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‘PEDICABS REGULATION TO COME IN NEXT YEAR’
By Adrian Zorzut Local Democracy Reporter
TRANSPORT FOR London (TfL) is pressing ahead with plans to regulate pedicabs in London for the first time.
The transport authority published a report on its consultation to regulate rickshaws in the capital showing 75 per cent of respondents did not feel safe in one.
Some 95 per cent of respondents said pedicab drivers should be required to pass UK criminal background checks, bringing them into line with taxi and private hire vehicle drivers while 97 per cent said drivers should have appropriate insurance in place to carry passengers.
The consultation, which took place earlier this year, and received 7,500 responses, also found 96 per cent of respondents –more than 2,400 comments – were about music coming from the vehicles.
Some 85 per cent felt pedicabs fares were too expensive while 25 per cent said they should be banned. The responses are now being used to develop policy proposals in London which will be subject to further consultation later this year. Pedicabs in the capital are currently unregulated and new regulation could come into force in 2026
Will Norman, London’s walking and cycling commissioner, said: “Pedicabs should be a fun and sustainable way to explore what our city has to offer, but without regulation some drivers are behaving unsafely or anti-socially and charging extortionate prices.
“The Mayor and I have always been clear that regulation is needed to ensure pedicabs can operate safely in London, and this report shows that Londoners agree. We’re looking forward to pressing on with next steps and further consultation, with a view to introducing regulation next year, as we build a fairer and safer London for everyone.”
Simon Thomas, executive chairman of the Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square and long-time campaigner, said: “We’re cheering, because we’re another step forward to stopping people being ripped off by the pedicab community who, in the main, bleed London and its visitors dry.
“They park where they want. Charge what the want. Have no respect for the reputation of this great city. The sooner they have to abide by some rules, like those who operate cabs, buses, trains, the better.”
Tim Lord, chair of the Soho Society,
claimed authorities have known pedicabs are unregulated since 2003 and failed to act. He said: “While residents and businesses will welcome the results of TFL consultation not a single result will be much of a surprise to anyone who lives or works here.
“Since the new legislation came into effect in 2024 we had hoped TFL might have taken action in months not years. This latest consultation, while a welcome step in the right direction, does not yet constitute meaningful action that will make a difference to London’s visitors and residents.”
Tim, who has campaigned for an out-right ban, added: “It remains unclear, even now, whether TFL thinks a pedicab can ever be a safe form of public transport like a taxi or bus is. In our view, pedicabs will never be as safe as a taxi no matter how may rules you have and urgent action should be taken now – not consultations about the obvious
A staggering 75% cent of respondents said they did not feel safe using a pedicabs
and yet further kicking of the issue down the road.”
It is understood enforcing new regulations would be led by TfL, with costs recoverable through pedicab licence fees.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service went undercover in November 2023 and found drivers charging £50 for a 10-minute journey.
An American tourist was charged £250 for a five-minute ride while in August last year, Westminster City Council claimed passengers were being charged close to £500 for 10-minute trips across the West End . The Pedicabs (London) Act received its Royal Assent in April last year and enables TfL to regulate fares and improve safety standards, bringing pedicabs into line with other forms of transport.
Councillor Aicha Less, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children and Public Protection at Westminster City Council,
said: “We look forward to seeing Transport for London’s proposals for regulating pedicabs. This is a long-overdue step towards tackling the disruption pedicabs cause, particularly in busy areas like the West End.
“Pedicabs have operated without proper oversight for too long, bringing noise, safety risks, and rip-off fares to Westminster’s streets.
“A proper licensing scheme for pedicabs can’t come soon enough. We will back TfL every step of the way to get this done quickly and make sure the voices of residents, businesses and visitors are heard loud and clear.”
Rachel Blake, MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, said: “I am encourages by this progress with clamping down on pedicabs. We need to see the regulations implemented urgently and I will continue to push TfL on this timeline.”
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By Issy Clarke
A 22-YEAR old drama student from Elephant and Castle is hosting a brand new podcast series which shines a light on the experiences of British veterans involved in the 1948 Berlin Airlift.
The four-part series, titled ‘The Veterans’ Voice: Berlin Airlift’, features interviews with RAF personnel who flew supply missions into West Berlin during the Soviet blockade of 1948–49, the Cold War’s first major international crisis. Over 11 months, British and Allied forces flew in more than 2.3 million tonnes of food, coal and supplies to prevent the city’s collapse.
Most of the interviews were recorded by Legasee, a military veterans’ charity, between 2013 and 2014, and many of those featured have since passed away. Alfie said part of his motivation to host the series was to bring their stories to the younger generation, many of whom have no idea about the heroics of their ancestors.
“It hit me that this might be the last chance for their stories to reach people like me” said Alfie. “That made it feel like more than a podcast, it’s a responsibility.”
Alfie was inspired to learn more about the past after speaking with his 94-yearold grandmother, Maureen. Despite not having studied history since he was 14 years old, he felt a deep sense of connection with his family’s military history – despite the fact that many of his older relatives died before he was able to ask them about their experiences. He said: “I never imagined I’d be fronting something like this, it’s my first professional role since graduating drama school, but it became personal very quickly. These stories aren’t just history, they’re about people like my family.
“My great-grandad Stanley was a sergeant in the Cheshire Regiment. He trained in the New Forest and we think he may have been in Normandy. On my dad’s
BERLIN AIRLIFT
side, my nan and grandad met working at the Royal Ordnance Factory in Crayford, they got married in 1941. I never really got to talk to them properly about any of it. My grandad died before I was born, and my nan passed away when I was 12.”
Alfie’s passion for military history has also been inspired by his girlfriend, Hannah, who volunteers weekly as a civilian instructor with the Combined Cadet Force. Alfie said: “Watching her work with young people and helping
them build skills, confidence, and a sense of service, made me realise how relevant all of this still is. The military values she’s passing on are part of the same story these veterans lived.”
He added: “These were people my age, late teens and early twenties, flying through freezing skies, facing mechanical failures, exhaustion and political tension. But when you hear them speak, it’s not just about war. It’s about friendship, fear and duty. I want people to hear these
On Sunday July 6 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. the event will
voices and understand they were just like us, only in a totally different world.”
Executive Producer Martin Bisiker, founder of Legasee Educational Trust, said: “We’ve spent years collecting these powerful interviews. What Alfie brings is a genuine emotional link, not just to the veterans, but to the generation that needs to hear them. With his voice at the centre, this podcast has the power to make history feel real again.”
The Veterans’ Voice: Berlin Airlift was
made possible with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, supporting Legasee’s mission to preserve the stories of British veterans before they are lost forever.
The Veterans’ Voice: Berlin Airlift is available on all major podcast platforms, with new episodes released weekly. The series is accompanied by a digital archive of filmed interviews, available through Legasee Educational Trust’s website.
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The event is free and open to the public.
Date: Saturday, July 6
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Bermondsey Square, London, SE1 3FD
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By Abigail Finney
ANYONE INTERESTED in space travel can spend an evening in Bermondsey this July with astronaut Ricky Arnold, Hear all about Arnold’s experiences in space and NASA as he discusses his career at King's College London's lecture theatre on Newcomen Street.
As an astronaut, he has lived on the International Space Station, lived underwater for NASA’s NEEMO 13 mission and completed five spacewalks.
The event includes a meet & greet experience, discussions on muscling in on space and space experiments with Julie Keeble, Director of Biological Services at King's College London and Chief Scientist at ISSET.
The highlight will be Arnold’s presentation “From Earth to Space.”
Date: Wednesday, July 9
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, New Hunt's House, Newcomen Street, King's College London, London SE1 1YR
Tickets: £15-25
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By Abigail Finney
BERMONDSEY SQUARE are back hosting Jazz Days throughout the summer, but
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feature live jazz, salsa dancing and an LGBTQ+ community choir.
One of the veterans who was interviewed for the podcast, Dick Arscott
Ricky Arnold
Alfie Depp
Royce and Irene – Alfie’s paternal grandparents.
Food
courts and bar will take over what was once dubbed
Cardboard City
By Evie Flynn
LAMBETH COUNCIL has agreed to transform the unused area by the BFI IMAX Cinema in Waterloo into a 1,200 capacity food court, bar and event space.
Set to open in phases from December 2025, plans have been made to create a cultural venue next to South Bank.
Lambeth Council has agreed to lease the unused area to Thrale Investments, the team who created Flat Iron Square and Vinegar Yard near London Bridge station.
The venue, with a food court, bar and event space, will be able to accommodate up to 1,200 visitors.
In the 1980s and 1990 the sub-terrain space was known as Cardboard City as huge sways of homeless people camped out on the site until it was redeveloped for the IMAX.
This latest project is part of a larger Lambeth Council initiative, the Waterloo Station Vision. This sets out a series of long-term aspirations for the area around Waterloo station. All projects plan to improve the station itself and the surrounding areas, promoting easier travel and to support the local economy.
EBERECHI EZE CHECKS OUT HIS MURAL ON THE UK'S MOST FOOTBALL-MAD ESTATE
EXCLUSIVE
By Issy Clarke
RESIDENTS OF ‘Britain’s most patriotic estate’ were delighted last Thursday after they received a visit from Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze.
The footballer, 26, who grew up in Greenwich, spent over an hour at the Kirby Estate signing t-shirts, jumpers and football boots and posing for photos.
Eze was honoured with a mural on the Kirby Estate, on Southwark Park Road in Bermondsey, after he was called up to play for England in the 2024 Euro’s. Chris Dowse, who lives there, told us:
“You couldn’t have asked for a more humble, down to earth fellow.
“He spent as long as it took to sign everyone’s autograph – he signed people’s muddy football boots, jumpers…
My little boy showed him his highlights reel from the last season and he took his time looking at that. He was playing keepie-uppies with another little boy. He posed for photos with absolutely everyone.
“My reaction was just: ‘woah, this is happening’. This just doesn’t happen to people like us on this estate. But (Eze) was also humbled – he couldn’t believe it had happened to him.”
Last year, residents were taken aback after Eze’s family surprised them with
a visit to the estate to see the mural. Although Eze couldn’t be there in person, he joined from Germany via FaceTime.
The artwork, done by street artist Mr Meana in conjunction with Murwalls, was commissioned after Eze was called up for the Euro 2024 squad.
Chris added: “When we chose Eze, we wanted someone who was local. Eze grew up in Greenwich, he attended The John Roan School in Blackheath. He was at Millwall (as a youth player) when he was a kid. It just felt right to have Eze because he’s a local lad.”
“We’ve had backlash from some Millwall supporters” admitted Chris, who is a Liverpool fan himself. “But for us on the estate it’s never been about the clubs,
it’s about the country. And because he plays for England, that means more for us than anything else.”
The Kirby Estate shot to fame thanks to its tradition of covering the building in England flags, earning it the sobriquet ‘Britain’s most patriotic estate’. In 2018, a video went viral of their sea of England flags, garnering over 6.5 million views. Last year, residents warned the tradition was under threat due to the soaring cost of flags.
Despite these financial challenges, the custom remains alive, with the estate already wrapped in St George’s flags ahead of England’s first match of the 2025 Euros against Zurich this Saturday 5 July.
Walworth man who killed ‘gentle and kind’ charity worker by punching him at underground station sentenced to eight years
By Issy Clarke
A ‘REMORSELESS’ man who punched a charity worker while coming out of Southwark tube station, leaving him with critical brain injuries, has been jailed for eight years for manslaughter.
Rakeem Miles, 23, from Walworth landed the blow on ‘gentle and kind’ Samuel Winter, 28 on Thursday 22 August 2024.
On Tuesday, June 24 he was sentenced at Inner Crown Court to eight years behind bars, and must serve just under five and a half years’ imprisonment before he will be eligible for parole.
The court heard how, at around 9.30pm, 28-year-old Samuel arrived at the station having travelled on the eastbound Jubilee line. Miles had also been travelling on the same service, however he and Samuel
were in different carriages and had not interacted.
As Samuel exited the station, he walked up the escalator, brushing past Miles before continuing to walk. Miles reached for Samuel who continued to walk ahead while Miles remained in the same spot.
Samuel passed through the barrier line and headed out of the exit stairs, with Miles following a few seconds later, shouting after him.
Miles then reached out to Samuel, grabbing him from behind, ripping his top in two as he pulled Samuel to face him and punched him once in the head before leaving him collapsed on the stairs.
Paramedics attended and Samuel received CPR before he was taken to hospital with a critical brain injury.
Meanwhile, British Transport Police had been made aware and an investigation was launched.
Following overnight enquiries, it was discovered that Miles had used the same card to top up his Oyster card in a shop near the station the day before.
Officers investigating attended the shop on the morning of 23 August when a member of staff informed them Miles had just left the shop. He was found outside
and arrested on suspicion of Grievous Bodily Harm.
Sadly, on the evening of Saturday 24 August, Samuel died at hospital with his family by his side.
Senior Investigating Officer Detective Chief Inspector Paul Attwell said: “Though nothing can bring Samuel back, I hope
today’s sentencing allows his family some small measure of comfort as they continue to grieve for him.
“Samuel’s family described him as gentle and kind, and he will be sorely missed by all those who love him. We reiterate our requests to give the family privacy at such a difficult time.
“It only took one punch from Miles to end Samuel’s life and forever change the lives of those around him.
“He showed no remorse for his action, leaving Samuel at the station and continuing on with his evening.
“The quick-time and thorough investigation by the teams involved meant Miles was identified and apprehended quickly.
“There is zero tolerance for violence on the railway and I’d like to thank my team for their hard work and determination to secure justice for Samuel’s family.”
Samuel Winter
Rakeem Miles, 23
Eze with the 'ninjas' responsible for covering the estate in England flags
Eze with Chris's son Ralph, holding a trophy he won from his local football team
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WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE TUSTIN ESTATE AND WHY IS IT BEING DEMOLISHED?
By Issy Clarke
THE TUSTIN Estate, at the corner of Ilderton Road and the Old Kent Road, is currently in the middle of a mammoth regeneration project, with building work set to last for more than a decade.
At a time when most housing news in London appears uniformly bleak, the redevelopment of the Tustin appears to be a rare bright spot in the capital's redevelopment landscape.
Unlike many regeneration projectsnotably, Peckham's Aylesham Centre and the Canada Water Masterplan, both of which are expected to provide a meagre 12 and 10 per cent respectively of affordable homes - the Tustin redevelopment will lead to a significant uplift in the number of socially rented properties on the site.
WHAT ARE THE PROPOSALS?
In 2022, developer Bouygues UK obtained outline planning permission –a decision on the general principle – to bulldoze part of the estate and rebuild 690 new homes across twelve buildings, delivered in four phases over 10 years. This came after a resident's ballot, in which people living on the estate were presented with four options for the site. The alternatives to demolition included partially demolishing the estate, infilling sections of it with additional towers, and
maintaining the existing buildings. The majority voted in favour of demolishing and rebuilding the entire estate.
The majority of the 522 units on the old Tustin Estate are council-owned, with a handful of privately owned properties purchased under the Right-to-Buy policy of the 1980s.
The redevelopment will lead to the creation of 355 social rent homes and the demolition of 202 - a net increase of 153 socially rented properties.
Of the 690 new homes:
● 355 will be new social rent homes (compared to the previous 202 socially rented)
● 17 homes will be for ‘returning leaseholders’ (current residents moving into new homes on the estate)
● 27 will be shared equity homes
● 98 will be intermediate-rent homes for key workers (intermediate rent is set between social and market rents)
● 220 will be private homes to help fund the Tustin Estate Renewal
Out of the new social rent homes, 143 will be one-bed, 82 will be two-bed, 87 will be three-bed, thirty will be four-bed and three will be five-bed.
That compares to an astonishing 60 studio flats in the current estate, thirty onebeds, 25 two-beds and 87 three-beds.
The developer also obtained permission to rebuild Pilgrim’s Way primary school,
shops on the estate and redevelop the green space, while refurbishing the terraced houses on Manor Grove, many of which are in a state of disrepair.
