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By Katherine Johnston

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TWO LABOUR councillors have been rapped by the party after breaking ranks and voting in favour of a people’s vote on Brexit – despite two Southwark Labour MPs’ vocal support for another referendum.

The News understands that Newington ward councillors Eleanor Kerslake and James Coldwell have been hauled in front of their colleagues to answer for their support of the Liberal Democrat motion at November’s council assembly.

Liberal Democrat councillor David Noakes’ motion for the council to back another referendum on Brexit was shot down in favour of a Labour-backed amendment pushing for a general election, in the event of Theresa May failing to get her deal through parliament.

While the Lib Dems tabled the motion hoping it would be treated as a vote of conscience, Labour councillors were told by the whip to toe the party line, even though Labour MPs Helen Hayes and Neil Coyle have publicly backed a ‘people’s vote’.

Both have told of receiving hundreds of letters and emails from worried residents who are panicked by a potential no-deal Brexit and withdrawal from the EU. Cllr Coldwell was given a standing ovation by the Lib Dems when he told the chamber: “There’s no doubt in my mind that a general election cannot come soon enough, but even if we secure a general election that will not make Brexit go away.

“Unless a new referendum takes place with

Newington ward councillors James Coldwell and Eleanor Kerslake

an option to remain, the next Labour government will find itself just as paralysed

by Brexit the current Conservative one.

“I will have a disciplinary proceeding starting probably as soon as next week and there’s a chance I’ll have the whip removed for a substantial period of time. [But] I believe the right course of action is to support a people’s vote.”

Well-placed sources say both have indeed had the whip withdrawn, effectively kicking them out of the Labour group, although this is not believed to be on a permanent basis.

Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle, whose constituency includes the Newington ward, told the News on Monday he sympathised with both councillors, saying: “I’m hardly in a strong position to criticise

anyone who breaks the whip.”

Coyle said the decision to withdraw the whip would not have been taken lightly, and he hoped it would not prove divisive within the party.

“I think both James and Eleanor are excellent councillors and it is a shame that they are in this position,” he added.

Anood Al-Samerai, leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition, said Labour was putting ‘political infighting’ above what is best for the country.

‘As we all know, both the Tory and Labour parties are far too busy with political infighting than doing what’s best for the country.

“Given the utter mess they’ve both made, the Liberal Democrats are clear that the people should now decide what happens next.

“It’s disappointing that Southwark Labour have punished the only two councillors that have put their principles and local people before party.”

Although the disciplinary action does not affect their Labour party membership or dayto-day work as councillors, it prohibits them from voting on policy decisions taken by the group, and is likely to bar them from being able to stand again in future elections.

Labour declined to comment on any possible disciplinary measures for the two councilllors. However, chief whip of Southwark Labour Group, councillor Sarah King, said: “Cllr Coldwell and Cllr Kerslake remain Labour councillors and continue to work hard for the residents in Newington ward and Southwark.”

Two out of three Labour constituencies reject ‘People’s Vote’

By Josh Salisbury

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BERMONDSEY AND Old Southwark, Camberwell and Peckham Labour parties voted against People’s Votes motions on Thursday night – yet Dulwich and West Norwood voted in favour, calling Brexit a ‘national emergency.’

Current Labour party policy leaves open the prospect of a second referendum on EU membership – but only if a general election cannot be secured.

The Bermondsey and Old Southwark CLP narrowly voted

against a People’s Vote motion, instead restating the Labour leadership’s current policy on Brexit.

Jon Lansman, chair of Labour’s left-wing faction, Momentum, said: “Bermondsey & Old Southwark CLP votes against the People’s Vote and in support of the party leadership on Brexit.”

Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP, Neil Coyle, who supports a People’s Vote, said: “I’m in touch with many of the almost 2,000 Labour members in the constituency and thousands more local people. I know I represent the vast majority of their views. If there

is no election, we need a new referendum to demonstrate people’s views in 2019 and that is Labour policy.”

A similar emergency motion, which did not explicitly call for a referendum, was defeated at a meeting of the Camberwell and Peckham CLP, Harriet Harman’s constituency.

“A general election, while absolutely necessary, will be insufficient to counteract the dangers of Brexit for working people if Labour does not take a clear and unambiguous position of opposing Brexit altogether,” the defeated motion read.

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However, the Dulwich and West Norwood CLP narrowly voted to break with the leadership’s current policy and to back a second referendum motion by 61 votes to 58.

Members backed a second referendum motion labelling current circumstances “a national emergency” and argued circumstances had changed since the party’s current policy was introduced in September.

The motion said: “We urge all Labour MPs to support a public vote at the earliest opportunity and where necessary work to build cross-party numbers to achieve this objective.

“We also believe that the situation has changed radically since our policy was set at our September conference.”

It urged the party leadership to “take the initiative” on a referendum with an option to stay in the EU, arguing that many of Labour’s own members supported a second referendum.

In a sign of the fast-moving elements within the party on Brexit, party leader Jeremy Corbyn tabled an amendment in Parliament on Monday for a series of indicative votes on ways to solve the Brexit impasse, including the option of a vote on the final deal.

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SAS TV STAR IS DOING IT FOR HIS BROTHER

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By Josh Salisbury

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A CAMBERWELL-BASED star of Channel 4’s hit endurance show SAS: Who Dares Wins has said he was inspired to take part after seeing his brother suffering from a severe illness.

Viewers of the popular show see personal trainer Samuel Aremu, 27, undertake mental and physical challenges in a recreation of the infamously challenging SAS selection test, alongside other recruits.

In the first round of tests, broadcast

earlier this month, 25 recruits are made to pull fully-loaded sledges across valleys in Chile’s Andes Mountains before plunging into freezing-cold waterfalls.

“The whole reason [I joined] is because my brother was ill last year,” said Samuel. “It affected his speech, walking and hearing.

“Seeing him in the hospital bed, I was helpless and couldn’t do anything. But no matter what this course or life throws at you, you can always fight back. That was my reason for doing it.”

His brother has now recovered, said

Samuel.

The gym-owner first began gruelling physical training to turn his life around after being jailed for drugs offences in 2010, he told the News.

“When I ended up going to prison, I was living that fast life. But [in prison] I started reading self-development books and autobiographies, and I saw what life really is,” he said. “I read about people who made it from the bottom.”

His baby daughter being born shortly after he finished his sentence also motivated him to turn his life around through physical fitness.

He has applied that mind-set to the show, he said, which sees recruits pushed to the limits of their endurance.

The UKBFF (United Kingdome Body Building Fitness Federation0 Silver Medalist said: “It completely exposes you. But you get a chance to find out who you really are.”

He prepared for the show with a physically demanding regimen of strength training and long-distance running. He would also try to survive a working day on just one or two hours of sleep, to prepare for the mental toll of the challenging course.

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want to prove to yourself, then it’s a great course,” said Samuel, who coowns Yorky’s Gym in Tooting Broadway. But he warns: “But don’t go on it just to say you’ve been on an SAS course. You can’t go with the intention that you’ll learn how to be an Army cadet.”

Recruits on the show either give up, fail the tough challenges, or win.

When asked by the News, Samuel remained tight-lipped about which happened to him.

But viewers won’t have to wait long to find out: the show airs every Sunday at 9pm on Channel 4.

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SOUTHWARK SPENDS OVER £2MILLION RENTING OUT ITS FORMER COUNCIL HOMES

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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL spends over £2million a year renting out former council housing sold under right-to-buy as temporary accommodation, a report published on Monday has revealed.

The figures were obtained by London Assembly Member Tom Copley in a report detailing the effect of right to buy - which helps eligible council tenants in England buy their home with a discount of up to £108,000 – on London’s social housing.

However, Southwark’s sum was dwarfed Newham’s approximately £12.5 million spend renting former council homes as temporary accommodation.

At least £22 million is being spent annually across London by councils renting out temporary accommodation from former social homes sold under right to buy.

The amount is likely to be higher as not all councils responded to a Freedom of Information request.

The council said it welcomed the report, which called for the government to abolish right to buy in London.

Stephanie Cryan, cabinet member for housing management and modernisation, said: “It’s a long due report and Tom’s done a great job on it, he really has.”

Explaining the figure, she said: “Although we pay out for it, we do get an income from it via the rental income.

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And to put it into context, we’re spending £25.5million on temporary accommodation. £2.5 million is about 10 per cent of what we’re spending.”

Housing people in temporary accommodation in former social housing on council estate made sense because they have an existing support networks, Cllr Cryan told the News, and the council could guarantee the quality of the accommodation.

The cabinet member added: “The other issue is we’re seeing fewer landlords renting to tenants on benefits, so the actual supply [of available temporary accommodation] doesn’t

meet the demand.”

This means that in some cases there are fewer options to house people needing temporary accommodation, who are often on universal credit, because private landlords will not rent to them, said Cllr Cryan.

Cllr Hamish McCallum, housing spokesperson for the opposition Liberal Democrats, said the report highlighted “the enormous cost of the housing and homelessness crisis.”

“It is ludicrous that Southwark Council are paying out so much money to rent back former council homes which were sold under right to buy,” he

POLICE INVESTIGATING AN ALLEGED RAPE WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS MAN katherine@southwarknews.co.uk

AN IMAGE of a man sought in connection with an alleged rape in Peckham last August have been published by police.

The alleged attack was reported to police on Monday, August 6 last year, shortly after 11pm, when a woman in her twenties said she was raped by a man at an address in Peckham’s Commercial Way. So far, there have been no arrests.

The Met says the victim chatted to the suspect in Burgess Park earlier that day.

at social rents.

However the report noted: “It is not clear however that this would be legal, and may require legislation before local authorities are able to impose such covenants.”

Cllr McCallum said the Liberal Democrats agreed councils should have the ability to end right-to-buy in their local areas but said the covenants proposal “may be unlawful.”

“It is time for national reform of the failed right to buy system to give local councils more powers,” he added.

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said.

As the News reported in November, the council has mooted options for curtailing right-to-buy in the borough in a bid to preserve social housing stock.

Since 2012 the council has seen more than 1,300 council homes lost under right to buy.

Ideas suggested by Cllr Leo Pollak, cabinet member for social regeneration, great estates and new council homes, included a ‘one in one out’ cap; pushing the government to ensure right to buy cash can be put towards replacement homes; and covenants in new right-tobuy leases requiring any subletting to be

FIREFIGHTERS STILL PROBING CAFE BLAZE

By Katherine Johnston

They are appealing for help identifying the man, pictured, and want anyone who was in the park that afternoon and has information and could help the investigation to come forward.

DC Nichola Buckley, from the Met’s Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command, said: “I would like to speak to this male or anyone who recognises him and also anyone who was in Burgess Park that afternoon and could assist the investigation.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 and quote CAD8688/6Aug or, to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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FIREFIGHTERS ARE still investigating the cause of a blaze that ripped through a shop on Walworth Road last Wednesday, January 16.

Two people were rescued from the burning building, with a woman treated for smoke inhalation and taken to hospital and Walworth Road closed as ten fire engines and 70 firefighters set to work.

The cause of the fire, which started at around 7.42am and took two hours to put out, is still under investigation.

The Brigade is also investigating the cause of a smaller fire in Oval over the

weekend.

On Saturday, January 19, three engines and fifteen firefighters were called to the flat in Bethwin Road at 5.16pm.

The blaze, which damaged part of a first floor flat, was brought under control within the hour.

Anood Al-Samerai, leader of Southwark’s Lib Dem opposition, said: ‘The Liberal Democrats were able to show savings of millions last year without raising council tax by cutting Labour waste and their greedy golden goodbyes and by being more creative.

“We will be looking again at an alternative budget which prioritises housing, crime and the environment.”

Council tax had been frozen in the borough from April 2009 until this year, when it was deemed no longer sustainable by finance chiefs at Tooley

Street struggling with swingeing government cuts.

Despite the pressures, the borough has had the eighth lowest council tax level in London this financial year, despite government cuts meaning it accounts for a higher proportion of the council’s spend on frontline services.

According to the council, 40 per cent of its funding for next financial year now is expected to come from council tax and business rates.

A decision is expected to be made after the next cabinet meeting on February 5.

Council Tax expected to rise by 2.99 per cent

By Katherine Johnston

katherine@southwarknews.co.uk

COUNCIL TAX could go up by 2.99 per cent from April after government cuts have left a hole in funding for vital services.

In papers submitted to Southwark Council’s overview and scrutiny committee, councillor Victoria Mills, cabinet member for finance, performance and Brexit, wrote: “Over the last eight years we have kept council

tax low, only raising it to protect vital frontline services.

“After detailed and careful thought, we are proposing that we raise council tax by the maximum permitted 2.99% to close the budget gap.

“This ensures that in the toughest of times we are able to protect services for our most vulnerable residents and the services which our residents value and depend on.”

The increase – equating to 53p more per week for band C properties – would mean an extra £3.2 million collected by

the council for its services. Around 60 per cent of residents in the borough live in bands A-C. The council tax reduction scheme would be unaffected by the change, meaning that around 12,000 working age households will pay no more than 9p extra a week, and 6,900 eligible pensioners will receive 100 per cent relief.

The raise was criticised by the Lib Dem opposition, who believe funding needs can be met without charging extra.

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A PENSIONER from Herne Hill was convicted of murdering his wife this week, after the Old Bailey heard he planned to bury her body in Nunhead Cemetery upon the breakdown of their marriage.

Seventy-three-year-old David Thomas, from Casino Avenue, was convicted of murdering his 69-year-old spouse, Sheila Thomas, on Tuesday, January 22 after a two week trial.

The court heard he insisted his wife move out of their family home after their relationship came to an end in June last year.

After she left, Thomas looked into getting hold of a gun, tried to track down where she was staying, and told a relative he had scouted out places to bury her body in Nunhead Cemetery, it was claimed.

On Tuesday, July 24, Mrs Thomas arrived at their former shared home to collect some belongings, after being told by her ex he would not be present.

That morning police visited the property after receiving reports concerned with the welfare of the people inside.

Officers found both inside the property with stab wounds. Critically injured Mrs Thomas died at the scene at 12.37pm.

Mr Thomas’s wounds were not lifethreatening. It later emerged they were injuries he had inflicted on himself.

Thomas was hospitalised and on discharge remanded in custody and charged with murder on Tuesday, July 31.

The court heard he had confronted his wife, demanded to know where she

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Millwall’s future looks secure

Pensioner guilty of murdering his wife

lived, and attacked her with a knife and piece of wood.

Detective Chief Inspector John Massey, the investigating officer, said: “This is a particularly tragic set of circumstances.

“When the victim and the person responsible are husband and wife there

are bound to be devastating effects for the immediate family and friends.

“I hope this verdict brings a sense of justice for Sheila and those affected, and will allow them to take the next steps in rebuilding their lives.”

Thomas will be sentenced this Thursday, January 24.

