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ASSEMBLY MEMBER BREAKS PARTY RANKS OVER THE CLOSURE OF POLICE COUNTERS

By Kumail Jaffer

Local Democracy Reporter SIR SADIQ Khan has come under increasing pressure to intervene and ask the Metropolitan Police to rethink their proposals on scrapping almost half of station front counters in London.

Labour’s spokesperson for Policing and Crime in City Hall Marina Ahmad has become the second party representative to break ranks and come out publicly against the Metropolitan Police’s decision.

Assembly Members have been critical of the fact that the proposals are considered an operational decision for the Met Police, meaning no public consultation, which could reveal the full extent of the strength of feeling against the closures, is needed.

Ms Ahmed is the Assembly Member for Southwark and Lambeth both borough have retained their 254 hour counters at Walworth and Brixton, but 18 others across London are on the list for closure.

Ms Ahmad said: “The Met police should consult publicly on these proposals. It is essential that the Met police engage with Londoners, consult on proposals and seek views on how this might impact the same communities that they are working hard to rebuild trust with.

“Front counters provide a visible and accessible public presence. They are often the first point of contact for vulnerable people including those fleeing domestic abuse, rough sleepers and people in crisis as well as those who do not have internet access.

“While my colleagues and I recognise the very real financial pressures the Met is facing following 14 years of austerity, we do not believe this decision is acceptable.”

Last week the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) revealed the start of the unrest in Labour’s ranks about the closures, which were revealed prior to an Extraordinary Public Meeting in City Hall last Wednesday.

City and East Assembly Member Unmesh Desai told the LDRS that the impact of closing the 24-hour front counter at Bethnal Green Police Station would have a “devastating” impact on the community.

Labour MPs have also campaigned for the Met to rethink their choice, which they say will save £7million at a time when the force needs to make up a £260million funding gap.

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Margaret Mullane, the MP for Dagenham and Rainham, has said the front counter at Dagenham Police Station is “the last place to physically report crime” in her constituency.

Labour MP Danny Beale, who represents Uxbridge and South Rusilip, told the Democracy Reporting Service that the planned closure of the front desk at Hayes Police Station is “disappointing and unacceptable.”

He added: “As a Member of Parliament for the neighbouring constituency in Hillingdon, I know that many of my residents rely on the accessibility of the Hayes front desk as the only in person reporting mechanism in the Borough.

“Since my election in July, I have met and spoken to residents and victims regarding the impact of crime in our borough. I am incredibly proud of the work this Government has done so far reverse the trend of historic cuts to the Metropolitan Police’s funding — with an additional £65 million when compared to the 2024-25 settlement, equating to 31.1% real terms increase. However, due to over a decade of underfunding, it is clear more support is

needed.

“The Metropolitan Police’s decision to close the front desk and thus reduce accessibility and availability to the community would be a significant step in the wrong direction.

“Following the announcement, I have written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, and the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, to outline my significant concerns regarding this decision and asking them to think again.”

The Mayor of London did not attend the Extraordinary London Assembly meeting last week, instead sending his Deputy Mayor of Policing and Crime Kaya Comer-Schwartz.

Last month Sir Sadiq defended plans to shut the counters, saying that in some areas, “frankly speaking, nobody uses the front counters after office hours”.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service asked the Mayor’s Office whether he would intervene and ask the Met Police to rethink their decision but did not get a direct response.

Ms Comer-Schwartz told the Democracy

Reporting Service today:“Nothing is more important to the Mayor and I than keeping Londoners safe and we are determined to continue doing all we can to support Sir Mark Rowley deliver a New Met for London, putting neighbourhood policing at the heart of communities.

“The proposed changes to police counters are an operational decision for the Met – based on resources, funding and public demand for services.

“After over a decade of cuts worth over a billion under the previous government, the Met is facing an extremely difficult financial situation. The Mayor and I are working closely with the Met to boost visible neighbourhood policing in our communities and are having ongoing discussions with Ministers and the Commissioner about the funding the Met needs to ensure we can continue building a safer London for everyone.”

A Met spokesperson told the Democracy Reporting Service: “Just 5% of crimes were reported using front counters last year, with only 1% of these being made during the night.

At the busiest front counter in London on average 15 crimes are reported a day – less than one an hour – and in the least busy, only 2.5 crimes are reported a day.

“Londoners tell us they want to see more officers on our streets. The decision to reduce and close some front counters will save £7million and 3,752 hours of police officer time per month allowing us to focus resources relentlessly on tackling crime and putting more officers into neighbourhoods across London.”

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SIX THINGS NOT TO MISS AT THIS YEAR'S BERMONDSEY CARNIVAL TAI CHI:

By Evie Flynn

BERMONDSEY CARNIVAL is returning to Southwark Park on Bank Holiday Monday (25 August) with free music, food and community activities for the whole family.

We have compiled six of the unmissable acts, activities and characters to keep an eye out for at this years festival.

When: Monday 25th August, 1PM – 9PM Where: Southwark Park, SE16 Entry: FREE for all! No formal ticket required, but organisers ask that you sign up if you plan to attend, to help them gauge attendee numbers.

DJ LUCK & MC NEAT:

This year's headliners UK Garage royalty DJ Luck and MC Neat will bring the heat to the carnival.

From A Little Bit of Luck to Masterblaster 2000, their anthems shook sound systems from the Elephant all the way down the Old Kent Road over two decades ago.

These chart-topping pioneers helped put UK Garage on the map, blending smooth bars with baselines built for the dance floor.

Expect a high-energy set that will have Southwark Park bouncing and will be a true nod to the golden days of Garage and the beats that still get Bermondsey moving.

THE BEAT:

The 2 Tone era of the '70s and '80s welcomed Ska revivalists to the music scene. One of the bands to emerge was The

Beat, who will bring a blast of ska, reggae and punk fusion to Bermondsey Carnival.

Known for hits like Mirror in the Bathroom, Hands Off…She’s Mine and Can’t Get used to Losing You, their socially conscious lyrics made them a defining voice of the 2 Tone movement.

Following the passing of founding member Ranking Roger his son Ranking Jnr has taken up the mic to keep the Beat’s spirit alive for future generations.

Their set in Southwark Park will celebrate the past but still move the crowd today.

'BERMONDSEY'S NO1 DJ’, DJ NOEL:

After the Beat, a local favourite, DJ Noel from Bermondsey Radio will take to the stage to keep the crowd in good spirits

ready for the headliners.

Noel is known as “Bermondsey’s Number One DJ” and will be spinning club anthems and feel-good tunes. He’s been working with the Bermondsey Carnival and has performed alongside the likes of Chaz & Dave, The Real Thing, The Proclaimers and Alexander O’Neal.

He will play hits from Amy Winehouse, Oasis, The Jam and dance music he says “everyone will know.”

Noel, 64, has had a long association with the festival and told us: “I am excited do my stuff for my local people and getting them out in the park singing dancing and enjoying themselves.”

KINETIKA BLOCO:

Bringing colour, movement and rhythm

to Bermondsey Carnival, Kinetika Bloco is a vibrant performance company who blend influences from Brazil, Africa, the Caribbean and New Orleans.

They are known for their dazzling costumes and infectious energy and they’ve worked with the likes of the Royal Albert Hall, Notting Hill Carnival and even taken their unique sounds to international festivals.

This year, 40 of their young musicians and fancers will parade through the festival before taking over the main stage for a high-energy finale.

Kinetika Bloco will also be running a hands-on workshop in the Carnival’s Activities Area, which will give festivalgoers a chance to learn their moves and beats.

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Bermondsey Carnival will be kicking off in a calm yet powerful style.

Local wellbeing practitioners Emma and Barry from TaiChiLife will be leading a group activity.

Barry will take to the main stage for an interactive Tai Chi performance, inviting the crowd to join in and experience the ancient practice.

Gentle yet energising, Tai Chi is known to improve balance, boost flexibility, reduce stress and leave you feeling more focused and relaxed.

Later in the day, festival-goers can head to the Activities Area for a Tai Chi workshop with the TaiChiLife team, a chance to slow down, breathe, and discover the benefits for yourself. www.taichilife.com

RAFE X GRACEY GREY:

Bermondsey’s own Rafe and Gracey Grey will close down the Carnival’s dance tent in style for an unmissable final 30 minutes.

They are known for genre-hopping sets that blend house music and some curveballs- proiding an energypacked set that will keep the crowd moving until the very end.

Anyone who was there last year will remember just how electric the final hour felt WITH a mix of big drops, unexpected tunes and pure community vibes. This year, expect even more: bigger basslines, bolder blends, and a proper Bermondsey send-off to the Dance Tent.

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By Issy Clarke A DULWICH homeowner was left baffled after his property racked up '£20,000 in repairs' because of a massive lime tree outside his house - which the council has now agreed to cut down after we got in touch.

Ian Mitchell has lived on Upland Road in East Dulwich with his wife since the 1990s. The 50-year-old lime tree stood Glory sayson council contractors proudly the pavement just metres trashed beyond her his home front after door. failing to fixThe her 77-year-old mould problem in 2020 first began to notice cracks had formed in the brickwork at the front of his home in 2014. After spending months trying to figure out the root cause of the problem, tree experts confirmed the lime was to blame, the roots of which had extended beneath his property and started sucking moisture from the soil, destabilising the house's foundations.

Ian reckons that cash-strapped Southwark Council has now spent up to £20,000 on repairing damage to his property caused by the lime tree which an expert told us wouldn't cost more than £1,000 to cut down 'at most'.

After we contacted the council, we were told they had scheduled for the removal of the tree before the end of the month. Ian contacted us on Friday, August 15, to confirm that the tree had been cut down earlier that day.

Rather than fell the tree, Southwark Council previously twice sent repair teams to plaster over the cracks which have repeatedly formed outside Ian's house since 2014.

But without tackling the root of the problem, each time it did not take long before even wider cracks begin to reappear in the brickwork. The latest crack is 4-inches deep and snakes beneath Ian's front window sill, which is now being propped up by makeshift wooden supports to prevent the entire structure from crashing down.

“The bit that gets to me the most is the waste of taxpayer's money,” Ian said. “I don’t know what the amount is, but I think they could have been paying £10,000 each time, £20,000 in total.”

On top of that, he reckoned the council would have had to cough up a further £20,000 to address the latest damage.

"If it is a root problem then just repairing the cracks isn’t going to resolve it because you’re not dealing with the issue," said Nick Cremer, a tree surgeon at the South London Tree Service. "You can keep repairing the

DULWICH HOMEOWNER LEFT BAFFLED AFTER TREE OUTSIDE HOME 'RACKED UP £20,000' IN REPAIRS

cracks, but they will just reappear when the tree is demanding more water."

Asked if there were any legal protections that could prevent the council from cutting down a tree, Nick said that there were "none whatsoever" and added: "If the tree is on council property, the council has ultimate say."

Nick continued that people "often wrongly assume that certain tree species are legally protected. A lot of people mistakenly believe that about oak trees - but there are no trees that are more protected than the others.

The council don’t put preservation

orders on their own trees because no one can touch them without their permission."

Homes in London are particularly vulnerable to subsidence cracks because most of the capital is built on London Clay, a soil variation which is prone to seasonal variations in moisture content. During dry summer weather, the soil shrinks which can lead to ground movement and cause homes to move on their foundations.

"Every year the soil dries a bit or gets wet and everybody’s houses round here move a bit. But this is much worse than that because it’s the tree actually

sucking the water out," said Ian. "London Clay is notorious for shrinkage," agreed Cremer. "The most important factor is the soil - the tree just makes a bad situation worse. In summer there is less rain and the soil will shrink anyway, but the tree is at its most demanding in summer."

Although unable to provide an estimate of the cost of felling the tree outside Ian's home, Cremer said it "wouldn't cost £20,000 to cut even the most enormous lime down - it would be £1,000 at most."

Councillor Portia Mwangangye said: “We appreciate the distress

caused with the ongoing repair issue.

Through thorough investigation, we have confirmed that the tree has been a contributory factor in the current damage to the property. In this particular, the cause of the damage was not immediately obvious, hence the need to collate evidence and careful monitoring.

“Since establishing a clear cause, we’ve scheduled the removal of the tree, which is due to be completed by the end of the month. We remain engaged in the ongoing compensation process and are committed to honouring the outcome once agreed.”

Rumours quashed that Rotherhithe’s Hilton Hotel will be closed to house migrants

By Evie Flynn

THE DOUBLETREE Docklands Riverside Hotel has confirmed it will change ownership this November, following online speculation that it would be used to house migrants.

The hotel, on Rotherhithe Street, will be acquired by hospitality brand a&o on 22 November after local people noticed you could not

book a room after the 21 November.

Facebook rumours circulated that it may be used to house migrants, which Hilton said “are entirely false and unfounded.”

An a&o spokesperson said: “We are currently in the planning phase for this exciting opening and more details on our new venture will be shared in due course. Guests will be able to book for stays at our a&o London hotel for November 22

onwards and we look forward to welcoming them.”

Founded in 2000, a&o operates budget-friendly hotels and hostels across Europe, specialising in group and solo travel with central locations in major cities.

The Rotherhithe property will remain a hotel under the new ownership, with operations expected to continue as normal until the changeover.

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'OUR STREET IS LIKE ONE BIG DRUG SUPERMARKET'

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By Issy Clarke RESIDENTS OF a block of flats in Walworth claim their street has been reduced to a "drug supermarket" which left them unable to open their windows because of the stench of fumes from illegal substances, even when it was almost 40 degrees outside.

After 7pm each night until the early hours of the morning, residents say the corner of Stead Street and Brandon Street in Walworth is transformed into a "scene out of Michael Jackson's Thriller music video", as an intimidating drug users gather on the pavement, fill the air with fumes, and blare deafening music.

Cowan House, a small housing block which stands at the corner of Stead Street, and Brandon Street, looms directly above the section of the street favoured by the culprits.

Terrified residents - who spoke to the us on an anonymous basis for fear of reprisals - say they have had enough of the disruption and are desperate for the authorities to take a tougher line.

“First they arrived in small groups. But in the last three months it has become like a drug supermarket. Sometimes I come home from work on a Friday night and it’s literally like a carnival down there," said one homeowner who has lived in Cowan House for almost a decade.

He said the problems were down to "mostly adult men and women" but added that, more worryingly, he had also

seen children and toddlers in prams on a number of occasions.

"At any one time there will be about 20 people, all smoking different things. They have a boom box and play unbearably loud music - it is really unpleasant," he added.

Periodically, the blaring music is interrupted by the piercing sound of a car screeching to a dramatic halt - the sound allegedly created when one of the group 'leaps into the middle of the road'.

"Have you seen the Michael Jackson Thriller music video, you know the zombies? That's what it looks like down there," he said.

Earlier this summer the disruption was so bad that despite the scorching heatwaves, residents were unable to open their windows because of the noise and the drug fumes wafting up from the street below.

Residents claim the drug users used to congregate in nearby Nursery Park just down the road before they moved to the Stead Street Brandon Street corner around March. One told us: "It is a beautiful little park, with a nice playground for kids and space for dog walkers. But no one was using it because the junkies were occupying it - until the council told them they had to leave."

Residents believe that the effect of their removal from the park was to shift the problem onto them. "This place has become really comfortable for them because they are between all the drug dealers in the park and near two corner shops," a resident said.

