Southwark News - October 16th 2025

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EXCLUSIVE SISTER BLOCK TO LAKANAL HOUSE IS A FIRE RISK

£23M NEEDED TO FIX FIRE SAFETY FAILINGS - SO TOWER SET TO GO See page 13

MILLWALL READY FOR TOP-SIX TEST See page 11

Embattled Elephant and Castle businesses are offered their keys back See page 4

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RETURN OF THE TRADERS?

POSSIBLE £9 MILLION FOR STATION - BUT STILL WAITING FOR LIFTS

SENTENCES HANDED OUT AFTER PECKHAM MAN WAS SHOT See pages 6-7

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Residents in Rotherhithe have been forced to live on a building site and, according to opposition councillors, now face extortionate bills

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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL has pledged to carry out reviews on every major works project which has taken place in the borough over the last decade after the latest estate shambles was discussed last week.

Those living on the Chilton Grove Estate in Rotherhithe have faced years of uncertainty after plans to refurbish existing blocks and build 44 new rooftop flats were abandoned due to rising construction costs and the developer encountering issues with building control.

Residents have been forced to live on a building site and, according to opposition councillors, now face extortionate bills, all while major refurbishment works have still not been completed.

Southwark Council Cabinet Member for Council Homes, Michael Situ, said: “The first thing to say is sorry to the residents who were in the building itself. I think if you’re a resident in the building and if you’ve had to experience the

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Chilton Grove Estate residents have been forced to live on a building site for a number of years

number of years where not only were you living on a building site, but you weren’t absolutely sure when things [would] be resolved, that would have caused a lot of anxiety and distress to the residents.”

During an Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting on Wednesday evening (October 8), Cllr Situ said reviews will be carried out for all major works projects dating back to 2015, and said Cabinet will be kept updated on the progress made.

Ryan Collymore, Director of Repairs and Maintenance, said the major works project at Chilton Grove Estate also faced issues with Covid-19 which caused delays and led to slow decisions were being made on the cladding and other changes.

Mr Collymore added: “When the contractor left the site in 2021, they left the site in a state and it was a very, very bad experience for our residents. The fact the contractor left the site meant we had to abandon the rooftop homes and also the corner extension that we planned to do.”

Mr Collymore said the original offer to

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leaseholders was that they wouldn’t have to pay for the rooftop works as the cladding and lift replacement landscaping was all included in the new homes development. He said because the works didn’t go ahead, the council has agreed to pay residents £4,600 in compensation.

Mr Collymore went on to say some works, including some of the cladding, roof covering, concrete repairs and lighting repairs, will still be going ahead with a start date of January/ February 2026.

Cllr Victor Chamberlain, Leader of Southwark’s Liberal Democrat opposition, said while it did sound as if the situation had been resolved, a lot of the residents he had spoken with didn’t have any confidence or assurance with the way things were going.

He explained that he had spoken with one Chilton Grove leaseholder, who claimed she could be facing a £60,000 bill on top of the £40,000 one she had already paid for the works.

Cllr Chamberlain said: “We’ve had Canada Estate, Devon Mansions, Kirby Estate, Arica House, Consort Estate and now Chilton Grove

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COUNCIL PLANS TO REVIEW EVERY MAJOR WORKS PROJECT

COUNCIL LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE SERVICE FOR LEASEHOLDERS SOUTHWARK LEASEHOLDERS and freeholders will now be able to view and download their service charge information through a new online service launched by the council.

Residents can now go online and see a detailed price breakdown of their charges for 2024/25 by logging online to MySouthwark and looking at their account.

This was in response to long-standing complaints from leaseholders about being charged high fees for vague services or works, with inadequate transparency around what the charges were for.

Cllr Situ added: “Our pioneering new online service will make it simpler for leaseholders and freeholders to check their charges. Anyone can now use their smartphone or computer to see what they owe, plan payments, and check if there are any charges they want to query or talk to us about.

Estate; the list just seems to be systemic and endless about the culture in a department that doesn’t seem to be able to get on top of these issues. It’s always left to residents to do the digging and opposition councillors to try and challenge the council to do better.”

Hakeem Osinaike, Director of Housing, said: “The reality is, all of these schemes mentioned

by Cllr Chamberlain and which this [committee] is very much aware of, you know Chilton Grove which we are talking about today, Canada Estate, Kirby Estate and Devon Mansions – all of those schemes happened around the same time, between 2020 and 2022.

“In fact, some of them started before that around Covid-19 – it’s not an excuse but the point is they are all historical, that is not the way we do things in housing now.”

He added: “We have made promises to you, the recommendations that you’ve made we’ve accepted in full each time and officers have gone away and we have been taking those actions to make sure that what residents have experienced on this estate they will never have to experience them again.

“They are not pleasant, I’m not sitting here excusing it at all, in fact it’s embarrassing for me that I have to come here each time and talk about the same thing so it’s important that I never have to do it again.”

At the end of the meeting, the committee proposed additional recommendations including a call for full transparency when it came to leaseholder charges at the start of any works to ensure there isn’t a duplication in costs and to make sure they are being correctly charged in the first place.

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AUTUMNAL AND SPOOKY ACTIVITIES

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By Evie Flynn

GRANDAD ANANSI AT TRAMSHED:

An uplifting performance of love, courage and letting go. Grandad Anansi shines a light on Jamaican culture and the Windrush generation.

The performance follows Abi and her Grandad as they tell each other Anansi folktales. They play games as they work together in the garden among the beautiful flowers and tasty vegetables.

The story is written by award-winning children’s author Elayne Ogbeta,Grandad Anansiis a Half Moon and Z-arts co-production.

Date: 21 October Time: 11:30 or 13:30 (50 mins in length) Price: £12 adults, £6 children Location: Tramshed, 51-53 Woolwich New Rd, London SE18 6ES

GHOST EVENTS AT CHARLTON HOUSE:

Get into the spirit of Halloween with an evening of ghost hunting and paranormal exploration at Charlton House, one of London's most historic and reportedly haunted locations.

This exclusive ghost hunt is hosted by Ghost Hunt Events and offers a unique opportunity to delve into the mysteries of this Jacobean mansion.

Expect séances, vigils, experiments and more.

Date: 24 October Time: 8:30pm -2am Price: £59 per person Location: Charlton House, Charlton Road, London SE7 8RE

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO EXPERIENCE AT WOOLWICH WORKS:

Woolwich Works are putting on an interactive take on the classic Studio Ghibli film My Neighbour Totoro where viewers can become part of a pop-up orchestra to create a magical soundtrack.

It is not a full screening of the film, but an interactive showing of five much-loved scenes.

The event is ideal for children aged 4+ and their grown-ups who team up to become the magical orchestra.

It will follow two sisters who move to a house in the country with a mysterious giant tree, and their adventures with “Totoro” creatures.

Date: Saturday 25th October Time: 11:30am or 2pm Price: £11 per ticket Location: The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 St, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD

A PACKED HALF-TERM SCHEDULE OF FREE ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM:

Journey to Greenwich to take part in a wide range of myth and legend themed activities at the National Maritime Museum during half term.

There is a new activity every day, including making your own sea monster masks, making a concertina dragon book and listening to storyteller talks by celebrated authors.

All activities, from craft workshops to storytelling sessions, are free of charge and operate on a drop-in basis so there’s no need to book in advance.

Dates: Sunday 26th October - Sunday 2 November Time: Various times: https://www.rmg.co.uk/ whats-on/national-maritime-museum/octoberhalf-term Price: Free, no need to book tickets Location: National Maritime Museum, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF

PUMPKIN FLORAL ARRANGEMENT WORKSHOP IN WOOLWICH:

Celebrate the spirit of autumn with a unique pumpkin floral arrangement workshop.

Under the guidance of experienced instructors, you'll create a gorgeous floral arrangement within a pumpkin, blending natural textures, colours, and designs.

Whether you're crafting alone, with friends, or as a family outing, this workshop promises an unforgettable autumnal experience.

Date: 25 and 26 October Time: 11am - 1pm Price: £85 per ticket Location: TB-05 Thames Sides Studios, Unit 8, Harrington Way, Woolwich, London, SE18 5NR

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Free art events are coming to Bankside

By Evie Flynn THE BIG Draw Festival is running free drawing and creative events in Bankside from Monday 27 – Friday 31 October to celebrate its 25 years of the festival.

Join artists and illustrators, such as China Jordan, Natalie Arnold and Samme Snow to experience a series of sessions for both children and adults.

Refine your artistic eye and find out what’s behind some of Bankside’s most iconic venues.

This years theme ‘Drawn Together’ is highlighting how creativity unites people and communities, including Drink and Draw at The Rose and Crown in Blackfriars Tuesday 28 October 2025, 7pm-8.30pm as well as Skyline sketching with Natalie Arnold, plus Fabric wall art with Tihara Smith on Monday 27 October 2025, 12.302pm Location: The Goodlife Centre, 4955 Great Guildford St, There will also be family friendly session of Snowland colouring experience on 29, 30 and 31 October between 12.00-2pm.

For the full line-up of events, visit: banksidelondon.co.uk/ thebigdraw2025

M&S AND EVERYMAN CINEMA AMONG RUMOURED NEW OPENINGS IN ELEPHANT EXCLUSIVE

By Issy Clarke

CGI of the new town centre and tube

AN M&S Foodhall and an Everyman Cinema are believed to have agreed to take two of the new shops in the new Elephant and Castle town centre, due to open next year.

Marks and Spencer is thought to be preparing to open in one of the units on the new road which has been created between the Northern Line tube entrance and the railway station.

It was believed that plans to open in the new town centre partly underlay the decision to shut the branch on Walworth Road earlier this year, which has since been taken on by Lidl.

Everyman, the boutique cinema chain, is also understood to be opening a branch in the town centre.

The developer behind the project, Get Living, had previously committed to opening a cinema in Elephant and Castle after the closure of the Coronet in 1999, which left an area once famed for its cinemas and theatres without any at all.

A spokesperson for the Elephant and Castle Town Centre declined to comment directly when asked to confirm the openings, stating: “We’re in discussions with a number of potential retailers to take space in The Elephant but cannot comment on any contracts

before they are finalised.

"We remain fully committed to ensuring The Elephant is a thriving destination that brings people together and supports both local and independent businesses alongside well-known brands. We look forward

said an agreement had been made with Get Living which will allow the traders to return to the units.

Cllr Batteson said: “As part of a new payment plan, traders can now pay off their arrears over the course of a new 12-month arrangement.

We understand that some business owners may choose not to return to the site and Get Living has confirmed that any outstanding debts for those businesses will not be pursued.”

He added: “Through ongoing discussions with Get Living, the owners of the site, it is clear that although businesses have benefited from low rental rates, rising electricity costs have placed significant financial pressure on them. As a council, we are committed to supporting local businesses and hope this new package will provide some relief for traders.”

However in a joint statement that was issued on Monday evening (October 13), traders said they still hadn’t received a formal offer from Get Living confirming they had a year to pay off the arrears, nor had they received the full details of the offer.

The traders said: “While community pressure has pushed the council to secure an improved deal, it’s not a victory yet – we still need to see the full terms.

Once we do we’ll update you. It’s also worth noting that Diana Sach from Coma y Beba has been left out of this offer.

“This is unjust, and we stand with her

for equal treatment. Thank you all for your continued support. We couldn’t do it without you.”

The traders who are in the higher arrears are concerned that it will be unaffordable to run their businesses alongside the payments, and say there are still questions over whether they will have access to the documentation which will allow them to independently verify whether they are being charged correctly.

According to the traders and local charity, Latin Elephant, Get Living has said it will “immediately” pursue eviction action if a trader misses a monthly payment. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has approached Get Living and the property management company, Savills for further comment.

Traders are also concerned over the impact the arrears will have on their ability to apply for an affordable unit in the new town centre in Elephant and Castle, as no plans have been released for this yet.

After the old Elephant and Castle shopping centre was demolished, traders were relocated to Castle Square in September 2020, with the site being used as a temporary location for their businesses. Traders were reportedly promised they would be able to move into a new town centre unit five years later.

The traders say they experienced

to sharing these retailers soon."

The £1.5 billion town centre is due to open in early 2026 and will contain 485 new homes, space for 55 shops and a new building for the London College of Communications which will open in 2027.

A new ticket hall for the station is also underway which will contain three escalators providing step-free access between the Northern line platforms and the street for the first time although this isn’t expected to open until 2029 at the earliest.

LOCKED OUT TRADERS ARE ALLOWED TO RETURN

By Ruby Gregory

Local Democracy Reporter A GROUP of Elephant and Castle traders who have been told they can return to their premises after they were locked out overnight due to unpaid electricity bills have said “it’s not a victory yet”.

Castle Square traders say they are awaiting further information over the deal that was struck between their landlord, Get Living, and Southwark Council on Friday, October 10, which will allow them to go back to their units in Elephant and Castle.

On October 1, traders from Kaieteur Kitchen, Original Caribbean Spice, El Guambra, Daddy O’s Suya Spot and Coma y Beba were shut out of their premises by Get Living over outstanding electricity arrears.

Traders said they were initially told they had 14 days to pay the arrears in full, with many of their bills reportedly totalling more than £20,000. They said the backdated sums were due to “metering issues” which prevented regular payments being made from 2021 up until last year.

A spokesperson for Get Living previously said the action was “pursued as a last resort after all reasonable alternatives were exhausted”. At the end of last week, Cllr John Batteson, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Jobs and Business,

CGI of the new town centre and tube a sharp drop in businesses in the new location and the council and Get Living have recognised that the ‘rising electricity costs have placed significant pressure on them.’