A “CONSTRUCTIVE” atmosphere has been hailed in talks between Millwall FC, Lewisham Council and the property developer Renewal over regenerating the area around The Den. Lewisham Council had previously sought forcibly to buy three plots of land surrounding the ground owned by Millwall FC for Renewal’s use, as part of the New Bermondsey development.

It sparked bitter recriminations between the council, club and developer and sparked fears the club could be forced out of Bermondsey – but the past few months have seen “constructive and productive” discussions between the three parties.

As a result, the club’s “emerging plans” for The Den and surrounding areas will be incorporated into a revised joint masterplan for the development.

Damien Egan, mayor of Lewisham Council, said: “I am very grateful to Millwall FC and Renewal for joining me in what have been constructive and productive meetings over the past six months.

“There is still work to do, but I am

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pleased that we seem to be making progress towards our goal of bringing forward a development that has the support of our community.”

The plans for the Den have not yet been unveiled, but will be showcased at a public event in the coming months, the News understands.

Jordana Malik, Director of Renewal, said the developer had been meeting regularly with Millwall over the past eight months and said she was “greatly encouraged” by the progress that had been made.

She said: “The club is currently developing its proposals further and we look forward to more discussions and progress on this over the coming months.

“Renewal, Millwall FC and the London Borough of Lewisham are all in agreement that that the regeneration of New Bermondsey should happen. We remain committed to driving this forward and ensuring that it delivers significant benefits for the local community, the Football Club and the Millwall Community Scheme.”

AWARDS LAUNCHED AS LAST YEAR’S WINNER EXPANDS HER FAMILY AND HER BUSINESS!

By Kevin Quinn

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BABY ROBYN is the icing on the Christmas cake at the end a brilliant 2018 for Southwark Business of the Year winner Melissa Harwood.

The young entrepreneur was pregnant with Robyn when her East Dulwich restaurant Spinach took the top prize at the first ever Southwark Business Excellence Awards Gala Dinner and Charity Ball last June.

But her 2018 success story didn’t finish there.

Robyn arrived in September to keep the young entrepreneur on her toes. Now she’s busy preparing for her second ‘baby’ – the opening of new restaurant, Baby Spinach, this month.

Melissa, 32, had only opened her first restaurant on Lordship Lane, 18 months before she picked up the Best Food and Hospitality Award at the glitzy business awards ceremony in the Hilton London

Bankside. But she was totally “stunned” when Spinach went on to win the night’s premier prize.

“It was so lovely to win and a huge surprise! I mean we were this tiny little business up against The Shard – we thought we had no chance.

The Awards judges praised Spinach’s excellent customer service and “overwhelming sense of community spirit.

Despite being so busy with two new “babies” Melissa says she will still find time to apply to the 2019 Southwark Business Excellence Awards.

“I would encourage all businesses to enter – it’s so good for the community and a morale booster for staff,” said Melissa.

The 2019 awards will launch at a prestigious reception in the Shangri-La Hotel At The Shard today Thursday, 24th January.

For general inquiries about the awards, contact: info@southwarkawards.co.uk or call 0208 726 7968. www.southwarkawards.co.uk

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Man stabbed outside Bermondsey tube station ‘during robbery’ in early hours of Sunday morning

By Josh Salisbury

josh@southwarknews.co.uk

A MAN was stabbed outside Bermondsey tube station in the early hours of Sunday morning (January 20) during a suspected robbery.

Police were called to the stabbing at 12.31am by paramedics, who were attending to the 37-year-old victim on

Jamaica Road, near to the station entrance.

The victim was found with stab wounds in his back.

He was rushed to a south London hospital and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

A Met Police spokesperson told the News: “At this early stage officers believe that the victim was injured during the course of a robbery.”

Officers from Southwark are

investigating.

However, police said on Monday no arrests had yet been made and their enquiries were continuing.

The British Transport Police’s Network Response Team said on Sunday morning the area was cordoned off while they dealt with “a violent incident.”

However the station remained open and the Jubilee Line continued running as normal.

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MINICAB DRIVERS blockaded three major London roads on Monday afternoon in a protest against the extension of the congestion charge in April – which they label “a tax on the poor.”

The protest, called by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain’s United Private Hire Drivers branch, was against the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone, which will come into force on April 8th.

The direct action saw drivers, some clad in yellow vests inspired by ‘gilet jaunes’ protests in France, blockading the Cut, Union Street and Blackfriars Road from 4-6pm.

The Ultra-Low Emissions Zone will mean a £12.50 daily charge for most vehicle types driving into the zone, including many minicabs, which don’t meet low-emission standards.

Yaseen Aslam, Secretary of the IWGB’s UPHD branch, said: “We desperately need effective solutions to congestion and air pollution, but this policy is nothing of the sort.

“All the Mayor’s plans will do is drive minicab drivers further into poverty, leaving them unable to feed their families and struggling to put a roof over their heads.

“Hundreds of drivers are coming out

today to stand united against this unjust tax on the poor and we will keep on coming back until we are heard.”

The private-hire drivers have promised to continue their dispute with TfL every Monday, arguing for alternative ideas to tackle congestion, including a cap on total minicab licenses and dedicated rest spaces for minicabs.

However TfL has insisted that the “bold action” of the ultra-low emissions zone is needed to tackle the capital’s polluted air crisis.

Alex Williams, TfL’s Director of City Planning, said: “Bold action is required to tackle London’s public health crisis.

More than 9,000 premature deaths are linked to air quality every year.

“The private hire trade, along with all road users, have a central role in reducing the filthy fumes circulating in our city.

“The changes to the Congestion Charge will contribute to fewer vehicles driving where pollution is most concentrated while ensuring the cleanest minicabs or those that are wheelchair accessible continue to enter the zone without paying a charge.”

The traffic blockade comes on the heels of a similar protest called by black-cab drivers at London Bridge in November in protest at proposed traffic restrictions around Tooley Street.

BLOCKADE

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FALL IN LEVEL OF HARMFUL FUMES AT SE16 TUNNEL

By Josh Salisbury

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LEVELS OF harmful fumes coming from the Rotherhithe Tunnel into nearby homes have dropped significantly following a campaign by local residents, according to figures released last week by TfL.

As the News reported, concerns were raised by campaigners and constituency MP Neil Coyle in September about toxic gases blowing into their homes after local residents noticed the tunnel was spewing out even more fumes than normal.

An apartment block on Rotherhithe Street is just eight metres from the

tunnel’s shaft number two, used to ventilate the busy route.

Mr Coyle said: “The latest figures from TfL show a big drop in toxic fumes spewing out of Rotherhithe Tunnel into the local environment – this is a big win for local campaigners and the News’ coverage!

“I have secured these figures on a monthly basis to ensure that people living around the tunnel shaft aren’t subjected to dangerous levels of NO2 pollution and I am glad TfL have listened and acted.”

The figures, in a report secured by Mr Coyle and shared with the News, reveal that the level of NO2 gas has dropped to an average of 43.4µg/m3 in December.

In August, the month before size and weights restrictions were introduced, the

average was 52.9 µg/m3, compared to a UK air quality target of 40 µg/m3.

The transport agency is planning to refurbish the Tunnel’s ventilation systems within the next five years.

The news comes after TfL announced that it will install cameras in the tunnel in a crackdown on the size and weight restrictions, leaving motorists facing fines of £130.

TfL said the cameras, to be installed next month, were necessary to enforce restrictions introduced in September, adding it had turned away an average of 600 cars a day from using the tunnel.

The tunnel, built in 1908, was not designed for modern levels of traffic and TfL has warned that drivers breaking the restrictions are risking the safety of themselves and others.

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219 assaults in six months on frontline hospital staff

GUY’S AND St Thomas’ hospitals have teamed up with police to crack down on violence against staff – revealing a shocking 219 assaults on front-line nurses and doctors across the Trust from April to September 2018.

The Trust, which manages the hospitals, has also permanently excluded 38 people for abuse – meaning they can only get emergency treatment – and issued 236 warnings to people for their unacceptable behaviour.

The pact with the Met aims to encourage staff to report violent and abusive behaviour by patients and visitors.

It marks the next stage of a campaign to keep staff safe which has seen security personnel wearing body-worn cameras.

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Dame Eileen Sills, Chief Nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’, said: “We want staff to feel safe and supported when they come to work.

“Whilst I absolutely understand that coming to hospital can be a very stressful experience any unprovoked violence and aggression towards staff is unacceptable.

“We have made a commitment with Lambeth and Southwark police to work together to tackle violence and antisocial behaviour towards our staff and make sure any offenders are pursued through the courts if necessary.”

DCI Simon Messinger, who oversees police in Southwark and Lambeth, signed the pact on behalf of the Met.

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ST THOMAS the Apostle School and sixth Form college in Nunhead has been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.

After an inspection in November last year, the education watchdog said the Roman Catholic boys school and mixed sixth form was outstanding in all areas.

The Ofsted report said it had ‘maintained exceptionally high standards’ of pupils’ progress since the last inspection in 2014, when the school was also rated ‘oustanding’. This is also true of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

The fantastic result comes five years after the school was told it ‘required improvement’.

Head teacher, Eamon Connolly, said: “From the moment the inspectors walked through the gate they were blown away by our students, their engagement, their determination to achieve, their high aspirations, how respectful and polite they are.

“I feel very honoured to work in a school with such incredible students, inspiring teachers and supportive parents.”

Inspectors noted staff ‘go the extra mile to make sure pupils achieve, feel cared for and thrive within a supportive and productive learning environment’.

A broad and challenging curriculum, range of clubs and extra-curricular activities, strong leadership and excellent academic outcomes were all praised.

One area highlighted by inspectors is the key role teachers make in helping kids stay

Highlights from the report

• Students typically achieve one grade higher in their GCSEs than anticipated, due to the high quality of teaching and personal support offered.

• Academic success puts it in top two per cent of schools for progress shown by pupils • Broad curriculum is supported by a wide-range of clubs and extracurricular activities including a ‘flourishing gospel choir’ • Regular fundraising, charity appeals and visits to elderly people in residential care by pupils • Pupils overwhelmingly praise teachers for the care and support they provide and display ‘unfailingly positive attitudes to commitment to learning’ • Very little bullying in any year group, and pupils say when it rarely happens it is dealt with promptly.

• Behaviour in lessons described as ‘never less than impeccable’ • Exemplary attendance record is because ‘pupils love coming to school’ • In top 5 per cent of schools nationally for progress made by disadvantaged kids

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safe outside school, and online.

The report, published in December, explained: “Pupils talk openly about the excellent work that the school does to keep them safe.

“They are confident in explaining how they stay safe online and how staff keep them safe when travelling home from school... Teaching and non-teaching staff

have a strong understanding of the local risks posed to pupils.

“They are vigilant to signs of abuse, gang affiliation, extremism and radicalisation and know what to do should they become worried.

“Leaders work closely with families and external agencies, including the police, to ensure pupils’ safety.”

100 years of scouting

By Katherine Johnston

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SCOUTS FROM East Dulwich joined 4,000 other youngsters at the 100 year anniversary of scout training ground Gilwell Park this month.

Aged between ten and fourteen, the youngsters from the 5th Camberwell group spent three days at the winter camp in Waltham Abbey, learning new skills including abseiling and white water rafting from January 11-13.

The event is the first camp of 2019, and also kicks off the centenary celebrations of the ground becoming the home of Scouts skills training.

Among them was East Dulwich’s Sylvia Alexander, who said: “My friend was always going on about the great Scout camps she was going on and all the new skills she was learning which made me really want to join.”

Since 1919, generations of scouts have camped at Gilwell Park learning to put up tents, cook and take part in exciting sports and activities as a team.

Adult leader Brendan O’Rourke said: “The Scouts really enjoy all the activities that they’re doing, and we also allow them to develop skills by working independently and having the freedom to do what they want while they’re here.”

Scouts believe having fun, adventure and learning new skills helps prepare young people for adult life.

This is backed up by research published last year showing that Scouts are more likely to have leadership skills and work well in teams, and support their communities.

Twelve charged after early morning ‘drug raids’

By Josh Salisbury

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TWELVE PEOPLE have been charged after the police carried out a string of early morning raids across Southwark.

Officers carried out sixteen search warrants across Southwark and south-east London on Wednesday, January 16, arresting thirteen people for drug dealing offences.

Twelve have now been charged, including a seventeen-year-old boy from Peckham’s Pelican Estate, who was charged with 22 counts of supplying Class A drugs and two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been bailed to appear at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday, 14 February.

The others charged by police were: – D’Andre Ebanks, 18, also of the Pelican Estate, was charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. He has been remanded in custody.

– Anwar Abdulle, 19, of East Surrey Grove, Peckham, was charged with three counts of supplying Class A drugs and possession of Class B drugs. He has been remanded in custody.

– Gary Mayhew, 30, of Friary Road, Peckham, was charged with seven counts of supplying Class A drugs and possession of Class B drugs. He has been remanded in custody.

– Antonio Bowen, 29, of the Friary Estate, Peckham, was charged with four counts of supplying Class A drugs. He was bailed.

– Clayton McKenzie, 39, of Muirfield Close, South Bermondsey, was charged with six counts of supplying Class A drugs and possession of Class B drugs. He was remanded in custody.

– Leonard Williams, 46, of Gately Court, Peckham, was charged with four counts of supplying Class A

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drugs. He was remanded in custody.

-Adrian Stevens, 43, of Marsden Road, East Dulwich, was charged with 12 counts of supplying Class A drugs and possession of Class B drugs. He was remanded in custody.

– Catherine Foster, 31, of Manor Place, Walworth, was charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs. She was remanded in custody.

– Nathan Hitchin, 36, of Arlington Close, Hither Green, was charged with three counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs. He was remanded in custody.

– Simon Parchment, 48, of Lamerock Road, Bromley, was charged with four counts of

supplying Class A drugs. He was remanded in custody.

Most are due to appear at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday February 14.

John Tobin, 35, of Queen’s Road, Peckham, was charged with four counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.

He has also been remanded but will appear at Inner London Crown Court at a date to be confirmed said police.

A 22-year-old man from Peckham was also arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs, but has been bailed to appear at a south London police station in midFebruary.

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Police appeal after Jubilee Line incident

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POLICE HAVE issued an appeal after a woman was reportedly racially abused at Waterloo Tube station.

Officers say they want to speak to this man in connection with their investigation into the alleged abuse on the eastbound Jubilee Line platform at 2.35 on Thursday December 20.

A man is alleged to have shouted racial abuse on the platform. When challenged by the victim, he is said to have racially abused her.

Anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV image is asked to contact the British Transport Police by texting 61016 quoting reference number 1800093392.

Alternatively British Transport Police can be called on 0800 40 50 40.

Crimestoppers can be contacted completely anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Artist impression of The Kite

By Katherine Johnston

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CONSTRUCTION HAS now started on a new housing and commercial complex inspired by famous Walworth resident Michael Faraday.

