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Calls for TfL to find new home for Bakerloo Line extension vent
TFL HAS been told to ‘put your shaft somewhere else’ in a council meeting on the proposed new Bakerloo Line extension.
It follows a debate on where TfL should build a 25-metre high exitand-ventilation shaft: at the Faraday Gardens football pitch, or the
EXCLUSIVE
By Owen Sheppard
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Bricklayers Arms roundabout. TfL has said the shaft is necessary due to the distance between Elephant and Castle tube station
and the closest station proposed along Old Kent Road. At a Full Council meeting on March 22, Labour members carried a vote for Southwark to endorse building the shaft at Bricklayers, while agreeing to have two Bakerloo stops along Old Kent Road. The issue was raised by Peter
Wright, chair of the Bricklayers Arms TRA, who told the meeting “We should encourage the council to press TfL to consider other sites”. And in a Town Hall debate, Labour Faraday ward councillor Lorraine Lauder MBE urged TfL to “put your shaft elsewhere”. Full story on page 6
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We need to take a hard line against the attempts to merge policing
M
P HARRIET Harman is absolute right in being ‘totally opposed’ to the merger of police commands from Southwark and Lambeth.
This hard line from the Peckham and Camberwell MP, even now during the consultation is vital, as we all know that a costcutting exercise can always be packaged around a pilot scheme as an efficiency saving. There is no doubt that the two boroughs, alongside other neighbouring boroughs like Lewisham, must continue to work more closely, but that is very different to a merger. And her political colleague, Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle, is right to highlight the shortages across the Met generally, as well as on the streets and estates in his constituencies. For years now, regardless of who has been MP, there has been a consensus among the political parties that Southwark needs more police on the streeets, and for that matter, so does Lambeth. The decision on whether to merge will follow two pilot schemes, in which Camden and Islington have merged, and Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge have also combined. It is vital that politicians and all interested parties in both Southwark and Lambeth scrutinise the findings and monitor actually how these are being evaluated, to prevent a better picture of the situation being painted than is actually the case. The premise behind this is that by merging the back office staff and the Borough Commander, reducing the 32 London borough command units to twelve, they will make savings of fifteen per cent to the entire budget. It is being said that the merger will allow the Met to “maximise the amount we can spend on frontline policing, such as neighbourhood teams and 999 response.” There have been no guarantees as such that they will increase the amount of police in the borough, or indeed that they will not cut the numbers. It’s hard to imagine how more time for the existing frontline officers will be found, when cuts to those in non-policing roles are being made. We have consistently argued that during these austere times, policing is the one thing not to cut, as crime always soars as more and more people face financial hardship.
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Google’s street view Tech giant creates ‘home’ on Bermondsey’s Tanner Street
By Chiara Giordano
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YOU MAYhave spotted this funnylooking building in Tanner Street, Bermondsey, earlier this week and wondered what on earth it was.
Well, we can now tell you it was in fact part of a Google publicity stunt to promote its new Google Home and Google Wi-Fi services which will arrive in the UK on April 6. The Google building was only in Bermondsey for a handful of days – and unfortunately it wasn’t accessible to the public. Google Home, which launched in the
US in November, is a smart speaker and assistant which brings artificial intelligence into the home. The firm is also launching its own WiFi service in the UK, in an attempt to solve the "frustration when wireless connectivity fails at home". Like Amazon's Echo, Home can answer basic queries, as well as control smart home devices, such as lights. You could ask “where is the nearest petrol station?” and then follow up with “when does it close?”. With a simple voice command, you can play songs, playlists, artists and albums from Google Play Music, Spotify, TuneIn, and live radio.
It can also help with translations, offer weather and traffic updates and deliver news updates from publications such as the BBC, the Guardian and the Financial Times. (Although it was unclear at the time of going to press whether you could get your latest Southwark News updates). "A combination of our natural language processing, machine learning and voicerecognition expertise allow users to interact naturally with the assistant," said Suveer Kothari, director of product planning at Google in a blog post. "And of course, we've hidden a few British treats for you to discover. Just try asking Google Home about its hobbies or favourite foods."
Peckham’s getting posh as a pheasant spotted on the Rye! By Kirsty Purnell
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RESIDENTS HAVE gone all of a flutter over a pheasant that appears to have taken up residence - in Peckham.
The fully-grown, male pheasant - who has been missing after first being spotted around six months ago - was back on Peckham Rye last week – with many people taking to Twitter to show off their sightings of him. Peckham woman Rebecca Williams was walking to East Dulwich via the north of Peckham Rye when she spotted the pheasant “hanging out” across the road. “I wondered if it was sleep deprivation at first because everyone else was just carrying on as normal,” said Rebecca. “It was surreal. I had no idea there were those kinds of birds in London.” “He was just walking around having a peck. He looked a bit lost obviously because he was in the middle of London but he didn’t seem hurt or distressed.” “It made me laugh because there’s lots of stuff about Peckham being gentrified and there’s nothing more symbolic of that than a pheasant,” she said. Lewisham man Darren Palmer was on his bike at the junction of East Dulwich
Photo: Darren Palmer
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Road and Peckham Rye when the pheasant crossed the road in front of him. “He went over flapping like a chicken, going in between the cars,” said Darren. “The direction he was going in, I’m guessing he probably came out of Nunhead Crescent. Maybe he was on his way back from dropping his kids off at the primary.” “He didn’t get run over so he obviously has some road sense.” “Seeing him brightened my day! You don’t see wildlife in the city often. It heartened me!” David Champion reports that he, friends and neighbours have seen the brightlycoloured pheasant around Rye Hill Park on numerous occasions. “Goodness knows how he got there. They’re not great fliers,” said David. While locals are wondering how a game bird has ended up shacking up in the middle of Peckham, the RSPB told the News that it was really not so strange. “It happens on quite a regular basis. A large number of birds are released into the wild during the shooting season and some find their way into urban areas. They usually end up there looking for food,” a spokesperson said. “They rarely take up residence. There’ve been cases of pheasants nesting but the vast majority would just be passing through.”
Police launch investigation into ‘Millwall fan being hit by officer’s baton’
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POLICE ARE investigating claims a Millwall fan was hit with an officer’s baton while walking to a match – and later suffered a heart attack just ten minutes after kick off.
Andrew May, 52, says he was walking to the Millwall v Tottenham FA Cup match at White Hart Lane with sons Billy, 29, and Harry, 21, when he was struck with a police baton. The father-of-four, who has worked as a London bus driver for eleven years, says he was left “winded” by the incident on March 12 and claims the use of the baton was unprovoked. “They [the police] escorted us from the pub in Seven Sisters to the Tottenham ground,” said Mr May, originally from Peckham but now living in Kent. “Everyone sort of surged forward and you had to go forward; you just couldn’t move. At one point your feet were lifting off the ground, it was ridiculous. “There was so much pushing and the police started hitting supporters with truncheons and batons, and I got hit in the belly, which winded me. “I got into the ground and sat down to get my breath back and within ten minutes I was getting really bad chest pains. “I think one of my boys called one of the stewards over and I just collapsed and I don’t really remember a lot after that.”
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Andrew May with sons Harry (middle) and Billy (right)
‘There was so much pushing and the police started hitting supporters with truncheons and batons, and I got hit in the belly, which winded me’ Mr May woke up in the back of an ambulance en route to St Bartholomew’s Hospital where he was told he had suffered a heart attack as a result of a blocked artery and was fitted with a stent. “I was in hospital for three days,” said Mr May. “I paid £200 for a ticket and I ended up watching ten minutes of the game and we were so looking forward to it. “My licence is suspended at the moment because I’m not allowed to drive and I’ve got to be careful because I’m driving passengers. “I’ve never had a heart attack or anything like that. I usually go to the gym every other day so I’m quite fit for my age and hopefully I’ll recover a bit quicker.” Mr May admitted he could not connect the heart attack to the earlier incident in which he was hit with a police baton. However, he said he wanted to raise awareness of how Millwall supporters are treated. He added that Millwall striker Harry Smith visited him at home where he is still recuperating. A Met Police spokesperson said:
Andrew’s alleged bruises from baton
“Police were made aware of a 52-yearold man who was taken ill inside the stadium during the Tottenham v Millwall match on Sunday, March 12. “Whilst being treated at the stadium, he stated that he had been struck by a police baton outside the ground before the match. “The man, who subsequently suffered a heart attack, is now in a stable condition. “The matter was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) who decided it should be investigated locally. The Met's Directorate of Professional Standards is now investigating.”
Local dealer supplied notorious serial killer
The court heard of messages where Gerald Matovu had told Stephen Port he had ‘loads of G’ By Chiara Giordano
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A MAN has admitted to supplying a serial killer with drugs. Gerald Matovu, 23, of Great Guildford Street, Borough, has pleaded guilty to supplying class B
drug mephedrone (commonly known as Meow Meow), and class C drug GHB to Stephen Port between July 1 and August 31, 2015. The offences came to light during the investigation into Port's extensive crimes. Port, 42, a chef, of Cooke Street, Barking, was sentenced to a whole
life term in November 2016 for the murder of four young gay men, and drugging and sexually assaulting another seven victims. Port bought the drugs from Matovu for use during consensual sex with his partner, police say. Phone records and downloads from electronic devices belonging to Port clearly showed contact with Matovu and Port had described Matovu as his drug dealer to his partner. In messages, Matovu told Port he had quantities of GHB stating he had "loads of G" and asked how much he wanted.
Matovu was arrested on 15 June 2016 and charged on 27 October 2016. He admitted to the offences at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday (March 28) and will be sentenced on April 26. Investigating officer Detective Constable Bhulesh Pala, from the Met's Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command, said on Tuesday: "Matovu's activities became apparent during the investigation into Stephen Port and I am pleased we have been able to convict him today."
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Rotherhithe man already serving time for sex attack By Chiara Giordano
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A RAPIST already locked up in prison was handed a further sentence after another of his victims recognised his picture in a newspaper.
Kyle Peter Nash, 28, who used to live in Elgar Street, Surrey Docks, was found guilty of rape of a twelveyear-old girl in 2014. Nash was already serving a six-year prison sentence at HMP Ashfield for the offence when another victim recognised his image printed in the News Shopper and came forward. Nash appeared in custody at Woolwich Crown Court on February 8 where he was found guilty of raping a sixteen-year-old girl in 2009. The victim had met Nash on a number of occasions over the course
Kyle Peter Nash
of three weeks in 2009 and knew him as 'Carlos'. At the end of the three-week period, the sixteen-year-old victim accompanied Nash, then aged 21, to his room where he held her down against her will and raped her. On March 24 this year, Nash was sentenced to eleven years in prison for the offence, which will be served in addition to the six years he was already serving for the previous conviction. Detective Sergeant Ana Ambros, of the Met's Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Command [SOECA], said: "Given the passing of years since this offence occurred, I am pleased that Nash now faces a long spell behind bars for his crime. “I hope that his newly-extended incarceration provides a measure of comfort and closure to his victims. "Also, I cannot rule out the possibility that Nash may have offended against other victims who have not yet come forward. “I would like to take this opportunity to encourage anyone who may have been assaulted by Nash, also known as 'Carlos', to contact police immediately." Anyone who has been a victim of a sexual offence is urged to contact the Met's Sexual Exploitation and Child Abuse Command by dialling 101.
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‘Put your shaft somewhere else’ - campaigners call on TfL to find new locations for tube vents www.southwarknews.co.uk/news
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By Owen Sheppard
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TFL HAS been told to ‘put your shaft somewhere else’ in a council meeting on the proposed new Bakerloo Line extension.
It follows a debate on where TfL should build a 25-metre high exitand-ventilation shaft: at the Faraday Gardens football pitch, or the Bricklayers Arms roundabout. TfL has said the shaft is necessary due to the distance between Elephant and Castle tube station and the closest station proposed along Old Kent Road. At a Full Council meeting on March 22, Labour members carried a vote for Southwark to endorse building the shaft at Bricklayers, while agreeing to have two Bakerloo stops along Old Kent Road. The issue was raised by Peter Wright, chair of the Bricklayers Arms TRA, who told the meeting “We should encourage the council to press TfL to consider other sites”. He argued both Faraday and Bricklayers were too close to schools, and that seven years of construction would cause added noise and air pollution.
Campaigners against the Faraday Gardens shaft, pictured at the beginning of March (main); TfL’s shaft site plans - Option A (right) and option B (below); and Liberal Democrats Caroline Pidgeon, Simon Hughes and Southwark leader Anood Al-Samerai
Peter said: “If TfL cannot be persuaded to not use the Bricklayers Arms site, then we would ask that the council consider and press for an underground station be built there, so that local people can benefit from it.” The Lib Dems also reiterated their belief that there should be a third stop
- the first to be sited at Bricklayers Arms. But the calls were rejected in a vote. And in a Town Hall debate, Labour Faraday ward councillor Lorraine Lauder MBE urged TfL to “put your shaft elsewhere”. “My dad and his brothers
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campaigned for the gardens in the 1970s when housing estates nearby were being demolished, and the park was made bigger. This is the worst time to lose another football pitch,” Cllr Lauder said. Her ward colleague Paul Fleming called it “an absurdity” to put the shaft in Faraday. “We are talking about closing down a play space and a permanent vent within feet of homes and a school,” Cllr Fleming said. “The proposals were made despite Camberwell and Walworth being snubbed as locations for a new tube stop.” Cllr Damian O’Brien, the Lib Dem transport spokesperson, said: “Labour Councillors are letting down local residents by allowing TfL to consider a shaft at the Bricklayers Arms, without insisting on a station. “Liberal Democrat councillors are fighting the corner of residents of Bricklayers Arms who need a new station on the new Bakerloo Line Extension. Tesco on the Old Kent Road is too far for the first station to be built. “ Two more shafts would be built between New Cross Gate and Lewisham station, and at the end of
the line in Lewisham. TfL has said it hopes to complete the Bakerloo extension project by 2029. Visit www.tfl.gov.uk/bakerlooextension to take part in the public consultation and fill out a questionnaire, the deadline for which is April 21.
‘North Cross market should be almost doubled in size’ Southwark News, March 30 2017
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‘Overwhelming support for expansion’ says councillor
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Children’s art arrives at Platform 3
COMMUTERS PASSING through Peckham Rye Station have been greeted by an exhibit of local youngsters’ artworks.
Colourful creations by five to tenyear-olds from Peckham Palm Tree Academy are on display in the Platform Three waiting room. The theme of the work is "Inventions", with the aim of being visually interesting for passengers and inspiring kids to think about the environment. Southwark mayor Kath Whittam visited with the kids on March 24.
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By Owen Sheppard
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Dinos on a bridge!
AN EAST Dulwich councillor has put forward plans to almost double the size of North Cross Road Market in East Dulwich.
Liberal Democrat councillor James Barber said there is overwhelming support for expanding the market which every Saturday features local food traders, arts and crafts, food and books. Cllr Barber said “It would mean having stalls facing both sides of North Cross Road [off Lordship Lane]. “It would go from 30 stalls to an extra 20. At the moment it’s largely on the south side of the road. “There’s a long waiting list, and you hear from people who want to set up stalls and test the market out – it’s a way for people to start a small business. “We held a consultation that got 129 responses. Eighty two per cent said they were in favour of it, but 62 per cent also said they had concerns about more litter and noise, so you need to get the detail.” Southwark Council’s consultation closed on January 31, and feedback
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is expected from the council on March 31. There are also suggestions of having a permanent road closure in place every Saturday from Lordship Lane to Archdale Road, and the creation of a turning space at the end of Nuffield Road. Cllr Barber added that self-raising bollards should be installed at the end of the market for security reasons.
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Council identifies 10 sites across borough for new housing schemes
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Pupils give worldly welcome to MP Neil By Chiara Giordano
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NURSERY AND primary school kids in Walworth were paid a visit by Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle.
The Labour MP was given a tour of English Martyrs Roman Catholic School
on Friday. He was greeted with pupils who each said “hello” to him in theirs or their parents’ first language: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Senegalese, Filipino, and Nigerian. There was also a performance by pupils who sang at Wembley Arena, as part of the Voices in a Million schools event.