230 flats in Tustin Towers, to the east of the estate, have also recently been refurbished as part of a separate scheme and will be unaffected by the regeneration project.
HOW FAR ALONG IS THE PROJECT?
Phase 1 of the plans received detailed planning permission in 2022, with building work due to be finished later this year.
In 2022, Ullswater House and Hillbeck
Close blocks, which contained 72 properties, were demolished, making way for the construction of 167 new homes for council tenants and leaseholders.
The council recently granted detailed planning permission for Phase 2 of the redevelopment, which will involve the demolition of the Kentmere and Heversham blocks and the construction of four new buildings containing 295 homes to the east of the estate. 151 of these will be affordable, with 144 private tenure homes.
WHAT ABOUT THE CURRENT TENANTS?
When the development received planning permission, the council said that all current council tenants would have a right to return to the estate in a flat with the same number of bedrooms.
Tenants in Ullswater and Hillbeck had
to move into nearby council housing when these blocks were demolished and construction work on Phase 1 got underway. These residents will be moving into their new homes later this year when building work on the first batch of new housing is complete.
But the Masterplan has largely been designed to ensure that the majority of Tustin residents will only have to move once - from their current home straight into their new home.
The small number of renters on the estate who rent their properties from leaseholders are being supported by Southwark Council's housing options scheme who can advise them on finding another place to rent.
WHAT DOES 'SHARED EQUITY' MEAN?
Twenty-seven of the homes on the regenerated estate will be 'shared equity' homes - new properties provided for existing leaseholders on the Tustin Estate.
This model is designed to ensure that all leaseholders are able to choose where in the new build blocks they would like to move in, even where the value is higher than that of their previous home.
Where this is the case, the council will 'gift' the difference in equity, which the leaseholder can then choose to pay offalthough there is no obligation for them to do so.
This means that the council will own a portion of the property's equity, so when the leaseholder sells, they will do so at a discounted percentage of the market value.
WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL?
Part of the original masterplan involved the construction of a new building for Pilgrim’s Way primary school on Manor Grove.
This will be part of Phase 3 of the development which will start when Phase 2 ends - which probably won't be before 2029.
The developer will work on detailed design proposals for the new school in the coming years and will complete the new school building before the demolition of the existing school.
WHEN WILL THE ENTIRE PROJECT BE FINISHED?
The short answer is - not for a while.
In the original Masterplan was submitted, Phase 4 was predicted to have finished by 2028 - but given that Phase 1 is still not finished, it is highly unlikely to hit that deadline.
Phase 3 isn't expected to be underway before 2029 at the earliest - so while it's hard to know when exactly the entire project will be complete, it certainly won't be any time soon.
BRAND NEW NETFLIX SERIES FEATURING KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL SET TO DROP ON OUR SCREENS
By Issy Clarke
KING’S COLLEGE Hospital is set to feature in a brand new Netflix documentary which lifts the lid on what it is like to work for the major trauma team.
The series, titled Critical: Between Life and Death, will follow the hospital’s trauma teams who care for patients in their most urgent hour of need.
During filming, 40 cameras were embedded across the London Major Trauma System for three weeks – the network of hospitals, air ambulances and paramedics who are responsible for treating the 12,000 people who experience traumatic injuries each year.
The series will explore he life-saving interventions, the real-life stories of injured patients, as well as the personal, emotional toll on those who are at the front line of saving lives, where every second counts.
In April 2010, London became the first area in the UK to implement a regional major trauma system, ensuring the highest-quality care for its population of 10 million people. Since then, the Major Trauma Network has established a world-leading reputation for improving survival of the most seriously injured patients.
It is a unique network of 39 hospitals, led by Major Trauma Centres at King’s College Hospital together with St Mary’s Hospital, The Royal London Hospital and
In 2010 the first regional major trauma system was introduced in London to ensure the highest-quality care of its 10 million population
George’s Hospital, alongside 35 Major Trauma Units.
The network also comprises emergency response teams, including London Ambulance Service, London’s Air Ambulance and Air Ambulance
Charity Kent Surrey Sussex.
Mr Ibraheim El-Daly, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at King’s, who features in Critical: Between Life and Death, said: “The London
Trauma System provides access to round-the-clock, expert, life-saving care to those who need it, bringing key clinical specialities together to give the most seriously unwell patients the very best chance of survival and a meaningful recovery. I am very proud to be a part of it.”
Dr Malcolm Tunnicliff, Clinical Director for Major Trauma and Consultant in Emergency Medicine at King’s, added,
“The major trauma service at King’s treats some of the most unwell patients in south-east England. From injuries sustained in road traffic accidents and falls to stab wounds and serious assaults, our team of specialists are here 24/7 to care for the critically injured patients who need us most.”
All episodes of Critical: Between Life and Death will be available to watch on Netflix from 23 July.
Opening
Merry Wives of Windsor’
By Abigail Finney
MAKE YOUR way to Bankside this week for an evening of drama, scandal, and laughter as Shakespeare's Globe stages it's latest adaptation of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'.
The comedic romp following Falstaff from the Henry IV plays takes the audience through a twisty turns through a twotiming love story.
Hoping to gain wealth, Falstaff tries (and fails) to seduce two rich married women, but when they discover his plot the women join hands in revenge.
Opening on July 4, Globe associate director Sean Holmes brings yet another comedy to life.
Tickets: £10 - £80
Book:https://www.shakespearesglobe. com/whats-on/
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George Fouracres as Falstaff
Try over 800 beers at London Craft Beer Festival
By Abigail Finney
COMING TO Magazine London on July 18 and 19, the London Craft Beer Festival offers 800 types of beer all in one ticket.
If you want to try beer from all over the world from over 100 breweries, this festival located in Greenwich is the best way to do it.
Featuring everything from Orion to small local breweries, there’s a perfect pint for everyone. The experience includes the opportunity to speak with the vendors about the ingredients and brew process as you sip.
Also featuring food spots and live performances, this event allows for a full day of entertainment.
Upon arrival, you’ll be given a cup that is yours to fill up throughout your session.
However, it is up to you to keep your wits about you as vendors will not serve you if you've over-indulged.
You can purchase tickets for the full weekend for £198, but there are also afternoon and evening sessions on both days for £64.50. With a group? Save money by purchasing group tickets and have a great time with your friends or family.
On the other hand, this event is strictly for those over the age of 18, so hold off on bringing young children. Your furry friends will also not be permitted to join in on the excitement.
Not to worry if you need gluten free or vegan options, finding drinks will be a breeze at several of the featured breweries. For those more interested in a cocktail than a pint, there are paid options for you as well.
Primary pupils are traders for the day
By Dunya Simões
PUPILS FROM seven Southwark primary schools will be setting up shop at Borough Market today (Thursday, July 3), selling their own harvested fruit and vegetables.
John Ruskin Primary School, Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park and St James’ CE Primary School are taking part in Young Marketeers Summer Market Day, where young traders will be running stalls selling fruit and vegetables they
have grown in school gardens earlier this year.
Founded in 2011 and now in its 14th year, the 'young marketeers' programme is a collaboration between charity School Food Matters and the Borough Market trust,
Founder of School Food Matters
Stephanie Slater said: “We want every child to understand that food begins in the soil, not on a supermarket shelf. There's no better way to bring that to life than by giving children the chance to
grow their own fruit and vegetables at school.”
The children have also received expert advice on developing their communication skills and what it means to operate a business.
All proceeds from the Young Marketeers’ stall are to be donated to redistribution charity Plan Zheroes, who have been repurposing Borough Market’s excess food for almost a decade.
The Young Marketeers Summer Market Day will run from 11am until 1:30pm.
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DLR EXTENSION TO THAMESMEAD TAKES MAJOR STEP FORWARD City police chase and catch thief
The cost of extending the DLR under a new tunnel has been pegged at £1.7 billion, but is as yet unfunded
By Issy Clarke
SADIQ KHAN’S proposal to extend the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Thamesmead has moved forward, after a second public consultation opened last week.
The project would see the DLR extended south of Gallions Reach, with the construction of a new station called Beckton Riverside, with a new terminus south of the Thames.
On Monday June 23, transport secretary Heidi Alexander expressed
her support for the next round of consultation.
According to Transport for London, the extension would slash the time it takes to get from Thamesmead to Stratford from 50 minutes to half an hour. It would also make it possible to get to Tottenham Court Road in half an hour - half the time it currently takes.
The cost of extending the DLR under a new tunnel has been pegged at £1.7 billion. The project is currently unfunded, but TfL claim it would lead to the construction of 30,000 new
homes and 10,000 jobs.
Alex Williams, Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, said: “The case to extend the DLR from Gallions Reach to Thamesmead via Beckton Riverside is clear as it provides a crucial opportunity to create new homes, jobs and economic growth by linking two major growth areas with two new accessible stations.
“It’s really important to get feedback from those who may benefit from the extension in future, as this will help shape the scheme as we progress through to the next stages
SOUTH LONDON BRIDGE PLAN REJECTED
By Charlotte Lillywhite Local Democracy Reporter
PLEAS TO build a bridge over the River Thames linking residents to a popular South London park have been rejected.
Kingston Council dismissed a petition to install a footbridge connecting Surbiton to Bushy Park, near Hampton Court Palace, which was signed by 907 residents before being submitted in December last year.
Sanjeev Basi (pictured), who lives in Surbiton, started the petition after becoming frustrated by the “incovenience of current routes” to Bushy Park and Hampton Court. He told the council’s place committee on June 24 this caused traffic congestion and put people off from visiting the attractions.
The petition outlined how building a bridge from Surbiton to Bushy Park would
boost footfall, help local businesses, raise property values, slash congestion and attract tourism. It called on the council to carry out a feasibility study to investigate the possibility of building the bridge.
The petition said: “The current routes from Surbiton to Bushy Park and Hampton Court are inconvenient and limit the area’s potential for growth. A footbridge would address these issues by offering a direct, safe, and scenic route, while unlocking commercial, environmental, and community benefits for the entire region.”
It added: “A footbridge would transform the area into a more cohesive destination for tourists, allowing easier exploration of Surbiton, Bushy Park, and Hampton Court Palace. Visitors would have the convenience of accessing all three areas without lengthy detours or the need for car travel.”
But council officers rejected the petition, as they said they could not justify setting aside significant resources to investigate the proposal in a new report. Designing and building the bridge would be difficult, the report said, as it would need to be high enough to allow boats to pass safely below, while the council would need to come to agreements with private landowners on either side.
The report added that while there was no direct route over the Thames from Bushy Park, there were still “numerous alternative routes and sustainable travel options available”. It confirmed the council did not consider it feasible to asses “the wider need, demand and potential usability of such a proposal to substantiate any of the benefits” outlined in the petition.
Councillors also argued the proposal was not feasible at the meeting on June
By Issy Clarke
A THIEF who swiped a bag from the ground outside a pub on Canon Street has been jailed for four months.
26-year-old Emad Lechhed, of no fixed abode, was chased down by plain clothes officers and caught five minutes later - who returned the bag to its owner before he even realised it was missing. Police officers clocked onto the Lechhed after he was seen acting suspiciously outside the pub on Cannon Street at around 9.30 pm on Thursday, 12 June.
of planning.” It comes after the proposal to extend the Bakerloo line experienced a disappointing setback after the government failed to announce funding for the project in the June spending review.
London’s other big transport initiative in the pipeline, the West London Orbital, was also neglected in the spending review.
The consultation on the DLR extension is open from 23 June to 17 August. The public can respond to the consultation here: haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk
24, although they praised Mr Basi’s idea. Lib Dem councillor Roger Hayes said it was the third time he had seen such a proposal come forward, with the last time being 25 years ago.
“It remains a beautiful idea, but I’m also afraid it remains an utterly impractical one,” Councillor Hayes said.
They watched as he picked up a bag from the ground and nonchalantly walked off with it. Officers saw him steal the bag and immediately sprang into action, running after the thief. The suspect dropped the bag during the chase.
Lechhed was caught and arrested on London Bridge, just five minutes of committing the offence.
Inspector Dan Green, of the Proactive Acquisitive Crime Team at the City of London Police, said: “The stolen bag, and the contents, was soon returned to the owner, before they knew it was stolen. The victim was full of praise for our officers when he got his bag back so quickly and we made an arrest.
“This is another fantastic result from our plain-clothed officers. “Our warning to criminals; don’t come into the City to steal bags. If you do, you risk being spotted by our plain-clothed officers, who will track you down, arrest you and bring you to justice.”
Lechhed was sentenced to four months in jail and has been handed a Criminal Behaviour Order banning him from entering the City for two years.
The Proactive Acquisitive Crime Team focuses on crimes such as theft of bags, phone snatches and shoplifting.
The dedicated team is successfully bringing criminals, who prey on those out in the City, to justice and proactive arrests are disrupting those involved in serious organised crime.
IS MAURICE THE OLDEST STUDENT IN SOUTH LONDON?
“If I didn’t have Morley College in my life, I’d be a shadow of the man I am.”, says mature student Maurice Moeri
By Lily Erwood
YOU'D BE surprised to hear that despite being well into his 80's Maurice Moeri is not the oldest student at Waterloo's Morley College - there is a 93-year-old lady in his weekly printmaking class.
We met with Maurice ahead of an exhibition where he was showcasing his work at the college's gallery on Westminster Bridge Road.
Maurice is one of the college's 'Lifelong Learners' and pays just £500 a year. He has been going to Morley for 25 years, but even when he started in the year 2000 he was an old hand.
The retired printmaker from Cheam insists that he is by no means exceptional: "There is a 93-year-old woman in one of the other classes who travels down from Bath every Monday," he told us.
“If I didn’t have Morley College in my life, I’d be a shadow of the man I am.”
Maurice said. “I do it for the love of it.”
Maurice already led an impressive and extensive career in the printmaking trade, prior to Morley.
After the second world war, Maurice like many of his generation did National Service. He was posted to Singapore and once demobbed he embarked upon a six-year apprenticeship that led him to a job at the Barclay & Fry factory on Great Guildford Street, in Borough. The factory printed labels for Fry chocolates and bills for Barclay's bank.
His tour of duty in the Far East had given him a taste for the trade as he assisted with printing a newspaper in Singapore and even got a medal for it.
Though printmaking sustained Maurice’s career for decades, he actually found it boring. “There was a lack of creativity in printing labels for tin cans, and later printing cheques for
and welcoming environment that his classmates and teachers have cultivated involving coffee and inter-generational socialising is a bonus to his experience.
major banks”, he said. When he was eventually made redundant he decided to take up the classes. Barclay and Fry became Metal Box factory and it is now a Caravan restaurant. The short courses have provided an outlet to channel the creativity missing from his time at the printing and manufacturing firm.
In a recent video produced by the college Maurice discusses a technique borrowed from his lithography days at Barclay & Fry which involves layering three primary colours on top of each other to achieve a richer depth in the finished print.
Printmaking is just one of many short
courses continuously running at Morley College’s Waterloo Centre. The adult education centre offers an extensive range of classes – the options stretch across 56 pages on their website – from printmaking and sculpture to kathak dancing and flash fiction.
Maurice told us that the sociable
The students recently displayed their work at the ‘MADE: Something of Importance’ exhibition held in the college's gallery. It celebrated an eclectic range of high-level work produced by short course students across bookbinding, printmaking, sculpture and textiles.
Maurice notes that the government subsidies, which allow lifelong learners like himself to enjoy the short classes that Morley’s and other education centres have to offer, will significantly curtail this year. This leaves Morley in the regrettable situation of having to put prices up, though they maintain that they have done everything possible to minimise the impact of this. Despite this the classes are still considered a highly affordable option.
Prospective students can currently enrol for autumn short courses. Morley College also offer a concession to those over 65 with an annual income below the London Living Wage of £27,000. The range of courses on offer at Morley College can be found at morleycollege.ac.uk
Government signs deal to eliminate mobile signal black spots forever
By Issy Clarke
IT’S AN irritation known to every commuter. One minute, you’re in the middle of a phone conversation with a colleague – the next, you find yourself plunged into a mobile black spot, left awkwardly speaking into the ether.
