Southwark News - September 4th 2025

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COULD MORE MAJOR WORKS ON ESTATES BE INVESTIGATED?

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HOUSING CAMPAIGNERS GEAR UP TO MOUNT LEGAL CHALLENGE AGAINST PECKHAM REDEVELOPMENT

By Issy Clarke

HOUSING CAMPAIGNERS are gearing up for a legal fight as they ramp up efforts to thwart a developer’s plans to cram thousands of new homes into towering skyscrapers in the heart of Peckham.

Berkeley Homes, the developer behind the plans to redevelop the Aylesham Centre on Rye Lane, announced in May it would be bypassing Southwark Council’s planning committee and taking the application straight to the government for approval.

Campaigners from Aylesham Community Action, who have regularly taken to the streets in protest against the plans, are looking to raise £50,000 to cover a barrister’s legal fees as they prepare to challenge the application when it appears before the Planning Inspectorate in October. The fundraiser will open on 9 September.

Berkeley Homes submitted a planning application last summer to build nearly 900 homes on the site of the Aylesham Shopping Centre in Peckham.

But in December, residents were shocked when the developer announced it would be lowering the proportion of affordable homes on the site from 35 to a meagre 12 per cent.

Southwark Council’s planning policies state that developments must have a minimum of 35 per cent affordable housing – a definition

which includes homes set at the cheapest social (council) rents and intermediate rents (between social and market rent).

Peckham’s elected representatives have waded into the debate, with MP Miatta Fahnbulleh and Rye Lane’s Labour ward councillors calling on the developer to increase the number of affordable homes on the site.

Local heritage campaigners have also submitted an official objection to the planning application, claiming the development would “harm the historic character” of Peckham.

They wrote: “The Aylesham site is so central, and so large, that its development will change

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Peckham as a place and profoundly affect the lives of the Peckham community and economy for decades to come.

“The proposal will have a massive physical impact on the town centre and the application makes no attempt to disguise this.”

In May, the developer announced it would be bypassing the council’s planning process, informing the Local Democracy Reporting service that under the terms of a Planning Performance Agreement with the council, the agreed determination period for the application expired on January 31, 2025, adding ‘no extension has been requested by the council’.

An appeal on the grounds of nondetermination can be made if a developer

believes the local authority has been too slow to decide on a planning application.

But Cllr Helen Dennis, Southwark’s Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development, pointed out that the council had been forced to reconsult on the scheme after the developer slashed the number of affordable homes on the site.

She said: “The council met all the relevant timetables for this application and the decision to appeal against “non-determination” was entirely that of Berkeley Homes. The decision

by Berkeley Homes to reduce the affordable housing offer to 12% from the previously proposed 35% was the reason the council had to reconsult on the scheme this year.”

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'GIRLS CAN BE JUST AS GOOD AS BOYS': SOUTHWARK JAGUARS ARE WITNESSING SOARING MEMBERSHIP EXCLUSIVE

Chelsea, 13 (left) and Phoebe, 10 (right)

By Evie Flynn FROM 15 to over 115 players in only two years, the Burgess-Park based Southwark Jaguars football team is giving girls the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the Lionesses, with the club seeing a "massive surge" in popularity.

Southwark Jaguars, a grassroots football organisation, have just finished their second season and membership and commitment to the sport has soared, with eight teams training at Burgess Park twice per week, on Mondays and Thursdays.

The team, chaired by Wilson Frimpong, was born out of The PE & School Sports Network, a Southwarkbased initiative designed to give children access to sports in primary and secondary schools across the borough.

Many of the girls face financial or social barriers to traditional sports club. Wilson describes Southwark Jaguars as providing a space "to grow confidence, play away from the boys and to show that the girls are not invisible, they are free to make mistakes and learn new things without being judged."

Of the 115 players, 70 percent come from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

Wilson said: "Demographically, a high percentage of the girls are black and brown girls, unlike a lot of the players in the league we are in. When the girls come along and see other people who look like them, it empowers them to want to do it more."

Alongside training, they also run a free Monday evening girls' football programme in Burgess Park for all abilities. "We wanted something where girls felt free to come along, regardless of if they want to play for a team or

Wilson Frimpong, Chair of Southwark Jaguars

Inayah, 10 (left) and Amira, 10 (right)

not," Wilson told us. "It started four years ago, and there were only 14 girls on the register." Today, they have between 120 and 150 girls attending the Monday session.

Millie, 12, said she started going to football after trying other sports, like gymnastics. She said: "I saw my brothers playing and realised that girls can be just as good as boys," she said. "I think I'm better than my brother now, I'm not even joking!"

After the initial Lioness victory in 2022 and their recent triumph on

27 July, Wilson said the team saw a "massive surge" in popularity. Many of the Jaguars now dream of a professional career and Amira, 10, said: "Watching the Lionesses, I feel like there's a real future there for me."

"I've started to get my head down as when I'm older I really want to be a footballer," said Inayah, aged 10. "Girls can sometimes be stronger than boys and should be able to play football too."

The team is coached by Joe Howard, who also runs the PE & School Sports Network's girls programme, meaning

Millie, 12

The players on a free week-long training week during the summer holidays

he often works with the girls directly at their school during PE lessons. "I'd struggle to find a Southwark school one of the girls doesn't go to," he tells us.

Registration for the season is £200, with the option to pay over three instalments. The fee includes all Sunday training sessions, kit and match subs. Wilson explained that some clubs in south London charge over £600 for fees, not taking into account kit cost.

But, there is another reason for keeping the costs low: "If you have a boy and a girl, you might be more inclined to pay money towards the boy playing football and see it leading somewhere in the future," Wilson explained. "If it's your daughter and she's not played it before, you are maybe more reluctant to pay."

Phoebe, 10, began playing with boys at the team her dad coached, explaining that "he took me to training one day and I fell in love with the sport." However, before this, she always saw football as her dad and brother's 'thing', thinking there was "only men's football and no ladies."

Due to her ability, she is now part of Brighton and Hove Albion's Emerging Talent Centre, after the Jaguars played at the Albion and five girls were selected for programme.

"Southwark Jaguars is a big and important part of my life," said Chelsea, 13. "My brother plays football but he's a lot older than me, so it's sometimes hard to keep up with him.

"I now have girls in my age group who are at my level. Here I get proper training, advice and feedback from the coaches."

If you are on a team, you have the opportunity to play football with the Jaguars three times a week, on Monday, Thursday and a match on Sunday. Unlike some Sunday-league clubs, there are no trials to get onto a team, with Wilson explaining that they

"want to be the space for girls to play, regardless of how good they are."

Ava, 12, said one of her favourite things about the club had been getting to know everyone outside of her year group at school. "Men's matches are often more aggressive with more injuries - us girls are more patient, we want to get to know everyone."

This camaraderie has also extended beyond the pitch, which Wilson describes as "a massive sense of community growing". Parents have planned meet ups and a number of the girls went to the Lioness parade at Buckingham Palace together with their families.

"Every Monday and Thursday I'm so excited to come to training because Joe is one of the best coaches you can get," Millie tells us. "He's kind, caring and we all know you can't get a better coach than Joe." "I think football is just my sport now, I love it, it makes me happy."

The girls were asked who their idols are, with Millie immediately saying Chloe Kelly. "She's my inspiration because she plays in the same position as me. I really look up to her," she explained. "I think I do have a chance with women's football when I'm older... girls should push and get a chance to play for a professional club like boys."

The next step for Southwark Jaguars is finding more female coaches to work with the girls. Currently 50% of their coaches are female, but they hope to increase this to 70% by the end of next season. Wilson also has big plans for the Jaguars' future.

He said: "We don't see the Jaguars as a short-term thing, we want to leave a long-lasting legacy across the borough."

They are looking for local business sponsorship for the under 13 team please email Joe if you are interested: joe@lpessn.org.uk

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WILL SOUTHWARK COUNCIL INVESTIGATE EVERY ESTATE WHERE MAJOR WORKS WENT OVER BUDGET? Residents of Arica House on the 1960s Slippers Place Estate, Bermondsey, and Chilton Grove Estate, Rotherhithe, say they experienced "nearly identical" problems

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By Issy Clarke SOUTHWARK COUNCIL is facing calls to launch more investigations into costly housing maintenance projects in the wake of a damning report investigating works on three estates which ran £6 million over budget.

The council promised to conduct audits back in November 2023 after it emerged that major works on the Canada, Devon Mansions and Kirby Estates between 2020 and 2023 had run a combined £6 million over budget and three years over schedule.

Southwark's newly appointed Cabinet member for Council Homes, Cllr Michael Situ, told this newspaper that the council would be carrying out additional reviews of recent Major Works programmes, including Arica House, Bermondsey, in response to the recent report's findings - but did not state how many estates would be included.

Major works - also known as housing maintenance programmes - are large pieces of work, usually done to exterior and communal parts of buildings. This could include roofs, windows, external structures, communal energy supply and door entry systems. Southwark Council manages an extensive housing portfolio, much of which dates from the '50s and '60s and which requires regular updating and refurbishment.

Leaseholders are often billed before building works are finished based on an estimate of the cost reached by the council - but the final amounts often end up significantly exceeding initial projections, sometimes by as much as double.

The independent report found that poor contractual management and patchy pre-building feasibility surveys by contractors allowed the costs of the

Arica house leaseholder John Dickson

works to spiral. In some places, the authors of the report said it could not be established that repairs had been carried out at all, despite some leaseholders being billed of tens of thousands of pounds for the works.

The report was critical of the council's tendering process, which it said prioritised contractors who offered the lowest cost rather than value for money.

During the meeting called to discuss the report on 28 July, Southwark Council's strategic director of housing apologised to residents and said 'lessons would be learned' to ensure the mistakes found were not repeated.

A spokesperson for Southwark Council said the local authority would "take action to address the issues raised and [had] already made major changes, including to how we manage contracts.

We know more needs to be done and are taking further action.”

In the wake of the report's recommendations residents of Arica House on the 1960s Slippers Place Estate in Bermondsey and the Chilton Grove Estate in Rotherhithe, who say they experienced "nearly identical" problems with major works to the three estates examined in the report, are calling on the council to commission further audits to establish what went wrong.

Arica House leaseholder John Dickson said he had already paid £17.5k towards the works after receiving a bill based on the initial estimate of the project back in April 2020.

He is now waiting with bated breath for the invoice to arrive containing the final cost of the repairs – which he fears could be double what he has already paid.

“We still don’t have the final bill, the new estimate that has been banded about is £34,000. It could be even more we still don’t know, we’re in limbo. It is a terrible burden," he said.

“I don’t have £17,000 in the bank to cover the additional cost they could

ask for. I’m working, so I’m lucky, I can probably make it work. But that’s me screwed for another four years; no holidays, no luxuries."

After estimating it would cost £1,438,771, council spending on major works at Arica House skyrocketed to £2,822,387, while the whole project dragged on until November 2021, two years on from the scheduled completion date.

Meanwhile, residents complained some of the work carried out was unnecessary and of sketchy quality, including perfectly good tiles ripped up and replaced with hard-to-clean alternatives, and 'shoddily' repainted walls in communal spaces.

Cllr Michael Situ said: “We are carrying out a review of recent major works including Arica House as part of our new contract monitoring process put in place and in response to recent review from Southwark's Housing Scrutiny committee.”

Approved in 2017, the project on the Chilton Grove Estate in Rotherhithe, as well as providing new homes, was meant to include roof repairs, landscaping, replacement windows, and a new door entry system.

In 2020 the council embarked on building 44 new rooftop homes and refurbishing the existing blocks on the estate. However work shuddered to a halt after the council scrapped all rooftop home builds in 2022 due to rising construction costs.

Some leaseholders were billed more than £30,000 - even though residents claim contractors only installed the windows, leaving concrete paved over the communal garden and the estate strewn with construction materials.

"The garden looks like a concrete wasteland. It is an eyesore for residents but there are also a lot of young people living in that building," said one local resident with family living on the estate.

"If they wanted to have families, where would the children go to play?