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Since 2014, Southwark Council has been identifying plots of land it owns in Peckham, Old Kent Road, Camberwell and East Dulwich. The ten locations could be transformed into a total of 605 new homes, 283 of them council homes. The Flaxyard site between Peckham High Street, Sumner Road and Melon Road became the first of these sites to be waved through by Southwark’s planning committee, at a meeting on Tuesday. The two grassy plots and offices in Sumner House will be turned into four blocks with a total of 164 flats and four townhouses, including business space on the ground floors and a small car park next to Melon Road. A handful of locals took to the council’s website to object to the plans. One resident said: “The open land, is an area in which children on the community can run and play. “Any limitation of the opportunity to play outdoors will only worsen the obesity epidemic which is currently evident in children in inner city areas such as Peckham. Of further concern is the internal layout of the residences. The playgrounds and the classrooms of the school will be directly overlooked. The children should be free to play and learn without risk of voyeurism.” Architects Levitt Bernstein estimate the construction for Flaxyard will be worth £42m, with building completed in 2019. The decision on Flaxyard was taken after a separate meeting of Southwark’s cabinet member on March 21, in which it was decided that the ten plots of land should all be formally re-designate as land to build homes. Some of the ten plots (including Sumner House children’s services centre) are already in use by businesses and other groups, which will be moved out before construction to take place. However, the council’s plans state that these will be compensated. In a report published ahead of the March 21 Cabinet meeting, the council said it will be “in the public interest” to override the rights of the businesses affected in these sites. “It is considered that the public interest in building new homes, a large proportion of which will be affordable and 283 of which will be council homes at social rents, outweighs the interference with private rights,” the report said. The council will subsidise the provision of cheap-rent council homes with £11.5m given to its development partners across the ten schemes.
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The 8 other plots
THE OTHER nine plots of land that Southwark Council hopes to develop and build new homes are listed below. The locations with asterisks have already received planning applications. Car Park Site, Copeland Road, SE15*
Plans approved for erection of 67 flats of one, two and three bedrooms, within a four-to-eightstorey block.
Peckham Library Square, Peckham High Street, SE15* Plans approved for removal of Peckham Arch to build two buildings that are four and six storeys tall, with nineteen flats
Petrol Station, 233-247 Old Kent Rd SE1*
Awaiting permission for a partthree-four-and-five-storey block with 23 homes and 214.1sqm of ground floor retail space.
21-23 Parkhouse Street, SE5* Plans unknown
Angel Oak Academy, Longhope Close SE15
Southwark has previously consulted on ideas to build 78 new homes by the school’s north and south boundaries
Wickway Community Centre, St George’s Way SE15
As part of the proposals for Angel Oak Academy, it was suggested that the Wickway Centre could be relocated to a new building beside the school, and that homes could take its place in St George’s Way
Land at Wyndam Road and Redcar Street SE5
Draft plans presented have suggested that Corbett, Finley Court, and Carey Court blocks will be demolished and rebuilt, with new homes.
Fred Francis Centre, 269 Lordship Lane SE22
The council has suggested that sheltered accommodation for the elderly could be built.
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CHILDREN’S SERVICES offices and green space in Peckham will be the first of ten across the borough to be transformed into new housing schemes.
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‘I want to go faster’ - Myzat, 5, can move independently for first time
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By Kirsty Purnell
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A FIVE-year-old from Peckham can move about independently for the first time in her life, thanks to a state-of-the art wheelchair.
Myzat Mugomba, a pupil at Southwark Park Primary School, is the first person in south London to get the hi-tech model, which is operated by a fibre-optic motion sensor. Little Myzat has spinal muscular atrophy type 2, a condition which means she has little muscle tone and no strength in her fingers and neck muscles. She had been unable to operate other kinds of wheelchairs, which use joysticks or switches controlled by areas of the body like the head or chin, due to her condition. Her new chair, which enables her to move forwards, backwards, left and right just by hovering her hand over the sensor, means she doesn’t need to rely on people to move her around anymore. “She is a very brave girl and wants to do things for herself. Now she can drive wherever she wants to and she feels part of the
family,” said mum OriyomiOlowolayemo. “When her three sisters are baking in the kitchen she’s already there, getting involved!” Myzat said: “My new ‘motorbike’ is fun. I want to go faster.” The chair has been supplied by Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre in Crystal Palace, which is part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust (GSST). She’s been supported by staff at the Bowley Centre so that she can develop her driving skills and move about in the wheelchair safely. “Without this advanced technology, Myzat would need to be pushed around by an adult, directing them where she wants to go. Now Myzat can make choices for herself. This new wheelchair is like her legs,” said Myzat’s physiotherapist at Guy’s and St Thomas’, Rebecca Hindle. “Like anyone learning to drive it takes time to develop the spatial awareness and the skills needed to be proficient. She has amazed us all by how quickly she has picked things up.” Mum Oriyomi-Olowolayemo, physiotherapist Rebecca Hindle, Myzat and Rehabilitation Engineer Vicky Curling
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Plan to demolish pub and build new one with flats
BOROUGH: A two-storey Victorian pub could be demolished and replaced with a new pub and flats.
Plans to knock down The Britannia pub in Kipling Street and replace it with a block of flats and a groundfloor replacement pub have been submitted to the council. Kipling Street LLP has applied for planning permission to replace the Britannia with a four-storey block of six flats designed by MGL Architects. The pub would be retained at ground level and would have a slightly bigger floor space than in the current building. The existing building is not listed or in a conservation area and therefore could be demolished without the need for consent from the council. However, in pre-application advice Southwark planning officers have advised that they consider that the pub is a non-designated heritage asset and so any new development has to meet a higher bar in planning policy. Kipling Street LLP bought the building for £400,000 in 2009. The pub has a fifteen-year lease from 2010.
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ELEPHANT & CASTLE
By Kirsty Purnell
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TWO ELEPHANT and Castle businesses say they’re already being hit by Brexit, despite official withdrawal processes only beginning this week.
As Theresa May triggered Article 50 on Wednesday, Ian McColl, founder of Polish eatery Mamuska and Efthymios Vasilakis, founder and director of Greek food outlet The Athenian, told the News the Leave vote impacted on them instantly. Ian, who set up Mamuska seven years ago, said that he’s struggled to recruit staff after the referendum, with job applications down fifty per cent. According to Ian, over ninety per cent of job applications to his restaurant would come from EU citizens but uncertainty over future residency right has made people “stop and reassess plans”, with people reluctant to change employment, move to the UK and many moving home. “The majority of applicants here are from migrants. About one in only around fifteen applications are from British applicants.” “Some people are waiting to see the outcome of the vote before they make new plans. Some people are
Neo Christodoulou (left) and Efthymios Vasilakis
just going home.” “The hospitality industry in London will fall to its knees without young Europeans,” he said. Data from the Annual Population Survey indicates that third of the hospitality workforce in London comes from EU countries. “[If there’s a curb on EU migration] we’d better be able to start convincing British kids that
Celebrity football match raises thousands already BERMONDSEY
By Chiara Giordano
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YOUNG FOOTBALL fans have already managed to raise thousands of pounds ahead of a celebrity charity match.
The Big Match is heading to London for the first time this year and children aged between five and fifteen have the chance to get involved. The charity event, which raises money for the Brain Tumour Charity and Action for Children, will be held at Millwall’s stadium, the Den, on May 20. Children are asked to raise a minimum of £50 each to take part – but many have gone above and beyond this. “The money raised through the Big Match children’s session has already exceeded £6,000,” said Neil Humphries, founder of the charity event. “Last year the children’s session raised £7,500 in total. The combined total raised so far is £20,000 and I would love to hit £50,000 again.” Neil founded the event, which is in its sixth year, after losing his father to a brain tumour. The day will kick off with youngsters taking part in a fun, non-pressured training session with Millwall Community Trust’s professional coaches on the pitch. After this, former professional footballers, celebrities, and public
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fundraisers will take to the pitch for a 90minute match. You can expect to see the likes of Ossie Ardiles, Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock, TOWIE’s Dan Edgar, Celebrity Big Brother’s Nicola McLean, and X Factor star Jay James. Event sponsors include Surrey Quays Tesco, Old Kent Road Tesco, Integral, Trios, Bathroom Brands, Profixed Interiors, Micro Scooters UK, Clear 22, and Coogan London. Sponsor Serious Football will be providing the shirts for the main event. All spectators will have to buy a ticket to watch the match – but any children taking part in the event won’t need a ticket. On the day there will also be bouncy castles, penalty shoot-outs, give aways and raffles. Any child wishing to take part is urged to register as soon as possible as spaces are limited. To register, visit www.thebigmatch.co.uk and fill out an application form or email kidz@thebigmatch.co.uk
hospitality is an option. There’s something in the British psyche where we feel serving is beneath us,” said Ian. “If young, hungry kids aren’t allowed in to get a start in a strong and vibrant economy then there won’t be a strong economy left because people like me won’t be left,” he said. Meanwhile, The Athenian’s
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Ian McColl, Mamuska owner
Efthymios reports that the biggest challenge their business faces is inflated stock prices, arising from a depreciated pound. “We’ve seen a ten per cent increase overall on the stock imported from Greece. We don’t import all our stock but we do a good amount. We can’t get it locally or from a cheaper country like Spain because it won’t be authentic,” said
Efthymios. The Athenian markets itself as a “low – mid range” food outlet. While they’ve absorbed the costs of inflated stock prices in other areas of the business so far, Efthymios fears the consumer will ultimately pay the price. “If the trend [inflated stock price] continues, we may have to look at a price increase. We are worried it will impact the business.” The pair had planned to expand the business into Liverpool or Manchester but have since reconsidered. Efthymios echoed Ian McColl’s concerns around recruitment. He told the News that in the last round of recruitment, there were 150 applications – and none of them were from Brits. “There’s no clear line of what will be negotiated for EU citizens. And we aren’t the kind of industry that can afford sponsorships for people,” he said. “There’s a lack of interest in the food industry from British citizens. Who’s going to cover the gap?” Assembly Member for Southwark and Lambeth, Florence Eshalomi, recently urged the Government to recognise that EU migrants are “vital to the economy” in Southwark and London as a whole.
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(L-R) Southwark Council leader Peter John, Harriet Harman MP, Helen Hayes MP, and Neil Coyle MP
Mystery dinosaurs
COMMUTERS AND tourists were stopped in their tracks as dinosaurs sauntered across Southwark Bridge on Monday.
The giant reptiles were spotted on the bridge shortly after 4pm on Monday. Bemused witnesses took to Twitter to warn others of the odd sight. “Avoid Southwark Bridge,” tweeted George Kyriakos. “We have an animal containment breach alert.”
While Tatjana Mitevska joked: “Return of the ice age on the eve of #Brexit #dinosaurs crossing #Southwark Bridge on a headhunting trip to the City of #London.” It is not clear why the dinosaurs were on the bridge, although Kate Jarman suggested it could be linked to ‘Jurassic Kingdom 2017, Where Dinosaurs Come to Life’, which is launching in London on Saturday, April 1.
Minister rebuffs school cut pleas EXCLUSIVE
By Chiara Giordano
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A “BULLISH” Nick Gibb told key Southwark figures to brace themselves for school funding cuts which will still be going ahead.
Cllr Peter John and the borough’s MPs – Neil Coyle, Helen Hayes, and Harriet Harman – met with the schools minister to make the case for Southwark last week. But despite their explaining the
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devastating effect the Government’s national funding formula would have on Southwark students, Mr Gibb insisted the borough was adequately funded. “The minister’s response was that Southwark schools were funded adequately and they needed to expect cuts,” Cllr John said at a council meeting last week. “He was clear that this was going to go ahead and that headteachers would simply have to find a way of making it work. “It is clear from our meeting that the Government has not properly considered the consequences of the cuts to Southwark. “The minister’s view was that schools could cut things like electricity bills and IT spending to make up this funding shortfall. However, with around 70 per cent of a school’s budget being spent on staff salaries, electricity bills will not be enough. “This proposal clearly means fewer teachers and support staff posts in schools, as well as increased class sizes and a narrower curriculum.” Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, described Mr Gibb as being in a “bullish mood” at the meeting. “The minister was in a bullish mood and insisted Southwark schools are
somehow over-funded despite the additional challenges our borough faces,” he said. “Some local schools, including St Paul's and the English Martyrs, in Walworth, and St Saviour's and St Olave's, at the Bricklayers, have seen budget cuts already in recent years as well as other schools withdrawing curriculum due to resource pressures. “Add to that existing pressure the Government's demands for higher national insurance contributions and new pensions costs and budgets are even more squeezed. “The Government should be learning from the good work in Southwark and must not penalise success here.” Mr Coyle said he did manage to get one commitment from Mr Gibb, who agreed to roll out a free website to help schools recruit staff. “Some local schools lose tens of thousands of pounds in agency fees when seeking new teachers,” said Mr Coyle. “I hope the Government deliver this potential cost saving before further cuts and costs are rolled out.” Cllr John also thanked parents and the SPACE (Southwark Parents Against Cuts in Education) campaign who have continued to put pressure on the Government to reconsider the funding changes.
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Bakery that introduced ciabatta to Londoners to be replaced by hotel By Chiara Giordano
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A POPULAR Bermondsey bakery is to be replaced by a boutique hotel.
Councillors waved through Frontier Estates’ plans to demolish Ticino Bakery at 176-178 Bermondsey Street and build a four-storey block in its place. The proposed development includes a 125-cover restaurant on the ground floor, the excavation of a new basement for a bar and kitchen, and a total of seven hotel rooms on the upper floors. Ticino, which was based in Bermondsey Street for more than 30 years, was put on the market for £4.5million in 2015.
The bakery is said to have played a key role in introducing Italian breads such as ciabatta to Londoners. In 2011, the bakery won the backing of Simon Hughes MP, who criticised residents who had moved into flats alongside the bakery and then complained about noise and smells. He told the House of Commons: "People who had moved into Bermondsey Street alongside the Ticino Bakery, which has been there for decades, if not centuries, complained that there was a noise at 4 o'clock in the morning because people were baking bread. "That complaint is completely unacceptable."
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MP Harman ‘totally opposed’ to police command merger
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By Owen Sheppard
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MP HARRIET Harman has said she is ‘totally opposed’ to suggestions Southwark and Lambeth’s borough police commands could merge to save money.
The News reported last week that the Met had published its four-year Police and Crime plan, with a suggestion that 32 London borough command units could be reduced to twelve, saving fifteen per cent of its annual budget. The decision will follow two pilot schemes, in which Camden and Islington have merged, and Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge have also combined. Camberwell and Peckham MP Harriet Harman told the News: “I am totally opposed to merging the boroughs. The working relationship that’s built up between Southwark Borough Command and their team with the communities in Southwark and with the council are of huge importance, and need yet further work, not diluting across two boroughs. “Coordination between the two boroughs on issues like gang crime is important but this doesn’t need a borough merger. This is driven not by the needs of people living in Southwark, or the police, but by cuts.” Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle also rounded on the possibility of a merger. He said: “Too often the merging has resulted with even less visibility
of officers, street by street. “Tenancy groups across the area tell me they don’t see the officers, and that leads to more opportunistic crime. “Any merger that is just about commissioning human resources staff could have its advantages. But anything that means losing frontline resources should be opposed. “I have been shown the findings of an [Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary] report that shows the Met has 700 fewer detectives that it needs right now. “We know the Met is underresourced and there’s more to do, as Wednesday showed.” If rolled out across London, Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley could also form one unit. A statement from the Met said: “To
deliver a service to local communities which is efficient, flexible and fit for the future, the Met is testing a change to the way local policing is managed across London. The new model brings together the management of neighbourhoods, response, investigation and protection of vulnerable people, including child protection, victims of sexual abuse and domestic abuse.” It added: “[The force] has been speaking to partners, including local councils and the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, about how this could be taken forward. “This [pilot schemes] will be evaluated over a number of months and the results of the evaluation process will inform any future roll out.”
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Travelodge plans to build 56 bed hotel in Peckham By Owen Sheppard
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THE TRAVELODGE hotel chain has submitted plans to build a five-storey, 56-bed hotel in Peckham.
