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TRADER SAYS HIGH STREET PEDESTRIANISATION PLANS ‘WILL SHUT ME DOWN WITHIN WEEKS’
By Louisa Woolf
PROPOSALS TO ban cars from Deptford High Street seven days a week have been met with resistance from a campaign group of traders and residents.
The planned scheme, from Lewisham Council, would see the pedestrianisation of the bustling stretch between New Cross Road and Hamilton Street increased from its three days a week, to seven.
Lewisham Council says the changes will transform the historic street into a cleaner, greener, and more pedestrianfriendly destination.
New features include seating, greenery, and improved safety measures running from New Cross Road to Creek Road, with the local authority claiming the street will be easier to clean and more welcoming.
However, the plans have sparked a growing backlash from the campaign group, ‘Save Deptford High Street’ who say the changes threaten the area’s economic and cultural fabric.
The group warned that cutting off vehicle access could devastate small and family-run shops that form the backbone of its high street.
Neville Johnny, owner of Johnny’s DIY, which has traded on the high street for 50 years, expressed two key concerns with the proposals: that delivery coordination could become a major logistical headache, disrupting his day-to-day operations, and that limited access to his shop could sharply cut customer traffic and hurt sales.
“These proposals will shut me down within weeks,” he claimed, explaining that “Deptford’s a special place, it’s not the same as everywhere else, it’s a community in itself and the local shops are part of that community.”
While exact timings are yet to be confirmed, all proposed options include closing the street between 11am and 5pm.
Mr Johnny is one of nearly 450 residents, traders, and community leaders who called for the plan to be scrapped in an open letter to Brenda Dacres, the Mayor of Lewisham.
In the open letter, campaigners argued that pedestrianisation would harm small businesses that rely on car access for
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deliveries, potentially pushing them out and making way for larger companies that can afford out-of-hours logistics solutions.
The Mayor responded by stating: “We do not think it is fair to let an area fall into disrepair because of claims about gentrification.
“This proposal is about improving the look, feel and functionality of the space to make it better for everyone.
“Gentrification is about pushing and driving groups out. This is not happening here.”
The group also raised the point that traffic on Deptford High Street is already ‘minimal, and compared to other, busier roads in the area, reducing traffic here is unlikely to have a significant impact on air quality.
Campaigner Rebecca Fall said: “The traffic on Deptford High Street is not only minimal, but absolutely crucial to the
small businesses that operate there. To push pedestrianisation seven days a week is just illogical.”
She added: “The community has clearly shown that we do not want this, and in many cases are very scared and anxious about what this might mean for them.”
Yet not all local traders are against the plans to ban cars. Lewisham council argue that the proposal is based on a sixweek community engagement period in 2023 showing strong support for more pedestrianisation of the high street.
The council received over 2,500 responses to the latest public consultation on the new proposals, which closed on May 14th, and are currently analysing the results.
Councillor Louise Krupski, Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Climate Action, said: “Lewisham Council has recently undertaken a robust public
consultation to give the community a chance to have their say on our early stage design proposal for Deptford High Street.
“No decision has been made yet, and the results will guide how we progress with the project and we expect to report back to the public in the next few months.
“Since 2024, Council officers have been proactively working with Deptford businesses on a one-to-one basis, including a survey, multiple workshops, drop-in sessions, follow up site visits and meetings, so that we could hear their views on the early stage proposals.
“Lewisham has a proud history of celebrating and protecting our diverse communities. We work hard to bring people together and make sure no one is left behind in our community. This proposal is about improving the look, feel and functionality of the high street to make it better for everyone.”
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‘THE WORLD’S COOLEST FILM FESTIVAL’ CALLS COUNCILS ‘PATHETIC’
By Cameron Blackshaw Local Democracy Reporter
A SOUTH London film festival is battling to survive after two borough councils demanded to watch and rate every film before they are screened, at significant cost to organisers.
The Crystal Palace International Film Festival (CPIFF) has been running for 16 years and is attended by stars such as musician Paul Weller and comedian Johnny Vegas.
It’s currently rated 5th in the world on film festival website FilmFreeway’s top 100 best reviewed film festivals and is also the second best reviewed festival in the UK behind Nottingham’s Beeston Film Festival.
Dubbed ‘The world’s coolest film festival’, the annual celebration of independent cinema takes place in March and hosts several screenings of short films that cover a range of genres, from documentaries and animation to horror and comedy, at Everyman Crystal Palace in Bromley and West Norwood Picturehouse in Lambeth.
Founder Neill Roy has launched a petition to save the festival after claiming the licensing departments of Lambeth and Bromley councils have demanded to watch and rate every single film before they are screened at the festival.
Mr Roy said the councils would charge him to do so at £25 a film and £1.50 per minute. There were 132 films in this year’s festival which would have equated to a charge of over £6,500, a cost that Mr Roy says would sink CPIFF.
He has been critical of these new demands, calling the councils “short-sighted” and “pathetic” and likening their stance to that of a “nanny state”. He said: “They’re not looking at any kind of a bigger picture and what the festival does for the area. Filmmakers fly in from all across the world to spend their money
in these boroughs. We sell out while other film festivals are empty with just filmmakers there. We sell out nearly every night. We do brilliant things for independent film and for the area, getting youngsters into work and inspired to go and make films themselves. You come along and meet the filmmakers and you see these incredible works of art on the big screen. It’s just inspirational and a lovely thing to do.”
Mr Roy feared that if the festival had to shut down, it would have a negative impact on the development of young creatives in South London. He said: “An 18-year-old lad came to me on launch night this year and said, ‘I came to this when I was 15 and I was so blown away that I’m now studying film at university’. It’s lovely to hear that but you’re not going to get that again because under 18s will not be able to come.”
He has offered to rate the films himself, as the festival has done for the last 16 years, or issue a blanket 18 age rating for the entire festival and stage three nights in each borough for under 18s. However, Mr Roy claims that these ideas have fallen on deaf ears.
A Lambeth Council spokesperson said: “Lambeth is committed to supporting a wide range of community organisations and events that entertain and enrich our community.
“We have worked closely with the Crystal Palace International Film Festival over many years to help ensure that the event could take place with all its films were properly classified.
“But the council, like other local authorities, has a responsibility to classify films which have no age rating certificate from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) before they can be shown to the public. Fees are charged to all organisations that ask us to classify their films.
“Licensing in Lambeth went through all of the CPIFF films for 2025 to be shown at West Norwood cinema – which included differently-themed groups of films shown on separate dates.
“We issued ratings for each group of film showings and provided individual classifications for these groups based on the classification of the ‘highest-rated’ film within each of those groups which allowed films to be viewed not just by adults over 18. We also undertook cross-checking as to what films had already received a BBFC classification (and therefore didn’t need a rating from us) and let the organiser know about those.”
Bromley Council, like Lambeth, has said that it is simply seeking to comply with legislation and its approach to CPIFF has not changed.
A council spokesperson said: “There is no change in how the council has treated the film festival in over a decade, with the only change being that the film festival now wants to include children in the audience, where legislation therefore needs to be complied with.
“Under the Licensing Act 2003, any premises licensed for the exhibition of films must ensure that all films shown carry a classification certificate from either the BBFC or the local authority. The council currently has serious financial challenges of its own but we have, in previous years, revised application fees to support the festival and remain open to discussion about the way forward but we need to ensure the law is complied with, part of the aim of which is to protect children.”
In response to the councils’ concerns Mr Roy said: “In 16 years no child has been harmed and there’s been no issues whatsoever. They’ve got access to the internet where they can find anything anyway. It’s not going to be CPIFF that’s going to harm them. It really is pathetic.”
Despite the setback, Mr Roy said he’s “always hopeful” that the festival will survive.
(From left) CPIFF founder Neill Roy and comedians Seann Walsh, Shappi Khorsandi and Mark Steel Neill Roy, founder of the Crystal Palace International Film Festival
FOOTAGE SHOWS WHAT ELEPHANT & CASTLE TUBE STATION WILL LOOK LIKE IN FIVE YEARS’ TIME
EXCLUSIVE
By Issy Clarke
CGI FOOTAGE has revealed what Elephant and Castle will soon look like once a major transformation project is complete – after construction of the new tube station entrance leapt forward this week.
Responsibility for the underground concrete station box has been handed over to TfL, which will start working on building new tunnels linking the Northern line platforms with the new station entrance.
Escalators will carry passengers from the platforms to the ticket hall, providing step-free access between the Northern line platforms and the street for the first time. But commuters will have to be patient: the new station entrance isn’t expected to open until 2029 at the earliest.
The new station box also includes space for three new escalators linking to the Bakerloo Line extension once it is eventually built – which last week received yet another setback after it was shunned from the government’s latest spending review.
The station entrance building was constructed by Get Living and is part of the developer’s £1.5 billion regeneration of Elephant and Castle town square on the site of the old shopping centre, which closed in 2020.
The new town centre, expected to be completed by September next year, will
be a mixed-use development containing shops, office space, a multiplex cinema and a new building for the London College of Communications.
Above the new station, three towers will contain 485 homes, of which 172 will be affordable by room, with just three set at the cheapest social rents.
There are additional plans for the site of the current London College of Communications, which will be partially demolished once the new town centre is complete, with proposals for 507 new homes, 116 of which will be socially rented and 49 affordable.
Supporters of the station upgrade hope it will further help to make the case for the Bakerloo line extension, after it was shunned from the government’s spending review this month.
The extension of the line from Elephant and Castle to Hayes via the Old Kent Road and New Cross is predicted to unlock land for the construction of 100,000 new homes and is forecast to inject 1.5 billion into the economy each year.
At the last estimate, carried out in 2021, the cost of constructing the extension was pegged at between £5 and 8 billion, making it one of the UK’s most expensive infrastructure projects of all time.
Cllr Kieron Williams, Southwark Council’s outgoing leader, said he was “confident” the route would receive funding eventually, but added: “I was slightly sad slightly sad it didn’t get announced last week, if I’m honest. I didn’t think it would, either.”
He continued: “Why am I confident it will happen? £1.5 billion pounds – ultimately,
the Treasury is some point going to have to say – we need that growth, we need that improvement in people’s lives.”
Earlier this year, the land for the proposed route was safeguarded by the government, protecting it against future development. Last week, TFL confirmed the launch of a new ‘Bakerloop’ express bus service connectng Waterloo and Lewisham, set to begin ferrying passengers this Autumn.
“The way you get these kinds of projects done is by simply plugging away at them” said Cllr Williams, acknowledging there was “political pressure” on the government to direct investment outside of London. The new station will provide step-free access between the Northern line platforms and the street level for the first time – but step-free access between the Northern and Bakerloo line platforms is awaiting funding from Network Rail.
The town centre will also provide a more seamless transition for passengers moving between the train station and the underground, with plans to open up the arches beneath the railway line.
Richard Allen, Asset Director at Get Living, said: “Think of this as a place where people will be able to transfer very easily from the Thameslink coming into the Elephant and Castle rail station onto the tube network.
"We can see Elephant becoming that point where people transfer because it’s a really pleasant journey. You can literally stand in the town square and see where the back of the rail station is – then walk down the main street and you’re straight into the tube network.”
‘YOU
COULDN’T ADAM AND EVE IT’
Rotherhithe’s Pearly Queen and Homes 4 Heroes campaigner’s housing nightmare
EXCLUSIVE
By Issy Clarke
A COCKNEY Pearly Queen who runs the Homes 4 Heroes Charity has herself been living in a housing nightmare for the last four years.
Michelle Thorpe has lived in her one-bedroom home on Stave Yard Road in Rotherhithe for 17 years. She is a Director of Homes 4 Heroes UK, a charity providing housing support for homeless ex-service personnel.
She first reported a leak in her ceiling to Sanctuary, her housing association, in 2022. The Cockney Queen said Sanctuary initially ‘denied’ there was a leak, saying they hadn’t a Scooby Doo what they were doing: “Then they said it was a two-person job. On a number of occasions, I was told there wasn’t a leak.”
As her housing association dithered for two years, things took a turn for the worse, and Michelle says she was very nearly brown bread. The entire kitchen ceiling fell through in October 2024, she told us. “I was left with an enormous pile of rubble in the middle of my kitchen and I only narrowly avoid it. Luckily I was sat on the other side of the room.”
And you would not Adam and Eve what happened next when housing officers visited to address the disaster. She says was informed that the ceiling had asbestos. Several weeks later, men clad head to toe in safety suits arrived to extract the toxic material and place it into sealed bags, which Michelle had been inhaling unprotected for weeks.
For the ensuing weeks, she lived stranded in darkness with no ceiling or lighting in her home - during which time
she also received a cancer diagnosis. She was offered just £50 in compensation from the housing association’s delay in addressing the leak. “I told them where they could put that” she quipped.
Michelle received a new ceiling in February, but is still waiting to have it repainted. She has taken several days off from her philanthropic work to sit around at home waiting for repair teams who she claims ‘never show up’.
“I would do it myself if I could afford it - it’s not that I’m being lazy” she said.
“It means I can’t do home visits because I’m having to stay in.”
A spokesperson for Sanctuary said:
“A significant amount of work has been carried out in Mrs Thorpe’s home and we can confirm that a weekend appointment has been agreed from Friday 27 June to redecorate in her kitchen and bathroom, and install new flooring.
“We are sorry it took longer than expected to identify the source of the original leak and for the disruption this has caused Mrs Thorpe.”
By Issy Clarke
AN EXTRAORDINARY
archaeological discovery in London Bridge has sparked speculation that Southwark could have been a suburban escape favoured by Rome’s elites.
Archaeologists have painstakingly pieced together thousands of tiny fragments of wall plaster discovered around London Bridge and Borough market stations, revealing an illustrious piece of Roman wall art which is thought to have once adorned 20 internal walls of a luxurious Roman villa.
The house was demolished sometime after AD200, with the fragments tossed into a pit where they have lain undiscovered for almost 2,000 years. They were discovered at ‘The Liberty’ development site in Southwark, where excavations were led by MOLA (Museum
of London Archaeology) on behalf of Landsec.
