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A NURSE who bribed a corrupt Southwark Council housing officer to get a council flat in Peckham has been thrown out of the profession, after a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) hearing.
Theresa Okondunjokanma was jailed for eighteen months last September for council housing fraud, after submitting a series of bogus documents, including birth certificates for other people's children. The NMC panel heard on May 26 that her dodgy documents were accepted with a £2,000 bribe by Southwark Council officer Trudy Ali-Balogun, in May 2004. Ali-Balogun, 55, was jailed for five years in May 2016, after she pushed through 24 fraudulent applications for council homes
between 2003 and 2005. Ali-Balogun made at least £20,000 in backhanders, predominantly helping the Nigerian community in London obtain the public housing. Okondunjokanma's fraudulent application cost the taxpayer an estimated £100,000 and she was charged on three counts of fraud. Having illegally gained the Peckham council house, she profited by subletting it to her sister in 2009. Okondunjokanma was not present at last week’s panel hearing, and submitted evidence via written statements to the NMC. NMC panel chair Kenneth Caley said: “The panel noted that Ms Okondunjokanma has [portrayed] herself as the victim in her emails and statements to the NMC.”
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W
ITH POLLING day just around the corner, not enough attention has been given on the national stage to the government’s proposed changes to school funding, which would be devastating for Southwark.
The formula, which aims to even out the funding gap between rural and inner-city schools, is universally condemned in our borough. The research shows that schools in Bermondsey and Old Southwark would likely lose £1,051 (fifteen per cent) per child over five years. Schools in Camberwell and Peckham would lose £1,003 per pupil. When the Prime Minister called this snap election, it did put the brakes on this proposal, but any hope of a u-turn from Theresa May has not happened, despite an increasing chance of back-bench rebellion on the issue. Instead we are told that it will be reviewed if and when she is back behind the door of number 10. A pledge of £4bn in the Conservative election manifesto to the overall schools budget will not be enough to convince our head teachers, who face a hopeless situation. The News has heard head teacher after head teacher ask from where Mrs May suggests we make the cuts. Staff? Educational trips? GCSE courses? Mental health support? Poverty at home has always been the clearest marker of how a child will do at school. A good, well-resourced school can help weaken that link and give those children a better future. But by cutting the budgets of those schools doing the most work to help disadvantaged pupils, Mrs May is setting many of those children up to fail. This ill fought out formula has even seen Tory MPs - including those in very rural constituencies who were among some of the high-profile campaigners for it express disappointment with the government’s proposals. The fact is they can see that increasing funding for more than 10,700 schools might be good, but not at the expense of the 9,128 that will lose out severely . Torys candidates on the doorsteps of Bermondsey and Old Southwark, Peckham and Camberwell and Dulwich and West Norwood should be asked exactly where they stand on this proposal. Make sure you ask them, as this will directly affect your child’s immediate future. While they do not have much chance of winning in any of the three seats being contested – the message needs to get back to Conservative HQ and Mrs May that even if she wins on June 8, she should not push forward with this illconceived formula.
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A FLUFFY robotic animal has been given the seal of approval by elderly day centre users.
Age UK Lewisham and Southwark has been using an android seal called PARO to work with older people at its Stones End day centre. The Borough centre became the first in the UK to use the device, which has
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proven stress relief, relaxation and motivation benefits, particularly for people with dementia. Just as cats and dogs are more commonly used as therapeutic companions for older people in care settings, the white fluffy seal was specially designed for places like hospitals and care facilities. With tactile light, audio, temperature and posture sensors, the seal can perceive people and its environment – it senses being stroked and can recognise the direction of voice and words, such as its name, greeting and praise. By interacting with people, PARO responds as if it is alive, moving its head and legs, making sounds, and showing the person’s preferred behaviour. It also imitates the voice of
a real baby harp seal. The centre managed to buy the device thanks to funding from Aberdeen Asset Management. Jack Leahy, deputy manager of the centre, said: “[The robotic seal] has become a popular resource and is part of a range of therapies and activities that our centre users enjoy. “Our aim as a charity is to reduce social isolation among older people and in our area, 60 per cent of whom report feeling alone. For some, coming to the centre is their only outing in a week. “We’re very grateful to receive the support of Aberdeen Asset Management which is helping us to recruit a wide range of volunteers who contribute hugely to the welcoming and fun service we provide for our members.”
Akai Coleman had the chance to commentate on the entire Huddersfield v Reading match at Wembley on Monday, May 29, after winning a competition. The twelve-year-old revelled in the opportunity to interview the Huddersfield Town players after they won on penalties – and even sprayed the team with Champagne. “I got to interview Huddersfield defender Tareiq Holmes-Dennis – he’s my cousin – and a German player,” said Akai, who lives in Rotherhithe.
“I got to throw Champagne over them. It was amazing and I wasn’t nervous one bit.” Akai beat 117 other entrants in a competition run by Nickelodeon as part of their weekly English Football League programme, Nick Kicks, on Nicktoons. He said he would love to commentate on a match again and hoped there would be more opportunities in the future. “I want to thank all the Nickelodeon team and all the people who voted for me and for giving me the experience,” he said. “It was absolutely amazing,” Akai’s mum, Adede, added. “The atmosphere was out of this world. “He was just in his element and he was professional and just enjoyed every bit of it.”
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Residents flee as ‘cigarette’ sparks estate balcony blaze
POLICE, FIRE officers and an air ambulance were called to a balcony blaze at the Aylesbury Estate, believed to have been caused by a cigarette.
It has been confirmed by the Met that no one was found injured following the fire on Saturday May 28, at about 6pm. Sister Catherine Msoni, manager of a foodbank located in Thurlow Lodge (at the ground floor of Wendover), said more than 50 people gathered to watch, as about ten residents were evacuated. “A lot of people were standing watching the big fire. People came around from Burgess Park to watch what was going on,” Sister Catherine said.
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“It was near the corner of the block, on the side where the hall is based, opposite the park. “Someone told me they heard a ‘boom boom boom’. A homeless man came running into our office and told us about there was a fire.” “It only took them about fifteen minutes to put it out. I think it was coming from the balcony walkway, not from someone’s flat.” A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: “If you smoke, it’s so important to ensure your cigarette is disposed of carefully. “It’s really dangerous to throw cigarettes off balconies, and as
Bermondsey raid Moped rider ‘not terror related’ rushed to hospital By Chiara Giordano
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A STASH of suspected drugs were found at a property in Rotherhithe after it was raided by armed officers.
The property, in Hawkstone Road, was raided on the afternoon of Friday, May 26, by detectives from the Trident and Area Crime Command, and armed officers from the Specialist Firearms Command. A quantity of suspected class B drugs were discovered, but police are still awaiting test results. There have been no arrests and inquiries continue. The incident was not terror-related.
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A MOPED rider was taken to hospital following a collision with a car in Bermondsey.
Police were called to a crash at the junction of Drummond Road and Jamaica Road by London Ambulance Service shortly after 7pm on Tuesday, May 30. The driver of the moped was taken to hospital but there were no updates on his injuries by the time the News went to press. Jamaica Road was blocked off at the junction of Southwark Park Road following the incident. There have been no arrests.
we’ve seen here they can easily start fires. Make sure your cigarette is fully out and use a proper ashtray that won’t burn or tip over easily, and never leave your lit cigarette unattended.” Fire crews from Peckham, Dockhead, New Cross and Brixton fire stations attended. A police spokesman gave the following statement to the News: “Police assisted the London Fire Brigade on Saturday, May 27 at 6:05pm following a fire at a block of flats in Thurlow Street. “Residents from the building were evacuated as a precaution. “No one was found to be injured. LFB dealt with the blaze. There were no arrests.”
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A NURSE who bribed a corrupt Southwark Council housing officer to get a council flat in Peckham has been thrown out of the profession, after a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) hearing. Theresa Okondunjokanma was jailed for eighteen months last September for council housing fraud, after submitting a series of bogus documents, including birth certificates for other people's children. The NMC panel heard on May 26 that her dodgy documents were accepted with a £2,000 bribe by Southwark Council officer Trudy Ali-Balogun, in May 2004. Ali-Balogun, 55, was jailed for five years in May 2016, after she pushed through 24 fraudulent applications for council homes between 2003 and 2005. Ali-Balogun made at least £20,000 in backhanders, predominantly helping the Nigerian community in London obtain the public housing. Okondunjokanma's fraudulent application cost the taxpayer an estimated £100,000 and she was charged on three counts of fraud. Having illegally gained the Peckham
council house, she profited by subletting it to her sister in 2009. Okondunjokanma was not present at last week’s panel hearing, and submitted evidence via written statements to the NMC. NMC panel chair Kenneth Caley said: “The panel noted that Ms Okondunjokanma has [portrayed] herself as the victim in her emails and statements to the NMC. In her letter dated April 24, 2017, Okondunjokanma stated that she gone through: “the trauma of crown court, imprisonment and compensation of £20,000 paid to Southwark Council for a case [which] I’m only a victim of circumstance.” The panel noted an apology made by Okondunjokanma, but Mr Caley said: “The panel was of the view that she has not taken responsibility for her role in her crime… “The seriousness of the dishonesty led the panel to conclude that Ms Okondunjokanma’s behaviour is fundamentally incompatible with being a registered professional. “The panel is of the view that the public would expect Ms Okondunjokanma to be removed from the NMC’s register as a result of her actions. “A striking-off order is the only sanction that would satisfy the public interest in order to maintain public confidence in the profession and the NMC as its regulatory body.” Okondunjokanma's criminal trial (in September 2016) ended Southwark Council's crackdown on council housing fraud known as Operation Bronze which opened in 2011 and achieved 38 convictions, resulting in 42 properties being reallocated to genuine applicants.
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A WOMAN and child had a lucky escape after their car spontaneously burst into flames in Peckham. Police taped off Consort Road on the morning of Friday, May 26, to stop any members of the public from going near the blaze. Eyewitness Adam Mizou, owner of Station Barbers by Peckham Rye Station, told the News that he saw the incident unfold. “A lady and her young son were riding in the car, and suddenly the fire started,” Adam said. “I saw them get out of the car, and it got burnt completely. It was a big fire” He said both the woman and the child escaped uninjured. He added: “I went to speak to them and they were both really shocked, but they weren’t hurt. They were cool. I think it was caused by leaking petrol, but you couldn’t tell, everything was on fire.” The London Fire Brigade confirmed that they were called to the scene on Consort Road just after 11:30am. A Brigade spokeswoman said fifteen calls were received about the blaze, and three fire engines were sent. A Met Police spokesman said officers had closed the road to “stop people getting too close to it.”
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Sara Rayment, who organised the protest, said: “My daughter goes to Dulwich Hamlet. They’re set to lose £1,200 per pupil, which will have a massive impact. “How do you deal with that? You reduce staffing costs. If a teacher is retiring, they won’t be replaced. “Things like intervention groups and extra circular activities have to be paid for. This is a school that believes in school trips, and giving kids experiences. But that will have to go.”
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PARENTS FROM Dulwich and Peckham took part in a ‘national day of action’ to protest against the government’s proposed changes to school funding on Friday.
Research from five trade unions, including Unite, Unison, and the NUT, suggested Southwark schools would be worst-hit in the country by the government’s proposed “fairer funding formula”, which aims to even out the funding gap between rural and inner-city schools. The research showed that schools in Bermondsey and Old Southwark
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would likely lose £1,051 (fifteen per cent) per child over five years. While schools in Camberwell and Peckham would lose £1,003 per pupil. Schools in the borough could also face a double whammy if their funding isn’t topped up to meet increasing demand from population growth, and pressure from rising inflation. The day of protest, organised by the ‘Fair Funding for All Schools’ campaign, began with a gathering outside Dulwich Hamlet Junior School, attended by parliamentary candidates for Dulwich and West Norwood: Gail Kent (Liberal Democrats) and Helen Hayes (Labour).
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At the end of the school day parents and pupils marched from Dulwich Hamlet Junior School to Brockwell Park, passing Dulwich Village Infants, Judith Kerr Primary, the Charter School, and Rosendale Primary along the way. Parliamentary candidates for Camberwell and Peckham also joined a protest march to Peckham Rye Park, where parents and kids held a picnic and poster competition. A statement from Southwark Fair Funding for All Schools said: “Southwark’s schools are incredibly successful, with 93 per cent of schools being rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, and Southwark is above the national
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Rosalind Archer, who has children at Dulwich Hamlet Junior School, said: “At a private school the funding equals £6,000 per pupil. My children get £4,000 each, and the cuts would mean reducing that to £3,500. How can children at this school be worth so much less? “At Charter School they stand to lose £1m per year. How would they afford to replace computers, or plug holes in the buildings when they need to?”
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averages for Key Stage 2, GCSEs and A-Levels. “The planned cuts would make it much harder for schools to continue to deliver a first class education for children in Southwark. Southwark Fair Funding for All Schools believes that our children deserve the best start in life – and that includes the best education.” Labour has pledged to improve school funding with a £5.6bn package, while the Lib Dems have promised £7bn. The Conservatives’ election manifesto has pledged to increase the overall schools budget by £4bn by 2022, “representing more than a real terms increase for every year of the parliament”.
Andy Skipwith, a governor at Dulwich Hamlet Junior School, said: “At the moment, this school is just about managing to balance its books, but only just. “Any cuts would definitely mean losing staff, starting straight away. This school is already topped up by parents’ fundraising.”
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Coronet to go out with a bang on New Year’s Eve By Owen Sheppard
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THE CORONET Theatre will close its doors for the last time on January 1, 2018, its managers have confirmed.
The 145-year-old venue, first opened as the Elephant and Castle Theatre, before becoming an ABC cinema, and later became a music and night clubbing venue. Its closure will coincide with the redevelopment of the Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre site, by developer Elephant & Castle Properties Co. Ltd, part owned by multinational property firm Delancey.
The closure date of January 1 was confirmed to the News by manager Sam Porter. “We will run the business up until the last day we can,” Sam said. “We have had to accept our fate, so we are just making it the best year we can and hopefully will enjoy what we have left.” The Coronet was previously granted a one year extension to its lease (which now expires on January 5) due to delays with demolishing the shopping centre site. The demolition is now expected in 2019, according to a report published ahead of Southwark Council Cabinet Meeting on May 9. The venue, which hires more than 70 staff, will have its final event on New Year’s Eve.
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Pearlies’ charity sets up mobile unit, so homeless ex-service men and women can get their hair cut and have a shower
By Chiara Giordano
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A CHARITY has launched a mobile care unit offering haircuts and washing facilities to homeless ex-servicemen and women.
Jimmy Jukes MBE, founder of UK Homes4Heroes, and charity director Michelle Thorpe converted an old St John’s Ambulance trailer into a mobile one-stop shop for exservicemen and women living on the streets. ‘Pearly King' of Peckham and Camberwell Jimmy first had the idea four years ago, but never had the funding for it to get off the ground – until now. The pair launched the mobile care unit in Waterloo on Sunday (May 28) and have already had their first visitors through the door. “We believe it’s the first of its kind in the UK,” said Michelle, aged 49. “We do haircuts and clean clothes when they come in and they can have showers, shave, and clean their teeth. “We first had the idea about four years ago, but never really had the money in the charity to do it. But last year we had some generous donations and supporters so we could do it. It’s been a dream come true.” The mobile clinic will be available in different places on rotation. “We help as many people as we can,” said 61-year-old Jimmy, who founded the charity back in 2010. “The people who’ve used it so far have been over the moon. It’s a lifeline and it’s a helpline to these people.
“One of the men was telling me that to go and get a shower he had to book five days in advance to get one in Waterloo.” Jimmy said he set up the charity in 2010 out of “pure frustration”, after one of his friends was injured while serving as a soldier. “A friend of mine was blown up in 2007,” he said. “When he came out in 2009 after being put back together and rehabilitated, he found himself homeless and I put him up for a little while and took him round to Southwark Council, but they didn’t want to know. “The charity was born out of pure frustration that one of our boys could go out and fight for our country and come back and be on the streets. It’s not right.” To donate to the charity, visit their Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/ukhomes4heroes
New face of Tower Bridge Road BERMONDSEY
By Chiara Giordano
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PLANS TO bring together three buildings in Bermondsey to provide 69 apartments and a 137-bed ‘aparthotel’ have been given the go ahead by the council.
The existing site at 151-157 Tower Bridge Road already features 106 residential apartments, a 41-unit aparthotel – a hotel providing selfcatering apartments as well as ordinary hotel facilities – and flexible office/retail. However, First Base and Starwood Capital instructed global architecture practice Arney Fender Katsalidis to design a scheme to refurbish the existing buildings and to reduce the residential apartments to 69, but expand the aparthotel.
The architects also plan to install balconies on to the buildings and revamp the ground-floor commercial space, some of which currently sits empty. The ground floor of the buildings are expected to bring together a community of independent shops and boutiques, as well as flexible workspace for creative businesses in Bermondsey. A new courtyard will also be built at the heart of the development with mature trees planted and a seating area. Commenting on the planning approval, director of First Base Barry Jessup said: “We are delighted that Southwark Council share our enthusiasm for bringing forward these unique and characterful buildings to Bermondsey. “As with all First Base schemes, we
look forward to combining high-quality architecture that will become iconic to this area with active and enlivened public spaces for residents and visitors to enjoy.” Earl Arney, of Arney Fender Katsalidis, added: “We are delighted with our collaboration with First Base and Starwood Capital and the design vision we created with Southwark. 151157 Tower Bridge Road is a project of civic repair at both the architectural and urban scale. “Existing structures are adaptively reused, delivering much-needed housing for Londoners in a significantly reduced time period, while also enhancing the environmental sustainability of the development. The result is a reduction of over 1,800 tonnes of CO2 which is equivalent to 720,000 new trees.”
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Film school is coming soon
DULWICH : A school for children, teaching them how to get into filmmaking, will be coming this summer.
Courses will be running in Bell House on College Road, Dulwich with lessons in directing, acting, editing and shooting all being made available. The summer film shoot runs all throughout July and August with each course lasting five days, suitable for seven to fourteen year olds. The Sparks Film Company was founded in 2010 by Farrell and Donna Bamford, already establishing itself in several parts of London. Their motive behind the formation of Sparks was simple: “To give opportunities to children to make and learn through expressing their ideas.” Children as young as seven can learn to become a director, camera operator, editor, animator to name a few. Cofounder Dan Farrell said: “We know there is a huge amount of talent locally – we felt it was about time we brought regular activities closer to Battersea and Dulwich.” Courses cost £265 per participant which includes a copy of your child’s finished film, as well as tickets to the ‘red carpet premiere’. Places are strictly limited so parents interested are urged to contact Sparks as soon as possible. With certain discounts also being made available. For more info www.sparks-ignite.com, email at hello@sparks-ignite.com or call 020 7101 9329.
‘Dog walker attacker’ plea
DULWICH: The man accused of stabbing a dog walker in Dulwich Park has pleaded not guilty to three charges, including GBH.