The “value hotel brand” with over 500 branches in the UK, submitted the plans for 125 Peckham High Street last month. Building the hotel would mean demolishing the current two-storey block, where the Post Office, Liz Dynamic Designs clothes shop, and Payless convenience shop are based. If given the go ahead by Southwark Council, the construction would require the Post Office to relocate to a temporary base. But the plans state that space for one retail unit would be preserved on the ground floor, which a Travelodge spokesperson has confirmed, would be built to equal the size of the current Post Office for it to return to. Eileen Conn of community group Peckham Vision said the idea of having a new hotel on the site would be “welcome”, but criticised the design by ROH Architects as “depressingly bland and characterless”. “One of the great features of Peckham town centre is the variety of
High street post office would have to be temporarily reclocated
shapes and sizes and decorative features of the buildings,” Eileen said. “The fashion for large five-sevenstorey bland blocks is potentially destroying this really interesting characteristic of the Peckham town centre streetscape.” She said it was disappointing that the designs do not live up to the council’s policy that new builds in the centre of Peckham “should respect the character and appearance of the Conservation Area”. Travelodge says the hotel would provide five full-time jobs, and twelve part-time jobs. Residents have until April 5 to express their views to Southwark Council. To have your say on the plans, go online and visit http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk: 8190/online-applications/ and use the planning sort code: “17/AP/0495”.
King’s resolves staff dispute with union CAMBERWELL
By Owen Sheppard
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KING’S COLLEGE Hospital bosses and trade union reps have resolved a dispute over pensions and maternity pay that could have gone on to affect 150 staff.
The row started after King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust embarked on a £7m tax-saving scheme, by transferring staff to a private subsidiary company, KCH
Interventional Facilities Management (KCH IFM). The Trust set up the company last year following a change in the law by HMRC, and with advice from consultancy firm Pricewater House Cooper. Transferring procurement staff and technicians to KCH IFM has given the Trust huge breaks in VAT when it buys equipment like X-ray machines and intensive care units. It would have meant staff who
transferred to the private company would lose terms and conditions if, once in the company, they moved role or were promoted. But it has been confirmed by King’s biomedical scientist and Unite executive committee member, Frank Wood, that hospital bosses had agreed to demands. Frank told the News: “The Trust responded to the staffs’ concerns and assured that staff who have transferred will be able to stay on the NHS terms and conditions, and retain it even if they
get promoted, which is fantastic for them. “What the Trust is going to do as well is talk to [Unite] and Unison to agree how future transfers would take place and allow a longer time to hear staffs’ concerns. “I was surprised how smoothly it went. Things don’t tend to happen quickly in government: months and years rather than weeks. I think it was because of the level of concern from staff was so high. “Some staff were literally saying they
wouldn’t be able to progress with their careers at all because they didn’t want to lose aspects of their terms and conditions.” He added: “It doesn’t change the spurious reason of why they’re doing it,” having previously said it “beggars belief” that a public body would hope to avoid paying tax. The News contacted King’s College Hospital for comment but did not receive a response by the time of going to press.
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Bermondsey resident’s eyewitness account of parliament terror attack
By Chiara Giordano
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A BERMONDSEY resident watched in horror as PC Keith Palmer was stabbed to death during last week’s Westminster terror attack.
Patrick Daly, a parliamentary correspondent, was at his desk in Westminster lobby at about 2.40pm on Wednesday, March 22, when he witnessed the shocking events unfold. A man, who has since been named by police as Khalid Masood, mowed down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before crashing his Hyundai SUV hire car into railings outside the Houses of Parliament. Masood, armed with two large knives, then stabbed unarmed PC Palmer to death inside New Palace Yard before he was shot dead by a close protection officer attached to Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon. “I heard a bang and it came from where my desk is overlooking New Palace Yard,” Patrick, 29, told the News shortly after the attack. “I went straight to the window and I could hear kind of screams of pain and at first I thought someone had been hurt in an industrial incident because there’s lots of work going on around here but then I saw people were just running down Westminster Bridge Road and they were fleeing like a stampede from Parliament Square. “I saw a man and there were two policemen in bright yellow jackets guarding the car gate of Parliament. It was open at the time – I’m not sure why – and I saw a man seemed to be grabbing one of the policemen. “That’s when the violence started and
he was really pushing and shoving the policeman. “The attacker got past the policeman into the yard and he was only about five metres in when the policeman was knocked to the floor and this man had something in his hand, I couldn’t see what, and he made lunging movements towards the policeman at least three or four times. “I looked away for a second and when I looked back again to see if anyone was helping him that’s when I saw lots of police run from the Parliament building itself and at this point all I could hear were these shouts coming from the police towards the attacker. “Then a man dressed all in black, who seemed to be an armed policeman carrying a black handgun, shot the attacker two or three times. The man crumbled and all I know after the shots were fired is that there were two men lying not very far from each other in New Palace Yard. “It’s very hard when things are happening so fast to comprehend what you are seeing so I kept telling myself ‘someone is injured, someone is injured’.” Patrick said journalists working in the Houses of Parliament were used to it being on high alert – but that Wednesday served as a reminder as to why. “This building is constantly on high alert but because we have a pass and get in with relative ease you forget that people in this building are targets and days like today you remember why we have armed police everywhere,” he said. Khalid Masood, 52, killed four pedestrians and injured about 50 others in the devastating attack. PC Keith Palmer, 48, was married with a five-year-old daughter. He had joined
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“I looked away for a second and when I looked back again to see if anyone was helping him that’s when I saw lots of police...” - Patrick Daly (pictured) the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command unit less than a year ago, but had been in the Met since 2001. Mother-of-two Aysha Frade, from London, US tourist Kurt Cochran, from Utah, and Leslie Rhodes, 75, from Clapham, were also killed.
THE FUNERAL of PC Keith Palmer will take place at Southwark Cathedral on April 10, the Met Police has confirmed.
Married father-of-three Masood was born in Dartford, Kent, and was brought up as Adrian Russell Ajao. He had a string of criminal convictions including GBH, possession of offensive weapons and public order offences, but he had not been convicted of any terrorism offences.
The 48-year-old husband and father to a five-year-old girl was fatally stabbed whilst guarding the Palace of Westminster from a terrorist attack on March 22. A full police service funeral will begin at 2pm, followed by a private cremation. A statement from the hero copper’s family said he was a “wonderful dad and husband” who was “dedicated to his job, brave and courageous”. “Keith will be remembered as a wonderful dad and husband, a loving son, brother and uncle. A long-time supporter of Charlton FC. “A friend to everyone who knew him. He will be deeply missed.”
News assistant evacuated Bermondsey teens in Westminster on day of the attack with hundreds of school children from Southbank SOUTHWARK NEWS sales assistant Sarah Stewart, who lives in Bermondsey, was at the Lambeth Music Festival at the Southbank Centre when the attack took place.
The music festival was abandoned and the building was evacuated. It is believed 500 people, including schoolchildren, were attending the event. “I’m outside the South Bank Centre and they’re telling everyone to go to Waterloo Station,” Sarah, 23, said at the time. “They have put the whole of the South Bank area on
lockdown. Nothing is going to reopen until tomorrow. “No one is being allowed back in. They are not letting us near the river. “There about 200 or 300 people around me. I don’t think everyone has heard what happened in Westminster yet. “All the kids who were at the Lambeth Music Festival have gone with their teachers. “About 20 security guards were called down. “It looks like the police are trying to close down Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and [Hungerford Bridge].”
A BERMONDSEY school confirmed two of its pupils were present at the Palace of Westminster during Wednesday’s terrorist attack.
The two year-ten pupils from City of London Academy, in Lynton Road, were
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held in lockdown for several hours. The two teenagers were attending the Palace while on work experience. A spokesperson for the City of London
Academy told the News: “The school can confirm that two of its year-ten pupils were on work experience at the Palace of Westminster on Wednesday. Both pupils are safe, well and being looked after. Our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by this incident.”
Local hospital staff praised for ‘excellent response’ By Kirsty Purnell
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TEN PEOPLE were treated at King’s College and St Thomas’ hospitals following the terror attack.
Eight patients, two female and six male, were treated at King’s. At the time the News went to press, one patient had died, one remained in a critical condition, four were stable and two had been discharged. Prince Charles visited victims of the attack at King’s on Friday (March 24) as
well as staff who had been involved in taking care of patients. The hospital instigated its “major incident plan” shortly after the attack. As part of the procedures, space was cleared in the most important parts of the hospital, including intensive care beds, surgical wards and operating theatres. The hospital praised the “excellent response” of clinical and non-clinical staff. Two patients – a man and a woman – were treated at St Thomas’ Hospital
following the attack. They have both since been discharged. Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, said after the attack: “I would like to thank all staff who were involved in the response to the terrible event yesterday. “The trust’s major incident procedures have worked well and there has been an excellent response from both clinical and non-clinical staff. “My thoughts are with all affected by this appalling tragedy.”
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Protestors march to call for more affordable housing By Becky Morton
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CAMPAIGNERS MARCHED across Southwark on Saturday calling for council homes to be protected from demolition.
Traffic was halted as marchers walked from Canada Water Library, along Old Kent Road. and ended with a sit-down protest on the Aylesbury Estate. The march, organised by Defend Council Housing, called for Southwark Council to ‘protect’ council housing, travellers’ sites, playgrounds and local businesses from regeneration schemes, particularly the Canada Water and Old Kent Road Area Action Plans. Julie Phipps, from Rotherhithe, told the News she was marching against the demolition of council housing and soaring rents. She said: “Why should we be priced out of the area? My daughter has had to move out of Southwark because she can’t afford to live here. Council homes are being replaced with unaffordable housing and the people that were born here can’t afford to live here anymore.” Jerry Flynn, of the 35% campaign, told the march: “The whole of north Southwark is being carved up by Southwark Council for developers. We are being told all the time that what we are going to get in return is new homes and new communities. We are not getting any of those things. The affordable housing
Carers’ group give day centre speech to council Sinem Quashie and Gemma Cooper, co-chairs of the parents and carers group
there is, is not affordable.” Other speakers included Lib Dem Cllr Maria Linforth-Hall, Mark Brearley of business pressure group Vital Old Kent Road and Barry Duckett, Chair of Rotherhithe Area Housing Forum. Cllr Mark Williams, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, said: “With one of the largest stocks of council housing in the country, plus our promise to building 11,000 more new council homes and millions of pounds invested
into making thousands of our homes warm, dry and safe we think we have shown time and again our commitment to the future of council homes in Southwark. We disagree that the best way to do this is to place residents on estates that are well past their prime and buildings that have reached the end of their life. We want to create mixed communities living in top quality accommodation with the best services such as new libraries, community halls and medical centres on their doorstep.”
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By Chiara Giordano
chiara@southwarknews.co.uk
THE FAMILIES of service users who face losing two day centres have taken their cause to Southwark Council, in an impassioned speech at a meeting last week.
Service users and their families and carers learnt that the Camden Society’s Riverside day centre, in Bermondsey, and Queen’s Road day centre, in Peckham, could close last month. Both buildings were let rent-free by the council for many years to charity the Camden Society, which runs the centres, but the leases have now ended. A total of 160 adults with learning disabilities use the centres, which provide activities and social interaction for some users who would otherwise sit at home alone each day. Gemma Cooper and Sinem Quashie, co-chairs of the Camden Society Parent and Carers Association, highlighted what the centres mean to service users and their families during the speech at a full council meeting last week. “It is important that we talk about this real issue and that the committee members understand fully what these buildings provide to the most disadvantaged members of society, people who face complex and multiple barriers every day,” the deputation speech, written by Sinem and read by Gemma, said. “For them the Camden Society provides much more than just a day centre: the Camden Society forms a vital role to all the service users
enabling their well-being by providing equality, stability and focus, for a group of people who would otherwise not be able to develop with active meaning if it were not for the dedicated team of staff based at both these sites. “There are huge efforts put in place by the Camden Society to deliver a support package appropriate to the individual service user’s ability and to achieve this a dedicated support system is crucial.” “It is a very real concern and possibility that these individuals may regress making it very difficult for them to integrate and be part of the community,” the speech added. Gemma and Sinem also pointed out that the families and carers of service users would suffer if the day centres closed, as they allow them to go to work and give them respite. The News reported this month how the council had met with the Camden Society to talk about setting up a ‘community hub’ for people with disabilities. 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 rentfree until June to allow for the assessments of its 48 users. The lease on the Riverside centre will end in June and the Camden Society will have until November to leave. A petition has also been set up by Sinem in a bid to save the two centres. To add your signature, visit www.change.org/p/houses-ofparliment-no-camden-societyriverside-queens-road-closure
Man hospitalised after knife attack PECKHAM: A man in his thirties was flown to hospital by air ambulance on Saturday after a knife attack.
Detectives are now appealing for information and witnesses after the attack at about 4pm in Cronin Street, off Commercial Way. The victim was taken to a central London hospital where he remains in a serious but non-life-threatening condition.
Detectives are also appealing for help to trace a second injured person who is believed to have made off from the scene. Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information is asked to call Southwark CID officers on 0207 232 6258, or anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. No arrests have been made and enquiries continue.
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Stories from the ‘Golden Oldies’
New book chronicles lives of elderly residents
By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
A CAMBERWELL author’s new book has chronicled the life stories of a generation of Caribbean migrants who sailed to Britain in the 1950s and ‘60s, and helped rebuild post-war London.
Jacqueline Crooks set up the Golden Oldies project to tell the stories of local men and women, whose relationships with areas of south of the river have come to define the neighbourhoods we have today. From her weekly meet-ups at Walworth Methodist Church to interview her six elderly subjects, she has produced ‘Beautiful Blues’. On March 23, the 45-page book had its launch party at Camberwell
Library, joined also by Southwark mayors of past and present. One of the chapters, ‘I believe in a prayer’ gave 82-year-old Grace Singh from Verney Road, Bermondsey, the opportunity to recall and record her childhood in Guyana. She describes it as a world without modern technology; where calypso songs told of disputes between countries fighting over land, or men and women over their love; and where it was custom for men to write to the parents of their woman for permission to marry. Her story is based on a near-death experience at her home, aged thirteen, when she attempted to use heated gasoline (instead of wax) to polish her kitchen floor. After life-saving surgery, she lays praying and dreaming on a hospital bed trying to forget her excruciating burns. “My mother had made a white dress
“When the horses reached the cemetery the driver knocked against the coffin. Suddenly, Mr Johnson sat up and said ‘I’m not dead!’”.
for me to wear that the fair that weekend, and she thought she was going to have to bury me in it,” Grace is quoted as saying. “People don’t think miracles happen, but I believe. “All my scars are hidden on my thigh and hip. It took seven years for all my hair to grow back. But it grew back a little more each day I prayed.” Another golden oldie featured in the chapter ‘Skirts and can-cans’ was 80year-old Patricia Skeete (pictured in pink on the book’s front cover). Pat also came to England from Guyana in her twenties, following in
the footsteps of her older sister. “I grew up with my father’s stories,” Pat told the News. “During the war we had a shortage of everything. But the farmers kept doing their jobs and we planted as many vegetables as we could. “But it’s nicer to be poor and happy than rich and unhappy – as long as you have food to eat.” Speaking at the event in Camberwell Library, Pat had the room in stitches with a favourite story from her childhood, aged just six, when the whole town turned out for the funeral of a village elder: Mr
Johnson. “There were two gorgeous black horses and a white carriage,” Pat said. “When the horses reached the cemetery the driver knocked against the coffin. Suddenly, Mr Johnson sat up and said “I’m not dead!” She later explained it wasn’t unusual for people to be mistakenly buried alive. She added: “I think Jacqueline was very surprised by the stories we had to tell her.” Jacqueline, of Camberwell New Road, told the News she received funding from the Arts Council England and the Big Lottery to deliver the Golden Oldies workshops and create the book. To find a copy online visit richardskinner.weebly.com/beautiful -blues.html Back row: Patricia Skeete, Jacqueline Crooks, Abigail Campbell Bottom row: Grace Singh and Estella Murray
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Egg hunts, windmills, storytelling and dancing
Horniman Easter Fair
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torytelling, dancing and Easter trails are all part of the Horniman Easter Fair on Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16.
