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February 9 2017
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By Chiara Giordano
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A HEADTEACHER has hit out at the Government for leaving teachers and
students “stabbing in the dark” after failing to provide clear GCSE grade boundaries.
Serge Cefai, headteacher at Sacred Heart Catholic School, said teachers no longer knew whether a GCSE exam paper counted as a pass or a fail under
the Government’s new 9-1 measure. From this summer, the new English language, English literature and maths GCSEs will be graded 9–1, rather than A*– G, with a grade 9 reflecting the highest grade, set above the current A*.
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As government brings in new GCSE grades, Southwark headteacher slams marking boundaries as unclear
Those three subjects will appear as 9-1 grades on exam certificates this summer – while other subjects will continue to appear as A*-G grades until the new grading structure is also applied to them in 2018 and 2019. Full story on p6
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GCSE headache
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NDERSTANDING THE new GCSE grading system will give you a headache, so your heart goes out to the boys and girls who have become part of this experiment.
Starting this summer, GCSE grades A* to G will be phased out in favour of grades numbered from nine to one. Pupils taking GCSEs this year and next will have mixed portfolios for life, with say a maths grade at eight and an old French grade B. In our article this week we have a Camberwell headteacher hitting out at the Government for failing to provide clear GCSE grade boundaries under the new system. If teachers and students are confused, what hope is there for employers to understand it, let alone value it? The Government have brought this change in to raise standards and to raise confidence in exam marking. But for that to happen it should - like a good exam paper itself - not be over-complicated and badly explained. Yet this is what is happening, even according to exams regulator Ofqual, who found widespread confusion - with around 70 per cent of parents it surveyed admitting they did not understand the system. This is on top school performance measurement also changing, with metrics that map the progress pupils make instead of the just the exam grades achieved. All of this might be right, certainly you can understand the reasoning behind the changes, but the implementation is far from logical. Ofqual has promised to ensure that while the new GCSEs are harder ‘no more students will fail’, and pupils will ‘not be disadvantaged compared to those who took exams in 2016. An extraordinary claim, which might go some way to explaining why a grade 9 will be harder to achieve than A*. In that 9 will be so hard to get that it will be for the very top academic youngsters in the country. So in all the confusion it is important that pupils are not put undue pressure from teachers and parents to achieve this rather elusive new 9 grade and concentrate on just understanding the subject they are sitting, rather than the marking system.
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Old school politics
ORMER SOUTHWARK Mayor and councillor Danny McCarthy represented a long-tradition of working-class politicians who had far more conviction than ambition.
The 69-year-old passed away last week after a long illness, stepping down as councillor for Cathedral ward in Borough in 2010. Certainly there is little doubt that if Danny McCarthy was able in his last years still to represent local people he would. The Bermondsey electrician thought the best way to help his own people was by making sure he had a vote in the town hall. Obviously an old school socialist, Mr McCarthy did cross the floor to the Liberal Democrats and then back to Labour, but it’s clear that he had no ambition to be an MP and thought about what would be the best way to represent the interest of his community. Among the tributes pouring in is one from current councillor Richard Livingstone, recounting how as a young councillor he was inspired by Danny arriving at the town hall in an ambulance to make sure he casted his vote at a council assembly. All politicians from all political persuasions will admire that in a serving councillor and alongside local people see Cllr McCarthy’s record and attitude to office as an example to future generations.
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Arments Pie and Mash shop donates money from online sales to veterans’ causes
By Owen Sheppard
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ARMENTS PIE and Mash has handed over two much-needed cheques to the homeless veterans charity Homes 4 Heroes, and to the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
The century-old shop in Walworth pledged to donate ten per cent of
online sales made over the Christmas period, and on Saturday a presentation was held. Jimmy Jukes MBE, the Pearly King of Bermondsey, and Michelle Thorpe, the Pearly Queen of Rotherhithe, accepted the cheque of £175.58 for Homes 4 Heroes – founded by Jimmy. Chelsea Pensioners received the same amount, and the presentation
was attended by: John Gallagher, 68, formerly of Royal Army Ordinance Core; Alan Thubrone, 78, Army Catering Core; Dewi Treharne, 82, Royal Core of Signals; and June Low, 74, of the Women’s Royal Army Core. Cheryl Arment, who co-owns the shop with her husband Roy, thanked their customers for their help with the
fundraising, and the staff for their hard work. Jimmy, 61, told the News: “Homes 4 Heroes will be in its seventh year by April. We’re the only charity that helps homeless veterans on the streets with food and clothing. We will help them with getting a deposit, or maybe a month’s rent if they’re struggling. “We have outreach vehicles that go
all over the place, to Brighton, Dorset, Kent, Northampton, and the west Midlands. “I would say in Southwark there are about fifteen veterans we have helped. And they are all different ages, but a lot are youngsters.” Asked where his pie and mash loyalties lay, Jimmy said: “It’s always been Arments for me”.
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TfL promises to tackle roundabout
ROTHERHITHE: Transport for London bosses have promised that action will be taken this year to tackle the gridlock at the Rotherhithe Roundabout.
At a recent meeting with Liberal Democrat councillors, TfL said it was looking at both short-term and longerterm solutions to stop the snarl-ups and promised action this year. Lib Dem leader Anood Al-Samerai said: “I think it’s really good progress, so we are really pleased. “TfL have agreed that they will look at the roundabout and it looks like there should be some improvements this summer.” Liberal Democrat councillors also called for other measures to improve safety and traffic speeds, such as electronic signs for drivers at both ends of Jamaica Road to highlight when the tunnel is closed or congested andfull consultation about the plans for the cycle superhighway along Jamaica Road; “Fighting congestion on Jamaica Road is our long-running battled,” Cllr AlSamerai added. “Please sign our petition at www.southwarklibdems.org.uk/jamaica_road_traffic to keep up the pressure on TfL.”
Blaze tackled by 81 firefighters
BOROUGH: Twelve fire engines and 81 firefighters tackled a blaze at a block of flats on Tuesday.
The fire broke out at a third-floor flat in a five-storey block of flats and offices near the junction of Great Guildford Street and Union Street on February 7. It later spread to the third floor and the fourth floor and crews reported heavy smoke logging on the fourth floor. One person left before the arrival of the brigade and there were no injuries. Crews from Dowgate, Dockhead, Lambeth, Clapham, Soho, Whitechapel, Old Kent Road, Islington, Shoreditch, Euston, Brixton and Homerton fire stations attended the incident. The brigade was called at 4.52pm and the fire was under control by 6.35pm. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
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Tributes paid to well-loved businessman who died in fall DULWICH
By KirstyPurnell
Lawrence Wright
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A WELL-loved East Dulwich businessman who died after a fall from his hotel balcony in Belgium will have his funeral on Friday, February 10.
Lawrence James White, owner and founder of luxury fragrance shop Roullier White, had been on a business trip in Antwerp with colleague and shop director, Jake Mills-Zivanovic when the accident happened. He was 52-years-old. “If it had been something like a heart attack, rather than a flukey accident like this, it’d be easier to understand,” said friend of 30 years and Roullier White employee, Angela Wait. Lawrence started his professional life working in product development for big names, including the Royal Academy of Arts, the Millennium Dome and Harvey Nichols. With the experience he’d gained from working for high profile names, he opened Roullier White, with the vision of bringing West End luxury south of the River. Colleague Jake honoured Lawrence for the support that he showed to local traders. “He cared greatly about what he did and about bringing out the best in other,” said Jake. “He endeavoured to make other people proud of their work. He wanted to make other people happy with their achievements. It’s a rare trait that he had.” “He was very talented in product development, too.” Friend Angela said that the world was “a poorer place without him.”
“He was one of the loveliest human beings I’ve ever met. He was always laughing and seeing the funny side of things. He was my best friend and my boss,” said
Angela. “He used to help all of the local schools. They’d come in and ask for raffle prizes and he’d always give them.”
Lawrence has been survived by his husband Michael. The funeral service will take place at Brenchley Gardens in Honor Oak Park at 11.30am on Friday.
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‘Showkey killing in selfdefence’ - court hears PECKHAM
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A FIFTEEN-year-old boy accused of murdering aspiring rapper Leoandro Osemeke in Peckham has told a jury he was acting in self-defence.
Mr Osemeke (aka Showkey) died lying on the pavement in Colegrove Road, SE15, after he was stabbed at the house party. The Old Bailey heard on January 25 that the defendant struck sixteen-yearold Mr Osemeke twice with a “Rambo-style” knife, as he walked into the house with over 100 people inside. The young defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed he killed Mr Osemeke because the rapper was “a bully” and was about to stab him. “I walked from the living room into the hallway and Showkey was standing there,” he told the jury. “I could see he had a knife – it was big and black. He removed it from its sheath and was holding it diagonally towards me. “I wasn't focused on anything else except his knife – I thought he was going to kill me. “There were lots of other people in
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‘Teachers and students stabbing in dark as GCSE grade boundaries have changed’ says Head EXCLUSIVE
By Chiara Giordano
chiara@southwarknews.co.uk
A CAMBERWELL headteacher has hit out at the Government for leaving teachers and students “stabbing in the dark” after failing to provide clear GCSE grade boundaries.
Serge Cefai, headteacher at Sacred Heart Catholic School, said teachers no longer knew whether a GCSE exam paper counted as a pass or a fail under the Government’s new 9-1 measure. From this summer, the new English language, English literature and maths GCSEs will be graded 9–1, rather than A*–G, with a grade 9 reflecting the highest grade, set above the current A*. Those three subjects will appear as 9-1 grades on exam certificates this summer – while other subjects will continue to appear as A*-G grades until the new grading structure is also applied to them in 2018 and 2019. The Government has set a grade 5 as a ‘good pass’ for the new GCSEs – but says it does not expect employers, colleges or universities to raise the bar to a 5 if a 4 would meet their requirements and Mr Cefai says children have been told a 4 will mean they don’t have to resit. Mr Cefai, who is also executive head of St Thomas the Apostle College in Nunhead, said this had caused immense confusion for both teachers and pupils as to whether they would pass or not. “The line of pass or fail is the key thing
for the children,” said the headteacher, who has taught in Lambeth and Southwark for 37 years. “There had always been movement of the grade boundaries – but now we are actually guessing where the goal posts are. “Someone has got to stop messing around with our system. I want to know where the goal posts are, and I want them to remain still. “They [the Government] are going to wait and get every raw score from the entire country and then some idiot of a politician who’s divorced from the reality of education and how difficult it is will decide what percentage of our children will pass what and then the children will be given grades accordingly.” Mr Cefai said some of the teachers in his school felt “a little demoralised” as they were still expected to reach targets. “There’s that sense of confusion and ‘my job’s on the line; that headteacher has got me down for this target and that target, but I’m stabbing around in the dark here’,” he said. “Because I’ve done A*-G, if you gave me a paper I could tell you quite quickly ‘right that’s going to be a B and that’s going to be a C’ essentially if that’s my subject area – but I can’t tell you if that’s going to be a 4 or a 5 because nobody has ever given me a paper to say that’s a typical 4 and that’s a typical 5.” Assistant headteacher Luke Williams, who also teaches English, has experienced first-hand how the unclear grade boundaries are affecting teachers and students. “I think the uncertainty is actually quite cruel for the students,” he said.
Headteacher Serge Cefai and assistant headteacher Luke Wlliams
“We are talking about pupils not knowing what grade might be good enough to move onto college or A-levels. “This particular group of [Year 11] students are guinea pigs in an educational experiment where the claim is for higher standards and more rigour, but they need to make it clear what those standards are.” Mr Williams said he had noticed an increase in how anxious his Year 11 students were about their upcoming GCSE exams. “They are in the dark and that’s an extremely unfair burden to place on
fifteen and sixteen-year-olds,” he said. “Students always get anxious about exams but I have noticed an increase in how anxious and uncertain the students in my class are about what’s going to happen and how they are going to do. I think that’s directly connected with this whole issue. “We know roughly what’s going to be in the papers and what skills they are looking for – but the mark schemes are devoid of any reference to the grades or grade boundaries. “I’ve got set four in Year 11 and in the past in our school set four pupils have got
a grade C or above; now we don’t really know what a C or above means so I do anticipate some turbulence and anomalies.” A Department for Education spokesperson: “Our GCSE reforms will create gold-standard qualifications that match the best education systems in the world and allow young people to compete in an increasingly global workplace. We continue to work closely with the sector to ensure they understand what the changes will mean for them when they come into effect later this year.”
New plans to build on school field HERNE HILL
Dulwich Estate wants to create new almshouse on Judith Kerr Primary School’s grounds By Owen Sheppard
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NEW PLANS to build an almshouse over the playing fields of Judith Kerr Primary School have been submitted by the Dulwich Estate charity.
Parents and residents in Herne Hill have been campaigning for over a year against the charity’s plans to build on the school’s grounds in Half Moon Lane.
But the centuries-old charity is also the school’s landlord, and says it needs to replace its current almshouse in Gallery Road. Catrin Waugh, chair of the Dulwich Almshouse Charity trustees (a subdivision of the Dulwich Estate), said its planning application “will be put out to consultation by Southwark Council shortly”. “[The scheme] will provide 20 warden-assisted flats for those over the age of 60 and in need of housing”
Catrin said. “The proposal also includes a communal meeting room which will enable the Dulwich Almshouse Charity to further its outreach activity in the area by arranging social and other events in order to alleviate isolation amongst the elderly.” Parents recently scored a small victory when Southwark Council approved their own application for Judith Kerr’s field to be given protection from developments.
One parent from the school, Katherine Leopold, said: “The Dulwich Estate is an extensive landowner. We are asking them not develop this site and safeguard our children’s right to play, exercise, and learn outside. As an educational charity The Dulwich Estate know how important this is”. The Dulwich Estate responded saying it “has no other land available on which to site an almshouse” and that the council’s earlier decision “may
subsequently be open to challenge”. The parents’ have also been supported by Dulwich and West Norwood MP, Helen Hayes, who said: “It very much reflects the views of the community that the school should keep its access to the play space, and it should be secured for the long term.” To comment on the planning application, go online and search “planbuild.southwark.gov.uk:8190/onl ine-applications” and use the planning reference number 17/AP/0118.
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Children’s hospital staff thank News readers after fundraising campaign hits £100k By Chiara Giordano
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EVELINA LONDON Children’s Hospital has thanked News readers for raising more than £100,000 to help save the lives of extremely unwell babies.
After four long years of amazing feats of bravery and generous giving, last week we proudly announced that our campaign had raised £100,603 for Evelina London. Residents and members of staff from the News ran marathons, swam seas, climbed mountains, sang, painted, raffled, knitted, and stripped off to raise money for our Evelina Appeal. And now the dedicated people saving the lives of some of the sickest babies at Evelina London want to say a special thank you. Alex Phillips, who has worked as one of the matrons on Evelina’s neonatal unit for seventeen years, said: “We just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who’s done so much to raise this money for us, it’s lovely. “It was a fabulous effort from everybody in the local area; we do really rely on charity donations to buy our equipment and to raise such a huge amount and for it to have been by the local community is great and we are very appreciative of that.
Some of the neonatal team alongside equipment the hospital has been able to buy with the donations from News readers. (Left to right) Charge nurse Gretton Beaton, Sister Michelle Kirtley, senior staff nurse Jennifer Bhori, and matron Alex Phillips; and how the News reported hitting our £100k target for Evelina Hospital last week
“We’ve shown the staff what people have done so they can see how everyone has come up with these ingenious ideas to raise money, like Hebe Barber’s sponsored swim, all the crazy ideas like the Full Monty, and the incredible challenges like swimming the Channel.