"Recreational space was part of the selling point for this building before, so it is a shame not to have it there.

"When I looked through the council's report I felt the similarities were quite evident," she said.

"It doesn’t make sense to do a scrutiny looking at one estate only. It makes more sense for it to be a broader spectrum investigation, because there are going to be common threads that come out throughout - and residents need some accountability taken.

"They have paid money towards a building that was never finished and obviously want to see what that was spent on and what is going to happen now."

Southwark's opposition Liberal Democrats warned the failings uncovered by the report represented the 'tip of the iceberg' and have called on the council to widen its investigation to other estates, including Arica House and

Chilton Grove.

“We said this was the tip of the iceberg, and we know of at least two estates Arica House and Chilton Grove – that deserve their own investigations," said Southwark Liberal Democrat Group Leader Cllr Victor Chamberlain.

"We need the council to roll its sleeves up and revisit every other project that’s been delayed or overspent, and ensure that things are put right for tenants and leaseholders.

"Chilton Grove is still a building site, six years after works first started.

"We’re calling for all aspects of estate management on the Chilton Grove Estate – the abandoned infill project, shoddy repairs, and major works, to be looked at from top to bottom so that residents can get answers.”

Cllr Michael Situ said: "The previous contractual agreement between the council and the contractor has been completed. There are still some outstanding works at Chilton Grove and the council is proceeding with the

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Chilton Grove after builders moved in

Chilton Grove before builders moved in

procurement of these works. We expect to be back on site early next year and residents are being consulted."

In more promising news for leaseholders, earlier this year residents of the Consort Estate claimed victory after the council managed to secure a £4 million reduction in the cost of major works to their homes.

In an email shared with residents, the council revealed it had secured a lowering in the project costs from £17,238,251 to £14,081,189.

Leaseholders were shocked last year to receive bills demanding up to £50,000 towards a £17.3 million refurbishment project carried out by contractor Elkins - with charges including £28,000 for ten mobile phones used by contractors and £50 for each ‘Fire door keep closed’ sign.

Leaseholders were charged a total of £1.5 million – 8.75 per cent of the project costs – with the council picking up the majority of the cost burden.

After a meeting called in November 2024, in which the cost of the major works was exposed by residents, councillors admitted something had gone "seriously wrong" and promised to revise the provisional costs.

In a March cabinet report, Councillor Sarah King - who at the time was serving as the Cabinet Member for Council Housing and has since become the leader of Southwark Council - said the work of Consort Estate residents to expose the costs of the project would prompt the council to scrutinise contractor bills more carefully going forward.

"All future contracts will undertake a full survey initially to help reduce provisional costs, including greater levels of information about provisional

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costs and far greater levels of engagement with residents at this early stage of contract design," she said.

The council said that in response to the report's recommendations it had hired a dedicated quantity surveyor to scrutinise "all estimates and conduct sample audit checks on valuations submitted by contractors on future projects, including carrying out site visits to check quantities and works claimed by the contractor and approved by the Consultant."

“As part of our major works audit on Consort Estate, the council met with leaseholder representatives and a ward councillor in addition to visiting the site and reviewed the costs, finding room for savings," said Situ.

"These savings were a result of numerous factors including the original specification being prepared during the pandemic which prevented detailed surveys being undertaken at the time.

The contractor also agreed to reduce some charges and not apply an inflation uplift."

Calsforseaden, the contract administrator on Devon Mansions, was the lead design and cost management quantity surveyor employed by Southwark Council on Arica House.

Equans, the contractor for Devon Mansions, took on responsibility for the Chilton Grove project halfway through the works.

Saltash was employed to undertake phase 2 works on Arica House, which included brickwork, repairs and window replacements from February 2019.

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WALWORTH PET FOOD GANG SENTENCED

By Evie Flynn

FOUR MEN have been handed prison sentences after an illegal meat-cutting plant was uncovered in Walworth, following an investigation by Southwark Council and the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU).

Council officers found 1.9 tonnes of animal by-products at a filthy cutting room hidden in a property near east Street, including whole and cut chickens, lamb’s testicles and out-of-date beef burgers.

The court heard that the products, originally destined for disposal or pet food, were instead fraudulently diverted back into the human food chain between June and September 2020.

Southwark Council said the cutting plant, controlled by Ali Afzal, Azar Irshad and the late Arshad Akhtar, was unregistered as a food business, lacked hot running water and operated in unhygienic conditions.

NFCU enquiries traced the meat back to legitimate operators who had sent it to Fears Animal Byproducts in Somerset for safe disposal.

The investigation started in March 2020 after Southwark Council received a report from the NFCU, a law enforcement division within the Food Standards Agency, regarding suspicious illegal food activity near East Street.

The court also heard of Smokies being placed on the market, which is a food prepared by blowtorching the fleece off the un-skinned carcass of an old sheep

or goat.

Anthony Fear, Mark Hooper, Azar Irshad and Ali Afzal were convicted earlier this year and were handed sentences at the Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday 26 August.

Anthony Fear, director of Fears Animal Products, was sentenced to 42 months in prison for conspiracy to defraud and was disqualified from acting as company director for six years.

Mark Hooper, a manager at Fears Animal Products, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, suspended for two years, for conspiracy to defraud by placing food not fit for human consumption on the market and was ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.

Azar Irshad was sentenced to 35 months in prison for conspiracy to defraud, failure to comply with Regulation 19 of the Food Safety & Hygiene Regulations and placing food not fit for human consumption on the market - out-of-date beef burgers.

Ali Afzal was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 21 months, 150 hours unpaid work, and ordered to pay costs of £5,000, for failure to comply with Reg 19 Food Safety & Hygiene Regulations relating to unapproved premises.

Mark Hooper, Azar Irshad and Ali Afzal pleaded guilty in hearings held in January 2025. Anthony Fear pleaded not guilty and stood trial, which concluded on 27 March 2025 with guilty verdicts for both him and his business, Fear Animal Products Ltd. Councillor Natasha Ennin, Cabinet

Member for Community Safety and Neighbourhoods, said: “This sentencing marks the end of a long and determined investigation to hold food criminals to account. These individuals operated with complete disregard for public health, motivated solely by greed.

“Consumers have a right to trust the safety of their food. We are grateful to our officers and to the NFCU for their tireless efforts in exposing this criminal enterprise.”

she has to clutch her stick with one hand and cling onto the handrail with the other while climbing the stairs, before collapsing on her sofa in an exhausted heap. "It's the only lift in the building and it breaks all the time," she said.

"I'm gasping by the time I get to the top and I have to sit down until my breath comes back properly," she continued. "We can't get deliveries either, so I've been having to do my food shop and leave it at a friend's house until her granddaughter can drop it round because I can't carry it all up the stairs."

Jean said she and other residents had been trying to get a response from Metropolitan, the housing association in charge of the building, for weeks, to little avail. "They told me they would be fixing it on the 9th of August, then they said they would be around on the 12th, but nothing has happened. They said they were waiting for a part for the alarm."

"There are a lot of people who can't get out," another resident who lives on the first floor told the News. "A lot of disabled people live in this building. My mum is coming to stay soon and she's elderly so I don't know what we're going to do."

After this paper got in touch, a spokesperson for Metropolitan assured us the lift had been fixed on Tuesday (26 August). But after just two hours the lift had broken down once more, this time

due to an issue with the control panel. The spokesperson told us on Wednesday that the issue had been fixed, but the following day we were informed by residents that the lift had stopped working yet again.

A Metropolitan Thames Valley spokesperson said: ""The lift outage at Christabel Pankhurst Court is really frustrating for our residents. Our focus has been on getting this resolved as quickly as possible and supporting residents.

“Although we were initially able to restore the lift on Tuesday 26th August, it unfortunately broke down again shortly afterwards and we have since identified a number of new parts which are required for repairs. We have fast-tracked an application for replacement parts, placing an urgent order, and requesting expedited delivery. We can assure residents that these works will be carried out as a matter of urgency as soon as the required parts have been delivered.

“There were a number of issues over the summer which twice meant we decided to take the lift out of service on safety grounds. Our engineers visited the site as soon as we became aware of these issues, and we worked hard to restore the service safely at the earliest opportunity.

“We are continuing providing regular text updates to residents on the progress of the repairs, and our local housing team have carried out home visits and welfare

Elderly residents left 'stranded' in their flats after their only lift broke down for nearly two months EXCLUSIVE

By Issy Clarke ELDERLY AND disabled residents have been left 'stranded' in their homes after the only lift in a block of flats managed by Metropolitan housing association stopped working for nearly two months.

The lift in Christabel Pankhurst Court on Brisbane Street, Camberwell, stopped working at the beginning of July because of a problem with the alarm; spelling disaster for elderly residents and parents with pushchairs living on the second, third and fourth floors of the building.

After Southwark News got in touch, the housing association confirmed it had sent repair workers to fix the lift - before breaking down again just two hours later.

As we went to press, exasperated residents got in touch to complain that the lift had begun malfunctioning for the third time in a week and only works when met at the floor it is stuck on.

Jean Bates, who has lived by herself on the second floor of the building for more than a decade, said the broken lift had left her unable to leave her home except to buy essential supplies.

Jean, who is 76 and has used a walking stick to get around since suffering from a brain haemorrhage a few years ago, says

Jean Bates, 76, and her neighbour who lives on the 4th floor

checks. However, we’ve heard clearly that some residents feel our communication hasn’t been good enough. We take this seriously and are reviewing how we share updates going forward.

“As a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing, it is our absolute priority that residents are safe and supported in their homes. We will continue to ensure that our service is responsive to their needs.”

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TAX TOURISTS AND FORCE BROMLEY TO BUILD HOMES ON GREEN SPACES TO FUND BAKERLOO EXTENSION: REPORT

By Issy Clarke

TAX TOURISTS and build homes on Bromley's green spaces to pay for the Bakerloo line extension, a new report authored by an influential Labour think tank has urged.

'Wealthy' London should be given the tools to pay for its own infrastructure such as the Bakerloo line extension to Hayes, including tax-raising powers similar to those used by Paris to finance transport projects, the report said.

The Paris city region makes €7 billion a year from a 3 per cent transport levy on local incomes which is ringfenced for transport spending, and can charge tourists up to €15 a night to pay for infrastructure.

More flexibility to raise council tax, provided funds will directly go to infrastructure investment, would also be handed over, as would the ability to deploy development corporations that could buy up land cheaply for future building.

The report, drawn up by Labour Together and the YIMBY Alliance, also stated that Sadiq Khan should use a Mayoral Development Corporation to force Bromley Council, which sits at the end of the proposed extension, to build more homes on the borough's green space.

"Bromley is the least dense London

borough because it is over 50% greenbelt, with only 13% as many residents per km² as Tower Hamlets.

The borough’s golf courses alone could hold more than 10k new homes," said the authors.

For every 10,000 homes built on the line of the proposed route, London could generate £2bn in value towards funding the project, they estimated.

However, the report noted that this would lead to a "bruising political fight with Bromley. Any mayor would sidestep it if there was the option of just getting the Treasury to write a cheque."

In exchange for the new powers, the Mayor would no longer be able to appeal to the Treasury for funds. “It is ridiculous that London, one of the richest economies in the world, has to come to the government with a begging bowl to fund the infrastructure it needs,” the report's authors say.

The cost of extending the Bakerloo Line to New Cross and Lewisham via the Old Kent Road has spiralled from £2-3 billion in 2010 to between £5 and £8 billion at the last estimate in 2021. It was first included in the Mayor's Transport Strategy in 2010, but has repeatedly been placed on the backburner ever since.

Part of the project has been funded

by London, but is awaiting billions of pounds from the Treasury before it can get off the ground. Despite

London offering to pay for much of the project through levies on businesses and housing developers along the proposed line, Transport for London is understood to be several billion pounds short.

Hopes were dashed earlier this summer that the government's June spending review could unleash funding for the project. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £2.2 billion multiyear capital funding settlement for TfL - some way off the amount needed to fund the Bakerloo Line extension.

