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EditorialWhy won’t Trust chiefsset out where theystand on contracts?

THE NATIONAL debate overjunior doctors’ contracts iskeenly felt in Southwark -

with our three major hospitalsemploying thousands of medicalstaff. So it is disappointing thatneither of the Chief Executives fromGuy’s & St Thomas’ and King’swould agree to an interview withthis paper.Not only the junior doctors themselves,but all those who use these flagshiphospital trusts, will wonder what thosewho run the organisations think aboutthe government’s decision to imposenew contracts. Do they support thegovernment - which argues that changeis needed in the drive to fulfil an electionpledge to provide a seven day a weekNHS? Or do they support many of theirstaff who believe they will beoverworked and that the new workingconditions will affect their ability to carefor people?We asked, repeatedly, whether eitherChief Exec would agree to an interview,to set out their views on this thornyissue, but received only bland, shortstatements from the trusts, stating thatthey were following nationaldevelopments.Both of these huge hospital trusts areleaders in the field - achieving incrediblethings each year, treating and helpingthousands of local people. So surely it’snot unreasonable for us to expect them totake a lead on an issue that affects somany people - rather than simply follownational events from the sidelines?

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It is astonishing that this nationalbrewery is so hell-bent on stopping livemusic at the Half Moon pub when it re-opens. The large pub that is a landmark for theHerne Hill area has an impressivehistory of top names playing on the stagethere. And so has a notable celebrity fanbase. More importantly for any publican,the pub as a live music venue is clearlypopular with the local community. Whyon earth Fullers cannot see this and issticking to some rigid business modelwould astound any local landlady orlandlord. Hundreds came out in the rain at lastweek’s pop-up musical protest and manymore since Fullers said they would bedoing away with the pub’s famous stage.Fullers accountants have obviouslyopted for food over drink and live music,but who says they can’t have both?Surely they need to listen to theircustomers – who are currently amassingon the street outside the pub.

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Southwark News, Th ursday March 10, 2016 www.southwarknews.co.uk/news NEWS 3

AN UNOFFICIAL ‘warmemorial’ has intriguedBermondsey residents since itemerged without warning orexplanation last week. The instalment, at the arches in thejunction of Tanner Street and MaltbyStreet, features what appear to bereproductions of WW2-eratelegrams sent from residents in thenorth of the borough. The poignant messages reveal boththe drama and minutiae of wartimelife in Bermondsey, as well as thetragedy, grief and strength thatpermeated the borough during the

Blitz. One reads: “Come homeimmediately Edward died.”Another says: “Bombing last nightstop the dog died but we are all safeand thinking of you stop.”Some informed residents of thedeaths of their sons or fathers, whileothers relayed the destination ofloved ones during the evacuation ofchildren to the countryside. One simple reads: “Trying to keepspirits high but I fear the worst.”Southwark historian StephenBourne was mystified by thetelegrams, which areunaccompanied by any sort ofinformative plaque or protectivecover.

He told the News: “It is an odd one.It looks quite prominent and eye-catching display, obviouslysomebody wants people to look atthem. But they look too clean to beoriginals – and if original, surelythey wouldn’t just display them on awall. “It is interesting but it is also a bigmystery. It would be good ifsomeone reading this could explainwhy they were put up.”An enquiry has been put in to theLocal History Library in BoroughHigh Street. If you know anythingabout these telegrams, or if you ownsome interesting wartimememorabilia, please [email protected].


‘TRYING TO KEEP SPIRITSHIGH BUT I FEAR THE WORST’Poignant wartime telegram messages appear pasted to arches

The mystery telegram display at the junction of Tanner Street and Maltby Street


AN ELDERLY man whosuffered from Alzheimer’s hasbeen paid a loving tribute by thelong-term lover and companion,who has died only weeks aftertheir wedding was put on hold.David Newman, 80, died onSaturday at the Tower Bridge CareHome following a urinary infectionand a damaged bowel, but had alsosuffered from Parkinson’s disease.Mr Newman was visited at the carehome ever day by Keith Buxton, 69,who had lived together in JamaicaRoad, Bermondsey, since 1988.Keith had proposed to Mr Newmanon Valentine’s Day, and had almostmarried on Tuesday, February 23 inMr Newman’s room at the carehome. Mr Newman had been inbetter health that day. “He wasspeaking in full sentences andseeming well,” Keith says.“I told the registrar David wasdoing well, so the registrar said‘right let’s do it’, and droppedeverything to come and marry us.“The staff at the care home got himfresh clothes and shaved himespecially to make him look nice.“We were all in his room, then halfway through the ceremony we hearda knock on the door.”The ceremony was interrupted bythe care home’s managerial staff,who insisted the wedding be put onhold until they could say for certainMr Newman was “aware of what hewas agreeing to”.“They said David first needed to bechecked by social services, but theycouldn’t come until the next day. By

then David’s condition had againtaken a turn for the worse again, andhis speech was very limited.”Tragically, the wedding had to becalled off and his conditioncontinued to deteriorate.“David had proposed to me in2013, just after gay marriage becamelegal,” Keith said. “But I told him Ididn’t see the point.

“When I proposed to him onValentine’s Day his face lit up and hecried. I just wish I had realised it hadbeen so important to him all along. Ifeel like I have been so selfish.“I know he really did want to marryme. He just never mentioned it againbecause he was content with what Iwanted.”Keith says he Mr Newman met in

1994, after his old boyfriend died ofcancer at about the same time MrNewman also lost his wife to thedisease.Mr Newman was born inHuddersfield and served in the RAFafter World War Two, later becominga Salvation Army captain. Keith wasraised in Doncaster and moved toLondon for work, later convincing

David to follow after being maderedundant from his old factory job.The couple enjoyed going to theirfavourite haunts, the Tower BridgeRoad Whetherspoons and theChelsea Kitchen in west London,which they often visited after a tripto see Chicago or Star Light Expressat the theatre.Mr Newman was a “gentle soul”who would go to the shop across theroad and bring back copies of theMetro to put through everyone’sfront door in their block of flats.Keith said he would like to scatterMr Newsman’s ashes in SouthwarkPark where he loved to feed birdsand squirrels during summer.Mr Newman died having had nochildren, and with no living siblings.His funeral will be held onWednesday March 23, at 10.45am atHonour Oak Cemetery. His bodywill be taken to the funeral servicefrom their Jamaica Road flat inWickfield House at 10.15am “foranyone who wants to say goodbye tohim there”.

A TV drama about the tragickilling of ten-year-old DamilolaTaylor is set to be made for BBCOne.The one-off programme, which willbe called Our Loved Boy, will be toldthrough the perspective of Damilola’sfather, Richard Taylor.The episode will re-tell the eventswhich led to his son’s killing in 2000,when he was found bleeding to death

in the stairwell of a Peckham housingestate.Two brothers were cleared ofmurder but later convicted ofmanslaughter, having stabbedDamilola in the leg with glass.The programme has been written byplaywright and screen-writer LeviDavid Addai. Bafta-winning directorEuros Lynn, best known for Capitaland Happy Valley, will also help withthe script.A date for the episode’s broadcasthas yet to be confirmed.

‘I wish I had just realised gettingmarried was so important to him’

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Grieving Bermondsey man pays tribute to lover who died just weeks after wedding was put on hold because of his Alzheimer’s

“I told the registrarDavid was doingwell, so theregistrar said ‘right let’s do it’,and droppedeverything to comeand marry us.”

Keith Buxtonholding a

picture of hisbeloved David

BBC to screen drama onDamilola Taylor killingBy [email protected]

NEW DETAILS of how Peckhammulti-storey car park is to betransformed have been revealed. Peckham Town Centre Car Park willsoon be known as Peckham Levels, with20,000 square foot of space designed bythe creators of Pop-Up Brixton.The designs pictured show the six-levelsof space. Levels one, two, three and fourwill comprise artist’s studios, makerworkshops and shared workspace forbusinesses. Levels five and six willprovide gallery, performance and multi-purpose events space, and retail space.

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POLICE DISCOVERED andaccidentally fired a handgun lastweek following a three-vehiclecrash in the Old Kent Road. A moped driver, who had been incollision with a car and a coach, fledthe scene and is currently beinghunted by police. The accident took place at around5.30pm near the junction with DuntonRoad.The driver of the coach, which hadno passengers on board, stopped at thescene and was uninjured. The cardriver had left the scene on foot, butreturned and was also uninjured.Police arrived at the scene anddiscovered the weapon, which one

officer then accidentally fired at thescene. A spokesperson for Scotland Yardsaid: “The recovered firearm wasunintentionally discharged into aballistics bag by a Scene of CrimeOfficer. No one was injured.”She added that the Directorate ofProfessional Standards, who “upholdand improve” standards across thecapital’s police force, has beeninformed.No arrests have been made andpolice are asking for witnesses tocome forward. Enquiries into where the gun camefrom are ongoing. Anyone who can assist police isasked to call 101, or can speakanonymously by contactingCrimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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BERMONDSEY: A man wasrescued from a flat fire last weekafter cooking was left unattended. A neighbour, who smelled burning in aseven-storey block of flats in LockwoodSquare, called the emergency services ataround 9.47pm. Three fire engines and 14 firefightersattended the scene and “forced theirway” in to save the man, who wassuffering from smoke inhalation. The fire severely damaged the kitchen

but was brought under control by justafter 11.20pm. A London Fire Brigadespokesperson said: “This man is verylucky to have an attentive neighbour anda working smoke alarm. If he didn’t, hemight not have survived this fire.“Our advice is to have a workingsmoke alarm on every level of yourhome and the safest option is have thealarms linked together. This will give theearliest warning if there is a fire in yourhome.”

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POLICE ARE offering a£20,000 reward for anyone whocomes forward with informationabout the unsolved murder ofsixteen-year-old Walworth boyMohamed Dura-Ray.Mohamed, known to his friendsand family as Mo, was foundstabbed to death on September 18

last year at the Newington Estate inCanterbury Place, Kennington.Mohamed was pronounced dead atthe scene at 10.52pm. He died twoweeks before his seventeenthbirthday.Eight male suspects between theages of sixteen and 54 were arrested,but no one has been convicted.Speaking to the News one weekbefore the six-month anniversary ofMo’s death, Detective chiefinspector Graeme Gwyn, said: “Ineed all those who witnessed the

killing, the moments leading up to itand the aftermath, to speak with meand give an honest account of whatthey saw.“I know that there are witnesseswho still haven’t spoken with police.I urge those people to listen to thepleas of a mother who has lost herson and is begging them to comeforward and describe honestly whatthey saw.”A trial of a 20-year-old man whohad been charged with Mo’s murderwas called off last month, after the

Crown Prosecution Services decidedthere was insufficient evidence.Two suspects returned from bail inFebruary, but they too were releasedwhile there is insufficient evidenceto prosecute.Mohamed’s mother, MariamaKamara, said: “There is no paingreater than a parent losing a child.The hearts of my family arecompletely broken. “I would like to appeal to thepublic. Anyone with anyinformation or knowledge of myson's murder, I plead for you tocome forward and speak to thepolice. “Those responsible for my son’s

death should not get away withmurder. The murder of my sonshould not be forgotten and justiceshould prevail. We as a family needclosure.”MP for Bermondsey and OldSouthwark, Neil Coyle, whomarched with Mariama on anti-knifecrime marches, gave a mention tothe unsolved case in his question toPrime Minister David Cameronduring last week’s PMQs session inthe House of Commons.Anyone with information is urgedto call the incident room atLewisham on 020 8721 4805, or callCrimestoppers anonymously on0800 555 111.

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POLICE OFFER£20k REWARDIN HUNT FORMO’S KILLERBy [email protected]

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UP TO 37,000 council housingtenants may have been overchargedby Southwark Council for theirwater bills, lawyers have claimed.The ruling was made in a dispute at theRoyal Courts of Justice between thecouncil and Camberwell resident KimJones. The case concluded on March 4with the judge’s decision that Miss Joneshas been overcharged by 22.1 percent onher weekly water bills since 2006.The council is legally entitled to collectpayment from tenants for water andsewage services provided by ThamesWater, and it is also allowed include a feefor the administrative costs it incurswhile providing this service for ThamesWater. But the judge, Mr Justice Newey,concluded that Southwark Council hadbreached the rules laid out by the 2006Water Resale Order, as it had “boughtand re-sold water and sewage services”to its tenants while making a profit.Because of the excessive fee the councilcharged, the judge said it had not actedas a “true agent”.Southwark Council had thereforecharged Miss Jones, and potentially the37,000 tenants it charges under the samepolicy, more than the maximum allowedunder the 2006 Order.Councillor Richard Livingstone,cabinet member for housing, has issueda statement saying the council is“disappointed” with the judge’s decision,and have not ruled out appealing the

case. “Southwark Council (along withmany other council landlords andhousing associations) has been providinga service to Thames Water by billingtenants for their water, and collectingtheir payments,” Cllr Livingstone said.“We have received a commission tocover our administration costs and therisk of non-payment, and any surplus hasgone back in to the housing revenueaccount which pays for improvements totenants’ homes and investment in newhomes.”Gareth Mitchell of Deighton PierceGlynn, the solicitor firm representingMiss Jones, told the News thatSouthwark Council had been able toovercharge residents because of anagreement held with Thames Water.

Mr Mitchell said: “Thames Water andSouthwark Council entered into aconfidential agreement behind closeddoors which none of the tenants whohave been affected knew was happening.We only found out about this afterobtaining a court order that they disclosethe agreement. “The courts decidedapproximately 37,000 households hadbeen overcharged,” he said.He added that Southwark Council waslikely to have evicted former residentswho had fallen into “water arrears” onadded charges they were not liable topay. “Southwark Council often evictseither wholly or in part because of waterarrears. In the past people would havelost their homes because of charges theywere not in fact liable to pay,” Mr

Mitchell said.“We are still considering the best wayof giving effect to the judgement. Themost pressing concern for us is thatSouthwark Council has charged inbreach of consumer protection rules. “Tenants who think they have beenovercharged maybe entitled to a rebate,but how Southwark Council will goabout redressing this situation is up tothem. We would urge anyone who ishaving difficulty with rent arrears to seekurgent advice and I’m quite keen to hearfrom other Southwark tenants who havebeen affected by this.”Mr Mitchell also slammed Cllr

Livingstone’s, accusing him of repeatingthe same argument in his statement thathe had been rejected by the high courtjudge.A Southwark Council spokeswomanhas clarified that Cllr Livingstone wouldlike to maintain his line of argument, asthe council still disagrees with the highcourt judge’s ruling. A spokeswoman for Thames Watersaid: “London Borough of Southwarkbill and collect water and waste watercharges from their tenants on our behalf.We are aware of the recent court caseregarding this arrangement and arereviewing the judgement.”