Harman amendment to protect EU citizens in UK By Owen Sheppard
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MPS WERE yesterday expected to vote on an amendment to the Article 50 bill, tabled by Harriet Harman, which aimed to ensure EU citizens currently living in Britain have a right to stay.
On the amendment, the MP for Camberwell and Peckham, wrote: “Nothing in this Act shall affect the continuation of those residence-rights enjoyed by EU citizens lawfully resident in the UK… after the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.” MPs last week voted in favour of empowering the government to trigger Article 50, which will officially commence Britain’s exit from the European Union. Harriet joined the majority who voted in favour last week, while Dulwich and West Norwood MP Helen Hayes, and Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle voted against. Speaking in a Commons debate on Monday, Harriet said: “This is about three million people and their families—EU citizens whose future here has been thrown into doubt.
“There is nothing about the cloud of uncertainty that they now live under that is their own fault. If we accept the new clause, we can put their minds at rest and let them look to the future.” Among the arguments heard during Monday’s debate, it was said that 84 per cent of UK residents support the right for EU nationals to stay – according to polling data. Conservative MP, Andrew Tyrie, said: “The Treasury Committee has heard a good deal of evidence to suggest that the failure to guarantee the rights of EU nationals is now beginning to damage the economy.” Speaking in opposition, Conservative MP Hugo Swire said: “We should not do something unilateral here in the UK before we have agreement on our own residents in Spain and France and elsewhere, because we will potentially be undermining their position.” Another Conservative, Mark Harper, said Harriet’s amendment was “scaremongering and whipping up concern”. Harriet’s amendment received 36 signatures of support, including from Neil Coyle; former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, and Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas.
“We’ve managed to buy ventilators and open heated cots which are needed for the sickest babies we get in our unit and which can be used for extremely premature babies as well as full-term babies who are very sick. “The remainder of the money will be
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divided between all of the departments at Evelina and will also go towards the school which helps children who are patients, as well as their siblings who visit them. “We have expanded our intensive care unit from sixteen cots to 20 and our highdependency cots from six to twelve and because of the money raised as part of the appeal, we were able to buy this equipment at the same time which meant we didn’t have to wait to use those cots straightaway.” Although the money raised by the appeal has managed to buy vital
equipment for Evelina London, the hospital still needs funding for further projects – including to buy portable incubator cots and to furnish family rooms. “The portable incubator cots cost around £60,000 each,” Alex explained. “We’ve already got three but need two more. They allow us to transfer babies who need intensive care from our unit to theatres or other units. “We also need to furnish the quiet rooms and parent rooms to make them more homely and less institutionalised and need to get a sofa bed for one of the rooms so that parents can stay overnight and be next to their babies. “We need to make sure the parents get the best time with their babies when their babies are sick. “The most stressful time for a parent is when they feel they have to be apart from their baby. If a baby isn’t going to survive through the night the last thing parents want to do is to go out of the building.” If you missed the full round-up in last week’s paper of how everyone in the community helped raise money for the Evelina Appeal, you can visit the News website and search ‘Evelina London’. If you’d like to raise money for Evelina, please contact the paper, and we’ll put you in touch with the fundraising team.
TRIBUTES PAID TO TWO-TIME MAYOR DANNY MCCARTHY
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Retired electrician from Bermondsey became a long-standing councillor
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POLITICIANS HAVE been queueing up to pay tribute to twotime former mayor of Southwark Daniel McCarthy, who died on January 1.
“Immaculately dressed”, “cheeky” and “loved by everyone” are just a few of the kind words left for the 69-year-old Bermondsey boy. Mr McCarthy served as a councillor for the former Liddle ward in Peckham between 1982 and 1998, and the Cathedrals ward in SE1 between 2002 and 2010, when he stood down. The retired electrician from Bermondsey was mayor of Southwark for the year 1991-92, and then again from 1994-95. “Danny was my best friend at the council,” said Aubyn Graham, who became mayor after Mr McCarthy in 1995. “I didn’t grow up in politics or trade union circles, but I clicked with him and he made you feel very comfortable with
any group. “He taught me how to work with council officers. And I think I taught him about working with the BME community. “I cannot remember him getting angry or having a cross word with anyone. He was noble and just,” the 74-year-old said. Mr McCarthy’s fellow Liddle ward councillor, Mary Ellery, said she had recently spoken to his widow and close friend Christine McCarthy, before he died in hospital. It was well known that Mr McCarthy had battled with bowl disease, colitis and diverticulitis, but the News has yet to learn his official cause of death. Mary, 75, told the News: “Danny and I go way back. We were ward councillors together for thirteen years. “My husband and him went to Millwall matches together. We used to go dancing at the New Cross Social Club, and have Christmas dinners. Danny didn’t dance, he would leave that to the girls. He would watch the boxing or the football in the television room. “But he was always immaculately
dressed, and represented the working classes in the days when men would be suited and booted. And he was well-built, and helped deal with people who had a go at me at surgeries.” Mary added: “Him and all the others called me little legs, because I was only
4’ 11”. He was a bit cheeky. But he was so hard working, and such a likeable person. People loved him.” Cllr Richard Livingstone, Southwark’s cabinet member for adult care and financial inclusion, told the News: “He would give me lifts home from town hall
Walking work-out the Nordic way
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WEEKLY NORDIC Walking sessions designed to keep older people active in Bermondsey are being launched by charity Silverfit.
Nordic Walking uses specially designed walking poles, which will be provided, to exercise the whole body. It can be practiced with or without prior experience, and will be offered alongside sessions in Tai Chi and yoga. The classes are for over 45s of all abilities and will aim to improve balance, circulation, and confidence. Sessions will run on Mondays from 1pm to 2.30pm at the Community Hall at the Biscuit Factory, 100 Clements Road, Bermondsey, SE16 4DG, and involve an hour of activity. Sessions will be £1 for Silverfit members and £2.50 for non-members. The first session is free and annual membership is £5. For more information, go to www.silverfit.org.uk
meetings. He was a cheerful bloke and there was a sharp intellect behind that moustached grin.” Cllr Livingstone recalled an evening when Mr McCarthy was dropped off at the town hall by an ambulance on the evening of a council assembly vote. “He had come from hospital. He still had tubes coming out of him. It was a startling image that really stayed with you.” Unusually, Danny twice “crossed the floor” to join the Lib Dems, and then back to Labour again in 2006. “Even with the Lib Dems he would profess to being a socialist. I think in his younger years he was a Community Party member,” Cllr Livingstone said. “When the Lib Dems went into coalition with the Tories he was very unhappy. In 2006 he came over to us again, which I think felt like a homecoming to him.” Cllr Livingstone said although he was “well connected” around the country within the trade union movement, and was a Unite member for over 45 years, Danny stuck with being an electrician. “He never tried to climb the greasy poll of politics,” he said. “Within the Labour group he saw himself as wanting to stay true to the people he represented.” Council leader Peter John remarked: “He ended his political life as a committed trade unionist and Labour Party member. I am one of many who will really miss him.”
Health expert to join council
SOUTHWARK: One of the government’s top health experts has been appointed as Southwark Council’s new Director of Health and Wellbeing.
Professor Kevin Fenton will join the council from his role with Public Health England in April. He will sit on the council’s Chief Officer Team and work with Deborah Collins – strategic director of environment and social regeneration – to help ensure the council’s new housing schemes promote good health and wellbeing. In his current role Professor Fenton is responsible for a number of national projects such as prevention of obesity and HIV. Professor Fenton said: “I am excited by this opportunity to help shape health in one of London’s most dynamic boroughs. “The key wellbeing and care services local government provides and the leadership role it plays are pivotal to improving people’s health and building strong, connected and resilient communities.”
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Sewer 85% blocked after concrete gets ‘poured down drain’ PECKHAM
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By Owen Sheppard
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SEWAGE PIPES beneath a street in Peckham are being cleared of solid concrete thought to have been poured down a drain.
Thames Water workers have been replacing sewage pipes in Hanover Park since Monday, and say the sewers will be fixed by Saturday. The problems were reported by local residents who said sewage was “backing up” in the system. Thames Water staff have since found that the pipes three-metres underground were more than “85 per cent filled” with concrete. Local resident Jennifer Chelley said the concrete had been “flushed” down a toilet. A Thames Water spokesman said: “Third parties putting concrete in our sewers is a common and frustrating problem for us and our customers.
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“The concrete sets hard and blocks the pipes, meaning they have to be dug out and replaced with new ones. “This can often take a long time and
cause traffic disruption. We’re working hard to get the job done as quickly as possible and hope to have completed the work by the weekend.”
Lego heroes
Amecia’s crazy hair day for hospital that saved her life
Mum Caroline, Amecia and dad Richard at Race for Kids
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AN ELEVEN-year-old who was critically ill at just fifteen-monthsold has organised an event at her school to raise money for the hospital which saved her life.
Amecia Hylton, who needed a machine to breathe for ten days, has organised the Bad Hair Day event in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) On the day, kids will go to her school, The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie in Borough, with the wildest and craziest hair-dos that they can muster - with all funds raised going to GOSH. Amecia was approached by GOSH to coordinate the event at her school, after six years of taking part in their Race for Kids fundraising campaign. “She absolutely loves it,” said mum, Caroline. “For her, it’s so important to raise awareness of GOSH.” Amecia was born at just 25 weeks old and was quickly diagnosed with chronic
lung disease. At just one-month old, she had a heart operation and laser eye surgery to save her sight. At one-year-old, she was diagnosed with bronchiolitis and was rushed to GOSH, where she received life-saving treatment from an ECMO machine – a machine which acted as Amecia’s lungs for ten days. “You feel so helpless when you’re there in that situation,” said Caroline. “It took me a good few years to go back to the critical care unit because I had such horrendous memories.” Whereas Amecia’s health is still unpredictable, particularly with her asthma, Caroline said that emergencies were now less frequent and the family “pray she continues to improve.” “She’s quite shy but she spoke in front of the whole school to promote the event. She said to me – ‘Mum, I feel so proud of myself!’” “Considering all of her challenges, she gives one hundred per cent to everything she does. She has a great attitude to life.” “She doesn’t know what her crazy hairdo will be yet. Everything I suggest she keeps telling me it’s not crazy enough!”
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New Bermondsey scheme ‘pretty dead’ says Southwark Council boss MILLWALL CPO
Peter John talks to the News about why he stood down from sports foundation board, and what he thinks should happen next between Millwall FC and Lewisham Council EXCLUSIVE
By Chiara Giordano
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THE LEADER of Southwark Council has explained his decision to resign from the charity at the heart of Renewal’s controversial New Bermondsey scheme – and admitted he believed the development was “pretty dead”.
In an interview at his council office in Tooley Street, Cllr Peter John explained how and why he became involved as a trustee of Surrey Canal Sports Foundation – and went as far as to say that he could not see Renewal’s scheme going ahead. The council leader was hit with a flurry of tweets and pressure to resign from his position as a trustee after it emerged that the sports foundation was to be the subject of an independent inquiry by Lewisham Council due to allegations of false funding. The sports foundation was set up as part of developer Renewal’s New Bermondsey scheme, which could see land used by Millwall Football Club built on if Lewisham Council decides to compulsory purchase it. Cllr John announced his resignation from the foundation last Thursday, February 2 – but still insists he believed he was putting his name to a positive regeneration scheme that would benefit both boroughs, and admitted he did not think the sports foundation was “sinister”. “It was 2010/11 when Renewal came in to present to me about their scheme because it’s just on the border [of Southwark and Lewisham],” he said. “They said they were also setting up this sports foundation and that it was at the heart of this regeneration scheme and ‘what we want to create is this regional sports centre, we want the national headquarters for a whole list of potential sports and would you be interested in being a trustee and sitting on the board of it’ and I thought it sounded like it was a great vision. “Millwall were absolutely at the heart of it and regeneration of the stadium was at the heart of the scheme as well and this was absolutely going to complement what Millwall did at the New Den. “I was also mindful at that time that
we were looking as a council for a solution for a new leisure centre at that part of the borough. “Seven Islands had been pretty decrepit for a long time and at that time the regeneration of Canada Water wasn’t on the agenda and so at the back of my mind was that also potentially the leisure activities that were being built could be for Southwark residents.” Cllr John said he did not have much involvement with the sports foundation as progress with the New Bermondsey scheme had been so slow. “I went to probably two meetings of the foundation and those two meetings were early on in the lifetime and at that time it was still kind of the excitement about what sports we could get into Energize,” he said. “I think I’ve received a couple of update emails over the years but, because the wind has been taken out of the project, it has been so slow and that initial momentum has really been
lost.” In response to comments he has received from Twitter users asking why he did not personally scrutinise the SCSF financial accounts or the foundation’s claim of securing £2million of Sport England funding, Cllr John said it had been “completely blown out of proportion”. “I’m not going to say it’s not part of my role but the expenditure of the sports foundation as I understand it
was simply on the rental at Stockholm Road of the Thunderdome and that was effectively underwritten by Renewal and that’s it,” he said. “I think that [the Sport England false funding claim] has been completely blown out of proportion. The scheme wasn’t reliant on Sport England funding to my understanding. “I don’t think there’s anything sinister about the sports foundation; in any project if you go through enough numbers and you present them in a particular way you will find conspiracy and cause for grave concern. It’s the world we live in and quite rightly so that people should scrutinise things. “I’ve come off literally because of the time it is taking up and there’s so much more for me to concentrate on in Southwark; I can’t be sorting out this problem in Lewisham as well. Every time I went on Twitter there were 20 plus notifications accusing
me and I thought ‘okay, let’s draw a line under it.’” Cllr John said he remained “fully supportive” of both Millwall and the regeneration scheme – but that he could not see it going ahead given the “furore” that has been caused. “I think Lewisham need to sit down and talk with Millwall and say ‘look, this is a prime site for housing and London needs housing, let’s put some red lines around things now so that we each understand’ and really get that committed by each side and if Renewal come back at a later date and play a part in that I don’t know but I think there’s such a mistrust,” he said. “I don’t think anything will happen in terms of the Renewal scheme; I think it’s pretty dead. I don’t know that because I’m not Lewisham Council, but I can’t see it happening given the furore that’s been caused. “I think it’s a bad place for things to be and it’s taken too long.”
“I’ve come off literally because of the time it is taking up and there’s so much more for me to concentrate on in Southwark; I can’t be sorting out this problem in Lewisham as well. Every time I went on Twitter there were 20 plus notifications accusing me and I thought ‘okay, let’s draw a line under it.’”
Leaseholders win bill battle
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RESIDENTS LIVING on a Bermondsey estate are celebrating after scoring a second win against the council over huge bills for works.
One hundred and thirty four leaseholders on the St Saviour’s Estate, near Abbey Street, were shocked after bills for major works averaging £17,000 dropped onto their doormats four years ago. The council had replaced all the front doors on the estate and carried out other works such as communal decorations and fire protection. A band of 88 leaseholders joined forces to challenge the council at a tribunal, where the bills were successfully reduced to £8,000. The council appealed to a higher tribunal but has now lost again. Jean Langridge, 85, who has lived on the estate for 34 years, was handed a £19,000 estimated bill for works, while resident Samantha Mitchell was given an estimate of £17,000. Speaking to the News, Samantha said: “When I tried to talk to them [the council] right from the beginning they told us to go to the court. There was no trying to engage with us in a dialogue. “All we wanted was a fair, transparent process and for it to be done properly.” Welcoming the Upper Tribunal’s decision, Olayinka Mosadomi, representative for St Owen’s House, said: “We tried, on many occasions, to talk to Southwark, yet, despite their mantra of ‘securing fair value’, nothing about the way Southwark was conducting itself or treating residents was remotely fair. “There wasn’t any proper assessment of what was really needed or a genuine desire to consult with leaseholders. “We knew these charges were unfair and unnecessary yet the council was
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blasé in its decision-making and wasted public money to take us to court. This ruling is now an important lesson for this council and also many up and down the country.” Southwark Liberal Democrat councillors have asked the council how much it has spent on fighting the St Saviour’s leaseholders in court, whether it will now be meeting the leaseholders’ costs, and when leaseholders on the estate can expect revised major works bills or to be refunded. They have also asked about the wider implications for leaseholder bills in future major works projects.
