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WHAT’S THE PLAN FOR REMAINING SIXTEEN ACRES OF PRIME REAL ESTATE IN BATTERSEA? By Charlotte Lillywhite

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REVISED PLANS for the second half of the regeneration of Battersea Power Station have been submitted.

Architects Studio Egret West have updated the original masterplan for the redevelopment of the iconic 42-acre site. The masterplan is now more than 15 years old. The new planning application, submitted by Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) to Wandsworth Council, revises the masterplan and proposes up to 3.2 million square feet of residential, commercial and leisure space across the remaining 16 acres of the new riverside neighbourhood, nearly doubling its scale so far. The revised masterplan responds to changes in how people live, work and spend their time, along with reflecting feedback given during public consultation this summer. BPSDC said the next phases of the regeneration would see commercial spaces of different sizes and designs built to support a range of businesses, if approved, along with new homes and cultural and leisure venues. The plans include a new cultural venue known as the ‘Third Generator’, inspired by the power station’s two turbine halls, which would bring together a mix of uses and experiences across the arts, music, fashion, food, education, sport and wider creative industries. The revised masterplan divides each of the remaining phases into clusters of smaller buildings to help the neighbourhood feel more open and connected with the surrounding Nine Elms. It includes a finer network of streets, laneways, courtyards and passages. The proposals also include new sightlines through the buildings so people can continue to see the Grade II* listed power station, and also connect Nine Elms Lane directly to Nine Elms Park. A new planting strategy aims to better suit the changing climate with resilient species and includes lavender across the site. James Saunders, CEO of BPSDC, said: “The last decade has seen events like Covid-19 and digital integration into everyday life blur the boundaries between work, living and leisure time, all fundamentally changing how we interact with cities. Responding to

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this, our refreshed masterplan seeks to place community and connection at the core of Battersea Power Station. “From green spaces, to expanding London’s cultural scene, championing business innovation, creating new homes and delivering thousands of new jobs, our proposals for the next chapter of Battersea Power Station will build upon our existing successes and create a future-proofed neighbourhood that London can be proud of.” David West, founding director at Studio Egret West, said: “The revised masterplan builds on the success of the first half of the

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Battersea Power Station story, creating opportunities for more homes, workplaces, retail and leisure including a new hybrid cultural venue. The future phases will be more permeable, inclusive and intriguing, with an expanded network of playful, artistic and biodiverse public spaces. “The refreshed vision is also deliberately flexible, leaving room for serendipity, while remaining responsive and resilient to what we’ve learned from the journey so far. It’s about commerce, culture, community and curiosity working in harmony.” The remaining phases will join more than

2,200 homes, 800,000 square feet of offices and over 170 shops, bars, restaurants and leisure venues now open at the power station. Work started this month on Prospect Place South to provide around 300 new homes, 65,000 square feet of commercial space and a community hub on the site, while completing the pedestrianised high street Electric Boulevard. More details on the revised masterplan will be available once the application documents are published on the council’s website. The council will then make a decision on the proposals in due course.

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IT’S TIME TO PATTY!

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Father and son from Peckham behind viral patties launch £3.99 Aldi ready meals EXCLUSIVE By Evie Flynn A PECKHAM father and son whose Jamaican patties became a hit in Aldi are launching two new ready meals.

Paul and Mike Williams, who run Flake Bake from their bakery in Peckham, launched two £3.99 ready meals in all Aldi stores yesterday (Wednesday September 16). The new ready-made meals are Jerk BBQ chicken with rice and peas and BBQ beef with sweet potato mash. The pair first shot to fame after winning Channel 4’s Aldi’s Next Big Thing in 2024, securing a deal to sell

their Jamaican beef patties in more than 1,000 Aldi stores. More than 100,000 of the Jamaican baked treats sold out within 10 days of launch The patties quickly sold out, with Aldi later making them a permanent part of its range. More than one million Flake Bake patties had been sold through the supermarket by March 2025. The new products add to Flake Bake’s existing Aldi range of 99p BBQ Beef and Jerk Chicken patties. Flake Bake was founded by Paul and Mike in Peckham, where the family’s bakery business dates back to 2008. The pair began specialising in Jamaican patties after Mike joined his father in 2012.

SE15 WETHERSPOON’S CLOSES PERMANENTLY WITH PLANS TO TURN IT INTO A BINGO HALL

The Kentish Drovers on Peckham High Street has been a pub for 50 years

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THE WETHERSPOON’S on Peckham High Street has permanently closed, with plans to convert the site into a bingo hall currently under consideration. The Kentish Drovers, at 71-79 Peckham High Street, has been a pub for half a century and a Wetherspoon’s for 25 years, but it celebrated its final day on Sunday. It was first put up for sale in July last year, reportedly listed at £1 million and later reduced to £750,000. On August, 19, an applicant called LCE Property Ltd submitted a planning application to convert the ground floor

Tuesday 29 September 2026 Everyone is welcome to join us for the King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Members’ Meeting on Tuesday 29 September. The meeting will run from 5.30-7pm and is being held in the ORTUS Building, 82-96 Grove Lane, SE5 8SN, located at the Maudsley Hospital.

The Kentish Drovers on Peckham High Street

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Annual Members’ Meeting

and basement into a bingo venue. According to a planning statement, the applicant’s aim is to “attract patrons of all ages” and create a “community orientated venue”. The statement said the plans represented a “sustainable reuse of an existing building” and would maintain the “quality and character of the local environment” while supporting a “vibrant town centre” in Peckham. The change of use application is currently under consideration by Southwark Council’s planning team, with a decision expected soon. A Wetherspoon’s spokesperson previously said the pub would continue to operate until it was sold.

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LONDON’S ‘LARGEST FACTORY SINCE WWII’ COMING TO BERMONDSEY? The factory on Mandela Way will become the global head office of British defence start-up Isembard Isembard factory machine row

Isembard Southwark factory

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By Alex Orr A DEFENCE start-up is opening a new factory in Bermondsey, which it has called “London’s largest factory since WWII”.

Founded in London in 2024, Isembard produces components for drones, rockets, robots and submarines, with a goal to “build the industrial base of the West”. “Southwark was chosen for its industrial history as much as its location”, a spokesperson for the firm said, as it announced it would open its 17th factory at 25 Mandela Way in a bid to “tap into London’s vast technology talent pool”. The 160,000 sq ft site will be home to a “working precision factory”, manufacturing components for aerospace, defence and robotics customers, and will also serve as the company’s global head office. Looking to recruit employees in production, software, manufacturing and robotics engineering at the site, Isembard expects the headcount at its Mandela Way HQ to grow from 35 today to 200 by the end of 2027. The firm’s list of international clients is extensive, including American

military technology firm Anduril, which specialises in autonomous systems, and Babcock, a British aerospace, defence and nuclear engineering company. Already operating facilities in the United States, France and Germany, with seven factories in the UK, Isembard said Southwark’s industrial past made it the perfect location. Marking the firm’s “fastest year of growth to date”, Isembard’s spokesperson said: “The borough was one of London’s manufacturing centres for centuries, with foundries, engineering works, printworks and tanneries clustered around Bankside and Bermondsey, and wharves and dockyards along the river handling goods bound for the rest of the country. “It is also where Isambard Kingdom Brunel - the engineer after whom the company is named - spent his early career driving the Thames Tunnel out from Rotherhithe.” Southwark has become an attractive Central London hub for defence companies in recent years, with MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark Neil Coyle saying: “Southwark can add Isembard to BAE, Amentum and a whole host of other companies supporting our

national defence industries. “These well paid jobs are very welcome and it’s great to see companies investing in Southwark and the UK to work in partnership with a Labour Government increasing spending on national security.” BAE Systems, a British aerospace, arms and information security company, currently resides in the Blue Fin Building on Southwark Street in Bankside. Meanwhile, American government and defence contractor Amentum has an office at the Forge on Sumner Street, just off Southwark Bridge Road. However, the Isembard facility on Mandela Way will become the first major factory of its kind in the borough, after the site was redeveloped by British Land over the past few years. The developer was originally granted planning permission by Southwark Council in 2023, with the space touted as a “last mile logistics hub” for Southwark and Central London. The site used to be a Southwark Council car pound, one of many large industrial sheds on the Mandela Way Industrial Estate, which first opened in 1984. After the decline of the railways, the road became home to a number of

Brunel ‘s Thames tunnel, which opened in 1843, was a feat of Victorian engineering

“vehicle based businesses”, according to Southwark Council’s Old Kent Road Area Action Plan (AAP), which earmarked Mandela Way for redevelopment in recent years as these businesses struggled and the value of the land increased. The estate is accessed “24-hours a day” by heavy goods vehicles and delivery vans, making it a prime location for a manufacturing hub, with British Land noting there are 104,000 businesses within a five-mile radius of the facility. There had been plans to convert the old car pound into a housing development in 2017, with a total of 250 residential units over five tower blocks proposed by Firmdale Hotels. Firmdale, part of a group of companies working in luxury hotel development in Central London and New York, wanted to use four of the towers as private housing, with 75 affordable units designated for the fifth block. A number of local residents objected to the plans at the time, suggesting the towers would cause “claustrophobia” and a “loss of privacy” by overlooking and “intruding on” those living on nearby Marcia Road. Firmdale ended up withdrawing their

application before Southwark Council’s planning committee could make a decision, leaving the site undeveloped for a further six years until British Land submitted their proposals in 2023. Isembard’s move to Bermondsey comes amidst new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s bid to reindustrialise the UK and bring “good growth in every postcode”, but the issue of defence companies moving to Southwark has not been uncontroversial, as shown by the 2024 protests against BAE Systems in Bankside over the firm’s alleged “ties with Israel”. The Green Party has been particularly critical of defence companies nationwide, with party leader Zack Polanski saying he was “pleased to see” Palestine Action activists acquitted for their raid on an Israel-based military technology factory near Bristol in 2024. Likewise, Danny Lester, fundraising officer for the Southwark Greens, said: “We welcome jobs, we welcome investment, and we welcome reindustrialisation.” But he raised concerns about Isembard’s clients and their deployment of Isembard components, soon to be made on Mandela Way, in conflicts overseas.

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By Ben Lynch Local Democracy Reporter SOUTHWARK COUNCILLORS have unanimously refused to allow a developer to cut the level of affordable housing in a scheme it already has permission to build.

Berkeley Homes had submitted a Section 73 application for its Borough Triangle development in Elephant and Castle, which was narrowly approved by councillors last year. A Section 73 application lets a developer apply to vary or remove conditions attached to previously approved planning permission. Berkeley Homes still plans to build the same number of homes as the consented scheme, consisting of 892 flats in four tower blocks up to 44 storeys high. However, it had wanted to drop the number of on-site affordable homes from 230 to 60, citing increased building costs and changes to housing regulations. However, those reasons weren’t enough to convince Southwark Council’s Planning Committee to approve the revisions last Wednesday evening (September 9). Jerry Flynn, a member of the 35% Campaign who was speaking against the amendments, said Berkeley Homes was “ignoring the conclusion of their own viability assessment that the development is unviable and therefore undeliverable”. An objector who was representing the Aylesbury Estate and the Scovell Estate TRAs (Tenants and Residents Associations), along with Queensborough Community Centre and Age UK, said: “The Queensborough Community Estate, the Scovell Estate, Age UK and the Scovell Estate Park are vital community assets used for recreation, play, social contact and well-being. “The proposed development already places them in significant shadow. Families should not be priced out of the area and separated from schools, support networks, employment, and established community ties.” She added: “Maximising affordable housing would help local children and families remain part of this community, and would support the continued vitality of nearby schools and services, so we urge you to reject the proposal.” A resident from the Scovell Estate later told committee members her home would have 100 per cent sunlight loss and reduced daylight, and would have to rely on using electrical light throughout the day. She said this would have a profound impact on her career as an artist as she relies on light in her home. Joe Warde-Aldam, Head of Development at Berkeley Homes, told committee members that the delivery of the consented 35 per cent affordable housing was “always contingent on an improved economic outlook and unprecedented levels of social housing grant”. He added: “Unfortunately since the application was submitted in June 2024, the opposite has transpired. Sales values have dropped, sales volumes have decreased, and increased regulation has elongated development programmes and increased build costs.” Cllr David Watson, a councillor for Borough and Bankside ward, where the scheme is located, said the 10 per cent affordable housing offer was “a slap in the face” for residents who have “told us clearly since day one that any housing solution that is unaffordable to

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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL REFUSES MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT - AS JUST 60 OUT OF 892 FLATS WOULD NOW BE AFFORDABLE Dropping from 35% to 10% affordable in Berkeley scheme was “a slap in the face” for local families in Elephant and Castle, said local ward councillor David Watson

real local people will not fix our housing crisis”. Cllr Watson added: “Time and time and again, this committee has heard developers pleading poverty when it comes to providing affordable housing. The committee must be clear that a building featuring 90 per cent homes that residents could never afford is not acceptable.” Councillor David Watson He added: “Berkeley Homes, the developer behind this proposal made a pre-tax profit in 2024 of £550 million. Our residents are shocked and appalled that such a large company feels the need to inflate its profit margins even further at the cost of local families.” Cllr Kath Whittam, Chair of the Planning Committee, who was among those to approve the original scheme last year, said the council had been “let down”. Cllr Whittham said: “We were amazed that the 35 per cent was being offered

to us and I’m sure we kept saying, are you sure you can afford to put forward 35 per cent? “And they [Berkeley Homes] said ‘yes, we’re very convinced that we can deliver this scheme with 35 per cent’, so we said ‘bring it on’ basically.” The committee proceeded to go into closed session to determine its decision. Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting, the committee had been advised by planning officers to refuse the Section 73 application as it would fail to deliver “sufficient public benefits” due to the “low level” of affordable housing on offer. Around 40 minutes later, the committee returned to issue a verdict on the application.

