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COUNCIL FINED £270,000 AND COSTS FOR LAKANAL FIRE SAFETY FLAWS
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March 2 2017
‘A MIRACLE’ NO ONE WAS KILLED
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Shop owner’s shock as car smashes into her hair salon
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By Owen Sheppard
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THE OWNER of a Peckham salon that was smashed into a by a rolling car has said it was “a miracle” that no one was killed.
A black hatchback driven by a woman in her 50s – with two passengers aged in their 80s and 30s – drove into the Ivy Beauty World salon in Peckham High Street on Monday. They were left with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Full story on page 11
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Stop centres closing HE STORY this week that adults with learning disabilities and their families have been left devastated after learning two day centres in Southwark could close is part of a wider picture across the country of a system that is simply not working.
It is extremely difficult given the near collapse across the country of adult social care to just place the blame at the door of the town hall. Social care faces a funding gap of at least £2.6 billion by 2020 and it cannot be left to council taxpayers alone to try to fix this crisis. The government has to step in. But what Southwark do appear to be guilty of is being vague on what is happening specifically at Riverside Day Centre, in Cherry Garden Street, Bermondsey, and Queen’s Road Day Centre, in Peckham. Both centres, run by the Camden Society, a registered charity, have leased the buildings rent-free from the council, but that lease has run out and one building deemed ‘not fit for purpose’. Why is not fit for purpose? We have not been told. And if the community was to step in and make it fit for purpose, would the council still be able to give Camden Society the place rent-free or even at a much reduced rate? There are now just months left to save or find alternative homes for each centre. There is not a person in the town hall or on the streets of the borough who would deny that both centres are desperately needed, so let’s work together to help find a solution to protect and take care of our most vulnerable neighbours. Armed with all the facts, of course.
Right decision on Lakanal tragedy
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T WAS the right decision for Southwark Council to hold its hands up and plead guilty to all four counts of breach of fire safety regulations, in relation to the tragic Lakanal fire of 2009.
You cannot read back through the events of that day without feeling desperate about the loss of life - three woman and three children, for the agony of their loved ones, and without feeling angry that people were allowed to live in a building where such a catastrophe could unfold. Fighting the charges brought by the London Fire Brigade would have sent out the message that the council believed it was not at fault for those six terrible deaths - which would have been so disrespectful to those who died and their families. And Southwark hasn’t only just accepted that it made major mistakes - over the past eight years it has spent £62m on fire risk assessment programmes and fire safety work and now works far more closely with the London Fire Brigade. Nothing can bring back those who were lost that day, but this work can help to minimize the chances of it ever happening again. Southwark will now pay a fine of £270,000, but also court costs of £300,000. Granted, the case had to be prepared and the Fire Brigade’s similar costs paid for, but isn’t it a crazy world where the defendant can plead guilty and yet still pay more in court costs than the actual fine? Couldn’t a large part of that £300,000 have been better spent, for example on fire safety?
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By Chiara Giordano
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A PAIR of old friends hope to bring Saturday family entertainment to Bermondsey by hosting their own live wrestling shows.
David Yeates, 34, and Matt Juby, 38, who grew up in Bermondsey, have set up Apollo Championship Wrestling (ACW) and will hold their first live event with eleven professional wrestlers on April 1. The best friends, who both trained as wrestlers for a year, said they would like to get more families and children along to the event – and are hoping local people will get hooked on their characters and storylines. “My two children – aged nine and ten – are coming as well as their friends, so there are some children coming but we’d like more,” said David, who grew up on Keeton’s Estate and now lives in Epsom, Surrey. “We just think this will be good for the community; the only thing on a Saturday locally now is watching Millwall, there’s nothing going on. “Funding is being cut for everything at the moment; the local schools and the clubs are starving for money so if this could just inspire some kids to see that they can do something different, that there is something else out there, then the sky is the limit.” “If you want to go to a football match nowadays you are paying a lot for a match,” added Matt, who grew up in Lucey Way and now lives in Nunhead. “When I was a kid we had WWE and that sort of thing, but there was nothing for us to physically go to unless you travelled outside of Bermondsey. So we thought why not do something here because it would’ve been great for us as kids.” David and Matt were keen to emphasise that wrestling is not violent and that their shows will be child-friendly. “People have a stigma about wrestling that it’s violent,” said dadof-two Matt, who works as a support
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tling Photo: Hope Wres
We want to bring w r e s tl i n g m a n i a t o Bermondsey
clerk. “It’s not, it’s theatrical. It’s the same as Eastenders; it’s not real and it’s really just a soap opera.” “We’ve got characters and it follows a storyline,” added David, a facilities manager. “It’s a soap opera in a wrestling ring.” The first event will take place at Keeton’s Hall, 2 Tranton Road, at the junction of St James’ Road, on April 1. Doors will open at 1.30pm and the show will take place from 2-5pm.
There will be six matches on the day, including a women’s match between Bobbi Tyler and Chakara, and there will be a Del Boy character named Savvy Sid Scala. There will be a bar serving nonalcoholic drinks and snacks, and merchandise will be on sale. Children are welcome accompanied by a paying adult over the age of eighteen.Tickets can be bought by visiting www.acwuk.com or www.facebook.com/acwukwrestling
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Council fined £270,000 for safety breaches over fatal Lakanal fire
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By Owen Sheppard
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL has been fined £270,000 and will pay £300,000 costs for fire safety breaches in the 2009 Lakanal House fire, which claimed six lives.
The council pleaded guilty after charges were brought by the London Fire Brigade in a hearing on February 24 at Southwark Crown Court. Sentencing took place on Tuesday. The main concerns raised by inspectors and which formed the basis of the four charges against Southwark were: • Failure to make a fire assessment • Allowing breaches of fire resistant structure between each maisonette staircase and the common internal doors • Allowing fire loading and a lack of compartmentation in the false ceiling structure of internal corridors • Failure to provide fitted strips and smoke seals on fire doors including flat front doors Three women and three children died on July 3, 2009 at the estate in Camberwell, in a fire started by an electrical fault with a television. All six victims had lived in the block’s eleventh floor. The victims included designer Catherine Hickman, 31, who had previously worked for singer Bjork, Helen Udoaka, 34, and her three-weekold daughter Michelle. Dayana Francisquini, 26, and her children, six-year-old Thais and Felipe, three, were also killed. On Friday, the court heard the suspended ceilings in the Lakanal House flats were in a poor state of repair and were not constructed in a way or made of materials that would stop a fire from spreading.
Catherine Hickman
Helen Udoaka
Michelle Udoaka The Lakanal House fire
Parts of the construction of the building failed adequately to provide barriers to smoke and fire, and strips and seals were not fitted to fire escape doors or the doors to flats. London Fire Brigade’s assistant commissioner for fire safety, Dan Daly, said: “The fire at Lakanal House was a
particularly harrowing incident and our thoughts remain with the families and loved ones of those who died. Bringing this prosecution against Southwark Council has been about ensuring lessons are learned, so we can reduce the likelihood of such a devastating fire ever happening again.
“All landlords, including large housing providers, such as councils and housing associations, have a clear responsibility under the law to ensure that their premises meet all fire safety requirements and are effectively maintained to provide protection in the event of a fire and keep their residents
safe. “We want them to take the opportunity provided by this court case to remind themselves of exactly what their fire safety responsibilities are under the law and to ensure that everyone in their premises is safe from the risk of fire.” Following Friday’s hearing, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for housing, Stephanie Cryan said: “We took the decision to plead guilty to all four counts of breach of fire safety regulations associated with the Lakanal building on July 2 2009. “This is because, as an authority, we fully accept responsibility for the fire safety of all our council homes. The fact remains that the council did not have a Fire Risk Assessment for Lakanal in place on this date. Without this record, we can never categorically decide on the fire safety of the building before the fire happened. “This tragic fire and the deaths of six people in 2009, have meant that the council has had to reflect hard on the mistakes of the past. Since then, we have spent £62m on our fire risk assessment programme and associated fire safety works for all of our council housing in the borough. We have worked closely with London Fire Brigade and meet regularly with them, informing them of progress on the risk profile of the borough and agreeing with them the strategy and actions we are taking to ensure fire safety remains a high priority for the council.” An inquest into the six victim’s death was held in 2013, which returned a narrative verdict, highlighting “numerous missed opportunities” to carry out fire safety checks inside the building.
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Sign-up for 50km Dimbleby walk By Chiara Giordano
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REGISTRATION IS now open for an annual 50km walk set up to raise money for a charity offering care and support to cancer patients in memory of broadcaster Richard Dimbleby.
The Dimbleby Cancer Care Walk 50 challenge, taking place for the third year this June, will raise money for the Dimbleby Cancer Care information and support services at Guy’s Cancer Centre, which provides support and information to cancer patients, their friends and carers. Starting at St Thomas’ Hospital, the walk’s route takes in London landmarks including Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, The Mall, the British Museum, the Tower of London, Canary Wharf, Greenwich, and Lambeth and this year has extended the route out to Hammersmith and Fulham. Walkers finish at Guy’s Hospital, where
the charity now has its new home at Guy’s Cancer Centre. Walk50 takes place on Friday, June 9, and anyone who registers before March 10 will receive an early bird discount. Registration closes on May 10. For more information, or to sign up for the event, visit: www.dimblebycancercare.org/events
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Duchess Kate meets families as she opens ‘home away from home’ at Evelina Hospital
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THE DUCHESS of Cambridge officially opened the Evelina London Children’s Hospital’s new accommodation facility on Tuesday morning.
The £13 million 59-bedroom facility is managed by Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMCH) and provides a “home away from home” for families whose children are being treated at Evelina Hospital. During her visit, Duchess Kate met RMHC Evelina staff and Evelina doctors and nurses, as well as spending time with families who are staying at the house. One such family is the Randalls, whose eight-year-old-daughter Izzy gave the Duchess a posy. Izzy’s brother Luke has up to 50-60 epileptic fits a day. She and her parents, from
West Sussex, have been staying at the house for four weeks. She also met the Neal family. Their son Edward is being treated at Evelina for a little understood illness, which started as an earache but escalated into his lungs collapsing, followed by paralysis. The Surrey family have been at the house two weeks. The house was opened in December 2016 and was built in partnership with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity Jon Haward, Executive Director of RMHC, said: “We are delighted that Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge could be with us today to see our flagship House now ready for families. It was an ambitious project and we and our partners have worked long and hard to bring it to fruition.”
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MP’s girl Esme makes Parliamentary debut BERMONDSEY
By Chiara Giordano
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BERMONDSEY AND Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle took his ten-month-old daughter Esme into the House of Commons for the Istanbul Convention vote on Friday.
The Labour MP, who became a dad after his wife Sarah gave birth in April, took his daughter along with him as he voted in favour of the bill which aims to tackle violence against women. “It’s the first time I’ve ever taken her,” he said after the vote on Friday (Feb 24). “Mainly she sleeps at about 11am but she just wouldn’t sleep because she’s got a bit of a cold. “When there’s going to be a vote you get about 20 minutes’ notice so when I realised it was in 20 minutes and that she wasn’t going to be asleep I just took her over. “They were great actually; the clerks looked after the pram and the Speaker, John Bercow, was really encouraging.” Ratifying the Istanbul Convention means that the UK Government is obliged to guarantee funding for shelters, rape crisis centres, helplines, and education in schools on healthy relationships. The Private Member’s bill, introduced by Dr Eilidh Whiteford, SNP MP for Banff and Buchan, passed its third reading on Friday by 138 votes to 1. Every week, in England and Wales
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Bins and blue skies Camberwell painting up for top prize CAMBERWELL
By Owen Sheppard
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A PAINTING of Camberwell Church Street has been nominated for a prestigious Lynn PainterStainers Prize.
alone, two women are killed by a current or former male partner, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In these countries, more than 400,000 women are sexually assaulted and 85,000 women and 12,000 men are raped each year, the ONS figures show. “It would be good to see the UK Government doing more,” said Mr Coyle. “We’ve seen what the pattern has been since 2010 with a cutback in services for women. As things stand a lot of the providers are saying they can’t continue to provide hostel accommodation or emergency accommodation for those fleeing violence because of Government cuts.”
Ben Hope, 40, worked on the painting ‘Bins and Blue Skies, Camberwell’ on eight separate mornings during May last year, while sat in the exact same position. The artist from Blackheath told the News the area has a romantic significance for him because it’s where his girlfriend lives. “I spend about half my time in Camberwell,” Ben said. “I love the place because of the contrast between the modern shops and scenes with the old Edwardian architecture. “I walked past on a sunny day and the light was caching the windows in a certain way. A lot of things I paint are just things I see in front of me, so I came back and painted it. “You have to come back at the exact same time so that shadows and light reflections will be in the same place, so I was arriving at 8am and working until 10am.”
The piece will be on show at the Mall Galleries in SW1, on March 9 from 1pm to 4pm. First prize will win £15,000, and runner up receives £4,000.
Ben Hope painting the above work
Photo: Inez Murphey
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Schools ‘to lose £300k from budgets by 2020 - the equivalent of 6 teachers’
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After-school clubs, school visits and counselling could be affected by cuts EXCLUSIVE
By Chiara Giordano
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Schools in the borough are expected to lose up to three per cent – more than £300,000 in some cases – of their budgets per year over the next two years as part of Government cuts. Matt Jones, chair of Southwark Association of Secondary Headteachers (SASH) and principal of Ark Globe Academy, said the loss of more than £300,000 in some schools was the equivalent of potentially six full-time teachers. Secondary school leaders across Southwark also fear funding cuts could see children taught in ‘exam factories’ rather than experiencing a well-rounded education. They believe loss of funding would mean cuts to the after-school clubs, cultural visits, well-being and counselling services, and careers advice they currently provide. “Those are the very real things that will be cut,” said Mr Jones. ”The Government is asking us to do additional things – i.e. wellbeing and mental health are big on the DfE’s agenda, as is careers advice – but they are asking us to do more with less. “A lot of the youth services locally have been cut so our after-school clubs keep
Parents and children taking part in a day of action in protest against the cuts near Queen’s Road station in Peckham on Saturday, February 25. Parents took part in the day across Southwark and the rest of the country.
our young children off the street and safe. “It is potentially exposing more of our students to risk of knife crime because they won’t be in an after-school club – they will be on the streets. “These clubs are free to the students. They are onsite and accessible; the students don’t have to travel anywhere.” Catherine May, head at St Saviour's and St Olave’s School, said: “One of the great strengths of secondary schools in Southwark is our diversity. “We provide genuine choice to parents within our community, and are each able to provide a range of support services and cultural experiences for our students that enable them to thrive. “The cuts in funding will inevitably
lead to the loss of these essential services and destroy the distinctiveness of our schools.” “Southwark is one of the highestperforming boroughs in the country, in terms of GCSE results,” Mr Jones added. “This is not by accident.” “Yet the very initiatives in our schools which support such high outcomes are all at risk of being cut if the funding formula is approved in its current form.” A change.org petition has been set up by Southwark Parents Against Cuts to Education (SPACE) which has already attracted more than 300 signatures and which will be sent to the Education Secretary. The Government’s second consultation
on the proposed changes ends at 5pm on March 22. To have your say, visit:
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Peckham Rye station to have Victorian splendour restored PECKHAM
By Owen Sheppard
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PECKHAM RYE Station is set to have its Victorian prestige restored with restorations to its “lost” architectural features.
Local architect Benny O’Looney told the News he will revive black cast-iron cresting on top of the “French-style seamed roof”. “You can still see it at Denmark Hill Station, but all its flourish was lost at Peckham Rye at some point in the 20th century,” Benny said. “It will revive it as a Victorian building and make it look very impressive. You will be able to see it
from the trains, and when the big station square scheme is finished it will look amazing.” He aims to complete the project by May. Existing stone work will be cleaned and checked for defects and Bath stone will be used to complement its original colour. New ‘Southern Green’ coloured sash windows will be installed on its three floors. There will also be a new lighting scheme to show off the Victorian stone work features at night time. Benny said he took the opportunity to spruce up the station’s exterior when he saw Southwark Council’s plans to create the new Station
Square will go ahead. “There’s going to be a lot of scaffolding going up, so we realised this was our opportunity to do everything we wanted with the reinstating,” Benny said. “We have about £2,000 of cleaner, greener safer funding from Southwark Council. We’re only a small company and this is our way to contribute.” The plans have also been supported by Network Rail and the National Railway Heritage Trust. Benny’s other project, to reopen and restore the station’s original Victorian stairway and waiting room, are also in the works.