Council’s cabinet member for housing, said: “Essential refurbishment work takes places in order to ensure our homes are warm, dry and safe environments for our residents. “On the St Saviour’s Estate the works also included fire protection, door and window renewal, among other repairs, that leaseholders are charged for as part of their lease. “The leaseholders applied to the First Tier Tribunal, which agreed with the council that most of the work was necessary but reduced the amounts for all door renewals only. “Leaseholders are billed on an estimated basis and then adjusted
when the actual costs are known. “Less work was deemed to be required on the estate which resulted in a lower actual costs, which in turn will be reflected in the actual adjustments to the service charge accounts. “We appreciate that bringing our homes up to the Government standard for decent homes can be expensive and the council offers a wide range of payment plans for leaseholders. “Ultimately, if leaseholders do not pay the bills that they are responsible for, council tenants would have to make up the shortfall through their rent.”
Brizzi found dead in cell By Chiara Giordano
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STEFANO BRIZZI has been found dead in his prison cell just months after being jailed for the horrific murder of a Met police officer.
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Lib Dem councillor Damian O’Brien added: “Southwark Council has a terrible record with its leaseholders for poor consultation, sky-high bills and shoddy services. “This is just the latest setback for the council in the courts after the ongoing saga with the Aylesbury leaseholders who Southwark want to kick out of their homes. “Liberal Democrat councillors are fighting residents’ corner and will push the Labour council to get a fair deal for leaseholders on the St Saviour’s estate and all future major works schemes across the borough.” Cllr Stephanie Cryan, Southwark
The 50-year-old died on Sunday, February 5, at Belmarsh Prison. Brizzi murdered PC Gordon Semple at his flat on the Peabody Trust Estate, in Southwark Street, after
arranging to meet him for sex in April last year. The killer, who worked as a web developer for merchant bank Morgan Stanley, had met the 59-year-old victim through the gay dating app Grindr. He throttled PC Semple while high on crystal meth, before chopping up his body and attempting to dissolve parts in a bath tub filled with acid. He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 24 years in December. The Italian-born web developer Brizzi, dubbed a ‘Jekyll and Hyde
character’ by the Italian press, is said to have moved to the UK in 2010 in search of acceptance after struggling to reconcile his homosexuality with his family’s Catholic faith. He is believed to have landed a £70,000-a-year job at financial giant Morgan Stanley in 2012 – but quit a year before the fateful incident because he was struggling with a crystal meth addiction. He pleaded guilty to obstructing a coroner by trying to dispose of PC Semple’s body but denied murder. Police have said his death is being treated as unexplained.
A Prison Service spokesman said: “HMP Belmarsh prisoner Stefano Brizzi died in custody on Sunday, February 5. As with all deaths in custody there will be an independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.” A police spokesman said: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 10.12am on Sunday, February 5, to HMP Belmarsh following reports of an unresponsive prisoner. The man, aged in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the prison. The death is currently being treated as unexplained.”
Jailed for seven years for raping tourist at station
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By Owen Sheppard
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A “MANIPULATIVE” man has been jailed for seven years for raping a tourist at West Dulwich Station.
On July 26 last year, a 29-year-old woman on holiday from South Korea, got talking to the defendant Salah Koubar, 20, at a bar in Soho. The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, got on a bus with Koubar. The victim thought she was being taken to Westminster, but Koubar led her on a series of buses towards Brixton. The victim asked to be taken back to central London. He then led her onto another bus, and as she started to become nervous of Koubar, he took her phone and handbag. She tried to escape by getting off the bus close to West Dulwich Station, and managed to take her belongings back off him. Koubar followed her, and it is at this point that he dragged the victim behind a building, threw her over the railings
Salah Koubar
at West Dulwich Station, and raped her in the bushes. A member of the public called the
police after seeing the victim looking extremely distressed. Following extensive CCTV enquiries,
officers were able to identify Koubar, and he was arrested two days later. He was charged with rape on July 29. Koubar, from Densole Close in Beckenham, had denied the charge, but was found guilty by a jury at Blackfriars Crown Court on January 10. He was handed the seven-year sentence on February 3. Detective inspector Ian Trantum of the British Transport Police, said: “Koubar is a manipulative and nasty individual who deliberately exploited the victim’s vulnerability and unfamiliarity of the city. “Incidents like this are thankfully extremely rare, however we police a CCTV rich environment and will do everything in our power to find those responsible. “I would like to applaud the overwhelming bravery of this victim who had the strength to return to London to face her attacker in court. I’d also like to thank the Good Samaritan who helped the victim after this truly horrific attack, he supported and comforted her until police arrived.”
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Plans to replace garage with flats
BERMONDSEY: Plans to demolish a former car garage and build an eight-storey block of flats in its place have been met with opposition from residents.
Pocket Housing has submitted plans to the council for a development comprising a part six, part seven and part eight-storey building to accommodate 57 affordable flats in Varcoe Road. The site is currently home to Varcoe Road Service Station, which will be demolished if the plans go ahead. A group of residents living in nearby Credon Road have drawn up a petition opposing the development, which has attracted 47 signatures. They say Varcoe Road is “too narrow” for the development, and that the building would block out their light due to its height and “steal away” their privacy. In response, Pocket development manager Matt Woolgar said: “There are nearly a thousand Southwark residents who are registered with Pocket for our affordable homes, as they are currently priced out of the market in the borough so we’re very excited to be bringing our first scheme forward for planning, to hopefully help these first time buyers get on the housing ladder.” A consultation began on January 12 and a decision is expected to be reached by April 10.
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‘GIVE US COMPENSATION FOR FAULTY HEATING’ SAY RESIDENTS
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Chilly tenants across Walworth complain of boiler break-downs By Owen Sheppard
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RESIDENTS ON estates in Walworth who have suffered weeks of on-and-off heating and hot water are demanding refunds from the council.
Three mums from the Aylesbury Estate’s Calverton block have been contacting the News since December to vent their frustration about the ongoing problems. Families at the Salisbury Estate and the Lulworth Estate have also endured cold homes and no hot water. Calverton residents receive text messages from the council every time it becomes aware of the estate’s heating problems, and to update them when heating is restored. One mum, Jackie Somerford, showed this newspaper 21 texts she received from eighteen separate occasions when her heating had gone between December and February – including on Christmas Day. Jackie, 57, said: “We want refunds, just like the council did two years ago when we all complained. They gave us about £150 last time, so they should do it again. “It wasn’t as bad last year, but this year has been worse than ever. The heating goes off more often than they know from the texts we get.
“I have friends living here that are builders. They come in from a hard day’s work all sweaty and they can’t have a hot shower. It’s disgusting. “It’s not just here, I know people in Wendover and Danesfield who have had it like us.” A Salisbury Estate resident told the News that all 270 flats there had had problems “since September”. “My house is currently 12C, but I’ve seen it go below 9C,” said a woman who didn’t want to be named. “The council have told us they are going to upgrade the central boiler, and we’ve had a letter saying the pipes are corroded and have scale on them. But there’s elderly people here who are suffering, and we pay for these services.” Dad of two, Tom Sukhram, said the Lulworth Estate had gone a week without heating or hot water between January 25 and February 1. “This estate has 52 flats. It’s totally unfair when we’re paying rent and utility costs and you’re not being provided with the service,” said Tom. “People should not be living like this. It’s not right.” Councillor Stephanie Cryan, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for housing, said: “I apologise for the inconvenience and discomfort this is causing residents, they have had repeated problems
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individual basis. “Despite recent investment - £4.5m two years ago, and continued maintenance, the district heating
Historic docklands Pumphouse to be turned into Montessori nursery ROTHERHITHE
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By Chiara Giordano
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THE LAVENDER Pumphouse in Rotherhithe is to get a new lease of life as a nursery, the News can reveal.
The historic building, which was built in the 1920s to house equipment for levelling water in the nearby docks and later served as a museum, is to become a Montessori nursery. The council considered a number of proposals, including one for a 350-seat theatre and others for a boat repair yard and an art gallery. But Cllr Fiona Colley, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for finance, modernisation and performance, said the council decided on the nursery plan as
they believed it would bring long-term benefits to the area. “There were a number of interesting and exciting ideas put forward for the former museum at the Pumphouse and the selection panel had a tough decision to make,” she said. “After taking everything into consideration the panel, which included a ward councillor to represent local residents’ views, chose an application to turn the building into a new nursery – the first Montessori nursery in the area. “The team delivering this impressed the panel with their enthusiasm and confidence that their proposals will inject new life into the Pumphouse as well as bringing long-term benefits to the local community. “The council is now working through the lease and design aspects with the
applicants before the project is finalised.” Surrey Docks ward councillor David Hubber also welcomed the plans for a nursery in the area. “I think it will certainly be good to bring the building back into the use before it deteriorates some more,” he said.
“I would be happy to see it up and running again and it has the advantage of having the nature reserve next to it.” The Lavender Pumphouse is one of the few surviving pieces of Rotherhithe's dockland heritage. It was constructed in 1928-9 to house the pump machinery that regulated the levels throughout the complex dock system. This machinery was later moved to the nearby Brunel Museum where it is preserved. It was once known as the Pumphouse Education Museum and housed Rotherhithe Heritage Museum but sadly closed. The building was also home to the Peek Frean Museum for some time before the council cut its funding, forcing it to close down completely. Lacking tenants, the building has been occupied by squatters in the past, and the interior was daubed with graffiti.
Council looks for long-term plan
SOUTHWARK COUNCIL’S cabinet members discussed on January 24 how the authority might carry forward a long-term strategy for investing in its estates’ heating systems.
The council provides heating for 17,000 homes across 120 heating networks, in which there are 220 individual boiler houses, according to a report prepared for the meeting. Cllr Cryan said: “These systems require a large investment to ensure that they are brought up to a modern standard, remain in good working order, and are as efficiently as possible.” The council has hired consultants Parsons Brinckerhoff to undertake a review of the borough’s heat networks, and assess a strategy for future heating supply on its estates. The strategy will be devised over the next three years, but it was already suggested that should the investment proposals fully go ahead, it would be worth as much as £350m. The council report adds that it would be more costly in the long run to continually pay for maintenance of various estates’ current heating systems, than invest in new ones.
system on Aylesbury does sometimes go down and we respond as quickly as we can. “Across the borough, we have a long-term investment programme for district heating on other, older estates and our borough-wide regeneration programme seeks to permanently improve heating systems.”
Library to receive £300k refurb
WALWORTH: East Street Library will be refurbished using £300,000 of local government funding before it relocates to the Aylesbury Estate in 2020.
Works to improve the library, at the junction of Old Kent Road, will begin in August, and include new lighting, better signage and a new ‘enterprise pod’. Councillor Johnson Situ, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for business, culture and social regeneration, said: “The revamp will help tide the current library service over until its new and improved home on the Aylesbury estate is ready, and means the building will be ready to offer the Old Kent Road a new service as an affordable and flexible business and meeting space for local people in this key area.” The idea for the project came from locals who responded to a ‘What Walworth Wants’ consultation in 2016. There will be a drop-in session at the library on February 13 from 5.30pm to 7pm for residents to see the plans. The library will stay open during the works, which will take two to three months.
Landlady to leave pub as rent ‘doubles’
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By Owen Sheppard
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THE MANAGER of the popular Nag’s Head pub in Camberwell has told the News her rent is set to double in April, which will force her to leave.
Julie Clifford has been offered a new lease by the pub’s freehold owner, Landlord Camberwell Road Ltd, for £75,000 per month. And on February 1 she found a display board had already been placed by the door. “There’s nothing I can do, it looks like we’re going to be out in April,” Julie said. “The price is ridiculous, this is Camberwell not Covent Garden. “I said we’re willing to pay £40,000. We were paying £35,000 and we struggled at times... They know we can’t afford it, but now at least they can say they did offer.” But Julie vowed to stay open until the last day, and to see if they can instead be given until April 1, which would give them a weekend before to have a proper send off. “I have done everything that’s possible, and it’s got me nowhere.
“I’m going to have to be blunt with my regulars, and make sure they realise there’s no real chance of me staying now. I love them all for doing so much but it’s not making a difference. The pub is privately owned, so there’s nothing that can be done.” Julie took over the pub eight years ago, and had great support from locals, who even paid for her first beer order. “I’m going to miss every single one of them,” Julie said. An online petition recently set up by pubgoer Kay Guidera is only 20 signatures short of reaching its 1,000signature target. Kay previously said: “This pub is one of the last originals in the area, as well as being part of our history and heritage. “It’s a vital link for the people of Camberwell to congregate, particularly the elderly who perhaps don’t have any family close by and this is their only link with the outside world.” The News attempted to contact the freeholder but received no response. Visit www.change.org/p/harrietharman-mp-parliament-uk-save-thenags-head to add your voice to the campaign.
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Consultation to end on shopping centre ELEPHANT AND CASTLE By Owen Sheppard
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A PUBLIC consultation period will end on Sunday for proposals to transform Elephant and Castle with a new shopping centre, 979 homes and university campus.
More than 75 public comments have been made since developer Delancey submitted a panning application in December. Palatial Leisure Ltd, which owns the bingo hall and bowling alley in the
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Landlady Julie (second from left) with supporters
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current shopping centre, objected on the grounds that the new development offered “quantitatively less leisure space” and a “diminished quality” of leisure choice. The Coronet theatre, bowling alley and bingo hall would all be demolished in the proposals, to be replaced by a multiscreen cinema and 500-capacity music venue. The Draper Residents’ Association wrote: “We are concerned that only 40 per cent of the affordable housing will be let at or below the new London Living
Rent and tenancies will be three-year assured short-hold.” The plans say that the 979 flats would be included in three tower blocks on the east side of the Elephant junction, with the tallest tower at 34-storeys high. 538 of these flats would be two-bedroom. A new Northern Line station entrance would be located in the pedestrian peninsula. To view the plans and make a comment before the consultation finishes, visit http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk and use the planning sort code 16/AP/4458.
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Hate crime falls as borough bucks trend
SOUTHWARK: Hate crime against the LGBT community in Southwark fell by eleven per cent last year, according to police data.
There were 93 recorded crimes in the borough in 2016, compared with 104 in 2015. Southwark bucks the trend in London, where recorded LGBT hate crimes spiked by thirteen per cent last year. However, research shows that the majority of hate crime victims do not report their experiences, with just fourteen per cent of LGBT victims of hate crime reporting their most recent experience to the police. With LGBT History month well underway and celebrating its 50th anniversary, Southwark and Lambeth Labour Assembly Member Florence Eshalomi is urging victims and witnesses to report hate crime. She said: “There is overwhelming evidence that hate crimes, particularly those committed against the LGBT+ community, are woefully under-reported. We need to turn that around. “The more information the police have, the better chance we stand of ensuring perpetrators are brought to justice. “Many people aren’t aware that a hate crime does not have to be committed against them directly in order for it to be reported – they can tell the police what they witnessed too.”