The fragments – which are mostly bright yellow in colour and feature images of birds, fruit, flowers, and lyres (harps) – are of a kind which have only been found in a handful of sites across the country, including Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex, but finding repeating yellow panels like these is even rarer.
The decorative panels suggest Southwark could have been a suburb favoured by Rome’s most well-heeled elite to escape the hustle and bustle of the city – and has been described by the archeological team as the “Beverly Hills of London”.
“There was this thriving, bustling settlement quite early on in the Roman period, and it’s almost the kind of wealthy suburb – the Beverly Hills of Roman London,” said Andrew HendersonSchwartz from Mola.
“And what this shows is that the Romans are committing to London. They’re investing in London, and they’re seeing it as a place to settle in, a place to stay. It’s not just a kind of provincial outpost.”
The painters responsible also took inspiration from wall decorations in other parts of the Roman world – such as Xanten and Cologne in Germany, and Lyon in France.
Some fragments imitate high status wall tiles, such as red Egyptian porphyry (a crystal speckled volcanic stone) framing the elaborate veins of African giallo antico (a yellow marble). Styles like these have been found north of the river in Londinium, in Colchester, Germany, and Pompeii.
Excitingly, among more than 120 boxes of painted plaster is a tangible link to the artist: the remains of their signature –the first known example in Britain. This is framed by a tabula ansata, a carving of a decorative tablet used to sign artwork in the Roman world. It contains the Latin word ‘FECIT’ which translates to “has made this”. Tragically, the fragment is broken where the painter’s name would have appeared, meaning their identity will likely never be known.
MOLA Senior Building Material Specialist Han Li said: “This has been a ‘once in a lifetime’ moment, so I felt a mix of excitement and nervousness when I started to lay the plaster out. Many of the fragments were very delicate and pieces from different walls had been
jumbled together when the building was demolished, so it was like assembling the world’s most difficult jigsaw puzzle.
“I was lucky to have been helped by my colleagues in other specialist teams for helping me arrange this titanic puzzle as well as interpret ornaments and inscriptions – including Ian Betts and the British School at Rome – who gave me their invaluable opinions and resources.
“The result was seeing wall paintings that even individuals of the late Roman period in London would not have seen.”
The Romans occupied London in AD43, and it is believed the villa was built some time after this before AD150. At some point before AD 200 the building was demolished and the wall plaster dumped into a pit.
8 NEWS
By Issy Clarke
THE OWNER of a beloved cafe in Belair Park that has been repeatedly ransacked by thieves says she has been forced to start paying staff wages out of her personal overdraft.
Stephanie Morgan, the owner of Stephanie’s SE21 on Thurlow Park Road, has been locked in a losing battle against magnum-munching vandals who regularly break into her cafe and raid the ice-cream freezers and drinks fridge.
Since we reported on Stephanie’s plight in April, the cafe has suffered several more break-ins. One piece of CCTV footage depicting a recent incident shows a man clambering over the wooden fence onto the ice cream freezer, before delving inside and helping himself to its contents.
Another clip shows the thief rummaging through the ice-cream freezer before disappearing from view, presumably while he hunts around the cafe, scouring for more potential loot.
“I feel defeated” said Stephanie. “It’s like Groundhog Day. No matter what I do everything constantly gets smashed up or stolen – it’s incredibly depleting.
“Its difficult to create a more comfortable environment for the customers as well because anything that I do just gets stolen or destroyed.”
Stephanie has started paying her staff overtime to lock away the ice creams at the start and end of each day. “It takes a good chunk of time in the morning and the evening. And the staff are less motivated because it takes so long. On days when it’s tipping down with rain, the staff have to go out and restock the outdoor fridges.”
As well as the extra staff wages, Stephanie has spent thousands of pounds on damages and a new upgraded security system.
“I’ve been paying the staff from my personal account and this month I’ve had to dip into my overdraft” she said.
The arduous work of packing up the entire cafe indoors each night and the limited inside storage space – the cafe only has a cabin and a horse box – means sometimes items are left out overnight,
“There’s no point getting another shed because they’ll just smash it up”, she said despairingly.
Despite her frustration with the endless cycle of break-ins, Stephanie said the response from local police officers had been “really great”. On the day that the News spoke to Stephanie, she was due to receive a visit from the Neighbourhood Policing Team later that day to inspect the cafe.
Alongside the cafe, Stephanie is setting
up a humanitarian aid and animal rescue non-profit, Global Relief and Rescue Foundation, which recently received registered charity status.
She says she would rather invest her personal money into this than into restoring the cafe – especially when she knows it is only a matter of time before the thieves smash their way in once more. Ultimately, it is the depth of love customers feel towards the cafe which has encouraged Stephanie to battle on.
“I set it up myself because my Dad was
dying” she said. “Customers will still send me emails and messages saying how much it means to them.
“I don’t want it to be destroyed – but I can’t keep spending so much when it just
then gets smashed up.”
Despite repeated attempts by this paper to get an update from the Met, at the time of going to press we were still waiting on a response.
Plans for a new stadium for Dulwich Hamlet move
The popular football club has had to turn fans away as the current ground is too small
By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter
PLANS FOR a new stadium for Dulwich Hamlet Football Club have moved one step closer to becoming a reality after Southwark Council signed off the next stage of the development last week.
Cabinet members were asked to approve a report which will see an old astro turf pitch located in playing fields next to the existing stadium in Champion Hill redeveloped as part of the new venue.
Members agreed to transfer this part of Greendale Playing Fields so the club can move along its development to build a new, all-weather pitch which will ultimately help to build the new stadium and secure the club’s long-term future.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands the wider playing fields will remain with the council and will continue to be used by the public.
The club’s Chairman, Ben Clasper said approval from Cabinet will mean the “final obstacles are removed” so the club can begin building its new stadium.
Mr Clasper said: “Since the planning application was approved the club has demonstrated that it is a responsible and committed pair of hands when entrusted with open land in the area and delivers on the expectation that we will increase sporting provision and community use.
“We look to grow that responsible stewardship with a new stadium that the community and council can be proud of.”
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club has played football in the borough for the last 123 years, and has used the Champion Hill stadium since the early 1990s, which has pulled in crowds of local supporters for decades.
During the meeting on Tuesday, June 17, Mr Clasper told Cabinet members how the current ground has “rapidly” become unfit for purpose and has become increasingly difficult to maintain in line with new stadium regulations.
Mr Clasper said 70,000 people visited the ground during the 2024/25 season for the third year in a row however, there have been a number of occasions
where the club has had to stop selling tickets and at times the gates have been locked due to over-capacity.
Mr Clasper said: “These repeated sellouts are starting to cause negativity in our community, they drive people away from the game and actually drive people away from SE22 on the weekends who would rather go elsewhere than risk the disappointment of being turned away.”
Under the plans, the current stadium will be demolished to make way for a new ground which will have capacity for 4,000 fans. The plans, which were approved in February 2022, will also see a multi-functional ‘kick-about’ recreational space as well as the creation of 219 new homes.
Cabinet members proceeded to agree the recommendations set out in the report meaning the next stages of the development can begin.
Portia Mwangangye, Cabinet Member for Parks, Leisure and Young People, ssaid the club is a “well-loved” part of Southwark with a rich history and has thousands of local fans.
By Kevin Quinn
PAPERS BELONGING to World War Two codebreaker Sir Alan Turing that were discovered over a decade ago in a Bermondsey loft and saved from the shredder sold for a record sum of £465,400 at auction last week.
Alan Turing cracked the German Enigma code at Bletchley Park during World War Two, shortening the war by several years and saving countless lives.
The collection, which dates to the 1930s, was discovered in a house in Bermondsey belonging to a friend of Turing’s, fellow mathematician Norman Routledge, after he died in 2013. One of Routledge’s sisters removed the papers from the house, but they remained untouched for several more years until she moved into a care home.
Her daughter came across the papers and initially, not realising their true value, was about to cast them aside to be shredded. But when she ran the decision past Routledge’s other nieces and nephews, they were shocked to discover the true historical importance of the collection.
The papers include a copy of Turing’s pHD dissertation, and were expected to sell for tens of thousands of pounds.
The niece said the family were “bowled over by the valuations and level of enthusiasm” after the collection was inspected by Rare Book Auctions.
The value of Turing’s PhD dissertation was put at between £40,000 to £60,000. Another paper containing early ideas of a computer was also valued at £40,000 to £60,000. But they were sold for much more than that on Tuesday last week, at Hansons Auctioneers in Staffordshire.
One part of his pHD dissertation On Computable Numbers alone sold for £208,000 and the other part Systems of Logic Based on Ordinals sold for
CODEBREAKER’S PAPERS FOUND IN LOFT SELL FOR A RECORD AMOUNT
Alan Turing was a genius who shortened the Second World War by several years, but tragically killed himself after being prosecuted in 1952 for homosexual acts
£110,500.
The collection also included The Chemical Basis Of Morphogenesis, which sold for £19,500. Dating from 1952, it is Turing’s lesser-known masterpiece of mathematical biology and his last major published work. Meanwhile, a single piece of paper which was Turing’s first published paper in 1935, called Equivalence Of Left And Right Almost Periodicity, sold for £7,800. It was also gifted to
Routledge by Turing’s mother and her handwritten letter dated May 16 1956 was included.
The letter reads: “I have to-day sent by registered post 13 of Alan’s offprints … I have had some requests to write a biography of Alan … I have masses of material because from the time he was about 6 I spotted a winner – despite many detractors at school –and kept many papers about him.”
Jim Spencer, director of Rare Book
Auctions, described the collection as “the most important archive” he had ever handled.
“These seemingly plain papersperfectly preserved in the muted colours of their unadorned, academic wrappers - represent the foundations of computer science and modern digital computing,” he said.
Turing invented one of the first electronic computers, creating a machine that was able to translate
and decode any symbols.
Despite his critical role in Britain’s war effort, he was prosecuted in 1952 for homosexual acts and was chemically castrated. He died two years later aged just 41 from cyanide poisoning, which an inquest later concluded had been suicide.
He was eventually pardoned in 2013, co-incidentally the same year as his friend in Bermondsey Norman Routledge died.
Three officers to face misconduct hearing over ‘using excessive force’ against an elderly woman in Peckham
By Issy Clarke
THREE POLICE officers will undergo a gross misconduct hearing relating to an incident two years ago when an elderly black woman in Peckham suffering from dementia was handcuffed and ‘threatened’ with a taser in her own home.
Officers were called to the woman’s house by her carer on 9 May 2023, and arrived to find her in the kitchen holding cooking utensils.
She refused to drop the utensils when asked to do so by the police, who proceeded to ‘red-dot’ her with the taser but did not actually use it – meaning they projected the laser onto the woman to act as a warning and to give the officer a view for potential firing.
More police arrived and the woman was handcuffed to the front. The woman had a spit hood placed over her head after she spat in the direction of officers.
She was then taken to hospital where the handcuffs and spit hood were removed.
Following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), a police constable (PC) will answer an allegation they used excessive force through their use of the Taser. They also
face allegations about their treatment of the woman during the incident.
In addition, this officer will face allegations they used their Taser inappropriately during an unrelated incident on 10 May 2023. This matter was also subject to an IOPC investigation.
A second PC and a third former PC, who left the Met in August 2024, will face allegations they used excessive force during the original incident and then later provided false statements.
Both serving officers are currently on restricted duties.
A further three PCs will undergo the
reflective practice review process to learn from the matter based on various aspects of their behaviour during the incident.
The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards made a voluntary referral to the IOPC on May 18 following the incident and the IOPC launched an independent investigation.
In July 2023, the IOPC informed six PCs they were under criminal investigation. They were also served with gross misconduct notices.
The Crown Prosecution Service later confirmed the matter did not meet the evidential threshold for charges to be brought.
IOPC director Amanda Rowe said: “This was a concerning incident particularly given the woman’s vulnerabilities.
“It was important that we investigated the full circumstances surrounding this incident to determine exactly what occurred.
“As a result we have decided that three officers who attended the incident should face a police disciplinary hearing which will ultimately determine whether the gross misconduct allegations are proven.”
All parties have been informed of IOPC’s decision and it will now be for the Met to organise proceedings.
Cllr Natasha Ennin, Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Safety & Neighbourhoods, said: “This appalling incident should never have happened, and we welcome the IOPC findings.
“There are very serious and legitimate concerns about the police conduct in this case. The public rightly expect the highest standards of conduct from police officers who have additional powers to use force in our society.
“But these powers must be justified and proportionate. Using them against a vulnerable elderly woman in her nineties suffering from dementia is neither of
these things.
“It is vital that the police grow public confidence, and this case further damages that work. Transparency and accountability are at the heart of improving trust in the Met Police locally.
“We are in communications with the Met about how best to provide reassurance to Southwark carers, patient groups and local voluntary and community sector groups who support our elderly.”
Detective Chief Superintendent Emma Bond, who leads policing in Southwark, said: “While the misconduct hearing will carefully consider all the facts to determine whether the allegations are proven, I want to again acknowledge the distress caused to the woman involved and very real widespread concerns that followed.
“Officers know we expect them to show compassion and to adjust their approach according to the circumstances they are faced with. Over the coming days we will work closely with those communities most affected to ensure they feel heard and supported.
“We have provided every assistance to the IOPC throughout its investigation and will now arrange for the hearing to be held as soon as possible.”
PLANS APPROVED FOR 1,251 FLATS ON TOP OF IKEA CAR PARK
Residents say the Greenwich Peninsula is becoming the most densely populated part of London without the local services to support it
By Cameron Blackshaw Local Democracy Reporter
PLANS TO build 1,251 flats on top of Greenwich’s IKEA car park have been approved, despite parking concerns by the Swedish retail giant and warnings from residents that the area is becoming a nightmare to live.
Apart from the smaller Oxford Street branch which opened in the former Top Shop store in May this traditional warehouse-style IKEA at Millennium Leisure Park is the nearest for most South East Londoners, many of whom drive so they can load up their cars with goods.
IKEA opened the store just six years ago.
