2026 every night between 8.00 PM and 5.00 AM or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re 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 Transport for London.
5. At such times as the prohibition is in force alternative routes will be indicated by trafc signs via Sloane Street, Sloan Square, Cliveden Place, Eaton Gate, Eaton Square, Hobart Place and Grosvenor Place to normal route of travel. For trafc travelling in a northerly direction on Sloan Street wishing to turn right into Knightsbridge via Knightsbridge westbound, Brompton Road, Beauchamp Place and Point Street to the diversion route above.
Dated this 18th day of July 2025
Andrew Sherry
Co-Ordination Manager, Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
SPECIAL TREATMENT LICENSING NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR NEW LICENCE
Date of application: 1/07/2025
Ref: Lambeth-1658881
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: Ms Huyen Thu Pham has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for a SPECIAL TREATMENTS LICENCE to carry out the following treatments: Manicure, pedicure and nail extensions at the premises:
CH Beauty World Ltd, trading as Lavish Spa, 332 Kennington Road, London SE11 4LD
Anyone wishing to oppose the application must give notice in writing to: Lambeth Consumer Protection, 2 Herne Hill Rd, London SE24 0AU, WITHIN FOUR WEEKS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, specifying the grounds of opposition.
Persons objecting to the grant of a licence must be prepared to attend in person at a public hearing before a committee of the Council. Letters of objection will be sent to the applicant inviting comments.
LICENSING ACT 2003
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE
London Borough of Lambeth has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: Brockwell Hall, Brockwell Park, Dulwich Road, SE24 9BN which would authorise the following licensable activities: Plays, Films, Indoor Sports, Live Music, Recorded Music, Performance of dance, Provision of facilities for dancing: Sunday – Thursday 09:00 – 23:00 Friday & Saturday 09:00 – 00:00
LNR Friday & Saturday – 23:00 – 00:00 Sale of Alcohol Sunday – Thursday – 12:00 – 23:00 Friday & Saturday – 12:00 – 00:00
The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth Town Hall, 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG, or via the licensing authority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing
A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application. Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than Mon 11 August 2025
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).
THE A23 GLA ROAD AND SIDE ROADS (STREATHAM HILL, STREATHAM HIGH ROAD AND VARIOUS SIDE ROADS, LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC, STOPPING AND BANNED TURNS) ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London, in consultation with the London Borough of Lambeth hereby gives notice that it has made the above-named Trafc Order under section 14(1) of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specied in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.
2. The purpose of the Order is to enable bus corridor, cycle and pedestrian improvement scheme works to take place on or near a section of the A23 Streatham Hill.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from:
(1) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on the A23 Streatham Hill/Streatham High Road between its junctions with Broadlands Avenue and Streatham Place/Christchurch Road;
(2) entering, exiting or proceeding on Stapleeld Close between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and a point 11 metres in a westerly direction;
(3) entering or exiting the Claremont East Estate access road at its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill;
(4) entering or exiting Pullman Court at its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill;
(5) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Tierney Road between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and the entrance to Claremont Estate West;
(6) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Wavertree Road between its junctions with the A23 Streatham Hill and Pakeeld Mews, except for Loading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Parking in the Bays;
(7) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Telford Avenue between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and entrance to Conway House Estate, except for Loading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Parking in the Bays;
(8) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Wyatt Park Road between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and the extended eastern building line of No. 1 Wyatt Park Road, except for Loading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Parking in the Bays;
(9) entering or exiting into the entrance of Wheatley Court between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and the extended western building line of No. 49 Streatham Hill;
(10) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Barrhill Road between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and the extended western building line of No’s 114-116 Streatham Hill and No. 110 Streatham Hill, except for Loading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Parking in the Bays;
(11) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Downton Avenue between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and the extended eastern building line of No. 57 Streatham Hill, except for Loading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Parking in the Bays;
(12) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Cricklade Avenue between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and the extended western building line of No. 1 Crickdale Avenue, except for Loading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Parking in the Bays;
(13) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Ardwell Road between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and the extended western building line of No. 140 Streatham Hill, except for Loading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Parking in the Bays;
(14) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Barcombe Avenue between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and the extended eastern building line of No. 89 Streatham Hill and No. 87 Streatham Hill, except for Loading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Parking in the Bays;
(15) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Amesbury Avenue between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and the extended eastern building line of No. 103 Streatham Hill, except for Loading and Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Parking in the Bays;
(16) turn right from the A23 Brixton Hill onto the A205 Streatham Place;
(17) turn right from Wavertree Road onto the A23 Streatham Hill;
(18) turn right from Wyatt Park Road onto the A23 Streatham Hill;
(19) turn right from Downton Avenue onto the A23 Streatham Hill;
(20) turn right from Barcombe Avenue onto the A23 Streatham Hill;
(21) turn right from Cricklade Avenue onto the A23 Streatham Hill;
(22) turn right from Amesbury Avenue onto the A23 Streatham Hill;
(23) turn right from A23 Streatham Hill onto Cricklade Avenue;
(24) turn right from A23 Streatham Hill onto Amsbury Avenue;
This Order will also:
(25) allow all vehicles to use the southbound bus lane on the A23 Streatham Hill between its junction with Christchurch Road and Amesbury Avenue;
(26) allow all vehicles to use the northbound bus lane on the A23 Streatham Hill between its junctions with Sternhold Avenue and Streatham Place. Works will be phased such that some restrictions will apply only at certain times. Marshals will be available to asset pedestrians and vehicles when required.
The Order will be effective at certain times between 8:00 AM on 21st July 2025 until 5:00 AM on 19th January 2027 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re 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 Transport for London.