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Pool club owner plans to battle council over nightclub rules PECKHAM
By Owen Sheppard
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THE OWNER of Canavan’s in Peckham is preparing a legal challenge against Southwark Council, following a dispute over its right to operate as a nightclub.
Kieran Canavan was accused in August of never having sought planning permission to host night-time events and DJs at his much-loved venue in Rye Lane. Southwark’s officers are insisting he applies for “change of use” planning permission, or else he could effectively be shut down. Kieran said he was “never told” about the problem before officers arrived unannounced at his club in August. To side step the problem, Kieran argued that because the venue has been a nightclub for over ten years, he should automatically be entitled to a ‘Certificate of Lawfulness’. This too was rejected by planning officers, who didn’t accept that a latenight licence given by another council department in 2005 was sufficient evidence. Kieran now says he is “in the throes” of making an appeal with his solicitor.
“We were going to do new soundproofing and then put a new planning application in,” he said. “But my solicitor said we should put an appeal in, because we know we have been here more than ten years, and been a latenight venue for more than ten years. “We got the licence from the council’s licencing department back in 2005. We
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thought that in itself would be enough to prove our case. But the planning department wouldn’t accept it.” Kieran previously told the News: “Under planning laws I should get automatic permission if the building has already been used for a function for ten years, which it has been. “I would be put out of business if we
stopped being a nightclub. Why couldn’t the council’s planning and licensing officers just speak to each other and sort this out? Why wasn’t I told what to do properly to begin with?” Southwark’s cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, Mark Williams, said: “We have already said we are happy to work with Canavan’s to keep this popular venue open, but this will have to take into account the impact on local residents. “Whilst they do have a licence for the club they don’t have planning permission. A Certificate of Lawfulness was refused because it was decided Canavan’s had not proven it had been operating as a nightclub for the required ten years. “The owner has every right to appeal this decision if he wishes, instead we did ask them to submit a planning application for change of use. I’m hopeful that if everyone works together to overcome residents’ concerns we can safeguard Canavan’s for many years to come.” An online petition, headlined ‘Help Save Canavan’s Peckham Pool Club’ was signed by more than 5,400 people. Kieran added that the business is “doing fantastic”. “We have the pool club busy and loads of students come to the nightclub,” he said.
New mudlarking rules are ‘as clear as mud’
By Kirsty Purnell
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SOUTHWARK MUDLARKERS are reporting that revised regulations from the Port London Authority (PLA) are as clear as mud.
Previously, mudlarkers – who search the Thames foreshore for washed up objects – believed they only needed a permit if they dug or scraped away at the surface. However, as of November 2016, the PLA ruled that everybody who goes “searching” needs to pay for a permit. The term “searching”, without a clear definition from the PLA, has left some Southwark mudlarkers scratching their heads. “Hundreds of people go down onto the foreshore every week just for a look,” said one local mudlarker who does not want to be named. “Do these people need a permit? Where does exploring end and searching begin? It’s really not clear” The mudlarker has also criticised the PLA’s communication of the revised guidelines. The rules are not displayed on the foreshore for everyone to see, therefore making mudlarkers – particularly infrequent ones – unwittingly vulnerable to penalties from the PLA. Mudlarkers also report that it is unclear who will police the new regulations and
how. However, Thames Explorer Trust point to the positives of permits, including protection of heritage and wildlife, safety and prevention against the misuse of the foreshore. Author Ted Sandling, a regular mudlarker in Southwark, believes that the PLA’s guidance is clear enough yet is concerned that needing permits for “casual” searching may deter people from the past time. “It restricts casual mudlarkers and this is very damaging. It excludes the people who would go at the weekends or who are just starting off. I mudlarked casually for ten years before I got serious with a permit – people need the incubation period to get into,” said the author of London in Fragments. A spokesperson for the PLA said: “It is important to emphasise we have had a foreshore permit scheme for mudlarkers, metal detectorists and others searching the foreshore for many years. The foreshore permit is nothing new.” “In November last year, the PLA clarified the existing permit to make clear anyone searching, digging, scraping, metal detecting, examining or in any way looking for items, objects or artefacts on the foreshore needs to have a permit.” “Finally, we can confirm that the latest guidance on the foreshore has been very clearly displayed on our website www.pla.co.uk since early November.”
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Around 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the UK each year but early detection and treatment can prevent 75% of cervical cancers developing. In England nearly 73% of women aged between 25 and 64 were screened for cervical cancer in 2015/16, but locally in Southwark only around 68% of women in this age group were screened. Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix, which is the entrance to the womb, but symptoms are not always obvious. The most common symptom is abnormal bleeding from the vagina, which often occurs after sex, between periods, or after the menopause. Danielle Calabrese, 34, who lives in London Bridge, has a less common form of cervical cancer which develops in the glandular tissue (inner part) of the cervix. She was diagnosed after having a routine smear test in October 2015. Danielle, who was living in Deptford at the time, was sent to her local hospital for a colposcopy, a procedure to check whether the cervix contains any abnormal cells. Following a biopsy, CT and MRI scans she was told that she had stage one cervical cancer. In May 2016, Danielle transferred her care to Guy's and St Thomas’. Women with cervical cancer are generally offered three treatment
Patient Danielle Calabrese with clinical nurse specialists Lorna McGrath (left) and Marie Smith (right)
options depending on the size of the tumour. Danielle says: “I’d never even had a stitch before and now I would be in hospital for a week and possibly losing my womanhood. The decision I was having to make was overwhelming. I chose to have a radical trachelectomy.” This removes the cervix, surrounding tissue and the upper part of the vagina, but leaves the womb in place. Three weeks after the surgery in July 2016, doctors at Guy’s found that the tumour was more advanced than expected, and that Danielle would require additional treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. At this point Danielle was offered the opportunity to have fertility treatment
Wednesday 22 February, from 11am to 2pm, in Central Hall at St Thomas' Hospital.
There will be entertainment from Bar Wotever, cake, speeches and more information on work going on around south east London to celebrate and
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at the Assisted Conception Unit at Guy’s to freeze her eggs. Since treatment Danielle has had scans and continues to be monitored. Talking about the gynaecology oncology team in the Cancer Centre at Guy’s, Danielle says: “These people have given me a chance at life. I know they do this every day but they make it feel like they are in this for you, making sure they are on top of it.” Lorna McGrath, one of the clinical nurse specialists who cares for Danielle, tells other women: “If you are concerned about your symptoms, please do not wait. Even if you are not due for a smear test, it is important to see your GP for advice and examination.”
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Innovative project shortlisted for top award
AN INNOVATIVE project, which has improved the information available to women who suffer from uterine fibroids, is in the running to win a prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value in Healthcare Award.
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Uterine fibroids are growths made up of muscle and fibrous tissue that develop in or around the womb, causing pain and heavy periods. Patients and healthcare staff were brought together to produce a short film and leaflet which have been distributed to more than 250 GP surgeries and 400 pharmacies in Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham.
They provide women affected by fibroids with an easy to understand, accessible way of understanding the condition and treatment options. Irene, one of the patients who got involved in the project, said: “I now feel I can make an educated decision on which treatment to get whereas before it felt I was on a wing and a prayer.” HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards winners will be announced in London on 24 May.
Travelling to Guy’s Hospital?
PATIENTS AND visitors may be affected by construction work on Snowsfields, the road adjacent to Guy’s Hospital, from 17 February to May 2017.
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Work on Transport for London’s bicycle ‘quietway’ will mean that only one-way vehicle traffic, from east to west, will be permitted on Snowsfields. Access to Great Maze Pond, where Guy’s Hospital is located, will not be affected. Patients and visitors will be able to access Snowsfields on foot. The NCP car park on Snowsfields will be open as normal. For more information, contact Andrew Clay (Essentia Assistant Project Manager) at andrew.clay@gstt.nhs.uk.
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Help oppose plans to damage local prospects
AST WEEK, Parliament held a vote on triggering Article 50 to begin the process of leaving the European Union.
I voted against the Government’s plans which will cost jobs, investment and cause prices to rise for British people. I made a promise to local people in the 2015 election that I would not back anything in Parliament that had the potential to damage our community. I stand by that promise and I’m extremely grateful for all the positive correspondence I’ve received on the issue. Since the referendum, I’ve heard from many local people and businesses concerned about the impact. Universities in our area like King’s, the LSE, UAL and LSBU face losing EU research funding, the Erasmus scheme and a drop in international student numbers which could mean British students face higher fees. I can’t vote for that. Nor can I vote for higher food costs – but our vibrant local specialist importers and restaurants like Brindisa and Mamuska have seen costs rise by as much as 15%, which risks being passed on to customers. I cannot support jobs being lost but local companies have told me that they have withheld investment in our community, not opened planned outlets or moved jobs abroad, including in the financial sector which has announced 7,000 jobs relocating to Frankfurt and Paris. I will never vote for people to wait longer for NHS treatments but the current crisis could be worsened if non-UK NHS employees from other EU states are no longer able to work at Guys & St Thomas’ or Kings. There is simply too much harm to come from backing Brexit – especially now the Prime Minister has confirmed her best possible deal in negotiations is worse than what we have now. I also visit schools and colleges and always ask their views. The Government should have allowed 16 and 17 year olds a vote last year. Young people are concerned about their prospects and I am here to fight for them too. Not least because the Government has also announced unfair plans to cut millions of pounds from Southwark schools, penalising children in our part of London. Every single school in Bermondsey and Old Southwark would lose out. Please don’t allow the Government to undermine local children’s prospects; sign my petition opposing the Government plans online: www.boslabour.org.uk/stop_tory_education_ cuts
Sentencing a joke
WHAT A state this country is getting into with the latest farcial judgement from a judge.
Two thugs attack a defenceless, innocent, disabled man in his wheelchair, leaving him with horrific injuries. One gets sentenced to two years in prison and his associate gets one year. Ten years inside would not have been enough for these pond life, but then again, read the following and see if prison is any sort of punishment. A friend told me that the other morning he was sitting on a bench in Southwark Park next to a homeless man. He started a conversation with him, by asking how he ended up that way. He said: “Until last week I still had it all. “I had plenty to eat, my clothes were washed and pressed. “I had a roof over my head. I had TV and internet and I went to the gym the pool and library. “I was working on my MBA online. “I had no bills and no debt. I even had full medical coverage.” I felt sorry for him, so I asked ‘what happened? Drugs? Alcohol? Divorce? “Oh no, nothing like that,” he replied “I just got out of prison.” Reg O’Donoghue, Walworth
Fisher FC announce new club sponsor
I AM so pleased to welcome British Land to Fisher as our Main Club Sponsor, in a deal which represent much more than just a commercial opportunity for us.
As soon as we started to speak to British Land about ways we could work together it was clear that their commitment to the community in SE16 and the surrounding locale was so closely aligned with our own aims and ethos. As a major investor in the local area British Land are focused on strengthening the local community, which obviously offers a natural synergy with Fisher as an entirely community owned football club. We have already started exploring
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opportunities for Fisher to reach out via British Land to areas of the community who may not know that they have a senior club on their doorstep, and who may not be aware of the very different (and much more positive and inclusive) experience they will find at a non-league game as opposed to the corporate drive of the upper reaches of football. After succeeding in bringing The Fish back Home for the start of the season the focus for the Board has been to begin building the relationships which will see us continue to grow. We look forward to working closely with British Land to further contribute to establishing Fisher at the heart of SE16. British Land are a long term investor in the Canada Water area, owning and operating Surrey Quays Shopping & Leisure and the SE16 Printworks; and having also recently purchased the historic Grade II-listed dock offices. They are currently developing proposals for a major new urban centre for the area, as part of the Canada Water Masterplan. Alongside community consultation and stakeholder involvement in the ongoing development of the Canada Water Masterplan, British Land support a range of local organisations and activities through their community partners, including this new sponsorship deal. They also continue to work with Surrey Docks Young Farmers, Docklands Junior FC and the Create Arts Young Carers project. Supporters will see the new kits coming into use over the coming weeks, including the introduction of a new Away Kit. Previews of the kit will be featured on fisherfc.org soon, where we will also be polling supporters as to whether there is interest in producing made-to-order replica shirts. For more about our new sponsors see www.britishland.com, and www.canadawatermasterplan.com Dan Feeney, Fisher Interim CoChairman
Valentine break
THIS VALENTINE’S Day, couples everywhere will be looking forward to a romantic night out to focus on each other and enjoy time
away from hectic daily life.
For parents caring for a life threatened or terminally ill child, life doesn’t stop on 14 February. Many are unable to head out for a relaxing meal due to the complexities of their child’s condition and finding a babysitter can be next to impossible when your child is so ill. Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports over 2,000 families who are caring for a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. We help these families however we can to make life a little bit easier, as they face the reality that their child might not get better. Our nine teams of specialist Family Support Workers will be busy this Valentine’s Day providing emotional and practical support to parents. They can give parents rare time together, as well as making sure that brothers and sisters don’t feel left out by organising fun activities for them. Please make a donation to Rainbow Trust, to help us support even more families and give parents the break they truly deserve this Valentine’s Day. Just visit rainbowtrust.org.uk/donate or text RAIN18 £3 to 70070 to make a £3 donation.* Anne Harris, Director of Care Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
Theresa help Brits study aboard
WE HAVE recently seen the 30th anniversary of the EU Erasmus+ programme.
Since it began over 200,000 British students have benefited from the exchange programme, allowing them to study, train and gain work experience abroad. Theresa May has said that after Brexit she will try to attract the “brightest and the best” to study in Britain, but made no mention of helping British students to continue to have the opportunity to study abroad. Erasmus has been one of the glowing successes from our EU membership. It would be a devastating tragedy if this was lost as the government seeks to unpick our relationship with Europe. We must protect these opportunities for a generation who didn’t vote to lose them.
Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM , Liberal Democrat Assembly Member
It’s Time!
LAST YEAR more than 50,000 children and young people were counselled by the NSPCC’s Childline service for serious mental health worries.
It’s a shocking statistic in itself but even more disturbing when you realise that’s an average of one young person calling the helpline every 11 minutes. More than a third of the counselling sessions about serious mental health issues were with 12-15 year olds. The figures, released to coincide with Children’s Mental Health Week, highlight how young people are increasingly wrestling with a range of problems that include depressive disorders, self-harm and suicidal feelings. They also raise further concerns about the level of mental health care available to children and young people desperate for professional support and treatment. To help address this issue, the NSPCC’s ‘It’s Time’ campaign is pushing the government to ensure that young victims of abuse and neglect are given access to the right mental health support in a timely manner to aid their recovery. Early signs of a serious mental health problem in children and young people include becoming withdrawn from friends and family, tearfulness and irritability, sudden outbursts of anger directed at themselves or others and problems eating or sleeping. If your child is struggling with their mental health the first step is to talk to them and really listen to how they’re feeling. If they are reluctant to open up to you then tell them about Childline. They can speak to a trained counsellor 24/7 in confidence by calling 0800 1111 or they can have an online chat with a counsellor via the website www.childline.org.uk Should you feel they require medical support then please take your child to your family GP who will decide if and what professional treatment is required. Colin Peak, NSPCC Regional Head of Service London & South East
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The art of cheese Bricking it
Southwark News, Thursday February 9 2017
in Southwark
ARTIST NATHAN Sawaya returns to London with The Art Of The Brick: DC Super Heroes.
THE CREATOR of Armstrong Cheese (www.armstrongcheese. london) is missing!