The Kite, on Newington Causeway, is a new 143,915 square-foot building with a 25-storey tower, 140-room hotel and 48 one, two and three-bedroom flats including 35 per cent ‘affordable’ housing, designed by architectural company SPPARC. According to its architects, The Kite’s corners will be ‘defined by either a

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winter garden or open balcony to provide a continuous vertical form that contrasts with the horizontal and vertical appearance of the ceramic façade’.

The designers say a filigree screen pattern planned for the building took inspiration from the famous scientist Michael Faraday, born in Newington Butts, who became renowned for his work in the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. A memorial to him sits at the Elephant and Castle roundabout, at an electricity substation.

The development will also include a new pedestrian route linking the causeway with Tiverton Street.

Trevor Morriss, principal at SPPARC, said: “The redevelopment of this long-

underutilised site is an important part of the transformation of the area into one of London's key commercial, residential and education hubs.

“By addressing the poor public realm, replacing the existing poor-quality buildings, facilitating the reuse of the railway arches and resolving access, we aim to positively contribute to making the Elephant & Castle a place where people want to study, work, visit and live.”

SPARCC is also designing native Bankside, the redevelopment of a 19th century warehouse in the Bear Gardens Conservation area, and developments at Borough Yards, and Ilderton Road and Verney Road.

Sentenced after £120,000 stuffed in a bin bag

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A ROTHERHITHE man, who claimed that a bin bag stuffed with £120,000 cash was to start a souvenir business, has been sentenced for money laundering.

Sayd Mstafa Ali, of Oldfield Grove, was caught with the whopping sum of cash by HM Revenue and Customs officers as he sat in the passenger seat of a parked Renault Clio behind a property in Wigan in July 2016.

The court heard the 37-year-old told officers that the £120,000 was from property transactions in Kurdistan and would be used to start a gifts business.

Now Ali, who was previously known as Adam Barzhinji, has been sentenced to 21 months in jail - suspended for 18 months - after admitting money laundering at a hearing at Bolton Crown Court on Monday, January 14.

He surrendered the £119,840 to HMRC, which was forfeited to the Crown on December 14, 2016.

The money launderer must also undertake 100 hours of unpaid work.

Paul Maybury, Assistant Director of the Fraud Investigation Service at HMRC, said: “Ali thought he could get away with breaking the law by smuggling cash, but he was wrong and is now paying the price with a criminal record.

“The cash seized, almost £120,000, is the equivalent to the starting salary of four new nurses in London.

“We encourage anyone with information regarding money laundering to report it to HMRC online, or contact our Fraud Hotline on 0800 788 887.”

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MAYOR KHAN SAYS RV1 ROUTE IS CONFUSING IN BID TO AXE BUS

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MAYOR SADIQ Khan has said a number of overlapping bus routes between Waterloo and City Hall is causing “passenger confusion”, amid the uncertain future of the RV1 bus route.

Mr Khan was responding to a letter by Borough and Bankside councillor, Victor Chamberlain, concerning the RV1.

In a letter, he said: “Presently there are a number of routes that run parallel to the RV1, which can lead to passenger confusion about the most efficient route choice.

“There are too many buses in some locations and we can streamline some services, reducing congestion, emissions and road danger.”

Cllr Chamberlain, alongside representatives of Living Bankside and Shad Thames Area Management Partnership, (STAMP), met with Heidi Alexander, deputy mayor of transport, on Thursday, January 17, to argue against the proposed axe.

A campaign to save the RV1 has crossparty backing across Southwark.

Both the Labour-led council and opposition Liberal Democrats oppose scrapping the route, arguing TfL data on the route’s passenger numbers is flawed because it was collected when the route was on diversion.

TfL has suggested cutting the route entirely in its review of London bus services affecting alterations to 33 services across the city.

Victor Chamberlain, with Janet Morris from STAMP and Amir Eden from Living Bankside

A consultation into the changes closed in November. If approved, the TfL proposals would go ahead in spring.

“I’m very grateful to them for meeting with us,” the Liberal Democrats’ Cllr Chamberlain told the News. “But it does feel as if they are just saying ‘computer says no.’

“The bus is relied upon by a wide range of people from all socio-economic backgrounds.”

Cllr Richard Livingstone, Cabinet Member for environment, transport management and air quality, has also slammed the suggested cut and argued that the data used to support the cut is invalid.

“People with disabilities and parents and carers with prams and pushchairs will be the worst hit, especially in the case of passengers of the RV1 route, which is the only service to cater for people with

mobility concerns and is at risk of being cancelled all together,” he said in October.

However, TfL has maintained that the service is uneconomic and poor value for money.

“The total cost of operating the RV1 is about £3.3 million per year,” said TfL in its review of the route, which connects some of the borough’s tourist hotspots such as the South Bank, Globe and Borough Market.

“Fares revenue is about £650,000 per year, meaning there is a subsidy of £2.6 million a year for the route, about £3.23 for each customer journey.”

The review said that the money saved from withdrawing the service would be spent on outer London services where there are growing passenger numbers.

It also proposed extending route 343 to maintain direct connections from London Bridge to the Tower of London.

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ROAD CLOSURE DURING SCHOOL RUN

MORECAMBE STREET in Walworth will now be closed at drop off and pick times during school days to improve road safety.

The road outside Robert Browning Primary will be closed from 8.309.30am and 3-4pm from Monday to Friday.

Head teacher Sarah Manley said: “The main entrance for children and parents is located on Morecambe Street, this is a narrow road that can be very busy, due to

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its proximity to East Street Market.

“We hope that the road closure will help to make our street safer.

“We also hope that it will encourage healthier habits, with more children walking, scooting and cycling to school.

“Parents have already welcomed the scheme and we look forward to seeing the impact of it.'

Calls for more TfL dock stations in wake of Ofo exit Lib Dems councillors campaigning for TfL hire expansion

Councillor Richard Livingstone, cabinet member for environment, transport management and air quality, said the scheme would also help cut down on toxic air pollution.

“Our council is passionate about improving air quality in Southwark and this School Streets road closure will help us to reduce air pollution, improve health and increase safety and physical activity for children here at Robert Browning Primary School,” he said.

By Katherine Johnston

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THE LIB Dems and Greens have slammed Southwark Council’s handling of the Ofo ‘dumper bike’ scheme, saying the council should have never backed the dockless bike company’s expansion to the borough.

As the News reported in last week’s edition, Ofo – known for its bright yellow cycles – is withdrawing from London amid complaints of bikes littering pavements and public places, and allegedly being used in a spate of crimes.

Despite complaints, the council said it was disappointed to hear Ofo was pulling out from the capital, saying the initiative would help reduce air pollution, traffic, and get more people active.

But political opposition to the Labourrun council say the local authority should never have joined forces with the company and would be better off pushing for TfL bikes to come south of the river.

Cllr Damian O’Brien, Southwark Liberal Democrats Transport spokesperson argued: “Labour loudly boasted about getting the dumper bike contracts from Ofo and MoBike as they were hoping it would distract people from the fact that they still haven’t got their act together and set up the Santander bike hire scheme, as Liberal Democrats have been campaigning for.

“Dumper bikes were never a decent alternative. They were open to vandalism and were far less dependable and reliable than the Santander bikes that everybody else in Inner London benefit from, while in Southwark, we've only got a few docks in the very north east of the borough.

“With both dumper bikes companies pulling out, we’re left paying the price, yet again, of Labour trying to kick the

can further down the road.

“They need to get their act together and finally extend the bike-hire scheme right across the borough so they link up with the new pedestrian and cycle bridge that's being planned near Canada Water.”

His views were echoed by Southwark Green Party’s Eleanor Margolies, who said: "The Ofo bike scheme was welcomed by Southwark Council as a way to 'do something' about cycling without spending any money.

“But the fact that Ofo has pulled out shows how little interest they have in the meeting the needs of cyclists and potential cyclists in Southwark.

"Southwark Green Party would rather Southwark Council invested in bringing the TFL bike hires scheme further south in the borough, because the physical docking stations provide a reliable supply of bikes."

In October, it emerged that dozens of stolen Ofo bikes were cluttering police stations across Southwark, and police officers were having regular meetings with the China-based company’s representatives to crack down on allegations Ofo-enabled crime and antisocial behaviour.

Cllr Richard Livingstone, Cabinet member for environment, transport management and air quality told the News the ‘dumper bike’ moniker was unfounded, claimed the bikes were used by a more ‘diverse’ demographic than other cycle hire schemes. He also confirmed Labour wanted TfL to expand the Santander scheme further south.

“We know that dockless bikes weren’t perfect but we completely reject the Lib Dems’ criticism of them as ‘dumper bikes’.

“Dockless bikes are used by a younger and more diverse demographic than the Santander bikes, and the Lib Dems’ lack of support for dockless bikes shows their complete disregard for making cycling accessible for the many,” he said.

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HELEN HAYES MP for Dulwich & West Norwood

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AST WEEK Theresa May suffered the biggest defeat in the House of Commons vote on her Brexit deal of any UK government in history.

There was a majority of 230 against the flagship policy which she made the major focus of her re-election campaign during the 2017 general election and on which she has worked almost exclusively for two and a half years.

A day later the DUP and backbench Tory MPs decided to support her government in the crucial vote of confidence, so for now there will be no general election to allow the people a say on this difficult impasse.

So where are we now?

We know that there is a very large majority of MPs who oppose Theresa May’s deal and also, that a majority of MPs oppose a hard (no deal) Brexit which would see us

to the people of this country in the form of a People’s Vote

It is acknowledging that there is a world of difference between the referendum campaign and the reality of Brexit two years down the line

crashing out of the European Union, reliant on World Trade Organisation tariffs, an outcome which would be disastrous for our economy and for British jobs.

The Tories are spending billions of pounds on preparations for a no deal Brexit, money which should be spent on our hospitals, schools, more police officers and our hard pressed local councils.

I want a general election as soon as possible, as do millions of people across the country, but last week we failed to achieve a majority of MPs to support the vote of no confidence and this means that we now need action to address

Theresa May’s unpopular Brexit deal.

Residents of Southwark and Lambeth voted overwhelmingly to Remain in the European Referendum in 2016. Since that time there has been a further swing towards Remain in south London and across the country. The government’s own analysis shows that there is no version of Brexit which will not leave all regions of the UK poorer.

As the Tories will not support a general election to break the Brexit deadlock, it is now time to give power back to the people of this country in the form of a People’s Vote. British voters should be allowed a final say on

whether to leave the EU under Theresa May’s deal, or whether to stay on the deal we already have with the EU. This would not be a ‘second referendum’; it would not be ‘asking the same question again until we get a different answer’. It is acknowledging that there is a world of difference between the referendum campaign and the reality of Brexit two years down the line.

In the event of a People’s Vote I will once again campaign strongly to Remain in the European Union, reflecting the very strong pro-Remain views of the vast majority of my constituents.

DONNACHADH McCARTHY

Both mini-cabs and black cabs should Green not be exempt from pollution charges Southwark

Taking a cab could emit up to SIXTY times more pollution than taking your own car, if you add the collection & drop off mileage!

Donnachadh McCarthy has been an environmental campaigner in Southwark since 1992 and is author of “The Prostitute State – How Britain’s Democracy Has Been Bought” www.theprostitutestate.co.uk . He is also an independent environmental consultant www.3acorns.co.uk @DonnachadhMc

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OME GOOD news for residents living in the north Southwark but some pretty shocking news for all residents. Both relate to cabs.

We reported before that cabs (black+mini) make up 60% of all cars entering the cczone, which includes the north of the borough.

The good news is that the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan is ending the unfair exemption that mini-cabs have from congestion charges, from April 8th. TfL say this will reduce minicab journeys by 8,000 day or 3 million a

year.

The bad news is a TIA report saying that lethal NOx pollution from some newer blackcabs was up to 30 times higher than cars of the same age. Thus, taking a cab could emit up to SIXTY times more pollution than taking your own car, if you add the collection & drop off mileage! Researchers found that an astonishing 60% of ALL London car NOx pollution, comes from the 21,500 diesel

blackcabs!

Unfortunately, Sadiq Khan decided not to end the unfair charge exemption enjoyed by blackcabs and even more bizarrely in light of how toxic they are, he is also exempting them from the new pollution charges being introduced from April 8th.

Since the pollution report was released, another research paper found that NOx pollution raised the risk of miscarriage for

pregnant women by 16% for every 20microgram rise in NOx in the air. The average NOx pollution in London is about 40micrograms. The authors said pregnant women should keep an eye on air-quality reports and restrict activity on high-pollution days. You can find the daily London pollution reports at Londonair.org.uk If you want to thank Sadiq Khan for reducing cab congestion in the north of the Borough by agreeing to introduce congestion charges for minicabs but want to urge him to end unfair cc & ulez charge exemptions for blackcabs, then email him on mayor@london.gov.uk.

It really is time that our air was clean enough for our kids to play in and for pregnant women with our unborn kids, not to be worried to walk in it!

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Crossword SCALE OF THE HOUSING CRISIS IN LONDON EXACERBATED BY RIGHT TO BUY POLICY

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ONDAY SAW the publication of a new report on right to buy by London Assembly member Tom Copley. The research investigates how social homes are moving into the private sector before being let at market rents, and calls for the government to abolish right to buy in London.

Strikingly, as the News reports this week, it reveals that Southwark spends around £2million yearly on letting homes it used to own from private landlords for temporary accommodation.

The sum, while large, is only a portion of spending on temporary accommodation generally. Housing supply, already scarce in the borough, is further complicated by landlords refusing to let their properties to tenants on benefits.

1,300 social homes have been lost since 2012, say council cabinet members, when government reforms extended the right to buy discount. Often they are privately let out at far higher rent than social rent for which they were originally intended.

The borough, like many in the capital, is experiencing a housing crisis: 25,000 people are waiting on the council housing list.

As a result, town hall officials have explored options to mitigate the effect of right to buy on social housing stock in the borough. Among the ideas floated to tackle dwindling housing stock is a proposal to introduce covenants on new right to buy properties requiring or incentivising them to sublet at social rents.

But it is not clear whether councils can do this without legislation passed in Westminster – and the council says it is still evaluating the degree of legal risk attached. Crucially, central government has to respond.

Local authorities like Southwark have been petitioning for additional powers to curb the number of right to buy purchases, including a ‘one in, one out’ policy on right to buy applications. Opposition councillors also agree that additional powers are needed for local authorities to change right to buy.

In other parts of the country, yet more radical action has already been taken. In Wales, where it is a devolved power, right to buy will end this month.

The policy was introduced to help individual council tenants to realise their dream of owning their own home - but has it now passed its sell by date? Those in the private renting sector, with no similar discounts offered to enable them to buy, may well feel so, whilst the vision of communities staying together through home ownership proved misguided, as entire areas, including in Southwark, have taken the discount and then sold up and moved away.

Given the scale of London’s housing crisis - particularly acute in Southwark - Mr Copley’s report is a welcome addition to the debate over the future of right to buy.