Now, patchy connectivity could be a problem resigned to history, thanks to a new deal signed between the government, Network Rail and telecoms operators which aims to eliminate black spots from the rail network, including tunnels, by 2028.
Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, described the deal as a “game changer” which would “revolutionise journeys from Paddington to Penzance and Edinburgh to Euston.”
The agreement, named Project Reach, will first entail installing 1,000 kilometres of ultra fast fibre optic cables along the the East Coast Main Line, parts of the West Coast Main Line and the Great Western Main Line.
The government hopes to expand this beyond 5,000 kilometres in the near future.
As part of the deal, mobile network operators will also invest in new 4G/5G infrastructure at 12 of the biggest Network Rail stations across the country including Waterloo, Paddington, Liverpool Street – and dozens more all across the country.
Tunnels will also be rescued from mobile-signal oblivion, with plans to tackle black spots in 57 tunnels, covering almost 50 kilometres, including the 4-kilometre-long Chipping Sodbury tunnel near Bristol.
The enhanced network will also enable better monitoring of railway assets and facilitate new technologies that rely on improved connectivity, paving the way for more reliable train services and improved safety for railway workers.
Heidi Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport, said: “By boosting connectivity and tackling signal blackspots, we are also ensuring a more reliable and efficient service.“This
means better journeys for passengers while supporting our broader Plan for Change goals of economic growth and digital innovation.”
Jeremy Westlake, Network Rail’s Chief Financial Officer, said: “I’m delighted that we have now signed this innovative deal with our partners Neos Networks and Freshwave.
“This investment model will deliver the necessary upgrades to our telecoms infrastructure faster whilst offering significant value-for-money for the taxpayer and stimulating wider economic benefits across the country.
“As we move towards becoming a unified railway with the formation of Great British Railways, the enhanced telecoms infrastructure will play a key role in our ambition to provide a data-driven railway of the future, delivering better connectivity and a better, more reliable train service for our passengers.”
The multi-year project is expected to begin in 2026 and will be fully rolled out by 2028.
Printmaker Maurice Moeri has taken classes at Morley College for over 25 years
One of lithographic artist Maurice Moeri’s prints on display at the MADE exhibition
The former Barclay & Fry print factory is now a Caravan restaurant
TfL has launched its new walking maps to encourage more Londoners to travel on foot
By Claudia Macaluso
SOUTHWARK HAS been featured in Transport for London’s new collection of walking maps, launched during National Walking Month in an effort to encourage Londoners to complete more of their journeys on foot.
The month of May saw launch of three new maps displaying walking routes between TfL stations marked with distances in metres and minutes, with the aim of demonstrating how close together these hubs are for walkers.
Two of the newly released maps cover the City of London and the West End, whereas the third one is based on the Standard Tube Map, and includes underground stations, the DLR, Elizabeth line and London Overground in Zones 1-2.
Will Norman, Walking and Cycling Commissioner, said: “Walking, especially when combined with public transport, is one of the most effective ways to reduce our reliance on cars.”
He added that this initiative will improve air quality, reduce congestion and road danger and connect communities.
The City of London map suggests paths that guide walkers through Southwark into the surrounding areas, and the Standard Tube Map features districts including
Elephant and Castle, Bermandsey, Peckham and Borough.
These newly released maps can all be downloaded from the TfL website.
This initiative was introduced in a bid to reach the Mayor’s target of 80 per cent of all journeys being made on foot, by cycle or on public transport by 2041.
Tanya Braun, director of external affairs and fundraising at the charity Living Streets said: “Walking is one of the easiest ways to get more activity into our everyday lives.
“Just a 20-minute walk can have fantastic benefits, helping to prevent certain cancers, type 2 diabetes and depression.”
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She explained that inactivity is linked to 20 chronic conditions and diseases, and is responsible for one in six deaths in the UK.
This year the charity is calling on people to discover the #MagicOfWalking and celebrate how walking can boost physical and mental health and the economy.
Aside from improving people’s health
and reducing road congestion, TfL has stated that walking helps Londoners discover new places in the culturally rich capital.
Christina Calderato, TfL's director of strategy said: “In London we’re also spoiled with so much history and intrigue on our streets, which makes travelling by foot all the more rewarding as we discover cobbled streets, hidden parks and neighbourhood restaurants we never knew about.”
The TfL maps also mark out sections with sloping terrain to inform Londoners with accessibility needs, as well as areas with shops and amenities, with major attractions such as Hamleys, the Tate Modern and Barbican pinpointed.
Also in an effort to reach the Mayor’s ambitious target, last March, TfL launched the Green Link Walk, a 15-mile route between Epping Forest and Peckham, spanning several London boroughs and linking almost 40 areas of green space and other Walk London routes.
This is the eighth route to be included in the Walk London Network.
In September last year, TfL teamed up with Go Jauntly to launch six selfguided walks linked to the new London Overground line names, while a host of other walks, including short walks and Nature Trails, are also available on the TfL website.
LFB, Electrical Safety First and Southwark Council supporting the awareness raising event in Walworth
Protection, Richard Field, said: “These events across London have been a great opportunity for our crews and partners to deliver crucial safety advice to those who need to hear it most.
“Over the course of these engagements, we’ve spoken to hundreds of riders, offering them our campaign flyers, including versions translated into multiple languages such as Bengali, Urdu and Spanish.
“We learnt that a vast number of riders are using modified e-bikes. While it was encouraging to learn about some of the safe storage and charging practices riders have adopted at home, we know that there is an increased fire risk, in particular with bikes that have had battery packs fitted.
"Along with the incidents that we are now unfortunately routinely attending, this activity reinforces how vital events like these are.”
SOUTHWARK IS ONE OF THE WORST AFFECTED BOROUGHS IN LONDON FOR E-BIKE FIRES
By Katherine Johnston
LIFE
SAVING advice for e-bike and e-scooter users has been shared by London Fire Brigade after spate of fires across the capitalwith Southwark one of the worst affected boroughs.
The London Fire Brigade has partnered with London Trading Standards on the new campaign. Events were also held on High Streets in areas most affected by e-bike fires, including Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Newham.
As part of the Charge Safe campaign, firefighters engaged with riders and
offered advice regarding how to safely store and charge their vehicles, alongside gaining a better understanding of the most common type of e-bike being used, with a focus on places where large numbers of delivery riders congregate.
The LFB’s Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Preventionand
The regional co-ordinator of London Trading Standards, Stuart Radnedge, said: “This has been an excellent way of advising e-bike users about how to safely charge as well as avoid some of the risks when shopping online. At this time, we cannot be confident that products sold online, such as batteries and chargers, meet the correct safety standards.”
Since 2023, there has been an e-bike or e-scooter fire once every couple of days, according to data provided by the London Fire Brigade.
Recent incidents caused by e-bike fires include a balcony fire in Battersea and a house fire in Hackney, just three days apart. The Brigade said there were ten other incidents over a five day period. Last month a woman was taken to hospital after a fire in a block of flats in Waterloo which is believed to have been caused by a faulty e-bike battery.
Six fire engines and 40 firefighters were called to the block of flats on Baylis Road just before midnight on Sunday, 15 June. As part of the Charge Safe campaign, the London Fire Brigade has called for stricter regulations of online marketplaces through implementing the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill.
This bill will decrease the risk of customers buying products which are not compliant with the UK’s safety standards, such as lithium batteries, chargers and conversion kits.
Transport for London have fi ned Lime and Forest over £30,000 for abandoned e-bikes on streets
By Evie Flynn
E-BIKE OPERATORS, Lime and Forest have been fined £30,000 by Transport for London (TfL) in a bid to tackle e-bike pile ups on the city’s roads.
TfL has given 333 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) to both Lime and Forest and has sent out more 190 warning letters to both companies.
There has been a recent crackdown on dockless e-bikes by TfL, who introduced a new enforcement policy last year for rental e-bikes parking on Red Routes, the main roads through the city.
Operators like Lime and Forest were given until January this year “to familiarise themselves with the policy and take relevant action”.
By May 15, a total of 333 £100 penalties had been issued, totalling £33,300 however the cost is reduced to
£50 if paid within a fortnight.
TfL uses CCTV cameras to gather evidence of e-bikes obstructing the roads and photos are sent to Lime and Forest, urging them to move the bikes. Forest said it recognised “there is more work to do” and Lime said it takes the issue of poor parking “very seriously”.
When asked about the issue by London Assembly member Joanne McCartney, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said that poor parking of the bikes “can cause significant safety issues and impact the accessibility of our streets”.
There have been calls for e-bikes to operate a city-wide set of rules instead of each Borough being able to set their own.
In Southwark, Cllr Kieron Williams wrote to e-bike providers in 2023 claiming that the council would remove e-bikes that block roads and pavements and charge the operators.
This followed residents’ concerns that the bikes were causing a hazard after being ‘hacked’ and ‘dumped.’
When asked in a cabinet meeting in July 2023 whether any bikes had been removed, Cllr Kieron Williams said they hadn’t.
Lime have said: “Through our London Action Plan, we’re already investing £5 million this year to create more than 2,500 dedicated parking spaces in support of the Mayor’s goal of delivering 40,000 new bike parking spaces across the capital by the next election.”
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The aftermath of an e-scooter fi re in Battersea
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dumped in the middle of the road in Nunhead and in the middle of the pavement in Bermondsey
TRADERS FORM NEW GROUP
Months after market put on sale for £80 million
By Issy Clarke
TRADERS IN Brixton have
come together to form a new association – months after local business owners claimed they had been ‘left in the dark’ over the owner’s decision to place Brixton Market on sale.
Organisers said the association, made up of traders in Brixton Village and Market Row, would help businesses overcome the challenge presented by the cost of living crisis by providing a forum for them to work together.
Last year, traders told the News they ‘had not been told’ that Brixton Market had been put up for sale for the reported price tag of £80 million, and had to ‘read it in the news like everyone else’.
Brixton Market consists of three arcades: Reliance Arcade, Market Row and Brixton Village.
In 2018, the market was sold to Hondo Enterprises, a property company headed by Texan developer and DJ Taylor McWilliams. It is currently being marketed by Savills and Bruce Gillingham Pollard. They have been instructed to find a buyer for the freehold and part leasehold for the market of shops and restaurants.
On Thursday (26 June) the new association met for the first time to elect a chair and an executive committee to
lead the new community group. It aims to raise awareness of issues in the markets, hold events, share information on local decisions and opportunities, and share ideas and challenges of running a business in a supportive network.
Co-chair of the trade association, Kat Miles, said that for too long traders had been “in competition with one another”, adding: “In reality, the only way we can survive the challenging environment of the cost of living crisis is if we are all to work together.
“The only way the market can rise from the slump it is in is if we all work together, listen to each other, and speak as one.
Hiba Ahmad, Community Director at The Advocacy Academy, a local youth charity based in the market, said: “The association is an exciting and much needed new chapter in the history of Brixton.
“It is always so great to see communities come together to organise for their collective interest, and to be here today and hear the traders speak of a positive and bright future has been so inspiring.”
Brixton Village and Market Row Traders Association is accepting applications from traders across Brixtons markets and will be holding meetings regularly to come up with commonly faced questions and problems in the market.
MORE THAN 100 AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR NURSES AND TEACHERS EYED FOR FORMER BERMONDSEY COMMUNITY CENTRE
By Issy Clarke
A DEVELOPER has been appointed to help provide more than 100 homes for nurses and teachers in a new housing complex on the site of the former Beormund community centre in Bermondsey.
Southwark Council brought forward proposals last year to build 150 homes on the former Beormund community centre on the junction of Druid Street and Abbey Street for key workers, with rents set at London Living Rent - roughly two-thirds of average market rates.
In North Bermondsey, London Living Rent is £1,379 for a one-bedroom home, £1,532 for a two-bed and £1,563 for a
3-bed as of 2025-26, according to data published by the Mayor of London.
Developer Bouygues UK, which is leading the mammoth redevelopment of the Tustin Estate in Peckham, will deliver the homes, available to key workers with salaries between £26,000£67,000 per year.
Cllr Helen Dennis, Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development, said: “Key workers are the backbone of any community and ensuring that their work is recognised and their lives made easier is the least we can do to repay the efforts they make every day."
Alongside the new homes, the complex will contain a new community centre,
replacing the Beormund centre which closed in 2020.
The developer will manage the building over a 40-year lease. If the lease is not extended, the land and buildings will return to council ownership.
The site at 177 Abbey Street has been selected because it is next to Zone 1. It also has good transport links and is within walking distance of Southwark’s primary service sectors.
Subject to planning, construction will start around mid-2026 on the new development, with completion targeted for 2029.
Cllr Helen Dennis, Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development said: "I’m really excited
and proud that we’re going to be delivering around 150 homes for key workers in partnership with Bouygues UK.
“Creating affordable housing in London is always a challenge but Southwark Council is dedicated to meeting this challenge head-on as part of our 2030 strategy. The new homes will contribute positively to recruitment and retention of key workers in our borough, shaping a positive future and making lives better.”
Oliver Campbell, MD of Bouygues UK’s development arm said: “We are thrilled to have been selected by Southwark Council as the development partner for this landmark scheme in SE1. Building
on our successful collaboration on several projects, including the Tustin Estate scheme where we are delivering nearly 700 new homes, we value our strong partnership with the council.
“Providing affordable housing for keyworkers is a vital step in supporting those who are indispensable to the wellbeing of the community. This project represents an exciting opportunity to further our collaboration and make a lasting contribution to the future of Southwark, and we eagerly anticipate bringing this vision to fruition. Construction will progress at pace, ensuring that these much-needed facilities are delivered promptly and to the highest standards."
500 student rooms looming above the Den set to receive planning approval
By Issy Clarke
SOUTHWARK COUNCIL
is expected to rubber-stamp a developer's plans to construct almost 500 student rooms and 79 affordable homes across staggered tower blocks ranging up to 27 storeys in height at a planning committee meeting next week.
The proposals for the Ilderton Wharf site, located at 1-7 Rollins Street at the junction of Ilderton Road and Surrey Canal Road, would replace the existing industrial buildings on the site with 477 student flats, most of which would be 18.8 square metre studio rooms.
The development would be right beside Millwall Football Stadium, which will in time undergoing change as part of a continuing plan to regenerate this area
of South Bermondsey by the ground.
A second tower would contain 79 affordable homes of which 58 would be set at social rents (50 per cent of market rent) and 21 would be shared ownership homes - a type of property purchase where home ownership is shared with the landlord.
In total, 40 per cent of the habitable rooms in the development would be classed as affordable - a definition which excludes 'functional' rooms such as kitchens and bathrooms.
Of the affordable homes, 44 would be two-bedroom properties and 20 would be three-bedroom. Just three of the homes in the affordable block would be studio flats.
The plans would also entail the demolition of the vacant Jewson builders' merchant warehouse, and contains
provision for the construction of a fourstorey industrial block at the southern end of the site
Developer Fifth State submitted the plans to develop the disused brownfield site in December last year, replacing consent given to an earlier planning application to build three towers of nine, 23 and 25 storeys, providing 163 homes. The current design plans for Ilderton Wharf would see the construction of several towers staggered in height, with the affordable housing block split between a part-10 storey, part 13-storey block, and the student accommodation element consisting of a part 27, part 23 storey building.
It would provide 1,350 sqm of outdoor public space, and the ground floor of the development also contains space for a community cafe and a pharmacy.
The new fl ats (white tower below) will be built on the site of the former Beormund Community Centre - pictured left
View from Ilderton Road
Ola Raji at the Olympics
EXCLUSIVE
By Issy Clarke
CHAOS SURROUNDS the election of a new Southwark Labour leader - who would then become leader of the council – with the party’s local Chair accusing Bermondsey & Rotherhithe MP Neil Coyle of running a ‘one man campaign’ to force an election re-run.