In this case and others like it, the report says, the Mayor of London should have the powers to raise the funds himself instead of appealing to the Treasury.

Despite the funding let-down, the project appears to be inching closer.

The Mayor recently finished consulting on a new express bus to trace the route of the extension, and earlier this year the Transport Secretary formally safeguarded the land against any future development.

The report highlighted the Elizabeth Line as an example of how infrastructure should be paid for, of which only £5bn was paid by the Treasury out of the total £19bn cost of the project.

The authors' recommendations echo suggestions earlier this year by business leaders that the Mayor should

Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, and Mayor Sadiq Khan marking the launch of the consultation earlier this year

"Bromley is the least dense London borough because it is over 50% greenbelt, with only 13% as many residents per km² as Tower Hamlets.

The borough’s golf courses alone could hold more than 10k new homes be allowed to raise money for projects like the Bakerloo line extension or Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to Thamesmead, essentially by “borrowing against” the schemes’ future economic benefits.

This argument in technical terms is known as 'land value capture' and involves borrowing money that will eventually be reclaimed by the government via windfall taxes on the increased value of the land.

A version of it – focused on business rates – was used to partly-fund the Northern line extension to Battersea Power Station.

"Richer areas like London should have the powers and incentives to fund their own infrastructure, freeing up central government funding for the parts of the country that can’t yet stand on their own two feet," the report's authors state.

"That means beefing up their tools to get more money out of landowners who make windfall gains in land values as a result of development, and from businesses who will see bumper footfall and profits.

"But with more power comes more responsibility. In return for those tools,

London must use them to pay for its own infrastructure. It can’t be made to bring its begging bowl to Whitehall.

London could fund the Bakerloo line extension, for example, if the Mayor fought the boroughs along the line to build much more housing."

A spokesperson for the Mayor told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “The Mayor welcomes the new era granted to London through the latest Devolution Bill, which means we can move forward with innovative new policies to boost economic growth and raise living standards in the capital as well as across the country.

“More devolution would allow us to unleash London’s economy further, and compared to other global cities we remain a heavily centralised country, with too much power still in the corridors of Whitehall.

“The Mayor will continue working closely with the Government to deliver more devolution for the capital as we build a fairer, safer, more prosperous London for everyone.”

The Treasury was contacted for comment.

Additional reporting by Kumail Jaffer Local Democracy Reporting Service

Teen in life-threatening condition after reports of a triple stabbing

By Evie Flynn TWO 17-YEAR-OLDS have been taken to hospital and another is in custody after a triple stabbing on Old Kent Road on Wednesday night (27 August).

The London Ambulance service were called at 10:45pm after reports of a stabbing on Old Kent Road, near the Asda supermarket.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic, a paramedic from our tactical response unit and an incident response officer.

We also dispatched a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance, which consists of a doctor and a paramedic in a car.

“We treated three patients for stab wounds and took them to major trauma centres.”

Police confirmed two boys, both aged 17, were found at the scene with stab wounds and that one remains in hospital in a life-threatening conditions.

A second teenager was taken to hospital where his injuries were deemed not life-threatening.

A Met Police spokesperson said that following a pursuit, another 17-yearold boy was arrested by officers on

suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody.

The Met advise that Old Kent Road Eastbound remains closed today and ask residents to avoid the area where possible.

“We understand the concern this incident will cause within the local community. Residents can expect to see an increased police presence in the area over the coming days,” the police spokesperson added.

If you have any information that could help police, please call 101 quoting CAD 8387/27AUG. If you wish to remain anonymous, please speak with Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

10 NEWS

COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER AT MILLWALL PUB AFTER FLEEING FIRE IN THEIR BLOCK OF FLATS Residents took shelter at the Five Bells pub in New Cross after the blaze

A South London community has come together to support dozens of residents who are now homeless after a major fire broke out at their block of flats.

Around 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were eventually called to tackle the blaze which had broken out at a block of flats in Hatcham Park Mews which thankfully everyone escaped from – but it left dozens of people homeless.

Some members of the South London community, not wanting to sit back while neighbours were in need, stepped up.

In the hours and days that followed, displaced families were offered shelter, food and empathy with a string of online fundraisers also set up.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) said 34 residents were relocated to Wavelengths Leisure Centre in Deptford, which acted as a rest centre throughout the night, as well as a nearby hotel.

However there was a third premises which turned into an emergency refuge centre on the night of the fire. The Five Bells pub on New Cross Road, at the junction of Hatcham Park Road, stayed open until 6am on Thursday morning, which allowed impacted residents to shelter inside and firefighters were able to use the toilets throughout the night.

Pub landlord Joshua Burton said: “I just tried to do what I felt like I was supposed to do with the position that I’m in. I think even if I lived locally I would have tried to do something. I think it’s something I was always aware of about pubs; it used to be a crisis point in British culture.”

He added: “Normally my licensing hours are until 11pm but it was at that point I could clearly see the fire wasn’t stopping and there’s a load of people in here, most of whom are from the flats.

"So I thought ‘I’m just going to stay open’ – not in a service way – but I’m just going to

© Ruby Gregory LDR

IT FELT like a normal weekday afternoon on Wednesday two weeks ag when the typical hum of traffic around New Cross station was broken by shocked voices as smoke billowed into the air.

Joshua Burton is the pub landlord for the Five Bells in New Cross, Lewisham

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Local Democracy Reporter

at least stay open.”

On Wednesday night and during the early hours of Thursday morning, the pub’s electrics cut out twice so Joshua lit candles and got one of his speakers working to play some music in the background to alleviate any stress experienced by residents.

He added: “It was about 6am when I had the confirmation about Wavelengths [being the official refuge centre] so I just ordered them all taxis, I don’t know if they even had anything like their bank cards, they asked to pay me back but I said ‘don’t worry about it’ so I got them the taxis and I got them to Wavelengths.”

Over the Bank Holiday weekend, the community centre which is connected to All Saints Church in New Cross was also used as a space for residents to come and use the facilities and get refreshments.

Last week, the centre launched its first community meal event, which is taking place every Thursday at 1.15pm where residents can enjoy a free lunch from FoodCycle Lewisham. The timing was impeccable with locals still displaced.

The project is being funded by FoodCycle and Lewisham Council’s Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL), which the council collects from developments and is used to fund various projects in the borough.

Liam Shrivastava, a councillor for New Cross Gate ward, said people have been really impressed with the community response to the fire. Together with fellow ward councillor, Aisha Malik-Smith, he has been supporting affected residents including making sure their temporary accommodation is suitable for their needs.

Cllr Malik-Smith said: “All of these residents have lost their homes and all of their possessions, it’s a huge upheaval. It’s so traumatic for so many families so we’re really just doing what we can to support them and make all of the process and the admin that comes along with it as easy as possible and just lift as much of the burden as possible.

“Some people have stayed with friends and family, some people have been placed in temporary accommodation [including] hotels, but everyone has had somewhere safe to stay in the short-term; the next

© Ruby Gregory LDR

By Ruby Gregory

The fire is believed to have been accidental but the exact cause is still under investigation

6.48am on Thursday, August 21.

LFB said there were no reports of any injuries, but part of the first floor and most of the second floor of the block were damaged by the fire and the building’s roof

step is looking at long-term support for housing.”

LFB control officers took the first 12 calls to the fire on the Wednesday, August 20, at 4.27pm and the fire was under control by

The Five Bells

was also destroyed.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands the fire is believed to have been accidental but the exact cause is still under investigation.

By Emily Driver

THE RIVER Thames will swap ferries, freighters and Uber boats for single sculls on Wednesday, 10 September, as three rowers compete in the Doggett’s Coat and Badge Wager – the oldest continuously run boat race in the world.

Dating back to 1715, the annual wager is a historic test of strength, skill and endurance. The arena is a 7.44km course of London’s most iconic, fastrunning waters between London Bridge and Cadogan Pier. The award: the Red Coat and Silver Badge – one of the City of London’s most prestigious accolades.

Battling for glory are Charlie Milward (Poplar, Blackwell and District Rowing Club), who will row on station one in white; making his fourth and final vie for the prize is Coran Cherry (from the same club), who will row on station two in black; and Jack Finelli (Medway Towns Rowing Club), who returns for a second time on station three in blue.

The event is collaboratively organised

by The Fishmongers’ Company and the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames, with former Doggett’s winner and current recordholder, Bobby Prentice, as umpire.

Sean Collins, CEO of Thames Clippers and past Doggett’s winner, has said that the race represents a delicate balance between tradition and modernity:

“Traditions such as Doggett’s Coat and Badge are not merely about reflecting on the past; they emphasise the transmission of skills, values, and pride that have shaped the Thames over the centuries. The Doggett’s Coat and Badge Wager serves as a tangible connection between the waterage skills of yesteryear and the competencies of future watermen.”

The pageantry begins from London Bridge at 11:30 am, with the race itself starting at 12:15 pm.

Spectators are encouraged to line the bridges or riverbank to witness a tradition older than the United States – and a contest that turns Britain’s proud waterway into a timeless sporting arena.

© Port of London Authority

World's oldest boat race returns to the Thames

NEWS 11

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR THOSE STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL NEXT YEAR

By Kevin Quinn

EACH YEAR the challenge of deciding on which secondary school to apply to for your child remains one of the biggest education decisions for parents and carers...

You can’t expect to name a secondary school and assume that your child will automatically be offered a place. It is simply a case of listing the schools you prefer and awaiting the outcome of the allocation process.

It is vital that you get the order of preferences right on your child’s primary to secondary transfer application. You may be tempted to name just one school on the online application as it is the only school you want for your child. However, there are no guarantees that your child will be offered this school. To increase the chances of your child being offered a preferred school, we strongly advise you to list up to six preferences on their application.

There are various types of secondary schools to choose from including academies, voluntary aided, foundation, and free schools. And it is here where the oversubscription criteria vary. It is important you fully understand the oversubscription criteria and match them to your own circumstances. Some schools

are heavily oversubscribed, with hundreds applying for places.

Schools arrange open days/evenings where you can find out more about what they offer - you are strongly advised to check each school’s website for details on how and when they will be holding their open day/evening, as this may be subject to change at short notice.

Make sure you find out how many applications the school usually receives this information will also be printed in the Starting Secondary school in Southwark 2026/27 brochure and the Starting secondary school in Lambeth 2026/27 booklet, as well as other boroughs.

The more people who apply for a school for their children, the bigger the risk that your child might not be offered a place at that school. Armed with this knowledge, you should be better placed to put your preferences down.

Do use all six preferences - however, you need to be wary about only choosing schools which are heavily over-subscribed.

You should name your first preference school on the application, but also list preferences where your child has a realistic chance of being offered a place.

Applying for secondary schools can be emotionally difficult. It is such a vital decision for your child’s future.

If your child is in Year 6 and currently

attending one of Southwark’s or Lambeth’s primary schools, you will receive further information from your child’s school.

If you are a Southwark resident you must apply online at: w w w. s o u t h w a r k . g o v. u k / schooladmissions or if you are a Lambeth resident you must apply online at www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions The online application process gets rid of the paperwork and is available to use 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The site allows users to save, continue or make changes to their application, right up until the closing date and your details are safe and secure. You will receive an email with a summary of your submitted application and you can also view the outcome online. The closing date to submit the online application is 31st October 2025 by 11.59pm.

You also need to ensure that you complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) for the schools that require these and submit it to the school by their individual deadline. These ask for further information, such as religious observance or regarding school specialisms. Where a school requires your child to sit an admissions banding test, it is vital that they sit the test. If you are applying to a secondary school that uses banding within its criteria, your child will be required

to take a test. Please contact the school directly for further details on banding test arrangements.

If you are thinking of applying to schools that test for ability/aptitude, you must ensure that you register your child for the ability/aptitude admission test before each school’s published deadline and you must also submit your child’s online admissions application by 31st October 2025. Failure to provide a SIF to the school by their

deadline and your child sitting a banding test or an ability/aptitude test, where these are needed, may significantly reduce the chances of your child being offered a place at a school on your application.