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Life after GCSEs - on to sixth form and college

IT’S NOW time to make some real decisions about your future - once you have taken your GCSEs you officially will be an adult, writes Kevin Quinn...

Mum and dad will no longer be responsible for your education, nor will the government; and believe it or not, neither will your teachers.

It will be entirely up to you to decide which path you take - and while everyone including the government is heavily focused on apprenticeships, there will be many of you who will want to follow the traditional academic route. Of course the results you get at secondary school will to a large extent determine what you do in further education. But now is the time to look at what sixth forms and further education institutes are offering.

Unlike secondary school admissions you have the freedom to go where you like - it does not have to be local - but bear in mind journey times. You don’t want to be exhausted before you arrive at college!

Being in the final year of your GCSEs, you will have a fair idea of the results you are likely to achieve and make sure that when you call or visit a sixth form or college you find out the exact qualifications you need to get on the courses that you like the look of.

The truth is, if you are really passionate about a course but feel that you might not

get the grades, it would be worth thinking about re-sitting. After spending the whole of your life in school you might think that re-sitting any GCSE would be completely out of the question.

However, at your age, making sure that you do something that you feel passionate about and enjoy is absolutely vital. Countless people have had to work that bit harder and give something a go twice before they succeed. The experience at sixth form or college will be so different to that at school that you should find the change enough to warrant the extra effort and time it takes to re-sit an examine or start a new one to get on to the course you are ultimately after.

The relationship with most of your teachers will be very different, as they will treat you more like an adult. After all you don’t have to be there - it is your choice.

This means that lessons are normally more relaxed and you usually spend more time with smaller groups than you would do at secondary school.

While there is little doubt that A-levels are much harder than GCSEs, the fact that you have fewer subjects and are studying your favourite or best subjects means you will find the self-motivation to get to grips with it.

The work will be much more in depth, but probably more interesting. Essay subjects at A-level are much more about

analysis and evaluation than just pure facts. This means that you can no longer get away with having a basic knowledge of a subject and then blagging the exam or just learning reams of facts without

actually understanding them.

On the plus side you definitely get more freedom, including free periods (usually eleven or so hours a week), which allows you to plan when and how you work.

As well as the courses, check out the facilities at the sixth forms and colleges you are interested in, as they can help make your whole working environment a better one.

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DAD a year has passed since you’ve been gone, we miss you everyday.

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he’s lustful, she’s lusty, she’s lascivious, she’s Anne Lister and she loved being a lesbian, writes Michael Holland...

She also didn’t mind being traduced by gossips in early 19th century Yorkshire where she lived with her ‘wife’ Ann Walker, because the family home and money she inherited created a buffer between her ‘scandalous life’ and the villagers who were agin it.

Anne Lister’s story is told remarkably well in Ross McGregor’s Gentleman Jack, the true tale of a woman who knew what she wanted and went for it, writes Michael Holland.

We open in 1880 with Anne’s descendant John Lister finding several strange diaries in the loft of the ancestral home, Shibden Hall. Odd because sections of the text were in code, and which were soon found to hide secret liaisons and sexual encounters between women - One of whom was his ancestor, Anne Lister.

As John recruits a friend to help him decode the diaries’ mystery passages, the words are made manifest for us so we get to see Anne seduce her female friends, buy a coal mine, have affairs and face up to a local businessman who tried to ruin her.

As the two men slowly piece the mystery together, John Lister realises that these are incredible stories. His friend, however, convinces him that this is not something he should disclose as it might bring shame on the family name, so John puts the diaries back in the attic for future generations to deal with.

The action switches through the years

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and through Anne’s lovers; the smooth transitions and projected captions ensure there is no confusion with time and place. We get an insight to Anne’s development as a woman and as a person, as well as see where she is heading. While we are shown what secrets the diaries conceal we get a picture painted of what life was like in the 19th century: the bigotry, the male chauvinism rife in a patriarchal society, the expectations of young women, but

with each barrier and battle this brave woman faces we grow to love and admire and respect Anne Lister all the more.

There is so much to enjoy in Gentleman Jack. There is a wonderful ensemble of actors telling this beautiful story that remained hidden until 1988 when Helena Whitbread decoded and published the diaries. I particularly enjoyed Toby Wynn-Davies’ bully boy who gets his rightful comeuppance, but

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Arrows and Traps Theatre’s Female Firsts season plays in repertory with Shooting Light until February 16th Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, Brockley, SE4 2DH. Times: Tues - Sat 7.30pm.

Admission: £16, £13 conc.

Phone: 0333 666 3366 www.brockleyjack.co.uk www.arrowsandtraps.com

Regan’s Pirates sail into Wilton’s Music Hall

SASHA REGAN remembered an all-female production of The Pirates of Penzance that she had been in at her all-girls’ school, which later, in 2009, gave her the idea of putting on an all-male version when she was running the Union Theatre, a dream she built from scratch and where she is half of the Regan De Wynter production company, writes Michael Holland...

‘I have always loved the old Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, and that tiny idea of staging an all-male version has now grown into a much loved collection of stagings that have toured the UK and Australia,’ she claims with pride. HMS Pinafore, The Mikado and Iolanthe have all had the Sasha treatment but it is the now legendary Pirates, directed

by Ms Regan, that once again sets sail for a run at Wilton’s Music Hall.

Sasha’s theatrical career began as a struggling actor losing her will to live in a call centre. She remembers, ‘I met a couple of likeminded actresses at an audition and we decided to produce a play to attract new agents, which I volunteered to direct. We staged a really lovely piece above a pub in Deptford and you could say I was bitten by the directing bug!’ It was a bug that has now attracted several

awards and taken over from any acting dreams she once had: ‘Like most people I have been through some hard times and found that in a rehearsal room the stresses and worries are momentarily forgotten.

You can lose yourself amongst people where playing, laughing and talking is the focus.’

During the two decades of the Union Theatre Sasha has watched her two daughters grow up there. The oldest, she tells me, has been ‘inspired to get a real job’, but the youngest makes notes at rehearsals, watches shows and suggests ideas that sometimes get

taken on board - ‘a child’s imagination is perfect for these Gilbert & Sullivan shows!’

Having cast, produced and directed Pirates so many times now, I wondered how she keeps it fresh: ‘Some of the original Pirates have moved over to the other side of the table now: Adam Braham has cast it and Lee Greenaway will be the associate choreographer, and we do have a company made up from actors from many of the different tours that we have done over recent years, but alas no originals left in the cast… But each new actor brings something

different to a character, so you always find new jokes, ad-libs or physical comedy in every rehearsal. I love how gags from eight years ago are handed over to the next company who in turn create a slightly new and updated version.’

Nevertheless, despite the awards, acclaim and excitement, the directorproducer role perhaps is one not to envy. I asked what Sasha had planned next. ‘Right now I have to put the actors’ costumes in the wash ready for tonight’s show.’ And with that she disappeared through a cloud of dry ice, leaving me squinting into the spotlights. ‘Wilton’s Music Hall really is a magical place,’ came her disembodied voice from backstage.

‘Come see the show and experience it.’

I will. I wouldn’t miss a Sasha Regan All-Male Gilbert & Sullivan for the world.

The Pirates of Penzance is on at Wilton’s Music Hall, Graces Alley, E1 8JB from 20th February - 16th March.

Times: Tues - Sat 7.30pm; Sat & Thur matinees 2.30pm.

Admission: £12.50 - £30.

Phone: 0207 702 2789 www.wiltons.org.uk

Drama and ingenuity in County Hall

ADAPTED FROM one of Agatha Christie’s most ingenious short stories, ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ follows the trial of a young man named Vole who is charged with the murder of a rich, old, single heiress, writes Hannah Kelly...

The plot, developed with great drama and humour, unfurls centre court as each witness is brought to the stand.

Though Christie has been adapted for the big screen, small screen and many a stage, this production’s unique draw is its setting. Staged in the Council Chamber in County Hall, once the seat of the Greater London Council, the audience is transported magically back in time, and at the end I left having to remind myself that the whole thing had in fact been a play.

Lucy Bailey’s production is not a subtle one. Dramatic lighting, booming voice-overs and exaggerated direction create an enjoyable circus out of the case being tried before us. The formalities of a courtroom lend themselves perfectly to this highly theatrical dynamic. From the posturing of the lawyers and the histrionics of the witnesses, the trial appears to make a farce out of the justice system. Yet in many ways the dramatic overture is a cover for the ingenuity of Christie’s plot.

The character of Leonard Vole is particularly brilliantly played by Daniel Solbe, whose seemingly over-played, innocent, affected manner leaves the audience dumbfounded as the story unfolds. Balancing the simplicity of the central character, Vole’s Russian wife, played by Hollyoake’s Emma Rigby, brings all the drama. Her turn in the witness stand overthrows the whole first act and I spent much of the interlude in deep conversation with a fellow audience member attempting to begin a thorough character analysis.

The marvel with all of Christie’s stories is that we are left clueless right until the end. Indeed, it is an impressive feat to hold so many loose threads together in real time, but Bailey succeeds wonderfully, leaving one truly reeling as the play draws to a close. It was wonderful to be reminded again, within such an interesting setting, of the power of theatre to immerse and entertain.

Witness for the Prosecution is on at The Chamber, County Hall, Belvedere Road, SE1 7PB until 1 September 2019. Times: Tues - Sat 7.30pm; Thur & Sat matinees 2.30pm; Sun matinees 3pm. Admission: £10 £47.50.

Phone: 0844 815 7141 www.witnesscountyhall.com

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ROE, POP BRIXTON, 49 Brixton Station Road, SW9 8PQ 07535 269098 WWW.ROEBRIXTON.COM Tuesday – Thursday (dinner only) & Friday – Sunday (lunch & dinner)

I THINK I had my best meal of 2018 on this review, and for that I want to thank chef Simon Whiteside and his team that produce the most amazing dishes from the sea, in a shipping container in Brixton, writes Michael Holland.

Roe only opened days ago and it is already buzzing with new custom and old friends that have followed Mr Whiteside’s culinary career. And it is no wonder when you see the passion he has for his work, his excitement when he talks of dishes he has created, and the smile in his eyes when he puts a plate down for you. And he will always find time to talk food and fish.

Simon hails from the fishing town of Dún Laoghaire, so grew up with the sea in his veins, plus he has the amiability of just about every Irishman I have had the pleasure to meet. As Doreen from the Co-op and I perused the menu he came over and told us to have this, and to try that, and ‘You’ve got to have some Guinness soda bread…’ His eagerness to please via his cooking was contagious. As he described each dish I became hypnotised, I could hear seagulls, fishing boat bells and waves lapping up the side of a harbour wall.

We returned his geniality by ordering far more than was necessary, but we did not waste a single morsel. Maddy, a lovely Australian girl, was looking after us, and we quickly realised that she too had been caught up in the magical maelstrom the chef had created within his team. She brought us our wines (A sublime Picpoul blanc for me, and a South African rosé for the lady) and regaled us with tales of how exciting it was working with Simon, who was now busy in the kitchen.

Before long the starters began arriving. Sometimes the smiling chef himself would bring them to describe each dish and every one would have a talking point. With the bread it was the amazing seaweed butter that put you in mind of what the coastline must taste like. Doreen actually put a slice of soda bread in her bag after Maddy told us how great it is toasted for breakfast. We were both overwhelmed with the intensity of the flavour in the pecorino foam: ‘How do you turn cheese into foam,’ wondered my companion.

‘Alchemy,’ I replied. ‘And magic.’ The Ceviche with a drizzle of poitin (Poteen) was something special; it burst with different tastes and zest and a life all of its own.

While we waited for the Whole Cornish Black Bream with Salsa Verde and Warm Potato Salad we discussed how good it was here at Roe and how Chef Whiteside had done the interior decor himself and turned a container into a bijou eatery. Is there anything this man can’t do?

The fish arrived majestically, in the manner to which it had quite rightly

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Guinness soda bread with Seaweed butter £4.00 Cuttlefish & Ink Arancini with Pecorino Foam £6.00 Poitin Ceviche £8.00 Picpoul x 2 £10.00 Rosé x 2 £10.00 Whole Cornish Black Bream £20.00 Spiced Cod £14.00 Tempranillo (Lge) £6.00 Pinot Nero (Lge) £8.00 Stout Cake x 2 £12.00

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earned for its final moments. We looked on, struck dumb at its beauty, wondering if it was too good to eat, and who was going to be the first to cut into it, as this was a fish dish for sharing.

While we allowed that thought to linger we steamed right into the potatoes!

Wow! Roasties with fresh coriander, red peppers and a vinaigrette of sherry vinegar, paprika and other ingredients Simon mentioned but have now been forgotten. The deeper you got into the bowl the more intense the flavours became. Divine. And the bream itself was unimaginably good. I think we were told it had been cooked in brine, and that helped retain the moistness of the flesh.

But there was more. We had been enticed into having the Spiced Cod with Fermented Lentils and Roast Squash: ‘It’s a real winter warmer,’ we were told, though we were more than a little anxious about not being able to eat it all. Nevertheless, we were allowed a decent break before Maddy brought it to the table. We found the cod beautifully cooked and its accompaniments perfect for this cold spell.

And still we weren’t finished. Maddy convinced us to have the Stout Cake with Bailey’s Cream Cheese; one each as she would not let us share. Plus more wine. This time two really moreish reds: Tempranillo for me and a Pinot Nero for Doreen.

We finally left Roe feeling sated, happy and ready to go back in the near future.

Simon Whiteside celebrates his heritage, his roots and his love of fish.

His passion shines through everything he does and says, and it was a real joy to be a part of that for a couple of hours.

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

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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London and the City of London hereby gives notice that to enable a crane operation by Shift Traffic and Events, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

Whilst the works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Borough High Street Slip Road, from the main connecting carriageway of Borough High Street to Southwark Street.

The alternative route for affected traffic would be via Borough High Street, London Bridge, Cannon Street, St Paul’s Churchyard, New Bridge Street, Southwark Street as applicable.

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

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The works will take place on the 31st January 2019.

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

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 24th January 2019 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

Whilst the works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in (a) Champion Hill, at the side of No’s 29 (northern section) (b) Commercial Way, between Sumner Road and Bonar Road.

The alternative route for affected traffic (a) Denmark Hill, Champion Park, Dog Kennel Hill. (b) Bonar Road, Peckham Hill Street, Willowbrook Road, Sumner Road 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 (a) 4th – 8th February. (b) 1st February – 18th February.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 24th January 2019

Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 4529/ 334381 (b) 4609/334928

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Whilst the works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Hopton Street, between Southwark Street and No’s 65.

The existing one way working in Holland Street, between Hopton Street and Sumner Street will be made two way for access and egress purposes.

The alternative route for affected traffic will be via Southwark Street, Great Guildford Street, Sumner Street, Holland 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 on the 2nd – 3rd February, and the 16th – 17th February. If due to adverse weather conditions then the works will be in place on the 9th – 10th or 23rd – 24th February.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

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

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

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

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

Whilst the works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Park Street, between Redcross Way and Maiden Lane.