The company that specialised in hearty organic and bespoke cheese has had to face bankruptcy due its creator’s disappearance, forcing the Armstrong family to sell what remains of his legacy (but all is not what it seems).... As a result installation artists Abby
and Alice are curating an emergency Pop-Up Cheese Café and Open House at their Peckham residence. You are invited to their handcrafted home to sample their famous moon cheese, explore their world... and beyond! 139 Copeland Road, Peckham, SE15 3SN February 24th February 28th 10am - 8pm
JOE HILL-GIBBins returns to the Young Vic’s Main House stage with a bold new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
020 7922 2922 Performances: Monday – Saturday at 7.30pm | Matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30pm (except 18, 22 February) Tickets: Previews 16 – 22 February £20, £10; 24 February – 1 April £36, £29, £20, £10.
Dream on
In a world of grotesque transformations and sexual provocation, repressed conflicts between lovers and their parents are released. Manipulation leads to complications and desire becomes dangerous. Heaving with the energy of a wild house party, HillGibbins’ production dives into the subconscious of Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Young Vic, 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London, SE1 8LZ 16 February – 1 April 2017 Box Office: www.youngvic.org
GALLERIES
MORLEY GALLERY 61 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HT (020 7450 1826) Display Cases: Revealed This exhibition showcases the work of Bookbinding, Calligraphy, Glass Engraving and Stained Glass students who share a workspace at Morley College. They work in small, specialist classes that keep traditional craft skills alive. This work demonstrates incredibly sophisticated techniques used across these art forms. Each class is taught by a specialist tutor, who brings professional expertise to their teaching. Morley Gallery, Untill 23rd February, free. MENIER GALLERY 51 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU (020 7407 3222) Elements of Love Twenty-four artists from SW London are delighted to be exhibiting paintings, drawings, prints, textiles, glass, sculpture, ceramics and mosaic in the Menier Gallery, the week before Valentine's Day. Love is at the heart of the human existence. A tender source of joy and happiness, love can declare itself in romantic gestures or simple acts of kindness. Love can stir passion and strong emotion, cause sadness and
Together with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, the artist has created from LEGO the world’s largest collection of artwork inspired by DC's Justice League, including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, alongside DC Super-Villains the Joker, Harley Quinn and more. The exhibition will be shown in an exclusively built space on London’s South Bank. Through a series of immersive galleries, The Art Of The Brick: DC Super Heroes showcases Sawaya’s interpretations on characters, vehicles, environments and themes found throughout DC Super Heroes mythology including transformation and reinvention, strength and weakness, as well as good vs evil. To kids and adults who love LEGO, Sawaya is a bit of a super hero. For the last decade, the former lawyer-turnedartist has elevated the simple toy to highly sought-after artwork, and has inspired countless kids to think outside of the box. The exhibition includes more than 120 original pieces, created exclusively from LEGO bricks, including a life-size Batmobile (5.5 meters) and built from half a million standard pieces. Sawaya
MARKING THE 200th anniversary of the creation of Frankenstein, Blackeyed Theatre’s brand new stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic horror masterpiece continues its sell-out UK tour. longing, leave us broken and betrayed, hurting and alone. Love can also heal. Artsts' diverse interpretations of this mysterious theme are revealed here. Menier Gallery, Tuesday 7th – Saturday 11th February, 11am-6pm, free. GX GALLERY 43 Denmark Hill, Camberwell, SE5 8RS (020 7703 8396) Anna Mazzotta: Drawing From Within Anna is influenced by Art Deco, theatre, beach scenes and cinema. She has a deep love for silent movies and how exaggerated expressions are used to tell a story. Anna's work has a wonderful connection to the glitz and glamour of an almost lost world. In many ways she follows people like Baz Luhrmann as someone connecting the 21st century with a particular time. GX Gallery, Tuesday 7th February – 3rd March, 9.30am6pm, free. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY Gallery Road, SE21 7AD (020 8693 5354) Vanessa Bell Widely acclaimed as a central figure of the Bloomsbury Group, the modernist painter Vanessa Bell was a pivotal player in 20th century British art, inventing a new language of visual expression. A radical innovator in the use of abstraction, colour and form, Bell will be
Geneva, 1816:Victor Frankenstein
presented for fresh consideration in this, the first major exhibition of her work. Approximately 100 paintings, ceramics, fabrics and photographs arranged thematically will reveal her pioneering work in the genres of portraiture, still life and landscape and will explore her fluid movement between the fine and applied arts, focusing on her most distinctive period of experimentation in the 1910s. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Untill 4th June, 10am-5pm, up to £14.
THEATRE
SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE 77-85 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD (020 7407 0234) School Play The headteacher’s office of a south London primary school is always busy. But today is results day and the phone won’t stop ringing. Jo, the headteacher of St. Barnabas, knows that the arrival of the school’s SATs results puts her job on the line. With the future of the school and its pupils at stake, Jo struggles to maintain order as her staff and superiors demand answers. Can she protect her students and herself? Set against the backdrop of an education system in turmoil, Alex MacKeith’s debut play asks what it means to be a primary school teacher in contemporary
has captured on a real scale some of the most iconic Super Heroes and SuperVillains from DC, exploring more than 80 years of history. “Just like Superman, we all have our own story. This art collection is based on the elements of the journey of a super hero, including the moment in which we are all called to the adventure,” explains Sawaya. London’s South Bank, Doon Street Car Park, Upper Ground, SE1 2PP Open daily from 1st March 2017 Sun – Wed: 10:00 – 18:00;
Thur: 10:00 – 20:00; Fri/Sat: 10:00 – 19:00 Last admission one hour before closing Box Office: www.aotbdc.co.uk 0333 247 0620 Adult: £16.50; Child (4 – 16): £11.00; Under 4: Free Concession (student, adult, disabled): £12.50 Monday Saver – all tickets £10 Special opening week offer, all single tickets £10 from 1st March until March 6th www.brickartist.com.
Frankenstein’s puppet
obsesses in pursuit of nature’s secret, the elixir of life itself. But nothing can prepare him for what he creates. So begins a gripping life or death adventure taking him to the ends of the earth and beyond. Adapted by John Ginman, who penned Blackeyed Theatre’s hugely successful 2013 production of Dracula, this world premiere fuses bold ensemble storytelling, live music, puppetry and stunning theatricality to create a fresh telling of what has become a landmark work of literature. Britain. Southwark Playhouse, Untill 25th February, 3.30pm / 8pm, £12-£20. WHITE BEAR THEATRE 138 Kennington Park Road, SE11 4DJ (020 7793 9193) Don Quixote in Algiers Captured by pirates, held for ransom for years, he’s a soldier who wants to be a writer. Relations between the Islamic and European powers are tense and difficult. He says he’s Christian. Ali, his captor is Muslim. Ali’s daughter loves her father but she’s made him angry. He’s arranging a marriage and she so doesn’t want a husband. She knows he has tried to escape before. Perhaps Don Quixote could organise another escape and take her with him to get away from Algiers. Will he take such a risk? He was Miguel de Cervantes and Algiers was a multicultural, cosmopolitan city. Both sides had slaves and pirates, both wanted power and the money to support it. The four characters tussle with freedom, truth, women’s place, identity and trust. White Bear Theatre, Untill 4th March, 4pm / 7.30pm, £12-£15. THE BREAD AND ROSES THEATRE 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ (020 8050 3025) Sisters Abbie is getting married. Everything is
A unique feature of the production is the use of Bunraku-style puppetry to portray The Creature. Designed and built by Yvonne Stone (Warhorse, His Dark Materials), the full size 6’4” puppet, which needs up to 3 people to manipulate it, adds an exciting new dimension to the retelling of the classic story. Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, SE10 Running time 125 minutes (including an interval) Notes Ages 11+ 7th – 11th Feb 7.30pm (+ 1.30pm Wed, 2.30pm Sat) Box Office: www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk set. But then her big sister turns up determined to change Abbie's mind. Juliet is there to remind her sister that, actually, her fiancé is a misogynist, that white never suited her, and that maybe, just maybe, Abbie should never have said goodbye to her ex girlfriend.The Bread and Roses Theatre, Tuesday 7th – Saturday 11th February, 7.30pm, £7-£9. UNION THEATRE 229 Union Street, SE1 0LR (020 7261 9876) Anyone Can Whistle Anyone Can Whistle is political allegory in musical comedy form that tells the story of a town that has gone bankrupt because its only industry is manufacturing something that never wears out. In order to revive her town Mayoress Cora Hoover Hooper and her town council fake a miracle - water flowing from a rock - to attract tourists. When patients at the local mental hospital escape and mix with the townspeople and tourists, chaos ensues whilst J. Bowden Hapgood, a fake psychiatrist falls in love with Fay Apple, a nurse at the asylum who has disguised herself as a miracle verifier sent from Lourdes. Union Theatre, Wednesday 8th February – 11th March, 2.30pm / 7.30pm, £20-£22.50.
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The new Daddy round here
BONE DADDIES
27-28 Old Jamaica Road Business Estate, Old Jamaica Road, SE16 4AW 020 7231 3211
WWW.BONEDADDIES.COM
JAPANESE RESTAURANT chain Bone Daddies already has established branches all over London – in Soho, Kensington, and Old Street – but its quirky little production and development kitchen in Bermondsey offers a whole new experience, writes Chiara Giordano…
Based in a unit on the Old Jamaica Business Estate, this hidden treasure opens its doors exclusively on Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays, offering the south London crowd a selection of its most popular ramen and snacks – as well as a sneak preview of some of its latest creations. My dining partner and I chose to pay the restaurant a visit last weekend for lunch and were pleasantly surprised to find it wasn’t as packed to the rafters as one of its counterparts in Soho where we had
enjoyed a late evening meal accompanied by belting rock tunes but had struggled to hear each other speak. Instead, the development kitchen, where chefs try out their latest creations, had enough hustle and bustle and people eating to feel like you weren’t listening to the clinking of your own chopsticks - as well as some welcome classic rock tunes playing in the background – but it was relaxed enough to enjoy conversation while we ate. We were shown to a long bench near the back of the restaurant by a waitress and, after she went off to
get us our hot sake, I took the chance to admire the precision of the chefs hard at work in the open kitchen. We decided to try two of the specials as starters – the salmon bun and the deep-fried tofu dashi. They didn’t disappoint. The seared-salmon came apart beautifully, while a hint of pickled cucumber and yuzu kosho (a Japanese chilli paste made with citrus fruit) gave it a refreshing taste, and the sticky bun held it all together perfectly. The tofu was equally as tasty and soaked up the soy sauce, spring
onion and fresh chili it lay in but the stand-out starters for me were the salmon bun and the Korean fried chicken wings which came smothered in a sweet and sour chilli garlic sauce and were too good to put down. For our mains, we were handed huge steaming bowls of ramen. The T22 ramen that I ordered came with pulled chicken, cock scratchings (crispy chicken skin to sprinkle over noodles), mushroom, onion, nori (edible seaweed), a beautifullyboiled egg split into two, and Tokyo wavy noodles in a chicken bone broth. The curry ramen my accomplice chose came with fried chicken, padron peppers, cabbage, and Tokyo wavy noodles in a chicken bone broth. I thoroughly enjoyed my ramen, but I have to say I would order the curry ramen next time as it had more of a kick to it. The ramen can be a messy meal as you slurp up the noodles and broth – even if you’re an expert with your chopsticks and ladle – so I wouldn’t recommend picking this off the menu for a first date (or the messy wings). For dessert, we decided to try the salted caramel and yuzu mochi icecreams. When you first bite into the tiny balls of ice-cream, you can’t help but be surprised by the slightly chewy exterior which is made from
mochi - pounded sticky rice. It was a lovely way to clear our palates after the salty stock soups. We’ll definitely be back – even if only to grab a bowl of those chicken wings!
THE DAMAGE
Gokai 150ml £7.50 Asahi pint £5.00 Bone Daddies cider £5.00 Chicken wings £6.00 Tofu dashi £5.30 Salmon bun £4.75 Curry ramen £11.00 T22 ramen £10.0 Salted caramel £1.500 Yuzu mocha £1.50 Asahi half pint £3.00 Service charge 12.5% £7.56 Optional magic break fast £0.22
TOTAL
FOOD (1-5) VALUE (1-5) AMBIENCE (1-5) DISABLED ACCESS DISABLED TOILET BOOKING
£68.33
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YES NO YES
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history
Under Milk Wood Road... did Herne Hill inspire Dylan Thomas?
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here’s always been speculation over the meaning behind Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’ obscurely named play, ‘Under Milkwood’, writes Kirsty Purnell...
Some people attribute it to places in Newquay where Dylan spent time, such as Cheese Brook, White Grove and Milk Alder Grove – did these dairy-produce themed place names inspire one of his most famous works? There are other camps which make slightly naughtier suggestions, with biographer Paul Ferris proposing the title refers to condoms (the African milkwood tree is a source of latex) and Professor John Goodby, an authority on the vagrant poet, suggests it refers to a mother’s breast milk. But, Southwark? And Herne Hill? Specifically – Milkwood Road in Herne Hill? This is the theory that Jon Tregenna, the Dylan authority and man behind the BBC audiobook The Road to Milk Wood, is sold on. The series of connections started when Jon discovered that Dylan had used to drink regularly in the Half Moon Pub. The London Welsh rugby side had used the nearby Herne Hill Velodrome as their home for forty years after World War 1 and used to retire to the pub afterwards, as alcohol was banned in the velodrome. Writer A.F. Churchward-Tinsley, writing in a Welsh magazine in 1959, first drew the connection between Dylan Thomas and the Half Moon. He interviewed Mr Evan Samuel, a London Welsh Player and sculptor. In the article, Thomas is referred to as a friend of Samuel’s and as a “great conversationalist.” “When I found out there was a street in South East London called Milkwood Road and then I found that Dylan used to drink in the pub on that street I knew that there was something to it – but I didn’t quite nail it,” said Jon, who used to manage Dylan’s favourite drinking den in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Brown’s Hotel. Knowing that Dylan used to drink locally wasn’t enough to convince Jon that Thomas’ “play of voices” was named after the street. Then, however, came the discovery that the poet not only used to drink locally but used to live locally – on Milkwood Road, in fact. The discovery came through Barrie Maskell, an art collector. Barrie had published a book about twelve Welsh artists, one of whom was a painter called Michael Edmonds. While Edmonds was working in Cardiff, he visited the National
Poet Dylan Thomas (main); Dylan authority Jon Tregenna (top right), and Milkwood Road
“He died of a morphine overdose in New York. It was the James Dean effect. He was pretty rock n roll. “Until a better theory comes along, it’s Under Milk Wood SE24 for me”
Museum and became impressed by the portrait of Dylan Thomas by Alfred Janes. Later he met Janes - and discovered that Janes had been Thomas’s best friend and lived with him on Milkwood Road. Barrie instructed Edmonds to commit his findings to paper by writing him a letter – “before it was lost.” Edmonds’ letter said: “[…] Alfred told me that for a time, he and Dylan shared a house in London. It transpired that this house was in
Milkwood Road and one can summarise that its name was immortalised.” It’s also alleged that it wasn’t too far away from Herne Hill that Thomas made the decision to go with the title of Under Milk Wood for the production. Originally, he’d been thinking of calling his play about small town Wales Llareggub – which is bugger all backwards. Then, one night he was alleged to have been riding over Waterloo Bridge on a bus with some American
agents. They were talking about the title of the play. “He was told that Llareggub was too obscure for an American audience,” said Jon. “So, he said – ‘what about Under Milk Wood?’ And so Dylan Thomas’ eternal thread to Herne Hill was sewn. “His influence has been massive,” said Jon, speaking of the talented yet troubled writer who died, aged 39. “You could say that he introduced the modern idea of a soap – there’s a Coronation Street in Under Milk
Wood and he introduced the idea of things being funny and serious at the same time. He also managed to bring a lot of warmth and humour into serious literary works. He made it very accessible to people who mightn’t otherwise have been exposed to literature.” “He died of a morphine overdose in New York. It was the James Dean effect. He was pretty rock n roll.” “Until a better theory comes along, it’s Under Milk Wood SE24 for me,” said Jon.