The development of the new town centre, which is owned by and will be operated by Get Living, with Delancey acting as the appointed development manager, will feature three residential towers with 485 new homes, 135,000 sq. ft of retail space, 56,000 sq. ft of office space, a cinema, and a new building for the London College of Communication.

A spokesperson for the Elephant and

Castle Town Centre had said: “From the outset, our strong preference has been to resolve outstanding payments through open and constructive dialogue with market traders.

“We deeply regret that, despite eighteen months of intensive engagement, the traders concerned have not been able to clear their arrears or agree to reasonable payment plans.

“We recognise the sensitivities of this situation and enforcement action is never our desired course of action – this has only been pursued as a last resort after all reasonable alternatives were exhausted.”

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NEW CHARITY SHOP HAS OPENED IN SURREY QUAYS SHOPPING CENTRE

By Evie Flynn BRITISH HEART Foundation opened its new shop in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre on Tuesday 7 October.

The shop will sell men and women’s clothing, accessories, bric-a-brac, books and entertainment to raise money for vital heart research.

British Heart Foundation (BHF) are actively recruiting volunteers to assist on the shop floor, sort through donations or help with online sales. Anyone interested is encouraged to visit the store to chat to the team about getting involved.

They are also calling on the community to donate quality clothing, accessories, and

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other items to help stock the new shop.

A BHF defibrillator will be installed directly outside the shop.

Jack Watson, Area Manager at British Heart Foundation, said: “The support we’ve already received from the local community has been fantastic, and we’re excited to welcome everyone into our new space. We hope the shop will become a real hub for the area, connecting people through donations, volunteering and shopping.”

As part of the Canada Water Masterplan, the shopping centre will eventually be demolished. However, this will not happen until the new Tesco Extra is completed, which is expected to be ready in late 2028 to 2029.

TRIBUTES HAVE poured in for Patrick Murray, best known for starring as Mickey Pearce in Only Fools and Horses, who died last week at the age of 68.

Last week Thursday (October 2) the Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society shared the tragic news that Murray had passed away in Rochester where he lived after a four-year battle with lung cancer.

Announcing his death on Facebook, the Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society said it was with “heartfelt sadness that we announce the death of our friend Patrick Murray – Mickey Pearce to so many. He was a regular attendee of our conventions and we will miss his humour and the joy he bought to many.”

Patrick was born in 1956 and grew up on a council estate in Greenwich before going on to attend school in Nunhead – St Francesca Cabrini Primary followed by St

Thomas the Apostle.

He entered the world of acting at a young age, nabbing his first role on the stage at the young age of 15. Throughout his career Patrick starred in many big projects – The Firm, Scum, Quadrophenia, Curse of the Pink Panther and Bergerac – but was best known for the character of Mickey Pearce in the now iconic Peckham-based sitcom.

In later life, Patrick withdrew from the acting world and began working as a cabbie in Kent and South east London.

Murray had been battling cancer since 2021 when he first revealed doctors had discovered a tumour in his lung. He underwent surgery at King’s College Hospital to remove the lung tumour and a second tumour in his liver, announcing in 2022 that doctors had given him the all-clear. But in April 2023 he revealed his lung cancer had returned.

Tributes have been pouring through for the actor on Facebook, with fans offering condolences to Patrick’s family

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TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR ‘LEGENDARY’ ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES ACTOR PATRICK MURRAY

Patrick starring in an early episode of Only Fools and Horses

and sharing their personal memories and encounters.

One fan commented: “Rest peacefully Patrick. Mickey Pearce was a legendary character in fools. Thank you for the laughs, you’re going to be missed.”

“Patrick used to be a cabby in Blackheath in the '90s and often I would get him to drive me home after a late night out at the pub,” remembered a user. “He would do this in between his bouts of acting…. This is very sad news.”

Another wrote: “At the height of his fame, I regularly played snooker with him at the New Cross CIU club. He was a good player.

Fame never went to his head.”

“I used to drink with him back in the '90s around nunhead/ new cross, south east London,we went to the same primary and secondary schools although he was a few years older than me,” recalled another. “I was chatting to him on messenger last year and he said that he was feeling poorly.

Sad to hear about this.”

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MOTHER OF MURDERED JESSE LLOYD SMITH ‘DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED’ WITH JUDGE’S SENTENCING

Jesse

Jesse’s family and friends gathered to mark three months since his passing.

SIX MEN WERE FOUND GUILTY OF PERVERTING THE COURSE OF JUSTICE AND WILL SERVE BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE YEAR SENTENCES

By Issy Clarke THE MUM of Jesse Lloyd Smith, the man from Peckham who was shot dead in broad daylight last summer, has said she is ‘deeply disappointed’ with the sentences handed out last Friday, 10 October, at the Old Bailey.

The killing in East Surrey Grove, off Commercial Way, Peckham, at 4:50pm on Wednesday, 10 July last

year shocked residents, with Jesse’s own mother hearing the gunman open fire and moments later found her son lying on the ground injured. Twenty-year-old Jesse was rushed to hospital, but sadly died the following day.

One man from Southwark has been sentenced for his murder, while six others involved have been found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

Twenty-year-old Gabriel Charles was handed a life sentence and will serve a minimum of 28 years after he was found guilty of murder. The six other men involved in the incident were found guilty of perverting the course of justice at the Old Bailey and received sentences ranging between two and five years.

Jesse’s mother Ty Lloyd-Smith said she was “deeply disappointed” with the sentencing, which she said did “not reflect the sentences that this group of murderers and co-conspirators deserve.

“The guilty will feel like they have a victory, and this reflects some of the failings we have in the UK judicial system,” she said in a statement released by the Met Police.

Charles was found guilty of murder on Thursday, 24 July under the principle of joint enterprise for his role

in the attack.

The court heard that a silver Ford S-Max drove towards a Peckham alleyway, passing before stopping nearby.

Moments later, Jesse was shot five times, with one bullet proving fatal.

While it could not be determined whether Charles was the driver or the gunman, the jury concluded he was a willing participant in the attack.

During the trial, the court heard that Charles fled the country after the incident. He was arrested and charged with murder in November 2024 when he returned to the UK. Ty Lloyd-Smith continued: “To all those responsible, even the ones that weren’t brought to court, you know who you are, for the brutal daylight shooting of my beloved son, I wish to express the overwhelming emotional turmoil our family and friends continue to face, and that your lives are never the same.

“The loss of a vibrant young man, filled with potential and dreams, serves as a heart-breaking reminder of the fragility of life.

“We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the homicide team for their relentless patience, commitment, and dedication

in bringing these perpetrators to justice - their tireless efforts have provided us with a glimmer of hope amidst our pain.

“Additionally, we are profoundly thankful for the compassion and care given by the London Air Ambulance team during our son’s critical time of need. Their quick actions and heartfelt support made a difference in his final moments.

“We will continue to hold Jesse in our hearts, and we will continue to celebrate his 20 years of life for the rest of our lives. Me, my daughters, our family and all our friends will uphold his legacy with purpose and conviction.

“Your friends and family will not do the same for you, this will be because you are killers.”

Detective Chief Inspector Alex Gammampila from the Met’s Specialist Crime Unit, who led the investigation, added: “Today’s sentencing marks an important step in holding to account those responsible for Jesse Lloyd Smith’s murder.

“Jesse’s life was tragically cut short in what the Judge described as a planned execution.

“His family have shown extraordinary courage throughout this investigation.

The trial process has been difficult, and I want to express my deepest sympathy to them.

“I also want to thank the community in Peckham for standing up to gun crime.

Their support and willingness to come forward played a vital role in securing today’s outcome.

“Let me be clear: the Metropolitan Police are relentless in going after those who bring guns to our streets, pull the trigger, or assist those who do so.

“Wherever you are in the world, we will work with our partners to bring justice for acts committed on London’s streets. There is no hiding place for those who choose violence.”

In the months after the brutal killing the heartache felt by people in the Peckham community was plain for all to see as they gathered at the pitch where Jesse used to play football. At the pitch they displayed a huge memorial piece in his honour. Best friend Tyler Wellsted painted the piece, which reads: ‘Jesse – Rest in Peace.’

The 21-year-old, who grew up with Jesse, told us he painted it so people would know how much his friend was loved.

“The last time I saw Jesse, we were doing graffiti together – so it just felt

Gabriel Charles, 28, has been sentenced to life in prison

Enver Francis, 22. Guilty of perverting the course of justice – sentenced to four years

Ben Nguyen, 20. Guilty of perverting the course of justice – sentenced to five years

Kywan JN Pierre, 18, Guilty of perverting the course of justice – sentenced to three years

Abdoul Guene, 19, Guilty of perverting the course of justice – sentenced to two years

right to do this for him,” he said.

“This is Jesse’s pitch now and forever,” Tyler continued, “It’s a place we can all come and feel connected to him.”

Asked what he remembers about his friend, whom he described as ‘more like family’ he said: “Whenever we saw each other, no matter how much time had passed – it would be the same.”

“Jesse really saw people for who they were – he got on with everyone.”

Around the area, Jesse was wellknown, never seen without his two dogs, Blue and Savvie, which he raised from puppies.

Tyler said they even inspired the colours in the artwork: “Savvie is a grey colour like the letters and then I added blue around the outside.”

At the gathering, the two dogs run around the pitch – pausing now and then to go and sit by the mural, as if paying respects to their beloved owner.

The energy around the pitch just three month on from the killing was proof of not only a life lost too soon but also one that impacted everyone he came across. Despite experiencing the worst thing they could have ever imagined, Jesse’s loved ones used the gathering as an opportunity to share memories and stories about him.

Fellow dog-lover and friend, Mowgly, said: “Jesse had the biggest heart.

He never judged anyone and treated everyone with love.”

Mowgly said an example of this was when Jesse would see someone struggling around Peckham, and he would help them in any way he could.

“He would buy them food or help the elders with their shopping – even do it for them. Now, when I walk around Peckham, there are so many people who approach me crying that he’s gone.”

The six other men brought to court and who were found guilty of perverting the course of justice at the Old Bailey received the following sentencing: They are: • Abdoul Guene, 19, of Peckham – 2 year sentence.

• Kywan JN Pierre, 18, of Selhurst – 3 year sentence.

• Ben Nguyen, 20, of no fixed address – 5 year sentence.

• Enver Francis, 22, of Southwark – 4 year sentence.

• William Balogun, 18, of Southwark – 2 year sentence.

To be sentenced at a later date: • Kadjo Kadio, 21 (01.07.2004) of Romford.

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SHOULD THIS 'OVER THE TOP' SHARED LIVING SCHEME GET THE GO AHEAD?

By Issy Clarke PLANS FOR hundreds of shared living homes in the heart of Peckham have been blasted as ‘insensitive’ to local residents living on the street behind.

Developer SOCO is consulting on designs for 222 shared living homes behind Rye Lane on an old industrial site, which was once an Asda supermarket.

The development would comprise three buildings, with the tallest middle tower reaching eight storeys in height, and a smaller block fronting onto Alpha Street, which will consist of family-sized affordable homes. The developer's timeline suggests a planning application could be submitted to the council in December this year, with construction anticipated to be completed by 2028.

But Cameron Eccles, who has lived on Alpha Street, which lies to the south of the

development site, for more than 20 years, accused the developer of not taking into consideration the impact on residents on his road.

Cameron stressed it was "right" the site was being developed, but that the existing designs were "insensitive". “(The developer) made it clear in the consultation that the tallest middle block wouldn’t be visible from Rye Lane. But what about the mainly Victorian 2 and 3 storey houses of Alpha Street?"

Cameron, who attended a couple of the consultation meetings hosted by the developer, continued: "Directly behind my house there will be a building four storeys with a roof garden at the top, going up to eight storeys with a roof garden on top in the middle. They didn't really show in the presentation."

The other issue of concern to Alpha Street residents is the density of the development and the impact on traffic on Alpha Street.

"There are going to be 222 new

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Cameron standing in front of the currently derelict site

CGI Image of the tallest building in the proposed development, which would front onto a communal courtyard

Alpha Street

dwellings - all the waste and rubbish collections will be via Alpha Street, all the Deliveroo and Amazon deliveries, because there isn't access from Rye Lane."

However, while Cameron agreed that more affordable homes did need to be built, he said: "My son will be moving back, my daughter tried to live locally for a long time because Peckham was her village where she grew up, but couldn’t really afford it and has moved to northeast London.

"I know it's very hard and I think it's a good thing that there is a lot of building going on and that young people will have places where they can afford to live. I

knew it was being developed and I was looking forward to it, but it just seems over the top."

Shared living homes, sometimes presented as a solution to London's housing crisis, are small properties which usually contain bedrooms along with a few basic amenities like a bathroom and kitchenette. Residents then have access to communal facilities like larger kitchens, storage space and outdoor areas.

Ben Harshak, a spokesperson for SOCO, said he was keen to address any concerns, telling us: "The proposed scheme will regenerate a vacant brownfield site to deliver much needed affordable homes

and shared living accommodation for the people of Peckham.

"The scheme is at an early stage of the design process and we are committed to open and honest dialogue with all of our future neighbours.

"We are working through the technical reports with the design team and intend to respond appropriately to the detail of the site.

"I am personally very conscious of the concerns of the residents in Alpha Street and have ensured that we create time and space for them to voice their opinions. We have had 2 meetings arranged specially for this in the last week."

“With an additional £1 million for tackling homelessness in Southwark, we will continue to help children into safe and secure places to live – that’s the difference a Labour government makes.”

The announcement of the boost comes as London boroughs have been desperately attempting to lobby the government to scrap funding reforms which would slash the amount of grant funding they receive.