THE COMMITTEE ULTIMATELY REFUSED THE APPLICATION ON THREE GROUNDS, OWING TO THE LOW LEVEL OF AFFORDABLE HOMES:

• The scheme would fail to deliver

sufficient public benefit to outweigh any heritage harm to the character and appearance of the Trinity Church Square Conservation Area, owing to the height scale and massing of proposed blocks A and B. • The scheme would fail to meet the significant need for social rented and intermediate homes. • The scheme would fail to deliver sufficient public benefit to outweigh the harm to the amenity of the joining and nearby residents and in particular the daylight and sunlight impacts.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE CONSENTED SCHEME?

Under the consented scheme, Berkeley Homes has permission to build an 892-flat development in Elephant and Castle. It also has permission to create 1,780sqm of public space which would include flexible commercial, food, drink and leisure uses, including a live

performance music venue and a cinema. The plans also include a public piazza and a new community centre, likely for the local Latin American community. A number of buildings, including the Elephant and Castle branch of the popular food hall, Mercato Metropolitano, are set to be demolished to make way for the development.

WHAT COULD HAPPEN NOW APPLICATION HAS BEEN REJECTED?

As it stands, the original planning consent issued to Berkeley Homes last year is still valid and has not changed. But even though the Section 73 application was ultimately refused by Southwark Council’s Planning Committee, Berkeley Homes has the chance to appeal the decision to the Planning Inspectorate. An appeal must be lodged within six months.

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DEVELOPERS SUBMIT PLANNING APPLICATION FOR 851-BED STUDENT TOWER IN ELEPHANT & CASTLE

It would be 45 storeys high and “one of Europe’s tallest student towers” EXCLUSIVE By Alex Orr DEVELOPERS HAVE submitted a planning application for an 851-bed student tower block in Elephant & Castle.

Jerry Flynn of the 35% Campaign Councillor David Watson

Designed by architects Morris + Company, the proposed development at 231-235 Southwark Bridge Road would be 45 storeys tall, making it the tallest student accommodation block in London. The site, which would be owned and managed by student accommodation

provider Scape, would also include improvements to the public realm and the restoration of two listed Georgian townhouses. The townhouses would be refurbished and brought back into “active public use”, potentially as a cafe or community centre. Meanwhile, the standalone tower would replace the Pocock House office block, with a former mini cab office next door set to be flattened and converted into a small park. A spokesperson for Morris + Company said they were “delighted” to unveil the finalised plans, adding: “Bounded by a railway viaduct, constrained by its urban setting and adjacent

The former mini-cab office and office block on Southwark Brdge road

to the world-renowned Ministry of Sound, this project demanded an extraordinary level of design integration.” They said the design had been arrived at through “close collaboration” with Southwark Council’s planning team. “The result is not simply one of Europe’s tallest student towers, but one of its most carefully designed and collaboratively crafted student living projects,” they added. It is now up to Southwark Council to approve or reject the plans, with the application coming just days after the council rejected Berkeley Homes’ amended plans for the nearby Borough Triangle development.

View of the development

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CAMBERWELL ‘ZOMBIE KNIFE IMPORTER’ PLEADS GUILTY AFTER 650 WEAPONS SEIZED

By Alex Orr

A CAMBERWELL resident who “imported illegal zombie knives and sold them online” has pleaded guilty after a police investigation.

20-year-old Jonathan Soares was initially arrested by the Metropolitan Police on Tuesday, June 9 as part of a fraud investigation. According to the Met, Soares had been identified as the person behind an account called “Financer” on Telegram, which “was advertising fraud and money laundering services”. Detectives traced Soares to the building where he worked as a security guard, arresting him and seizing two mobile phones, as well as a further five phones, laptop, illegal flick knife and two safes containing £7,690 in counterfeit cash at his home address. Following his arrest, the police said detectives were able to analyse his devices where, among 2.5 million files, they found evidence of him importing and selling illegal weapons, alongside “detailed scripts impersonating banks” and “evidence that he had imported controlled drugs”. The Met said they used this evidence to “unravel” Soares’ supply-lines from suppliers in Pakistan, South Korea and China, identify buyers and intercept

Jonathan Soares

incoming shipments, seizing 650 illegal zombie knives in the process. Soares was rearrested two weeks after his devices were first seized on Wednesday, June 24. He pleaded guilty to 12 counts at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday, September 10, including the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition for zombie knives,

Weapons seized from address in Croydon

push daggers, rambo knives and tasers. Following Soares’ arrest, officers also identified a shipment he had ordered that was on its way to an address in Croydon, which they attended on Wednesday, July 22 and discovered 150 zombie-style machetes. Analysis of a Telegram group linked to Soares also led Met detectives to a parcel

destined for 18-year-old Rayhan Rahman from Chadwell Heath in East London. The police said this parcel was intercepted and found to include 10 zombie knives and 20 push daggers intended for resale. Rahman pleaded guilty at Inner London Crown Court to fraudulent evasion of a prohibition for zombie knives and push

daggers on Wednesday, August 5. On Thursday, September 10, the police said Rahman further pleaded guilty to being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition for zombie knives and flick knives. He will be sentenced on Tuesday, October 13. A strict ban on zombie knives was first introduced in 2016, but they continue to be carried by criminals, the Met said. Detective Chief Inspector Imran Beg, whose team led the investigation, said: “Soares sold these deadly weapons to people across the country, with a complete disregard for the damage they cause. “In fact, he crudely sought feedback from the people he sold the weapons to – he knew they were being used to stab and injure people but continued anyway. “He used fraud to fund his plans, showing how economic crime is often at the heart of wider criminality. “Specialist detectives worked tirelessly to expose the full extent of his offending, pulling his network out by the roots.” DCI Beg added: “We will be relentless in going after the criminals who seek to financially gain from the violence that rips families and communities apart. “That is why serious violence is down in London and we’re disrupting serious and organised crime groups more.” Soares will be sentenced at a later date yet to be decided.

NEWS 9 By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter THE LATEST regeneration proposals for Catford town centre have been formally approved by Lewisham Council’s Cabinet.

The new Catford Town Centre Business Plan 2026-2030 is a shift from the 2021 framework, and will explore opportunities to retrofit and refurbish Catford Shopping Centre and Milford Towers, which had previously been earmarked for demolition. The council is also planning a ‘retrofitfirst approach’ for other Catford sites, including Laurence House, Canadian Avenue car park, and Holbeach Road car park. Key projects within the revised scheme include A205/A21 improvements, better connections between Catford and Catford Bridge stations, as well as continuing with plans to deliver 113 affordable homes at Thomas’ Lane Yard. There are also plans to restore the Catford Cat, while other town centre improvements in the short-term include better lighting, cleaner streets and market improvements. Cllr Daniel Dream, Lewisham Council’s Cabinet Member for Inclusive Regeneration, Housing Delivery and Planning, described the updated programme as a “rescue plan for Catford”. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service ahead of the Cabinet giving its approval: “Hopefully with the new plan there’s going to be a lot more transparency Elly Baker AMin terms of what’s actually coming in the short, medium, and longterm. “I think historically around Catford, for the people that live here, there’s often been a bit of confusion as to what’s actually happening and what’s not happening any more, and the aim of this [Cabinet] paper is to actually just be honest and open with the community.” During last week’s meeting of Lewisham’s Green-led Cabinet, Cllr Dream told fellow Cabinet members that some debt – £1.2 million in rental and insurance arrears and £100,000 in unrecoverable service charge arrears – will need to be written off. Additionally, Cabinet was asked to

CLEANING UP CATFORD

Lewisham Council has unveiled a revised nt regeneration programme for Catford town centre after some projects stalled

Cllr Daniel Dream, Lewisham Council’s Cabinet Member for Inclusive Regeneration, Housing Delivery and Planning Credit: Lewisham Council

approve a new £500,000 loan agreement to support the Catford Regeneration Partnership Limited (CRPL), a council company which owns several important assets in Catford, including the shopping centre and other commercial and residential properties. Cllr Dream said a full financial assessment and review of CRPL’s purpose and future role will also be carried out.

Broadway Theatre. Work on creating better Catford Station links is expected to take place between 2027 and 2028, while the Thomas’ Lane Yard scheme is expected to be completed by 2028. Goldsmiths, University of London’s new campus is expected to open in Catford in late 2027, and will bring around 500 to 600 students and staff into the town centre. The new campus will be located at Lewisham Council’s Old Town Hall and will house the university’s Fine Art and Design courses. Alongside major projects, the council says a refreshed Catford Town Centre Framework will be developed to shape the long-term future of the town centre. At the meeting last Wednesday week (September 9), Cllr Rudi Schmidt, Deputy Mayor of Lewisham and Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Economic Development, said: “Regeneration should not mean demolish and ‘build it high’, which quite often seems to be the mantra in regeneration in recent years. “We know that that is carbon intensive and it’s now costly – those type of regenerations are proving unviable financially.” He added: “We’ve got beautiful buildings and a shopping centre and Milford Towers are incredible architecture and they are people’s homes. “It’s right that we are respecting it and not just saying that we will keep it, but we will improve the surrounding areas for people who have got their lives there.”

WHAT ELSE IS PLANNED IN CATFORD?

The council and Transport for London (TfL) have together developed a revised package of improvements for the A205/ A21 following the withdrawal of the opportunity for Government funding for the larger South Circular realignment in 2025. Other proposed improvements include a new pedestrian crossing near Catford Bridge Tavern, better walking and cycling routes, cycle parking and public realm improvements around the

Thomas’ Lane Yard (pictured) will deliver 113 affordable homes Credit: Lewisham Council

CHILDREN’S HOME TO OPEN AS COUNCIL SAYS IT SPENDS ALMOST £30M A YEAR ON JUST 51 CHILDREN

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By Ruby Gregory

Local Democracy Reporter LEWISHAM COUNCIL is moving forward with plans to open a local authority-run children’s care home which will be the first in the borough in decades.

The residential children’s home in Sydenham will care for up to six children with complex needs which cannot be met in family-based care, and will ensure children remain closer to their families, education, health services and community support networks. The plans gained Mayoral and Cabinet approval during a meeting last Wednesday, September 9. The council says the new children’s home will also help reduce the high costs of placing children in care outside the borough, with private providers. According to the council, there are currently 51 Lewisham children in residential care, but only around a

quarter of them are placed within the borough. Cllr Rotimi Skyers, Lewisham Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, SEND, Youth Empowerment and Culture, said residential placements are costing the council almost £30 million per year, and that many individual placements are “exceeding £10,000 a week”. During last week’s meeting, Cllr Skyers said: “For far too long, we along with other councils across the country have become dependent on the private market for residential children’s care. “The result is that vulnerable children often move miles away from their families, friends, schools and support networks – while public money increasingly flows into a system where profits come before our children’s needs.” He added: “I believe there are some responsibilities that firmly belong in the public realm; caring for our children

who cannot live safely at home is one of them. This proposal gives the children of Lewisham the opportunity to bring part of that responsibility in-house.” The home is set to open at a site in Sydenham, and will see an existing property refurbished. The building has the potential to provide en-suite accommodation, along with “generous” communal areas, flexible garden space and room for therapeutic, activitybased and family work. Now the plans have been formally approved, a paper will be presented to the council’s Children and Young People Select Committee on this evening (Tuesday September 15). The committee is being asked to note the report and the decision, and discuss the plans and offer any further support or comments. The home still needs to go through several stages including making sure the building is right, recruiting staff and securing Ofsted registration.

Cllr Rotimi Skyers is Lewisham Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, SEND, Youth Empowerment and Culture

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ELEPHANT AND CASTLE ‘SERIAL RAPIST’ MAY FACE MORE ASSAULT CHARGES AFTER POLICE APPEAL

By Alex Orr A “SERIAL rapist” who lived in Elephant and Castle may face more assault charges after being handed a life sentence last year.

The police have submitted a file to prosecutors with evidence of further alleged offences

Zou’s custody image The CPS will now consider the evidence and make a charging decision. Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Craggs, whose team is leading the investigation, said: “I would like to thank the women who have come forward and spoken to our officers since our appeal.

“We recognise how difficult it can be to report offences of this nature and every woman who has contacted us has shown considerable courage. “The submission of this file of evidence marks a significant step in our investigation. While we await a decision from the CPS in relation to allegations concerning women in the

A spokesperson for the trust said it was unfortunate Unite had called the strikes in the middle of ongoing negotiations

By Alex Orr HUNDREDS OF staff at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust (GSTT) have gone on strike over low pay and workplace issues.

Nearly 300 workers in band two, including cleaners, porters, store operatives and food service assistants, are protesting what their union, Unite, called “poverty pay levels” of £15.89 per hour and “appalling” treatment by trust management.