There will be Alice in Wonderland storytelling on both days at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, where you can meet White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, March Hare and Hatter in a playful performance. The performance lasts 30 minutes and is suitable for children aged 3+. The price is £4 per child, £1 per adult (max
Free Easter activities at Gabriel's Wharf
two adults per child). There will also be Easter trails at 10.30am and 4.30pm on both days. Costs are £1 per trail, and people taking part can solve clues to collect a prize. There will also be March Hare puppet making, face painting, Lindy Hopping dance workshops, tea cup rides and a bouncy castle, and an arts and crafts market. www.horniman.ac.uk
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abriel’s Wharf on the South Bank will be hosting a variety of free Easter activities on Saturday, April 15.
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igwam toy shop in West Dulwich is holding an Easter Crafter Morning on Saturday, April 1.
Eggs in the Hays
Children can enjoy the free morning of making Easter crafts and cards at the Rosendale Road shop from 10am to 12pm. The Dulwich Bakery will also be supplying Easter cupcakes. www.wigwamfamily.co.uk
Kids can let their creativity run wild with a free craft session where they can decorate their own Easter card before heading off on
the hunt. Adults can join in and take part in the Gabriel’s Wharf Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a delicious prize or £50 voucher. The craft session runs from 12pm to 3pm, and the whole day runs from 11:00am - 6:00pm. www.coinstreet.org
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n Easter Comedy Family Magic Show is being held at The Ivy House pub in Nunhead on April 17. Magical acts Tommy Tastic and Amigo’s will be performing, bringing magic, mayhem and comedy. Shows at the Stuart Road pub are from 1pm to 3pm and 4pm to 6pm.
A free bunny copter is available for all attending. Tickets are £8 per child, adult £10 and a family ticket of four costs £30. The event sold out last year so people are advised to book early. www.ivyhousenunhead.com
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hocolate eggs will be dotted around Hays Galleria and More London as part of a free Easter egg trail on Saturday, April 15.
Children and adults can follow clues, meet characters and carry out crazy tasks along the way. The event is perfect for children aged 5 to 10 years old, but people are being urged to book in advance. The event, which starts at 1pm, is being held by Fantasy High Street. www.fantasyhighstreet.org.uk
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heatre Peckham is offering a whole programme of activities for the Easter break.
Musical theatre as well as dance and drama, and jazz dance taster classes are being offered for age groups ranging from 3 to 11 throughout the holiday, from Monday, April 3 to 12.
There will also be ‘a play in a day’ on Wednesday, April 5; the 5 Little Monkeys puppet show for 2 to 5 year olds, telling the story of Sue the zookeeper as she struggles to get mischievous Little Monkey to bed; short film making on Monday, April 10; and storytelling workshops on Wednesday, April 12.
Classes, shows and workshops cater for different age groups, so please check online for further details on times, ages and prices. www.theatrepeckham.co.uk
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PECKHAM’S GETTING POSH AS A PHEASANT IS SPOTTED ON THE RYE see page 3
The go fund me account is still live and people can donate should they wish to www.gofundme.com/shane-zacksdiving-fund I want thank people for their donations on mine and my boys behalf. Tanya Robinson, Rotherhithe
Southwark Labour will continue to support Tate Modern and other arts organisations in our borough. At the same time we will continue to support our most vulnerable residents. These are not “either or” choices - unless you are a Southwark Lib Dem. Peter John, Leader of Southwark Council
Lib Dems and Tate Modern?
AS A Southwark pensioner I am a grateful outpatient visitor to King’s College Hospital where I am attended by thoughtful, caring hospital staff.
We make no apology for supporting the Tate M&S muscle in on excellent restaurant WHAT IS it with Southwark
My diving boys are doing great
I JUST want to give update on how my sons are doing, ‘Mum launches crowdfunding bid to send her boys to top competition, Southwark News, February 16, 2017.
We were raising £500 to send Shane, ten, and Zack, eight, to first train with three world-level coaches at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre and then compete in the Gavin Brown Love to Dive competition in March. Shane came 9th with a score of 146.9, out of 24 kids aged 10and 11. Zack came 2nd with a score of 156.5 out of 10 kids age 8 and 9. Both boys did different dives which carry different difficulty levels which impacts on their scores . All the kids that took part train usually train between 6-12 hours a week, however mine only train two hours a week. They have an easter training camp coming up and again it is £150 each per week which will help improve their diving ability and perfect the dives, and more competitions in March/May/June and July
At every opportunity local Lib Dem councillors criticise the support which Southwark Council has given to the Tate - an amazing cultural institution which brings over 5 million visitors into Southwark every year, and directly and indirectly supports hundreds if not thousands - of jobs for local residents, as well as providing superb learning opportunities for many thousands of Southwark school children every year. Tate Modern opened in 2000 with £1 million of support from the Council. Since then Southwark has thrived as the new cultural capital of London, with art and artists working right across the borough from Borough to the Elephant, and from Peckham and Camberwell to the Old Kent Road. I have no doubt that much of this activity has been helped by the presence of Tate Modern in our borough. And that is why as a council we decided to support the Tate extension and its’ community outreach work with a further £1 million in 2015. As we publish a new Cultural Strategy for the next five years I am not ashamed to say that Southwark Labour support Tate Modern; we support arts and culture in Southwark and continue to see the real value that this sector offers to our borough and to our residents. If Southwark Lib Dems want to fight the 2018 local elections as the anti-arts and culture party that is a matter for them.
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I have had no particular anxious problems visiting for the conditions I require treatment for. Indeed, I always relish a leisurely hospital visit in time for appointments to partake of the wonderful affordable cheap hot tasty meals and a coffee in the 'Spice of Life' in-hospital restaurant - a really useful facility for hospital staff, outpatients, and families visiting their ward relatives being treated. But, suddenly, shame upon shame, that wonderful hospital restaurant has been dismantled and an expensive high street chain sandwich and baguette retail (Marks & Spencer) has taken over the restaurant space. There is no restaurant anymore, no sit-down facility - just a walk-in walk-out cramped 'sandwich selling room' lined with chill cabinets that one is familiar with in any retail chain selling ready prepared snacks. Whoever thought this in-hospital retail was a good idea compared to the previous restaurant clearly has absolutely no idea about the wellbeing of hospital users. This expensive M&S change, as far as I am concerned, is a public relations disaster. I shall never again visit Kings College Hospital with the same kind of ease or none-anxiety that I did when the restaurant was operating that I enjoyed so much. If
I want to buy food of the nature on offer now in Kings at its M&S outlet I would do so outside the hospital in the high street. My future visits to Kings will be doleful as I wander past that inhospital 'expensive sandwich bar' on my way to Haematology, Urology or Cardiology. It fills me with sadness that a hospital could think to relinquish a perfectly decent affordable price restaurant for the same price that now M&S charges for a sandwich or baguette prepared and chilled for however many days before the product is sold and consumed. So short sighted and so very disappointing for Kings College Hospital to demolish a wonderful affordable patient and staff restaurant facility for an expensive walk-in and walk-out sandwich shop. Bobbie Carnegie, Peckham
Not enough grave plots for Muslims
I WAS amazed to see the nerve of Cllr Ian Wingfield in your recent letters page.
He proclaimed Southwark Council have everything in place for Muslim burials in the borough. He stated 48 grave plots are available for muslim burials. I don't believe he doesn't know Southwark has 30,000 muslims. That over the last 6 years only 9 have used such Southwark plots because they're not fit for purpose. What we need is a proper burial and cremation strategy that caters for all our residents what-ever their religion. To compound his gross lack of sympathy he's allowed over recent days many trees to be chopped down in our cemeteries contrary to the planning permission Southwark Council gave themselves and during the bird nesting a closed season for tree chopping. James Barber, East Dulwich Lib Dem councillor.
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Spring is in the air
HE WEATHER during March and April is usually very changeable making it more unpredictable with marked day and night time temperature variations.
This causes difficulties in planning the planting of tender perennials and early vegetables. It is often either cold and wet, or warm during the day with night frosts. Looking around gardens and open spaces at the end of March reveals a variety of bulbs, shrubs and trees in bloom - the fragile Viola tricolour with its beautiful variation of colours; the wild Primrose (P. vulgaris) has masses of delicate pale yellow flowers; Rosemary is in full bloom covered with tiny blue flowers - cut a few stems for indoor use, either tie in a bunch to dry or place in water and enjoy the refreshing scent. Daffodils, Scillia, Hyacinth, Crocus and late snowdrops are flowering - with the Tulips soon to follow. And as spring gets going the flowering Cherries make an appearance with Prunus cerasifera Cherry plum; the name sounds delicious and it is a striking tree with purple leaves. The flowers are modest, white with a pinkish blush but they cover every branch in such profusion it looks like the tree is covered in snow. After flowering it sometimes produces red or yellow decorative fruits. A medium size tree, it only requires light pruning to keep it in shape (and to remove any dead wood) the Cherry plum will thrive in most gardens. Work now significantly increases as March comes to a close. Weeds have continued to grow through the winter months and they are growing vigorously responding to light levels and relatively warmer temperatures. It is best to remove the weeds as soon as possible before they set seed and become established or they will make their presence strongly felt throughout the year. This is the time to plant, separate or divide some established shrubs and perennials; for example new ornamental grasses and hardy ferns can be planted, or carefully lift, divide and replant existing ones - these can be relocated and mixed with shrubs and perennials in the borders to add extra interest. Divide overcrowded clumps of Hostas before they start into full growth. Carefully remove dead flower heads from Pansies and Violas to encourage more blooms. Herbs such as Marjoram and Mint can be divided and replanted to increase stocks.
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Dodge ball Romeo
In this former carpet warehouse in Bermondsey the night got off to a strong start. Branded either a Montague or a Capulet upon arrival we were then ushered into a loading bay before being split down the middle into our respective families and hauled out onto the street and back through a
pretty shady looking door and into the main warehouse. Part of the enjoyment of the experience is that, while everyone knows what happens by the end of Romeo and Juliet, CoLab have created an immersive, changeable space where nobody knows what the ending may be. Taking anything written by Shakespeare and giving it a modern setting is nothing new, however sticking the audience right in the middle of the action is still relatively novel. The actors are up against a pretty intense amount of multitasking, reciting Shakespeare while dressed as Ginger Spice, while raving to Rhythm is a Dancer in a room of flashing
Oedipal love in idleness
PERSUADED IN 1944 to rewrite his play Less Than Kind, Terrance Rattigan reworked it to create Love in Idleness. Trevor Nunn takes both pieces and combines them effortlessly to create a version that treads a line of politics and love, writes Rosie O’Connell...
It is the last year of the Second World War and Olivia Brown (Eve Best), a widowed dentist’s wife has taken up with wealthy munitions cabinet minister Sir John Fletcher (Anthony Head). Much to the horror of her son, recently returned from Canada, the now extremely socialist Michael (Edward Bluemel). From here is the crux of the next three hours of stage time. Torn between her new life and new love, Fletcher, and her
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MOCA LONDON 113 Bellenden Road, Peckham, SE15 4QY (020 7771 9778) Guy Reid: Man Walking Guy Reid is an artist. Guy Reid is a wood carver. Guy Reid is a father. Guy Reid is a same-sex lover. Guy Reid is a non-believer. Guy Reid is a man. All of these statements are true about Guy Reid and yet they do not make up a whole picture of him. They are only possible ways to see him as a human being and it is in the multiplicity of his personas that we must look at his work. We can also see exactly what he looks like as he carves himself into many different figures in this exhibition. Sunday 26th March – 29th April,
beloved Laski-quoting son, she must also choose between political ideals. The whole thing gets rather Oedipal, and the Hamlet references are there to be picked up on to great comedic effect. Anthony Head is smooth, charming and droll, especially in the case of Fletcher’s flash of insight. Therefore, if Michael is our Hamlet, Olivia our Gertrude, well then that is certainly not good news for Sir John’s position. Eve Best absolutely dazzles as the charmingly cut glass socialite Olivia. Our stage opens to Best sprawled in satin arranging dinner party guests with all of the appropriate shrieks and squeals. You would honestly never know there was a war on had it not been for the thin curtain playing contextualising wartime newsreel
Moca London, 2pm-6pm, free. MENIER GALLERY 51 Southwark St, London SE1 1RU (020 7407 3222) IB Art and Film Show Southbank International School is delighted to announce their annual IB Art & Film Show, Class 2017. Throughout the exhibition, the viewer will appreciate individualistic styles and aesthetics alongside cultural and personal concepts these young artists have explored, developed and resolved through a variety of media paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, textiles, photography, film, collage, graffiti, assemblage and installation. The multicultural body of students are inquisitive, open minded and excellent communicators. Tuesday 28th March –
lights, while engaging and initiating a clueless audience is commendable. Without giving too much away, and with each experience bound to differ, by the end of my night I had war paint on my face, played dodge ball, bought a drink with a pog, had a sword fight, nearly got hitched myself and may or may not have nearly fallen down a ladder (I am pretty sure that is what the waiver at the start is for). I would recommend a sturdier shoe and a looser skirt when piecing together your theatre-going, raving garb. While your level of involvement is largely up to you, wallflowers may lose out on all that the night has to offer because the suspension of reality footage playing at the start. Olivia is more than she seems, though, and Best portrays her reinvention with all the underlying inauthenticity this involves. Bluemel as the arrogant, irritating son, captures all of the youthful entitlement that comes with it perfectly, and Helen George as Fletcher’s former, man-eating wife is wonderfully capricious, topped off with a prissy attitude problem. In combining the two plays, Nunn shows the balance of laughter and pain well throughout the evening. While there are many positives to this reimagining of Rattigan’s work, it is Eve Best that makes this unmissable, with her expression and gesticulating, flirting and sweeping across the stage, all the while showing vulnerability and astuteness. Menier Chocolate Factory, 53 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU Until 29 April, Tue – Sat 8pm, matinees Sat and Sun 3.30pm Box Office: 020 7378 1713 www.menierchocolatefactory.com Tickets: £29.50 Premier seats £36.00
Photos by Catherine Ashmore
SEEING AS how, as soon as I arrived at CoLab Theatre’s immersive offering of Romeo and Juliet, I had to sign a waiver essentially stating that if I died that evening it wouldn’t be the company’s fault, I sort of half expected to leave the event at least one limb down, writes Rosie O’Connell...
Saturday 1st April, Menier Galley, 11am-6pm, free.
THEATRE
BUNKER THEATRE 53 Southwark Street, SE1 1UN (020 7403 1139) Run Run tells the story of 17-year-old Yonni. It's the last day of term and he's avoiding everything. He's eager to get home, eager to go to his room, to avoid shabbat, and to talk to Adam. The only person he wants to be around, think about, be about. And as the night unfolds and falls into chaos – some of it real, some of it not so – Yonni pulls us into his world… A world filled with school riots, first loves, beached whales, political demonstrations, sunshine, cinema, sex and
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is all part of the fun. The CoLab Factory, 84 Long Lane, London, SE1 4AU Until 22nd of April 2017
Art on the streets
THE MUSEUM of Homelessness launches State of the Nation: Exchanges on Homelessness, its first major programme with Tate Exchange at Tate Modern.