On Monday night, an internal Labour group election declared East Dulwich councillor James McAsh as the new leader, following the surprise resignation of Cllr Kieron Williams after five years in the job.
We reported on Monday that the final ballot was understood to have been a draw between Cllr McAsh and Cllr Sarah King, but that due to first preference votes counting, McAsh was duly declared the winner. He was expected formally to be selected as Council Leader at a Full Council meeting on July 9th.
But in an extraordinary turn of events, the Southwark News exclusively revealed on Wednesday morning that the regional London Labour party was thought to have instructed Southwark Labour to re-run the ballot, due to two councillors voting by proxy on the night – which was claimed to be in breach of party election rules. It is suggested that Cllr King would have won the final ballot if the two proxy votes had not been included.
Sources confirmed that the regional party had two officials at the election, and that no objection was made on the night. But it is understood they have now been instructed to run a new ballot next Monday, with councillors voting through an online system.
And the divisions within the party have now been laid bare, with the local Chair, Cllr Kath Whittam, writing to colleagues to lambast MP Coyle, accusing him of mounting a ‘direct attack’ on the election of Cllr McAsh.
In an explosive email to Labour politicians, seen by this paper, Cllr Whittam defended the original election process, saying there had been no complaints. But she added: “Imagine my surprise when the next morning I received a phone call from someone who was not part of the process, was not involved at any stage of the election, and who was not in the room when the votes were counted. Neil Coyle MP objected to the result. Neil Coyle MP complained to region and by tea time I was told that our process was invalid and we would have to run a new contest.”
Styling herself as a ‘momma bear’ who would defend the group, Cllr Whittam continued: "The only way out of this awful mess created by one man, Neil Coyle MP is to work round it. If region do not back down, after my telling them we will fight this decision; which I did in the most emphatic terms as I'm sure you understand. I defended us like the momma bear I am." And she added: "I have no idea what will happen today
LABOUR LEADERSHIP IN TURMOIL AFTER VOTE CHALLENGED OVER PROXIES
but I am determined this is not going to break us as a group. We need to stand together now more than ever otherwise we will suffer huge consequences in the council elections. Ironically the person who will suffer most from huge disunity in the Labour group is Neil Coyle MP.” She admitted that she ‘did not get the outcome I wanted’, but defied Labour apparatchiks, stating: “Let them have a new ballot if they must, but let it have a short list of 1, James McAsh is our new leader.”
When contacted by us, Coyle did not deny that he had objected to the process, but insisted that while McAsh also wouldn’t be his first choice, he just wanted to see ‘a fair election following the rules of the group.’
"Southwark Labour Group is one of the best in the country and I’m proud to have served on the council and be in a leadership role for our community” he told us. “I love Kath to bits and always admire her candour and frankness. I’m no hypocrite and prefer straight talking to the flannel that often dogs politics and politicians.
"But the council group made mistakes in how they held their election. Multiple complaints from different people were made as the mistakes could have distorted the outcome in a tight contest which ended in a draw. The party’s legal team has required a re-run to ensure the rules are applied and the group should get on with it so that our borough can continue under a strong leader able to deliver for our whole community."
And he concluded: “I’m worried about the impact on our volunteers and
campaign organisers who have also raised concerns. But their concerns do not determine the rerun which is purely procedural.”
Political observers will roll their eyes at the suggestion that this is about procedure, rather than political differences within the Labour group. Coyle is to the right of his party, whilst McAsh is seen as more to the left, and has previously had support from Labour activist group Momentum – who have clashed repeatedly with the Bermondsey & Rotherhithe MP.
For his part, after being proclaimed the next Southwark Labour leader, McAsh has insisted the election result should stand. He told this paper: “On Monday I was elected by the Labour Group of Southwark Councillors to be the new Leader of Southwark Council.
"The election took place under the same rules, following the same precedents and with independent observers as has previously been the case. No objections were raised and no complaints were made. All candidates were gracious in welcoming the result. I have had no communication from the Labour Party to suggest that I am not the Leader of Southwark Labour.”
And in a message to his colleagues, leaked to this paper, he admitted that he had initially thought our inquiries about an election re-run were misinformed. In a ‘note from your new leader’ he stated that a “journalist asked me whether I had been elected Leader of the Group, or whether what she had been told was true: that there would be another election. This was the first I had heard of it; I assumed she
had been misinformed.
“I have since discovered, not directly but through Kath, that the London Regional Party is considering overturning our decision.”
Informing his party colleagues that he had already tendered his resignation in his job as a primary school teacher, and was already planning his first days as Leader, he concluded: “This is an attack on our Group - our processes, our officers and our autonomy to make our own decisions. There is no suggestion that any candidate has committed foul play.
The worst accusation is that our Chair and Chief Whip were too inclusive, in offering two members of our Group the opportunity to participate in this snap process, despite being unable to attend in person.”
Leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition Victor Chamberlain slammed the election crisis, claiming: “How can residents have any trust in the leadership of a political party that runs its own internal affairs so shoddily? They can’t run a leadership election, let alone a council. It’s no wonder that 15 years of Labour rule here in Southwark has seen standards fall so low.
“Residents deserve serious leadership that will deliver safe, affordable housing, clean and safe streets, and who will tackle the cost of living crisis. Instead, they’re just getting student union politics that is so typical of the Labour party.”
All eyes will now been on whether the Southwark Labour group, or McAsh himself, will challenge the directive to re-run the election, and if it goes ahead,
Runner-up
whether it will be all candidates who stood for the leadership, or just McAsh and King. The pair were joined in putting their names forward for the role by Evelyn Akoto (Cabinet Member for Health & Wellbeing), Deputy Leader Jasmine Ali, finance lead Stephanie Cryan and Cllr Victoria Mills and Suzanne Abachor, councillor for Camberwell Green The London Labour Party declined to comment.
The other contenders
Cllr Sarah King came in as a close second
Cllr Stephanie Cryan
Cllr Evelyn Akoto
Cllr Jasmine Ali
Cllr Victoria Mills
Cllr James McAsh is shocked to fi nd members of his own party are calling into question the vote after no complaints were made of the night of the vote
MP Neil Coyle says there needs to be a revote
Cllr Kath Whittam comes out against MP Neil Coyle despite them being personal friends as shown her by her LinkedIn profi le
Cllr Suzanne Abachor
By Harrision Galliven
Local Democracy Reporter
SOUTHERN RAIL has paused its planned closure of vital cycle parking at East Croydon station, just days before the changes were due to take effect.
The racks on Billinton Hill were set to be removed on 1 July, with commuters told to clear their bikes by 30 June, a move that drew heavy criticism for poor communication and lack of consultation
Although the closure has now been paused following mounting pressure from residents, a growing petition, and intervention by Croydon MPs Natasha Irons and Sarah Jones, Southern says it is still “considering improvements” to bike storage at the station.
Addiscombe resident Chris Galpin, who launched the petition, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “It shouldn’t have taken all this, but it is good to know it works.”
Galpin described the U-turn as a “great victory” and proof that “when a community raises its voice like this, it can be heard.” His petition quickly gained traction, becoming the focal point of local resistance to the closure.
The initial closure plan, sparked widespread frustration. With East Croydon one of the UK’s busiest nonterminal stations, the Billinton Hill racks have long been relied upon by commuters integrating cycling into their daily journeys.
When questioned by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Southern said the racks needed to go after unauthorised vehicles were discovered accessing the adjacent staff car park, just metres from the mainline tracks. The company claimed that to properly secure the site, access
By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter
A LEWISHAM councillor has quit the Labour Party and has joined the Greens citing “the party I joined is unrecognisable from what it has become.”
In an official statement released on Wednesday June 25, Cllr Liam Shrivastava of New Cross Gate ward in Lewisham announced his departure after being a member of the party for 10 years.
Cllr Shrivastava accused the Labour government of abandoning working people “in service of wealthy donors, corporate lobbyists and private equity firms”, and said he had decided to join the Green Party as it “stands up for ordinary people”.
A spokesperson for the Lewisham Labour Group told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “It is disappointing that Cllr Shrivastava has chosen to leave the Labour Party and join the Green Party.
“Residents of New Cross Gate ward, who elected two Labour councillors in 2022, will rightly feel let down by his decision. Cllr Shrivastava should consider the views of these residents and resign as a councillor, allowing the people of New Cross Gate to decide which party they want to represent them.”
The LDRS has also contacted the Labour Party’s London Regional office for comment.
Commenting on his defection, Cllr Shrivastava said: “Labour under Keir Starmer has cut winter fuel payments, rowed back on net zero, tried to slash
PEDAL POWER
Southern u-turns on East Croydon bike rack closure after public outcry
to the cycle parking would have to be removed.
But critics argue the move unfairly targeted cyclists. Many questioned why the entire facility had to be shut, especially without clear alternatives
While Southern pointed to other racks near Costa, with CCTV and better visibility, locals say those are already overcrowded and don’t meet demand.
“It’s great to hear that they have paused it,” said Galpin, “but we need some assurances that they will properly consult when trying to make
welfare for disabled people, ramped up deportations and refused to scrap the two-child benefit cap, taking the whip from the seven MPs who took a moral stand against its shameful decision.”
He later told the LDRS: “I am delighted to have joined the Green Party today – a party with a progressive vision committed to tackling the climate crisis and standing up for the vulnerable –something Labour is failing to do with its anti-immigrant policies and shameful welfare cuts.”
Cllr Shrivastava said Lewisham Labour had created a “climate of fear” where councillors “avoid speaking out”, and accused the local group and the wider party of having “lost its moral compass”.
Cllr Shrivastava will join Cllr HauYu Tam of Evelyn ward who defected from Lewisham Labour to the Greens in March 2025. The number of Green councillors serving the borough now stands at two.
The LDRS understands Cllr Shrivastava is also set to become the leader of the Lewisham Green Party.
He went on to say: “I seconded a motion committing the council to divest its pensions investments away from Israel, I received an official warning from the Chief Whip. When I and other councillors raised concerns over the Head of Law’s changing of the constitution and allegations of union busting we were ignored.
“My concerns about the council’s engagement with a controversial church, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, were largely
these kinds of changes in the future.”
Croydon MP Natasha Irons also challenged the decision with a letter to Southern. She welcomed the pause, telling the LDRS: “I am delighted that Southern has listened and is reviewing their decision to close the cycle racks at Billinton Hill… Residents have made it very clear how important these facilities are… and their views need to be respected.”
She added that linking cycling with public transport is vital for sustainable travel across Croydon and beyond.
Galpin warned that the issue may not be over: “What I wouldn’t want to see is them pausing, waiting for the heat to die down and then putting forward the closure again.”
He also raised concerns that the signs announcing the closure are still up: “If they see them, they are not going to lock up there and then [Southern] may say no one is using it.”
In a statement issued after the backlash, Govia Thameslink Railway, which operates Southern, said: “The bike rack is located within a staff car
park which, at the moment, remains open to allow access to the cycle rack. “We have found a challenge with unauthorised vehicles parking there, posing a security issue given its proximity to the mainline platforms. It’s important for everyone’s safety to make this car park more secure. While there is alternative cycle parking available closer to the station, near Costa, which is covered by a shelter, better CCTV and is in sight of our ticket gate staff, we appreciate the concerns raised and will look again at the issue.”
Labour councillor in New Cross goes over to the Green Party
dismissed by the leadership, with the Mayor saying I was uncomradely’, threatening disciplinary action.”
A Lewisham Labour spokesperson said: “The Labour Party in Lewisham remains fully focused on delivering for residents and working with the Labour Mayor of London and the Labour Government to secure the
progress our borough deserves— especially after 14 years of damaging Conservative rule.”
Haringey councillor, Mark Blake also defected to the Greens on Wednesday, stating “the country needs a progressive alternative willing to counter the racist narrative driving us towards a far right government”.
councillors and I’m so pleased to be able to welcome them into the
where I know they’ll be able
continue their work supporting their residents and creating real, positive change for our communities.”
Green London Assembly Member, Zoë Garbett said: “Mark and Liam are committed, experienced local
Green Party,
to
Lewisham councillor, Liam Shrivastava (Right) was joined by Haringey councillor, Mark Blake (Left) who both defected to the Green Party on Wednesday, June 25
Croydon MP Natasha Irons
Chris Galpin (right)
Credit: Jerry Fitzpatrick
By Abigail Finney
A HISTORIC venue in Catford that has held many titles–a farmhouse, clubhouse, pub– is now set to open as a community space in the autumn.
Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency (GCDA), the new operator of the former Catford Constitutional Club, is working to include a restored pub and garden, a new community kitchen and flexible smaller spaces.
The project also means, for the first time ever, Catford’s oldest building, the original Georgian Hall, will be opening to the public.
“Imagine a place where the warmth of a classic British pub meets the soul of the community,” Claire Pritchard, CEO of GCDA, said. “We’re not just pouring pints, we’re creating a space where neighbours become friends, local musicians and artists find their voice, and fresh, locally sourced food fuels meaningful conversations.”
As a not-for-profit organisation, GCDA has been working for over 40 years to create community hubs in southeast London. The organisation is a London Living Wage employer, meaning it emphasises creating local jobs and supporting nearby businesses by sourcing from local suppliers, which gives back to the local economy. For The Catford House, it has partnered with Portobello Brewery, who also operate The Catford Bridge Tavern, and others to bring their vision to life.
“GCDA has been working in Lewisham for nearly fifteen years and has always wanted a base there, a place to grow roots and connect with the community,” Pritchard said. “Our search ended when we found the former Catford Constitutional Club, a building that holds a special place in the hearts of many.”
This restoration project not only means a permanent home for GCDA, but also marks the start of a new partnership with the Lewisham Council. Both sides wanted to make sure the new space was more than a place to grab a drink, but a real hub for the community.
It is set to offer a broad range of
FORMER CATFORD CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB TO BECOME COMMUNITY SPACE
programmes, everything from casual social gatherings and private parties, food pop-ups to exercise classes, clubs,
workshops, meetings, exhibitions and performances.
“The Catford House is a vibrant
example of the Council’s ambitions for Catford brought to life,” Cllr James-J Walsh, Cabinet Member for Inclusive Regeneration and Planning, and Rushey Green ward councillor said.
“This is regeneration with a clear social purpose, bringing together conservation, culture and community to transform Catford’s almost 300-year-old building into a space shaped by, and for, local people.”
The property, a council-owned asset, is being supported by a £1.8 million contribution from the Mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund.
“This marks the start of an exciting chapter for Catford,” Mayor of Lewisham,
Brenda Dacres OBE said. “This new multipurpose community venue will breathe life into this area as well as creating new local jobs, opportunities for Lewisham businesses and a boost to our cultural and creative scene.”
This project, led by Turner Works and Hayatsu architect, marks a stepping stone to Phase 1 of the Catford Town Centre Framework. Adopted by the council in 2021, the framework aims to tackle projects such as making Catford carbon neutral by 2030, building 2,700 homes in the coming decades, and making the heart of Catford town centre largely carfree in order to help to improve air quality and road safety.”
Two more South London schools set to merge due to a drop in pupil numbers
By Issy Clarke
TWO CATHOLIC schools in South London are set to merge due to a drop in pupil numbers and falling birth rates.
St Bede’s Catholic Infant and Nursery School and St Bernadette Catholic Junior School in Lambeth will become one primary school following Cabinet approval on Monday evening , June 30.
The new school will operate from the St Bede’s site (pictured) and will come into force from September 2025. St Bede’s in Clapham will extend its age range to include children aged 7-11 while the St Bernadette site also in Clapham will close.
Lambeth Council’s leadership approved the amalgamation in line with recommendations set out in a Cabinet report.
Falling pupil rolls and declining birth rates is an issue that is impacting not just Lambeth schools, but schools across the capital.
Last month Westminster City Council approved two separate school mergers while Southwark Council
made the “difficult” decision to close two of its primary schools, taking the total number of schools to have shut down in the South London borough since 2022 to eight.