He added that a ledge outside an office

premises on the ground floor of Cowan House sheltered from the elements by an overhang makes the corner "even more comfortable".

Some residents want to see two nearby corner shops banned from serving alcohol at night - but others state that the ample supply of supermarkets and corner shops in the area mean this would do little to address the problem.

We spoke to an employee at a bar and music venue opposite the spot where the group gathers each night, who told us they have recently employed security to deter drug addicts from wandering into the outdoor seating area out front.

“We’ve had to employ a security guard because of people drifting in, begging for money who are clearly off their faces,” one employee told us. She said they were not violent or dangerous, but that their presence created an "awkward environment for customers".

Meanwhile, residents claim neither the police nor the council has been prepared to take responsibility for the problem although the Met told us local policing teams have increased their patrols in the area.

"The police are under-resourced, and they have more serious problems to deal with," a resident said. "They passed it onto Southwark Council's ASB team, who said it has to be attached to an actual address so they can prosecute whoever lives there.

But since it is on the corner of the building, they can't do that."

When we got in touch, the Met informed us it had been taking steps to tackle the problem, including "enforcing a dispersal

zone from midday on Friday, 11 July to midday on Sunday, 13 July" where those causing disruption were "directed to leave the area and were unable to return".

However, two residents told us that they "could not recall" this happening and said: "Either way, a month later our 'hot corner' is expanding and thriving."

The problems faced by residents of Stead Street / Brandon Street come as the council recently announced it is consulting on bringing in a Public Spaces Protection Order which would empower officials to fine people engaged in certain forms of anti-social behaviour.

The council has not released details of where or what forms of ASB the order might encompass and they did not respond when asked if it could be implemented on Stead Street and Brandon Street.

In other boroughs where the policy is in place, councils can issue fines of up to £100 for activities such as rowdy public drinking and playing loud music in open spaces.

It isn't the first time residents of Cowan House have faced difficulties with antisocial behaviour. The building's bike store - once filled with rows of bicycles - now lies barren after it was allegedly taken over by drug-taking homeless people a few years ago.

"We would come down and find women's underwear and used syringes," recalled a resident. The homeless people have since departed - but residents suspect some of the same people are among those now causing problems on Stead Street / Brandon Street.

Cllr Natasha Ennin, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Neighbourhoods, said: “Our aim is to create a safe, welcoming and pleasant living space for all residents across Southwark. In order to do this, we sometimes have to tackle antisocial behaviour and we take this responsibility very seriously.

“We are in correspondence with the local Safer Neighbourhoods Team about Stead Street, who are responding with increased patrols to ensure no more disruption takes place.

“We will be doing significant levels of engagement with local residents in the coming week about community safety and our wider Area Action Plan for Walworth.”

A spokesperson for the Met Police said: "We understand the concerns of the local community and the area around Nursery Row Park including Stead Street has been the focus of several police operations led by the North Walworth neighbourhood policing team in recent weeks.

"This included enforcing a dispersal zone from midday on Friday, 11 July to midday on Sunday, 13 July. Those causing harassment, alarm or distress to the community were directed to leave the area and were unable to return.

"The local neighbourhood team continue to work closely with the local community and Southwark Council to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in and around Nursery Row Park. Patrols have also increased in the area.

"Anyone with concerns or information that may assist police is asked to call 101 quoting CAD9619/11July."

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It was only uncovered when a member of the Free Traffic Legal Advice forum submitted a Freedom of Information request after noticing the error

By Issy Clarke SOUTHWARK COUNCIL has been forced to hand back £500,000 to thousands of motorists who were unlawfully fined for driving in bus lanes across the borough.

The council issued 10,000 penalty charge notices (PCNs) between February and July 2025 to cars caught driving on bus lanes by CCTV cameras.

The fines were only uncovered when Phillip Morgan, a member of the Free Traffic Legal Advice forum, submitted an Freedom of Information request (FOI) after noticing “the incorrect template was copied over the bus lane template”, leading the council to notice the "administrative error".

Morgan told a national paper it was one of the "worst examples of administrative incompetence" he had ever encountered.

He said: “The question must be asked: how much do Southwark council taxpayers pay for this incompetence and how much does it cost to send out

by post faulty tickets and equally faulty notices of rejection?”

Cllr Victor Chamberlain, leader of the Southwark Liberal Democrats, also accused the council of 'incompetence', stating: "Southwark Labour has been caught out again — illegally fining thousands of drivers and wasting huge sums of money.

"This is not just an embarrassing mistake, it’s yet another example of incompetence from a Council that cannot get the basics right. Residents are paying the price for this chaos and they deserve so much better from their local authority."

Southwark Council has said it "will recover the full cost of the refunds from the contractors.”

It comes after the council announced in January that it would be refunding over £100,000 to drivers fined for using a Rotherhithe bus lane that did not legally exist for months.

In October 2024 we revealed that motorists were being fined for driving down the bus lane on Lower Road -

even though the Traffic Management Order for the lane expired in May 2024.

Without a valid TMO, the bus lane legally ceased to exist.

An experimental traffic order had been in place since October 2022 but expired after just eighteen months.

This meant that any PCNs issued from this location after May were ‘invalid’ and the council had to refund them.

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

Recently Lambeth Council had to hand back nearly £100,000 to motorists who were wrongly fined in relation to a low traffic scheme in Dulwich which was overturned by the High Court earlier in the year.

As of August 4, Lambeth had processed 1137 refunds and handed back £93,494 in PCNs issued under the West Dulwich Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN). In total the council acquired £1,080,580 in fines from the scheme.

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The LTN was overturned by the High Court in May after a judge found the council had not consulted residents properly before installing the traffic restrictions between Rosendale and Norwood Road.

Last month, Lambeth Council announced it had taken down the traffic cameras and started the process of refunding more than £1 million in wrongful penalty charge notices (PCNs) it earned from the West Dulwich LTN. Residents can still apply for a refund via an online form.

Responding to the recent error, James McAsh, Southwark Council’s cabinet

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“All affected motorists will receive refunds, and any unpaid notices will be cancelled. We have reviewed all other notices and found no further issues. We are also strengthening our checks with contractors to make sure this does not happen again.

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TWO FLOORS of Guy's were evacuated last Thursday morning (14 August) after firefighters were called to reports of a 'chemical incident' in a non-patient area of the hospital.

One staff member was injured and several people who attempted to help them were treated for the inhalation of chlorine gas. The hospital confirmed that the site has now reopened and has advised people to continue to attend their appointments unless contacted directly.

The Brigade said the incident is believed to have been caused by the 'mixing of chemicals inside a plant room which produced a chlorine gas'.

Two fire engines, two Fire Rescue Units, a Command Unit and specialist hazardous materials officers attended the scene.

A London Brigade spokesperson said:

"Firefighters have carried out a sweep of the area to check for no elevated readings of chlorine gas. The building has also been ventilated. Crews also supported with the precautionary evacuation of the basement and ground floors of the building."

The Brigade was first called about the incident at 8:49am, with crews from Whitechapel, Dowgate, Euston and surrounding fire stations sent to the scene.

The incident was over for firefighters by 11:09 am.

A spokesperson for Guy’s and St Thomas’ said: “The London Fire Brigade attended a chemical incident in a non-patient area of Guy’s Hospital today. One staff member was injured and several people, who came to the aid of the person, were treated for the inhalation of chlorine gas.

“The site has now reopened and people should attend their appointments unless they are contacted by us directly.”

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Greenwich Fair is back as part of Greenwich and Docklands International Festival with family-friendly street theatre, circus, dance, and game installations, with the best view of London on the top of Observatory Hill.

Events include Lady Garden, helping you explore the enchanting world of flowers and contribute towards a unique flower arrangement.

Epiphytes is an all-female circus company that takes inspiration from the life of trees to put nature centre-stage.

Apple Store on Regent Street

This parent and baby music event, Boppin’ Bunnies, returns for another show this summer and will showcase their mastery on a variety of instruments.

Attendees can participate on any of the following: Violin, Trumpet, Trombone, Clarinet, Guitar, Ukulele.

The music is complimented by everyone singing together, designed to be fully interactive with percussion instruments for babies, toddlers and adults to use together.

Date: 23 August Time: 10:45 – 11:25 Location: Woolwich Works (Ropekeepers Studio), 11 No.1 Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HD Tickets: £5 per adult, £10 per child, £5 per sibling

BAT WALK AT WOODLANDS FARM:

A guided night walk around Woodlands Farm, equipped with bat detectors to hear the different species that live at the farm. Also, there will be a chance to learn ore about the farm and the other night wildlife along the way.

Participants are advised to wear long trousers, bring a torch with them and wear insect repellent. Suitable for children aged 6 and above.

Date: Friday 5th September Location: The Woodlands Farm Trust, 331 Shooters Hill, Welling, London, DA16 3RP Time: Meet in the farmyard at 7:30pm Tickets: £5 per child, £7 per adult.

Book here: https://the-woodlandsfarm-trust.sumupstore.com/product/ bat-walk

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QUEEN OF THE SOUTH PUB 'SAVED'

By Issy CLarke

CALLS BY a renowned South London publican to “Save our Queen” appear to have worked, after Young's Pubs said they have accepted an offer made by landlord Clement Ogbonnaya for the Queen of the South in Tulse Hill.

Clement announced the good news on his Instagram page on Thursday (14 August), stating that a “deal had been done” with the pub group.

Clement is now looking to raise £500k to complete the purchase of the freehold.

He is asking punters to invest in the business in exchange for a share of the profit, according to his Instagram post.

The popular pub teetered on the brink of closure last week after Clement said he feared his offer to buy the freehold was not going to be accepted and that it could be turned in flats or a Tesco.

Yet Young’s was quick to tell the News they had “not had any conversations with any other potential bidders” apart from Clement and keeping pubs was ‘an important part of their ethos.’

Calling on viewers to “Save our Queen” on Instagram, Clement urged punters to donate to a crowdfund to keep the pub open and by the end of the week it appeared Young's had accepted the offer.

Clement, who is also behind the hugely popular Prince of Peckham pub, revealed he had been slapped with a deadline

by Young's pubs to either purchase the freehold or risk losing the space forever.

On Wednesday (6 August) Clement revealed his bid for the freehold had been rejected during a meeting with representatives from Young's earlier that day. He said he was waiting until Monday for the pub company to reach a final decision on his offer. He did not disclose the amount he offered, but a

crowdfunder set up to support his bid was set to £100,000.

But on Friday (8 August) the pub group told the Mirror that it had formally accepted Clement's bid to buy the freehold. A spokesperson for Young's said: "We are pleased to confirm that we have accepted Clement Ogbonnaya’s offer to buy the freehold of the Queen of the South pub in Tulse Hill."

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The festival brings local communities together for unique indoor and outdoor screening events across SE15. But it only happens thanks to the hard-working volunteers who plan and run it.

We’re looking for new volunteers to join the friendly team, please get in touch to find out more and get involved.

The Queen of the South on Norwood Road was opened in 2023 by Clement Ogbonnaya, who runs the hugely successful Prince of Peckham pub on Clayton Road.

At the time, following the enormous success of the Prince of Peckham, Ogbonnaya told this newspaper that his ultimate aim was to open five more community pubs in as many years.

First stop was Tulse Hill, with Clement telling us: “Like Peckham, Tulse Hill is a community-driven area, which is integral to our business model. At the core of everything we do is a goal of providing an inclusive space for the local community.

“Ultimately, we want to give Tulse Hill residents a home away from home, and something they can call their own.

“Tulse Hill is the area my wife grew up in and where I owned my first property.

Through selling it, I was able to fund the opening of Prince of Peckham, which started my journey into pub ownership.

This feels like coming full circle.”

Clement sees his pubs as about more than about drinking booze - in both of his locations he works collaboratively with local businesses and community groups to create a space where people can come together and bring about positive change. The Prince of Peckham is one of just a few public houses in Southwark which is used as a warm hub for those struggling to pay their energy bills.

In both establishments he aims to create as an events-led space, with activities programmed for every day of the week, giving local creatives a chance to showcase their talent. They run traditional pub activities like quizzes and comedy shows, but have been keen to put on art exhibitions, dance performances, wellbeing classes and panel discussions.

10 A-Level NEWS Results 2025

Kingsdale Foundation School First Class and Top of the Class

‘Pupils achieve exceptionally well in a wide range of subjects and attain highly at GCSE and A level.’ Ofsted 2023 Applications for Sixth Form courses are now being accepted

The amazing achievement of attaining 10A*s & 4A Grades between them at A level have enabled Eve, Ben, Rosa & Freya to study Classics, Philosophy, English at Cambridge University and Economics at Oxford respectively!

Take advantage of the chance to visit Kingsdale Foundation School and see for yourself how we bring the best out of our students. A tour of Kingsdale Foundation School enables you to realise why we receive such glowing reports. In the Autumn term 2025 you will have just that opportunity as we will be holding Sixth Form Open Evenings for September 2026 entry.

Harnessing talent!

Kingsdale is a dynamic, exceptionally popular and progressive school that has invested £30m to develop an award-winning educational learning environment. In our specialist academic Sixth Form Campus, students study a combination of respected traditional, performing arts and creative A Levels in addition to alternative high value Level 3 courses. Our average class sizes are approximately ten in the Sixth Form. We also pride ourselves on our excellent links to the best higher education institutions in the world. A residential trip to Harvard and Yale in the USA is organised annually.

Scholarships in Mathematics and the Creative & Expressive Arts are on offer for gifted and talented candidates who meet our entry requirements.

Scholars receive free individual or small group tuition provided by expert professionals to the value of ~£1,000 per annum.

Prospective students are invited to come along to our Open Evenings to explore the fantastic opportunities and inspiring state-of-the-art facilities in our dedicated Sixth Form Centre. As our most recent Ofsted Report states : ‘ ‘Pupils are rightly very proud of their school. They really enjoy their learning and talk with enthusiasm about the school’s culture of mutual respect and inclusivity.’ Ofsted 2023

Sixth Form/Year 12 Open Day Dates

Wednesday 24th September 2025 4.30-7.30pm / Wednesday 15th October 2025 1.30-6.30pm Wednesday 5th November 2025 4.30-7pm / Wednesday 26th November 2025 4.30-7pm

Visit www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk, call 020 8655 9723 or email sixthform@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk for a Prospectus

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ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE ACHIEVE HIGHEST A LEVELS 94% of all grades were A*-C

By Evie Flynn

THIS WEEK marked A Level Results Day 2025 and St Thomas the Apostle School and Sixth Form College (STAC) in Nunhead has achieved the highest number of A* and A grades the school has ever seen.

The sixth form had a 100% pass rate across all subjects and 73% of all grades were A*- B. 61% of all students achieved at least one A* or A grade, which the school said: “represents the hard work that students, teachers and families are all immensely proud of.”

Michelle and Freya both achieved three A* grades

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

● 42% of all grades were A* to A ● 94% of all grades were A* to C ● 21% of all students achieved straight A* – A grades ● 95% of all students secured their preferred university place

For next steps, 72% of students have achieved the grades to enrol at higher tariff universities this September, such as University of Oxford, Imperial, LSE, Warwick and UCL. Seven students are planning to study medicine and three will be pursuing competitive degree apprenticeships.