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SOME SCHOOLS in Southwark could lose out on funding worth the equivalent of six teachers over the next two years, a headteacher has warned.
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Council budget gets voted through - but tax rise ‘would not come close to filling care funding gap’ By Owen Sheppard
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL’S budget for the new financial year was voted through by the borough’s councillors last week, setting out a tax rise and £25.6m of savings.
The full-council meeting on February 22 saw the approval of a voluntary 1.99 per cent tax rise, twinned with a government-enforced “social care levy” equalling a further tax rise of three per cent. The budget was delivered by Southwark’s cabinet member Fiona Colley. In her speech to councillors from the Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative parties, Cllr Colley said the voluntary increase was the “first in seven years”, and kept Southwark two percent below the London average. She added that the total 4.99 per cent tax rise would generate £4.49m, which “would not come close to filling the gap in social care funding”. It was also noted that adult social care costs overran by £15m in the previous year, as the council struggled to manage government cuts. There were also four amendments put forward for a vote by councillors from all three parties. Councillors Catherine Rose and Evelyn Akoto (both Labour) focused on the Department of Education’s proposals for a new national funding formula for schools. The proposals are designed to close the gap between spending on pupils in rural areas compared to in big cities. Schools in the Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency looked to become the worst-hit in England, with £1,051 lost per pupil. Cllr Rose and Cllr Akoto amendment for the council to “work with schools in Southwark to protect school improvement… to encourage school-to-school support and increase collaboration with in the Southwark family of schools” was passed unanimously. The Lib Dems put forward two amendments which were voted down with ratios of over four to one by Labour councillors. The first, by councillors Rosie Shimmell and Ben Johnson, took up five points: • It urged the council to scrap the 1.99 per cent voluntary tax rise • Criticised Labour’s “lack of
consultation” with local NHS organisations, who the council hopes will take over responsibilities for some adult social care services, currently worth £1.8m. • Called for greater consultation with local residents by planning officers when dealing with big redevelopment schemes • Suggested scrapping the £16 charge for bulky waste collection • Consult more with residents affected by cuts to social care services The second Lib Dem amendment, by councillors Anood Al-Samerai and James Okosun, asked the council to reduce some councillors’ “special responsibilities allowances” by 4.99 per cent – in line with the tax increase – and use the money to help resettle Syrian refugees. Southwark’s two Conservative councillors, Michael Mitchell and Jane Lyons from the Village ward in Dulwich, also had their amendment voted down by Labour and Lib Dems. Their amendment suggested the council cease publishing Southwark Life magazine; save £192,000 by sharing back-office staff with other councils; spend £50,000 of tackling graffiti; save £100,000 by scrapping subsidies for employees’ trade union activities; spend £50,000 on road sweeping and litter picking; and another £100,000 for maintaining highways.
Families and carers left devastated after discovering TWO day centres could close
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By Chiara Giordano
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ADULTS WITH learning disabilities and their families have been left devastated after learning two day centres in Southwark could close.
Riverside Day Centre, in Cherry Garden Street, Bermondsey, and Queen’s Road Day Centre, in Peckham, may both have to find new homes as their leases have run out. The centres are both run by the Camden Society, a registered charity, which has leased the buildings rentfree from the council since it was agreed the properties needed renovation work. One hundred and sixty adults with learning disabilities use the centres, which provide activities and vital social interaction for some users who would otherwise sit at home alone each day. The lease on the Queen’s Road centre ended on January 31 and the council has deemed the building not fit for purpose. The council has allowed the charity to continue to operate rent-free until June to allow for the assessments of
• Riverside and Queen’s Road day centres - used by 160 people with learning disabilities - may shut • Southwark also considering a ‘potential merger’ of two councilrun centres says adult care boss
its 48 users. The charity’s lease on the Riverside centre will end in June and they will have until November to leave. It would cost £60,000 a year to rent the Queen’s Road site and £105,000 to rent the Riverside site, Cllr Richard Livingstone, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for adult care and financial inclusion, told the News. “In both cases the council agreed there was a lot of work to be done to those buildings and that the council would lease those rent-free for that period,” he said. “I think the arrangement came to an end in January 2015 so effectively we’ve been in a situation with both buildings where that rent-free period
has rolled on. “That is an arrangement that can only last a certain amount of time and nine years later it feels wrong to continue that extension. This is about us not being able to effectively subsidise people’s use of those places. “It’s clear that the Camden Society would not be able to pay the going rate for those buildings and it’s difficult to see how people’s personal budgets could cover those costs.” Cllr Livingstone said there were no firm plans for the future of the two sites – but revealed there were some “ideas” for Queen’s Road, and that Riverside could potentially be viable as a day centre.
Cllr Fiona Colley, Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance
Mark and Jeanette Hyde (second from right), her sister Kathy (third from right), Cllr Anood Al-Samerai, (far right)
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Riverside was earmarked as a potential site for a housing development at a Sitematch bidders’ day in November last year – but Cllr Livingstone said this was no longer the case. “The Camden Society say they think they could make a go of things at Riverside, so we will have another meeting about that to see whether we can find a way that Riverside can be viable in the future,” he said. “I think there are some ideas potentially around Queen’s Road but they aren’t firmed up yet; in the case of Riverside there really aren’t any plans at all.” Many service users and their relatives and carers were left feeling angry after learning the council had served notice on the leases, as they felt they had not been consulted properly. Cllr Livingstone admitted that communication could have been better and timelier. “I think we accept that probably some of the communication around this could have been better with centre users and some of the staff at the centres,” he said. “I know in terms of Riverside we should have been having some of the conversations at an earlier stage.” As part of the council’s bid to cut costs over the next year, plans to merge two council-run day centres into one were waved through at a budget meeting on February 22. The council plans to save £537,000 by consolidating its day services in the borough into a single day centre. A further £375,000 is expected to be saved by reassessing who is entitled to transport services. “We run a centre for disabilities at Southwark Resource Centre at the Aylesbury Estate [Walworth] and also the Fred Francis Centre [Dulwich],” said Cllr Livingstone. “We would potentially merge those two centres.” “We know this is difficult and that this sort of change can be unsettling for users and their families,” he said. “We want to work constructively
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She feels as though there was no consultation with service users and their families before notice was served on the Camden Society’s lease. “It’s a bit like bolting the stable door after the horse has bolted,” said Jeanette. “There’s been no consultation with anyone before these plans were put in place: the first anybody knew about it was when the Camden Centre got a letter. “When she left school at eighteen, Kathy was in the sole care of my mother for 32 years
ONE MAN, who wished to remain anonymous, said his elderly mother was the sole carer for his sister who has Down Syndrome and that the day centre offered respite for them both.
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“There’s nowhere else Kathy can go” JEANETTE HYDE’S 60year-old sister Kathy, who regularly visits Riverside, is deaf and has the mental age of a six-year-old.
‘It’s a very tightknit community
“That is an arrangement that can only last a certain amount of time and nine years later it feels wrong to continue that extension. This is about us not being able to effectively subsidise people’s use of those places” with the Camden Society to find the best outcomes for people and it’s worth noting that even after those changes we will remain one of the highest providers of funding for people with learning disabilities in the country and we are proud of that.” Opposition Liberal Democrats condemned the council’s decision to merge day services in the borough. Councillor Maria Linforth-Hall, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for adult social care, said: “Change can be distressing for many of us, but for people with learning difficulties it can be actively harmful. Severely disabled people will be shipped out and instead money-making developments shipped in. “These day care centres are literally a lifeline. Labour councillors need to understand that adults with learning disabilities are human beings, not names on paper to be shuttled round the borough to places which are only convenient for the council.” Denise Largi, Camden Society chief executive, said: “We understand that the council needs to save money but we hope we can get
until she died nine years ago and Kathy came to live with my husband and me. “I work full time so it’s been very hard taking Kathy on; it’s been a massive learning curve and it still is. “Kathy couldn’t string a sentence together and she still finds it difficult to communicate with people and to get herself understood. “All I’ve ever asked is that Kathy has five days a week at the centre so that I can work; this day centre does all sorts of activities and when she’s here I know she is safe and is being looked after. “There’s nowhere else she can go.”
them to review their plans in order to best protect our services for the 160 people with a learning disability who use them at Queen’s Road and the Riverside. “Our 55 experienced and skilled staff know the people we support – many of them with complex needs –
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and their families very well and we want to be able to continue to support them as we do now. “We are looking for premises in Southwark to do this from. Any help anyone, including the council, can give us on this would be very welcome.”
“My sister is soon to be 38 but she has the mental age of a two-year-old and is non-communicable verbally,” he said. “She has been using the centre for about four to five years but has known people here since she was two. It’s a very tight-knit community because they all went to the same schools and colleges. “She gets to see her friends and has some form of contact with the outside world outside of her family, otherwise she would be sitting at home. “She is very socially outgoing and a very open person but she needs to be in a trusted environment because she would go up to anyone and speak to them. Our mother is a full-time carer and she is in her 70s so the centre gives her a lot of respite too.”
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HARRODS - THE JEWEL OF KNIGHTSBRIDGE STARTED OFF LIFE IN BOROUGH HIGH STREET www.southwarknews.co.uk/news
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By Kirsty Purnell
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HARRODS AND Knightsbridge go hand-in-hand but a new book has revealed that the high-end store had its humble beginnings in Southwark.
The Jewel of Knightsbridge reveals that the first incarnation of Harrods popped up on Borough High Street in 1824, in the same spot where Tas Café is now. The author of the book, Robin Harrod – Charles Henry Harrod’s great, great grandson – believes that the young entrepreneur traded on the High Street for eight years, before he moved to Cable Street in east London to open up a shop in 1834. While records of Charles’ time in Southwark are limited, Robin believes he launched his haberdasher career as one half of Harrod and Wicking partnership before striking out as a sole trader in 1828. The book also reveals that Harrod married his wife Elizabeth Digby in Borough in 1830 and the pair published their banns in St George’s Cathedral. “I’m not entirely sure why he chose to move to Southwark,” said author Robin Harrod, 71. “But I think he was
Photos: Harrods
Charles Henry Harrod in his mid-life
drawn to London because he’d been living in rural Essex. His brother Frederick also lived there.” However, Charles’ fortunes took a turn before he reached the heights of retail success he’s known for now. In 1836, he was sentenced to seven
Robin Harrod with his book
Elizabeth Digby between 1850 and 1860
years transportation to Tasmania – a punishment for convicts which saw them getting shipped off to Australia. He’d been charged with knowingly receiving stolen goods - 112 pounds of currants – from a City of London wholesaler.
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According to Robin, it was part of a “sting operation”, meaning that he and the wholesaler had been set up. Charles was placed in a “hulk” – a floating prison – in Portsmouth, awaiting the next ship bound for Australia. However, conditions were unsanitary and it wasn’t long before he became seriously ill. Old friends in Southwark and east London rushed to his aide and petitioned the Home Secretary for his release. They were successful and his punishment was reduced to a prison sentence in Millbank in Pimlico. While he was at the jail, one of Charles’ children died. His wife, Elizabeth, lodged a second petition in his name, asking for his release on compassionate grounds. He was freed in 1838 having served
a year at Millbank and returned to Cable Street to relieve his jeweller brother Frederick of care-taking duties. He moved the business to Brompton Road – Harrods’ final destination – in around 1855. “He had a lot of foresight. Brompton and Fulham were rural at that time but he had the foresight to see the population was moving west,” said Robin. While Robin uncovered many twists and turns in his great, great grandfather’s story perhaps Robin’s own story has the greatest twist of all - for most of his life, he didn’t know he was related to Charles Harrod. “My dad was an orphan. His attitude toward his family was if they don’t want me then I don’t want them,” said the ex-GP. “Then after he died, my daughter came home from school with a family tree and asked he to help her fill in the blanks. The book started from there.” “We used to joke we were related to Harrods because there aren’t many around but we weren’t serious!” It took thirty years from start to finish to complete the research for The Jewel. “Back in those days when I started you had to go to the national archives to look things up! It was all done on paper trail, not computerised.” Robin worked closely with the Southwark Local History Library and the Harrods archives to put all of the pieces together. “I’m delighted that it’s got published. This hasn’t ever been about making money. You do this sort of thing so that people read your stories.”
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Piping bags at the ready Bake Off star to decorate cake at her book signing By Owen Sheppard
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VILLAGE BOOKS has a treat for Great British Bake Off fans as they get ready to welcome 2015 contestant Flora Sheddon to Dulwich on March 18.
The 20-year-old Bake Off star will be hosting a live cake decorating demonstration in the Lounge at St Barnabas Church on Calton Avenue. The Scottish cookery writer will also be talking about her new book, Gatherings: Recipes for Feasts Great and Small, as well as fielding audience questions on all things baking related. Tickets for the event are free but
should be reserved in advance from www.village-books.co.uk or by calling into the shop. “We’re really looking forward to it. We’re big fans of the Bake Off in the shop!” said Village Books Event Manager, Sheila O’Reilly. The event starts at 2pm.
‘A miracle’ no one was killed
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Salon owner’s shock as car smashes into her shop after hitting railings EXCLUSIVE
By Owen Sheppard
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THE OWNER of a Peckham salon that was smashed into a by a rolling car has said it was “a miracle” that no one was killed.
A black hatchback driven by a woman in her 50s – with two passengers aged in their 80s and 30s – drove into the Ivy Beauty World salon in Peckham High Street on Monday. They were left with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries. The car had first smashed into railings on the pedestrian island opposite the Staffordshire Street junction. It took out two traffic lights before hitting the salon, and came to a halt upside down in Staffordshire Street, near Peckham Police Station. Salon owner Helen Ehroghae, 51, told the News: “I am so shocked, but I do not know how to explain my gratitude to God that no one was killed. “The car drove from the other side of the road and hit the front pillar on my shop.
“I ran out the back exit screaming, running for my life. I was in shock and shivering.” Police confirmed that they were called to the scene at about 4.30pm, with the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade. Fifteen people in a block of flats opposite the salon were evacuated. Helen, who lives in the Wendover block of the Aylesbury Estate, said she had only opened the shop in September last year. She had been based in Rye Lane, but her new shop was uninsured. “I had just paid my rent that day,” Helen said. “Now I have no one to help me and no idea where to start.” A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade said: “One person in the car managed to release themselves from the vehicle, but we were called to help free the other two.” Two fire engines and one fire rescue unit attended, and had left the scene by 6pm. Eastbound traffic had to be closed, causing long tailbacks on Queen’s Road and Peckham Road. The Met Police have confirmed that no arrests were made.
Police appeal to help find man
SOUTHWARK: Police were yesterday appealing for help to find a Peckham man who absconded while on escorted leave from a mental health unit.
Emergency services at the scene, with the damaged shop behind
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Two bus crashes in 3 days By Owen Sheppard
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TWO BUS crashes have occurred in the same stretch of road in Denmark Hill, Camberwell, in space of three days.
A 148 bus crashed headfirst into a house and a parked van in Camberwell on Tuesday, but no one was injured. Police told the News they were called to the junction between Orpheus Street and Denmark Hill at 12.45pm to help control traffic, while London Ambulance Service
paramedics tended to passengers. London Fire Brigade (LFB) officers attended and made both vehicles safe, and isolated the electrical supply to the house. “We sent two fire engines and a fire rescue unit to the scene and the incident was over for the Brigade at 1.42pm,” an LFB spokesman said. A separate incident took place on Sunday at about 4pm, when a TfL bus mounted the curb and destroyed a telephone box, next to the Subway and Natwest Bank.