A spokesperson for Unite said staff have a “number of long running complaints” that management failed to address, including issues with bullying, inadequate welfare facilities and insufficient safety equipment for security staff. But the trust noted that pay levels are not set by individual trusts but by the wider NHS. A spokesperson for Guy’s and St Thomas’ added: “It is unfortunate that Unite has called these strikes in the

middle of ongoing negotiations. “We would urge them to call off this action so we can continue making progress on a fair deal for our highly valued staff.” Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Guy’s and St Thomas’s is one of the country’s biggest NHS trusts but is treating its staff with utter disdain. “They cannot survive living in London on poverty-level wages. Alongside multiple other failures of management, our members have been left with no option but to take strike action. “Our members are the backbone of the hospital – keeping it clean, feeding patients and staff or keeping the public safe – but they are paid barely above the minimum wage. “This cannot continue and they have the full support of their union in this dispute.” The strikes began on Monday, September 9 and are due to last three full days, with further industrial action planned throughout the autumn if a deal cannot be reached.

investigation, to contact us. “Every report will be treated seriously, handled with care and sensitivity, and investigated thoroughly by specially trained officers.” Reports can be made to the police by emailing survivors@met.police. uk or by calling 101 and quoting CAD1258/04SEP26.

Hundreds of NHS staff at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Trust go on pay strike

UK, our enquiries remain ongoing.” Craggs said the Met remained committed to supporting victimsurvivors and pursuing all available lines of enquiry. She added: “I would encourage anyone who believes they may have been affected, or anyone with information that could assist our

Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese PhD student at UCL living on Churchyard Row, Elephant and Castle, was convicted of drugging and raping 10 women in the UK and China in March last year. He was then sentenced to a minimum of 24 years behind bars in June 2025 for 28 guilty offences, including counts of rape, voyeurism, possession of an extreme pornographic image, possession of a drug to commit a sexual offence and false imprisonment. It was found that Zou used social media platforms and dating websites to target victim-survivors of Chinese heritage. He then lured them to his accommodation before giving them drinks laced with drugs, reportedly filming himself raping them as they lost consciousness. Metropolitan Police detectives have now submitted a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following reports made by a “number of women” after a public appeal. Following the conclusion of court proceedings last year, the Met had encouraged additional potential victim-survivors to come forward after investigators uncovered evidence suggesting there could have been more women affected by Zou’s offending. Since that appeal, the police said a number of women had contacted the police, with some of their evidence, relating to several alleged offences, included in a new file submitted to the CPS. According to the Met, the file relates to reports made by five women who contacted them following the appeal and includes two further alleged offences of rape involving two women who remain unidentified.

The Hop Exchange on Southwark Street

New Dishoom in Borough set to open in October with 50% discount in ﬁrst week ByAlex Orr THE NEW Dishoom in Borough is set to open in October, with a 50% discount on all food in its first week.

The Indian restaurant chain’s newest London branch will be located in the West Wing of the Grade II listed Hop Exchange on Southwark Street, spanning two floors. Built in 1867 and designed by R.H.

Moore, the Hop Exchange used to be the central trading hub for London’s hop and brewing industry. It will be open every day “from early until late”, with “late plates” served after 9:30pm from Sunday to Thursday. Ahead of its official opening, the restaurant will hold a “soft launch” from October 12-20, with a 50% discount on food. A new Keralan Pepper Chicken dish and accompanying Black and Thunder Flip cocktail will be exclusive to Dishoom Borough.

12 NEWS EXCLUSIVE By Alex Orr SOUTHWARK COUNCIL has earmarked millions of pounds to buy council homes on the Ledbury Estate in Peckham, James McAsh has revealed in an exclusive interview.

The new Green Leader of Southwark Council sat down with the News to mark his new administration’s first 100 days in office after the Greens and Lib Dems took over from Labour following the elections on May 7. In a wide-ranging interview, McAsh confirmed that most of the £43 million in unspent housing funds retained by the council will go towards buying private houses on the Ledbury Estate for use as council homes. He claimed the Labour Party “refused” to speak to the Greens about forming a coalition in the weeks after the election and announced a new “community skips” scheme which will tackle fly-tipping across the borough. A Labour councillor as recently as this year, McAsh discussed the financial blackhole faced by his administration, caused by what he called the “unfair funding review” by his former party, as well as the council’s plans for the future and what it has been like to work with the Lib Dems. He also spoke about his brief stint as Leader of the Southwark Labour Party and the potential political motivations behind his election being overturned.

AFFORDABLE, SAFE AND GREEN?

McAsh claimed “factional motivations” were at play in his “removal” as Southwark Labour Party leader THE £102 MILLION FUNDING GAP

“The number one challenge that we have is our funding settlement,” McAsh said. “We have a funding gap of £102 million that we need to close in the next three years. That’s going to be incredibly difficult.” The council has already been challenging the government to revise the Fair Funding Review, which, McAsh said, “essentially took money from councils like ours and redistributed it elsewhere”. He was critical of the thinking behind the review, saying: “I think there’s this idea that London is paved with gold and that we’ve got so much wealth. “It’s true that London does generate a lot of wealth, but far too little of that reaches the communities who desperately need it. And in the shadow of the Shard, we have people living in overcrowded housing, relying on food banks. It’s simply not good enough.” Asked if he thought Andy Burnham’s government was likely to give Southwark more money considering how critical he had been of Labour since he defected to the Greens, McAsh said: “The government has to operate within rules. So, they need to be able to demonstrate that what they’re doing follows objective criteria. “What we’re pushing for is that local authorities like Southwark have more funding, but that also applies to local authorities like Islington and Camden.” He suggested Burnham would need

to re-think the review after his party became complacent about their voters in the capital. “Over time, the government essentially thought that, in London and places like London, ‘we don’t need to worry about them because they’ll always vote Labour’. And actually, what they’ve learnt now is that that’s not the case.” “We don’t think that Southend should pay for Southwark,” he added, noting he wants to see more money given to local authorities across the UK, regardless of where they are located.

THE £43 MILLION HOUSING BOOST

As the News revealed last month, Southwark’s former Labour administration had agreed a deal to retain £43 million from the government in the months leading up to the election after it went unspent within the required deadline. McAsh, a Labour councillor from 2018 and cabinet member from 2022 until February this year, had previously been critical of his old party for not spending the money while he was working for them, telling the News: “Over the last eight years the council administration had access to tens of millions of pounds to spend on new council homes and somehow failed to do so.” But he has since maintained the money would not solve the council’s financial problems: “It is still a £102 million

Asked about his administration’s biggest achievements during its first 100 days, McAsh confidently joked it was “hard to count”. He reiterated his commitment to making Southwark “affordable, safe and green” and suggested his policies were already beginning to bear fruit. On affordability, he said the council’s decision to support the legal challenge against the Mayor of London over plans to reduce affordable housing targets was a particular success. The challenge, initially brought by Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman in June, saw Sadiq Khan restore Southwark’s affordable housing target to 35%, but the council continued to condemn Khan’s proposals for nearly three thousand new homes per year in the borough as “wholly unrealistic”. “That’s the big picture stuff,” McAsh said, “but then, on the other end, we’ve also brought out thousands of new school uniforms for parents who are struggling to pay for them. So, you have the really big ticket items and then the really important basic things that make things easier.” His comment came just a day after the council announced it would be providing 7,000 brand new school uniform items, at no cost, for families with children who receive free school meals in Southwark. On safety, McAsh highlighted the decisions to renew the night-time patrols for another year and invest £3 million in Vision Zero – “the idea that there should be zero people dying on our streets” – as key achievements. Meanwhile, when it came to making Southwark more green, he pointed to plans to retrofit major council buildings and the work being done to clean up the local environment. The community skips scheme, which he said was “about to launch”, will be a “rolling programme” of community skips going to different areas so that people can easily dispose of their bulky waste, helping to reduce fly-tipping across Southwark.

JAMES MCASH INTERVIEW: HOW WILL HE SPEND THE ‘SPARE’ £43 MILLION AND WAS HE REALLY ‘STITCHED’ UP BY THE LABOUR PARTY?

One of the old towers at the Ledbury Estate funding gap, and I appreciate that might sound a little confusing for people in the community and for your readers.” “It’s not as simple as taking 43 away from the 102,” he stressed. McAsh explained the money could not go toward day-to-day expenditure because of strict spending rules. But he did admit that it might be able to bring down temporary accommodation costs in the long-term if the council were to use it to buy back council homes for temporary housing. However, most of that money would instead be spent on investing in new council homes on the Ledbury Estate in Peckham, he confirmed. “It’s homes that are already being built that we’re going to buy to make sure

they’re council homes instead of for the private sector.” The Ledbury is currently undergoing the second phase of its renewal, after 86% of residents voted for the old towers to be demolished and replaced with new modern homes in 2021. The original plan was to build 275 new council homes and 14 shared ownership homes, as well as 65 privately-sold homes to pay for the scheme, some of which McAsh will be looking to purchase.

EMPTY HOMES

The Empty Homes Task Force, consisting of a team of ten people working to clear a backlog of empty council homes in Southwark, was set up last month, with McAsh seeking to

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McAsh with a Forest e-bike

Bakerloop bus route has shown demand for better transport links in Southwark It is currently up to former Lewisham East MP and Burnham’s Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander to deliver the funding required, but McAsh suggested the new government’s devolution plans might speed along that process. He said there might be a “real possibility” to deliver the Bakerloo Line extension “without a huge amount of funding” coming from the treasury but did not go into detail about how that might be done, conditional on the council being handed more money and power by central government. Likewise, on the Lib Dems’ proposed tram network for Southwark, McAsh refused to go into specifics. “We need to look at transport in the round,” he said, adding we will find out when the Borough Action Plan, the administration’s comprehensive policy document, is published.

COMMUNITY COUNCILS AND ONE STOP SHOPS

halve the number of empty homes in the borough “by the autumn”. He said the current number of empty council homes in Southwark was between 700 and 800, meaning the three-month task force would be expected to ensure hundreds of homes are occupied. Once the backlog’s been dealt with and new processes are in place, McAsh said the council’s housing team would be tasked with finding occupiers for the remaining empty homes in due course. He also said residents could be confident that the new administration would sort the backlog, despite the difficulties in finding occupiers for the modular homes in Bermondsey throughout the summer.

CUTS INCOMING

Despite hopes that Andy Burnham may offer more money to local authorities, McAsh admitted they were “planning for the worst”. “We are looking at the £102 million funding gap as something we need to close,” he said, “we’re not going to shy away from that.” Keen to distance himself from his former party, he added: “It’s a very difficult legacy that Labour completely underprepared for but one that we’re taking on.” He said his new coalition council would have to look at all services across

the borough as potential areas for cuts but committed to doing it in a “very transparent” and “open” way to protect residents as much as possible. “But there will be difficult decisions ahead”, he accepted.

COMPROMISES WITH THE LIB DEMS

Harking back to coalition negotiations in the weeks after the election, which left no party with a majority on Southwark Council, McAsh confirmed the Greens had reached out to both Labour and the Lib Dems. “The Labour Party refused to speak to us,” he claimed, “but the conversation with Liberal Democrats was very productive. “We are different parties. We have different political traditions. We have

different priorities. But in Southwark, there is a lot of overlap. It was very easy, in fact, to reach that affordable, safe and green set of priorities and we are very much united on a number of issues.” McAsh did admit that compromises have had to be made and areas of disagreement remain, with the two parties sometimes having to agree to disagree. Asked why it had taken more than 100 days to produce a substantive policy document, with the admin’s “shared priorities” paper offering very little in terms of policy, he said: “The amount of time it’s taken is normal given that we started with two separate manifestos. “I think if you have one manifesto, the process of turning that into a governing document is very straightforward. When you have two, it’s going to take a little bit longer.”

TRANSPORT: TRAM OR BAKERLOO EXTENSION?

McAsh and national Green Party Leader Zack Polanski

“We have a political consensus in Southwark across the three parties representing the council that we want the Bakerloo Line extension to happen,” McAsh noted. The Greens, Lib Dems and Labour all support an extension of the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham along the Old Kent Road – a plan which has also received the Mayor of London’s backing.

Two key policies during the council’s first 100 days have been the return of Community Councils, forums for residents to meet with councillors and discuss local issues, and the establishment of One Stop Shops, places for residents to get face-to-face advice and support on things like council tax, benefits and housing. McAsh said the next focus in terms of bringing “hyper-local democracy” to Southwark would be to help residents access advice and highlight local issues online. “We’re making sure we’ve got a holistic package where people can access that support,” he added. But a recent FOI request submitted by Southwark Labour revealed McAsh’s administration had not yet worked out the cost of Community Councils before announcing it as a flagship policy. The council admitted the costs had “not yet been ascertained”, with the Lib Dems confirming they were still “working through the detail” after making the announcement. In light of this, Labour councillor and shadow finance chief Stephanie Cryan said: “The coalition should stop all work on Community Councils until they know how much Southwark taxpayers are going to have to pay for it.” But McAsh rejected this, calling the controversy “a storm in a teacup”. He pointed out: “There was already a neighbourhood participation programme run by the previous administration with a budget attached to it, which was largely considered to not be effective. That has money set aside for it already.” He admitted the policy was still yet to be costed, noting that Community Councils might end up costing a “little bit more” or a “little bit less” than the amount set aside for the previous neighbourhood participation programme. But McAsh reaffirmed his commitment

to the policy regardless of those cost differences, adding: “We’re now going to speak to residents about what those Community Councils should look like, and part of that conversation is going to involve considering the cost of different options.”