The plans, dubbed the 'Fair Funding Review 2.0 Reforms' would change the deprivation measure which is used to calculate how much additional funding is

allocated to each council. The new metric would no longer take into account housing costs, which form a huge part of household spending in London and swallow up higher-than-average local incomes.

Southwark previously warned the changes could leave the council facing a £70 million funding gap over three years if not reversed.

The government said most of the new funding would be granted to areas with the highest levels of homelessness. London as a whole has been given a large share of the overall sum, receiving £35 million in total.

The announcement was timed to coincide with World Homelessness Day (10 October). To mark the occasion, Peckham MP Miatta Fahnbulleh visited Reuben House, a housing development in Peckham designed by youth homelessness charity Centrepoint.

The development helps young people live independently by capping rent at 1/3 of their salaries.

She said: “Homelessness in modern day society is morally indefensible. Under the years of Conservative austerity, homelessness doubled. I see and hear

the consequences of this daily in the constituency, with too many households in precarious temporary accommodation or, worse, out on the streets.

"We cannot stand by and continue to accept this as the status quo. Reuben House shows the difference you can make to young people’s lives with targeted, innovative intervention. That is why I am so pleased that the Government has secured nearly £1 million more funding for targeted intervention in Southwark.”

The leader of London Councils Claire Holland previously described the capital's spiralling homelessness spending as "staggering", and suggested the figures could make the case for the government to row back on its funding reforms.

She said: “After more than a decade of structural underfunding, rising costs and growing demand, it is vital that boroughs receive funding which genuinely reflects the level of need in the capital. We want to work with the government to address our concerns with the Fair Funding Review so that we can help restore stability to council finances and prevent more boroughs being plunged into crisis.”

Southwark Council receives £1 million from government to tackle homelessness

By Issy Clarke

SOUTHWARK COUNCIL has been awarded almost £1 million by the government to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in the borough.

The borough will receive £928,000 in total, £600,000 of which will be spent on tackling rough sleeping and £270,000 on addressing child homelessness.

The funding, which forms part of an £84 million national package, comes as new data by London Councils revealed that spending on homelessness by the capital's boroughs has soared to £5.5 million a day, up from £4.2 million last year.

Most of that spending - £5 million a day - is on temporary accommodation. At the start of this year, Southwark Council was forecast to spend £37 million on temporary accommodation for homeless families.

A report recently revealed the shocking number of homeless children in Southwark, with an entire classroom worth of homeless children for every primary school.

The number had risen by 77 per cent in

four years, with 3,500 children living in temporary accommodation, up from 1,900 in 2020.

Welcoming the funding boost, Cllr Sarah King, Leader of Southwark Council, said: “Ending homelessness and rough sleeping is central to what we stand for in the Labour Party.

"The rise in homelessness under the Tories and Lib Dems was a national disgrace, and Labour is absolutely right to take on the moral mission of getting families into the decent homes we all deserve.

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CARDIAC PATIENT Josie Rowe visited St Thomas’Hospital to celebrate 50 years since her life-saving heart operation.

At 29, Josie had the innovative Ross procedure, performed by clinician Donald Ross himself. This involved replacing her aortic valve with her own pulmonary valve, and then replacing her pulmonary valve with a donated human tissue valve.

Josie’s surgery was a success.

Now 79, Josie has 7 children, 16 grandchildren and 1 greatgrandchild, and continues to enjoy her craft hobbies including upholstery, sewing and painting.

To mark her half-century of health, Josie visited St Thomas’ Hospital, now home of cardiology at the Trust, on the anniversary of her operation.

She was accompanied by husband Bob and daughter Catherine.

During her visit, Josie enjoyed a tour of the cardiology department and operating theatres and met members of surgical teams. She was also shown artificial valves that are now the alternatives to the Ross procedure she received.

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Earlier this year, a campaign was launched to encourage eligible residents to get checked.

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PATIENTS, STAFF and supporters took the plunge and abseiled down St Thomas’ Hospital in aid of charity on the 10th anniversary of the event.

The annual abseil raises funds for 3 of the charities who support Guy’s and St Thomas’ to deliver care for patients above and beyond what the NHS can provide.

Over the past decade the St Thomas’ abseil has seen almost 3,000 people drop 160 feet down the hospital building and raise over £1.5m for patients and staff across the 3 supporting charities: Guy’s Cancer Charity, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity and the Evelina London Children’s Charity.

Angad and his wife Kiren abseiled

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to the expertise and compassion of teams across St Thomas’ and Evelina London, Dhian is now thriving as he turns one.

Returning for the abseil, Angad and Kiren went past the very windows of the intensive care and specialist care baby units where they spent so many long days and nights.

Angad said: “Coming back to abseil past the units where Dhian fought so hard is emotional and uplifting. The skill and kindness of the teams at St Thomas’and Evelina London gave our son his start and gave us hope. Today’s abseil is our way of celebrating his first birthday and supporting Evelina London Children’s Charity, which helps make an incredibly difficult time a little more bearable for families.”

Director of Fundraising for Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, Rachel Kiggell, said: “It’s incredible to see so many people getting involved to raise money for each of our incredible charities.

The stories of patients and families are a testament to how much the Trust and its staff touch people’s lives, and the donations we collect will make a huge difference to their work.

“It’s a credit to our fundraisers and everyone who has abseiled over the past decade that we continue to raise so much money to help provide the best care possible for patients and their families.”

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NETWORK RAIL SUBMITS EMERGENCY £9 MILLION BID FOR INTERIM UPGRADE OF PECKHAM RYE - BUT NO LIFTS EXCLUSIVE

By Issy Clarke AN EMERGENCY £9 million bid to upgrade Peckham Rye station is believed to have been submitted

by Network Rail, after local residents told us that the lack of step-free access was leading elderly pensioners forced to slide down the stairs on their bottoms.

We have been told by those present at a public meeting in Peckham two weeks ago that a senior project manager for Network Rail announced that emergency funding had been applied for to address overcrowding concerns in Peckham Rye station - but that the installation of lifts would need to await the full upgrade.

A spokesperson for Network Rail said: "Depending on the outcome of our funding bid, we hope to make an announcement in the next few weeks."

It marks a significant step forward in the campaign to get lifts installed in Peckham Rye Station, the biggest interchange station in the country without step-free access, which had a £40 million upgrade shelved earlier this year by Network Rail.

The scheme, which was granted planning permission in 2023, would have created new lifts and additional staircases to each platform. The plans would also have involved opening up the back of the station to create a new entrance leading into the ticket hall.

However in July the Department for Transport announced the upgrade had been put on hold, saying it needed to "prioritise funding on the schemes that will make the greatest difference for passengers and economic growth as soon as possible."

Local Labour politicians have been pushing the government to prioritise Peckham Rye for Network Rail funding.

Peckham’s Rye Lane councillors recently launched a petition urging the government to fund the full upgrade of the station, which has so far received 500 signatures.

Rye Lane ward councillor David Parton described the lack of lifts in the station as "unacceptable" and stated: "Peckham Rye Station is the busiest interchange station in the country with no step-free access. That’s not just a fact, it’s the daily experience of many local residents locked out of vital public transport simply because there are no lifts available.

"That’s why we recently launched a petition calling on the government to reconsider its decision to pause funding to upgrade our station.

"In the meantime, we will continue to consider all other options within the council and with Network Rail to make Peckham Rye Station safer and more accessible as soon as possible.”

Southwark Council leader Sarah King has also written to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander asking for a rethink of the plans to pause the upgrade.

This was after outraged station-users

L-R - Rye Lane ward councillor David Parton, Terry Titheradge and Eileen Conn, with skeleton

Henrietta can’t get into her front room because it’s piled high with food donations

Peckham Rye Station told us that a lack of step-free access was preventing elderly pensioners and disabled people from using the station.

Terry Titheradge, 75, who lives behind the station, told us he used to take the train to Bromley to visit his family several times a week but now has to cough up a hefty taxi fare after an accident left his wife wheelchair-bound two years ago.

He added: "I recently witnessed a lady in a wheelchair get off the train in Platform 1. She was lost and didn’t know what to do.

“She got out of her chair and a young man carried the chair down for her while she came down 40-odd steps on her bottom, hanging onto the handrail. It was shocking."

Alongside the lack of access, the upgrade would have addressed overcrowding concerns in the station. Platforms 1 and 2 are located on an island platform and connected with the station by a single staircase.

The platform regularly becomes overrun with passengers when two trains come in at once, who all cram into the building’s narrow staircases as they

come out of the station.

We now understands that at a recent Joint Neighbourhood Meeting for Peckham, Nunhead & Old Kent Road, Andrew Wood, a Senior Sponsor at Network Rail, announced that a £9 million emergency funding bid had been submitted to the government.

The money would be used on measures to tackle overcrowding but not the lack of lifts, which Wood said would have to wait for the full upgrade.

Instead, the interim funding would create additional gates in the ticket hall to address congestion during rush hour and on reducing the width of the toilets on Platforms 1/2 to provide more space for passengers.

Part of the funding would also be used to buy up some land on Dovetail Court for the new ticket hall, which is set to be constructed as part of the full scheme.

"It was good to hear that Network Rail are taking action to get some preparatory work done, and that the Rye Lane ward councillors are helping local people to say the 'pause' in the work is not acceptable,” said Eileen Conn, who runs the local

community group Peckham Vision. “We have to get this message across to the Government."

At the neighbourhood meeting, Conn and Terry Titheradge wheeled in a skeleton to highlight the case for upgrading the station.

The stunt was modelled on a campaign back in 1979 by the Peckham Action Group protested against the demolition of the north side of Peckham High Street for a new town hall.

At the time, Conn explained, bus services in the area were still poor, prompting witty residents to bring in two skeletons to a meeting sat on chairs clutching placards reading: ‘We are still waiting.’

TFL are also currently looking at plans to increase the number of Windrush trains serving the station from 4 to 5-6 an hour to help reduce overcrowding.

This is thought to depend on capacity at Clapham Junction Station where this section of the line terminates.

Residents have been pushing to see an increase in the number of Windrush trains serving Peckham, previously

stating that they believed this would help address overcrowding pending the completion of the station upgrade.

Local resident Iain Joncock previously told us: "If this increase could be bought forward it would seriously alleviate congestion because you would have the same number of people in more trains, so therefore fewer people getting off the train at the same time.”

David Thomas, Head of Concession for London Overground, said: “We have a number of customer improvements planned for the Windrush line to boost capacity and meet growing demand. This includes adding two additional peaktime services between Crystal Palace and Highbury & Islington from December 2026, subject to timetable feasibility.

These changes will help increase frequency to 18 trains per hour between Dalston Junction and Surrey Quays, which is the busiest section of the line.

“We’re also continuing to assess the feasibility of increasing services by two trains per hour between Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction, which includes Peckham Rye station.”

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SIX PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LAKANAL HOUSE FIRE – NOW ITS SISTER BLOCK MARIE CURIE IS SET TO BE DEMOLISHED OVER FIRE SAFETY FAILINGS

Marie Curie House

At the meeting at Lower Road

EXCLUSIVE

By Issy Clarke

Baby Michelle Udoaka

NEARLY 16 years ago a devastating fire in a Camberwell block of flats claimed the lives of six people, including two children and a baby. Now, a near-identical building on the same estate will be demolished, after a report found it will cost a staggering £23 million to fix fire safety failings that were only discovered four years ago.

Of the original 98 flats in Marie Curie House on the Sceaux Gardens Estate, only six remain occupied after residents were urgently moved out in 2021 when the extent of the fire safety works needing to be carried out became clear. At the time, Southwark Council planned to refurbish the block.

Marie Curie's fire safety hazards had, shockingly, only become clear some 11 years after Lakanal was razed by fire, and after the Grenfell disaster claimed the lies of 72 people incuding 18 children.

Councillors have now been advised to approve the demolition of Marie Curie House and rebuild due to the soaring costs of making it safe.

Retrofitting and refurbishing Marie Curie in line with new fire and building safety regulations would come in at an estimated £22 million, an independent report said, with the fire safety remedial work costing an additional £1.1 million.

The report will be considered by councillors at a meeting of Southwark Council's housing scrutiny commission next week.

Cllr Helen Dennis, Southwark's cabinet member for new homes, said: "A specialist assessment has found Marie Curie House is a substantial fire risk, and as the building is near the end of its lifespan and beyond economical repair we propose to empty the

Rafael Francisquini (L) lost his wife and children in the inferno Dayana, Thais and Felipe Francisquini building and demolish it.

"We do not take this decision lightly and have thoroughly investigated the refurbishment option."

The extent of the work required on the block was exposed in 2020 when an invasive survey found several fire safety defects similar to those found and resolved in Lakanal House after the 2009 fire.

The entire building was then put on a ‘waking watch’ and fitted with new fire alarms and heat sensors and, in June 2021 we reported that residents were told that all 87 tenants and eleven leaseholders would have to move out for at least a year due to the extent of work required.

This was due to include updating window panels, balconies, roofing work, ventilation, internal and external refurbishment and redecoration, but also compartmentalisation and fire safety works and asbestos removal.

Initial repairs carried out in 2021

included a new communal fire alarm system, and upgraded internal smoke and heat detectors fitted inside individual properties.

However, the latest council report stated that it could no longer afford to continue refurbishing the block due to "the impact of updated fire safety regulations, the introduction of a new compliance sign-off process for high-rise buildings, ongoing market volatility, inflationary pressures, and sustained financial strain on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA)."

All of these changes, the report said, had pushed the cost of refurbishing Marie Curie far above what it spent on remedying Lakanal House after the fire.