During the meeting, Ben Kind, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families, said: “We’ve all discussed the situation in Lambeth on several occasions about falling birth rates and the challenge that poses for schools in the borough – both St Bede’s and St Bernadette have been impacted to some extent like most schools have.”
Cllr Kind went on to say the merger was about “acting pro-actively and responsibly” to create an all-through primary school which will preserve Catholic education and secure longterm sustainability.
All pupils at St Bernadette’s will be offered a place at the new school and all permanent staff on a federation contract will be moving to the new site.
Headteacher, Ewa Ostrynska told Cabinet members that the majority of pupils and parents are very excited about the school merger, and said
senior and curriculum leads already work across both schools.
Ms Ostrynska said: “We feel that we enable our school community to continue to thrive due to a decline in pupil rolls and strengthen our spiritual partnership with the church and with the parish.
“Of course it will ensure greater financial security for the schools and more stability for pupils, staff and the local community and potential cost savings as well.”
She went on to say the new school will allow the transition from nursery to primary to be “seamless” and SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) children will be supported all the way from aged 3 to 11 as families will no longer have to make multiple applications during nursery, reception and heading into Year 2/3.
Ms Ostrynska said parents will benefit from bringing their children to one site rather than travelling to separate locations, while staff will also benefit from opportunities such as gaining more experience and training.
Left to right: Takeshi Hayatsu - Director of Hayatsu Architects, Cllr James-J Walsh – Lewisham Council, Claire Pritchard – CEO, GCDA, Cllr Ese Erheriene – Lewisham Council, Janet Daby MP
what’s on
30 YEARS OF PAINTING CITY LIFE & NEW WORKS WILL BE UNVEILED THIS WEEK
ED GRAY, our finest painter of cities and their people, has an exhibition opening soon where new works will be seen for the first time - an event that his ever-growing fanbase will be looking forward to, writes Michael Holland...
One that I can't wait to see is 'Remembrance, West Lane Memorial Rotherhithe', a painting about the locals showing their respect to those that have fallen in war; a ceremony I attend every year as it is just yards away from where I was born.
Living even closer to the War Memorial was Corporal George Mitchell, a WWI soldier who lived at 21 West Lane and has been given a place in the artwork.
Over at Gray's studio, he was putting the finishing touches to another new painting'Triumph of Shoreditch' - but I asked about the West Lane Memorial piece as that was closer to my heart:
'Several years ago,' began the artist, 'I decided I should try to paint the people who gather at the war memorial in Rotherhithe for Remembrance Day. A lot of my work is about urban rituals and I'd been going for a while, and now our children were old enough to come along. I was trying to explain the reasons why we go, even though I was unsure myself. They were aware of the effects of global warfare from meeting refugees in their school, perhaps more than I ever was as a child... For me, attendance was a kind of ancestral worship at a ritual consisting of music, prayers, costumes, feathers and a totem as we collectively commemorated a past generation's sacrifice. Lately, faced with conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, it seems certain to me that the perpetual cycle of war is part of what constitutes human existence.'
Tell me about the composition you decided on:
'The painting became circular in construction, the faces are those I see in my community. War begins in boardrooms, arms deals and munitions factories, and then seeps out to our doorstep
with communities and working people, families, the elderly, and children, trapped in the horror of destruction... In the face of increasing militarisation and calls for national service in the government and media, the painting really began to grip me. I shifted the composition to include members of my family - Our son, awkward and unsure in the foreground. It became a depiction of a kind of blessing, almost a coronation. As I painted I tried to imagine if I could ever leave my family and go and fight in a war in a foreign country. This question was even more poignant because it was the question my own grandfathers had asked themselves 110 years before when they left for the trenches.'
How did Corporal Mitchell end up as part of the work?
'In my continuing search to understand the scene and the memorial site in West
Lane, I discovered the story of Corporal George Mitchell, a WW1 soldier from a postcard he had sent home from the front. George had been given a leave of absence from the trenches in France to visit his dying father. His father, though, lived a little longer than expected, which meant George stayed more than his leave allowed; he hung on for the funeral.'
Returning to France late, Corporal Mitchell was demoted to the rank of Private for going AWOL, and was then killed just before Armistice Day in 1918.
As I was gathering my thoughts, Ed brought the painting out. I thought it had been sent off to the exhibition venue. I instantly recognised some of the people in it, the annual regulars and stalwarts of that sombre commemoration. Some I knew by name, some I knew from seeing them every year.
'I painted George from a photo I found on the incredible Commonwealth War Graves Commission - "A Street Near You" website,' he said before pointing the young soldier out. 'He is alone in the crowd, the only one looking the viewer straight in the eyewatching us watching the scene.'
I was speechless while all that information struggled to settle; my mind fighting to process how an antique postcard, from a young man who was killed just before the end of a war created by the rich for the poor to fight, enhanced this painting over 100 years later. I thought of my nan, who lived very close at that time, and how she probably knew the family. I remember her telling of surviving WWII bombs in that very street, and I thought of Ed Gray's children and their refugee friends who had fled from war. So many bad things coming together to make something beautiful.
'Will there be prints that the public can buy?' I asked.
'Yes,' he replied. 'I'm selling a limited edition of 95 prints on paper in aid of UNICEF. £195 per print including delivery, with 75% (£145) of the total price going to UNICEF '
The Streetlife Serenade exhibition will show recognisable rituals and traditions of not just our wondrous city, but of cities all over the globe. Every place on every continent that Ed Gray has arrived in with his sketch pad could be in with a shout. Expect to see Tokyo, New York, Cape Town and Bangkok alongside some his greatest hits from London. He refused to tell me all of the artworks that made the final cut, but he said he had been busy collecting them from the current owners to hang in the East End gallery:
House of Annetta, 25 Princelet Street, Spitalfields, E1 6QH from July 4th - July 20th. Admission Free. Mon - Tues 11am - 5pm; Wed - Sun 11am - 8pm.
Link to the War Memorial print https://www.edgrayart.com/shop/ remembrance-west-lane-war-memorialrotherhithe/
Brixton Calling Southwark Playhouse
ACTOR AND musician Max Runham has been cast in Kick It Anywhere’s upcoming production of Brixton Calling, the world premiere of a new play with a live soundtrack of reggae, punk, rock and rave, alongside actor and musician Tendai Humphrey Sitima.
Brixton Calling is inspired by Simon Parkes’ bestselling memoir Live at the Brixton Academy, the remarkable true and deeply personal story about a 23-year-old outsider who bought the derelict cinema for £1 in 1983, called it The Academy and transformed it into the world-famous music venue that changed everything.
Simon Parkes was born with one arm, a Thalidomide baby, and his disability has never stopped him from achieving whatever he wanted to do. He says,“The
‘80s and ‘90s was such a great era of music. London was changing, Brixton was a political hot potato and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and didn’t take no for an answer. The Academy turned into a theatre of dreams hosting the biggest names in music and politics.
"Reliving those times through this play will be an emotional thrill ride. I hope this story will inspire people to think anything is possible, all you need is self-belief, an absolute passion and a little bit of luck on your side.”
Set during a time of complex social and political change, this nostalgic love letter to a place and sound that defined an era is brought to life by writer Alex Urwin, just fifteen minutes from where it all happened.
Runham, who also plays the guitar in this drama, comments: “My relationship to
music made the draw of this play and the story behind such an iconic venue so much more powerful. I was born with one arm, which has made my approach to music unique and made the connection to Simon's story deeper for me on a personal level.”
Writer Alex Urwin adds, “Brixton Calling is a joyous time capsule for music fans and just as importantly, an entry point into the big questions of how all of music, politics, South London and Britain changed through the ‘80s and ‘90s - for better and for worse - and the legacies of that change we’re still working through today. We can’t wait to transport audiences back in time to experience the legendary moments that became part of this country’s music history.”
Director Bronagh Lagan comments: “Brixton Calling isn’t just a play — it’s a
riot of sound, story, and spirit. Set against the fire of ’80s Brixton —a place where pain met power, and out of the cracks, something electric grew. A time of unrest, resistance, and radical creativity — this show hits hard, plays loud and grabs you by the collar and doesn’t let go.”
Southwark Playhouse Borough, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD
Performance Dates: 23 July – 16 August 2025
Times: Monday – Saturday 7.30pm, Tuesday & Saturday 3pm
Ticket Prices: £22 Standard and £18
Concessions Mon to Wed / £26 Standard and £21 Concessions Thursday to Saturday.
£10 Pioneers’ Preview (23 July sold out) £16
Previews (24 July)
Booking Link: https://southwarkplayhouse. co.uk/productions/brixton-calling
AS YOU enter the Hayward Gallery, Yoshitomo Nara has placed his piece called Place Like Home, a warmlylit cottage that evokes fairy tales from childhood. Next to it is a collage of 351 LP covers from his vinyl collection 'that he finds particularly inspiring'. After that pleasant greeting of family togetherness we slowly descend into the hell of Nara's own mind, writes Michael Holland...
This is the first solo exhibition in the UK for the Japanese artist and rather than take us through his life as he grows up and evolves, the journey is the same but as seen through the eyes of innocent children.
As Nara reflects on natural and man-made disasters we relive them through the impact it has on the young. A dangerous world that is stood up to and challenged by the direct, confrontational gaze of a generation that asks for more, for better.
As you travel through the gallery you realise that the exhibition is one with no joy, no hope, no smiles, that the viewers are not animated, not discussing the work with any sense of excitement but have become as one with the art: sad, melancholy, frightened maybe. Everywhere we see these 'cute' kids finding another barrier to happiness, another barricade to enjoying life but they keep striving to overcome.
This exhibition may lower your mood and make you think about the walls put up to hinder your own contentment with life, but it is strangely satisfying.
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX until 31st August. Booking and Full Details: www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Heading south - our pick of upcoming summer events
Made in America - classical music stateside
Blackheath Halls is exploring the rich tapestry of American classical music – brimming with bold rhythms, sweeping melodies, and iconic voices, alongside European masters who made their mark stateside.
Expect to encounter a line-up including Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, Barber, Ives, Roy Harris, and John Adams, to name just a few of the homegrown heroes. But that’s not all as part of an ongoing course the also dive into the American adventures of Dvorák, Stravinsky, and Britten, and discover how their visits shaped the sound of a nation.
7 & 14 Jul, 10.00am. Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London, SE3 9RQ Course Fee: £15 per lecture / Free Taster for newcomers
Further details contact Richard Perks: rfperks@gmail.com www.blackeathhalls.com/whats-on
Bring Your Own Vinyl
Lewisham Libraries is inviting all music lovers to bring their vinyls to share their favorite tunes. It’s not only a chance to find your next favorite song, but also an opportunity to learn a few DJ skills. Even if you’re brand new to the world of vinyls and spinning, this event is for you.
Date: Thursday, July 17
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Catford Library, Catford Centre 23-24 Winslade Way London SE6 4JU Tickets: Free Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Learn the popular art of resin flowers at the Rivershop. This workshop will leave you with a stunning handmade piece of art no matter if you’re a professional or a first-time learner. An artist will guide you through the process for an hour and half, teaching you everything you need to know.
Date: Wednesday, July 9. Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location:The Rivershop, Thames Side Studios, Woolwich, London, SE18 5NR Tickets: £95
https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/
Summer Beer Festival at Vintners Yard, Greenwich
Enjoy live music, football on the big screen and a variety of beers at Vintners Vine 2-8pm. The ticket includes three half-pint drink tokens, but artisan pizza, BBQ and extra drink tickets will be available for purchase at the event. Take a break from your busy week at this outdoor venue for an afternoon and evening of relaxation and fun.
Date: Saturday, July 5
Time: 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Vintners Yard, off Greenwich High Road London SE10 8JA
Tickets: Before June 28, £10, after June 28 £14
Book:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-beer-festival-atvintners-yard-greenwich-tickets-13
If you have a passion for art and culture, there is an opportunity to walk, or sit, in the park and discuss it with like-minded neighbours. Bring your most comfortable and summer ready clothing, the walk will be about 40 minutes’ long.
Date: Sunday, July 6
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Hither Green Station (Stop U)
Tickets: Free https://www.eventbrite.co.uk
History
SPECIAL BRANCH
The Rotherhithe bobby and his special tree
By Debra Gosling
TREE HUNTING is a brilliant book just published by Paul Wood and it celebrates a thousand trees of interest across Great Britain - and Bermondsey & Rotherhithe get a mention!
The Rotherhithe Silky Oak stands tall and firm on the site of the now demolished Rotherhithe Police Station.
This oak is a sub-tropical Australian species that really should not survive in London - but happily it's thriving in jolly old Rothers. However, this tree is not some ancient specimen, it's relatively new and has nabbed the spot of a previous tree, a huge Weeping Willow. We have to travel back to 1966, the year England won the World Cup, to find out more.
The year before the footie, Bermondsey Borough Council had to give up its keys to the newly-formed Southwark Council; a move much despised by Bermondsians. And to make matters worse for some, a brand new police station, which replaced the old one (that still stands) in Paradise Street.
Number 99, Lower Road was built for purpose, on land that had been bought by the Home Office from the Port of London Authority in 1926. Police stations can be a bit grim you know, so the front of the building was cheered up by trees and
flowers.
It was a quiet Sunday morning in 1966 when PC Chris Lordan was instrumental in aiding and abetting the planting of the Weeping Willow on the site of where the current oak now stands. Digging the hole was Sergeant Phil Smith and together they held a dignified ceremony to mark the occasion with the blowing of a police whistle, in full uniform - and caps on back to front....
The willow grew fast. And grew some more. Then more. It was huge. Then its roots twined themselves around the water pipes beneath Lower Road! It had to be clipped but still it carried on strangling everything sub terra and so, with a heavy heart, it had to come down. You see, this area is marshy and plants just love it, they grow like crazy. It is unclear when the oak was planted but it too is now a strapping specimen of a tree - perhaps oak roots are better behaved?
Right from the start until its demise the station had an impressive floral and arboreal display. But who looked after this "new Paradise" in Lower Road? PC
Frankie Ball, handcuffs in pocket and trowel in hand, stepped out of the station office to lovingly tend to his plants.
Frankie was born in 1920 in Rotherhithe and was well known in the area long before he joined the police.
During the war he served with the Royal Navy, on both HMS Gairsay and
HMS Eskimo. In August 1944 he and a few other crew members from Gairsay were hospitalised suffering from a contagious disease, which actually saved their lives. Their ship was off the coast of Normandy when it was sunk by the Germans, with the loss of all the crew.
Before 1959 police were paid a pittance and many had second jobs; Frank’s was an insurance salesman and if running late he would make his collections whilst in full uniform!
Frankie, who was often with a hand rolled cigarette between his lips, is said to have had a 'silky' tongue and could charm his way into and out of anything, as many senior officers found out.
Frank went on to have six children, 15 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and uncounted great, great grandchildren. Phew, he never did things by halves!
When off duty he was a keen gardener at home too, knowing the Latin names of all the flowers and plants. Frank died in 2013, aged 93.
As for the Silky Oak, it is the only tree that has survived the demolition. All of the palm trees are gone, along with all those well-kept flower beds.
And, of course, there's no more cop shops in the whole of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe.
Tree Hunting by Paul Wood is out now, RRP £30
Frankie Ball, later in life
Copyright Chris Lordan 2002
© Met Police
Rotherhithe's Silky Oak
Aerial view showing the willow
© Chris Lordan
Frankie Ball in his youth
© Chris Lordan 2002
© Debra Gosling
© Chris Lordan
2002 Paradise Street Police Station
2003
To whom it may concern: I/We: Mr Rajubhai Prakashbhai Patel do hereby give notice that have applied to the Licensing Authority at The London Borough of Bromley for a new Premises Licence at: 312 High Street, Orpington BR6 0NG and known as: Inbri Mart. The application is to: Retail Sale of Alcohol (Off Sales): Sunday – Thursday: 08:00 – 23:00, Friday – Saturday: 08:00 – 00:00. Any person wishing to make representations to this application may do so by writing, stating the grounds of objection to: Licensing, London Borough of Bromley, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 3UH. Representations may also be sent via email to licensing@bromley.gov.uk not later than Date: 18/07/2025 Representations received after this date cannot be considered. All representations MUST BE IN WRITING. A copy of the application can be viewed at the Licensing Authority’s address during normal office hours by appointment; or on the Council’s website: www.bromley.gov.uk (search applications). It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with this application, the maximum fine on summary of conviction is currently unlimited.