With all forms of homelessness increasing, State of the Nation will bring together people who have been homeless and those who haven’t to examine what we can learn from the past, what’s happening today, and how art and creativity can improve things in future. As part of Tate Exchange, State of the Nation will occupy the fifth floor of the Switch House and include installations, performance, workshops and talks. State of the Nation will encourage curiosity, invite debate and bring people together in unexpected ways. Workshops and installations: Exchanged: Part installation, part visual report, part story-telling space, this display of objects and stories from across the UK will offer a snapshot of what’s happening in hostels, day centres, social housing, on the streets and in people’s lives. A wide mix of people, including homelessness organisations, activists, housing officers and rough sleepers amongst many others, will donate objects. Formerly homeless
rebellion. Bunker Theatre, Untill 1st April, 3pm / 7.30pm, £10 - £19.50. BLUE ELEPHANT THEATRE 59A Bethwin Rd, Camberwell, SE5 0XT (020 7701 0100) When the Dove Returns The survivors of a natural disaster have been stuck on a ship for thirty days. As the damage done to their world becomes clear, they have to find a way to rebuild their lives…How much humanity will we sacrifice when our lives are at stake? This new, ambitious devised piece by Backpack Theatre combines touching observations and outrageous humour in a dynamic, physical piece that is sure to make the audience laugh, gasp and reflect. Blue Elephant Theatre, Tuesday 28th March – 1st April, 8pm, £7-
Times: 7:00pm – 9.00pm; 9.00pm – 11.00pm, £19.50 Ticket Link: www.colabtheatre.co.uk/msandcs
actors will perform the stories. A Soldier's Story: An installation by artist David Tovey that shares the stories of former military personnel who have experienced homelessness. Ex-service personnel account for one in ten rough sleepers across the UK. State of the Nation News: Artists and designers from the designer collective Evening Class will produce graphics and responses over the weekend. State of the Nation – Speakers from community organisations, politicians, artists and journalistswill discuss the major issues for homelessness in 2017. Music to Inspire: Join the Choir with No Name and musicians from the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the West London Day Centre for an afternoon of singing and new music Man on Bench: Celebrate the beauty of rubbish, second chances, and the power of art in this fashion show created by David Tovey from materials and items of old clothing thrown away on London’s streets. This will take place on Sunday afternoon. Tate Modern, Southbank, SE1 www.museumofhomelessness.org www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/tateexchange April 8-9th. All events will be free.
£9.50. OVALHOUSE 52-54 Kennington Oval, SE11 5SW (020 7582 7680) Custody When a young black man, Brian, dies in police custody, it sends shock waves across the community. Reeling from his death, Brian’s family struggle to make sense of their loss, whilst pursuing a lengthy court battle to find justice. Inspired by creator Urban Wolf's own experiences with the police, this stark and timely new play explores how young black men are slipping through the cracks in society. How do you fight for justice in a system where nobody is on your side? Ovalhouse Theatre, Tuesday 28th March – 8th April, 7.45pm,£8-£14.
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The heroes of Surrey Docks By Owen Sheppard
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ON THE day the Luftwaffe first paid visit to London in 1940, it was thanks to the gallantry of local firefighters that dozens of lives were spared from an inferno at Surrey Docks.
Air-raid sirens sounded over London at 5pm on September 7, ushering in the first night of the Blitz. An old receiving station for smallpox sufferers, on the current site of Surrey Docks Farm, was one of the first to be targeted. Though the sirens were an all-toofamiliar sound for Londoners, from the many drills held in preparation, that evening brought an experience all of its own. The centre, then a collection of brick buildings and wooden shelters set up in 1883, was said to have been halfdestroyed by the blaze that was still being fought the following day. Incredibly, there were no casualties from the falling carpet bombs. Only one porter endured a “burnt nose” and one stoker suffering with asthma went to hospital for an extended period with smoke inhalation. There are records to hand that tell the stories of eight of the firefighters who were commended for their heroism. Richard Ashton – later awarded a British Empire medal – was in charge of a fire boat towing a barge with 50 passengers from South Wharf. This was no easy task, with bombs still falling and the Thames littered with unmanned barges drifting uncontrolled after their mooring ropes had burned away. Ashton and a colleague successfully navigated between them, disembarking his petrified passengers to safety upriver at Nelson's Dry Dock. Harold Barrett was in charge of the crew that evacuated the staff and nurses from the Receiving Station via the Pier, and transported them by boat across the river to Millwall, on the Isle of Dogs. Third, was Timothy Muir, who risked his life entering the burning receiving station to rescue a matron trapped inside. Theirs was a perilous journey, taking the matron through gaps in the walls of fire, along burning streets, and getting stuck in a flooded bomb crater. Muir earned the prestigious George Medal for his part in this rescue. Germander Speedwell, a heritage researcher at Surrey Docks Farm, told the News she is searching for locals
who could help her track down more information about the other five, as well as the other professional firemen and auxiliaries who helped that day. Another of the famous eight, James Bowtell, was the colleague working beside Ashton to navigate the 50 lives across the river to safety while weaving between the burning barges. The 43-year-old Peckham man also earned a Commendation. Nathaniel Barnes was a 50 year-old machinist then living in Waterloo, who after helping with the evacuation of staff across the river by police boat, volunteered to submerge himself underwater to cut away a rope that was tangled in the propeller. Thanks to him, the boat was able to continue its rescue work. Records show he was recommended for an award, but did not receive one. Hearing that nurses were trapped in the South Wharf, 26-year-old Frederick Meeks from the Amos Estate in Rotherhithe set off alone to try and help. In a small boat he steered between burning barges, but was carried back downstream by the tide. Meeks received a Commendation for his effort, having continued to help with firefighting all night and the following day “with cheerfulness and indifference to danger”. Another British Empire medal was awarded to mechanic William Petley, 59, for proactively helping with the fire-fighting, evacuations and rescues of staff and local residents. Lastly, Samuel Melvin, a 44-yearold driver working as an auxiliary, wasn’t even supposed to be on duty that day, but came to help when he heard Surrey Docks was under attack. He was awarded the George Medal, after he and Muir rescued a matron from the burning site and got her to safety, after a perilous journey through burning streets with three different vehicles and a misadventure with a flooded bomb crater. Information is also sought on the matron, Sister Annie E Hope. She was the last to flee down the pier seeking escape by boat, only for an incendiary bomb to land on the pier ahead of her, forcing her to turn back. She was rescued later by road, and said she owed her life to Melvin and Muir who risked their own lives to return to the burning site for her. Visit: www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk/piecing -together-past to find out more about the Surrey Docks Farm research project.
Timothy Muir
Harold Richard Barrett
Aerial photo of the South Whard Receiving Station
Ambulance shelter at the Receiving Station
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Middle East feast
YA HALA
432 COLDHARBOUR LANE, SW9 8LG WWW.LEBANESE-RESTAURANTLONDON.CO.UK Ya Hala is the first Lebanese restaurant in Brixton and this new place on the block has already caused as much excitement as their original place in Paddington, writes Michael Holland...
Our host, Fouad, was keen for Nina and I to try authentic Lebanese cuisine, which we were right up for. That meant a selection of starters: (Bamieh) Okra, Falafel and Batata Harra (potatoes sautéed with garlic, coriander, pepper and chilli). The crispy falafel were amongst the best I remember having and we were pleased that Fouad suggested them for us. The okra came in a big bowl of spicy tomato sauce and was a meal on its own; it was a good partner to the flavoursome potato
dish. With the generous portions we were already feeling slightly full. Ya Hala is alcohol free so we had home made juice; the apple, ginger and mint was pure heaven, and the homemade lemonade sharp enough to cut through any Sunday afternoon lethargy. Nina went for the vegetable mixed
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mezze, which was six different dishes that all looked rather scrumptious. There was cous cous in there, baba ghanouj, more okra, an aubergine dish, and Warak Inab B`Zeit: vine leaves filled with rice, tomato, parsley, mint, and onions, cooked in lemon juice and olive oil, which were truly delicious. There were other delights that I could not
identify but which passed all the taste tests. I had the mixed shawarma, which was slices of marinated lamb and chicken in a huge wrap and as close to a doner kebab as you’ll get, but with more class. The meat was tender and cooked just right. Ya Hala is more café than restaurant, with people in for Lebanese tea, coffee and a quick snack, as well as those requiring the full three courses. It is busy with customers at tables, queues at the counter and their delivery drivers waiting to take orders out on the road. Instrumental Lebanese music plays, and every so often you’ll catch their version of an English classic. We had now slowed almost to a stop so Fouad offered to box up what we could not eat for us to finish later on. A lifesaver. But his ploy was just so he could bring us Lebanese tea, an aromatic blend of mint, rose water and tea and Baklawa: the traditional Middle
Eastern sweet. Strangely enough, we managed to eat all these sweet little parcels of paradise. Ya Hala is the real deal.
THE DAMAGE
Okra £3.95 Falafel £3.95 Batata Harra £3.95 Apple, Ginger and Mint £2.50 Homemade Lemonade £2.50 Mixed Shawarma Vegetable Mixed Mezze £10.45 £9.45 Baklawa £2. 50 Lebanese Tea (Lge) £4.00 TOTAL:
FOOD (1-5) VALUE (1-5) AMBIENCE (1-5) DISABLED ACCESS DISABLED TOILET BOOKING
£43.25
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TICKETS: 0871 22 44 007 Fri 31 March – Thu 6 April AUTISM FRIENDLY – 2D BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (PG) 129 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Autism Friendly, Wed 10:15 AUTISM FRIENDLY–2D SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (U) 90 Mins No Guest Passes, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Autism Friendly, Mon 10:15 AUTISM FRIENDLY–2D THE BOSS BABY (U) 97 Mins No Guest Passes, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Autism Friendly, Sun 10:15 AUTISM FRIENDLY–2D THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (U) 104 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Autism Friendly, Thu 10:15 AUTISM FRIENDLY–POWER RANGERS (12A) 124 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Autism Friendly, Tue 18:00 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2D (PG) 129 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Fri-Sat 12:00 13:15 15:00 16:30 18:15 19:45 22:45 Sun-Thu 12:00 13:15 15:00 16:30 18:15 19:45 FREE FIRE (15) 91 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop Fri-Sat 19:15 21:30 23:45 Sun-Thu 19:15 21:30 GET OUT (15) 104 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop Fri-Sat 13:40 16:20 18:00 19:00 20:40 21:40 23:30 Sun 13:40 16:20 18:00 19:00 20:40 21:40 Mon 16:20 18:00 19:00 20:40 21:40 Tue-Thu 13:40 16:20 18:00 19:00 20:40 21:40 GET OUT (15) 104 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Mon 13:40
GHOST IN THE SHELL 2D (12A) 107 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Thu 21:45 GHOST IN THE SHELL 2D (12A) 107 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Fri-Sat 16:15 18:00 20:45 21:45 23:20 Sun-Wed 16:15 18:00 20:45 21:45 Thu 16:15 18:00 20:45 GHOST IN THE SHELL 3D (12A) 107 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Fri-Thu 13:30 19:00 KONG: SKULL ISLAND 2D (12A) 118 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop Fri-Wed 21:00 Thu 21:15 LIFE (15) 104 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop Fri-Sat 18:30 23:40 Mon 18:30 Wed 18:30 LOGAN (15) 137 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Fri-Wed 21:15 MOANA 2D (PG) 114 Mins Kids Club, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Sat-Sun 10:30 NT LIVE: TWELFTH NIGHT (TBC) 190 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Odeon Events, Thu 19:00 POWER RANGERS (12A) 124 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop Fri-Sat 11:40 14:40 17:30 20:20 23:15 Sun 14:40 17:30 20:20 Mon-Thu 11:40 14:40 17:30 20:20 POWER RANGERS (12A) 124 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Sun 11:40 SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 2D (U) 90 Mins No Guest Passes, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Fri-Sat 10:15 12:00 12:45 14:30 15:15 17:00 Sun 12:00 12:45 14:30 15:15 17:00 Mon-Thu 10:15 12:00 12:45 14:30 15:15 17:00 THE BOSS BABY 2D (U) 97 Mins No Guest Passes, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Fri-Sat 10:30 13:00 14:30 15:30 Sun 13:00 15:30 Mon-Thu 10:30 13:00 14:30 15:30 THE BOSS BABY 3D (U) 97 Mins No Guest Passes, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Fri-Sat 12:00 Mon-Thu 12:00 TROLLS 2D (U) 92 Mins Kids Club, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Sat-Thu 10:00
All change please with Wing of Camberwell from Hyde New Homes
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ADVERTORIAL
L
ast week saw Hyde New Homes celebrate its latest Camberwell development, Wing.
Wanting to give something back to the community, the housing developer teamed up with charity for the homeless, Change Please, to give busy commuters a free coffee as they passed through Denmark Hill tube station. Hyde New Homes also ran a two day social media competition drawing attention to the already popular new build and inciting passers-by to engage with the London based charity. Entrants were encouraged to tweet images of their free coffee to be in with a chance of winning Love2Shop vouchers. The campaign was a great success, over 3,000 branded Oyster card holders were handed out, and 800 coffees given away. Terence O’Connor, Head of Sales and Letting at Hyde New Homes was at the two day give away and comments; “It’s great to do events like this, where you can really see the interaction and interest in a new development from local residents and on top of that, be helping out
the community. As a housing developer we are delighted to be able to help a homeless charity and I hope to see many more collaborations like this in the future.” Ben Morris, Director of Residential New Homes at sales agent Colliers
adds “It is not often that we get to interact with our potential customers outside of the office, this was a great way to raise engagement, and to do our bit for a really great charity, we are already seeing tangible results and hope that they are too.”
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Required for immediate start at a local SE16 café
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A nursery nurse is required for a well-established setting in Dulwich area. Experience preferred although not essential. Candidates must have good communication and written skills, be flexible and have a positive attitude. Hours required are 40/week. Salary negotiable.
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Professional Dog walking and Dog Training Company are expanding and are now recruiting Full time position hours typically between 9am-5pm exclusive of travel time Monday-Friday.
• Live in Southwark but work Location is N1. • Salary £8 per hour • Occasional Saturday mornings to help run our training academy. • Induction training provided with ongoing support. • Must be reliable, flexible and committed. • Enjoy working outdoors in ALL weather conditions • Have own mobile phone. • Driver with Full clean UK drivers licence.
• Vehicle supplied. • Friendly, fit, passionate about dogs and understand kind, reward based handling techniques. • Enjoy working as part of a team • Excellent written and spoken English • Owning or practical dog care minimum 1 year • Looking to continue their career with dogs and having an interest in dog obedience training essential.
Provide a covering letter explaining why you want to work with dogs and your experience and C.V If you are shortlisted, you will have a telephone interview then successful candidates will be invited to a practical session with dogs.
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (COPPERFIELD STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of works by Fulcrum, it made an Order the effect of which would prohibit vehicular traffic in part of the above named road.
2.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
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The alternative route will be via: Risborough Street, Union Street, Great Suffolk Street as applicable.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
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Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
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The restriction will be in place between the 11th – 14th April 2017.
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SNOWSFIELDS)
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Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Copperfield Street, between Risborough Street and Great Suffolk Street.
Dated this 30th March 2017
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SNOWSFIELDS, KIPLING STREET, NEWCOMEN STREET)
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The existing one way working in Snowsfields between Bermondsey Street and Weston Street will be made two way for access and egress. The alternative route will be via: Bermondsey Street, Tooley Street, Duke Street Hill, Borough High Street, Long Lane, Weston Street as applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
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The alternative route for affected traffic will be via: Snowsfields, Weston Street, Long Lane, Crosby Row, Tennis Street, Newcomen Street as applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will be in place between the 10th April – 21st April 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BODSWORTH ROAD, CAMBERWELL GREEN, WATTS STREET, 1. 2.
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Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3555/ CBM-00-70-030417
The existing one way working in Kipling Street, between Long Lane and Snowsfields will be made two way for access and purposes.
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
(a) Snowsfields, between Kipling Street and Great Maze Pond (b) Kipling Street, at it’s junction with Snowsfields (c) Newcomen Street, between Crosby Row and Bowling Green Place
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3556/ 77000321rdclosure
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Dated this 30th March 2017
Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in:
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will be in place between the 3rd – 4th April 2017
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of works by Laing O’Rourke, it made an Order the effect of which would prohibit vehicular traffic in part of the above named road.