It added that a recent building survey had identified "several critical concerns that pose serious risks to life safety and the long-term stability of the structure."

This included the degradation of

Catherine Hickman internal staircases and communal walls due to "prolonged humidity exposure" and the presence of potentially explosive gases in the structure of the building.

This meant that even with the refurbishment, the council would be legally required to continue constantly monitoring the block to comply with fire safety laws and to prevent it from falling into disrepair.

It was because of these reasons that another option considered by the council – stripping the block back to its core structure and rebuilding it – had also been dismissed.

Once demolished, the council's plan is to absorb the site into the redevelopment of the neighbouring medium-rise Florian and Racine housing blocks, which are being rebuilt to provide 81 new council homes.

House building on the site could start "as early as 2028" stated the report, but noted this would be "subject to

Helen Udoaka viability and discussions with the Greater London Authority on grant levels."

In the meantime, the council has already spent £2.2 million on buying back eight out of the eleven leaseholder properties in Marie Curie House.

The report revealed the council has so far paid £6,500 in home loss costs to each of its tenants, estimated to be £552k in total. They have all been placed in Band 1 priority for a new council home.

The waking watch and other safety measures will stay in place until the remaining residents move out, so the building remains safe to live in.

The proposal was due to go to the council’s housing scrutiny commission on 14 October for further consideration. The commission will be able to provide feedback and recommendations, before the final decision is made by Southwark Council's cabinet in December.

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Council Leader says 'Everyone deserves fair pay and respect at work

SARAH KING

Southwark Council leader

S

OME PEOPLE know from an early age what they want to be when they grow up.

Other people have lots of different jobs, or change career after years at work, or take a job because it best suits their lives and responsibilities at a particular time.

Whatever job we do, for whatever reason, everyone deserves a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work, and to be treated with respect by the people we work with, and the people who employ us.

Sadly, that’s not always the case.

We know that too many people across Southwark aren't being treated fairly by employers, whether that’s being made to work for less than the National Minimum Wage, in unsafe conditions, without sick pay, or by missing out on other rights.

It's not only unfair, it's unacceptable – and in many cases, it’s illegal.

We have lots of excellent employers here in Southwark – businesses who respect their staff and, critically, acknowledge how much more expensive it is living in the capital than in the rest of the country.

These employers pay the London Living Wage and have practices in place to help staff deal with the kind of problems that can affect any of us at any time, such as unexpected long-term sickness.

Unfortunately, we also have too many businesses that don’t treat their employees fairly.

Research shows that over 1,000 Southwark residents are in a job that pays below the minimum wage, and more than 4,500 of our working residents don’t receive holiday pay.

Too many people in the borough are working, and yet finding it impossible to get by financially. In a cost of living crisis, that hits even harder.

'National renewal starts with community renewal' says Peckham MP

We know many people in Southwark are working in the gig economy and without job security.

One figure I saw showed that around 10 per cent of workers here are on zero-hours contracts. And too often, people feel they have nowhere to turn if things go wrong.

But most people DO have rights, and we want to help you understand what those rights are, and what you can do if you feel you’re not being treated fairly at work.

If you’re being paid below the minimum wage, are having difficulty accessing sick pay or maternity leave, feel you are being treated unfairly because you have a disability, or your ethnicity, sex, gender reassignment, age or religion, you’re not alone.

We’ve partnered with Citizens Advice Southwark and Southwark Law Centre to help you find local, free and confidential advice. They

I

RECENTLY RETURNED from the Labour Party Conference, where the Prime Minister made it clear that we are in the fight of our lives, as our country faces a defining choice.

I was proud to sit in the hall and hear the Prime Minister call out the racism, hate and division that is being stoked in our communities and declare that our party will fight every day for the tolerant, decent and compassionate Britain that we all know.

Peckham is a community where we live those values: where I see decency and compassion on display every day, in the school leaders working to give our children an equal start, in our youth outreach workers, in our community volunteers, in our health workers, and across our community.

I know that the divisive and destructive politics that we have witnessed recently has caused real fear and concern across our community, and I will always fight to ensure that those spouting that agenda do not win.

will listen to your concerns, explain your rights, and advise you on whatever options you may have.

If you’re a member of a trade union, you could also get free support from them if things go wrong. We welcome the role that the unions play in Southwark to support and protect local people at work.

We also strongly support the London Living Wage and continue to work hard to encourage businesses to become Living Wage Employers.

We now have over 443 accredited Living Wage Employers in Southwark, all of whom have committed to paying their workers the London Living Wage of £13.85 per hour, higher than the £12.21 National Living Wage. We also recently welcomed our first Living Wage Building at Tower Bridge Court (TBC.London), where all employees working will be paid

the London Living Wage.

We also support people into work.

This month, we launched Connect to Work, a new employment support programme set to benefit over 2,000 Southwark residents. It offers tailored help for people facing healthrelated issues and other barriers to employment. It builds on the success of Southwark Works, which continues to support thousands into work across the borough.

Fair pay and respect at work aren’t just good for workers. They’re good for business, because treating workers fairly attracts talent, increases morale, and creates a stronger economy for everyone.

So know your worth, know your rights, and find out how to access free, confidential support at work on our website at www.southwark. gov.uk/employment-rights.

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MIATTA FAHNBULLEH

MP for Peckham

I am clear on how we respond to the rise of the far right and win that fight. We deliver the change that we know that people are desperate to see in their local communities.

We put more money in people’s pockets, by investing in our local businesses and communities and growing the economy from the grassroots.

We deliver affordable and decent homes for those trapped by the housing crisis, with our ambitious plan to build new homes.

We get our public and community services back on their feet.

Most importantly of all, we ensure that we deliver change by handing power to our local communities, to those who know what is really needed to deliver the community renewal which will make a difference in people’s lives. I

have long advocated for the transfer of power and funding out of Westminster and to our communities. By giving local people the power to say how they want their communities to change, not only can we deliver the change that people really need to see, but we can also bring our communities together, at a time when that is so desperately needed.

In Parliament, I will continue to advocate for this crucial agenda: by delivering on the community right to buy powers I talked about in last month’s column, by working closely with Mayors and Local Authorities on the powers that they want to deliver for their local communities and, as a proud Co-operative Member of Parliament, by giving co-operative principles the recognition they deserve in Government.

At the heart of this agenda is ensuring

that communities have the voice and power to advocate for the changes that they need locally: and my first priority will always be Peckham.

That is why I am kicking off a new listening exercise to hear from everyone in my constituency about what issues are most important to you and what would be the biggest improvements and changes we can fight for in our local area. I want to start with a survey which will be running until Christmas, followed by community listening exercises to hear from more of you.

My work will always be rooted in Peckham, and I look forward to hearing more from my constituents to help guide my work locally and nationally.

You can participate in the survey on my website miattafahnbulleh.org

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How many ageing blocks will need to come down?

T

his week we reported that Marie Curie House in Camberwell - the sister block to Lakanal - faces imminent demolition after the council discovered it would cost tens of millions of pounds to bring it up to scratch.

Back in 2009, a deadly fire ravaged Lakanal and claimed the lives of six of its residents - including three children. Built in the same style back in the 1960s, it wasn't until 2020 that similar fire safety defects - since remedied in Lakanal - were discovered in Marie Curie House.

One of the issues discovered was a lack of compartmentation preventing smoke from moving between flats, the failure of which partly led to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in north Kensington.

The council emptied the block and offered its 98 households alternative accommodation while it carried out an extensive refurbishment.

But this week the council said that new legislation and rising construction costs had pushed the cost of refurbishing the block far above what it was able to afford, leaving it cheaper to just knock it down altogether and start again from scratch.

The decision raises questions around how many other ageing tower blocks - not just in Southwark but across the country - could also face similar fates.

The London Fire Brigade recently stated that hundreds of high-rise buildings around London still have fire safety issues, nearly a decade after Grenfell thrust the issue into the centre of public debate.

Will the spiralling costs which ultimately rendered the retrofitting of Marie Curie unviable pre-empt a wider destruction of many of the capital’s ageing tower blocks which still require updating?

That in turn raises questions around the repercussions of tearing down hundreds of homes while the capital is gripped by a housing crisis which politicians have failed for years to bring under control.

It takes time - and of course money, which London councils don't have - to build more homes. A recent BBC investigation found that London Councils have spent £120m on housing developments which are now on hold due to rising costs, fire safety rules bought in after Grenfell and delays by the Building Regulator.

In Southwark, the most glaring example of this is the Canada Water Masterplan, which is on hold while the developer seeks to amend the scheme to comply with post-Grenfell fire safety regulations. All the while, the number of people on the waiting list for a new home in Southwark creeps ever upward, and now stands at more than 20,000 families.

It may be the most immediately financially sensible choice to demolish Marie Curie - but how long will it be until the council can cobble the funds to build the replacement homes?

The council has confirmed that the site will still be used for homes, and plans to absorb the land into the redevelopment of two neighbouring sites in Sceaux Gardens into 79 council homes. In the coming weeks we will be asking the council for more clarity around these plans. Will all 98 council homes be rebuilt, or will we see a net loss in the number of socially rented homes?

CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across

1 I try aid for the drought condition (7) 5 Established as in a plot (5) 8 Cream of sounds? (4) 9 1 have water and rum in the goldfish bowl (8) 10 Then drums sort out the atmosphere disturbances (13) 13 Appear from these embarrassing moments (4) 14 Shoot back with one on the peak (4) 17 One who believes in always giving thanks before meals? (7,6) 19 Less usual to find a foreigner (8) 20 Carry the animal (4) 21 But not necessarily a tree that was planted earlier (5) 22 Renew the French sheen (7)

POLICING IN SCHOOLS: SHARE YOUR STORY

Clues Down

2 Outlines the plans for part of the golf course (6) 3 Disturb the grandee (7) 4 Take back the skill of the French man as a shopkeeper (9) 5 Will the second-rate survive the explosion? (5) 6 Sound pleased it's mounting the footrest (7) 7 Mad to go back, and inquires for the linens (7) 11 One who always hesitates to speak. (9) 12 I'm too old-fashioned for this deadlock (7) 13 Looked about right, so took the leading role (7) 15 Serving several purposes in public transport (7) 16 1 chatter about the robber (6) 18 The man who is satisfied at five hundred going to the front? (5)

QUICK PUZZLE Clues Across

Have you experienced policing in or around school?

We want to hear from anyone with something to say — students, parents, staff, past or present: WhatsApp: +447953139936 Email: schoolpoliceresearch@manchester.ac.uk Form: tinyurl.com/school-police-research Dr Remi Joseph-Salisbury, Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity More info: ethnicity.ac.uk/school-policing/

1 Orator (7) 5 Anything giving great pleasure (5) 8 Drop (4) 9 Contrary (8) 10 Reluctance (13) 13 Man-eating giant (4) 14 Immense (4) 17 Inquiring into (13) 19 Most spacious (8) 20 Cut off (4) 21 Gloomy (5) 22 Entreaties (7)

Clues Down

2 Tracts of level country (6) 3 Uniting (7) 4 Softening (9) 5 Strip of leather (5) 6 Clear (7) 7 Locks of hair (7) 11 Steersman (9) 12 Mixed (7) 13 Easily understood (7) 15 Convince (7) 16 Reply (6) 18 Slippery (5)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD CRYPTIC

Across: 4 Purred 8 Engross 10 Princes 11 These 12 Tides 13 Clearance, l6 Outweighs 19 Depot 20 Taken 22 Crayons 23 Tangent 24 Sateen Down:1 Septic 2 Ogle 3 To be or not to be 5 Uninteresting 6 Receding 7 Disuse 9 Spain 14 Elephant 15 Edicts 17 Trust 18 Sanity 21Knee

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Across: 4 Spiced 8 Employs 10 Thought 11 Steep 12 Enter 13 Strangers 16 Abstinent 19 Trust 20 Nasty 22 Reasons 23 Holiest 24 Dressy Down: 1 Beasts 2 Apse 3 Compensations 5 Processionals 6 Cogitate 7 Deters 9 Style 14 Regulate 15 Stared 17 Smash 18 Trysts 21 Seed

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22 CLASSIFIED & FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Alan was a dedicated public servant and became a Southwark Councillor in 1978 and Council leader in 1982.

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24 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, October 16th 2025

Unit 41: Notice of Application for a Premises Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (EMPRESS STREET, LOCKYEAR STREET, OAKDALE ROAD, RAYMOUTH ROAD, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD, TIVERTON STREET, RYE LANE (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

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.

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) Empress Street, blocked end by bridge HHH 376/376, located between Fielding Street and its blocked end (2b) Lockyear Street, between Kipling Street and its blocked end (2c) Oakdale Road, between Linden Grove and Gibbon Road (2d) Raymouth Road, between No’s 64 and Rotherhithe New Road, banned left turn from Rotherhithe New Road into Raymouth Road (2e) Rotherhithe New Road, at its junction with Raymouth Road (2f) Tiverton Street, bridge, located between Rockingham Street and Avonmouth Street (2g) Rye Lane, at its junction with Choumert Road

3.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be (2a) not applicable. (2b) not applicable (2c) Linden Grove, Nunhead Lane, Kimberley Avenue, Gibbon Road (2d) & (2e) Rotherhithe New Road, Roundabout, Rotherhithe New Road (2f) as indicated by the signs displayed (2g) as indicated by the signs displayed

4.

Oakdale Road, between Linden Grove and Gibbon Road, (north & south side) ‘at any-time’ restrictions will be introduced for item No’s (2c)

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.

7.