At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will be indicated by trafc signs for northbound trafc in Streatham High Road Diversion route A via Drewstead Road, Sternhold Avenue, Leigham Court Road, Crown Lane, Knights Hill, Norwood Road and Christchurch Road to normal route of travel. For southbound trafc Diversion route B via A205 Streatham Place (westbound), Atkins Road (westbound), Atkins Road (eastbound), A205 Streatham Place (eastbound), Christchurch Road, Hardel Rise, Tulse Hill, Norwood Road, Norwood High Street, Earnest Avenue, Knights Hill, Crown Lane, Streatham Common North and Streatham High Road to normal route of travel. For trafc in Tierney Road via Montrell Road to Diversion route B above.For trafc in Gleneagle Road via Ambleside Avenue, Tooting Bec Gardens, Streatham High Road, Streatham Common North to Diversion route A above. For trafc in Amesbury Avenue via Elmswort Atreet, Downton Avenue and Hillside Road to normal route of travel or Diversion route B above. For trafc in Cricklade Avenue via Hillside Road to normal route of travel or Diversion route B above. For trafc in Wyatt Park Road via Daysbrook Road, Wavertree Road and Hillside Road to normal route of travel or Diversion route B above. For trafc in Daysbrook Road via Wyatt Park Road, Normanhurst Road, Wavertree Road and Hillside Road to normal route of travel or Diversion route B above. For trafc in Blairederry Road via Diversion route A above. For night closure for southbound trafc via Christchurch Road (eastbound), Hardel Rise, Tulse Hill, Christchurch Road (westbound), Streatham Place, Kings Avenue, Thornton Avenue and Sternhold Avenue to normal route of travel. For trafc in Telford Avenue via Thornton Avenue and Sternhold Avenue. For night closure for northbound trafc via Drewstead Road, Sternhold Avenue, Thornton Avenue, Kings Avenue, Atkins Road and Streatham Place to normal route of travel. Or via Leigham Court Road, Crown Lane, Knights Hill, Norwood Road and Christchurch Road to normal route of travel. For trafc in Blairderry Road via Telford Road to normal route of travel.
Dated this 18th day of July 2025
Matt Standell
Planning and Performance Manager
Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
ROAD CLOSURE – HOLMEWOOD ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable road defect repairs to be carried out, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intends to make an order the effect of which would be to temporarily ban vehicles from entering Holmewood
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Dated 18 July 2025 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE GLENELDON ROAD- CARRIAGEWAY RESURFACING WORKS
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable carriageway resurfacing works to be carried out, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth (subject to the agreement of Transport for London) intends to make an Order the effect of which would be to temporarily ban any vehicle from entering or proceeding in that length of Gleneldon Road which lies between Streatham High Road and Madeira Road.
2. An alternative route for vehicles would be available via Streatham High Road, Streatham Common North and Valley Road.
3. The restrictions would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order would come into force on 25 July 2025 and would continue for a maximum duration of 12 months (to allow for contingencies). In practice it is anticipated that the Order would only have effect 25 July 2025 but if the works cannot be carried out or completed during that time then the Order may have effect on subsequent days within the maximum duration of 12 months.
Dated 18 July 2025 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON KENNINGTON ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate UK power repair and maintenance works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, after consulting Transport for London (TfL) intend to make an Order, the general effect of which would be to prohibit pedal cycles from using the cycle track on:
2. Kennington Road, the north-west side, from the northern kerbline of Cosser Street northward for 6 metres.
3. The alternative route for affected cyclists would be via the main carriageway and northbound bus lane on Kennington Road.
4. The bans would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
5. The Order would come into force on 28 July 2025 and would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 18 July 2025 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
Notice of application for a Premises Licence.
Notice is hereby given that RAAZ Hospitality UK Limited has applied to Wandsworth Council for a new premises licence at 113 Lower Richmond Road, London, SW15 1EX for the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises and recorded music indoors the restaurant.
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 13th August 2025 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk
The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden,Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website www.wandsworth.gov.uk
It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application, punishable upon conviction by an unlimited fine.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (LAMBETH) RED ROUTE CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2007 A23 GLA ROAD (STREATHAM HILL AND BRIXTON HILL) VARIATION ORDER 2025
THE GLA SIDE ROADS (BANNED MOVEMENTS) TRAFFIC ORDER 2024 THE A23 GLA ROADS AND SIDE ROADS (AMESBURY AVENUE, BARCOMBE AVENUE, BARRHILL ROAD AND WYATT PARK ROAD) VARIATION ORDER 2025
THE A23 GLA SIDE ROADS (STREATHAM HILL, LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH) NO ENTRY TRAFFIC ORDER 2025
THE GLA ROADS (LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH) (BUS PRIORITY) CONSOLIDATION ORDER 2009 THE A23 (STREATHAM HILL) VARIATION ORDER 2025
THE A23 GLA SIDE ROADS (ARDWELL ROAD AND TIERNEY ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH)
PROHIBITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TRAFFIC ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London in consultation with the London Borough of Lambeth hereby gives notice that on 11th July 2025 it made the above named Orders, under section 6 of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984. The Orders will come into force on 21st July 2025.
2. The general nature and the effect of the Orders will be to:
(1) introduce No Stopping at Any Time restrictions on east side of the A23 Brixton Hill between Nos. 237 and 239 Brixton Hill to a point 35 metres north of the extended north-eastern building line of No. 219 Brixton Hill;
(2) introduce No Stopping at Any Time restrictions on east side of the A23 Streatham Hill between a point 58.5 metres north of the southern extended building line of No. 43 Streatham Hill to a point 3 metres south of the northern extended building line of No.11 Wavertree Court, Streatham Hill;
(3) make administrative changes to the existing No Stopping At Any Time restrictions on A23 Brixton Hill west side between its junction the A205 Streatham Place and No. 264 Brixton Hill;
(4) make administrative changes to the existing No Stopping At Any Time restrictions on A23 Streatham Hill both sides between its junction the A205 Streatham Place/Christchurch Road and Sternhold Avenue;
(5) shorten the 27.5 metre Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm loading and disabled persons’ vehicles bay outside Nos. 164 to 176 Streatham Hill by 14 metres at its northern end;
(6) relocate the 15 metre Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm 30 min parking and 3 hour disabled persons’ vehicles bay outside Nos. 164 to 170 Streatham Hill 14 metres southwards and reduce its length to 8 metres. The adjacent double red line restriction (No stopping at Any Time) will be extended to accommodate the change;
(7) remove the loading and disabled persons’ vehicles bay outside Nos 91 to 97 Streatham Hill. The adjacent double red line restriction (No stopping at Any Time) will be extended to accommodate a relocated bus stop;
(8) remove the Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm 30 min parking and 3 hour disabled persons’ vehicles bay outside Nos.128 To 140 Streatham Hill.