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Dual crossword
CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across
1 Had port with fish (7) 5 The one right belonging to them (5) 8 To the Italian it's hard work (4) 9 They are made from salt and rice (8) 10 Not heavy handed and with taking ways (5 8) 13 Soon to be unknown? (4) 14 But a veto could be in support (4) 17 Ghostly sleuth reformed carelessly (13) 19 Narrative poem sure to upset people of taste (8) 20 Did he have a beastly mother? (4) 21 Sails are made from, it (5) 22 Like hundreds of flights of steps? (7)
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Tedious (7) Top film award (5) Move (4) Providers of food (8) Without escort (13) Extinct bird (4) City on the Tiber (4) Ceremony of remembrance Overcome (8) Mid day (4) Song (5) Slander (7)
Clues Down
2 The coat I'm changing is very small (6) 3 Adolph loses his head but gets in very fishy (7) 4 Tease a little bird (9) 5 Night changes singular 9 (5) 6 Gleaner subject to blow up (7) 7 Regret about possibility of side being left (7) 11 But theirs are not the only new books (9) 12 Is of importance to the substances (7) 13 For ages on I was having extreme pains (7) 15 Having a will of one's own (7) 16 Easily bent, I get taken in by the false clue (6) 18 Strain the porridge (5)
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Grading (6) Hot dusty wind (7) Little world (9) Musical drama (5) Woman's shirt (7) Remainder (7) Concludes a speech (9) Shut in a box (7) Fault (7) Afternoon performance (7) Punctuation marks (6) Black wood (5)
Solutions to last week’s crossword
CRYPTIC ACROSS: 4 Prudes 8 Approve 10 Accused 11 Hanoi 12 Reams 13 Swaggered 16 Insurgent 19 Lyric 20 Again 22 Misrule 23 Precise 24 Sadden DOWN: 1 Pathos 2 Open 3 Moving picture 5 Record breaker 6 Distance 7 Sadism 9 Eager 14 Apprised 15 Plumes 17 Steep 18 Tender 21 Avid QUICK ACROSS: 4 Arrest 8 Ali Baba 10 Reptile 11 Largo 12 Eerie 13 Paragraph 17 Nominator 19 Geese 20 Irish 22 Elevate 23 Rallies 24 Sadist DOWN: 1 Gallop 2 Liar 3 Major Generals 5 Reprehensible 6 Emigrant 7 Theses 9 Arena 14 Reverend 15 Egress 17 Maker 18 Rehash 21 Iris
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TICKETS: 0871 22 44 007 Fri 10 February – Thu 16 February Kids Club PETE’S DRAGON (PG) – Sat 10.30am Toddler Time EVERYTHING’S ROSIE (U) – Mon & Tue 11.00am Big Scream SING (U) - Fri 11.00am (Subtitled) LION (PG) – Wed 11.00am Discover Tuesdays LOVETRUE (15) - Tue 6.40 Vintage Valentines BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (PG) - Sun 2.15 Slackers Club JOHN WICK 2 (18) - Mon 9.30 NT LIVE SAINT JOAN (12A) - Thu 7.00 OPENING THIS WEEK: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE 3D (U) Sat 6.10 Sun 5.30 Tue 6.10 Wed 6.40 Thu 6.10 THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE 2D (U) Fri 9.40am, 1.15, 3.50, 6.20 Sat 10.40am, 1.15, 3.50 Sun 9.50am, 12.20, 2.50 Mon 10.00am, 1.10, 3.50, 6.10 (S/T) Tue 10.00am, 1.00, 3.40 Wed 10.00am, 1.10, 3.40 Thu 10.40am, 1.20, 4.00 THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE 2D (U) HOH Subtitled Mon 6.10 LION (PG) Fri 10.30am, 6.00 Sat 9.10 Sun 7.50 Mon 8.50 Tue 8.50 Wed 3.10, 9.20 Thu 12.30, 9.20 CONTINUING: LOVING (12A) (infrequent racist language) Fri 12.00 (S/T), 8.50 Sat 6.20 Sun 4.45 Mon 3.20 Tue 3.50 Wed 9.00 Thu 3.10 LOVING (12A) HOH Subtitled Fri 12.00 TONI ERDMANN (15) Fri 2.40, 8.40 Sat 2.25, 8.40 Sun 10.50am, 7.25 Mon 12.00, 6.00 Tue 12.20, 8.40 Wed 6.00 Thu 6.00 SING 2D (U) Fri 1.30, 4.00 Sat 9.30am, 1.00, 3.30 Sun 10.00am, 12.30, 3.00 Mon 10.30am, 12.30, 3.20 Tue 10.20am, 12.40, 3.20 Wed 10.30am, 1.40, 4.10 Thu 10.00am, 12.45, 3.25 JACKIE (15) Sat 12.00 Sun 5.20 Mon 6.20 Tue 6.20 Wed 12.40 Thu 10.15am LA LA LAND (12A) (infrequent strong language) Fri 6.30, 9.20 Sat 5.50, 8.45 Sun 8.00 Mon 8.40 Tue 9.00 Wed 6.10, 9.15 Thu 8.40
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TICKETS: 0871 22 44 007 Fri 10 February – Thu 16 February DIRTY DANCING (30TH ANNIVERSARY) (12A) 101 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Tue 20:15 FIFTY SHADES DARKER (18) 118 Mins No Guest Passes, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Fri-Sat 12:15 15:15 17:15 18:15 19:00 20:15 20:30 21:15 22:15 23:15 Sun 12:15 15:15 17:15 18:15 19:00 20:15 20:30 21:15 Mon-Wed 12:15 15:15 17:15 18:15 19:00 20:30 21:15 Thu 12:15 15:15 17:15 18:15 20:30 21:15 HACKSAW RIDGE (15) 139 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Fri-Thu 13:45
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Quebec Quarter - A place to call home in Canada Water O ffering an abundance of opportunities for outdoor living in one of London’s greenest boroughs*, L&Q’s Quebec Quarter development is situated in the heart of up and coming hotspot Canada Water, featuring extensive communal grounds, play areas and a cross site path leading directly into the adjacent, locally renowned parkland, Russia Dock Woodland.
Designed by Alan Camp Architects, Quebec Quarter comprises of seven distinct stepped blocks, finished with a composition of brick, GRC and timber cladding, a nod to the woodland and nearby award winning Stave Hill Ecological Park. The light-filled apartments, the majority of which are dual aspect, come with floor to ceiling windows. However, the highlight has to be the extensive outdoor decked terraces, offered by a number of the apartments – ideal for al fresco dining and
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Responsible to: Administration Manager & Leadership Assistant Start date: February 2017 Salary: ÂŁ18,000 1.0FTE (Flexi days off during term time, Private Health Care) Days and Hours: Term Time + 3 wks, Monday-Thursday, 8am until 1:30pm (0.55 FTE) Role summary: Compass School Southwark is a small school of around 50 staff and 300 students, which has big ambitions and is growing year on year. We are now looking for a Receptionist to support a busy administrative team and to act as the first point of contact for students and visitors. The Receptionist will be an enthusiastic advocate for Compass School Southwark, participating fully in the life of the school community. The successful candidate will be a strong communicator, acting as a liaison between students, staff and parents. To apply: please visit www.compass-schools.com to download the job pack and application form. If you have any questions, contact us at recruitment@compass-schools.com or 0203 542 6506.
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Southwark News, Thursday February 9 2017 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (NECKINGER)
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (QUEEN ELIZABETH 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 Road Traffic Solutions, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Queen Elizabeth Street, between Horselydown Lane and Boss Street. An alternative route for traffic would be via Tower Bridge Road, Tooley Street, Three Oak Lane, Queen Elizabeth Street, Lafone Street, Gainsford Street, Horselydown Lane as applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will be in place on the 18th – 19th February 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 9th February 2017. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
3. 4. 5.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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) Neckinger, between Abbey Street and Spa Road
The alternative route would be via: (a) Abbey Street, The Grange, Grange Road, Spa Road. Abbey Street, Old Jamaica Road, Thurland Road, Spa Road. The existing one way working in Neckinger, between Abbey Street and Spa Road will be made two way for access and egress purposes.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will be in place on the (a) 17th – 18th February.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SNOWSFIELDS)
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2.
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.
Dated this 9th February 2017.
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: 3424/ LBSCR9348
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1.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of construction works, it made an Order the effect of which will implement a temporary one way traffic flow system in part of Snowsfields.
Whilst the works are in progress and the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to proceed eastbound in Snowsfields, between it’s junctions with Kipling Street and Crosby Row. An alternative route for affected traffic will be in place via Long Lane, Weston Street, Snowsfields.
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 work and for works vehicles, any vehicle being used in connection with police, fire or ambulance purposes and anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The Order will come into operation on the 17th February 2017 – 30th April 2017
Dated this 9th February 2017
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: (a) 3409/ LBS-SC1473506
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that I / we Bermondsey Street Festival Association Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of
Bermondsey Street north Junction Abbey Street, Bermondsey Street south Junction Crucifix Lane, Tanner Street from Bermondsey Street to adjacent access to Number 9. Whites Grounds from Bermondsey Street to adjacent to access to estate, Lamb Walk from Bermondsey Street to adjacent to ramp to White Cube, Leathermarket Street from Bermondsey Street to junction with Morocco Street, including eastbound lane of Leathermarket Street as far as park gate, Tanner Street Park, Leathermarket Gardens, Mary Magdalen Churchyard, Black Swan Yard. Tyers Gate. The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on or from the premises The supply of alcohol:
16th September 2017 only
The provision of regulated 16th September 2017 only entertainment: Opening hours:
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Start time
Finish time
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A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by The Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX 01528758 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
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3472/77000321 London Borough of Southwark London Local Authorities 1991 (Part 11) Special Treatments Premises Notice of Application for Licence
Address of Premises: 75 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, SE16 3TY
Applicant’s name and Address: Thuong Hien Nguyen, 10 Columbia Point, Canada Estate, London, SE16 7BE
TAKE NOTICE that We the above-named being the occupiers of the above named premises have this day applied to the Council of the London Borough of Southwark for licensing of the above premises under the above Act as a SPECIAL TREATMENTS PREMISES.
Any person WISHING TO OBJECT to our application should do so by giving notice in writing stating in general terms the grounds of the objection to the Council’s Licensing Unit Environmental Health & Trading Standards 3rd Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, P O Box 64529, London SE1 5LX Within four weeks of the date of this notice.
Persons objecting to the grant of licences must be prepared to attend in person at a public hearing before a committee of the Council.