The closure will be in operation on the following dates (2a) 27th – 31st October (2b) 24th October (2c) 24th October (2d) 28th October – 17th November (2e) 28th – 17th November (2f) 27th – 31st October (2g) 26th - 28th October Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk

Dated this 16th October 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HOLYROOD STREET, UNDERHILL ROAD, PRICES STREET, DOCKLEY ROAD

Take notice that Elephant and Castle Properties Co. Limited has made an application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Unit 41, 14 Belfield Clarke Square, The Elephant, Elephant & Castle, London SE1 6GP as delineated in red on the proposed licensing plan, submitted with the application.

Nature of Premises: Restaurant/Café or similar ‘food & beverage’ primary activities to which the proposed licensable activities will be ancillary.

Proposed Licensable Activities (subject to conditions): Sale of alcohol by retail:

Days Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

Start time 08:00 08:00

Finish time 00:30 23:30

Late night refreshment:

Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

23:00 23:00

00:30 23:30

Film exhibition (Indoors only)

Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

08:00 08:00

00:30 23:30

Opening hours:

Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

08:00 08:00

01:00 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 by 10 November 2025. 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: 13th October 2025

Unit 40: Notice of Application for a Premises Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Take notice that Elephant and Castle Properties Co. Limited has made an application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Unit 40, 12 Belfield Clarke Square, The Elephant, Elephant & Castle, London SE1 6GP as delineated in red on the proposed licensing plan, submitted with the application.

Nature of Premises: Restaurant/Café or similar ‘food & beverage’ primary activities to which the proposed licensable activities will be ancillary.

Proposed Licensable Activities (subject to conditions): Sale of alcohol by retail:

Days Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

Start time 08:00 08:00

Finish time 00:30 23:30

Late night refreshment:

Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

23:00 23:00

00:30 23:30

Film exhibition (Indoors only)

Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

08:00 08:00

00:30 23:30

Opening hours:

Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

08:00 08:00

01:00 00:00

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 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) Holyrood Street, between Shand Street and Magdalen Street (2b) Underhill Road, between No’s 27 and No’s 28 to outside and opposite No’s 30 (2c) Prices Street, at it’s junction with Bear Lane (2d) Dockley Road, between Thurland Road and Lucey Way

3.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be (2a) not applicable. (2b) as indicated by the signs displayed (2c) not applicable (2d) as indicated by the signs displayed

4.

The existing ‘one-way’ working in Melford Road, between Lordship Lane and Underhill Road, will be made ‘two-way’ for access and egress purposes (2b) as indicated by the signs displayed (2c) not applicable

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

The closure will be in operation on the following dates (2a) 3rd – 4th November, between 22:00hrs and 06:00hrs (2b) 4th – 5th October (2c) 4th, 6th, 25th, 27th October (2d) 3rd – 4th and 4th – 5th October, between 22:00hrs and 06:00hrs.

8.

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

Dated this 16th October 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) LBSCR14272/AmeyrailLtd (2b) ANSL240161/VirginM/Avonline (2c) LBS1314541/46/47/48liftassist (2d) LBSCR14195/Amey/centurion

To place a public notice, please email hello@cm‐media.co.uk or call 020 7232 1639

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 by 10 November 2025. 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: 13th October 2025

Unit 39: Notice of Application for a Premises Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Take notice that Elephant and Castle Properties Co. Limited has made an application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Unit 39, 10 Belfield Clarke Square, The Elephant, Elephant & Castle, London SE1 6GP as delineated in red on the proposed licensing plan, submitted with the application.

Nature of Premises: Restaurant/Café or similar ‘food & beverage’ primary activities to which the proposed licensable activities will be ancillary.

Proposed Licensable Activities (subject to conditions): Sale of alcohol by retail:

Days Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

Start time 08:00 08:00

Finish time 00:30 23:30

Late night refreshment:

Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

23:00 23:00

00:30 23:30

Film exhibition (Indoors only)

Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

08:00 08:00

00:30 23:30

Opening hours:

Fri and Sat Sun to Thurs

08:00 08:00

01:00 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 by 10 November 2025. 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: 13th October 2025

PUBLIC NOTICES 25

Thursday, October 16th 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; 113 ROTHERHITHE STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE16 4NJ (Ref: 25/AP/2584) Listed Building Consent for emergency repair to 2x soil pipe leaks, one within flat 105 and the other within communal space. (AMENDED DESCRIPTION) (Within: St Marys Rotherhithe CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Rosie Poser 020 7525 7924) 56 LORRIMORE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 3LZ (Ref: 25/AP/2836) Partial demolition of the rear of the property and construction of single-storey rear/side wraparound extension with partial glazed roof; construction of storage shed and study to rear of garden, partial replacement of timber fence and garden walls, replacement of glass panes in sash windows with double glazing; replacement of rear window with sash window to match others; and installation of roof lights. (Within: Sutherland Square Sutherland Square CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: James Holmes 020 7525 0803) 78 BERMONDSEY STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3UD (Ref: 25/AP/2788) Change of use and alterations to create four residential dwellings, including removal of a staircase, installation of balconies and privacy screens, repairs to external fabric, and installation of ASHP exhaust, intake, and riser to the roof (Within: Bermondsey Street Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 78 BERMONDSEY STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3UD (Ref: 25/AP/2787) Change of use from office (class E) to residential (class C3) and alterations to create four residential dwellings, including installation of balconies and privacy screens, repairs to external fabric, and installation of ASHP exhaust, intake, and riser to the roof. (Within: Bermondsey Street Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB STDCA (Contact: James Holmes 020 7525 0803) 276B CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 0RP (Ref: 25/AP/2866) Listed building consent for the replacement of existing concrete pitched roof Roof coverings with new faux flat coverings. (Within: Camberwell New Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Anna Poulose 020 7525 3174) 98 PECKHAM HIGH STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5ED (Ref: 25/AP/2755) Replacement of existing shopfront and side return, and installation of railings to provide fall protection. (Within: Rye Lane Peckham CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Nejum Hussain )

62 PECKHAM HIGH STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5DP (Ref: 25/AP/2871) Retrospective application for continued use as restaurant class E(b) and installation of kitchen extraction system (Within: Rye Lane Peckham Rye Lane Peckham CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Glenn Ruane 020 7525 5840) 278B CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 0RP (Ref: 25/AP/2875) Listed Building Consent for replacement of existing concrete pitched roof coverings with new faux flat coverings. (Within: Camberwell New Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Anna Poulose 020 7525 3174) DULWICH SPORT GROUND 102 - 106 TURNEY ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE21 7JH (Ref: 25/AP/2334) Installation of artificial grass layer upon the surface of a former car park. Erection of a boundary fence, freestanding exercise equipment, moveable tent structures and storage lockers in association with the existing use (use class F2(c)). (Within: Dulwich Village CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Sean Gomes 020 7525 0666) TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST LONDON BRIDGE WALK LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 2SX (Ref: 25/AP/2901) Prior approval for the installation of a 15m monopole which will support 4no. antennas and 1no. GPS module (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Susherrie Suki 020 7525 0646) 42 BOROUGH HIGH STREET SOUTHWARK SE1 1XW (Ref: 25/AP/2744) Retention of 6No Condenser Units at roof level (Retrospective application). (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 020 7525 3148) 10 GALLERY ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE21 7AB (Ref: 25/AP/2840) Demolition of the existing shed/storage structure. Refurbishment of the existing clubhouse building. Erection of a lean-to on the existing clubhouse building. Erection of a singlestorey side extension to the existing clubhouse building. Alterations to site access/egress for accessibility purposes. Provision of plant equipment and additional cycle storage.

Associated works and landscaping inside the application site. (Within: Dulwich Village CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Sean Gomes 020 7525 0666) CINNAMON WHARF 24 SHAD THAMES LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 2YJ (Ref: 25/AP/2247) Renew the lapsed permission 21/AP/2213 awarded on the 19th August 2021. Replacement of existing windows and doors with double

glazed aluminium units to the following flats: 101, 104, 108, 202, 203, 205, 209, 303, 304, 305, 306 408, 503, 506, 601, 603, 604, 606, 607, 701, 702 and 707 on the front and rear of Cinnamon Wharf to match the existing size and style of units. (Within: St Saviours Dock CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Joseph Vadilonga 020 7525 5341) BANKSIDE HOUSE 24 SUMNER STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 9JA (Ref: 25/AP/2480) Demolition of the existing building and hardstanding and redevelopment of Bankside House to provide one mixed-use building of three distinct built elements connected by a pavilion level to provide purpose-built student accommodation with ancillary facilities (Sui Generis) and ground floor commercial floorspace, café and retail (Use Class E) and community facilities (Use Class F1/F2), (including part use as a hotel Class C1 [and/or for the provision of other short-term seasonal accommodation] outside of term times) alongside associated cycle parking, servicing, plant, landscaping improvements, and wider public realm enhancements.For information: Proposed Building A is 24 storeys with additional rooftop plant/enclosure (84.8m AOD, 81.5m above ground), proposed Building B is 26 storeys with additional rooftop lift overrun/enclosure (90.8m AOD, 87.5m above ground) and proposed Building C is 28storeys (96.8m AOD, 93.5m above ground) The development as a whole comprises: - 1,872 bedrooms, (providing 1,944 beds) (Class Sui Generis); - 121sqm GIA of community hub and 88sqm GIA of Community classroom (Class F1/F2); - 162sqm GIA of café and 191sqm GIA of Retail (Class E); - 4,276sqm GIA Student amenity and dining area (Class Sui Generis); - A single storey wide basement containing plant and ancillary facilities to the aforementioned uses. - Only Building B is proposed to operate as short-term seasonal accommodation, with Buildings A and C proposed for summer school use Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Wing Lau 020 7525 5729)

the existing roof (Within: Elliot's Row CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Susherrie Suki 020 7525 0646) 176 - 178 BERMONDSEY STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3TQ (Ref: 25/AP/2539) Demolition of part of the rear wall and proposed construction of a new rear access door. (Within: Bermondsey Street Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Gabriel Neri 020 7525 2707) 166 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3LZ (Ref: 25/AP/2582) Replacement of existing timber cladding with Cedral fibre-cement rainscreen cladding and replacement of existing ACM cladding with aluminium rainscreen cladding, both to the rear of the building, to comply with fire regulations.

(Within: Bermondsey Street Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Susherrie Suki 020 7525 0646) Dated: 14 Oct 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

FLAT 11 WILTSHIRE HOUSE 2 MAIDSTONE BUILDINGS MEWS LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 1GH (Ref: 25/AP/2414) Listed building consent for the replacement of decking and installation of a gate and the retention of an extended roof terrace, including one replacement and one additional roof light, access steps for maintenance purposes and replacement of the glass balustrade (Within: Borough High Street Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Sandy Ng 020 7525 3244) 33 HAYLES STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE11 4SU (Ref: 25/AP/2444) Installation of an air-to-air heat pump on top of

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GREEN DRAGON COURT) FOOTPATH CLOSURE AND RESTRICTION 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable maintenance and inspection works to be to be carried out by Network Rail or it’s appointed contractor, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit pedestrians for using the above named footpath.

2.

The effect of the order is to prohibit pedestrians for using the underpass of Green Dragon Court between Borough High Street and Borough Market at the dates and times below.

3.

The restriction will be in force on from 22:00 on the 29th of October until 06:00 on the 30th of October 2025.

4.

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

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Dated this 16th October 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX

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Thursday, October 16th 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK DRUID STREET ACTIVE TRAVEL IMPROVEMENTS The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Druid Street active travel improvements) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places, Loading places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping restrictions) (Druid Street active travel improvements) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Druid Street active travel improvements) Traffic 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 (Prescribed routes) Order would be to:(a) create a segregated contraflow cycle lane for south-eastbound cycles only in DRUID STREET, bounded to the north-eastern kerb (with a maximum width of 2 metres ‘m’, and including intermittent cycle lane markings to allow vehicles to turn in and out of the adjacent side roads) between a point 19m south-east of its junction with Tanner Street and a point 12m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Sweeney Crescent - the existing north-westbound ‘one-way’ working for all vehicles would remain in place but would now make exception for cycles using the dedicated contraflow cycle lane; (b) install a new ‘no entry’ sign in DRUID STREET at its junction with Tanner Street which would clarify and strengthen the existing north-westbound ‘one-way’ working for all vehicles within Druid Street without the exception for cycles at this junction, as all cycles should be using the dedicated south-eastbound contraflow cycle lane when turning into Druid Street from Tanner Street; and (c) the Council will update an existing ‘no left turn’ (except cycles) restriction in SWEENEY CRESCENT at its junction with Druid Street to ensure that only cycles using the designated contraflow cycle lane will be permitted to turn left in Sweeney Crescent into Druid Street - please note that there will be no physical changes to the street for this measure.

3.

The effects of the (Charged-for parking places) Order would be in Controlled Parking Zone (‘CPZ’) 'G' in SWEENEY CRESCENT remove an existing permit-holders’ only parking place (12m in length) north-west side north-east of its junction with Druid Street (this parking will be replaced with a new loading only bay as described below).

4.