Joshua, who has been at STAC since Year 7, achieved three A* grades in Chemistry, Physics and Maths. He will be attending St Hilda’s College in Oxford to study

chemistry and says “I’d like to thank all the teachers who have supported me along the way, I couldn’t have done it without them.”

Another high-achiever, Freya, joined STAC after attending Sydenham School, has achieved a clean sweep of A* grades in Geography, Economics and Sociology.

Freya is heading to Loughborough University to study Economics and Finance. She said: “I’m so thankful for every lesson, every piece of advice, and every moment of encouragement along the way.”

Michelle, a Senior Prefect, also achieved three A* grades in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics and she is planning to forge a career in medicine.

Headteacher, Eamon Connolly said: ” As a school we are delighted with the results, which demonstrate the commitment of staff, students and families; and it is these outcomes alongside the outstanding provision beyond the classroom which prepare a STAC student for life at university, on an apprenticeship or in the workplace. I wish all students the best of luck as they embark on their next steps.’

Many students have attended the school since the beginning of Year 7, and the school is a popular choice for students who join in Year 12 from schools such as St Matthew’s Academy, Bonus Pastor Catholic College and St Savior’s and St Olave’s Church of England School. the national trend just when we’re told that A levels are made even harder the students at St Thomas the Apostle are doing brilliantly.

“Like with all of Southwark, I’m so proud of the students, their parents and lastly their teachers and headteachers; and I wish all students the best of luck as they move forward at this exciting time.”

Top grades for STAC Sixth Form 94% of A level grades A* - C 73% of A level grades A* - B 42% of A level grades A* - A 95% of students attending their preferred destination, including top Universities and apprenticeships.

For more information, including details of upcoming Open Events visit:

www.stac.uk.com

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PIMLICO ACADEMY YEAR 13 STUDENTS CELEBRATE RECORD BREAKING A LEVEL RESULTS, SECURING PLACES AT RUSSELL GROUP UNIVERSITIES!

Hala and Salma celebrate A level results

PIMLICO SIXTH Form proudly announces another set of remarkable A-Level results for this academic year. These results are a clear testament to the dedication, resilience, and effort of our fantastic students and the staff who have supported them.

30% of all exam results were graded at A*-A, and 60% of all grades achieved were A*-B grades and 90% achieved A*-C. These outcomes should continue to place us prominently amongst the topperforming schools.

We are thrilled to announce the exceptional achievements of our students in the 2024 academic year. Many of them have secured outstanding results, with a number achieving straight A* grades. Among these remarkable successes, include Ana achieved 5 A* in English Lit, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths. Ana will study Natural

We are incredibly proud of all of our students for another fantastic set of results. These 2025 results once again, highlight the unwavering determination and passion our students have demonstrated throughout their academic journey at Pimlico Academy.

Sciences at Cambridge.

Several students have excelled across a range of subjects, earning a

mix of A’s and A*’s. Congratulations to Hala, Kip, Leart, Leon, Rabah, Sally, Salma, Syed and many others for their impressive performances.

We are equally proud of our students’ next steps, today many students accepted their places at some of the top Universities in the country including Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, Kings and UCL. In addition, several students will also be accepting their places on paid degree apprenticeships.

Executive Principal Tony MacDowall remarked, “We are incredibly proud of all of our students for another fantastic set of results.

These 2025 results once again, highlight the unwavering determination and passion our students have demonstrated throughout their academic journey at Pimlico Academy.

They also reflect the supportive and aspirational school our incredible staff have created whilst pushing students to reach their full potential”

Pimlico Academy students Hala and Leon celebrate A level results

Apply for a place at Pimlico sixth form via our website or https://pimlicoacademy.applicaa.com/00000000-2328-79ef-8c89-e621071beca8

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Charter School in East Dulwich announces best ever results Charter School in North Dulwich celebrates outstanding success

By Rebecca Healy

ONCE AGAIN, Charter School in North Dulwich, is among the highest achieving schools in London.

Over three quarters of grades were A*-B and just under half of A-Level grades were A or A*. Plus 85% of Vocational students earned a merit to distinction* grades.

A remarkable 80% of students who applied to university have secured their first-choice. Eight students are going to Oxbridge, including Greta Barbieri, Alexei Fellows and Ella Bunten. Overall, 70% of students are going to Russell group universities.

Three are starting highly competitive Degree Level Apprenticeships, including Cameron Taylor who is joining the BBC as an apprentice.

Headteacher Mark Pain said these results reflected ‘incredible hard work, determination and ambition’.

The school draws attention to students who have made ‘outstanding progress’, including Jaana Morrison who is going to study the prestigious English Literature course at UEA, Charlie Richmond who will be joining

the excellent engineering department at Leeds, Freddie Beer who is going to Sussex to study economics and Jamie Maclean who is going to study History at Kings College London.

THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS ACHIEVED THREE A* GRADES:

● Alexei Fellows (Biology, Chemistry, Maths) ● Missy Finegan (English Literature, Geography, Sociology) ● Maes Kerr (English Literature, Film Studies, Sociology) ● Carys Lines (Economics, Maths, Politics) ● Amelia Mitchell (Maths, Further Maths, Sociology) ● Scarlett O’Donnell (English Literature, History, Sociology) ● Sia Pathak (French, Chemistry, Maths) ● Alice Powell (Biology, Chemistry, Maths) ● Giulia Sutcliffe (Maths, Further Maths, Sociology)

The Charter School wishes all students every success, happiness and fulfilment in the future.

By Rebecca Healy THE CHARTER School East Dulwich can announce the best A-Level and BTEC results since the sixth form’s inception. Over 92% of students have secured their first or second choice university or educational institution.

Compared to the national average, students achieved a grade higher than their counter-parts across the UK. The average A-Level score was a B grade which is higher than the national and Southwark borough average from last year. 80% of students achieved a B grade or higher, 8% higher than last year. Half of students achieved at least one A grade, a 10% increase on last year.

Subjects of higher achievement include fine art

and mathematics which had results of 59 and 56% A*/A grades. Overall the school has a wide variety of subject offerings and an in turn, an excitingly broad range of higher educational institutions have guaranteed their students placements.

Notable high achieving students include Annabel Woodger who achieved 3 A*s and is off to Manchester to study politics. Oscar Bill achieved 3 A*s and an A and is going to study mathematics at UCL. Archie Cunningham is going to study Computer Games Design at Staffordshire University and achieved 3 A*s and an A. Headteacher Alison Harbottle has labelled students’ achievements as ‘nothing short of inspiring’ and thanks the ‘incredible support from our staff and families’. The school ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of these excellent results.

Please visit the college website for further information:

Thursday 27th November 4:30pm to 7pm

www.stmichaelscollege.org.uk www.stmichaelscollege.org.uk

Ofsted April 2025: Sixth form provision – Outstanding ‘Pupils achieve high outcomes including in the Sixth form’

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FROM BERMONDSEY COLLEGE TO THE HALLOWED HALLS OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITIES

By Evie Flynn FIVE STUDENTS St Michael’s Catholic College have accepted places at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge this A Level Results day.

St. Michael’s Catholic College has had another year of brilliant A-Level and CTEC results. The school is particularly proud to confirm its best ever Oxbridge success, with five students successfully securing prestigious places at Oxford and Cambridge universities.

An impressive two-thirds of students secured A*- B grades (or technical equivalent) with 100% of Year 13 students entered for final exams. The vast majority of students have earned places at their first-choice universities, including a significant number at top Russell Group universities.

The top performer was Ryan B who will be attending the University of Cambridge to study History and Modern Languages who achieved A*, A*, A*, A grades.

Many students are about to embark on degree courses ranging from Biochemistry, Modern Foreign Languages and Law to Business

Caspar G, Tommy P, Thacianna T, Ryan B

Juvenia M – University of Manchester: Law, Satine L – University of Surrey: Media and Communication, Taylor M – Nottingham Trent

Management and the Arts. Beyond university admissions, a number of students have also secured highly competitive apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships with leading companies including Allianz, BNP Paribas and Schroders.

“We are incredibly proud of each and every one of our Year 13 students,” said Felicity Corcoran, Headteacher of St Michael’s Catholic College. “Their resilience, determination, and academic achievements, are truly inspiring.

These results reflect not only their individual talents but demonstrate the positive impact of our inclusive Salesian ethos and Catholic school community in shaping their personal development.”

The school extends sincere gratitude to its dedicated staff, whose tireless commitment, expert teaching, and highquality pastoral care have been instrumental in guiding students to these outstanding outcomes. St. Michael’s also wishes to express heartfelt thanks to the parents and careers of our Year 13 students for their invaluable partnership and unwavering support throughout their children’s educational journey.

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HARRIS ACADEMY BERMONDSEY DOUBLES THEIR NUMBER OF A* AND A GRADES EVERY YEAR

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ARK GLOBE ACADEMY STUDENTS WHO PASSED ARE HEADING TO UNIVERSITY

By Evie Flynn

A HUNDRED percent of students who passed their qualifications at the Elephant and Castle school have been offered a university place, with over 80 percent securing a top third university.

Students from Ark Globe Academy have secured top university places after excelling in their A level and BTEC results. Eighty percent of students achieved grades A* to C or equivalent in their A level and BTEC Level 3 subjects.

Students will be going on to study at a variety of prestigious destinations, including the University of Oxford, University College London, King’s College London, Durham, Exeter, Bristol, Queen Mary, Warwick, Birmingham and Nottingham.

Ark Globe Academy student Samuel Fatoke-Osobukola passed his BTEC Level 3 in Business with D*DD and has been offered a place to read Theology and Religion with Foundation Year at Oxford. Samuel is the only student this year to be accepted for an Oxford place via the BTEC-only route to the Foundation Year programme.

He said, “I’m looking forward

to meeting different people from different walks of life. In terms of future aspirations…I have considered becoming a teacher. I want to teach people about theology and religion.

My teachers have really inspired me – and I’d love to have a similar impact on children.”

OTHER SUCCESSES INCLUDED:

● Ezana Henock, who joined Ark Globe Academy in Year 7, and visited Australia after winning an essay writing competition, achieved A*, A, A and will study Physics at King’s College London. He said, “Sixth form has been an enjoyable experience. It has got me accustomed to hard work but also helped me build important friendships, relationships and bonds to support me.” ● Nefisa Badoo-Mensah, who joined Ark Globe Academy in 2013, got A*, A, B and will study Drama at Warwick University. She said, “Sixth form has taught me the importance of working hard to achieve what you want, no matter what the obstacles are.” ● Damari Harris, Deputy Head Boy,got A*, A, B and will study Law

at the University of Bristol. He said, “I want to become a lawyer so I can be of help to my varying communities, and those around me.

I want to initiate projects to help people who are unable to help themselves, as not everyone receives the help they need. I am passionate about improving social well-being.”ur best.”

Ark Globe Academy Executive Principal Matt Jones OBE said, “A huge congratulations to our Year 13 A-level and BTEC students who have achieved fantastic results today. This set of results enables our students to access the exciting opportunities available to them at many of the UK’s top institutions. These outcomes are a credit to their hard work, and to the support and dedication of our whole staff team.”

“I am so proud that Ark Globe is more than a school – we are a community where everyone knows and supports each other. We all look forward to seeing what our Year 13s achieve in their next chapter.”

Ark Globe Academy will soon be hosting open days for Reception, Year 7, and Sixth Form. Visit www. arkglobe.org for more information.

By Evie Flynn THE PERCENTAGE of pupils achieving the top A* and A grade more than doubles yearon-year at Harris Academy Bermondsey.

Amongst those celebrating today are: Ayesha, who was Student President of the Sixth Form at Harris Academy Bermondsey.

Ayesha has accepted a place at Reading University to read Pharmacy, becoming the first in her family to go to university.

Ainara, who will be the first in her family to attend university as she takes up a place to study Biomedical Science at King’s College London.

Ahniia, who arrived in the UK from Ukraine in Year 11. An exceptional linguist, Ahniia has accepted a place at University College London to read Spanish and Italian.

Olayinka, who has accepted a place at King’s College London to study Adult Nursing.

Gizlé Landman, Principal of Harris Academy Bermondsey, said: “Congratulations to all our students collecting their results today. These are an excellent set of results reflecting the huge amount of work of our students throughout their time at school.

“With the unwavering support of our exceptional team of staff, it

has been a pleasure watching our students thrive across all areas of school life and I wish them all the very best as they take up their university courses.

“Some of those embarking on university degrees will be the first in their family to do so demonstrating our commitment to improving the life chances of our students and giving them opportunities they never thought possible.”

Milestone for Harris Girls’ Academy as first student earns place at Oxford University

By Evie Flynn HARRIS GIRLS’ Academy in East Dulwich achieved ‘excellent’ results with 37 A* and A grades across the sixth form and will see the first student to head to University of Oxford this September.

Across Harris East Dulwich Sixth Form, there were 37 A* and A grades whilst an incredible 14 students achieved A*/A across Maths,

Chemistry and Biology – some of the most academically challenging A levels.

One student makes history today as the Academy’s first-ever student to go to the University of Oxford. Margot Henderson is set to go to Wadham College, Oxford University to study Art History.

Margot said: “Being the first student from Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich to go to Oxford is a real privilege. We have so many hard-

working and talented students here that I can’t believe I am first one to go.

“I really hope more opportunities are given to kids from schools like mine, and that they understand they can get to institutions like this.”

Amongst those celebrating is Vincent who achieved A*, A*, A grades that will set him up for success as he goes to University College London to read Politics and International Relations.

Vincent attended Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich as a lower

school student and joined Harris Girls’ Academy Sixth Form in Year 12.

Jannah also achieved A*A*A and, while Russell Group offers await, she will take up a fully funded degree apprenticeship with Amazon, a highly competitive school.

Jo Young, Principal of the Academy, said: “We are incredibly proud of all our Year 13 leavers receiving results today and share their excitement as they prepare for top destinations.

Thank you to all the exceptional

teachers and support staff who have prepared our students so well for examination success and their next steps. All students should be proud of their achievements and excited to start the next chapter – they will be missed!

“We wish all our year 13s success with their next steps and are proud of everything they have achieved.

They are an inspiration to our current students and we cannot wait to welcome them back to the academy as HGAED Alumni.”

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ALLEYN’S TOP OVER-ALL UK ACHIEVERS

Divine Iamyu, who gained three A*s

Mustaf Jino Cleashei Nicolas (left) and Yanzu Wu (right)

CAMBERWELL’S SACRED HEART ARE RIDING HIGH ON RISING A-LEVEL RESULTS

By Rebecca Healy SACRED HEART School in Camberwell report that 64% of A-Level exams have resulted in A*-B grades and 29% had an outcome of A*-A grades. This represents a notable rise in achievement from last year.

By Rebecca Healy FOUR ART students at a top private school in Dulwich have been recognised among the top overall UK-wide achievers and 21 of its students are heading to either Oxford or Cambridge.

Alleyn’s report excellent results across a wide and broad variety of subjects, from STEM to performing arts.

Ninety-four per cent of exams were awarded an A*-B grade, 80% received A or A* and 40% were awarded an A*.

Earlier this year the school made headlines after announcing plans to open two new Alleyn’s-branded schools north of the river in partnership with Cognita, which runs some 100 private schools worldwide and is estimated to hold a valuation in the ‘billions’.