Children who have an Education, Health and Care Plan follow a different admissions process and parents and carers must contact the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Team within their local authority for further advice.

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18 OPINION

Comment

'Notting Hill Carnival alone generates almost £400 million for our economy’ M ANY SOUTHWARK residents will have been amongst the 2 million people who flocked to experience the Notting Hill Carnival over the August bank holiday.

Since its beginnings in 1965, the Carnival has grown into one of the world’s largest street festivals, second only to Rio in size.

Each year it attracts visitors from across the UK and around the world, while also providing Londoners with an opportunity to celebrate Caribbean culture and our city’s extraordinary diversity.

London is one of the greatest cities in the world. Its greatness does not come by accident but from its role as

a leading centre of sport, culture and innovation. The Notting Hill Carnival alone generates almost £400 million for our economy, supporting jobs and businesses across the capital.

While it is right to celebrate Carnival, it is also vital that people feel safe when they attend. Over the past year on the London Assembly, I have worked hard to hold the police to account and to push for strong and proportionate measures that ensure public safety while allowing Carnival to retain its unique atmosphere.

I have heard the concerns raised about issues such as Live Facial Recognition Technology. I have pursued information and data on this and am pleased to know that since 2024, over 1000 arrests have been made including those of sex

offenders and violent criminals from alert lists compiled by judges. I am also glad to see that of the very few people who have been misidentified, 8 this year, none have been arrested after proving their identity. Safety is paramount, and Londoners want those who have broken the law and are a danger to our communities, to be off the street. I welcome the Home Office consultation, launching this autumn, which will consider all issues with the technology and will create a legal framework for it.

I am pleased to say that incidents of reported violent crime have gone down at Notting Hill this year. That is a testament to careful planning, partnership working, and the community spirit that

underpins the Carnival.

We should never forget the roots of this celebration. It was born nearly 60 years ago as a way of countering racial discrimination and affirming the presence and contributions of the Caribbean community in London. That spirit of resilience and joy remains at its heart today. The

Carnival is a powerful expression of identity, unity and shared belonging.

Events like Notting Hill remind us why London is special. They bring people together, showcase our diversity and send a message to the world that our city is open, welcoming and proud of all the communities.

Long may that continue.

(12ft). Scabious (pictured) are a flowery autumn treat with their pretty button heads and fluttery petals in a variety of colours; the glamorous Dahlias come in many shapes and sizes and have ten different categories including pompon, decorative, peony and cactus types.

Zinnias, Cosmos, Asters and Sedum also join the autumn flower line-up The spring and early flowering summer shrubs including Pyracantha, Viburnum and Cotoneaster have attractive colourful berries. The Passionflower is adorned with beautiful gold orange fruits.

September is harvest month, when the hard work of the growing years rewards the conscientious gardener. Apples, pears and berries are in abundance and the vegetable plot is overflowing with tomatoes, beets, broccoli and soon the squash and pumpkins.

The ubiquitous Buddleia or Butterfly

bush with its nectar-rich fragrant clusters of flowers is still in bloom. As the common name suggests, Buddleia attracts butterflies and also provides habitat for the smaller birds (sparrows and blue tits). This tough shrub has minimal soil requirements and needs pruning (in March) to ensure bushy growth with plenty of blooms. Take hardwood cuttings during this month

and plant outside - or Buddleia may just turn up uninvited in the garden!

The workload is now changing to planning ahead for next year’s displays – this will include planting spring flowering bulbs such as the Snowdrop, Glory of the Snow and Grape Hyacinth.

Watering and weeding is still needed but work consists of tidying borders and window boxes, preparing new beds for

planting trees and shrubs; the ground will need to be lightly forked over before new planting gets underway. Continue deadheading roses and checking for any diseases such as rust and mildew, train climbing roses by tying in new growth.

Remove the fading summer bedding (annuals) plants they are now past their best.

MARINA AHMAD

GLA Member for Southwark & Lambeth

It is harvest month, when the hard work rewards the conscientious gardener

W

E MOVE into the first of the autumn months - and there is now a change of season but with some summer overlap.

Days are shortening and the sun’s warmth is decreasing, there are likely to be fine warm days and we can expect cooler, possibly wet conditions - although weather patterns are increasingly unpredictable.

September has a supernatural quality, mists appear as nights become cooler, the light has a golden depth as the sun drops lower in the sky. There are left over summer roses, geraniums and late flowering Lavenders to enjoy now joined by an attractive range of autumn flowering plants with showy Sunflowers - from the smallest such as ‘Little Leo’ and ‘Sunspot’ to the giant varieties -‘Giant Yellow (9ft) to Titan

OPINION 19

Does Mayor want funding powers?

A

new report says the Mayor of London should be given more powers to enable London to pay for its infrastructure projects. It raises the question - does Sadiq Khan want them?

The report by Labour-backed think tank Labour Together makes a persuasive case. Give London more powers to levy taxes, and hire development corporations to buy up land around infrastructure sites, and these projects will essentially fund themselves, so the argument runs.

This is because the revenue generated by the uplift in the value of land would be enough to pay for the Bakerloo Line extension, for example - without TfL needing to appeal to the Treasury, begging-bowl in hand.

And London clearly can pay for its own transport. It is one of the richest economies in the world - why should it be left forced to compete with some of the most deprived parts of the UK for central government funding? The report gives the example of Paris, which funds its own transport projects via local taxes and tourist levies and - crucially - actually manages to get them built on time.

We wrote last week about how the levelling up agenda can often come at the expense of London's infrastructure receiving the investment it needs. Give London the tools to self-finance its own economic growth and it can continue to maintain its global status without needing to come into conflict with other, less well-off parts of the country.

But does the Mayor really want the increased powers - and, by extension, sole accountability - for driving through London's infrastructure? The Mayor already has the power to establish a Mayoral Development Corporation which allows him to bypass local planning laws. He plans to do this on Oxford Street to drive through his pedestrianisation plans, triggering an incandescent reaction from Westminster City Council.

He could use this power, for example, to force Bromley to build more homes on its green space, which the report estimates could generate 2bn for every 10,000 homes built to fund the Bakerloo Line.

But, as with Westminster City Council, playing hardball with local councils - especially those run by Labour administrations - can be a bruising and unsightly political battle. Why would he risk it when he can defer to the Treasury for funding? Similarly, the GLA has less of an incentive to ensure projects remain financially on track when money is coming from Treasury coffers.

Remove this option, the report urges, and London will have no choice but to stand on its own two feet and ensure projects are built on time, without spiralling over budget. The example of Paris shows that when this is the case, things get built more quickly.

The extension of the line from Elephant and Castle to Hayes via the Old Kent Road and New Cross is predicted to unlock land for the construction of 100,000 new homes and is forecast to inject 1.5 billion into the economy each year, with two-thirds of jobs being created to suppliers outside the capital. How much longer will this vital project for South London - and other long-delayed infrastructure upgrades like the DLR extension - sit on the shelf?

CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across 1 5

Can be trusted to stop the flow (7) In the old days game ones were spurred on to fight (5) 8 Go ahead heavyweight? (4) 9 He's of the same calling (8) 10 The opposite of a full stop? (8,5) 13 I follow US sailor to the desert (4) 14 Past a thousand dollars and excited about it (4) 17 Flier would be worth only half in the bush (4,2,3,4) 19 Such coteries are mysterious (8) 20 Ring back to get it settled (4) 21 But you cannot tickle these ivories (5) 22 Declare it is discharged (7)

Clues Down 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 15

The score is 2 ni1 (6) Suffer by underground railway? (7) State clause in contract (9) Such a price is suitable for a rotten peach (5) Covering in which I can't go (7) She has two articles to hide (7) Vivid girl a chap upsets (9) Going round am I taken in by tendency? (7) Theirs really was a stony stare (7) Did she drown because after work he would go back sick? (7) 16 Encourage to have a sound perception? (6) 18 Nations better put aside (5)

QUICK PUZZLE Clues Across

4 Belonging to a continent (7) 5 Inexpensive (5) 8 Secret scheme (4) 9 Bring into being (8) 10 Assemblies (13) 13 Song (4) 14 Belonging to you (4) 17 Relatives (8 2 3) 19 Expulsion (8) 20 Repast (4) 21 Material for rope (5) 22 Deals with (7)

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Uncultivated (6) Whole number (7) Total (9) Defraud (5) Captivate (7) Gratified (7) Ethiopia (9) Liars (7) Violent struggles (7) Without a title (7) Wild (6) Inn (5)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD CRYPTIC

Across: 4 Probed 8 Endured 10 Endwise 11 Stern 12 Elder 13 Ascendant 16 Bow legged 19 Dingo 20 Dance 22 Averred 23 Stymied 24 Desist Down: 1 Persia 2 Idle 3 Ironing boards 5 Red letter days 6 Blinding 7 Dreary 9 Delia 14 Chancels 15 Edward 17 Words 18 Dreads 21 Nail

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20 EVENTS

Events

21 ARTS

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Jane Eyre Returns for Anniversary

LIVE WIRE & Roughhouse Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Charlotte Bronte’s timeless classic Jane Eyre: an autobiography is coming to the Greenwich Theatre to mark a deeply poignant anniversary in the great novelist’s life.

Jane Eyre Alison Campbell

200 years ago in the Spring of 1825, when Charlotte was only nine years of age, both her older sisters - Maria and Elizabeth - died of consumption within weeks of each other at just 10 & 11 years old respectively.

As Director Shane Morgan explains “there is no doubt whatever that the devastating impact of Maria and Elizabeth’s deaths was key to the germination of the Jane Eyre whose orphaned heroine endures childhood loss, rejection and isolation as she embarks on her quest for familial love and somewhere to belong.

Adapted by award winning playwright Dougie Blaxland and produced by the same creative team that won the 2021 National Campaign for the Arts Award, Live Wire & Roughhouse Theatre’s Jane Eyre: an autobiography is in fact a revival of the 2015 production that was hailed “a theatrical tour de

force from a company with a rare gift for bringing classics to life with loyalty, energy and intrigue”.

Central to bringing Jane Eyre: an autobiography back to the stage 178 years after its original publication is what Movement Director Moira Hunt describes as “its compelling relevance for women in the 21st Century” arguing that “Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre broke the mould of the Victorian female stereotype through its dramatisation of a woman of independent mind and means who refuses to be subservient in any way to her male counterparts.”

Alison Campbell - a graduate of the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is delighted to be reprising her role as Jane Eyre and believes that “the revival of the production to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the death of Maria & Elizabeth Bronte is of great significance in honouring the extraordinary Bronte family as a whole and highlighting the creative genius that emerged in the face of tragedy.”

Thurs 25th & Fri 26th September Greenwich Theatre, London 19:30 (additional matinee at 14:30 on 26th Sept) Booking and full details: www. greenwichtheatre.org.uk

Review: I was bewitched, discombobulated and bewildered

MAGIC IS a magical thing, it can leave you bewitched or bewildered or both. For children, seeing a magician is like seeing the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus. For adults it is a battle of wits and guile; the sorcerers trying to outwit the grown-ups in the audience while they are trying to work out how they do it, writes Michael Holland...

REVIEW: THE ACTORS MOVE MARVELLOUSLY BETWEEN CHARACTERS DOWN THE BOOZER TWO IS a play about a pub and performed in a pub with the press performance preceded by a gin tasting session. I thought life could not get any better, writes Michael Holland.

Jim Cartwright's 1989 play takes us through one night in a busy pub run by a husband and wife team and peopled by a diverse range of customers. An opening monologue by the landlord reveals that his wife is a 'cow' and a 'bitch' - or so he thinks... They met there, courted there and had their wedding reception there. Now they 'own the bloody place'.

The couple barely have time for real conversation as running a pub is a fulltime job; 24-7, every day of the year, early starts and late finishes. They bicker behind the bar while bantering with the punters.

A drunk drops by to shout at no one and an old man hobbles in for a glass of mild.

One regular drops in for a Guinness after caring for a husband all day; the

Scouser with the roving eye ensures he keeps his girlfriend sweet as she has the beer money; one woman trembles in terror as her husband slyly causes her physical and mental pain, while another declares a penchant for big men while emasculating her mild-mannered husband.