ENDING HOMELESSNESS

Burnham’s bid to get everyone off the streets for Christmas was welcomed by McAsh: “We share the ambition. “We’ll do everything we can,” he added. “It’s not something where there’s a political difference here. But we need to make sure the support is in place for it to be possible.” He said the council was still waiting for the “exact details” of the money they will receive, but noted the initial amount of money suggested would be “very little per borough”.

THE LEADER DEBACLE

“I think it is openly acknowledged within the Labour Party that the events of last summer would not have happened were I not on the left wing of the Labour Party at the time,” McAsh said diplomatically. He had been elected leader of the Southwark Labour Party, and effectively incoming Leader of Southwark Council, for a matter of days in early July. But his election was allegedly found to have breached party rules and forced to re-run, with Cllr Sarah King confirmed as leader at the second time of asking. McAsh, who has not yet gone on record about the full situation, said: “I think it’s really striking that, under Keir Starmer’s leadership, the Labour Party was so opposed to the idea of a left-wing Labour Party member leading a major London council that they were willing to essentially put at risk Labour’s control of the borough”. He added: “There were clearly factional motivations at play there and I think it’s openly acknowledged by people in the Labour Party that this was not primarily a procedural question.”

THE FUTURE

McAsh said he had received positive feedback about his first 100 days from across Southwark’s political spectrum, with few complaints that Labour, the largest party in Southwark, had been locked out of the council for the next four years. “The impression I get from speaking to people on the street is that they byand-large are enthusiastic about the new administration, whether they’re Liberal Democrat voters, whether they’re Green voters and even quite a lot of Labour voters are open to it as well.” He added: “I believe the people of Southwark want our borough to be more affordable, safe and green. “I think there’s lots to like in our first 100 days, but the good news is we’ve got over 1,000 more to go so there’s plenty more good news to come.”

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FIREWORKS IN BLACKHEATH - BIGGER, BETTER AND NOW OVER TWO EVENINGS

By Ruby Gregory

Local Democracy Reporter BLACKHEATH’S FAMOUS fireworks display will take place across two days from 2027 and future years following council approval

Slammin’ Events, the organisers behind the annual event on the Heath, had submitted a new premises licence application so future events could take place across two days. For this year, the event will take place on Saturday, November 7 from 5pm to 10pm. Around 40,000 people are expected to attend this year’s event – which is 10,000 more than last year. Lewisham Council’s Licensing SubCommittee approved the application during a meeting on Tuesday evening (September 9). Under the approved plans, a capacity of up to 40,000 people are expected to attend the event at any one time. This means across a two-day event, attendance could reach up to 80,000 people. The two-day event will take place on either a Friday and Saturday or a Saturday and Sunday, between the last week of October and the second week of November. Paul Rooney, event director at Slammin’ Events, said they were experienced event organisers that has run a series of events and recurring annual events, including the Alexandra Palace fireworks display since 2013. To address potential overcrowding issues, there will be three main entrances – Blackheath Gate, Lewisham Gate and Greenwich Gate – which will allow for an even distribution of people on the night. The number of food catering units has also increased from 32 to 50 after last year’s event saw large queues of people roughly 25 metres long. On managing potential noise impacts from the event, acoustic consultant, Simon Joynes said there will be technical equipment on-site that allows the stages to monitor levels to ensure they don’t

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produce excessive noise or beyond what is required for the audience. The Sub-Committee also heard from several residents who were objecting to the plans. One objector said: “We are very concerned about the plans to issue a licence for Blackheath Fireworks, which is proposed for one day this year and two consecutive days next year and in each year afterwards. “And for an increased number of 40,000 ticket holders per day, this will impact us as local residents currently in extremely close proximity to the proposed site.” They went on to say: “While we do not object to the fireworks themselves, we feel there should be a greater degree of protection to the safety and wellbeing of residents so close to the proposed site. “The fireworks are being promoted as a family friendly event, however the plans show a number of beer tents which suggests the application is being primarily aimed at drinking age adults, this is a matter of public nuisance, public safety and crime and disorder, and will have a direct impact of those of us living in such close proximity.” John Heath, another objector, said: “Last year’s licence granted an approval for up to 30,000 attendees for a one-day event centred around a 30-minute firework event. “It is now being sought for up to 40,000 attendees per day and a two-day event for next year and future years – the reasoning behind the proposed increased in numbers and the move from one to two days is not at all clear.” He added: “However, the prospect of up to 40,000 attendees at this year’s event and up to 80,000 attendees attending a two-day event on the Heath in November in future years adds a very different complexion to the nature and impact of any licence that might be granted.” In summing up, Mr Rooney clarified information regarding the site plan and entrance locations to the event, stating the production entrance was not off Talbot Place but off of Prince Charles Road.

He also said there had been a consultation with residents earlier this summer, which led to the fence line being moved further away from Talbot Place residents. Mr Rooney said: “Slammin’ Events takes feedback for shows seriously and where possible, will address concerns or suggestions from residents and stakeholders. “Again, the fact that the new premise license has been applied for in a new location is a testament to this. We feel the new premises application [is] now an enhanced version of 2025, with three entries, and 50 food venues as opposed to 32.” He added: “With over 80 per cent of the sales last year sold to people that lived within five kilometres of the Heath, this really is an event for local people. “I’d finally say, given that no responsible authority has raised concerns about this

ground floor of the hall that will be occupied by two residential property guardians who would be responsible for overseeing the upkeep of the town hall in its new use. The guardians—who would also be artists and have their own studio spaces—would share toilet and kitchen facilities that already exist. The guardians’ occupation would only be for a temporary period of up to five years “serving principally as a security and management measure to protect the building from vandalism, trespass, and deterioration during periods of vacancy and transition, and supporting the operation of the artist studios onsite”. Bow Arts Trust operates several similar locations across London, with workspaces nearby including the Lakeside Centre in Thamesmead, Catford Dek and at Royal Albert Wharf in Beckton. The trust has “extensive experience” operating guardian schemes like

the one proposed in Erith, including managing one of the largest local guardian programmes through its partnership with housing association Peabody in Thamesmead. When compared to these other sites, Bow Arts Trust predicts Erith will have a much slower occupancy trajectory because of its less central location. The trust said: “We would expect Erith Town Hall to fill gradually over a period of at least two years, followed by a comparatively higher occupier turnover rate during the first five years while the site establishes itself, giving us an occupancy target by the end of year two of around 80%. “This would be consistent with Bow Arts’ experience of projects in the aforementioned locations, where higher levels of reletting, vetting, inductions, and occupier support were required during these extended early operational phases.” The trust has also acknowledged

application, [it] should give significant comfort to the Licensing Sub-Committee.” The Committee ultimately decided to grant the application, meaning the event will take place across two days from next year and future years.

TICKET PRICES

Last year, the event returned for the first time in six years. It was also the first time visitors were charged an admission fee of £16 a head for adults. For this year, prices start from £5 for under-10s, £10 for 11 to 15-year-olds and £16 for adults, with family ticket options available, including for single-parent families. A number of tickets are also being reserved for local families on low incomes, the council has said more details about this will follow soon. Slammin’ Events has urged people to get their tickets early, as last year’s event sold

out “within weeks”.

ENTERTAINMENT

Last year’s musical line-up included music from the Heavy Beat Brass Band and BBC Radio 2’s DJ Spoony as well as live games, light shows, singalongs and stand up comedy. Food and drink stalls at the event included SpudBros, Tasty Turk, BEYRoots Lebanese and The Duck Shed.This year’s event will feature music from DJ Luck & MC Neat and Brandon Block, while Massaoke will be returning for another year. The Big Belly Comedy Club will be hosting performances from leading comedians. The event will also feature a People’s Stage which will celebrate the borough’s local talent and will act as a precursor to the council’s People’s Day Festival held in the summer. Tickets available to buy www.blackheathfireworks.com

Plans to convert Erith town hall into artist studios

BCameron Blackshaw Local Democracy Reporter PLANS TO convert a vacant South East London town hall into a “sustainable creative and community hub” have been lodged with Bexley Council.

Bow Arts Trust has applied to transform Erith Town Hall into several studios that will deliver “long-term social, cultural and economic value through affordable workspace for artists”. The trust has not submitted a full planning application for the proposal as it believes the hall’s new use would fall under the hall’s current Class E categorisation of commercial, business, and service. Bow Arts Trust has instead lodged an application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development which outlines its basic plans for Erith Town Hall. As well as the studios, the trust wants to build two flats on the

Erith Town Hall

the three-storey hall will attract more activity due to its size. Documents state: “The scale of Erith Town Hall—and the ambition to accommodate a substantial community of artists, designers, and makers—will generate a considerably greater volume of

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viewings, inductions, lettings activity, operational oversight, and community coordination than a typical Bow Arts building.” The Lawful Development Certificate application can be viewed on Bexley Council’s planning portal at reference 26/01549/LDCP.

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Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence Breedon Trading Limited of BREEDON QUARRY, PINNACLE HOUSE, MAIN STREET, Breedon on the Hill Derby, DE73 8AP is applying to change an existing licence as follows: To add an operating centre to keep 2 goods vehicles and 0 trailers at London Concrete LTS, 100 Silverthorne Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 3EG. Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre(s) who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/ a-guide-to-making-representationsobjections-and-complaints-goodsvehicle-operator-licensing. Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence The Classic Car Company Europe Limited trading as The Classic Car Company Limited of 24 Groom Crescent, London SW18 3JB is applying for a licence to use 19 Deer Park Road, London SW19 3UX as an operating centre for 1 goods vehicle and 0 trailers. Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre(s) who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available at www. gov.uk/gover nment/ publications/a-guide-to-makingrepresentations-objections-andcomplaints-goods-vehicle-operatorlicensing. Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence MKR Scaffolding and Construction Ltd of 48 Canmore Gardens, Streatham Vale, London, SW16 5BD, is applying to change an existing licence as follows, to add an operating centre to keep 2 goods vehicles & 0 trailers on Unit 5 Knollys Goods Yard, Knollys Road, Norwood, London, SW16 2JP. Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre(s) who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available at www. gov.uk/gover nment/ publications/a-guide-to-makingrepresentations-objections-andcomplaints-goods-vehicle-operatorlicensing.

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Friday, September 18th 2026

JULIE MARIE ADAMS Deceased Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 anyone with a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the deceased, late of 42 Harborough Road, London, SW16 2XW, who died on 20/04/2026, must send written details to the address below by 19/11/2026, after which the Estate will be distributed with regard only to claims and interests notified. Co-operative Legal Services Limited, 650 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4SD. Ref: EF / 7602871P

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COMMUNITY RADIO LTD has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: Brixton Radio, 23 Alphabet News, Vincent Yard, SW9 0FN which would authorise the following licensable activities: Retail Sale of Alcohol (On Sales only): Sunday to Wednesday 10:00 – 21:30, Thursday to Saturday 10:00 – 01:30 Live music and Recorded music (indoors only): Thursday to Saturday 23:00 - 01:30

DonDon Ltd has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: DonDon, 6A Miles Street, London, SW8 1GX which would authorise the following licensable activities: Supply of Alcohol (for consumption on the premises): Monday to Sunday, 12:00 to 22:00.

Peppermint Events Ltd has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a premises licence, in respect of the following premises: Southbank Winter Market The Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 8XX which would authorise the following licensable activities: Supply of alcohol, for consumption both on and off the premises; Monday to Sunday, 11:00 to 22:45. Provision of recorded music; Monday to Sunday, 11:00 to 22:45. The premises licence is sought for the limited period 19 October 2026 to 17 January 2027 inclusive.