(9) introduce a Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm 20 min Loading and Unloading only bay at the western side of Streatham Hill between a point 3.5 metres north of the extended northern building line of No.142 Streatham and a point 32 metres northwards. The adjacent double red line restriction (No stopping at Any Time) will be adjusted to accommodate the change;
(10) introduce a 30.5 metre Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm 30 min parking and disabled persons’ vehicles bay outside Nos. 59 to 69a Streatham Hill. The adjacent double red line restriction (No stopping at Any Time) will be adjusted to accommodate the change;
(11) remove the loading and unloading only bay outside Nos 47 to 53 Streatham Hill;
(12) change the operating times of the Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm 20 min Loading and Unloading, and disabled persons’ vehicles bay outside No. 45 Streatham Hill to Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm, the bay will be extended by 20 metres at its Southern end;
(13) introduce a No Stopping at Any Time restriction at the eastern side of Streatham Hill between a point 7.5 metres north of the extended southern building line of No 47 Streatham Hill and its junction with Downton Avenue;
(14) relocate the Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm 30 min Parking and disabled persons’ vehicles bay outside Nos 82 to 102 Streatham Hill to outside Nos. 64 to 72 Streatham Hill, its length will be reduced from 50.5 metres to 26 metres. The adjacent double red line restriction (No stopping at Any Time) will be adjusted to accommodate the change;
(15) move the Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm 20 min loading only bay outside Nos.74 to 80 Streatham Hill 5 metres northwards;
(16) shorten the length of the Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm parking 1 hour No return 2 hours parking and disabled persons’ vehicles bay outside Nos. 39 to 41c Streatham Hill from 43.5 metres to 32.5 metres. The adjacent double red line restriction (No stopping at Any Time) will be adjusted to accommodate the change;
(17) remove the Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm parking and disabled persons’ vehicles bay outside Pullman Court, Streatham Hill.
(18) remove all Transport for London red route controls on Ardwell Road
(19) remove all Transport for London red route controls on Tierney Road;
(20) prohibit any motor vehicle from proceeding on Ardwell Road between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and a point 4 metres west of the extended eastern building line of No. 142 Streatham Hill;
(21) prohibit any motor vehicle from proceeding on Tierney Road between its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill and a point 10 metres east of the extended common boundary of Nos. 2 and 3 Tierney Road;
(22) prohibit all vehicles from turning right from Amesbury Road into the A23 Streatham Hill, except for pedal cycles;
(23) prohibit all vehicles from turning right from Barcombe Road into the A23 Streatham Hill, except for pedal cycles;
(24) prohibit all vehicles from turning right from Barrhill Road into the A23 Streatham Hill, except for pedal cycles;
(25) prohibit all vehicles from turning right from Wyatt Park Road into the A23 Streatham Hill, except for pedal cycles;
(26) prohibit any vehicle, except pedal cycles to enter Amesbury Avenue at its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill;
(27) prohibit any vehicle, except pedal cycles to enter Barcombe Avenue at its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill;
(28) prohibit any vehicle, except pedal cycles to enter Barrhill Road at its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill;
(29) prohibit any vehicle, except pedal cycles to enter Wyatt Park Road at its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill;
(30) prohibit any vehicle, except pedal cycles to enter Telford Ave at its junction with the A23 Streatham Hill; (31) extend the northbound bus lane on the A23 Streatham Hill between a point 26 metres north of the extended common boundary of Nos. 14 and 176 to 178 Streatham Hill to a point 32.5 metres north of the southern extended building line of Nos. 53 to 73 Stapleeld Close; (32) extend the existing southbound bus lane on the A23 Streatham Hill between a point 4 metres north of the northern extended northern building line of Nos. 1 to 21 Wray House, Streatham Hill to a point 3 metres north of the extended southern building line of Nos. 101 to 103 Streatham High Road.
3. The roads which would be affected by the Orders are the A23 GLA Roads and Side Roads – Streatham Hill and Brixton Hill in the London Borough of Lambeth.
4. A copy of the Orders, a map indicating the location and effect of the Orders and copies of any Order revoked, suspended or varied by the Orders can be inspected by visiting our website at https://haveyoursay.t.gov.uk/tro and selecting the relevant borough and reference the Trafc Order relates to or by appointment during normal ofce hours at our ofce at the address below. To arrange an appointment please email trafcordersection@t.gov.uk. Copies of the documents may be requested via email at trafcordersection@t.gov.uk, or by post at the following address quoting reference SNOREGULATION/STOT/JW/TRO/ GLA/2025/0047, 0050, 0051, 0053 & 0054: •Transport for London Streets Trafc Order Team (SNO/REGULATION/STOT) Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 8NJ
Please note due to hybrid working access to post is restricted and requests for documents may be delayed.
5. Any person wishing to question the validity of the Orders or of any of its provisions on the grounds that they are not within the relevant powers conferred by the Act or that any requirement of the Act has not been complied with, that person may, within six weeks from the date on which the Orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.
Dated this 18th day of July 2025
Matt Standell
Performance and Planning Manager
Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
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LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON PALACE ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate footway and highway improvement works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth made an Order, the general effect of which will be in Palace Road:
2. (1) Phase 1: ban vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading between the north-western kerb-line of Coburg Crescent and a point 10 metres north-west of that kerb-line.
(2) Phase 2: ban vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading between the south-eastern kerb-line of the south eastmost arm of Barstow Crescent and a point 23 metres south-east of that kerb-line.
3. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via:
(1) Phase 1: Coburg Crescent, the A205 Christchurch Road, Roupell Road and vice versa.
(2) Phase 2: Coburg Crescent, the A205 Christchurch Road, Hillside Road and vice versa.
3. The bans will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order comes into force on 21 July 2025 and continues for a maximum duration of 6 months, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 18 July 2025 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON AMESBURY AVENUE, HAILSHAM AVENUE AND FAYGATE ROAD.
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate footway and highway improvement works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth after consulting Transport for London (TfL) made an Order, the general effect of which will be in:
2. Phase 1
(1) to ban vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading and suspend parking places in:
(a) Amesbury Avenue, between the junction of Emsworth Street and the common boundary of Nos. 103 and 105 Amesbury Avenue.