The alternative route for affected traffic will be as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.

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

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

The works will take place on the 4th – 6th and 11th – 13th February 2019.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 24th January 2019 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 4461/LBSCR10417-2

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Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we Sefatullah Rozikhel Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Hayatti, 22 Camberwell Church Street, London, SE5 8QU The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on or from the premises are

London Borough of Southwark LATE NIGHT LEVY

NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE A LATE NIGHT LEVY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, Chapter 2 of Part 2 the Late Night Levy (Application and Administration) Regulations 2012 The Late Night Levy (Expenses, Exemptions and Reductions) Regulations 2012

The London Borough of Southwark is hereby giving notice of its proposal to introduce a late night levy for premises licensed to sell/supply alcohol between midnight and 6am (00:00 to 06:00 hours) in the borough of Tower Hamlets.

A Summary of the Proposal is below:

1. The Council proposes that the late night levy will be introduced on 01 September 2019.

2. The Council proposes the late night supply period will begin at 00:00hrs and end at 06:00hrs.

3.The Council proposes to exempt the following permitted categories of premises from paying the levy as defined in the Late Night Levy (Expenses, Exemptions and Reductions) Regulations 2012: a) Premises with overnight accommodation, where alcohol can only be supplied to persons staying at the premises for consumption on the premises, b) Theatres and cinemas, c) Bingo Halls, d) Community Amateur Sports Clubs, e) Community premises, f) New Year’s Day (i.e. 1st January) premises only (this relates to premises which are authorised to supply/sell alcohol between 00:00 hours and 06:00 hours, ONLY on New Year's Day).

4. The Council proposes that a reduction of 30% be granted to premises that are within a defined Business Improvement District (BID) as defined in regulations 5 (1) (a) and 5 (4) of the above Expenses, Exemptions and Reductions Regulations 2012.

5. The Council is not proposing to apply any other exemptions or reductions.

6.The Council will allow Licence holders to make an application to vary their Licence under sections 41A or 86A (minor variation) of the Licensing Act 2003. There will be no fee for such valid application provided it is received by the Council within the 2 month period directly following the date of a formal decision notice to introduce the Levy. This applies only for reduction of licensed hours for sale/supply of alcohol so they do not fall within the operational hours of the Levy (00:00 to 06:00 hours).

To view the full proposal and find out more about the reasons behind it, please see the link at the bottom of this notice.

The Council would like to hear your views on its proposal to introduce a Late Night Levy within the London Borough of Southwark. Please note that there is a 3 month Consultation Period therefore the Council must receive your views from 25 February and no later than midnight on 19 May 2019, otherwise we will not be able to consider them.

To view our full proposal and complete the survey please visit the Council’s website at: https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/environment-leisure/late-night-levy or you can write to us at the address below: Licensing Unit Hub 1, Floor 3 160 Tooley Street London, SE1 2QH Email: Licensing@southwark.gov.uk Date: January 2019

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A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by Southwark Licensing Team, Regulatory Services, 3rd Floor Hub 1, PO Box 64529, London, SE1P 5LX - E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.

Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Date of application: 20th January 2019

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we The Fis Bar Limited Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Ground & 1st Floor, 1-7 Fenning Street & External area The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on or from the premises are The retail sale of alcohol:

The provision of late night entertainment: The provision of late night refreshment: Opening hours:

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A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH 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 available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application 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. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to 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: 2nd January 2019

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Gambling Act 2005

Notice is given that on the 28th November 2018; the Council may also be inspected by appointment at the Council Offices, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH Enquiries regarding the Gambling Policy can be made to the Licensing Team either by email at licensing@southwark.gov.uk.

Assembly adopted the Southwark Statement of Gambling Licensing Policy for 2019-22. The policy will take effect on 21st February 2019.

The statement of policy The Gambling Act 2005 requires every licensing authority to approve a statement of gambling licensing policy and to keep this under review. The statement of policy sets out the principles the council will apply when carrying out its functions as licensing authority under the Act. A copy of the policy document may be viewed by visiting the Council’s web site using the link provided https://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/licensing-and-gambling-act-policy The policy

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Please take notice that I / we The Fis Bar Limited Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of 80 - 82 St Thomas St, London, SE1 3QU The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The retail sale of alcohol: The provision of late night entertainment: Opening hours:

Days

Start time

Finish time

Mon to Fri Sat & Sun

12:00 11:00

22:30 22:30

Mon to Fri Sat & Sun Mon to Fri Sat & Sun

12:00 11:00 11:30 11:30

23:00 23:00 23:15 23:15

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH 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 available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application 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. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to 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: 2nd January 2019

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Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that we Ashton Retail Limited Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of 89 Elgar Street, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7QW The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on or from the premises are The retail sale of alcohol: Opening hours:

Days

Start time

Finish time

Mon to Sun inclusive

07:30

21:00

Mon to Sun inclusive

09:00

21:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH 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 available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application 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. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to 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: 15th January 2019

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK MINOR TRAFFIC SCHEMES – Q3

The London Borough of Southwark (Ambulance stopping areas) (No.10) Traffic Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Cycle hangars) (No. 4) Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (Disabled persons) (No. 67) Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'C1') (No. 20) Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'D') (No. 18) Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'E') (No. 21) Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'G') (No. 20) Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'M2') (No. 22) Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 73) Order 2019.

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 24 January 2019 it has made the above orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 63 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The effect of the orders would are:- note: All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (a) in AMELIA STREET, in CPZ ‘E’ near its junction with Iliffe Yard, (i) the north-west side to reduce an existing permit parking place by 3m and (ii) the south-east side to reduce an existing ‘pay’ parking place by 7m; (b) in COMMERCIAL WAY, the north-west side to introduce a new ambulance stopping area (10 meters in length) in which, at any time, ambulances only are permitted to stop without restriction; (c) in KING AND QUEEN STREET, the north-east side, increase by 12m the length of an existing ‘shared-use’ parking place in CPZ ‘M2’; (d) in THRALE STREET, in CPZ ‘C1’ to relocate 22 metres of existing permit holders' parking place on the south-west side to the north-east side; (e) in WINGFIELD STREET, the north-west side to extend, by 2m north-eastward, an existing ‘unlimited stay’ disabled persons’ parking place outside No. 7 Wingfield Street; (f) to convert existing permit holders' parking places, in part or in full, to ‘limited stay’ disabled persons’ parking places, 6 metres each in length, which would operate at any time (max stay 4 hours) by vehicles displaying a valid disabled persons 'blue badge':- (i) in THURLAND ROAD, a full bay on the south-west side opposite St. James’s Church in CPZ ‘G’, and (ii) in WILD’S RENTS, part of an existing bay on the south-east side outside No. 30 Wild’s Rents in CPZ ‘D’; (g) to provide cycle hangars on the carriageway, each having 2.55 metres in length and 2.05 metres in width, and aligned parallel to the kerb, at the following locations:- in GELDART ROAD, the north-east side (i) to the side of No. 72 Meeting House Lane, and (ii) to the side of No. 34 Fenham Road; and in GOODRICH ROAD, the north-east side to the side of No. 239 Upland Road; (h) to convert existing single yellow line to double yellow ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions in:CHESTERFIELD GROVE, the north side outside No. 1 Chesterfield Grove (12m), and RAYMOUTH ROAD, the north-east side outside Banner Court (12m); and ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD, on both sides, at various points between its junction with the vehicular access to Beamish House and its junction with Luxford Street (approx. total of 138m); (i) to add new ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions in:- BARKWORTH ROAD and DELAFORD ROAD at junctions with Credon Road; LUXFORD STREET at its junction with Rotherhithe New Road; HOLBECK ROW at its junction with Friary Road; and (j) to amend existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions in:- AMELIA STREET, (i) the north-west side add 3m and (ii) the south-east side add 8.5m; CREDON ROAD across its junctions with Barkworth Road, Delaford Road, Masters Drive and Ryder Drive; ELCOT AVENUE at its junction with Friary Road; FENHAM ROAD across its junctions with Friary Road and Marmont Road, and at its junction with Furley Road; FRIARY ROAD, across its junctions with Elcot Avenue, Fenham Road and Holbeck Row; FURLEY ROAD across its junction with Fenham Road; GOODRICH ROAD, north-east side south-west of cycle hangar add 2m; KING AND QUEEN STREET, the north-east side add 13.8m; MARMONT ROAD at its junction with Fenham Road; MASTERS DRIVE at its junction with Credon Road; PECKHAM PARK ROAD, the south-east side between Bird in Bush Road and Commercial Way add 35m; RYDER DRIVE at its junction with Credon Road; THRALE STREET, (i) the north-east side remove 22m and (ii) the south-west side add 22m; THURLAND ROAD the south-west side to more accurately reflect current restrictions in the road; and UNDERHILL ROAD, the east side add 4m between No. 8 and Bradbury Oak House, Underhill Road.

3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 28 January 2019, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment and Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 3497 for details.

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

CHAMPION HILL JUNCTION ‘NO ENTRY’

The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed Route) (Champion Hill) Experimental Traffic Order 2019

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 24 January 2019 it has made the above experimental order under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the experimental order will be to prohibit all vehicles, except pedal cycles, to proceed in a north-westerly direction into the north-west to south-east arm of CHAMPION HILL, from its junction with the north-east to south-west arm of Champion Hill.

3. For more information on the background and implementation of this experimental order please contact the council's Highways – Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk.

4. Copies of the order, which will come into force on 31 January 2019 (and expire on 3 August 2020), this notice, a plan and a statement of the council's reasons for making the order may be found online at www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders, paper copies may be obtained from or viewed at Highways, Environment and Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 3497 for details.

5. The council will in due course be considering whether the provisions of the experimental order should be continued in force indefinitely, by means of a permanent order made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Anyone wishing to object to the making of the permanent order or make any other representation regarding the scheme would have 6 months to do so, from the date the experimental order comes into force (or, if the order is varied by a subsequent order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, from the date that variation order or modification comes into force), and may send a statement in writing by e-mail to traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or to: Traffic Order consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment and Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or use the form labelled 'Parking - Road traffic and highway schemes - responding to statutory consultation notices' at www.southwark.gov.uk/statutoryconsultationnotices quoting reference ‘TMO1819-EXP05_Champion Hill’. Please note that if you wish to object to the scheme you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

6. When making an objection or representation, please be aware that this may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this notice, including in some circumstances personal information, may also be subject to publication or disclosure under the requirements of current access to information legislation.

7. Anyone wishing to question the validity of the order or of any provision 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 have not been complied with in relation to the order may, within 6 weeks of the date on which the order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 24 January 2019 Nicky Costin - Parking and Network Management Business Unit Manager, Regulatory Services LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

MARKHAM STREET AND SEDAN WAY IMPROVEMENTS

The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (Car club) (No. 25) Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'M1') (No. 16) Order 2019, The London Borough of Southwark Cycle Tracks Order (Pedal cycle quietways) (No. 6) 2019, The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 72) Order 2019.

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 24 January 2019 it has made the above orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. In the case of the cycle tracks order, under section 3 of the Cycle Tracks Act 1984, as amended, following the procedure set out in the Cycle Tracks Regulations 1984.

2. The effects of the orders are:- (a) in EAST STREET, to amend the existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) on the south-west side of either side of its junction with Sedan Way; (b) in MARKHAM STREET, (i) to formalise four inset permit holders’ only parking places on the north-west side a total of 54m in length of additional parking in which vehicles, with a parking zone 'M1' permit only, may park without time limit between 8:30 am and 6:30 pm on Monday to Friday, and (ii) to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on all parts that are public highway and not designated as parking; (c) in SEDAN WAY, (i) to formalise two inset permit holders’ only parking places on the south-west side a total of 18m in length of additional parking in which vehicles, with a parking zone 'M1' permit only, may park between the afore-mentioned times, (ii) to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on all parts that are public highway and not designated as parking, and (iii) to formalise a car club only parking place on the south-west side (11.5m in length); (d) to shorten an existing cycle track, for the ‘shared-use’ of pedal cycles and pedestrians only, in the footway linking SEDAN WAY and ALVEY STREET; and (e) to introduce a two-way segregated cycle track, for the use of pedal cycles only, in the footway linking MARKHAM STREET and THURLOW STREET. 3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 28 January 2019, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment and Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 3497 for details.

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

Dated 24 January 2019 Nicky Costin - Parking and Network Management Business Unit Manager, Regulatory Services

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

Dated 24 January 2019 Nicky Costin - Parking and Network Management Business Unit Manager, Regulatory Services

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

NEWINGTON WIDTH RESTRICTION TRIAL: COOKS ROAD, MANOR PLACE AND PENTON PLACE

The London Borough of Southwark (Width restriction) (Newington trials) Experimental Traffic Order 2019 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'E') (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 2019 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'J') (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 2019 The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 4) Experimental Traffic Order 2019 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 24 January 2019 it has made the above experimental orders under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the experimental orders will be:- (a) to introduce new width restrictions for any vehicle of more than 2 metres (6 feet 6 inches) in width (including any load carried) to enter into or proceed in the following locations:- (i) in COOKS ROAD, between a point 21.5 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Forsyth Gardens (north-east to south-west arm) and a point 29 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Otto Street; (ii) in MANOR PLACE, between a point 22.8 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerbline build-out of Braganza Street and a point 4.5 metres south-west of the common boundary of Nos. 175 and 177 Manor Place; and (iii) in PENTON PLACE, between a point 18 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Alberta Street and a point 39.5 metres north-west of the north-western kerbline of Iliffe Street; (b) within CPZ ‘E’, to reduce the length, to 4.5 metres, of an existing permit holders’ parking place in PENTON PLACE on the south-west side opposite No. 45 Penton Place; (c) within CPZ ‘J’, to split an existing permit holders’ parking place (removing a length of 4.5 metres) in COOKS ROAD on the south-west side outside Nos. 103 to 107 Cooks Road; and (d) to amend existing waiting restrictions in COOKS ROAD, MANOR PLACE and PENTON PLACE to accommodate the above changes.

3. For more information on the background and implementation of this experimental order please contact the council's Highways – Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk.

4. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 11 March 2019 (and expire on 10 September 2020), this notice, a plan and a statement of the council's reasons for making the order may be found online at www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders, paper copies may be obtained from or viewed at Highways, Environment and Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 3497 for details.

5. The council will in due course be considering whether the provisions of the experimental orders should be continued in force indefinitely, by means of permanent orders made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Anyone wishing to object to the making of the permanent orders or make any other representation regarding the scheme would have 6 months to do so, from the date the experimental orders come into force (or, if any order is varied by a subsequent order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, from the date that variation order or modification comes into force), and may send a statement in writing by e-mail to traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or to: Traffic Order consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment and Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or use the form labelled 'Parking - Road traffic and highway schemes - responding to statutory consultation notices' at www.southwark.gov.uk/statutoryconsultationnotices quoting the reference ‘TMO1819-EXP06_ Newington WR Trials’. Please note that if you wish to object to the scheme you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

6. When making an objection or representation, please be aware that this may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this notice, including in some circumstances personal information, may also be subject to publication or disclosure under the requirements of current access to information legislation.