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 09/10/2026 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 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT Urban Pubs & Bars Ltd has applied to London Borough of Lambeth on 09 September 2026 to vary the premises licence at The Fire Station, 150 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8SB so as to remove condition 4 of Annex 2 of the premises licence, namely that SIA registered door supervisors to be stationed to monitor and control the Pavement Licence area between 4.30 and 8.30, Thursday and Fridays from Easter to 30th September each year, as more particularly set out in the application. No changes to the permitted hours or activities or other changes to the conditions are sought or implied. Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing to: Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd Floor Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG or by email licensing@lambeth.gov.uk to be received by no later than 07 October 2026 stating the grounds for making said representation. The register and a record of the application can be inspected on the Council’s website www.lambeth.gov. uk or by appointment at the Council’s offices during office hours. It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application for a premises licence and the maximum fine on being convicted of such an offence is unlimited. Thomas & Thomas Partners LLP 38a Monmouth Street, London WC2H 9EP www.tandtp.com

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – MORRISH ROAD 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable new water connection works, 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 or proceeding in that length of Morrish Road between outside the south-eastern flank wall of No. 61 New Park Road and 10 metres south-west of that flank wall. 2. The alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Sulina Road and New Park Road, and vice versa. 3. The Order would come into force on 5 October 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 1 month, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would take 8 days to complete. Dated 18 September 2026 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager (The officer appointed for this purpose)

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – BROXHOLM ROAD 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable new water connection works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intend to make an Order, the effect of which would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from waiting, including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading a vehicle, in that length of Broxholm Road between outside the common boundary of Nos. 66 and 68 Broxholm Road and outside No. 84 Broxholm Road. 2. The Order would come into force on 26 September 2026 and would continue in force for a maximum duration of 1 month, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would take 8 days to complete. Dated 18 September 2026 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager (The officer appointed for this purpose)

Applicant’s Agent: Knight Training UK Ltd. 0330 999 3199 info@knighttraining.co.uk knight.training LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – THE CUT 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable water utility repair and maintenance works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intends to make an Order, the effect of which would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from turning left from The Cut into Waterloo Road. 2. The alternative route for affected vehicles would be available via Bayliss Road and Westminster Bridge Road. 3. The Order would come into force on 10 October 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 1 month, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would take 2 days to complete. Dated 18 September 2026 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager (The officer appointed for this purpose)

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – WYVIL ROAD 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable electricity utility repair and maintenance works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intends to make an Order, the effect of which would be to temporarily: (a) prohibit vehicles from entering or proceeding in the length of Wyvil Road which lies between South Lambeth Road and the vehicular entrance of No. 6 Wyvil Road, in any direction other than from east to west; (b) prohibit vehicles from turning left from Trenchold Street into Wyvil Road. 2. The alternative route for affected vehicles would be available via Wandsworth Road, Kennington Lane and South Lambeth Road. 3. The Order would come into force on 5 October 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 2 months, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would take 2 weeks to complete. Dated 18 September 2026 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager (The officer appointed for this purpose)

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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 06/10/2026 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 KLEANER ROBOTICS & SERVICES HOLDING LIMITED has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: WOKKI, Arch 8, Miles Street, London, SW8 1RZ which would authorise the following licensable activities: Supply of Alcohol, Every Day 11:00–22:00 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 08/10/2026 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 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE Notice is hereby given that ADAMS K DINING LTD has applied to the London Borough of Merton for a Premises Licence for the premises known as: 31 Kingston Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 1JX The proposed licensable activities and operating hours are: 1. Supply of Alcohol (for consumption On and Off the premises): Monday to Sunday 11:00 – 22:30 2. Opening Hours of the Premises: Monday to Sunday 11:00 – 23:00 3. Provision of Recorded Music (Indoors): Monday to Sunday 11:00 – 23:00

The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG, or via the licensing authority’s website at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing A responsible authority or any other person may make 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 08/10/2026 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 is unlimited. LICENSING ACT 2003 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE Name of applicant: Peter Abdul-Ahad Postal address of premises: 23 Castle Street Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1ST Application Details: Sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON the premises, Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 23:00 Full details of the application can be inspected on the licensing register, online at www.kingston.gov.uk or in person at the address given below. Deadline for representations: 12 October 2026 Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Authority by post: Licensing Team, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1EU or by email: licensing@kingston.gov.uk It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum penalty on conviction of such an offence is an unlimited fine.

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The register of the Licensing Authority and the record of the application may be inspected at the address given above during normal office hours or online at www.merton.gov.uk It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum fine on summary conviction is unlimited.

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH Notice Under The Town and Country Planning Acts NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council is considering applications as set out below under the following categories; FUL – PLANNING PERMSSION LB - LISTED BUILDING VOC - VARIATION OF CONDITIONS ADV – ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT RG3 – COUNCIL’S OWN Written representations should be made within three weeks of the date of this advertisement to the Director of Planning, PO Box 80771, London, SW2 9QQ. 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. 113A Brixton Road London SW9 6EE Installation of a fire rated door, frameset and plasterboard on the mid-level landing to the basement Flat. 26/02172/LB Royal Festival Hall, Unit 8 South Bank London Lambeth SE1 8XX Installation of signage relating to Unit 8 at the Southbank Centre. 26/02249/ADV 146 Stockwell Road London SW9 9TQ Change of use of part of the ground floor and the first and second floors from a restaurant/café (Use Class E(b)) to residential accommodation (Use Class C3) to create 1 self-contained flat including creation of a separate residential entrance, replacement of existing first and second floor rear windows, reinstatement of sash windows and glazing bars, reinstatement of chimney stacks and pots, removal of modern services and additions to the rear elevation, installation of a rooflight, formation of new internal partitions, removal of later additions and associated repair and restoration works. (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/01713/LB, but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/01712/FUL) 26/01713/LB Petrol Filling Station 275 Streatham High Road London Lambeth SW16 3NN Part retrospective application to regularise the unauthorised formation of EV charging facilities including closure of access from Streatham Common South to provide 4 EV charging spaces and installation of EV cabinet equipment, relocation of valet bay, relocation of offset fills and tank vents. 26/02109/FUL 3 Loughborough Park London SW9 8TP Replacement of windows and doors with double glazed timber windows and doors, plus front entrance door with timber door. 26/02169/FUL 27 Ufford Street London SE1 8QD Installation of three conservation style roof lights to the rear roof slope and removal and infilling of one existing 1st floor rear window. 26/02329/FUL 378 Wandsworth Road London SW8 4TE Replacement of the external cladding system on the front and rear core volumes of the building. 26/02365/FUL 34 - 36 Streatham High Road London SW16 1DB Replacement of existing condenser units to the rear - Retrospective. 26/02298/FUL Day Nursery 496 Streatham High Road London SW16 3QB Display of 2x non-illuminated signs and replacement of 2x signs with display of 1x nameplate sign and 1x non-illuminated lettering sign. (Please note: The reference number for this Advertisement Consent application is 26/02525/ADV but there is also an associated application for Listed Building Consent related to these works with reference number: 26/02175/LB. 26/02525/ADV 260 Brixton Road London SW9 6AQ Erection of a mansard roof extension, erection of a first and second floor rear extensions, conversion and reconfiguration of upper floors to provide 2 x self-contained residential units (Use Class C3), comprising 1 x studio flat,1 x bedroom flat, and 1 x four-bedroom maisonette flat for use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). 26/02272/FUL Rosendale Primary School Grace Church Rosendale Road London SE21 8LR Demolition of the existing School Keeper's House and erection of a new two-storey building with a new entrance from Turney Road and associated landscape works. 26/02491/RG3 Day Nursery 496 Streatham High Road London SW16 3QB Alterations and refurbishment to facilitate the expansion of the existing nursery, including the provision of additional accommodation at ground and first floor levels; internal reconfiguration; removal of the existing spiral staircase and installation of a replacement staircase; replacement of the wire balustrade with solid plaster balustrade and new ramp; formation of a new internal opening; installation of early years toilet training facilities; provision of fire safety measures including fire-resisting partitions and a fire lobby; replacement of the principal entrance door; removal of existing signage and installation of new nursery signage; along with associated internal works. (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/02175/LB but there are also associated applications for Full Planning Permission and Advertisement Consent related to these works with reference number: 26/02174/FUL and 26/02525/ADV). 26/02175/LB Four Garages Rear Of 71 Fentiman Road Carroun Road London Erection of a single-storey, two-bedroom dwelling house on land to the rear of 71 Fentiman Road. 26/02499/FUL 35 Hilldown Road London Lambeth SW16 3DZ Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 25/02606/FUL (Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension; erection of a rear dormer roof extension; replacement of existing roof tiles; installation of 3 front roof lights; insertion of one new window and one new door to the side elevation.) granted 06.11.2025. Amendment sought: External material change to the rear and side elevations 26/02483/VOC

LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM Experimental School Streets The Lewisham (Prescribed Routes) (School Streets) (No.2) Experimental Traffic Order 2026 The Lewisham (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Consolidation) (Amendment No.2) Experimental Order 2026 The Lewisham (Charged for Parking Places) (Consolidation) (Amendment No.2) Experimental Order 2026 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lewisham Borough Council on 18 September 2026 made the above-mentioned Orders under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Orders will come into force on 28 September 2026 and for a maximum period of 18 months. 2. The general effect of the Orders will, by way of an experiment, to: (a) introduce a pedestrian and cycle zone restricting vehicle access in the vicinity of the schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule to this Notice, comprising the roads or parts of roads listed in column (2). The pedestrian and cycle zones will operate at the times listed in column (3) – although in practice it is anticipated that they will only operate during these hours in school term-time, when the traffic signs are showing. (b) introduce double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions on the south-west side of Beachborough Road, for 10 metres across both entrances to St John’s Church. 3. All motor vehicles except permit holders will be prohibited from entering the pedestrian and cycle zones specified in paragraph 2(a) during their hours of operation. Permits allowing vehicles to enter the zones will be available to residents of premises located within or only accessible from a pedestrian and cycle zone, and to disabled person’s badge holders who are school staff or carers or have a bona fide reason to enter or leave a vehicle in a pedestrian and cycle zone, by application to the Council. Any vehicle that is already within a pedestrian and cycle zone prior to its commencement of operation will be permitted to leave. Exemptions will apply in respect of emergency service vehicles and certain Council services. 4. The Orders are intended to create a pleasant environment that feels safer in the immediate vicinity of a school, discourage travelling to school by car, and encourage walking, scooting and cycling to school, thereby achieving positive health outcomes for the school community. 5. The Orders provide that in pursuance of section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, the Council’s Road Safety and Sustainable Transport Manager, or some person authorised by them, may, if it appears to them or that person essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by the Orders extends, modify or suspend the Orders or any provision thereof. 6. Copies of the made Orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Orders, and their effects, may be viewed either though the lewisham.traffweb.app website or obtained by emailing a request to trafficorders@lewisham.gov.uk quoting reference ETO1119. 7. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Orders or of any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the 1984 Act, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders were made, apply for the purpose to the High Court. 8. The Council will in due course consider whether the provisions of the Orders should be continued in force indefinitely by means of a permanent Order made under sections 6 and 45, 46 and 49 of the 1984 Act. Any person may object to or make representations regarding the making of the permanent Orders for the purpose of such indefinite continuation within a period of six months beginning with the date on which the experimental Orders comes into force or, if the Orders are varied by subsequent Orders or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, beginning with the date on which the variation or modification or the latest variation or modification comes into force. 9. Any such objection or representation must be made in writing, and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made and must be emailed to: schoolstreets@lewisham.gov.uk or posted to Lewisham Strategic Transport, 5th Floor Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU, quoting reference ETO1119. Any objection may be communicated to other persons who may be affected. SCHEDULE – PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE ZONES (1) School/ (2) Affected Streets Pedestrian and cycle zone DRUMBEAT PENDRAGON ROAD SCHOOL between its junction with Ballamore Road and its junction with Roundtable Road.

27-29 Medora Road London SW2 2LW Replacement of existing timber windows with new Double-glazed timber windows to the front and rear elevations. 26/02250/FUL 29 Hilldown Road London Lambeth SW16 3DZ Erection of a first floor rear extension. 26/02437/FUL 99-101, 103/107, 117 And 109-119 Waterloo Road And 124-126 Cornwall Road London SE1 8UL Variation of condiditon 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: 22/02489/FUL (Demolition of 99-101 Waterloo Road, 103-107 Waterloo Road, 124 and 126 Cornwall Road and redevelopment comprising a new 20 storey office building (Class E (g)) and flexible ancillary uses (Class E (a), (b)) together with the refurbishment of 109-119 Waterloo Road ('Mercury House') for flexible Class E to a specified area, and Class E (a), (b), (g) and Sui Generis (bar) uses to specified areas, and basement excavation, works to the public highway, public realm, new landscaping, ancillary and enabling works, plant and equipment.) Granted on 05.10.2023. Variation Sought: Variation sought to the 20 storey office building: Amendments to ground and first floor arrangements Reconfiguration of proposed cycle provision Alterations to the tower core envelope and terracing; and Amendments to the rooftop terrace including addition of a pavilion. Variation sought to Mercury House: Extension to Level 4 Reconfigured entrance and core, and Addition of balconies overlooking Emma Cons Gardens 25/02990/VOC 504 Brixton Road London Lambeth SW9 8EW Replacement of timber windows with like-for-like to the rear elevation and Installation of internally illuminated fascia and an illuminated projecting sign to the front and side elevations. (Please note: The reference number for this Advertisement Consent application is 26/02196/ADV but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/02197/FUL) 26/02296/ADV 123A 123B 123C And 121C London SE1 9NN Listed Building Consent and Full Planning Permission for the reinstatement and retention of the original separate layouts of Flat 121C and Flat 123A, including internal alterations, reinstatement of the first-floor party wall, refurbishment and replacement of internal doors; retention of existing secondary glazing to windows; retention of existing airconditioning units serving Flats 123C, 123B and 124B; installation of a new external air-conditioning unit to serve Flat 121C; and associated repair and refurbishment works. 26/02496/LB 85 Stockwell Park Road London SW9 0DB Demolition of the rear extension and erection of a single storey ground floor rear and side wraparound extension and a side extension at first floor level. 26/02500/FUL 440 Brixton Road London Lambeth SW9 8BH Proposed new manifestation dots, vinyl pattern to windows, red keyline internal illumination to perimeter of shopfront glazing. 3No. new proposed roundels inside existing glazing and 1No. proposed digital screen position. 26/02281/ADV Dated this Friday 18th September 2026

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ROUNDTABLE ROAD between its junction with Ballamore Road and its junction with Jennifer Road. BEACHBOROUGH ROAD between its northern arm junction with Cotton Hill and a point 72.5 metres north-west of its southern arm junction with Cotton Hill. COFFEY STREET its entirety.