(b) Hailsham Avenue, the northbound lane and north-west footway, between the junction of Amesbury Avenue and No. 6 Hailsham Avenue.
(2) to ban to ban vehicles from parking, waiting, loading, and unloading and to suspend parking bays in:
(a) Amesbury Avenue, both sides, between Nos. 103 and 121 Amesbury Avenue.
(b) Hailsham Avenue, both sides, between Nos. 2 and 20 Hailsham Avenue.
(3) ban the left turn from Hailsham Avenue into Amesbury Avenue.
3. Phase 2
(1) to ban vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading and suspend parking places in:
(a) Amesbury Avenue, between Nos. 145 and 155 Amesbury Avenue.
(b) Faygate Road, the north arm, from the northern kerb-line of Amesbury Avenue northward for 18 metres.
(c) Faygate Road, the south arm, from the southern kerb-line of Amesbury Avenue southward for 18 metres.
(4) to ban vehicles from parking, waiting, loading, and unloading and to suspend parking bays in:
(a) Amesbury Avenue, both sides, between (A) Nos. 137 and 145 Amesbury Avenue, and (B) Nos. 155 and 165 Amesbury Avenue.
(b) Faygate Road, the north arm, between a point 18 metres and 37 metres from the northern kerb-line of Amesbury Avenue.
(c) Faygate Road, the south arm, between a point 18 metres and 37 metres from the southern kerb-line of Amesbury Avenue.
(5) ban pedestrians (except for access to immediate residential properties) from the south-east junction of Amesbury Avenue and Faygate Road south on Faygate Road and east on Amesbury Avenue for 12 metres respectively.
4. Phase 3
(1) to ban vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading and suspend parking places in:
(a) Amesbury Avenue, between the junctions of Emsworth Street and Hailsham Avenue.
(b) Amesbury Avenue, the westbound lane opposite Nos. 103 and 111 Amesbury Avenue.
(c) Hailsham Avenue, the southbound lane, from the junction of Amesbury Avenue to a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 6 and 8 Hailsham Avenue.
(2) to ban vehicles from parking, waiting, loading, and unloading and to suspend parking bays in:
(a) Amesbury Avenue, both sides, between Nos. 99 and 121 Amesbury Avenue.
(b) Hailsham Avenue, both sides, between Nos. 2 and 20 Hailsham Avenue.
(3) ban the left turn from Hailsham Avenue into Amesbury Avenue.
5. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available:
(1) Phase 1, and phase 3
(a) eastbound via A23 Streatham High Road, Leigham Court Road, Mount Nod Road, Hailsham Road, and
(b) westbound via Mount Nod Road, Leigham Court Road, A23 Streatham High Road, B221 Sternhold Avenue, B221 Thornton Avenue, Telford Avenue, A23 Streatham High Road, Barcombe Avenue and Emsworth Street.
(2) Phase 2
(a) Emsworth Street, Barcombe Avenue, Hillside Road and vice versa, (b) Hailsham Avenue, Amesbury Avenue, Emsworth Street, Barcombe Avenue and vice versa.
6. The bans will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
7. The Order comes into force on 21 July 2025 and continuesfor a maximum duration of 6 months, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 18 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON GRANTON ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate a water repair and maintenance works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth made an Order, the general effect of which will be in Granton Road, between the junctions of Abercairn Road and Meadfoot Road to ban vehicles from entering and to suspend parking, waiting, loading and unloading.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Meadfoot Road, Larbert Road and Abercairn Road and vice versa.
3. The bans will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order comes into force on 19 July 2025 and will continue for a maximum duration of 1 month, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 18 July 2025
Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON MEPHAM STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate bridge works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth made an Order, the general effect of will be in Mepham Street, the north arm, from the south-western kerb-line of Tenison Way, south-westward for 30 metres, to ban vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading between 22:00 and 05:00.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Mepham Street and (A301) Waterloo Road and Tenison Way.
3. The bans will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order comes into force on 28 July 2025 and would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON ATKINS ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate water repair and maintenance works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth made an Order, the general effect of which will be in:
2. Atkins Road, from the western kerb-line of Cavendish Road, eastward for 40 metres: (1) the westbound lane, ban vehicles from entering and suspend parking, waiting and loading and parking bays. (2) the north side, suspend parking, waiting and loading, and suspend the parking bays.
3. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Atkins Road, Clarence Avenue, the A205 Poynders Road, and Cavendish Road.
4. The bans will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
5. The Order comes into force on 23 July 2025 and continues for a maximum duration of 1 month, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 18 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON JUXON STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate bridge investigation works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an Order, the general effect of which would be in Juxon Street, from the north-western kerb-line of Ingram Close, north-westward for 42.5 metres to ban vehicles from entering and to suspend parking, waiting, loading and unloading.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Lambeth Walk, A3203 Lambeth Road, and Pratt Walk and vice versa.
3. The bans would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order would come into force on 31 July 2025 and would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 18 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON LEIGHAM VALE
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate bridge repair works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an Order, the general effect of which would be in Leigham Vale, between the junction of Kinfauns Road and the common boundary of Nos. 85 and 86 Leigham Vale, to ban vehicles from entering and to suspend parking, waiting, loading and unloading every night between 22:00 and 06:00.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Norwood Road, York Hill and Knollys Road and vice versa.
3. The bans would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order would come into force on 28 July 2025 and would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 18 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
Dated 25 July 2025 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON CRAWSHAY ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate water repair and maintenance works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an Order, the general effect of which would be in Crawshay Road, from the north-eastern kerb-line of Cowley Road, northeastward for 12 metres, to ban vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading. Access would be maintained for residents.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via (1) Eythorne Road, Cancell Road, Cowley Road and vice versa; (2) Cowley Road, Eleanor Road, Bramah Road and vice versa.
3. The bans would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order would come into force on 3 August 2025 and would continue for a maximum duration of 1 month, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner. In practice, the works are expected to be carried out between 09:30 and 14:30 on 3 August 2025, but if the works cannot be completed or carried out during that time the Order would also have effect at a subsequent time within the maximum period of 3 months.