The effects of the (Free parking places, Loading places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping restrictions) Order would be:(a) in DRUID STREET south-west side to amend the lengths of existing inset loading places (i) between its junctions with Tanner Street and Millstream Road reduce the length by 4.5m (new length will be 124.5m), and (ii) between its junctions with Millstream Road and Gedling Place reduce the length by 2m (new length will be 24.5m), both of these loading only places will operate ‘at any time’ every day of the week (20 minutes max stay, no return within 1 hour); (b) in SWEENEY CRESCENT north-west side north-east of its junction with Druid Street to install a new 12m in length loading place for the purpose of loading and unloading only which would operate ‘ at any time’ every day of the week without time limit; (c) in DRUID STREET to amend existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) on the south-west side and existing ‘DYLs’ with contiguous ‘at any time’ loading restrictions (double kerb blips ‘DKBs’) on the north-east side throughout the length of the segregated contraflow cycle lane as described above and where there are existing waiting and/or loading restrictions – to accommodate the new segregated contraflow cycle lane and changes in kerb-lines (build-outs); (d) to add new ‘DYLs’ with contiguous ‘DKBs’ in DRUID STREET on both sides from a point 4.5m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Tanner Street (the Transport for London ‘red route’ boundary) 8.5m on the north-east side and 8m on the south-west side; (e) to add new ‘DKBs’ on all existing ‘DYLs’ (i) on the south-west side of in DRUID STREET between a point 11m north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Millstream Road and a point 11.5m southeast of the south-eastern kerb-line of Gedling Place, (ii) on both sides of GEDLING PLACE between the south-western kerb-line build-out of Druid Street and a point 9m south of that kerb-line buildout, and (iii) on both sides of MILLSTREAM ROAD between the south-western kerb-line build-out of Druid Street and a point 6m south-west of that kerb-line build-out; and (f) to remove 2m of existing ‘DYLs’ in DRUID STREET south-west side (south-east of its junction with Millstream Road) to accommodate the change in kerb-line shape and loading place amendment.

NOTES: (1) ‘permit’ refers to parking places for holders’ of valid parking permits within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) listed. (2) ‘DYLs’ refer to 'at any time' (operational every day of the week) waiting restrictions and ‘DKBs’ refer to 'at any time' loading restrictions. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking

5.

Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE that under sections 90A to 90I of the Highways Act 1980 and in accordance with the provisions of the Highways (Traffic calming) Regulations 1999, propose to (a) construct a road hump of sinusoidal cross-section construction, approximately 3.7 metres in length, having a max height of 100 millimetres and covering the greater width of the carriageway (not including the new segregated contraflow cycle lane) in DRUID STREET centred at a point 12.5m south-east of the north-western wall of Nos. 263 to 276 Arnold Estate (which would replace and refresh the existing speed hump), and (b) construct speed tables of flat-top construction having a maximum height level with the surrounding kerb and covering the entire width of the carriageway in:(i) DRUID STREET extending from a point 7m north-west of north-western kerb-line of Millstream Road north-westward for distance of 6.5m, (ii) DRUID STREET extending from a point 9m north-west of north-western kerb-line of Sweeney Crescent south-eastward for distance of 24.5m and extending into GEDLING PLACE for a distance of 9m and extending into SWEENEY CRESCENT for a distance of 9m, (iii) MILLSTREAM ROAD extending from the south-western kerb-line build-out of Druid Street south-westward for distance of 7m, and (iv) on the partly off-street southernmost vehicular access to Arnold Estate PHOENIX WHARF ROAD extending from the north-eastern kerb-line of Druid Street north-eastward for distance of 7m (all measurements include the ramps).

6.

For more information about these proposals please contact Josh Kerry of the Council's Highways – Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk.

7.

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 & 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.

8.

Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to any of 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 ‘TMO2526-026 Druid St active travel improvements’ by 6 November 2025. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

9.

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 16 October 2025 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK SCHOOL STREETS PROGRAMME: DULWICH HILL AREA GOODRICH COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND ST ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL The London Borough of Southwark (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (Goodrich Community Primary School) (No. *) Traffic Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (St Anthony’s RC Primary School) (No. *) Traffic Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Friern Road) (No. *) Traffic Order 202* 1.

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

2.

The effects of the (Pedestrian and cycle zones) Orders would be to:(a) to extend an existing ‘School Street’ timed pedestrian and cycle zone in the vicinity Goodrich Community Primary School in which all motor vehicles except ‘SC8’ permit holders would be prohibited from entering or proceeding within the existing ‘school street’ (operating between the part of DUNSTANS ROAD which lies between the south-western kerb-line of Goodrich Road and a point 6.5 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line of Mount Adon Park) and also (i) in that part of GOODRICH ROAD that lies between the north-western kerb-line of Dunstans Road and a point 2 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line build-out of Upland Road, and (ii) in that part of UPLAND ROAD that lies between the south-western kerb-line of Goodrich Road and a point 1.5 metres south-west of the common boundary of Nos. 336 and 338 Upland Road (as measured from the north-western kerb-line of Upland Road) between 8.30 am and 9.15 am and between 3.15 pm and 4.00 pm (Monday to Friday, during school term time, as determined by Goodrich Community Primary School); and (b) to introduce a new ‘School Street’ timed pedestrian and cycle zone in the vicinity of St Anthony’s RC Primary School in which all motor vehicles except ‘SC29’ permit holders would be prohibited from entering or proceeding (i) in that part of FRIERN ROAD that lies between the south-western kerb-line of Goodrich Road and the north-eastern kerb-line of Lordship Lane, and (ii) in the entirety of ETHEROW STREET (which has an existing north-westward ‘one-way’ working) between 8.00 am and 9.00 am and between 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm (Monday to Friday, during school term time, as determined by St Anthony’s RC Primary School).

Permits allowing vehicles to enter the ‘School Streets’ timed pedestrian and cycle zones would be available to residents of premises located within each zone, to registered carers or residents of premises located within each zone, to disabled person’s blue badge holders who are school staff to the schools within each zone, carers or dropping off and/or collecting pupils to the school within that zone and to SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) vehicles, by application to the Council. Exemptions would also apply in respect of emergency service vehicles.

3.

The effects of the (Prescribed routes) Order would be to introduce a timed ‘bus gate’ restriction in FRIERN ROAD at its junction with Lordship Lane, operating between 8.00 am and 9.00 am and between 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm of every Monday to Friday throughout the year, which would prohibit all vehicles entering from Lordship Lane into the north-westbound lane of Friern Road except for buses, cycles, taxis (black cabs only) and any ‘authorised vehicles’ (vehicles that have previously arranged access from Southwark Council via submitting their licence and vehicle registration details).

4.

For more information about these proposals please contact Maryam Brian-Akinlade of the Council's Highways – Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk.

5.

Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of Southwark Council's reasons for making the Orders) and paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effects of the Orders may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & 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 Order/s is made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 077 3132 4742) for booking details.

6.

Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to any of the proposals, may send a statement in writing to traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX quoting reference ‘TMO2526-025 SSP Dulwich Hill area’ by 6 November 2025. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

7.

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 16 October 2025 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

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Thursday, October 16th 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK PERMANENT E-SCOOTER & CYCLE HIRE PARKING – B8 The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (e-scooter & cycle hire) (No. *) Order 202* The London Borough of Southwark (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (e-scooter & cycle hire) (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 to:(a)

(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n) (o)

provide 21 permanent parking places on the carriageway for the use of e-scooter & cycle hire providers (who are participating in the pan-London e-scooter & cycle hire trails) only, 2 metres (‘m’) in width and 6.6m in length (unless otherwise stated) and aligned parallel to the kerb, at the following locations:JASPER ROAD south-east side opposite Nos. 4 and 6 Jasper Road; KIRKWOOD ROAD south-west side opposite No. 6 Kirkwood Road; LANCASTER STREET south-west side o/s Nos. 1 to 32 Markstone House Lancaster Street; LANDCROFT ROAD north-east side on the side of No. 322 Crystal Palace Road; LARCOM STREET north-west side o/s No. 9 Larcom Street; LIMESFORD ROAD north-west side opposite Nos. 30 and 31 Limesford Road; LOMOND GROVE south-west side opposite the rear of Nos. 9/33 Caspian Street; LYNTON ROAD south-west side to the rear of Nos. 2 and 3 Longfellow Way; MANDELA WAY north-east side o/s The Copperfields Mandela Way; MCDERMOTT ROAD north-west side on the side of Nos. 25 to 37 Reedham Street; MILO ROAD north-west side on the side of No. 268 Lordship Lane; MONNOW ROAD north-west side opposite its junction with Strathnairn Street; NAYLOR ROAD north-east side north-west of its junction with Commercial Way; NORTH CROSS ROAD north-east side on the side of No. 90 Crystal Palace Road (The Actress pub); NORWAY GATE north-east side to the rear of Nos. 9 and 10 Oslo Square; OLD JAMAICA ROAD north-east side south-east of its junction with Marine Street; PAGE'S WALK south-east side opposite No. 110 Page's Walk; PORTLAND STREET south-west side opposite No. 166 Portland Street; RELF ROAD north-east side on the side of No. 19 Nigel Road; RUSKIN WALK north-east side on the side of No. 2 Warmington Road (5m in length); SIMMS ROAD north-east side south-east of its junction with St James's Road (5m in length); NOTES: (1) The measures in 2(b)-(n) below are proposed to accommodate the provision of the new permanent e-scooter & cycle hire parking places and in those locations in the carriageway as detailed in item 2(a) 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’ (‘Pay by Phone’ 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 and ‘SYLs’ refer to timed waiting restrictions. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking in Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) 'B' reduce existing permit-holders’ only parking ('permit') by 6.6m in MCDERMOTT ROAD (9m remain), and in RELF ROAD (10m remain); in CPZ 'C2' reduce existing ‘Pay by Phone’ parking (‘pay’) by 6.6m in LANCASTER STREET (9m remain); in CPZ 'EC' reduce existing 'permit' by 6.6m in LOMOND GROVE (23m remain); in CPZ 'G' reduce existing inset permit-holders’ and ‘Pay by Phone’ parking ('shared-use') by 6.6m in OLD JAMAICA ROAD (32m inset bay remain); in CPZ 'GR' reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in PAGE’S WALK (213m remain); in CPZ 'HH' reduce existing 'shared-use' by 5m in RUSKIN WALK (9m remain); in CPZ ‘M2' reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in PORTLAND STREET (49m remain); in CPZ 'S' reduce existing 'permit' by 6.6m in NORWAY GATE (14m remain); in CPZ 'SEB' reduce existing 'permit' by 2.5m in SIMMS ROAD (10m remain); in CPZ 'T' split and reduce existing 'shared-use' by 6.6m in NAYLOR ROAD (a total of 46.5m remain); in CPZ 'TS' reduce existing (i) 'permit' by 6.6m in LYNTON ROAD (154.5m remain), and (ii) 'shared-use' by 6.6m in MONNOW ROAD (7.5m remain); reduce existing free 'short stay' parking (i) by 3m in MANDELA WAY (17m remain), and (ii) by 6.6m in LARCOM STREET (9m remain); amend existing waiting restrictions to accommodate the parking changes described in the above, (i) in SIMMS ROAD remove 2.5m existing 'at any time' (double yellow lines 'DYLs'), and (ii) in MANDELA WAY remove 3.6m existing ‘timed’ waiting restrictions (single yellow lines ‘SYLs’); and the Council will amend the Traffic Management Order map-based schedule to add existing 'DYLs' in (i) FARQUHAR ROAD on both sides an approximate total of 75.5m either side of its northernmost junction with Jasper Road, (ii) in JASPER ROAD on both sides an approximate total of 25.5m south-west of its northernmost junction with Farquhar Road, and (iii) in RUSKIN WALK on both sides an approximate total of 16m north-west of its junction with Half Moon Lane - this is an administrative exercise to more closely match what is on the street, no physical changes will be made to these specific areas of Farquhar Road, Jasper Road, and Ruskin Walk.

3.

For more information about these proposals please contact Rich Martin of the Council's Highways team: Highways@southwark.gov.uk

4.

Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the proposals) may be found online at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; and paper or digital copies of plans 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 & 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.

5.

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 ‘TMO2526-024 perm e-scooter and cycle hire B8’ by 6 November 2025. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

6.

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 16 October 2025 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BEDALE STREET, CATHEDRAL STREET) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC, TEMPORARY PARKING AND LOADING SUSPENSION) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works, it intends to make an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering sections 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: Bedale Street and Cathedral Street, between Borough High Street and Winchester Walk.

3.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be shown by the traffic signs displayed.

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 where access is possible.

6.

The Order will come into operation on the 3rd of November 2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take place between the 3rd of November 2025 and the 14th of December 2025.

7.

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

Dated this 16th of October 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: Bedale/1125

Please take notice that J and Matt Ltd have made application to Southwark Council to vary the Premises Licence in respect of Boulevard Coffee Place, 224 Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5UB The proposed variation is as follows: To extend the hours of all our existent licence activities on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be varied: The retail sale of alcohol: The provision of regulated entertainment: The provision of late night refreshment: Opening hours:

Days Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Start time 02:00 00:00

Finish time 03:30 01:30

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

02:00 00:00

03:30 01:30

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

02:00 00:00

03:30 01:30

Sunday to Thursday Friday and Saturday

00:30 02:30

02:00 04:00

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: 03/10/2025

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

Transport for London Public Notice

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (UNION STREET)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A100 GLA ROAD (TOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025 1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it 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 Thames Water infrastructure repair works to take place at A100 Tower Bridge Road in the London Borough of Southwark.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from proceeding in a northerly direction on Tower Bridge Road between its junctions with Druid Street and Fair Street.

The Order also allows all vehicles to turn left into Queen Elizabeth Street from Tooley Street.

The Order will be effective at certain times from 8.00 AM on the 18th October 2025 until 4.30 PM on the 19th October 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 prohibition will not apply in respect of: (1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes; (2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

5. At such times as the prohibition is in force an alternative route will be indicated by trafc signs via Druid Street, Crucix Lane, Bermondsey Street, Tooley Street and Queen Elizabeth Street to normal route of travel.