HUNDREDS OF Peckhamresidents gathered last week for thelaunch of the new Peckham Citizenscommunity-action group.The new Citizens group has taken shapefrom a collective of local school andchurch organisations, all aiming topromote “social justice” and speak toSouthwark Council with a united voice.More than 330 arrived at the inauguralCitizens meeting in Rye Lane Chapel onMarch 2, and were joined by HarrietHarman MP and deputy leader ofSouthwark Council, Councillor IanWingfield.The group say they were successful inthe meeting of winning from CllrWingfield to looking for a site in the next12 months for affordable communityhousing called a Community Land Trust(CLT).Peckham Citizens chair, Callum Green,said the CLT homes would be pricedaccording to average local earnings.According to Office of National Statistics

data, this would mean selling one-bedroom flats for £123,000, two-bedroom flats for £173,000, and threebedroom-home homes for £273,000.“Peckham Citizens shows what’spossible when people organise. Over 330

local people came together to take actionto tackle the injustice we see in the areaand compel those in power to act too,”Callum said.“It was a fantastic moment of ordinarypeople having the power we need to see

make the changes we want forPeckham.”Peckham Citizens also celebrated lastmonth after securing funding fromSouthwark Council to make KellyAvenue Park safer with a £23,000 grant.

CorrectionIN LASTweek’s edition of theSouthwark News (March 3rd 2016),we incorrectly featured the wrongpicture under the headline: ‘GPPractice slammed by healthwatchdog’. The article told how Grange RoadPractice, located in Bermondsey HealthCentre, received a rating of ‘inadequate’and has been placed in special measuresfollowing a comprehensive inspection byhealth watchdog, the Care QualityCommission. Other services based atBermondsey Health Centre were not thesubject of the inspection.The picture above it the correct photoand not the one featured last week ofArtesian Health Centre across the road.We want to make clear that the ArtesianHealth Centre has not been criticised bythis or any other watchdog.

‘UP TO 37,000 TENANTS OVERCHARGEDON THEIR WATER BILLS’ SAY LAWYERSBy [email protected]

THE DEALbetween SouthwarkCouncil and Thames Waterallowed the council to collectpayments for water and sewageservices on the company’s behalf. To provide this service to ThamesWater, the council also incuradministrative costs, which it thenincludes in bills it charges to tenantsliving in council homes.This, the council says, is why MissJones’s bills were 22.1 per cent morethan the basic costs of the services. Butthe dispute is whether SouthwarkCouncil charged a higher fee to theirtenants than this administrative costamounts to. Southwark Council disagrees with

the judge’s ruling because they say thatit would be at a loss if it didn’t coveritself for these administrative charges,and that they charged a fair amount.“We haven’t benefited from thisarrangement, and tenants haven’tsuffered any cost – they have paidexactly what Thames Water calculatedthey would have paid if they’d had adirect relationship with them,” CllrLivingstone said.“If the council terminates therelationship with Thames Water,tenants will be charged exactly thesame as they are now but will beresponsible for sorting out their ownwater bill, and there will be a financialloss to the council’s HRA of £2.3m,which will have a detrimental impacton service provision.”

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A MAN was taken to hospital ina ‘critical condition’ last weekafter he was apparently pinnedby the neck by a lorry followinga rush-hour crash in BlackfriarsRoad.Police, ambulance, fire brigade,and London Air Ambulance crewsattended the scene, which occurredoutside Southwark tube station ataround 9am on March 3. Witnesses to the collision reportthat a moped driver was trappedunder the front wheels of a lorry,with witnesses describing “awfulscenes” on social media. Twitter user @SmokeyBarr said:“...Really bad scooter accidentoutside Southwark Tube. Doesn'tlook good.” A spokesperson for Scotland Yardtold the News: “Police were called toreports of a collision between a

moped and a lorry at 0900 hours.“London Ambulance attended thescene. The male moped driver wastaken to an east London hospital ina critical condition. The lorry driver

stopped at the scene. No arrests weremade.” Officers from the Roads andTransport Policing Command areinvestigating. Anyone who

witnessed the collision is asked tocontact the Serious CollisionInvestigation Unit on 020 8285 1574or Crimestoppers anonymously on0800 555 111.

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BOROUGH Public meeting onfuture of burnt-outWalworth Town HallWALWORTH: The future of thefire-damaged Walworth TownHall will be discussed at a publicmeeting on April 5.The meeting will be hosted bylocal group the Walworth Society at7pm, and will be attended bySouthwark Council’s leader,councillor Peter John, and chiefexecutive Eleanor Kelly.The Grade II listed hall, whichdates back to 1865, was gutted by afire in 2013. The council first pledged to restorethe building and make it a libraryand community hub.But after the News revealed thatcosts to restore it would amount to£36m, the council has put threeoptions to the public to vote on:• Finding an alternative building inElephant and Castle for the libraryand community services, and find apartner who will lease the hall andrestore it.• Work with English Heritage on asolution that uses the building’sfacades. This would be cheaper andallow the council to run the libraryand other facilities, but wouldsacrifices some historic features.• If the public feels committed torebuilding the original structure, theproject will have to be paused untilthe council can find the money,while still having to paymaintenance costs.An ongoing public consultationwill end on March 31.



A BRAVE dog who saved hisminder from a suspected arsonattack by pulling the blanket offhim as he slept is feared dead, ashe has not been seen since theCamberwell inferno. Noel Dalton was forced to throwhimself 30 feet from his bedroomwindow when fire engulfed his homein Northlands Street on February 28.He was minding Bosch, an Englishbull terrier, for a friend who was ill inhospital when smoke began to fill hisflat in the three-floor shared buildingin the early hours. The 57-year-old chef told the News:“He pulled the blanket off me and wasrunning around the room. It took me asecond to realise what was happeningbut then I saw the room was full ofsmoke and I started coughing.

“I went to the front door to the flatbut it was boiling hot and I realisedthere was fire behind it. I tried to turnthe light on but it didn’t work, it wascompletely black. I couldn’t see whereI was going and could feel myselfstarting to go. I managed to make myway back into mybedroom and went to thewindow.”Neighbours spottedNoel at the window andurged him to jump. Bythis point, fourteen-year-old Bosch haddisappeared in thedarkness and chaos ofthe flat, which was left“almost entirelydamaged” according to a fire brigadespokesperson.Noel said: “I wanted to throw him tosomeone but I couldn’t find him. Ilooked out and the window of theroom beside mine just exploded withfire. I thought that was it, that was me

done for. People on the ground wereshouting ‘you need to jump now.’”He jumped to the cement floor fromthe second-storey window, dislocatinghis shoulder but amazingly survivedthe fire and fall with no long-terminjuries. The real miracle, he said, was

being woken up by thebrave pooch. He said: “He savedme, he really did. Iwant to make thatclear. I would be deadif it wasn’t for him. I’mworried about him, hecouldn’t have got outof the flat because thedoor was closed and hedidn’t come out the

window.“He is a great dog, very playful.There is a photo of him wearing mytrilby hat. It’s not a nice thought, himlying there. Even if he is dead, it’s notnice that he’s lying there.”A spokesperson for London Fire

Brigade told the News that firefightershad not reported finding a dogfollowing the fire, which broke out at4.30am and was brought under controlby 8.50am. In total five people were hospitalisedin the incident, due to “fall-relatedinjuries” or by cutting themselves onglass. A week and a half later, onlyNoel remains in hospital, waiting forthe council to arrange temporaryaccommodation for him.He said: “I’ve lost everything. Ahomeless charity donated someclothes and my boss did a collectionand got me some stuff but I don’t haveanything now. “I can’t work now with my shoulderlike this, so I am in real financialtrouble.”Police are currently investigating theblaze, which they are treating as arson.One man, aged in his forties, has beenarrested in connection with thisincident. He has been bailed withoutcharge, and enquiries continue.

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Nominationsopen for civic awardsSOUTHWARK: Nominationshave opened for this year’sSouthwark Civic Awardswhich recognises exceptionalachievements andcontributions to thecommunity, writes Callum Burroughs...The awards are open toindividuals and groups withnominations closing on March29.A ‘Liberty Award’ forCamberwell, Bermondsey andSouthwark will be given out tothree residents, along with aYoung Citizen of the Year award. The civic ceremony will behosted by the Mayor ofSouthwark, Councillor DoraDixon-Fyle, in SouthwarkCathedral on May 14. Nominations can be submittedthrough the council’s website orthrough nomination formsavailable from the Mayor’soffice in Tooley Street.

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THE GREENParty has called for a“radical rethink” to plans to developCanada Water into a new £2bntown centre. The proposals, which were revealedlast month at a series of exhibitions,shocked some residents, who described itas a “high-rise jungle.” The 5.5 million-square foot development includes five‘landmark buildings’ towering up to 50storeys in height, plus another twotowers of at least 21 storeys andnumerous others measuring between sixand fifteen storeys.The Green Party has now outlined itsobjections to the project, with London

mayoral candidate Sian Berry urgingdevelopers British Land and SouthwarkCouncil to go back to the drawing board. She said: “From what I have seen, thismasterplan seems to be an unpopulardevelopment which hasn’t won over thesupport of the existing community.Nobody disputes that we need manymore new homes in London. But we alsoneed to site them sympathetically andthat means persuading the localcommunity of the benefits of a scheme,rather than imposing it on them from on

high – literally so, in this case.”Southwark Green Party leader ColinBoyle declared that Rotherhithe “will belost” and replaced by a “high-rise,densely packed urban landscape, with allthe pressures on transport and amenitiesthat impact many other parts of innerLondon.” Emma Cariaga, Canada WaterMasterplan project manager for BritishLand, said: “The proposals shared lastmonth have evolved as a direct result ofcommunity feedback and showed apoint in time in the development of theCanada Water Masterplan. We are nowreviewing all the feedback received,

which will inform the furtherdevelopment of the Masterplan. We willconsult further as the plans develop,throughout 2016 and are committed toinvolving the local community everystep of the way in the development of ourplans for Canada Water, ahead of aplanning submission.”Councillor Mark Williams, SouthwarkCouncil cabinet member forregeneration and new homes, said theproject represented an effort to tacklethe housing crisis “head on.”He said: “At Canada Water, thismeans building new homes, includingnew genuinely affordable homes for

local residents, as well as new schools, anew leisure centre, and a new thrivingtown centre. We are working with TfL tomake sure there is significantly moretransport provision at Canada Waterincluding more Jubilee Line andOverground services, more buses,removing the Lower Road Gyratory,extending cycle hire and building a newpedestrian and cycling bridge fromRotherhithe to Canary Wharf. There areover 12,000 families on Southwark’swaiting list for homes and developmentslike Canada Water will make asignificant contribution in helping theseSouthwark residents find a home.”

A SPECIAL fundraiser will beheld at Millwall this weekend tohelp raise funds for the upkeep ofthe Albert McKenzie statue. The monument to the Bermondseywar hero was erected last Octoberafter a huge fundraising drive byresidents and supporters. However, more funds are needed toclean the statue, which was unveiledin Tower Bridge Road to a crowd ofhundreds. Millwall players will be among theattendees at the charity race night,which will be held in the stadium’sexecutive club on March 12. Tickets will cost £10 and include asupper of bangers and mash, whilethe evening’s entertainment will

involve raffles, auctions and specialgames.McKenzie fought valiantly during aWW1 mission in Zeebrugge Harbourin Belgium.He came under fire as he breachedwalls of the heavily-guarded port,losing his machine gun in the process,carried on regardless, “pushing,kicking and kneeing every Germanwho got in the way.” He made it to safety and wasawarded the Victoria Cross but sadlydied of influenza in November justdays before the end of the war.Doors open at the executive club at6.30pm, with the first race beginningat 7.45pm. Tickets can be bought by visitingmillwalltickets.com, calling 0844826 2004 or at the Millwall ticketoffice at The Den.


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JUNIOR DOCTORS, consultantsand nurses held a public meeting lastweek to discuss ways to mobilisesupport from the public to combatthe government’s new juniordoctors’ contracts.Junior doctors from King’s College,Maudsley, Guy’s and St Thomas’shospitals are currently holding a 48-hourstrike, which began on Wednesday at9am.Two more strikes are also planned tobegin on April 6 and April 26 against thegovernment’s plan to impose newcontracts on doctors, which medicalprofessionals fear will force them to workdangerously long shifts.Under the new regime, junior doctors’“normal hours” of 7am-7pm Monday toFriday would be redefined as 7am-10pmMonday to Saturday.More than 30 attended the meeting,arranged at short notice, last Thursdaynight at the Albrighton Centre near DogKennel Lane.Dr Chris James, a junior doctor atKing’s College Hospital, told the meetingthat junior doctors’ morale was “low”and that many felt their future lookedbleak in the face of the contracts.Addressing the meeting, Dr James said:“We need to look at what it would looklike if we got all the consultants andnurses involved [in the strikes].“There’s a real sense that we’re at thefront line of something others -consultants, nurses and even teachers –will be affected by down the line. We feelwe need to get people from the widercommunity on board, and we need toreach out to more people.“It’s not about the details on thecontracts now. We now need to fight it[the contracts].”The government’s plans, led bysecretary of state for health, Jeremy Hunt,have also been criticized for scrappingrules that penalise hospitals foroverworking their junior doctors. Therewill be new rules to stop them workingmore than four nights in a row, and fortheir maximum hours to be capped at 72-per-week. But all junior doctors would belikely to work two weekends per month.It is widely believed junior doctorswould see a pay cut in real-terms, as thenew contracts will mean they earn lessfor working night and weekend shifts -which would cease to be defined as“unsociable hours”.Will Marsh, a clinical psychiatrist at

Maudsley, stressed the need for juniordoctors to muster the same level ofcampaigning that saved LewishamHospital’s A&E from government plansto close it, and downgrade other services,in 2012. “At Lewisham it’s been unbelievable.I’ve been so touched. We need the samesupport at the picket line during the juniordoctors’ stirkes,” he said.Will also slated the new contractconditions, saying they would makedoctors’ ability to care for people“exceptionally difficult”.“We are compassionate and caringindividuals who want to look afterpeople,” Will said.“The number of doctors taking hoursoff work due to stress is going up eachyear. I think what’s now really strikingand sad was that 4,000 junior doctorsapplied to leave the country last year, andthat’s hundreds of thousands of poundsspent on training just wasted.“From a mental health point of view Ivalue continuity of care, which will beruined by these longer hours. We knowthat continuity is what people reallyvalue. “Without continuity doctors don’t get toknow their patients and patients will beseen by different doctors who won’tknow their background. This will impacton doctors’ ability to delivercompassionate care.”Ruhe Chowdhury, an oncologist,specialising in the treatment of cancer,was third to speak. She said: “Since these contracts wereset we sent a survey to every oncologistin the country. It came back showing 97per cent thought the contracts would bedetrimental, and that our ability to treatpeople and access drugs for cancer carewould get worse.“We worked out we will need another400 consultants to meet the UK’sgrowing need for cancer care. But 77 percent said they would leave oncology as aresult of these contracts. It worries themso much they’re willing to leave theprofession.“We looked at this contract and weknow this is going to have a hugelydetrimental effect on our patients and toour lives.”Graham Fleming, an A&E consultantfor King’s College Hospital, said: “I thinkpeople need to realise this isn’t an isolatedchange that will just matter to juniordoctors.“We’re seeing the NHS dissolvebetween our fingers. It’s going to affecteveryone.“We need to get people to realise this inthe same terms as they saw the threat to

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close Lewisham Hospital and get supportfrom all the medical professions.”* CLEANERS AT MaudlseyHospital are set to go on strike thismonth in their battle for a livingwage and fairer sick payarrangements.The Maudlsey cleaners and hostesseswill be among 175 members of the GMBunion, who will also stage walkouts from

hospitals in Lambeth, Lewisham andBeckenham. A date has yet to beconfirmed, but the ballot saw 97 per centof the Maudsley cleaners vote in favourof the walk out.The cleaners, whose hourly wage is£7.38, and receive ten days of sick pay,are employed by Aramark, amultinational company whose 2014-15profit was $1.4bn.