Dated 18 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 16A
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES FOR PLAY STREET DAYS, CASEWICK ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable local residents/communities to hold special events (Play Street Days), the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth made an Order, the general effect of which will be to ban vehicles from entering, parking or loading and unloading between 2pm and 5pm in Casewick Road between the common boundary of Nos. 8 and 10 Casewick Road and the northeastern kerb-line of Tredwell Road on:(1) 26 July 2025; (2) 16 August 2025; (3) 20 September 2025; (4) 18 October 2025; (5) 14 March 2026; (6) 18 April 2026; (7) 16 May 2026; (8) 20 June 2026; (9) 18 July 2026.
2. The bans will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
Dated 18 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON STOCKPORT ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate gas main replacement works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth made an Order, the general effect of which will be in Stockport Road:
Phase 2:
vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading between the junctions of Hassocks Road and Greenock Road.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via:
(1) Phase 1: (a) Woodmansterne Road, Helmsdale Road and (b) Greenock Road, Helmsdale Road.
(2) Phase 2: (a) Woodmansterne Road, Helmsdale Road and (b) Hassocks Road, Helmsdale Road.
3. The bans will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order comes into force on 21 July 2025 and continues for a maximum duration of 2 months, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 18 July 2025 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
141 Denmark Road London Lambeth SE5 9LB Change of use of the ground floor and basement Barber Shop (Use Class E) into a 3bed duplex residential unit (Use Class C3), including the formation of a rear and front light-wells with new windows and railings, alteration to side and rear fenestration elevations,
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their views. If you wish to participate in the Inquiry virtually you should contact the Local Planning Authority (planningappeals@lambeth.gov.uk).
If you, or anyone you know has a disability and is concerned about facilities at the inquiry venue, you should contact the Council to confirm that suitable provisions are in place.
Documents relating to the appeal can be viewed at the Council offices by prior arrangement or on the Council website (20/01200/FUL & 20/01201/LB)
Where applicable, you can use the internet to see information and to check the progress of cases through GOV.UK. The address of the search page ishttps://www.gov.uk/appeal-planning-inspectorate
Information about the appeal will be available and kept updated on the website at – www.lambeth.gov.uk/planning-building-control/planning-applications/public-inquiry-dorchester-court
Contact point at the Planning Inspectorate: Robert Wordsworth Address: 3rd Floor, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Bristol, BS1 6PN Tel: Tel: 0303 444 5608 Email: robert.wordsworth@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/N5660/W/24/3356597 & APP/N5660/Y/24/3356876
By Jon Batham at the Kia Oval
SURREY BOOKED a home tie in the Vitality Blast knockout stages as they thrashed Somerset by 67 runs in the battle of the South Group’s top two at the Kia Oval.
Reece Topley (3-20) led the charge for wickets, while Jamie Overton, Sam Curran and Adam Zampa all got two apiece as Somerset collapsed from 73-2 to 134 all out in pursuit of 202 to win, Tom Kohler-Cadmore top-scoring with 38.
Earlier Will Jacks with 57 in 37 balls with four sixes provided the backbone of Surrey’s 201-6, Migael Pretorius the pick of the visitors’ attack with 1-28.
Jacks lofted the second ball of the match from England spinner Jack Leach into the crowd. Pace too got the treatment early on as Ryan Patel sent one from Riley Meredith over the ropes and Jacks planted the last ball of the over into the crowd at cow corner as 61 came from the powerplay.
Leach broke the stand a run later, luring Patel down the pitch to be stumped, but another six helped Jacks to 50 in only 30 balls as he and Jason Roy kept up the pressure with a secondwicket stand of 49.
Jacks’ departure lbw to Lewis Goldsworthy sparked a slump, the allrounder then castling Surrey skipper Sam Curran first ball.
Roy thumped another huge six and looked to be moving into overdrive, but when he under-clubbed another from Leach and found the hands of Tom Abell in the deep Surrey were 127-4.
Lawrence threatened to pick up from his century two days earlier with two maximums in a breezy 16-ball 32, but it needed a last-over six into the
By Jon Batham
ALICE MONAGHAN’S maiden
T20 half-century was the catalyst for Surrey’s 68-run win over struggling Somerset to all but clinch top spot in the qualifying table.
The Hampshire academy graduate, who missed part of the season with a broken finger struck four sixes in her 57 (32), sharing a stand of 85 for the fifth wicket with Emma Jones (34) in Surrey’s imposing 175-6. Chloe Skelton and Erin Vukusic took two wickets apiece for Somerset.
In the face of a brilliant fielding display in which Alice Capsey and Kalea Moore both took catches which had to be seen to be believed, Somerset were never in the hunt in reply, bowled out for 107 spinner Dani Gregory finishing with 4-13.
“It’s a very happy dressing-room. I feel like we have played really well the last few games,” Monaghan said.
sightscreen from Chris Jordan to set Somerset 202.
That target looked larger 15 balls into the chase when Topley splayed Tom Lammonby’s stumps with 13 on the board, but five fours from Jordan’s first over, four of them from the bat of Kohler-Cadmore put the Cidermen on the charge.
A collector’s item followed as Ben Foakes dropped Kohler-Cadmore on 20 from an attempted ramp off Topley.
In search of a momentum shift skipper Sam Curran brought himself on and struck immediately, Will Smeed
slapping the first delivery straight to cover.
A tight following over from Overton lifted the rate over 11, but KohlerCadmore’s response was to spank one from Zampa into the JM Finn Stand for 6. The Australian leg-spinner’s revenge was swift as three balls later KohlerCadmore skied a top edge into the gloves of Foakes.
And top edges were catching with Abell following suite from the bowling of Overton, Lawrence the catcher on this occasion.
As the rate soared, Overton caught and
bowled Tim Dixon and while skipper Lewis Gregory sent one from Sam Curran high into the seats, he perished trying to repeat the feat and Somerset collapsed.
"We were very good,” Overton said.
“The way Jacksy and Patsy set us off at the top said we'd come to play today. The chat in the changing room beforehand was we wanted to win the two powerplays and we did that pretty well.
"I think potentially we left a few out there with the bat, but I felt like we had enough. With our pace attack and with
“We gained a bit of momentum and a bit of confidence in being able to execute our skills and we have got a lot better at dealing with pressure.