Jermaine McDonald, 26, of no fixed abode, appeared at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday. He was arrested for the attack on a 31year-old man on April 27. Police and Air Ambulance were called to the park at about 1:03pm. McDonald’s further two charges were for robbery, and attempted robbery. Police have said the victim – who received a stab wound to his head – remains in a “critical condition” at a south London Hospital. McDonald will stand trial from October 16, and the trial is expected to last five days.
Green top building
NUNHEAD: The designers behind The Green community centre have picked up a prestigious architecture award.
AOC Architecture received the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) award on May 22. Work to rejuvenate the centre was spearheaded by the local community, led by the Nunhead Voice, as part of the ‘Putting the Village Back into Nunhead’ programme, which included: • Shop-front improvements • Promotion and support for traders • Refurbishment of Nunhead Green • New private and council housing • And a series of community events
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By Chiara Giordano
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A STUDENT living in Bermondsey has been locked up for fifteen years after building a bomb and leaving it on a Tube train.
Damon Joseph Smith, 20, of Abbeyfield Road, Bermondsey, was sentenced to fifteen years behind bars on Friday (May 26) after being found guilty of making or possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life by a jury at the Old Bailey on May 3. The autistic student, who originally lived in Newton Abbot, Devon, but moved to Bermondsey with his mother in May last year, had built the bomb at home with a £2 Tesco clock. He claimed he had only intended it to give off smoke and scare people as a “prank”. On October 20 last year, Smith, then nineteen, entered Surrey Quays Station shortly after 10.30am carrying a holdall. He caught an Overground to Canada Water before switching to a westbound Jubilee Line train and then got off at Southwark and boarded a train in the direction he had just come from. Smith got off the Tube train at London Bridge, leaving behind a rucksack – which had been concealed in the holdall. There were at least ten passengers in the carriage. Only nineteen minutes had passed since he first entered Surrey Quays. A short time later, one of the passengers saw the abandoned bag and it was reported to the driver at Canary Wharf. The driver, having noticed wires and a clock, radioed ahead. At approximately 11am, the train and North Greenwich Underground Station were evacuated; the device was later found to have been set to go off at approximately 11:02am. At this point, Smith casually made his way to London Metropolitan University, where he was a student. Smith was arrested the following day by officers, assisted by armed colleagues, on Holloway Road, in north London. He was taken to a south London police station where he was interviewed about
his actions the previous day. During a search of his home, officers found a blank firing pistol, a BB gun, a knife and knuckleduster. When officers examined his social media accounts they discovered that Smith had ‘liked’ a number of videos relating to explosions and had shared articles, on social media, about the current threat level. More significantly, officers discovered a number of shredded documents. These were carefully reconstructed by a forensic scientist and found to be pages from an online magazine that gave instructions on bomb-making. A ‘shopping list’ of bomb materials – created on September 2, 2016 – was recovered from his iPad. Components to make an IED were also found at the house. As a result of all of the evidence, Smith was charged on October 26, 2016. Commander Dean Haydon, head of
the Met’s counter terrorism command, said in a statement after the sentencing: “We have seen this week the horrifying impact a bomb can have. And whilst there is no connection between Manchester and Greenwich it brings into stark reality just how devastating it could have been. “The bomb Smith made was a viable device, but it failed to detonate, which was our good fortune. “I would like to praise the public who informed the train driver of the abandoned bag; because of their quick
intervention we were able to make it safe and identify Smith. “At this time of heightened security we ask everyone to remain calm but alert, to report anything that causes concern immediately; if you have suspicions about someone’s behaviour call police.” Members of the public are encouraged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the police by calling the confidential antiterrorist hotline on 0800 789 321. In an emergency dial 999.
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Village boozer back after nearly 3 years DULWICH
WALWORTH
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By Owen Sheppard
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THIS MONTH will see the longawaited reopening of one of Dulwich’s most popular pubs, the Crown and Greyhound.
DANGER SQUAD AT THE READY
KIDS AT St John’s Walworth CE Primary School were last week taught a lesson with The Danger Academy, about how to stay safe in scary situations.
From car accidents and house fires, to finding weapons, the programme is based on real life experiences – and is designed to teach children to correctly respond
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to emergency situations, not shy away from the subject. The Danger Squad uses six characters and their sniffer dog, each with a different personality, to increase emergency understanding and awareness in a fun and
engaging way for pupils aged five to seven. Keith Fox, the school head teacher, said: “One of the inspirations behind the development of the programme was a young boy who found a gun in his home. He didn’t know what to do – but with the help of the Danger Squad, our aim is to give children the understanding they need.”
The grade-II listed boozer in Dulwich Village, which first opened in 1890, has been closed for refurbishment since September 2014, but will reopen its doors on June 19. At its helm will be general manager Brian Gallagher and deputy manager Jack Hayball, who both worked at The Plough in Lordship Lane. Brian told the News: “It’s really good that things are starting and are nearly ready to go. The local population is really begging to get in and enjoy the pub again. “The character is old school as you walk in. A lot of the furniture has 192040s style wood. Then towards the back it’s much more modern. “The menu will have traditional dishes like guinea fowl and lamb duo. The bar will have a seasonal tap with four different beers sourced from London, and will change every three months.” He added that there will be quiz nights further down the line, held on Sundays, and jazz nights held for the first few weeks. With the combined space of the bar,
restaurant and garden, Brian said the pub could accommodate up to 600 people. The Crown and Greyhound was first closed after its landlord, the Dulwich Estate, ordered the renovation of its upper floors to create a 20-room hotel. A new addition to the building will be a heated canopy-covered outside dining area with barbecue facilities for the summer months. When the Crown and Greyhound was opened in the late nineteenth century, it was built to replace two rival watering holes: The Crown, which dates back to the 1720s, and The Greyhound, which both faced each other on opposite sides of the old village high street. Charles Dickens and Joseph Paxton (who designed the Crystal Palace) were both known to have stayed at the Greyhound. It was also a favourite among the original Dulwich Hamlet football club’s players, who used to make a habit of carrying their goal posts through The Crown’s grounds before matches.
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Lib Dems breaking bread By Chiara Giordano
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT leader Tim Farron got a lesson in baking during a visit to Bermondsey.
The party leader was in town on Tuesday (May 30) to visit Lib Dem hopeful Sir Simon Hughes, who is fighting to win back his seat in Bermondsey and Old Southwark on June 8.
Mr Farron and Sir Simon had a go at making croissants at Comptoir Gourmand – an artisanal bakery under the railway arches in Druid Street. The pair then met a number of activists who joined them around a table for coffee and to try their baked creations. Sir Simon lost his seat of 32 years in the north of the borough to Labour’s Neil Coyle in the 2015 general election – but has vowed to win it back in the snap election next week.
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A MAN who was “five seconds from drowning” in the Thames was rescued by lifeguards last week, just as a national campaign was launched to prevent people drowning.
Volunteers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) were called at 5am on May 25 to reports of a man battling to stay afloat in the river by Blackfriars Bridge. The 36-year-old was spotted by the crew of a Thames Clipper crew. Craig Burn, helm of Tower RNLI lifeboat crew, said: “His head went under and all we could see was an arm and hand as he was struggling. “We were reaching out for him and his head came up again, and my crew grabbed his flailing arm and pulled him aboard the lifeboat. “He was probably five seconds away from drowning. Given his temperature and the water he had ingested, if we hadn’t got him there and then, he’d have gone under.” He added that the 36-year-old, who could not be identified, was wearing
black clothing and had black hair, which made him all the more difficult to spot in the early morning light. He was treated on board the lifeboat for cold and water inhalation, and was taken back to the lifeboat station for London Ambulance Service paramedics and the Met Police’s Marine Unit to take over. The London Ambulance Service confirmed he was taken to hospital, but was not treated at a major trauma centre, and blue lights were not used by the ambulance. The rescue by chance happened on the same day the RNLI launched its ‘Respect the Water’ campaign, which aims to inform the public of how to deal with the potentially fatal effects of coldwater shock. The RNLI recommends you should focus on floating until the effect of coldwater shock passes, so you can catch your breath and swim or call for help. The campaign is targeted at adult men, who account for 79 per cent of drowning fatalities in the Thames over the past five years. Neither the RNLI nor the LAS were able to confirm how the man had come to be in the water.
How are you feline? London’s first clinic just for cats opens BERMONDSEY
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BERMONDSEY PLAYED host to a celebrity last week as Bob the street cat, came to visit London’s first clinic specifically designed for cats.
Bob, the eponymous star of the book and movie A Street Cat Named Bob, was at the launch of The London Cat Clinic, based in Spa Road with his owner James Bowden, 38. Dr Jeremy Campbell, 43, who opened the clinic, is one of 20 vets in the UK to have qualified as an Advanced Practitioner in Feline Medical Care. Speaking to the News, Dr Campbell proudly said of his intention to open the clinic: “We knew we wanted to be in heart of London and the space at Spa Road gave us the unique opportunity to create a purpose built clinic from a brand new blank canvas.” The clinic has specially designed cubbyholes for the cats. Dr Campbell explained: “Cats are solitary creatures and need to control their environment - the cubbies provide a
safe place for them to retreat to during a consultation if they are feeling anxious.” A Street Cat Named Bob tells the story of the pet of a London busker, who gained fame for sitting on his owner’s shoulder. Bob’s owner James said there is now talk of his book being turned into an animated TV series.
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IT’S ONLY two years since we were all doing this last time, but what a different place the country and the world feel now.
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In 2015, the borough turned completely red with the victory of Labour’s Neil Coyle over Liberal Democrat veteran and former minister, Simon Hughes, in Bermondsey and Old Southwark. Anyone who happens to follow their local councillors on Twitter will have seen evidence of the intense level of canvassing both Labour and Lib Dem activists (regardless of where in the borough they live) have put into this constituency. Both sides know they need to throw the kitchen sink at this seat to secure victory not to mention having to factor in a potential swing to the Tories - and we anticipate a tense night before the result is called. The last general election also saw the departure of Labour’s former minister, Dame Tessa Jowell, from the seat of Dulwich and West Norwood. This part of the borough is where you will find Southwark’s only two Conservative councillors. If the Tories can improve their vote share anywhere, it it likely to be in the south. The Lib Dems also hope to close the gap on Labour by capitalising on resentment towards Brexit. Herne Hill, it turns out, was one of the most
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Remain-voting areas in Britain. But the bookies still favour Labour’s Helen Hayes. Then there’s Harriet Harman in Camberwell and Peckham, Britain’s longest-serving woman MP. Harriet has twice been interim leader of the Labour Party: in the transition between Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband, and from Ed to Corbyn. There was speculation she might step down the next time a general election was called. But when May made her announcement on April 18, Harriet’s confirmation she would stand again came swiftly. Whether anyone can make a dent on her rock solid 26,000 majority remains to be seen. And what of the smaller parties? In our last election coverage, we said: “nationally the electorate is tiring of the two party system and voters are turning to smaller parties”. Now that trend is in reverse. UKIP claimed 12.6 per cent of the vote in 2015, but has recently averaged four or five per cent in opinion polls, and has abandoned Dulwich and West Norwood, and Camberwell and Peckham. The Green Party earned 3.8 per cent of the national vote in 2015, and is now polling sporadically between one and four per cent. The Southwark All People’s Party are fielding no candidates. Even in these strange times, in Southwark at least, the same big parties are looking to settle the same old scores.
Numbers from the General Election in 2015
Neil Coyle
Simon Hughes
Jean-Paul Floru
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Harriet Harman
Naomi Newstead
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Resham Kotecha
James Barber
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32,614
27,772
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11,650
6,051
5,187
5,055
51,424
51,561
Turn-out 51,362
RUNNERS AND RIDERS - what the bookies say:
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8/11 Labour Evens Lib Dems 50/1 Conservatives 100/1 UKIP 100/1 Greens THIS IS one of the closest election battles in the country.
Labour are holding on to the lead but the Lib Dems are hot on their heels. It is truly a two-horse race, with no other party expected to get anywhere near the front-runners. It is going to be neck-and-neck right into the final straight. Tories could be dark horses here, although they and the Greens and UKIP aren’t expected to make any serious challenge.
Camberwell and Peckham
1/100 25/1 33/1 33/1
Labour Lib Dems Conservatives Greens
LABOUR LOOK almost certain to win at a canter, with every other party left in their dust.
The interesting battle in this seat will be for second place, with the Lib Dems just a little ahead of the Greens and Tories.
Dulwich and West Norwood 1/50 16/1 20/1 100/1 LABOUR ARE again heavy favourites here, with Helen Hayes not expected to fall at the second fence.
Again, the focus is on second place, with the Tories, and Lib Dems battling it out to be ‘best of the rest’. Greens look set to be the lone stragglers.
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By Chiara Giordano
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NEIL COYLE is perhaps feeling a bit short-changed after having his tenure as Bermondsey and Old Southwark’s MP interrupted abruptly after two years.
The Newington ward Labour councillor fought hard in the 2015 general election to win the seat by 4,489 votes from the deep-rooted Liberal Democrat Sir Simon Hughes, who had held the position for 32 years. And all eyes are on the north of the borough once again, as the Labour MP battles it out with his Lib Dem rival in one of the most talked-about seats of the 2017 election. Mr Coyle may not have been as wellknown as his veteran opponent when he stood two years ago – but things are bound to have changed after his numerous television appearances, his outspoken nature in the Commons, and his open public criticism of his leader, Jeremy Corbyn. In his short time as MP, the new father stood up against his Labour colleagues in Lewisham when the future of Millwall FC was put at risk by a compulsory purchase order, campaigned to keep the community’s under-threat pubs open, and helped Bermondsey boy Harvey Brown get treatment for his ultra-rare Morquio syndrome. And he’s far from finished. Sat in his constituency office on Jamaica Road, Mr Coyle tells me he wants to “make a difference in a positive way in people’s lives” and to “continue [his] work on health, education and opposing Brexit” if reelected. And, unsurprisingly, as soon as the topic of affordable housing is broached, his attention instantly turns to his LibDem rival. “Simon Hughes sat in government and voted to cut the budget for affordable housing,” he says. “He had one chance in government and suddenly he voted to cut that budget, which could have helped get a better percentage of social housing. “If I have my chance to be in
Neil Coyle
NEIL’S KEY PLEDGES
I’ll always stand by our community
I’ll keep fighting for genuinely affordable homes
promise to stand up for health and care Iservices
I’ll keep opposing Tory cuts to education
I’ll continue to stay strong on policing and defence government, you won’t find me cutting the budget for affordable housing. I’d never vote for anything like that – I want to see councils supported to do far more.” Mr Coyle’s vision is for Southwark to become a “mortgage advisor”. “Think what that would mean,” he says enthusiastically. “They could have greater responsibility to borrow at genuinely affordable rates on long-term and on the scale that would allow them to build more, but also would help reduce some of the pressure. “If Southwark was trusted by Labour or any other government to borrow to build, they could actually be providing mortgages for those who want to buy and managing other people’s debt to build the homes we know we need.” Although he says he isn’t “tribal” and admits Labour could have and should have done more for housing when in government. Mr Coyle believes locals should have “first dibs” on any affordable housing built and wants to bring back key worker status for the likes of police officers and medical workers. He wants to see every school given dedicated support for tackling knife crime and proper penalties handed out
to those convicted for knife crime. “In a home office report published earlier this year, there was a five-year plan and not a mention of knife crime,” he says. “We need to involve schools much better and I think it should be compulsory that all schools are involved, so no school feels stigmatised by having to have dedicated practical support.” When asked whether taxing more and borrowing more is the solution to police cuts and school funding cuts – as Labour’s manifesto suggests – Mr Coyle says his party is offering 10,000 extra police and £4billion for schools. “It’s absolutely crucial that we knock back that agenda [of cuts] and Labour’s investing £4billion in schools is really welcome and it would make a huge difference,” he explains. “People have noticed [police cuts] especially locally when we had the changes to the clusters from dedicated ward officers, which has really affected police visibility and that was a mistake. 10,000 officers would make a big difference.” When challenged on whether he would hold the Labour-run Southwark Council to account, Mr Coyle launches
“With all due respect, Labour and the Lib Dems have held this seat for yonks but there aren’t many people I know believe that Tim Farron is going to be prime minister and the polls suggest that nor will Jeremy Corbyn - so a vote for me is a vote for Neil Coyle, here, Labour”
into the case of a woman living not far from his office on Jamaica Road with three disabled children – one of whom was refused transport to school by the council. “Southwark was claiming that their policy meant she lived about 70 metres down the road from the perimeter of where they would provide transport,” he says. “It was very clear to me that this was a mistake. “I supported the family to go to the Ombudsman and the council no surprise lost. They could’ve acted much quicker and been more flexible and saved a lot of trauma and anxiety.” Mr Coyle vows he will stand up against his Labour colleagues in Lewisham if the council there makes any future attempts to compulsory purchase land used by Millwall Football Club to sell to a developer. “I raised it with Lewisham and the mayor over there and their cabinet and also took it beyond that,” he says. “Lewisham got it wrong and have actually acknowledged that, thankfully, and they’ve also said after pressure that they will now involve fully the club in any further plan - so I hope that the outcome is that the club’s future is safe where they are.” Mr Coyle says a vote for him is a vote for his “brand of Labour” in this election – not the Labour party. It doesn’t quite echo what he said the year he was elected, when he told the
News he thought the electorate was “voting based on how people perceive the values of political parties”. But after denying he ever said a vote for him was a vote for Labour, the Bermondsey and Old Southwark candidate simply says it will be his name on the ballot paper on June 8. And despite his open criticism of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, he is adamant he doesn’t want to be the next party leader, or indeed prime minister, one day. When asked what he has been doing on the doorstep to convince people to vote for him even if they don’t want Corbyn as leader, he remarks: “voters are not stupid”. “With all due respect, Labour and the Lib Dems have held this seat for yonks but there aren’t many people I know believe that Tim Farron is going to be prime minister and the polls suggest that nor will Jeremy Corbyn - so a vote for me is a vote for Neil Coyle, here, Labour,” he says. “Voters are not stupid and they do recognise the state of national politics, so they do have a bit more confidence certainly that in choosing me they are choosing Neil Coyle and my brand of Labour.” We’ll have to wait until June 9 to find out whether Neil Coyle has done enough in his two short years as MP to convince voters he is the best person for the job.
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Simon Hughes
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
By Chiara Giordano
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HAVING SPENT two years watching from the sidelines as a Labour candidate represented his old constituency of 32 years, Simon Hughes vows he is "absolutely ready" to win the seat back.