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DESPITE MULTIPLE requestsfrom the News over the past fewweeks, the CEOs of Southwark’stwo main hospitals both refused todiscuss in detail the ongoingprotests over the junior doctorcontracts and this week’s strike. Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive ofGuy’s and St Thomas’, and NickMoberly, Chief Executive of King’sCollege Hospital, both rejected requestsfor interviews, instead choosing to issueshort statements. Mr Moberly and Professor JuliaWendon, the hospital’s executivemedical director, said: “Junior doctorsplay an absolutely crucial role indelivering services for patients atKing’s. They are vital members of theteam, and we care about their futures.“We are prepared for the industrial

action taking place this week. We are inclose contact with BMA representativesat the Trust, and we are workingtogether to ensure we are able to deliversafe care during the industrial action.”A spokesperson for Guys and StThomas’ said: “We are closelyfollowing national developmentsregarding the new 2016 contract forjunior doctors, which is due to beimplemented in August. “Guidance on the junior doctorcontract has been provided to Trusts andwe are currently considering this. Weare grateful to our junior doctors for theexcellent care that they continue toprovide to our patients.”Neither CEO would say whether theysupported the implementation of thenew junior doctor contracts. Editorial - page 2

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NEARLY 900 operations andappointments at Guy’s and StThomas’ have beenrescheduled due to this week’sjunior doctors strike. In total, 49 non-urgent operationsand 842 non-urgent outpatientappointments will now need to bere-arranged – roughly ten per centof the planned number. Consultants

will cover the usual duties of juniordoctors and all urgent sectorsincluding A&E and the maternitywards will run as usual. The News requested the sameinformation from King’s CollegeHospital but did not receive adetailed response other than apromise that “emergency services”will continue through the strike.

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A PENSIONER charged withoffences in connection with thefatal shooting of eighteen-year-old Walworth boy Ben Purdy willappear at Woolwich CrownCourt later this month.Alexander Bayne, 70, was chargedon February 4 with assisting anoffender and committing an act withthe intent to pervert the course ofpublic justice.Last week, Bayne appeared atBromley Magistrates' Court and wasbailed to appear at Woolwich CrownCourt on March 31. Ben (pictured) was killed inNovember 2014.

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OVER 1,000 children inSouthwark have missed out ontheir top secondary school choicethis month as the councilscrambled to deal with a recordnumber of applicants.Compared to other Londonboroughs, Southwark scored wellbelow the average in the number ofpupils who received their first choice(59.1 per cent against 68.5 per cent),or even one of their first three choices(85.5 per cent against 88.6 per cent). It was, however, above average interms of the number of pupils who didnot receive a single one of their top-sixchoices (7.6 per cent against 6.1 percent). Southwark Liberal Dem’seducation spokespersoncouncillor James Barber said theborough’s school placessituation was a “time-bomb.”He said: “Yet again, well overa third of our pupils are missingout on their first choice ofschool. Southwark isworse than the Londonaverage in every singlesecondary schooladmissions category.“Liberal Democratsare fighting the corner

of young people who deserve betterthan being one of an ever-increasingnumber who lose out. Southwarkfamilies deserve a better approach thanmore and more children beingcrammed into bigger classes andlearning in unsuitable spaces.“The Labour council needs to stopthe school places time-bomb and geton with proper planning and findingsites for new schools. Southwark’spopulation is set to grow and grow inthe coming years. The council can’tjust sit on its hands.”Southwark Council turned the blameon the government, urging them togive the council “greater powers” tosolve the crisis.Councillor Victoria Mills, SouthwarkCouncil cabinet member for childrenand schools, said: “This year we werelooking at record numbers ofapplications and this trend is set tocontinue. Despite us workingclosely with our schools to opena new school and to expandexisting schools, thegovernment must recognise that

we need greater powers toplan and deliver placesand this should be backedup by money to build thehigh quality school placesour children deserve.”

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A CREATIVE Dulwichschoolgirl has won an artcompetition with a difference,by designing a life-size pandastatue. Over 1,500 people entered thecompetition, which was organisedby the World Wildlife Fund andDreamWorks Studios and won byIzzy from Alleyn’s Junior School.The eleven-year-old designed apanda covered in wildlifeimagery, which will be revealed atthe London premier of Kung FuPanda 3 on March 11.She said: “I really enjoyedlearning about the work of WWFand I hope my panda brings to lifenot only my imagination, but theconservation work being doneevery day by WWF.”


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COMIC JO JOINS MUSICALPROTEST OVER PUB PLANSCOMEDIAN JO Brand joinedover one hundred Herne Hillresidents last week at a musicalprotest against the removal oflive entertainment from theiconic Half Moon Pub. The mini festival was organisedby campaigners furious at plans byleaseholders Fullers to convert thepub’s stage into a restaurant andkitchen area. The pub’s musical heritage datesback decades and includes liveperformances by U2 and ThePolice, as well as shows by MsBrand and other comedyheadliners. It is scheduled toreopen in late summer for the firsttime since it was devastated by aflood in 2013. Ms Brand said at the event: “I’velived in the area since 1978. Livemusic and comedy are an essentialpart of our community. Herne Hillis vibrant and needs this venue.

You can see it happening - music istaken away, one piece at a time,until in the end it is lost forever.”The protest included a musicalperformance by DJ Food,O’Connell & Love from Alabama3, who wrote and performed thetheme tune to the TV show TheSopranos. DJ Food said: “I played the last

night that the Half Moon was open,and we are now reduced to playingon the street, when there is aperfectly good venue just round thecorner that could've hosted thisfestival.”The protest was also attended bytwo candidates for this May’sLondon mayoral election. Lib DemCaroline Pidgeon promised to

drive through an “agent of changeamendment” to protect venues likethe Half Moon Pub if she waselected, while the Green’s SianBerry said the loss of the venue’smusic area was “a tragedy.”A spokesperson for Fullers said:“There has been a lot of focus onlive music – and we do understandthat there are some in the localcommunity who feel that the pubshould bring back live music indedicated surroundings. “However, we do not believe thatthe pub is economically viable witha strong focus on live music andwe are not experts in late nightentertainment. “We are, however, experts insuperb, well-run pubs that cater fora broad section of the communitywith an excellent drinks range,delicious, fresh food andoutstanding service. This, webelieve, will secure the long-termfuture for the pub, the pub’semployees, our customers and thewider community.”

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Commissioningof GP services inSouthwarkNHS Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS England willhold their next Primary Care Joint Committee in public on:

Date: 17 March 2016 Time: 6pm - 7.30pmVenue: Barry Kitchener suite, Millwall Football Club, Zampa Rd,

London SE16 3LN

Primary Care Joint Committees bring together the local CCG and NHSEngland to undertake their responsibilities for planning, buying and contractinggeneral practice services under section 83 of the NHS Act.

These responsibilities include - planning primary medical services, reviewingand supporting the development of local general practice and ensuring thecommissioning of high quality services within the available budget.

Papers for the meeting will be available at www.southwarkccg.nhs.uk aweek before the meeting.

These are meetings held in public and residents are invited toattend. Questions can be submitted in advance by [email protected] or call 020 7525 0400 by midday on 16March 2016

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MILLWALL FANS paid respectto the family of Bermondsey boyTommy Blackmore last weekendwhen his brother took part in aspecial pre-match display withseven other grieving families. The event was organised by the ForJimmy charity, which was set up tohonour murdered teen and Millwallfan Jimmy Mizen and raiseawareness about the tragicconsequences of youth violence. Bradley Blackmore was applaudedon the pitch as he held a Lions shirtaloft with Tommy’s name and thenumber eight emblazoned on theback. He said: “It was a really bigreception. Obviously everyone wasapplauded, there was a West Hamfan there and he was applauded, butwhen Tommy and Jimmy’s namewas read out it was a huge roar. Itsends goosebumps down my backjust thinking about it.”He said it was an importantexperience to meet Jimmy’s familyand the families of Alan Cartwright,Sam Guidera, Rob Knox, Godwin

Lawson, Danny O’Shea and ConnorSaunders, who were all killed due toyouth violence. Bradley said: “With your ownfamily and friends you leave abarrier up, do you know what Imean? You don’t want to upset themso you get upset by yourself. Butthese people understand so you candrop your guard.”He watched Millwall’s 3-0 win

over Blackpool, along with the otherfamilies, in Millwall chairman JohnBerylson’s box at The Den. Mr Berylson said: “We aredelighted that so many other Londonclubs have chosen to becomeinvolved with Jimmy’s Day at TheDen on Saturday, and that all theseyoung people who died in suchtragic circumstances will beremembered and celebrated.”

He added that Jimmy’s parentsBarry and Margaret were “aninspiration.”Barry Mizen MBE said: “Thewonderful ongoing support ofeveryone connected with Millwall,gives us the strength andencouragement to continue workingfor change to keep our young people,children and grandchildren safe.Come on you Lions.”

Tommy died in June whenconvicted drug dealer Lloyd Smythe,29, from the Tabard Gardens Estate,Borough, delivered a “boxing jab” tothe head outside Mono Loungenightclub near Tower Bridge on June12.Tommy was a “totally innocentvictim” in the unprovoked attack, forwhich Smythe was jailed formanslaughter.

Bradley (centre) holdinga signed Millwall awayshirt, stands with othergrieving families; andTommy’s photo andname appeared on thebig screen (above)

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CAMPAIGNERS have slammedplans to build Dulwich Hamlet’sproposed new stadium onMetropolitan Open Land (MOL)at the Green Dale Fields. The development, which wouldinclude a new clubhouse, leisure facilityand 155 homes, was showcased at aseries of exhibitions at the club’s currentChampion Hill ground last month. However, the proposals by developersand club owners Hadley to build thenew stadium over an astro-turf pitchand a portion of the fields themselves,located to the west of the currentground, have alarmed supporters of thearea’s green spaces. Jasia Warren, chair of Friends of DogKennel Hill Wood, said: “Green Daleis used by many locals daily who lovethe calm green oasis for dog walking,jogging, blackberry picking andinformal kickabouts on the astro turf.“Allowing the stadium to be built onMOL could open the door todevelopers building on MOLelsewhere.”Southwark Council have their ownplans to “enhance” the Green DaleFields, which are being incorporatedinto Hadley’s proposals – althoughresidents argue that these plans will alsoprove detrimental to the wildlife area. Jasia said: “The council does indeedhave plans to sanitise and formalise thefields, but these plans are alsoquestioned by locals who see the valuein leaving it as a wild space withminimal intervention and management.Many rare species are to be found there,including hedgehogs and White Throat[a warbler] which migrate there from

Africa.”Other residents echoed Jasia’sconcerns, including resident SimonHughes, who said the proposals werecausing an unnecessary rift in thecommunity. He said: “The football clubdoes not need a new stadium to survive:it needs good financial managementand good football and is presently doingwell. It can build a new stadium on theexisting stadium footprint and footballfans and the local community will bothbe rewarded.“Hadley want to build on MOL tomaximise profit and is not bothered if itsplits the conservation and footballingcommunities and kills off the wildlife.”A spokesperson for Hadley said:“We’ve facilitated numerous works thatFriends of Greendale have requested,and consistently taken their advice onhow best to look after the site before itis returned to the community. We firmlybelieve that Greendale is a better placeto visit since we first got involved atChampion Hill, and have no plans forthat to change whatsoever.“Whilst we acknowledge that theexisting, derelict artificial pitch is indesignated MOL, we are proposing thatonly stadium boundaries are actuallybuilt on Greendale. By bringing thepitch back in closer towards the existingstadium site, we have managed toensure that the clubhouse, the leisurefacility, and of course the housing, willonly be built on land we own – not onGreendale at all. The new floodlightswill be lower in height than thosecurrently in use, and will significantlydecrease light pollution at the site.”The News contacted the council for acomment on Tuesday morning, but didnot receive a reply by the time of goingto press.

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Love rats beware!Website releasescheating figures

SOUTHWARK: Love rats ofSouthwark beware! Scandalousstatistics revealing the numberof cheaters in the borough havebeen released – and it doesn’tmake pleasant viewing. According to an ‘Infidelity Index’released this month, over 3500people are cheating on their wivesor husbands in Bermondsey. Further south in the Camberwelland Peckham area along with,surprisingly, Nunhead, well over1000 people are also beingunfaithful to their spouses, they say.Worried wives and husbands cansomewhat relax across the rest ofthe borough, which is relativelybetter behaved. They claim there are 997adulterers on the Rotherhithepeninsula, 585 in Dulwich and 301in Herne Hill – although this mayspike once the booze begins to flowagain when the Half Moon Pubreopens this summer. The indexwere put together by IllicitEncounters, a website specialisingin extra-marital affairs.

THE CROWN Post Office in RyeLane could be forced to closebecause of a developer’s plans tobuild six flats above its shopfront.An application was submitted toSouthwark Council by AllviewEstates Ltd in May last year to buildthree two-bedroom and three one-bedroom apartments above the PostOffice.But a Post Office spokeswoman saidalthough the developer wants the postoffice to stay in the ground floor, thePost Office could still be forced underwhile waiting for building work tofinish. The reconstruction of the shopfront and floors one to three couldtake over twelve months. To stay inbusiness the Post Office would needto leave its home in Rye Lane

altogether, and instead find afranchise partner to move in with.The spokeswoman said: “We areproposing to close the Rye LaneCrown Post Office branch, subject topublic consultation.”

She added that the area is already“well served” by post offices withfive others within a 1.6-mile radius,which have the capacity to absorbextra business. “We are also advertising to see if

there is any interest from a localretailer to open a Post Office, tosupplement the area’s services,” shesaid.“We have explained the situation tothe staff and that the broad optionsavailable to them will be potentialredeployment within the company orvoluntary redundancy.”The News understands that beforeAllview Estates applied for thisdevelopment they had already madean application to demolish thebuilding entirely. The council rejectedthis application, but the decision isdue to be appealed by Allview.Eileen Conn of community groupPeckham Vision said locals “wouldbe shocked” to hear about its closure.“We certainly need a large PostOffice facility in south Rye Lane,there are always long queues. It is animportant trading centre,” Eileensaid. “A lot of people would be shockedto hear it might close. They say thereare five branches within a 1.6 milesradius from that post office. But thatis a long way on foot. What’s morerelevant is how many are there withina 5-10 minute walk?”

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A NEW credit union where peoplecan borrow cash on low interestrates had its official opening onWalworth Road last Thursday.The London Mutual Credit Unionbranch, a non-profit organisation, aimsto compete with pay-day loancompanies like Wonga in helping cash-strapped residents to get credit safely.The opening ceremony was attendedby deputy-leader of the Labour Party,Tom Watson MP, as well as SouthwarkCouncil cabinet members StephanieCryan and Fiona Colley.Joan Driscoll, a London Mutual seniormanager, said: “We’re cheaper than loancompanies. If you borrow £100 fromWonga you will pay 24 per cent interest.If you borrowed that much from us itwould cost £3.