There is a dance scene that makes us think slightly better of the low-rent Lothario as we see true love in the eyes of his girlfriend, and feel genuine sadness for the woman in the abusive relationship - a part of the play that creates a deafening silence, as if time has stood still while we glare at her bully bastard husband with genuine hatred.

All life is in that pub, seen through the fourteen different characters and the words that they say. Fourteen different characters with different accents and ages and outlooks on life. Fourteen different characters all played by Kellie Shirley and Peter Caulfield moving marvellously between each one as they pop up

in different parts of the bar to be a different person.

Each short scene provides enough information to really know and understand these customers. These small people-portraits are painted with Cartwright's wonderful words and superb acting from two great actors who bring the best out of each other without it being a competition.

If there is gripe it is that there didn't appear to be any narrative arc, though the feeling of eavesdropping on these lives made that okay as I could have watched them all night and had a lock in to watch them even more. But then, just like the cry of 'Last orders' brings a rush to get that last one in, a previously unseen plot twist was dropped in for the last ten minutes to bring Two to a somewhat unsatisfying end.

But don't let that put you off as everything else in this play is fantastic.

Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, SE10 8ES until 20th September.

Full details and Booking: greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/two/

The conjurors understand these are rules of the game and know they are judged by how many tricks they can leave you confounded.

And so it was at Calder's Book Shop in The Cut, where Mark Guest spent over an hour keeping us fully focussed on his hands, on his eyes and on his word; all the clues to reveal the trickery in his show - 'Believe' - are be there if you looked and listened hard enough.

On entering the famous book shop we were asked to write down a favourite celebrity, fold the paper and place it in a jar. We were then guided to a small room behind the bookshelves. The first one to go in had to find the magic book on a shelf to open the secret door.

Eventually the room became packed with 20-30 people and during the show Magic Mark drew most of them onto his stage to assist with the legerdemain.

Each helper went back to their seat totally bamboozled - Discombobulated by how did he know their star sign, what city they were thinking of, their favourite celebrity, etc.

As the show moved from card tricks to mind-reading tricks, to tricks with phones and tricks where so many people were involved in the set-up it seemed impossible that they were all 'plants' and in cahoots with Mr Guest.

But how did he do them?

When the show came to a dramatic end we left to have an animated

discussion about the show over a glass of ale. I had managed to work out a couple of the deceptions and my son added another one, but that left the remaining number unexplained. We knew that we could not have been the only ones there not part of the ruse, so we had to agree that Mark Guest is a magician of the highest order.

'Believe' has been created as a tribute to Mark's best friend who tragically passed away from cancer in January this year. This show and two shows in September will raise funds for Guy's Cancer Charity.

Catch him (out) if you can.

Phoenix Arts Club, London, WC2H 8BU, on Monday 22nd & 29th September at 18:30.

Tickets available at: phoenixartsclub. com/events/believe-an-evening-ofmagic-mentalism/

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24 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, September 4th 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (POOLMANS STREET, RAYMOUTH ROAD, ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16A

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable utility works

by UK Power Networks or its appointed contractor, 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: (a) POOLMANS STREET, from Needleman Street to Timber Pond Road, (b) RAYMOUTH ROAD, from No.64 to Rotherhithe New Road, (c) ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD, junction with Raymouth Road.

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.

6.

This order will be in operation from the 29th of September 2025 and will be valid for 18 months.

The works are planned to take place on (a) 29th September 2025 to 26th January 2026. (b) 29th September to 19th October 2025 (c) 29th September to 12th October 2025.

7.

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

THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2025 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, for the purposes specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

2.

The purpose of the Order is to facilitate the Bermondsey Street Festival.

3.

The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle from:

(b)

parking, waiting, loading and unloading (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading and unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice.

4.

(c)

The one way restriction in Tanner Street, between Bermondsey Street and Archie Street will be suspended for access and egress purposes.

(d)

The one way restriction in Leathermarket Street, between Weston Street and Morocco Street will be suspended for access and egress purposes.

(e)

The one way restriction in Bermondsey Street, between Abbey Street and Crucifix Lane will be suspended for access and egress purposes.

(f)

Suspension of the existing LTN (Low Traffic Neighbourhood) located between Whites Grounds and Leathermarket Street.

The prohibitions will not apply in respect of: (a)

any vehicle engaged with the special event;

(b)

anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark;

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

(c)

any vehicle being used for police, fire brigade, or ambulance purposes, or for a statutory undertaker in an emergency.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (TARBERT ROAD, PLOUGH LANE)

(d)

cyclists

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

entering or proceeding in the length of streets specified in the schedule to this notice on the date and between the hours specified in that schedule;

The order will temporarily alter the following restrictions:

Dated this 4th September 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: (a) 7270 (b) 7335 (c) 7271

(a)

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable mains replacement works by Thames Water or its appointed contractor, 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: (a) TARBERT ROAD, from Glengarry Road to Thornecombe Road. (b) Plough Way, at its junction with Lordship Lane.

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.

6.

The closure will be in operation on (a) 19th of September until the 3rd of November 2025. (b) 29th September until the 13th of October 2025.

7.

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

Dated this 4th September 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: (a) 6894 (b) PLOUGHLN/Thames LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD) TEMPORARY PARKING RESTRICTION 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that Tto enable utility works to be to be carried out by Thames Water, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from stopping, waiting, loading and parking on a section of Crystal Palace Road.

2.

The effect of the order is to prohibit vehicular traffic from parking, loading and waiting on Crystal Palace Road, between numbers 339 and 327 on both sides of the carriageway.

3.

The restriction will be in force on the 15th to the 26th of September 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 4th September 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX

5.

The alternative routes will be adjacent roads as applicable.

6.

For information regarding this order, contact Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk

Dated this 4th September 2025 Ian Law Road Network & Parking Traffic Manager Environment & Leisure PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Schedule – Bermondsey Street Festival Road

Extent

Bermondsey Street From Crucifix Lane to Abbey Street

Date of event

Hours of restriction

Saturday 20th September 2025

04:00 to 23:00

Tyers Gate

Whole length

Saturday 20th September 2025

04:00 to 23:00

Morocco Street

From Bermondsey Saturday 20th September 2025 Street to Lamb Walk

04:00 to 23:00

Leathermarket Street

From Morocco Street Saturday 20th September 2025 to 12 Leathermarket Street

04:00 to 23:00

Whites Grounds

From Bermondsey Street to estate car park entrance (approx 80 metres)

Saturday 20th September 2025

04:00 to 23:00

Tanner Street

From Bermondsey Street to Archie Street

Saturday 20th September 2025

04:00 to 23:00

Lamb Walk

From Bermondsey Street to Morocco Street

Saturday 20th September 2025

04:00 to 23:00

PUBLIC NOTICES 25

Thursday, September 4th 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; 97 PECKHAM ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5LJ (Ref: 25/AP/1269) Construction of part one to five storey building comprising B8 (Self Storage), with associated flexible B8 (Self Storage)/E(b)/E(g), and flexible B8 (Self Storage) and E(g)(iii), alongside associated parking, landscaping and all other associated and ancillary works. Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Andre Verster 020 7525 5457) 218 WALWORTH ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 1JE (Ref: 25/AP/1742) Installation of a commercial kitchen extractor system and associated flue at rear of property.

Demolition of rear external staircase and removal of rear ground floor door. (Within: Walworth Road Walworth Road Walworth Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Gabriel Neri 020 7525 2707) 218 WALWORTH ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 1JE (Ref: 25/AP/1803) Construction of single storey rear extension, extension of existing basement and installation of new shopfront. (Within: Walworth Road Walworth Road Walworth Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Alex Lambert 020 7525 1353) FLAT 29 2A HIGHSHORE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5AA (Ref: 25/AP/2373) Installation of an air conditioning heat pump unit (Within: Rye Lane Peckham Rye Lane Peckham CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 5 ETHEL STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 1NH (Ref: 25/AP/2405) Variation of Condition 1 'approved plans' and 4

'obscured glazing around the roof terrace' of planning permission 23/AP/3535 'Construction of a rear and side return extension, new roof terrace above existing outrigger and other minor external modifications to Victorian terraced house' (Within: Larcom Street Larcom Street Walworth Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Joseph Vadilonga 020 7525 5341) FLAT 13 DAUNCY HOUSE WEBBER ROW ESTATE WEBBER ROW LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 8QS (Ref: 25/AP/2447) Listed building consent for internal alterations: (i) reconfiguration of hallway/bathroom/powder room with new WC and corner sink; (ii) replacement and relocation of kitchen fittings (non-structural); (iii) installation of pocket doors in new non-loadbearing partitions; (iv) minor plumbing and electrical works (reversible, linked to existing soil stack). Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Rosie Poser 020 7525 7924) ATM 290 WALWORTH ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 2TE (Ref: 25/AP/2445) Erection and display of 1 non illuminated aluminium atm sign (Within: Multiple Walworth Road Walworth Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 209 - 210 GRANGE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3AA (Ref: 25/AP/1436) Installation of external air-conditioning unit to rear garden. (Within: Bermondsey Street Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Joseph Vadilonga 020 7525 5341) 72 HARFIELD GARDENS GROVE LANE

LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8DB (Ref: 25/AP/2456) Construction of a ground floor rear and side extension, rear patio, garage conversion, facade alterations and all associated works. (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Joseph Vadilonga 020 7525 5341) 11 GRANGE WALK LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3DT (Ref: 25/AP/2466) Listed Building Consent to Replacement of Portland stone threshold step (tread and riser) (Within: Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Anna Poulose 020 7525 3174) BRADBURY OAK HOUSE 4 UNDERHILL ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE22 0AH (Ref: 25/AP/1149) Demolition of existing single storey rear extension, erection of one storey upwards roof extension on existing building and the erection of two five storey rear extensions to create a Ushaped block to facilitate an additional 41 x 1 bed units. Internal reconfiguration works resulting in the loss of 3 x existing 1 bed units (net gain of 38 units), hard and soft landscaping, cycle and refuse storage, pedestrian and vehicular access, car parking and associated works. Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Lara Sharpe 020 7525 7595) Dated: 02 Sep 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

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (LAVINGTON STREET, EWER STREET)

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

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable railway maintenance works, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

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: LAVINGTON STREET, (2a) Between Great Suffolk Street and Ewer Street (2b) Whole length from Great Suffolk Street to Southwark Street.

EWER STREET, (2c) at the junction of Lavington Street.

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:

3.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be; Southwark Street, Blackfriars Road, Union Street, Great Suffolk Street, or Union Street, Great Guildford Street, Southwark Street.

3.

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.

4.

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.

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.

6.

The closure will be in operation on the following dates; Works to be completed in 2 phases, 2a and 2c, and 2b. Between the 22nd of September to the 7th of November 2025.

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.

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

The closure will be in operation on the following dates (2a) 22:00 on the 23rd of September to 06:00 on the 24th of September 2025.

7.

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

Dated this 4th September 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: 7409

(2a) ENID STREET, eastbound carriageway only, at the junction with Abbey Street for a distance of approximately 30 metres.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be; (2a) Abbey Street, Neckinger, Spa Road, Rouel Road, Enid Street.

Dated this 4th September 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) 7387

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26 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, September 4th 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

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

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (ST JAMES’S ROAD)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable a tower crane dismantle by Nationwide Traffic Solutions, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to allow highway resurfacing works, it has made an order, the effect of which is 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: PARK STREET, between Bank End and Porter Street.

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: St James’s Road, between Webster Road and Lucey Way.

3.

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

3.

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.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be; (a) Jamaica Road (A200), Abbey Street, Tower Bridge Road (A100), Old Kent Road (A2), St James’s Road (A2208). (b) Southwark Park Road (A2206), Tower Bridge Road (A100), Jamaica Road (A200).

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.

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The closure will be in operation on the following dates; 20:00 on the 19th of September to 05:00 on the 20th of September 2025.

7.

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

6.