This September North Bridge House prep school in Regent’s Park will reopen as Alleyn’s Regent’s Park. North Bridge House Hampstead will follow suit a year later, becoming Alleyn’s Hampstead for children aged 2-18.

The Dulwich school recorded its best ever results in Biology, Drama, Film Studies, German, Music, PE and Philosophy A-Levels.

Headteacher, Jane Lunnon, chose to draw attention to ‘the culture and friendship of these terrific young people; their hard work, enthusiasm

and camaraderie’.

She also made reference to strides in gender equality, sharing that a ‘strong cohort of girls will be taking up places to study STEM subjects ranging from aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering to geophysics and maths’.

Alleyn’s is an independent school that offers some bursaries to meanstested students. Those in receipt of bursaries have secured places

at competitive universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial College, Manchester and KCL, studying subjects from medicine to English Literature.

Some students are even attending US colleges such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and study centres in Europe.

Overall, 95% of students are going to their preferred or insurance choice university.

Destinations for students include top institutions such as UCL, KCL, LSE, Warwick and Edinburgh. Those opting for the worthwhile apprentice route have earned spots at TFL and Amazon.

The headteacher, Mr Richard Lansiquot, spoke of the ‘great pride’ in watching the high performance of students who have achieved ‘more than many of them ever thought they were capable of achieving’.

The school has drawn attention to the cohort’s high-achievers including the incredible Divine Iamyu who gained three A*s and is off to study medicine at Edinburgh. She cited her ‘faith and perseverance’ as the driver that helped her to achieve such strong results.

OTHER HIGH-ACHIEVERS INCLUDE:

● Christina- Triple Distinction (Law with Psychology at Nottingham Trent) ● Rosslyn- 2 A*s and 1 A (Medicine at Aston University) ● Janus- 2 A*s and 1 A (Actuarial Science at LSE) ● Ronald 2 A*s and A Merit (Art Foundation at University of Arts London) ● Ester- A* and 2 As (History and International Relations, King’s College London) ● Danill- 3 As (Degree Apprenticeship, TFL) ● Anna- 2 A*s and a Merit (Art Foundation at University of Arts London) ● Gavin- A* and 2 As (Aerospace Engineering, Sheffield University) ● Christine- A* and 2 As (Medicine at Nottingham University ● Lottie- Triple Disction* (Degree apprenticeship) ● Valentina- 3 A*s (Marketting, Newcastle University)

James Allen’s Girls: The oldest independent school in London celebrates results

By Rebecca Healy MORE THAN a fifth of students at James Allen’s school for girls have received three A*s or more in their A-Levels and there are seven students who have gone further and achieved A*s across four subjects.

Results are positive across the board.

Around two-thirds of

students picked up straight As and A*s. Seventy six percent of results were graded A*/A, meaning most of students achieved top grades. Those graded A*/B make up 93% of results.

The headteacher Alex Hutchinson, remarked on the ‘quiet determination and assiduity’ of students and thanked ‘dedicated staff and supportive families’ for their role in these fantastic results.

Whilst the head of sixth form, Mat Weeks, spoke of the ‘invaluable’ contribution of the cohort across their two years at the high-achieving sixth form.

This news from James Allen’s School comes as a part of a national picture of a rise in top grades and record numbers of students achieving a place at their first-choice university.

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'Southwark needs fair funding - the government's reforms fail to do that'

SARAH KING

Southwark Council leader

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N OUR borough, I know too many people face deep inequality, hardship, and a daily struggle to get by.

One in three children in Southwark lives in poverty once housing costs are taken into account. Those housing costs are among the highest in the country, and many families are forced to make impossible choices between feeding their children, heating their homes, or paying the rent.

That’s why I have concerns about the proposed changes to the way local government is funded and the impact it will have on people who already face the biggest challenges.

I support reform and the principle of fair funding. But the current proposals do not recognise the very real deprivation and needs of Southwark and many other places in London. They don't reflect the real pressures we face and risk leaving our most vulnerable residents worse off.

Over the past 15 years as a council, we’ve managed growing demand through careful financial planning including generating new income from economic growth, at a time when almost a third of London boroughs have needed additional government support.

The government’s proposed funding reforms risk undermining that work and more importantly, threaten the

vital services our residents rely on.

Independent research by the National Children’s Bureau, commissioned by London Councils, has identified serious flaws in the proposed Children and Young People’s Services funding formula.

Most worryingly, the model fails to consider housing costs. This is a big oversight for boroughs like ours where rent costs are a huge part of household income.

The average cost of a two-bed flat in the private sector is more than £34,000 a year – a huge sum and more than many people’s entire salaries.

Ignoring housing costs distorts the picture of poverty and risks pushing vital

support away from poor and vulnerable residents in places like Southwark And it comes at a time when demand and costs in some areas is soaring. Our spending on temporary accommodation last year was more than £38 million, with demand increasing by nearly 50%.

This is roughly the same amount that Southwark could lose in funding.

At a time when the capital remains the epicentre of the housing crisis, the number of people in temporary accommodation is rising, and with an aging population, now is not the time to reduce funding for areas with high and increasing levels of need.

Cuts on this scale could have very

real consequences, with less frontline support for the people who need it most.

That’s why Southwark, alongside 11 other London borough leaders, co-signed a Central London Forward statement calling for changes to the current funding reform proposals.

I am on your side and working closely with London Councils and lobbying ministers and MPs to ensure your voices are heard.

It’s vital the Government gives fair funding for the people in Southwark who most need help.

'Khan’s broken promise shows why Labour can’t be trusted on crime and policing' VICTOR CHAMBERLAIN Leader of the Southwark Lib Dems

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AST WEEK brought some welcome news: Walworth’s police front counter, the last one in Southwark, is not on the list of 18 counters set to close entirely across London.

This is a victory for local residents and our Liberal Democrat campaign, and it shows what determined community action can achieve.

The fight isn’t yet over however. We still do not know whether Walworth will keep its vital 24/7 service or be forced to operate with reduced hours.

If its hours are cut, there will be no place in Southwark where you can walk in and speak to a police officer

at any hour of the day or night.

Whether Walworth stays open 24/7 or not – these cuts still represent a broken promise from Sadiq Khan. Just last year he made a manifesto commitment to have a 24/7 police front counter in every borough – and now he’s closing them down across London.

Our campaign has also exposed troubling facts about transparency at City Hall. At a recent Greater London Assembly meeting forced by the Liberal Democrats, it came to light that the Deputy Mayor knew about these closures before the last policing meeting but chose

not to raise the issue. Meanwhile, the Mayor himself didn’t attend.

Nationally, the Prime Minister had the gall last week to claim that every neighbourhood in England and Wales had a named, contactable police officer. Do you know the name of yours? Empty words and broken promises on crime and policing are endemic across the Labour Party.

Locally, our community continues to wait for a promised police hub at Canada Water, after Labour pushed the force out of their previous base earlier this year. Phone snatching and antisocial behaviour are rising in areas like Rotherhithe, yet

Labour’s lack of action shows that they are failing to prioritise public safety. With the Met (run by Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan), Council (Labour run), MP (Labour), and local ward councillors (Labour) all pointing fingers at eachother – it's clear where the responsibility really lies for this betrayal – the Labour Party.

The Liberal Democrats are clear: community policing means more than slogans and empty promises. It means police stations and front counters that are open, accessible, and staffed by officers who know the neighbourhood. It means backing those officers with

proper funding and political will.

Liberal Democrats want a return to real community policing – where everyone knows their local bobbies who are approachable and visible.

We will keep fighting to protect Walworth’s 24/7 front counter, and to secure a permanent police presence in Canada Water..

If you want to support this fight, please sign our petition and make your voice heard. Let’s hold City Hall and the Mayor to their word, and demand the policing our community deserves.

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OPINION 19

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The rise of penalty notices or the second time this year, Southwark Council has been forced to hand back hundreds of thousands of pounds to drivers slapped with illegitimate penalty charge notices (PCNs).

As was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph, the council only discovered the error after a perceptive motorist with fortuitously good knowledge of parking legislation noticed the wrong law had been cited on his fine. A Freedom of Information request revealed the council had issued 10,000 penalty charge notices (PCNs) between February and July 2025 to cars caught driving on bus lanes by CCTV cameras.

Cabinet Member James McAsh has since admitted it was a computer glitch, and reassured residents that any additional costs incurred through paying back fines will be covered by the contractor responsible for the mess-up.

The story reads strikingly similarly to another 'glitch' which we reported on earlier this year, when the News broke the story that thousands of motorists had been unlawfully fined for driving on a bus lane on Lower Road - which had in fact ceased to exist months earlier.

Like the latest debacle, it took a single business owner looking to contest his own fine before the extent of the debacle was uncovered - prompting the council to refund £100,000 to motorists incorrectly fined over the course of several months.

Across the board, it seems that instances of drivers being slapped with incorrect PCNs are becoming more common. In early 2024 Croydon Council had to hand back £500k due to a computer glitch, which saw thousands of residents hit with fines for failing to respond to the initial PCN notice - because none of them had ever actually received it.

56 per cent of appeals made against bus lane penalties were upheld or not contested last year. How many more drivers are incorrectly fined but don't have the time, knowledge or expertise to challenge the notice?

Partly, the growing number of incorrect fines reflects the sheer increase in the volume of PCNs issued by London councils. Statistics from London Councils show that between 2009 and 2024, the number of PCNs issued in the capital rose by 70 per cent, from 4.8 million to 8.3 million.

Others would speculate that councils face too little accountability when it comes to road traffic enforcement schemes, which provide an enormously lucrative source of income. A Freedom of Information request showed that bus lane fines issued by Southwark council rose from 7,673 in 2019/20 to 13,304 in 2023/24. The amount in fines raked in correspondingly rose from £427,849 to £746,616.

Councils are in charged of implementing Traffic Management Orders (TMOs) on their roads and making sure they are up to date - but, as we saw with Lower Road, drivers were having to cough up fines in relation to an expired TMO. Motorists who believe they have been unfairly fined are encouraged to take it up with the local authority, with the option of appealing any rejected decision at London Tribunals. The series of recent glitches make a good case for a review and modernisatoin of the process by which councils dish out penalties to make it more efficient and fair.

CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across 1 7 8

9 10 12 13 15 17 19 21 22 23 24 25

Guides the saints around forever (6) Festival drink for Pygmalion's love (7) Reveal how Uncle begins to take over? (7) A flower for the shepherd? (5) Photographs sailors, in leading parts (4,5) Note the bishop's office (3) Lies about a little bit of land (4) They are added to sumup the last article (7) The essence of trusting is truth (4) It's laid quite naturally (3) They are responsible for many a storm in a teacup (9) Postponement of French song (5) Got stung? Annoyed, of course (7) Go back and buy them another meal (7) A Spanish gentleman is so good looking (6)

Clues Down 1 2 3 4 5 6

Packing with different fun gifts? (8) Beats the former cavities (6) The clergyman had a different side charged (7) Thunderous applause (5) Beastly places where engine cuts out (6) Russian leader got German money by the sound of it (4) 7 10 have to face up to it (6,5) 11 Food sounds suitable (but not for vegetarians) (4) 13 Shakespearian character says 'I'll have a go' (4) 14 Is so deep in stories (8) 16 Set indeed is appointed (7) 18 A lute's used to welcome (6) 20 Fast eating sprite? (6) 21 Does key work (5) 22 Most unfair (4)

QUICK PUZZLE Clues Across 1 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 17 19 21 22 23 24 25

Platform (6) Tract of level land (7) Front cutting tooth (7) Rows (5) Physical features of a region (9) Worn scrap of cloth (3) Oceans (4) Row of houses (7) Dislike (4) Fowl (3) Making obese (9) Circular frame (5) Rule in tyrannical way (7) Force exerted by reduced air pressure (7) Joins (6)

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1 Self righteously moral (8) 2 Medical practitioner (6) 3 Sudden increase (7) 4 Over quick (5) 5 Go back (6) 6 Unnecessary worry (4) 7 Readiness (11) 11 Entrance (4) 13 Viewed (4) 14 Proposes (8) 16 Debase (7) 18 Ditch (6) 20 Most agreeable (6) 21 Aptitude (5) 22 Sagacious (4)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Pate; 3 Precious; 9 Rat-trap; 10 Noted; 11 Sweet-William; 13 Trains; 15 Chaser; 17 Shipbuilding; 20 Clamp; 21 Trestle; 22 Dethrone; 23 Eros.

Down: 1 Parasite; 2 Title; 4 Repair; 5 Candle-holder; 6 Outlaws; 7 Soda; 8 Writing-paper; 12 Progress; 14 Athwart; 16 Sultan; 18 Inter; 19 Iced.

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Across: 1 Vary; 3 Assemble; 9 Liberal; 10 Tress; 11 Disintegrate; 13 Twinge; 15 Divest; 17 Impermanence; 20 Arras; 21 Article; 22 Hilarity; 23 Tell.

Down: 1 Validate; 2 Robes; 4 Seller; 5 Extortionate; 6 Breathe; 7 Easy; 8 Transgressor; 12 Ethereal; 14 Immoral; 16 Impact; 18 Niche; 19 Lash.

ARTS 21

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"Where’s the Time Spaghetti stirs old masters into Wild in This a bold mix of abstraction and play West?”

DULWICH PICTURE Gallery’s new display doesn’t belong to time past, present or future – but to time overspilled and cheerfully tangled: Time Spaghetti, writes Emily Driver...

The works by Lisa Contucci, Clifton Wright and Stanley Ganton stage a new kind of conversation for the gallery, held, not over a dinner table, but across eras.

When sharp and sustained, they prompt us to consider the gallery's old masters with a fresh set of devouring eyes.

Contucci’s process-driven art begins from photographs of works around the gallery. From here, the dramas of the Baroque are translated into ultraabstract colourscapes. That is not to say that Contucci’s art is not a drama of its own, but rather that her artworks display a drama of colour, texture and movement. In these swishes and swirls lies the trace of the original mood of inspiration: a keen eye might spot the pale blue of Antonlínez’s skyline awash in her canvas, or Poussin’s peach-clad ladies reincarnated as splodges adrift upon a scheme of colours enhanced and transposed.

The best works by Contucci are the ones that give full rein to the physicality of her materials. The choice to leave her marbled canvas visible in peeks and stretches allows for an exploration of tone and surface. Dimensionality is added

BELOVED OF tattoo artists, surfer dudes and mural painters in Camberwell, the great wave depicted in the woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai has come to symbolise a forceful time of social change in Japan, writes Ed Gray...

Wars were fought, famines suffered, and cities swelled in the turbulence of the Edo period between 1615 and 1868. Hokusai channelled his artistic prowess into timely, epic, unforgettable images that still resonate all over the world today, but Utagawa Hiroshige followed swiftly in his wake, calmly surfing those choppy waters.

In Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road, curator Alfred Haft has brought together 175 exquisite prints, painted fans and contemporary artworks to reveal the humanity that Hiroshige was able to chisel, ink and press from blocks of wood.

Orphan son to a fire warden Hiroshige took on the role himself aged twelve before picking up a paintbrush. Initially he worked in the style of the time, creating the ‘art of the floating world’ or ukiyo-e in Japanese, depicting languorous transient beauties often in brothels, enveloped in decorous crisp silk kimonos as they await clients - or actors caught in a moment of heightened intensity.