According to planning reports, IKEA asserted it has “unencumbered rights” over the car park and would lose 210 spaces.
The development of seven buildings ranging from four to 20-storeys in height would IKEA stated have a “significant adverse impact” on its retail operations during its six-year construction period.
At the planning meeting borough residents and councillors also raised concerns that in the future, Greenwich would suffer as the provision of local services such as healthcare and transport was not keeping up with the introduction of new housing.
Greenwich Council’s Planning Board approved the development after discussing it for over three hours on June 17.
Michael Macy, representing the residents of nearby Aldeburgh and Fearon Streets, stated at the meeting that due to the sheer amount of planned residential developments on the Greenwich
Peninsula, it would soon become “pretty much the most densely populated part of London”
He continued: “[The plan] seems to be to build as many houses as you possibly can on the peninsula as fast as you possibly can and then hope that maybe the NHS will provide more surgeries. Right now, there’s one.”
He asked for the decision to be deferred until a “broader perspective” could be taken on the provision of educational, healthcare and transport services in the peninsula and whether more would need to be included within this scheme.
Sam Moorhead, an Aldeburgh Street resident for 26 years, feared that living on the peninsula would soon become a “nightmare”.
He said: “It is clear there is no big plan for the peninsula. People are not aware of what they want in terms of facilities and amenities.
“What the needs are for schools, hospitals, police and all the rest of it.
“It is clear from this, and the chairman said it himself, that you’re just adding one development after another without thinking about the big picture.”
This is a sentiment shared by councillors. Planning Board Chair Cllr Garry Dillon said: “If you look at the developments in the pipeline, there are up to 10,000 dwellings being built from Charlton Riverside to Morden Wharf. That equates to 25,000 people, and they keep looking at each individual application and saying ‘It’s not enough’.
“They’re telling us that there’s still capacity at Queen Elizabeth, but we know that Queen Elizabeth is more than doubly over-subscribed.
“When does the NHS and TfL start
looking at the bigger picture and putting the jigsaw together?
“We’re not looking at this individual situation. We’re looking at six or seven of these all in the pipeline and they’re all going to come together in maybe a five or six-year window, and then all of a sudden there’s going to be a massive panic because there will be 300 people queuing for a bus that can hold 80 people. It is not fit for purpose.”
In response to infrastructure worries, Ewan Grunwold, speaking on behalf of the developer Weybourne, outlined the financial contributions to local services that Weybourne would be making, including £1.28 million for health services, £65,000 for bus services, £900,000 for walking and cycling improvements and £1.25 million to support employment and apprenticeships, alongside £14 million of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding.
Greenwich planners also revealed that Weybourne initially offered to provide space for a small GP surgery within the development to allay concerns about the lack of healthcare services, but the NHS said there was sufficient capacity in the area.
Before councillors voted to approve the development, Cllr Dillon reiterated his criticism of the NHS and TfL for infrastructure problems.
He said: “What this has highlighted tonight is that TfL and the NHS need to get a bit more urgency in their communication, especially with our officers and with our new Local Plan.
“They need to get up to speed with the development that they’re putting us under pressure for.
“When we’re looking at the government
asking for 1.5 million homes and we’re looking at the Mayor asking for 88,000 homes, they need to make sure that the infrastructure is moving at the same pace, because what we’ve got tonight is concerns about health provision, pollution, road management and public transport which is not down to this developer.
“It is an issue for the numerous developments we’ve got going on in the same area.”
To build the 1,251 flats, 1,600 sp m of commercial space and 15,500 sp m of public space, the B&Q and Tradepoint stores at the leisure park will be demolished
IKEA, Sainsbury’s petrol station and the Odeon cinema will remain.
The flats—35 per cent of which would be affordable—would be contained within seven buildings ranging from four to 20 storeys in height, with most of the development being under 10 storeys.
The amount of car parking spaces
would be reduced from 1,066 to 856, with most of them concealed within a covered car park beneath several of the residential tower blocks. However, residents will not be able to use the parking spaces as it is intended only for leisure park customers and will be locked overnight.
The development, called Peninsula Gardens, is car-free, with nearly 2,500 cycle parking spaces provided across the site. 38 disabled car parking bays are also included within the scheme
The Charlton Society also raised concerns about the plans, believing the assumption residents would not own cars to be “unrealistic” and fearing that lack of residential parking would result in increased parking pressure on nearby streets.
Planning officers responded that the carfree nature of Peninsula Gardens aligns with the London Plan and Greenwich Council’s Local Plan, with parking restrictions in nearby streets acting as a deterrent to visitor and resident parking.
Artist’s impression of the proposed residential development Peninsula Gardens at the Millennium Retail park in Greenwich
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE SERIAL RAPIST GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
By Issy Clarke
A STUDENT living in Elephant and Castle who drugged and raped 10 women has been handed down a life sentence, meaning he will spend the next 24 years at a minimum behind bars.
Zhenhao Zou, 28, of Churchyard Row, Elephant and Castle, was convicted of drugging and raping women both in the UK and China in March 2025.
Police are still appealing to anyone who believes they may have been a victim of Zou to come forward.
A jury found him guilty of 28 offences in total, including counts of voyeurism, possession of an extreme pornographic image, possession of a drug to commit a sexual offence and false imprisonment.
On Thursday, 19 June, he was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court to a life sentence. He will have to serve a minimum of 24 years.
Commander Kevin Southworth, of the Metropolitan Police Service, said:
“First and foremost, our thoughts have always been with the courageous victimsurvivors of Zou’s heinous and predatory crimes.
“Thanks to the remarkable efforts of our officers and prosecutors, a dangerous and cowardly offender has been handed a life sentence. I hope the fact Zou can no longer harm others serves as a small amount of comfort to the women who have suffered immeasurably.
“I would also like to take this opportunity
to stress that our investigation remains open and we continue to appeal to anyone who may think they have been a victim of Zou. Please come forward and speak with our team – we will treat you with empathy, kindness and respect.”
THE INVESTIGATION
Before his arrest in January 2024, Zou was a student at University College London (UCL) since 2019 and prior to that studied at Queen’s University Belfast.
Zou used social media platforms and dating websites to target victim-survivors – all of which are believed to be of Chinese heritage. He lured women to his accommodation under the pretence of having a drink or studying and then plied them with drinks laced with drugs.
He filmed himself as he raped the woman as they lost consciousness.
Met investigators watched hundreds of these disturbing videos as they built a case of evidence against Zou. It was after analysis of this graphic and disturbing material that it became apparent that he had not only committed offences in London, but also in his home country of China too.
The prosecution team were unable to identify all of the victim-survivors captured, so relied on this video evidence to present a compelling case during the trial. Officers also meticulously pulled together over 4000 documents to leave no doubt in the jury’s mind about Zou’s guilt.
Alongside this, they downloaded around six and a half terabytes worth of data from
Zou’s phones and laptops, which included around nine million messages. This is the equivalent to 1,664 hours of footage and is one of the biggest cases the Met’s digital forensics lab has ever dealt with.
Met officers spent months trawling through messages to understand Zou’s pattern of offending, scrupulously translating them into English from Simplified Chinese.
THE APPEAL
Following Zou’s conviction, investigators shared that they believed Zou’s offending was much wider than the eleven rapes he was convicted of. They made a direct appeal to unidentified victim-survivors to come forward and seek specialist support. Securing justice for the victim-survivors of Zou and putting him behind bars has been at the forefront of detective’s minds since the start of the investigation.
To secure a conviction through a fair trial, officers made the decision not to appeal for further victim-survivors ahead of conviction. Sharing specific information relating to his offending may have caused the case to collapse, leaving Zou to offend again. By appealing post-conviction, the Met was able to share the fullest details to support potential victim-survivors coming forward.
Since the appeal in March 2025, 24 women have made reports to the police. These continue to be investigated thoroughly by a dedicated team of officers. Following the sentencing hearing, the team will continue to liaise with the
Crown Prosecution Services around potential future charges.
Detectives continue to keep an open mind about the identities of unidentified victim-survivors but have been keen to speak to women from the Chinese student community – they may have been living in London between 2019-2024 or met Zou while he was living in China.
So far, investigators have not received any reports from women who met Zou while he was living in Belfast but remain in contact with Police Service Northern Ireland. They continue to encourage any current or former Northern Ireland residents who have concerns to come forward and speak to officers.
Saira Pike, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “Zou is a serial rapist and a danger to women. His life sentence reflects the heinous acts and harm he caused to women and the danger he posed to society.
“We have always been determined to seek justice for both the unidentified and identified victims in this case. We used an evidence-led approach that relied on the video recordings of Zou to ensure this dangerous predator faced justice.
“The prosecution team worked with the police for over a year to pick apart an unprecedented amount of footage and web chats showing his meticulous planning and the horrifying execution of his crimes.
“Following the police appeal, we will continue to review and consider any further charges to ensure that he is
held accountable and seek justice for all victims.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to once again express my heartfelt thanks to the courageous women who came forward to report Zou’s horrific crimes. They have been incredibly strong and brave – there is no doubt that their evidence helped us to secure his conviction, and the life sentence handed to him today.”
HOW TO CONTACT THE POLICE AND INDEPENDENT SUPPORT AGENCIES:
Reports relating to Zhenhao Zou can be made online via the Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP): https://mipp. police.uk/operation/01MPS25X38-PO1 . The MIPP is also available in Simplified Chinese https://mipp.police.uk/ operation/01MPS25X38-PO2, so it is as accessible as possible for potential victimsurvivors.
If you wish to speak to Met detectives or make a report relating to Zou, you can also contact police via email on survivors@ met.police.uk
You can also make a report to police by calling 101 from within the UK, quoting reference 2904/04FEB25.
If you live in England or Wales and have been affected by this case and would like to seek support from specialist agencies, please contact the independent charity Rape Crisis via their 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line or call them on 0808 500 2222. Specially trained staff are there to listen, answer questions and offer emotional support.
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By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter
SOUTHWARK COUNCIL’S Cabinet has confirmed the “difficult” closures of two primary schools at the end of August amid a declining birth rate and a growing number of families choosing to move outside of London.
Charlotte Sharman Primary School in Elephant and Castle and St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School in Peckham will both close on August 31, 2025 despite efforts to keep them open. They become the seventh and eighth schools in Southwark to close since 2022.
During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, June 17, members approved of the two school closures after agreeing recommendations set out in reports. As he introduced the first report relating to the closure of Charlotte Sharman, Southwark Council Leader, Kieron Williams, said the overall process had been “really difficult”.
Cllr Williams said: “The two decisions that we have got to contemplate this morning as Cabinet I know are very difficult ones for people who are very attached to their schools as I am to my children’s schools, so we understand they are very sensitive decisions and difficult ones to work through.”
Cllr Williams said there is a dedicated admissions officer who has been allocated to work closely with families and school staff to ensure affected children have a school place for September 2025. He said there is also extra support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to move to a school that is right for them.
Jasmine Ali, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Refugees, said it was with “a heavy heart” he agreed to close the “muchloved” school. In June 2023, a report was presented to Cabinet with a list of schools including Charlotte Sharman for pupil place reduction, amalgamation or closure. There were talks to merge Charlotte Sharman and another school called St Jude’s Primary however this plan fell through and Charlotte Sharman continued to struggle financially. A change. org petition to save the school from closure which has received more than 1,000 signatures has accused Southwark Council of not fully exploring other options such as merging with another school, securing additional funding or increasing enrolment outreach.
David Workman, Chair of Governors, told Cabinet Members on Tuesday: “Since last year we have been engaging willingly and effectively with the local authority to look at our financial situation and try and put mitigations in place. This comes on the
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St Mary Magdalene and Charlotte Sharman are closing during the summer break
back of the merger process with St Jude’s which took 18 months to kind of come to [a conclusion] followed by entering into a licensed deficit programme – so two fairly hefty programmes we’ve gone through which have taken governors and staff a lot of time and focus.”
He went on to say: “There are alternative options we have put forward and to not give us the time to act more decisively and creatively after those two lengthy processes which have taken our bandwidth as it were, is to possibly
neglect what might be possible in terms of preserving the school community.”
Mr Workman read out a statement on behalf of a Year 3 pupil, which said: “I’m feeling very sad the school is closing, it’s unfair people have just started and now they have to leave and they can’t play with their new friends – how would you feel if you couldn’t play with your friends?
Charlotte Sharman is like a family to us, the teachers are like our mum and dad and our friends are like our brothers and sisters to us. Please keep our school open.”
After Cabinet Members finished asking their questions, they proceeded to move onto the recommendations of the report and agreed to close the school. Cllr Ali then moved onto the second school closure which concerned St Mary Magdalene.
She said: “Colleagues, again I am very upset to bring yet another school which we’re proposing for closure and this time is the much-loved St Mary Magdalene.
Over the last five years the Reception numbers have been at or below 20 pupils.
falling birth rates and 35per cent of children leaving London. In my own ward, it’s been a hot spot of regeneration yet… families are not staying so that’s a massive issue. As is the case with Charlotte Sharman, the decision to close St Mary Magdalene has not been taken lightly.”
Sonia Phippard, Chair of Governors at the school, said it had served the community for 170 years and said Tuesday marked a “very, very sad day”. Ms Phippard said: “We do continue to believe that with more imaginative engagement with the council, not in the most recent months but before, there were solutions that would have preserved some of what is very, very special about this school.
“It has been noticeable how many different vulnerabilities and needs it meets within our community and those numbers and that proportion have only increased even as numbers have been small.”
She went on to say governors along with senior leadership had worked “extremely effectively” to keep the deficit down.
She said the school had worked very hard with council officers and the Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (SDBE) to try and find solutions and to ensure if the closure was going to happen, it would happen in the “best possible way” for staff.
After approving both agendas, Cllr Williams made an additional recommendation that a report be produced on the “lessons learned” from school closures in Southwark over recent years which will be presented to Cabinet later in autumn.
Cllr Williams told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) the council will be working “intensively” with families and school staff to support them through the closures.