Dated this 30th March 2017
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of works by Forest Traffic Services, it made an Order the effect of which would prohibit vehicular traffic in part of the above named road. Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Snowsfields, at it’s junction with Bermondsey Street.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
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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 the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Badsworth Road, between Medlar Street and Comber Grove. (b) Camberwell Green, between Camberwell Road and blocked end (c) Watts Street, between Kelly Avenue and blocked end
The alternative route would be via: (a) Wyndham Road, Camberwell Road, Wyndham Road, Redcar Street. (b) access will be maintained. (c) access will be maintained. 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) 12th – 13th April. (b)11th – 12th April. (c) 7th – 8th April.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 30th March 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: (a) 3521/1474509 (b) 3522 LBS-SC1474090 (c) 3533/ 1474506
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (NEBRASKA STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of a crane operation by Select Plant Hire, it intends to make an Order the effect of which would prohibit vehicular traffic in part of the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Nebraska Street, between Tabard Street and Great Dover Street. The alternative route will be via: Tabard Street, Pilgrimage Street, Long Lane, Great Dover Street. The existing one way working in Nebraska Street, will be made two way for access and egress purposes.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will be in place on the 9th April 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 30th March 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3474/ LBSCR9397 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK PECKHAM ROAD SOUTH PARKING ZONE 'PR' The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (Parking zone 'PR') (No. *) Order 201* The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 201* 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above orders under the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 2. The effect of the orders would be:(a) to provide permit holders' parking places in which only vehicles issued with a valid residents' permit, valid business permit or valid visitors' permit may be left between the hours of 8.30 am and 6.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive, in:- BUSHEY HILL ROAD, CROFTON ROAD, DENMAN ROAD, GAIRLOCH ROAD, GRUMMANT ROAD, LINNELL ROAD, LYNDHURST GROVE, MCNEIL ROAD, OSWYTH ROAD, SHENLEY ROAD, TALFOURD PLACE, TALFOURD ROAD and VESTRY ROAD; (b) to provide 'shared-use' parking places in which either:- (i) vehicles which have paid the parking charge of £2.70 per hour (using 'Pay by Phone') may be left for up to four hours (provided no vehicle may return to a parking place on that same day), or (ii) vehicles issued with a valid residents' permit, valid business permit or valid visitors' permit may be left without time limit, between the hours of 8.30 am and 6.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive, in:- AZENBY ROAD, BUSHEY HILL ROAD, CROFTON ROAD, CROSS ROAD, GRUMMANT ROAD, LYNDHURST GROVE, MCNEIL ROAD, SHENLEY ROAD and TALFOURD ROAD; and (c) to introduce 'at any time' waiting restrictions throughout the remaining kerbside not designated as parking places in the above-mentioned streets. Existing disabled persons' parking places in the above-mentioned streets will not be affected by the proposals. 3. For more information contact Joanna Redshaw of the council's Highways - transport projects team by telephone on 020 7525 2665 or e-mail joanna.redshaw@southwark.gov.uk . 4. Copies of this notice, the proposed orders, a statement of the council's reasons for making the orders and a plan of the proposal may be found online at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders or paper copies may be obtained from or viewed at Highways, Environment, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 for details. 5. Anyone wishing to object to or make any other representations regarding the proposal, may use the form labelled 'Parking - Road traffic and highway schemes - responding to statutory consultation notices' at https://forms.southwark.gov.uk/ or send a statement in writing to: the Traffic orders officer, Highways, Southwark council, Environment, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or by e-mail to traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference H/ND/TMO1617-030 by 20 April 2017. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made. 6. When making an objection or representation, please be aware that this may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this consultation, including in some circumstances personal information, may also be subject to publication or disclosure under the requirements of current access to information legislation. Dated 30 March 2017 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
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NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION TO MODIFY OR DISCHARGE A PLANNING OBLIGATION UNDER SECTION 106A OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
I give notice that Lend Lease (Elephant and Castle) Limited is applying to Southwark Council to discharge the planning obligations described below:
Obligations: Schedule 3, Paragraph 5.3.2 and 5.33 (Affordable Housing Strategy) and Paragraph 26.6 (Energy Strategy) of the Section 106 Agreement associated with the outline planning permission for The Heygate Masterplan (ref: 12/AP/1092), pursuant to Plot H5 (East Grove). Land to which obligations relate: The Heygate Estate and Surrounding Land, Elephant and Castle, London, SE17. Bound by New Kent Road (A201) to the north, Rodney Place and Rodney Road to the east, Wansey Street to the south, and Walworth Road (A215) and Elephant Road to the west. Date on which obligation was entered into: 27 March 2013 Any person against whom the planning obligation is enforceable who wishes to make representations about this application should write to the Council at Southwark Council, Regeneration and neighbourhoods, Planning & transport, Development Management, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX, or by email to planning.applications@southwark.gov.uk within 21 days beginning with the date of publication of this notice. Signed: On behalf of: Date:
DP9 Ltd Lend Lease (Elephant and Castle) Limited 23 March 2017
Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that I / we Robin Eadon & Martin Eadon t/a Dulwich Vintners Have made application to the local licensing authority to vary the Premises Licence in respect of Dulwich Vintners, 85-87 Dulwich Village, London, SE21 7BJ
The proposed variation is as follows: Addition of the sale of alcohol on the premises and extension of opening hours. Days
Start time
Finish time
The retail sale of alcohol:
Mon - Sun
09:00
23:00
Opening hours:
Mon - Sun
09:00
23:00
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 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: 23rd March 2017 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (CRESCENT WOOD AVENUE, EWER STREET) 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named 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) Crescent Wood Road, between Sydenham Hill and Peckarmans Wood. (b) Ewer Street, at it’s junction with Union Street.
The alternative route for (a) Sydenham Hill, Crescent Wood Road. (b) Union Street, Great Guildford Street, Southwark Street, Lavington Street, Great Suffolk Street.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, insofar as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. Works will take place for (a) 18th – 19th April. (b) 17th – 28th April.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 30th March 2017. Nicky Costin Network Management Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 3524/LBS-SC1474627 (b)3560/LBS-SC193902
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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).
FIRST FLOOR FLAT, 144 ABBEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 3NR (Ref. 17/AP/1109 ) Use for short term letting for more than 90 days per calendar year. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: William Docherty 020 7525 1997) 9 ADDINGTON SQUARE, LONDON, SE5 7JZ (Ref. 17/AP/0990 ) Replacement of windows and doors to front of dwelling, including security grill to basement window, renovation of dormer and roofing. (within Addington Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) HAND IN HAND, 37 ARCH STREET, LONDON, SE1 6PQ (Ref. 17/AP/0308 ) Application to vary the wording of Condition 20 monitoring report - of planning permission 10-AP2849, to provide a continuous year of data Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Martha Dankwa 0207 525 3734) 9 BLENHEIM GROVE, LONDON, SE15 4QS (Ref. 17/AP/0865 ) Construction of a single storey rear extension at lower ground floor level, new external door from upper ground floor level. (within Holly Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) 9 BLENHEIM GROVE, LONDON, SE15 4QS (Ref. 17/AP/0864 ) (Householder Application) Single storey rear extension at lower ground floor level, new external door from upper ground floor level to access rear garden and internal alterations. (within Holly Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) 218-220 BOROUGH HIGH STREET,LONDON, SE1 (Ref. 17/AP/1078 ) Retention of existing mixed use development comprising: restaurant (Use Class A3) at ground floor level and recording studio (Use Class B1) at basement and seven residential units (Use Class C3) on upper floors comprising three studio apartments, three one bed units and one two bed unit with amendments to elevations. (within Liberty of the Mint C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Alex Cameron 020 7525 5416) 75 CAMBERWELL GROVE, LONDON, SE5 8JE (Ref. 17/AP/1091 ) Listed Building Consent for the conversion of existing full height sash window on the ground floor rear, to a pair of French Doors with metal steps and balustrades. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Gillian King 0207 525 3969) 30 CARDEN ROAD, LONDON, SE15 3UD (Ref. 17/AP/1024 ) (Householder Application) Erection of a dormer loft extension to the rear with 2no rooflights to the front slope and installation of photo voltaic tiled panels into the front slope to match the existing roof and photo voltaic panels to the flat roof of the dormer. (within Nunhead Green C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lisa Jordan 0207 525 5426) FLAT 1, 1 CRESCENT WOOD ROAD, LONDON, SE26 6RT (Ref. 17/AP/1219 ) Removal of existing timber conservatory roof and construction of new UPVC conservatory (within Dulwich Wood C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 82 DOVERCOURT ROAD, LONDON, SE22 8UW (Ref. 17/AP/0903 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a single storey side and rear extension. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Abrar Sharif 020 7525 3992) 86-88 DULWICH VILLAGE, LONDON, SE21 7AQ (Ref. 17/AP/1059 ) Construction of a new self-contained two
bedroom residential apartment to the upper floors of no. 86 Dulwich Village; demolition of existing rear extension and partial infilling of rear yard to create a new residential access, alongside a separate staff welfare area, stock store and refuse store serving the retail unit at the ground floor of no. 88 Dulwich Village; refurbishment and repair to the shopfront to no. 86 and 88 Dulwich Village and the removal of redundant plant equipment. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) 86-88 DULWICH VILLAGE, LONDON, SE21 7AQ (Ref. 17/AP/1058 ) Construction of a self-contained two bedroom residential apartment to the upper floors of no. 86 Dulwich Village; demolition of existing rear extension and partial infilling of rear yard to create a new residential access, alongside a separate staff welfare area, stock store and refuse store serving the retail unit at the ground floor of no. 88 Dulwich Village; refurbishment and repair to the shopfront to no. 86 and 88 Dulwich Village and the removal of redundant plant equipment. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) 25 GLENGALL ROAD, LONDON, SE15 6NJ (Ref. 17/AP/1129 ) (Householder Application) Erection of a singe storey rear extension at the existing ground floor level, infilling the existing side return; Erection of a single storey lean-to side extension; Erection of a single storey garden building and small garden storage shed. (within Glengall Road C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) DULWICH AND SYDENHAM HILL GOLF CLUB, GRANGE LANE, LONDON, SE21 7LH (Ref. 17/AP/1149 ) Construction of a single storey outbuilding to be used as a halfway house (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Neil Loubser 020 7525 5451) GUYS HOSPITAL, GREAT MAZE POND, LONDON, SE1 9RT (Ref. 17/AP/1039 ) The construction of a first floor extension to accommodate a Theatre and Recovery Suite, and associated second floor plant room. Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Rosie Nolan ) OLD GUYS HOSPITAL, BOLAND HOUSE, LONDON, SE1 9RT (Ref. 17/AP/1084 ) Installation of an external accessible platform lift to the Old Guy's Hospital building. (within Borough High Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Martin McKay ) 8 GROVE PARK, LONDON SE5 8LR (Ref. 17/AP/1168 ) Renewal of roof slates (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 1-3 HALF MOON LANE, LONDON, SE24 9JU (Ref. 17/AP/1094 ) Change of use of first floor from C3 Residential to D1 Use to expand the existing ground floor dental surgery. (within Stradella Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Martha Dankwa 0207 525 3734) 7 LIMESFORD ROAD, LONDON, SE15 3BX (Ref. 17/AP/1071 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a single storey rear wrap around ground floor extension (within Nunhead Cemetry C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) 4-5 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE1 6JZ (Ref. 17/AP/1076 ) New timber shop fronts and minor alterations to the interior including the widening of doorways and installation of WCs to the basement area. (within St Georges Circus C.A.) (Grade II listed
building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 92 LYNDHURST WAY, LONDON, SE15 5AQ (Ref. 17/AP/1074 ) (Householder Application) Construction of new rear extension to house a staircase connecting lower and upper ground floors and bathrooms at first and second floor. (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) METRO CENTRAL HEIGHTS, 119 NEWINGTON CAUSEWAY (Ref. 17/AP/1011 ) Replace of existing crittal steel windows with duration aluminium windows. Application to include all domestic dwellings and administrative offices within the Metro Central Blocks and to exclude retail and commercial units and 'sky bridges' between blocks. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Mumtaz Shaikh 0207 525 0585) 59 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON SE15 5EB (Ref. 17/AP/1133 ) Display of a non illuminated advertising panel measuring 3300mm x 6350mm (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Neil Loubser 020 7525 5451) 108 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE15 5ED (Ref. 17/AP/0832 ) A mixed use development, following demolition of the existing building, with a four storey infill building comprising one replacement commercial unit (151 sq.m. sui generis betting office) and three new two-bedroom residential apartments with associated cycle parking, refuse storage and
private amenity space. (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) OLD GUYS HOSPITAL, BOLAND HOUSE, LONDON, SE1 9RT (Ref. 17/AP/1083 ) Installation of an external accessible platform lift to the Old Guy's Hospital building. (within Borough High Street C.A.) (Grade II* listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Rosie Nolan ) 1, AND 3-7 STAMFORD STREET, LONDON, SE1 9NY (Ref. 17/AP/1088 ) External reconfiguration including replacement windows and installation of double doors with associated fabric removal at first floor level; Installation of a freestanding bridging terrace; Cleaning of exposed brickwork on elevation at ground and first floor; Installation of signage panel and removal of unused cables and metal supports on south elevation Reason(s) for publicity: (Contact: Terence McLellan 020 7525 5365) 1, AND 3-7 STAMFORD STREET, LONDON, SE1 9NY (Ref. 17/AP/1009 ) External reconfiguration including replacement windows and installation of double doors with associated fabric removal at first floor level; Installation of a freestanding bridging terrace;
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TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)
Cleaning of exposed brickwork on elevation at ground and first floor; Installation of signage panel and removal of unused cables and metal supports on south elevation (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Terence McLellan 020 7525 5365) 77 STRADELLA ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HL (Ref. 17/AP/0940 ) (Householder Application) Construction of single storey rear and side extension and new roof lights to existing main roof of property. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 112-114 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2TH (Ref. 17/AP/1081 ) Variations of Condition 2 - Approved Plans as required by planning permission dated 21/11/2016 [16AP3992] - To allow minor alterations to the design of the approved mansard roof' for: (Erection of mansard roof extension above Nos.112 and 114 Tooley Street, erection of third storey rear extension above existing rear closet wings, erection of addition at first floor level, ground floor glazed extension in the rear courtyard, change of use of ground floor and
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended)
lower ground floor from Office (Class B1a) to Restaurant (Class A3), conversion of existing upper floors from Office (Class B1a) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) , alterations to the ground floor frontage and installation of ventilation flue at the rear.) The variation is to demolish the existing brickbuilt rear wing and building a new like-for-like structure comprising the approved second floor addition. The replacement structure would be clad with high-quality brick slips. (within Tooley Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Alex Cameron 020 7525 5416) EMBLEM HOUSE, 17-25 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2PR (Ref. 17/AP/1045 ) Listed building consent for a rear extension to accommodate a new lift, internal changes to facilitate a new PET/CT scanner and alterations of plant at roof level (within Borough High Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 28 URLWIN STREET, LONDON, SE5 0NF (Ref. 17/AP/1053 ) Listed Building Consent for installation of a velux
skylight and replacement gutters. (within Grosvenor Park C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 223-225 WALWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE17 1RL (Ref. 17/AP/1060 ) Display of x1 internally illuminated fascia sign and no.1 internally illuminated hanging sign for shop front. (within Walworth Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 227A WALWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE17 1RL (Ref. 17/AP/1087 ) Display of new fascia- Black fascia with a brass trough light and hand painted white siginage (within Walworth Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Rosie Nolan ) JUBILEE PLACE, WINCHESTER WALK, LONDON SE1 9AG (Ref. 17/AP/1034 ) Erection of a market storage structure with integrated customer seating. Permanent retention of existing toilet block with new roof top greywater recycling facilities. Temporary retention of the upper portacabin in the waste disposal area for a period of 18
months. (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Rosie Nolan ) JUBILEE PLACE, WINCHESTER WALK, LONDON SE1 9AG (Ref. 17/AP/1035 ) Display of advertisement hoarding aligning waste disposal area. (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Rosie Nolan )
Dated 30 March 2017 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BELVEDERE BUILDINGS, IVYDALE ROAD) 1. 2.