Insular Edo period Japan had sealed its borders, so Hiroshige turned his curious gaze inwards, a watchful eye trained on the fleeting moments in the lives of his kinsfolk and their place in the landscape, revealing scenes of pure humanity.

Soon enough the kimono drops, and Hiroshige reveals his true mastery of the artform, dexterously depicting his fellow

Lisa Contucci, Swaying Tree, 2025 by acrylic, which pools into islands, and rough marble dust, which grazes the gaze.

It’s art that invites immersion as well as observation; where this textured richness lapses, the paintings pack less punch.

Wright’s oils and pastels teeter somewhere between abstraction and familiar forms. His large, multicanvas compositions depict bodies that seem both connected and disjointed.

Exaggerated heads, miniature limbs, and jagged triangular forms rest on striking and distinctive handmade coloured paper.

Wright’s engagement with the gallery’s collection shifts between irreverence and sincerity. Sometimes Christ with the cross becomes a skull in front of clashing swords (a pirate’s flag, perhaps?). Sometimes he still carries that anguished load through his eyes, and holiness shines through in the smokey black lines that hold the fracturing quality of a Cathedral’s stained glass. It is a stunning visual language that opens itself up the more you look.

Closest in proximity to its Old Master sources is Ganton’s art – quite literally,

Heartbreak Hiro

Pleasure Boats at Ryōgoku citizens at work and leisure in stunning compositions in a timeless reverie - paeans to the simple pleasures of life. Detail, expression and pattern bring his foreground characters to life with minimal mark-making. Backgrounds are filled with deep colours, midnight blues, rose and brick red, often muted and faded - the gradation building layers and depth. Hiroshige beckons us to join him on the road and waves a circling arm at the vista in wonder.

Like any genuine city dweller, he chose to celebrate the more unexpected parts of the city, composing his scenes from the perspective of an urbanite rather than a tourist. In these spaces a flaneur will more likely find the heart of the city and her people. Umbrellas

are swiftly pulled low as sudden rainstorms scatter crowds, deeper creases are cut into the woodblock as the snow flurries intensify, pipes are lit by weary traders and women determinedly carry heavy bundles of charcoal.

A drunken customer staggers, escorted from a brothel as a sex worker laughs at his shrivelled stature. Life is hard but ordered in scenes that offer escapism and certainty in uncertain times Working with 95 publishers, Hiroshige knew his market and built it with care, giving them not what they wanted but what he knew they would want, the truth about their lives laid bare, steering clear of hardships and settling instead for the soft swish of feet through snow rather than the unforgiving

hung beside them in the gallery. Flattening Lely's and Rubens’ scenes of refined sensuality into angular, unmodulated blocks of colour, he unearths the bones beneath the Baroque’s romanticised sheen. For some visitors, this bluntness might enervate the room's flow; for others, it energises the originals with playful and humorous rapport.

Time Spaghetti thrives on its premise: a lively jumbling of centuries, styles and sensibilities. The full flavour emerges if you commit to seeking these tangled connections (the folders in the room help point you to each work’s counterpart) – but even without them, the display stands strong. Wright’s pieces feel most self-sufficient, while Ganton’s contribution, with only two works beside their sources, feels a little undercommitted. In any case, under three varying artistic temperaments, familiar traditions become sites of questioning and rethinking, and, at their best, fresh affirmation. Together they remind us time isn’t just measured by the clock, but how it can be twirled, tangled and served anew.

Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, London, SE21 7AD until January 11th 2026. Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm.

Full details: www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

relentless cold. His wanderings took him through the natural world. He revelled in the beauty of plumage of pheasants and hawks, the floral patterns, the beauty of being present in the moment. It’s no wonder he retired to become a Buddhist monk.

The coda to this exhibition attempts to show the impact of Hiroshige’s art on the 20th century and would have benefited from even greater analysis if space allowed. Fairly inexpensive Japonisme was awash in19th C western society and impressionist and postimpressionist artists drank freely from its source, using it to replenish tired motifs and compositions. 400 woodblock prints were purchased by Theo and Vincent Van Gogh and one of those, a Plum Park in Kameido (1857), is presented here along with Vincent’s attempts to imbibe the pictorial dynamism of branches that cut into the dusky sky, as striking pink blossoms breakout across their boughs. There he is again, in Whistler’s muted Thames paintings. Herge’s Tintin illustrations and Studio Ghibli animations deserve a mention. That aside, this the first exhibition of Hiroshige’s work in 25 years and a spectacular opportunity to revisit his work.

Hiroshige’s heartbreakingly beautiful images reveal the little things that make the biggest impression. Turn off your devices, tune in and take a trip on the road in the footsteps of the old Master.

The British Museum until 7th September 2025.

Booking and full details: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/hiroshigeartist-open-road

DIAMONDS AND Dust is a theatrical cocktail of Wild West grit, Vegas decadence, and immersive cabaret, writes Luigia Minichiello...

At the centre of it all is Faye Tozer, trading chart-topping pop for poker chips as the fiery Miss Kitty LeRoy. Billed as a tale of “The good, the bad and the lucky,” it channels Deadwood meets Moulin Rouge, Dita Von Teese appearing as Lady Luck brings top tier glamour— complete with Jenny Packham’s glittering costumes and Louboutin’s killer heels.

Every detail screams high production.

I wanted to love Diamonds and Dust. The concept had promise: bold performances, a Western theme, beautiful burlesque, and a chance to dress up. But despite the polish, something crucial was missing.

The opening act stumbled. A disjointed song choice failed to set the tone, feeling more like a pub set than the launch of a high-octane West End spectacle. The transition into the story was muddy, and confusion lingered - especially at the interval, when guests began to leave, unsure if the show was over.

Steps star Tozer's performance was no ‘ Tragedy’, it brought charm and some live vocals in her role as Kitty LeRoy, a sharptongued bar owner: "I've been on more laps than a napkin" was a standout line.

Dita Von Teese as Lady Luck, looked every inch the icon as she rode in on a sparkling pink mechanical cow. Visually dazzling, yes, but more spectacle than substance.

The male ensemble - shirtless cowboys who kept their trousers firmly on - felt more filler than feature. They brought high energy dance but little variety. They were more Bermondsey builders on a night out rather than precision performers in a slick production. A brief aerial stunt on a chandelier hinted at more daring possibilities; why not build on that?

Where was the finesse, the danger, the edge?

The show blends dance routines, lipsyncing, sequins and a fair amount of flesh.

Yes, even burlesque has its limits, and I wondered if titty-fatigue is a thing. Aerial work and whip tricks offered glimpses of what the show could be, but those moments were fleeting.

The former Proud Late theatre has been revamped for the production, but tight seating made it hard to relax—or even rest a drink. The clatter of smashed glasses became part of the ambience. When the finale ended, furniture was whisked away for the club night that follows, killing any lingering magic with logistical chaos.

Diamonds and Dust teeters between cabaret and theatre without fully committing to either. If you’re after a glitter-soaked party with photo ops, you’ll find it here. But if you're chasing innovation, edge and immersive storytelling, this one's still a diamond in the rough.

Emerald Theatre until 28th September.

Booking and full details: www.westendtheatre.com/271355/ theatres/emerald-theatre-london/

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People gathered near your flame You lit the world just with your name.

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24 PUBLIC NOTICES Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I Guido Guzman Medellin have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of La Brasa Grill Restaurant - 235 Walworth Rd, London SE17 1RL. The relevant licensable activities proposed to be carried on, or from the premises are: The sale by retail of alcohol: Sunday to Saturday 12:00-23:30 The provision of regulated entertainment: Sunday to Saturday 23:00-00:00 The provision of late night refreshment: Sunday to Saturday 23:00-00:00 Opening Hours: Sunday to Saturday 12:00-00:00 A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH. A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000, details are also available on our website at https://app.southwark.gov. uk/. It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives.

Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@southwark.gov. uk) and be received by the Licensing Unit within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.

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

Date of application: 04 August 2025 Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I Sogo Fasoyiro have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Exodus Cafe and Wine Bar - 31 Peckham High Street, London SE15 5EB. The relevant licensable activities proposed to be carried on, or from the premises are: The sale by retail of alcohol: Sunday to Thursday 11:00-23:30 Friday + Saturday 11:00-01:30 The provision of regulated entertainment: Sunday to Thursday 23:00-23:30 Friday + Saturday 23:00-01:30 The provision of late night refreshment: Sunday to Thursday 23:00-23:30 Friday + Saturday 23:00-01:30 Opening Hours: Sunday to Thursday 10:0000:00 Friday + Saturday 10:00-02:00 A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH. A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000, details are also available on our website at https://app.southwark.gov.uk/. It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@ southwark.gov.uk) and be received by the Licensing Unit within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.

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Date of application: 05 August 2025 Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I Gerardo Burbano Ramirez have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in Respect of: Restaurante Bar La Fogata - 34 New Kent Rd, London SE1 6TJ. The relevant licensable activities proposed to be carried on, or from the premises are: The sale by retail of alcohol: Sunday to Saturday 09:00-22:30 Opening Hours: Sunday to Saturday 09:00-23:00 A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH. A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000, details are also available on our website at https://app.southwark.gov. uk/. It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives.

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

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Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in: (2a) Drummond Road, northbound lane of carriageway, between Perryn Road and Jamaica Road (2b) Deans Buildings, vehicle and cycle closure, between No’s 19 and Flint Street (2c) Denman Road, between Talfourd Place and No’s 73 (2d) Stories Road, cycle lane closure between Grove Lane and Stories Mews (2e) Park Street, between Redcross Way and Stoney Street (2f) Bramcote Grove, between Verney Road and Varcoe Road (2g) Varcoe Road, at its junction with Bramcote Grove (2h) Union Street, between Borough High Street and Redcross Way (2i) St James Road, between Lucey Way and Rail Sidings Road

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Transport for London Public Notice ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A2 GLA ROAD (OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY BANNED TURN) (NO.3) ORDER 2025 1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that has made the above named Trafc Order under section 14(1) of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specied in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

2. The purpose of the Order is to enable telecom repair works to take place at A2 Old Kent Road.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be (2a) Drummond Road, Tranton Road, Keeton’s Road, Jamacia Road. (2b) Dawes Street, East Street, Flint Street. Deans Buildings, Flint Street, Rodney Road, Stead Street, Orb Street. (2c) Denman Road, Talfourd Place, Talfourd Road, Lyndhurst Grove. (2d) Stories Road, Grove Lane, Grove Hill Road, Camberwell Grove, Stories Road. Stories Road, Camberwell Grove, Bromar Road, Pycheley Rd, Grove Vale, Dog Kennel Hill, Grove Lane, (2e) as indicated by the signs displayed. (2f) & (2g) Verney Road, Varcoe Road. (2h) as indicated by the signs displayed (2i) as indicated by the signs displayed The existing ‘one-way’ working in Union Street, between Redcross Way and Omeara Street, will be made ‘two-way’ for access and egress purposes.

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The closure will be in operation on the following dates (2a) 1st – 14th September (2b) 1st – 2nd September (2c) 1st – 29th September (2d) 1st September – 17th October (2e) 2nd – 3rd September (2f) & (2g) 3rd September – 5th November (2h) 30th August (2i) 28th – 29th August between 22:00hrs and 06:00hrs

(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes;

7.

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

(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

Dated this 21st August 2025

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle except pedal cycles from turning left into Dunton Road from Old Kent Road.

The Order will be effective at certain times between 8.00 PM and 11.59 PM on 26th August 2025 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.

4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:

5. At such times as the prohibition is in force an alternative route will be indicated by trafc signs via Old Kent Road, Humphrey Street and Old Kent Road to normal route of travel.

Dated this 21st day of August 2025 Andrew Ulph Co-Ordination Manager, Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: (2a) SLM081166903-40 (2b) 30399082 (2c) SA-2352013-01 (2d) 46589755 (2e) LBSCR14094-1 (2f) 49876669 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WEBBER STREET, LANCASTER STREET, WHITE HART YARD) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND CYCLE LANE CLOSURE)

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we High Spirit Hospitality Ltd Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of High Spirit Hospitality Ltd, Rail Arch 258, Grosvenor Terrace, SE5 0NP

1.

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

2.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in: (2a) Webber Street, at its junction with Blackfriars Road, including cycle lane (2b) Lancaster Street, at it’s junction with Webber Street and Library Street (2c) White Hart Yard, at it’s junction with Borough High Street

The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are

The retail sale of alcohol:

Opening hours:

Days

Start time

Finish time

3.

Monday to Sunday, private bookings only booked by appointment.

Between the hours of:

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be (2a) & (2b) Rushworth Street, Pocock Street, Blackfriars Road. King James Street, Lancaster Street, Borough Road. (2c) as indicated by the signs displayed.

10:00

23:00

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The closure will be in operation on the following dates (2a) & (2b) 8th September – 12th October (2c) 10th – 16th September

7.

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

For the sale of beer and wine at pre-booked cookery classed, booked by appointment only

10:00

23:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives.

Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@southwark.gov.uk) and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.

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

Date of application: 19/08/2025

Dated this 21st August 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: (2a) & (2b) (W121654770-02668 & W121654625-01461SGN) (2c) MCW-06943888/thames

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PUBLIC NOTICES 25

Thursday, August 21st 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended) The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applications/ You can use facilities at your local library or 'My Southwark Service Points' to access the website.

How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked 'confidential' will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Planning division, Development Management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: AFFECT - development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; OR development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); DEP - departure from the development plan; EIA - environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied by an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council - there will be a charge for the copy); MAJ - major planning application; PIP - application is for Permission in Principle; S106 - ; STDCA development within a conservation area; STDLB - works to or within the site of a listed building; CANADA WATER MASTERPLAN - LAND BOUNDED BY LOWER ROAD (WEST), REDRIFF ROAD (SOUTH), QUEBEC WAY (EAST) SURREY QUAYS ROAD AND CANADA WATER DOCK (NORTH) AND SITE AT ROBERTS CLOSE LONDON SE16 (Ref: 25/AP/0242) Application submitted under Section 73 of the TCPA 1990 to approved Hybrid Planning Permission 18/AP/1604 for the comprehensive redevelopment of the Canada Water Masterplan.