7. Anyone wishing to question the validity of the orders or of any provision 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 have not been complied with in relation to the orders may, within 6 weeks of the date on which the orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 24 January 2019 Nicky Costin - Parking and Network Management Business Unit Manager, Regulatory Services

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I Madelaine Beevers Have made application to Southwark Council to vary the Premises Licence in respect of One & All Cafe, 28 Peckham Rye, SE15 4JR The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on or from the premises are The supply of alcohol: Opening hours:

Days

Start time

Finish time

Monday Tues to Fri Saturday Sunday

07:30 07:30 09:00 10:00

17:30 22:30 22:30 22:30

Monday Tues to Fri Sat & Sun

12:00 12:00 12:00

17:00 22:00 22:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH 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 available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application 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. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to 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: 10th January 2019

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Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we Mr Hassan Hassan Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Brunchies, 1 Valmar Road, London, SE5 9NG The relevant licensable activities proposed to be carried on, on or from the premises are: The retail on sales of alcohol: Opening hours:

Days

Start time

Finish time

Monday to Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

07:00 07:00 08:00 08:00

22:00 23:00 23:00 22:00

Monday to Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday

10:00 10:00 10:00

22:00 23:00 22:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH 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 available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application 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. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to 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: 21st January 2019

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we Brew By Numbers Ltd Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Unit 1-2, Arch 235 at 108-110 Bellenden Road, SE15 4RF The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on or from the premises are The retail sale of alchol:

The provision of late night entertainment Opening hours:

Days

Start time

Finish time

Sporadically on Fri, Sat & Sun

12:00

22:00

Mon to Sun Mon to Sun

09:00 09:00

23:00 23:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH 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 available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application 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. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to 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: 17th January 2019

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)

PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended)

The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk You can use facilities at your local library or ‘My Southwark Service Points’ to access the website.

How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked ‘confidential’ will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDPdeparture 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).

SKIPTON HOUSE, 80 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE1 6LH (Ref. 18/AP/4194 ) Part retention, part demolition, reconfiguration and re-cladding of existing building and extension to create six additional storeys to accommodate 41,750sqm office space (Use Class B1) at upper floor levels, a 780sqm gym (Use Class D2) and 993sqm flexible retail/commercial uses (Use Class A1/A2/A3) at ground floor level with associated cycle parking, landscaping, ancillary servicing and plant and all associated works This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):Metro Central Heights and Inner London Crown Court, Newington Causeway; Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington Butts; Michael Faraday Memorial, Elephant and Castle. . This proposal affects the character or setting of the nearby Elliot's Row; St George's Circus and West Square Conservation Areas . Reason(s) for publicity: ACA, ALB, MPA (Contact: Robin Sedgwick 020 7525 3920) ADJ. ELEPHANT & CASTLE PUB, 119 NEWINGTON CAUSEWAY, LONDON, SE1 6BN (Ref. 19/AP/0044 ) Display of a single illuminated sequential display affixed to the frame of the communication hub.

This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):Metro Central Heights, 119 Newington Causeway. Reason(s) for publicity: ALB (Contact: Neil Loubser 020 7525 5451) 40 NUNHEAD LANE, LONDON, SE15 3TU (Ref. 18/AP/4152 ) Part 2 storey, part 3 storey rear extension to facilitate the conversion of property from 3 flats in to 6 flats. Reason(s) for publicity: (Contact: Glenn Ruane 0207 525 5447) 106 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE15 5ED (Ref. 19/AP/0054 ) Advertising consent for a new traditional painted timber fascia signboard with new hand painted sign-writing lettering 'Benhur Electronics' as shown in drawings 106.300 and 106.400 with concealed LED strip illumination. (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Michele Sterry 020 7525 5453) 102 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE15 5ED (Ref. 19/AP/0041 ) The display of a a new externally illuminated traditional painted timber fascia signboard with new hand painted sign-writing lettering 'Peckham Cobbler' (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Michele Sterry 020 7525 5453) 102 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON,

SE15 5ED (Ref. 19/AP/0040 ) The proposal consists of works to the upper facade and ground floor of the front elevation as follows: Rebuild original roof eave to match in line with 104 PHS Reinstate front roof dormer to match original with a new double glazed box sash window.

New double glazed casement windows to the first floor windows.

Reinstatement of new timber shopfronts, timber stall risers and timber entrance doors.

Repairs to to projecting shopfront parapet with a new timber fascia, signage and Victorian awing. (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Michele Sterry 020 7525 5453) 88 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON SE15 5ED (Ref. 19/AP/0039 ) Display of a new traditional painted timber fascia signboard to suit length of shopfront with concealed LED strip illumination and sign-writing lettering 'Mama Hall & Shop' as shown in 088.300 and 088.400. (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Christopher Kirby 0207 525 0952) 88 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON SE15 5ED (Ref. 19/AP/0038 ) The proposal consists of repair and restoration works to the upper facade and ground floor of the front elevation as follows: Repairs and re-pointing to the brickwork facade, existing parapet, cornice and historical cast iron metalwork.

New double glazed sash windows to the upper floors.

Reinstatement of new timber shopfronts, tiled stall riser and entrance doors.

New internal tube and link roller grille behind entrance doors.

Repairs to to projecting shopfront parapet with new timber fascia, signage and Victorian awing.

Repairs and decoration to the Edwardian pilaster heads, new pilaster faces and consoles. (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Christopher Kirby 0207 525 0952) 86 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE15 5ED (Ref. 19/AP/0035 ) Alterations to the front elevation that includes the repairs and cleaning to the brickwork façade, existing parapet, cornice and guttering; new double glazed sash windows to the upper floors and casement windows to the roof mansard dormer; re-instatement of new timber shopfronts, timber stall risers and timber

entrance doors; new internal tube and link roller grille behind the entrance doors; repairs to the projecting shopfront parapet with new timber fascia, signage and Victorian awning; repairs and decoration to the pilaster heads, granite pilaster faces and consoles (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) 106 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE15 5ED (Ref. 19/AP/0053 ) Adjust roof mansard sloping front wall, by moving it backward and re-cladding in welsh slate with two new mansard dormers. - Rebuild original decorative parapet to the top of the second floor. - New double glazed timber casement windows to the first and second floor windows. - Reinstatement of new timber shopfronts, bi-folding timber doors with timber entrance doors to both shopfront and residential access. - Repairs to to projecting shopfront parapet with a new timber fascia. Reinstatement of spherical ornament pilaster heads. (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Michele Sterry 020 7525 5453) 128 PECKHAM HILL STREET, LONDON SE15 5JT (Ref. 19/AP/0092 ) Display of a new traditional painted timber fascia signboard with concealed LED strip illumination and sign-writing lettering 'ATL, Money Transfer (Travel Agency' as shown in 128.300 and 128.400.) (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783)

SE16 2DJ (Ref. 18/AP/4195 ) Construction of a two-storey extensions together with infilling to the central ara and at the end of each block (bookends), to create an additonal 31 dwellings across the whole development, provide a new central lift and enhanced landscaping as well as associated ancillary works Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Sonia Watson 020 7525 5434) 98 RYE LANE, LONDON SE15 4RZ (Ref. 18/AP/3362 ) Change of use of retail shop (Use Class A1) into restaurant and takeaway (A3 and A5), new shop front and installation of extraction system (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Glenn Ruane 0207 525 5447) Dated 22 January 2019 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning

128 PECKHAM HILL STREET, LONODN SE15 5JT (Ref. 19/AP/0091 ) Alterations to the front elevation consisting of repairing and re-pointing to the brickwork facade, existing parapet, cornice and historical stone cartouche; New double glazed sash windows to the 1st floor upper floors (to match 130 Peckham Hill Street); Re- Reinstatement of new timber shopfront, timber stall riser and timber entrance doors to shopfront and residential access; Reinstatement of shopfront pilasters with new timber fascia, shopfront signage and ventilation grill to suit; Repairs and re decoration to Peckham Hill Street sign, removal of satellite dishes, cables and timber battens (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207 525 0783) ANTONY HOUSE AND RODERICK HOUSE, RAYMOUTH ROAD, LONDON

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we Keeley McKenzie Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of 55 East, Walworth, SE17 2DJ The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are

The retail sale of alcohol:

The provision of late night entertainment Opening hours:

Days

Start time

Finish time

Mon - Sun

07:30

23:30

Mon - Sun Mon - Sun

11:00

08:30 18:30

23:30 17:00 23:30

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH 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 available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application 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. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to 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: 17th January 2019

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GALLERY ROAD) 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

TEMPORARY WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that, because of works

by Eight/20, it intends to make an order the effect of which would be to prohibit vehicular traffic from waiting and loading at any time in part of Gallery Road.

Whilst the restriction is in place, and whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to wait, including waiting for the purpose of loading and unloading at any time in part of Gallery Road.

(a) On the Northern kerb line from the Northern end of the double yellow lines by the dropped kerb access to Belair Park in a northerly direction for a distance of 25 metres.

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

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

The restriction will come into force between the 11 February – 1st March 2019

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 24th January 2019 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Please take notice that I / we: Manuel Guerra Skin Care have made application to Southwark Council for a new Special Treatments Premises Licence in respect of Manuel Guerra Skin Care, 12 Horselydown Lane, SE1 2LN A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH Email: licensing@southwark.gov.uk Tues to Fri Saturday Sunday

The London Borough of Southwark (Width restriction) (Newington trials) Experimental Traffic Order 2019 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'E') (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 2019 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'J') (No. 2) Experimental Traffic Order 2019 The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 4) Experimental Traffic Order 2019 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 24 January 2019 it has made the above experimental orders under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the experimental orders will be:- (a) to introduce new width restrictions for any vehicle of more than 2 metres (6 feet 6 inches) in width (including any load carried) to enter into or proceed in the following locations:- (i) in COOKS ROAD, between a point 21.5 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Forsyth Gardens (north-east to south-west arm) and a point 29 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Otto Street; (ii) in MANOR PLACE, between a point 22.8 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerbline build-out of Braganza Street and a point 4.5 metres south-west of the common boundary of Nos. 175 and 177 Manor Place; and (iii) in PENTON PLACE, between a point 18 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Alberta Street and a point 39.5 metres north-west of the north-western kerbline of Iliffe Street; (b) within CPZ ‘E’, to reduce the length, to 4.5 metres, of an existing permit holders’ parking place in PENTON PLACE on the south-west side opposite No. 45 Penton Place; (c) within CPZ ‘J’, to split an existing permit holders’ parking place (removing a length of 4.5 metres) in COOKS ROAD on the south-west side outside Nos. 103 to 107 Cooks Road; and (d) to amend existing waiting restrictions in COOKS ROAD, MANOR PLACE and PENTON PLACE to accommodate the above changes.

4. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 11 March 2019 (and expire on 10 September 2020), this notice, a plan and a statement of the council's reasons for making the order may be found online at www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders, paper copies may be obtained from or viewed at Highways, Environment and Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 3497 for details.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL TREATMENTS PREMISES LICENCE MADE UNDER PART ll OF THE LONDON LOCAL AUTHORITIES ACT 1991 & 2000

Days

NEWINGTON WIDTH RESTRICTION TRIAL: COOKS ROAD, MANOR PLACE AND PENTON PLACE

3. For more information on the background and implementation of this experimental order please contact the council's Highways – Transport Projects team Highways@southwark.gov.uk.

Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 4537/ H676/PNOD42/I001

Opening hours:

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

Start time 11:00 12:00 13:00

Finish time 20:00 19:00 18:00

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 available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp

It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application 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. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to 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: 9th January 2019

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5. The council will in due course be considering whether the provisions of the experimental orders should be continued in force indefinitely, by means of permanent orders made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Anyone wishing to object to the making of the permanent orders or make any other representation regarding the scheme would have 6 months to do so, from the date the experimental orders come into force (or, if any order is varied by a subsequent order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, from the date that variation order or modification comes into force), and may send a statement in writing by e-mail to traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or to: Traffic Order consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment and Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or use the form labelled 'Parking - Road traffic and highway schemes - responding to statutory consultation notices' at www.southwark.gov.uk/statutoryconsultationnotices quoting the reference ‘TMO1819-EXP06_ Newington WR Trials’. Please note that if you wish to object to the scheme you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

6. When making an objection or representation, please be aware that this may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this notice, including in some circumstances personal information, may also be subject to publication or disclosure under the requirements of current access to information legislation.

7. Anyone wishing to question the validity of the orders or of any provision 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 have not been complied with in relation to the orders may, within 6 weeks of the date on which the orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 24 January 2019 Nicky Costin - Parking and Network Management Business Unit Manager, Regulatory Services LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (PENTON PLACE) 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Penton Place, between Alberta Street and Iliffe Street.

The alternative route will be via Manor Place, Braganza Street, Alberta Street, as applicable.

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

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

The works will be in operation on the 11th – 15th February 2019.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 24th January 2019.

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 4586/339199

Public notice deadline is 5pm on Tuesdays.

Email: em@southwarknews.co.uk

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By John Kelly

johnk@southwarknews.co.uk

FISHER WILL aim to go back to the top of the SCEFL Premier Division table this weekend – with their spell at the summit making them “hungrier” to regain it.

That’s according to midfielder Robert Brown, who scored Fisher’s goal as they lost 2-1 to Beckenham in the Kent Senior Trophy quarter-final last weekend.

Corinthian took advantage to leapfrog Dean Harrison’s side in the table.

Fisher are back in league action on Saturday when they host Rusthall at St Paul’s.

“I think the key to us handling the pressure so well is because we truly didn’t feel any pressure,” Brown said. “At the beginning of the season we were relegation favourites, people seem to forget that.

“However, maybe we feel the pressure a bit more now being near the top, but for the first half of the season we've been enjoying our football and have been taking each game at a time and we will continue to do that. Nothing changes on our end.

“I think because we had been top for a few weeks you can say that we have been the ‘hunted’. One would have probably thought we're always looking over our shoulders to see who’s catching up, but we were enjoying it.

“Now we are marginally in second and now we are the hunter again. Having a taste at the top has made us even hungrier to get back up there.”

Fisher are one of the minnows in the league in terms of financial power, but Brown dismisses the notion that is a motivating factor.

He said: “That our budget being the lowest in the league could be seen as extra motivation doesn't correlate for me. The motivation is not linked to a budget, we come down and train every Thursday and what you will find in our training matches is that we're told to calm down in tackles before a game coming up because we get so carried away with winning in a five-aside or training match.

All guns blazing Midfielder on the motivation of playing at St Paul’s

Fisher won't be bothered by cup loss

“That's the motivation right there, we're a bunch of winners, the manager is a winner, and that doesn't switch off if our budget goes up or down. And if anyone is here for the money, Fisher isn't for them.”