Ahmed Sheik Ahmed, 30, was last seen at 10:45am on Tuesday getting on a bus in Camberwell Church Street. He is black, 5ft 9ins, of heavy build, with very short dark hair and bald on top. At the time of his disappearance he was wearing grey jogging bottoms, blue outer jacket and blue trainers. Ahmed was detained under the Mental Health Act. He is known to frequent the Kennington, Holborn and Westminster areas. Ahmed should not be approached by the public. If he is seen call police on 999. Anyone with information should call police on 101.
Businesses await rate hike
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‘We need to play our role’
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By Owen Sheppard
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BUSINESSES ACROSS the borough are waiting anxiously for the government to unveil increases in business rates, that are expected to hit central London the hardest.
The first bills will be landing on doormats at the beginning of the month. Research from property advice service CVS estimated the average increase in Southwark would be 26.36 per cent – in line with London’s dramatically rising property prices. Sainsbury’s in Borough High Street will pay 68 per cent more. In Herne Hill, where residential property prices have been the fastest-rising in London since 2008, Olley’s Fish Experience is expecting a 40 per cent hike. Russell Dryden, manager of the Bermondsey Blue BID, reassured that the effect on smaller shopping areas like his “may not be too drastic”. “It’s big high streets that are going to be affected. The Blue is more of a centre for the local community. “But we’ve had three meetings with [the council] and have been told the council will look at this in more detail. I trust them to be reasonable.” He added that Brexit had created a lot of uncertainty, with prices going up for retailers due to the weakened value of the pound. “The question that mystifies us is there’s more people living here than ever, but there aren’t more people using their local shops. People need to use us,” Russell said. A well-known Bellenden Road shop keeper owner, who preferred to speak anonymously, said he felt “sure businesses [in Bellenden Road] will close”. “But a bigger company will turn up and pay it. I’ve had approaches in this shop from the big coffee people who want the shop. The value of the area will increase, but that’s the circle of life.
COUNCILLOR JOHNSON Situ, Southwark cabinet member for business, culture and social regeneration, said the council had been planning for the business rates rise.
Jack Shah, owner of Blu1 in Southwark Park Road, with Bermondsey Blue BID manager Russell Dryden (main); and Harry Niazi, owner of Herne Hill’s Olley’s Fish Experience (below)
Business rates are just another hurdle.” Harry Niazi, owner of Olley’s Fish Experience for nearly 30 years, believes the rates will mean a two per cent overall increase to his overheads, and become as expensive as paying utility bills. “Considering the government is wanting to help small businesses, and in the same breath putting business rates up, it’s infuriating,” the 54-year-old said. He also suggested “small ways that the council can help, that would make a huge difference”. He said hour-long free parking schemes should be created on high streets around the borough, noting that Norwood Road (where he has his shops) has a maximum free-parking time of 30 minutes, while Half Moon Lane and Lordship Lane both offer an hour. “Sometimes people who drive cars are
a different section of the market to people who prefer to cycle or walk or get the bus. We need to be available to those customers too, or we will all lose business,” Harry said.
The rates revaluation is unusually the first one in seven years. The new rates will be based on property prices as of 2015, while they had been worked out using 2008 property prices. The government has said it delayed the change for two years while the country recovered from the financial crash. Richard Kalmar, chair of Southwark Chamber of Commerce, explained that the idea of reviewing the rates change “isn’t that the government ends up getting more money, it’s to even the playing field.” Less well-off areas around the UK such as Liverpool will see a decrease in the amount they hand over. The Financial Times reported in September that “rapidly gentrifying” Brixton and Shoreditch will also see increases of up to 120 per cent.
Restaurant shut down over ‘dire condition’ WALWORTH
By Owen Sheppard
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A KOREAN restaurant in Walworth Road has been shut down by Southwark Council due to rat problems and “filthy” kitchen utensils.
A routine inspection of CheeMc by the council’s food safety team on February 23 found “a catalogue of poor hygiene standards and food safety concerns”. Officers had previously visited the premises in September 2016, and issued warnings with regard to the poor standards of safety and hygiene. The latest inspection uncovered evidence of a significant rat problem in the kitchen with rat droppings found on worktop surfaces, on a storage shelf containing dry goods, and beneath the
refrigerator and the floors. Officers also found contaminated food and filthy kitchen utensils. CheeMc was reviewed by The Guardian newspaper’s food critic Jay Rayner in 2015, who described the fried chicken as “the best I’ve ever tried” and “good value”. A statement by the council said the "dire condition" of the premises posed an "imminent risk" to public health and the restaurant was shut down using Hygiene Emergency Prohibition procedures. Barrie Hargrove, Southwark’s cabinet member for communities and safety, said: “It is extremely rare that we decide to close down a food business but CheeMc posed too great of a public health risk to be allowed to stay open. “Whilst most local food businesses are
safe and enjoyable places to eat, thanks in part to our proactive food safety team, CheeMc flouted their responsibilities and will be held to account. The restaurant will only be allowed to reopen once we’re satisfied that necessary steps have been taken to improve matters.” The restaurant will remain closed, with all food handling, preparation or sale of food activities prohibited, until permission is granted by the council. A public notice has been fixed to the door of the restaurant to inform local residents of the prohibition and will remain in place until the premises is reopened. The council has applied for a court order that has been successfully upheld by Camberwell Magistrates’ Courts. The Newsapproached CheeMc for comment, but received no response.
“We thought it was important to listen to small businesses immediately to understand their challenges,” he said. “We have had a number of meetings with all the BIDs in the borough and listened to what the revaluation will mean to them, and we have spoken to our local Business Forum. “It came clear that we need to play our role in ensuring that businesses had information they need, and how we could support them in working out if they qualified for smallbusiness rate relief. In December we wrote to all businesses in the borough about what it would mean to them. I also emailed businesses about this two weeks ago, and will send out more letters in another two weeks. Cllr Situ added that Southwark had set itself a target to build 500 affordable work and creative spaces across the borough, which it is on course to deliver. Applications have also opened for the council’s High Street Challenge scheme, and will close on March 21. Search “The High Street Challenge” on www.southwark.gov.uk to find out more.
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Graffiti daubed around Millwall
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By Chiara Giordano
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OFFENSIVE GRAFFITI making reference to Tottenham Hotspur FC has been spray painted onto walls around Millwall’s stadium, The Den.
‘Please clamp down on market delivery noise’ By Owen Sheppard
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AN ELDERLY woman living on East Street is demanding the council clamp down on butcher shops that ‘make her life a nightmare’ with early-morning deliveries.
Joyce Markham, 81, says she has raised her children and even looked after her father in the council flat above the market, where she has lived since 1966. But her sleep has been disturbed every night by lorries and vans picking up rubbish and delivering meat to the butchers, J&J Butchers & Grocers in unit 90. “There’s so much noise going on,” said Joyce. “The shops have always been here, but I never had to put up with as much as this. “On Tuesday night at 10.15pm there was a lorry collecting cardboard boxes and he didn’t leave until gone 12pm. “Then another one came delivering chickens. Then at 3.40am there was another one picking things up. “I sometimes go to the window and just watch what they’re doing, because I can’t sleep. My daughter goes down there and asks them to stop, and they don’t take any notice.” Her neighbour, Danny Moyse, was a former market trader in 1984. Danny has a bone to pick with the council, who have admitted to him that units 76, 78, and 80, had noisy extractor fans outside his window without planning permission. Danny first complained to the council in July last year, and they confirmed to him that one of the shops is being investigated, but he is still waiting for anything else to be done. The owner of Kingsland Butchers (unit 78) told the News the property already had fans installed before he started operating there in June 2016 when he signed a lease with the landlord, Southwark Council. He also confirmed that a retrospective planning application had been submitted, as requested by council officers. Danny said: “They have vents for their refrigerators on the roof and they make a noise 24/7. “The council just told me to keep my
Photos emerged online of messages saying “Come to Tottenham you’ll get stabbed” and “Millwall are all mouth”. It is believed the vandalism took place in the early hours of February 23, but by 3pm, much of it had been
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doors and windows shut. They came round in the day time and told me it wasn’t that noisy, but obviously it’s different at night and you’re trying to sleep. “East Street has gone completely downhill.” The businesses in units 76 and 80 did not respond to the News’ request for comment. Johnson Situ, Southwark’s cabinet member for business, culture and social regeneration, said: “It can be difficult when the needs of local businesses seem to be incompatible with local residents and the council is doing what it can to try and find a way forward. Food safety officers have visited both businesses and are happy that the premises are safe and clean. “A letter is being prepared for both businesses outlining what improvements can be made and both premises will continue to be monitored to make sure they are complying with these and the council is happy to explore with the businesses how they can organise deliveries and what measures can be put in place, such as no beeping or loud radios, to reduce disturbances. “We want our local businesses to thrive and I am hopeful we can find a compromise so the businesses and residents are able to live and work together as part of the wider East Street community.” J&J Butchers & Grocers were approached for a comment, but did not respond before deadline.
cleaned off. The News understands that the Met Police have been made aware of the incident, but were not contacted by the club.It is believed the vandalism took
place in the early hours of February 23, but by 3pm, much of it had been cleaned off. Millwall will take on Tottenham in the FA Cup quarter-final on March 12.
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By Kirsty Purnell
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A MONTH-LONG Walworth Festival last held in the 1980s is being resurrected in June.
The festival revival project, coordinated by the Walworth Society, will see a street based festival taking place on a different street on each of the four Saturdays in June. There will be a different theme each week, each of which will be selected to highlight the cultural diversity of the Walworth area. The Walworth Festival was a regular fixture in the local calendar up until the
early 1980s. The 2017 reincarnation is backed by Southwark Council’s High Street Challenge Round 5 fund. “There’ll be four street based festivals on the roads off Walworth Road, animated with various local cultures, music, dance, drama, performers, history, foods, craft stalls, kids activities and even an outside deck chair cinema,” said Walworth Festival project manager, John Whelan. It’s hoped that the festival series will create an opportunity for local businesses to network and promote their products and services, as well as to put Walworth on the map.
“We really want to put Walworth and Southwark on the map as a destination to have fun and enjoy your leisure time,” said John. The Walworth Society are hopeful that this year’s events will be a springboard for the return of an annual Walworth Festival Space will be provided for free to anyone who wants to sell products on a stall. Applications from entertainers and performers are also welcome, as are ideas for what should be included in the festival. To discuss any aspect of the festival, contact John Whelan on 07535 413884 or whelanjohnwalworth@gmail.com
‘We could be forced out to Kent’ says Bermondsey firm
Director of RTS James Redmond
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By Chiara Giordano
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A FAMILY-run company could be forced out of the area after 28 years as its current home is to be demolished as part of the New Bermondsey scheme.
RTS Waste Management moved into a warehouse unit in Stockholm Road, near Millwall’s stadium, after it was moved out of its previous home in nearby Belinda Road by Network Rail. The warehouse, owned by Renewal, which plans to regenerate the area as part of its New Bermondsey scheme, will be knocked down and developed into a mix of residential and commercial use. James Redmond, director of RTS, said his short-term lease of the unit will come to an end in May or June 2019. The 28-year-old, whose father set up the company, said he had not been able to find another yard to operate from in the area and that they could be forced to move to Kent. “The trouble we are having is we can’t find a yard around here because there’s nothing available for us,” he told the News. “We won’t be staying in the area – we will be forced out to Kent. “We’ve been in Bermondsey for 28 years and all of a sudden round here, which used to be somewhere where nobody wanted to develop or live, has fast become a trendy place. “I doubt there will be a waste company left around here, or at least none of the family businesses will be left here and all of the guys with car garages I think will be slowly moved out. “I’m not sure where all of the rubbish is going to go out of London or who’s going to manage it because there’s not going to
be one in this area and there aren’t many in south London.” London Thunder basketball team, Fusion Table Tennis Club, and Hillsong church are also currently housed in the warehouse in Stockholm Road. Renewal was granted permission to temporarily change the use of part of the warehouse to accommodate these organisations in 2013, however the temporary use comes to an end on August 31. In a statement to the News, Renewal said: “We expect temporary permission for these meanwhile uses to be extended as they provide vital community benefits. “Hillsong and Energize [expected to be a £40m indoor sports complex] will occupy phases 1 and 2 and the commencement of these phases are dependent on the land assembly being completed for the whole site. “Neither of these phases affect the car park that Millwall lease from LB Lewisham.” When asked if building of phases 1 and 2 would still definitely go ahead even if Lewisham Council does not ever agree to compulsory purchase land used by Millwall, Renewal said: “The New Bermondsey scheme responds to Lewisham Council’s Core Strategy, which states that the New Bermondsey area must be comprehensively regenerated. “In order to progress the scheme to the next stage, Renewal needs to acquire the remaining land interests on the site.” When asked when RTS Waste would be asked to vacate the building, or when their lease would come to an end, the developer did not give a definitive date. “Renewal has a normal commercial lease with RTS Waste Management and as such, will discuss arrangements with them as appropriate,” they said in a statement.
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL has been warned that Elephant and Castle’s Latin American community could be badly damaged by radical plans to redevelop the shopping centre.
Patria Roman of Latin Elephant, a charity promoting minority-ethnic communities in London, believes the scheme poses “significant risks” for twelve Latin businesses in the Shopping Centre. Property developer Delancey submitted plans in October, which includes a new university campus, a new shopping centre, and 979 homes. Patria has criticised Delancey for not fulfilling a council planning policy: that at least ten percent of new shop space will be designed for displaced businesses at “affordable” rates (a discount of at least 40 per cent of market value). Delancey’s current plans say this would be “unviable and inappropriate given the intention to create a strong retail/leisure anchor”. But when asked by the News, it said it would “respond to points raised during the public
Patria Roman (left) and Ana Catro
consultation”. Delancey also told the News it “will not be providing translated planning documents” for Latin businesses who do not have English as a first-language, saying this is not required by the council. There are 96 Latin American businesses around the Elephant and Castle Area, and Patria hopes they can be “mobilised” in order to influence the regeneration scheme. “We are trying to encourage them to submit their own individual consultation
responses,” Patria said. “And we want to know how Southwark will respond to our concerns, but I suppose we need to wait until the consultation has finished to receive a formal response from the consultation process.” Last year Latin Elephant presented a strategy to Southwark Council, to create a Latin Boulevard and Latin Quarter for displaced businesses along the Elephant Road and Eagles Yard archways. They hope Southwark will put demands on Delancey to help develop this project.
A Delancey spokesperson told the News it had agreed to create a directory of available retail spaces outside of the centre, which will be presented to businesses before they are required to vacate. On concerns about providing affordable units, the spokeswoman said: “Shops have been developed for a number of existing tenants at the Elephant Road site. These will offer discounted rents for the first five years... Further information about these units, eligibility and the application process will be announced later on this year.” “[Delancey] is offering free-of-charge guidance with finding independent legal or property advice to ensure tenants can plan for the future,” she said. Mark Williams, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, said: “We are aware of the concerns raised by Latin Elephant and these will be considered… throughout the planning consultation process. “We have also been talking directly with businesses at the shopping centre to understand their concerns and we will be raising these with Delancey. “The traders and Latin Elephant have some really good ideas about how the regeneration of Elephant and Castle can support existing communities and we will continue to listen to, and work with them.”
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Phones thieves on moped still on run
SOUTHWARK: Phone thieves riding a moped targeted five people in the north of the borough on Sunday, and are still on the run.
The police have confirmed the thefts took place in St George’s Road; Harper Road; New Kent Road; Newcomen Street and Webber Street, all after 12pm. The two suspect, riding a black-andwhite moped, were seen later that day by officers in Camberwell. They failed to stop and were not seen again. The police still wish to speak to one witness, who left the scene before police arrived.
20 firefighters battle flats blaze
WALWORTH: Four fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to a fire at a block of flats in Bagshot Street on Saturday.
Part of a maisonette on the first floor of the block was damaged by fire. The Brigade was called at 8:36am and the fire was under control at 09:15am. There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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PECKHAM: Applications have opened for new enterprises and artists to find their first home at the Peckham Levels project at Rye Lane’s multi-storey car park.
Peckham Levels will be hosting a public event on March 14 from 5pm to 8pm, at 11a Station Way, SE15 4RX. Peckham Levels is transforming seven levels of Peckham Multi-Storey into a new creative community. For tickets visit www.eventbrite.com.