The closure will be in operation from 06:00 on the 20th of September until 20:00 on the 21st of September 2025.

7.

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

Dated this 4th September 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: LBSCR13971-2 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

Dated this 4th September 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: 7405 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

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

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (MONTAGUE CLOSE)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

2.

3.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable a crane operation, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

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: NEEDLEMAN STREET, at the junction with Surrey Quays Road for a distance of approximately 20 metres into Needleman Street.

The alternative routes for affected traffic will be; Diversion Route 1 - Surrey Quays Road, Redriff Road, Salter Road, Lagado Mews, Timber Pond Road, Poolmans Street Diversion Route 2: Poolmans Street, Timber Pond Road, Lagos Mews, Salter Road, Brunel Road, Lower Road

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The closure will be in operation on the 15th of September until the 12th of October 2025.

7.

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

Dated this 4th of September 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: 7230

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable a crane operation, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

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: MONTAGUE CLOSE, between Cathedral Street and Glaziers Hall (no.9).

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.

6.

The closure will be in operation on the following dates, 21st and 22nd of September 2025. If works are unable to take place on the original dates, back up dates are as follows, either the 28th and 29th of September or the 5th and 6th of October 2025.

7.

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

Dated this 4th September 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: 7339 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WINCHESTER WALK)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WILSON GROVE) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to allow utility works

by Fulcrum Utlility Services, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

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Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in: Winchester Walk, outside number 14.

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The alternative routes for affected traffic will be; Cathedral Street, Clink Street, Stoney Street.

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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.

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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.

The closure will be in operation between the 17th and 26th of November 2025.

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The closure will be in operation on the 21st of September 2025.

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

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

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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to allow highway construction works, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

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Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in: Wilson Grove, between Janeway Street and Pottery Street.

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

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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.

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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.

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Dated this 4th September 2025

Dated this 4th of September 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: 7380

Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: 7352

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK SCHOOL STREETS 25/26 SUMMER PROGRAMME The London Borough of Southwark (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (Albion Primary School) (No. 2) Traffic Order 2025 The London Borough of Southwark (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (Alleyn's Junior School) (No. 2) Traffic Order 2025 The London Borough of Southwark (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (Rye Oak Primary School) (No. 2) Traffic Order 2025 The London Borough of Southwark (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (St James' CE Primary School) (No. 2) Traffic Order 2025 The London Borough of Southwark (Pedestrian and cycle zones) (Surrey Square Primary School) (No. 2) Traffic Order 2025 1.

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Transport for London Public Notice ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A2 GLA ROAD (OLD KENT ROAD/NEW CROSS ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC, STOPPING AND SUSPENSION OF BUS LANE) ORDER (NO.2) 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 carriageway works to take place at A2 Old Kent Road.

Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 4 September 2025 it has made the above Orders under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from:

The effects of the Orders are to update existing ‘school street’ pedestrian and cycle zones - a provision of active travel measures to encourage road safety and improve air quality in the areas surrounding primary schools, as part of the Council’s School Streets Programme. All motor vehicles, except permit holders for each zone, will be prohibited from entering or proceeding in the designated ‘school street’ pedestrian and cycle zones, as listed below, during the times listed for each ‘school street’ pedestrian and cycle zone. All ‘school street’ pedestrian and cycle zones will operate Monday to Friday, during school term time, as determined by each school.

(2) entering, exiting or proceeding in a south- easterly direction on Old Kent Road between its junctions with Rotherhithe New Road and White Post Street, local access to be maintained between Rotherhithe New Road and Hillbeck Close; (3) proceeding in a north-easterly direction on Leo Street between No.814 Old Kent Road and its junction with Old Kent Road; (4) stopping on Old Kent Road between its junctions with White Post Street and Sylvan Grove; The Order will also permit: (5) all vehicles to use the western Bus Lane on Old Kent Road/New Cross Road between its junctions with Chestereld Way and Sylvan Grove; (6) two-way operations on Gervase Street between its junction with Leo Street and Old Kent Road.

The Order will be effective from 7.00 AM on 10th September 2025 until 11.59 PM on 9th March 2026 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.

4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:

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CLACK STREET, in the vicinity of Albion Primary School All motor vehicles except ‘SC31’ permit holders will be prohibited from entering or proceeding in Clack Street between 8.30 am and 9.30 am and between 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm;

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HILLSBORO ROAD, in the vicinity of Alleyn’s Junior School All motor vehicles except ‘SC14’ permit holders will be prohibited from entering or proceeding in Hillsboro Road between 8.00 am and 8.45 am and between 3.15 pm and 5.00 pm;

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OLD JAMES STREET, in the vicinity of Rye Oak Primary School All motor vehicles except ‘SC30’ permit holders will be prohibited from entering or proceeding in Old James Street between 8.15 am and 9.15 am and between 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm;

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ALEXIS STREET and LINSEY STREET, in the vicinity of St James' CE Primary School All motor vehicles except ‘SC16’ permit holders will be prohibited from entering or proceeding in the part of Alexis Street which lies between the south-western kerb-line of Macks Road (which includes the entirety of Linsey Street) between 8.30 am and 9.00 am and between 3.00 pm and 3.30 pm; and

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SURREY SQUARE, in the vicinity of Surrey Square Primary School All motor vehicles except ‘SC22’ permit holders will be prohibited from entering or proceeding in the part of Surrey Square which lies between the south-western kerb-line of Flinton Street and the north-eastern kerb-line of Alvey Street between 8.30 am and 9.30 am and between 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm.

Permits allowing vehicles to enter the ‘school streets’ pedestrian and cycle zones described above will be available to residents of premises located within the zone, to registered carers or residents of premises located within the zone, to disabled person’s blue badge holders who are school staff, carers or dropping off and/or collecting pupils to the school and to SEND vehicles, by application to the Council. Exemptions would also apply in respect of emergency service vehicles.

Please note that all measurements are in metres and are approximate.

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Thursday, September 4th 2025

Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 8 September 2025, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 077 3132 4742 for booking details.

Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order/s, or of any provision contained therein, on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Orders may, within six weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 4 September 2025 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (PENARTH STREET) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable mains replacement works by Veolia or its appointed contractor, it has made an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

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Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in PENARTH STREET, from Ilderton Road to Hatcham Road.

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

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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.

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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.

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This order will be in operation from the 8th of September 2025 and will be valid for 18 months.

The closure will be in operation on the 8th of September to the 2nd of November 2025.

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

Dated this 4th September 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: 7324/amended

(1) entering, exiting or proceeding on Ilderton Road between its junctions with Old Kent Road/New Cross Road and Wagner Street;

(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes; (2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will be indicated by trafc signs. For Ilderton Road from Old Kent Road northwestbound via Old Kent Road, St Jame’s Road and Rotherhithe New Road to normal route of travel.

Dated this 4th day of September 2025 Adam Duff Network Performance Delivery Manager, Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Transport for London Public Notice ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A3 GLA ROAD (BOROUGH HIGH STREET) AND A3200 GLA ROAD (SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING) ORDER (NO.3) 2025 1. Transport for London in consultation with the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it intends to make 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 railway works to take place on the A3200 Southwark Street and A3 Borough High Street in London Borough of Southwark.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from: (1) entering or proceeding on Railway Approach between its junctions with Borough High Street/ Duke Street Hill and Guildable Manor Street; (2) entering Guildable Manor Street at its junction with London Bridge Street; (3) stopping in the Parking Bay opposite Nos. 25 to 33 Southwark Street, except buses; (4) stopping in the Electric Vehicle Charging Bay opposite Nos. 25 to 33 Southwark Street, except buses.

Works will be phased such that some restrictions will apply only at certain times.

The Order will be effective at certain times from 10.00 PM on the 12th September 2025 until 10.00 PM on the 13th September 2025 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibitions will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.

4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of: (1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes; (2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

Dated this 4th day of September 2025 Paul Matthews Co-ordination Manager Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

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Oval Invincibles 168-5 beat Trent Rockets 142-8 by 26 runs

Sam Billings celebrates victory

Sam Billings’ side live up to favourites’ tag in front of 27,912 Lord’s attendance

By ECB Media OVAL INVINCIBLES made it three titles in a row in The Hundred, overpowering Trent Rockets to win the men’s competition by 26 runs at the weekend.

Photo by Tom Dulat (ECB via Getty Images)

Sam Billings’ side were much-fancied going into the campaign and they’ve relished their favourites tag, topping the group with six wins out of eight. They continued their dominance in front of 27,912 fans at Lord’s, demonstrating their class to pull off their historic ‘three-peat’.

They bucked their own trend by opting to bat first, having generally favoured chasing throughout the competition, and their 168-5 proved far too tall a task for the Rockets.

In a team packed full of stars it was leg-spinner Nathan Sowter who stole the show for the Invincibles, taking three wickets in six balls in Rockets’ chase and all but extinguishing their hopes in seeing off three England internationals in Joe Root, Rehan Ahmed and Tom Banton.

The Rockets never truly recovered, and while Marcus Stoinis threatened a late sixhitting slug-fest to make a game of it, the Invincibles bowling attack was too clever, too varied and too experienced to let him get away.

It was Will Jacks and Jordan Cox who got the Invincibles going – Jacks making 72 and Cox 40 in a stand of 87 that set the game up for the Invincibles. The Rockets lost Lockie Ferguson in the warm-up ahead of the game and were dealt another blow when spinner George Linde had to leave the field with a finger injury – emblematic perhaps of it simply not being their day.

But as frustrated as the Rockets might have felt, the Invincibles were twice as elated to have made it three trophy lifts in three years.

“To win a tournament as hard as The Hundred - it's eight games against the best players in the country - and to go three on the bounce is unbelievable,” Tom Curran said.

“We've had a sensational tournament.

The batters have been unbelievable, Sam

Sam Billings of Oval Invincibles and Hollie Armitage of Northern Superchargers lift The Hundred Champions' Trophies

[Curran] has had a great tournament with bat and ball. We set out to try and achieve something special as a group. There’s a small feeling of who knows what happens next year? Are we going to stay together?

We've kept the core of us together for the majority of these five years - we had a target on our back and we've done it. It's a phenomenal achievement by the team, the coaching staff, by everyone.”

Tom’s brother, Sam, added: “It's amazing.

We came back to Lord’s for the third final and I was actually very nervous coming here today. You always have you that a little bit of doubt. But I think the squad showed today what a classy team we are and to show that brave decision as well – having bowled first all tournament - to bat first and put runs on the board, it just feels really sweet.

Dulwich Hamlet stunned by ninth-tier side on chaotic landmark FA Cup appearance

By John Kelly

PARTICIPATING IN the FA Cup for the 100th time, Dulwich Hamlet will remember it for all the wrong reasons after ninth-tier Whitstable Town came from two goals down at half-time to win 3-2 with a goal six minutes into stoppage-time in the first qualifying round at Champion Hill at the weekend.

Dulwich, who are two tiers above their opponents, appeared to be cruising into the second qualifying round after a first-half brace from Luke Wanadio.

The first sign that this perhaps wasn’t going to be as straightforward as the hosts expected came just before the break when

Photo by Matt Lewis (ECB via Getty Images)

day at INVINCIBLES CLINCH ‘THREE-PEAT’ Ban the office

Wanadio was shown a straight red card for kicking out at an opponent.

The Oysters halved the deficit through Dean Grant in the 65th minute and Javaun Splatt made it 2-2 eight minutes later.

It went from bad to worse when Nyren Clunis was sent off within 60 seconds after picking up a second yellow card.

Despite that numerical disadvantage, the hosts had the chance to go ahead again only for goalkeeper Dan Colmer to save substitute Anthony Cook’s penalty.

Deep into added-time, Splatt scored his second to stun the home support.

Mark Dacey’s side return to Isthmian League Premier Division action at Champion Hill this Saturday when Welling United are the visitors for a 3pm kick-off.