3.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable works by Thames Water and J B Construction to be carried out, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road. Whilst the works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Belvedere Buildings, between King James Street and Southwark Bridge Road. (Thames Water) (b) Ivydale Road, between No’s 1a and St Asaph Road. (J Browne Construction)
The alternative route for (a) Webber Street, Great Suffolk Street, Southwark Bridge Road. (b) Ivydale Road, Cheltenham Road, Peckham Rye, Nunhead Lane, Evelina Road,Gibbon Road, Oakdale Road. Linden Grove, Nunhead Lane, Peckham Rye, Cheltenham Road, Ivydale Road. Limesford Road, Borland Road, Stuart Road, Peckham Rye, Nunhead Lane, Evelina Road, Gibbon Road, Oakdale Road as applicable. The existing one way working in Belvedere Buildings, between Southwark Bridge Road and King James Street will be made two way for access and egress purposes. 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)17th – 20th April 2017. (b)13th – 28th April 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
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HAMLET FIT THE BILL WITH REMARKABLE TURNAROUND
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DULWICH HAMLET gained immediate revenge against Billericay Town with a 2-0 win on Tuesday night having suffered a three goal defeat to the same opposition at the weekend.
Ibra Sekajja and Ashley Carew’s first-half strikes consigned Billericay to defeat, as Hamlet moved into the play-off places and still have games on hand on those above them.
It was all the more impressive given how different it was four days earlier against big-spending Billericay, who made two eye-catching signings recently. Former West Ham and Liverpool defender Paul Konchesky joined the Essex side last month, and Jamie O’Hara followed to give them vast Premier League and Championship experience. O’Hara – possibly more known to some for a stint on Celebrity Big Brother this year than his time at Tottenham Hotpsur and Fulham, among others – put a marker down in
The Beth of times for young Lionesses weekend.
Beth Harford scored a hat-trick and Freya Glen got the other for the young
Jolley good as Stans rescue point STANSFELD/ELTHAM PALACE rescued a deserved point late on against seventh-placed placed Lydd Town on Saturday.
This was a feisty game played under clear a blue sky, but where the gusty wind played havoc with the playing conditions. This was evidenced as early as the second minute when Owen Kesseck's in-swinging corner was blown into the net at the near post to give Lydd the lead. Despite the conditions Stansfeld gradually started to get a foothold in the game and get the ball down and play. Billy Shinners failed to get enough power on a far-post header and then was thwarted by the Lydd keeper after taking a heavy touch when clean through on goal. Stansfeld's pressure was eventually
rewarded when Aaron Evans netted his second goal in a week, after flicking a Harry Fox cross into the far corner of the net. Lydd repeated their early breakthrough when they took the lead again, James Everitt converting from the penalty spot after veteran striker Steve Harris was controversially adjudged to have been fouled just inside the box A series of Stansfeld corners failed to produce any chances of note and it looked like they were going to suffer another defeat, but they got the reward their efforts deserved when from a long clearance by goalkeeper James Bradley, Billy Jolley superbly controlled a halfvolley that flew into the top right-hand corner. Stansfeld/Eltham Palace’s next game is away to Lewisham Borough on
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Peckham Town 7 Lydd Town 1
BEFORE THIS fixture The Menace had cause for celebration following the remarkable call-up of their goalkeeper Tope DavidOkeowo to the Nigerian national side.
the opening five minutes on Saturday by twice going close with free-kicks. It was Hamlet’s fourth game in eight days and they looked tired in front of an impressive crowd of 2,805. The away side took the lead in the ninth minute when a long ball caused confusion between goalkeeper Preston Edwards and Matt Drage and Adam Cunnington took advantage to score. O’Hara was then booked for a foul before Carew saw a free-kick saved. Dumebi Dumaka then went close to an equaliser before Billericay made it 2-0 in the nineteenth minute through
Lionesses. Millwall’s U16s – who are already Tier 2 league champions and unbeaten in nineteen games – defeated Teeside 1-0 to reach the FA Youth Cup final. Meanwhile, Lee Burch’s senior side Saturday, April 8 in the Southern Counties East League Division One. Kick-off is 3pm. The 1st Team lost 3-1 at home to Bexley at the weekend, Dominic Karmali with the Stansfeld goal. The Reserves suffered a heavy 9-3 defeat against Bexlians. Ryan Marley (two) and Billy Major got the Stansfeld goals.
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MILLWALL LIONESSES Development Team enjoyed a thumping 4-2 win at Watford at the
Double joy for Peckham
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Billy Jolley celebrates his late equaliser
Champion Hill has been packed this season with Hamlet firmly in the promotion hunt
Joseph Ellul. It got worse for Gavin Rose’s side when with just half an hour gone Jake Robinson headed in a third. After the break Carew and Billericay substitute Mekhi McLeod were involved in a flare-up that saw the latter sent off, but Hamlet couldn’t capitalise on the extra man as Omar Koroma’ late header was ruled out for offside. Just days later, however, O’Hara was nowhere near as influential as Hamlet registered one of their most impressive performances and results of the season. resume their Super League Spring Series this Sunday when they welcome Everton Ladies to Fisher’s ground, St Paul’s. It kicks off at 2pm and tickets are priced at £5.
Town went into this game looking to extend their good run of results with a victory at the Menace Arena in Dulwich against a usually hardworking Lydd side who were on a mini-revival of their own. The day belonged to Peckham's and the Kent County Football League Premier Division’s leading scorer Abraham Opoku, who took his tally to 39 this season with four very different finishes, all before half-time. The visitors grabbed a goal back after the break when Peckham failed to clear the ball from a Lydd corner, but they added three more goals to seal an impressive win.
The victorious Menace dressing room
Fisher take a step towards safety IT WAS Forza Fisher at the weekend as Dean Harrison’s battlers climbed out of the Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division drop zone with a 31 win at Hollands & Blair.
Richie Hamill, John Ufuah and Dan Flemming put the away side 3-0 up before, against the run of play, Blair pulled one back, but it proved only a consolation. The result lifted Fisher above Beckenham Town and Lordswood in the table. The Bermondsey/Rotherhithe outfit next face Canterbury City at St Paul’s on Saturday, April 1. Kick-off is 3pm as they continue their relegation fight.
Fisher fans cheer on their team
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BROMLEY & DOWNHAM PREMIER LEAGUE KICKS FOOTBALL FESTIVAL
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he last week has seen a number of young people from the Millwall Premier League Kicks session held at the Bromley & Downham Youth Club treated to a football festival of a week thanks to those at Arsenal in the Community and their Kicks programme.
The life changing community development programme, that takes place for 48 weeks of the year throughout Southwark and Lewisham for young people aged from 8 to 19, is delivered in a variety of different settings such as local ball courts, estates, youth clubs and leisure centres. Millwall have been running their Premier League Kicks programme at the Bromley & Downham Youth Club for more than three years with the aim of engaging youngsters in constructive activities, including a
wide variety of sports, coaching and educational opportunities. The start of the week saw the young people from the session treated to complimentary match tickets thanks to the Arsenal Premier League Kicks programme to watch Arsenal’s Under 23’s face up against Manchester City’s 23’s in a Premier League 2 Division 1 game held at the Emirates stadium. Carl Jenkinson’s lastgasp equaliser for Arsenal to enable them to claim a point after a dramatic 3-3 draw. The game featured rising stars such as Rob Holding, Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Reiss Nelson who managed to get on the scoresheet, Jadon Sancho and Thierry Ambrose who scored twice for Manchester City in an entertaining game. Ten year old Sajjad who attends the Bromley & Downham Kicks
session said of the day: “The coaches made us feel confident and safe to travel in public. It was a nice to go to the Emirates for the first time and I really enjoyed the attacking football from both sides. It would be nice to go to more games in the future.” Lead coach for the group Richard Amponsah commented: “The young people had a fantastic day. There was an oar of excitement as soon as we met at Bromley and Downham Youth Club. Some of the young people have never been given the opportunity to go to a football stadium let alone a live game. One young person even ran from Bellingham Station to meet us at Grove Park Station in time to catch the train. He had just come back from a school trip. The young people wanted to film the whole experience, from the train journeys to the moment they
entered the stadium. They came up with the idea of watching one half at ground level and the other from further away in order to analyse the game constructively. They were treated to a goal fest with the game ending 3-3.” On Sunday 12th March the young group from Bromley & Downham were then give the opportunity to face an Arsenal Premier League Kicks in a friendly in Westminster after being kindly invited over by Arsenal. The Arsenal group came out on top in the end but the group from Bromley & Downham did themselves proud with a hardworking performance. Mo, aged nine thoroughly enjoyed the day: “The matches were fun. I enjoyed the challenge of being able to play against older boys. Being kitted up in the Millwall kit made me feel like a professional player for a day.”
Coach Richard commented: “The group enjoyed getting into the Millwall kit and couldn't wait to start. The players gave a massive account of themselves and this was highlighted in the last game of 20 mins. There was a loud roar and cheer when we scored both our goals. Once again, a thoroughly rewarding experience.” Millwall Community Trust will continue provide a wide range of weekly football sessions across the boroughs of Southwark and Lewisham under the Premier League Kicks programme including a new weekly tournament at the Millwall Community Trust Lions Centre for 12-15 year olds, 4:30-7:00pm and 16-19 year olds, 6:30-9:00pm. For more information about Millwall’s Premier League Kicks programme, please call 020 7740 0503 or follow us on Twitter @Millwall_Kicks.
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TONY CRAIG admitted it was a relief to activate an extension to his Millwall contract – after the serious injury he suffered last season raised uncertainty over his long-term playing future.
Craig had a clause inserted when he signed a two-year contract when he rejoined Millwall in July 2015, and triggered a further year when he hit 23 games earlier this season. Lions skipper Craig missed six months after damaging knee ligaments in a tackle in November 2015 with James Hanson, whom he came face to face with at Sheffield United on Tuesday night. He recovered to return for last season’s play-off final defeat to Barnsley, and has proven his fitness this campaign by playing 50 games, his highest tally since 2012-13. “For me, personally, and for my family it’s good to get that security,” Craig said. “Once that game ticked over it was nice to put my future at the back of our minds and look ahead to, not just the end of this season, but to S K Y B E T L E AG UE O N E
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Date: Saturday March 25 2017 Attendence: 7,038 Referee: John Busby
next season as well. “You take bumps in this game, that injury was a big setback for me. I was a long, long time out but I couldn’t think of anything else but getting back fit and back out on the pitch. “The medical staff did a marvellous job. They’re a support mechanism as well. Obviously you have bad days and you come in not feeling good. Some days are good days. They know when to approach you in a certain manner, they know my personality and what I’m like. “But I’m not the only footballer who’s got injured. It was a fluke, how it happened, it hit me in the sweet spot, probably one in a 1,000 chance of that happening. I knew I was in trouble but it’s out of my mind now.” Craig, who will turn 32 in April, has an eye on his post-playing future and is currently working on acquiring his coaching qualifications. “You want to play as long as possible,” he said. “As long as I think I’m still doing a good enough job then I’ll continue. And as long as my body feels up to it. I keep myself in good shape, eat the right food and look after myself off the pitch as well. You’ve got to look after yourself 24/7. “I feel as fit as I’ve ever felt, and I
Skipper is doing his coaching badges but wants to play for as long as possible
feel mentally strong as well. I’m enjoying my football at the moment.” Craig need look no further than the recent addition to Neil Harris’ coaching staff for an example of longevity in modern football: Adam Barrett retired last month at the age of 37 after 735 games in senior professional football before joining
the Lions. “Adam had a great career, he was a great professional and I had many battles against him,” Craig said. “He was always a nice bloke and he has settled in well here. “At the moment he’s working with us and the 23s and, as a defender, I want to learn from him.
“He brings fresh ideas. Whenever he speaks you listen. He played 700-odd games. It’s a testament to him and shows the kind of man he is and the character he’s got. “I’m doing my coaching badges but at the moment I’m loving my football. I just want to play for as long as possible.”
awful play. If it wasn’t slow and laborious it was rushed, with a number of players kicking the ball straight out of play. Millwall’s Lee Gregory was fortunate to stay on the pitch when after he had been booked he caught Conroy late but escaped sanction. Jake Cooper was also lucky not to be punished for appearing to haul down Jon Obika in the box. Swindon were marginally the more productive side, and Archer had to make smart saves from Johnny Goddard and Charlie Colkett. Whatever was said in Millwall’s
dressing room at half-time didn’t really work. Five minutes into the second half, fullback Nathan Thompson decided he had seen enough of the wasteful play in front of him and fired in a shot from 35 yards, but it was relatively comfortably gathered by Archer. Lions boss Neil Harris had also seen enough and he sent on Fred Onyedinma for Aiden O’Brien in the 56th minute. But two minutes later it was Swindon who had an opportunity to go in front, Obika’s shot coming off Byron Webster and almost dropping for Ajose. Archer slipped but just came to the rescue in time. Onyedinma went up front when Ferguson came on but Millwall’s attack still wasn’t functioning. It was Swindon who were growing in confidence, forcing Millwall back and forcing corners and crossing opportunities, exactly what Millwall are usually so good at. Nine minutes from time, the ball dropped to centre-back Rossi-Branco from a corner, but he couldn’t hook his shot on target. In the 84th minute Obika powered into the box and saw his first shot blocked
before Shaun Williams slid superbly in to prevent the attacker profiting from the loose ball. Moments later Ferguson found some rare space, but Onyedinma couldn’t connect properly with the winger’s low centre. With a minute left Robins substitute Bradley Barry was played into the inside-right channel by Ajose. He could have shot or crossed and elected for the latter, but he got it all wrong, overhitting the ball with two players waiting in the middle of the box. They got one last chance – as they did last season when Michael Doughty scored in the 94th minute in a 2-2 draw in the corresponding fixture last season – and Thomas took it to give his side hope they can avoid the drop.
Thomas has Millwall doubting
By John Kelly at The County Ground Johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
MILLWALL’S SIXTEEN game unbeaten run came to an end with a whimper at Swindon last Saturday.
It might have been the 95th minute, but it was coming when Conor Thomas – who hadn’t been in the starting XI before Ben Gladwin injured himself in the warm-up – prodded past Jordan Archer after Nicky Ajose’s shot had broken to him. Afterwards Lions boss Neil Harris, his assistant Dave Livermore and coach Adam Barrett could be seen in conference on the pitch trying to figure out why it had been such an appalling performance by their team. One of the reasons was pretty obvious. It’s no secret that Millwall rely heavily on Steve Morison, especially given how central he is to how they play. He is probably the best centre-forward in the air in the division, but he now
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appears to be finally feeling the strain. He played 57 times last season, and has suffered two injuries that have kept him out in this campaign. He was unusually subdued before the break and couldn’t impose himself on Swindon’s defence, and it was surprising to see how easily he was contained by Dion Conroy and Raphael Rossi-Branco, players he would normally easily bully. In the 71st minute Morison was withdrawn, with Shane Ferguson coming on. The first half had been particularly abysmal with both sides guilty of some
Swindon: 4-2-3-1: Vigouroux; Thompson (Barry, 89), Rossi-Branco, Conroy, Dabo (Brophy, 70); Ince, Colkett; C Thomas, Goddard (Norris, 71), Ajose; Obika. Millwall: 4-4-2: Archer; Romeo, Webster, Cooper, Craig; Wallace, Butcher, Williams, O'Brien (Onyedinma, 56); Morison (Ferguson, 71), Gregory
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WEBSTER UPBEAT FOR SEASON FINALE
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BYRON WEBSTER said there was no doom and gloom in the Millwall dressing room after their unbeaten league run came to an end – because players have “the best job in the world”.