“We won’t lend people money theycan’t afford to borrow, so our customerswon’t get themselves in more debt. Eachindividual is different, and we look ateveryone properly.“If someone is on benefits and they getsanctioned, or something goes wrong,and they need access to credit, that’s themoment they turn to a high street lender.But we give them a choice.”Jeremy Leach, chair of WalworthSociety, said: “Three years ago we werereally campaigning against the numberof pay-day loans shops, betting shopsand pawn brokers that had opened uphere. We’re delighted that we’ve got ourown credit union.”Tom Watson MP said: “Credit unionsare ideally placed to provide access toethical finance and to help peoplemanage their money better, keepingthem out of the clutches of loan sharksand high interest payday lenders.”

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A ‘FATBERG’ filled four HerneHill shops’ basements withsewage water on Thursday afteran underground pipe blockage.

Oxfam Books, Duo Dance, MaryRussell newsagents and BurnettWare estate agents were all affectedby the Thames Water pipe rupture.The blockage, which ruined stockand took hours to clear, was causedby a mass of congealed fats andsanitary items, known as a“fatberg”.Sarah Yates of the estate agents


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WORLD-FAMOUS actor SirIan McKellen last week paid avisit to the James Allen’s Girls'school in north Dulwich.Sir Ian, who starred in the Lord ofthe Rings and X Men films, spoke tothe pupils in small groups about hislife experiences.

Two girls from the school evenpresented a delighted Sir Ian withtheir own portraits they had paintedof him. A spokeswoman for the schoolsaid: “It was an extraordinary dayand he said he really admired thepaintings of him.”

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told the News that valuable fileskept in the shop’s basement wereall ruined.“We found out at about 3.30pmwhen one of the shops next doorcame in and told us,” she said.“There was about a foot of waterin the basement, and it tookThames Water until 1am to fix it.“We think it was a burst waterpipe, and it wasn’t completelysorted until Saturday, and we stillhad to get all our stuff out. Butwe’re back to normal now.”A Thames Water spokesman said:“We’re working very closely with

the four customers affected bybasement flooding on Thursday tohelp them get back to normal asquickly as possible. “Once we cleared our blockedsewer – which had become jammedby a fatberg – all the water in thebasements was able to drain awaynaturally. “We will continue to monitor thesituation closely, but our tests showthe sewer is now flowing as itshould.” The company has said it willcover any losses caused to thebusinesses.

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GUY’S AND St Thomas’ andother NHS organisations inSouthwark have joined forces toimprove patient care by sharingelectronic patient records througha new secure system.The Local Care Record allows GPs,hospital and community healthcarestaff to see important informationabout a patient at the touch of a buttonbefore making any decisions abouttheir treatment.Patient records are already sharedbetween local NHS organisations viasecure post, fax and email, but thesemethods can sometimes be slow.Now doctors, nurses and otherhealthcare professionals at Guy’s andSt Thomas’, King’s College Hospitaland South London and Maudsley NHSFoundation Trusts and local GPpractices can view each other’s patientrecords quickly and securely.Patient care will be improvedbecause clinicians will be able to see

information such as test results,medication and previous treatments tohelp them make any physical andmental health treatment decisions.It aims to reduce the number ofrepeat GP and hospital appointments,duplicate tests for patients, and replaceout-of-date administrative processessuch as faxing. It will not only improvepatients’ experience of their care butalso save NHS time and money.Dr Cormac Breen, Chief ClinicalInformation Officer at Guy's and StThomas', says: “This is a major stepforward in how the local NHS sharesinformation to improve care for localpeople. It will not only improve patientsafety but also improve people’sexperience of using the NHS byremoving unnecessary duplication.”The Local Care Record has beendeveloped with input from localpatient groups as part of the Southwarkand Lambeth Integrated Carepartnership.

THE STROKE service at Guy’sand St Thomas’ has achieved an‘A’ star rating in the SentinelStroke National AuditProgramme (SSNAP).The SSNAP aims to improve thequality of stroke care by measuring aservice’s quality against nationalstandards. ‘A’ star is the highestrating available. Dr Ajay Bhalla, clinical lead forstroke services, says: “This is afantastic effort from the teamworking on the stroke unit at StThomas’ as it shows we’re providingworld-class care.”The Trust’s multi-disciplinarystroke team provides rehabilitationfor more than 200 patients every year,helping patients to adjust to life aftera stroke and return home.

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GUY’S ANDSt Thomas’ achievedthe best score for staff engagementof any trust in England in thelatest national NHS Staff Survey.The Trust received a score of 4.03(on a scale of 1-5) for staffengagement this year, compared to anational average of 3.79 for combinedacute and community trusts.In addition, 89% of staff wouldrecommend the Trust as a place to betreated (national average 68%) and79% of staff would recommend theTrust as a place to work (nationalaverage 58%).The Staff Survey ran from

September to November last year.More than 4,400 staff at Guy’s and StThomas’ completed it.Ann Macintyre, Director ofWorkforce and OrganisationalDevelopment, says: “I am delightedthat we are ranked as best for staffengagement. Over the last few years,our scores for staff engagement havesteadily improved, despite thechallenges facing the NHS. This isgood news for both staff and patients,as research suggests that high levels ofemployee engagement improvepatient experience, safety andoutcomes.”

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28 OPINION www.southwarknews.co.uk/letters Southwark News, Th ursday March 10, 2016

Where was the co-design inPeckham?IN YOUR report on theapproval of plans to redevelopPeckham Rye Station younotice that a member of theplanning committee "couldsense a great amount ofunhappiness from residents". This is true even among those ofus who favour the creation of anopen square. We are dismayed thatdespite having committed a greatdeal of time and energy to asupposed 'co-design' process, thereis very little sign of communityinput in the detailed plans.Derek Kinrade, Highshore Road,SE15

Council will notgive homes if youdon’t pay rentLAST WEEK, Housing ActionSouthwark and Lambeth(HASL) wrote in to criticisethe council’s decision to evictFaysal Abdirahman and hisfamily from temporaryaccommodation, after it wasfound that the council had noduty to house them as theyhad made themselvesintentionally homelessthrough not paying rent totheir previous landlord.These decisions are alwaysdifficult, but have to be seenalongside the facts that we have13,000 households on the councilhouse waiting list, and that wehave seen an 80% increase in thenumbers of people in temporaryaccommodation since December

2012 (meaning that Southwarkcouncil tax payers are having tofind an extra £2.4 million tosupport them at a time when thecouncil budget is being viciouslyslashed by the government). If thecouncil agree to house people ithad no duty towards, both ofthose problems would only growin scale.One of the most heart-wrenchingparts of my job is hearing fromfamilies with children in over-crowded conditions or withmedical needs telling me that theirposition in band 3 on the housinglist means that they have beenwaiting for a long time to get thehome they need. Even with theambitious council house buildingplans of the council, that situationwill continue for years yet. So itseems very unfair to me to askthose families to wait even longer– which is what would happen ifwe were to agree to let people wehave no legal duty towards jumpthe queue, as HASL seem to want. And that queue and that waitwould get longer still if thecouncil were sent out a messageto everyone that if you stoppaying your landlord, don’t worrySouthwark Council will find youa council home.Mr Abdirahman appealed thedecision that he was intentionallyhomeless last year, and was toldhe was unsuccessful in July. It istherefore odd that the letter writerthinks that the seven monthsbetween that decision and theeviction is insufficient notice tofind alternative housing. We will still of course continueto offer support to the family tofind a new home, but this will notbe a council house that they haveno right to.Councillor Richard Livingstone,

Cabinet member for Housing

Dulwich Hamletdoes not need anew stadiumIN YOUR article ‘Hamlet’sNew Home?’ (SouthwarkNews, February 25, 2016) yourunbalanced view failed to pointout that is was bad for thecommunity to build onMetropolitan Open Land,which is provided to helphuman health, biodiversity andquality of life.To this end it is nurtured by theFriends of Green Dale andenjoyed by the whole communityincluding football fans. A richbiodiversity ensues. Rare creaturesthrive. The air is cleaner.The football club does not need anew stadium to survive: it needsgood financial management andgood football and is presentlydoing well. It can build a newstadium on the existing stadiumfootprint and football fans and thelocal community will both berewarded.Hadley want to build onMetropolitan Open land tomaximise profit and is notbothered if it splits theconservation and foot-ballingcommunities and kills off the wildlife. It has often repeated that it isnot interested in the long termsuccess of the club.The football club can build itselfa new stadium and theMetropolitan Open Land can beretained if Hadley restricts thenumber of houses it builds.We can all win.Simon E Hughes MBE,Camberwell

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ALMOST EXACTLYa monthago, a distraught local parentvisited one of my regular advice

surgeries to talk to me about thesituation facing her fifteen year-old son,Matthew. Matthew is autistic, and has other complexmental health needs. Last SeptemberMatthew attacked his dad, and wassectioned under the Mental Health Act, adistressing situation for any family. It wasagreed very quickly that the best place forMatthew to be was a specialist facility inNorthampton.Matthew was sent to a PsychiatricIntensive Care Unit (PICU) in Woking towait for the specialist place to becomeavailable. Six months later Matthew is stillin the original PICU, which is unable totreat him or even assess his needs, becausethere are patients in Northampton who areready to go home but can’t because thecommunity care and support simply isn’tthere as a result of this government’s cuts. His parents have to travel a long distanceto visit him and sometimes not able to reachhim on the phone for days. Matthew’smental and physical health are deteriorating.He doesn’t understand why he can’t comehome and believes he is in prison. Matthew’s case is a terrible example ofhow mental health services are failingchildren and young people. I know fromconversations with local doctors and parentsthat there is a crisis in mental health care forchildren, and it is normal for children whoneed to be admitted to hospital with amental illness to be sent a long distancefrom home for the care that they need,making them even more vulnerable.I am pressing the government to sort outthe care that Matthew needs as soon aspossible, so that he can recover and comehome to his family and their heartbreak canend. I will continue to campaign until thegovernment gives mental health the samepriority as physical health within the NHS,so that vulnerable children are no longersent long distances away from home andmental health services are readily availableto anyone who needs them.

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DONNACHADHMcCARTHYDonnachadh McCarthy is the founder of 3 Acorns Eco-audits (www.3acorns.co.uk) andwww.nationalcarbonfootprintday.org. His home inCamberwell was London's first carbon-negative home.

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They are the members of the local car-sharing club. Club members one ofover 150 Zipcars (zipcar.co.uk) parkedin specially reserved street parkingspaces across the Borough, from aslittle as £6 an hour. The RAC estimates includingdepreciation it costs about £6,000 toown a car per annum. Many peoplerealised that a car-club makes far moresense economically, if they are onlyusing the car for occasional big-itemshopping or trips to visit the in-laws orelderly parents. Car-clubs also make importantenvironmental savings. Each club-carcan replace up to 20 individuallyowned cars. This would save about 38tonnes of metal, plastic and glass. Italso frees up some of the huge amountof public open space taken up by car-parking and roads. In London it isestimated that 90% of our open space isnow dedicated to car-users, when itused to be used by children to playoutside their homes. This is mad as the census says only20% of Southwark residents own a car.Car clubs help people think twice aboutdriving short journeys. Two-thirds ofjourneys in Southwark are under 5miles and so cyclable in about 25minutes. This reduces traffic congestionwhich helps business. It also reducespollution which benefits all of uswhether we are pedestrians, cyclists ordrivers. Most cars are parked unused for 95% ofthe time, selfishly wasting valuablespace in the inner city, that could beused for kids play, housing or growingfood.Club membership costs about £60 peryear and £30 for a second driver. Youcan book your nearest club-car onlineor via a mobile app. They have an easyclub-car finding map online. There is aclub-car within about 10 minutes walkof nearly everyone in Southwark. So ifyou are a local car-owner, why notthink about it? You could soon besaving thousands of pounds and alsohappy knowing you are helping cleanthe air your kids breathe and saving theplanet all at the same time.

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30 WHAT’S ON www.southwarknews.co.uk/arts Southwark News, Th ursday March 10, 2016

CATHEDRAL STREET SE1Alice Instone: The Pram In The HallThepainter explores to-do lists and how theyreflect our state of mind. 1 Cathedral Street,From Mar 9, Wed-Sun 12noon-6pm, endsMar 26, free.ANISE GALLERY 13a, Shad Thames,SE1 (020-3754 2374) Gurley: What Happens In The PrintRoomThe London-based artist exploresthe methodology of screen printing. AniseGallery, Tue-Thu & Sat 11am-5pm, endsMar 24, free.ARCADIA MISSAUnit 6, Bellenden RoadBusiness Centre, Bellenden Road, SE15 Linda StupartWorks by the South Africanartist, based around writers and language.She will also be launching a new book,Novella Virus. Arcadia Missa, Thu-Sat12noon-5pm, ends Mar 8, free.ARTISTS STUDIO COMPANYTheChaplin Centre, Thurlow Street, SE17 (020-7274 7474) Muscle Memory: Andrew SunderlandSculpture, sound and print. Artists StudioCompany, Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm, endsMar 18, free.BERMONDSEY SQUARESE1 Frances Richardson: Loss Of ObjectAnd Bondage To It; Fig. 2A publicsculpture by the London-based artistcreated using concrete canvas paired withperspex. Bermondsey Square, Mon-Sun12midnight-11.59pm, open-access, endsMar 12, free.CECILIA BRUNSON PROJECTSRoyalOak Yard, SE1 (020-7357 9274) Claudio Tozzi: New Figuration And TheRise Of Pop Art 1967-1971Works by theBrazilian Pop artist. Cecilia BrunsonProjects, Tue-Fri 2pm-6pm, Sat 12noon-4pm, ends Mar 26, free.CGP LONDON THE GALLERY 1, ParkApproach, Southwark Park, SE16 (020-7237 1230) Break/LinkThe second of two weekendinstallations of work by printmakers from theRoyal College of Art, featuring work byKristina Chan, Astrid de Broqueville, JakeGarfield, Wuon-Gean Ho, Elizabeth Wilsonand many more. CGP LONDON TheGallery, Mar 5 & 6, 11am-4pm, free.COPELAND GALLERYBournemouthRoad, SE15 D.I.Y. Art Market - PeckhamShowcasing acurated selection of over 60 artists, it’s agreat place to discover a new wave ofpublishers and artists, all exhibiting andselling an eclectic range of original items.Copeland Gallery, Mar 12, 11am-6pm, free.DESIGN MUSEUM 28 Butlers Wharf, ShadThames, SE1 (020-7940 8790) Cycle RevolutionA major exhibitioncelebrating the bicycle, bringing together arange of the definitive bicycles of our times,and exploring cycling subcultures and theimpact of the quest to achieve greaterperformance on the design of bicycles.Design Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-5.45pm,last adm 5.15pm, ends Jun 30, £13.Designs Of The Year 2015View thewinning design by Donald Ingber and DanDongeun Huh. Design Museum, Mon-Sun10am-5.45pm, last adm 5.15pm, ends Mar31, £13, child £6.50, NUS £9.75.DRAWING ROOMUnit 8, Rich Estate, 46Willow Walk, SE1 (020-7394 5657) Mick Peter: Pyramid SellingPlayfulinstallations derived from fiction, illustrationand graphic design. Drawing Room, Tue-Fri11am-6pm, Sun 12noon-6pm, ends Mar12, free.DULWICH PICTURE GALLERYGalleryRoad, SE21 (020-8693 5254) Nikolai Astrup: Painting NorwayOilpaintings and prints by the renownedNorwegian artist. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Mon-Sun 10am-5pm, ends May 15, £12.50, child free, OAP£11.50, concs £7, mems free.Making Discoveries: Dutch And FlemishMasterpieces: I Am Van DykeSelf-portraits by Van Dyke and Mark Wallinger.Dulwich Picture Gallery, Mon-Sun 10am-5pm, ends Apr 24, £10, OAP £9,unwaged/disabled/NUS £5, child/memsfree.FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM 83,Bermondsey Street, SE1 (020-7407 8664) Art Textiles: Marian Clayden A retrospective