Cllr Williams said: “Our priority is making sure all children in Southwark schools can have a great education and childhood. Having a full school is vital for that as schools are funded per a pupil. This means schools with half-empty classrooms don’t have the money to pay for all the extras needed to provide a great education.
“So with the number of children reducing significantly across London and Southwark we have had to make the difficult decision to reduce the number of primary schools in our borough.”
He added: “We have worked hard with Charlotte Sharman and St Mary Magdalene to find a way to keep them open, including looking at merging with nearby schools, a change in governance, and different budget and recovery plans.
“Despite this, it is clear that with such low pupil numbers, neither of these schools would be able to balance their books and afford all the things needed to offer a good education.”
13 primary schools in Southwark will get an upgrade this summer
your child’s school going to be one of them?
By Issy Clarke
THIRTEEN PRIMARY schools in the borough will have their facilities upgraded this summer, as Southwark Council invests £2 million on improving its school buildings as part of its 2025–26 schools maintenance programme. Improvement works will begin this summer and may continue into early 2026 if needed to create safe, warm, and well maintained learning spaces for pupils across the borough.
THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE SET TO BENEFIT FROM THE INVESTMENT FUND:
• Roof, and drainage improvements at Southwark Park, Tuke, and Crampton primary schools.
• Roof and lighting upgrades at Phoenix and Ilderton primaries.
• Drainage, and glazing improvements at Dulwich Wood.
• Timber works at Bird in Bush.
• Roof, shutter, and fire improvements at Haymerle and Nell Gwynn.
• Emergency lighting and associated works at Riverside.
• Drainage and lighting upgrades at
Victory and Keyworth.
Work is scheduled to begin in July 2025, with completion expected by March 2026.
Cllr Kieron Williams, Leader of Southwark Council, said: “Not long ago, Southwark’s schools were some of the lowest rated in the country. Now, we’re proud that 97% are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted.
“We’re building on this success by improving our school buildings, working with contractors so that all pupils can learn and grow in safe, secure places. We look forward to finishing this work next year.”
St Mary Magdalene Charlotte Sharman
Former pupils, teachers and parents recently protested against the closure of Charlotte Sharman
South London primary school with 'thriving pupil roll' announces shock August closure
By Issy Clarke
A PRIMARY school in south London described as ‘thriving with a healthy pupil roll’ has announced its plans to close at the end of August, to the shock of parents and children who claim they didn’t see it coming.
Goldfinch Primary School in Streatham, part of the Dunraven Educational Trust with five schools in south London, will shut its doors at the end of August, with the final confirmation of the school’s closure expected imminently.
The decision has been slammed by the National Education Union, describing the Trust as being in “overall good financial health and [which] pays its CEO £176,000 a year”.
Primary school closures have become endemic across inner London in recent years, as a declining birth rate has left many schools struggling to fill their places – but the NEU claim Goldfinch has a healthy pupil roll, with average class sizes of 23. Most primary school closures occur when classes are less than half full.
But a spokesperson for the Dunraven Trust said the decision to close the school was taken due concerns over its financial sustainability, stating: “Despite the best efforts of the school leaders and
Trust team working together over the last few years, it has not been possible to get the school to a position where it is financially viable.
“The school budget has required a sizeable subsidy from reducing Trust reserves to set a balanced budget for
a number of years. This situation is unsustainable.
“The falling birthrate in London, declining school roll, increased costs of running a school and reducing ‘real terms’ funding have all contributed to the situation leaving the school in an
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impossible situation.”
One Goldfinch teacher said: “We’ve put our hearts into this school. It’s a real community and the children are at the centre of everything we do. Goldfinch isn’t just where we work; it’s where we’ve seen children grow, thrive and
find their voices.
“We’re still turning up every day, doing our best for the children, but the truth is we haven’t even had time to process what’s happening and we are still waiting for answers weeks later. We’re heartbroken, and the children are the ones who will lose the most.”
The spokesperson for the Dunraven Trust continued: “We are very proud of all that has been achieved at Goldfinch and very grateful to the dedicated staff team for all of their hard work. It is very sad that a school as positive as this and with such a history cannot be sustained into the future.
“However, there is no additional funding from the Department for Education for schools in this position. A number of primary and secondary schools have closed in this part of London already and more closures are planned. This is true of both local authority schools as well as academies. This is, sadly, not a situation that is unique to us.
“We are very grateful to colleagues from Wandsworth and other local authorities who have helped to ensure that all children at Goldfinch have a place in a new school ready for September 2025. We’re grateful too for the support of colleagues during the formal consultation process.”
Summer Time at the Southbank Centre
Until Sunday 31 August
Dive in for art, performance, music, free events and outdoor fun, and find a warm welcome at the Southbank
The Southbank Centre is the largest arts centre in the UK and one of the nation’s top five visitor attractions, showcasing world-class artists, right in the heart of Lambeth. Join us this summer with plenty of outdoor fun and free events for all ages across our 11-acre site on the River Thames. Come to splash in the fountain, relax in our Roof Garden, sample sizzling street food and soak up sun, shows and art. We’re just a short bus or train ride away!
Climb the famous yellow stairs or take the lift to the top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall and find our beloved Roof Garden; home to over 200 wild native plants, a luscious lawn, the Roof Garden Bar & Kitchen and spectacular views of the city.
There’s plenty to eat and drink across our bars, restaurants and cafes, including panoramic views from the new Seventy5th Balcony Bar. With a huge choice of global and local street food and drinks, the Southbank Centre Food Market (open Fridays to Sundays) is a must-visit. Plus, take your pick of our summer pop-ups: Chocofruit, Frank!, Jimmy’s BBQ Club, SNOG, Truffle Burger, The Thirsty Farrier and Bar Under the Bridge.
Discover exciting music, dance, art, literature and free events across our series and festivals this summer. The packed programme includes; New Music Biennial (Friday 4 – Sunday 6 July) with some of the best new music being composed in the UK in a free festival; ESEA Encounters (Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 July), a showcase of incredible artistry from East and South East Asia
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and the diaspora; and Dance Your Way Home (Wednesday 23 Jul – Friday 29 August), a summer celebration of the dancefloor and all the ways that dance connects us.
At the Hayward Gallery, don’t miss the captivating, creative world of Yoshitomo Nara (Until Sunday 31 August) in the largest European retrospective of one of Japan’s most celebrated artists, featuring more than 150 works in drawing, painting, sculpture, installation and ceramics.
Explore free public art across the site, including the familyfavourite Appearing Rooms fountain by artist Jeppe Hein , or get your groove on and discover free dance events on the Riverside Terrace throughout the summer.
Visit www.southbankcentre.co.uk/summer to find out more about what’s on this summer at the Southbank Centre
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By Michael Holland
DAVE ALLEN spent most of his life in a dark room developing photographs that brought light and joy to the world.
Growing up with a grandfather who was a keen photographer and a father who founded the first ever private photography school, gave the young David a good start. He was aged only seven when he began taking photos and then, with seven years of experience already behind him, began teaching at his dad’s school when he was 14!
His skills were later sharpened at the Polytechnic of Central London before he began working as a commercial and fine art photographer. He was hired to take photos for British Rail and then Lewisham Council.
Like many young graduate artists in the 70s and 80s, Dave gravitated to Bermondsey where the main industry - the docks - had closed down and left many warehouses and wharves along the Rotherhithe riverside empty, and a lot of vacant housing as people moved away to find work. And like birds of a feather they flocked together in local pubs, eventually forming the Bermondsey Artists’ Group (BAG ) in 1983. Dave became involved in 1984 and was a member for the rest of his life.
The early days of BAG were haphazard to say the least as they took turns to have exhibitions, invigilate during the gallery’s open hours, plus earn a living. These young artists had to learn on the job how to run a gallery but slowly and surely they did.
At some point in the beginning Dave says he ‘got dragged onto the management committee’. BAG cofounder Tony Fleming said, “We started as enthusiastic amateurs trying to pitch in, and then roles started to be defined.”
Over time Dave became Secretary and wrote the Group’s Constitution. After that he was the Strategic Director, a role he played right up until his passing.
His death evoked shock and pain throughout the BAG membership and beyond.
Ron Henocq, co-founder of BAG and former Director of Café Gallery Projects (CGP), who worked alongside David for many years, said, “David played a major role in forming the identity of The Bermondsey Artists’ Group and CGP - now Southwark Park Galleries.
“He fully embraced the concept of an artist-led space in a public park being part of its local community.
“Helping at first with photographs and catalogue design he soon became involved in creating exhibitions that included local people as well as new and established artists... Without him there would be no galleries today in Southwark Park. His tremendous energy, tenacity and attention to detail played a tremendous part in securing Lottery funding to rebuild the original gallery with a fit for purpose new space, and later Cabinet Office funding to take over and renovate Dilston Grove, a grade 2 listed building lying neglected and derelict in the corner of Southwark Park”
“Dave was the most generous artist, so brilliant and supportive to work with and such great humour and company,’ remembers Shona Illingworth. ‘I loved working with him... I have so many fond and wonderful memories of working, talking and enjoying life with Dave.” Frances Coleman, BAG co-founder
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and Director of Coleman Project Space: “I find it hard to get it down in words... David was super, strong, calm and kind - a real rock. He always had time for everyone and was so supportive of Coleman Projects, using his designer hat to provide letterheads and graphics... And Dave could tell a great story.”
“It seems like David was always part of the Bermondsey Artists’ Group and the Gallery,’ recalls BAG co-founder Louise Sheridan. “We’d regularly all meet up in the Ship in Rotherhithe and he became a good friend. He loved to dance and sometimes we’d
go Downtown to the Ship and Whale for a late-night boogie.”
One of the projects close to David’s heart was an artist exchange programme with East Berlin that ran through the early 1990s. Through this he fell in love with Berlin and by 2010 had relocated there where he met his partner and future wife, the East German artist Mideele Schade. Dave embraced his new home and, perhaps, did some of his best work there.
His continuing work as an artphotographer now focused on the urban Berlin borough of Pankow with a particular emphasis on the former
boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee.
One of his last exhibitions was Mapping My Manor, a series of photos from Dave’s long walks around his part of Berlin that highlight his style: strong black and white contrasts, shapes, surfaces and interesting composition. His pictures were never about place, they were much more than that, and they rarely told a story but posed questions.
He continued to use film throughout his career, never went digital and rarely shot in colour. He said he works that way so that he can have complete
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control of the process, from getting the shot and taking that right through the developing stage, tweaking certain details in the processing if he needed: ‘I know what I can do with film and I want to be sure I can produce the results that I want.’ Frances Coleman adds, ‘He was an amazing photographer and loved the Berlin Urban Landscape; it’s been a great privilege to socialise and work with him over the years. I can’t quite believe he has gone.’
David’s funeral will be at 12pm, on Monday July 7th at Parochial-Friedhof, Friedrichshain, Berlin.
At the meeting at Lower Road
Dave with fellow members of the Bermondsey Artist Group
THE FULL LINE-UP FOR VAUXHALL’S FREE OUTSIDE CINEMA
FREE Tuesday night film nights are back this summer, showcasing blockbusters on a big
screen in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
By Evie Flynn
AN OUTDOOR screen, local food and drink vendors and a series of feel-goof films are all coming to Vauxhall this summer every Tuesday night in July.
The screening take place at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardenss starting at at 7pm
By Kevin Quinn
LOCAL POLICE are a patrol car short after a group of people smashed it up in broad daylight after attending a disturbance in Clapham earlier this month.
Officer attended, what they described as, an altercation on Rookery Road, by Clapham Common, at around 6:21pm on Saturday, June 14.
They said that “one person started attacking the vehicle with others nearby joining in.”
No officers were injured, but it was nearly two hours before the group were dispersed by the police.
The inspector of the Local Neighbourhood Policing Team is now appealing for information and said they were aware of footage circulating on social media showing a teenage boy in a white top, black and orange shorts and white socks and trainers on the car.
Inspector Darren Watson said: “One of our marked police vehicles, a vital asset in responding and protecting our community, was deliberately damaged. This has rendered the vehicle completely unusable and means there is one less police car available to respond to calls for help.
“Those responsible have shown a complete disregard for the local community.
“If you have any information regarding this incident or the identity
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black all star in this adventure filled sequel to the original 1995 Jumanji film.
Heren, Lindsey Lohan stars alongside Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfriend and Lacey Chabert- the A-list girl group at her new school, known as ‘The Plastics’.
All you need to bring are blankets, snacks, friends and family. Tickets are free but you can book at beinvauxhall.com/summer-in-vauxhall/
ALADDIN (2019):
TUESDAY 8TH JULY AT 7PM
Kicking things off with a whole new world of cinematic magic, Aladdin
(2019) is live-action take on a Disney classic.
Featuring Will Smith as the genie and Naomi Scott as Jasmine, this is a familyfriendly feel-good film.
JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017): TUESDAY 15TH JULY AT 7PM
Expect epic stunts, comedy and jungle escapades, perfect for a laid-back night with friends or family.
MEAN GIRLS (2004):
TUESDAY 22ND JULY AT 7PM
A rom-com classic, the American high school world of North Shore high is coming to Vauxhall. With the iconic performance of Cadey
SISTER ACT II: BACK IN THE HABIT (1993):
TUESDAY 29TH JULY AT 7PM
Ending the summer is Whoopi Goldberg’s Sister Mary Clarence who is back to help a group of inner-city teens find their voices. It is packed with soulful tuness, feel-good vibes and a young Lauryn Hill.
Crowd goes wild smashing up a police car
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When the magic happens the theatre throbs
IT WAS noteworthy that in the week he died, Brian Wilson featured heavily in the programme notes for Stereophonic, David Adjmi and Will Butler’s musical about a band putting an album together as the group falls apart, writes Michael Holland...
The whole play is set in a California studio and starts with sound checks as the band drift in and demand a pick-me-up of either coffee or drugs. The stereo sound in the title is what goes on between the two engineers at the mixing desk, and the ups and down of the five-piece band, comprised of English and American musicians, two of whom are women and in relationships with other band members. Drummer Simon (Chris Stack), the leader, has his family in the UK so keeps out of the problems that various partners have with each other. There seems to be an easy, loving relationship within the group but with creative differences and the constant, 24/7 togetherness between home and studio, faults begin to show.