TEMPORARY PARKING RESTRICTION, TEMPORARY PARKING SUSPENSION 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable crane works to be to be carried out by Simmons Industrial Services Ltd or it’s appointed contractor, it has made an order the effect of which is to temporarily prohibit vehicles from stopping, waiting, loading and parking on a section of Union Street.

2.

The effect of the order is to prohibit vehicular traffic from parking, loading and waiting on Union Street, between Blackfriars Road and Gambia Street, on both sides of the road.

3.

The restriction will be in force on from 06:00 on Saturday 18th October 2025 to 20:00 on the 19th of October 2025.

4.

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.

5.

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

Dated this 16th October 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

Dated this 16th day of October 2025 Andrew Ulph Co-ordination Manager, Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (MONTAGUE CLOSE) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable development works to be carried out by Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd, intends to make, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road at certain times.

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 on Montague Close, between Cathedral Street and the eastern side of Cathedral Square.

3.

The alternative route for affected traffic is (a) Winchester Walk, Stoney Street, Park Street, Southwark Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Union Street, Borough High Street, Great Dover Street, Long Lane, Bermondsey Street, Tower Bridge Road, Druid Street, Crucifix Lane, Bermondsey Street, Tooley Street (b) Duke Street Hill, Borough High Street, Southwark Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Union Street, Borough High Street, Bedale Street, Cathedral Street.

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 prohibition of traffic will be in operation daily between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 2pm on Saturdays, starting from the 3rd November 2025 until the 3rd November 2026. The prohibition does not apply on Sundays.

Transport for London Public Notice ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A2 GLA ROAD (GREAT DOVER STREET, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2025 1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it 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 works to take place at A2 Great Dover Street.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from proceeding in an easterly direction on Great Dover Street between its junctions with Borough High Street and Long Lane.

The Order will be effective at certain times from 10.00 PM on the 16th October 2025 until 4.30 AM on the 17th October 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 prohibition will not apply in respect of: (1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes; (2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

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SURREY STARLET MAKES BIG BREAK Ralphie Albert is the grandson of snooker legend Jimmy White

By Sports Reporter

RALPHIE ALBERT, the grandson of snooker legend Jimmy white, has signed his first professional contract with Surrey, becoming the latest player to step up from the club’s academy.

Albert, who turns eighteen this week, made his professional debut in this summer’s Metro Bank One Day Cup and played in Surrey’s final Rothesay County Championship match of the season at Hampshire.

He hit 96 against Nottinghamshire Outlaws on his maiden professional innings and battled to a crucial 62 in the second innings of Surrey’s Championship victory over Hampshire.

Albert has been part of the Surrey Talent Pathway since under-9, playing in every age group along the way and joined

Surrey’s Ralphie Albert

the Academy in 2024.

Albert has been a regular in the England under-19s set-up over the past twelve months, playing ten ODIs and two Youth Test matches, impressing with 6/53 in the second Test match against India at Chelmsford. He will head to St Vincent with the Young Lions in November for an ODI series with the West Indies.

Albert plays his club cricket for Banstead in the Surrey Cricket Championship and will be balancing cricket around his final year at Epsom College.

“I’m thrilled to sign my first professional contract with the club,” Albert said. “Pulling on the Surrey shirt this summer was a proud day for my family and me. “Being around the first team set-up was a brilliant experience and I’m excited to be around the group more often. I would like to thank the pathway and academy staff for their

Hamlet held by Cray

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NYREN CLUNIS scored his first goal back at Champion Hill but Dulwich Hamlet were denied all three Isthmian League Premier Division points as Cray Wanderers fought back to claim a point last weekend.

Nyren Clunis, second Dulwich player from left, puts his side in front

Midnight Train takes heavyweight route

By John Kelly

RICHARD RIAKPORHE will fight Brighton’s Tommy Welch on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr versus Conor Benn at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next month.

Walworth’s ‘Midnight Train’ Riakporhe, the former British cruiserweight title holder, surrendered his unbeaten professional record when he lost to Chris Billam-Smith by unanimous decision for the WBO belt last year.

He improved his record to 18-1 by

stopping Kevin Nicolas Espindola in Riyadh in May. Riakporhe, 35, and Welch, 30, will fight in a heavyweight contest.

Welch said: "I wanted to fight Riakporhe, so we started to push and made it happen in collaboration with Chris and his team.

Riakporhe's team liked the offer.

"I'm ranked number ten in the WBC bridgerweight rankings. He hasn't really had a test moving from cruiserweight to heavyweight yet. He sees me as a perfect fit for him on the way up."

The fight is on November 15.

Clunis was set up by Sol Baugh to open the scoring for Mark Dacey’s side in the eleventh minute.

Despite dominating territorially,

Dulwich couldn’t add to their lead and were pegged back seven minutes before half-time when Alex Hernandez equalised.

Baugh was denied by the woodwork in the 70th minute before Wanderers captain Tom Bonner was sent off for dissent, his second booking, following a strong challenge by Dulwich’s Amadou Kassarate.

The Hamlet couldn’t take advantage and remain in fifth place in the table.

They travel to Cheriton Road to take on Folkestone Invicta this Saturday at 3pm.

Dubois wants trilogy

By John Kelly DANIEL DUBOIS wants a trilogy fight against Oleksandr Usyk after accepting a final IBF eliminator against Frank Sanchez.

The victor will be the mandatory challenger for Usyk, the undisputed, unbeaten IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA champion.

Greenwich’s Dubois controversially lost to Usyk in 2023 after the referee ruled he

caught the Ukrainian with a low blow. Usyk came back to win after being given five minutes to recover.

But there was no doubt who was superior at Wembley in May when Usyk stopped Dubois in the fifth round.

Cuban Sanchez has 25 wins and one defeat in his professional career.

The camps are aiming to agree a deal by October 22. If no agreement is reached the IBF will open it to a purse bid.

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By John Kelly

support.”

Albert said he doesn’t feel more pressure being the grandson of White, who has ten ranking titles and has been runner-up in six World Championship finals.

“I wouldn’t say there’s a need to prove myself,” Albert told BBC Sport. “It’s a great thing that he’s my grandad, an elite sportsman.

“I don’t see what is being said.

There are articles talking about us but I’m not deep into the comparison or making a name for myself. I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing and see what happens.”

Surrey’s head of talent pathway Chris Taylor said: “We’re delighted that Ralphie has signed a professional contract at Surrey. He’s shown a good temperament as a genuine all-rounder.

“I have high hopes for Ralphie and am really excited to see his journey unfold at Surrey.”

Tom Jones grabs the ball after his leveller

By John Kelly FISHER AVOIDED a shock to come through their Kent Senior Trophy first round 2-1 against West Wickham at the weekend.

Because of injuries and players unavailable for different reasons, Fish manager Ajay Ashanike had to name himself and assistant Michael Williams on the bench.

The Southern Amateur League side took the lead through Johnny White a minute before the break after the hosts had missed numerous chances in front of a 215 attendance at St Paul’s.

But Tom Jones with a penalty in the 74th minute and Tyron Mbuenimo’s goal a minute later spared their blushes.

Fisher host Steyning Town in the first round proper of the FA Vase this Saturday at 3pm in Rotherhithe.

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Mayor named Cambridge player of the month

By Will Scott MILLWALL LOANEE Adam Mayor has been named Cambridge United's Player of the Month for September.

Mayor, 20, joined the League Two side on loan on deadline day, linking up with ex-Lions boss Neil Harris.

The left-sided player, capable of playing on the wing or at full-back, has made four appearances for the U’s in September, scoring twice.

Both of his goals were decisive, with Mayor scoring in a 1-1 draw with Grimsby Town and a 2-1 win over Fleetwood Town.

Mayor has featured in all three of Cambridge’s fixtures in October so far.

Mayor made one appearance for Millwall this season, replacing Joe Bryan at left-back at half-time against Coventry City on August 26, helping the Lions beat the Sky Blues 2-0 to progress to the EFL Cup Third Round.

Neil was asked about his progress by this paper.

“I think what's great for him is he's out and playing games,” Neil said. “If he was here, he's going to be behind Joe, probably behind Zak Sturge.

“Then even if I bump him up one, you've got Femi [Azeez], you've got Alfie [Doughty], you've got [Thierno] Ballo. So there's huge competition in those positions where Adam would play, and I think it was only fair on him that we allowed him to go out and get some game time and show what he can do.

I’m really pleased for him that he's done well. It’s excellent he got player of the month in his first month at Cambridge.

We hope that he continues to progress and do better.”

Adam Mayor

FROM WOOLWICH TO TAJIKISTAN How Millwall’s first Afghan international Elias Mansor earned national team call-up after decade in academy EXCLUSIVE

By Will Scott WHEN ELIAS Mansor first received the phone call telling him he had been called up to the Afghanistan national team, it came following repeated efforts to get on their radar.

“I was somebody who really wanted to play for my country before, so I used to email them and everything, trying to get a call-up,” Mansor told this paper. “But in the end, they just came to me, so I'm happy.”

Only a month after being handed his first professional deal in August, Mansor was called up to represent the country of his birth against Iran and Tajikistan.

The eighteen-year-old became Millwall’s first Afghan international last month, the latest milestone in the career of a player who is a Lion through and through.

Mansor joined Millwall’s academy at the under-eights, and has risen through each age group before being promoted to Kevin Nugent and Paul Robinson’s under-21s earlier this year.

The midfielder sat down with this paper to tell us more about his story, which started at an earlier age than most.

Mansor came to England in 2009, when he reckons he was two or three, joining up with his father, who had been working here since 2001.

“I grew up in south-east London, Woolwich to be exact,” Mansor said. “I used to play for a Sunday league team. I started playing football at about four.

“A year or two after I came into the country, I was training and training with my Sunday league team called Teviot, then somewhere one of the other players' dads told my dad about Millwall having

sessions on a Saturday.

“You just keep going to those Saturday sessions, and at the end of it, you reach the under-nines. Then they offer you a contract, or they don't, and fortunately, I was offered a contract.”

Mansor, who believes his strongest attribute is his ability on the ball, had obvious footballing talent as a youngster.

However, it was not the sport his father had pencilled him in for.

“Apparently, it was a choice between snooker or football,” he said. “My dad loves snooker.

“He wanted my older brother to become a football player, and he wanted me to become a snooker player. But then in the end, he saw that I was good at football as well. My dad loves football.

“Back home, cricket is their main sport, but football is still a big part of their happiness towards the country. They've been at war for a while, so cricket and football have brought happiness.

“My dad watched it here as well, and he said, 'This is a sport I need my kids to play.'

We've been playing it since.”

Mansor’s talent was noticed by his coaches at Millwall’s academy in Well Hall, and he moved through the age groups seamlessly.

“For me specifically, it was quite easygoing because I was an outstanding performer throughout my younger age groups as well," he said. “You see people going and new people coming in, and you're always like, 'Oh, this could be me, this could not be me.'

“But as long as I was performing, it was easy for me, and I got offered an early scholarship at fifteen.”

Mansor spent “ten, eleven” years at Well Hall, an environment he thrived in.

“Every single manager, you've met

Elias Mansor celebrates after scoring a 120th-minute equaliser against Hull City in the FA Youth Cup

them,” he said. “Even when you get to sixteens, seventeens, eighteens, you still know the managers who work with under-nines, under-tens.

“It's a very good environment, you feel at home, you feel safe, you don't feel out of place, anything like that. It feels comfortable.”

Over a decade at Well Hall meant the ‘Millwall style of play’ was inculcated within him throughout his footballing education.

“Millwall have a certain system that they want you to play from when you're at younger age groups to when you get older - even to the under-21s,” he said. “You go through the ranks, they play the exact same football.

“They need that hunger, they need that desire in you to want to win games, to want to perform. Throughout the years, they just teach you how to become the best version of yourself and the best version that the fans will love and that can get you points.”

Mansor took the next step this summer, signing his first professional contract and getting promoted from the under-18s with four others, a wait he admitted was the hardest part of his academy career.

“The only thing that was nervewracking was the pro contract,” he said. “I was like, 'Am I going to get it? Have I done enough? Have I not been doing enough? In the end, when I got it, I was happy.”

Soon after securing his professional deal, Mansor was contacted by the Afghanistan national team.

“I was in training, and then I got a call from someone I know, whose son plays for the Under-23s,” he said. “He was with the first team manager and some centre-mid had got injured literally on the day.

“He passed the phone on to the manager,

and the manager just said, 'We need you last minute because one of our players has got injured.' I said, 'That's perfect for me.'

“Then they sent over the invitation letter to Jessica [Millwall's club secretary], and Jessica approved it, and I went on my way.”

Adjusting to international football, where players arrive from different leagues with their own styles and habits, was a tricky process at first for Mansor.

“It was weird to be honest, you play against first-team teams here, but there's a different level when you're at international football,” he said. “You see everyone coming from different areas, you see different styles of football, and I've never played with anyone apart from Millwall players.

“Millwall have one structure, but the national team has a different way of playing. It was quite confusing at the beginning, but you get used to it after two or three days in training. You get into the rhythm of playing, and when you play together, you learn new things.

“I was out of position at right-back as well. The way Millwall played me at right-back and the way the Afghanistan National Team played me at right-back were two completely different styles. So you keep learning every game and every training session.”

Mansor started in a friendly game against Tajikistan under-23s before he featured for the first team.

“The first friendly game that I played was just to get me into the squad to see how it is,” he said. “I played very well that game. I did get sent off, but the manager didn't really care because I overall had a good game.”

His performance earned him starts against Iran and Tajikistan.