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
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 intends to make 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;
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LICENSING ACT 2003
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF
PREMISES LICENCE
Take notice that I/we: Radioactive Clothing Ltd T/A Slammin Events have made an application to Lewisham Council acting as the Licensing Authority, for a New Premises Licence in respect of Fireworks show, Blackheath, London SE3 0TY
The details of the application are as follows: Hold a one-day weekend event, to be held annually between the last week of October and the second week of November
Applied for:
Live & Recorded Music, Performance of Dance & Anything of a similar description Alcohol for consumption ON the premises 16:00 - 23:00 Saturday
The application and the Licensing Authority’s public register can be inspected at: Lewisham Council, Safer Communities Service, 9 Holbeach Road, London, SE6 4TW by appointment between Monday to Friday (except on public holidays) and between the hours of 9.00 am to 4.00 pm; or at www.lewisham.gov.uk
The last date by which responsible authorities or other persons may make representations to the Licensing Authority in relation to this application is: 30th July 2025
Any representations must be made in writing to the above address or by emailing licensing@lewisham.gov.uk
It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction is unlimited.
LICENSING ACT 2003
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE
Zeren Ldn Ltd has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence in respect of the following premises: Zeren, 82 Bolton Crescent, London SE5 0SE. The application is to permit the supply of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises, Monday–Sunday, 10:00–23:00.
The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth, 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 representations 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 28 July 2025
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application. 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).
Notice of application for a Premises Licence.
Notice is hereby given that Sehyun Kim has applied to Wandsworth Council for a new premises licence at Sodaeng Korean Reestaurant, 283 Putney Bridge Road, London SW15 2PT
The application is to allow the sale of alcohol (for consumption on and off the premises) and the provision of regulated entertainment (recorded music) between the hours of 12:00 and 21:3S0 Tuesday to Saturday, and from 17:00 until 21:30 on Sunday.
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 23 July 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.
Licensing Act 2003
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE
Name of applicant: Premium Team Ltd Postal address of premises: Unit 33, Kingspark Business Centre, 152/178 Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey KT3 3ST
Application Details: Sale of Alcohol – Off Licence / ONLINE ONLY Monday to Sunday 00:00 to 23:59
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: 25/07/2025
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 – Notice of Application for a Premises Licence
Notice is hereby given that Jesse Erasmo dos Santos has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for a Premises Licence for 147 Streatham High Rd, London, SW16 6HE to allow the following licensable activities: - Live Music: Friday to Saturday from 11:00 to 20:00, Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00 - Recorded Music: Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 19:30 - Supply of Alcohol: Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 21:00
Any person wishing to make representations must do so in writing to: Licensing Authority, London Borough of Lambeth, PO Box 734, Winchester, SO23 5DG or by email to priley@lambeth.gov.uk and infoservice@lambeth.gov.uk
Representations must be received no later than 11 July 2025
It is an offence under Section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003 to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with this application. A person guilty of such an offence is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Notice of application for a Premises Licence.
Notice is hereby given Well Street Pizza Ltd has applied to Wandsworth Council for a premises licence at Yard Sale Pizza, 55 Lavender Hill, London SW11 5QN to provide the following licensable activities: Sale of alcohol and and off sale Sunday & Monday 12:00 to 22:00 Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 to 23:00
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing 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 By 29.07.2025
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.
Notice of Application to vary a Premises Licence made under the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that I / we Buteco Do Duda Ltd
Have made application to the London Borough Of Merton to vary a Premises Licence in respect of: Buteco Do Duda, 10 Watermill Way, Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2RD Variation applied for: The variation seeks to extend the hours for the licensable activity for sale of alcohol on Monday to Sunday to show 10.00 hrs to 03.30 hrs with closing time of 04.00 hrs.
A register of all applications made to the London Borough Of Merton is maintained by: LICENSING SECTION, LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, 2ND FLOOR, CIVIC CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, MORDEN, SURREY, SM4 5DX
A record of this application may be inspected by appointment at Merton Civic Centre. Please email licensing@merton.gov.uk or telephone 020 8545 3969.
It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Section at the office or email address above and be received by the Merton’s Licensing Section within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.
Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
Date application given to the Council: 24th June 2025
HUBERT SMITH Deceased Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 anyone having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the deceased, late of 152 Streatham
Notice of Application to vary a Premises Licence made under the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that I / we Buteco Do Duda Ltd Have made application to the London Borough Of Merton to vary a Premises Licence in respect of: The Colour House Theatre, The Colour House, 10 Watermill Way, Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2RD
Variation applied for: The variation seeks to extend the hours for the licensable activity for sale of alcohol, live music and recorded music on Monday to Sunday to show 10.00 hrs to 03.30 hrs with closing time of 04.00 hrs.
A register of all applications made to the London Borough Of Merton is maintained by: LICENSING SECTION, LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, 2ND FLOOR, CIVIC CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, MORDEN, SURREY, SM4 5DX
A record of this application may be inspected by appointment at Merton Civic Centre. Please email licensing@merton.gov.uk or telephone 020 8545 3969.
It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Section at the office or email address above and be received by the Merton’s Licensing Section within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.
Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
Date application given to the Council: 24th June 2025
ROAD
TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
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 intends to make 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 4th day of July 2025 Matt Standell
Planning and Performance 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 KENNINGTON ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate window replacement 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-east side, between a point opposite the junction of Hercules Road and the common boundary of Nos. 16 and 18 Kennington Road.
3. The alternative route for affected cyclists would be via the main carriageway and south-eastbound 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 14 July 2025 and would continue for a maximum duration of 3 months, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 4 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON THORNLAW ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate gas 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:
(1) Thornlaw Road, the south side, between the western kerb-line of Knights Hill and a point 25.5 metres west of that kerb-line, (a) suspend the south bound lane and (b) north side, to ban parking, waiting, loading and unloading.
2) Thornlaw Road, both sides, suspend parking, waiting, loading and unloading between the western kerb-line of Knights Hill and the eastern boundary of No.2a Thornlaw Rd.
(3) Knights Hill, ban the left turn into Thornlaw Road.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Knights Hill, St Julian`s Farm Road and Casewick 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 would come into force on 14 July 2025 and would continue for a maximum duration of 2 months, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 4 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON HAWARDEN GROVE, GUERNSEY GROVE & CROXTED ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate water mains replacement 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:
2. Phase 1
(1) Hawarden Grove, between the junction of the A2199 Croxted Road and the common boundary of Nos. 5 and 7 Hawarden Grove, to ban vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading and to suspend parking bays;
(2) A2199 Croxted Road, between Nos. 204 and 240 Croxted Road, (a) the north-east side, suspend the south-east bound lane and parking, waiting, loading, and unloading, and (b) the south-west side, suspend parking, waiting and loading and parking bays.
3. Phase 2:
(1) Guernsey Grove, from the north-western kerb-line of the A2199 Croxted Road and north-westward for 35 metres to ban vehicles from entering, parking, waiting, loading, and unloading and to suspend the parking bays;
(2) A2199 Croxted Road, between Nos.218 and 242 Croxted Road, (a) the north-west side, suspend the north-west bound lane and parking, waiting, loading, and unloading, and (b) the north-east side, suspend parking, waiting and loading and parking bays.
(3) A2199 Croxted Road, suspend the southbound Guernsey Grove bus stop.
4. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via (Phase 1) the A2199 Croxted Road, Guernsey Grove, Rosendale Road and vice versa; and (Phase 2) the A2199 Croxted Road, Hawarden Grove, Rosendale Road and vice versa.
5. 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.
6. The Order would come into force on 14 July 2025 and would continue for a maximum duration of 6 months, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 4 July 2025 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON ROTHSCHILD STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate a water main replacement works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth made an Order, the general effect of which will be in Rothschild Street: (1) between the eastern kerb-line of Knights Hill and a point 52.5 metres east of that kerb-line to ban vehicles from entering; and, (2) between the eastern kerb-line of Knights Hill and a point 127 metres east of that kerb-line, both sides, suspend the bus stand and parking, waiting, loading and unloading.
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Knights Hill, Chapel Road and Norwood High Street 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 7 July 2025 and will continue for a maximum duration of 3 months, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
Notice Under The Town and Country Planning Acts
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council is considering applications as set out below under the following categories;
FUL – Full Planning Permission
LB – Listed Building
VOC – Variation of Condition
ADV – Advertisement Consent
Written representations should be made within three weeks of the date of this advertisement to the Director of Planning, PO Box 734, Winchester 5023 SDG. Any comments made are open to inspection by the public and in the event of an appeal may be referred to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Confidential comments cannot be taken into account in determining an application.
Application plans can be viewed online at www.lambeth.gov.uk/searchplanningapps - search using the reference number at the end of each application listing.
Archway House 21 Clapham Common North Side London SW4 ORQ Internal and external alterations, upgrades and additions to building including changes to internal layout and refurbishment throughout. Repairs to internals, elevations, roof, and garden wall. New mechanical plant and associated store. New heating, plumbing and electrical services. Alterations to external terrace and landscaping and installation of doors to archway. (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 25/01680/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 25/01679/FUL) 25/01680/LB
14 Elderwood Place London SE27 OHL Replacement of first floor windows. 25/01659/FUL
1 Akerman Road London Lambeth SW9 6SP Replacement of windows and doors with timber (Casement) to the front and rear elevation.
25/01878/FUL
31 Akerman Road London Lambeth SW9 6SP Replacement of windows and doors with Timber (Casement) to the front and rear elevation.
25/01879/FUL
72-74 Gipsy Hill And 1 Cawnpore Street London SE19 Erection of 2- storey rear extension, and change of use of ground floor to form a new 4- bed dwelling. 25/01820/FUL 98 Bromfelde Road London SW4 6PS Erection of a 3-storey building with a basement comprising two self-contained
the provision of solar panels, cycle/refuse storages, landscaping and boundary treatment.
25/01917/FUL
15 Fentiman Road London SWB ILD Replacement of existing ground, first and second floor windows/rear ground floor door with double glaze timber windows/door. 25/01821/FUL
17 Spencer Mews London SW8 1HF Erection of single storey ground floor rear extension. 25/01921/FUL 180 - 182 Streatham High Road London SW16 1BH Display of replacement 1x internally illuminated fascia sign and 1x
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SW9
Redevelopment
4AL Demolition of side extension and erection of single storey ground floor side and rear extension, replacement of double glazed 1 timber sash-window to ground floor front elevation.
25/01815/FUL
Dated this Friday 04/07/2025
Rob Bristow Director - Planning, Transport & Sustainability Climate and Inclusive Growth Directorate LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – EMMANUEL ROAD AND TELFERSCOT ROAD
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS - GODING STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable installation and removal of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) crash blocks to be carried out safely, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth has made an Order the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading and unloading a vehicle) at any time in that length of Goding Street from its southernmost extremity northward for a distance of 29.10 metres.
2. The ban and suspension will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing and covering of the appropriate traffic signs.
3. The Order will come into force on 4 July 2025 and will continue for a maximum duration of 5 days (to allow for contingencies) or until the said works have been completed, whichever is earlier. In practice it is anticipated that the Order would only have effect on 4 July 2025 for the installation and 6 July 2025 for the removal of the crash blocks, but if the works cannot be carried out or completed on those dates, the Order may also have effect on subsequent days, within the maximum period of 5 days.
Dated 4 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
Dated 4 July 2025 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 16A TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS – BIG SHIFT CAR FREE DAYS IN ATLANTIC ROAD
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable local residents/communities to hold special events (Big Shift car free Days), the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an Order the effect of which would be to ban vehicles from entering Atlantic Road, between (1) Brixton Road and Coldharbour Lane, and (2) Coldharbour Lane and Kellett Road, between 8am and midnight on Saturdays, (a) 12 July 2025, (b) 9 August 2025, (c) 13 September 2025, and (d) 11 October 2025.
2. Alternative routes would be available for affected vehicles via Railton Road, Kellett Road (For Saltoun Road follow Rattray Road) Effra Road, St. Mathew`s Road, Brixton Hill, Coldharbour Lane (For Rushcroft Road) follow Coldharbour Lane.
3. During the periods of road closure specified in paragraph 1 above, any parking places situated within the lengths of roads will be suspended.
4. The bans would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs on the dates and times specified above.
5. The Order comes into force on 12 July 2025 and will continue until 12 October 2025.
Dated 27 June 2025 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable road danger reduction works to be carried out on Emmanuel Road, 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 that length of; (a) Emmanuel Road which lies between Fieldhouse
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A23 GLA ROAD (LONDON ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON) (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 tree maintenance works to take place on the A23 London Road.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from:
(1) stopping on London Road between its junctions with Wharfdale Gardens and Langdale Road;
(2) entering or proceeding on Heathview Road south-westbound between No.1 Heathview Road and its junction with London Road;
(3) stopping in the Parking & Disabled Persons’ Vehicles bay in Heathview Road adjacent to No.952 London Road;
(4) entering or proceeding on Winterbourne Road south-westbound between No.2 Winterbourne Road and its junction with London Road;
(5) stopping in the Parking & Disabled Persons’ Vehicles bay in Winterbourne Road adjacent to No.980 London Road;
(6) entering or proceeding on Leander Road north-eastbound between No.2 Leander Road and its junction with London Road;
(7) stopping on Leander Road between No.2 Leander Road and its junction with London Road;
(8) entering or proceeding on Oaklands Avenue south-westbound between No.2b Oaklands Avenue and its junction with London Road;
(9) stopping on Oaklands Avenue between No.2b Oaklands Avenue and its junction with London Road;
(10) entering or proceeding on Warwick Road south-westbound between No.1 Warwick Road and its junction with London Road;
(11) stopping on Warwick Road between No.1 Warwick Road and its junction with London Road;
(12) entering, exiting or stopping on London Road between its junctions with Strathyre Avenue and Stanford Road;
(13) entering or proceeding on Craignish Avenue westbound between No.1 Craignish Avenue and its junction with London Road;
(14) stopping on Craignish Avenue between No.1 Craignish Avenue and its junction with London Road;
(15) stopping on Semley Road between No.2 Semley Road and its junction with London Road;
(16) entering or proceeding on Tylecroft Road north-eastbound between No.1 Tylecroft Road and its junction with London Road;
(17) stopping on Tylecroft Road between No.1 Tylecroft Road and its junction with London Road;
(18) entering or proceeding on Northborough Road north-eastbound between No.1 Northborough Road and its junction with London Road;
(19) stopping on Northborough Road between No.1 Northborough Road and its junction with London Road;
(20) entering or proceeding on Norbury Court Road north-eastbound between No.2 Norbury Court Road and its junction with London Road;
(21) stopping on Norbury Court Road between No.2 Norbury Court Road and its junction with London Road;
(22) entering or proceeding on Northborough Road north-eastbound between No.1 Northborough Road and its junction with London Road;
(23) entering, proceeding or stopping on Beatrice Avenue between No.2a Beatrice Avenue and its junction with London Road;
(24) stopping in Melrose Avenue between No.1a Melrose Avenue and its junction with London Road;
(25) entering or proceeding on Melrose Avenue south-westbound between No.1a Melrose Avenue and its junction with London Road
(26) stoppnig in Kilmartin Avenue between No.2 Kilmartin Avenue and its junction with London Road;
(27) entering or proceeding on Kilmartin Avenue south-westbound between No.2 Kilmartin Avenue and its junction with London Road;
(28) stopping in the Parking & Disabled Persons’ Vehicles bay in Somerset Gardens adjacent to Nos.23 to 25 and Nos.4 to 6 Somerset Gardens;
(29) stopping in Pollards Hill South between No.1 Pollards Hill South and its junction with London Road;
(30) stopping on Ederline Avenue between its junctions with Kintyre Close and London Road;
(31) entering or proceeding on Ederline Avenue south-westbound between its junctions with Ardfern Avenue and London Road, local access will maintained to Kintyre Close;
The Order will also:
(32) suspend the crossing outside No.947 London Road. Works will be phased such that some restrictions will apply only at certain times. Restrictions will only apply for certain dates to allow for cyclic routine maintenance of the highway.