“We've been together for five years now and we have three trophies – that’s pretty special. You don’t often win three tournaments in a row, and I think you've got to celebrate those moments. We have friends, family, and everyone here tonight, and what a ground to do it at. We’re incredibly happy, I’m a little bit lost for words and tonight's going to be a good night, I'm sure.”

for Dulwich Dulwich 113 (24.1) lost to Bansted 116-3 (19) by seven wickets

By John Lewis A DEPLETED Dulwich side were thoroughly outplayed in their AJ Sports Surrey Cricket Championship Premier Division match at home to Banstead, losing by seven wickets last weekend.

Dulwich elected to bat, but saw two wickets go down in the first two overs. The Banstead bowlers then worked their way through the rest of the batting. Three more wickets fell to the quicks to make it 63-5 off eleven overs. The spinners then put a break on the scoring rate while taking three more wickets to make it 92-8 off 21 Jacob Emler then went on the attack, scoring 13 off nine balls before turning his ankle and having to be helped from the field. The innings closed soon afterwards on 113 after 24.1 overs.

Five of the other batsmen had also made double figures, but none had reached 20.

The Banstead innings started in similar fashion when Joe Payne struck in the first over. But an edge to slip by the other opener off Harrison Perry in the second over went down.

Arjun Gill, who had scored a century in the first match between the sides, then ensured that there would be no further collapse, making 72 not out off 60 balls. Ahmed Khan took two wickets at the other end but the Dulwich spinners could not exert the same level of control as their opponents. The target was reached off the last ball of the nineteenth over.

Dulwich’s final match in the Premier Division this weekend is away to last year’s champions East Molesey, who are currently sixth, but who remarkably are still only eleven points behind the leaders.

Millwall Lionesses bag first win of season after Throp display

By Myles Thornton MILLWALL LIONESSES picked up their first win of the L&SERWFL Premier Division season last Sunday afternoon with a composed 3–0 away victory over Newhaven, who continue to search for their opening points after three straight defeats.

Ciara Watling gave the Lionesses a 42nd-minute lead before Mia Lockett added to it just two minutes later.

Kanita Throp completed the scoring in the 94th minute .

The home side thought they had

struck first on 31 minutes when the ball hit the back of the net, but celebrations were quickly cut short as the assistant referee flagged for offside.

That proved to be a turning point, with Millwall growing into the game and punishing their hosts before the interval.

Watling broke the deadlock and Lockett scored a quick second to stun the hosts.

Millwall could even afford a missed penalty eight minutes from time but it didn’t cause any late nerves as substitute Throp netted her first goal for the club to complete the scoring.

The win ends Millwall’s wait for a first victory of the campaign, having opened with a 3–3 draw at Ashford Town, followed by a narrow 2–1 defeat at home to Barking, and a 1–1 stalemate away at Sutton.

For Newhaven, it was another difficult outing. After a heavy 7–2 loss to Dartford on the opening day and a 4–0 defeat at Brentford, this latest setback leaves them without a goal since their season opener and struggling to find their footing.

Millwall head to Meadowbank Football Ground to face Dorking Wanderers in the league at 3.30pm this Sunday.

30 SPORT SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Millwall - 0 Wrexham- 2 Moore 58’, O’Brien 108’ Date: Satuday 30 August 2025 Attendance: 17,877 (1,979) Referee: Thomas Kirk Man of the Match: Lewis O’Brien

By Will Scott WREXHAM BEAT Millwall 2-0 at The Den last Saturday behind Kieffer Moore's second-half strike and Lewis O'Brien's injury-time finish.

The Lions dominated most of the match, taking 21 shots to the Red Dragons' six, but only managed to direct two of them goalwards - with Alex Neil's side wasteful in front of goal for much of the afternoon.

Mihailo Ivanovic, Josh Coburn, and Kevin Nisbet all had opportunities to score, but failed to take their chances, while Moore capitalised on the Lions' profligacy shortly after the interval to give his side the lead, nodding the ball over Steven Benda after a chipped ball over the top.

O'Brien added the finishing touches in injury time following a lengthy injury break as Wrexham goalkeeper Danny Ward was stretchered off.

The Lions now head into the international break having lost their first two league games at home, while winning their away matches - and will be hoping to reverse that form in their next fixture at The Den against Watford on September 22.

The opening 30 minutes were a mostly uneventful affair, with Millwall lacking incision in the final third, while Wrexham rarely got on the ball in the Lions' half.

Millwall had their first sight of goal in the twelfth minute, when Ryan Leonard sent in a long throw and Coburn touched it back to Camiel Neghli, whose effort was blocked.

The Lions recycled the ball, and Zak Sturge crossed the ball back into the box, but Neghli's volley was blocked again.

Two minutes later, Aidomo Emakhu slipped Coburn in behind, and the striker's cut-back flew through the six-yard box but took a deflection and bounced past everyone.

The Lions were getting some joy down the left-hand side and had their best chance of the half so far when Sturge overlapped Emakhu and put in a ball that went straight to Coburn in the six-yard box, but again the striker's shot was blocked. The second ball

MOORE MISERY FOR MILLWALL

Wrexham condemn wasteful Lions to consecutive home defeats fell to Massimo Luongo, who fired an effort wide from the edge of the box.

Emkahu was Millwall's liveliest attacker in the opening 45 and created another opportunity in the 36th minute, whipping a ball into the box that landed perfectly on Ivanovic's head, who mistimed his header and put it wide.

The Lions looked out of sync at times in the first half, but started the second half brightly. Leonard curled a cross right into Coburn's path, whose mistimed effort

was easily cleared. Millwall picked up the second ball, and Sturge forced a save from Danny Ward at the near post after his effort was deflected.

Millwall's front two looked to be more involved than in the first half, and both had chances to break the deadlock. In the 53rd minute, Emakhu slipped Coburn in after some good work by Neghli, and the striker fired narrowly wide after outmuscling his marker.

One minute later, Coburn won a free kick

Camiel Neghli fires in an effort that Leonard curled straight onto Cooper's head. The centre-back flicked it to Coburn, who knocked it down for his striking partner. Ivanovic attempted an acrobatic bicycle kick that flew over the bar.

Millwall would soon be left to rue their missed chances, when Wrexham opened the scoring against the run of play in the 58th minute. Max Cleworth chipped the ball into the box, and Moore got there before Benda could clear, heading the ball over the German goalkeeper.

The Lions continued to have opportunities - Coburn won a free kick in the 65th minute on the edge of the box, which Ivanovic thudded into the wall. Neghli picked up the second ball and curled one in that Coburn headed wide.

Alex Neil turned to his bench in the 70th minute as his side's momentum slowed, with Ra'ees Bangura-Williams and Joe Bryan coming on for Zak Sturge and Camiel Neghli.

Bangura-Williams had Millwall's first shot on target of the game shortly after, when his skidded long-range effort was gathered by Ward.

Two minutes later, Bryan played Ivanovic in behind, who slid the ball past the post from a tight angle. Leonard picked up the second ball, put it back into the box, and it bounced to Emakhu, whose volley was just past the post.

Millwall did not really threaten Wrexham's goal in the following fifteen minutes as Neil made three more substitutions to try to change the game.

The Lions started to pick up in energy as seven minutes of injury time were announced, and had a golden opportunity to equalise in the 93rd minute.

Luongo floated the ball into the box, Ward flapped at it and it dropped to Nisbet, who volleyed over.

Ward was injured in the process, and there was a lengthy delay while the goalkeeper was looked at and then stretchered off.

Play resumed about ten minutes later, and Millwall had another chance when Crama and Ivanovic linked up to slide Nisbet in, but the Scottish striker's shot was blocked.

Shortly after, Wrexham put the result beyond doubt when O'Brien dinked the ball over Benda.

Ivanovic had a late chance to pull one back, but substitute keeper Arthur Okonwo clawed the ball off the line.

Millwall: 4-4-2: Benda; Leonard (Taylor 82), Crama, Cooper, Sturge (Bryan 73); Neghli (Bangura-Williams 73), Luongo, Cundle (Kelly 89), Emakhu; Coburn, Ivanovic (Nisbet 82) Unused substitutes: Crocombe, Grant, Harding, Howland

Wrexham: 3-1-4-2: Ward (Okonwo 106); Doyle (Brunt 77), Coady, Cleworth; James; Cacace (McClean 77), O'Brien, Dobson, Longman (Scarr 89); Moore, Hardie (Smith 70) Unused Substitutes: O'Connor, Barnett, Lee, Ashfield

De Norre ‘unavailable’ for Wrexham loss

Alex Neil on where Millwall ‘came up short’

By Will Scott

By Will Scott

CASPER DE Norre was unavailable for Millwall's 2-0 loss to Wrexham, Alex Neil confirmed.

ALEX NEIL thought Millwall were undone by a poor use of the ball in their 2-0 loss to Wrexham at The Den.

The Belgian midfielder started the Lions' first three league games of the season, and came off the bench to play the second half against Coventry in the EFL Cup on Tuesday - with Millwall winning 2-1 to advance to the Third Round.

Neil explained why De Norre missed the Wrexham loss.

"He's unavailable just now," Neil said. "That's why he wasn't playing.

He's a key player. It wasn't great. The squad and the lads who are left are who's available and who's fit to play."

Asked if De Norre will be available after the international break, Neil said: "He'll be available at some point. I'm not quite sure when."

The Lions had 60 per cent possession and more chances than the Red Dragons, but failed to capitalise on their goalscoring opportunities, while Wrexham were far more clinical.

Neil outlined where he thought his side fell short.

"Before the game, we spoke about a couple of things," Neil said.

"Against Wrexham, you're going to have to compete for the first ball.

You're going to have to make sure you land on enough second balls as well. In that respect, I thought we did that great. “I don't think that was an issue for us. I thought the two centrebacks played really well. Our midfield

players landed on loads of stuff.

"Where we came up short in the game was our use of the ball. Really as simple as that. In the final third, our use of the ball, whether it's a cross, whether it's a finish, whether it's a final run.

"We had much more territory and much more use of the game if you like.

"Then even the goals that we concede, the first one's a mistake.

Steven comes fishing for it, doesn't get there, and Kieffer manages to get a touch on it and scores a goal. Then from there, it allows Wrexham to sit in and that suits them down to the ground. They don't need to really go searching for anything else.

"Then there's a big stoppage in the game, which disrupts it. But before then, we have, I don't know, three maybe good opportunities to score.

Don't take any of them.

"There's just a lack of quality in general. Even with final passes, I think there's one I remember. Luke's about the edge of the box, he sends it to Tristan and he sort of just kicks it out. All we need to do is feed it across the box.

"Josh Coburn has one feeding across the box for Aidomo. Mihailo has one, tries to pick out Josh, doesn't pick the cross out. There's numerous amounts.

Nisbet, ball drops to him, puts it over the bar. Josh Coburn has a shot with his left foot, puts it past the post.

"If your use of the ball is not going to be good enough. You're going to find it difficult to affect and score goals and try and win the game."

Millwall had 21 shots to Wrexham's six, a stat that did not give Neil any encouragement.

"It doesn't make any difference to me," Neil said.

"You know what I'd rather hear? We

scored two goals. I'd rather hear that.

"Possession doesn't win you games.

Amount of shots doesn't win your games. Being clinical, making good decisions wins you games. Today, we didn't do that well enough.

"It wasn't a tactical issue. So it wasn't as if Wrexham were better. It wasn't as if they had better territory than us. It wasn't as if their movement was causing us any issues. We just didn't use the ball well enough at times where it could have been so simple to play a good pass forward.

"Another example, Joe Bryan comes on, his first pass he literally splits their defense and puts Josh Coburn clean through, and he hits his shot with his left foot, but he doesn't hit the target. We had more than enough opportunity to be effective in the game and get a goal and give ourselves the best chance, but we weren't good enough on the day."

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MILLWALL SIGN ‘NUMBER ONE TARGET’ CALEB TAYLOR

Caleb Taylor after signing for the Lions

By Will Scott

CAMBRIDGE UNITED boss Neil Harris said he was "delighted" to sign Millwall winger Adam Mayor on loan.

Lions snap up West Brom centreback - with Baggies reporter's view on departure

By Will Scott MILLWALL COMPLETED the signing of centre-back Caleb Taylor from West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee, on Friday, August 29.