Compromise is key with so many creatives wanting input, but finding a happy medium gets harder and harder and lengthens the recording process, leading to arguments and relationship problems.
As the musicians debate the lyrics or a riff behind the glass, the engineers, Glover (Eli Gelb) and Charlie (Andrew R. Butler) talk about nothing much. They do sometimes lurk in the vicinity of old Cheech & Chong skits but when it gives us a wonderful piece about the Doobie Brothers I don’t mind the resemblance - Or is it a homage? It is in these times while they wait for the band to sort themselves out that we discover that Glover has actually lied
about his experience to get this job; the tension of whether he gets found out is hovering in the air along with the cannabis smoke throughout the play.
Over twelve months of recording we watch Diane (Lucy Karczewski) and Peter (Jack Riddiford) fall in and out of love over songs and egos through seen or private conversations overheard on
One Georgie Orwell going for nothing
the many microphones in the studio; Holly (Mia Towle) and Reg (Zachary Hart) to and fro as he gets stoned or gets clean or goes vegan in equal measure, and all the while Grover and Charlie are trying their utmost to get an album made. We watch them all shrink with low self-confidence or soar with self-belief when they know
A CATFORD Boy who played alongside Harry Cripps at Millwall, then First Division football in Finland has now written a musical about George Orwell that he is willing to give away to any impresario or theatre company who wants to put it on the stage, writes Michael Holland...
Peter Cardwell, who gave up the game for a career in journalism told us: 'The only cost to them will be £8.99 for the book of the show – script, songs and lyrics - just published on Amazon.'
The journalist, who once wrote for several local publications in SE London, explained that he has no experience of writing musicals but does have a great love of Orwell and the man's political beliefs that aligned nicely with his own. Orwell was a writer who spent a lot of time in SE London while writing his hard-hitting novels that resonated with the bottom layers of society.
It was while interviewing Greenwich Theatre's Artistic Director James Haddrell for the Labour Council's weekly newspaper that he decided to tell him about his idea for the George Orwell musical, which at that time was exactly that - an idea, with precisely nothing written, neither a note nor a syllable.
The theatre's director told Peter to have a go, so he set about getting some words on paper and finding a local singer-songwriter musician to help
they created something beautiful in a song.
And when the magic in the music does happen, the theatre throbs with drum and bass and guitar and beautiful voices as these actors play live. Audience heads nod in rhythm beneath the glow emanating from the stage.
Stereophonic could easily have an hour lopped off its 3 hour 15 minute length. But would it have been better? No, it only would have meant the audience got an earlier train home. That extra 60 minutes took us deep into the recording process and down with the mundane minutiae of musicmaking that would have been lost to us.
The set is perfect (David Zinn), as is the directing (Daniel Aukin) and anyone who lived through the 70s will know it was an awful decade for fashion - They get that dead right too. For me, though, Eli Gelb’s Grover is the best thing. He is one of the three actors who transferred from New York so can play that stoner role in his sleep. Stereophonic is a beautiful thing to be part of. It has broken records on Broadway and could do the same now it has opened in the West End.
Duke of York’s Theatre, St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4BG.
Booking and full details: https://www. thedukeofyorks.com/stereophonic
with the music. A chance meeting in Lee Green Sainsbury's car park turned into teacher and Charlton fan Carl Picton climbing on board: 'We knocked out eight songs in about eight months,' Peter says satisfyingly. 'It was only the music that Carl needed to provide as the lyrics all come from Orwell's own words.'
So, with the musical finished, a cast was put together and in 2012 'One Georgie Orwell' played for four nights at the Greenwich Theatre, and after creating a bit of interest there the show had a week in New York's Lower East Side's Teatro Latea where Dione Venables, founder of the Orwell Society, went along and wrote a lovely review. Now, eleven years on, I asked Peter about this latest move: 'It’s pretty obvious that George Orwell’s Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four are more relevant than ever, Trump IS Napoleon and it could be argued that Nigel Farage is a natural for Squealer.’ And the title One Georgie Orwell? 'I chose the football chant style as a working-class tribute to the great man.'
And now Peter Cordwell hopes that someone with good Socialist blood in their veins will take up the baton and run with it. All he asks is that he and Carl Picton get a mention.
The book can be purchased here with a foreword by Orwell expert Professor Tim Crook. All you need then is a cast, crew and a stage.
(L-R) Eli Gelb and Andrew R. Butler - StereophonicWest End
L-R Bill Crow, Carl Picton, Hugh Barnett, Chris Knott, Alex Mugnaioni
Photo by Marc Brenner
Heading south - our pick of upcoming summer events
Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations at St Alfege Church:
An immersive performance at St Alfege Graveyard and Church of Charles Dickens’ classic, Great Expectations. Theatre group A Drunken Sailor will be presenting their unique version, with new music and songs, set amongst the gravestones of the historic Church of St Alfege in Greenwich.
Location: St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church St, London SE10 8NA
Tickets: £17 standard, £14 concessions. Book here: https://wegottickets.com/f/13747
Free coding session for young people in Kidbrooke
CoderDojo at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre is a free coding session for young people ages 7 to 17 who are interested in coding. The club will take place monthly, with the first session on 5th July. You can expect 90 minutes of programming, in which you can take part in specially designed coding activities inspired by the museums vast collections. Knowledgeable mentors will show you how to create projects in Python, Scratch, HTML and more. Everyone and all levels are welcome. Just bring a laptop, notepad and pen.
Date: First session is Saturday 5th July. Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre (Learning Space), Nelson Mandela Road, Kidbrooke, London, SE3 9QS
Tickets: Free, book here: https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/prince-philip-maritimecollectionscentre/coder-dojo
Sip and Paint at Greenwich Peninsula
Local author Talks at Blackheath Halls
Discover how South London serves as a powerful backdrop for thrilling and compelling fiction in this engaging author talk, chaired by journalist and critic Suzi Feay. Katherine Faulkner, author of Greenwich Park, discusses her new psychological thriller, The Break In, which is a twisting tale of secrets and survival. Lisa Smith is introducing her new debut novel, Jamaica Road, a transformative love story set in 1980s South London. The book explores race, class and belonging.
Date: Wednesday 2nd July
Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Blackheath Halls (The Hearn Recital Room), 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 9RQ
Tickets: £10 per ticket. Book here: https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/lisasmithkatherine-faulkner-south-london-stories/
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair are celebrating their 10th year, bringing their ‘Summer Edition’ to London’s Historic Royal Arsenal. The fair is a festival-feel art experience bringing together leading exhibiting galleries and artists. Purchase the best in contemporary print to take home on the day, directly from the artists. Enjoy live music, food and beverage stands, interactive and familyfriendly demonstrations and workshops throughout a curated exhibition of stands.
Date: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June.
Time: 10am-5pm
Location: Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 St, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD
Tickets: One day tickets are £13.20 standard or £11 adult. Children under the age of 16 are free. Book here:
Byron Wallen is a recognised figure in world jazz, constantly travelling the world recording, teaching and performing. He has played the trumpet in various contexts, both live and on record, with legendary artists such as Chaka Khan, George Benson, Andrew Hill, Red Snapper and Style Council. He will be bringing two bands to the Woolwich Jazz series, with an appearance from Woolwich Singers.
Date: Wednesday 2nd July
Time: Doors will open at 7:30pm with an 8pm start time
Location: Tramshed, 51-53 Woolwich New Road, London, SE18 6ES
Tickets: £10 standard, £5 concession. Book here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/tramshed/1510740
THE A3 GLA ROAD (KINGSTON BY-PASS, LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 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 street lighting works to take place on the A3 Kingston By-Pass.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from entering or proceeding on the off slip road connecting the westbound carriageway of the A3 Kingston By-Pass with Malden Junction roundabout between its junctions with the A3 Kingston By-Pass with Malden Junction roundabout.
The Order will also close the footway on the off slip road connecting the westbound carriageway of the A3 Kingston By-Pass with Malden Junction roundabout, access to properties will be maintained.
The Order will be effective between 27th June 2025 and 1st February 2026, 9:00 PM until 5:00 AM every night or when the works have been completed, whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.
5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will be indicated by trafc signs via A3 Kingston By-pass (westbound), A3 Malden Way, A3 Tolworth Rise South, Tolworth Roundabout, A3 Tolworth Rise North (eastbound), A3 Malden Way and A3 Kingston By-pass to normal route of travel.
Dated this 27th day of June 2025
Andrew Ulph Co-ordination Manager
Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A3 GLA ROAD (HOOK RISE NORTH, ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London 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 Telecom works to take place on Hook Rise North.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from stopping on Hook Rise North between its junction with Princes Avenue and the extended common boundary of Nos. 34 and 36 Hook Rise North.
The Order will be effective between 15th July 2025 and 18th July 2025, each night, from 10:00 PM until 5:00 AM, or when the works have been completed, whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.
Dated this 27th day of June 2025
Andrew Ulph
Co-ordination Manager
Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A202 GLA SIDE ROAD (BOLTON CRESCENT, LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH) (TEMPORARY BANNED TURN) ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London in consultation with the London Borough of Lambeth hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Trafc Order under section 14(1) of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specied in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.
2. The purpose of the Order is to enable Thames Water works to take place on Bolton Crescent.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from turning left into Bolton Crescent from A202 Camberwell New Road.
The Order will be effective at certain times between 8:00 PM on 30th June 2025 until 5:30 AM on 2nd July 2025 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibitions will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.
5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will be indicated by trafc signs via Camberwell New Road, John Ruskin Street, Dale Road, Cooks Road, Kennington Park Place and St Agnes Place to normal route of travel.
Dated this 27th day of June 2025
Andrew Ulph Co-ordination Manager Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A3 GLA ROAD (CLAPHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 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 Thames Water maintenance and repair works to take place on A3 Clapham High Street.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle except pedal cycles proceeding in a south-westerly direction on Clapham High Street from proceeding directly into Clapham Common South Side at its junction with Clapham Park Road.
The Order will be effective between 7:00 AM on 27th June 2025 until 7:00 PM on 30th June 2025 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of: (1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes; (2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.
5. At such times as the prohibition is in force an alternative route will be indicated by trafc signs via Clapham Park Road, Acre Lane, Brixton Hill, A205 South Circular Road, Poynders Road, Cavendish Road, Clapham Common South Side southbound, The Avenue and Clapham Common South Side northbound to normal route of travel.
Dated this 27th day of June 2025
Andrew Ulph
Co-ordination Manager
Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE
CHESHIRE FOOD FESTIVAL LTD / TRADING AS THE GREAT BRITISH FOOD FESTIVAL has applied to Wandsworth Council for a premises licence at: WIMBLEDON PARK HOME PARK ROAD SW19 8AU to provide the following licensable activities: THE SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR CONSUMPTION ON AND OFF THE SITE
PREMISES AND REGULATED ENTERTAINMENT BY THE WAY OF LIVE AND RECORDED MUSIC
THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPENING ARE SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY FROM 09:00 HOURS TO 21:30 HOURS (ONCE A YEAR FOR THIS FOOD FESTIVAL)
THE PROPOSED HOURS OF LICENSABLE ACTIVITIES ARE SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY FROM 09:30 HOURS TO 21:00 HOURS (ONCE A YEAR FOR THIS FOOD FESTIVAL)
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing 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 to: licensing@merton.gov.uk By 16TH JULY 2025
The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of The Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00am and 4.00pm. 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
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE
Hau Thi Hoang has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: Angela’s Nails, 136 Lower Marsh, SE1 7HE which would authorise the following licensable activities: Manicures, pedicures, nail extensions
The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth Town Hall, Basement Room B08 & B09, 1 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW, or via the licensing authority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing
A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application.
Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 19.06.2025
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).
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Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA) RED ROUTE CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2008 THE A3220 GLA ROAD AND SIDE ROADS (CHEYNE WALK, OLD BROMPTON ROAD AND KENSINGTON HIGH STREET) VARIATION ORDER
2025
1. Transport for London, hereby gives notice that it intends to make the above named Order under section 6 of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984.
2. The general nature and effect of the Order will be to:
(1) replace the existing at any time 20 min loading and unloading only opposite No.105 (Brunel House) Cheyne Walk with an at any time hireable e-scooter and cycle only bay. The denition of the no stopping at any time (double red lines) restriction will be updated;
(2) replace the existing combined 7am to 7pm loading and unloading only max 20 mins and 7pm to 7am max 30 min parking bay outside No. 219 and 221 to 225 Old Brompton Road with an 8 metre any time hireable e-scooter and cycle only bay. The adjacent double red lines (no stopping at any time) will be altered to reect the change.
(3) replace the existing no stopping at any time except 7am to 4 pm parking max 30 mins bay outside Nos 361 to 363, 365 and 367 Kensington High Street with a 11.5 metre any time hireable e-scooter and cycle only bay. The adjacent double red lines (no stopping at any time) will be altered to reect the change. Administrative changes will be made to the adjacent loading and unloading bay to more accurately reecting its position.
3. The roads which would be affected by the Order are the A3220 Cheyne Walk, A3218 Old Brompton Road and A315 Kensington High Street.
4. A copy of the Order, a statement of Transport for London’s reasons for the proposals, a map indicating the location and effect of the Order and copies of any Order revoked, suspended or varied by the Order can be inspected by visiting our website at https://haveyoursay.t.gov.uk/tro and selecting the relevant borough and reference the Trafc Order relates to or by appointment during normal ofce hours at our ofce at the address below. To arrange an appointment please email trafcordersection@t.gov.uk. Copies of the documents may be requested via email at trafcordersection@t.gov.uk, or by post at the following address quoting reference SNO/REGULATION/STOT/GK/TRO, GLA/2025/0124
• Transport for London Streets Trafc Order Team (SNO/REGULATION/STOT) Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 8NJ
5. All objections and other representations to the proposed Order must be made in writing and must specify the grounds on which they are made. Objections and representations must be sent to Transport for London, Streets Trafc Order Team, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ or by emailing trafcordersection@t.gov.uk quoting reference SNO/REGULATION/STOT/GK/TRO, GLA/2025/0124, to arrive before 13th June 2025. Please note due to hybrid working access to post is restricted and requests for documents and conrmation of your objections or representations may be delayed. Objections and other representations may be communicated to other persons who may be affected.