The Liberal Democrat, who turned 66 in May, admits he doesn't know how many more years he will spend in politics, but is clear that he is fighting one election at a time. "There are some informal suggestions I think coming from Labour that the Lib Dem candidate is too old – I regard that as offensive and I think the community would regard it as offensive," he says. "I absolutely, definitely have it in me." He chooses to conduct the interview seated on a bench in the middle of the Blue in Bermondsey, with a constant flower of passers-by stopping to great him. It is impossible not to notice the Southwark Lib Dem headquarters directly opposite on Southwark Park Road, which sprung up after the Prime Minister announced a snap election on April 18, with the party's bright orange placards plastered across each window pane. "I’m absolutely ready and up for it and fit and well," he repeats, before rattling off a list of commitments he has kept up during the two years since the 2015 general election, including being chair of London Bubble Theatre, and independent director of the London Football Association. "I think last time we lost for the first time since I stood for reasons I think everybody knows, which were to do with a view that an MP [in coalition] with the Conservatives isn’t what people expected," he says, recalling his five-year stint in Parliament when the Lib Dems were junior government partners to the Tories and voted on controversial issues such as the bedroom tax and tripling university tuition fees. "I think a lot of people regretted that decision and thought they’d given us a
SIMON’S KEY PLEDGES
Housing: challenge any application which doesn’t deliver 50% genuinely affordable homes for local people
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mental health centre for counselling and personal support
Transport: secure the Bakerloo Line extension
(including a station at Bricklayers’ Arms) and the Knife crime: work with police, schools, charities and Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf bridge faith groups to set up mentoring and training schemes to make our borough safe Business: support small businesses and market traders to protect them from redevelopment and Health: continue to fight for local hospitals, GPs and social revitalise markets, local shops and the Old Kent Road, care; including for a 24-hour 365-day-per-year specialist Tower Bridge Road and Walworth Road
bit of a kicking, but kicked us too hard," he adds. He admits that the tripling of the tuition fees was a "real issue" and says he regrets that they went up during the coalition government – but is just as quick to move the spotlight off him, and back on to Labour. "When Labour were in office they said they would never introduce them in a manifesto and then introduced them," he says. "In the following manifesto they said they wouldn’t increase them, and then increased them. "Our policy in the 2010 election, which I voted for, was to get rid of tuition fees over six years. The Tories wanted unlimited fees. “Labour had quite cleverly ducked the question – had they been in government they would’ve faced the exact same question. "A big difference is that the Labour candidate is trying to fight the last election again and saying ‘look at all those horrible things that Simon Hughes had to be a part of when he was in government’. I’m fighting the next election." When pushed on the topic of the bedroom tax, and the fact he voted for it, he is ready with his response. “I had to support the package, not
willingly, and not happily,” he says. “In the end I spoke to say that what I wanted was that we should only require people to pay to have a reduction in benefit for their spare room if they were offered a similar property and turned it down.” He continues his focus on Neil Coyle, the Newington ward Labour councillor who unseated Sir Simon in 2015 and who has been publicly critical of his own party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. "In the last two years, whatever the MP may have been doing in Parliament, he also spent a lot of time on internal party battles, which he wasn’t elected to do, and he spent a huge amount of time having nominated Jeremy Corbyn, then being publicly critical of him, which I think is very dishonourable," says Sir Simon. The veteran politician says he is willing to take on the council and the government if elected as MP. "In Southwark, effectively we are a one-party state," he says. "A Labour council, member of London Assembly, mayor, and three MPs. "My question back to the Labour candidate is ‘how many times in that time have you been publicly critical of them?' I am willing to take on the
council and the government. "If we win, then watch out Southwark Labour council group because we’re after you and we intend to drive you from office and take over and run a radical people-centred, not developer-centred, borough council from May next year." Sir Simon says one of his priorities for Bermondsey and Old Southwark is to ensure that everyone from eighteen upwards has opportunities for education, training, skills, and apprenticeships – and wants to effectively become a “political support and guidance system” to help people. He also wants to launch a week-long event in the summer which brings together the schools, businesses, and community and faith groups in the area, and which links Rotherhithe Music Festival with Bermondsey Carnival to bring trade and people to the area. The Lib Dem grandee wants to bring back the 24-hour emergency clinic at the Maudsley, a psychiatric hospital in Camberwell, to give people a "safe place to go" when they are feeling depressed or suicidal. He wants to bring back affordable accommodation for key workers, vows to challenge every planning application that doesn't have 50 per
cent affordable housing if elected, and says the council should have the right to decide whether to have the right-tobuy scheme in Southwark. Sir Simon also believes he is the best candidate to take Bermondsey and Old Southwark forward during the Brexit negotiations. "These are going to be really hairy days ahead for this country," he says. "I have the experience of having been in government challenging the Tories and challenging Labour and if the Tories are going to be in government, I know the people and the ministers in charge. “I know David Davis, the current Brexit minister, really well, so if it requires someone to go and knock on his door if he’s still doing that job then I think he’s more likely to listen to me than he would be to a Labour MP.” "The Prime Minister is saying 'what we’re going to offer you is a deal or no deal' - well that’s bananas,” he adds. “We [the Lib Dems] are saying that people must have a choice between the deal, no deal if you want it, and the current position." Sir Simon admits that he believes the Tories will win the election – but if elected on June 8, he vows to be a "top quality community MP" for Bermondsey and Old Southwark.
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BERMONDSEY AND OLD SOUTHWARK
CONSERVATIVE
By Chiara Giordano
chiara@southwarknews.co.uk
NESTLED INTO the corner of a busy Borough coffee shop not far from the charity she works for, Siobhan Baillie insists she hasn't been "parachuted in" to fight the Tory battle in Bermondsey and Old Southwark.
The 35-year-old, who lives in Hampstead and was elected as a Conservative councillor for Camden in 2014, admits she "came into politics quite late" and isn't a "typical Tory". "I never saw Margaret Thatcher in my toast aged eight or had any amazing calling," she quips. "I got involved locally doing campaigns for the Conservatives leafleting and just became so interested. "I come from north Yorkshire and I’m a free school meal kid with divorced parents, so I’m probably not necessarily a typical Tory – a lot of people have said that to me." Despite living and working as a councillor on the other side of the river, Ms Baillie is adamant she is the best person to take on Labour's Neil Coyle and Liberal Democrat Sir Simon Hughes in the battle for the Bermondsey and Old Southwark seat. "I work in the constituency, it’s not like I’ve just been parachuted in, and I’ve got all the skills able to help everybody in Southwark," she argues. "Camden's not a dissimilar council, it’s got a makeup of heavy Labour administration and a number of similar issues. "People across London are facing issues about housing and transport and they want to get on in life and want somebody who is ambitious for their aspiration and you have to remember that my entire existence and professional career has been based on people and helping people." As someone who didn't go to university but instead worked her way up to qualify as a solicitor through night school and weekends at law school, it's evident this new kid on the block doesn't shy away from hard
Siobhan Baillie SIOBHAN’S KEY PLEDGES
Conservative
Opportunities for all: plans for local jobs, education, and super-fast broadband
More choice of housing and real affordability Improving transport: backing the Bakerloo
line extension and tackling congestion hotspots
Securing the best deal in the negotiations to leave the European Union
Mental health and wellbeing will be a
priority in every home, school and business
graft – but does she have what it takes to win a seat dominated by Labour and the Liberal Democrats? "I want to remind you that the Greater London Authority candidate here [Lambeth and Southwark] Robert Flint had the biggest swing to the Conservatives last year," she fires back. "There is progress for the Conservatives, people are fed up with the Lib Dem and Labour show and when I doorstep people they’re pleased to see the Conservatives and they like Theresa May and she’s got faith in me representing this seat." Marketing herself as the "fresh set of eyes", Ms Baillie says she will "bear down" on housing issues, tackle knife crime, stand up for Southwark schools, and get the best deal for the country in the Brexit negotiations. "The Conservative government and Theresa May have created firm policy
backed up by the ability to have a strong economy that will create a whole new generation of social housing," she says. "We will make sure that people have the aspiration to move on and move up in life and the more I look at this the more things need to change here." The school governor also indicates she isn't afraid to stand up against her own leadership if Southwark schools face having their funding slashed. Bermondsey and Old Southwark was expected to be worst-hit by the National Funding Formula which aims to end the 'post code lottery' and distribute funding equally across schools in the country. But in their manifesto, the Conservatives have indicated a change of tune, promising no school will have its funding cut as a result of the new formula. Speaking before the change, Ms
"I never saw Margaret Thatcher in my toast aged eight or had any amazing calling. I got involved locally doing campaigns for the Conservatives leafleting and just became so interested.”
Baillie said: "We obviously have to get through this election but I am confident that there will be changes to either the formula or the funding so there will be a better position for London schools. “And, if there isn’t, I will be at the front of the queue banging the drum to make sure." She wants to see more outreach in the community to tackle knife crime, as well as police officers backed up with funding and effective laws. "The Conservatives have worked really hard to protect police funding," she says. "They also created a law where an adult found carrying a knife for a second time can be sentenced to six months in prison – so a very strong useful law for the police to use – and there’s a lesser sentence for youths." Despite voting to remain in the European Union – like her leader Theresa May – Ms Baillie says it is time to move forward with the negotiations and that only a Tory MP can help to get the job done. "I think it [the fact she voted remain] means I’ve got empathy for remainers," she says. "Theresa May voted remain but we are practical people who know that to get the best deal is to not spend time being over emotional and throwing insults around, it’s actually just to think about all the different issues and how we can move forward. "I am able to do this because I’ll be
able to say it’s tough, I’m sorry you don’t like it but now we need to do the hard work and get stuff done." On the topic of Simon Hughes calling Theresa May "irresponsible" for saying she was willing to walk away from the negotiations without a deal, she says: "I’m a divorce lawyer by trade, and if this is being billed as the biggest divorce, and it’s a country divorce, you don’t start a negotiation by giving your softest position, you have to start by showing that you are willing to walk away if you can’t get the best deal for the country." Despite being up against a Lib Dem candidate who represented Bermondsey and Old Southwark for 32 years under various titles – as well as spending five of those in power with the coalition government – and a Labour candidate who is far from finished after having his tenure cut short at just two years, Ms Baillie remains optimistic. "I think it’s right for a change," she says. "The people of Bermondsey and Old Southwark should not be given two people who are not ambitious themselves, and whose parties are not ambitious, because they can’t be ambitious for the people, whereas I’m ambitious for every single person here. "We’ve got a proper plan for the country and for London that is backed up by the costings and by a strong and stable leader whereas the others are just paying lip service."
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LABOUR
By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
I JOIN Harriet Harman with a group of party activists offering campaign leaflets to mums on the school run at Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park.
Harriet says that just the other day she spoke to a local head teacher who “spent eleven hours trying to work out how they were going to make their budget work, because of the Tory education cuts. But they just couldn’t.” One mum pops over and tells Harriet she’s a nurse at Lewisham Hospital, and is worried about staff shortages. About half of them recognise her, and those who do enthusiastically say they’ll vote Labour. But that’s probably not surprising for someone who’s been in business as Camberwell and Peckham’s MP for 34 years. So what is her message for the people who don’t know her, or are undecided? Is the emphasis on getting her back as their MP, or is it on putting Jeremy Corbyn in 10 Downing Street? “It’s about your sense of what is your best leading edge,” Harriet says. “In 1997 Tony Blair was way ahead of the popularity of the party, and way ahead of me. People would come in and go ‘how do I vote for Tony?’ It varies from election to election. “I think [local people] think they’re voting for Labour, and voting for me. They’ve got a long-standing loyalty to the party, which is not necessarily affected by who is the leader.” As it’s brand Labour and brand Harriet, the constituency MP, that she’s pushing, I try to get a sense of her feelings on Southwark’s Council’s ever-topical drive for regeneration. I ask if she’s read or commented on the council’s New Southwark Plan,
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Harriet Harman HARRIET’S KEY PLEDGES
More council/affordable homes Protect and support NHS
Job/apprenticeships guarantees for young people
Stop unfair local spending cuts
Raise pay and tackle zero-hour contract abuse and its proposals to demolish the Peckhamplex and multi-storey car park, and build homes on Choumert Grove car park and on Peckham Square by pulling down Peckham Arch. “No” is the answer. She said: “I tend to think it’s the responsibility of the council, as they’ve got their elected representatives to be responsible for that. Sometimes I think the idea of the MP being the alternative planning authority is not particularly good. “I know there’s a lot of complaints about the Peckham Arch and the Square. But I remember people complaining when the arch was set up.” Bearing in mind these are some of the most high-profile issues in the local area, I suggest her attitude might seem rather carefree? “It’s not carefree, it’s constitutional,” she says. “If I thought the councillors weren’t caring, I would get involved. Sometimes if there’s a conflict I’ll try and resolve it. But I don’t try and second guess the council’s planning decisions.” By far the most controversial and long-running story in her constituency has been redevelopment of the Aylesbury Estate. Harriet says she disagreed with the secretary of state’s decision last
September: that eight leaseholders in Phase One of the regeneration scheme would have had their human rights “contravened” by the council’s attempted compulsory purchase order (CPO) of their homes (for as little as £180,000). She calls it the “perilous” outcome of what happens when people use Right to Buy on big estates. She “sympathises” with the affected leaseholders, but says the council “can’t pay above market value, and the market value is affected by the fact that it’s going to be redeveloped. “People can claim human rights, that doesn’t mean it’s a human right violation. I just think it’s a very difficult situation for those individuals. I think the council needs to press on with the legal processes and try and find a solution so it’s not held up.” Whether that “solution” is for the council to continue its game of chicken with the government, or offer a more generous deal to the leaseholders, Harriet doesn’t say. Sticking with housing, I ask if the Tory’s new pledge to build 100,000 council homes per year is an attempt to shoot Labour’s fox effectively by mimicking them. “I don’t believe they’ll do it. There’s not a cat’s chance in hell,” Harriet
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“I think [local people] think they’re voting for Labour, and voting for me. They’ve got a long-standing loyalty to the party, which is not necessarily affected by who is the leader.” counters. “There’s a reality, which is that more people could have access to affordable housing, council houses are kept in better condition, and it’s with a Labour government. It’s the opposite with a Tory government, and that’s the way it’s always been… It’s a false promise.” Away from the constituency, and towards Europe. Labour’s manifesto says not securing a trade deal with the EU after leaving the Single Market would be “unviable”. The Conservatives say “no deal is better than a bad deal”, while Labour says the opposite. But does Labour’s stance imply Britain needs the EU more than it needs us, and does that put Britain in a weakened bargaining position? Might that expose us to the more extreme suggestions already made by EU chief negotiator Michael Barnier, that Britain could be handed a £100bn leaving fee? She says without a trade deal “we would be the biggest loser” – more or less agreeing that we do need the EU more. “The reality is we’re a much smaller unit to form trade agreements with, than when we are part of the EU. It’s an ongoing experiment. And the people who will be hit hardest are the people at the bottom, like people who live here, not people at the very top like Boris Johnson.”
She brushes aside any suggestion the proposed £100bn leaving fee might be unreasonable. “If we’ve got ongoing liabilities that we’ve gone into, we’ve got to buy out of them. We can’t just walk away. “We always said if we left the EU there would be a bill to pay. And the Leavers all said ‘no we’ll have £300m for the NHS, and that was wrong’.” At the time of this interview, we’re 23 days from the morning that the election result will be called. She insists she won’t “speculate” on what the fallout might be if Labour were to suffer a heavy defeat, and is adamant her focus is on “campaigning to win”. Nonetheless, Harriet has a precise answer for whether Corbyn should stay or go if Labour suffers another defeat. “I do take the view that leaders have to take responsibility… because the buck stops with you, and you can’t blame anybody else. It’s no good seeking alibis when things don’t go right. Ultimately, the leader can claim success, and when there’s a failure the leader has to own that failure.” And what would “taking responsibility” mean in any practical sense for Corbyn? She gives three examples of Labour leaders (Neil Kinnock in ’92, Michael Foot in ‘83, and Gordon Brown in 2010) - who took failure on the chin and resigned.
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PECKHAM AND CAMBERWELL
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
MICHAEL BUKOLA has a steep hill to climb if he wants to become Camberwell and Peckham’s first ever Liberal Democrat MP.
Since the EU referendum, the Lib Dems have nailed their colours to the mast as the most pro-EU party. They have beaten the drum most boisterously for a second referendum, and scorned Theresa May’s promise of a “hard Brexit”. It’s on this anti-Brexit ticket that Michael’s party hopes to recover from the near wipe-out suffered in 2015, and capitalise on the divides Brexit caused among Tory and Labour voters. So, by their own reasoning, winning seats in liberal, cosmopolitan Southwark – where people voted overwhelmingly for remain – should be doable. Michael, a practising nurse, is “absolutely” trying to pitch himself as a constituency MP, and says this will be “a constituency election”. “I would put forward my own track record locally [as a former South Bermondsey councillor], and in campaigning and being a community activist.” He’s quick to get in a point that he lives in the constituency, while his long-standing Labour rival Harriet Harman lives just across the constituency boundary in Dulwich. Then he accuses Harriet of being “ambivalent” on whether Corbyn should be Labour leader, and says people will “make a statement” on her vote to trigger Article 50. I ask Michael how the Lib Dems could have any power over the EU negotiations, given it would be optimistic to predict them having 20 MPs after June 8. What would the process be for preventing a hard Brexit? “I think the process would be collaboration with other MPs from other parties to build a case where
Michael Bukola
MICHAEL’S KEY PLEDGES
Stopping the Conservatives’ extreme Brexit Securing the triple-lock on pensions Protecting school budgets A penny on income tax for extra NHS funding Protecting young people with a legal, regulated cannabis market we could construct an amendment in Parliament that would let us vote on the final [Brexit] deal,” he says. But how far will collaborating with other parties get them, given all signs point to May winning comfortably, with a wall of Tory MPs backing her for the next five years? Michael says “we don’t know what the outcome of the election will be” and says “we have come up short” when trying to predict previous elections. That’s true, but not for twenty years has one party dominated in the opinions polls like the Tories are now. And for there to ever be a challenge in Parliament to Theresa May’s hard Brexit, the “collaboration” Michael speaks of would need to include tens of Tory MPs too. Then comes a point in the interview when Michael seems unsure how the Brexit process works. He suggests there is already going to be a second vote in Parliament on the Brexit deal (even though the Lib Dems and Labour criticised Theresa May for refusing to allow it). I put it to Michael again that even
if another vote on Brexit were to happen in Parliament, it would still be passed by a whopping majority of Tories, and that this really calls into question how voting Lib Dem would make a difference to Brexit. Michael insists we “can’t predict” the election result. Leaving Brexit to one side, I try to get a sense of how Michael thinks his party’s manifesto pledges will go down in this constituency, where he needs to convert thousands of Labour voters. The Lib Dems’ pledge to increase annual NHS funding by £6.5bn (by dedicating one per cent of income tax) is a smaller offering than Labour’s £7.4bn. And both parties have said they will unfreeze pay rises for public sector workers. So why vote Lib Dem over Labour? Michael says his party’s idea is “more honest” and “more credible”. On housing, the Lib Dems are offering to build fewer homes than Labour. But Michael says his party’s pledge to build 300,000 homes by 2022 is “more credible and more realistic” than Labour’s pledge to build 100,000 per year. Labour and the Lib Dems also
“I think the process would be collaboration with other MPs from other parties to build a case where we could construct an amendment in Parliament that would let us vote on the final [Brexit] deal.” overlap on promises to raise corporation tax to 2010 levels and clamp down on tax avoidance; increase welfare spending; and scrap the bedroom tax (brought in under the coalition government). The pattern emerges that both parties will put more money into the public sector, albeit the Lib Dems a bit less. “The Tories have lost economic credibility” he says, for failing in their mission to eliminate the state’s spending deficit, while Labour “have returned to their old selves in relying too much on borrowing, and moving us further into debt”. “In that circumstance,” he says, “there is only one credible alternative, and that’s us, in terms of demonstrating a credible record on the economy.” He also raises the party’s “radical” policy on legalising and regulating cannabis – a “prevalent issue in the borough” as something that really distinguishes the Lib Dems from the other parties. “[This policy] will attract a lot of people who particularly are suffering from what I consider to be a really difficult situation affecting our young people. “I think legalising it will undercut the illegal market, and encourage
young people who are selling this stuff to look to other careers and ways of making money, to develop themselves and pursue other avenues.” As so much attention has been paid to Jeremy Corbyn’s personality, I ask Michael to comment on Lib Dem leader Tim Farron’s previously espoused views (in a Salvation Army publication in 2007) that abortion was “wrong at any time” and needed “tighter restrictions”. Michael counters: “Tim has said he is pro-choice, and the view he possibly had ten years ago probably isn’t the views he has now. I guess it’s as credible as Jeremy Corbyn, and the views [in favour] that he supposedly had of the IRA. During this election campaign, Tim Farron, has also been forced to deny believing that gay sex is “a sin”. Michael said: “I think on that issue… it would have been more helpful for Tim to have been clearer on that. But from his point of view I think he’s very aware that we’re progay rights, and his voting record has reflected that. “I think he’s been a breath of fresh air, and that he has something genuine to offer. It’s a bit scurrilous of the media to harp on about issues he may have had long ago.”