Camberwell man who helped create MRI scanner passes away Stolen fox returns to NUNHEAD
By Kirsty Purnell
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THE CAMBERWELL boy who won a Nobel Prize for his role in developing the MRI scanner despite failing his eleven plus exams died on February 8, aged 83.
Sir Peter Mansfield, who went to secondary school in Peckham, invented an extremely fast scanning technique for MRIs, which now underpins NRI practice worldwide. His work, a breakthrough in medical science, earned him the Nobel Prize in the category of Physiology or Medicine in 2003. However, the son of a gas fitter’s academic brilliance went under the radar in his early years. After he failed the eleven plus, he ended up at the Central School Peckham in 1944. Things turned out better than expected, though. Previously writing for the Nottingham Post, Sir Peter said: “It was a good time to be there; it was very much like a grammar school.” However, the following year the
Education Act came into being. This meant his mixed class was split up and he was sent to Choumert Road School, also in Peckham, but didn’t know anyone in the class. The focus here was on science and languages, though, which suited him well. He also visited the Science Museum often and deepened his interest in engines, machinery and rocketry. Aged fifteen, school-leaving age, his science teacher Mr Osbourne tried to convince him to stay on but Sir Peter decided against it. He didn’t want to be the only one in his year group to stay on,
nor did he think the school was equipped for what he wanted to do. His mum and him, instead, met a careers inspector for some advice. “I told him I was quite interested in science and he just burst out laughing. He really brought me down to earth,” wrote Sir Peter. “He said I might be interested in it but he was there to talk about jobs, so what else might I be interested in.” Luckily, the inspector’s reaction didn’t make too much of a dent in his confidence. He landed a job as a printer’s assistant before deciding to pursue his interest in rocketry. He applied for and got a job at the Ministry of Supply’s Rocket Propulsion Department in Buckinghamshire. “That’s where my career in science really started,” wrote Sir Peter. Momentum gathered and he went on to do his A Levels and was subsequently admitted to the University of London to study a degree in Physics in 1956. He joined the University of Nottingham as a physics lecturer in 1964, where he spent the majority of his career
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A TAXIDERMY fox that got swiped from the Old Nun’s Head pub was returned last week – with some new pink sunshades.
Pub staff reported that an anonymous male came into the pub to return the fox last Saturday, with the stuffed animal - complete with nifty accessories – stuffed under his arm. The male apologised for the fox’s three week absence but claimed he had absolutely nothing to do with the theft. Manager Nick Neill said that Old Nun’s Head staff and customers were “delighted” to see the return of the fox. “About three weeks ago we thought – wait, where’s the fox gone?” We were going to do a wanted poster but
then we got too busy,” he said. “We didn’t have the right camera angle on the CCTV to see who’d taken him.” “He doesn’t have a name at the moment but maybe it’s something we should look at now.”
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As part of our EU membership, EU citizens have been allowed to come and live here. They have children and grandchildren living here. They work in and are part of the local community. It is unthinkable that they would be deported and their families split up because the UK has decided to leave the EU. Worry amongst EU citizens here is palpable. All MPs have seen it in our advice surgeries. One of my constituents, an Italian woman, has been here for 30 years. She cannot work anymore because she is unwell, and her residency rights are now at risk. Another constituent from France told me she felt like ‘a second class citizen’, and for the first time in 25 years she felt unsure of her future and unwanted in the UK. It is not just EU nationals and their families who are worried for their futures, so are the employers for whom they work. How will our NHS find the nurses we need if they seek work elsewhere through fear they will not be allowed to stay? It is not as if we are training nurses and midwives ourselves. With the Tory cuts to nursing bursaries, the number of student nurse applications has fallen by 23%. People from countries which have more recently joined the EU, such as Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, are working in sectors that could not manage without them—in our care homes, agriculture and our tourism industry. Employers in food production are already reporting more difficulty in getting the workers they need. The Prime Minister has been sending out mixed messages. On the one hand, she says that anyone who is lawfully here has nothing to worry about. On the other hand, she says she cannot commit to giving them residency rights because their future must be part of the Brexit negotiations. It is wrong to use the lives of 3 million people and their families as a bargaining chip. They cannot be used as a human shield as the Government battles it out in Europe on behalf of our UK citizens in other countries. It is because of the Brexit decision, not the fault of EU citizens here, that UK citizens will lose their residency rights in other EU countries. We must decide what is fair and right and do it. That’s why as chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) I tabled an amendment to the Article 50 Bill to protect the rights of EU citizens who were lawfully living in the UK at the time of the referendum in June, of which there are many in Southwark. Disappointingly the Government voted this down in the Commons, despite support from MPs across all parties. Labour Peers and Lords members of the JCHR will now work together to press for an EU residence rights amendment throughout the Lords’ debate on Article 50 this week. I will continue to monitor the amendment’s progress and do all I can to secure EU citizens’ rights before Brexit negotiations begin.
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Living in cuckoo land
I READ Donnachadh McCarthy's column in your February 16 edition regarding air pollution in London.
Today I travelled from Tesco's Surrey Quays to Argos - Old Kent Road via Rotherhithe New Road, Catlin Street and Rolls Road, during that journey I counted two black cabs, 13 Uber Prius PHV's and three 'other' minicabs. So where does he get black cabs make up 23% of traffic and PHV's 14%. In central London and the City, Uber Prius outnumber the cabs, they park up in supermarkets, McDonalds, KFS carparks and on black cab ranks with their engines running, throwing bottles of urine and plastic bags with poo out of car windows onto the street. Perhaps Transport for London should be approached by the Green Party to check if all these 100,000+ PHV drivers actually work for bona fide minicab companies with office and land line phones as stipulated in PHV's R&R's or a technology copy or have they got a PHV license so that they can travel about in the congestion zone free polluting the air. Not forgetting that black cab drivers spend 3-4 years studying the Knowledge, take a driving test, CRB check, have H&R insurance, trained in handling disabled people, wheelchairs and dogs. Therefore when you get a black cab you know you are going to be safe and taken the direct root to your destination cutting journey times rather than all round the houses following a satnav, increasing the fare. Also, does he live in cuckoo land by saying companies should take out the Mayor's Bike Hire scheme or their own bike-share to get employees to meetings rather than taking taxis or PHV/minicabs, to reduce air pollution. Vicki H, Rotherhithe
‘Alternative facts’
I AM writing about the story regarding the Lib Dems’ “Alternative Budget”Southwark News, February 16, 2017.
Perhaps topically, it seems to be one
that is based on alternative facts. One of those ‘alternative facts’ is the suggestion that last year’s care budget was overspent by £9.5m. In fact, a quick read of council papers would have shown the Lib Dems that the combined overspend last year for all children’s and adults care was £1.6m. Of course, you cannot turn on the news at the moment without hearing of the difficulties councils up and down the land are currently finding with adult care cost pressures. In Southwark , it is true that there was a risk that the adult care budget might have been overspent by £9.5m this year if the council had not taken action, but we have worked hard to reduce this during the year. We have been helped in doing so by being able to use the resources that the council wisely put aside precisely for such risks – and that the Lib Dems have opposed year after year. We would really have been in a position of financial mismanagement if we had listened to them before. Another ‘alternative fact’ is that they have a better way of collecting council tax. In fact, in-year council tax collection rates improved from 91% - the worst in London - when the Lib Dems last ran the council to 96.5% after Labour brought the service back in-house: an achievement that saw the council win the prestigious IRRV award for most improved council in 2014. Finally, the Lib Dems suggest that they had fewer cabinet members when they last ran the council. A simple check of the facts would reveal that the Executive (as they called the Cabinet back then) had ten members – the same as today. Yet again, the Lib Dems answer to the financial difficulties heaped on Southwark’s shoulders by government cuts is to build a fantasy budget built on fantasy facts. Thankfully, I don’t think Southwark News readers aren’t daft enough to buy it. Councillor Richard Livingstone Cabinet member for Adult Care and Financial Inclusion Labour councillor for Livesey Ward
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Thanks for write up, shame about errors!
WHILST IT was great to see an article on the Dulwich Hamlet charity match against a side from Centrepoint, on page 3 of Southwark News on 23rd February, 2017, which we at Champion Hill are grateful for, there were some glaring errors in it, which I hope you don’t mind me correcting.
Firstly, the match came about after one of our Football Committee members, George Parnavelas, approached them, and not the other way round. The game follows on from our AntiHomophobia Awareness game against the Gay World Champions Stonewall FC in 2015 & FC Assyria, in a Refugee Awareness match last season. For ourselves highlighting social issues that affect everyone, through our medium of a higher-profile nonleague club is just as important as raising funds on the night. These games have become part of a nowestablished annual event for us, where we try to reach out & go ‘one step further’, rather than just paying ‘lip service’ to causes. It is also about making our guests, whether playing or not, enjoy a night that they will remember for a long time to come. That is why we offer these matches at half our usual admission, so everyone can afford to go, and we also make a point of not putting out our strongest side, as that would clearly be such a mis-match on the pitch, and that’s not what we set out to do. It is never our intention to play at full strength in these sort of games. Finally, you mentioned our ‘first 15’…perhaps your reporter could have a word with your sports desk, as there are fifteen players in a rugby union match, and a mere eleven in a football team, and unlike a rugby side…under our forward-looking manager Gavin Rose, we do try to keep our ball on the floor! Mishi Morath, (Dulwich Hamlet Football Committee, community liaison)
T’S ALWAYS surprising how quickly March comes around; after weeks of seemingly endless cold weather and grey skies there is a welcome change as days start to lengthen.
When the sun appears it is now strong enough to warm the soil and encourage plants back into growth. Attention can turn to spring displays for window boxes - or to cheer up a corner of the garden. Heathers can be used as a stop gap until late spring; they have a profusion of small flowers in various colours lasting several months, and if well cared for the plants should survive for a number of years, providing winter interest. Heathers need soil to be acid or neutral – especially Calluna vulgaris; ericaceous compost can be purchased at garden centres (try to avoid peat based ones). Some Heathers are lime tolerant such as Erica carnea; it produces tiny pink flowers from January to April. Erica darleyensis blooms from November round to April and has white flowers with a blush of pink. The second half of March can be dry and warm but periods of cold weather are still possible. Protect tender plants with fleece or a cloche if night time temperatures fall. Planting of trees and shrubs need to be completed this month. Start feeding plants as they resume growth; well-rotted manure or compost is the best way for shrubs/trees - it also helps improve soil condition. The garden centre will have a range of compost and soil conditioners (look for organic products) but this can be expensive; and so if you don’t have a compost heap perhaps now is the time to start one! Planning for the vegetable plot should be underway - clear over wintering crops (cabbage, leeks, celeriac) to free up space for new season’s plantings; the first sowing of beetroot, early potatoes, carrots and radishes can be started, and covered with garden fleece if temperatures drop. Early spring shrubs to enjoy are yellow flowered Forsythia; also Magnolia stellata with its profusion of white perfumed flowers - although seasonal winds often damage or blow away the delicate petals. Helleborus atrorubens is an attractive, compact plant with deep purple blooms; a rarity and worth introducing into the garden or window box. British Summer Time returns on 26th March. It will then feel more like spring with longer days allowing time for the increasing workload in the garden!
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Murder in the moshpit THE LIZZIE Borden story is a real American legend. In 1892 the whole country was transfixed by the double murder trial of a husband and wife cruelly slain by axe. The resulting media circus has stayed in the American psyche ever since, writes Matt Baker...
It is, of course, no surprise that a story this compelling would make its way on to the stage, however to see it reimagined as what can only be described as a camp, rock opera was highly unexpected. 'Lizzie' tells the gruesome story through four ladies fronting a six-piece rock band. The songs are less show tune and more Eighties hair metal
crossed with the Rocky Horror Show. The songs themselves are fine, if not memorable, and the story does come through despite the lack of dialogue. Nevertheless, the performance fell short of electric, I thought. With no dialogue to add to the dark humour in the air, we rely on the lyrics and cast to build tension, and this is difficult without context or character development. Having said all this, it feels somewhat churlish to nit pick. If a show that tells the Lizzie Borden story through leather clad post punk women wailing electric rock is anything, then it is fun. Ultimately, the experience felt odd,
A midsummer nightmare JOE HILL–GIBBINS turns ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ from the much loved, romantic comedy into a dark and messy tale of manipulation and misogyny. In an adaptation likely to split audiences, Hill-Gibbins has taken the familiar magical romp and stripped it back to show how, at the heart of it, Dream is in-fact rather problematic. Essentially, in a bold move, HillGibbins has taken one of the best known theatrical comedies and made it uncomfortable, sad and sordid, writes Rosie O’Connell...
It seems fitting, then, that the set consists of little more than a semicircle of mud. The familiar story, with familiar lines are brought about with new meaning. There is more arguing and violence, than playfulness and love. By choosing to not play for laughs, we are confronted with, in essence, emotional abuse. The viciousness and hate with which Lysander (John Dagleish) treats Hermia (Jemima Ropper) is shocking, although cushioned with the knowledge that the flower is to blame. This moment is rivalled perhaps only by his overly pushy sexual advances toward Hermia
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MORLEY COLLEGE 61 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HT (020 7450 1889) BitterSuite Masterclass: From Music to Experience VAULT Festival 2017 presents BitterSuite Masterclass. Each of our senses work in unity to perceive the world around us. How can we use multi sensory approaches to devising that push our creative thinking and develop new ways of making theatre and musical performance. Led by BitterSuite’s director Stephanie Singer, you will be asked questions such as “Can music taste?”, “Can music look and feel?” All explorations will lead us to create a multi-sensory piece of theatre. Friday 3rd March, Morley College, 7.30pm, £21.75. M1 FINE ARt 17-19 Nelson Road, SE10 9JB (020 8269 0906) Master of Oil: Ian Cryer This solo art exhibition comes to you courtesy of M1 Fine Art and President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Ian Cryer. Comprising over 100
not 15 minutes before, with no lust-filled flower enchantment in sight. The violence that goes on in these woods, not just by the men, but from a peculiarly predatory Titania is not cute. Our beloved fairy Puck (Lloyd Hutchinson) is not cute either. Instead we are confronted with a lumpy, grumpy, thick Irish-accented manservant in a bad wig that somehow, despite all this, manages to maintain some sense of mischievousness. Leo Bill’s Bottom keeps the comedy of the character as well as the grotesqueness and turns him into a guy we all know: someone who will only listen to records, would bring a guitar to a party and has kale with every meal. While this version will divide, it highlights perfectly why Shakespeare is still adapted and loved. There is such depth within Shakespeare that it lends to being manipulated and updated. While this is indeed a rather gloomy offering of Dream, it is still refreshing and HillGibbins is allowing the play to tell a different story. This adaptation is not particularly hedonistic or raucous, neither is it particularly sexy or ‘dirty’, but there is a realness to it in the solemnity of its
beautiful paintings, ‘Master of Oil’ is the largest ever exhibition by Cryer of his work. Through this sensational display, Cryer demonstrates his mastery of this, the most revered of all mediums within the art world. The extensive collection takes visitors on an exhilarating journey through his preferred subject areas of figurative, still-life, landscape, city-scape and floral and offers an unprecedented insight into the skill and talent of one of the world’s greats. Sunday 5th March, M1 Fine Art, 2pm, free.