Brown also shrugs off the cup defeat to Beckenham, who are one of their promotion rivals and sit just a point behind them in the league.

“To be honest with you, I couldn't care less if Beckenham get a mini-boost from their victory over us at the weekend,”

Brown stressed. “From what I see, they have a good bunch of individuals and the game could have gone either way it was that close.

“We played 70 per cent of that game with ten men and we were the team on top creating more chances with a man down.

The league is a long journey and we will continue to focus on ourselves.

“We went to Rusthall away and it was a tough game, the teams in this league are very good from top to bottom so just

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DULWICH HAMLET stopped a four-game losing league run as they claimed a 0-0 draw at East Thurrock last Saturday.

The hosts were reduced to ten men in just the third minute after Rickie Hayles’ challenge on Anthony Cook.

Michael Onovwigun, Nathan Ferguson and Decarrey Sheriff had efforts but couldn’t force the home goalkeeper Jack Giddens into action.

And just when Gavin Rose’s side thought they could build some momentum with their numerical advantage, it vanished in the 27th

minute when Jay-Rich Baghuelou was sent off for an apparent elbow on Alex Osborn.

Nyren Clunis forced a first save from Giddens in the 62nd minute and then Sheriff’s poor touch when through on goal allowed the stopper to gather the ball.

The visitors could have lost it late on, but Magnus Okuonghae came to the rescue to clear the ball off the line.

It was a first clean sheet in the league for Hamlet since November, and the point leaves them seventeenth in National League South, five points above the relegation zone.

Hamlet host Chelmsford City this Saturday at Champion Hill. Kick-off is at 3pm.

It was a first league clean sheet since November for Hamlet

because they are near the bottom doesn’t mean we can take our foot off the gas.

“The focus will be on us and not them, our mentality and the way we play is always top of our mind and the gaffer always reminds us of what’s important before each game.

“There’s a certain charisma and excitement when there’s a home game at Fisher, the atmosphere is magical and the fans really do have a massive impact on the way we play.

“We don’t like not winning at home, even a draw at home sometimes feels like a loss. So we try to always come out with all guns blazing at St. Paul’s.”

Millwall fans will have the opportunity to support the Fish this weekend.

The Saturday kick-off time has been moved forward to 2pm, with the Lions in FA Cup action against Everton at The Den at 5.30pm.

Photo: Duncan Palmer Photography

HAMLET STOP THE ROT

By John Kelly

SPORT 31 Photo: Dave Anderson

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Southwark kids get NBA treat

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By Connor McLoughlin

news@southwarknews.co.uk

LUCKY STUDENTS from Southwark were graced by basketball legends for a once-in-alifetime coaching experience – just hours before the NBA London Game at the O2 Arena last weekend.

Three boys from Kingsdale Foundation School were part of a group of 40 children who spent three hours working with NBA stars and coaches at a Jr. NBA day clinic at CitySport in Clerkenwell.

The event was staged as part of the activities relating to the NBA London Game 2019 between the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks, providing another fantastic opportunity for Jr. NBA participants to enjoy incredible experiences through basketball.

Three-time NBA champion Bruce Bowen, 1978 champion Phil Chenier, Wizards legend Gheorghe Muresan, who is the tallest player ever to play in the NBA, and John Amaechi, a Brit who played in the NBA for three different teams between 1995 and 2003, were among the stars coaching on the day.

Kingsdale student Abraham Kenan, 13, said: “The sessions made me sweat a lot and were hard work.

“The coaches know their stuff and were clearly helping us to get better.

They’ve helped my footwork and reminded me of the importance of keeping my head up.

“I’ve been watching them and trying to learn – it means a lot for me to see them in person.”

Other stars helping out included 2015 WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, her Washington Mystics teammate Natasha Cloud and their coach

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Mike Thibault, who has the most wins of any women’s coach in the sport.

Manchester United Women’s football players Siobhan Chamberlain, Mollie Green and Millie Turner also attended and took part in the coaching session.

All the athletes completed a question and answer session with the children before posing for photos and signing autographs.

Jr. NBA Basketball England Leagues are designed to leverage the excitement of the NBA to inspire participation, and the programme aims to promote the shared NBA and

Basketball England values of teamwork, leadership, fitness and healthy living through league games, Jr. NBA youth clinics, and league Finals events.

In 2018, Basketball England expanded their Jr. NBA offering significantly, moving from five to thirteen leagues across the country, with more than 4,500 children aged eleven and twelve now participating in the programme annually.

Kingsdale teacher and basketball coach Chetan Barot said: “The kids have been so excited about coming.

The stars being here provides them

with some inspiration.

“The drills they did were really good – it’s interesting to see sessions delivered by people from the NBA. “It’s good for basketball players to get something like this because it’s normally the sessions for footballers from the FA or the rugby players from the RFU. “We’ve never had a chance like this before. It helps the players improve by working at a higher standard.”

To find out more about Basketball England the Jr. NBA programme, please go to www.Basketballengland.co.uk/Jrnba

Romeo heads for Nationals The Menace fail to

LYNN AC’S Romeo Johnson won twice last weekend in the Schoolboy Championships to advance to February’s National finals.

topple the Monarchs

Romeo and Elwin

PECKHAM TOWN’S travel sickness continued as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat away to Staplehurst Monarchs last weekend.

Romeo fought a quarter-final on the Saturday against Patrick McDonough of Hemel Hempstead ABC which he won with a unanimous points decision.

He then had to box his semi-final on Sunday against Twickenham ABC’s Mason Orriss. This proved to be a tougher bout with Orriss having a very aggressive come-forward style, but Romeo stuck to his boxing to win the contest on a split decision.

Lynn coach Elwin Ollivierre said: “I was very pleased how Romeo boxed over the two days, dealing with opponents with very different styles.”

Romeo will now join James Omoniyi - who had a walkover last weekend - in the National finals which take place on February 10/11.

Peckham Rye’s Binitie cuts down Forest Fred Jolly Memorial Trophy result Mottingham Forrest 1 Peckham Rye 3

PECKHAM RYE got their first win of 2019 by beating Senior Division side Mottingham Forest in the second round of the Fred Jolly Memorial Trophy last weekend.

The Rye were without the suspended centre-back pairing of Danny Warne and Jim Holman, but Danny Gibson

comfortably stepped into the back four and his side started brightly with Duke Binitie’s pace causing the Forest defence trouble. The Rye had Craig Parsons back from injury and his clever movement allowed Binitie the space to go through on goal only to be denied by a good save. But it was soon 1-0 to the visitors when Binitie went through again and a tackle diverted the ball past the goalkeeper. The Rye doubled the lead

after Charlie Eldridge cut in and laid the ball off to Binitie whose low shot went through the unfortunate keeper’s legs.

The second half started much the same with Parsons dropping into midfield and playing an eye-of-the-needle pass to Binitie who coolly finished for a 3-0 lead. A Forrest penalty was awarded that they converted for 3-1 but the Rye comfortably progressed to the next round.

The Menace made one change from the team that downed Fleetdown United at home last Saturday. Adrian Butler returned to midfield as Drew Newton was unavailable.

This was arguably the biggest game of the season so far for Peckham, as Staplehurst Monarchs were setting the pace at the top of the Kent County League Premier Division. Town went into the game buoyed by a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture at the Menace Arena in December, and were looking to complete a league double over the league leaders. A crowd of over 50 spectators were present at the Jubilee Sports Ground to greet both teams, as they walked out on a cold afternoon in the Kent countryside. The Monarchs had the majority of the possession in the first half and were winning the 50-50 challenges, but Town were containing the home team and looking to be a threat on the break. But it was the home side that broke the deadlock after they won a hotly-disputed penalty. Despite protests from the Menace, Josh Brown kept his cool and converted the spot-kick.

Peckham had to chase the game in the second half, and began to match Staplehurst across the pitch. Substitute Yaya Barry pulled a goal back for the visitors, but two further goals from Nathan Bertrand and Steve Elliot condemned the visitors to defeat and a

disappointing journey back to Peckham.

Luke Wallond, player-manager of Staplehurst Monarchs, said: “It was a great team performance. The boys [did] everyone at the club proud – a great battle against a very good Peckham side.”

The Menace were left to ponder why the team’s form has been so disappointing outside of the M25 this season. Town have been on fire when making short journeys within the ringroad – winning five away games out of five and scoring 22 goals in the process.

However, crossing the M25 and into Kent has given Peckham travel sickness.

Town have won only twice and lost six games, including two against lowerdivision opposition in cup games. Town will be thanking their lucky stars that there is only one further away game in Kent out of the remaining eleven games this season.

The Menace are back at home on Saturday January 26 when they take on Faversham Strike Force at 2pm.

You can keep up with all the Menace latest news on Twitter and Instragram by following @PeckhamTownFC, as well as the club’s website at http://www.peckhamtownfootballclub.c om.

Peckham Town (4-4-2): Larry McArdle; Lewis McIntyre, Alfie Ball, Hiram Laud - Anderson, Adam Tarrant; Kevin Dance, Adrian Butler, Lukman Mojeed (c), Nicky Meta; Herve Mbongue, Kladji Cani. Subs: Youssef Bouimane, Yaya Barry.

A PEN IN THE NECK

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MIDDLESBROUGH - 1 Hugill 90' pen Wallace 21' MILLWALL - 1 Date: Saturday January 19, 2019 Attendance: 21,915 Man of the match: J Wallace Referee: Keith Stroud

THE LINE-UPS 23 Randolph

20 Fry

6 Batth

4 Ayala

8 Clayton

Van la Parra 45’

16 Howson

26 Wing

Assombalonga 61’

3 Friend

Downing 69’

22 Saville

44 Marshall

9 Gregory

7 J Wallace

8 Thompson

6 Williams

28 Leonard

25 M Wallace

Morison 81’

5 Cooper

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O’Brien 88

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SPORT 33 Here’s looking at you: Jed Wallace celebrates after giving Millwall the lead

Ben Thompson made a first-ever Championship start

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By John Kelly

johnk@southwarknews.co.uk

THERE WAS enough from Millwall last Saturday to think they will soon be able to plan for another season in the Championship.

But, yet again, a late twist that fuels the feeling that the tug of relegation won’t be loosened for a while.

This result left Millwall six points above the bottom three. Ipswich appear doomed, so it looks to be two more sides from five to join them. Preston, the next team above Millwall, have a ten-point buffer to the relegation zone and it’s hard to see anyone else dropping into the mix. Sheffield Wednesday have appointed Steve Bruce and Brentford are recently resurgent.

There is often one team that goes into freefall, and of the next bunch of teams Nottingham Forest look vulnerable having just hired Martin O’Neill who has been on the downward slope of his managerial career for some time. But it would take some collapse.

Millwall, for the second time this season, went into the 90th minute leading Middlesbrough, and for the second time

this season cocked the rifle and aimed it at their own foot.

Neil Harris has spoken recently of saving Steve Morison’s legs until late on in games, but it was the captain’s arms that did the damage to his own team at The Riverside Stadium. Did he really need to shove Daniel Ayala? Probably not, as there were three Millwall players on the line and it was a difficult angle for Ayala to get a header on target.

Jordan Hugill, the on-loan West Ham striker, sent Jordan Archer, who had an excellent game, the wrong way from the spot.

There had been a ripple of excitement among Millwall fans just after 2pm when the team sheet was released. You can count on one hand the number of times Harris hasn’t played 4-4-2, but, to combat Boro’s strength in the middle of the pitch and try to hit their slow defence where it hurt, Ben Thompson came into midfield in a 4-3-3 formation. Ben Marshall and

Jed Wallace supported lone striker Lee Gregory from the wings and the plan came together 22 minutes in.

The goal owed much to Gregory’s willingness to fight for every ball, then his pace, and then his vision and precision to send Wallace through. From a Middlesbrough corner that was cleared, Gregory took the ball off Adam Clayton, ran into Boro’s half and drew Ayala and Danny Batth. Meanwhile, Wallace zoomed into Gregory’s field of vision over his right shoulder after sprinting from his own box and away from George Friend. Wallace took a poor touch with his right foot, corrected it with his left, and then slid a finish past Darren Randolph.

Boro boss Tony Pulis tried to sign Wallace last August before getting George Saville, who was initially marooned on the left wing before being drafted into a central position after the withdrawal of three defensive midfielders in the second half. Ominously, Pulis spoke after this

about the need for a quick winger, but the dire quality of football his side plays wouldn’t convince Wallace that Teeside would be a suitable destination even if Boro made another bid.

Millwall’s formation gave Thompson – making his first-ever Championship start four-and-a-half years after his senior debut – more attacking freedom and he had a first-half chance but headed Shaun Williams’ cross straight at Randolph, who earlier produced an excellent reflex save to deny Gregory after a goalmouth scramble.

The Lions survived a Boro blitz early in the second half and it was the visitors who looked like they would extend their lead as the game entered the last ten minutes.

Mahlon Romeo weaved right and left into the box but seemed to be caught in two minds as he hit a cross-shot wide.

Then Thompson clipped a lovely ball to Wallace but the winger hurried his shot and sliced wide.

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It kept Boro in it and when Stewart Downing crossed to the back post Morison raised his right arm into Ayala’s back and there was little doubt he pushed him over. Both managers disagreed on the decision, though Harris had only seen it from one angle when he spoke after the game.

Millwall must cut out these late lapses. It was the twelfth goal they have conceded after the 85th minute of league games this season, costing them twelve points. They have dropped seventeen points from winning positions.

But they are in a much better place than they were on December 22, when their 10 loss at Stoke was an eighth game without a win.

One defeat in their last six in all competitions means they can go into a nopressure game against Everton this weekend in high spirits and have a real go at creating another famous FA Cup memory at The Den.

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BACK WHE RE BEN BELONGS

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EXCLUSIVE

By John Kelly

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BEN MARSHALL said he ignored interest from a number of clubs to rejoin Millwall this month as he discussed his decision to sign for Norwich last summer and why it didn’t work out in his first newspaper interview since his return to the Lions last week.

Speaking exclusively to the News, Marshall admitted money was a factor in joining the Canaries last summer, but said he had to consider his family and the fact that the length of time of a footballer’s earning potential is short.

Marshall said he believes that “deep down” people understand that reality. He signed a four-year deal with Norwich on terms that Millwall couldn’t match.

Former Blackburn and Wolves midfielder Marshall also praised Norwich for smoothing his exit from the club.

Marshall started five of the first six games of the season for Daniel Farke’s side, was played out of position at right-back but stressed that there were no excuses as he struggled defensively.

Illness and injury also hampered Marshall early in the season and he only played once more for Norwich from August until January before his move back to south London.

This week he reflected on the choice he had to make last summer between Millwall and Norwich.