of art textiles in silk, velvet, cotton and feltedwool by the internationally collecteddesigner. Curated by textile expert MarySchoeser. Fashion And Textile Museum,From Mar 11, Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm, endsApr 17, £9, NUS £6, concs £7.FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MUSEUM 2,Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 (020-76200374) Previously Unseen Portrait Of Edward VIOn Display At Florence NightingaleMuseum A previously unknown portrait ofthe tragic boy king Edward VI, only son ofHenry VIII, has been discovered hidden inthe art collection of Guy’s and St Thomas’Charity. Florence Nightingale Museum,Mon-Sun 10am-5pm, ends Mar 27, £5.70.GABRIEL FINE ART 20, Carlisle Lane,Lambeth, SE1 Isabelle Beaubien: SpectrumThe artistpushes the concept of contrast, shininess,colours and perception to the extreme,using light as the main stimulating agent.Gabriel Fine Art, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, endsMar 5, free.IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM LambethRoad, Elephant & Castle, SE1 (020-74165000) Nick Danziger: Eleven Women FacingWar Photographs and film following thestories of 11 women in different conflictzones. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun10am-6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends Apr 24,free.Holocaust ExhibitionFilm footage,photographs and rare artefacts. Not suitablefor under 14s. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ongoing,free.Peter Kennard: Unofficial War ArtistWorks examining the art and practice of oneof Britain’s most important political artists.Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends May 30, free.Lee Miller: A Woman’s WarWorksexamining the impact of women’s livesduring the Second World War. Imperial WarMuseum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, last adm5.30pm, ends Apr 24, £10, child/art fundmems £5, concs £7, mems free.Visions Of War Above And BelowImaginative responses to conflict. ImperialWar Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, lastadm 5.30pm, ends Sep 25, free.JERWOOD SPACE 171, Union Street,Bankside, SE1 (020-7654 0179) Jerwood/FVU Awards 2016: BorrowedTimeTwo moving-image installations.Jerwood Space, From Mar 9, Mon-Fri10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, endsApr 24, free.Project Space: Susannah Worth: HowTo Do Things With A Salad In this newcommission the artist offers text andphotographic images as vicariousexperiences of food. Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, endsApr 30, free.LONDON COLLEGE OFCOMMUNICATION Elephant & Castle,SE1 ImprintArchive material providing aninsight into the development of the college.London College Of Communication, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm, ends Apr13, free.WEAVING MIGRATIONS An interactiveinstallation that uncovers the links betweenLondon College Of Communication and theElephant And Castle Shopping Centreusing sound and film. London College OfCommunication, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat11am-4pm, ends Apr 13, free.NEWPORT STREET GALLERYNewportStreet, SE11 John Hoyland: Power Stations Paintings1964-1982Works by the leading Britishabstract painter. Newport Street Gallery,Tue-Sun 10am-6pm, ends Apr 3, free.PECKHAM PLATFORM 89, PeckhamHigh Street, SE15 (020-7358 9645) Janette Parris: Peckham PromenadeWorks by the acclaimed artist work basedon the people of Peckham. PeckhamPlatform, Wed-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat & Sun10am-5pm, ends Mar 25, free.ROAST 8, Southwark Street, SE1 (0845-034 7300) Rachel Maggart: New Britannia:Reinventing British IconographyTenpainted collages which bring together

classical and contemporary icons. Roast,Mon-Wed 7am-12midnight, Thu & Fri 7am-12.45am, Sat 8.30am-12.45am, Sun11.30am-7.45pm, ends Mar 12, free.SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS 85, StGeorge’s Road, SE1 (020-7091 9650) Notes On A Gesture - I, II, III: Curated ByJeremy MillarA three-part exhibitionconsidering the status of a gesture, assomething either made or performed.Siobhan Davies Studios, Mon-Sun 10am-5pm, ends Nov 27, free.SOUTHBANK CENTREBelvedere Road,Waterloo, SE1 (020-7960 4200) Acts Of Looking: Digital ProjectionSeries Experience extraordinary large-scale imagery. Outdoor Spaces, Mar 10-13,6pm-11pm, free.Enchantment Will Find Me Letters,photographs, fragments and ephemeradocumenting poet Alberto De Lacerda’s life.The Poetry Library, Tue-Sun 11am-8pm,opening Mar 17, 7.30pm-9.30pm, endsMay 8, free.Frank O’Hara: Why I Am Not A PainterPrint, audio and video materials relating tothe poet. The Poetry Library, Tue-Sun11am-8pm, ends Mar 6, free.Twitter ChorusHear artist TamsynChallenger’s new artwork Twitter Chorusperformed by hundreds of singers forChorus Festival. Foyer Spaces, Mar 19,5pm-5.30pm, free.

CANADA WATER CULTURE SPACE21,Surrey Quays Road, SE16 (020-8692 4446) Blake RemixedA mix of hip hop and thepoetry of William Blake by the rapperTestament. Canada Water Culture Space,Mar 24, 7.30pm-10pm, £12.

George Egg: Anarchist CookA mix ofaward-winning stand-up comedy, innovationand multi-tasking. Canada Water CultureSpace, Mar 4, 7.30pm, £12.MetaThe story of young people, their livesand their brains. Canada Water CultureSpace, Mar 8 & 9, 7.30pm-9.30pm, free.The Maiden’s Consent The play presentsthe love triangle formed by Dona Paquita, ayoung girl of 16, the rich and old Don Diegoand his nephew, Don Carlos. CanadaWater Culture Space, Mar 11, 7.30pm-9.30pm, £8.The Old Woman, The Buffalo And TheLion Of MandingThe birth of SundiataKeita, visionary leader of the great Malianempire, is told across West Africa as a storyof kingship and battle. Canada WaterCulture Space, Mar 18, 7.30pm, £12.EDRIC THEATRE 103, Borough Road,SE1 The Nursery Presents: ImpromptuShakespeare & The RestaurantA doublebill of highly original improvised productions.Join improvisers from the Oxford Imps, theMaydays, Ten Thousand Million LoveStories and Racing Minds for an evening ofverse, prose and occasional nonsense. InThe Restaurant we give you permission toeavesdrop on the conversation at the nexttable. Edric Theatre, Mar 5, 8pm-10pm, £8.The Nursery Presents: Project2, TheRestaurant & Ten Thousand MillionLove StoriesA triple bill of highly originalimprovised productions. Project2 create ascience fiction film live on stage, TheRestaurant allows you to eavesdrop on theconversation at the next table and TenThousand Million Love Stories takes storiesfrom the audience and weaves thecharacters, situations and ideas behindthem into an improvised play that changes

nightly. Edric Theatre, Mar 11, 8pm-10pm,£8.The Nursery Presents: Seance Fiction &Walk Of ShamanA double bill of originaland interactive improvisational productions.Seance Fiction explores the life and recentdeath of a character you help to invent.Walk Of Shaman sees personal problemsbeing solved. Edric Theatre, Mar 12, 8pm-10pm, £8.The Nursery Presents: The Restaurant,Sitting In A Tin Can & It’s Not You It’s MeA triple bill of original and exciting comedyproductions. Eavesdrop on theconversation at the next table, watch as twoastronauts in a space capsule have a lot oftime to kill, plus an improvised comedyabout the end of a relationship. EdricTheatre, Mar 18, 8pm-10pm, £8.The Nursery Presents: The UnplannedCabaret & The Maydays A double bill ofmusical and comedy improvisational acts.Edric Theatre, Mar 19, 8pm-10pm, £8.The Nursery Presents: TheWunderkammerHugely popular Do NotAdjust Your Stage’s night of improv comedyinspired by guest expert speakers returns tothe Nursery Theatre for the new season,plus improv comedy from DNAYS. EdricTheatre, Mar 4, 8pm-10pm, £8.NATIONAL THEATRE: DORFMAN SouthBank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Cleansed Katie Mitchell directs anunflinching staging of Sarah Kane’sdisturbing drama. National Theatre:Dorfman, Mar 1-3, 8-12, 18, 19, 21 & 31,7.30pm, mats Mar 3, 10, 12 & 19, 2.30pm(audio described mat perf Mar 19, audiodescribed perf Mar 21), booking to Apr 2,£15-£35.Evening At The Talk House Ian Ricksondirects the world premiere staging of

Wallace Shawn’s drama. National Theatre:Dorfman, Mar 4, 5, 7, 14-17, 22-24, 26, 28& 29, 8pm, mats Mar 5, 15, 24, 26, 29 & 30,3pm, ends Mar 30, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55.NATIONAL THEATRE: LYTTELTONSouth Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Ma Rainey’s Black BottomDominicCooke directs August Wilson’s drama aboutself-determination against overwhelmingodds. National Theatre: Lyttelton, Mar 2, 5,7, 8, 15-17, 21-24, 26 & 28-30, 7.30pm,mats Mar 5, 8, 16, 23, 26 & 29, 2.15pm(captioned mat perf Mar 26), ends May 18,£15-£50, Sat £15-£55.WasteHarley Granville Barker’scontroversial expose of the political elite ofEdwardian England. National Theatre:Lyttelton, Mar 3, 9-12, 14, 18 & 19, 7.30pm,mats Mar 1, 10, 12 & 19, 2.15pm(captioned eve perf Mar 10), ends Mar 19,£15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55.NATIONAL THEATRE: OLIVIERSouthBank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) As You Like It Rosalie Craig playsenterprising Rosalind in Shakespeare’sbreezy comedy. National Theatre: Olivier,Mar 1-5, 7.30pm, mats Mar 1 & 5, 2pm,ends Mar 5, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55.Les BlancsYael Farber directs LorraineHansberry’s final drama, which confrontsthe tragedy of revolution. National Theatre:Olivier, Mar 22-24, 26, 28, 29 & 31, 7.30pm,press night Mar 30, 7pm, booking to May 4,£15-£35, Mar 22 & 23 previews £15-£25.Wonder.landA musical inspired by LewisCarroll’s Alice In Wonderland, with music byDamon Albarn and book and lyrics by MoiraBuffini. National Theatre: Olivier, Mar 9-12,14 & 15, 7.30pm, mats Mar 10 & 12, 2pm,booking to Apr 30, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55.

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On theBrinkBrink explores limits, extremesand the unease caused at the pointof shifting perception. Exhaustion,perpetuity and frustration featureprominently, resonating with thefrenetic landscape of ontemporaryLondon, writes Michael Holland...

Many of the works in the exhibitionreference other artworks, artists, orcultural artefacts. These references andtransformations provide historicalpoints of departure whilst suggestingthe artist’s role in exploring

contemporary conditions. �This referencing of earlier artisticpractice creates a physical andpsychological tension within theworks; drawing into question as wetravel across time, the culturalsignificance of the works but also thoseto which they refer. This self-referential thread coupled withmoments of extreme physical

endurance or literal exhaustion, attimes makes for an uneasy viewingexperience, blurring subjectivitiesbetween audience, artist and artwork.

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A screening of Priit Pärn’s 1992animation Hotel E will accompany theexhibition on the afternoon of Saturday16 April. Produced in Estonia at thetime of independence during thecollapse of the USSR, the work sits inan ambivalent position switchingbetween a sterile pastel-coloured visionof the American dream and a grimdystopic vision of Eastern Europeandrones.

CGP Gallery by the Pool,1 Park Approach,Southwark Park, SE16 2UA24th March – 17th April Thursday –Sunday 11am – 5pm

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EVERYONE KNOWS aboutthe Great Fire of London – or, atleast, they think they do. A hugeblaze in 1666 devastated the city,destroying 13,200 homes, 87churches and St Paul’sCathedral. Temperatures inPudding Lane, where the firebegan, reached 1700 degreesCelsius during the peak of theinferno, while smoke could beseen as far away as Oxford,writes Joey Millar... But while it was certainly a hugefire, only six deaths were recorded.While nothing to be sniffed at, thisdeath toll pales into startlinginsignificance when compared witha far, far more deadly blaze thatoccurred in the city several hundredyears earlier. On July 10, 1212, up to 3,000people are thought to have perishedin a terrifying fire that broke out inSouthwark, before crossing LondonBridge into the City. Around 7.5% ofthe city’s population perished inhorrific circumstances – theequivalent of 637,500 people dyingin a fire today. For hundreds of yearsthis blaze was known, rightly so, asthe Great Fire of London. It is onlythe passing of the centuries that hasextinguished the memory anddevastating impact of the single

deadliest fire in British history. Also known as the Great Fire ofSouthwark, the blaze took place in aLondon very different from today.London Bridge was unrecognisablefrom its present day form, with thebridge packed with huge woodentenement blocks and shoppingquarters. Historian Toni Mount sets thescene in her book Everyday Lifein Medieval London: “Shops andhouses crammed both sides of thenarrow thoroughfare across theriver, their upper storeys juttingout, some even adjoining theiropposite neighbour, enclosing theroad beneath and making it agloomy tunnel, restricting thelight.”Shops, as many as 67, crammedthe bridge at the time of the fire,seeking to make the most of thegenerous foot traffic passing acrossthe filthy Thames. It was thispacked, jigsaw arrangement ofwooden homes and shops that wouldprove fatal to so many. Unlike the second Great Fire ofLondon, which has been traced to asingle oven in a single bakery, thecause of the 1212 blaze is unknown.All that can be determined fromrecords is that at some point on thatJuly afternoon, a portion of

Southwark – then known as SouthWarke – was suddenly ablaze. Thechurch of St Mary Overie wasdestroyed, while much of BoroughHigh Street was levelled. Residentsof Southwark, forced north by theblaze, fled onto London Bridge andstarted making their way across. On the bridge, along with the usualthronging crowd of traders and

residents, were people rushing southfrom the City towards the fire. Whileit may be kinder to say that thecrowd were hurrying to helpextinguish the fire, as undoubtedly anumber were, it can be assumed thata huge number were more interestedin rubbernecking as the blazedestroyed the north of the borough. The bridge, crowded at the best oftimes, was suddenly as packed as it

had ever been since it wasconstructed three years previously.The conditions in the narrow streetsmust have been horrific, with thehuge crowd jostling for space,panicking livestock andinadvertently destroying stalls andshops. When a fierce wind carried sparksacross the bridge, sparking a fire atthe northern end of the bridgeand trapping thousands of peoplein the dark, crowded alleys, thescenes must have turned hellish. The fire ate its way inwardsfrom both ends of LondonBridge, pushing the desperateresidents closer and closer intothe depths of the bridge. A hugenumber of people died from theflames and smoke, others fromthe crush and others – with aheavy and tragic dose of irony –

drowned in rushing but uselesswater beneath the bridge. Ms Mount said: “Boats on the rivertried to rescue those who weretrapped on the bridge, but so manyterrified people jumped into theboats that many were capsized orsank, drowning the crews along withthose they tried to save.”When the fire burned itself out andthe smoke lifted, there was not muchremaining on the bridge other than

its stone foundations. All the houseswere destroyed, along with a chapel,while there was little trace left ofthose unfortunate souls who hadbeen unable to escape the bridge. Ms Mount said: “Afterwards, half-burned bodies were found in thewreckage of the buildings, often nomore than piles of ashes,unidentifiable.“For years afterwards, althoughstill usable as a means of crossingthe Thames, London Bridgeremained a partial ruin, with nomoney for repairs.”Thatched roofs were banned thatyear but it was too little, too late. Intruth, London did not respond in anyreal way to ensure that such a blazenever happened again. In the 17thcentury, in the lead-up to the secondGreat Fire, fires were still beingfought with buckets and hand-heldpumps. In the end it was the blaze in 1666that changed the capital’s mindsightand helped develop a thought-outfirefighting system. For the 3,000people who died in the flames andthe water in July 1212, however,these developments came far toolate. The tragedy of the fire is thatthe huge loss of life was not onlyunnecessary but has now also beenforgotten.