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fresh and very uplifting. I grinned like a goon and clapped along with the rest of the Greenwich Theatre. The night left me questioning what I had wanted out of the evening. How did I feel about something so original that it met none of my expectations? In the end the only answer was who cares? It was very, very enjoyable. Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill Greenwich, SE10 8ES Until Sunday 12 March 2017 Box Office: 020 8858 7755 www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk www.lizziemusical.co.uk Tickets: £26 (Conc. £21) includes £1 booking fee
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GLENN WALDRON’S Natives is a rallying cry to a generation of unlikely heroes and celebrates coming of age online in a chaotic world, writes Michael Holland...
characters. Not one character could be perceived as genuinely happy by the end of this two hour production despite a frantic, delirious ending, culminating with each of them seeming to be desperately looking for an escape through a blacked out mirror. A Midsummer Nightmare. Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, SE1 8LZ Until Saturday 1 April 2017 Box Office: www.youngvic.org 020 7922 2922 16 £20, £10 £36, £29, £20, £10. Performances: Monday – Saturday at 7.30pm | Matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30pm
fragility of life and introduces us to a range of larger-than-life characters that are sure to entertain and delight. Oyster Boy is a multiaward-winning, international production mixing physical storytelling, clowning, live singing, dance and puppetry. Thursday 2nd – Friday 3rd March, Blue Elephant Theatre, 8pm, £7-£9. SOUTHBANK CENTRE Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX (020 7960 4200) So It Goes Be moved by this show about how we respond to grief and the difficulties of talking about death. Frank, funny and endlessly inventive, So It Goes explores the light and dark sides of grief in a deeply intimate and playful show. more information Hannah has always wanted to talk about her dad. But in the seven years since he died, she hasn’t quite managed it. Not one to be defeated, she’s enlisted her friend David to help her journey through memory, laughter and sorrow, to finally come to terms with losing her dad. Saturdat 4th – Sunday 5th March, Southbank Centre, 7.30pm, £12.
Three countries. Three teenagers. One average, life-altering day. One young man battles with feelings of love and violence. Another is stuck with the image of someone being pushed from a rooftop. And a girl must choose between her friends and her conscience. Camberwellian Rob Drummer joined Boundless Theatre in July 2016 as Artistic Director, and today he is talking to Weekender. His earliest memory of being interested in theatre is when he was pulled from a school Nativity rehearsal to be taken, in full Joseph costume, to hospital by his mum. He remembers ‘this had the benefit of getting me lots of attention. So I think my interest started all the way back then.’ But at some point after that early starring role as the cuckolded husband, Rob moved into directing. I wanted to know why: ‘Directing allows me to champion great stories and great artists but also allows me to have a conversation with an audience, which is what it's all about.’ As a Dramaturg and Director Rob Drummer has worked with playwrights at the National Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Contact, York Theatre Royal and Theatre503. With all that wonderful experience I wondered what he found the most useful: ‘I've learnt the most by watching great theatre makers work, and then by rolling my sleeves up and making some good work and plenty of bad work.’ Through his MA at Drama School he learnt many aspects of theatre making. He says, ‘I’ve been fortunate to do all sorts and think it's vital that young people especially learn by doing as much as anything.’ Drummer is all about the young. He was attracted to Boundless Theatre ‘by its audience and great work making theatre
relevant for teenagers and young adults’. He recalls, ‘When I was a teenager I started reading great playwrights like Caryl Churchill, Martin Crimp and August Wilson and read a lot of books by James Baldwin and Michael Cunningham which all shaped the stories I love now and the theatre I want to make… I think theatre is an exciting way to make sense of the world and we're always aiming to make electrifying theatre that represents the diverse world we live in.’ And he wants Natives to be a catalyst for theatre virgins, telling me with a passion that ‘there are so many challenges facing young people growing up but also lots of really great culture online that I wanted to celebrate. The play puts three teenagers on stage and we watch as they become powerful, and come of age in a chaotic world.’ The Camberwell man stopped for breath, but not for long: ‘I really want it to be seen by young people who may never have seen a play before.’ I hope Rob Drummer’s wish comes true. Theatre needs the next generation inspired by great theatre. Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD 29 March – 22 April 8pm Monday – Sunday; Matinee 3.30pm Saturdays and Tuesday 4th April only Box Office: : 020 7407 0234 www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk Price £20 | £16 concessions | £12 preview performances www.boundlesstheatre.org.uk
Rob Drummer, Natives
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history
Sultan Terrace 1939 PS11602
The slums of Southwark
T
he state of public health and living conditions in Southwark throughout the 19th century and first half of the 20th century left much to be desired, writes Chiara Giordano..
Many areas of the modern borough – including Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Walworth, Camberwell, and Peckham – had housing that was overcrowded and in poor condition. Entire families lived in one room in some cases, living, eating, and sleeping in the same space, and multiple families would share the same outside toilet. Jacob’s Island – a notorious slum area containing many mills, warehouses, and wharves – was surrounded by filthy water used for almost everything by the people who lived and worked there. Many areas of Southwark were also close to the river in the Thames floodplain, meaning they were regularly flooded – twice a day in Bermondsey – until the Thames Barrier was created in the early 1980s. The result of overcrowding was
“rows of badly-ventilated, poorly-lit back-to-back houses of dead-end courts that left little space for children to play, adults to get air, or even to dry laundry”, according to local historian Patricia Dark. “Over the Victorian era, housing became more and more overcrowded,” she explained. “People went to live where the jobs were. “In 1901, for instance, the population density of the metropolitan borough of Bermondsey was 97.62 people per acre – in 2012, the population density of London as a whole was four-and-a-half times less than that at 21.39 people per acre.” It is no surprise, then, that many died from disease during the period. In 1902, 3,865 children died in Bermondsey. Of those, 3,562 died of an infectious disease. 224 died of pneumonia, 153 of measles, 114 of TB in all forms, 63 of pertussis, 28 of diphtheria, and ten of smallpox. 55 died in accidents and five died of cancer. A lot of Southwark’s housing stock
“In some flats in Bermondsey, five families – up to 30 people – shared a single outdoor toilet”
at this time was privately owned and rented, and about three-quarters of the population lived in privatelyrented housing at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. “Just like today, rogue and absentee landlords were a problem,” said Patricia. “While the issues with the Chancery law system that Charles Dickens satirised in Bleak House were mostly reformed by the turn of the 20th century, the intricacies of land and inheritance law meant that, in some cases, a landlord might not even know they owned a property. “Lack of building supplies, lack of skilled tradesmen to make repairs, and lack of income on landlords’ parts meant that even those landlords who wanted to keep their
properties in good repair had difficulty doing so. Houses were even colder, draftier, and damper.” A housing crash in the 20th century meant housing was in short supply and in a bid to raise money, landlords and tenants divided and sub-divided what were intended to be single-family homes into flats and then single rooms. “Most working-class housing predated running metropolitan water, and so lacked specified bathrooms or indoor toilets,” said Patricia. “Subdivision of single-family houses meant the kitchen became another all-purpose living space for a family, while other living spaces lacked plumbing of any kind. “In some flats in Bermondsey, five families – up to 30 people – shared a
Images: Southwark Local History Library and Archive
Sultan Terrace, 1939 (main); and press cutting on slums in Bermondsey and (below); and Jacob’s Island (below, right)
single outdoor toilet, accessible only through the kitchen on the ground floor. “In all these cases, keeping house, clothes, and self clean was a vicious uphill battle – which meant the families dwelling there were constantly exposed to a variety of germs and vermin.” Families at the time had to eat as cheaply as possible, which usually resulted in a poor and unbalanced diet. “Although dockers were highly skilled, they were usually hired for short periods – a single ship, a week, or even by the day,” Patricia explained. “Wages weren’t high and, more importantly, they were unreliable, making it very difficult to budget or plan spending. “These conditions meant that the health of individuals and communities was on a knife-edge: any sort of hard times – a father out of work for a single family, the dockers’ and general strikes for a community – could and did create serious illness and suffering.”
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food & drink
Pure and simple
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SIMPLICITY REACHES its 10 year milestone on February 28th, a tremendous anniversary in a business where most new restaurants close within their first year. Chef and owner Lawrence Lingard puts its longevity down to his menu of classic favourites with nouvelle makeover, using good produce and good cooking, writes Michael Holland...
But there is hard work too; he hasn’t had a holiday since last summer. And he expects his staff to be prepped for the graft as well, telling me he has trained up some excellent young people from local colleges, and the Bermondsey Community Kitchen, but how some of them don’t always cut it. Chef Lingard talks almost obsessively about food and it is his passion that filters through to the customers who come back year after year. He tells of how he has to keep five staple dishes on the menu as that
is what people always ask for, and one of them, the Slow Roast Pork Belly, has become his signature dish. It helps that the meat Lawrence uses comes from Surrey Docks Farm. I was dining with Mum who, like me, was born just up the road, and in a reverie of nostalgia told stories of her two aunts who lived in the flats by the restaurant. The tale of the lesbian cousin marrying the gay merchant seaman was a new one to me. We began with a Peroni for Mum and a Malbec for me while we listened to our host discuss his exciting plans for an extension, his tales of the seven seas and interviewing ‘chefs’ who thought pastry always came in a packet. The fruity, solid red was as good as the conversation. My starter was a fish broth full of salmon, cod and prawns, and came
with a bread roll so hot it burnt my fingers! Deeeee-lish! Across the table Mum’s Scottish Rollmops looked the business. I had a taste and found they really did melt in the mouth. Any tartness from the marinade was balanced with the tiny celery and apple batons, which also added another texture to a beautifully looking plate. There is an atmosphere of calm here. The staff move about quietly and efficiently. A table of Bermondsey regulars next to us finished their Sunday roasts and discussed plans with Lawrence for a December celebration they wanted to book with him, getting in early. I ordered a Pinot Grigio, getting it early before the main course. We felt we had to go with two of Simplicity’s staples next, because
these are the dishes that have been the backbone of this lovely little place. Mum had the Roast Duck Breast with Apricot and Orange Sauce. Our waitress asked how she would like it cooked and before long large slices of juicy, pink meat was stacked atop a bed of nicely cooked vegetables, creating an island in a moat of fruity loveliness. Mum went quiet for 20 minutes as she worked though it, leaving not a morsel. I had the pork belly. I had to. It’s always good and tonight was no exception. The crackling had just enough crunch to not break your teeth but enough to know you’ve had a good bit. The meat inside, though a tad salty for my taste, was perfect in every other aspect. In a quiet time our chef came over with a beer and talked about food,
lease negotiations with the council, and ‘burnt cream’, or Crème Brûlée as the French call it. This version, in a teacup, had a little raspberry addition to spice it up a little. Very nice. Mum had her favourite Apple Crumble and Ice Cream, so she was happy. I asked how it was and heard only ‘Hmmmm’. Everything is right about Simplicity. And I expect to be saying that in another ten years.
THE DAMAGE
PERONI x 2 @ 3.50 Malbec Pinot Grigio Fish Broth Scottish Rollmops Pork Belly Duck Breast Crème Brûlée Apple Crumble
TOTAL
FOOD (1-5) VALUE (1-5) AMBIENCE (1-5) DISABLED ACCESS DISABLED TOILET BOOKING
£ 7.00 £ 10.00 £ 6.50 £ 6.95 £ 6.95 £ 15.95 £ 17.95 £ 5.95 £ 7.25
£ 84.50
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 YES NO RECOMMENDED WEEKENDS
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Dual crossword
CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across
1 Undressed, so hurried about the journey (8) 4 Part of Burma, Siam and more (4) 8 Eastern Europe elegance? (6) 10 Sounds as if the enemy intended to incite rebellion (6) 11 Act it wrong - it's not spoken aloud (5) 12 Discount illusions. up to the time when hidden (5) 14 Was the giraffe designed for loveplay? (6) 17 Sporting dances that should go with a swing? (4,5) 18 Raging of the elements? (6,3) 22 Pet's out of bed - what a sauce! (6) 23 Shirked less quietly - that was annoying (5) 24 Ruby, for example, whose throw is not far (5) 26 Number nearly needing water (6) 27 Making no mess - dwarfs are hiding there (6) 28 Reversible action (4) 29 Takes shelter after return of war with untanned skins (8)
QUICK PUZZLE Clues Across
1 Army division (8) 4 Hurried (4) 8 Glance leisurely (6) 10 Massacre (6) 11 Attempts (5) 12 Different (5) 14 Finishes (6) 17 Era of outstanding men (6,3) 18 Pierce (9) 22 Island of the East Indies (6) 23 Perfect (5) 24 Extra large (5) 26 Drives back (6) 27 Female relative (6) 28 Dirt (4) 29 Ulcerated (8)
Clues Down
1 Slips and loses fifty drinks (4) 2 Deciding to draw the line (6) 3 Part of a flower I split in pieces (6) 5 Pieces of meat used in gambling, we hear (6) 6 Remedy for love-sickness? (8) 7 Where one is accommodated inside a shot elephant (5) 9 Pessimist's view of a pint in a quart pot? (4-5) 10 Supplying money - can broken in imposing penalty (9) 13 They are wrong in law, but right in little children (5) 15 What Chinese frogs do? Hide (5) 16 Pate clad absurdly - pacified (8) 18 Wear at wear out (6) 19 Forces out, found in what Proust said (5) 20 Sudden twist - wench is about right (6) 21 Dreamed of losing head, enlarged the bore (6) 25 Requests casks, less a hundred (4)
Clues Down
1 Steals (4) 2 Development (6) 3 0vercome (6) 5 Group of words (6) 6 Tame (8) 7 Book of the Old Testament (5) 9 Mistaken (9) 10 South American pigs (9) 13 Wife of Menelaus (5) 15 Semi-precious stone (5) 16 Cluttered up (8) 18 Investigates (6) 19 Breeding places (5) 20 Floating without direction (6) 21 Christian festival (6) 25 Poke (4)
Solutions to last week’s crossword
CRYPTIC ACROSS: 1 Copperheads 9 Ice 10 Combative 11 Hides 13 Asunder 14 Novice 16 Depict 18 Wastrel 19 Radar 20 Leavening 21 Woe 22 Destination DOWN: 2 Ode 3 Picks 4 Rumbas 5 Erasure 6 Drip dried 7 Wishing well 8 Secretaries 12 Devastate 15 Correct 17 Albion 19 Right 21 Who QUICK ACROSS: 1 Consolation 9 Ale 10 Announcer 11 Enrol 13 Linseed 14 Invade 16 Mystic 18 Torture 19 Realm 20 Ornaments 21 Tin 22 Reading room DOWN: 2 Owe 3 Shawl 4 Lonely 5 Truancy 6 Orchestra 7 Malediction 7 Predicament 12 Reverence 15 Drummed 17 Pennon 19 Riser 21 Two
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TICKETS: 0871 902 5732 Fri 3 March – Thu 9 March VICEROY’S HOUSE (12A) brief distressing images Fri, Wed: 13:10, 15:35, 18:30, 21:00. Sat: 15:35, 18:30, 21:00. Sun: 14:25, 17:00, 19:30. Mon, : 11:00, 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 21:00. Tues, Thurs: 11:00, 13:30, 16:00, 18:30 LOGAN (15) Fri, Sat: 12:30, 15:30, 18:00, 21:00. Sun: 13:30, 16:30, 19:30. Mon: 12:00, 15:30, 18:00, 21:00. Tues, Wed, Thurs: 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 MOONLIGHT (15) Fri, Mon: 15:15, 20:50. Sat: 15:15, 18:25, 20:50. Sun: 14:15, 17:30, 19:45. Tues: 12:15, 15:15, 20:45. Wed: 11:00, 15:15, 18:25, 20:45. Thurs: 12:20, 15:15, 20:45 HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Daily except Fri, Sun: 12:15, 18:00. Fri: 12:45, 18:00. Sun: 11:30, 16:55 T2: TRAINSPOTTING (18) Fri, Sat: 21:15. Sun: 20:00. Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 21:00 LA LA LAND (12A) infrequent strong language
Fri: 11:00, 18:30. Sat: 15:40, 18:30. Sun: 14:50. Mon: 18:15. Tues: 12:10. Wed: 11:50. Thurs: 15:10 MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (15) Fri: 15:35. Sat: 12:40. Sun: 14:25. Mon, Tues, Wed: 15:00. Thurs: 12:00 CERTAIN WOMEN (12A) infrequent strong language, nudity Fri: 13:25, 18:25. Sat: 15:45. Sun: 12:00, 20:00. Mon: 13:00, 18:30. Tues, Thurs: 13:35, 18:30. Wed: 13:35 TRESPASS AGAINST US (15) Fri: 16:00, 21:00. Sat: 21:00. Sun: 17:30. Mon: 15:55, 21:00. Tues, Wed: 11:15, 16:05. Thurs: 11:15, 16:10 KONG: SKULL ISLAND (12A) moderate threat, violence, infrequent strong language Thurs: 21:00 THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (U) Sat: 1.15, Sun: 11:00 SING (U) Sat 10.15, Sun 11.30 GOODFELLAS (18) – Sun at 12noon Reminiscence – RED RIVER (U) – Sun at 10am CAMERAPERSON (15) – Wed at 6.30 Kids Club Sat, 10.30 for 11am – ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (PG) BIG SCREAM 10.30 for 11am! Fri VICEROY’S HOUSE or LA LA LAND, Weds – VICEROY’S HOUSE or MOONLIGHT NT Live – HEDDA GABLER – Thurs at 7.00 ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS – Tues at 8.30, 9.00 Please visit our web site; www.picturehouses.co.uk for a full list of programmes.