Millwall lost for the first time in seventeen League One fixtures to a lastminute winner from Swindon’s Conor Thomas last Saturday. Millwall’s season is all on the line next month, seven games in 30 days in April when their fate will be decided: Another crack at promotion through the play-offs; or a third successive season in the third tier. Webster isn’t concerned with that heavy workload, and said the players don’t let defeats get them down too much. “We were on a good run and lost and everyone’s suddenly downcast, and the world’s ending,” he said: “There are no problems. “Throughout the season there will be times when you play well and don’t get the results you deserve, and times you play poorly and do. “We’ve got the greatest job in the world. We get a lot of help off the pitch here. Any player will tell you they prefer to be playing games than training. Maybe we’re not doing a lot of training on the pitch because of recovery, but I want to be playing games. “Fitness is not a problem. We’ve got the physios and masseuses, there are a few spa days. There is some video work. It’s all tailored, it’s super-professional now and if we’re not working our legs we’re working our brains. “It’s quite a relaxed group. Don’t get me wrong, [Monday] was a rubbish, rubbish day. We go watch the video, get a few tellings-off and after that it has to be forgotten about because if not it plays on people’s minds, people over-think things. As footballers we have a lot of time for that and that can be a bad thing. “Once the meeting is done, and the serious bits gone over, and maybe the gaffer won’t like it but there will be a few jokes, a few idiots like myself annoying people. It’s just about trying to get people to think differently and more positively.” Inevitably, after some flat performances following the FA Cup exit to Tottenham Hotspur at the quarter-final stage, questions were raised by supporters wondering if it had taken too much out of the squad. Webster has little time for that view, as he explained the motivation between now and April 30, and hopefully beyond. “Those games were, if anything, a benefit for the club financially,” Webster
One month will decide Lions’ fate
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DAVID FORDE and Sid Nelson were in opposition at the weekend in League Two – and it
Millwall up for prestigious EFL gong By John Kelly
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MILLWALL HAVE been shortlisted for the Nickelodeon EFL Family Club of the Year at the EFL Awards, which take place in London on Sunday, April 9.
The Lions and MK Dons are the League One clubs picked; Blackburn Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion from the Championship; and Carlisle United and Stevenage from League Two. On their official website, Millwall said: “Zampa’s Family Stand, the go-to area for families on match-days at The Den, continues to go from strength to strength and has undergone yet more improvement in the past twelve months. “Elsewhere, pre-match Sports and Family Zones have proved popular, as has half-time entertainment on the pitch. “There has been memorable player appearances, including the one at Junior Lions partner Frankie & Benny’s in Surrey Quays, plus regular visits on the Millwall blue bus to various London locations, improved Guard of Honour and player escort experiences and, new for this year, an initiative where a free shirt is presented to Junior Lions on their seventh birthdays.”
said. “It’s nice to look back and say we beat the likes of Leicester and Watford but at the end of the day that doesn’t get us anything. “Us going up will benefit players financially, we’ll be playing at a higher level, and it’ll benefit the club financially in the short- and long-term playing against the likes of Leeds if they don’t go up, ex-Premier League teams. “It benefits everyone for us to get promoted. Although the FA Cup was nice, there is no hangover, there is no thinking about it now. To be honest, other than the draws when the boys would get excited, there was no other talk about it.” Millwall are back in action at The Den
for the first time in four games when they face Scunthorpe on Saturday, when they will be looking to avenge a 3-0 defeat at Glanford Park in December. The Lions will also be hoping for more attacking fluency to avoid a fourth blank at home in the league this year. “That’s down to how we’re playing but also how the opponents are playing, especially at The Den,” Webster, who turns 30 this Friday, said. “There is a lot of respect, they come with their game plan and it’s up to us to break them down. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to do that in a few games. “I didn’t play in that game at Scunthorpe’s place, there were a few of us out. Hopefully we’ll have a fully fit
squad. “It’s not about getting one over on them. We know what we need to do, we know we need to win. “It’s a bit of a cliché that they say at the bottom there are six-point games, but at the top there are a few six-point games coming up. It can soon turn around. “It’s all swings and roundabouts throughout the year. Before the Tottenham game we were the best team in the world, getting all the accolades and people patting us on the back. Then we get a few bad results and we get a kick up the arse. “There’s not too much thinking about it because if you do it’ll drive you crazy.”
Steve Morison with a young fan at Frankie & Benny's earlier this year
was Forde who claimed the bragging rights as Portsmouth strengthened their automatic promotion chances.
Pompey to a 2-1 win that leaves them four points behind secondplaced Plymouth and six points ahead of Stevenage. In League One at the weekend, Gregg Wylde came on as a 62ndminute substitute but couldn’t help
break the deadlock as Northampton drew 0-0 at home to Oxford. Christian Mbulu started, Kris Twardek came on with nine minutes left and Kyron Farrell was on the bench as Braintree lost 1-0 at Tranmere in the National League.
In National League South on Saturday, Alfie Pavey came on in the 65th minute as Dartford lost 1-0 at St Albans City. Dartford are still 10 points clear of sixth-placed Hungerford Town as they look to seal a play-off place.
Forde's Pompey move closer to promotion By John Kelly
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Nelson was on the bench for Newport as goals from Kyle Bennett and Kai Naismith helped
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SHEFFIELD UTD - 2
FOR MILLWALL, Sheffield United are a vision of what could have been – and, worryingly, what could be to come.
O'Connell 16’, Freeman 55’
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Date: Tuesday March 28 2017 Attendance: 20,832 Referee: Jeremy Simpson 25 Moore
6 Basham
18 Freeman
15 Coutts
21 Duffy
10 Sharpe
O'Shea 84’
O'Brien 67'
4-4-1-1
14 Wallace
6 Williams 24 Cooper
8 Thompson
1 Archer
24 Lafferty
4 Fleck
Carruthers 67'
9 Gregory
5 Craig
5 O’Connell
13 Wright
16 Hansen
18 Ferguson
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10 Onyedinma Morison 51'
12 Romeo
17 Webster
King 26’
Head to Head 51% 9
Possession
49%
Shots
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3
4
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8
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Fouls
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13
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Sheff Utd Bolton Fleetwood Scunthorpe Bradford City Southend Millwall Oxford Utd Rochdale Bristol Rovers Peterborough Wimbledon Walsall Northampton MK Dons Charlton Bury Oldham Gillingham Shrewsbury Port Vale Swindon Chesterfield Coventry
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24 22 19 19 16 17 16 17 16 15 15 13 13 14 12 10 12 10 11 11 10 10 8 7
10 9 12 10 18 12 12 8 9 12 10 15 14 8 12 17 10 15 12 10 12 9 9 11
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The Blades are cruising to the Championship after six seasons in the third tier. They were favourites for the title, and if pre-season odds on sides’ prospects had been on the money, Millwall would be following them. Instead, the Lions are four games without a win and claiming a play-off spot is now out of their hands. They have to rely on sides above them dropping points, with Southend three points ahead in sixth, essentially four given their plus-seven goal difference. The implications of not achieving promotion this season would likely have longer term consequences in terms of the future make-up of Neil Harris’ squad. From six points off the top two a couple of weeks ago Millwall went into this fixture fifteen points behind Bolton Wanderers in second. Harris rebuilt Millwall’s squad in the summer of 2015, flushing out those who didn’t fit with his idea for the way he wanted to play and those who were on big wages. Faced with a third successive season in League One, the likelihood is Harris would be faced with another rebuilding job. Harris has expressed frustration a number of times that negotiations with Fred Onyedinma’s representatives have been difficult or even stalled. At the moment, Onyedinma is on the way out and Millwall already have a replacement lined up: Jed Wallace. Wallace has played the best football of the last two seasons of his career with the Lions, but he is ambitious and there is little doubt that even if Millwall were to agree terms with Wolves for a permanent deal, Wallace would prefer the option of playing in the Championship, and there are sure to be clubs there watching the situation. Likewise with Jake Cooper. Promotion could give Millwall the edge to secure the centre-back on a long-term deal with Reading; failure to do so would make it unlikely. In an echo of the prolonged will-he, won’t-he Mark Beevers saga towards the end of last season and into early June, Shaun Williams is also sitting tight. Midfielder Williams is 30 now, and will have given it two shots to get back into the second tier with Millwall. He’ll see how it worked out with Beevers joining one of the big League One clubs in Bolton, who will almost certainly go up. The list goes on. Byron Webster was born in north Yorkshire and Sheffield United have already made enquiries for him. Will Lee Gregory fancy another season slogging it out in League One given if Millwall were to miss out this season and go up next he will be turning 30 as the season starts? It’s doubtful, and he, too, has his admirers.
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Securing a play-off place is now out of Millwall’s hands after Bramall Lane defeat Harris was able to bring in Steve Morison and Tony Craig in 2015, players he knew and trusted. But they will be 34 and 32, respectively, into next season. Considering all of that, it’s not a stretch to think this will be the last chance to win promotion with this group of players. Millwall go into the final month with their season’s success or failure hinging on seven games. They simply must win on Saturday against Scunthorpe. And they must rediscover
their spark up front after registering a seventh league blank in 2017 on Tuesday. In contrast, it wasn’t difficult to see why Sheffield United had scored 74 goals this season before this fixture, and though it was evenly balanced in the first 15 minutes the home side showed in a 90-minute spell why they are so effective. Millwall had set up in a 4-4-1-1, Wallace behind Gregory in a central attacking role and initially looking to
pick the ball up deep and run at the home defence. His opposite number in Chris Wilder’s side was Mark Duffy, and Millwall struggled to pick him up in the early stages. Duffy, playing in front of John Fleck and Paul Coutts, was a constant menace, always changing his position, darting into the pockets of space in front of the Lions’ defence, or, if not receiving the ball there, running in behind to give Harris’ side something else to think about.
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Scunthorpe (H) League 1 - Apr 1 Shrewsbury (A) League 1 - Apr 4 Gillingham (A) League 1 - Apr 8 He was involved in the period of pressure that lead to Jack O’Connell’s opening goal. It was a devastating spell from the Blades after a quarter of an hour. Suddenly there was a succession of crosses into Millwall’s box. First Webster had to head away from danger before Craig made two excellent blocks. From a third corner in just over a minute, however, O’Connell was left free at the back post to power Fleck’s corner past Jordan Archer. Harris said afterwards
defending set-pieces had been Millwall’s “downfall” against the top two sides this season. Millwall barely had time to reset before they were almost two goals down, and it took a brilliant save from Archer, diving full-stretch to his right to prevent Coutts’ shot from finding the top corner. Minutes later, after taking a goalkick, Archer was sitting on the turf, unable to go on. He missed six games after injuring his quad against
Leicester City last month, and if it’s a reoccurrence of that then the possibility is he won’t be seen again this season. That stoppage disrupted Sheffield United’s flow, and it was Millwall threatening next when Wallace sprinted past Jake Wright only to be crudely and dangerously taken out. It was a poor challenge and Craig sprinted forward to confront the player and referee Jeremy Simpson. The official booked Wight. Harris felt such
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cynicism and recklessness deserved more. From Shane Ferguson’s freekick Cooper headed over. By then, Millwall had switched to 35-2 for the first time in Harris’ reign, Mahlon Romeo and Ferguson the wing-backs flanking Webster, Cooper and Craig, with Wallace behind Gregory and Onyedinma. They matched Sheffield United, until 10 minutes into the second half when the game drifted further away from them, and there was an element of Millwall contributing to their own problems. Onyedinma had been taken off just six minutes into the second half, with Steve Morison coming on. Four minutes later Morison tried to shield the ball from O’Connell near halfway, but the defender got in front of him and just kept the ball in before surging down the left after playing a one-two with Duffy. It appeared the threat had ended when O’Connell lost the ball in the box, but Millwall failed to clear and Duffy set up Kieron Freeman for a curled finish past substitute stopper Tom King. Wilder’s side were four wins from confirming promotion to the Championship – where they haven’t played since 2010-11 – and they certainly look like a side in a hurry. Again, their pressure was coming in sustained spells, as Fleck fired just wide. Millwall then switched back to a four-man defence when Aiden O’Brien came on for Craig. With seventeen minutes left they had a golden chance to pull a goal back when Gregory was sent through oneon-one with Moore. The striker lifted the ball over the goalkeeper, but watched as it drifted wide of the far post. Millwall had to take those kinds of rare opportunities. Later they fluffed another, Williams trying to be too deliberate and precise eight yards out when he should have opted for quickness and power, and Chris Basham stuck out his leg to stop the ball going over the line. There was one more late chance when O’Brien flicked towards goal but Moore tipped over. The forward, though, had used his hand and was booked. For Millwall, and their 345 fans who had made the trip, one more insult to add to injury.
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Game abandoned after one Hull of a scrap By John Kelly
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MILLWALL’S U23 clash with Hull City on Monday night was abandoned with a minute to go – after a mass brawl broke out between both sides.
Hull were winning the Professional Development League fixture, which was played at North Ferriby, 2-1 when the scrap kicked off on halfway. Referee Simon Mather spoke to both coaching steams before deciding to bring proceedings to a halt. Tigers academy boss Jon Beale explained the official’s position to Hull Daily Mail. “The referee's reasons for abandoning the game was that there was acts of violent conduct and he couldn't identify who the players involved were, so he wasn't prepared to carry on the game. “I even told him who the two main culprits were. One was ours and one was theirs. I suggested sending them both off so we could finish the game but he was having none of it. “I'm hopeful the result will stand but it will depend on what action the league take. They'll want to see the footage and the reasons why he's abandoned it. “I've got to be careful what I say but I don't think the referee has controlled the game very well. He's let a few things go that he should have dealt with and it's escalated." Millwall had led through Jalen Jones’ first-half goal, before Ben Hinchcliffe and Jarrod Bowen had seemingly set Hull up for a win before a number of challenges from the visitors eventually led to that flashpoint.
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Harris dismisses Everton King links EXCLUSIVE
By John Kelly
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NEIL HARRIS has said there is nothing in speculation linking Everton with a move for Tom King.
‘It’s a mini-season now – it’s still all to play for’ EXCLUSIVE
By John Kelly
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MAHLON ROMEO has urged Millwall to “stay together” and get over their current “blip” as their season enters a final decisive month.
Millwall lost for the second successive time in League One with a 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday night, a result that put securing a play-off place out of their hands. The Lions haven’t won since exiting the FA Cup, a four-game sequence that has seen them drop from sixth, when they were just six points off automatic promotion, to seventh, fifteen points behind second-placed Bolton. It’s the wrong time to be hitting a slump, and Neil Harris’ side now have seven games to save their season. Romeo felt Millwall were better against the Blades than they were in the 1-0 defeat to Swindon last weekend, and wants unity from now until the end of the season. He said: “In terms of performance it was a lot better than Saturday. We’ve been flying in 2017 and had been unbeaten in however many games until Saturday.
“I think we’re just having a little blip, all teams will have that. There’s not long left now so we need to get together, and get three points against Scunthorpe at home on Saturday. “It’s really just about sticking together and rallying from now until the end of the season. “Hopefully we’ve had our blip and we can change it on Saturday. “There are positives we can take from [Tuesday’s] performance. We created chances, the goals could have been avoided to an extent. “It’s a mini-season now and it’s still all to play for. We’re not miles off. We’ve got to stay together through this period.” Millwall had two late gilt-edged chances to get back into the game against the league leaders, but Lee Gregory missed a one-on-one and Shaun Williams’ close-range shot was blocked by Chris Basham. “On another day we take those chances and get something from the game,” Romeo said. “Sheffield are a great team, they’re flying at the moment and are going to do really well by the end of the season. “If they were to go up they’ll probably do well in the league above. The performance compared to Saturday was like night and day. “That’s a positive we have to take from it.”
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The Sun carried a report early in the week that Ronald Koeman was eying up a move for goalkeeper King as back-up to current stoppers Joel Robles and Maarten Stekelenburg. King joined Millwall after being released by Crystal Palace and has come to prominence this season with a number of impressive performances. He has kept five clean sheets in eleven games this season, after making his full senior Lions debut in the 2-1 League Cup second-round defeat to Nottingham Forest in August. King, 22, was then thrust into the spotlight in February and March, playing six games in the absence of first-choice Jordan Archer. He could be required to step in again after Archer went off injured in the 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United on Tuesday night. King kept four clean sheets in those games and though he conceded six in the FA Cup defeat to Spurs, reports are linking some of the big guns with him, Everton the latest. But Harris dismissed those stories this week. He said: “Nothing surprises me in football with the media. Nothing in it.”
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FORMER MILLWALL defender and coach Andy Frampton is on the show this week to give his thoughts on the season and how he sees the run-in going.
In the second hour, the team talk to Millwalls third highest goalscorer of all time, Derek Possee. The prize this week is two tickets for this Saturday’s game against Scunthorpe at The Den. Contact the show on Thursday between 7-9pm via: Phone: 02072 379 272 Text: 07895 022 325 Email: lionslive@hotmail.co.uk THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%