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: 30th January 2017
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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). 54 AYRES STREET, LONDON, SE1 1EU (Ref. 17/AP/0392 ) Display of x3 fascia signs. Company signage to be displayed to the front and side fascia of the building. Building name signage to front near entrance. (within Union Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) THE BAKEHOUSE, 16A BASING COURT, LONDON, SE15 5DX (Ref. 17/AP/0379 ) Erection of a single-storey extension on existing courtyard space; a roof extension creating a new second floor to provide additional residential accommodation for dwellinghouse (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) FLAT 15, 11 BELL YARD MEWS, LONDON SE1 3TN (Ref. 17/AP/0328 ) Creation of a new dwelling above existing 4th floor roof level. Reason(s) for publicity: (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) 49 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HB (Ref. 17/AP/0351 ) (Householder Application) Replacement of timber windows and uPVC doors at front and rear (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 9 CAMBERWELL GREEN, LONDON, SE5 7AF (Ref. 17/AP/0278 ) The excavation of the ground floor basement to provide commercial floor space and a rear light well. The erection of a single storey side extension to the rear addition to form a one bedroom maisonette over ground and basement. The alteration of the existing shop front. The alteration and conversion of the upper storey 1st 2nd and 3rd floors to provide a studio bedroom and two bedroom maisonette along with the formation of Refuse and cycle storage. (within Camberwell Green C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) 3 CHOUMERT GROVE, LONDON, SE15 4RB (Ref. 17/AP/0340 ) (Householder Application) Construction of rear dormer extension (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) DULWICH COLLEGE, DULWICH COMMON, LONDON, SE21 7LD (Ref. 17/AP/0414 ) Construction of a modular building for additional classroom and office space to increase the area of the existing college building. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Neil Loubser 020 7525 5451) 13 HIGHSHORE ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5AA (Ref. 17/AP/0203 ) (Householder Application) Reinstate two-storey side wing of existing house. (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) FLAT 8, 117 KENNINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE11 4JJ (Ref. 17/AP/0227 ) Listed Building Consent for internal alterations in order to relocate the bathroom. (within Kennington Park Road C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) 28 LIVERPOOL GROVE, LONDON, SE17 2HJ (Ref. 16/AP/4791 ) (Householder Application) Construction of single storey rear extension (within Liverpool Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) 348A LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8LZ
(Ref. 17/AP/0401 ) Construction of a roof extension with dormer to rear roofslope and two skylights to front roofslope; Removal of rear addition pitched roof to create flat roof terrace. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lisa Jordan 0207 525 5426) GEORGE ELLISTON HOUSE AND ERIC WILKINS HOUSE, OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON SE1 5ET (Ref. 17/AP/0138 ) Construction of 13 residential units comprising 5 x 2-bed units within a new 6 storey building located between the Elliston and Wilkins buildings and 8 further residential units (4 x 1bed, 2 x 2-bed and 2 x 3-bed) within a single storey extension creating a fifth floor across both Elliston and Wilkins buildings. Associated circulation space, bike store (providing 20 cycle spaces), bin store and 1 disabled parking space. Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 65-67 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE15 5RY (Ref. 17/AP/0314 ) Installation of new ATM with associated alterations to front elevation (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Abrar Sharif 020 7525 3992) 47-49 RYE LANE, LONDON, SE15 5ET (Ref. 17/AP/0350 ) Display of ATM signage including new fascia signs and projecting roundels including new 3x fascia signs and 2x projecting roundels. (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 47-49 RYE LANE, LONDON, SE15 5ET (Ref. 17/AP/0349 ) Installation of an external ATM through stonework and window (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 32 STRADELLA ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HA (Ref. 17/AP/0346 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a single storey rear extension and covered side canopy to dwelling house. (within Stradella Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 42 TRINITY STREET, LONDON, SE1 4JG (Ref. 17/AP/0386 ) Removal and replacement of an existing door and insertion of a new window into existing brick wall on South Elevation. Amendment to previous planning approvals and Listed Building Consents Ref 14/AP/1762 + 17633, Ref 16/AP/1031 and Ref 16/AP/2514 (within Trinity Church Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) MARLBOROUGH PLAYGROUND, 11-25 UNION STREET (Ref. 17/AP/0389 ) Construction of a new vehicular ramped access to Marlborough Sports Garden from Union Street (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Patrick Cronin - 020 7525 5535 020 7525 5535) MONDRIAN, SEA CONTAINERS HOUSE, 18 UPPER GROUND, LONDON, SE1 9PD (Ref. 17/AP/0326 ) Installation of 8 pole mounted, infrared patio heaters on the (level 12) external terrace (within Old Barge House Alley C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Neil Loubser 020 7525 5451)
171-173 WALWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE17 1RW (Ref. 17/AP/0322 ) Conversion of rear ground floor area (behind shop), with infill single-storey rear ground floor extension, conversion of two upper floors and a 'mansard' roof extension, to create 4no. new flats (2 x one bed, 2 x two bed), with associated waste/ recycling and cycle storage facilities. (within Larcom Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) 187 WALWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE17 1RW (Ref. 17/AP/0413 ) Change of use from (Use Class A1) Newsagent to (Sui Generis) for use as a Mini-cab office. (within Walworth Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Neil Loubser 020 7525 5451) 171-173 WALWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE17 1RW (Ref. 17/AP/0321 ) Conversion of rear ground floor area (behind shop), with infill single-storey rear extension and conversion of two upper floors, to create 3no. new flats (1 x one bed, 2 x two bed), with
associated waste/ recycling and cycle storage facilities. (within Larcom Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) 98 WEBBER STREET, LONDON, SE1 0QL (Ref. 16/AP/5109 ) Demolition of existing part two and part three storey mixed use property and construction of new seven storey mixed use property to provide B1 use class office floor space and four residential dwellings. Reason(s) for publicity: (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) Dated 09 February 2017 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK DISABLED PERSONS PARKING PLACES The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (Disabled persons) (No. 46) Order 2017 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'C2') (Amendment No. 23) Order 2017 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'D') (No. 13) Order 2017 The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 24) Order 2017 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 09 February 2017 it has made the above orders under the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 2. The effect of the orders will be:- (a) to provide new disabled persons parking places, 6 metres in length, at the following locations:- (i) BURCHELL ROAD, on the east side outside Sonesta Apartments, No. 2a Burchell Road; (ii) EAST DULWICH ROAD, the north-west arm, on the north-east side outside Nos. 120-122 East Dulwich Road; (iii) FENWICK GROVE, the north-west side outside No. 4 Fenwick Grove; (iv) IVYDALE ROAD, the south-west side outside No. 148 Ivydale Road; (v) KIMBERLEY AVENUE, the south-west side outside No. 30 Kimberley Avenue; (vi) LEDBURY STREET, the south-west side outside Nos. 2-3 Ledbury Street; (vii) LUGARD ROAD, the south-east side outside Nos. 73-75 Lugard Road; (viii) ONDINE ROAD, the south-east side outside No. 12 Ondine Road; (ix) WEBBER ROW, the north-west side outside No. 56 Webber Row, these parking places will operate at any time, and may be used without time limit by vehicles displaying a valid disabled persons 'blue badge; (b) to relocate an existing disabled persons' parking place on the northeast side of COLE STREET outside Faraday House to the south-western side of the road outside No. 28 Cole Street, and to reduce in length an existing permit holders' parking place at this location to accommodate this; (c) to relocate an existing disabled persons' parking place on the north-east side of TAPPESFIELD ROAD outside Nos. 63-65 Tappesfield Road north-westward by 1.6 metres; (d) to split an existing permit holders' parking place in WEBBER ROW, so as to accommodate the provision of the new disabled persons parking place referred to above; (e) to remove a length of 'at any time' waiting restrictions in EAST DULWICH ROAD so as to accommodate the provision of the new disabled persons parking place referred to above; (f) to extend existing 'at any time' waiting restrictions at junctions in LEDBURY STREET and LUGARD ROAD so as to tie in with the new disabled persons parking places referred to above; (g) to remove disabled persons parking places that are no longer needed in Adys Road, Brook Drive (2 locations), Stanbury Road, Oswin Street and Lynton Road; and (h) to re-designate the kerbside formerly occupied by the removed disabled persons parking place in Brook Drive (2 locations) and Oswin Street as permit holders' parking. 3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 13 February 2017, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways - network development, Southwark council, Environment, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Telephone 020 7525 2005 or email:- traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk for details. 4. Any person desiring to question the validity of the orders or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the orders may, within six weeks of the date on which the orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. Dated 09 February 2017 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (TABARD STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highways works it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in (a) Benhill Road, between, Picton Street and Camberwell Church Street. (b) Brayards Road, between Consort Road and Copeland Road (c) Clements Road, between St James Road and Drummond Road (d) Deans Buildings, at its junction with Flint Street. (e) Dodson Street, between Westminster Bridge Road to Webber Row (f) Grove Lane, at its junction with Champion Park and Champion Hill. (g) Marlborough Grove, at its junction with Rolls Road
The alternative route for (a) Picton Street, Caspian Street, Bowyer Place, Camberwell Green, Camberwell Church Street. Peckham Road, Southampton Way, New Church Road. Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell Green, Bowyer Place, New Church Road. (b) Heaton Road, Consort Road, Brayards Road, Copeland Road. (c) St James Road, Southwark Park Road, Drummond Road. Drummond Road, Jamaica Road, St James Road. (d) Flint Street, Rodney Road, Stead Street, Orb Street, Deans Buildings. (e) access will be maintained. (f) Grove Lane, Pytchley Road, Dog Kennel Hill, Grove Vale, Lordship Lane, Herne Hill. Denmark Hill, Coldharbour Lane, Herne Hill Road, Wanless Road, Milkwood Road. (g) The one way working in Dodson Street, between Westminster Bridge Road and Webber Row will be made two way for access and egress purposes.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take place (a) 20th – 22nd February. (b) 23rd – 24th February. (c) 22nd – 23rd February. (d) 19th – 21st February. (e) 27th – 28th February. (f) 20th – 25th February. (g) 20th – 21st February. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 9th February 2017. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 3475/LBS-SC1473508 (b) 3432/LBS-SC1474118. (c) 3471/ LBS-SC1473514. (d) 3397/ LBS-SC1467530/1. (e) 3476/ LBS-SC1473521 (f) 3401/ LBS-SC1473509 (g)3408/ LBSSC1446131
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable A Plant Lux Traffic Control to carry out works, it intents 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) Tabard Street, between Pilgrimage Street and Becket Street.
The one way working in Tabard Street, between Pilgrimage Street and Becket Street, will be made two way for access and egress purposes. The alternative route would be via, Great Dover Street, Long Lane, Pilgrimage Street as applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take place between the 23rd – 24th February 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 9th February 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX 3416/ CC11W0000IBMG39RD01 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BENHILL ROAD, BRAYARDS ROAD, CLEMENTS ROAD, DEANS BUILDINGS, DODSON STREET, GROVE LANE, MARLBOROUGH GROVE,
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (PARK 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 facilitate works by Centercomms, 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 Park Street at it’s junction with Stoney Street. The alternative route would be via: Stoney Street, Southwark Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Park Street.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will be in place between the 22nd - 23rd February 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 9th February 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX 3411/ WP00100500226388302
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WANSEY STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that they intend to make an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate construction works by Lendlease being proposed in 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, Wansey Street, at it’s junction with Walworth Road. An alternative route would be via: Brandon Street
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will be in place between the 23rd February 2017 – 31st November 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 9th February 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3455/
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (RISBOROUGH STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable works by Virgin Media/Highway Barrier Solution 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 Risborough Street, between Copperfield Street and Loman Street.. An alternative route will be via, Copperfield Street, Sawyer Street, Loman Street. Loman Street, Great Suffolk Street, Copperfield 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 come into operation between the 20th – 22nd February 2017.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 9th February 2017 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3422//SCLJBU/23673AS
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Kongo bags Olympia KO
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as I could and look for openings. “In terms of exposure it means a lot. I've had a lot of new followers lately on Instagram and Twitter, people are
starting to take notice of me now. Some people had heard of the name but couldn't put a face to it which they have done now, so it's great.
“I'm sure after that performance my price goes up, as they say, because sponsors and promoters can see what they're actually working with now.”
Parsons doesn’t give Stans a prayer STANSFELD/ELTHAM Palace crashed to a 4-1 home defeat at the hands of league leaders Rusthall on Sunday. An already injury-hit Stansfeld side were further weakened three hours before kick-off when in-form striker Ryan Hassan had to cry off through illness.
Stansfeld are the only team to have beaten Rusthall in the League this season, after their 2-1 victory at Jockey's Field in December. That win ended the longest running unbeaten run in non-league football this season.
Stansfeld knew, therefore, that Rusthall would be looking to avenge that blip on their record. Stansfeld had the best of the early chances with first Billy Jolley forcing a good save from Rusthall keeper Sean Ingleson. Perry Holland, Archie Johnson and Jolley all went close to an opener before Stansfeld stopper James Bradley saved John Sebbar’s shot. Rusthall took the lead nineteen minutes in when Ian Parson’s longrange free-kick eluded Bradley, but Stansfeld were level three minutes later as Mark McKenna curled a
Fish still in trouble as City Canter to win
FISHER SLIPPED to a 2-0 defeat at Canterbury City last weekend.
The home side took the lead in the fourth minute when Gary Mickelborough finished after being put through by Rob Lawrence. Minutes later Nic Taylor just beat Mickelborough to the ball to prevent his side from falling two goals behind. Just before the break Fisher's Harry
DULWICH HAMLET produced a sensational performance to knock Braintree Town out of the FA Buildbase Trophy on Tuesday night.
After the sides drew 0-0 at Braintree on Saturday, Ashley Carew put Hamlet ahead in the 28th minute when he finished from the spot after Gavin Tomlin had been fouled. National League Braintree, who included Millwall’s Kris Twardek in their starting XI, rallied and Jerome Okimo levelled seven minutes before the break. The home side, seeking to reach the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time since 1980, delighted the majority of the 860 fans at Champion Hill with their positivity against a team two divisions above them. And they were rewarded five minutes into the second half when Manny Parry put through his own net. Eleven minutes later Hamlet had a two-goal cushion as Tomlin made it 3-1, before Sanchez Ming added a fourth in the 78th minute. Parry had more luck at the other end of the pitch as he reduced the deficit with ten minutes left, but Jacob Erskine struck in injury-time as Gavin Rose’s side comfortably advanced.
CHRIS ‘2SLICK’ Kongo hopes he has impressed sponsors and promoters after his victory over Edvinas Puplauskas at the weekend brought his professional record to 30.
Welterweight Kongo, 24, from Bermondsey, was in imperious form as he stopped Puplauskas in the first round at the Olympia in Kensington. Kongo, a Millwall fan one of whose ambitions is to fight at The Den, didn’t get into the ring competitively for a year after finding out he wouldn’t be selected for the Team GB boxing squad for the Rio Olympics. He instead turned professional, concentrating on working in the gym. He has been relying on securing sponsorship to fund his career, and hopes to secure a six-round bout next. Kongo revealed he had stuck to his game plan on Saturday night rather than go for an eye-catching performance, with the powerful Puplauskas always a threat. “I was very confident coming into this fight because I knew the hard work had been done, there was no stone left unturned,” Kongo said. “After the fight I was really happy in terms of the way I performed. “I wasn't trying to please anybody or go for the KO early, it just came the first round. I was very wary of his power because he had three KOs, so I was trying to go in there and think as much
Giant-killers reach last eight
Bugden had a chance to equalise but he fired his shot well off target. A double substitution by Canterbury boss Ben Smith in the 65th minute proved inspired, with replacements Gary Clarke and Dave Pilcher combining before the latter slotted home his side’s second. The result leaves Fisher second last in the Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division.
superb shot into the top left-hand corner of the net from 30 yards. But just when it looked like Stansfeld might take the lead they were undone again when Sebbar broke down the left wing and whipped in a low cross that was deflected home by Parsons for his and Rusthall's second on 33 minutes. Fourteen minutes from time Rusthall sub George Rogers crossed for John Phillips to head home from close range to give them a two-goal cushion. Stansfeld piled forward looking for a
goal but that left them exposed, and Adam Davies sealed the win with a breakaway goal when he rounded Bradley to roll the ball into the empty net. Stansfeld/Eltham Palace are at home to SC Thamesmead on Saturday in the Southern Counties East Football League Division One. Kick-off is 3pm. The 1st Team drew 2-2 with tabletopping Greenways at the weekend, with Harry Sewell getting both Stansfeld goals. The Reserves game fell victim to a waterlogged pitch.
Docks power past Lewisham
DOCKLANDS U15S defeated Lewisham Youth 5-2 at the weekend.
Charlie Hull put Docks in front before Teddy O'Rourke made it two. Josh Hyam, Bobby Ryan and Teddy Belcher completed the rout for the Rotherhithe/Bermondsey outfit. The U7s won their first game against Blackheath 1-0, but lost 7-2 in the second.
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Burch tribute to ‘superb’ Lionesses
MILLWALL LIONESSES are through to the fourth round of the Women’s FA Cup after their 1-0 win over London Bees at the weekend.
Megan Wynne scored the only goal of the game when she turned in Amber Gaylor’s cross in the twelfth minute. The Lionesses, who announced
the signing of Sarah Kempson from Portsmouth Ladies before kick-off, will play Nottingham Forest Ladies in the next round. Lionesses manager Lee Burch said: “It was a tough game, but the girls were absolutely superb. To a player they worked really hard. “We’ve scored the goal from a
good cross and Winnie has forced the ball over the line, which is superb, it’s great for her. She scored her first goal the end of last season so hopefully she continues. “We had a couple of chances on the counter, we sat in and dealt with them and I was really happy with everyone.”
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COVENTRY CITY 0 MILLWALL 2 Cooper 33', Morison 79' Date: Saturday February 4, 2017 Attendance: 8,764 Man of the match: Jake Cooper Referee: Mark Heywood 21 Foley
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By John Kelly at Ricoh Arena johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
IT’S NOT often travelling Millwall supporters are not the object of home fans’ venom, but all the anger from Ricoh Arena's East Stand on Saturday was not directed at the group yards to their left, but at the director’s boxes.
Coventry’s freefall has been welldocumented and it seems supporters are powerless to do anything to oust owners Sisu, who took over the club in 2007 and who now look certain to oversee their relegation to the fourth tier where they haven’t played in almost 60 years. The futility of their protests were cruelly underlined the previous weekend when after several pitch incursions by supporters they lost 3-0 at Northampton. And last Saturday, the timing of Millwall’s first goal only added to that sense. With half an hour gone in a game that had yet to find any real rhythm, eyes turned to the corner of the stadium just under the scoreboard that read 0-0 as a flurry of yellow tennis balls were lobbed onto the pitch. Millwall had just had their best chance of the game, Aiden O’Brien’s clever flick finding Steve Morison whose shot to the near post was turned behind for a corner by Coventry goalkeeper Lee Burge. Shaun Williams waited over the setpiece as the balls were cleared from the pitch, and whether the incident upset the home side’s concentration or not, Lions centre-back Jake Cooper stole in at the back post to score his first goal for the club.
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It was cruel on Coventry who had begun brightly, with left-back Ryan Haynes twice testing Jordan Archer with shots from outside the area, and Byron Webster having to perfectly time a tackle to deny striker Marcus Tudgay the chance to shoot in the box. Later in the half Tudgay sent a shot just over Archer’s crossbar but overall Millwall were unruffled. There is probably not another Football League club the reality of whose predicament is as far detached from its surroundings. Underneath the main stand are spaces occupied by Club Jaguar and the Ericsson Exhibition Hall - not exactly names that convey crisis - while the bar also did a brisk trade. But Coventry, the club, doesn’t own its stadium and it’s uncertain where they will play games next season. It felt all the more poignant on Saturday that a black-and-white photo of club legend Jimmy Hill on a large cloth canvas draped over several rows in an empty North Stand. One of Hill’s innovations was the introduction of the match programme to English football when he was the manager of the club in the Sixties; One of Sisu’s ideas was to introduce a text-a-substitute scheme for fans that would then be announced to the manager.