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CONSERVATIVE
By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
PECKHAM HAS been a Labour stronghold for 81 years. And since it was renamed Camberwell and Peckham in 1997, its current MP Harriet Harman has never had a majority less than 13,000 votes.
Whenever a party finds a candidate who has put their hand up to fight for a seat where they know their chances are next to nothing, you have to think “rather them than me”. Step forth Ben Spencer, from Beckenham. Ben is a psychiatry registrar – one of many medical positions which falls under the broad term ‘junior doctor’ – who works between King’s College Hospital and Maudsley Hospital. Though Ben’s not quite local, he lived in the area between 2009 and 2012. Warming up to the interview, he explains why having a strong economy, and therefore managing Brexit, will underpin everything. “It’s one of the reasons I am in politics actually,” he says. “When the economy takes a downturn, people’s mental health takes a downturn, and people livelihoods take a downturn… “The economy is most important because everything flows from that: that’s jobs and that’s money for services.” Firstly I put it to Ben that the Brexit negotiations look like they’ve got off on the wrong foot under his party’s watch, with some tit for tat and butting of heads. Theresa May has suggested we could withdraw from providing security intelligence to the EU. Their response was dangling a £100bn leaving fee before our eyes. He says: “We’ve got too long ahistory together, and there’s too many deep-seated interests. Once we get down to the serious negotiating, I think things will start looking quite different. “Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s going to be a really hard negotiation, because both sides want the best for
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Ben Spencer
BEN’S KEY PLEDGES
Conservative
Getting the best deal for Brexit
Having a strong economy
Commit to build more social housing and promoting Right to Buy
Transport solution for Camberwell
Parity of esteem for mental health their countries, and there’s 27 EU countries, and then there’s us. Which is why we need a strong negotiator, who’s willing to sit at the table and advocate the best for the UK. And for me that’s Theresa May backed by Parliament.” One point on Brexit where Labour and the Tories differ is whether we can say (either honestly or not) that leaving without a new trade deal with the EU would ever be worse than a bad deal. But I ask Ben, could he envisage a “bad deal” ever being worse than the risks May is putting us under if we jeopardise our trade with the EU (to whom we sell about 45 per cent of all our exports)?. He’s not quite got a direct answer, and somewhat avoids doing so, by denying that it would ever come to that ultimatum. “We all need each other in a global economy. I can’t see that it’s going to become embittered. I don’t think it will turn out that way,” he says. Anyway, “enough of Brexit”, I say
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to Ben, but what about his party’s education policy? In 2015 the Conservatives promised to protect per pupil spending for the next five years. Now though, education spending is forecast to fall real terms (because not enough extra money is being put in to deal with inflation, and rising pupil numbers). Schools in Southwark will be hit by a double whammy of losing huge amounts of money under the government’s proposed new funding formula, designed to give underfunded rural schools a bigger share, at the expense of city-based schools. Research from six trade unions, including the NUT, Unions and Unite, found that Camberwell and Peckham schools could lose £1,006 per pupil. He says “across the country, it’s the right thing to do”, and that £4bn is going to be invested into education to “make sure no school’s budget is affected”. Yet there’s no suggestion that £4bn
“Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s going to be a really hard negotiation, because both sides want the best for their countries, and there’s 27 EU countries, and then there’s us.” won’t be anything more than a one off, leaving affected schools to fend for themselves the following year. But Ben’s keen to link this back to the economy also (clearly where he thinks the Tories have the upper hand over Labour) and says any sustained funding will depend on continued GDP growth and a good Brexit deal. Another treasured public service on which I query the Tories’ past manifesto pledges is of course the NHS – one that must be close to Ben’s heart. Their 2010 manifesto promised “no top-down reform” of the NHS, which they then did in dramatic, uncompromising fashion. And in 2015 they promised the NHS an extra £8bn over five years - a pledge renewed this time around, but without the funding identified - so why should voters trust Ben’s party on the NHS? He says his party has “a strong track record on the NHS” and explains the Conservatives’ “vision” for the service. Community pharmacies, he says, could take over from GPs “in a lot of areas” on issues such as “long-term illness management” “community outreach” and “prevention” in terms of weight-loss and prevention of diabetes, helped by the fact that pharmacists are often more wellknown in their communities. But Google the phrase “Conservative plans for community
pharmacies” and the third hit is a story from the Mirror, which quotes a Labour MP’s claim that £208m will be cut from pharmacies in England this year. One area of improvement that recent weeks have shown the NHS desperately needs is with IT. Ben says the Tories have “committed” to an “IT revolution” with improved cyber security. He bats off my point that his party scrapped an NHS IT upgrade in 2013 (wasting over £6bn in the process). “I can think of many times when it would’ve been much easier for me to have been able to access someone’s medical records to make decisions,” he says. “I agree there are lots of issues about it, one is in terms of public confidence, another is in terms of adequate protections. But we have to had an aspiration in terms of modernization of our NHS to make it work efficiently” But says he “can’t speak more specifically” and “doesn’t want to speculate” on what the approach would be. I ask Ben: surely it’s up to a government in waiting not to just speculate, but tell voters what their plans are and how much they will cost, before a general election? He withdraws to saying “I hope these are things [a Tory government] will go forward and think about”. But don’t we all hope that?
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DULWICH AND WEST NORWOOD
LABOUR
By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
IT’S BEEN an intense two years since Labour’s Helen Hayes was elected to fill the boots of Dame Tessa Jowell, and represent a constituency with Dulwich at one end, and Brixton at the other.
Not unlike her more outspoken colleague in the north of the borough, we know Helen didn’t vote for Jeremy Corbyn in either of the Labour Party’s leadership elections. And that she went against Corbyn in a vote-of-no-confidence after the EU referendum. In January’s vote in Parliament to trigger Article 50, Helen defied the Labour leadership’s orders, and voted against. A resolute remainer, Helen said she could not vote for Brexit unless there was a second referendum on the terms of Britain’s negotiation strategy, or if a general election was called. Be careful what you wish for, some might say. But then look at her mighty 16,000 majority from the 2015 general election, and you could assume she’ll be safe. I start by asking: is she emphasising to people that a vote for Labour here is a vote for Jeremy Corbyn? “A vote for Labour is a vote for a Labour government,” she says. “I’m absolutely certain that a Labour government, led by Jeremy Corbyn, would be 100 times better for residents in Dulwich and West Norwood than a Conservative government led by Theresa May.” That doesn’t explicitly answer the question, of whether she has been mentioning Corbyn’s name to residents, upon whose doors she’s knocked. And it’s quite unmissable that her leaflets are devoid of Corbyn’s name. But how does she reconcile that Labour’s manifesto promises to deliver Brexit, without the second referendum she called for? “There isn’t a single one of the main political parties which is offering not to implement Brexit,” Helen says. “I’m still very critical of that
Helen Hayes
HELEN’S KEY PLEDGES
Save our NHS and our hospitals from serious financial deficit
Fight the Tories’ hard Brexit
Fight the Tories’ education cuts
Tackle the housing crisis
Tackle air pollution and put climate change back at the top of the political agenda referendum... but I think it would be a very dangerous thing indeed to ignore that national vote. “But I believe a Brexit negotiation led by the Labour party would be a profoundly different thing to a negotiation led by Theresa May. The main reason being that a negotiation led by us would have Labour values at the centre of it. It would seek to secure the values of fairness, diversity and internationalism, and be a more Europe-facing Brexit.” Labour and the Lib Dems have been dining out on difficulties Theresa May has faced whilst dealing with EU leaders – take the suggestion of a £100bn leaving fee, for example. But why assume a Labour negotiation, led by Jeremy Corbyn, would be such an amicable affair? Especially when many suspect the EU wants to make an example of us. “All negotiations are based on relationships,” Helen says, before accusing Theresa May of being “arrogant” in her approach, which was “bound to illicit a fractious response” from EU leaders. I put to her a criticism that many Brexiteers have levelled at Labour, that her party’s suggestion, “no deal
would be worse than a bad deal” actually weakens Britain’s negotiating position, because it implies we need the EU more than the EU needs us. “I wouldn’t quite say we need the EU more, but there is a relationship of dependency there,” Helen says, because the alternative would be to “fall back on World Trade Organisation rules,” (which would make our trade with the EU more costly, and affect our economy). She’s not denying the EU has taken a combative approach, but says its behaviour, including the £100bn leaving fee “was a consequence” of the Tories’ handling of the negotiation. Over to a more immediate problem on Helen’s doorstep: reported knifecrime cases are going up, with conviction rates going down. The News has reported on Helen’s opposition to the government’s decision to close Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court, and she’s as quick as anyone to point to reduced numbers of police officers as part of the problem. The Labour Manifesto pledges to hire 10,000 more officers to help deal
“I think in a constituency where we have some children able to access the best possible set of facilities, while other children from the same community are not able to fill their potential because they are going hungry, this is a situation that nobody should sit comfortably with” with “worrying rises in some of the most violent offences, including gun and knife crime”. Spread around the country, that’s maybe 1,000 more officers for London. Split 1,000 between 32 London boroughs, and Southwark might be lucky to get 30 more bobbies on the beat. So is there anything more that Labour can offer? Helen said: “I wouldn’t expect those 10,000 police to be completely evenly distributed around the country, so I would expect the Met to get a good chunk of those resources, and I would certainly expect Southwark and Lambeth, as the most intensive boroughs to police anywhere in London, to get a decent number of those officers, and that’s certainly what I would be arguing for.” She adds: “We need an urgent response to knife crime, it must be a multifaceted response that’s about policing and wider services as well,” pointing to “cuts in funding” for community-led projects as another part of the problem. One local issue Helen’s been especially vocal about was campaigning against education cuts, and the government’s plans for a new “national funding formula”. But Labour’s education policy – to introduce VAT to private school fees – could equally worry parents who
send their kids to this area’s three private schools. The VAT, Labour says, would fund free schools meal for primary school pupils, something which is already available at schools run by Southwark Council. So why would parents at Dulwich College, Alleyn’s School, or James Allen's Girls' School, vote for that? Helen points to the obvious benefits of those free school meals “helping children learn because they’re properly fed... building social cohesion by teaching kids to eat together”. But she says it will be up to those private schools to “decide to what extent they take a hit and readjust their fees... and whether they let that burden fall on parents”. When I put to her a widely-made criticism, that VAT (a 20 per cent rise in fees) will push more parents to send their kids to already underresourced state schools, Helen calls the policy “a relatively small intervention in the fees structure” that private schools “will have to adjust” to. She adds: “I think in a constituency where we have some children able to access the best possible set of facilities, while other children from the same community are not able to fill their potential because they are going hungry, this is a situation that nobody should sit comfortably with.”
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
By Owen Sheppard
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ONE OF the big talking points of the 2015 election was the rise of the alternative parties. The SNP swallowed Scotland whole, and though UKIP and the Greens couldn’t secure more seats, between them they wrangled five million votes.
Fast forward to 2017, and (in England at least) it’s more like old times, with Labour and the Tories dominating the conversation. So to bust their way back in on the conversation in Dulwich and West Norwood, the Liberal Democrats have selected Gail Kent, who works for Facebook as the company’s lead on global security policy, having worked for seventeen years at the National Crime Agency. Gail says her party is again placing itself in the centre ground whilst steadfastly speaking up for those who voted remain last June – which ought to go down well in this constituency, one of the most remain-friendly places in Britain. But voters could be forgiven for wondering: how much of a difference will it make to the issues of the day, if the Lib Dems end up with five or ten more MPs? “The more Lib Dems you’ve got, the stronger an opposition you’ve got,” Gail says. “We’re in no doubt whatsoever that Labour has been no opposition to the Tories. They can’t make up their minds on so many issues, like do they want Corbyn or not, and their position on Brexit. The Lib Dems have been much clearer on a number of issues.” But how will a dozen more Lib Dem MPs be able to change what happens to Brexit? Gail says her party will do two things: argue against the government using debates and questions and persuading MPs from Labour and the Scottish National Party “to vote with us”. The second
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Gail Kent GAIL’S KEY PLEDGES
Fighting for the rights of our EU friends and neighbours
Protecting school funding Improving transport services Giving the public a vote on the final Brexit deal
Giving the vote to sixteen-to-eighteen-year-olds
is “standing, jumping up and down, and shouting [for] people that voted for remain. The more MPs we’ve got the more coverage we’ll get and the louder we can be.” You would hope that her first point “debating” would be taken as granted. But she adds: “It’s not about stopping Brexit, it’s about questioning the Tory party at every single point, on every level, from the economy to schools, and making it really clear that they can’t get away with them.” But while Theresa May is on course to at least keep her majority, and quite possible double or triple it, I put it to Gail that it sounds like the Lib Dems are saying “vote for us and hopefully we can get Tory MPs to change their minds and occasionally rebel against Theresa May in Parliament”. Or that they are asking people to vote for them as a protest vote for staying in the EU, similar to how a vote for UKIP was once a protest for leaving the EU. Rather more optimistically, Gail replies “it’s about having a conversation” and “working with the SNP, with Labour, and even the prime minister herself”. She suggests people won’t just look at them as a protest vote, and will respect the Lib Dems for going into coalition with the Tories, when they had to make “very serious
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decisions” after the financial crisis. And she adds that people are “wanting to know, what does a centrist party look like?” “The Labour Party are looking back to the 1970s with Jeremy Corbyn. “Theresa May is looking back to the 1950s where we all little England and waving flags and have kids going to grammar schools. “People are looking for a party that’s reflecting the future and where we will be nationally and internationally; that’s positive, diverse and outward looking.” While Gail happily defines the Lib Dems in this election as the centrist party, I’m not quite sure what policies her party has to offer that are uniquely Lib Dem, and will help them stand out between Labour and the Tories. Because the last time her party tried to “anchor themselves” between Labour the Tories (to borrow a phrase from Nick Clegg) it was a bloodbath. The first thing that springs to mind is her party’s pledge to regulate cannabis. “I worked for the National Crime Agency, and looked a lot at organised crime,” she says. “What you would often find is that cannabis is the seed commodity that starts someone’s career in organised crime.”
“The more MPs we’ve got the more coverage we’ll get and the louder we can be... “It’s not about stopping Brexit, it’s about questioning the Tory party at every single point, on every level, from the economy to schools, and making it really clear that they can’t get away with them.” She adds that a regulated cannabis market would add £1bn to the economy, and is needed to stop people using the more powerful strains of cannabis, i.e. skunk. And she compares UK drug policy to that of Portugal and America, where there is a more “mature” attitude towards researching its medicinal uses. Gail says that education is another area where her party differs from Labour and Tories. “We have always prioritised earlyyears, because it’s so important to understand that a child’s development starts the moment they’re born. “If you’re four years old and a black boy, then you’re already being stereotyped as more aggressive. If you’re a seven-year-old girl you’re already being fed messages about what you can and cannot do in life. Generally your outlook in life starts at that age. That’s why we have to prioritise early-years education. “It’s not just about stopping the cuts and scrapping free school lunches [both widely expected to happen under the Conservatives]. It’s also about increasing the pupil premium – something we did in coalition.”
She adds: “With the Conservatives you’re seeing slash and burn. With Labour you have more of an emphasis on university fees”. Though I imagine a Labour supporter would jump on that comment with their pledge to offer free school meals to primary schools nationally. On health and social care, Gail boasts that her party helped push mental health higher up the national agenda. And rather than offer a solution for fixing the NHS, her party suggests taking its future out of politicians’ hands and “having a review” involving all stake holder groups, patients, academics and experts, and working out what the country’s view should be, while “acknowledging we’re in completely different times, with an older population”. It’s not as radical as pledges to nationalise the railway lines and cap executives’ salary. Nor is it rushing off with the Tories’ never ending quest to “eliminate the deficit”. Perhaps not for the first time in the Lib Dems’ history, success may depend on how much people want to give the two major parties the middle finger, and pick the underdogs.
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CONSERVATIVE
By Chiara Giordano
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DESPITE LABOUR closing the gap on the Conservatives in the polls as the election draws ever-closer, Rachel Wolf insists that the only poll that counts will be on June 8.