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Wapping High School triumphs in premier league enterprise challenge play-offs ADVERTORIAL
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Competing on Thursday 2 February 2017 at the Emirates Stadium against other schools representing clubs including QPR, Norwich City, Crystal Palace and Fulham, the talented youngsters presented a business plan showcasing their ideas for promoting West Ham United Football Club to the US market. The Wapping High pupils were named play-off winners by a demanding team of judges including Pippa Morgan from the CBI, the CBBC presenter Ben Shires, Olly Dawson Programme Manager of UK Grants at Comic/Sport Relief and Paul Lewis of The Careers and Enterprise Company. The host for the day was BBC presenter and journalist Kim Inglis. Now in its ninth year, the Premier League Enterprise Challenge is jointly-funded by the Premier League and Sport Relief, and supported by
the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. It uses the backdrop of professional football clubs' business models to deliver enterprise education to inspire young people and increase their aspirations and skills. "The competition helped us to get a grasp of what business is in the real world. I enjoyed being part of a team and knowing that our decisions and ideas could potentially make a difference," said Sade Harris, a Year 9 pupil from Wapping High School. Karin Rowsell, Headteacher of Wapping High, said, "We are immensely proud of the hard work our pupils have put in. The way that the Premier League Enterprise Challenge fosters business and enterprise expertise in the local community chimes exactly with how we develop our pupils' life skills at Wapping High." The story isn't over yet for the group: for the fourth consecutive year, West Ham United Foundation will have a representative in the prestigious PL Enterprise finals, due to be held at Ernst & Young in March.
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DOYCE STREET, PARKERS ROW, PORTLAND STREET, RODWELL ROAD, ROSEBERRY STREET, CHAMPION GROVE)
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BEAR GARDENS) 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 sewer works to be carried out by Paragon, 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 Bear Gardens at it’s junction with Park 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. Works will be in operation between the 10th March – 7th April 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BOWLING GREEN PLACE, CAMILLA ROAD, CHARLESTON STREET, FENWICK GROVE, GAINSFORD STREET, KEYWORTH STREET, LANDCROFT ROAD)
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Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3461/LR016 77000310
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The alternative route will be via Rose Alley, as applicable.
Dated this 2nd March 2017
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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 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: (a) Bowling Green Place, between Newcomen Street and Mermaid Court. (b) Camilla Road, between Lynton Road and Blocked end (c) Charleston Street, between Brandon Street to blocked end (d) Fenwick Grove, between Fenwick Road to blocked end (e) Gainsford Street, between Shad Thames and Lafone Street (f) Keyworth Street, between Borough Road and Southwark Bridge Road (g) Landcroft Road, between Whateley Road and Crystal Palace Road
The alternative route for (a) Newcomen Street, Tennis Street, Long Lane, Weston Street, Snowsfields. (b) not applicable. (c) not applicable. (d) not applicable. (e) Queen Elizabeth Street, Horselydown Lane, Shad Thames (f) Borough Road, London Road, Newington Causeway. (g) Crystal Palace Road, Whateley Road, Lordship Lane.
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. Works will take place for (a) 13th – 14th February. (b) 6th – 8th March. (c) 8th – 10th March. (d) 13th – 15th March. (e) 10th March. (f) 13th – 15th March. (g) 15th – 16th March. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 2nd March 2017 Nicky Costin Network Management Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a) LBS-SC1473576 (b) LBS-SC1474154. (c)1474626 (d) 3490/1474631. (e) LBS-SC1467509/. (f) 1474634 (g) LBS-SC1473579
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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 made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
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: (a) Doyce Street, between, Great Guildford Street and Southwark Bridge Road. (b) Parkers Row, between Wolseley Street and Jamaica Road (c) Portland Street, between East Street and Hopwood Road (d) Rodwell Road, between Landcroft Road and Crystal Palace Road (e) Roseberry Street, between Galleywall Road and No;s 9 Ramsfort House. (f) Champion Grove, at it’s junction with Grove Lane
The alternative route for (a) Great Guildford Street. (b) Jamaica Road, George Row, Wolseley Street. Wolseley Street, Mill Street, Jacob Street, George Row, Jamaica Road, Rotherhithe Roundabout, Jamaica Road. (c) East Street, Thurlow Street, Albany Road. Albany Road, Thurlow Street, Flint Street, Rodney Road, Heygate Street, Rodney Road. (d) Landcroft Road, Heber Road, Crystal Palace Road, Pellatt Road. (e) Galleywall Road, Lynton Road. (f) Champion Grove. Doyce Street will be made two way for access and egress purposes only.
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. Works will take place for (a) 8th – 10th March. (b) 10th- 14th March. (c) 13th – 14th March. (d) 14th – 15th March. (e) 14th – 16th March. (f) 13th – 16th March. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 2nd March 2017 Nicky Costin Network Management Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a) LBS-SC1472086 (b) 3497/1474636. (c) 3384/LBS-SC1470995 (d) LBS-SC1473578. (e) 3498/1474637 (f) 1473509grv lane THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK hereby gives notice that it proposes to make an Order under Section 247 of the above Act to authorise the stopping up of the following areas of public highway shown hatched black on the plan attached to the draft Order:1.
The highway known as New Church Road from the junction with Southampton Way to the junction with Wells Way measuring 35.2m in length and 14.45m in width.
All of the areas to be stopped up fall within the London Borough of Southwark
IF THE ORDER IS MADE the stopping up will be authorised to enable the development described in the Schedule to this Notice to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted under Part III of the Act by the Council on 30 November 2016 under local planning authority reference No. 16/AP/3165. COPIES OF THE DRAFT ORDER AND THE RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED FREE OF CHARGE by way of appointment during a 28 day period commencing on Thursday 2 March 2017 at 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TZ by calling 020 7525 2135 and referring to the New Church Road Stopping Up Order. A copy may also be viewed on the Council’s website at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/highwayclosures ANY PERSON MAY OBJECT to the making of the proposed Order within a 28 day period commencing on Thursday 2 March 2017 by written notice to the Director of Law and Democracy, 2nd Floor, Hub 2, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX quoting reference (LEG/RP/PL/SH/RE040/60500).
In preparing an objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of it may be imparted to other persons who may be affected by it and that those persons may wish to communicate with the objector about it.
Doreen Forrester-Brown Director of Law and Democracy
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DAYTON GROVE) 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 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 Dayton Grove between, York Grove and Colls Road. The alternative route will be via York Grove, Queens Road, Astbury Road, Colls Road.
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. Works will take place between the 21st – 22nd March 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 2nd March 2017 Nicky Costin Network Management Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 1474210 THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK hereby gives notice that it proposes to make an Order under Section 247 of the above Act to authorise the stopping up of the following areas of public highway shown hatched black on the plan attached to the draft Order:1.
An area of footway in the south eastern corner of Addington Square measuring 13.18m in length from the dead end of Addington Square to the north of Burgess Park and up to 12.12m in width.
All of the areas to be stopped up fall within the London Borough of Southwark
IF THE ORDER IS MADE the stopping up will be authorised to enable the development described in the Schedule to this Notice to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted under Part III of the Act by the Council on 30 November 2016 under local planning authority reference No. 16/AP/3165. COPIES OF THE DRAFT ORDER AND THE RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED FREE OF CHARGE by way of appointment during a 28 day period commencing on Thursday 2 March 2017 at 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TZ by calling 020 7525 2135 and referring to the Addington Square Stopping Up Order. A copy may also be viewed on the Council’s website at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/highwayclosures
ANY PERSON MAY OBJECT to the making of the proposed Order within a 28 day period commencing on Thursday 2 March 2017 by written notice to the Director of Law and Democracy, 2nd Floor, Hub 2, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX quoting reference (LEG/RP/PL/SH/RE040/60499).
In preparing an objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of it may be imparted to other persons who may be affected by it and that those persons may wish to communicate with the objector about it.
Doreen Forrester-Brown Director of Law and Democracy THE SCHEDULE ‘Re-landscaping the South-West region of Burgess Park including a new play area, new access pathways, new lighting fixtures, new surfaces, trees, shrubs, meadow and to include new park furniture.”
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK PEDAL CYCLE 'QUIETWAY' ROUTE Q7: TRINITY STREET TO ALBANY ROAD The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Pedal cycle quietways) (No. 3) Traffic Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark Cycle Tracks Order (Pedal cycle quietways) (No. 3) 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'D') (No. 14) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'M1') (No. 9) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'M2') (No. 19) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (Car club) (No. 15) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (Disabled persons) (No. 47) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (Solo motor cycles) (No. 23) Order 2017, the London Borough of Southwark (Loading bays) (No. 5) Order 2017, and the London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 25) Order 2017 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 02 March 2017 it has made 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 will be:(a) to introduce new two-way segregated cycle lanes: (i) throughout RODNEY PLACE, aligned with the eastern kerb; (ii) in RODNEY ROAD, between its junctions with Rodney Place and Larcom Street, aligned with the north-eastern kerb; and (iii) in ALBANY ROAD, between a point opposite the southwestern kerb-line of Portland Street and a point 36 metres south-west of a point opposite that kerbline, aligned with the south-eastern kerb; (b) to introduce a north-eastbound semi-segregated cycle lane in ALBANY ROAD, between a point 60 metres north-east of the south-western wall of Arklow House, Aylesbury Estate and a point 10.5 metres south-west of the south-western kerb-line of Portland Street, aligned with the north-western kerb; (c) to introduce south-westbound segregated cycle lanes in ALBANY ROAD: (i) between a point 49 metres south-west of the south-western kerb-line of Wells Way and a point opposite the south-western kerb-line of Portland Street; and (ii) between a point 36 metres south-west of a point opposite the south-western kerb-line of Portland Street and a point 31 metres north-east of a point opposite the south-western wall of Arklow House, Aylesbury Estate; (d) to introduce a south-eastbound segregated cycle lane in PORTLAND STREET, between its junctions with Hopwood Road and Albany Road, aligned with the north-eastern kerb; (e) to introduce one-way northbound traffic working in RODNEY PLACE for all vehicles except pedal cycles between its junctions with Munton Road and New Kent Road; (f) to prohibit all vehicles except pedal cycles from entering into RODNEY PLACE at its junction with New Kent Road; (g) to prohibit all north-westbound vehicles except pedal cycles in RODNEY ROAD from turning right into Rodney Place; (h) to provide new loading bays in RODNEY PLACE outside Nos. 1-27 Rodney Place, and in RODNEY ROAD outside Rutherford Heights, in which vehicles may load or unload for up to 40 minutes at any time, provided that no vehicle may return to a loading bay within 2 hours; (i) to remove existing 'shared-use' parking places in:- (i) BRANDON STREET, on the north-east side adjacent to Newbolt House; (ii) PORTLAND STREET, on the north-east side outside Studland and Lulworth (2 parking places to be removed), on the north-east side between Hopwood Road and Albany Road, and on the south-west side outside Chiltern House, Aylesbury Estate (2 parking places to be removed); and (iii) ALBANY ROAD, on the north-west side outside Nos. 120-150 Westmoreland Walk, Aylesbury Estate, on the south-east side opposite Nos. 120-150 Westmoreland Walk, Aylesbury Estate (2 parking places to be removed) and on the south-east side outside Burgess Park BMX track; (j) to remove an existing car club parking place in PORTLAND STREET outside Chiltern House; (k) to amend the designation of existing permit holders', 'shared-use', pay, car club, motor cycle and disabled persons' parking places in FALMOUTH ROAD, LARCOM STREET, BRANDON STREET, EAST STREET, PORTLAND STREET, MERROW STREET, SONDES STREET and ALBANY ROAD and introduce new or amend existing lengths of ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions in FALMOUTH ROAD, RODNEY PLACE, MUNTON ROAD, ELBA PLACE, LARCOM STREET, BRANDON STREET, EAST STREET, PORTLAND STREET, MERROW STREET,SONDES STREET and ALBANY ROAD -so as to accommodate the provision of a new footway and carriageway layout in the 'quietway' route; and (l) to formalise an existing cycle track on a footpath at the following location:- LARCOM STREET, a segregated cycle track for the use of pedal cycles only, comprising all that part of the pedestrianised area between its junctions with Rodney Road and Content Street (designated as a footpath under the provisions of the Conversion of Highways into Footpaths or Bridleways (London Borough of Southwark) (No. 1) Order 1977) as is bounded on the north-west by a line drawn 3.3 metres southeast of and parallel to the north-western edge of that footpath and marked by a segregating kerb and on the south-east by a further line drawn 3 metres south-east of and parallel to that line and marked by a segregating kerb, as extends from the south-western kerb-line of Rodney Road to the northeastern kerb-line of Content Street. 3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 06 March 2017, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark council, Environment, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Telephone 020 7525 2005 or e-mail:traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk for details. 4. 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 02 March 2017 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
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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). 107 BERMONDSEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 3XB (Ref. 17/AP/0703 ) Installation of an ATM cash machine to the shop front. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Michele Sterry 020 7525 5453) 163 BERMONDSEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 3UW (Ref. 17/AP/0591 ) Minor material amendments to planning permission 15-AP-1808 for 'Roof extension to provide a one bedroom self-contained flat (use class C3) with access from existing lift and staircase' consisting of: West external wall closer to the courtyard; Building height increased; Change to internal layout. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Mumtaz Shaikh 0207 525 0585) 107 BERMONDSEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 3XB (Ref. 17/AP/0704 ) Installation of an ATM cash machine to the shop front. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Michele Sterry 020 7525 5453) 222-224 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON SE1 1 JX (Ref. 17/AP/0655 ) Removal of Condition 3 (Archaeological mitigation) of planning permission 16/AP/4694 dated 13/01/2017 for: 'Change of use and extension of existing building from recording studio/office space (use class B1) to a mixed use development comprising commercial space at ground floor and basement (use class A1/A2/A3/A4) and six residential apartments at upper floors comprising 3 x 2 bed units and 3 x 1 bed units, amenity space and other associated works'. (within Liberty of the Mint C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) 159A CAMBERWELL GROVE, LONDON, SE5 8JS (Ref. 17/AP/0439 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a three-storey side extension and rear dormer with a window replacement. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Christopher Kirby 0207 525 0952) 149 CAMBERWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0HB (Ref. 17/AP/0659 ) 1. Adding partition walls in two rooms 2. Changing door on basement lower ground floor level to a window to match existing window on the same level 3. 3. Replace damaged glass in windows with Slimlite glass for listed buildings into existing window frames (within Addington Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) 2A CARDEN ROAD, LONDON, SE15 3UD (Ref. 17/AP/0568 ) Revised application to planning reference 15/AP/3463 (Installation of a new mezzanine floor to create a modern and flexible overflow space; the new floor will be lightweight and demountable.) to comply with Fire safety under Building regulation (Building control reference -
(16/FP/00383). Compartmentalization of Stairs 2 and 3, and addition of 3 external fire escape doors. (within Nunhead Green C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Martin McKay ) DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY, GALLERY ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7AD (Ref. 17/AP/0624 ) Construction of a detached single storey temporary pavilion building. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Alex Cameron 020 7525 5416) 10A LOVE WALK, LONDON, SE5 8AD (Ref. 17/AP/0696 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a single storey rear extension; Enlarging of the opening between living room and courtyard; Alterations to the ground floor front facade; Enlargement of ground floor windows looking down Love Walk; Replacement of windows and insertion of a new rooflight. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) FLAT 2, 63 OAKHURST GROVE, LONDON, SE22 9AH (Ref. 17/AP/0617 ) Construction of a single storey ground floor extension (within The Gardens C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 156 QUEENS ROAD, LONDON, SE15 2HP (Ref. 17/AP/0323 ) Listed Building Consent to move the current meters for both the gas and electrical supply from the basement of the property to a standard white outside box situated on the side of the building. (The meters are not only old but are situated in a place where the utility companies cannot access them). (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) 7A STONEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 9AA (Ref. 17/AP/0663 ) Display of a blade sign with external neon lettering on both sides (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) 7A STONEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 9AA (Ref. 17/AP/0664 ) Display of a neon sign above entrance (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) 7A STONEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 9AA (Ref. 17/AP/0662 ) Display of a wall painted sign (white letters on claret background) and two lights (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) 7A STONEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 9AA (Ref. 17/AP/0661 ) Display of a wall painted sign (white letters on claret background) and two lights (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525
0783) 146 TANNER STREET, LONDON SE1 2HG (Ref. 17/AP/0191 ) Variation of Condition 2, approved plans, of planning permission 14-AP-2275 for: 'Change of use of the ground floor and basement (Class A4 drinking establishment) to residential (Class C3). Demolition of part of the ground floor at the rear and erection of part one / part two / part threestorey rear extension and a roof extension to third floor of the existing building to provide 5 self-contained (3 new and 2 replacement) residential units including minor external alterations to the facade' to allow for alterations to: Third Floor and Roof Plan; North Elevation; South Elevation and Proposed Section AA. Reason(s) for publicity: (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) EXCLUDING FOURTH FLOOR, TOWER GATE HOUSE, 163 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD,
LONDON, SE1 3LW (Ref. 17/AP/0632 ) Proposed new lift overrun to building's roof. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) Dated 02 March 2017 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTIONS 35C AND 46A: VARIATION OF CHARGES FOR 'PAY BY PHONE' PARKING VARIATION OF CHARGES FOR PARKING PLACE SUSPENSIONS AND WAITING RESTRICTION DISPENSATIONS
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark will vary the parking charge for visitors’ parking permits under the powers conferred by section 46A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, and in accordance with regulation 25 of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996. 2. Commencing 01 April 2017, the parking charge for 'pay by phone' parking will be varied as follows:Parking place type:
Controlled parking zone, parking zone or off-street car park:
Parking charge period:
Current parking charge:
New parking charge:
On-street parking meter, 'pay and display', 'pay by phone' and 'shared-use' parking places
Zones 'C1', 'C2' and 'F'
per hour
£5.80
£6.00
Zones 'D', 'G' and 'GR'
per hour
£2.70
£3.00
Zones 'B', 'E', 'EC', 'H', 'HH', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'LG', 'M1', 'M2', 'N', 'NC', 'P', 'SB' and 'T'
per hour
£2.50
£2.70
Off-street parking places
Cerise Road Multi-storey car park
Copeland Road car park
Choumert Grove car park
£2.40
£2.60 inclusive of VAT
per day
£0.90
£1.00 inclusive of VAT
£1.50 inclusive of VAT £1.00 inclusive of VAT
3. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, commencing 01 April 2017, the council of the London Borough of Southwark will vary the charge for parking place suspensions and waiting restriction dispensations as follows:Type:
Parking place suspension
Area or vehicle to which the suspension or dispensation will apply:
Suspension or dispensation period:
Current charge:
New charge:
per day
£25.00
£27.50
One vehicle
full day
£25.00
£27.50
One car space within a parking place
Waiting restriction dispensation
NICKY COSTIN Parking and road network business unit manager, Regulatory services BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (NUTBROOK 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 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 Nutbrook Street, between Adys Road and Troy Town.