“I was happy my batting went that way. We lost a couple of early wickets,
By John Kelly
ELLIE SCOTNEY
dedicated her
Madison Square Garden victory to a close friend who passed away in May.
Scotney defeated Mexican Yamileth Mercado on points to become the WBO, IBF and WBC super-
but me and Jonesy [Emma Jones] got a good partnership going which set us up.
“That’s Myers’ [head coach Johann Myburgh] philosophy to go in move well, play your game and be attacking.
“We pride ourselves on our fielding.
bantamweight world champion as she added to her perfect 11-0 professional record on the undercard of Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3 in New York, part of Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. Durham professional fighter Georgia O’Connor died from cancer at the age of just 25.
We’ve got such an athletic squad and you can win the game with fielding, so any catches, any runout opportunity or boundary save, everyone chucks themselves around and it really impacts the game.
Catford’s Scotney, 27, is one belt away from being an undisputed world champion.
"I have had a real test in the past few months as everyone knows. I lost my dear friend Georgia, so tonight was for her," Scotney said.
Zamps as well we feel we can pretty much confine any side to any score.
"In the last couple of years I've pretty much bowled in the middle, so that sort of stuff is my bread and butter and I feel quite natural and easy doing it.
"If you look at Somerset, they are normally very hot in the outfield, but it was one of those days where it didn't go quite there way and there were one or two miss-fields. But they are the benchmark we want to try and get up to and today was very good."
“Dani Gregory and wickets just come as a pair.”
Somerset all-rounder Amanda-Jade Wellington felt her side had done well. She said: “I think coming up against Surrey we know they are a strong side. I’m pretty proud of the way we bowled in the powerplay where we contained them really well.
“I thought Monaghan batted really well with Jones at the back end, but we were happy with their score which we thought was gettable on a Kia Oval wicket like this as batting here is beautiful.
“We didn’t put up a fight with the bat and it is pretty disappointing. If we’d got one or two partnerships at even a run a ball we could have stayed in the fight a little bit longer. In T20 cricket if you have one big over of around the 20-mark you are in with a chance, but we never really got that big over to continue the chase hard.”
Surrey host Bears at the Kia Oval this Friday at 6.30pm.
"She was 25 years old, she was a fighter and she lost her battle to cancer. Tonight, I made sure her name is remembered in Madison Square Garden."
Scotney dominated Mercado over ten rounds and just missed out on the £185,000 performance bonus, which went to Shadasia Green, who defeated Hartlepool’s Savannah Marshall.
Surrey are in Hove this Friday to take on Sussex Sharks at 6.30pm. Ellie dedicates win to close friend who passed away
By John Kelly
ENZO MARESCA gave an insight into the tactical masterclass that helped Chelsea stun Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 to become Club World Cup champions in New Jersey last weekend.
The Blues demolished a side that had beaten Inter Milan 5-0 in May’s Champions League final before 4-0 wins against Atletico and Real Madrid and a 2-0 victory against Bayern Munich in this tournament.
But Luis Enrique’s side didn’t know what hit them as Chelsea were 3-0 up at the break following Cole Palmer’s brace and Joao Pedro’s third goal in two games. Chelsea are world champions for a second time - after their victory over Brazil’s Palmeiras in 2021 - and will wear that crown for the next four years.
Chelsea blew the French champions away in the first half at the MetLife
Stadium, as they pressed high up the pitch putting their opponents under all sorts of pressure at the MetLife Stadium, all the more impressive given the 30 degree heat and high humidity.
Maresca revealed the weather was also a factor in determining how his side played.
“The idea was to go man-to-man,”
Maresca explained. “PSG are so good that if you give them time you are going to struggle. You have to press them very intensely. In the first ten minutes we were able to do it.
“In our ideal world we have to do that for 90 minutes but we knew because of the weather it was not possible to do it for a long time. But we tried to be very aggressive and not give them time.
Then on the ball we had some very good moments, we exploited the space that we planned, it was very good.
“I think PSG are a team that you either
press them high or you will be in trouble because they have so many talented players, if you give them time to link up and get the ball they are so good.
“I think we won the game in the first ten minutes and the message before the game was to make them understand that we are here to win the game. I think the first ten minutes the team was there. It probably set a little bit the tone of the game. Then again the quality of the players, the game plan, everything was good.”
Maresca went into further detail about the plan to negate PSG’s brilliant midfield trio of Joao Neves, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz, and put the Blues players into space.
Chelsea had Reece James and Moises Caicedo in midfield, with Enzo Fernandez in the number ten role and Palmer in his best position on the right of the attack.
Right-back Malo Gusto pushed on in support of Palmer, who produced two
near-identical left-footed finishes past Gianluigi Donnarumma into the bottomleft corner.
Maresca said: “They have three midfielders. Two of them were charged for Reece and for Moi, and Vitinha was charged for Enzo. Analysing them we saw that was a good opportunity to exploit that space.
‘We used Cole and Malo on that side to create a little bit of an overload. It was just one game plan, we try to use different game plans. We try to help the players to be in the position where they can give everything.
“Today it worked quite well but overall it has been the effort from all the team, all the players. I’m very happy especially for them because they deserve this moment.
“At the end of the day you can give a detailed plan to your players, but they need to execute it and they did that so well.”
By John Kelly
COLE PALMER said he was “a bit confused” that United States president Donald Trump was on stage for Chelsea’s Club World Cup trophy-lift.
Trump stood between captain Reece James and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, with Palmer standing behind them.
“I knew he was going to be here, but I didn’t know he was going to be on the stand when we lifted the trophy, so I was a bit confused,” Palmer said. Meanwhile, Palmer received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. His image also appeared in New York as part of Nike campaign featuring superstars Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland and Vinícius Júnior.
Palmer said: “I’ve seen the billboards in Times Square and outside of Madison Square Garden. It’s a nice feeling to be obviously alongside them type of players.”
By John Kelly
JIMMY DUNNE said it was a “really, really proud moment” after he was named the new club captain of Queens Park Rangers.
Centre-back Dunne, 27, takes over from previous skipper Steve Cook for head coach Julien Stephan’s first season in charge.