The 31-year-old Tory is standing in Dulwich and West Norwood against Helen Hayes – a Labour MP who had a majority of 16,000 in the last election just two years ago. With figures like those, it’s difficult to imagine this seat even as a two-horse race, and when asked what her ultimate goal is in standing in the constituency and whether she stands any chance of winning, Ms Wolf isn’t giving much away. “I think it's always a bad idea to take any vote for granted so I would never say I can win or lose, my aim is to make people aware that the Conservatives are making the most credible and stable government,” she says. Ms Wolf admits she hadn’t anticipated becoming an election candidate since she and her husband are awaiting the arrival of their second child. But as someone who was born in King’s College Hospital and grew up in Dulwich, she says she understands the issues of the area, such as the high rates of burglaries, young people attempting to get on the housing ladder, and the need for quality education. “I spent most of my career trying to improve the quality of education across the country and helping people set up schools,” says the Conservative, who founded the New Schools Network at the age of 24 – a charity set up to lobby for more free schools to be opened. “I ran a division of an education technology company in New York for a few years and when I came back, after having my first child, I worked in Number 10 as an education advisor and realised that I really wanted to dedicate my life to trying to make both education and people's lives in general better. The 31-year-old helped set up Judith
Rachel Wolf
RACHEL’S KEY PLEDGES
Conservative
Continuing to improve our schools and delivering a great education for all
Tackling burglary and knife crime
Helping people on to the housing ladder
Better transport and keeping our roads moving
Supporting local business and employment Kerr Primary School and Harris Primary East Dulwich and now lives in east Dulwich with her family. She says she understands the difficulties her generation faces when it comes to buying their first house and wants to tackle this if elected. “This is something my entire generation has faced as an issue and for my own children I think it's absolutely essential to have housing be affordable without having to rely on whether you have wealthy parents,” she says. She says she would also work to tackle the root cause of knife crime if elected and work closely with the police. “We know some of the cases of knife crime and the problems of deprivation leading to knife crime and one thing I was heavily involved in was alternative education providers and working with children who were so disengaged by the school system that they were at massive risk - so I would work with those charities and try to tackle the root cause,” she says. And she adds that although crime levels have gone down overall nationally, there
are still some “real issues” with burglaries and thefts in Dulwich and West Norwood. When asked whether Theresa May’s Uturn on the so-called “dementia tax” outlined in the Conservative manifesto represented a “strong and stable” government, she defends her party leader. The prime minister watered down the proposal after facing criticism over the controversial social care shake-up – which proposes to make elderly people pay for care in their own home unless they have less than £100,000 in assets – as it would force pensioners to use up the value of their residential property for the first time. “We do need to make tough decisions for people to afford things,” Ms Wolf says. “It's a pretence to say you can pay for all this by taxing people but we need to make it clear to people that they are not going to lose their homes – it's actually giving people more protection and I think it's a responsible and deliverable plan. “I think what she [Theresa May] said was that what she was responding to were claims that weren’t over what her future government was planning and I think it
“We do need to make tough decisions for people to afford things... It's a pretence to say you can pay for all this by taxing people but we need to make it clear to people that they are not going to lose their homes – it's actually giving people more protection and I think it's a responsible and deliverable plan.” was necessary she did that because it was causing huge amounts of anxiety over something that was not going to materialise and I think she needed to make that clear.” The Conservatives are also proposing a switch from a triple lock to a double lock on pensions in 2020, as well as cuts to winter fuel payments. The prime minister says the double lock system would mean pensions would rise in line with earnings or inflation, whichever is highest. When asked whether pensioners would be worse off under the new system, coupled with cuts to their winter fuel payments, Ms Wolf says she believes taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for winter fuel payments for wealthy pensioners. “Pensioners who are on low incomes will absolutely still get winter fuel payments and will be protected, so those who are struggling to get by shouldn't feel that their winter fuel payment is going to be taken away: it will be means tested,” she says. “My view is if you are of pension age and still have very high income, it's not right for taxpayers to pay for it. My parents are still eligible for winter fuel payments and they are on high incomes and they would agree that it's not right so
I'm supportive of the view of means testing this.” Ms Wolf voted to leave the European Union – unlike her Labour opponent Helen Hayes, who campaigned to remain and voted against the triggering of Article 50. When asked if she will still stand up to Brexit like Ms Hayes, the Tory candidate says: “I think Helen Hayes is asking people to vote for a man and leader that did vote for Article 50, so the question is not is it Brexit or is it not, the question is if the party you vote for is going to negotiate the best deal. “I can't think of a conversation I've had where people think Jeremy Corbyn is the best person to negotiate these deals.” She admits she was a “reluctant leaver” who “voted to leave in the end” but adds: “I think the potential for trade and the ability to have highly-skilled people to come into the country is very important for Britain, which is why Theresa May is the best to get us that.” It remains to be seen whether Ms Wolf stands any chance against a Labour MP with such a big majority and unfinished business after having her parliamentary career potentially cut short at just two years, but Ms Wolf maintains the only poll that will matter is the one next Thursday.
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Greens fight in each constituency
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IF THERE’S anything the three Green Party candidates standing in Southwark are united on, it’s air pollution – and the belief that the country needs a different kind of politics.
Eleanor Margolies, standing in Camberwell and Peckham, wants to see a new Clean Air Act with includes incentives for drivers to scrap diesel cars. “We need local action and national action on air pollution,” said the co-chair of Southwark Green Party, who has lived in Camberwell and Peckham for fifteen years. “We need to stop building runways – something [Labour candidate] Harriet Harman wouldn’t commit to opposing.” Dr Margolies, a writer, researcher and local campaigner, would also like to see more done to improve transport, education, policing, and council scrutiny, if elected. “Transport is a huge issue here,” she said. “We would look at reopening Camberwell Station and opening a second exit at Denmark Hill, which is so overcrowded, and putting in lifts at Peckham Rye Station. “On education we could get rid of university tuition fees, so there’s not that
perceived obstacle of going to university and ending up with huge debts.” She would like to see increased scrutiny of the council when it comes to knocking down housing estates and “selling land to developers at very low costs” – and had said she would represent any constituents thrown out of their home if elected. Rashid Nix, who is contesting the Dulwich and West Norwood seat, would like to see the Ultra-Low Emission Zone extended to include the constituency. If elected, his main priorities would include building homes for local people, protecting the services that young people use such as libraries and play parks, drilling down into the root cause of knife crime, and supporting independent businesses. “Never be fooled into believing a Green vote is a wasted vote,” he said. “Last year nearly 27,000 people in Lambeth and
Yen Ling Chong Independent
Rashid Nix
John Tyson
Southwark voted for me as their Green candidate in the Greater London Authority elections. Every time Greens get votes, the other parties adopt our policies. That's how politics works.” Mr Nix added that he would hold a public inquiry to find out why people were evicted from railway arches in Atlantic Road, Brixton, if elected. Bermondsey and Old Southwark candidate John Tyson joined the Green Party last year after the EU referendum. He has joined marches for the EU and against racism,
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YEN LIN Chong considers himself the “common sense” choice in Dulwich and West Norwood.
The independent candidate has lived in the area for almost 30 years and it is his first crack at standing in an election. “Basically I want to bring common sense back into politics and the interests of the majority which I think have been slightly left behind by the political process,” he says. “I came to the realisation that if you don’t participate, then you’ve got no right to complain. “My pledge is to improve the lives of people. I expect to be a good sounding board/ lightning rod for the community – and if they feel strongly about an issue, I would take it to the House of Commons. “I don’t claim to be any more intelligent than anyone else, but I think I’ve got perspective because of my age.”
and campaigned about local housing and air pollution. Mr Tyson is strongly opposed to the austerity cuts, which he feels have seriously damaged our social services, emergency services and public facilities. “I believe that our communities, and our local businesses are the bedrock of our society, and I would support new engagement services, and business rate reviews, that allow people to live, work, and have fun in their local area,” he said. He wants people to vote for him because he feels that he represents a caring and inclusive version of politics and strongly believes that the future needs politicians who are engaged with their constituents.
By Chiara Giordano
TECH ENTREPRENEUR James Clarke says he is standing in Bermondsey and Old Southwark to give a choice to Londoners who feel let down by the established political parties.
He decided to run the day after the EU referendum “on principle” and says he regrets having just three weeks rather than three years to prepare. “The major parties are all more or less complicit in the recent political chaos in Westminster,” he said in a statement. He is pro-European, pro-business, and pro-London. Aside from his desire to protect Londoners from the consequences of a bad Brexit, he believes in drug liberalisation and taxation, the lowering of the voting age to 16, and the removal of religion from primary schools. Working at an insurtech start-up, a third of his colleagues are from mainland Europe and he wants to protect the rights of those who came to the UK to work and help build the country’s insurance and tech sectors.
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UKIP came fourth in Bermondsey and Old Southwark in the 2015 general election and Elizabeth Jones wants to build on that position this time around.
ROBIN LAMBERT has stood as a UKIP candidate many times in the past, but feels the party has “drifted away from the centre” and is instead standing as an independent in Dulwich and West Norwood in this year’s general election.
The family lawyer, who lives in Clapham, is a seasoned campaigner and candidate for UKIP, having fought the Dartford seat in Kent in 2015, winning almost 20 per cent of the vote. She was involved in forming a freestanding UKIP branch in Southwark in 2013 and served as its vice chairwoman from 2014-2015. “Only one thing has changed since 2015,” she said in a statement. “The majority of the people have chosen Brexit, and I intend to make sure that that is what we get. I know voters in this constituency want an end to uncontrolled immigration. They are fed up that whilst the left-wing Labour Party says it’s the government’s fault that our public services are stretched beyond their limits, many people know that it is the huge, uncontrolled rise in the population through immigration and the ensuing baby boom that is the underlying cause.”
“I left UKIP in 2014 as I felt they drifted away from the ‘centre’, were preoccupied with Nigel Farage, and the selection procedure was arduous and tended to favour cronies. “Being an independent, I can get my message out not subject to vagaries of whip or the 'greasy pole' or lobbyists. “I can act in the best interests of Dulwich and West Norwood constituent. I ran in 2015 with a long election, but a snap election is difficult.” If elected, Mr Lambert says he would prioritise the protection of sorting offices, improving education, building homes, defence, immigration, corporation tax, food security and post cap subsidies, and Article 50 implications. He also wants to see
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AMINATA SELLU is concerned about the future of young people and the difficulties families face.
The mother-of-four says she will campaign for free education and the scrapping of tuition fees, to fight the closure of youth centres, and for a better NHS if elected in Camberwell and Peckham. The Workers Revolutionary candidate has said she would also fight for an end to zero hour contracts and better healthcare for the community. “Zero hour contracts are destroying the care sector,” she said. “Workers have no definite wages or hours, no sickness or holiday pay, and often not enough to pay the rent.” “I will support NHS staff in their campaign for a pay rise and fight hospital closures and privatisation. I will fight to keep wards open at our local hospitals either at Lewisham or King’s College.” “Many families are faced with homelessness
hospital parking fees abolished, the Royal Mail renationalised, a crackdown on knife crime and fly-tipping, and more controls over the use of NHS agency staff.
RAY TOWEY, standing for the Christian People’s Alliance in Camberwell and Peckham, has worked for the NHS for about twenty years, including as a junior and senior medical doctor at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital for fifteen years, and has also worked in Africa.
because rents keep going up,” she added. “I will campaign for the building of more council housing in our borough.”
“My main driving force as a Christian is to serve the poor in this country and the NHS does that,” he said. “Coming back [to Camberwell and Peckham] I just found the last time I was going to vote I couldn’t find a candidate that represented the values or life that I live by and so I decided that I would stand. I’ve stood for the London Assembly before but not as a Member of Parliament candidate. “In the national scene I would be against the renewal of Trident because it’s going to cost £160billion over the next 20 years, which is exactly what we need for the NHS. “The other issue I find very important is genderselective abortion. I think to allow abortion on that basis should be made illegal and I think parliament
is out of step on the public’s opinion on that issue.” Mr Towey also wants to see changes to the benefits system and benefits continue as normal when someone is going through an appeal process.
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HOW ARE YOU FELINE? BOB THE STREET CAT DROPS IN TO VISIT NEW CATSONLY VETS see page 14
It will only be ‘good’ when A&E is reopened
I AM absolutely appalled that the Care Quality Commission seem to accept that Slam[ South London and Maudsley], can fail in 16 out of 38 services to provide a good service! (Maudsley gets ‘good’ rating from Care Quality Comission’, Southwark News, May 25, 2017).
I want to make it clear that no blame is put on the understaffed but very good mental health staff. The blame is entirely on the shoulders of SLAM themselves. They have made it clear they do not want to take on the burden of providing an A &E service at the Maudsley hospital! Yes, the Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group (SCCG) needs to commission it. But despite the Maudsley being one of the world experts on mental health, they simply do not want to be involved in running it. They prefer the burden of looking after people in a mental health crisis is taken on by King’s A&E. Mental health patients in a crisis having to queue up first at King’s A&E is outrageous. This includes children, which I think is scandalous. In my role of health spokesman at Spag (Southwark pensioners action group), I had a meeting at King’s recently with the head of nursing and the psychiatrist based at King’s, who told me persons with a mental health issue, would be seen within 30 minutes and taken to a quiet area. A week later I was with a person attending a health clinic, the consultant was more concerned with the mental issue, so rang down to A&E, and spoke to someone from mental health, who said to come down to A&E. We were seen after two hours 10 minutes. The first thing the member of the mental health team did was to apologise for the delay, but said there was only one of her. She then said sorry about the noise. The quiet place we were expecting to be seen in, was actually in a bay, behind a curtain opposite the main desk in majors. You can imagine how quiet that was. Recently a patient having taken an
overdose, was taken into King’s, then was certified. I know security staff have a difficult job, but I would question that they were all mentally health trained, there were some that appeared more like bouncers in a night club. The person was then taken in an ambulance the 50 yards across the road to the Maudsley. So many problems could be solved simply by reopening the Maudsley A&E. It would make life a lot easier for King’s A&E staff, and mentally ill patients would be seen in the right environment. I can assure the SLAM board, though I am in my 76th year, I will not go away until my last breath, until the mentally ill are treated in the proper environment. Tom White, Health spokesman for Southwark pensioners action group
Volunteers needed
THE AVERAGE bag of items donated to Mind’s East Dulwich shop is worth around £30.
£30 that could support three people to take part in a group ‘Wellbeing Session’ or enable a pregnant woman to access support to help them successfully understand and manage their own perinatal mental health. But bags of stock are worth nothing if we don’t have volunteers willing to clean items, sort them, create brilliant displays and assist our customers. Our shop relies on volunteers, which is why for this year’s Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) we are telling volunteers ‘you make the difference’ and asking the local community ‘how can you make a difference?’ I am calling on readers to support Mind’s East Dulwich shop by giving just a couple of hours twice a week. Volunteering at the Mind shop in East Dulwich is a great way to give something back to the local community and it also provides a chance to develop new skills or build work experience, and can even support you in obtaining an NVQ. I urge readers to pop in and find out more about how they can support us to
help secure a better life for the one in four people who experience a mental health problem every year. Steve Symonds, The Mind shop in East Dulwich, 96 Grove Vale, Southwark, SE22 8DT www.mind.org.uk/charityshops
Great British Bee Count OUR BEES aren’t just an iconic sign of a British summer, they are vital for pollinating much of the food we enjoy every day, and the wildflowers that decorate our countryside.
But Britain’s bees are under threat, with around 35 UK species considered to be at risk of extinction, from loss of habitats, pesticides and intensive farming. This is why Friends of the Earth is running the Great British Bee Count, which runs until 30 June. By downloading a fun, free app you can find out more about the bees that visit your gardens, parks and neighbourhoods, and find out what you can do to help them – such as creating bee-friendly spaces. And you can also send in sightings and photos of the bees you spot too. Join the buzz at www.greatbritishbeecount.co.uk or search for ‘Great British Bee Count’ in your app store. Craig Bennett, Chief Executive, Friends of the Earth
Home promise not met
THE LABOUR party in Southwark must not be allowed to get away with their council housing scandal.
For over seven years they have allowed developers to get away with building 100% luxury flats, completely unaffordable to local people. We were told, time and time again, that this justified because the council would build thousands of council homes off site. But actions speak louder than words. Since 2010 the Labour council have built less than 200 council homes for social rent. Yet over 2000 have been
sold or demolished. So it came as no real surprise that last week's Southwark News reported that the Labour party has finally admitted it won't meet its own building targets by next year. Residents must make a stand and vote for an MP who will fight their corner and not the corner of property developers. We need to Bring Back Simon on 8th June. Councillor Anood Al-Samerai, Leader, Southwark Liberal Democrat Council Group
Corbyn will defend public services
I WANT to write to defend our public services in Southwark.
I love my country, and I will fight for its decent services and social justice. All my life I have lived in Southwark, and have never seen things as bad as they are now, and I am 74. I am now disabled, and I can see the value of the system I paid into all my life. Only Jeremy Corbyn will stand up for ordinary people in UK. Opinion polls are irrelevant after Donald Trump. The media say that supporters of Jeremy Corbyn are delusional, but far from this myth of a weak leadership, disabled people believe that Jeremy Corbyn is a man of exceptional decency, integrity and honour. Yes – I have grey hair but I am a Corbyn supporter. Our logic is that it takes a fantastically strong man to stand up for the weak and the vulnerable. We think that Jeremy Corbyn is actually displaying an awe-inspiring rectitude, we think that Jeremy Corbyn is actually very noble. In contrast we point to the parlous jungle capitalism of a feral elite, using everything in their power to destroy Jeremy Corbyn along with their Blairite chums. We think of the Tories as brutal bullies. Once upon a time, there were some decent Tories, but all that remains seems to be a disgusting detritus. Please vote Labour at the General Election. Please defend the public services of Southwark. Gabriel Pepper, via email
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Dr Jonty Heaversedge is a GP at Manor Place Surgery and Chair of NHS Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group
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Be Clear on Cancer
OT A cough that won’t go away? Is breathlessness making simple tasks difficult?
If you have any respiratory symptoms that are causing you concern, get them checked out straight away. That’s the message from GPs in Southwark this summer, who are urging patients to Be Clear on Cancer – particularly respiratory cancers, which are those affecting your breathing. If you have a persistent cough lasting over three weeks, or experience breathlessness when completing everyday tasks, you may have early signs of lung disease, including cancer, and you should make an appointment to see your GP. Many premature deaths in England are caused by respiratory disease and cancer and many of these are diagnosed and treated late, so it’s important to act quickly if you have any concerns. People aged 50 and over are at greater risk of having undiagnosed respiratory problems and make up 97 per cent of lung cancer diagnoses. So it’s particularly important if you fall within this age group to get any unusual symptoms checked out. As well as age, there are other factors that increase your risk of respiratory illness. These include tobacco smoking, repeated chest infections, breathing London air for many years and some occupations. Older residents of Southwark who were in the building trade, or boilermakers and dockworkers, and their families living with them in the same house, may have been exposed to harmful dusts that can have a longterm impact on lungs. If you aren’t sure whether your symptoms should be investigated, why not try the British Lung Foundation’s online breath test? You will find it at www.breathtest.blf.org.uk Feeling short of breath from time to time is healthy and normal – but sometimes it can be a sign of something more serious. The test asks you simple questions to see if you should visit your GP. It only takes about five minutes and is completely confidential.’
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ALBINs Independent Family Run Funeral Directors
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Sadly passed away on May 19th 2017. A much loved husband, father and grandfather. Forever in our hearts. xxxxxx
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THE TRUST COULD PROVIDE YOU WITH FINANCIAL HELP IF YOU:
Are over 65 years old Have lived in the Old Parish of Camberwell (which includes Dulwich and Peckham) for more than 2 years • Receive only a state pension
Please ask the Hon Clerk for an application form.