The alternative route will be via Dewer Street, Kinsale Road, Peckham Rye, Choumert Road, Bellenden Road, Maxted Road, Oglander Road, Adys Road. Adys Road, Amott Road, Dewer Street, Kinsale Road as applicable. 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. Works will take place between the 30th – 31st March.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 2nd March 2017 Nicky Costin Network Management Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 1474223
Mon - Sun
12:00 12:00
Finish time
23:00 23:00
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: 6th February 2017
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE UNDER SECTION 17 OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003 Notice is hereby given that ABTA Ltd has applied for a premises licence in relation to 3rd Floor 30 Park Street London SE1 9EQ to permit the provision of the following licensable activities: supply of alcohol Monday to Friday 12:00 to 22:00. Full details of the application can be inspected at the address noted below during normal business hours.
4. Further information may be obtained by contacting Mr. David Sole of the council's Parking and traffic enforcement team by telephone on 020 7525 2037 or e-mail: parking@southwark.gov.uk Dated 02 March 2017
Mon - Sun
Start time
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
up to 3 hours
£0.90
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£6.90 inclusive of VAT
per day
Please take notice that we Yasser El Moussa Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Bayroot Restaurant, 8 Camberwell Road, London, SE5 0EN The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are
Opening hours:
£6.30
£1.40
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
The supply of alcohol:
per day
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Representations by any person or a responsible authority regarding this application can be made in writing to Southwark Council Licensing Service Floor 3 Hub 1 PO BOX 64529 London SE1P 5LX - website: www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication Such written representation must be received by 24th March 2017 clearly stating the grounds upon which the representation is made in relation to the four objectives of the Licensing Act 2003.
It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for the offence is unlimited.
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK CAMBERWELL POCKET PLACES: WREN ROAD The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'L') (No. 2) Order 2017 The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 26) Order 2017 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 02 March 2017 it has made the above orders under the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 2. The effect of the orders, so as to accommodate a new carriageway and footway layout in WREN ROAD, will be:- (a) to reduce in length by one parking bay an existing pay parking place on the southeast side outside The Colonnades, No. 8 Wren Road, and introduce 'at any time waiting restrictions; and (b) to update the designation of the existing permit holders' and pay parking places and waiting restrictions throughout the remainder of the street. 3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 06 March 2017, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark council, Environment, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Telephone 020 7525 2005 or e-mail:traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk for details. 4. 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 02 March 2017 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
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Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (COMMERCIAL WAY, CRONIN 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 works by Plowman Craven, 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 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 (a) Commercial Way, between Kelly Avenue and Moody Road. (b) Cronin Street at it’s junction with Commercial Way.
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 alternative route for affected vehicles will be via: Commercial Way, Southampton Way, Peckham Road, Peckham Hill Street, as applicable. Works will take place on the 20th – 21st March between the hours of 21:00hrs - 06:00hrs
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 2nd March 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3465
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
The proposed variation is as follows:
The retail sale of alcohol: The provision of regulated entertainment: Opening hours:
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22:30 22:30
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Sun - Thurs Fri & Sat
Sun - Thurs Fri & Sat
22:30 22:30
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A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by The Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX 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
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
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: 23rd February 2017
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable resurfacing works on Lordship Lane by Ringway Jacobs, 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 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 Melford Road at it’s junction with Lordship Lane. The existing one way working in Melford Road, between Lordship Lane and Underhill 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.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)
(DANECROFT ROAD, GAMBIA STREET,MONNOW ROAD, SANDGATE STREET, TALFOURD ROAD, TANNER STREET, WESTON STREET ) 1. 2.
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 alternative route for affected vehicles will be via: Underhill Road, Barry Road as applicable.
Works will take place on the 13th – 15th March between the hours of 21:00hrs - 05:00hrs
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 2nd March 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3449/ 342977
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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.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (MELFORD ROAD) 1.
Please take notice that I / we Paul Graham Have made application to the local licensing authority to vary the Premises Licence in respect of Leadbelly’s Bar & Kitchen, Unit C Montreal House, Surrey Quays Road, London, SE16 7AQ
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TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice to carry out Highway works intends to make 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: (a) Danecroft Road, between Herne Hill and Elmwood Road. (b)Gambia Street, at it’s junction with Union Street. (c) Monnow Road, at it’s junction with Southwark Park Road (d) Sandgate Street, Old Kent Road to blocked end (e) Talfourd Road, at it’s junction with Peckham Road. (f) Tanner Street, between Tower Bridge Road and Maltby Street (g) Weson Street, between St Thomas Street and Melior Street (NR)
The alternative route would be via: (a) Herne Hill, Frankfurt Road, Elmwood Road. Emwood Road Red Post Hill, Casino Avenue, Herne Hill. (b) Blackfriars Road, Union Street. Meymott Street, Hatfields, The Cut, Union Street. Union Street, Great Suffolk Street, Southwark Street, Blackfriars Road. (c) Reverdy Road, Lynton Road, Monnow Road. (d) access will be maintained. (e) Lyndhurst Way, Lyndhurst Grove, Lyndhurst Grove, Bushey Hill Road, Peckham Road. (f) Tower Bridge Road, Abbey Street, Druid Street. (g) Not applicable. The existing one way working in Monnow Road, between Southwark Park Road and Trothy Road will be made two way for access and egress purposes for item (c)
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 (a) 16th – 20th March. (b) 16th – 17th March. (c) 16th March. (d) 16th – 20th March. (e) 13th – 14th March. (f) 18th – 19th March (g) 13th – 19th March. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 2nd March 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: (a) LBS-SC1473823 (b) LBS-SC1473119 (c) LBS-SC1474781(d) 1474638 (e) LBS-SC1473301 (f) LBS-SC1474507 (g)LBC-00-05-130317
Ted’s sponsorship boost
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By Becky Morton
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BERMONDSEY FIGHTER Ted Cheeseman said that without sponsorship “you can’t give your all to your boxing”, as he prepares for his bout on the undercard of the eagerly anticipated David HayeTony Bellew clash on Saturday. The 21-year-old, who trained at Fisher Amateur Boxing Club in Bermondsey as a teenager, is already 7-0 since going pro in September 2015 and this week announced funding from Surrey Quays estate agents Oliver Jaques. As an amateur, Cheeseman won six national titles, boxed for England ten times and was fifth in the world aged seventeen. He decided to turn pro after missing out on the 2016 Olympic squad and now trains with Tony Sims in Brentwood. Cheeseman said: “The sponsorship from Oliver Jacques is great because it
Hassan rescues point
STANSFELD/ELTHAM PALACE moved up to eleventh place in the SCEFL Division One table after this hard-fought draw against Snodland Town on Saturday.
Snodland's prolific scorer Dave Sherwood came close early on, when he flashed a shot across the face of the goal that just cleared the far post with Stansfeld stopper James Bradley well beaten. The deadlock wasn’t broken until the 84th minute when Sherwood ghosted in at the far post to volley home Tom Cackett's cross. That looked like it would be the winner, but just three minutes later in-form striker Ryan Hassan squeezed a shot in off the far post to rescue a point for his side. Stansfeld/Eltham Palace are away to Phoenix Sports Reserves on Saturday, kick-off is 3pm. The 1st Team lost 3-0 away at Kennington, while a depleted Reserves ide suffered a 5-0 defeat at Halls FC. DOCKLANDS U7s battled well on the road to earn a 1-1 draw at Dulwich Village last weekend. Tyler Andrews scored a superb goal from distance and Frankie Belcher was man of the match for his performance.
Ted Cheeseman outside Surrey Quays estate agents Oliver Jacques
helps me to maintain full-time. “As a boxer you get paid per fight so
sponsorship covers my costs, including rent, travel and equipment. Without that
Lionesses hit Steel wall ASHLEE HINCKS said it was “disappointing” and “frustrating” after Millwall Lionesses lost 2-1 to Sheffield FC Ladies in the FA WSL Spring Series last weekend.
up and above the other team. “We can’t just seem to find that last bit again. It was the highlight of our year last year but, looking at our games, we have scored goals. “There’s goals that we’ve scored in the last few games that we really wouldn’t have scored last season, so that’s definitely improved.”
It was Millwall’s second successive defeat after their opening-round 1-0 loss to Durham Women. The away side went ahead when Hannah Cain’s cross crept in, before Sophie Jones doubled the lead. Hincks pulled one back seven minutes before half-time and later hit the side netting, but Lee Burch’s Lionesses couldn’t rescue a result. “It’s definitely disappointing not to get the three points,” Hincks said. “I think, barring the first 20 minutes, we were completely dominant. “We had a chance at 2-1 which we should’ve taken, which would have changed the course of the game completely. It would’ve been 2-2 with 30 minutes to go. “It is frustrating, I think we’re so much fitter than last year. The last fifteen minutes in each game we’ve played so far we’ve been completely
Ashlee Hincks was on target in Lionesses loss
win under my belt,” Wynn said. “I was the last bout of the night and I had a lot of people come to watch me which was a pain for them, but they stayed late and made lots of noise for me for which I can't thank them enough. “I wasn't too happy with my performance, I was trying to work on new little things we've been talking about in the gym to improve my game, but started slowly and didn't get going quickly enough. “We’ve been working on relaxing a little bit, but I think I started to relax too much in the first round. I was always
comfortable and felt in control, but he was game so I had to go up a gear or two in the next rounds. “It's hard to try and work on new things, while remembering to also do what you’re good at and win the fight. You sometimes get caught between two minds and wish I just let my hands go a bit more. It's all good experience. “Millwall winning against Leicester was a big boost for me, I was gutted I couldn't be there,” Wynn added. “I weighed in at two o'clock, but I went back to one of my trainers’ house in north London after to watch the scores come in.
support you can’t give your all to your boxing.” Cheeseman is quietly confident before his ten-round super-welterweight contest against Jack Sellars at Greenwich’s O2 Arena on March 4. “Out of all my seven fights as a pro, I’ve only had two smaller shows. I’ve had three at O2, one at Wembley and one at the Olympic Park. I’m used to this now,” he said. “But having said that every fight is the biggest fight of your career. If you lose you’re back down in the pecking order and have to start all over again. Obviously I have to be confident but I can’t be complacent because if I lose this fight I’ll be back to the start again.” Nicola Heard, Managing Director of Oliver Jaques, said: “I was brought up in Bermondsey and we thought it would be great to sponsor a local lad who needs a leg up. It’s nice to give back to the community and boxing is something we’re all interested in here. “A few of us will be going along to support Ted next week and we’re all really excited for the fight.”
Fish sink to bottom
BOSS DEAN Harrison felt Fisher were the better side despite their 3-0 defeat to Bearsted last weekend that leaves them bottom of the SCEFL Premier Division table.
Michael Holliday, Matt Garner and Tom Bridges did the damage for Bearsted as Fisher couldn’t build on their 1-0 win over Croydon the week before. “We were the better side for sure,” Harrison said. “We got into good areas throughout the game, but just couldn’t finish. Every week we come in at half-time saying, ‘We need to take our chances’. Sometimes you get away with it, sometimes you don’t.” “We’ll play worse than that and win games but we need to start putting the ball in the back of the net more regularly.” Fisher’s next two games are away from home before the meeting with fellow relegation strugglers Lordswood FC at St Paul’s on March 18.
Millwall fan Charlie’s victory inspired by Lions
BOXER CHARLIE Wynn revealed the balancing act in the ring after he took his professional record to 2-0 last week.
Millwall fan Wynn, 27, defeated Welsh fighter Matthew Ashmole in a welterweight non-title fight at York Hall, on the same day his team had earlier secured a famous FA Cup win over Leicester City. Wynn said that result “was a big boost for me” as he also paid tribute to his supporters, and feels there is room for improvement in his own game. “I felt good after the fight with another
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“I thought we had blown our chances when (Jake) Cooper got the red, but we were both jumping around his front room when (Shaun) Cummings stuck it away at the death. “It was blinding. I had a few fans that were at the game, including my old man, and they said the whole day was pukka, and me winning that night put the icing on the cake!” Wynn, who combines his day job as an electrician with his boxing career, took a week off training after the victory and is eyeing up another fight at York Hall in late April.
Haye riled ahead of heavyweight clash at O2
IT WAS an expletive-ridden press conference this week as the vitriolic build-up to David Haye’s clash with Tony Bellew continued ahead of this weekend.