Ireland International Dunne has made 167 appearances and scored eleven goals since joining from Burnley in the summer of 2021.
"It’s a really, really proud moment,"
Dunne said. "My friends and family back home are all chuffed for me.
"I’m delighted that I'm still a QPR player alongside my mates, staff and people that I love. I feel just as valued as ever. The opportunity to lead the group is also an immensely proud moment.
"I've changed a lot as a person since I've come into the club. I was definitely a kid when I came here and the experiences with the different head coaches have definitely been very valuable.
"I definitely understand the game
a lot better than I did at the start. I'm less emotional in my decision-making than I was when I first came. But I'm still just as eager to win.
"I want to continue to improve and it's nice to have another head coach that wants to continue to help me with my development."
Cook, 34, will remain at Loftus Road after activating a contract extension last season.
Dunne added: “Thankfully, I have Steve around who handed the armband over to me and said a lot of nice things to the group about me. He
talked about how we can develop our leadership style together, because there are other experienced heads in the group.
“I’m grateful that Steve’s still around so I can learn a lot from him because he’s incredibly experienced, he’s led by example previously, so I’m going to try to take a leaf out of his book. That experience goes a long way when you want to take on someone’s advice. It’s coming from someone who’s been there and done it. It can go a lot further.
“But even just the guys a similar age to me, Jake [Clarke-Salter], Ilias
[Chair] and Fieldy [Sam Field], we’ve been through a lot together at the club – different head coaches, really tough times, some amazing moments.”
Dunne also had praise for QPR fans. He said: "They're the reason why I want to be here, because you can go your whole career and not feel really valued by a crowd.
"I've been lucky enough to find that at QPR and I didn't want to squander that. When the Loft is bouncing, when you're scoring in front of the Loft and when everyone's up on their feet singing, there's no better place to be."
By John Kelly at the Pinatar Arena
MILLWALL KICKED off their preseason friendly schedule in front of supporters with a 3-0 win over Northampton Town at the Pinatar Arena on Tuesday evening.
Mihailo Ivanovic headed Millwall in front from Adam Mayor’s right-wing corner in the third minute.
Luke Cundle added the second on 39 minutes after running through and firing high past goalkeeper Ross Fitzsimons.
Two substitutes combined eleven minutes from time as Josh Coburn finished first-time from Benicio Baker-Boaitey’s cross.
The Lions were impressive, clearly trying moves they had been practising on the training ground. They showed their Championship class against Kevin Nolan’s League One Cobblers, who offered very little in attack.
Millwall brought on Massimo Luongo at half-time and made a further ten substitutions an hour in.
Luongo, who was listed as ‘Trialist’ on Millwall’s team sheet, showed some neat touches in midfield, as would be expected
from someone who played eleven games in the Premier League last season for Ipswich Town.
Some of Ivanovic and Macaulay Langstaff’s link-up play was good. If Lions boss Alex Neil is going to play two up front as his favoured formation, it could offer Langstaff a chance.
Millwall fans also got a glimpse of BakerBoaitey’s quick feet and crossing ability as he aims to make an impact this season.
Of the substitutes in the second half, right-back George Beaumont arguably most impressed. He looks composed on the ball and knows how to pick the right pass.
It was still almost 30 degrees with 60 per cent humidity close to the 7pm kick-off local time, though mercifully there was a nice cool breeze blowing across the pitch.
The Lions wasted little time going in front. Cundle slipped Langstaff into the inside-right channel for a shot that was blocked. Mayor swung in the corner with pace and Ivanovic headed past Fitzsimons at the near post.
Millwall were easily the dominant side, and played some lovely one-touch football.
Goalkeeper George Evans drilled a low
ball into the centre-circle for Langstaff to combine with Cundle and Ivanovic.
Rafiq Lamptey showed some impressive footwork in midfield, at one point taking out two opponents after receiving the ball facing his own goal before quickly spinning. Millwall were zipping the ball around well and looking for opportunities to play out from the back, without being too risky.
Ivanovic seemed determined to get a hat-trick or more in his hour on the pitch. Although he will probably notice a Max Dyche-shaped elbow in the back of his neck tonight. Max has clearly learned a thing or two from his dad, former Millwall defender Sean.
Langstaff was also a man out to impress after a difficult first season in SE16. He headed just wide after Wes Harding had brilliantly controlled Casper De Norre’s pass before crossing.
Mayor was linking well with Sheldon Kendall down the left side of Millwall’s 4-42 formation. There is plenty of pace in this squad.
Evans had just one save before half-time as he comfortably got down to collect Cameron McGeehan’s shot. Although the 20-year-old stopper did have to be
alert after Elliott List broke into the box, Evans getting there a fraction ahead of the forward.
While Neil was happy with what he was seeing, Cobblers chief Nolan appeared to want to get on to the pitch to clobber a few of his players. To be fair, they did improve and finally had a good spell a half an hour in, McGeehan’s shot dragged wide of the near post the only thing they had to show for it, though.
Meanwhile, the Lions created chances much more easily but Langstaff couldn’t beat Fitzsimons from the edge of the box after Ivanovic had laid the ball off to his strike partner.
Millwall went 2-0 up with a move started by that drilled low pass from Evans into Langstaff in midfield. Langstaff flicked it first time around the corner for Ivanovic who headed on to invite Cundle to run from deep and finish past Fitzsimons.
There was an impressive Millwall attendance as it looked like a few hundred made the trip. During the first-half water break for the teams, a Lions supporter shouted, “Can we have a drink?” Stadium rules dictate no alcohol in the stands, so they had to wait another 20-plus minutes
to quench their thirst.
The second half was naturally scrappier, especially after Neil made those changes.
Two of the substitutes almost combined for a third only for Aidomo Emakhu to drag his shot wide of the right post from Coburn’s pass.
In a competitive game, Baker-Boaitey would surely have had a penalty after his shirt was pulled in the box.
But the winger made up for that disappointment by making space on the right and supplying a quality delivery for Coburn to tuck home from six yards.
Millwall: Evans (Crocombe, 60); Harding (Beaumont, 60), Tanganga (Leonard, 60), Cooper (Crama, 60), Mayor (Drake, 60); Cundle (Baker-Boaitey, 60), Lamptey (Luongo, 46), De Norre (Massey, 60), Kendall (Emakhu, 60); Langstaff (Howland, 60), Ivanovic (Coburn, 60).