The REAL Great Fire of London

Main pic: People flee from a fire on London BridgeInset pic: London Bridge packed with homes and shops in Medieval London

The fire ate its way inwardsfrom both ends of LondonBridge, pushing the desperateresidents closer and closer intothe depths of the bridge.

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PECKHAMMULTIPLEXTICKETS: 0844 567 2742Fri 11 March - Thurs 17 MarchKUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG)Daily 2D: 15.45 20.15 ExtraPerf Sat/Sun 11:25 (HOH Sun11:25) 3D: 18:00 Extra Perf Sat/Sun13:30THE DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIANT (12A) Daily: 15:25 18:10 20:45 ExtraSat/Sun 12:35THE WITCH (15)Daily: 16:30 21:00 Extra PerfSat/Sun 14:20FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK(15)Daily: 15:35 20:50 Extra PerfSat/Sun 13:30HAIL CAESAR (12A) Daily:15:15 17:45 20:25 (HOH Mon15:15)Extra Perf Sat/Sun 12:30LONDON HAS FALLEN (15)Daily: 15:50 18:15 20:35 (No18:15 Tue)(HOH Thu 20:35)DEADPOOL (15)Daily: 18:40 (HOH Tue 18:40)ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS:THE ROAD CHIP (U)Sat/Sun: 11:45 13:45 GOOSEBUMPS (PG)Sat/Sun: 11:15ROOM (15)Sat/Sun: 12:00THE REVENANT (15)Daily: 17:40WATCH WITH BABY THU11.30amTHE DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIANT (12A)HAIL CAESAR! (12A)

RITZY CINEMATICKETS: 0871 902 5739Fri 11 March - Thurs 17 MarchHRWFF 2016: SONITA (15) +Q&A UK Prem 7.00HAIL, CAESAR! (12A) 11.50,2.20, 4.50, 7.20, 9.50, 11.15pmANOMALISA (15) 2.00, 4.10,6.20, 8.30THE WITCH (18) 2.30, 4.40,6.30, 9.20, 11.20pmSpotlight (15) 3.45, 8.40,10.30pmDEADPOOL (15) 6.00THE BIG SHORT (15) 1.20,8.20A BIGGER SPLASH (15) 1.00HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT (12A)11.20, 4.00Late Night: THE BIG LEBOWSKI (18)11.00pmBig Scream:ANOMALISA (15) 11.00amBig Scream:THE WITCH (18) 11.00amHRWFF 2016:LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE &ANGER (15) + Q&A 7.00HAIL, CAESAR! (12A) 12.00,2.30, 5.00, 7.30, 10.00pmANOMALISA (15) 12.00, 3.50,6.10, 8.20THE WITCH (18) 2.00, 4.10,6.20, 9.20, 11.20pmSPOTLIGHT (15) 1.00, 8.30,10.30pmDEADPOOL (15) 8.40,11.10pmTHE BIG SHORT (15) 6.00ROOM (15) 1.30HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT (12A)11.30, 4.00Kids Club: SNOOPY &CHARLIE BROWN: THEPEANUTS MOVIE (U) 10.30KUNG FU PANDA 3 3D (PG)4.30KUNG FU PANDA 3 2D (PG)11.50, 2.10Late Night: THE BIGLEBOWSKI (18) 11.00pmHRWFF 2016: I AM SUN MU(15) + Q&A 5.30

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EAST DULWICHPICTUREHOUSETICKETS: 0871 902 5749Fri 11 March - Thurs 17 MarchKids ClubSNOOPY & CHARLIEBROWN: A PEANUTS MOVIE(U) – Sat 10:30am (suitable for ages 5+)Discover TuesdaysRAMS (15) – Tue 6.10Toddler TimeHopster Showtime: MoonADVENTURES (U) – Mon11.00amBOJ (U) – Tue 11.00amBig ScreamHAIL, CAESAR! (12A) – Fri11.00am (infrequent moderatesex references)ANOMALISA (15) – Wed11.00amBolshoi Ballet LIVESPARTACUS (12A) – Sun 3.00NT Live ENCORELES LIAISONSDANGEREUSES (12A) – Mon12.00Vintage SundaysJULES ET JIM (15) – Sun12.20Exhibition On ScreenRenoir – REVILED ANDREVERED (12A) – Mon 6.00

OPENING THIS WEEK:KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) 2D,Sat 11.20am, 12.45, 1.45Sun 10.00am, 1.30, 3.503D Sun 10.30ANOMALISA (15)Fri 11.10, 4.45, 7.00, 9.10Sat 3.00, 6.40, 9.00, Sun 6.15,8.30, Mon 10.30am, 4.20, 6.40,9.00, Tue 11.30am, 4.30, 9.00Wed 11.30am, 4.30, 6.45, 9.00Thu 11.30am, 4.30, 6.45, 9.00THE WITCH (18)Fri 4.30, 6.40, 8.50, Sat 5.10,7.15, 9.20, Sun 6.30, 8.45Mon 3.40, 8.00, Tue 1.50, 4.00,6.40, 8.30, Wed 4.00, 6.10,8.30, Thu 4.00, 6.10, 8.30HAIL, CAESAR! (12A)(infrequent moderate sexreferences)Fri 11.20am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30,9.00, Sat 1.10, 3.40, 4.10,6.10, 8.45, Sun 12.50, 3.20,5.50, 8.20, Mon 1.20 (S/T),3.50, 6.20, 8.50, Tue 1.15,3.45, 6.20, 8.50, Wed 1.20,3.50, 6.20, 8.50, Thu 10.45am,1.20, 3.50, 6.20, 8.50HAIL, CAESAR! (12A) HOHSubtitled, Mon 1.20SPOTLIGHT (15)Fri 1.30, Sat 10.40am, Mon12.45, Tue 1.40, Wed & Thu10.20am, 1.40

THE BIG SHORT (15)Fri 1.50 (S/T), Tue 10.50amWed & Thu 1.10THE BIG SHORT (15) HOHSubtitled Fri 1.50

GREENWICHPICTUREHOUSETICKETS: 0871 22 44 007Fri 11 March - Thurs 17 MarchHAIL CAESAR (12A)infrequent moderate sexreferencesFri/Sat/Mon/Wed/Thu at (11.20Mon & Thu only)1.15, 3.45,6.15, 8.45, Sun at 12.15, 2.45,5.15, 7.45, Tues at 11.20am,2.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45ANOMALISA (15)Fri/Sat/Mon-Thu at (11.35amWed & Thu only) 1.45, 3.55,6.05, 8.15, Sun at 3.40, 5.50,7.55THE WITCH (18)Fri at 3.50, 6.55, 9.00,Sat,Mon,Tue,Thu at 4.40, 6.50,9.00, Sun at 2.45, 5.30, 7.45,Wed at 2.30, 4.40, 6.50, 9.00THE ONES BELOW (15)Fri/Sat & Mon-Thu at 3.55, Sunat 12.50RAMS (15)Fri/Sat & Tue-Thurs at 3.30,5.45, Sun at 5.00, Mon at 3.30DEADPOOL (15)Fri/Sat & Mon-Wed at 8.45,Sun at 7.20, Thurs at 11amA BIGGER SPLASH (15)Fri at 1.00, Sat/Tue/Wed at11.30am, Sun at 10.35am,Thurs at 1.55THE REVENANT (15)Fri/Sat & Mon-Thu at 8.00, Sunat 6.30SPOTLIGHT (15)Fri/Sat & Mon-Weds at 12.40,6.00, Sun at 2.30, Thurs at12.40, 5.55SECRET IN THEIR EYES (15)Fri/Sat & Mon-Thu at 1.25KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) Satat 11.15am, 2.15, Sun at10.35am, 1.20JULES & JIM (PG) – Sun at12noonBLUE VELVET (18) – Thurs at8.40Kids Club Sat, 10.30 for 11am–SNOOPY & CHARLIEBROWN A PEANUTS MOVIE(U)BIG SCREAM 10.30 for 11am!Fri & Wed – HAIL CAESARToddler Time, Monday 10.30 for11am BOLSHOI: – SPARTACUS –Sun at 3.00Exhibition On Screen: –RENOIR – REVILED &REVERED – Mon at 6pmNT Encore: HANGMEN – Tuesat 12noon

Dual crossword

QUICK PUZZLEClues Across1 Pain in the spinal area (8)4 Group of musicians (4)8 Very small (6)10 Thwarts (6)11 Combine (5)12 Colloquial language (5)14 Infallible guide (6)17 Somnambulate (9)18 Following closely (9)22 Property (6)27 Displeasure (5)24 Salvers (5)26 Insect that preys on others (6)27 Twine (6)28 Bird's home (4)29 Makes steady (8)

Clues Down1Collide (4)2 Waterways (6)3 Bring into harmony (6)5 Onslaught (6)6 Courses served at end of meals (8)7 Musical drama (5)9 Causes (9)10 Those who hide to obtain freepassage (9)13 Greek letter (5)15 By the side of (5)16 Boatman (8)18 Raised platforms (6)19 Garret (5)20 Put in gradually (6)21 Exceptional intellectual ability(6)25 Grows old (4)

Solutions to last week’s crosswordCRYPTIC ACROSS: 4 Obtuse 8 Allayed 9 Italic 10 Locksmith 11 Beds 13 Groom 14 Umpires 16 Contain 18Flout 19 Emus 21 Fireworks 22 Ensued 23 Herring 24 Tidier DOWN: 1 Elbow room 2 Jackboots 3 Seems 5Bath 6 Uglier 7 Excess 9 Items 11 Billboard 12 Debunking 15 Livid 16 Cement 17 Nursed 20 Rebel 21 FeteQUICK ACROSS: 4 Affirm 8 Section 9 Serves 10 Attendant 11 Urge 13 Teeth 14 Scatter 16 Deports 18 Germs19 Anon 21 Condiment 22 Sandal 23 Density 24 Nasser 25 Unites DOWN: 1 Gentlemen 2 Attention 3 Bonds 5Feet 6 Invert 7 Master 9 Snack 11 Uttermost 12 Germinate 15 Stool 16 Damson 17 Points 20 Adder 21 Care

CRYPTIC PUZZLEClues Across1 Knock out empty cone for sparechange (6,5)9 Are making an organ (3)10 Kit is somehow anti a religiousfollower (9)11 Halts nearly a mile back for anafterthought (5)13 Refer it to the conebearer (3,4)14 Rest round centrally full effect (6)16 Is the gambler superior? (6)18 Sticky to let care run riot (7)19 Move sideways, and supportabout fifty (5)20 Unpleasant assault (9)21 Part of the Bible for a worker (3)22 A friend consuming the sea birdate every other (11)

Clues Down2 Possibly stroke the blade (3)3 Thrilling boots? (5)4 Duty to quarrel about the risingsun god (6)5 See nothing second-class topresent (7)6 For example, I'm back inside, toldoff for having gone abroad (9)7 Last month on a trial about theannouncement (11)8 Final hearing for men up thestreet to make pretty speeches (11)12 Domineering, but in reverse fretswith an external maul (9)15 Permission to abuse freedom (7)17 Many is the stage I take on (6)19 Exhausted - through writing inthe street? (5)21 Every part of the ballet (3)

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(BEVINGTON STREET, SCOTT LIDGETT CRESCENT)

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC

1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Thames Tideway Tunnel related electrical works to be carried out, made an order the effect of which would be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

2. 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) Bevington Street, in a Southerly direction between Scott Lidgett Crescent and Jamaica Road.

(b) Scott Lidgett Crescent, in an Easterly direction at its junction with Bevington Street.

3. The alternative route for (a) (b) Scott Lidgett Crescent, East Lane, John Felton Road, George Row, Jamaica Road, Wilson Grove, Janeway Street, or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.

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

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

6. The works will take place on the 21st March – 5th April 2016.

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

Dated this 10th March 2016

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Southwark Council,Regulatory Services,Road Network Management,PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX Ref: 3068 / 10705049


ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(BELVEDERE BUILDINGS)


1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Thames Water service pipe repair works to be carried out, made an order the effect of whichwould be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Belvedere Buildings, between King James Street and Southwark Bridge Road.

3. The alternative route, Belvedere Buildings (Northbound only section), Webber Street, Great Suffolk Street and Southwark Bridge Road, or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.


5. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, orfor fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at

the direction of a police constable in uniform.

6. The works will take place between the 19th - 23rd March 2016.


Dated this 10th March 2016.


Southwark Council,Regulatory Services,Road Network Management,PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX. Ref: 3070 / 000030665586-001


ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(FERNHOLME ROAD, LANGTON RISE, MILO ROAD, ONDINE ROAD, SOMERFORD WAY,

HAMILTON CLOSE, VINCENT CLOSE, VICTORY WAY)


1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable LB Southwark carriageway resurfacing works to be carried out, made an order the effect of which would be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in:

(a) Fernholme Road, its entirety.(b) Langton Rise, between Underhill Road and Wood Vale.(c) Milo Road, between its fire barrier closure and Lordship Lane.(d) Ondine Road, its entirety.(e) (i) Somerford Way, its entirety.

(ii) Hamilton Close, its entirety.(iii) Victory Way, its entirety.(iv) Vincent Close, its entirety.

3. The alternative route for:(a) Athenlay Road, Homeleigh Road, Ivydale Road and Rosenthorpe Road (b) Wood Vale, Forest Hill Road, Dunstans Road, Underhill Road and Melford Road (c) N/A (d) Grove Vale, East Dulwich Road (Southernmost Arm) and Adys Road (e) N/A, or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.