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CROSSFIELD STREET between its junction with Deptford Church Street and its junction with Coffey Street. TURNHAM TURNHAM ROAD SS57 Monday to Brownﬂete House ACADEMY between its junction with St Norbert Friday Curlew House 8.30am to Road and a point 14 metres 9.15am and north-east of the north-eastern 2.45pm to Bexley House kerb-line of Rocastle Road. 3.45pm Turnham Road Nos.21, THE UNNAMED ACCESS ROAD that 22, 34, 36 and 28 lies between Honor Oak Estate and Drumbeat School and ASD Service, Kentwell Close extending to Curlew House – its entirety. Dated 18th September 2026. Zahur Khan, Director of Public Realm, Directorate of Housing, Regeneration and Public Realm.

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM The Lewisham (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Consolidation) (Amendment No 2) Order 2026 The Lewisham (Charged for Parking Places) (Consolidation) (Amendment No 2) Order 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Council of the London Borough of Lewisham on 14th September 2026 made above Traffic Management Orders under Sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The Orders will come into force on 21st September 2026. 1. The effect of these Orders will be to:(a) Provide cycle hangars (secure cycle parking facilities for hire) on the carriageway in the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 1. Each cycle hangar will be 2.55 metres in length and approximately 2.03 metres in width and aligned parallel to the kerb. (b) Prohibit the waiting by vehicles at any time (double yellow lines) in the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 2 to this Notice. 2. Where a new restriction has been provided in the same length of road, the existing restrictions will be replaced by those new restrictions, unless otherwise specified. 3. Copies of the draft Order, plans and Statement of the Council’s Reasons for making the Order may be viewed either though the lewisham.traffweb.app website or obtained by emailing a request to trafficorders@lewisham.gov.uk quoting reference ‘PTO-1097’. 4. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the 1984 Act, or that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under the Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order is made, apply for that purpose to the High Court. Schedule 1 (Cycle Hangars) (1) Arbuthnot Road – east arm, south side, immediately east of the existing double yellow line restrictions at a point 8.87m east of the centre-line of the junction with Erlanger Road; (2) Aspinall Road – east side, 10.52m north of the northern kerb-line of Dundalk Road (the length between Aspinall Road and Avignon Road) outside No.45; (3) Camplin Street – east side, 5m north of the northern kerb-line of Ventnor Road; (4) Carholme Road – east side, immediately south of the existing parking bay, adjacent to the side of No.280 A205 Stanstead Road; (5) Champion Crescent – south side, 5.63m west of the western kerb-line of Champion Road (north side of the north arm), opposite No.29; (6) Charleville Circus – west side, 6.52m south of the southern kerb-line of A212 Westwood Hill; (7) Clarendon Rise – east side, outside No.3 Gilmore Road; (8) Cold Blow Lane – west side, outside Nos. 6 and 8; (9) Colfe Road – west side, outside No.70; (10) Como Road – east side, partly on the footway, immediately south of the existing parking bay, adjacent to the side of No.142 Woolstone Road; (11) Cudham Street – east side, 4.6m north of the northern kerb-line of Ringstead Road (east arm); (12) Dacres Road – east side, immediately south of the existing double yellow line restrictions south of the junction with Bampton Road (opposite No.24); (13) Datchet Road – north side, 5.18m west of the western kerb-line of Burford Road (north arm); (14) Doggett Road – east side, immediately north of the existing double yellow line restrictions and replacing a length of parking bay, 19.45m south of the southern property boundary of No.110; (15) Elsinore Road – west side, immediately north of the existing double yellow line restrictions at a point 9m north of the northern kerb-line of Vancouver Road (western arm); (16) Elverson Road – south side, outside Nos.28 and 30; (17) Endwell Road – west side, 3.43m north of the northern property boundary line of No.46; (18) Erlanger Road – west side, immediately south of the northernmost access road to Mrytle House; (19) Farley Road – (a) north side, 5.3m west of the western kerb-line of Laleham Road (north arm), adjacent to the side of No.108a Laleham Road; (b) west side, 9.75m south of the western kerb-line of Davenport Road; (20) Faversham Road – east side, immediately north of the existing dockless electric scooter and pedal cycle parking bay adjacent, 7.6m south of the northern property boundary line of No.2A; (21) Fernbrook Road – south side, 10m west of the existing cycle hangar, outside Nos.103 and 105 (Note this is a replacement to the existing cycle hangar outside No.107 which is superseded by the associated zigzag markings for the zebra crossing); (22) Finland Road – west side, immediately south of the existing cycle hangar adjacent to the side of No.118 St Asaph Road (Note: this is an additional cycle hangar and not a replacement); (23) Hart’s Lane – west side, adjacent to the side of No.255 New Cross Road; (24) Hawstead Road – south side, immediately east of the existing double yellow line restrictions and replacing a length of parking bay, 11.95m west of the eastern property boundary line of No.120 Brookdale Road; (25) Hillmore Grove – south side, 5.10m east of the eastern kerb-line of Knighton Park Road (south arm); (26) Hornshay Street – north side, 7.28m west of the western kerb-line of Lovelinch Close; (27) Inglemere Road – south side, immediately east of the proposed double yellow line restriction, at a point 10.5m east of the eastern kerb-line of Bampton Road (south arm); (28) Leathwell Road – east side, immediately north of the existing cycle hangar adjacent to No.15 (Note: this is an additional cycle hangar and not a replacement); (29) Lingards Road – west side, adjacent to the side of No.22 Slaithwaite Road; (30) Monson Road – east side, 4.3m south of the southern kerb-line of Hunsdon Road (immediately at the start of lay-by); (31) Pepys Road – east side, 2.41m south of the party wall of Nos.153 and 155; (32) Perry Vale – west side, immediately north of the existing double yellow line restrictions adjacent to the footpath on the southside of “Perrystreete, Perry Vale” (north of Vale Lodge); (33) Revelon Road – west side, immediately north of existing cycle hangar adjacent to the side of No.77 Avignon Road (Note: this is an additional cycle hangar and not a replacement); (34) Rollins Street – south side, 11.81m east of the eastern kerb-line of Lovelinch Close; (35) Rubens Street – north side, 11.53 east of the centre-line of the junction of Tugela Street; (36) Rutland Walk – south side, immediately west of the existing cycle hangar adjacent to the side of No.2 Burford Road (Note: this is an additional cycle hangar and not a replacement); (37) Samuel Close – north side, 13.04m west of the western kerb-line of Mercury Way (north arm); (38) Sangley Road – south side, replacing 2.55m of parking bay outside Nos.90/92; (39) Sprules Road – west side, immediately south of the existing double yellow lines restrictions at a point 11m south of the centre-line of the junction with Vesta Road; (40) Troutbeck Road – east side, immediately north of the existing double yellow line restrictions at a point 5m north of the centre-line of the junction with Musgrove Road; (41) Vestris Road – east side, 5.4m north of the northern kerb-line of Treviso Road; Schedule 2 (Waiting Restrictions at Any Time) (1) Bampton Road – (a) north arm – (i) west side, 9.7m north of the northern kerb-line of Inglemere Road; (ii) east side, 10m north of the northern kerb-line of Inglemere Road; (b) south arm – (i) west side, 9.7m south of the southern kerb-line of Inglemere Road; (ii) east side, 17.9m south of the southern kerb-line of Inglemere Road; (2) Cudham Street – (a) west side, 4.5m north of the northern kerb-line of Ringstead Road; (b) east side, 4.6m north of the north of the northern kerb-line of Ringstead Road; (3) Davenport Road – (a) west arm, south side, from the western kerb-line of Farley Road to a point 13.29m east of the western property boundary line of No.80; (b) east arm, south side, from the eastern kerb-line of Farley Road to a point 1.75m west of the eastern property boundary line of No.80; (4) Farley Road – (a) west arm – (i) north side, 5.3m west of the western kerb-line of Laleham Road; (ii) south side, 5.3m west of the western kerb-line of Laleham Road; (b) east arm – (i) north side, 5m east of the eastern kerb-line of Laleham Road; (ii) south side, 4.8m east of the eastern kerb-line of Laleham Road; (c) west side, 9.75m south of the western kerb-line of Davenport Road; (d) east side, 13.02m south of the eastern kerb-line of Davenport Road; (5) Inglemere Road – (a) west arm – (i) north side, 10.2m west of the western kerb-line of Bampton Road; (ii) south side, 8.9m west of the western kerb-line of Bampton Road; (b) east arm – (i) north side, 10.1m east of the eastern kerb-line of Bampton Road; (ii) south side, 10.5m east of the eastern kerb-line of Bampton Road; (6) Laleham Road – (a) north arm – (i) west side, 6.5m north of the northern kerb-line of Farley Road; (ii) east side, 5.3m north of the northern kerb-line of Farley Road; (b) south arm – (i) west side, 10m south of the southern kerb-line of Farley Road; (ii) east side, 10m south of the southern kerb-line of Farley Road; (7) Ringstead Road – (a) west arm, north side, 4.5m west of the western kerb-line of Cudham Street; (b) east arm, north side, 4.6m east of the eastern kerb-line of Cudham Street. Dated 18th September 2026. Zahur Khan, Director Public Realm, Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU.