Janet McDonald
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Please let other people know about us too Registered charity no 208441
Autism needs Great People
Are you reliable, a good communicator, enthusiastic, energetic and wanting to give back to your community? We need you to support a child or adult with autism.
Befrienders must be able to volunteer for a minimum of 6 months, weekly for three hours. Resources for Autism offer excellent training, supervision and pay your reasonable expenses.
To apply email: Judiyah@resourcesforautism.org.uk Phone 020 8458 3259 For information about Resources for Autism, please go to www.resourcesforautism.org
Our four key activities helping local people make life better: Bede Learning Disabilities Service, Bede Youth Adventure Project, Bede Starfish Domestic Violence Project, Bede with Big Local South Bermondsey
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Dockland Settlements Community Centre Astroturf pitch for hire £30/hour Fridays and weekends Sports hall, dance studio, meeting room available for hire
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Immediate Start, Ending December 2017, Possible Permanent Position We are a growing Courier company based in SE1 looking for a customer service person to join our friendly team. This role would be ideally suited to someone with experience in the Courier Industry. As the customer service Person your daily duties would include: • Respond to internal and external enquiries via email, phone and face-to-face • Manage client order entries • Manage and update client accounts • Provide clients with quotes and product knowledge • Update client databases • Perform general administration tasks • Support other departments We are looking for someone who is friendly, hardworking and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Must be flexible as hours/shifts are on a rota basis (Mon – Fri) Only. Salary is negotiable. The successful candidate will also have: • Excellent communication skills • A warm, approachable manner • At least 1 years experience in a customer service position • Experience using database management systems Should this position be of interest please email a current CV to anita@santisglobal.com Please call 020 7232 2220 to confirm we have received your CV.
Community Engagement Mana ger Science Galler y London at King’s College London Grade 5, £27,629-£34,956 plus £2,623 per annum London Allowance PRO RATA Part-time (60%, 3 days per week), Permanent
King’s College London is launching a new cultural space, Science Gallery London (SGL), where art and science collides through a changing programme of exhibitions, events and performances. Opening in spring 2018 opposite The Shard, the Gallery will attract over 300,000 visitors per year, bringing together artists, scientific researchers, students and local communities in surprising and innovative ways.
We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead community engagement for SGL. With a particular focus on 15-25 year olds and Southwark and Lambeth, we will provide opportunities to be part of the development and production of SGL programming and to participate in our events and activities. The role will develop and implement an engagement strategy that raises the profile and reach of SGL with priority local groups and brings drive, coherence and sustainability to these connections empowering young people in particular to get involved.
The successful candidate will be a confident, friendly and accessible team member with experience of building and maintaining a range of external networks and relationships in local communities with respect, cultural sensitivity and a friendly, non-elitist spirit. Experience of working with young people, positively influencing community stakeholders and the ability to negotiate with external partners, and work proactively to build new relationships are essential, as well as outstanding communication, networking and interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and deliver dynamic, accessible and engaging public presentations to diverse audiences.
For full details and to apply please go to https://london.sciencegallery.com/jobs. Closing date is midnight on 4 June 2017. Interviews are scheduled for 14 June.
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GROVE PARK)
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GREEN WALK) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that they made an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate works by KCD/Thames Water in the above named road.
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An alternative route would be via (a) Tower Bridge Road, Rothsay Street, Alice Street, as applicable.
3.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Green Walk, at it’s junction with Tower Bridge Road. 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 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 restriction will be in place between the 19th – 23rd June 2017
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017
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4. 5. 6. 7.
Southwark Council Environment and Social Regeneration Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref:3447/ 000030655653-004 ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SYLVAN GROVE)
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport For London hereby gives notice that because of works by Centercomms Ltd, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Sylvan Grove from it’s junction with Old Kent Road to the blocked end. No alternative route will be required.
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 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 prohibition will be in place on the 13th – 14th June 2017
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that they made an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate a crane operation by Shift Traffic & Events Ltd in the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Grove Park between No’s 43 An alternative route would be via Grove Park, as applicable.
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 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 restriction will be in place on the 19th June 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017
Southwark Council Environment and Social Regeneration Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3593/ LBSCR9529-1
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
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TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
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Southwark Council Environment and Social Regeneration Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref:3653/ WP00100500232440200
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (MERMAID COURT) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that they made an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate works by SGN in the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Mermaid Court between Borough High Street and No’s 2. Mermaid Court will be made two way for access and egress purposes.
An alternative route would be via (a) Borough High Street, Great Dover Street, Long Lane, Tennis Street.
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 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 restriction will be in place between the 19th – 26th June 2017
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment and Social Regeneration Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref:3649/ W114127262-01711
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VENUES FOR CIVIL MARRIAGES AND PARTNERSHIPS AWAY FROM REGISTRY OFFICES
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GUY STREET, WESTON STREET, LEATHERMARKET STREET, NEWCOMEN STREET, KITSON ROAD, LACON ROAD, NUNHEAD GROVE
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT
A notice advertising an application for approval / renewal of venue must be published in a local newspaper which circulates in the locality (see attached list for newspapers which the Council normally accepts) in which the premises are situated and which is on sale at local newsagents. One copy of the complete newspaper must be sent to: Community Safety, Licensing Team, 3rd Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX Or E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk
1. 2.
The advertisement must be in the following form:-
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF VENUE FOR MARRIAGES AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT Muhammed Atif Malik has applied to the Licensing Unit for approval of the premises Oxo2, Level 2, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, Southbank, London, SE1 9PH
Any person may inspect the application and the plan accompanying it at all reasonable hours during the working day until such time as the application has been finally determined or withdrawn, at the address below. Anyone wishing to oppose the application must do so in writing by 22nd June 2017 SPECIFYING THE GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION TO: Community Safety, Licensing Team, 3rd Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX Or E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we Lassco Bar & Dining Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Lassco Ltd, 37 Maltby Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3PA
The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are Days
Start time
Finish time
The supply of alcohol:
Monday - Sunday
11:00
23:00
Opening hours:
Monday - Sunday
07:00
23:30
The provision of regulated Monday - Sunday entertainment: Films
07:00
23:00
A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by Southwark Licensing Team, Regulatory Services, 3rd Floor Hub 1, PO Box 64529, London, SE1P 5LX - E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk
A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication
It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: Friday 26th May 2017 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ENGINES TO BE TURNED OFF WHEN STATIONARY IN PARKING PLACES, FREE PARKING PLACES, LOADING BAYS AND ON WAITING RESTRICTIONS The London Borough of Southwark (Engines to be turned off when stationary) (Parking places, free parking places, loading bays and waiting restrictions) (No. 1) Order 2017 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 01 June 2017 it has made the above order under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 128 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, and of all other powers thereunto enabling. 2. The effect of the order will be to prohibit vehicles from waiting with the engine running, regardless of whether the vehicle is attended, in all pay parking places, free parking places, loading bays and on all waiting restrictions throughout the borough - so as to reduce environmental pollution caused by vehicles. 3. Copies of the order, which will come into force on 05 June 2017, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark council, Environment and Social regeneration, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Telephone 020 7525 2005 or email:- traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk for details. 4. Any person desiring to question the validity of the order 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 order may, within six weeks of the date on which the order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. Dated 01 June 2017 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
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5. 6. 7. 8.
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Highway works to be carried out, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Guy Street, at it’s junction with Weston street (b) Weston street, at it’s junction with Guy Street. (c) Weston Street, at it’s junction with Leathermarket Street (d) Leathermarket Street, at it’s junction with Weston Street (e)Newcomen Street, between Borough High Street and Tennis Street. (f) Kitson Road, between New Church Road and Addington Square. (g)Lacon Road, between North Cross Road and Crawthew Grove (h) Nunhead Grove, between Nunhead Lane and Linden Grove
The alternative route for (a) to (e) Snowsfields, Crosby Row, Long Lane, Bermondsey Street. (f) Addington square, Camberwell Road. (g) North Cross Road, Crystal Palace Road, Crawthew Grove, Archdale Road. (h) Nunhead Lane, Kimberley Avenue, Gibbon Road, Oakdale Road, Linden Grove as applicable. The existing one way working in Guy Street will be made two way for access and egress purposes
The existing one way working in Kitson Road between Rust Square and New Church Road will be made two way for access and egress purposes
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 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 works will be in place for (a) to (e) between the 5th June – 14th July and will be part of a rolling closure. (f) 8th – 9th June. (g) 8th – 9th June. (h) 14th – 15th June. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager Southwark Council
Environment and Social Regeneration Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a)3643/ 203122 (b)3662/ 203126 (c)3645/ 203133 (d) 3646/203130 (e)3647/ 203121 (f)3610/1477123 (g)3644/ 1477124 (h) 3661/1477215 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BARNHAM STREET & SHAND STREET) 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London hereby gives notice that to facilitate the General Elections, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering the above named roads.
Whilst the restriction is in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Barnham Street, between Tooley Street and Crucifix Lane (b) Shand Street, between Tooley Street and Crucifix Lane
An alternative route for traffic will be via Crucifix Lane, Bermondsey Street, Tooley Street. Tooley Street, Tanner Street, Druid Street, Crucifix Lane or as indicated by the signs displayed.
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 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 restriction will be in operation on Thursday 8th June at 17:00hrs – Friday 9th June at 06:00hrs. Traffic Marshalls will be on site to manage the closure.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment and Social Regeneration Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref:SP3658/ SP3657
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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 http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk 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, Chief executive's department, 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: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDP-departure from the development plan; LBA-works to or within the site of a listed building; MPA-major planning application; 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). ST OLAVS CHURCH, 1 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JB (Ref. 17/AP/1644 ) Works to the interior of the church, a new extension to provide enhanced Church facilities (D1 Use), demolition of ancillary buildings within the rear garden and the construction of 11 residential apartments (net gain of 9 dwellings) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA, MPA (Contact: Martin McKay 0207 525 1818) ST OLAVS CHURCH, 1 ALBION STREET, LONDON, SE16 7JB (Ref. 17/AP/1645 ) Works to the interior of the church, a new extension to provide enhanced Church facilities (D1 Use), demolition of ancillary buildings within the rear garden and the construction of 11 flats (net gain of 9 flats) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Martin McKay 0207 525 1818) EMPIRE WAREHOUSE, BEAR GARDENS, LONDON, SE1 9ED (Ref. 17/AP/2030 ) Display of x1 non-illuminated projecting sign on the building's west elevation; display of x1 illuminated projecting sign on the building's west elevation; display of non-illuminated fascia lettering spelling out 'Empire Warehouse' over the main entrance on the building's west elevation; display of x1 non-illuminated projecting sign on the building's east elevation (within Bear Gardens C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Patrick Cronin - 020 7525 5535 020 7525 5535) 145-149 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE1 1NP (Ref. 17/AP/1804 ) Construction of a front and side extension on the roof, raising the height of the existing building, over-cladding and associated facade alterations to the existing 4th floor. (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Michele Sterry 020 7525 5453) 172 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7AG (Ref. 17/AP/1882 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a ground floor rear extension and addition of dormers to rear roof slope (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) PAVEMENT OUTSIDE 296 CAMBERWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0DL (Ref. 17/AP/1865 ) Installation of public telephone box (within Camberwell Green C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) 10 CARDEN ROAD, LONDON, SE15 3UD (Ref. 17/AP/1789 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a main block dormer loft extension to the rear with the installation of three rooflights to the front slope to provide additional residential living accommodation. (within Nunhead Green C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) 35 COLLEGE ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7BA (Ref. 17/AP/1784 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a single storey detached garage (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Patrick Cronin - 020 7525 5535 020 7525 5535) 12 COURT LANE, LONDON, SE21 7DR (Ref. 17/AP/1832 ) (Householder Application) Construction of rear dormer extension and rear slope of main roof. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony
Roberts 020 7525 5458) MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL, DENMARK HILL, LONDON, SE5 8AZ (Ref. 17/AP/1749 ) Replacement of the existing double glazed, powder coated aluminium windows at second and third floor levels with new double glazed, powder coated aluminium windows of a like for like design at the premises known as Eileen Skellern Two (1st floor) and The John Dickson Ward (2nd floor). (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Michele Sterry 020 7525 5453) 3 DESENFANS ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7DN (Ref. 17/AP/1835 ) (Householder Application) Demolition of existing side extension and replacement with a single storey side extension, rear facing dormer at loft level and rooflights for loft conversion, new bicycle and log store to the front garden. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 65-69 NORWOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9AA (Ref. 17/AP/1961 ) Construction of a first floor extension behind existing front parapet wall to create 3no. apartments. Rear wall extended to first floor roof level with additional windows/ doors inserted. Reason(s) for publicity: (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) 117 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE15 5SE (Ref. 17/AP/1518 ) Construction of an additional floor to form 1 x bedroom flat (Apartment D) and remodelling of existing flat (Apartment C) (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) PAVEMENT OUTSIDE 18 RYE LANE, LONDON, SE15 5BS (Ref. 17/AP/1864 ) Installation of public telephone box (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) PAVEMENT OUTSIDE 44-46 SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON SE1 1UN (Ref. 17/AP/1863 ) Installation of public telephone box (within Thrale Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) 201 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2UE (Ref. 17/AP/1984 ) Removal of existing NatWest brand signage and ATM together with internal alterations to remove non- original fixtures, fittings, furniture and equipment relating to the operation of the branch. (within Tower Bridge C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 201 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2UE (Ref. 17/AP/1983 ) Removal of existing NatWest brand signage and ATM together with internal alterations to remove non- original fixtures, fittings, furniture and equipment relating to the operation of the branch. (within Tower Bridge C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 8A TRINITY STREET, LONDON, SE1 1DB (Ref. 17/AP/1828 ) Listed Building: Take down and rebuild 2no. chimneys adjoining 6 and 8 Trinity Street and 8 and 10 Trinity Street to match existing pattern and with second-hand imperial London stock
brick. The rebuilt chimneys will include the same number of clay pots and caps as originally in place. Take down and rebuild party parapet walls to 8 and 10 Trinity Street (18m in length, 400mm thick) and 6 and 8 Trinity Street (12m in length, 400mm thick) to match existing height and width with lime mortar, bricks to be second-hand imperial London. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 290 WALWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE17 2TE (Ref. 17/AP/1902 ) Installation of new ATM's and a new secure walls to create new ATM room. (within Walworth Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Christopher Kirby 0207 525 0952) GROUND FLOOR, 331-333 WALWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE17 2TG (Ref. 17/AP/1854 ) Single storey rear extension, new shopfront,and
a new side door (within Walworth Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Nadine Brown 020 7525 5481)
Dated 1st June 2017 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK PEDAL CYCLE 'QUIETWAY' ROUTE Q7: GREEN DALE TO FARQUHAR ROAD The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Pedal cycle quietways) (No. *) Traffic Order 201*, the London Borough of Southwark Cycle Tracks Order (Pedal cycle quietways) (No. *) 201*, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (Car club) (No. *) Order 201*, the London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (No. *) Order 201*, the London Borough of Southwark (Loading bays) (No. *) Order 201*, and the London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 201* 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, or in the case of the cycle tracks order, under section 3 of the Cycle Tracks Act 1984, following the procedure set out in the Cycle Tracks Regulations 1984. 2. The effect of the orders would be:(a) to introduce a south-westbound segregated cycle lane in CALTON AVENUE between its junctions with Court Lane and Dulwich Village, aligned with the south-eastern kerb; (b) to introduce a north-eastbound segregated cycle lane in TURNEY ROAD between a point 28 metres south-west of the south-western kerb-line of Dulwich Village and its junction with Dulwich Village, aligned with the north-western kerb; (c) to introduce a north-eastbound cycle lane in DULWICH WOOD AVENUE throughout the length of the carriageway located to the south of the triangular island site opposite Nos. 1-12 'The Garvens' and Nos. 53-55 Dulwich Wood Avenue, aligned with the north-western kerb; (d) to introduce one-way south-westbound traffic working for all vehicles except pedal cycles in DULWICH WOOD AVENUE throughout the length of the carriageway located to the south of the triangular island site opposite Nos. 1-12 'The Garvens' and Nos. 53-55 Dulwich Wood Avenue; (e) to introduce a southbound semi-segregated cycle lane in FARQUHAR ROAD between its junction with Dulwich Wood Avenue and a point opposite its southernmost junction with Jasper Road, aligned with the western and south-western kerb; (f) to introduce new or extend existing lengths of ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions in:- (i) BURBAGE ROAD, on both sides at its junction with Turney Road; (ii) CALTON AVENUE, (1) on both sides at its junction with Woodwarde Road, (2) on the north-west side at its junction with Gilkes Crescent; (3) on both sides between its junctions with Gilkes Crescent and Dulwich Village; (iii) COLBY ROAD, on both sides at its junction with Dulwich Wood Avenue; (iv) COURT LANE, (1) on both sides at its junction with Calton Avenue, and (2) on the north-east side at its junction with Dekker Road; (v) DEKKER ROAD, on both sides at its junction with Court Lane; (vi) DULWICH VILLAGE, on both sides at its junctions with Calton Avenue and Turney Road; (vii) DULWICH WOOD AVENUE, (1) on both sides at its junction with Gipsy Hill, (2) the carriageway located to the south of the triangular island site opposite Nos. 1-12 'The Garvens' and Nos. 53-55 Dulwich Wood Avenue, throughout the north side, (3) on all sides at the western and eastern junctions with the carriageway located to the south of the triangular island site opposite Nos. 1-12 'The Garvens' and Nos. 53-55 Dulwich Wood Avenue, (4) on the north-east side at its junction with Rusholme Grove, and (5) on the south-west side at its junction with Colby Road; (viii) FARQUHAR ROAD (1) on the south-west side at its junction with Dulwich Wood Avenue, (2) on the east side at its northern junction with Jasper Road, and (3) on the north-east side at its southern junction with Jasper Road; (ix) JASPER ROAD, on both sides at its southern junction with Farquhar Road; (x) TOWNLEY ROAD, on the northeast side at its junction with Calton Avenue; (xi) TURNEY ROAD, (1) on the north-west side between its junction with Dulwich Village and its eastern junction with Roseway, (2) on the north-west side at its western junction with Roseway, (3) on the south-east side between its junctions with Dulwich Village and Boxall Road, (4) on both sides at its junction with Pickwick Road; (5) on both sides at its junction with Burbage Road, (6) on the south-east side at the vehicular access to Dulwich Sports Ground; and (7) on both sides at its junction with Croxted Road; and (xii) WOODWARDE ROAD, on both sides at its junction with Calton Avenue; (g) to introduce loading restrictions which would operate between 7 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 7 pm on Mondays to Fridays in CALTON AVENUE on both sides between a point 14.2 metres north-east of the north-eastern wall of No. 1d Calton Avenue and its junction with Dulwich Village; (h) to relocate an existing car club parking place from the south-east side of Calton Avenue to the north-east side of GILKES CRESCENT, at the side of No. 7 Calton Avenue; (i) to provide a new loading bay, 10.1 metres in length, which would operate between Midnight and 7 am, 10 am and 4 pm and 7 pm and Midnight on Mondays to Fridays and at any time on Saturdays and Sundays, in CALTON AVENUE on the north-west side outside No. 1d Calton Avenue; (j) to reduce in length and formalise the existing free echelon parking places on the north-east side of DULWICH VILLAGE outside Nos. 25-49 Dulwich Village; (k) to update the designation of the existing segregated southbound contra-flow cycle lane in FARQUHAR ROAD between its southern junction with Jasper Road and Crystal Palace Parade, and to update the existing one-way traffic working provision for vehicles other than pedal cycles in the adjoining carriageway; and (l) to formalise an existing cycle track on a footpath at the following location:- GREEN DALE, a segregated cycle track for the use of pedal cycles only, comprising all that part of the footpath as is bounded on the north-east by the north-eastern edge of that footpath and on the south-west by a line drawn at least 1.5 metres south-west of and parallel to that north-eastern edge and marked by a segregating kerb, as extends from the south-eastern kerb-line of the vehicular access to No. 65 Green Dale to the north-western kerb-line of the vehicular access to Greendale Close. 3. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE that it has approved under section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the provision of ‘zebra’ pedestrian crossings at the following locations:(a) CALTON AVENUE, the centre of which would be located at the common boundary of Nos. 31 and 33 Calton Avenue. Zig-zag markings, on which vehicles would be prohibited from stopping at all times, would be laid on the north-west side for a distance of 6.5 metres north-east of and 17.5 metres south-west of the crossing, and on the south-east side for a distance of 14 metres north-east of and 7 metres south-west of the crossing; and (b) TURNEY ROAD, the centre of which would be located 11 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line of Boxall Road. Zig-zag markings, on which vehicles would be prohibited from stopping at all times, would be laid on the north-west side for a distance of 6.5 metres north-east of and 10 metres south-west of the crossing, and on the south-east side for a distance of 10 metres either side of the crossing. 4. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE under sections 90A to 90I of the Highways Act 1980 and in accordance with the provisions of the Highways (Road humps) Regulations 1999 and the Highways (Traffic calming) Regulations 1999, propose to construct:(a) speed tables of flat-top construction having a maximum height of 100 millimetres and covering the entire width of the carriageway, in:- (i) COURT LANE, at its junction with Calton Avenue, extending from a point 1 metre metres south-east of the south-eastern wall of No. 1b Court Lane north-westward for a distance of 9.5 metres, measured on the north-east side of Court Lane; (ii) DULWICH WOOD AVENUE, at its junction with Farquhar Road, extending from the south-western kerb-line of Farquhar Road south-westward for a distance of 13 metres, measured on the north-west side of Dulwich Wood Avenue; and (iii) WOODWARDE ROAD, at its junction with Calton Avenue, extending from the south-eastern kerb-line of Calton Avenue south-eastward for a distance of 9 metres, measured on the north-east side of Woodwarde Road. (b) road humps of sinusoidal cross-section construction, 3.7 metres in length, having a maximum height of 100 millimetres and covering the greater width of the carriageway, centred upon the following locations:- (i) DULWICH WOOD AVENUE, (1) at a point 6.1 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 49 and 51 Dulwich Wood Avenue, (2) at a point 2.2 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 37 and 39 Dulwich Wood Avenue, (3) at a point 29.8 metres south-east of the south-eastern wall of No. 29 Dulwich Wood Avenue, (4) at a point 11.5 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Colby Road, (5) at a point 3 metres north-east of the common boundary of Nos. 7 and 9 Dulwich Wood Avenue; (ii) FARQUHAR ROAD, (1) at a point 22.6 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line buildout of Dulwich Wood Avenue, (2) at a point 33.7 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line build-out of Dulwich Wood Avenue, (3) at a point 35 metres north of the north-western kerb-line build-out of Jasper Road, at its northern junction with Farquhar Road, (4) at a point 5 metres south of the south-eastern kerb-line of Jasper Road, at its northern junction with Farquhar Road, (5) at a point 12.5 metres south of the southern kerb-line of Bowley Lane, (6) at a point 23 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line of Jasper Road, at its southern junction with Farquhar Road, (7) at a point 44.5 metres south-west of the south-western kerb-line of Jasper Road, at its southern junction with Farquhar Road; (iii) TURNEY ROAD, (1) at a point 1.7 metres south-west of the common boundary of Nos. 242 and 244 Turney Road, (2) at a point 2.8 metres north-east of the common boundary of Nos. 224 and 226 Turney Road, and (3) at a point 0.6 metres south-west of the common boundary of Nos. 112 and 114 Turney Road. Existing speed cushions at these locations would be removed. 5. For more information contact Clement A-Frempong of the council's Highways – transport projects team by telephone on 020 7525 2305 or e-mail clement.agyei-frempong@southwark.gov.uk .