Bermondsey’s former two-weight world champion Haye, and Liverpool’s current WBC cruiserweight title-holder Bellew, had to be separated by bodyguards as they hurled insults at each other in Bellew’s hometown. In front of a group of noisy Bellew fans Haye said: “Deep in all of your tiny minds you know this guy is getting drilled to the canvas pretty fast.” Bellew, who has repeatedly called Haye “a broken man” appeared the calmer of the pair as he responded: “I am going in with a man who was absolutely fantastic. When he was in his prime, an immense athlete - but the tank is very, very low and it does not last very long. “When the gas runs out, the big fat Scouser is going to steam through him.” Saturday's heavyweight bout takes place at London's O2 Arena.
Hamlet Carew still in cup hunt
DULWICH HAMLET’S Buildbase FA Trophy quarterfinal against Macclesfield Town has been rearranged for Tuesday, March 7 after their replay fell victim to snow this week.
Last Saturday, Gavin Rose’s men sensationally fought back from 2-0 down to force a replay against a side that are in ninth place in the National League. The home side fell behind in the ninth minute when Luke Summerfield struck a free-kick past Preston Edwards. It got worse for Hamlet just nine minutes later when Edwards’ clearance landed at Summerfield’s feet, and he curled home. But rather than deflate the hosts it only seemed to harden their determination, and they pulled one back before the break when Quade Taylor fired home following a corner. Hamlet poured forward after the break, and Matt Drage went close to levelling when his header went just wide. However, just three minutes from time, their pressure eventually paid off when after Ibra Sekajja picked up a loose clearance the ball eventually landed at Ashley Carew’s feet, and he curled home a magnificent equaliser from outside the box. If Hamlet cause a replay upset they will face Tranmere Rovers in the last four.
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By John Kelly at The Den
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IT WAS a meeting that, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say, could have ended Tom King’s dreams of becoming a professional footballer.
He had already had the experience of being summoned to a manager’s office to find out if he had impressed whom he needed to impress. King had left his hometown club Portsmouth when he was sixteen to join Crystal Palace. He did his scholarship with Millwall’s south London rivals and earned a professional deal before, he explained, “things just didn’t work out there the way that me or the club wanted it to, so we parted ways”. That would prove to be Millwall’s gain after King’s agent got on the phone to the club to organise a two-week trial. One of the most important people he had to make an impact on was Neil Harris, then the Lions U21 boss. The senior manager was Ian Holloway, and he would also need convincing that this young goalkeeper who had been discarded just months earlier was worth a shot. And King revealed just how influential Neil Harris was in ensuring he got a Millwall deal. “I remember the day vividly when the gaffer pulled me to one side after we beat Charlton 1-0,” King explains. “He told me they were going to look to do something for me. “It was four or five games into the season. I had spent most of the summer trialling at different clubs and it didn’t quite work out for whatever reason. “He put in a good word for me with the then first-team manager Ian Holloway. I was desperate for it because it was local for me in terms of where I had been in south London for so long. “Your dream is back on. Being told you’re not good enough and then someone telling you, ‘Hold on a minute, we see something in you’ is massive. For me, being such a confidence player I’ve felt good ever since I walked through the door. “Even when I came in and I was playing in the U21s I could tell that he (Harris) really liked me. I could tell that we were going to have a good relationship from the very first day.” King was supposed to be on the firstteam bench a few weeks after singing a deal but, comically, Holloway forgot to put him in the squad list. He did actually make the bench a week later at Reading, but the return on loan of Stephen Bywater knocked him further down the pecking order and it would be two years before he made his first-team debut and a further six months before his first league start. That was partly down to the recruitment of Jordan Archer, initially on loan from Tottenham to compete with David Forde. Archer signed permanently the following summer, eventually displacing Forde as first choice. King, meanwhile, went on loan, experiencing in one campaign both a relegation battle at Welling and then becoming part of a Braintree side that reached the National League play-offs last season under Danny and Nicky Cowley, the management duo that have gone on to mastermind Lincoln City’s extraordinary
run to the FA Cup quarter-finals. “For me it was good,” King said. “I was talking about it with a friend of mine the other day. Last season I think I played 37 games. That was massive for me to go out and experience men’s football. “They were both very different experiences. At Welling at the start of the season things weren’t going well for me personally or for the team. “But then to go to Braintree when they were fighting for promotion at the time and to maintain the good work of the previous goalkeeper was huge for me. I kept seven clean sheets in a row at one point. “When you see what Danny and Nicky Cowley have gone on to do at Lincoln it’s no surprise. They built a good team at Braintree and they’re building another good one at Lincoln. “It was important for me to go and play all of those games, it was the biggest learning curve of my career. “It has all lead to this moment and I’m happy with the way things have panned out.”
It has been a quick rise from not having a club two-and-half years ago to now, where he is currently Millwall’s firstchoice goalkeeper and kept clean sheets on his home and away league debuts. He got his chance after Archer picked up a quad injury in the 1-0 FA Cup win over Leicester City. “I’ve taken a lot from Jordan since he’s been here. I looked at it first and thought, ‘My place is under threat now’. At the same time I get to learn from someone new, it’s a new face in the goalkeepers’ union. “We work really well together and we get on really well on and off the pitch. He sent me a text before Saturday wishing me well. “There’s no hard feelings whoever plays, we know that we don’t make the decisions. He’s got this injury now but when he comes back into the team I’ll be the first to send him a message saying, ‘Congratulations’. “He’s done the same for me.” King says that kind of support network has been present at the club since he
joined. “People just want to give you confidence and want to get the best out of you all the time. That was something I hadn’t felt previously. “I knew exactly what the gaffer wanted from me when I stepped into the first team. I was with him for a year in the U21s. “I get on really well with him and all the coaching staff. Dave Livermore was with the U21s as well when the gaffer was their manager. “I know the level they expect from me every time I step onto the pitch. I just to have to keep doing my best to produce that. “I found a home here. I found a manager and a goalkeeping coach that liked me and wanted to help me improve. I think I’m improving under them so it all came together really nicely for me.” That coach is former Sheffield Wednesday stopper Kevin Pressman, whom Millwall fans will see before games practising keepy-uppies with the match-day goalkeepers, keeping things
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light-hearted before kick-off. “We know when to take it seriously,” King stressed. “The time before the game is the time to take it seriously but you can’t take everything so seriously or otherwise you’ll end up going insane. “We have a good laugh but when it’s work time it’s work time, we all know that. We get on very well, the four of us: me, Harry (Girling), Kev and Jordan.” For now, King is the one in possession of the shirt but even if he does lose his place when Archer returns he will have the same attitude that has taken him to this point. “It’s like nothing I could have ever predicted at the time,” he said. “Being told you’re not good enough is probably one of the worst days of your career. “From that to just over two years down the line being drafted into the first team, it’s what you dream of. I’m going to keep on working hard and not let it get to my head. “Even if Jordan goes straight back into the team I’ll do the same, keep fighting for my place.”
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Main: Lee Gregory makes up for his penalty disappointment at Oldham by slamming home the winner from the spot against Peterborough and celebrating with his team-mates (above). Right: Shaun Williams drove Millwall on from midfield.
By John Kelly at The Den
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IF LEE Gregory’s reaction to his personal setback last weekend is an indicator of how Millwall will react when they eventually concede a goal and lose a game, then there shouldn’t be too much to worry about.
It was in the 53rd minute that Gregory got a shot at redeeming himself for his double penalty miss at Oldham. He engineered it all himself, picking up the ball deep before holding off challenges and being eventually felled in the box. He immediately went to fetch the ball, and Tony Craig handing it to him was the first endorsement he got after some wondered if Shaun
Williams might take over penalty duties. The home fans also roared encouragement when they saw Gregory's intentions, but that support also brought its own pressure, in front of the Cold Blow Lane end. Before placing the ball Gregory received a final word from Williams, who had wanted to take the second penalty at Boundary Park. Gregory's bottle was admirable, but for a dreaded moment it looked like Posh goalkeeper Luke McGee would reach his spot-kick. He didn't, and Gregory's celebration showed his relief. Gregory and Williams had done more than any other players to drag their team to a win. Gregory was again without regular strike partner Steve Morison, and Millwall lacked
movement up front for most of the first hour. The goal seemed to change that, lifting a personal weight for Gregory as well as a collective one. Before the break it had been Williams seemingly on a one-man mission to infuse his side with the necessary aggression and energy to defeat their opponents, who were only two points behind them in the table before kick-off. At one point Williams appeared in a rage that there was such attacking lethargy as he crunched through two or three successive tackles in midfield before Millwall won a corner. Williams even got his head to Shane Ferguson’s delivery but the whistle had gone for a free-kick. Millwall were failing to capitalise on moments like that, however.
Perhaps taking inspiration from his midfield partner, Ben Thompson strafed into a tackle on Anthony Grant. He won possession, but Millwall immediately lost it again to further frustrate their fans. Millwall were getting into good areas, particularly on the left wing, and Ferguson and Craig sent some decent crosses into the box, but there was little proper movement or presence to worry Peterborough. Thoughts turned to which players Lions boss Neil Harris might be able to turn to to change the game before Gregory decided to do it himself. Millwall were a different force after that, and the addition of Aiden O'Brien to their attack in place of Harry Smith – who admitted later he had found it a difficult night – gave them more pace up front.
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That was crucial, as the Posh were naturally trying to play a higher line to press Millwall back into their own half. With O'Brien up front, though, the away side had to keep an extra player back as they were vulnerable to counterattacks. There was another moment that proved a transformation in the performance of another of Millwall’s attackers. Fred Onyedinma had been struggling to make an impact before in the second half he appeared to give up after losing possession, provoking a furious response from his own fans. The message obviously hit home hard and the encouraging thing is he resolved to put it right. That was evident the next time Peterborough attacked, as Onyedinma chased back hard and gave away an obvious foul. It was clear what he was trying to do,
almost an admission of guilt after what had gone before. The home fans acknowledged it, as did Williams who gave him a pat on the back. All was forgiven. Onyedinma’s contribution after that was significant. Two bursts won corners, before another drew a foul and a booking for Bradden Inman. It all helped to lift the pressure off his side and break up Peterborough’s momentum. There was only one moment when Grant McCann’s side got in behind the Millwall defence. Byron Webster, who was again excellent, saw a low cross elude him and only Shaun Cummings will know how many centimetres he had to spare as he diverted the ball out for a corner at the back post. It is that kind of calmness that has
been just one feature making up Millwall’s remarkable run of nine games without conceding a goal, the longest such sequence since 192526. This was an eighth game in February and it was suggested to Harris later that his players had shown signs of tiredness. He had a different take. “We have to remember that Peterborough are a possession-based team and at times they’re going to make fifteen or 20 passes across their defence and you’re going to have to go after the ball,” Harris said. “I’ve got some young players in my team who sometimes make inconsistent decisions, and we accept that because they are young. “I made three changes to make it
fresh and the thought process is to make sure we’ve got fresh legs each game, whether in the team or off the bench. “Yeah there are a lot of games but there hasn’t been a lot of travelling for us. I’d say pretty much every game we’ve finished the stronger side in the last twelve fixtures.” It’s more than fourteen hours taking into account added time at the end of halves since Millwall last conceded a goal. That is all the more impressive not only because it includes two Premier League teams but also because Harris has had to change his defence either as a result of injuries or to freshen up his side. Tom King played his third consecutive game and kept a third clean sheet. He was tested twice by
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MILLWALL CEO Steve Kavanagh is on Lions Live this week, along with Fan of the Board Peter Garston and former Lions midfielder Alex Rae, who will be at The Den this Saturday.
This week you can vote for the Millwall player of the month for February and be in with the chance to win two tickets for the clash with MK Dons this weekend, which also includes presenting the winning player with the trophy on the pitch before kick-off. Contact the show on Thursday from 7-9pm via: Phone: 02072 379 272 Text: 07895 022 325 Email: lionslive@hotmail.co.uk
Marcus Maddison free-kicks and his handling was again impeccable. “I’d like to think the whole team is influential in our defending,” Harris said. “We work really hard and defend from the front. The wide players work really hard and cover so much distance. “If you compare what they cover with Premier League statistics (it’s similar). We cover a lot of ground because we give a lot of ground up. “Hence why we have to rotate the squad at times. It’s a team ethic, everybody has to do their job, whether it’s defending a corner or it’s defending when the opposition have a goal-kick. “Everybody has bought into the group ethic.” Millwall will have the unusual experience of having eight days off between the league meeting with MK Dons this Saturday and the FA Cup quarter-final against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane the following Sunday. Harris isn’t looking beyond this weekend. “That’s a bonus game,” he said of the Spurs clash. “Do we expect to win? No. Do I want to beat MK Dons Saturday? Yeah. Yeah, I want to beat MK Dons Saturday. “My players will be prepared for that and be fully focused. My players are loving playing, we’d play tomorrow if we could. “MK Dons is our most important game of the season by a long, long way. On that relatively long break from competitive fixtures next week Harris said: “Brilliant. Maybe I’ll catch up on some sleep! Eight days off is a good opportunity for the players to recover from a busy schedule. It’s a good opportunity to prepare for what’s coming up. And asked jokingly if he would be tempted to take the squad on a training camp to Dubai, Harris responded: “Go abroad? Not at this club! We’ll stay at Bromley, at the training ground.” It is there where the foundations will be and are being laid for a promotion charge.
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SHAUN WILLIAMS has given the firmest indication yet that he is eager to sign a new deal with Millwall, saying this week: “I love the club”.
Williams is out of contract in the summer and the club have been in negotiations with his representatives for some time to try to agree a new contract. The former Republic of Ireland underage international signed a twoand-a-half year deal when he joined Millwall from MK Dons in January 2014 before activating a one-year extension last season. Williams lost his place in the Millwall side during 2015-16 after a booking at Rochdale led to suspension, with boss Neil Harris pairing Ben Thompson with Jimmy Abdou in central midfield in the latter part of the campaign. But Williams has been an almost ever-present this season, playing in 32 of Millwall’s 34 League One fixtures. Williams, 30, has also become a favourite with Lions fans for his ability in possession and his ballwinning qualities in midfield.
Harris tribute to 300-game TC By John Kelly
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NEIL HARRIS praised Tony Craig after the Lions captain made his 300th appearance for Millwall last weekend at Oldham Athletic.
“I love it here,” Williams said. “I love the club and all the lads. I get on great with everyone and have a good relationship with the manager as well. “Hopefully we can come to an agreement and sign on the dotted line.” Harris has been busy shaping his long-term squad plans, and Jordan Archer, Tom King, Mahlon Romeo, Ben Thompson and Aiden O’Brien have signed new deals this season. Harris also wants Williams to commit, with the midfielder’s experience of Championship football potentially key if Millwall are in the second tier next season. “Talks are ongoing with Shaun,” Harris said. “He wants to stay, first and foremost, and I want him to stay. “It’s about agreeing terms and making sure everything is right for everybody. “Shaun is a top, top League One player and he will be a very good Championship player for us. “He’s doing everything he can to help things along, as we are. There have been some really productive talks. “He wants to stay, we want him to stay so it’s not necessary that it’s immediately overnight it needs doing. “But we are trying to progress it to make sure he’s with us next season.”
After missing most of last season with injury, Craig, 31, played his 44th game already this campaign in the 10 win over Peterborough United on Tuesday night. The Millwall skipper recently triggered a clause in his contract giving him an extra year with the club. He will 33 when his current deal ends after the 2017-18 season. Millwall have suffered a number a recent injury problems to important players, likely partly a consequence of so many games in such a short period of time. The clash against the Posh was their eighth in February, but Harris doesn’t believe his captain needs a rest. “I don’t think so,” Harris said. “Some players can just churn out game after game and look after themselves. “We hope our injury woes are behind us and we’re getting fitter and don’t pick up any more. “Tony is a player that doesn’t rely on pace and sprinting ability. He’s maybe a little bit more low risk. “He manages himself and as a professional he is one of the best with recovery, preparation and the way he lives his life. “He’s been a consistent part of the back four with Byron (Webster) over the last fifteen or so games. “Hopefully we keep people fit. Players will possibly need a rest at some stage but at the moment players are playing well so it’s important to keep them on the pitch.”
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