The Order will be effective at certain times from 12:01 AM on the 5th July 2025 and 7:00 PM on the 21st August 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.
5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force alternative routes will be indicated by trafc signs.
Dated this 4th day of July 2025
Gary Oliver Area Manager South – Assets Operations Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
SCHOOL STREET SCHEMES – ROAD CLOSURES AND PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE ZONES
(This notice is about continuing in force indefinitely the provisions of Lambeth (Prescribed Routes) (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 2024 and the Lambeth (Moving Traffic Regulations) (Amendment No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 2024 Experimental Traffic Orders which introduced school street schemes at various locations by restricting access for motor vehicles except permit holders at certain times of the day in the streets listed in this Notice. The restrictions can operate between the times listed in paragraph 2 on Mondays to Fridays, although it is anticipated that they will only operate during those hours in school term-time.)
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth ('the Council') on 1 July 2025 made the Lambeth (Moving Traffic Restrictions) (Amendment No. 7) Traffic Order 2025 under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
2. The general effect of the Order will be to prohibit motor vehicles except permit holders from entering: (a) the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice between the hours of 8.15am to 9.15am and 2.45pm to 3.45pm Monday to Friday; (b) the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 2 to this Notice between the hours of 8.15am to 9.15am and 3.00pm and 4.00pm Monday to Friday; (c) the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice between the hours of 8.30am to 9.30am and 2.45pm to 3.45pm Monday to Friday.
3. Any vehicle that is already in those length of roads listed in the schedules to this Notice before the pedestrian and cycle zone commences will be permitted to leave.
4. Copies of the Order, which will come into operation on 14 July 2025, of maps of the relevant areas and of the Orders amended by this Order are available for inspection online at: www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and at the offices of Lambeth Council’s Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG, between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive (except on bank/public holidays). A copy of the Order and the other documents are also available on request, by email to: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk.
5. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within 6 weeks of the date on which this Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.
Dated 4 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager
Schedule 1
Belmont Close; Belmont Road; Bowling Green Street; Cawnpore Street; Cresset Street, between Stonhouse Street and Prescott Place; Kennington Oval, between Harleyford Road and Vauxhall Street; Magee Street; Maplestead Road; Palace Road, between the southeastern entrance to Coburg Crescent and a point 11 metres south-east of the north-western entrance to Coburg Crescent; Paradise Road; Smedley Street; Stonhouse Street, from the northern kerb-line of Venn Street to its northern extremity; Studley Road, between Levehurst Way and Paradise Road; Upper Tulse Hill, between Claverdale Road and Ostade Road; Vauxhall Street, between Tyers Terrace and the vehicular entrance to Baddeley House, Vauxhall Street; Woodland Hill; Woodland Road, between Gipsy Hill and Camden Hill Road; Wyvil Road.
Schedule 2
Hopton Road,
Schedule 3 Cancell Road, between its junctions with Elliott Road and Eythorne Road; Russell Grove.
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
REMOVAL OF ELECTRIC SCOOTER AND DOCKLESS CYCLE HIRE BAYS, REINSTATEMENT OF WAITING RESTRICTIONS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE BOROUGH
[NOTE: This Notice is about the removal of electric scooter and dockless cycle hire parking places in various locations across the Borough and the introduction of Waiting Restrictions at some of those locations. Objections or other comments may be made – see paragraph 5].
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth proposes to make The Lambeth (Free Parking Places,
to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended).
2. The general effect of the Orders will be to:(a) revoke electric scooter hire parking places in certain lengths of the streets specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice; (b) revoke electric scooter and cycle hire parking places in certain lengths
At Any Time waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) in certain lengths of the streets specified in Schedule 5 to this Notice; (f) introduce waiting restrictions (yellow lines) at the times specified in certain lengths of the streets specified in Schedule 6 to this Notice; (g) introduce Parking Places for the leaving of vehicles displaying the relevant permit specified in certain lengths of the streets specified in Schedule 7 to this Notice; (h) introduce Parking Places for the leaving of vehicles displaying the relevant permit or having paid the parking charge in certain lengths of the streets specified in Schedule 8 to this Notice.
3. If you have any enquiries about this matter, please email e-scootertrial@lambeth.gov.uk
4. A copy of each of the Orders and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are available for inspection online at: https://consultation.appyway.com/lambeth or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and at the offices of Lambeth Council’s Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG, between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive (except on bank/public holidays), until the expiration of a period of 21 days from the date on which this notice is published. To arrange an inspection please email: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk
5. All objections and other representations relating to the proposed Orders must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made (quoting reference 131), and can be made using our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/lambeth or sent by post to Lambeth Council Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), PO Box 80771, London SW2 9QQ or by email TMOReps@lambeth.gov.uk by 24 July 2025. Any objection may be communicated to, or be seen by, other persons who may have an interest in this matter.
Dated 4 July 2025
Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager
Schedule 1
Abbotswood Road, adjacent No. 99 Drewstead Road; Blenheim Gardens, adjacent Nos. 2 and 2a; Brantwood Road, adjacent No. 7 Poplar Walk; Bromell’s Road, opposite No. 19; Cavendish Road, adjacent No. 297; Gresham Road, adjacent No. 1; Guernsey Grove, adjacent No. 43; Helix Road, adjacent No. 102 Arodene Road; Lakeview Road, adjacent No. 1 to 26 Portobello House; Launcelot Street, adjacent No.110 Lower Marsh; Morrish Road, adjacent Nos. 276-278 Brixton Hill; Ravensdon Street, adjacent No. 1; Renfrew Road, adjacent No. 46; Rymer Street, adjacent No.115 Dulwich Road; Stannery Street, opposite No. 2; The Cut, adjacent Nos. 42 to 48; Valleyfield Road, adjacent No. 286 Leigham Court Road; Vauxhall Grove, adjacent Nos. 25 to 30.
Schedule 2
Bicknell Road, adjacent No. 7; Concert Hall Approach, approximately 11 metres southeast of the junction with Belvedere Road.
Schedule 3
Duchy Street, adjacent No. 63 Stamford Street and No. 38 Aquinas Street.
Schedule 4
Duchy Street, adjacent No. 63 Stamford Street and No. 38 Aquinas Street.
Schedule 5
Brantwood Road, adjacent No. 7 Poplar Walk; Concert Hall Approach, approximately 11 metres southeast of the junction with Belvedere Road; Morrish Road, adjacent Nos. 276-278 Brixton Hill.
Schedule 6
Blenheim Gardens, adjacent Nos. 2 and 2a, Monday to Friday, 8.30a.m. to 6.30p.m.; Cavendish Road, adjacent No. 297, Monday to Saturday, 9.30a.m. to 5.30p.m.; Rymer Street, adjacent No.115 Dulwich Road, Monday to Friday, 8.30a.m. to 5.30p.m.; Stannery Street, opposite No. 2, Monday to Friday, 8.30a.m. to 5.30p.m.
Schedule 7
Bicknell Road, adjacent No. 7; Brantwood Road, adjacent No. 7 Poplar Walk; Bromell’s Road, opposite No. 19; Guernsey Grove, adjacent No. 43; Helix Road, adjacent No. 102 Arodene Road; Launcelot Street, adjacent No.110 Lower Marsh; Ravensdon Street, adjacent No. 1.
Schedule 8
Abbotswood Road, adjacent No. 99 Drewstead Road; Gresham Road, adjacent No. 1; Vauxhall Grove, adjacent Nos. 25 to 30.
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By Mark Baldwin at the Kia Oval
DOM SIBLEY’S ten-hour 305, plus quickfire hundreds from both Dan Lawrence and Will Jacks, propelled Surrey to 820-9 declared against Durham at the Kia Oval - the biggest first-class total in the club’s long history.
Resuming on 407-3, they broke their 126-year-old county record after batting on until just after tea on day two on Monday and prolonging Durham’s suffering in scorching sunshine and sweltering temperatures above 30 degrees.
Sibley’s first triple-hundred beat his previous highest score of 244, made for Warwickshire in 2019.
“I’m a Surrey boy so to do it here at the Oval is also really special,” Sibley said.
“It’s amazing to be able to do it - though I almost ran myself out and had to dive in for the single that got me to 300!
“It was a pleasure to bat with the other three guys who scored hundreds. Their natural tempo of scoring runs means that my job is easy at the other end.
“It has been a very hot couple of days but I feel fine and hopefully won’t wake up feeling too stiff in the morning. With more than 800 on the board we are in a good position and I thought we bowled brilliantly in the last session today - we just need to keep up the pressure on them.
“It’s going to be hard work over the next couple of days but as a team we are looking forward to it and hopefully our spinners can also come into the game as it goes on.”
On day three, a brilliant three-wicket burst with the second new ball by Dan Worrall resurrected Surrey’s victory ambitions just when it looked as if Alex Lees and Ollie Robinson’s 152-run stand had raised Durham hopes of being able to force a draw.
Lees scored a superb 125 and Robinson a 105-ball 79 as Durham eventually reached 343-9 by stumps, but earlier both fell to paceman Worrall, as did New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham, in a slide from 266 for three to 284 for seven.
When Matt Fisher removed George Drissell with the last ball before tea, Durham had lost four wickets for 29 runs in twelve overs immediately before the interval.
Afterwards, though, Graham Clark and Matthew Potts added 46 for the eighth wicket in 25 overs to hold up Surrey again as the Kookaburra ball lost its shine and hardness.
Potts resisted 79 balls for his 23, until Dan Lawrence spun an off break to pin him leg-before on the back foot, and then Worrall returned to hit Clark’s middle stump with his fifth ball back to end a defiant 30.
A hobbling Ben Raine, injured when bowling on day one, bravely emerged at No.11 to keep Daniel Hogg company until the end of play, with Hogg even taking two fours off Fisher in the closing overs.
SURREY BOY SIBLEY SMASHES TRIPLEHUNDRED
By John Lewis
DULWICH TRAVELLED to Banstead in the Premier Division of the AJ Sports Surrey Cricket Championship last weekend, but went down to defeat by eight wickets.
Dulwich elected to bat, but lost their
Oval side post record first-class total
Overall, however, bat has overwhelmingly dominated ball on an essentially flat pitch in a Rothesay County Championship match on which the draw still seems the likeliest outcome despite Durham, in reply to Surrey’s mammoth 820 for nine declared, still being 477 runs adrift going into the final day.
Opener Lees showed immense stamina, as well as notable skill and determination, to frustrate Surrey’s attack for almost six hours in all. The Durham captain began day three on 33, with his side 59 for one, and forged a fine partnership with Robinson after seeing both Will Rhodes and Colin Ackermann depart before lunch.
Rhodes edged the impressive Fisher to keeper Josh Blake to go for 26 in the morning’s eighth over, and Ackermann’s 24 was ended by an excellent piece of bowling from Sam Curran. Angling one
across the right-hander, left-armer Curran saw Jacks cling on to a sharp catch at first slip.
Robinson was fortunate to nick Curran between first and second slips for four, a technical but low chance, before he had reached double figures and, after lunch, Curran had an impassioned appeal for lbw against Lees, on 64, turned down – much to the all-rounder’s dismay.
Otherwise, however, the fourth wicket pair progressed serenely and successive fours off Fisher took Lees to 80 while Robinson went to a 76-ball half-century in style by pulling Jordan Clark powerfully off the front foot for six over mid wicket.
The 32-year-old Lees, capped 10 times in Tests by England, went to his 31st firstclass hundred in the 74th over of Durham’s innings and – having been on the field in sweltering 90-degree temperatures for
almost eight sessions – he was finally forced to leave it at 3.41pm on day three.
Robinson had just been bowled by a full inswinger from Worrall, and the leader of Surrey’s attack made it three strikes overall in his second, third and fourth overs with the second new ball – taken with Durham on 255 for three – when he quickly added the scalps of Lees and Neesham.
Lees, who faced 240 balls and hit 18 fours, nibbled fatally at a fine ball that lifted and left him and Neesham’s thicker edge to a similar delivery flew to Jacks at first slip.
Clark survived a big lbw appeal from Fisher on four and then a mishit pull at Worrall on five dropped inches short of Curran, diving forward from the squarer of two mid wickets, but Drissell (7) top-edged a pull at Fisher to mid on as Durham’s sudden decline continued apace.
Dom Sibley: ’To do it here at the Oval is really special’
Durham’s innings was steadied, however, by Clark and Potts who made sure of a second batting bonus point while also denying Surrey a third bowling point. As batting conditions eased at the end of another long, hot day, it was noticeable that Worrall and Fisher were given only another five overs between them just before the close.
Worrall has figures of four for 49 from 23 overs and, if anyone is searching for even one positive from the widelycondemned decision to deploy the lowerseamed Kookaburra (widely-used in Tests overseas) in four prime mid-summer championship fixtures, it is that the newly England-qualified Australian displayed once again the skill and know-how with it that makes him an intriguing possible selection for this winter’s Ashes series Down Under.
to foot of table after latest defeat to Banstead
first wicket in the third over. Harrison Perry then shored up one end while batsmen came and went to a mixture of pace and spin at the other. Skipper Ollie Steele contributed 17 off 39 balls, and KS Bharat started promisingly with 21 off 25, but both were caught behind, and the fourth wicket fell soon afterwards.
Perry was the fifth to go, having grafted uncharacteristically for 37 off 92 balls, and another wicket fell to the next ball to make it 96-6 in the 37th over.
This brought in Ahmed Khan to join Tim Raglan, and together they put on
63 in 14 overs for the seventh wicket. Raglan played the supporting role, before being dismissed for 30, off 76 balls, with the score on 159. Khan continued to his first half-century of the season in a partnership of 17 for the eighth wicket with Harvey Booth. A further stand of 25 for the ninth with Joe Payne lifted the score to 201 in the 62nd over, and ended when Khan was dismissed for 66, off 74 balls. The last wicket pair took the score to 219 whereupon Felix Watson-Smyth fell to the last ball of their permitted 66 overs,
leaving Payne unbeaten with 22. Wimbledon had 54 overs to get the runs. They started poorly, with Booth taking the first wicket in his second over with just two runs on the board. But this brought in Arjun Gill. With no time pressure he was able to pace his innings to score 123 not out off 128 balls. He was joined in a stand of 120 in 28 overs for the second wicket with Ayush Patel, who made 53 off 105 balls before falling to Khan. Patrick Rowe, who scored 33 not out off 47 balls, then joined Gill in an unbeaten partnership
of 98 in 17 overs for the third wicket to see their side home. Watson-Smyth opened the bowling and conceded just 29 runs in his first ten over spell, while Khan took 1-38 off twelve. But none of the other bowlers could show the same degree of accuracy, and the target was reached with 6.5 overs to spare.
Dulwich take just three batting points from this match and slip to the foot of the table. This weekend, they have a home fixture against reigning champions East Molesey, who are currently fourth.
© Keith Gillard
MILLWALL TO NET WINDFALL FROM CHARLTON DEAL
Lions agreed significant sell-on clauses in striker transfer
By John Kelly
ISAAC OLAOFE left Millwall in January 2023 without ever having started a senior game.
Olaofe, now 25, made three substitute appearances for Gary Rowett’s Lions in August 2022, coming on against Cambridge United in the EFL Cup and Sheffield United and Coventry City in the Championship.
The forward signed a new long-term contract the following month after Millwall had rejected interest in him that summer.
“His new deal is a nice little reward for him and for the hard work he’s put in, and now it’s up to him to try and see if he can push to get into the team and into the match-day squad,” Rowett said after ‘Tanto’ had signed his contract. “But he’s certainly got all the attributes.”