6. Copies of this notice, the proposed orders, a statement of the council's reasons for making the orders and a plan of the proposal may be found online at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders or paper copies may be obtained from or viewed at Highways, Environment, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2305 for details. 7. Anyone wishing to object to or make any other representations regarding the proposal, may use the form labelled 'Parking - Road traffic and highway schemes - responding to statutory consultation notices' at https://forms.southwark.gov.uk/ or send a statement in writing to: the Traffic orders officer, Highways, Southwark council, Environment, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or by e-mail to traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference H/ND/TMO1718-005 by 22 June 2017. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made. 8. When making an objection or representation, please be aware that this may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this consultation, including in some circumstances personal information, may also be subject to publication or disclosure under the requirements of current access to information legislation. Dated 01 June 2017 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
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Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that I / we Mons Fromager-Affineur Ltd have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of the Shop at 153 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HX The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol: Opening hours:
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Start time
Finish time
Mon - Sat Sun
09:00 10:00
21:30 16:00
Mon - Sat Sun
09:00 10:00
21:30 16:00
A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by Southwark Licensing Team, Regulatory Services, 3rd Floor Hub 1, PO Box 64529, London, SE1P 5LX - E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 25.5.17
Southwark News, Thursday June 1, 2017 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK LOCAL PARKING ISSUES The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'HH') (No. 9) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'SB') (No. 2) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (Car club) (No. 19) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (No. 13) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Loading bays) (No. 7) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 34) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Prohibition of stopping on entrance markings) (Amendment No. 14) Traffic Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Ambulance stopping areas) (No.9) Traffic Order 2017, and the London Borough of Southwark (Cycle hangars) (No. 3) Experimental Traffic Order 2017 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 01 June 2017 it has made the above orders under the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 2. The effect of the orders, following determination by the Cabinet Member for Environment and the Public Realm (see:http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=50013476&Opt=0 ) of objections received to the measures in respect of Kerfield Place as advertised by public notice on 01 December 2016 (see:- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2656526 ), will be in:- (a) BURBAGE ROAD, so as to accommodate the provision of a new raised 'zebra' pedestrian crossing - to (i) reduce in length an existing 'shared-use' parking place and relocate an existing car club parking place on the south-west side adjacent to No. 44 Half Moon Lane, (ii) to convert two existing ambulance stopping areas on the north-east side adjacent to No. 46 Half Moon Lane to 'shared-use' parking, the northernmost of which would be reduced in length, and (iii) to convert an existing length of single yellow line waiting restrictions on the north-east side adjacent to No. 46 Half Moon Lane to 'at any time'; (b) BURBAGE ROAD - to introduce 'at any time' waiting restrictions on both sides at its junction with Dulwich Village and Gallery Road; (c) COLLEGE ROAD - to introduce 'at any time' waiting restrictions on the west side at its junction with Dulwich Village and Gallery Road; (d) CONSORT ROAD - to extend existing 'at any time' waiting restrictions on both sides at the uncontrolled pedestrian crossing located at the common boundary of Nos. 183 and 185 Consort Road; (e) DRUMMOND ROAD - to convert an existing length of single yellow line waiting restrictions on the south-west side at the entrance to 'The Biscuit Factory', Tower Bridge Business Complex to 'at any time'; (f) DULWICH VILLAGE - to introduce 'at any time' waiting restrictions on the west and south sides at its junction with Burbage Road, College Road and Gallery Road; (g) GALLERY ROAD - to introduce 'at any time' waiting restrictions on both sides at its junction with Burbage Road, College Road and Dulwich Village; (h) ILDERTON ROAD - to introduce 'at any time' waiting restrictions on the south-east side (i) at its junction with Hornshay Street, and (ii) outside Nos. 313-349 Ilderton Road; (i) KERFIELD PLACE - to introduce '8.30 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Friday' waiting restrictions on the north-western side of the carriageway fronting Nos. 7-13 Kerfield Place, excluding the private parking areas; (j) KIRBY GROVE - to convert existing lengths of single yellow line waiting restrictions to 'at any time' (i) on the south and west sides of its southern extremity and (ii) throughout the east side; (k) MARLBOROUGH GROVE to convert existing lengths of single yellow line waiting restrictions to 'at any time' (i) on the east and south-east side outside Six Bridges Industrial estate, (ii) on the west side at its junction with Ainsdale Drive, (iii) on both sides at its junction with Old Kent Road, and (iv) to remove part of an existing 'shared-use' parking place on the north-west side outside John Penry House, No. 1 Marlborough Grove and introduce 'at any time' waiting restrictions; (l) MCDERMOTT ROAD - to convert an existing length of single yellow line waiting restrictions on the south-east side between its junctions with Relf Road and Sternhall Lane to 'at any time'; (m) RAYMOUTH ROAD - to convert an existing length of single yellow line waiting restrictions on the north-east side outside Banner Court, Raymouth Road to 'at any time'; (n) ROLLS ROAD - to introduce a new length of 'school keep clear' restrictions on the south-west side outside Phoenix Primary School; (ot) ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD - to convert all existing lengths of single yellow line waiting restrictions on both sides between its junctions with Hawkstone Road and the vehicular access to Beamish House, Rennie Estate, to 'at any time'; (p) ROTHERHITHE STREET - to extend an existing length of 'at any time' waiting restrictions on the west side, at the southern vehicular access to Stanton House, No. 620 Rotherhithe Street; (q) SILVER WALK - to introduce 'at any time' waiting restrictions on the south-west side at the rear of Nos. 14-16 Pattina Walk; (r) SILWOOD STREET - to (i) convert 7 metres of an existing free parking place on the east side adjacent to Westlake, Rotherhithe New Road to an 'at any time' loading bay, and (ii) and convert an existing length of single yellow line waiting restrictions on the east side at its junction with Rotherhithe New Road to 'at any time'; (s) TABARD STREET - to introduce new lengths of 'school keep clear' restrictions: (i) on the south-west side outside London Christian School, No. 40 Tabard Street, and (ii) on the north-east side outside Empire Square West, Empire Square; (t) WAGNER STREET - to introduce 'at any time' waiting restrictions on both sides between its junction with Ilderton Road and the boundary of the London Borough of Lewisham; (u) WORLINGHAM ROAD - to extend existing 'at any time' waiting restrictions on both sides at its junction with East Dulwich Road; and (v) to provide, by way of an experiment, cycle hangars on the carriageway, each having 2.55 metres in length, 2.05 metres in width and aligned parallel to the kerb in (i) GOWLETT ROAD on the north-east side outside No. 3 Gowlett Road, and (ii) WOOLER STREET on the north-west side outside No. 61 Wooler Street; 3. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE that it has approved under section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the provision of a raised ‘zebra’ pedestrian crossing at the following location:- BURBAGE ROAD, the centre of which will be located 8.5 metres south of the southern kerb-line of Half Moon Lane. Zig-zag markings, on which vehicles will be prohibited from stopping at all times would be laid: (i) on the east side of the road for a distance of 7.5 metres north of and 8 metres south of the crossing, and (ii) on the west side of the road for a distance of 7.5 metres north of and 16.5 metres south of the crossing. Please note this will be a pedestrian-only crossing - in correction to that advertised by public notice on 04 May 2017. 4. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 05 June 2017 (with the exception of the 'Cycle hangars' experimental order which will come into force on 12 June 2017), and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark council, Environment and Social regeneration, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Telephone 020 7525 2005 or email:- traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk for details. 5. Any person desiring to question the validity of the orders 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 orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. Dated 01 June 2017 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
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Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we Bedales Enterprises Ltd Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Bob’s Lobster, Unit SU59, 71 St Thomas Street, London, SE1 3QX The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol:
Days
Sun - Weds Thurs - Sat
The provision of late night Sun - Weds refreshment: Thurs - Sat Opening hours:
Sun - Weds Thurs - Sat
Start time
Finish time
07:30 07:30
23:30 01:00
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A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by Southwark Licensing Team, Regulatory Services, 3rd Floor Hub 1, PO Box 64529, London, SE1P 5LX - E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 22nd May 2017
VENUES FOR CIVIL MARRIAGES AND PARTNERSHIPS AWAY FROM REGISTRY OFFICES NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT
A notice advertising an application for approval / renewal of venue must be published in a local newspaper which circulates in the locality (see attached list for newspapers which the Council normally accepts) in which the premises are situated and which is on sale at local newsagents. One copy of the complete newspaper must be sent to: Community Safety, Licensing Team, 3rd Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX Or E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk The advertisement must be in the following form:-
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF VENUE FOR MARRIAGES AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT Paul George Edmund Mond Brackley has applied to the Licensing Unit for approval of the premises Shangri-La Hotel, London, At the Shard for Ren, Li, Yi, Gong, The Swimming Pool for 24 hours license
Any person may inspect the application and the plan accompanying it at all reasonable hours during the working day until such time as the application has been finally determined or withdrawn, at the address below. Anyone wishing to oppose the application must do so in writing by 16th June 2017 SPECIFYING THE GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION TO: Community Safety, Licensing Team, 3rd Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX Or E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SCORESBY STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Highway works to be carried out, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads. Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Scoresby Street, between Blackfriars Road and Gambia Street. The alternative route for affected traffic will be via Blackfriars Road, Nicholson Street, Chancel Street, Dolben Street, Great Suffolk Street, Union Street.
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 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 works will be in place on the 20th – 21st June 2017
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment and Social Regeneration Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3613/ 1477221
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PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16A THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2017
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 purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3. The purpose of the Order is to facilitate street parties as indicated in the schedule to this notice. The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle from:-
(a) entering or proceeding in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice on the date and between the hours specified in that schedule;
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (OAKHURST GROVE, OLD JAMES STREET, REDCROSS WAY, REYNOLDS ROAD, SPRINGALL ROAD, STANBURY ROAD, SURREY ROAD, SYLVAN GROVE, BUSH ROAD, OMEARA STREET 1. 2.
(b) waiting (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(a) any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(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. The alternative route will be adjacent roads as applicable.
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For information regarding this event or for information relating to this order please contact: Network Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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Southwark Council Environment and Social Regeneration Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref:SP/3664/3663/3678 Schedule
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(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Highway works to be carried out, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads. Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Oakhurst Grove, between Kelmore Road and Tyrell Road (b) Old James Street, between Scylla Road and Nunhead Lane (c) Redcross Way (northside) at it’s junction with Union Street. (d) Reynolds Road, between Cheltenham Road and Borland Road (e) Springall Street, between Meeting House Lane and Studholme Street (f) Stanbury Road, between Lugard Road and Firbank Road (g) Surrey Road, between Cheltenham Road and Inverton Road (h) Sylvan Grove, between Old Kent Road and blocked end (I) Bush Road, between Rotherhithe New Road and Bestwood Street (j) Omeara Street, at it’s junction with Union Street
The alternative route for (a) Tyrrell Road, Barry Road, Peckham Rye, The Gardens, Kelmore Grove. (b) Whorlton Road, Peckham Rye, Nunhead Lane. Nunhead Lane, Consort Road, Heaton Road, Peckham Rye, Scylla Road. (c) Southwark Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Union Street. (d) Borland Road, Stuart Road, Cheltenham Road, Hichisson Road. (e) Meeting House Lane, Asylum Road, Studholme Street, Naylor Road. (f) Lugard Road, Hollydale Road, Brayards Road, Caufield Road, Firbank Road. (g) Cheltenham Road, Reynolds Road, Borland Road, Inverton Road, Ivydale Road.. (h) no diversion route required. (i) Trundle Road, Grinsted Road, Evelyn Street, Creek Road, Deptford Church Street. (j) Union Street, Borough High Street slip Road, Southwark Street, as applicable 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 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 works will be in place for (a) 27th – 28th June. (b) 28th – 29th June (c) 29th June – 12th July. (d) 16th – 17th June. (e) 29th – 30th June. (f) 29th – 30th June. (g) 26th – 27th June (h)20th – 21st June. (i) 19th – 21st June (j) 15th – 28th June
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BELLENDEN ROAD) TEMPORARY WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS 1. 2.
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Dated this 1st June 2017
Southwark Council, Environment and Social Regeneration, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a)3604/1475825 (b) 3611/ 1475827 (c)3706/194010 (d) 3612/ 1477218 (e) 3627/1475832 (f)3614/ 1475834 (g) 3652/1475901 (h) 3615/1477225 (i) 3655/ 1476203 (j) 3707/221730 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WINCHESTER WALK)
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of development works by Morgan Sindall in the above named road, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from waiting and loading at any time in part of Bellenden Road. Whilst the restriction is in progress, and whilst the authorised road markings/traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to wait, including waiting for the purpose of loading and unloading at any time in: (a) Bellenden Road, on the southern kerb line from No’s 169 for approximately 40m in a northerly direction. (b) Bellenden Road on the northern kerb line from No’s 210 for approximately 32m in a northerly direction.
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 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 restrictions will come into force on the 16th June 2017 until the 22nd December 2017. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Environment and Social Regeneration, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3708
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that, to enable Virgin Media/McNicholas Construction to carry out works, it intends to make an order, the effect of which would be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road. Whilst the works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Winchester Walk, between Winchester Square and Stoney Street.
The alternative route for diverted vehicles will be via, Winchester Walk, Winchester Square, Clink Street, Stoney Street. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, insofar as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
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 restriction will come into force between the 20th – 22nd June 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 1st June 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Environment and Social Regeneration, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3654/ /SSEMBU/100155707
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By John Kelly
johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
PREMIER LEAGUE Crystal Palace are the eye-catching headliners of Dulwich Hamlet’s pre-season fixture schedule this summer.
The Eagles will head to Champion Hill in July, along with Championship Brentford, troubled Leyton Orient, who were relegated from League Two last season, and Crawley Town. Manager Gavin Rose’s side will also be on the road in pre-season, travelling to Beckenham Town, Lewes, Cray Valley and Aveley. Hamlet are preparing for another
season in the Isthmian League Premier Division after losing the 2016-17 playoff final to Bognor Regis Town.