The S73 Application seeks to amend the Outline elements of 18/AP/1604 only through a variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans); Condition 3 (Control Documents); Condition 4 (Floorspace cap); and Condition 5 (Development Zones and permitted uses) to enable the following amendments: Changes to the massing across the Masterplan which includes: - Development Zone B: tower increased from 117m AOD to 136m AOD - Development Zone C: tower increased from 101m AOD to 161m AOD Development Zone D: tower increased from 138m AOD to 175m AOD - Development Zone F: towers increased from 116m AOD to 138m AOD and 125m AOD to 166m AOD and increase in massing of 18m AOD for a small portion of the north-eastern corner from 45 AOD to 63 AOD Development Zone G: tower increased from 105m AOD to 131m AOD - Development Zone H: Increase in massing of 18m/28m AOD for the western part of Zone H (directly north of the Park) to 63m AOD - Development Zone J: Increase in the depth of the +48m AOD height zone along the park further into the Zone Increase in the footprint of the tall buildings Amendments to the housing offer and changes to housing unit mix - Increase to the residential floorspace cap (Use Class C3) and consequential increase to the total development floorspace cap - Increase to the hotel (Use Class C1) land use cap - Introduction of Co-Living (Sui Generis) as a residential use - Increase in the extent of basement footprint for Zone D and Zone H - Servicing Strategy amended to allow for direct vehicle access to Development Zone D from Deal Porters Way - Amendments to the Masterplan Design Guidelines- Revisions to the Section 106 Agreement entered into in connection with the HPP: Schedule 2(Interim Use, Construction Period Community Scheme), 7 (Trees), 8 (Public Facilities), 11 (Housing), 12 (Specialist Housing), 13 (Student Acc), 16 (Highways), 20 (Employment and Training) and 21 (Affordable retail and workspace) ReConsultation undertaken due to: The Additional Proposed Amendments include: - Increase in massing of 18m AOD for a small portion of the north-eastern corner of Zone F - Increase in massing of 18m/28m AOD for the western part of Zone H (directly north of the Park) - Decrease in massing of the Tall Building on Zone B by 25m AOD from 161m AOD to 136m AOD Increase in massing of the Tall Building on Zone C by 25m AOD from 136m AOD to 161m AOD Introduction of Co-Living (Sui Generis) as a residential use. - Amendment to private unit size mix Environmental Statement updated to take account of the Additional Proposed Amendments and the adjacent new cumulative scheme (24/AP/3718) Updated Daylight and Sunlight Assessment Updated Wind Assessment Updated Verified Views Updated Transport Addendum The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement of Conformity and Further Information submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended). If members of the public wish to access a copy of the ES, they can view the documentation on the Council's website.

Alternatively, for those wish to purchase an electronic copy, Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd will supply the ES on a USB for a charge of £25 + VAT. For a printed copy, members of the public should contact Waterman directly via ie@watermangroup.com Reason(s)

for publicity: EIA EIA (Contact: Gemma Usher 020 7525 7935) 117A DULWICH VILLAGE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE21 7BL (Ref: 25/AP/1699) Replacement of all existing single-glazed timber sash windows on the first and second floors with slimline double-glazed timber sash units, along with a series of internal alterations. (Within: Dulwich Village Dulwich Village CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) UNIT 6 BLUELION PLACE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 4PU (Ref: 25/AP/1931) Installation of Air Source Heat Pump. (Within: Bermondsey Street Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 4 GREAT SPILMANS LONDON SOUTHWARK SE22 8SZ (Ref: 25/AP/1957) External alterations including replacement of garage door, installation of new insulated cladding and brickwork, triple glazed windows and doors, improved insulation to bay and porch and ramp access, along with associated landscaping works. (Within: Dulwich Village Dulwich Village CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 6 MORE LONDON PLACE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 2DA (Ref: 25/AP/2041) Display of two illuminated signs along the primary More London Place elevation (Within: Tooley Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 61 SOUTHWARK STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 0HL (Ref: 25/AP/2126) Prior approval for proposed roof mounted solar panels (Within: Thrale Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 86 LYNDHURST WAY LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5AQ (Ref: 25/AP/2100) Construction of single-storey side and rear extension and replacement of existing windows to front and rear elevations. (Within: Holly Grove Holly Grove CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 68 DENMARK HILL LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8RZ (Ref: 25/AP/2137) Alteration to shop front, installation of retractable awning, installation of roller and change of use from the former use as a bank (Use Class E(c)(i)) to a shop class E(a). (Within: Camberwell Green CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Joseph Vadilonga 020 7525 5341) 48 GRANGE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3BH (Ref: 25/AP/1869) Replacement of doors and windows, timber sash windows to the front and rear (integral bars), and timber doors to be replaced with double glazed timber door units to front and rear (Within: Bermondsey Street Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Joseph Vadilonga 020 7525 5341) FORMER BLACKFRIARS CROWN COURT, 1 POCOCK STREET LONDON SE1 0BT (Ref: 25/AP/2203) Redevelopment of the site comprising demolition of the existing building and construction of two buildings providing Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) (Sui Generis) and Residential (Class C3), alongside flexible commercial (Class E) floorspace and a café unit (Class E(a)) at the ground floor, together with associated public realm and landscaping works and a new pedestrian route. For information: The proposed PBSA is 9 storeys with additional rooftop plant (29.995m above ground 3.260m

AOD), part 6 storeys (20.640m above ground 3.260m AOD) plus basement (GIA 605sqm) The proposed residential is part 6 storeys (20.740m above ground 2.990m AOD), part 5 storeys (16.910m above ground 2.990m AOD) and part 4 storey (13.510m above ground 2.990m AOD) and basement, plus basement (GIA 304 sqm) The development as a whole comprises: - 347 sqm GEA/ 310sqm GIA of flexible commercial space (Use Class E) - 200 sqm GEA/ 176 sqm GIA publicly accessible café (Use Class E(a)) - 71 Social rent residential units - 600 Student bedroomsFor information: - The proposed PBSA is 9 storeys with additional rooftop plant (29.995m above ground 3.260m AOD), part 6 storeys (20.640m above ground 3.260m AOD) plus basement (GIA 605sqm) The proposed residential is part 6 storeys (20.740m above ground 2.990m AOD), part 5 storeys (16.910m above ground 2.990m AOD) and part 4 storey (13.510m above ground 2.990m AOD) and basement, plus basement (GIA 304 sqm) The development as a whole comprises: - 347 sqm GEA/ 310sqm GIA of flexible commercial space (Use Class E) - 200 sqm GEA/ 176 sqm GIA publicly accessible café (Use Class E(a)) - 71 Social rent residential units - 600 Student bedrooms Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ AFFECT (Contact: Chloe Rimell 020 7525 1397) 10 MARSHALSEA ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 1HL (Ref: 25/AP/2245) Change of use at basement and ground floor level from office (Use Class E) to one selfcontained residential dwelling (Use Class C3), including associated bike and bin stores (Within: Liberty of the Mint Liberty of the Mint CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 020 7525 3148) 60A AND 62 HATCHAM ROAD AND 134-140 ILDERTON ROAD LONDON SE15 1TW (Ref: 25/AP/2271) Variation of Conditions 17, 22 and 31 of planning permission ref. 17/AP/3757 dated 18/03/2019 for 'Application for full planning permission for mixed use redevelopment comprising: demolition of existing buildings and construction of a building ranging in height from four to nine storeys to provide 1,179 sqm (GIA) of commercial space (use class B1) at ground floor, 86 residential dwellings above (30 x 1 bed, 39 x 2 bed and 17 x 3 bed), with associated amenity areas, cycle and disabled car parking and refuse/recycling stores.' The amendment seeks to allow for a wider Class E use of the commercial units. Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Paul Ricketts 020 7525 3212)

uPVC units to the rear (Within: Camberwell New Road Camberwell New Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Joseph Vadilonga 020 7525 5341) POTTERS FIELDS PARK POTTERS FIELDS LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 2SG (Ref: 25/AP/1899) Renewal and minor change to consent for the temporary use of the open space for events with the erection of associated temporary structures (cumulatively no more than 800 sq. metres) for no more than 80 days in any one calendar year, for a period of twelve years until 9th October 2037. Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Lara Sharpe 020 7525 7595) 210 - 212 BOROUGH HIGH STREET SOUTHWARK SE1 1JX (Ref: 25/AP/2327) Temporary display (for a period of ten months) of one externally illuminated advertisement sign, within temporary scaffolding shroud, incorporating a 1:1 facsimile of the building and its architectural features printed on it. (Within: Liberty of the Mint Liberty of the Mint CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: James Holmes 020 7525 0803) 117 CAMBERWELL ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 0HB (Ref: 25/AP/2272) Non Material Amendment to listed building consent 24/AP/1962 dated 11/10/2024 for Internal alterations to convert the lower ground floor from office to a studio flat. Removal of modern door and installation of a new window to the front elevation at lower ground floor level, blocking up of an existing doorway to the rear outrigger (revised decription). The non materal changes are for Internal change to increase bathroom size (No changes to the rear elevation) (Within: Addington Square CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) Dated: 19 Aug 2025 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date (or 14 days for Permission in Principle, 30 days for EIA development).

STEPHEN PLATTS Director of Planning and Growth

59 - 61 LANT STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 1QN (Ref: 25/AP/2231) Change of use of warehouse to office, of basement and ground floor. The alteration and adaptation of the goods access door on Vine Yard, including recessing the door in the facade and the introduction of a stepped access to the premises from the pavement (Within: Liberty of the Mint CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Glenn Ruane 020 7525 5840) 42 PECKHAM ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8PX (Ref: 25/AP/2152) Proposed rear extension to provide new accessible toilets and installation of a rear covered terrace, use of garden space for customers, retrospective permission for installation of an air conditioning condenser unit on a rear ground floor roof. (Within: Sceaux Gardens CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Glenn Ruane 020 7525 5840) 106 DENMARK ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 9LB (Ref: 25/AP/2324) Replacement of existing rear timber door with uPVC unit and existing timber windows with timber double glazed units to the front, and

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26 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, August 21st 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK CYCLE HANGARS – 24/25 BATCH 3 The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Cycle hangars) (No. *) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) (Cycle hangars) (No. *) Order 202* 1.

Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2.

The effects of the Orders would be:(a) to provide 38 new cycle hangars on the carriageway, each 2.55 metres (‘m’) in length, 2m in width and aligned parallel to the kerb, at the following locations:ALBRIGHTON ROAD north-west side opposite Tidworth House; ALMA GROVE north-west side on the side of No. 123 Fort Road; ASHMORE CLOSE south-west side opposite Nos. 39 and 40 Ashmore Close (next to existing hangar); ASTBURY ROAD east side on the side of No. 61 Astbury Road; ASYLUM ROAD east side (near Queen's Road Peckham railway station) north of its junction with Queen's Road; BELVIOR ROAD south-west side opposite Nos. 1 and 2 Ladyship Terrace; BETHWIN ROAD north-west side o/s Nos. 1 to 16 Boundary House (next to existing hangar); CHERRY GARDEN STREET south-west side opposite Nos. 68 to 142 Cherry Garden Street (next to existing hangars); CROSBY ROW south-east side o/s Nos. 12 to 82 Crosby Road; DENMAN ROAD south-west side on the side of No. 71 Lyndhurst Grove; EDMUND STREET south-west side opposite Hogan Court; FALMOUTH ROAD north-west side opposite Brotherhood of the Cross and Star; FORSYTH GARDENS south-east side opposite Nos. 1 to 36 Forsyth Gardens; GREAT GUILDFORD STREET 2 new hangars side by side north-east side south-east of its junction with Sumner Street; HARMSWORTH STREET south-west side opposite its junction with Sharsted Street; HEBER ROAD south-east side west of its junction with Landcroft Road; HOLMDENE AVENUE south-west side opposite No. 107 Holmdene Avenue; HOWDEN STREET north-west side south-west of its junction with Waghorn Street; JOWETT STREET south-east side opposite the side of Nos. 12/24 Boathouse Walk; LANDCROFT ROAD north-east side opposite No. 142 Landcroft Road; LANDELLS ROAD north-west side on the side of No. 337 Underhill Road; LOWTH ROAD north-east side opposite Nos. 86 to 96 Lowth Road; MONNOW ROAD north-west side opposite the side of No. 2 Strathnairn Street; NELSON SQUARE north side o/s Rowland Hill House; OVERHILL ROAD south-east side on the side of No. 1 Rubens Gardens; PARK STREET south-west side o/s No. 83 Park Street; REEDHAM STREET north-east side south-east of its junction with McDermott Road; ROSENTHORPE ROAD south-west side on the side of No.387 Ivydale Road; RUSKIN WALK north-east side on the side of No. 111 Herne Hill; SANDISON STREET south-east side to the rear of No. 57 McDermott Road; SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD south-east side opposite No. 94a Southwark Bridge Road; STRADELLA ROAD north-west side on the side of No. 24 Half Moon Lane; THE CUT south-east side o/s No. 25 The Cut (Southwark College); TIMBER POND ROAD north-east side opposite No. 4 Middleton Drive; TYRRELL ROAD south-west side o/s No. 31 Tyrrell Road; WHATELEY ROAD south-west side on the side of No. 200 Crystal Palace Road; YALDING ROAD north-east side opposite No. 1 Yalding Road; NOTES: (1) The measures in 2 (b)-(v) are proposed to accommodate the provision of the new cycle hangars and in those locations in the carriageway, referred to above. (2) ‘permit’ refers to parking places for holders of valid parking permits within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) listed, ‘shared-use’ refers to parking places in which holders of a valid permit for the CPZ listed or Pay-by-Phone (‘pay’) paid ticket holders are permitted to park within the permitted hours. ‘DYLs’ refer to waiting restrictions which operate 'at any time' - all hours on every day of the week. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking (b) in CPZ 'B' reduce existing permit-holders’ and ‘Pay by Phone’ parking ('shared-use') by 3.55m in SANDISON STREET (66.5m remain); (c) in CPZ 'C1' (i) reduce existing ‘Pay by Phone’ parking (‘pay’) by 3.55m in PARK STREET (12m remains) and by 4.55m in THE CUT (22m remains), (ii) split and reduce existing permit-holders only parking ('permit') by 4.55m in NELSON SQUARE (a total of 48.5m remain) and (iii) reduce existing 'permit' by 6m in GREAT GUILDFORD STREET (80m remain); (d) in CPZ 'C2' reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD (47.5m remain); (e) in CPZ 'D' educe existing 'shared-use' by 5.55m in FALMOUTH ROAD (25.5m remain); (f) in CPZ 'E' split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in HARMSWORTH STREET (a total of 25m remain); (g) in CPZ 'EC' reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in EDMUND STREET (14m remain); (h) in CPZ 'F' reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m in CROSBY ROW (21m remain); (i) in CPZ 'G' reduce existing 'permit' by 2.55m in CHERRY GARDEN STREET (48.5m remain); (j) in CPZ 'HH' (i) split and reduce existing 'shared-use' by 4m in HOLMDENE AVENUE (a total of 23.5m remain), and (ii) reduce existing 'shared-use' by 4.55m in RUSKIN WALK (16m remain); (k) in CPZ 'J' reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m in FORSYTH GARDENS (29m remain); (l) in CPZ 'K' reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m in LOWTH ROAD (20m remain); (m) in CPZ 'NC' reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m in BETHWIN ROAD (15.5m remain); (n) in CPZ 'PR' split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in DENMAN ROAD (a total of 33m remain); (o) in CPZ 'PW' reduce existing (i) 'shared-use' by 3.55m in HOWDEN STREET (11m remain), and (ii) 'permit' by 4.55m in REEDHAM STREET (12.5m remain); (p) in CPZ 'Q' split and reduce existing 'shared-use' by 4.55m in ALBRIGHTON ROAD (total of 53m remain); (q) in CPZ 'S' reduce existing 'permit' by 3.55m in TIMBER POND ROAD (31m remain); (r) in CPZ 'T' reduce existing (i) 'permit' by 3.55m in ASHMORE CLOSE (59.5m remain), and (ii) 'shared-use' by 3.55m in JOWETT STREET (35.5m remain); (s) in CPZ 'TS' (i) split and reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in ALMA GROVE (total of 132m remain) and in MONNOW ROAD (a total of 37.5m remain), and (ii) reduce existing 'permit' by 4.55m in YALDING ROAD (157.5m remain); (t) in STRADELLA ROAD split and reduce existing free 'short stay' parking place by 4.55m (a total of 18.5m remain); (u) add new lengths of 'at any time' waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) (i) a total of 5m in LANDELLS ROAD either side of each new cycle hangar, (ii) a total of 3m in FALMOUTH ROAD either side of new cycle hangar, (iii) a total of 2.5m in WHATELEY ROAD either side of new cycle hangar, (iv) a total of 2m (1m DYLs either side of new cycle hangars) in ALBRIGHTON ROAD, ALMA GROVE, ASYLUM ROAD, DENMAN ROAD, EDMUND STREET, HARMSWORTH STREET, LANDCROFT ROAD, MONNOW ROAD, NELSON SQUARE, OVERHILL ROAD, ROSENTHORPE ROAD, RUSKIN WALK, SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD, STRADELLA ROAD, THE CUT, TYRRELL ROAD and YALDING ROAD, (v) in REEDHAM STREET a total of 2m southeast of the new cycle hangar and north-west of an existing cycle hangar, (vi) a total of 1.5m either side of new cycle hangars in HOLMDENE AVENUE and HEBER ROAD, and (vii) 1m only northeast of the new cycle hangar in SANDISON STREET, north-west of the new cycle hangar in BELVIOR ROAD, south of the new cycle hangar in ASTBURY ROAD, south-east of the new cycle hangars in TIMBER POND ROAD, LOWTH ROAD, ASHMORE CLOSE and PARK STREET, on the south-easternmost side of the 2 new cycle hangars in GREAT GUILDFORD STREET, and south-west of the new cycle hangars in FORSYTH GARDENS, JOWETT STREET, CROSBY ROW, BETHWIN ROAD and HOWDEN STREET; (v) relocate an existing length of 1m ‘DYLs’ to the north-west side of the new cycle hangar in CHERRY GARDEN STREET; and (w) the Council will amend the Traffic Management Order map-based schedule to amend the location of an existing cycle hangar and 1m length of 'DYLs' on the north-west side of BETHWIN ROAD by relocating these restrictions north-eastward by 46m and replacing these restrictions at the original location with 4.5m of existing ‘timed’ waiting restrictions (single yellow lines) and reducing the existing 'permit' at the new location by 3.55m - this is an administrative exercise to more closely match what is on the street, no physical changes will be made to this existing cycle hangar and waiting restrictions (yellow lines) in Bethwin Road.