Northampton: Fitzsimons (Burge, 46); Burroughs (Ireland, 84), Baldwin (Dyche 71), Dyche (Willis, 46), Hoskins (Dobson, 84), Perkins (Tomlinson, 84), Fornah (Campbell, 46), Wormleighton, Jacobs, McGeehan, List (Fornah, 75).
By John Kelly
CHARLTON ATHLETIC continued their ambitious summer recruitment drive with the signing of Joe Rankin-Costello from Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee.
Rankin-Costello has signed a fouryear deal to become boss Nathan Jones’s sixth signing of the transfer window.
The versatile Rankin-Costello, who can play in a number of positions in defence and midfield, had spent his entire career with Rovers after joining their academy in 2014. He made 132 appearances in all competitions,
including 115 the Championship, scoring six goals.
"The manager was really positive about the project and it made me want to come here straight away. I wanted a new challenge and I’m really excited to embrace it,” Rankin-Costello said.
Jones added: "We're really delighted to get Joe on board. He's a player I've watched for a number of years. He's a really versatile and technically excellent midfield player, with good energy and lots of Championship experience. He gives us real quality in the midfield areas, plus he can cover the wider areas as well.”
Meanwhile, popular men’s first-team player care Tracey Leaburn will leave
the club next month after ten years.
Leaburn supported players and staff and was recognised as one of the four winners of the supporter of the year award in 2020.
"It has been an incredibly difficult decision to leave the club, but after ten years, I feel the time is right for a new challenge,” Leaburn said.
“I have absolutely loved my time at Charlton and have had the pleasure of working with and meeting so many fantastic people. Charlton truly has a wonderful fanbase who have supported so much of what we’ve tried to achieve. Like them, I’m looking forward to cheering on the boys in the Championship."
Club chairman Gavin Carter added:
"We wish Tracey all the very best for the future. She has done an outstanding job during her time at Charlton, not only in her day-to-day responsibilities but also through the many ways she has gone above and beyond her role.
"In particular, she has been the driving force behind our pioneering match-day PSA testing initiative, which has saved many lives over the past eight years. This is something we are immensely proud of and will continue to support as a football club.
"While we are sad to see her go, Tracey will always be part of the Charlton community."
to be an Addick
By John Kelly
CHARLTON ATHLETIC have agreed a deal worth over £2m for Blackpool winger Rob Apter.
Apter, 22, is set to become the Addicks’ seventh signing of the summer as they continue their preparations for their return to the Championship.
Scotland under-21 international Apter has scored eight goals in 55 games for Blackpool.
Apter was set to have a medical this week before signing a longterm deal.
By John Kelly
Group, who are owned by John Textor.
CRYSTAL PALACE chairman Steve Parish said it was “an incredible travesty of justice” after the Eagles were demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League after Uefa said they had breached multi-club ownership rules.
Palace qualified for Europe’s second competition by winning the FA Cup, but their place there will now be taken by Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh in the Premier League last season.
In a saga that has dragged on all summer, Palace lost their place after Lyon had their relegation to the second tier of French football for financial irregularities overturned.
Lyon are owned by Eagle Football
Textor owns 45 per cent of Palace and Uefa rules say clubs under a multiownership structure cannot compete in the same competitions.
Lyon qualified for the Europa League after finishing sixth in Ligue 1 last season but were set to lose their place after their relegation. They are now back in. If clubs are part of a multiownership structure, league finishes decide which club qualifies for the European competition.
Textor has agreed to sell his stake to United States businessman and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson. But clubs had until March 1 to resolve any ownership issues. Nottingham Forest’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, who also owns Greek club Olympiacos, placed his Forest shares in a blind trust
before that deadline, when both clubs were still in with a chance of qualifying for the Champions League.
Uefa said last week it was satisfied with its decision to demote Palace after an “assessment of the documentation submitted” by Palace and Lyon.
“It’s an incredible travesty of justice,” Parish said. “We’re not part of a multiclub organisation. [Uefa president] Aleksander Ceferin stood on a platform of supporting small clubs. We stood together with the Super League because I wanted to maintain that dream. I didn’t want a competition where clubs like us were locked out.
“Maybe if we weren’t Crystal Palace, if we were a different club, [Uefa’s investigation] wouldn’t have even got this far.”
Parish was asked it he thought Palace
By Will Scott
MILLWALL HAVE completed the signing of Chelsea leftback Zak Sturge for an undisclosed fee.
Sturge has signed a long-term deal with the club.
The 21-year-old first joined the Lions on loan in the January transfer window and made five appearances in all competitions, starting the final three games of the season.
Sturge started his career at Cre8tive Football Academy before joining Brighton & Hove Albion’s academy in 2019. He then moved to Chelsea in 2022, where he trained with the first team and made five appearances for their under-21s side in the EFL Trophy.
The former England under-18s international went out on loan to League One side Peterborough in the 2023-24 season, making fifteen appearances.
"We're so pleased to bring Zak in on a permanent basis," Millwall Director of Football Steve Gallen told the club's website.
"He came in on loan in January and whilst we knew how good of a player he was, Joe Bryan was playing exceptionally well and therefore Zak was unable to get many opportunities on the pitch.
"When he did come in, though, he was excellent. He played in the last three games of the season and was very good, too. Everyone knows Zak now and how he is a player; he has a great left foot and loves to get forward, but he is also good in one-v-one situations defensively.
fans blamed him for the debacle. He said: “I don’t care. If you get into this and you’re worried about what people think of you…there’s 10 per cent of the fans that always hate you. I paid off debt, I helped the academy. I think that the smart Crystal Palace fan knows that I’m a guy who showed up and helped.”
Palace can appeal the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
"It's a bad day for football,” Parish said last week after the decision was revealed. It's a terrible injustice. I do believe nobody want to see this. I don't think Uefa wants to see this. We've been locked out of a European competition on the most ridiculous technicality.
“Supporters of all clubs should be devastated for us."
"He is also a very good personality around the training ground and is a good signing for the club - it shows the direction that we're going in."