Full pre-season fixture list:
JULY 11 - Beckenham Town (A) 15 - Lewes (A) 17 - Crawley (H) 19 - Crystal Palace (H) 20 - Cray Valley (A) 25 - Leyton Orient (H) 29 - Brentford (H) AUGUST 2 - Aveley (A)
Tournament aims to unite communities
AT LEAST sixteen youth teams from different international backgrounds will compete in the Community Union League (CUL) in Kennington later this month.
The aim of the league is “facilitating cohesion and assimilation into the wider society”. Youth players representing countries such as Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Somalia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Ecuador will take part. CUL Social Secretary Dr Husam Awadalla said: “The league is all about football, a sport that unites people of all backgrounds and that they relate to. “CUL will provide the different communities in the UK an avenue to compete together in football, bringing communities closer to each other and facilitating cohesion and assimilation into the wider society. “This is targeted to the youth, specifically those under 20, with the aim of engaging young people in useful activities and sway them away from crime or extremism and terrorism. “On the opening day there will be cultural, heritage, and recreational activities such as folk dances where
A SPARKLING century by Tom Savill helped Dulwich chase down a daunting target of 262 in their Travelbag Surrey Championship Division 2 clash at Dorking last weekend.
The home side chose to take first use of a good batting track with a lightning-fast outfield, but Leon Sealy produced a testing opening spell and picked up the first wicket in his third over. With Jon Lodwick feeling unwell and lacking his usual aggression, Sam Ellison replaced him after three overs and dismissed the other opener with his eighth ball without having conceded a run. Jason Swift then joined Cameron Pitt, and together they put on 65 for the third wicket, taking the score to 99 in the 21st over when Levi Olver, in his first game of the
The club will announce ticket details soon.
performers from the different communities will be wearing their national costumes. “The closing ceremony will include welcoming speeches by the organising committee of the festival, plus various recreational performances and the handing out of the trophies for the participating teams.” The tournament will be held from Saturday, July 22 to Sunday, August 20 at Kennington Park Football Ground (SE11 4BB). For more details email husam@hotmail.com.
LEIGH NICOL was named Millwall Lionesses player of the year at the club’s award ceremony last weekend.
Nicol is a member of the squad that finished third in the Spring Series campaign, their highest ever finish in the Women’s Super League 2. Ella Rutherford was named young player of the year, and goalkeeper Sarah Quantrill the players’ player of Lionesses players pose with the League One playoff trophy Members of Charisma Gymnastics Club, which is based in Dulwich, continue to impress on the London scene. At the latest Level Five gymnastics competition at Heathrow Gymnastics Club, they brought home 10 medals.
the year. Other winners were Katie Giligan, the development squad player of the year, and Sammie Brooker, the player’s player of the year at the same level. Players at all levels of the club were honoured after a successful season. Lionesses’ U10s and U12s played against boy’s teams all season in a grassroots league for the first time ever
Fisher’s new funding scheme to boost player budget
FISHER HAVE announced a new investment initiative aimed at ensuring the club remains “democratic and supporterowned”.
The Fisher FC 12th Man Fund is an overhaul of their membership scheme, and the club hope it will increase revenue. Fisher were relegated to the Southern Counties East Football League First Division last season. “We’re keen to remain democratic and supporters owned, continually safeguarding the future of the club we all love,” new membership secretary Joe Arif said. “But for this to remain viable we must increase the revenue streams and see the profit and loss sheet back in
Savill century snatches Dulwich win season, dismissed Pitt for 33. That was to be the last wicket for nineteen overs as Tim Johnson joined Swift in a stand of 116 for the fourth wicket. At 215-3 after 39 overs Dorking seemed well set for a total in excess of 300, but Swift’s dismissal to Ellison for 104 brought about a collapse in which five wickets fell for 29 runs. Skipper Alex Gledhill took the last two wickets in four balls to dismiss Dorking for 262 in the 49th over, the last seven wickets having gone down in 9.1 overs for 47 runs. Savill and Kristian Williman launched the Dulwich reply, with the side facing a target of over 260 for the second week running. But
this time there was to be no collapse as Savill ripped into some loose bowling while his partner gave him sensible support at the other end. The score reached 50 in just 5.4 overs and 100 in 13.2. The stand was finally ended at 141 off the last ball of the 20th over, with Williman falling for 24 while Savill had already reached 89. Savill had been joined by Guy Skinner, who contributed nineteen (off 27 balls) to a stand of 53 in 9.4 overs for the second wicket. Skinner’s dismissal was quickly followed by Ed Hopkins, but Savill continued in imperious fashion in company with Salaar Waqar, until being caught behind with the score
under new directive from the FA. The U14s represented the club at the Dallas Cup in Texas, while the U16s were victorious in their RTC Tier 2 League, winning all of their games and reaching the final of the FA Youth Cup for the first time in club history. The development side finished fifth in their league, while Grace Neville, Brionne Fowle and Georgia EatonCollins represented England U17s.
on 218. Savill’s 135 had come from just 103 balls, and included 20 fours and two sixes. Keeper Will Bancroft joined Waqar and carried on where Savill had left off, racing to 37 and seeing his side to a sixwicket victory with nine overs to spare. The limited overs games finished with Dulwich in fifth place after recording two wins and two defeats. After three successive away matches they return home next week for the first time game, against Worcester Park, who have won three of their four matches and are currently third. Score: Dorking 262 (48.4) lost to Dulwich 265-4 (41) by six wickets.
the black. “We want to cheer on a competitive team led by [manager] Dean Harrison as we attempt to bounce back into the SCEFL Premier Division at the first time of asking. “In order to do this a playing budget is paramount. Placing the club in a sea of debt is not an option, so we see a crowdfunding exercise as the best way forward. “If 20 people commit to £20 a week we would accumulate a £20,000 playing budget. It would represent a massive step forward for Fisher.” For more details on how to get involved in the 12th Man Fund contact joe.arif@hotmail.com or on 07921149001.
Southwark Aquatics call for competitors
SOUTHWARK AQUATICS continue to go from strength to strength after they recently returned to the newly refurbished Seven Islands Leisure Centre.
In May, eight of their swimmers took part in the London Regional Championships, with two making finals and a number of personal bests. Treasurer Kerry Fox said: “We've had a fantastic season and are now setting our sights on getting swimmers to national level.” “Our new season starts on September 1. We’re a local, inclusive, competitive club and happy to welcome new children and masters to the team.” Those interested in joining can contact sasctrials@gmail.com or visit www.southwarkaquatics.co.uk for more information.
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‘I want fans’ voices to be heard by club’
By John Kelly
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MILLWALL’S FAN on the Board says he wants to be an effective communication link between supporters and the club.
Micky Simpson took up the position last season, and has already brought a number of issues to the club’s attention, including some newspapers’ coverage of the pitch invasion at the end of the play-off final. He wants Lions fans to know that he is available to contact with any issues they may have, and he will make sure that the club are made aware of them. “On a day-to-day basis I am liaising with the club on fan issues, speaking with various departments and keeping a line of communication open between fans and the club,” he said. “If there’s a bad run of press then fans know need to know the club is dealing with it. They sometimes don’t know the club are doing stuff behind the scenes. I want to make sure the fans know they are being listened to. “Emails I get are shared with the club, as are questions raised on Twitter.” Simpson regularly speaks with Steve Kavanagh, and conveyed his belief that there should be no punishment for fans who entered the pitch after the league game with Northampton in April, following an incident in the stands when a fan suffered a heart attack. He will be sitting down with the Millwall chief executive over the summer. “Every time I post a statement I need to be sure the facts are correct, if I have to defend fans I need to know the full facts,” he said. “But if something is indefensible then it can’t be defended. “I have some ideas I want to discuss with Steve, issues around catering, how fans are treated. “If I feel I need to go to the club I’ll forward on concerns from supporters to the relevant people.”
By John Kelly
johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
MILLWALL ARE heading back to Portugal in July as part of their preparations for the new season. Neil Harris will take his squad away on a training camp ahead of their return to the Championship following promotion last month. The squad are back for the beginning of pre-season training on
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Manager Neil Harris has had success in the loan market in the last two seasons
Jake Cooper (main), Jed Wallace (above right) and George Saville were on-loan hits at Millwall
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By John Kelly
johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
MILLWALL CEO Steve Kavanagh believes being in the Championship will help the club attract players on loan from the Premier League.
The Lions will complete permanent transfer for James Meredith and Tom Elliott this month, and could also utilise the loan market to boost their squad. Millwall boss Neil Harris has already seen the benefit of bringing in loan players. In his first full season in charge he signed George Saville and Jed Wallace, both from Wolves, before Chris Taylor arrived from Blackburn Rovers. Last season Harris returned to Wolves for Wallace, before recruiting centreback Jake Cooper from Reading. All of those players made impacts, with Wallace and Cooper making important contributions as Millwall won promotion from League One in May.
The offer of Championship football should mean the club can compete for promising Premier League talent, and Millwall can point to their role in the development of Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane as further incentive to tempt players. Kavanagh stressed it is crucial any player joining on a temporary basis buys into the ethos of the club. “That’s something we’ll discuss and look at,” Kavanagh said. “When you’re in the Championship you can attract Premier League loans. “But for someone to come in on loan he has to have the right ingredients to ensure that first and foremost he feels and believes he is a Millwall player for that season. He needs to feel he’s part of that set-up and not just someone on the periphery. “If we find someone with those right ingredients it’s something we might consider. “We’ve got contacts all over the place. Neil has played with a number of players now at different clubs, the chairman has contacts, I know various
chief executives around football. And that’s before we even get into the rest of the management team and the scouting set-up. There are a huge number of contacts. “Harry Kane came here – people know what a loan to here can mean. But we want the core of the squad to be Millwall players.” Kavanagh revealed the club have a long list of potential transfer targets that they are working on. Millwall are hopeful Shaun Williams, Shaun Cummings and Jimmy Abdou will sign new contracts. There is also the likelihood that players already contracted to the club will seek new deals, with Lee Gregory and Byron Webster saying after the play-off final win over Bradford that they would be happy to talk about extensions. “The agents will talk to us and as part of our strategy we obviously look at where things are, how long they have left on their contracts,” Kavanagh said. “We try to make sure players are settled and not thinking about the
future. That’s not always possible, we’ve had a couple of players who got to the end of this season out of contract, but they performed. “Jimmy Abdou is out of contract, but he performed miraculously. We’re talking to Jimmy. “Shaun Williams is out of contract, he played exceptionally well last season and we’re still talking to him. “You don’t ideally have that, but it works all ways. You always want players to be settled but ultimately we’ve got to build a squad that can develop and evolve and grow in the Championship. “We’ve got lists as long as your arm containing names of players we want to come in. There are some we are talking to and we know exactly what we want to do. “It’s not always easy to secure the first target. If we can’t get the first target we’ll get the second or the third or the fourth. They’re not on the list if they’re not of interest, so just because they’re fourth on the list doesn’t mean they’re not a top-quality player.”
“There might be one running session, one football-based session, and then the third one might be a video-analysis session showing clips of how we want to play this year and how we played last year; how we can improve, what we did well and want
to do again. “There will also be bike or pool sessions as well as working in the gym, so we rotate those sessions.” Last year, Millwall played a behindclosed-doors friendly against Fulham and in July they plan to play two games, most likely against English opposition. However, the club have yet to decide if they will be available to fans wishing to attend.
Millwall set for Portugal June 26, when the club’s medical and fitness teams will carry out routine tests to gauge players’ physical levels after the summer break. Millwall organised the training camp months ago, and it will be the third summer in a row Harris will have
brought his squad to Portugal. Last year, Harris explained what kind of work the players will be put through. “Portugal will be three sessions a day. In that heat they won’t be three physical, high-tempo sessions.
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By John Kelly
johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
MILLWALL PUSHED through the announcement of the signing of James Meredith as his former boss Phil Parkinson was still trying to convince him to join Bolton.
The Lions confirmed on Monday that Meredith will join on July 1, subject to a medical. Meredith is currently on holidays after the end of Bradford’s season, which ended with a League One playoff final defeat to Millwall at Wembley in May. Former Bantams boss Parkinson brought Meredith to the club from York City in 2012, and the defender was in the side that defeated Northampton 3-0 in that season’s League Two play-off final. Meredith, 29, made 211 starts for Bradford and came off the bench nine times. He scored four goals for the Bantams, including the equaliser against Millwall in a 1-1 League One draw at Valley Parade in January. Parkinson was trying to use his influence to persuade Meredith to join him at promoted Bolton, and link up with another ex-Lion, defender Mark Beevers. Meredith had been offered a new contract by Bradford boss Stuart McCall, but he turned it down as his focus was on playing Championship football having never experienced that level before. Bolton News reported on Monday that Parkinson had spoken to Meredith, and Millwall wanted to end any speculation around the player’s future by confirming he had decided his future lay in south London. Meredith has signed a two-year deal and he admitted he is relishing the chance to play in front of Millwall fans at The Den. He also revealed it was Harris’ ambition and “big plans” that convinced him to sign for the club. “I met Neil and he came across so well,” he told the club’s website. “He's ambitious and has big plans both for the football club and for me as an individual, which is exactly what you want to hear and made Millwall the most attractive option for me. “I'm looking forward to meeting and
James Meredith Fact file
Position: Left-back, left wing-back Age: 29 Height: 6ft 1in Born: New South Wales, Australia Youth career: Derby County Previous clubs: Cambridge United, Chesterfield, Sligo Rovers (Ireland), Shrewsbury Town, AF Telford United, York City, Bradford International caps: 2 getting to know my new team-mates during pre-season. There's a lot of hard work ahead because the Championship is a very demanding league with tough games every week. “I'm excited for what the future holds and can't wait to play as a
Burton midfielder Mousinho links are wide of the mark By John Kelly
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MILLWALL HAVE not held talks with the representatives of Burton Albion’s John Mousinho, contrary to an online story this week which claimed they had. Mousinho is a 31-year-old midfielder who has been with Burton since 2014 and captained them to promotion from League One in 2015-16. Millwall have done business with Burton before, when Calum Butcher made the switch to south London last
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summer. Neil Harris is looking to bolster his midfield ahead of their Championship campaign. Millwall already have contracted players Butcher and Ben Thompson, and have offered new deals to both Jimmy Abdou and Shaun Williams. Harris is also interested in Southend’s Ryan Leonard, while the club checked on Everton youngster Liam Walsh last season. But the News understands the Lions are not looking at Mousinho as an option.
Millwall player at The Den. Whenever I've played there before the atmosphere has been great.” Harris was pleased to sign a player he had been tracking for some time. He said: “It's important for us now at Championship level that we
Millwall fought off competition from Bolton to sign defender
strengthen positions across the park and James' arrival certainly does that. Competition for places is vital if we're to be successful. “He adds further quality to our lefthand side and arrives in form having enjoyed a brilliant season for
Bradford. “James has been putting in consistently good performances for some time, including against us, and I'm looking forward to working with him once pre-season training begins in the latter part of June.”
Forde thanks Millwall after release David Forde
By John Kelly
johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
DAVID FORDE took to Twitter to thank Millwall after news of his release last week.
Forde, 37, is leaving the Lions after nine years and 339 first-team appearances. He was the first-choice goalkeeper for most of that time, but lost his place to Jordan Archer in 2015-16 before spending last season on loan at Portsmouth where he won the League Two title. Forde joined Millwall from
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Cardiff in 2008, and his form for the club, helping them to promotion from League One in 2010, led to international recognition. He won 23 caps with the Republic of Ireland after making his debut against Northern Ireland in 2011. Forde is taking his coaching badges, but he intends to carry on playing. He wrote: “Thank you @MillwallFC for helping me fulfill my dreams. I have met, worked & played with some amazing people. Till we meet again Millllllllllll.”
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Tom Elliott (right) battling with former Millwall defender Mark Beevers last season
Lions on prowl for Shrimpers star By John Kelly
Johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
MILLWALL are in the hunt for Southend United’s Ryan Leonard – but Shrimpers boss Phil Brown said his club have “knocked back all the bids so far” for the midfielder.
Striker at Millwall this week for medical By John Kelly
Johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
CENTRE-FORWARD Tom Elliott is set to undergo a medical at Millwall on Friday ahead of a proposed switch from AFC Wimbledon.
Elliott is available on a free transfer with his current contract expiring at the end of June. Twenty-six-year-old Elliott scored thirteen goals in 46 appearances last season, including the equaliser for the Dons in the 2-2 draw with Millwall in January.
He would provide competition for first-choice strikers Steve Morison and Lee Gregory, starting with the 2017-18 Championship season. Elliott was born in Leeds and started his career with his hometown club, making four appearances before moving to Hamilton in Scotland. Following his release he joined Stockport County but it was only after he signed for Cambridge United that he really showed his talent, scoring 26 goals in 87 games. Dons boss Neal Ardley brought him to the club in the summer of 2015, and Elliott spearheaded the
attack as the club won promotion to League One. A former Millwall target, James Hanson, was impressed with Elliott, who scored in AFC Wimbledon’s 3-2 defeat to Bradford in October. “Wimbledon are a good side and Tom Elliott has done really well,” Hanson said. “I remember when he was on trial at Bradford under Peter Jackson. He's put a lot of muscle on since because he was a really tall, skinny guy.” Millwall considered a move for the 6ft 4ins striker in January, with injuries at various stages to
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Gregory and Morison affecting their league form. But Lions boss Neil Harris has waited until the summer before making his move for Elliott. With doubts over the future of Fred Onyedinma, and Harris using Aiden O’Brien more in wide areas, strengthening the attack for what is likely to be a difficult season was one of the main summer priorities. Elliott will challenge for a firstteam place, casting doubt on the immediate futures of Harry Smith and Jamie Philpot, who are both likely to be made available for loan next season.
The Lions are looking to increase their midfield options after winning promotion to the Championship last month. Shaun Williams and Jimmy Abdou have been offered new deals, and Millwall boss Neil Harris wants to bring in 25-yearold box-to-box midfielder Leonard to provide more competition in that area. Leonard joined Southend from Plymouth in 2011 and has made 236 appearances for the club, scoring 23 goals. But Harris faces competition for Plympton-born Leonard’s signature from the other two clubs promoted from League One this season, Sheffield United and Bolton Wanderers. Blades boss Chris Wilder confirmed their bid for Leonard had been rejected. And Brown insisted Southend are holding firm in their determination to keep one of their key players. “Things are bubbling along where Lenny is concerned but we’ve put a ‘not for sale’ sign on his head at the moment and will do all we can to keep him,” Brown told Echo News this week. “The chairman has met with Lenny for talks but we’ve had two more clubs come in for him from the Championship. “There’s a lot of interest but we’ve knocked back all the bids so far.” Like last summer, Millwall are determined to do their transfer business as early as possible. Defender James Meredith and striker Tom Elliott will join on July 1, and Harris hopes Leonard will also make the switch.
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