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

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Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of Southwark Council's reasons for making the Order) may be found online at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; and paper or digital copies of a plan showing the location and effect of the Orders and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability and Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 077 3132 4742) for booking details.

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Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2526-017 CH 2425 B3’ by 12 September 2025. Please note that if you wish to object to these proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

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Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter, form or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected.

Dated 21 August 2025 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

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Thursday, August 21st 2025

The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 10 (Section 96A(4) of the 1990 Act (power to make non-material changes to planning permission) Proposed development at: Heversham House, Tustin Estate, Ilderton Road, SE15 1EJ Take notice that application is being made by: BY Development Ltd For permission to undertake a non-material change to an existing planning permission.

Description of proposed development: Non-material amendment to reserved matters approval 24/AP/2446 for Phase 2 of the Tustin Estate redevelopment, seeking alterations to the external fenestration and facade of Blocks F1, F2 and G2, and a small reduction in the heights of these Blocks.

Local Planning Authority to whom the application is being submitted: Southwark Council (London Borough of Southwark) Local Planning Authority address: 5th Floor, Hub 2, Southwark Council, PO Box 64529, London, SE1P 5LX Any owner of the land or tenant who wishes to make representations about this application, should write to the council within 14 days of the date of this notice.

Signatory: Miss Isla Bowman Date: 19-08-2025 Statement of owners' rights: The grant of planning permission does not affect owners' rights to retain or dispose of their property, unless there is some provision to the contrary in an agreement or lease.

Statement of agricultural tenants' rights: The grant of planning permission for non-agricultural development may affect agricultural tenants' security of tenure.

'Owner' means a person having a freehold interest or a leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than seven years. 'Tenant' means a tenant of an agricultural holding any part of which is comprised in the land.

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CURRAN AND COX EASE CHAMPS TO WIN Sam: ‘I’m just really enjoying it - it’s a lovely bunch of guys’ Oval Invincibles 134-3 beat Southern Brave 133 by seven wickets

By ECB Media AN ALL-ACTION display from Sam Curran and another eye-catching half-century from Jordan Cox eased reigning champions Oval Invincibles to a seven-wicket win over Southern Brave and extended their lead at the top of the table.

Set 134 to win, the Invincibles lost their openers cheaply, Will Jacks and Tawanda Muyeye both falling to Craig Overton, but Cox continued his red-hot form with a classy 37-ball 56 and Curran capped a fine all-round performance by making an unbeaten 50 from 32 deliveries.

Whyte blown away

DILLIAN WHYTE suffered a brutal first-round stoppage against Moses Itauma in Saudi Arabia last weekend.

Itauma, 20, promised the contest would not last long, and he was as good as his word as he was way too quick for his 37-year-old opponent, unleashing a

A LUKE Wanadio double maintained Dulwich Hamlet’s perfect start to the Isthmian League Premier Division season as Mark Dacey’s side defeated Ramsgate 2-0 at Southwood Stadium last weekend.

Wanadio opened the scoring in the twelfth minute and added the second from the penalty spot in the 78th minute.

Dulwich are top of the table with three wins from three and have yet to concede a goal.

Dacey’s side host bottom side Canvey Island - who have lost their first three games of the season - at Champion Hill this Saturday at 3pm.

Jo Gardner of Oval Invincibles is bowled by Tilly CorteenColeman

OVAL INVINCIBLES suffered a record breaking 89-run defeat as Southern Brave produced a devastating allround performance at Utilita Bowl to maintain their 100 per cent record and move top of the table.

his opening set without conceding a run to send Jason Roy, Michael Bracewell and James Coles on their way. Those scalps took Rashid to a competitionhigh haul of 10 in The Hundred this summer.

With the Brave sinking fast at 446, Hilton Cartwright and Jordan Thompson counter-attacked, the latter making a sprightly 13-ball 24 before nicking off to Sam Curran, who then castled Cartwright (42 off 30) with a pinpoint yorker.

Curran (3-21) struck again to dismiss Jofra Archer with a super-slow delivery before Mills was the last man out, run out by the livewire Curran, to end the Brave’s innings on 133 from 98 balls, not enough to prevent last year’s runners-up slumping to a third straight defeat.

“It was a really big win. The way the table is at the moment, we knew it was such a big game, they’re a really good team,” Sam Curran said.

“I’m just really enjoying it. It’s a lovely bunch of guys. We’ve been together a while and turning up to work and playing with your mates and having coaches who know you is great.”

On sharing a 101-run partnership with Cox, he said: “He's special, the way he’s playing is incredible. The way he’s striking the ball is so clean and so skilful.

Our partnership took the pressure off early. We knew they had some key bowlers and thankfully we saw them off and got the win.”

Both men’s and women’s Invincibles side are in action against Trent Rockets on Thursday (August 21). The action at the Kia Oval starts at 3pm.

Sam Curran poses for a photo with a fan after being awarded the Meerkat Match Hero cap

flurry of punches to knock Whyte off his feet. The Brixton fighter attempted to get off the canvas but the referee stepped in to stop it after the veteran stumbled. It was all over within two minutes.

“That’s what I’ve been drilling for twelve, thirteen weeks,” Chatham’s Itauma said. “I have trained hard for this, I didn’t want it to be over in the first round.

Lukey double

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By John Kelly

Southern Brave 161-6 beat Oval Invincibles 72 by 89 runs

By ECB Media

Cox fell to Tymal Mills with 15 still required but captain Sam Billings struck three boundaries to ensure there were no further alarms as the visitors sealed the win with 11 balls to spare, their fourth victory in five.

The Invincibles overcame the Brave in last year’s final and they made an impressive start at Utilita Bowl, Aussie left-armer Jason Behrendorff making early inroads when he had both James Vince and Leus du Plooy caught at short third by Tom Curran, who then knocked back Laurie Evans’ off stump to leave the Brave 32-3.

Things went from bad to worse for the hosts when Rashid Khan (3-20) was thrown the ball. Six days ago, the Afghan leggie returned figures of 0-59 at Edgbaston but he was irrepressible against the Brave, striking three times in

By John Kelly

Invincibles suffer recordbreaking defeat

“I put on a performance for you guys, so it’s now who’s next? I don’t want to call out [Oleksandr] Usyk because I don’t believe I deserve the opportunity – but guys that do deserve the opportunity, I want to fight those lot. So maybe Agit Kabayel, maybe Joseph Parker. Maybe them type of names.

“As of right now, I am going to rest and then maybe be back in the gym.”

Fisher Bull-dozed

By John Kelly

FISHER ARE out of the FA Cup after a 2-0 defeat away to Jersey Bulls in the preliminary round.

Luke Wanadio celebrates in front of the visiting fans

The Fish had to stay overnight at Gatwick Airport before an early morning flight to the Channel Islands for the midday kick-off.

Ajay Ashanike’s side were 1-0 down at half-time before conceding a late breakaway second as they chased an equaliser.

Fisher are in FA Vase first qualifying round action against Redhill (Kiln Brow Redhill, RH1 5AE) this Saturday at 3pm.

Set 162 for victory, the Invincibles could only muster 72, never recovering from a two-wicket burst by Sophie Devine (215) in her opening set, the Kiwi castling Meg Lanning with a peach before sending Lauren Winfield-Hill on her way three balls later.

When Lauren Bell (2-11) struck with consecutive deliveries, utilising the short ball to great effect to induce edges from Alice Capsey and Paige Scholfield, the visitors slumped to 28-4 and they were eventually skittled in 83 balls, Mady Villiers picking up 3-17 with her offbreaks.

Earlier, England duo Maia Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge put on an opening stand of 59 after Brave were asked to bat, Bouchier the main aggressor in her innings of 34 from 23 before picking out Scholfield at deep mid-wicket to give Tash Farrant the breakthrough.

Wyatt-Hodge (26 from 24) was clean bowled by a Phoebe Franklin slower delivery but Laura Wolvaardt kept up the momentum, the South African cruising to a 19-ball 36 including a slog-swept six off Amanda-Jade Wellington but the Aussie leg-spinner had her revenge next ball when Lanning held on to a catch at extracover.

Freya Kemp was involved in a mix-up which saw Devine run out for 19 but the England starlet made amends with a sparky cameo, smashing two sixes in her 11-ball 24 to post a target which was well beyond the Invincibles’ reach and set up a fifth straight victory for the 2023 champions.

“I feel a bit embarrassed because today was a great team performance and there were so many people who should be standing here instead of me,” Devine said.

“Today was exceptional from this group and I’m really proud of everyone.

“The great thing about this group is we’ve spoken at length about different plans and having the ability to be able to execute that is something I’ve found incredibly impressive. That should stand us in good stead come the important part of this tournament.

“For us there’s a great focus on each and every game. We’ve got some tough games coming up but we’ll celebrate our success here today. It was a comprehensive win but we certainly know we’ve got a big job to finish off this competition strongly.”

30 SPORT SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Millwall - 0 Middlesbrough - 3 Hackney 49’, Jones 87’, Burgzorg 97’ Date: Satuday 16 August 2025 Man of the match: Hayden Hackney Referee: Tom Nield Attendance: 18,021 (2,401)

By Will Scott MIDDLESBROUGH SCORED three second-half goals to beat Millwall 3-0 at The Den.

Hayden Hackney, Alfie Jones, and Delano Burgzorg all struck as Boro overturned a strong Lions first-half performance to condemn them to a loss in their first home game of the season.

The Lions swarmed Boro in the opening 20 minutes of the match, unsettling Boro's back four with a structured and relentless high press, and Casper De Norre had an effort cleared off the line just before halftime.

However, Boro looked much improved after the interval, striking in transition four minutes after action resumed before withdrawing into a strong defensive shape, which Millwall failed to break through other than a Josh Coburn header that hit the post.

Boro scored two more late in the game to secure the three points and hand Millwall their first loss of the season.

While the second half performance was poor by their standards, the Lions started the game strongly amid a cacophony of noise at The Den - with fans welcoming back Alex Neil's side following a three-month absence.

Millwall probed Boro's defences, looking to unlock the back four through combinations between their wingers and overlapping full-backs.

Their first clear-cut chance of the half came in the 20th minute when Femi Azeez sent in another dangerous cross, which Camiel Neghli bravely threw his head at, narrowly heading wide and sustaining a hefty whack in the process.

Three minutes later, in one of Middlesbrough's forays in the Lions' half, Sam Silvera curled in a cross that bounced its way to Morgan Whittaker

SECOND-HALF BORO BLITZ SINKS LIONS Middlesbrough spoil Millwall’s first home game of the season with three goals after the interval in the six-yard box, who failed to get clean contact on it.

Boro grew into the half and had their second chance of the game in the 33rd minute after Luke Ayling timed his challenge well to nick the ball off Azeez in transition, before launching

a counter of his own by passing it forward to Tommy Conway. The striker drove at Millwall's defence before blasting it high and wide.

The Lions still had chances and broke the deadlock in the 41st minute. Azeez looped a cross into the box, which

Lions draw Coventry in Cup

By Will Scott MILLWALL WILL host Coventry City in the Carabao Cup Second Round.

The Lions will play the Sky Blues on Tuesday, August 26 (kick-off 7:45pm) at The Den. Frank Lampard's side finished fifth in the Championship last season, losing 3-2 on aggregate to Sunderland in the playoff semi-finals.

Coventry started the current campaign with a 0-0 draw at home against Hull City, before beating Luton Town 1-0 in the Carabao Cup First Round, setting up the tie with Millwall. They won away at Derby County in a 5-3 goalfest in their second league game of the season.

The Lions have not made it to the Third Round of the Carabao Cup since 202122, losing to a side in a lower league than them three seasons in a row.

By Will Scott ALEX NEIL explained what "really irritated" him about Millwall’s 3-0 loss to Middlesbrough.

The Lions had the better of the first half, finishing the first 45 minutes with six shots to Boro’s one, and forcing 29 turnovers in the opposition half.

However, Middlesbrough looked far more threatening after grabbing an early goal following the interval, taking eleven shots, five of which were on targets, to Millwall’s five, none of which were on target.

Josh Coburn tussles for the ball against his former side

Tristan Crama nodded back towards the penalty spot. It bounced up nicely for De Norre, whose volley was cleared off the line by Ayling.

Millwall looked to be reduced to ten men two minutes later after Conway got in behind the defence and tumbled

over after Steven Benda jumped on the ball, but referee Tom Nield deemed he dived and issued the striker a yellow card.

Middlesbrough made a change at the interval, bringing on their latest signing Sontje Hansen for fellow summer addition Abdoulaye Kante, and the Dutchman had an instant impact. The Lions turned the ball over in their own half, Hansen drove at Millwall's goal and wrongfooted Jake Cooper before finding Whittaker, whose cross was finished by Hackney.