Dated this 27th day of June 2025
Henry Cresser, Performance and Planning Manager, Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A3 GLA ROAD (LONG ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London 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 Thames Water maintenance and repair works to take place on A3 Long Road.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from entering, exiting or proceeding on the A3 Long Road between its junctions with The Pavement/Clapham Common South Side and Rookery Road.
The Order will be effective between 10:00 PM on 14th July 2025 until 5:00 AM on 15th July 2025 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.
5. At such times as the prohibition is in force an alternative route will be indicated by trafc signs for eastbound trafc via Clapham Common North Side and The Pavement to normal route of travel. For westbound trafc via Clapham Common South Side and Rookery Road to normal route of travel.
Dated this 27th day of June 2025
Andrew Ulph
Co-ordination Manager Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
Proposed development at: 10 Leake Street, London, SE1 7NN
Take notice that an application is being made by: 10 Leake Street Ltd
To the London Borough of Lambeth for planning permission for:
‘Redevelopment of the site involving the demolition of the existing building and erection of a seventeen storey building with basement, comprising student accommodation with associated amenity space (Sui Generis), with provision of associated cycle parking, access, and other associated works.’
Any owner of the land or tenant who wishes to make representations about this application, should write to the London Borough of Lambeth at the address below within 14 days of the date of this notice.
Local Planning Authority to whom the application is being submitted: London Borough of Lambeth, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG
Signatory: DP9 Ltd on behalf of 10 Leake Street Ltd
Date: 27th June 2025
Statement of owners’ rights
The grant of planning permission does not affect owners’ rights to retain or dispose of their property, unless there is some provision to the contrary in an agreement or lease.
Statement of agricultural tenants’ rights
The grant of planning permission for non-agricultural development may affect agricultural tenants’ security of tenure.
‘Owner’ means a person having a freehold interest or a leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than seven years.
‘Tenant’ means a tenant of an agricultural holding any part of which is comprised in the land.
LICENSING ACT 2003
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE
The Arch Company Properties Ltd, on behalf of Moraleja Limited has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: La Moraleja Limited, Arch 15, Atlantic Road, SW9 8HX which would authorise the following licensable activities: Supply of alcohol - late night refreshment - live music and recorded music. Times: Friday to Saturday 08:00 to 05:00
The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth Town Hall, Basement Room B08 & B09, 1 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW, or via the licensing authority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing
A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application. Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 15.07.2025
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).
LICENSING ACT 2003
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE
Ginagain Spirits Limited has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises:
Ginagain Spirits Limited, 42 Ferndale Road, Ground Floor, London SW4 7SF which would authorise the following licensable activities:
Supply of Alcohol, Monday-Sunday 08:00-20:00
The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an 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 representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application. Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 21 July 2025.
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).
LICENSING ACT 2003
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE
Goodwins Cash & Carry Ltd has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: 95-96 Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7AB which would authorise the following licensable activities: Supply of alcohol
The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth Town Hall, Basement Room B08 & B09, 1 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW, or via the licensing authority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing
A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application.
Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 18.06.2025
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).
must send written particulars to the address below by 05/09/2025, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to claims and interests notified.
1. The London Borough of Lambeth (“The Council”) in exercise of its powers under section 80 of the Housing Act 2004 ("the Act") hereby designates for selective licensing the areas described in paragraph 5
CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION
2. This Designation shall be known as the London Borough of Lambeth Phase 2 Designations for Areas for Selective Licensing 2025. All privately rented residential accommodation situated within the designated areas must be licensed with the Council unless subject to statutory exemption as set out in paragraph 6.
3. The Designation was confirmed on 23rd May 2025. The Designation fall within a description of designations for which confirmation is not required by Secretary of State, and come into force on 1st September 2025
4. The Designations shall cease to have effect on 31st August 2030 (not more than 5 years) or earlier if the Council revokes the scheme under section 84 of the Act.
AREA TO WHICH THE DESIGNATION APPLIES
5. These designations apply to the following areas of the London Borough of Lambeth. The Designation is delineated in blue with the area itself coloured purple on the map in annex A below. The following wards are included: Wards included in Designation Brixton Acre Lane Brixton North Ward Brixton Rush Common Brixton Windrush Clapham Common & Abbeville Clapham East Clapham Park Clapham Town Gipsy Hill Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction Kennington Myatts Field Oval St Martins Stockwell East Stockwell West & Larkhall Streatham Hill West & Thornton Streatham Wells West Dulwich
APPLICATION OF THE DESIGNATION
6. This designation applies to any house(1) which is let or occupied under a tenancy or licence within the area described in paragraph 5 unless:
a. the house is a house in multiple occupation [HMO] that falls within the nationally prescribed category of HMO that is required to be licensed as a ‘mandatory HMO’ under section 55(2)(a) Part 2 of the Act2(2)
b. the house is a house in multiple occupation that falls within the prescribed category of HMO that is required to be licensed under the London Borough of Lambeth Designation of an Area for Additional Licensing of Houses of Multiple Occupation made on 9th December 2021 under Section 56 of the Housing Act 2004(3)
c. the tenancy or licence of the house has been granted by a registered social landlord(4)
d. the house is subject to an Interim or Final Management Order under Part 4 of the Act;
e. the house is subject to a temporary exemption under section 86 of the Act; or
f. the house is occupied under a tenancy or licence which is exempt under the Act or the occupation is of a building or part o a building so exempt as defined in Paragraph 5(f): Exempted tenancies or licences, Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006 SI 370/2006.
EFFECT OF THE DESIGNATION
6. Subject to sub paragraphs 6(a) to (f) every house in the area specified in paragraph 5 that is occupied under a tenancy or icence shall be required to be licensed under section 85 of the Act(5)
7. The London Borough of Lambeth will comply with the notification requirements contained in section 83 of the Act and shall maintain a register of all houses registered under this designation, as required under section 232 of the Act(6)
If you are a landlord, managing agent or a tenant, or if you require information regarding this designation, or to apply for a licence, further information and assistance is available from the Council’s Private Rented Property Licensing Team by telephone on 020 7926 8591 or by email to PRSlicensing@lambeth.gov.uk, or by writing to Private Sector Enforcement and Regulation Service, PO Box 80771, London, SW2 9QQ. The Designation may be inspected at the above address during office hours. All landlords, managing agents or tenants within the designated area should obtain advice to ascertain whether their property is affected by the Designation by contacting the Council’s Private Rented Property Licensing Team.
Upon the Designation coming into force any person having control of or who manages a licensable property without a licence or allows a licensed property to be occupied by more households or persons other than as authorised by a licence, is liable to prosecution and upon summary conviction is liable to an unlimited fine pursuant to the provisions of section 95 of the Housing Act 2004. A person who breaches a condition of a licence is liable upon summary conviction to an unlimited fine. The Council, as an alternative to initiating a prosecution, may pursue one or more of a range of other enforcement actions including the imposition of a financial penalty of up to £30,000 and/or taking management control of unlicensed property. Further, where an offence has been committed an application may also be made by the Council and/or tenant under the provisions of section 96 and 97 of the Housing Act 2004 for a Rent Repayment Order to pay back up to 12 months’ rent, Housing Benefit or Universal Credit. No notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 may be given in relation to an assured shorthold tenancy of the whole or part of an unlicensed house so long as it remains an unlicensed house.
Signed by Cabinet Member for Safer Communities: Councillor Dr Mahamed Hashi for and on behalf of the London Borough of Lambeth
1 For the definition of "house" see sections 79 and 99 of the Act
2 Section 55 of the Act defines which Houses in Multiple Occupation are required to be licensed under the Act. See also The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Descriptions) (England) Order 2005 (SI 2006/371)
3 Additional Licensing covers HMOs that are not within the scope of Mandatory HMO Licensing where tenants share one or more ‘basic amenities’ i.e. a WC, personal washing facilities or cooking facilities.
4 Section 79 (3) of the Act. For the definition of a Registered Social Landlord see Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996
5 See the Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006 SI 370/2006
6 Section 232 of the Act and paragraph 11 of SI 373/2006
Annex A: “Map showing selective licensing designations with the designation boundaries marked in blue and the designation areas”
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;
ADV = ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT
FUL = FULL PLANNING PERMISSION
LB = LISTED BUILDING CONSENT
P3G = E-uses/Betting/Payday TO MIXED
VOC = VARIATION OF CONDITIONS
Written representations should be made within three weeks of the date of this advertisement to the Director of Planning, PO Box 734, Winchester SO23 5DG. 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.
16 Cardigan Street London SE11 5PE Application for Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing windows and rear door with slimline heritage glazing timber windows and door. (Associated full planning with reference number 25/01768/FUL received).
25/01769/LB
4 Cardigan Street London SE11 5PE Application for Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing windows and rear door with slimline heritage glazing timber windows and door. (Associated full planning with reference number 25/01766/FUL received).
25/01767/LB
356 Kennington Road London SE11 4LD Prior approval for change of use of first and second floors from commercial (Use Class E) to 2x 3-bed flats (Use Class C3). (RECONSULTATION TO INCLUDE OS MAP) 25/01260/P3G
48 Gipsy Hill London SE19 1NL Erection of lower ground and ground floor rear extension with sedum roof and rooflight.
25/01758/FUL
Upper Norwood Methodist Church Westow Hill London Lambeth SE19 1TQ Change of use from Church (Use Class F1) to mixed/shared use Church/Nursery school (Retrospective). (Re-consultation due to amended documents including revised plans and updated Management Plan). 24/02197/FUL
8 Helix Gardens London SW2 2JP Erection of rear dormer window with the installation of one rear and two front rooflights.
25/01627/FUL
227 - 229 Brixton Road London SW9 6LW Use of the premises as Retail Tyre Shop Selling Moto Vehicle Tyres (Use Class E).
25/01342/FUL
15 Cardigan Street London SE11 5PE Replace the existing single-glazed timber windows throughout with new slimline heritage timber windows to match the style, profile, character, and aesthetic of the existing. Replacement and repair of existing asphalt flat roof with a new asphalt roof covering to match the existing in both size and materials.
(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 25/01624/LB, but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 25/01623/FUL) 25/01624/LB
Telephone Kiosks Outside 96 Streatham High Road London Replacement of the existing Telephone Kiosk with 1x Communications Kiosk incorporating an integrated digital advertisement display. 25/01742/FUL
57 - 59 Streatham Hill London SW2 4TX Change of Use from estate agents/building society agency (Use Class e(c)) to bakery/retail (Use Class E). 25/01690/FUL
80 Baldry Gardens London Lambeth SW16 3DP Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension. 25/01725/FUL
43 Chaucer Road London Lambeth SE24 0NY Erection of a single storey ground floor side infill extension. 25/01752/FUL
Land To The East Of Shakespeare Road, Shakespeare Road London SE24 0PT Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 20/01822/EIAFUL (Demolition of existing waste transfer station and re-development of the site to provide a residential development comprising of three blocks to provide residential units (class C3) with associated landscaping. This application is a DEPARTURE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN) granted on 21.12.2021.
Variation sought: provision of 60 additional residential units.
RE-CONSULTATION LETTERS SENT DUE TO CHANGE IN DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT AND ADDITION OF DOCUMENTS:ES HERITAGE, TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM; AND DESIGN DOCUMENT. 25/01393/VOC
57 - 59 Streatham Hill London SW2 4TX Installation of 3x Air Conditioning condensers to rear elevation.
(Please note: The reference number for this application for Full Planning Permission is 25/01755/FUL, but there is also an associated application for Advertisement Consent related to these works with reference number: 25/01756/ADV) 25/01755/FUL
57 - 59 Streatham Hill London SW2 4TX Display of 3x externally illuminated fascia signs.
(Please note: The reference number for this Advertisement Consent application is 25/01756/ADV but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 25/01755/FUL). 25/01756/ADV
3 & 4 Cardigan Street London SE11 5PE Replace the existing single-glazed timber windows throughout with new slimline heritage timber windows to match the style, profile, character, and aesthetic of the existing. Replacement and repair of existing asphalt flat roof with a new asphalt roof covering to match the existing in both size and materials.
(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 25/01622/LB, but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 25/01621/FUL) 25/01622/LB
34 Roupell Street London SE1 8TB Demolition of existing side and lean-to roof rear extensions. Erection of single storey ground floor side extension and lean-to roof rear extension. Re-roof rear boundary shed. Removal of internal walls to ground floor rear.
(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 25/01647/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 25/01646/FUL) 25/01647/LB
542 Wandsworth Road London SW8 3JX Erection of first floor rear extension together with the installation of a lower ground floor rear window and replacement of ground floor rear window. 25/01791/FUL
149 Streatham High Road London Lambeth SW16 6EG Change of use of Cafe (Use Class E(b)) to accommodate takeaway/eat in (Sui Generis) and Food/Drink (Use Class E(b)) ,including installation of a flue to the rear. 25/01698/FUL
62 Holmewood Gardens London Lambeth SW2 3NB Erection of a single storey rear extension and internal alterations with replacement of all existing windows and doors with
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON BLENHEIM GARDENS
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate a new mains connection works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth made an Order, the general effect of which will be in: -
2. Blenheim Gardens, the south side, between Stewart`s Place and Weld Works Mews to suspend parking, waiting, loading and unloading and suspend 3 free parking places.
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 30 June 2025 and will continue for a maximum duration of 1 month, or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner.
Dated 27 June 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ON ROTHCHILD STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to facilitate a water main replacement works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an Order, the general effect of which would be in Rothchild Street, between
2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Knights Hill,
1.
2. suspend parking, waiting and loading on both sides of the road in:(1) Ardlui Road, (a) from the junction of Idmiston Road to outside No. 1 Ardlui Road, (b) outside the flank wall of No.61 and No. 40 Chatsworth Way.