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM Traffic Management Order The Lewisham (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Consolidation) (Amendment No 1) Experimental Order 2026 The Lewisham (Charged for Parking Places) (Consolidation) (Amendment No 1) Experimental Order 2026 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The Council of the London Borough of Lewisham on 14/09/2026 made the above Traffic Management Orders under Sections 9, 10 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The Orders will come into force on 28/09/2026 for a period of 18 months. 2. The effect of these Orders will be to: (a) revoke certain lengths of existing waiting restrictions or parking places and provide on-street electric vehicle charge point parking places at the locations described in the Schedule to this Notice. Each parking place will, unless otherwise specified, be between 5 metres and 6.5 metres in length and the number of parking places to be provided in each location is stated in the Schedule. These charging places will operate at any time and will be for the leaving of electric vehicles whilst charging; (b) in order to accommodate the parking places referred to in paragraph (a) above, relocate existing car club parking places as follows: (i) Abinger Grove, relocate the existing car club place on the north-west side, and currently 25 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line of Dorking Close, north-eastwards by 5.5 metres: (ii) Alverton Street, relocate the existing car club place on the south-west side opposite Akintaro House north-westwards by 5.5 metres; (iii) Blackhorse Road, relocate the existing car club place on the south-east side opposite Deptford Trading Estate north-eastwards by 5.5 metres; (iv) Childers Street, relocate the existing car club place on the north-east side, at the side of No. 85 Etta Street, to the south-west side, opposite the junction with Etta Street; (v) Concorde Way, relocate the existing car club place on the north side, and currently 15 metres west of the western kerb-line of Oldfield Grove, westwards by 5.5 metres; (vi) Staunton Street, relocate the existing car club place on the north side, and currently 19 metres south of the southern kerb line of Diana Close, northwards by 5.5 metres; and (c) in order to accommodate the above, relocate existing cycle hangars as follows: (i) Creekside, relocate the existing cycle hangar on the east side, currently immediately south of the existing electric vehicle recharging point parking place opposite Wilshaw House, southwards by 6 metres; (ii) Pendrell Road, relocate the existing cycle hangar on the north side, currently opposite Forsythia House, westwards by 11 metres. 3. Copies of the made Order, plans and Statement of the Council’s Reasons for making the Order may be viewed either through the lewisham.traffweb.app website or obtained by emailing a request to trafficorders@lewisham.gov.uk quoting reference ‘PTO1114’. 4. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the 1984 Act, or that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under the Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order is made, apply for the purpose to the High Court. 5. The Council will in due course consider whether the provisions of the Order should be continued in force indefinitely by means of permanent Orders made under sections 6 and 45 of the 1984 Act. Any person may object to or make representations regarding the making of the permanent Order for the purpose of such indefinite continuation within a period of six months beginning with the date on which the experimental Order comes into force or, if the Order is varied by subsequent Order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, beginning with the date on which the variation or modification or the latest variation or modification comes into force. 6. Any such objection or representation must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made and must be emailed to: trafficorders@lewisham.gov.uk or posted to Lewisham Transport Policy & Development, 5th Floor Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU quoting reference ‘PTO1114’. 7. All written representations received concerning Traffic Management Orders are public documents that may be inspected by any person on demand SCHEDULE Abinger Grove, the north-west side, 1 space, starting 14.2 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerb line of Dorking Close; Adolphus Street, the east side, 2 spaces, replacing the northernmost zone DP permit holders parking places outside Maple House; Albion Way, the north-east side, 2 spaces, opposite Nos. 10 to 14; Alverton Street, the south-west side, 1 space, starting 14 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerb line of Prospect Place; Amersham Grove, the north side, 2 spaces, opposite Nos. 30 and 32; Amersham Vale, the east side, 2 spaces, starting 11.5 metres south of the southern kerb-line of Napier Close; Ardoch Road, the north side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 60 Birkhall Road; Arklow Road, the east side, 1 space, opposite No. 23-25; Benson Road, the north-east side, at the side of No. 137 Honor Oak Road; Blackhorse Road, the south-east side, 1 space, immediately north-east of the existing electric vehicle recharging point parking place located opposite Deptford Trading Estate; Blashford Street, the north-east side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 20 Woodlands Street; Bonfield Road, the south side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 26 Gilmore Road; Boveney Road, the north side, 2 spaces, starting 15.9 metres west of the north-eastern kerb line of Devonshire Road; Bowditch, the north-west side, 2 spaces, starting 3 metres south-west of the south-western kerb line of the vehicular access to Daubeney Tower; Childers Street, the north-east side, (i) 2 spaces, at the side of No. 85 Etta Street; (ii) 1 space, starting 23.5m south-east of the south-eastern kerb line of Abinger Grove; (iii) the north-east side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 111 Gosterwood Street; Comet Street, the north side, 2 spaces, outside 8-21 Comet Street; Concorde Way, the north side, 1 space, starting 15m west of the western kerb line of Oldfield Grove; Cranfield Road, the south side, 2 spaces, opposite the side of No. 60 Wickham Road; Creekside, (i) the north-west side, 1 space, immediately south of the existing electric vehicle recharging point parking place located 17m south-west of the southern kerb line of Bronze Street, and (ii) the east side, immediately south of the existing electric vehicle recharging point parking place opposite Wilshaw House; Darling Road, the south side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 48 Darling Road; Drakefell Road, the south side, 2 spaces, opposite the side of No. 2 Kitto Road; Douglas Way, the south side, 1 space, starting 10.5m west of the western kerb line of Stanley Street; Edward Street, the north-west side, 2 spaces, at the side of 3 Kerry Road; Endwell Road, the west side, opposite Nos. 35 and 37; Etta Street, the north-west side, 1 space, opposite Nos. 25 and 27; Ewelme Road, the south side, 2 spaces, starting 20.3 metres west of the western kerb line of Devonshire Road; Felday Road, the north side, 2 spaces, a the side of No. 442 Lewisham High Street; Foxberry Road, the north-east side, 2 spaces, opposite Nos. 136 to 140; Glenfarg Road, the south side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 45 St Filans Road; Gosterwood Street, the south-east side, 1 space, opposite Nos. 22 and 24; Grove Street, the west side, 2 spaces, between Hurleston House and Grafton House; Harefield Road, the south side, 2 spaces, opposite Nos. 7a and 7b; Holbeach Road, the north side, 2 spaces, opposite Nos. 31 to 35; Idonia Street, the east side, 2 spaces, outside the Community Centre; Knowles Hill Crescent, the north side, 2 spaces, opposite No. 36; Lambourne Grove, the east side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 46 Reculver Road; Leathwell Road the north-east side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 28 Elverson Road; Mornington Road, the north-west side, replacing the northernmost shared-use (paid-for and zone DP permit holders) parking places located between New Cross Road and Stanley Street/Glenville Grove; Mount Ash Road, the south-east side, 2 spaces, on at the side of No. 38 Kirkdale; Mount Pleasant Road, the north side, 2 spaces, opposite Nos. 25 and 27; Octavius Street, the west side, 1 space, starting 14.9m south of the southern kerb line of Rochdale Way; Oldstead Road, the east side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 361 Bromley Road; Pendrell Road, the north side, 2 spaces, opposite Forsythia House; Prince Street, (i) the north side, 2 spaces, outside Lynch Walk; (ii) the south side, 1 space, immediately east of the existing electric vehicle recharging point parking place opposite Dacca Street; Rainsborough Avenue, the south-east side, 2 spaces, starting from a point 18 metres north-east of the north-eastern boundary of the cycle route on Evelyn Street; Reginald Square, the east side, 2 echelon parking spaces (each 2.5 metres), opposite the rear of No. 44 Deptford High Street; Rolt Street, the south-east side, 2 spaces, opposite Nos. 48 and 50; Royal Naval Place, the north side, 2 spaces plus an island to accommodate the charging point, immediately west of the existing electric vehicle recharging point parking place; Springrice Road, the north side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 161 George Lane; Staunton Street, the west side, 1 space, starting 19m south of the southern kerb line of Diana Close; Torridon Road, the west side, 2 spaces, at the side of No. 140 Fordel Road; Vulcan Road, the north side, 2 spaces, opposite Nos. 11 to 15; Watson’s Street, the east side, 2 spaces, opposite the playground in Margaret McMillan park; Westwood Park, the south side, at the side of No. 67 Horniman Drive; Wisteria Road, the north side, opposite Nos. 1a and 3. Dated 18th September 2026. Matthew D’Archambaud, Head of Strategic Transport and Highways, Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU.

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‘RELIEF’ AT LIONESSES’ FIRST WIN

Kayda Townsend celebrates her goal

Millwall take Den chance to get off the mark By John Kelly MILLWALL LIONESSES boss Ted Jones felt “relief” after this side beat Ashford Town 3-1 at The Den last weekend to earn their first league win of the season.

Chiedza Madamombe and Ella Rutherford put the hosts 2-0 up at the break. Laura Huse pulled a goal back in the

57th minute but Kayda Townsend’s 85thminute effort made sure of the points for her side. “Relief. I was so relieved at full-time, I said to the girls I was really proud of them,” Jones said. “I think we’re under no illusions that the last six weeks have not been good enough and I still think there’s things we can improve on. But ultimately getting that first win is so important. At The Den,

really important, good support, good crowd - we’re really happy.” Jones was pleased with the response from his side after Ashford threatened to make it a nervy finale. “In games so far this season, we’ve had the lead and we’ve not quite done enough to get over the line,” Jones said. “And I think at times it wasn’t pretty, but ultimately we just had that little bit more resilience, that little bit more edge to get over[the line].”

It was Sophie Chapman’s 100th appearance for the side. Jones said: “I think she’s been excellent since she’s come back in. Everything that’s come her way the last few games, she’s played two 90 minutes this week. And she’s done really well, hasn’t looked out of place. So delighted for her. Really positive, really relieved over all. I think we’ve just got a kick on from now.” Jones added: “We really appreciate

everybody coming out. It was really important for us, for the girls to have that little bit of support and that little bit of a boost. It was really good and I was definitely delighted when that third went in and the cheers. I really enjoyed that - so happy.” The Lionesses meet Ashford again this Sunday, this time in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. Kick-off at St Paul’s is at 2pm.

Take a Baugh: Sol stunner earns Dulwich ‘best result of season’ Fish hit top spot By Sports Reporter

By Jon Kelly MARK DACEY said Dulwich Hamlet’s 2-1 win against Brentwood Town in their Isthmian League Premier Division clash at Champion Hill was their “best result of the season”.

David Smith gave the depleted hosts a 37th-minute lead before Harry Gibbs levelled eighteen minutes from time. The Hamlet clinched a third successive victory in all competitions through Sol Baugh’s 78th-minute winner. Dacey explained why he felt it was their most impressive game so far this campaign. “For me, that’s the best result of the season. We just picked up little niggles that are not anything major to worry about but ruled them out for today. And then I had two drop out in the morning. So, yeah, driving in, I was scratching my head a little bit, going, it’s going to look a little bit makeshift.

“But, you know, I’m no different from any other manager about continuing to say the importance of the squad and how everybody’s going to play their part and nothing ever more than what we had to do today. “We had a left-back at right-back. We had a right-back in centre-mid. We had a nine playing as a ten. “And I thought they were brilliant. “Probably not the best game on the eye, we try as much as possible to entertain. But I think Michael Chambers hit the nail on the head in his chat just before we came in from the warm-up. It was: ‘by all means, today.’ And we’ve come up trumps with two really top goals.” Baugh’s goal was an outstanding effort. Gaspar Mico won back possession before flicking the ball back to Baugh, who took a few touches before unleashing a rightfooted drive from 25 yards into the topleft corner. Dacey said the scorer deserved to revel in its quality.

“If that’s me, I’m watching that over and over and over,” Dacey said. “And then I’m watching it back, and I’m watching everybody’s reaction. And then I’m picking people in the crowd and watching their reaction. “I think Soli’s stepped up incredibly, incredibly this year. We spoke in the summer to him, and to be honest, he could have been in the opposition starting XI today. And we did really well to keep him.” Dacey was pleased with his side’s reaction to conceding. He said: “A stigma from us last year was being on top and then conceding because sometimes it buries us and then coming from behind and trying to win was something that was somewhat alluding a little bit. So to come from behind against Leatherhed and to actually not let the stuffing get knocked when momentum changed when the goal was scored, to go and get the winner shows the growth of what’s

happened here over the last fourteen, fifteen months. “So that’s why we’re turning around and saying about the importance of the win today. I think hopefully, touch wood, it’s a result that we’re going to look back on in time and go - how good was that win?’” Dulwich’s scheduled league game against Burgess Hill Town was postponed this week as their opponents were in FA Cup first qualifying round action. The Hamlet host divisional rivals Welling United in the second qualifying round this Saturday. Dacey was glad of the extra preparation time. “Tuesday might have been a bit too early and we would have probably been a bit leggy,” Dacey said. “But now we’re going to have a huge proportion of those boys back come the FA Cup. “We had fixtures last year where we were six, seven weeks in a row - Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday. So, you

FISHER PRODUCED a scintillating second-half display to come from behind to beat SE Dons 3-1 in the SCEFL Premier Division on Tuesday night.

Don Macaulay with a penalty before goals from Euan Mutale and Jake Lovell earned Ajay Ashanike’s side the points. After winning only one of their first four league games of the season, the Fish went top of the table this week. Their victory on Tuesday followed a dramatic last-gasp win against Faversham Strike Force last weekend. Temi Alaka and James BesseySaldanha in the first half and Festos Kamara after half-time had Fisher 3-2 up at St Paul’s. Mefose Esumobi levelled in the 66th minute but Tyrese Briscoe struck a minute into stoppage-time to clinch the three points. Fisher are two points ahead of Snodland Town ahead of a trip to Erith & Belvedere this Saturday (3pm).

Dubois calls out ‘threatened, jealous’ rival as she targets four belts By John Kelly CAROLINE DUBOIS is confident she will get the chance to become the undisputed unified world lightweight champion next year as she again called out Alycia Baumgardner.

After defending her WBC and WBO titles by beating Amelia Moore, Dubois wants a fight against WBA belt-holder Stephanie Han before the end of the year.

American Baumgardner, who has won eighteen and lost one of her 20 professional fights, is challenging Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan for the IBF lightweight crown in November. Nur Turhan has an unblemished fourteenfight record. Dubois is hoping Baumgardner wins that fight. “I want to become undisputed and I want to be involved in relevant fights,” Dubois said. “To unify the division is my dream right now. The only other

champion [available] is Han and we’ll just have to see if I can get it in before the end of the year. If not we’ll have to go early next year. “Hopefully we’ll be unified world champion by the end of this year or early next. One belt away from becoming undisputed.” Dubois clashed with Baumgardner ringside after beating Moore in Birmingham. Dubois said: “She’s most definitely intimidated by me. She’s frightened

of what I bring to the table. When she looks at me I know that she sees a younger, better, stronger, more talented, more everything better than her. Everything I do is just better than her. I feel like she’s threatened by that. “Everything that she has had to work so hard to get I’ve had it and I’ve achieved it in such quick succession. She’s threatened, she’s jealous. She’s feeling a lot of emotions and all I can say is I hope she can focus herself, get that win and we can find out who’s the

best. “I hope she wins the fight. I’m going to be real upset if she doesn’t win because I need to show her something. “Elif Turhan, the champion, versus Alycia Baumgardner, the contender, is going to be an awesome fight. I want the winner. I’ve made it very clear. I feel like I have been very vocal about the fact that I want to become undisputed. “The path has revealed itself to me. The path has become clear now - so close, but so far.”

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EAGLES COUGH UP FLEM WINNER

By John Kelly

PIERRE SAGE expressed his “frustration” after Crystal Palace fought back to level against Ipswich Town with ten men only to lose their Premier League contest at Selhurst Park in the last minute.

Palace have worst defence in Premier League

Anan Khalaili opened the scoring with a deflected effort in the fourteenth minute before Leif Davis crossed for Emersonn, to head past Walter Benitez nine minutes later. Then came the game’s pivotal moment when Eagles centre-back Axel Disasi caught Jack Clarke high on the shin and was sent off eleven minutes before the break. Sage brought on defender Takehiro Tomiyasu for attacking midfielder Yeremy Pino to play a 3-5-1 formation before Emersonn set up Davis to put Gary O’Neil’s side 2-1 up at half-time. The ten men rallied and Jorgen Strand Larsen levelled fifteen minutes from time. But Palace were beaten for the third time in four league games this season when Zian Flemming scored a lastminute winner. “We are really frustrated because of the context of the game,” Sage said. “We conceded with their first opportunity and the red card meant I had to re-organise the team in a 3-5-1. At the end of the game we came back into it by playing together. “In the second half we came back with more possession. We created chances and had the ball, and we got back to 2-2. “We had the opportunity for the 3-2 but we missed it. And then at the end it’s really hard to concede in this manner. “I’m frustrated for the players, because they gave a lot on the pitch.” Palace have conceded eleven goals in four league games, the most in the division. Sage added: “It’s too many goals conceded and I’m aware of that. Today we conceded less chances, but the opponent was very efficient. “But we saw the same goal three times, a cross and then not winning the ball in our box. “In the defensive unit I think we have made progress. But we have conceded too many crosses and are not winning the ball in the box, this is a new problem. “It’s clear we have to be more efficient

Eagles goalkeeper Walter Benitez punches away under pressure

in that box.” Sage had praise for Strand Larsen, who scored two goals in the EFL Cup third-round win against Middlesbrough last week. “He gave a lot to the team by defending and being positive,” Sage said. “He gave a lot to the team and I want to congratulate him for that. But I think he’s really frustrated by the result too.” Sage hopes the have first-choice goalkeeper Dean Anderson back

to face Nottingham Forest after the International break. Meanwhile, Quinten Timber saw the positives despite the defeat, highlighting the team’s character in the second half. He said: “It was a game that had everything. I think we started good. In the first half we got the goal, then we had the red card and the 1-1 [goal]. “Those two things were out of the blue. With the red card, it was hard, and I think our aim was to keep the 1-1 until

half-time. And then they scored which made it even harder. “I do think in the second half we showed character. It was a hard game, but when they made it 3-2 that was painful. “We can look back and be proud, but it’s painful because we have no points. “The manager said we showed character and he knows it’s not easy with ten men. “But this is football, sometimes you

play with ten men. It’s the first time I’ve experienced this [playing ten men] with this team. “So in the beginning it was a bit about what do we do? “We created some chances and to be honest I think I should have scored, so I feel bad right now because I wanted to help the team. “But we have to look forward to the next game. We’ll keep going and we’ll keep working.”