“It was tough,” he admitted. “The manager here made it clear I had really enjoyed my time here. In my eyes I wanted to come back more. But sometimes you’ve just got to take opportunities when they come.

“I felt like it was the right thing for me to do in my career, but do I regret it?

Maybe, yeah. The main thing for me is I’m here now, I love it here, everyone around the place knows how much I love it.

“Sometimes you make a decision, like any in life, and if it’s right or wrong you’ve got to live with it and try and mend it.

“Norwich is a great football club, such a well-run club and the manager is brilliant.

The lads are brilliant, so there’s no faults.

“Sometimes you just don’t fit. I would say I fit in Norwich, with the lads, the manager but there are times when it just doesn’t work out. I stress to people it’s the same if you work in Tesco or wherever, you can go and meet great people but it doesn’t happen.

“You make a decision and you’ve got to live with it. That’s life, that’s it. I’m back here and that’s all that matters to me now.”

Marshall played right-back in his last game for Millwall last season, the 1-0 win over Aston Villa. But he struggled in the position in Farke’s side.

“I didn’t really want to play right-back,” Marshall said. “I can do a job there, but I found it difficult defensively because it’s like asking a centre-half to go and play on the wing. They could do a job but it’s not going to be effective.

“Defensively I felt like I struggled especially with people running at me. I got about 40 minutes at left wing, and that was it really.

“There were a couple of illnesses and injuries and then the lads were flying. I found it difficult to get back in.

“I’m not one for excuses: the top and

‘ ’ I wa l k t h r o u g h t h e door here and perk up’

bottom of it is I wasn’t good enough defensively and it cost the team a couple of goals. I had every right to be dropped and I didn’t have any argument with that.

“When you look back on it you have to accept it’s not your position. I think that was the case. If I were still there now and they he wanted me to play right-back I wouldn’t blink an eye. I’d go out and do the best I can.”

After Marshall returned from injury it quickly became obvious that he had little chance of breaking into the side.

He explained: “I was back in the squad but the manager stressed I was just back because of the home-grown rule (seven in a match-day squad of eighteen). He didn’t only say that but looking back on it maybe it was that.

“I trained quite well and was back in the squad but I never really felt like I was going to come on. Then I was out of the squad and I went in to speak to him and he said he was happy with everything. I wasn’t expecting to start and as time went on it looked like I was going more and more down the pecking order.

“I had another chat with him and he was brilliant, he said he just wanted me to be happy. I said I’d be happy playing football games and that was it.

“Before anything, I needed to get the go-ahead to leave. Norwich obviously must have spoken to my agent and then when people get a whiff you’re available to go out on loan that’s when clubs want you.

“To be honest, I was quite surprised,

Southwark News, Thursday January 24 2019 Ben Marshall went straight into the Millwall side at Middlesbrough last Saturday

A Lions fan sneakily snapped the player and his dad at The Den the previous weekend

there were quite a few clubs interested, but I never even acknowledged them. I had my heart set on coming back here.

Anyone could have come in for me and I still would have come here. That’s the truth and the manager knows that as well.

He knew what clubs came in for me and were turned down.”

One swaying factor last summer was the security of a long-term deal.

“I signed a four-year contract at Norwich and that’s a big thing, you know, for your life and for your children,” Marshall continued. “You’ve got to think about stuff like that in football. I have to make sure they have a good life.

Sometimes you make a decision not only

for yourself.

“People say, ‘you only went for the money’, and yeah you do but not to go buy cars and watches. You do it to invest for your family, that’s how it is. It’s not like you’re going to be earning this money until you’re 50, 60.

“I’m sure everyone understands deep down. I know it’s frustrating as a fan, I’m a football fan and when you want someone to go to a club so much and they end up going somewhere else you automatically have a bit of hatred for them. It’s normal.

“On the flip side of it, it’s a job, it’s a business and you’ve got to do what you can while you can. I wasn’t happy at

Norwich. Nothing to do with Norwich, they’re not a bad club. But as soon as I walked through the door here I just seemed to perk up again.

“Norwich were brilliant, they could have made it a lot harder but they realised my situation and helped me out massively on and off the pitch. They were quite sound in letting me come here so I’ve got nothing against them whatsoever.”

Marshall has a sense of belonging again after a difficult season. “It’s like I never went away. A lot of the lads are still here, not much has changed. I’m back in giving everyone a bit of stick! I’m so happy to be back.”

THERE AREN’T many clubs in the top two levels whose manager would personally pick up a new signing from the train station.

so I had Saturday off. I got told on the Thursday. My dad lives in Manchester so I rang him and asked him if he wanted to do something.

“I said we could meet in London and having been a Blackburn player as well I said, ‘shall we go watch it?’ I texted Jed [Wallace] to see if he could get me a couple of tickets.

“There was nothing in it, I wasn’t meeting anyone. I met a few of the lads in the players’ lounge but that was it, really.

“I hadn’t even been told I could go out

on loan at that point. I’d not seen my dad for a while so it made sense to go and watch a football game.

“There was, I think, contact on the Sunday or Monday, it was agreed and I got the go-ahead. I got the train down on the Wednesday morning, the manager came and picked me up from the station.

I needed to get down and you know what the drive is like from Norwich. So I got the train, he picked me up and we went for a coffee and had a chat about things.

“There was a mini-medical as you would call it and that was it.”

Station pick-up, coffee and a chat

But that’s exactly what Neil Harris did last week when Ben Marshall arrived at Bromley from Norwich.

Speculation over Marshall’s potential return increased the weekend before last after he was photographed in the stand at The Den attending the 2-0 defeat to Blackburn.

“I saw that photo,” Marshall said. “I was told I wasn’t in the Norwich squad

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Archer takes aim

Southwark News, Thursday January 24 2019

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EXCLUSIVE

By John Kelly

johnk@southwarknews.co.uk

JORDAN ARCHER is hoping the Den “roar” makes the difference as Millwall eye another FA Cup shock on Saturday.

Lions goalkeeper Archer recognises his side are the “massive underdog” against Everton in the televised 5.30pm kick-off but says a “rocking” home ground is “like having a twelfth man”.

The biggest Den attendance in Neil Harris’ reign – 18,012 – saw League One Millwall knock then-Premier League champions Leicester out in the fifth round in 2017 when Shaun Cummings scored in the last minute for the ten-man hosts.

Archer, 25, admitted he has the game recorded on Sky Go and recalls the “goose bumps” when Cummings coolly slotted past Ron-Robert Zieler to send The Den into ecstasy.

Millwall had knocked top-flight sides Bournemouth and Watford out in previous rounds before eventually falling to Tottenham in a White Hart Lane quarter-final.

There were 33 league places separating the Lions and the Foxes in 2017. It’s 27 this weekend, but a bigger gap is indicated by the fact that Everton could include two £50million signings in their side in Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson.

“There’s no pressure on us, we’re the massive underdog, but every game we go into we go to win,” Archer told the News this week.

“I’ve been part of teams the last couple of years that have turned over Premier League sides. We’re under no illusions that we’re coming up against a top side but it’s going to be a great occasion, it’ll be a sell-out Den. When The Den is sold out there are not many stadiums around the country that have

FA CUP 4th Round

Keeper says fans are key to another Cup upset

that kind of roar.

“The Den is an intimidating place to come, even for throw-ins going to get the ball they’re getting abuse – and I’m not condoning it – but it’s part of the atmosphere and makes The Den what it is. We do thrive off that and when it’s rocking, I know it’s a cliché, but it is like having a twelfth man.

“When Shaun Cummings scored that

last-minute goal I’ve never heard The Den so loud, it gave me goose bumps and the boys were running around not knowing what to do.

“To turn over what were then the Premier League champions made it a great occasion.

“In the Premier League you don’t get many grounds like it or up and down the country. The fans are so close and

so vocal so I can imagine how it is hard for other teams. It’s vitally important the fans come out on Saturday and do the same.”

Millwall went eight games without a win until their 1-0 victory over Reading on Boxing Day but go into this fixture having lost just one of their last six in all competitions.

“I train with these guys every single

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day and we’ve got enough quality on our day to beat many teams at home, barring probably City and Liverpool,” Archer said.

“Everyone wants to draw a Premier League team but we can’t get too sidetracked from our priority, which is the league.

“Even during the eight games without a win we weren’t far off, there have been only one or two games this season when we have been outplayed.

“We’ve been a bit unfortunate with a few late goals but we’ve always had confidence and things are starting to turn now. The boys are working hard, there’s a great buzz around the camp and it’s great to have the fresh faces around in the lads who have returned from loans.

“Hopefully we have turned a corner but we’re not getting carried away because we’re only six points clear of the bottom three at the moment.”

Archer has produced some of his best form recently after being dropped earlier in the campaign and not regaining his place for three months.

Asked if the memory of that is driving his displays he said: “Yeah, but I’ve always been confident.

Everyone makes mistakes but when a keeper does it it usually ends up in the back of the net.

“I never lost confidence. Being out of the team did help spur me on but I’ve always been focused and I always want to improve and help the team as much as I can.”

Neither side will want a draw on Saturday that will mean a replay and an unwelcome distraction as they both prioritise the league.

But if the Lions are trailing in the last minute and get a corner will the stopper make his way forward?

“I’ll see what happens, I’m not the quickest so if the ball doesn’t fall to us then I’ll have to run back. But you never know.”

VS Everton

Lions determined to put Toffees in sticky situation

By John Kelly

johnk@southwarknews.co.uk

BEN THOMPSON and Ben Marshall are ineligible as Millwall go hunting for another Premier League FA Cup scalp on Saturday.

The pair played against each other in the third round when Portsmouth defeated Norwich 1-0 at Carrow Road.

That is likely to mean boss Neil Harris will revert to 4-4-2 after playing 4-3-3 in the 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough last weekend.

Shane Ferguson should come back in on the left side of midfield, while Steve Morison is an option to start up front alongside Lee Gregory.

Fred Onyedinma is also cup-tied.

Everton could rest players for the clash.

Toffees skipper Seamus Coleman knows that it won’t be easy for his side.

“I’ve never played there and I hear it’s a great atmosphere,” Coleman said. “We are looking forward to the game and hopefully we can win it and advance in the cup.

Millwall

Saturday, January 26.

The Den, kick-off: 5.30pm

Lions’ legendary 2016-17 FA Cup run

After Millwall defeated Southend and then Braintree, they faced three Premier League sides at The Den.

January 7 Third round: Millwall 3-0 Bournemouth Millwall were ninth in League One, Bournemouth ninth in the Premier League after a draw with Arsenal. But the Lions swept their startled opponents away with goals from Steve Morison, Shaun Cummings and Shane Ferguson.

January 29 Fourth round: Millwall 1-0 Watford Morison, Cummings and Ferguson were central to this run. Morison told the Hornets players to stop moaning as they sides went into the half-time

“Millwall is a great game for us.

The manager will be wanting to do all he can to win the cup, and it is something I know the Everton fans are desperate for.

break at 0-0. And then he walked the walk. With five minutes left Ferguson crossed, and Morison applied the finish.

February 18 Fifth round: Millwall 1-0 Leicester The Premier League champions in front of a sellout Den. Millwall’s chance of a major upset appeared gone after Jake Cooper’s 52nd-minute red card. But as the game entered the last minute, Lee Gregory cushioned a pass into Cummings in the box, and he sent The Den into delirium.

“As players, we are as well. There are no easy games, either, and going to Millwall will be difficult so we need to be prepared and do our homework this week.”

MATCH DETAILS

Possible Millwall starting XI: 4-4-2: Archer; Romeo, Hutchinson, Cooper, M Wallace; J Wallace, Leonard, Williams, Ferguson; Gregory, Morison.

Match odds: Millwall 4/1 Draw 13/5 Everton 8/13

Shaun Cummings (left) and Jimmy Abdou celebrate the winner against Leicester

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INSIDE

WAITING GAME

Ben Marshall in action against Boro last weekend

Fisher gunning for return to the top

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Eyes on the prize (money)

By John Kelly

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NEIL HARRIS is determined to secure another £180,000 for Millwall as the Lions aim to make Everton their fourth Premier League FA Cup victims in the last two years at The Den on Saturday.

Lions will want permanent winger deal next summer

EXCLUSIVE

By John Kelly

johnk@southwarknews.co.uk

BEN MARSHALL isn’t ruling out a permanent Millwall switch next summer – but stressed he just wants to “enjoy my football again” after his Lions return last week.

Marshall, 27, was picked up by boss Neil Harris from Bromley train station last Wednesday morning after arriving from Norwich before a quick coffee followed by his first training session back at Calmont Road.

Harris put him straight into the side

that drew 1-1 at Middlesbrough last weekend.

There is no other agreement as part of the loan arrangement, with Marshall set to head back to Norwich in May before his summer break.

But he is unlikely to have a future with the Canaries, and Millwall will reignite their interest in a permanent deal in the summer. Marshall would command a fee in the region of £1.5million.

Marshall played just six times for Norwich this season and will be one year into a four-year deal next June.

“It’s a straight loan. There’s a long way from now until the end of the season, anything can happen,”

Marshall said.

“I’m still contracted to Norwich and I will have three years left when the summer comes. Hopefully I can have a successful loan again here and see what Norwich want to do. To be honest, I just want to enjoy my football again and have craic with the lads.

“I feel like then everything will take care of itself.”

Marshall is cup-tied when Millwall face Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup this weekend, but will use the time to build his fitness after just one league appearance since last August.

He said: “I spoke to Bloomy [Millwall’s head of performance, Laurence Bloom] and the manager

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and they asked me how I felt and what I wanted to do, as I won’t be involved this weekend. I want to use it to get to the best level I can. I’ll get some fitness work in and some gym work and hopefully it’ll pay off for the next games.”

Meanwhile, Lee Gregory has a contract offer on the table with Millwall waiting for his decision.

The News was told that the striker, in the last six months of his current contract, has been offered “very lucrative” new terms.

Gregory, 30, can leave on a free transfer in the summer if he decides to bring his five-year spell with Millwall to an end.

After their third-round win over Hull banked £135,000 prize money, Harris emphasised the importance of that cash to the club.

Millwall will also be boosted by TV revenue from the fixture and gate receipts with The Den set to be close to a sell-out.

Harris will be without the cup-tied Ben Marshall, Ben Thompson and Fred Onyedinma. Everton fielded an under-strength side in their 2-1 win over Lincoln in the last round, but still boasted multi-million pound signings such as Ademola Lookman and Yerry Mina.

“I’ll be picking a team that wants to beat Everton. It’s live on BBC, it’s a lot of prize money for our football club,” Harris said.

“There’s an opportunity to cause an upset but Everton are a very, very good team. They’ve got worldclass players and spent a hell of a lot of money in the summer.

“They’ve been unpredictable in the Premier League this year, inconsistency has been their problem.

“But I’ve watched five games of theirs already and when they pass the ball well they are very impressive. It’s going to be an extremely tough game for us.

“We’re going to have to be at our very best with and without the ball to cause them problems.”

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