(2) Chatsworth Road, (a) outside Nos.31 to 43 Chatsworth Way, and (b) outside Nos. 29 to 41 Chatsworth Road.
(3) Chestnut Road, outside Nos. 61 to 67 Chestnut Road.
(4) Dalmore Road, (a) outside Nos. 32 to 52 Dalmore Road, (b) outside Nos. 25 to 35 Dalmore Road.
(5) Eastmearn Road, between the junctions of Dalmore Road and Tulsmere Road.
(6) Idmiston Road, outside Nos. 6 to 26 Idmiston Road.
(7) Lancaster Avenue, (a) outside Nos. 13 to 23 Lancaster Avenue, (b) outside Nos. 39 to 49 Lancaster Avenue.
(8) Rosendale Road, (a) outside Nos. 73 to 89 Rosendale Road, (b) outside Nos. 131 to 143 Rosendale Road.
(9) Tulsemere Road, between the junctions of Idmiston Road and Eastmearn Road.
3. The bans will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order comes into force on 14 July 2025 and will continue for a maximum duration of 1 month (to allow for contingencies), or until the works have been completed whichever is sooner. In practice it is anticipated that the works will take place between 14 July 2025 and 15 August 2025, and it is anticipated that works will only take around 2-3 days at each location. Dated 27 June 2025
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)
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 LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH CONSOLIDATION OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ORDERS PROVIDING ON AND OFF-STREET PARKING PLACES, LOADING PLACES AND WAITING, LOADING AND STOPPING RESTRICTIONS ON HOUSING ESTATES AND MIGRATION TO A ‘MAPBASED’ SCHEDULE FORMAT
[This Notice is about the making of Orders to consolidate the provisions of all existing Orders designated on-street and off-street chargedfor parking places, free parking places, loading places and waiting, loading and stopping restrictions on Housing Estates in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Orders will also provide for the use of a ‘map-based’ schedule, forming part of and to be read in conjunction with the Orders. There will be no change to the existing layout, type or amount of provision of parking places, loading places and waiting, loading and stopping restrictions, or to the terms of use thereof (and any applicable fees and charges) as is currently published online by the Council, as a result of the making of these Orders.]
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth on 24 June 2025 made the Lambeth (Off-Street Housing Estates Parking Places) Order 2025 and the Lambeth (On-Street Housing Estates Parking Places) Order 2025 under sections 6, 35, 36, 43, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
2. The general effect of the Orders will be to:
a. consolidate the provisions of all existing Orders designating on-street charged-for parking places, free parking places, loading places and waiting, loading and stopping restrictions on Housing Estates in the London Borough of Lambeth; b. consolidate the provisions of all existing Orders designating off-street charged-for parking places, free parking places, loading places and waiting, loading and stopping restrictions on Housing Estates in the London Borough of Lambeth; c. provide for the use of a ‘map-based’ schedule, forming part of and to be read in conjunction with the Articles of the Orders describing the location, type of the restriction, class of vehicle, the hours of operation and where applicable, the Controlled Parking Zone in which the parking places are located, and any permit types to be displayed on or indicated in relation to vehicles left in parking places.
3. Any trial schemes enacted through ongoing Experimental Traffic Orders will continue to progress through to the appropriate evaluation and completion of each scheme.
4. A copy of each of the Orders, which will come into operation on 7 July 2025, are available for inspection at the offices of Lambeth Council’s Parking and Enforcement Group (Resident’s Services), 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 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders were made.
5. Any person desiring to question the validity of either of the Orders or 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 either of the Orders
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 intends to make an Order the effect of which would 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 would 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 would come into force on 4 July 2025 and would 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 27 June 2025
Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager
Transport for London Public Notice
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A3220 GLA ROAD (BATTERSEA BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING AND TEMPORARY BANNED TURNS) ORDER 2025
1. Transport for London in consultation with the London Borough of Wandsworth 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 drainage and lighting works to take place on A3220 Battersea Bridge Road.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit:
(1) any vehicle from turning left from Cambridge Road into Battersea Bridge Road
(2) any vehicle from turning right from Colestown Street to Battersea Bridge Road;
(3) any vehicle from stopping in the Parking & Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Bay outside Nos. 2 – 8 Battersea Church Road
(4) any vehicle from stopping in the Parking & Disabled Persons’ Vehicles Bay on Colestown Street at the side of No. 240 Battersea Bridge Road
(5) any vehicle from stopping in the Borough Bays on Parkgate Road outside Nos. 20 – 38 Parkgate Road
This Order will also allow:
(6) all vehicles to use the north westbound bus lane on A3220 Battersea Bridge Road between its junctions with Hyde Lane and Westbridge Road
The Order will be effective at certain times from the 16th July 2025 to 16th December 2025 every day from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM 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 via Battersea Bridge Road, Prince of Wales Drive, Albert Bridge Road, Battersea Park Road to normal route of travel.
Dated this 27th day of June 2025
Claire Wright Co-ordination Manager Transport for London
To place a notice in this paper and online, please email em@ cm‐media .co.uk or call us on 020 7232 1639 Deadline is 3pm on Wednesday
SCINTILLATING JACKS BLASTS LONDON RIVALS
Surrey win fifth game in a row
By Jon Batham at the Kia Oval
WILL JACKS’ scintillating 97 led Surrey to a fifth win in a row as they thrashed London neighbours Middlesex by 75 runs at the Kia Oval last weekend.
The England all-rounder, not required for Test duty against India, nevertheless reminded the selectors of his batting prowess, pummelling five sixes and ten fours in a 56-ball masterclass. Noah Cornwell and Ryan Higgins were the pick of the Middlesex attack with two wickets apiece.
Middlesex were never in it in reply, subsiding to 119 all out, New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner taking 3-25.
It was a sobering watch for new Seaxes head coach Dane Vilas, who will officially take charge ahead of the County Championship clash with Northamptonshire on Sunday.
The one concern for the hosts was the loss of Chris Jordan, who left the field apparently concussed after a heavy fall attempting a catch.
Jacks sent the opening ball of the match to the fence before the first of his five sixes came from a clip over long leg.
That was the prelude to 22 off the last over of the powerplay bowled by youngster Naavya Sharma which took Jacks to 50 in only 24 balls.
There was a brief pause for breath
before an audacious golf-swing shot into the crowd at long-off and after being given a life when dropped by Cornwell at deep fine leg, another vicious pull over square leg off Helm took him into the 90s.
There would be no hundred as he holed out going for the century in the grand manner, one of three wickets in four balls for Helm (3-48), but this was scintillating stuff.
To Middlesex’s credit others came and went as the hosts didn’t make the most of being 66-0 after the powerplay and 95-2 at halfway.
Dom Sibley, dropped on eight by Shah reached 27 and Sam Curran 26 before both being caught and bowled by Cornwell, as the visitors chipped away, Ryan Higgins hitting the stumps twice in the final over.
Kane Williamson, fresh from his 50 against Essex 24 hours earlier, ramped, paddled drove and cut Reece Topley for four boundaries in his second over to launch the chase, but the former New Zealand Test skipper fell in the next over, slapping Tom Curran straight to Jason Roy at cover.
Max Holden picked up the baton with fours to long leg and third, but perished attempting to sweep Mitchell Santner over the long boundary, while Ben Geddes, returning to face his former county, survived two vehement appeals for catches behind later in the same over,
but left without scoring in the next trying to go over extra cover.
Eskinazi’s torturous innings of less than a run a ball ended when he was bowled by Santner and Joe Cracknell in his first game in the tournament this season quickly came and went.
With the rate required now 14 an over Santner then bowled the dangerous Hollman to claim his third wicket as Middlesex folded.
“I enjoy playing against Middlesex. I think they have got an attack that suits me. Over the years it is always a good game to step up in,” Jacks said.
“I played a nice back foot punch off the young guy Sharma which I was really pleased with and overall I was very happy with the tempo of my innings today. I played the conditions pretty well where I played the long game rather than just continuing to bash it after the powerplay.
“I was happy with our score. It was a beautiful wicket the other day and it was still very good if a touch on the dry side. We saw Zafar Gohar get a bit of spin, so I was very pleased with 194.
“It seems like Mitchell bowls beautifully every day. He’s very skilled, very canny, doesn’t overdo it, but watches the batsman and uses his mind to get people out.”
Surrey are next in Vitality Blast action against Essex at the Kia Oval on Sunday, July 6 (4pm).
run stand between Emma Lamb, (64 from 46), and Ellie Threlkeld 32 which threatened to snatch an unlikely win for the Red Rose county.
By ECB Reporters’ Network
RYANA MACDONALD-GAY and Phoebe Franklin shared seven wickets to spark a Lancashire collapse and lead Surrey to a 53-run victory at the Oval last weekend – their seventh win in eight Vitality games.
Franklin (3-19) and MacDonald-Gay (4-14) wrestled back control for the league leaders as the visitors crumbled from 102-3 to 118 all out chasing 172 for victory. Their heroics followed a 70-
All this drama came after Grace Harris (57 from 31) and Paige Schofield (37) shared a fifth-wicket stand of 69 to help the hosts recover from 17-3 to 171-9.
“I just wanted to keep mixing it up and not let the batters settle or attack me too much,’ Surrey all-rounder Franklin said.
“As seamers we always communicate about when slower balls are working and that was a pitch towards the end where cutters were gripping, so that made it a bit harder for the batters and forced them to take a chance somewhere else.
“We know the outfield is quick here, so I wanted to make sure it didn’t go over the rope. I was tumbling over the boundary when I heard everyone cheer, so Mac obviously cleaned up pretty well.
“We probably thought 171 was under par as 180-200 was the goal when I went in. We believed we could defend it.
“We really care for each other. Fielders are putting in the effort in the field to help the bowlers perform.
“We’ve been telling Ryana to back her strengths and keep it as simple as possible and getting that ball to nip back in.
Surrey’s next Vitality Blast fixture is against Essex on July 6 (4pm).
By John Kelly
NYREN CLUNIS was the headline signing after a slew of new recruits at Dulwich Hamlet over the last week.
Clunis , the ‘King of Camberwell’, has retuned to Champion Hill after two seasons with Cray Wanderers to become boss Mark Dacey’s first signing of the summer following the retentions of Luke Wanadio and Michael Chambers from last season’s squad.
Clunis has scored 117 goals in 486 appearances for the Hamlet after coming through their youth system and helping them to two promotions, from the Isthmian League South and Premier Divisions.
Clunis’ arrival was followed by Jordan Wynter and Anthony Jeffrey agreeing new terms for the 2025-26 season.
Goalkeeper Tony Bull, 21, has joined after spending last season at Lewes.
“Toby gained a lot of plaudits last season,” Dacey said. “He is a modernday goalkeeper with the ability to be able to play out from the back and go long when necessary. It’s a big part of our new identity that our keeper is brave when playing from the back.
Toby ticked all the boxes to become our
new number one.” Anthony Cook, 35, has re-signed for a second stint after initially joining in 2018.
Cook spent the 24-25 season with Dacey at Rayners Lane of the Southern League Division One Central, winning the Middlesex Senior Cup.
Photo by Alan Coomes
Photo by Duncan Palmer Photography
Photo by Keith Gillard
Will Jacks reminds England selectors of batting prowess
Surrey 171-9 beat Lancashire 118 all out by 53 runs
Nyren Clunis Camberwell King returns
Phoebe Franklin
Photo by Keith Gillard
PALACE SAGA TAKES FRESH TWIST
John Textor owned Lyon demoted to French second tier
By John Kelly
CRYSTAL PALACE’S battle to play in next season’s Europa League took a fresh twist this week when French side Lyon were demoted to the second tier.
John Textor’s Eagle Football Group owns a 77 per cent of Lyon and last October they announced debts of £422m with the club then provisionally demoted by the DNGC, the body which oversees the accounts of French professional football clubs, the following month.
The news of Lyon’s penalty came after Palace confirmed this week that Textor had entered into a “legally binding contract” to sell his 43 per cent stake in the Eagles to New York Jets owner Robert ‘Woody’ Johnson. That deal is reportedly worth close to £190million.
Lyon’s demotion could be significant as Palace are making their case to Uefa to be allowed to play in Europe’s second competition. Uefa rules prohibit multiple teams under one multi-club ownership structure competing in the same European competition. Because Lyon had a higher league finish than Palace last season, they would have retained their place with Palace missing out.
Lyon intend to appeal the decision, and that could mean Palace are left in the dark for longer over their case.
"With proven funds and sporting success that has earned us a place in European competition for two consecutive years, we sincerely do not understand how an administrative decision could relegate such a major French club," seven-time top-flight champions Lyon said in a statement.
"We will appeal to demonstrate our ability to provide the necessary financial resources to guarantee OL's place in Ligue 1.
"Over the past few months, we have worked closely with the DNCG, fulfilling all of its requests with equity investments that exceeded the
required amounts.
"Thanks to capital injections from our shareholders and the sale of Crystal Palace, our cash flow has significantly
New Queens Park
improved and we now have more than sufficient financial resources for the 2025-26 season."
Textor, who is also the largest
shareholder of BrazilIan club Botafogo, has proved hugely unpopular with Lyon fans.
Lyon’s main ultra fans group, the Bad
Gones, have called for Textor to leave.
In a letter to the owner posted on social media, they said: “The end of the season was difficult for the club but also for our relationship. We think that we struggle to understand each other, to understand where the club is going, what your vision of it is, and we think that you, like us, have created a common distrust.
“John has never been and never will be the man for the situation. This Botafogo supporter should now leave the Lyon landscape. We call on the numerous creditors to take back control and give the keys back to someone who will be able to respect the institution.”
Palace confirmed on Monday Textor had agreed to sell his stake.
In a statement, the club said: “Crystal Palace Football Club can confirm that Robert Wood Johnson, Woody, an American businessman and co-owner of the New York Jets, has signed a legally binding contract to purchase Eagle Football’s holding in the Club.
“Whilst the completion is pending approval from the Premier League and Women’s Super League, we do not envisage any issues and look forward to welcoming Woody as a partner and director of the club.