Charlton goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo denied Conor Shaughnessy before the break and Abu Kamara and Adrian Segecic in the second half. Okonkwo signed on loan from Wrexham in August and has kept three clean sheets in six games. “I’m delighted with the defence,” Jones said. “If I was a goalkeeper I’d want to come and play behind our defence because the appetite for defending is quite magnificent. It’s not just me instilling that, it’s the players we have here. “They’ve demonstrated a wonderful willingness to defend, to work hard, to put their bodies on the line. I love Arthur, he’s shown humility, he’s great to work

with, it’s a polar opposite performance to what we had here last year.” Leaburn led the line as the lone striker and was denied by goalkeeper Daniel Bielica before missing another chance. But Jones was delighted with his effort. “The penny has dropped”, Jones said. “To be fair, and I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but I’m not sure a year ago he’d have played today, but he had every appetite to. It would have been so easy for him not to play, not to start but he had a real desire and appetite and he’s maturing into a wonderful, wonderful player. “He led the line fantastically, he needs a goal because that’s what we want

from him, but everything else, it’s proper, the way he works, the way he puts his body on the line, he’s turning into a proper number nine because he’s had to mature. “He’s gone a long time not trusting his body and I say that with the greatest respect. I love working with him, he’s got great humility. He’s laid-back at times but he’s starting to have that switch when he goes across the white line.” Charlton travel to Cardiff City on Saturday, their last game before the international break. “I’m disappointed that we didn’t have a bit more cutting edge and a little but more composure and quality in the final

third because I thought we were well on top in the first half,” Jones said. “When you look at this fixture last year, we lost 3-1, it was a real tough night for us. There were some real poor, inept performances on the night whereas today was the polar opposite. “We keep another clean sheet. Those defenders have been stretched constantly with the schedule. I just thought we’d had a bit more composure, a bit more control in our games and you can see the evolution of where we are and I’m happy with that. We’ve got one more game before the international break and then we can give them a well-earned rest and then continue that work.”

Jones lauds defensive mindset - but Alli misses sitter

By Shane Stapleton NATHAN JONES praised his “quite magnificent” defence and also picked out Miles Leaburn for the improvement in his work ethic as Charlton Athletic drew 0-0 against Portsmouth at The Valley to continue their impressive start to the season.

After a 4-0 defeat to Stoke City, their only one in the Championship this campaign, the Addicks have kept successive clean sheets. Charlton created the better chances and winger Millenic Alli will wonder how he missed from six yards after Tyrece Campbell had crossed.

SPORT 31 By John Kelly THE NEUTRALS might disagree but Xabi Alonso wants his side to bore him and stop being “soft” after Chelsea conceded two more Premier League goals as they were held by early-season surprise packets Hull City at Stamford Bridge.

Great entertainers thrill neutrals - but Alonso wants more control

it’s just four games, but the dynamic in terms of conceding, I don’t like it and we need to do much better. “Open play, set-pieces, long balls, this toughness, this competitive sense, we can do better.” Alonso took off left-back Jorrel Hato and replaced him with Pep Chavarria at half-time. The Blues boss admitted

it was a tactical decision. He added: “We need to be aware that from any situation, any team in the Premier League can hurt you. Today it was from a long ball, two bounces. The way it happened, you need to be very aware, very ready that the danger can come from any situation. If you are soft or if you are not prepared, you

Bursik sixteen years waiting for Wimbledon ‘dream come true’

By Manuel Salazar JOE BURSIK said it was “a dream come true” after he made his Plough Lane debut and kept a clean sheet in AFC Wimbledon’s League One win against Doncaster Rovers at the weekend.

Myles Hippolyte curled a freekick into the top-left corner in the 43rd minute before Bursik helped clinch three points. Bursik tipped over a half-volley from Jack Senior before denying the same player again from close range. Bursik then turned Isaac Hutchinson’s free-kick around the post, one of nine shots the visitors had on target compared to the hosts’ three. Doncaster also had a goal ruled out in the first half when Owen Bailey finished from close range, but the referee had seen a foul in the build-up.

Morgan Rogers gave the Blues the lead in the seventh minute, but the Tigers stunned the hosts before the break with a Mohamed Belloumi brace. Premier League player of the month for August Joao Pedro equalised in the 66th minute but Chelsea couldn’t find a winner as Sergej Jakirovic’s promoted side stayed unbeaten this season. There have been 30 goals scored in the Blues’ six games this season, twelve of them into their own net. Alonso was asked about his entertaining side, and responded he would prefer if they weren’t involved in so many thrilling games. “Yeah, it’s all maybe entertaining, but I hope that one day you say it was a boring game and we win and we don’t give these entertaining moments,” Alonso said. “But for sure it kind of repeats some patterns that we are making. “It will take time to or it will take moments to fix them when we get the lead and you still need to be competing and not to give the chance so easily for them to come back, especially in the first goal, we can do much better. It was too soft to give them this hope because until then we were controlling, we were creating chances, but that momentum that we had changed the mood and the score of the game and it’s something that we need to be talking [about], we address and we will get better, but it’s having an impact on our performances at the moment. “Over all, I think that we are attacking better than defending in every part. We know that it’s a big topic and a big theme for us. For sure

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Bursik, 26, came through the Dons’ academy before leaving for Stoke City in 2017. He joined Portsmouth last summer after several loan spells and linked back up with Wimbledon in a season-long deal on deadline day. “It was brilliant. I suppose it’s a bit of a dream come true, because when you’re a youngster at Wimbledon growing up, it’s always that dream to come and play for the first team and play in front of the fans,” Bursik said. “I think it’s taken about sixteen years to make my debut, but it finally happened. So that was a great feeling, and great to get the win as well. “The boys dug deep when they needed to. I liked the save I made at the end of the second half, to be fair. I think that was a big moment, because if we go in 1-1, it’s a completely different feeling. “But listen, I’m just doing my job and I don’t get too excited about

saves. I just try and make it and switch back on to whatever’s next. I’m glad I could help the boys and they were immense.” Bursik explained what he is aiming for this season after two clean sheets in his first two games. He said: “I guess it’s just experience. I’ve played quite a lot of games in League One and then some in the Championship as well. And the more you play, you kind of learn what things are good to do and what aren’t. “You learn the hard way a lot of the time, especially as a goalie. I’ve had a bit of that. I think off the back of last season, I’ve started to put things into play a lot better. I’ve started performing a bit more consistently. I think that’s important. I like working hard in training and nothing beats that feeling on a match-day. These lads have helped me come in and feel comfortable.”

will get punished and we have been punished that way.” Meanwhile, Pedro Neto has signed a new deal until 2032. The Portuguese winger has a combined 40 goals and assists in 108 games for the club. “It’s an unbelievable moment. From when I arrived, I have always felt like the people here helped me a lot,” he

Woody silences home heckler By Patrick Fanning

ANDY WOODMAN believes Bromley’s 2-2 draw against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road shows they can hold their own in League One,

The Ravens had lost three consecutive league games, conceding fourteen goals, but they showed their fight when they twice came from behind at the weekend. Victor Adeboyejo and a Jordan Brown own goal cancelled out efforts from Albie Morgan and Tom Bloxham. “It gives us a little bit of confidence that we’re not out of our depth,” Woodman said. “We looked very disciplined in our shape and set-up and we looked a little bit more like a Bromley team in my eyes, a bit more bite about us. “Everyone has their opinion when you lose, but we’ve got to block out the noise. “It’s a new league for us. We’re a new group of players. And as I said to one of their supporters who was heckling me, we were in non-league two years ago, so I don’t think we’ve done too bad.”

said. “I feel like home here, I feel like I want to achieve more things here. I have had some good moments here as a group and as an individual, and now I want to have more of those moments. “I’m really excited because I think we can achieve a lot of things together.”

THIS WEEKEND'S FIXTURES Friday, September 18 Premier League Brentford vs. Chelsea (8pm) Sunday, September 20 Leeds vs. Crystal Palace (2pm) Fulham vs. Man United (4.30pm) Championship Saturday, September 19 Cardiff vs. Charlton (12.30pm)

Millwall vs. West Ham (12.30pm)

QPR vs. Preston (3pm)

League One Thursday, September 17 Wimbledon vs. Milton Keynes (8pm) Saturday, September 19 Bromley vs. Huddersfield (3pm)

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EAGLES COUGH UP FLEM WINNER

WOUNDED LIONS TAKE TEES POINT

Tairyk Arconte, left, celebrates his goal with Derek Mazou-Sacko

Millwall ‘running on empty’ but end Boro’s winning streak By Will Scott at the Riverside Stadium

ALEX NEIL said he was pleased with Millwall’s point away at Middlesbrough and praised his side’s efforts after a tough few weeks.

The Lions went into the clash on Teesside having lost four of their previous five games, including their two most recent away fixtures at Southampton and Blackburn Rovers, amid a bruising injury crisis which left Neil without eleven first-team players.

Romain Esse was the latest player added to the casualty list with an ankle injury. Depleted Millwall still managed to take a 2-0 lead into half-time through goals from Tairyk Arconte and Lyndon Dykes. Boro boss Kim Hellberg made three half-time changes, which sparked a quick comeback. Amario CozierDuberry pulled one back before Will Lankshear equalised fifteen minutes after the restart. The Lions held on for a draw, becoming the first team to pick up points at the Riverside Stadium this

season. Neil was asked by our paper if he was pleased with the point. “Absolutely,” Neil said. “There are very few times that I’d say I’d take a point before the game. I set out to win every game. “Given our last two away results, we needed to come here and make sure we were hard to beat first and foremost and see if we could build ourselves into the game. We knew transitionally, we’re a threat and we can score a goal. “In general, we normally deal defensively with the situations where

we conceded tonight. That was disappointing. And the lads are a bit frustrated and disappointed after the game with that. “But I can’t fault the effort. We have done four back-to-back Tuesdays now in a row. We just went to Blackburn and back, and then we’re up to Middlesbrough and back, which is probably our two longest travels of the season. We’ve got West Ham at the weekend, and we’ve got a lot of lads running on empty just now. I’m really pleased with the effort that they’ve put in.”

OSCAR WINNER By John Kelly

OSCAR BOBB scored his first Fulham goal to send the Cottagers into the fourth round of the EFL Cup at the expense of West Ham United - and his boss Alvaro Arbeloa said it wouldn’t be his last.

In a breathless first half at London Stadium, the Championship side hit back twice through Morato and Pablo after goals from Rodrigo Muniz and Cesar Palacios. Bobb scored the winner in the 78th minute, nine minutes after coming on. Fulham have yet to win a Premier League game under Arbeloa in four attempts, but his much-changed side provided a knockout boost. “I’m so happy, job done. The target was to be in the next round and we did that,” Arbeloa said. “We prepared for the game really well and we put out a good performance, so I’m happy with my players for their effort and the result. “West Ham United is a Premier League team with top players, but we prepared very well for them. I made a lot of changes because I thought it was the best way to take on this game and to face them. “We had a very good first half. I was a little bit upset at half-time because we conceded two goals that we just cannot concede and we could’ve scored more goals ourselves. I thought all the players did a good job in the second half, though. “The players that came on did a good job to help us win the game. They were asking for an opportunity and training so hard, so they all deserved the opportunity. They all did really well. I’m so happy with Rodrigo Muniz’s goal, he deserved it with the way he is working. Kevin was playing in a new position, but he did his best. It was Hugo Larsson’s first game as well. “Cesar Palacios was amazing. He is a very young player, so he will need time, but you can see his quality. He could’ve maybe even scored one or two more, but he is doing so well. I’m very happy for him. Oscar Bobb scored his first goal and I don’t think it will be his last.” Fulham host Manchester United in the league on Sunday. Arbeloa said: “We are much stronger with the fans behind us. We know it wasn’t the best start to the league season, but we need them. We have a massive game on Sunday so we will need them again for that. The only thing we can promise is that we are working so hard and we always give our best.” THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%