Olaofe had shown his talent out on loan. He scored fourteen goals in 37 games to help Sutton United to the National League title in 2020-21.
Olaofe returned to Gander Green in 2021-22 and scored nine goals in 34 games in all competitions as the U’s finished eighth in League Two, their first-ever campaign in the Football League.
Millwall hoped that Olaofe could push on and become a regular in their squad, but Rowett had a competitive frontline, with Zian Flemming, Tom Bradshaw, Duncan Watmore, Mason Bennett and Andreas Voglsammer all vying for those spots.
It was always going to be a tall order for Olaofe to break into a side challenging for the Championship’s top six.
It was decided that Olaofe would leave permanently in January 2023, after his three previous loan moves to Sutton and one to St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership.
Although he didn’t make it at Millwall, the club’s hierarchy, led by chief executive Steve Kavanagh and head of football operations and recruitment Alex Aldridge, recognised the then22-year-old’s potential future value, and they drove a hard bargain with Stockport County of League Two.
And if Olaofe moves to Charlton Athletic, as has been reported over the weekend, the deal agreed with County is set to pay off handsomely.
This paper has been told by someone
close to the negotiations that Millwall agreed a 45 per cent sell-on clause on any profit County made from his sale.
The Lions agreed a deal with Stockport that was worth £200,000, and a transfer fee of £1.5million has been reported if he joins the Addicks. Charlton are back in the Championship after winning the League One play-offs when they defeated Leyton Orient 1-0 at Wembley in May. Nathan Jones wants a new forward, and Olaofe’s form over the last two seasons in particular has marked him out as a target.
Olaofe became the first County player since Luke Beckett in 2002-03 to score 20 goals in a Football League campaign when he helped the side win the League Two title in 2023-24.
Olaofe followed that up with thirteen goals in 51 games in all competitions last season, including one in the 1-1 draw in the second leg of the play-offs against Orient before Dave Challinor’s side - who had finished the regular season in third place - lost 4-1 on penalties at Edgeley Park.
Olaofe has certainly left his mark at the club, and County fans will be sad
to see him leave, but will wish him the best after his efforts for them over the last two-and-a-half seasons.
Millwall will also keep a keen eye on how Oloafe fares at The Valley, should the move go through. That’s because in the deal with County, Millwall also negotiated a 40 per cent clause on any profit Stockport make, from their sell-on clause with Charlton. So, for example, if there is a 10 per cent sell-on clause in the deal between Stockport and Charlton on any profit the Addicks make, of that 10 per cent received by Stockport, the Lions would receive 40 per cent.
It shows great foresight by those on Millwall’s side who negotiated the sale of Olaofe to Stockport, for a player who hadn’t started a senior game for them. It is little surprise that they agreed such a good deal, given how well the club has been run, particularly over the last decade.
And, of course, if Olaofe does join Charlton, he could face his former side in the 2025-26 season. It will benefit the Lions if he does well for their rivals - though Millwall supporters will be hoping it is not against their side.
Jones looks forward to Millwall clash - and expects busy window
By John Kelly
NATHAN JONES is delighted that Charlton Athletic will start their Championship campaign at The Valley - and picked out a South London derby against Millwall as one fixture he is particularly looking forward to.
The Addicks kick off their first campaign back in the second tier in five years against Watford on August 9.
Charlton haven’t been beaten at home in sixteen league games going
back to a 2-1 defeat to Crawley Town last December.
Jones will have a big task on his hand when his side meet the Lions (scheduled for September 13 at The Valley but with the time subject to change) as Charlton haven’t beaten Millwall since 1996, a run of twelve games.
Jones will also come up against two clubs he managed, Stoke City and Southampton.
“I’m really looking forward to being back at The Valley, I think it’s important we started here to get
acclimatised to the Championship and to continue that momentum that we finished with in the play-offs,” Jones said. “We’re delighted to get underway in a league that we’ve worked so hard to get into.
“You look at the derbies like Millwall. You also look for your old clubs, and going back to Wales, as well as the fixtures around Christmas. We won’t put too much of an emphasis on individual games though, what we have to do is make sure we’re really competitive.”
Jones has signed Sonny Carey from
Blackpool and goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski from another of his former clubs, Luton Town.
The Addicks were also this week close to a deal for striker Isaac Olaofe from Stockport County.
Jones is expecting plenty more business.
He said: “It’s busy. It’ll be one of our toughest windows, in terms of finishing late and then going into a competitive league, with huge budgets where we’ll be competing against a different level of recruitment. It’s been a bit slower than usual, but we’re in a
good place. We want to significantly improve the squad. We’re working tirelessly to do that.”
Charlton travel to Slovenia for a preseason camp, including in a behindclosed-doors friendly against Croatian side HNK Gorica
Jones added: “Slovenia is pivotal to how we prepare, bedding in new players and nailing down tactics. There are also some real good bonding sessions out there, and a lot of goal setting. We are really looking forward to it. It’s a wonderful place, and they always look after us.”
Isaac Olaofe in action in the 2023 League Two play-off final which Stockport County lost on penalties to Carlisle United
INSIDE MILLWALL’S RECORD DEAL FOR JOSH COBURN
By Will Scott
MILLWALL BROKE their transfer record for the second time in six months when they signed Josh Coburn from Middlesbrough last week.
Striker Coburn was a priority target this summer after spending last season on loan in SE16.
The 22-year-old will once again don the navy-blue kit and renew his partnership with Mihailo Ivanovic. He committed for the long term, signing a four-year contract that will keep him at the club well into his prime.
Millwall were determined to land the big man permanently at the end of his loan deal and made no secret of it. Alex Neil told the media on multiple occasions that he wanted to keep Coburn at the club beyond the season.
There's no surprise as to why. He is young, experienced at the Championship level, a handful physically, and most importantly for a striker, has goalscoring ability.
Aged nineteen, he scored ten goals in League One for Bristol Rovers, attracting the attention of former Lions head coach Neil Harris. The following season, he scored five goals for Boro in eleven league starts, before joining the Lions on loan in the summer of 2024, with Harris revealing the club "had chased him all summer" and saw him as "such a key signing."
He scored a variety of goals for Millwall in his first season at the club.
An instinctive, poacher’s finish to snatch all three points at Pride Park, a thundering strike from a tight angle against automatic promotion-challenging Sheffield United, a glancing header from an even tighter angle away at Watford to, again, secure a late win.
Four of his five strikes for Millwall have been either the difference between a loss and a draw, or a draw and a win, and his goals added nine points to their final points tally.
His underlying stats are strong as well
- he has the highest expected goals (xG) per 90 on the team (0.45), followed by Ivanovic (0.34).
The two forwards struck up an effective partnership down the final stretch of the 2024-25 season as the Lions nearly made the top six. They started seven of the final nine games together, and the duo scored in all but one of those matches.
They are a real throwback striking duo. They are both strong, tall, powerful finishers and capable of winning the ball high up the pitch.
They both contest just over ten aerial duels per game, with Coburn having a slightly higher win percentage (47.9 per cent to Ivanovic’s 40.5 per cent), and the Teessider often occupies the strongest centre-back, allowing Ivanovic to make runs in behind.
This was no more clear than in the Lions' 1-0 win at Bramall Lane, where Neil complimented the striker for getting the better of experienced centre-back Jack Robinson.
"What I've been really big on getting into
Bromley recruit Congo international
By John Kelly
BROMLEY HAVE signed
midfielder Will Hondermarck after the expiration of his contract at League One side Northampton Town.
The French-born 24-year-old began his career in Ireland with Drogheda United before moving to Norwich City in 2019.
Following a loan spell at Harrogate Town, where he gained his first taste of men’s English football, he made the switch to Championship side Barnsley.
He joined the Cobblers in January 2023 and won
promotion to League One in his debut season. He found the net twice during his time with the club.
On the international stage, Hondermarck received a call-up to the Ireland under-21s for their Uefa European Championship qualifiers, before representing the Congo senior side, eligible for them through his mother. He made his debut in June 2024 against Morocco in a World Cup qualifier.
Hondermarck becomes the Ravens’ third summer signing after Mitch Pinnock and Kyle Cameron.
Why the Lions broke their transfer record for the third time in under a year to sign the striker
him in terms of his physicality, is using his physical presence. I thought at Sheffield United, when Chris Wilder is moaning at me that he's beating up Robinson, I was buzzing, because that doesn't happen very often," Neil said. "Jack normally likes a little bit of wrestle for wrestle, but I thought Josh beat him up really.
"That's what he's on our team to do - to make sure he's a physical presence, he's got really good feet for a big guy, can score a goal. He's good in the air, he's got a lot to his game. He just needs time. Mihailo is the same. We believe in the two of them and they get the time that's necessary here."
The combination yielded real success and it is no surprise that the club were keen to reunite the pair - but they do not just exist as a collective.
The addition of another proven Championship striker gives Neil options in case of injuries or if he wants to rotate the team - it means there will not be an overreliance on one or the other, and that they have the quality depth that most
By John Kelly
CHARLTON ATHLETIC have signed Belgian international goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski from Luton Town on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Kaminski, 32, won the 2023-24 Premier League Save of the Season and played every game during the Hatters’ top-flight campaign, making the second-highest number of saves across the whole division.
The 6ft 3in stopper has made almost 200 appearances in English football’s top two leagues.
Kaminski has claimed end-of-season awards at both Luton and previous club Blackburn Rovers, who he joined from Gent in Belgium in 2020. Kaminski made his professional debut for top-flight Belgian side Germinal Beerschot in May 2009, when he was just sixteen.
Millwall release home kit for upcoming season
By Will Scott
MILLWALL HAVE unveiled their new home kit for the 2025-26 season, marking the club’s 140th anniversary.
This season's home strip is a fresh design, featuring a navy blue shirt with a white roundneck collar and white sleeve trim.
The crest has been moved to the centre and now features a golden Lion, celebrating 140 years since Millwall’s founding in 1885. The inside of the collar displays the initials M.R.F.C, a nod to Millwall Rovers, the club’s original name.
play-off pushing teams have.
Proven Championship strikers, especially young British ones, do not come cheap. It was therefore unsurprising that Millwall had to break their transfer record again to secure his signing.
The fee could hit a figure just shy of £5 million, but will only happen if a significant number of clauses are met, which this paper understands are largely based on promotion to the Premier League and beyond.
If those clauses are met, the fee would be dwarfed by the financial incentives of making the Premier League.
Regardless of the final cost, the transfer is another significant investment by the club, who have broken their transfer record three times in the past year, following deals for Ivanovic last August and Camiel Neghli in February.
Neil has made it clear that the aim this season is to take the next step and try to compete for promotion, and Millwall's business over the past year is a real statement of intent.
He had permanent spells at OH Leuven, Anderlecht, Kortrijk and Gent in his home country, as well as loan stints with Anorthosis Famagusta in Cyprus and Copenhagen in Denmark.
Kaminski won the Belgian Pro League twice and Belgian Super Cup three times, as well as the Danish Superliga and Cup in 2015-16.
He has one cap for Belgium, making his debut in a 0-0 draw in a friendly against Ireland last year as an 83rd-minute
White shorts and navy blue socks complete the kit.
The strip continues to be sponsored by MyGuava, who became Millwall's kit sponsor last season, and manufactured by Erreà.
The shirt is made from Future fabric, designed to reduce its carbon footprint by 30 per cent and increase the use of ecofriendly materials by 20 per cent by 2030.
substitute for Nottingham Forest’s Matz Sels.
Kaminski is the Addicks’ second signing of the summer following the arrival of midfielder Sonny Carey from Blackpool. "I'm really excited to join the club,” Kaminski said. “When I first spoke to the gaffer he came across very, very determined and very passionate about what we wants to do and what he's going to do. That was a big, big motivating factor for me to come to Charlton."
Manager Nathan Jones added: "I’m very pleased because it’s a wonderful signing. Thomas was outstanding for Luton in the Premier League and he was outstanding last season in the Championship as well. For me, he’s one of the best goalkeepers in the division. We wanted to strengthen on all levels and improve every department, and we feel that the signing of Thomas does that."
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Enzo Maresca lashed out after players taken off following thunderstorm warning
FACE LIKE THUNDER
Chelsea match
By John Kelly
ENZO MARESCA said it was “a joke” after Chelsea’s Club World Cup lastsixteen tie against Benfica was suspended for two hours - with just four minutes left of normal time.
The Blues were leading 1-0 thanks to Reece James’s 64th-minute freekick when the players were taken off the pitch due to thunderstorms in the area.
After they came back on, Angel di Maria scored a 94th-minute penalty for handball to send the game into extra-time.
Goals from Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-
Hall in the second half of that period in Charlotte, North Carolina helped Chelsea into the quarter-finals.
“For 85 minutes we were in control of the game,” Maresca said. “After the break, the game changed completely.
For me it’s not football. It’s already seven, eight, nine games that they suspended [in the tournament]. I think it’s a joke to be honest, it’s not football. It’s not for us. You cannot be inside. I struggle to understand. I can understand that for security reasons, you suspend the game. But if you suspend seven, eight games, that means that probably [this] is not the right place to do this competition.”
Six games have been suspended
because of storms and players have also struggled in the severe heat in the United States.
Maresca added: “I’m very happy. We are in the last eight of this fantastic competition. The team was very good. For me, one of the best performances in the last weeks and months.
“The problem is that when the game is suspended, it’s not football. Guys, it’s not football. You suspend the game, it’s not football. It’s completely something different. They scored because they need to chase. We are inside, we are winning. You go outside, mentally different. It’s difficult.
“We had an hour-and-a-half, twohour stop. Then it started completely
different. It’s not the same game because you break the tempo. So two hours inside; people speak with the family outside, if they were good, the security. People eating, people laughing, people talking on the mobile. It’s two hours. That’s why I said it’s not football.
“It’s something that you struggle to understand. But we tried to go out, continue in the same way, knowing that it was difficult. It’s not random that for 85 minutes, we didn’t concede nothing. And then for five minutes, we conceded a few chances. Why? It’s because it started a completely different game.”
Chelsea play Brazilian side Palmeiras in the quarter-finals this Saturday (2am BST).
Kai key to Kepa deal
By John Kelly
KEPA ARRIZABALAGA revealed he spoke with former Chelsea team-mate Kai Havertz before his £5million move to Arsenal this week.
The Gunners snapped up 30-year-old Spanish international Kepa on a threeyear deal after meeting his release clause£67million less than the Blues paid to sign him from Athletic Bilbao in 2018.
Kepa also got the views of Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard as he weighed up the move.
“I spoke with Kai,” Kepa said. “He was with Martin, so we were talking, we had a good chat together, and they already started explaining a little bit about how everything works and how good the atmosphere is right now in the changing room. So, I can't wait to join.”
Kepa also spoke about his earliest memory involving an Arsenal legend after visiting the club in 2012.
Kepa said: "Santi Cazorla. I can remember when he was here and I came here with Athletic Club to play an academy game. We were in the stadium, and I can remember his t-shirt in the club shop, so it's one of the memories that I have from a long time ago.
“I’ve come here as an opponent but the atmosphere in the stadium is beautiful. Obviously, it's a big stadium, a top stadium, with big fans. From outside you can see how much they love the club, how much they support the club and this, for a player, it's amazing to have this support behind you.”
Kepa will provide competition for fellow Spaniard David Raya in Mikel Arteta’s squad.
“He’s a great goalkeeper and we have a very good relationship,” Kepa said. “We will compete, we will train together, we will share a lot of time together. We will have competition, as with all the positions in the team, but with the only goal that is to win and be the best ones.”
Kepa added: "We're here to win. I think we have a great team. I think we have great staff around here, the best facilities, so we have to prepare ourselves for this season and to have success.
"When I talk with Mikel and [goalkeeper coach] Inaki [Cana], they show me their desire to win. They showed me this ambition, how much they want to improve, how much they want to grow and I'm really here to help, to push and to win more."