It's not difficult to see why they are where they are. The whole mess is in stark contrast to the stability at all levels at Millwall, the potential externally forced CPO issue notwithstanding. This was a tenth game unbeaten, even if a first win in five league fixtures was crucial to start bridging the gap to the top six, which is now down to two points ahead of this Saturday’s clash with sixth-placed Southend. Millwall never looked like they wouldn’t see the game through after Cooper’s goal. The home fans briefly thought they had something else to make noise about in the 50th minute when defender Nathan Clarke’s shot hit the net. But it was the wrong side of it after the ball had gone wide before coming back off a support pole behind the goal. Coventry never gave up, but Millwall sat back and Webster and Cooper were again superb, guarding that space in front of Archer. The goalkeeper conceded in nine and then eleven consecutive games earlier in the season, but he has almost been a spectator in the last six games with Millwall keeping five clean sheets. At the other end, four minutes after that Clarke chance, Burge was, seemingly hastily, rushing off his line to try to stop
Lee Gregory outside the right side of the box. Gregory touched the ball past him but stood on it as he tried to shoot. He recovered his composure, though, and waited to pick out Morison in the centre but Coventry got players back to deflect his shot out for a corner. Harris said afterwards that this was one of Morison’s quieter games, but even then he can usually be relied upon to be in the right place at the right time. It was he who played in Fred Onyedinma - who had come on for Gregory to play up front with ten minutes left and when Burge got down low to save the shot, Morison was there to tap home his fifteenth goal of the season to clinch the points. Onyedinma’s role as Morison’s strike partner was the kind of option Harris spoke about when he signed Jed Wallace, and his pace against a tired defence gave Millwall another dimension. Mahlon Romeo also looked more like the energetic right-back of last season and he could be happy with his performance after nine games out of the side. There is a distance to go, but things look like they are falling into place for Millwall. For Coventry, everything continues to fall apart.
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Millwall defeated Southend 1-0 in the first round of the FA Cup in November.
LEAGUE ONE TABLE TEAM
1 Sheff Utd 2 Scunthorpe 3 Bolton 4 Fleetwood 5 Bradford City 6 Southend 7 Rochdale 8 Peterborough 9 Millwall 10 Bristol Rovers 11 Walsall 12 Charlton 13 Oxford Utd 14 Wimbledon 15 MK Dons 16 Northampton 17 Gillingham 18 Shrewsbury 19 Port Vale 20 Swindon 21 Oldham 22 Bury 23 Chesterfield 24 Coventry
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18 17 15 14 12 12 14 12 12 12 10 9 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 7 7 4
6 7 6 9 14 10 4 8 8 7 12 13 7 10 8 6 9 8 8 8 10 6 5 9
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57 57 37 44 38 43 41 43 44 48 38 36 36 38 39 43 37 30 31 28 17 47 28 23
34 31 22 31 26 36 36 37 40 50 39 28 31 37 38 50 46 42 45 44 30 60 46 44
23 26 15 13 12 7 5 6 4 -2 -1 8 5 1 1 -7 -9 -12 -14 -16 -13 -13 -18 -21
60 58 51 51 50 46 46 44 44 43 42 40 40 37 35 33 33 32 32 29 28 27 26 21
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Millwall chairman John Berylson talks to fans in Arry's Bar last week
By John Kelly
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THE GAME was still up for grabs at the Ricoh Arena last Saturday when Fred Onyedinma darted onto a pass from Steve Morison in the 79th minute.
Onyedinma took a couple of touches, held off Coventry defender Kevin Foley, before he drilled a low shot that goalkeeper Lee Burge could only palm to Steve Morison who made it 2-0 to clinch three points and extend Millwall’s unbeaten run to ten games. The club hope that Onyedinma will sign a new deal, but could lose him with his contract set to expire this summer. Because he is under 24 a fee would be set by a tribunal. Onyedinma, born in Plumstead in south-east London, came through Millwall’s youth academy and though only 20 years of age he has played 89 times for the club. If he were to leave, Millwall couldn’t afford a like-for-like replacement in the transfer market. The same could be said of two more of Saturday’s performers developed through the youth system, Aiden O’Brien and Ben Thompson, though they have committed their futures to the club until 2019 and 2020 respectively. It is around that context that worries over the future of the club have surfaced again. Last Tuesday, January 31, it emerged after a Lewisham Council meeting that the compulsory purchase order of land around The Den had been postponed rather than abandoned. In a statement released late last week, Millwall outlined their concerns, saying “the door has been left wide open” to the possibility of a new CPO decision. Lewisham Council mayor Steve Bullock last month asked for an independent inquiry into Surrey Canal Sports Foundation, the charity at the heart of property developer Renewal’s New Bermondsey scheme. The foundation, of which Bullock is a director, claimed it had a £2million funding agreement with Sport England. A national newspaper revealed that wasn’t the case, and in another surreal detail found that the foundation had a listed address that turned out to be the home address of Bananaman, a cartoon character. Last Wednesday, before the League One clash with Walsall, Millwall chairman John Berylson joined academy boss Scott Fitzgerald as they cast an eye over the next generation of potential future stars as an U10 coaching session took place in the Lions Centre, which would be relocated under Renewal’s plans, putting the club’s academy status at risk. Afterwards, speaking exclusively to the News, Berylson spoke about the club’s commitment to developing local players. “The strategy of the club is to build a team through the academy,” Berylson said. “If we can’t build it through the academy and feed through players, it’s not working for
‘ Ou r he ar ts a re gol d ’ Millwall chairman Berylson won’t stand to see Millwall’s academy threatened
us. The days of buying over-the-hill players are over. You can see what we’re doing. “Freddy grew up around the corner. He’s as English as they get and that’s what our club is all about. From day one I’ve never understood the antipathy towards us. “We all decided that what this is all about is regenerating this whole area, but it’s been years of wasted time. “I don’t believe the CPO threat is gone away. I don’t know that I’m satisfied with anything I’ve heard about in terms of independent inquiries. “Our two main responsibilities are to our fans and our stockholders. And that’s it. We do not have a responsibility to Lewisham Council. “There are three aspects of this club,
which are the academy, the trust and the team, and the continued existence of all three has been absolutely threatened.” At the time of writing Lewisham Council had yet to reveal details of any inquiry. In an official statement last week, Berylson said, “Millwall Football Club is not interested in being a guinea pig within this deeply flawed process”. He told the News: “We know certain things already: The false claims of receiving £2million from Sport England for their trust, which we now know is not true. “We didn’t put it out there that they had £2million. It’s a series of supposed facts which turned out to be untruths. That’s what we’re dealing with every day.”
Millwall would not be able to attract players like Fred Onyedinma (right) if their academy status dropped
The club want to participate in a regeneration scheme, but with it as the “driving force” to “bring substantial benefits for everyone in a timely and efficient manner”, it said in a statement. In contrast, a sales brochure suggested Renewal looked into selling parts of its interest if it acquired the land. “I know I’ll be here,” Berylson said. “I have said god knows how many times, including in your paper, that the profits that are generated by regeneration and these projects including properties that we have, I will not repatriate to the United States. I will leave them right here in this club. I think at this point I’ve said it so many times that I would probably be put in prison if I did
otherwise. “I’ve got an enormous sum in this club. Our hearts are gold. I want this to happen, it’s good for me, it’s good for our fanbase. I’d love to see more people move into this area, that’s more possible fans. I’ve a lot of ambition for this team, I like what we’ve done up to now. “We already know that we’re one of the main factors for charitable schemes in south London and Bermondsey. We know that everything they (Renewal) said relative to their scheme dooms the future of the youth academy, it cannot happen. It’s inconceivable that they can come up with a plan that would allow us to have an academy.”
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Sky Bet League One preview By John Kelly
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BEN THOMPSON could miss Millwall’s League One clash with Southend on Saturday after going off at half-time in the 2-0 win at Coventry last weekend with a tight hamstring.
Thompson was having a scan this week to determine if there was any damage, but Lions boss Neil Harris was hopeful it was only a minor setback. Thompson, who signed a new deal with the club until 2020 last week, has been a first choice in midfield since a suspension for Shaun Williams and an injury to Ed Upson gave him his chance a year ago. He has played in 35 of Millwall’s 39 games this season, but his potential absence could open the door for Jimmy Abdou or Calum Butcher to replace him. Abdou, who was Thompson’s midfield partner in the latter part of last season, came on at the break at the Ricoh Arena, but hasn’t started a league game since the 3-2 win at Bury on November 26. Butcher, meanwhile, has struggled since his move from Burton Albion in the summer. He has started just four games in all competitions for Millwall and an ankle injured has prevented his involvement recently. He was fit for the game against the Sky Blues, but didn’t make Harris’ match-day squad. If Thompson is out both players will be in contention to start against the Shrimpers. Harris said: “Jimmy did very well when he came on on Saturday. He gave us a lot with his energy and his work rate. His positional play was also outstanding and he kept the ball really well, so I was pleased with him. “Jimmy has had to be patient and bide his time so it’s good for him that he got some minutes.
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MILLWALL BOSS Neil Harris and goalkeeper Jordan Archer are in prestigious company in the 2017 London Football Awards. Harris is in the running for London Manager of the Year but faces competition from Chelsea’s Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur’s Mauricio Pochettino, Neal Ardley of AFC Wimbledon and Fulham’s Slavisa Jokanovic. Archer is competing with Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Alex Smithies (QPR) and Darren Randolph (West Ham) for the London Goalkeeper of the Year award. Harris stabilised Millwall in 201516 after relegation from the Championship and came within 90 minutes of leading them to promotion
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“Calum was unfortunate at the weekend, he was fit and travelled with us. He’s a top lad and a top pro and a really good player. “The competition in midfield is rife at the moment and Butch has missed out after coming back from his ankle injury. “But he certainly comes into the reckoning for the squad for this weekend, depending on Thommo’s injury. “Butch has come into an area with a lot of competition but he gives us something different, he gives us a goal threat going forward in the middle of the
park. “He’s had to be patient, the form of the two boys in central midfield has been outstanding. Jimmy and Butch are both aware that we’ve had a settled and winning side but they’ve both put their heads down and worked hard. “If Thommo is a risk for Saturday then both of them will be looking for the opportunity to play.” Defender Shaun Hutchinson is a doubt with a calf problem, but Millwall have kept three clean sheets in four games since Jake Cooper made his debut after joining on loan from Reading.
from League One before the 3-1 play-off final defeat to Barnsley in May. Former Spurs stopper Archer joined Millwall in the summer of 2015 and is now recognised as one of the best in his position in the Football League. Millwall are currently on a tengame unbeaten run in all competitions and in the last sixteen of the FA Cup. Archer has kept five clean sheets in his last six games. The awards are independently judged and the winners will be announced on March 2 at Battersea Evolution.
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Community Project: Fulham (Feltham Young Offenders Institute), Crystal Palace (Powerchair Football), Leyton Orient (DCD Football)
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Millwall defeated Southend 1-0 in the first round of the FA Cup in November.
Southend, meanwhile, have been in scintillating form in the last three months and last weekend came from behind to beat Scunthorpe 3-1, the Iron’s first league loss in 2017 and a result that dropped them to second in the table. Phil Brown’s side have lost just one of their last seventeen League One games to move from the relegation zone after a 3-0 loss at Rochdale in October to the play-off places. Brown boosted his squad depth by adding striker Theo Robinson from Lincoln City on transfer deadline day.
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Millwall record against Southend: Played 87 Won 38 Drawn 22 Lost 27 Form guide: Millwall: DDWDW Southend: DLWDW Probable Millwall team: Millwall: 4-4-2: Archer; Romeo, Webster, Cooper, Craig; Wallace, Thompson, Williams, O’Brien; Gregory, Morison. Match odds: Millwall 4/5 Draw 17/5 Southend 7/2
Tanto shows his promise By John Kelly
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THERE COULD be a new star following Ben Thompson and Fred Onyedinma into the Millwall first-team soon.
Millwall U23s stretched their unbeaten run to three matches when they defeated Bristol City at Dartford on Monday afternoon after attacker Isaac 'Tanto' Olaofe struck the only goal of the contest in injurytime. Olaofe came to wider attention last year when he ran the length of the pitch at The Den beating a number of defenders to score in the young Lions’ FA Cup win over Worthing United. And he showed his talent again this week as Millwall kept pace with the leaders in the southern section Professional Development League.
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Millwall U23 boss Justin Skinner said of the match-winner: “He has good pace and a knack of showing up at the right place at the right time. “Tanto is a first-year scholar so there is still plenty he needs to learn but he is coming along well. He played 90 minutes last week against Cardiff so I gave him another opportunity to play today. “It's pleasing to see him grab his opportunities with both hands.”
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Millwall boss eyes summer targets, but no major shake-up By John Kelly
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MILLWALL’S RECRUITMENT department is focused on the summer transfer window – but Lions boss Neil Harris said there won’t be a major shake-up during the closed season.
CPO threat fails to go away
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By John Kelly
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MILLWALL CHAIRMAN John Berylson has said the club want “the best youth academy” to “attract the best talent” amid fresh fears over the potential compulsory purchase order of land around The Den. The current CPO saga appeared to be over when Lewisham Council mayor Steve Bullock said in a statement last month that it should not go ahead. But at a Council meeting last week it was said that the CPO was postponed rather than abandoned. A Council
statement added: “...any regeneration of the area, proposed by anyone would require a completely new and fresh decision by the council”. That ambiguity prompted Millwall to call on Lewisham Council to formally clarify their position, saying “the CPO appears to be merely postponed, not cancelled”. It added: “We believe that the CPO should be formally cancelled rather than left up in the air.” In December, Millwall produced a letter from the Football League confirming it could lose its Category Two youth academy status under the plans of property developer Renewal, whom the council favour to carry out the regeneration of land around The Den.
Millwall achieved Category Two status in 2013 and had a mandatory independent audit of the youth development programme and facilities last week. Berylson said mistakes had been made in the past, but reiterated his determination that the club’s foundations be built on a strong academy. “I’m not going to live and allow my academy to be influenced by these people,” Berylson told the News. “It’s too important to the future of the club. “Last week we signed Ben Thompson. We want to sign English players. “I’m hardly a saint but I know that everything I’m thinking about here is
the right thing. We did close the academy but that was a mistake, and we reopened it. The way we thought we could build a team was a mistake and we changed that. “We made managerial mistakes but we fixed it. Ultimately what we’re trying to do is the right thing. Sometimes it’s not a straight line, sometimes it curves – but we do get there. And on this we want to have the best youth academy that we can, we want to attract the best talent that we can.”
Millwall signed seven players this season. Two of them, Jed Wallace and Jake Cooper, are on loan, and the club will seek to agree permanent deals with Wolves and Reading respectively for the pair at the end of the 2016-17 campaign. Millwall have also scouted Everton’s Liam Walsh and could look at a loan deal for the nineteenyear-old midfielder in the summer. David Forde, on loan at Portsmouth, will likely be on the way out, while there are doubts over the future of Gregg Wylde, who has failed to make an impression following his summer move from Plymouth. With Millwall currently just two points off the play-off spots they could be playing Championship football next season, or facing a third successive League One campaign. The recruitment department is planning for both scenarios. “We’ve certainly now turned our attention to the summer,” Harris said. “We’re looking at viable players, including players who are out of contract in the summer. “We’re monitoring players who have ability at this level and the league above. “There won’t be a huge turnover of players in the summer, but we will be adding freshness and competition to the squad. “We want to bring in players who can make long-term contributions to the club.”
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