4. Whilst works are in progress and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, the sections of one way traffic flow schemes :-

(d) for North Eastbound traffic on Ondine Road, between Grove Vale and Marsden Road; shall be temporarily suspended to allow two way flow for access and egress purposes.

5. 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.

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

7. The works will take place on the (a) 18th – 21st March 2016 (b) 17th – 18th March 2016 (c) 17th – 18th March 2016 (d) 21st – 22nd March 2016 (e) 22nd – 23rd March 2016




Southwark Council,Regulatory Services,Road Network Management,PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX. Ref: 3070 / 000030665586-001 Ref: 3072 / LBS-SC1454971. 3073 / LBS-SC1454970. 3074 / LBS-SC1454651. 3075 / LBS-SC1454972. 3076 / LBS-SC1454955


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


1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable a craneoperation by Nationwide Traffic Solutions and sewer works by Lanes Group Plc to be carriedout, made an order the effect of which would be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering partof the above named roads.

2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in

(a) Park Street, at its junction with Rose Alley and Emerson Street (crane operation)(b) Park Street, at it’s junction with Rose Alley and Bear Gardens (sewer works)

3. The alternative route, will be via Redcross Way, Thrale Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Sumner Street, Emerson Street, or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.

4. 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.

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

6. The works will take place for (a) 19th – 20th March 2016. (b) 16th – 18th March 2016.




Southwark Council,Regulatory Services,Road Network Management,PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX. Ref: (a) 3081/LBS-CR8794-2, (b) 3066/ 003344WWXN--001001

Goods Vehicle Operator's Licence

Rhino Waste Services Ltd, of 140 Ilderton Road, London, SE15 1NT is applying to change anexisting licence as follows

To keep an extra 2 good vehicles and 0 trailers at the operating centre at 140 Ilderton Road,London, SE15 1NT

Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre who believe that theiruse or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the TrafficCommissioner at Hillcrest House, 386 Harehills Lane, Leeds, LS9 6NF, stating their reasons, within21 days of this notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at theaddress given at the top of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available from theTraffic Commissioner's office.

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RROOAADD TTRRAAFFFFIICC RREEGGUULLAATTIIOONN AACCTT 11998844THE A205 GLA ROAD AND GLA SIDE ROAD (LONDON ROAD ANDLORDSHIP LANE, LONDON BOROUGHS OF SOUTHWARK ANDLEWISHAM) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING)ORDER 2016

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it has made the abovenamed Traffic Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order issummarised in paragraph 3.

2. The purpose of the Order is to enable resurfacing works to take place onLordship Lane and London Road.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from:

a) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Lordship Lane/ LondonRoad eastbound between Dulwich Common and Taymount Rise;

b) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Lordship Lane/ LondonRoad westbound between Dulwich Common and Taymount Rise;

c) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Lordship Lanenorthbound between Dulwich Common and Melford Road;

d) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Lordship Lanesouthbound between Dulwich Common and Melford Road;

This Order will also suspend the banned left turn from London Roadwestbound into Sydenham Hill, allowing vehicles to turn left;

This Order will also suspend the one-way restriction on Melford Road forlocal access only, allowing two-way operation.

The Order will be effective at certain times between the 12th March 2016until the 12th December 2016 every night from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM orwhen the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. Theprohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shallfrom time to time be indicated by traffic signs.

4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:

(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for firebrigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a policeconstable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will beindicated by traffic signs via:

(1) for Melford Road closure: Wood Vale, Melford Road, Underhill Road,Dunstans Road, Upland Road;

(2) for Underhill Road closure: Underhill Road, Melford Road, Wood Vale,Forest Hill Road, Honor Oak Road;

(3) for Sydenham Hill closure: Sydenham Rise;

(4) for Sydenham Rise closure: Sydenham Hill, Kirkdale, Dartmouth Road,London Road;

(5) For Honor Oak Road closure: London Road, Devonshire Road, WaldramPark Road, Sunderland Road, Brockley Rise, Honor Oak Park.

Dated this 9th day of March 2016

Mufu DurowojuNetwork Impact Management Team ManagerRoad Space Management - Operations, Transport for LondonPalestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Transport for London Public Notice

RROOAADD TTRRAAFFFFIICC RREEGGUULLAATTIIOONN AACCTT 11998844THE A3 GLA ROAD (LONDON BRIDGE AND KING WILLIAM STREET, CITYOF LONDON AND LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARYPROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING) ORDER 2016

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it intends to make theabove named Traffic Order under section 14(1) of the Road TrafficRegulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effectof the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

2. The purpose of the Order is to enable a mobile crane operation.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle travellingnorthbound from entering, exiting, proceeding and stopping on A3Borough High Street, A3 London Bridge and A3 King William Streetbetween its junctions with A200 Duke Street Hill and Cannon Street.

The Order will be effective at certain times from 3rd April 2016 to18th December 2016, every Sunday 9.00 AM until 5.00 PM or when theworks have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition willapply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time totime be indicated by traffic signs.


(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for firebrigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a policeconstable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will beindicated by traffic signs via Southwark Street, Blackfriars Bridge, QueenVictoria Street and Cannon Street to normal route of travel.

Dated this 10th day of March 2016

Mufu Durowoju, Transport for LondonPalestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Transport for London Public Notice

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

Please take notice that we Coin Street Community BuildersHave made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Courtyard, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, Southbank, SE1 9PHThe relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are

Days Start time Finish time

The supply of alcohol: Monday - Sunday 12:00 21:00

The provision of regulated Monday - Sunday 10:00 22:00entertainment:

Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 10:00 22:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained byThe Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD FloorHub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX

A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours byappointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site atwww.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication

It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premiseslicence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to theLicensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of28 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 anapplication. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceedinglevel 5 on the standard scale.

Date of application: 4th March 2016

London Borough of Southwark London Local Authorities 1991 (Part 11)

Special Treatments Premises

Notice of Application for Licence

3rd March 2016

82 Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 4TP

David StephensonTAKE NOTICE that I the above-named beingthe occupier(s)/owner(s) of the above namedpremises have this day applied to the Council ofthe London Borough of Southwark for licensingof the above premises under the above Act as aSPECIAL TREATMENTS PREMISES.

Any person WISHING TO OBJECT to my/ourapplication should do so by giving notice inwriting stating in general terms the grounds ofthe objection to the Council’s

Licensing Unit Environmental Health & Trading Standards

3rd Floor Hub 2 160 Tooley Street P O Box 64529

London SE1 5LX

Within four weeks of the date of this notice.

Persons objecting to the grant of licences mustbe prepared to attend in person at a publichearing before a committee of the Council.

Cut off fornotices is

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARKTOWN & 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 thewebsite. 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 beremoved 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 besubmitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDP-departure from the development plan; LBA-works to or within the site of a listed building; MPA-major planning application; EIA-environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompaniedby an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council – there will be a charge for the copy).

ESTATE OFFICE, AVONDALE SQUARE, LONDON,SE1 5PD (Ref. 16/AP/0840 )Variation of Condition 20 of planning permission 13-AP-1892 for: 'Variation and removal of conditions ofplanning permission 12-AP-3860:, granted on 28/2/13for:

Demolition of existing community centre to providenew 7 storey building comprising 18 residentialapartments (4 x 1 bed, 5 x 2 bed, 5 x 3 bed and 4 x 4bed) (100% affordable), replacement communitycentre (326 sq m) with associated facilities andreplacement estate office (108 sq m). Provision of 38cycle parking spaces.

The proposal seeks to amend the internal layout toprovide a secondary lift access for the wheelchair unitsand enlarged balconies resulting in internal andexternal alterations.

Condition 2: Variation to include the list of amendeddrawings.Condition 32: Removal as a wheelchair accessible liftas been included on the revised plans.Condition 33: Removal as the enlarged balconies asbeen included in the revised plans"

to allow for the inward opening doors be changed tooutward opening doors. Reason(s) for publicity: MPA(Contact: Terence McLellan 020 7525 5365)214-216 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDONSE1 1JX (Ref. 16/AP/0774 )Erection of additional storey at roof level to provide a 1bedroom flat. (within Liberty of the Mint C.A.)Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Neil Loubser020 7525 5451)96A CAMBERWELL GROVE, LONDON, SE5 8RF(Ref. 16/AP/0721 )Display of x4 bronze signs and one portland stonefascia sign (three signs attached to the front of thechapel elevation and two in the curtilage of the site);.Reduction in height of two existing modern brick gateposts to improve viewing angles to the proposedsignage (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade IIlisted building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA(Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540)THE GROVE CHAPEL, CAMBERWELL GROVE,LONDON, SE5 8RF (Ref. 16/AP/0720 )Replacement of timber signage with installation of x4metal bronze finish signage; and x1 Portland stonefascia sign. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade IIlisted building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA(Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406)10 GLADSTONE STREET, LONDON, SE1 6EY(Ref. 16/AP/0746 )Extension of the existing front roof mansard towardsthe front parapet, erection of rear extension at 1st floorlevel over the existing outrigger, rear single storeyground floor level extension; and internal alterations.(within West Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building)Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: SarahParsons 0207 525 7194)

10 GLADSTONE STREET, LONDON, SE1 6EY(Ref. 16/AP/0745 ) (Householder Application)Extension of the existing front roof mansard towardsthe front parapet; erection of rear extension at 1st floorlevel over the existing outrigger; and rear single storeyground floor level extension. (within West SquareC.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity:CNA, LBA (Contact: Sarah Parsons 0207 525 7194)MORLEY COLLEGE, KING EDWARD WALK,LONDON, SE1 7HT (Ref. 16/AP/0631 )Erection of a new bridge linking the main MorleyCollege building with the Morley Gallery across KingEdward Walk including alterations to the entrance ofthe Morley Gallery on St Georges Road andextensions to the Morley Gallery at first, second androof level to accommodate the new bridge, circulationspace, lift overrun and other elevational alterations.[Forming part of a wider development includingalterations to the main entrance area and displaywindow of the main Morley College Building andextensions to the Emma Cons Hall and otherelevational alterations. These elements of thedevelopment fall within the London Borough ofLambeth]. (within West Square C.A.) This proposalaffects the character or setting of nearby listedbuilding(s):15-31 King Edward Walk (Grade II), 105-145 St Georges Road (Grade II), Archbishops Houseand Cathedral House at junction of St Georges Roadand Westminster Bidge Road(Grade II), K2 TelephoneKiosk at Junction with St Georges Road andWestminster Bridge Road (Grade II).. This proposalaffects the character or setting of the nearby WestSquare Conservation Area. Reason(s) for publicity:ACA, ALB, CNA (Contact: Terence McLellan 020 75255365)52 LAMBETH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 7PP(Ref. 16/AP/0549 )Installation of coping stones, extract louvre covers, twoskylights to rear slopes; Refurbishment includingplumbing and electrics. (within West Square C.A.)(Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA,LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406)FLAT 2, QUASTEL HOUSE, 32 LONG LANE,LONDON, SE1 4AY (Ref. 16/AP/0494 )Change of use from live/work unit (originally sectionedinto x2 parts comprising Flat No.2 and Flat No.2A) intox2 separate flats (comprising [x1 2-bed flat at FlatNo.2] and [x1 studio flat at Flat No.2A]). (withinBorough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity:CNA (Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976)2A MOROCCO STREET, LONDON, SE1 3HB(Ref. 16/AP/0732 )Replace existing single storey garage space with newenlarged garage with a new self contained 3 bedroomflat above for use of the garage owner, creating a livework unit. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s)for publicity: CNA (Contact: Adam Greenhalgh 0207525 5428)117 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON,SE15 5SE (Ref. 16/AP/0765 )Erection of a fourth floor to create a one bedroom flat(within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA

(Contact: Adam Greenhalgh 020 7525 5428)FLAT A, 12 PECKHAM HILL STREET, LONDON,SE15 6BN (Ref. 16/AP/0843 )Two storey rear infill extension between existingflanking walls; Ground floor single storey rearextension to the line of neighbouring brick extension;Replacement of existing first floor window to the rearand two new rooflights to the existing flat roof. (withinPeckham Hill Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA(Contact: Christopher Kirby 0207 525 0952)224 TURNEY ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7JL(Ref. 16/AP/0769 ) (Householder Application)Erection of rear dormer window to main roof slope toreplace existing rooflight; and installation of x2 newconservation rooflights to main south western roofslope; and new and enlarged rear replacementwindow at ground floor level replacing existing window

and french doors. (within Dulwich Village C.A.)Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lisa Jordan0207 525 5426)

Dated 10th day March 2016 - comments to bereceived within 21 days of this date

SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARKNORTH DULWICH AND DENMARK HILL AREA:

INTRODUCTION OF PERMIT PARKING CONTROLSThe London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (Parking zone 'P') (No. 1) Order 2016The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 14) Order 20161. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 10 March 2016 it has made the above ordersunder the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.2. The effect of the orders, following determination by the Cabinet Member for Environment andPublic Realm (see:- http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=5672 ) ofobjections made to the scheme as advertised on 17 December 2015 (see:-https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2449031 ), will be:-(a) to provide permit holder's parking places in which vehicles may be left between 12 noon and 2 pmon Monday to Friday if either a valid resident’s permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitor’s permithas been issued in respect of that vehicle, in:- ARDBEG ROAD, BASINGDON WAY, BECKWITHROAD, BLANCHEDOWNE, CASINO AVENUE, CROSSTHWAITE AVENUE, DANECROFT ROAD,DYLWAYS, ELFINDALE ROAD, ELMWOOD ROAD, FRANKFURT ROAD, HALF MOON LANE,NAIRNE GROVE, RED POST HILL, SUNRAY AVENUE, WOODFARRS and WYNEHAM ROAD;(b) to provide 'permit holder's parking beyond this point' areas in which vehicles may be left at anyunmarked part of the kerbside (providing this does not cause an obstruction to the passage of othervehicles) between 12 noon and 2 pm on Monday to Friday if either a valid resident’s permit, a validbusiness permit or a valid visitor’s permit has been issued in respect of that vehicle, in:- CASINOAVENUE - the arm fronting Nos. 7 to 45 Casino Avenue; CASINO AVENUE - the arm fronting Nos. 53to 85 Casino Avenue; GYLCOTE CLOSE; and SUNRAY AVENUE - the arm fronting Nos. 18 to 40Sunray Avenue;(c) to provide 'shared-use' parking places in which vehicles may be left between 12 noon and 2 pm onMonday to Friday if either a valid resident’s permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitor’s permithas been issued in respect of that vehicle, or for a maximum stay of 2 hours if payment of the parkingcharge has been made in respect of that vehicle using 'Pay by phone' or 'PayPoint', in:- ARDBEGROAD, BASINGDON WAY, BECKWITH ROAD , BLANCHEDOWNE, CASINO AVENUE,DANECROFT ROAD, ELFINDALE ROAD, ELMWOOD ROAD, FRANKFURT ROAD, HALF MOONLANE, HERNE HILL, NAIRNE GROVE, RED POST HILL and SUNRAY AVENUE;(d) to introduce restricted parking zones in which waiting by vehicles would be prohibited at any timein:- CASINO AVENUE – throughout the arm fronting Nos. 36 to 86 Casino Avenue; SUNRAYAVENUE– throughout the arm fronting Nos. 49 to 71 Sunray Avenue; and SUNRAY AVENUE–throughout the arm fronting Nos. 81 to 111 Sunray Avenue;(e) to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double-yellow lines) in:- ARDBEG ROAD, ARNOULDAVENUE, BASINGDON WAY, BECKWITH ROAD, BLANCHEDOWNE, CASINO AVENUE,CHAMPION HILL, CROSSTHWAITE AVENUE, DANECROFT ROAD, DENMARK HILL, DOMETTCLOSE, DOWSON CLOSE, DYLWAYS, ELFINDALE ROAD, ELMWOOD ROAD, FRANKFURTROAD, GYLCOTE CLOSE, HALF MOON LANE, HERNE HILL, MONCLAR ROAD, NAIRNE GROVE,RED POST HILL, SUNRAY AVENUE, VILLAGE WAY, WOODFARRS and WYNEHAM ROAD.Loading or unloading to or from an attended vehicle will be permitted for a maximum of 40 minutes atany single location on both the 'at any time' waiting restrictions and within the restricted parking zones.Existing short-term parking places and disabled persons parking places in the above-mentionedstreets will not be affected by this proposal.3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 14 March 2016, and of all other relevantdocuments are available for inspection at Highways - network development, Southwark council,Environment, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Telephone 020 7525 2005 or e-mail:- [email protected] for details.4. Any persons desiring to question the validity of the orders or of any provision contained therein onthe grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that anyof the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not beencomplied with in relation to the orders may, within six weeks of the date on which the orders weremade, make application for the purpose to the High Court.Dated 10 March 2016NICKY COSTINParking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARKCHANGES TO HOUSING ESTATE PARKING