“For the Iran game, I started over the actual right-back, even though I'm not a right-back,” he said. “But Iran have great players, they're ranked 20th in the world.

You see their athleticism and you're like, 'Oh, this is the level I need to get to.'

“You can see that there's a difference between me and them because I haven't matured into men's football fully yet. It was quite tough against Iran because you just see their athleticism, they're running up and down the pitch.”

“Tajikistan played a whole different setup. I played well in that Tajikistan game. I got on the ball and moved it around.

“But mainly, I was defending in both of those games, and defending is something that I'm good at, but not something that I want to be doing a lot. I'm a player who likes to get on the ball, pass the ball and move it around.”

Mansor impressed in his first callup, earning another for the upcoming international break for Afghanistan’s Asia Cup qualifiers against Pakistan home and away on October 9 and 14.

When he returns, he, like many of the other under-21s, is targeting the next career milestone: a first-team call-up.

“Everyone's ambition is to get into the first team squad,” he said. “Either on the bench or coming off the bench for the first team, making my debut, that's obviously the long-term goal.

“Hopefully, I'll try to get a new contract this season as well. That just comes from playing well.

“I saw how Alfie Massey, Ra'ees [Bangura-Williams], Rafiq [Lamptey], all of them, I've seen how they play well, and they got a contract extension. I look up to them and see that's where I want to get at.

Playing consistently for the first team.”

INSIDE THE OPPOSITION What Millwall can expect from QPR

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By Will Scott THE TRAJECTORY of Queens Park Rangers’ season has not quite gone the way many expected.

Three games into the season, the Rangers had picked up one point under new head coach Julien Stephan and looked to be heading straight into a relegation dogfight after a brutal 7-1 battering away at Coventry City on August 23.

However, the result that looked to have condemned QPR to the wrong side of the table instead sparked a revival.

The Rangers are unbeaten since, winning four and drawing a further two.

They now lie sixth in the Championship, one point above eighth-placed Millwall.

To find out more about how Stephan turned it around ahead of the Lions’ trip to Loftus Road this Saturday, this paper spoke to Clive Whittingham, editor of LoftforWords.

HOW HAS QPR’S SEASON GONE SO FAR?

Weirdly, that 7-1 loss may turn out to be the best thing that could have happened. A 3-1, 4-1 loss can be written off, particularly against this Coventry side, but a 7-1 is hard to ignore. It’s provoked us into a total change of approach and tactics into something that not only suits our players a lot more, but also is more on trend for the direction football is currently heading.

When you see Pep Guardiola replacing his ball-playing goalkeeper, Thomas Tuchel talking about long throws, and Russell Martin struggling to put a point on the board at Rangers with a £60m payroll against the likes of St Mirren, I feel like we might (mercifully) be at the end of the football fashion of trying to win games by completing 500 passes in your own penalty box. I hope it’s true because I always found Martin’s Swansea and Southampton sides every bit as dull to watch as a Tony Pulis Stoke or West Brom.

QPR have been pursuing a ‘game model’ where all the teams throughout the club play the same formation and style with the aim of promoting players as quickly as possible through the system and developing some big money sales. Problem is, it was a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 play-out-fromthe-back model, which our goalkeepers, defenders and central midfielders really struggled with. It’s been seemingly binned in favour of a much more direct style after the Coventry debacle and we’re unbeaten in six since.

Luke Cundle celebrates after scoring the last time the two teams met in February

IT LOOKED LIKE THE RANGERS ADDED SOME REAL QUALITY IN THE WINDOW. HOW DO YOU ASSESS THEIR SUMMER?

Last summer we were perhaps a little bit clever for our own good. Again in pursuit of development prospects to sell on for profit, we looked in European backwaters for technical players who’d shone up in data and analytics. All well and good, but players

from Westerlo, Lugano, Gent etc come with no experience of EFL football, three game weeks, 46-game seasons etc. Best case they’ll take a long time to settle. There were definitely individual success stories, but it didn’t add up to a coherent team – we lacked speed, power, physicality, durability.

Fair play, they really learned from it.

The recruitment this summer was an improvement. I’m amazed we got Richard Kone for the price we apparently paid amidst so much competition. I’m still waiting to find out what’s wrong with him – four goals already. Kwame Poku sadly got injured in the first game but Rumarn Burrell from Burton Albion is an underrated pick up and very important to our new style, and Amadou Mbengue – cheerful but capable of enormous violence - has added much needed athleticism to the defence.

We focused much more on pace, power, and EFL game experience this summer and it’s showing.

HOW HAS JULIEN STEPHAN DONE? HAS HE ESTABLISHED A CLEAR STYLE OF PLAY?

As said, we basically completely flipped our style of play between games four and five. Nathan Jones said after we beat Charlton: “Credit to their manager, they went against everything that they've done through pre-season, through the first three games of the season, and, you know, were very direct in terms of what they did.” Whether it means the game model has been abandoned, adapted, or he’s just decided to ignore it and do his own thing, is the source of much message board debate this international break. To me, we look a lot like his Strasbourg team and what we were told to expect by French journalists when we appointed him – almost a traditional 4-4-2, with creativity and speed in wide areas, a big man-little man combo up front, and a ball player alongside a destroyer in midfield. While at Rennes he was known for developing amazing talent in those wide and attacking areas – Jeremy Doku, Ousmane Dembele etc. We sort of look like a budget version of the [Les] Ferdinand, [Andy] Sinton, [Ray] Wilkins QPR team I started watching as a kid.

UNBEATEN AT HOME SO FAR (IN A LIMITED SAMPLE SIZE) - DO YOU SEE LOFTUS ROAD BECOMING A FORTRESS UNDER STEPHAN?

Our home form has been rotten for years.

Bottom three in the Championship for home results three years running. For far too long going to Loftus Road has been watching two tiers of School End having a lovely day out and taking three points. At one stage during the Gareth Ainsworth debacle Coventry, Sunderland and Blackburn all had more wins at Loftus Road (two) in the calendar year than we did (one). Stephan spoke in his recent interview with our site about a determination to change that this season, and he’s already put two wins on the board in W12 which took until November last

season.

All of this is to be caveated with our fixture list, which looked kind on paper and has perhaps proven so. We don’t have a parachute payment team in our first 12 fixtures. Coming back off this break we have Ipswich, Southampton and Sheff Utd in one three-game week followed by another week where we go away to Blackburn on Wednesday and away to Norwich two days later. December brings Birmingham, Middlesbrough and Leicester in a week.

So, let’s wait and see. QPR go on six game winning and losing runs all the time, we should really have learned to be less upand-down about it by now. It’s never as good, or as bad, as it seems at the time.

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SEASON? HAVE THEY CHANGED SINCE EARLY AUGUST?

In our season preview I had us 18th. I was concerned. We then added Kone and Burrell up front, which are huge signings for us. Charlie Austin left us a decade ago and basically the nearest we’ve come to replacing him was signing him back again for a bit. We’ve had some dreadful strikers over the last decade – Lyndon Dykes, Macauley Bonne, Conor Washington, Idrissa Sylla, Seb Polter etc. Having these two up front is a bit of a game changer. Post Coventry we then added Koki Saito, Isaac Hayden and Rhys Norrington-Davies, which again possibly point to that result being a good thing long term because they’ve brought flair in attack and experience in the dressing room and at left back. So, I’d like to think we’re capable of some significant progress into that Millwall-to-twelfth bit of the league, with hopefully some rare arsedness about the FA Cup thrown in there and then a big sale(s) so we can start trading our way up this division next summer.

WHO SHOULD MILLWALL FANS BE WARY OF THIS WEEKEND?

Kone’s a bit of a beast, but obviously Millwall’s defenders are well set up to cope with a physical striker so perhaps this weekend is one for our more mobile supply routes. Burrell’s technique is sometimes found wanting, but he’s very quick. Saito is exciting, creative and really seems to have benefited from a year at this level. Harvey Vale has impressed on his comeback from injury. Nicolas Madsen is on a redemption arc not seen here since Paul Furlong’s time in midfield after a dreadful first year.

HOW WOULD YOU EXPECT STEPHAN TO SET THEM UP ON THE WEEKEND?

As said, it’s been almost a traditional 4-42. Whether that continues when Poku and Ilias Chair are fit again I’m not sure. Burrell has been away with Jamaica this week so if he’s not ready to start then perhaps there will be a change. Ideally though, don’t expect it to change much from the team that won and won well at Bristol City.

Ex-Lion midfielder backs Millwall to compete for play-offs

By Will Scott EX-MILLWALL MIDFIELDER Don Hutchison hopes the Lions make the play-offs this season, but admits his time there was "the worst move I made in my life".

Hutchison, now a television pundit for ESPN FC, joined the Lions in August 2005 aged 34 after being released by rivals West Ham United,

his second spell with the Hammers. He had previously played for Liverpool, Sheffield United, Everton and Sunderland.

The former Scotland international made just fourteen appearances for Millwall before leaving the club by mutual consent three months into his contract, citing the need for more first-team opportunities. He joined Coventry City in January 2006, before

eventually hanging up his boots in 2008 after a season with Luton Town.

The Lions are currently eighth in the Championship after nine games, one point behind sixth-placed Queens Park Rangers, who they face on Saturday.

Hutchison does not look back on his time at SE16 with fondness but backs his former club to challenge for the top six this season.

"I hope they do it," Hutchison told

online-casinos.com. "I didn’t have a great time there. I was from West Ham and they hated me for it, and I couldn't stand it. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t blame them at all, but it was the worst move I made in my life.

"I’ve got no hostility towards them, but that’s just how a career is sometimes.

"Alex Neil, I see him bringing stability, the run of results they’ve

been on now mean that promotion is possible. Why not? The Championship is a crazy league, because if you put a run together you shoot up the table. If you lose, there’s another game in three days' time and you can get three points right away and put the defeat out of your mind. Any side could beat you, but it means that you can beat anyone too.

"So if Millwall put a run together, they can ride it as far as possible."

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Millwall celebrate Jake Cooper’s goal against West Bromwich Albion

Alex Neil says side are confident heading into tricky three games EXCLUSIVE

By Will Scott

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MILLWALL HAVE no “fear” heading into a tricky threegame spell coming out of the international break, Alex Neil said.

The Lions play three games in the span of eight days, starting with their visit to Loftus Road to face Queens Park Rangers this Saturday, before taking on Stoke City and Leicester City at home the following week All three sides are currently in the top six of the Championship, while Millwall sit in eighth.

Neil is unfazed by the league standing of his side's next three opponents.

“I think it's been quite an odd season, though, because the teams

that we are about to face, I've watched most of their games,” Neil told this paper. “Have they been hugely better than a lot of our teams we've faced? I'm not sure.

“I think there's probably about sixteen teams right now in the league that are all looking and thinking, 'We should be there.'

So there's very little between the games, I think it's a chance created here or a mistake made there that's ultimately decided the fortune of a lot of those matches.

“We certainly don't have any hesitation or fear going into these three games. I think that we're in a confident mood.

“We're going to go in and try and attack the games and get as many points as we can. Whether we're playing at the bottom end of the league or whether we're playing teams at the top end of the

league at this moment in time is irrelevant as far as I'm concerned.”

The Lions headed into the international break after a 3-0 win at home over West Bromwich Albion, a result that contributed to their confident mood.

“I always think when you win a game, and you win in a convincing manner, keep a clean sheet, score a few goals, especially at home, it's always nice for everyone,” Neil said. “The last week's been really good.

“We gave some time off to some of the lads. We've had some tough training for some of the other lads coming back.

“We played a game in-house to make sure some of them get minutes. Quite a mixed week across the board, depending on what you've done and haven't done over the last few weeks.”

Millwall were ruthless against the Baggies, dispatching a side who heading into the game had the best away record in the league.

For the first time this season, the Lions put three goals past an opponent, and converted three of four of their shots on target.

Neil explained why he thought his side were so clinical.

“It's just trying to get the balance right,” Neil said. “It's difficult to replicate every opportunity.

“So it's just making sure, once we get into good areas that we do try and concentrate, and hit the target and follow things in and be a threat.

“I thought we got the balance right, in terms of playing and turning the ball a little bit more.

It's just trying to readjust that game on game, because every game is different”.

SURREY STARLET MAKES BIG BREAK Lions receive injury boost EXCLUSIVE

By Will Scott MILLWALL HAVE a mostly fit squad heading into their away trip to Queens Park Rangers this Saturday, Alex Neil said.

Alfie Doughty, Daniel Kelly, Danny McNamara and Casper De Norre were seen back in full training last Friday.

Lukas Jensen is the only long-term absence as he continues to recover from a ruptured Achilles sustained in April.

Neil has rarely had a fully fit squad to pick from this season as the Lions suffered injury after injury in the opening stages of the campaign.

In the past few weeks, Femi Azeez, Billy Mitchell, Macaulay Langstaff, Mihailo Ivanovic, Luke Cundle, Will Smallbone and Massimo Luongo have all returned to fitness and featured for the first team.

Neil was asked by this paper if any of the four back in training could feature in the match-day squad this weekend.

"I think most of the lads will be fit and available," Neil said. "I think as far as squads go at this moment in time, I don't see why not."

Asked if Doughty could be in line for minutes after suffering a hamstring injury back in August, Neil said: "[He] could be in the squad, yeah."

Neil was pleased to have a stronger squad to pick from.

“Depth of squad is always important, because even when you see the games that we've played recently, in those last 20 minutes when maybe a few of the lads are starting to jade a little bit, you want to bring fresh legs and fresh impetus on,” Neil said.

“The more players you've got available, the stronger the options look.”

Alfie Doughty THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%