Boro had momentum and looked threatening in transition, with Callum Brittain forcing out a sharp save from Benda in at his near post in the 52nd minute to keep the deficit at just one goal.

Millwall came close to drawing level just 50 seconds later. Azeez beat his man before curling one in towards the back post that Coburn dove at, hitting both posts with his header before it was hacked clear.

The Lions seemed to lack the fluency of the first half after that, struggling to sustain pressure in Boro's half, with an injury to left-back Alfie Doughy in the 57th minute not helping matters.

Boro continued to have half-chances, with Alfie Jones firing wide from a corner in the 65th minute and substitute Finn Azaz curling one over the bar in the 79th minute.

Millwall continued to lack much threat or incision going forward, and Boro all but finished off any hopes the Lions had of stealing any points from the game in the 87th minute, when Millwall failed to win first contact at a corner and Jones poked the ball in.

Burgzorg added Boro's third in the 97th minute when he stole in and finished through Benda's legs.

Millwall: 4-4-2 - Benda; Crama (Leonard 66), Tanganga, Cooper, Doughty (Sturge 57); Neghli (Emakhu 80), Mitchell (Luongo 80), De Norre, Azeez; Coburn (Langstaff 66), Ivanovic Unused substitutes: Crocombe, Cundle, Grant, Bangura-Williams

Middlesbrough: 3-4-2-1- Brynn; Jones, Fry, Ayling; Brittain, Kante (Hansen 46), Morris, Silvera (Borges 93); Whittaker (Azaz 68), Hackney; Conway (Burgzorg 68) Unused substitutes: Glover, Barlaser, Forss, Edmundson, McCabe

Alex Neil on what ‘really irritated’ him in Boro loss

Neil was frustrated with several aspects of his side's performance.

"I felt we missed a lot of opportunities in the first half to cross the ball when we got into good spaces, which was really frustrating," Neil said. "Because a lot of times we got into good areas, and we turned it down and the ball ended back up at the halfway line, so that was really frustrating.

"We had the best chance in the first half.

Casper [De Norre] hits one, and the lad blocks it on the line.

"It was one of those ones where I'm relatively pleased but frustrated at the same time at half-time, because I thought we were a better side. I thought our shape got the better of their shape. We pressed them well. We were more dominant than them, throughout the game.

"What really irritated me is we spoke at half-time about transitions, about not

getting the ball away cheaply because I felt their best moments in the first half came from us giving sloppy passes or taking too many touches or getting into good areas and just working an angle to put the ball in.

"We overcooked it, and the first goal comes from giving the ball away. Down the left-hand side, we run right past the ball. They counter. We then start jumping out into spaces we don't need to, and they get the first goal.

"Then from there, I actually thought our reaction was alright. We got back into the game. I think one of the only times we got in behind them in the second half, Femi [Azeez] puts a good cross on the back post, Josh Coburn should score, hits both posts, and it comes back out. I thought that was a key moment in the game for us.

"Then the second goal was extremely frustrating. It was a corner, we actually

run under the ball, miss the first header, but then there's a ricochet. We don't land on it, and then they shift their feet.

Normally in those moments, we have been very, very good since I've been here, but I thought the goal was cheap. Really cheap from our point of view.

"Then, to be honest, after that, tactics went out the window. I've put Femi on. I've put Aidomo [Emakhu] on. The game's burst wide open. Tactics are not really in the game. We looked a little bit disorganized, shall we say. But I tried to make it disorganized in the hope that the next goal might fall in our favor, and, unfortunately, it doesn't.

"We gave the ball away in a really poor area. There's reasons why players in our team are told just to dip and run and get in behind because that's their strength.

We gave the ball away in a cheap area, and again, it cost us a goal."

‘I JUST LOVED IT’ EXCLUSIVE

Zak Sturge in action against Norwich City

By Will Scott

The 21-year-old left-back joined the Lions on loan from Chelsea on the final day of the January transfer window, and went on to make five appearances in all competitions - starting the final three games of the season after Joe Bryan suffered a groin injury.

Millwall moved quickly this summer to bring Sturge back permanently, making his transfer official on July 14 after nearly a month of negotiations with the Blues.

Sturge was pleased to be back at the club.

“Being at Millwall previously from January to the end of the season, being around the players, being around the changing room and the training ground, and I just loved it,” Sturge told this paper. “I thought that this is definitely a place that I could be.

“The manager, I had talks with him, and he said that I was in his plans. It looked like a good project and something I wanted to be a part of.”

The left-back spent time at Cre8tive Football Academy and Brighton’s Academy before signing for Chelsea in 2022.

He was loaned to League One side Peterborough for the 2023-24 season, making eleven appearances in all competitions before rejoining Chelsea halfway through the campaign.

Sturge continued to feature for the Blues’ under-21s side in Premier League 2 over the next year, before the Lions made their

Photo by Brian Tonks

ZAK STURGE revealed he joined Millwall permanently this summer because he “loved” his experience during his four-month loan spell last season.

Zak Sturge on why he joined Millwall permanently

move in late January 2025.

“It was pretty late on in the January window,” Sturge said. “My agent just said Millwall are interested in you, what are your thoughts on it?

“After having a few conversations with the sporting director [Steve Gallen], I

thought that was something I wanted to do. Then the deal got done, literally, on deadline day.

“It was a very last-minute thing. But we got over the line, and I was really delighted to be here, couldn't wait to get started.”

SSturge had played just 34 minutes of

Championship football before he was named to the starting line-up for Millwall’s home fixture against Norwich City on April 21, but he impressed and retained his place in the team for the next two matches.

“It was really good, actually,” Sturge said.

“I enjoyed every minute of it. It was kind of unexpected, I guess, because Joe got injured and all of a sudden I had to step up and be ready. Fortunately, I did well, and I was just really grateful for the opportunity.

“I don't think anything can really prepare you for it. Playing under-21s is very different. Then coming into the men's game, physically, you've got to be a lot stronger, mentally you've got to be aware and a few steps ahead. It was a challenge, but it was one that I was ready to take on.”

Sturge pointed to Bryan as a player who helped him with that transition.

“It's been really good, actually,” Sturge said. “He's very helpful. He gives me advice, and we have a lot of conversations about football, and not about football. He's been really good to me. Been enjoying being around him.”

Sturge has already made two appearances this season, starting in the EFL Cup and coming on as a substitute against Middlesbrough to replace the injured Alfie Doughty.

With Doughty and Bryan out, Sturge is set to get a consistent run of games, one of his goals this season.

“It's my first proper season playing men's football, I'd say, and I just want to get a good run of games, get used to the environment of the Championship and see how many games I can play for myself,” Sturge said. “Coming off the back of last season, we just narrowly missed the playoffs. So I'd say definitely that the boys are going to be in it for the promotion race.”

Neil: Nisbet needs minutes before first-team return

Neil expects ‘dangerous game’ against Blades

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By Will Scott ALEX NEIL said Kevin Nisbet needed more minutes in his legs before he is ready for first-team action.

The 28-year-old spent the previous season on loan at Aberdeen, scoring fourteen goals in all competitions and helping the Dons win the Scottish Cup. The striker linked back up with the Lions’ squad this summer, but was not fit enough to feature in any of the pre-season friendlies.

He made his first Millwall appearance in nearly a year on August 12, replacing Josh Coburn in the 64th minute of the Lions’ 1-0 win over Newport County in the EFL Cup First Round. He did not make the matchday squad for either of Millwall’s opening league games.

Nisbet started for the under-21s in their away fixture against Hull City on August 19 and played 65 minutes.

“What he needs is minutes,” Neil told this paper.

“Today, you've [Ra'ees] Bangura-Williams playing for the under-21s. You've got Adam Mayor playing for the under-21s. You've

got Dan Kelly playing for the under-21s.

You've got Ajay Matthews. If Alfie didn't get injured, you'd probably have Zak Sturge playing for the under-21s.

“The under-21s is a vehicle for us to get minutes into lads' legs that otherwise aren't getting minutes. So that's how we view it.

“It's not a punishment, it's not where they are in the pecking order and all that sort of stuff.

“The problem we've got with Kevin is, Kevin has played thirty minutes at Newport all pre-season. That's all he's had.

“So we've got a game coming up against Coventry. We've got a game against Sheffield United on the weekend. Kevin at this moment in time is not quite ready, certainly, for the one at the weekend, I wouldn't think.

“We'll see how he gets on today, and then we can take more of a view on it. But we'll try to get as many minutes into these lad's legs as possible, so when they are called upon, they're ready to do themselves justice.”

The striker signed for Millwall from Hibernian for £2million in the summer of 2023. Nisbet scored five goals in seventeen Championship starts in 2023-24 before he joined Aberdeen last summer.

By Will Scott ALEX NEIL thinks Millwall’s upcoming clash with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane this weekend will be “a dangerous game.”

The Lions will be looking to bounce back from a 3-0 home loss to Middlesbrough, following an openingday win away at Norwich City, while the Blades have yet to record a league victory under new head coach Ruben Selles, losing 4-1 to Bristol City and 1-0 to Swansea City.

Millwall bested Sheffield United 1-0 in their last meeting in Yorkshire on April 8, 2025, with Josh Coburn’s 21stminute strike the difference.

Neil expects this season’s fixture to be an entertaining encounter “It's going to be a dangerous game, isn't it, for us and for them,” Neil told this paper. “We want to respond from the weekend.

“They've got to try and get their first one on the board, their first league

win. I'd imagine the atmosphere will be interesting for both teams.

“We want to go there, start well, start on the front foot, and see where the game takes us. I'm sure their message will be the exact same. It could make for a really good game.”

Asked how he felt heading into the match, Neil said: “Good. The game, albeit, was a disappointment.

“If you look at the three goals we conceded, we give the ball away for the first goal. We concede from a corner, which we shouldn't, and we enter the spaces too early, and we give the ball away for the third goal.

“There are no massive structural problems. We understand the bits that we need to do a bit better, and we've done better in the past.

“The problem you've got with form and with performances, it's never going to be static. It's always going to go up. It's always going to come down.

“So we're going to have to try and find the rhythm to try to sustain good performances, but it's not easy to do that, irrespective of what team it is.”

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Crocombe called up for ‘Soccer Ashes’ EXCLUSIVE

By Will Scott MILLWALL GOALKEEPER Max Crocombe has been called up by the New Zealand national squad for the 'Soccer Ashes' in September.

The All Whites take on Australia in a two-legged tie next month, the latest iteration of a competition that was restarted in 2023 following a 69-year gap.

The First Leg will take place in Canberra on Friday, September 5, and the Second Leg will be played in Auckland on Tuesday, September 9.

Crocombe has made fifteen appearances for the New Zealand senior side, making his debut in March 2018 in a friendly against Canada.

The Soccer Ashes were first contested in 1923, with the two teams competing over a trophy containing the ashes of cigars smoked by the two captains following a series of matches in 1922.

The competition continued until 1954, when it started to fall out of prominence, and the trophy was lost.

In 2023, it was discovered in the garage of the family home of former Australian Soccer Football Association Chairman Sydney Storey, who passed away in 1966, by his grandchildren, and the competition was reestablished that year.

The Socceroos claimed the urn two years ago, beating New Zealand 2-0 in London on October 17.

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Millwall Saturday, August 23rd Possible Millwall starting XI: 4-4-2 Benda; Crama, Cooper, Tanganga, Sturge; Neghli, De Norre, Mitchell, Azeez; Coburn, Ivanovic Last meeting: Championship (April 8, 2024): Sheffield 0-1 Millwall (Coburn 21’) Match odds: Sheffield United 19/20 Draw 23/10 Millwall 14/5

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CURRAN AND COX EASE CHAMPS TO WIN Alex Neil looks on during his side’s 3-0 loss to Middlesbrough on the weekend

By Will Scott MILLWALL ARE still looking to strengthen their squad before the summer transfer window slams shut on September 1, Alex Neil confirmed.

The Lions are in the market to bring in another central midfielder, as well as a centre-back if Japhet Tanganga’s £1.2 million release clause is activated, though it can only be triggered by a Premier League club.

They have already made six additions this summer, completing the signings of former loanees Josh Coburn and Zak Sturge, as well as permanent deals for left-sided player Alfie Doughty, goalkeeper Max Crocombe and midfielder Massimo

Luongo. Shot-stopper Steven Benda joined on loan to replace the injured Lukas Jensen.

Neil hopes more will be in the door within the next two weeks, but made no guarantees.

“I still think there are maybe a couple of areas that we could certainly do with some bolstering,” Neil told this paper. “If we lose a couple of players, I think we're probably a little bit light in some areas.

“But this is not something that's new. We've been discussing this ongoing for months now.

“But as always, what you need to do, you need to find the right deal, at the right time, at the right price, for the right player. So that's always a challenge, whether it be for us or whether it be for any other team in

Alfie Doughty not back 'anytime soon' EXCLUSIVE

By Will Scott ALEX NEIL does not expect Alfie Doughty to be back "anytime soon", after the left-sided player suffered a hamstring injury in Millwall's 3-0 loss to Middlesbrough on the weekend.

The 25-year-old was withdrawn in the 57th minute after he went down clutching his leg. He was replaced by Zak Sturge, who signed for the Lions permanently this summer after a fourmonth loan stint last season.

Doughty joined Millwall, the club he grew up supporting, this transfer window from Luton Town. He helped the Hatters secure promotion to the Premier League in the 2022-23 season, and recorded eight assists in his sole campaign in the top flight.

He started at left-back in the Lions' first game of the season away at Norwich City, and created Macaulay Langstaff's late winner with a ball in behind the Canaries' defence.

At Carrow Road, he led Millwall in progressive passes (six), shot-creating actions (six) and completed three dribbles and four successful crosses.

Neil is unsure when Doughty will be available again.

"At the moment, I don't know what the definitive time scale is," Neil told this paper. "But it doesn't feel as if it's going to be anytime soon."

Sturge will likely be in line to replace Doughty at left-back against Sheffield United this weekend, with Joe Bryan missing since the Lions’ pre-season friendly against Crystal Palace on July 12.

The ex-Chelsea defender has made six league appearances for the Lions so far, three of which were starts.

Alex Neil says club are still looking to strengthen - and aims to keep squad intact before window closes EXCLUSIVE

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the league.

“We're still active in the market. It doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to sign anyone. But I think if we all had our preference and our choice, then, yeah, we would certainly add to the squad before the window ends.”

Striker Mihailo Ivanovic and Tanganga have been subject to interest from clubs both in England and abroad, but Millwall are determined to retain their key players.

“I think another big thing for us is to make sure we don't lose anybody before the window ends,” Neil added.

“Both sides of that are important.”

The Lions have turned to the loan market far less than in previous summers. Heading into the 2024-25 season, Millwall had three loanees on their books. This summer, they have

added just one player on loan.

Asked if the club’s preference would be to sign players permanently rather than on loan or on short-term deals, Neil said: “Yeah, but I think you've got to deal with the situation that's put in front of you. So we certainly wouldn't rule out either.

“But I think our preference, as we've shown across the summer, would predominantly to be signing players that would be a permanent.

“But sometimes if those deals can't be achieved, then a sort of short-term fix, if you like, in terms of whether it be for six months, twelve months.

“Or even what we've done with a lot of the lads. We bring them on loan to start with, and then they end up becoming our player in the long run. So I think all of that's still on the table.”

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