“We would like to go on record to thank John Textor for his contribution over the past four years and wish him every success for the future.”
Johnson, 78, was the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2021. He is an heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company fortune.
He purchased the New York Jets for $635 million in 2000.
As of April 2024, the Bloomberg Billionaires index estimated his net worth at $9.92billion.
Palace were hoping that the Europa League drama would be resolved by the end of this month, but it could now drag on if Lyon continue to fight their case with appeals.
Rangers boss outlines vision - and warns of ‘non-negotiable’ for players
By John Kelly
NEW QUEENS Park Rangers boss
Julien Stephan saiid “total respect” in the Hoops jersey is a “nonnegotiable” after he was named the club’s new head coach this week.
Stephan has developed a reputation for bringing through young talent. At Rennes, he worked with Ismaila Sarr, now of Crystal Palace, Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga and Barcelona’s Raphinha.
Stephan outlined his vision for his team at his unveiling this week.
“The main values are commitment, discipline, and team spirit,” Stephan said.
“I expect my players to give everything on the pitch for the team, for the fans, and to show the right attitude.
“The shirt deserves respect, total respect, and it's non-negotiable for me.”
He added: “For me, each player is different. Most important is to understand their personality, their strengths and also what motivates them.
“I try to build a strong relationship with them and create the conditions to put them in the right environment to develop.”
Stephan doesn’t have long to work with the squad ahead of their first preseason friendly of the summer against Stevenage on July 5.
Stephan said: “I see a group with talent,
commitment and potential. I think for sure there's work to do, but I think we have a great potential in the squad and there's a strong foundation to develop.”
Stephan also highlighted the role Hoops supporters can play.
“Their support will be essential,” he said.
“We need them. We need to fight for them and I hope they feel proud of what they see on the pitch. We need them in the good moments and also in the tough ones.
“We are ready to give our best and to start this new chapter with determination and ambition.”
QPR chief executive Christian Nourry explained why the club appointed the Frenchman.
“It is with great pleasure that we welcome Julien and appoint him as head coach,” he said.
“Julien’s track record of developing young players into world-class talent was a major factor in our decision to appoint him. Alongside this, both at Rennes and Strasbourg, he achieved historic league success.
“He has demonstrated genuine excitement about our players in the first-team squad and the prospect of working with them to try to push this club on further.
“Julien’s appointment is the fruit of an extensive process that was undertaken by key club figures to identify, evaluate
and recruit a coach that understands the club’s football philosophy and is energised by it.”
On Marti Cifuentes’ departure, Nourry said: “The decision to place MartI on gardening leave towards the end of the season was not an easy one to make.
“As we now move forwards, I would like to thank MartI wholeheartedly for having a positive impact during his two years here.
“He did a fantastic job to help us remain in the division when we he first came in under difficult circumstances, and he worked hard to repeat that again in 2024-25.
Crystal Palace qualified for the Europa League after winning the 2024-25 FA Cup. Joel Ward, left, and Marc Guehi lift the trophy at Wembley
ANALYSING MILLWALL’S FIRST MOVES IN THE TRANSFER MARKET George Honeyman to join Blackpool
ANALYSIS
By Will Scott
PRE-SEASON IS fast approaching, and Millwall already have one new face in the door, and another should not be long behind him.
The Lions have announced the signing of Max Crocombe, and have agreed a deal in principle to bring Chelsea left-back Zak Sturge back to the club permanently after a successful loan spell last season
Both address real needs - Joe Bryan needs a younger understudy/fellow left-back who can push him for minutes and provide competition at the position, while Millwall are short on keepers.
How will the duo fit in at the club?
MAX CROCOMBE
The 31-year-old is an experienced shotstopper who has received rave reviews from Burton Albion fans, and will fill a much-needed role.
Back-up or third goalkeepers play a valuable role - both on the pitch and in the training ground.
Injuries do happen to goalkeepers as well - and clubs do not want to have to rely on unknown quantities in those situations.
Roberts was called into action when Jensen went down injured at the end of the win against Luton Town in January and impressed, particularly against Portsmouth and away at Leeds United in the FA Cup.
Investing in a quality back-up is relatively cheap and they can be the difference between dropping points to a cheap goal or holding on for a clean sheet - margins that matter across the season.
Moreover, ‘starting’ keepers and managers have spoken at length about the impact the rest of the goalkeeping department have during training sessions, in terms of helping them improve and maintaining morale.
Even if he does not play the majority of games, expect Crocombe to be an important voice behind the scenes for whoever starts between the sticks for the Lions in the upcoming season.
In the games he does start, expect an excellent shot-stopper, who some Burton fans claim single-handedly kept them in League One in the past two seasons.
He is a player who has only improved as he has gotten older - going from National League with Grimsby Town in the 2021-22 campaign, to winning Burton’s player of the season in League One two seasons later. Crocombe is also an international with fifteen caps for New Zealand. While they are not an international juggernaut, he has played with the likes of Chris Wood, Empoli’s Liberato Cacace (74 appearances in Serie A aged 24), and Nottingham Forest’s Marko Stamenic (on loan at Olympiacos last season).
Given that several experienced players have left this summer, it is helpful to have veterans in the building, and he’s proven to be an effective shot-stopper in the past. He will also provide competition for any potential additional goalkeeper signings.
ZAK STURGE
Sturge’s qualities are a bit more obvious to Millwall fans.
Over three league starts, the 21-year-old proved to be a direct full-back who linked up well with Femi Azeez, and provided energy and athleticism at the position. He
has the intent to get forward and overlap, while also being a capable defender.
He is a different profile of left-back to Bryan, which is immensely useful for Alex Neil, who can deploy either based on the situation.
While it is hard to draw any substantial statistical conclusions from his five appearances for the Lions (he has only played 303 minutes of Championship football) - one stat did stand out that will likely please Millwall fans.
Per Football Reference, of the players who have played more than 300 minutes for Millwall, he is second in loose ball recoveries per 90 with 5.29, only behind Bangura-Williams (Dan Kelly leads the stat, but played 20 league minutes last season).
His work ethic and intent have already endeared him to the fans, and that was one of the reasons why he favoured Millwall over other potential suitors (including a few in Europe). He’s close with former Lions youth player Mark Beard from his time with Brighton, and he’s fully aware of the ‘Millwall way’ - there is no extra buy-in needed.
Zak Sturge started the final three games of the season for Millwall
By Will Scott
MILLWALL HAVE announced that George Honeyman will leave the club after his contract expires at the end of the month, with the midfielder set to join League One outfit Blackpool.
The 30-year-old finishes his Lions career having made 117 appearances across three seasons after joining from Hull City - 45 of which were in the past season.
Millwall engaged in contract talks with the midfielder, but the two sides were unable to come to an agreement. He joins George Saville, Liam Roberts, Shaun Hutchinson, Murray Wallace, Duncan Watmore, and Aaron Connolly in leaving The Den this summer.
Millwall director of football, Steve Gallen, told the club’s website: “George has been a tremendous servant to the football club over the last three seasons.
He has only just turned 21, and he has little experience of playing first-team football. Players improve by playing games and learning from their mistakes - what works and what does not. His athleticism and work ethic give him a high ceiling, and he has already been the beneficiary of excellent coaching at Brighton and Chelsea - a coach like Neil could take him to the next level.
He will also give Bryan a chance to restthe 31-year-old racked up the fourth-most minutes of any outfield player and was ruled out of the last three games with a groin injury.
All in all, he could prove to be a very useful signing.
This is only the start of Millwall’s business. They are not looking to rest on their laurels and, as per Neil, are keen to improve the starting eleven.
It has already been a good start to the summer, and they have two more months to add more players to a squad that nearly made the play-offs last season.
It will be interesting to see who they bring in the door next.
“His dedication and professionalism have been exemplary and he has consistently proven to be a reliable and versatile member of the squad.
“Throughout his time here, George has played in several positions and has always given everything for the teama level of effort and commitment we’ve greatly appreciated.
“He has chosen to accept a longerterm offer elsewhere, which we fully understand and respect. George leaves with our sincere thanks and very best wishes for the future.”
Born near Newcastle, Honeyman came through Sunderland’s academy, becoming a regular first-team player in the 2017-18 season as the Black Cats suffered back-to-back relegations. He signed with Hull City in the summer of 2019 and helped them return to the Championship at the first time of asking in the 2020-21 campaign. He was nominated for League One player of the season and was named to the League One Team of the Season.
He spent an additional season with the Tigers before signing for Millwall.
Addicks forward announces retirement RAVENS SWOOP FOR MAGPIE
By John Kelly
BROMLEY HAVE signed defender Kyle Cameron on a free transfer from Notts County.
The 28-year-old Scottish centre-back made 114 league appearances for the Magpies, scoring seven goals and assisting thirteen.
He captained the side as they won promotion from the National League to League Two in 2022-23. Cameron started his career at Newcastle United and had loans spells at York City, Newport County and Queen of the South before joining Torquay United in 2018 and helping them win the National League South title.
After moving to Notts in 2021, Cameron spent the first half of last season on loan at Scottish Premiership St Johnstone and the second half at League Two Barrow.
By John Kelly CHARLTON ATHLETIC
forward Danny Hylton has announced his retirement from playing.
The 36-year-old made 568 career appearances, scored 151 goals and won seven promotions, the last with the Addicks in their 1-0 League One play-off final win against Leyton Orient at Wembley in May.
Hylton joined Charlton on a free transfer from Northampton last September and made six substitute appearances in the league, scoring once, in a 5-0 win at the Cobblers in December.
Hylton has joined boss Nathan Jones’s backroom coaching team.
"It’s time to say goodbye to playing the beautiful game,” Hylton said. “A career I can now look back on and be immensely proud of.
“From the age of six to 36 I approached every day with a smile on my face and my love for this game never faded. I’m extremely grateful for all the amazing moments and memories that this game has continued to give to me and my family. I have met some incredible people on this journey, people that will be friends for life.
“Thank you to every club I have played for, for allowing me to represent your club. Thank you to
the fans for all your support, thank you to everyone that has been part of my journey.
“A special mention to my incredible family that allowed me to start my journey and live out my dream, they have been right by my side throughout it all, always allowed me to keep perspective and have always remained my biggest why!
“Just a kid from Camden with a dream.”
Meanwhile, the Addicks are returning to Slovenia for their preseason training camp.
Charlton went to Slovenia last summer before their promotionwinning campaign, and will fly out
following their pre-season opener against Dartford on Saturday, July 12 (3pm).
Charlton will take on Croatian top-flight side HNK Gorica in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday, July 19 (11am), which will be streamed live on CharltonTV.
On their return, the Addicks will face National League side Wealdstone at Grosvenor Vale on Wednesday, July 23 (6.30pm). Additional pre-season fixtures will be announced but there will be no pre-season friendly at The Valley this summer to aid pitch preparations for the 2025-26 campaign.
INSIDE SCINTILLATING JACKS BLASTS LONDON RIVALS
Frenchman takes over from Marti Cifuentes QPR APPOINT STEPHAN AS HEAD COACH
By John Kelly
QUEENS PARK Rangers have appointed Julien Stephan as their new head coach.
The 44-year-old’s arrival came a day after Marti Cifuentes officially left, having been placed on gardening leave at the end of last season amid links to the West Bromwich Albion job.
Rangers finished fifteenth last season but won only two of their final twelve games under Cifuentes, his last game a 5-0 home loss to Burnley on the secondlast day.
Stephan has worked in the French top flight with Rennes and Strasbourg.
He led his boyhood club Rennes to their first trophy in 48 years when they won the Coupe de France in 2019. They achieved their highest league place in their history in 2019-20 when they finished third in Ligue 1 to qualify for the Champions League.
Stephan led Strasbourg to sixth 2021-
22, their highest league finish in 42 years.
“I feel very proud and excited to join QPR,” Stephan said.
“QPR is a historic club with strong values and passionate fans, so I feel honoured.
“I wanted to come here because I know there's a lot of passion around the club and around the team, and I feel very lucky to discover that.
“There is something unique about English football. The intensity, the atmosphere, the passion of the fans also, the tempo of the game, the culture around the club all make it a very stimulating environment for a coach.”
Stephan added: “I like my team to play with intensity, energy and personality.
“I believe in collective organisation and also clear identity - but also in giving players freedom to express themselves. I like courage and I want brave players – they are the players who take initiative because I think to have emotion in football, we have to take risks.”
Delap of honourstriker off mark
By John Kelly
LIAM DELAP scored his first goal for Chelsea to help Enzo Maresca’s side into the last sixteen of the Club Word Cup after a 3-0 win over ES Tunis in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old turned on the edge of the box before placing a shot into the bottom-right corner in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage-time to get off the mark after his £30m move from Ipswich earlier this month.
That came two minutes after Tosin Adarabioyo headed in a free-kick from Enzo Fernandez to open the scoring.
Substitute Tyrique George added a 97th-minute third in front of a 32,967 attendance at Lincoln Financial Field. Maresca made eight changes against the Tunisian opponents, who needed an unlikely win to go through. Maresca rested Cole Palmer, Chelsea's top-scorer in the competition Pedro Neto, and record signing Moises Caicedo.
Chelsea finished second in the group behind Flamengo of Brazil and will play Portugal’s Benfica in Charlotte, North Carolina, this Saturday at 9pm (BST).
“We knew we had to win tonight to get through, and we’re pleased to get the job done,” Delap said. “It’s a really happy feeling [to score] and hopefully it’s the first of many.
“I love playing football and to play for such a good team is a great feeling.” Fernandez also assisted Delap’s goal.
Delap said: “I spoke to Enzo and he told me that when he gets the ball that I should run, and it was a great pass, and luckily it went in.
“We’ve just got to prepare over the next few days. Everyone will come out fighting, and hopefully we’ll progress.”
Maresca said: “It’s impossible not to rotate players because playing every three days in these conditions means it’s not possible for them to play every game.
“We know Benfica is a top club, with a top manager, and top players. It’s going to be tough, but from 32 we are now into the round of sixteen. And our next target is go into the quarterfinals.”