The 22-year-old signed a long-term deal with the club.

Taylor made his Lions debut against Wrexham the following day, replacing Ryan Leonard in the 82nd minute of the 2-0 loss.

Taylor spent the majority of last season on loan at League One side Wycombe Wanderers, making 39 appearances in all competitions.

"I'm very pleased that we've got Caleb in.

It's a very good signing for the club," said Steve Gallen, Director of Football.

"He is someone we've been watching since I've been at the club - and before, as it happens. I had a good look at him in January and I've watched him a few times since.

"He was our number one target all summer with regards to a centre-back.

With Japhet [Tanganga]’s departure, we've had to speed this one up - he is 22-yearsold, good in the air and good on the ball.

"We hope he is someone we can help develop and move along with the football club."

Taylor first joined the Baggies at the under-10s level, and progressed through the academy before making his first-team debut in a 6-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup Second Round on August 25,

2021.

He spent the 2022-23 season on loan at Cheltenham Town in League One, making 49 appearances in all competitions and scoring two goals.

A loan spell at Bolton Wanderers the following February followed, where he would make seven appearances for the Trotters.

He finishes his Baggies career having made 12 appearances for the West Midlands side.

This paper spoke to Express & Star reporter Jonny Drury to find out why West Brom were willing to part ways with an academy product.

WHY WERE WEST BROM WILLING TO PART WITH A TALENTED YOUNGSTER WHO CAME THROUGH THEIR ACADEMY?

"It was a weird one really because he came through the academy, went out to Cheltenham and had a year, then they offered him a long-term contract because they were invested in him and obviously keen on him," Drury said. "He went out on loan to Wycombe last season, then West Brom recalled him in January. He actually scored in the FA Cup against Bournemouth.

Then he went back to Wycombe for the rest of the season.

"He came back in this summer and we kind of thought he would come in, Albion had lost a couple of senior centre-halves, but they've just signed other players. Nat Phillips from Liverpool, an American defender called George Campbell, Krystian Bielik from Birmingham. Yesterday, they

signed Chris Mepham from Bournemouth.

I know there's been a concerted effort to bring in more senior players and, it was kind of a bit of a shame, really.

"A lot of the fans thought Taylor might get his chance, but he's played a lot of first team football. He's probably played over 100 games in the last two years. This is just me reading between the lines. He probably wanted to go and play football, didn't see his chances too much at Albion.

"West Brom have had to navigate PSR and FP issues and it's probably a good deal for them because he's an academy graduate and they make 100 per cent profit on him.

"So yeah, a bit of a shame really. I know a lot of Albion fans wanted to keep him and maybe break into the first team, but it just hasn't quite gone that way."

TAYLOR SEEMED TO HAVE A CHANCE TO BREAK INTO THE FIRST TEAM WHEN HE WAS RECALLED IN JANUARY, WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED THERE?

good head on his shoulders and was really impressed by him," Drury said.

"He's a tall lad, he is a big boy. He's good in the air.

"The only time he's played the season was in the Carabao Cup against Derby and he was really, really impressive to be honest, comfortable with the ball at his feet, but also like an old fashioned centre-half, wins his headers and you probably don't see an awful lot of them these days because everyone likes to play the ball on the floor. I would say he's a big unit, strong central defender, but also someone who when he wants to, can play."

IS HE READY TO STEP UP TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL AFTER A FEW SEASONS IN LEAGUE ONE?

"My colleague interviewed him in the summer out in Austria at the preseason camp, and said he had a really

"I think he's ready for the Championship," Drury said. "That's why it's a good move for him.

"If he wasn't going to get in at Albion, there's probably no point in sticking around this season, being on the bench or maybe getting a late loan move away.

It's probably beneficial for him to kick on.

"It's a shame for Albion because they're probably going to lose two of their second academy graduates because it looks like Tom Fellows is going to Southampton as well. So it is a real shame.

"But for him personally, I think it's probably a really good move. He's probably going to come in, and play a lot of games, but I think he's certainly more than ready for the Championship."

after a difficult first season in London, first joining Aberdeen on loan, and then permanently.

“It’s great to be back," Nisbet told the club's website. "Ever since I left it was always in the back of my mind that I wanted to come back but I am here, so I’m delighted.

“The way last season finished I felt I was really hitting my best form, and I felt at home here.

“It’s good to get my long-term future

settled. It’s a great club, there is a good atmosphere around the place, there’s a brilliant dressing room and when I have got all of that, that’s when I play my best football.

“The gaffer really helped me improve my game last season. I want to keep improving and this is the best place for it.

“I’m feeling fit, I’m mentally and physically ready to come and help the team, on and off the pitch."

"I'm not sure really," Drury said. "They had more senior options and they kind of settled on a centre-back pairing and he was probably never going to break in last season. I think it was just other options there and the way that Albion have recruited this summer, he probably doesn't see his chances of breaking in."

WHAT SORT OF QUALITIES SHOULD MILLWALL FANS EXPECT FROM HIM?

Nisbet 'delighted' to return to Aberdeen permanently

By Will Scott KEVIN NISBET said he was "delighted" to return to Aberdeen after completing a permanent move from Millwall for an undisclosed fee.

The 28-year-old striker spent last season on loan at Pittodrie, scoring eleven goals in 32 league appearances, and helping the Dons lift the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1990, starting

in the final against Celtic.

Nisbet rejoined the Lions this summer, but missed pre-season through injury. He made four appearances in all competitions before departing on transfer deadline day.

The Scottish international signed for the Lions from Hibernian in the summer of 2023, making 29 appearances in all competitions and scoring five goals in his first campaign in English football.

Nisbet was keen to return to Scotland

Mayor reunites with ex-boss

The 20-year-old joined the U's on a season-long loan yesterday, linking up with his former head coach Harris, whose second stint coaching the Lions lasted from February 2024 to December 2024.

Mayor featured twice as a substitute under Harris after joining Millwall in January 2024, before a hamstring injury sustained that summer ruled him out for the rest of the Millwall legend's tenure.

He made his first start for the Lions on January 13, 2025, in an FA Cup Third Round tie against Dagenham & Redbridge, before joining Bromley on loan for the rest of the season. He made seventeen appearances for the Ravens, mostly at left-back.

Mayor joins a Cambridge side that was relegated from League One last year, and currently sit tenth in League Two after three wins, one draw, and two defeats.

Harris is pleased to strengthen his squad with a player he is familiar with.

“I am delighted to welcome Adam to the football club," Harris told the club's website. "He is a player I know very well from working with him at Millwall last season in the Championship.

“His ball-carrying ability and direct style of play will add a quality that complements the attributes we already have in the team.

“We will help him develop as a player, while he will help us succeed as a team.”

Tanganga joins Blades

By Will Scott SHEFFIELD UNITED completed the signing of defender Japhet Tanganga from Millwall.

The 26-year-old completed his medical and signed a long-term deal with the Blades.

Tanganga finishes his Lions career having made 63 appearances in all competitions for the club.

Millwall had previously offered Tanganga a new contract this summer amid interest from Premier League sides and Italian clubs, with the ex-Spurs man having a release clause of around £1.2 million, which could only be triggered by top-flight sides.

Instead, the Blades made their move last week and have agreed terms for a fee believed to be much higher than his release clause.

Tanganga first joined the Lions on loan in January 2024, before signing permanently that summer after being released by Tottenham Hotspur.

In his first full season with the club, Tanganga made 43 appearances in all competitions and was named the club's Player of the Season.

He started the first two league games of the current season, before Alex Neil left him out of the matchday squad that took on the Blades on Saturday, August 23, with Millwall winning 2-1 in his absence.

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Main: Thierno Ballo Inset: Will Smallbone

Millwall complete loan signings of two internationals before window slams shut

By Will Scott TWO INTERNATIONALS joined Millwall late on deadline day, with Austrian winger Thierno Ballo and Irish midfielder Will Smallbone arriving on seasonlong loans.

The club moved quickly to secure both of their services, negotiating with the Saints throughout the day for Smallbone, while Ballo flew into London the night of Sunday, September 1, completing a medical the next day.

The duo became the Lions’ tenth and eleventh additions of the summer, with the club adding five players in the final week of the window.

Millwall’s need to bring in further additions was exacerbated by an ongoing injury crisis, with the club currently without seven first-team players, including summer signing Alfie Doughty.

The Lions have an option to make Ballo’s deal permanent for an

undisclosed fee at the end of his loan spell.

The 23-year-old right-footed winger earned his first Austria cap in June and spent the previous three seasons plying his trade for Wolfsberger in the Austrian Bundesliga, recording 39 goal contributions in 85 league appearances.

Ballo was previously part of Chelsea's academy, featuring for the Blues' under21s side in Premier League 2 from 2019 to 2022, before joining the Austrian side following the expiration of his contract.

Millwall director of football, Steve Gallen, told the club's website: “Thierno is a skilful, direct attacking player who loves to take people on - for me, he's very much a natural wide player. While he has played up front at times, that’s not really the reason we’re bringing him in. We’re signing him for his pace, his flair, and the attacking threat he can add to the team - especially with the injuries we've currently got in those areas.

"I’ve been aware of Thierno for a number of years, going back to his

time at Chelsea in their academy and Under-21s. He’s someone I’ve kept an eye on, and when the opportunity came up - especially with our current injury situation - I felt it was a great time to bring him in.

"It’s a season-long loan with options in place for the future, including the possibility of making the move permanent. Fingers crossed he does really well here - we’re excited to have him on board."

Smallbone joins after interest in his services from both Birmingham City and Wrexham, and will add depth to a midfield room that is currently without Casper De Norre and Billy Mitchell.

The 25-year-old came through the Saints' academy and broke into the first team in the 2023-24 campaign, making 43 league appearances and scoring six goals as Southampton were promoted via the play-offs.

Smallbone has thirteen caps for Ireland and previously played under current Millwall boss Alex Neil, joining Stoke

City on loan in the 2022-23 season and starting 38 league games.

"Will is a very good player - an experienced central midfielder with real quality," Gallen told the club's website.

"It's a position we've been looking at throughout the summer, exploring both permanent and loan options to find the right fit.

"The lads who've played in that area have done really well, but with a couple of injuries in midfield, we knew we needed to bring someone in to strengthen that area.

"Will is a current Republic of Ireland international who has played in both the Premier League and The Championship.

He's strong, technically good, gets around the pitch and offers that box-tobox presence we were looking for. He ticks a lot of boxes.

"He's actually someone we didn't think would be available, but we stayed patient and were able to bring him in on deadline day. We're really pleased to have him with us."

Millwall bring in French midfielder

By Will Scott MILLWALL HAVE confirmed the signing of midfielder Derek Mazou-Sacko – with Lions director of football Steve Gallen urging for “patience” as the 20-year-old settles into the Championship

Mazou-Sacko has agreed a longterm deal with the club, who paid an undisclosed fee for the Frenchman’s services.

Mazou-Sacko spent the past season at Ligue 2 side Rodez, making 31 league appearances and scoring one goal, after joining from Troyes last summer.

His signature takes the Lions’ summer spending past eight figures.

“I’m really pleased to welcome Derek to Millwall,” Gallen told the club’s website.

“He’s a player we’ve tracked for some time, and he fits the profile of the type of talent we want to bring into the club.

“Having played in France’s Second Division, he’s shown qualities that have impressed me every time I’ve watched him.

“At just 20-years-old, Derek is still at the beginning of his career.

Moving to a new country, learning a new language, and adapting to a new League are all big challenges, so it’s important we show patience as he settles in. We’ve already spoken with Tristan [Crama] and Casper [De Norre], who, as our two French speakers, will be there to support him as he makes this transition.

“Derek is an exciting, progressive midfielder who is comfortable on the ball and has the ability to drive us forward. He’ll be around the FirstTeam group from the start, giving him the chance to continue developing and learning in a competitive environment.

“We’ll give him the time and space to grow into the player we believe he can become.”

Derek Mazou-Sacko

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