The London Borough of Southwark (Housing estate roads and car parks) (No. 6) Order 20161. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 10 March 2016 it has made the above orderunder the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.2. The effect of the order will be, in:-(a) CHAMPION HILL ESTATE, to introduce a permit parking zone in the estate roads and car parksadjacent to Appleshaw House, Holderness House, Leconfield House, Seavington House, Nos. 30-32Champion Hill, Nos. 1-10 Arnould Avenue and Nos. 9-33 Monclar Road; (b) EAST DULWICH ESTATE, to [i] update the layout of parking places and no waiting at any timerestrictions in the estate roads and car parks adjacent to Felbridge House, Gatcombe House, GoldwellHouse, Inwood House and Ivybridge House; and [ii] introduce a disabled persons’ parking bay in thecar park adjacent to Felbridge House;(c) ELMINGTON ESTATE, to [i] introduce a permit parking zone in the estate roads and car parksadjacent to Nos. 6-20 Benhill Road, Bridges House, Cunningham House, Dekker House, DraycottClose, Drinkwater House, Durfey Place, Flatman House, Herrick House, Hood House, HousemanWay, Langland House, Procter House, Shirley House and Nos. 76-98 Southampton Way, and [ii]introduce a disabled persons’ parking bay in the car park adjacent to Procter House;(d) ELMINGTON ESTATE, to [i] update the layout of parking places and no waiting at any timerestrictions in the estate roads and car parks adjacent to Ballow Close, Nos. 29-59 Benhill Road,Coleby Path, Nos. 1-20 Harris Street, Owgan Close, Rill House, Rumball House and Stacy Path, and[ii] introduce a disabled persons’ parking bay in the car park adjacent to Nos. 1-20 Harris Street;(e) FOUR SQUARES ESTATE, to update the layout of parking places and no waiting at any timerestrictions in the estate roads and car parks adjacent to Layard Square and Marden Square;(f) MELFORD COURT, to update the layout of parking places and no waiting at any time restrictions inthe estate roads and car parks adjacent to Nos. 1-34 Melford Court;(g) ROCHESTER ESTATE, to update the layout of parking places and no waiting at any timerestrictions in the estate roads and car parks adjacent to Nos. 2-18 Nicholson Street, Brinton Walk andRotherham Walk; and(h) ROUEL ROAD ESTATE ('The Blue'), to [i] update the layout of parking places and no waiting atany time restrictions in the estate roads and car parks adjacent to Drappers Way, Market Place andRock Grove Way, and [ii] to reduce the maximum stay period for the limited stay parking places in thecar park adjacent to Drappers Way and Market Place to 2 hours.3. Copies of the order, which will come into force on 14 March 2016, and of all other relevantdocuments are available for inspection at Highways - network development, Southwark council,Environment, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Telephone 020 7525 2005 or e-mail:- [email protected] for details.4. Any persons desiring to question the validity of the order or of any provision contained therein onthe grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that anyof the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not beencomplied 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 10 March 2016NICKY COSTINParking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services

Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of theLicensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we Vivat Bacchus LimitedHave made application to the local licensing authority to vary the Premises Licence in respect of Vivat Bacchus Limited, 4 Hay’s Lane, London, SE1 2QN

The proposed variation is as follows

Days Start time Finish time

The retail sale of alcohol: Monday - Friday 07:00 01:00Saturday - Sun 10:00 01:00

The provision of regulated Live Musicentertainment: Monday - Friday 20:00 00:00

Saturday - Sun 12:00 00:00Recorded musicMonday - Friday 07:00 01:00Saturday - Sun 10:00 01:00

The provision of late night Monday - Sunday 23:00 01:00refreshment: Hot drinks only

Opening hours: Monday - Friday 07:00 01:00Saturday - Sunday 10:00 01:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained byThe Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards,3RD Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX

A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours byappointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site atwww.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication

It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premiseslicence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to theLicensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of28 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 anapplication. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceedinglevel 5 on the standard scale.

Date of application: 29th February 2016

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE:

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16ATHE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2016

1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

2. The purpose of the Order is to facilitate the Annual Spring Market as indicated in the schedule to this notice.

3. The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle from:-

(a) entering or proceeding in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice on the date and between the hours specified in that schedule;

(b) waiting (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice.


(a) any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(b) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or aperson authorised by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark.

5. The alternative route will be via Albion Street, Renforth Street, Risdon Street, Neptune Street, or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.

For information regarding this event please contact Markets on 0207 525 6000 or for information relating to this order please contact: Network Management on 0207 525 2014.


Nicky CostinNetwork ManagementBusiness ManagerSouthwark Council, Network Management, Regulatory Services, SE1 5LX Ref 3078/3079

Schedule

Road Extent Date of eventAlbion Street Between Renforth Friday 18th March at 18:00hrs - Saturday 19th (Spring Market) Street – Neptune March at 19:00hrs

Street

Between Neptune Street Friday 18th March at 18:00hrs - Saturday 19th - Old Lower Road (St March at 19:00hrsOlav’s Business Centre)Partial Closure Widthrestriction

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(BRAYARDS ROAD)


1. 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.

2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in:

(a) Brayards Road, between Consort Road and No’s 41 Brayards Road

3. The alternative route for (a) Gordon Road, Sturdy Road, Consort Road as indicated by the signs displayed.

4. Brayards Road will be made 2 way between Consort Road and Gordon Road for access and egress purposes.



6. The works will take place for: (a) 29th March – 15th April.




Southwark Council,Regulatory Services,Parking & Road Network Management,PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX Ref: 3052/LBS-SC1439889/2


ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(WHITE HART YARD)


1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of worksby Thames Water, intends to make an Order the effect of which will prohibit vehicular traffic in part of the above named road.

2. Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in White Hart Yard, at the side of No’s 61 – No’s 1.

3. An alternative route will be via Kings Head Yard, as applicable.

4. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far asit is practical without interference with the execution of the said work and for works vehicles, any vehicle being used in connection with police, fire or ambulance purposes and anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.

5. The Order will come into operation between the 29th March – 5th April 2016.




Southwark Council,Regulatory Services,Parking & Road Network Management,PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX Ref: 3082/ 000801976060445-001.2.4


ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(PENROSE GROVE)


1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of sewer connection works by Agility Alliance, intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Penrose Grove, between Penrose Street to blocked end.

3. An alternative route is will be in place via, Penrose Grove, Penrose Street as applicable.



6. Works will take place on the 8th – 29th April 2016




Southwark Council,Regulatory Services,Road Network Management,PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX Ref: 3083/ 0004700200196-W001.1.2


ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(CHILTON GROVE)


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

2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Chilton Grove, between Lower Road and Croft Street.

3. An alternative route will be via Lower Road, Oxestalls Road, Grove Street, Plough Way, Yeoman Street. Plough Way, Yeoman Street, Plough Way, Lower Road.



6. The works will come into operation between the 29th March - 30th March.




Southwark Council,Regulatory Services,Road Network Management,PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX Ref: 3084/ LBS-SC1456075.1632

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STANSFELD'S TEN gameunbeaten run ended last Saturdaywith a humiliating 4-0 home defeatto Fleetdown United.The home side were second best fromthe very first whistle and despite earlychances they found themselves behindafter a series of errors by Stansfeld sawRicky Akers head United ahead. Things got far worse for Stansfeld whencentre-half Lennie Wise was shown a redcard for reacting to being head butted byFleetdown's Michael Close, who alsoreceived his marching orders.Fleetdown soon doubled their leadwhen Brook Jackson lost his marker at acorner to head home unchallenged at thenear post. Stansfeld switched to a back three to tryto give themselves more attackingoptions, but the game was all but over on75 minutes when Fleetdown added a

third goal through Akers.As Stansfeld pushed on for a lateconsolation they were undone by a quickbreakaway, the lively Wesley Jno-Baptiste skipped passed Charlie Burgessand calmly slotted home goal numberfour.Stansfeld manager Lloyd Bradley said

afterwards: "I spoke some very harshwords in the dressing room afterwardsand we may well need to make changesfor next week’s game against table-topping Erith 147.“Some of the performances out theretoday were just not acceptable at a clublike Stansfeld.”

TITLE CHASERSAshford Unitedput four goals past Fisher FC lastSaturday as they play catch up atthe top of the Southern CountiesEast Football League.The Kent side came away fromChampion Hill with all the points, and aslightly flattering scoreline, cementingtheir place in third spot in the table.At the weekend Shaun Welford put the

visitors ahead in the first ten minutes butconcerted pressure saw the Fish levelthings up before half-time thanks to aWill Agbo effort.A goalmouth scramble saw CharlieDickens credited with Ashford’s firstgoal of the second period and Unitedpulled away from Fisher, on thescoreboard, when Welford netted againbefore Ryan Palmer rounded off thescoring.Whilst the Fish are now safelyensconced in mid-table Ashford havethree games in hand on the two teams

above them.They trail Hollands & Blair by ninepoints and are a further point adrift ofcurrent table toppers GreenwichBorough. Only one team will gainpromotion from the league this season.This Saturday the Black and Whitesplay at Champion Hill once again, oneof a handful of home games left beforethey move to their new stadium, whenBeckenham Town travel to Southwark. The fixture kicks off at 3pm. Forupdates on the score follow @FisherFCon twitter.

THE SOUTHWARK LegendsU18 men's basketball team werecrowned league champions at theweekend after their latest wins.Their 15-1 winning record nowmeans they have an unassailable leadin the South III Development table ofthe National Basketball League.The Peckham side, who play their

home games at the Damilola TaylorCentre on East Surrey Grove, nowhave a break before they take part inthe play-offs next month.Head coach Rotimi Adeeko said:“The real challenge is still ahead forus, entering the playoffs will not beeasy, but as long as we work to ourpotential I’ll be proud of ouraccomplishments regardless as to theresult.”He added: “We are a young team,

only two years playing in the NationalLeague, so our main objective is tobuild upon this foundation andcontinue to improve our team,coaches and methods of approach. “We’ve worked hard for oursuccesses this season and intend toonly improve for the future. Thefollowing four weeks will bepreparation for the playoffs, whichbegin in first weekend of April, so thehard work continues.”

Ashford put four past Fisher

Photo: Alan Coom

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By John [email protected]


Legends crowned champs

KKhhoonnttee ssttaarrss iinn CCOOLLAA wwiinnPECKHAM'S CITYof LondonAcademy (COLA) female teamcontinue to be a dominant forcein the Community BasketballLeague (CBL) following their 29-18 victory over Waltham Forest'sRed Ravens at the Crystal PalaceNational Sports Centre. COLA's Anastasia Khonte led herteam well at both ends of the floor,getting under the basket to convertrebounds into easy points. Team mate Nariah Nyack also hadan impressive game, principally in

the final quarter, where her ability tocreate her own shot helped COLApast the winning post.Khonte said: “That game was a lotof fun and I think I helped to keep thecommunication within the team. “We're doing well all round and sowe need to keep up the hard workand not get comfortable."The CBL run by the LondonSchool of Basketball in partnershipwith Reach and Teach. For moreinformation, [email protected].

SSccoottnneeyy wwiinnssLYNN BOXER Ellie Scotney waspart of a victorious England teamwho overcame their Germancounterparts in Basingstoke lastFriday.The seventeen-year-old picked up avictory as the home nation defeated theGermans by five points to two.The Camberwell based fighter, whoboxed at under 60kg, defeated VivienNeumann by a split decision on thejudges’ scorecards. The event is anannual fixture, with cash raised this yeargoing towards the Ark Cancer Centre, anew clinic in Basingstoke giving peoplebetter access to treatment.


Stansfeld’s unbeaten run over

Southwark Legends picked up a deserved league title last weekend

COLA, in blue, are in a rich vein of form

Ashford defeated Fisher on Saturday

A SECOND half goal from strikerDean McDonald ensured Dulwichcame away with a point last Saturdayin their league encounter withWingate & Finchley.The striker was on the end on a RyanMoss centre on 63 minutes that cancelledout a Leon Fisher penalty nine minutesearlier.The 1-1 draw extended Hamlet’s winlessleague run to five games, a stuttering runof form that has seen them go fromcontenders for top spot to scrapping toensure they make the end of season play-offs. After Saturday’s games Dulwichwere fourth in the Ryman Premier League

but they had a number of teams snappingat their heels, looking for one of four play-off spots, seeking to leave Hamlet with noshot at promotion.Reeco Hackett-Fairchild has joinedHamlet on loan from League Two sideDagenham & Redbridge and the youngwinger made his debut late on in theWingate game at the weekend.The Pink and Blues are on their travelsagain this Saturday, this time in Essex,where there will take on Billericay Town.The Essex side are just outside the play-off places and three points for Hamletwould help them begin to get their seasonback on track. Wingate & Finchley thenplay Hamlet again next Tuesday evening,this time at Champion Hill, in anotherRyman Premier League encounter.

McDonald rescuespoint for Hamlet

Stansfeld’s unbeaten run ended in an embarrassing defeat Photo: Andy Clay


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THERE WERE no suggestionsafter this from Neil Harris he’dhave to get his shooting boots on.Whereas every chance that camein the 0-0 draw with Wigan waswasted, on Saturday Millwallwere ruthless. Blackpool’s defending was woeful,and it’s difficult to see them gettingout of the relegation zone if this is theperformance they produce in asupposed dogfight. At one point earlyin the first half their media press teamcould be heard acknowledgingMillwall had “figured them out”. Forget that, it looked like theycouldn’t even figure themselves out.Harris highlighted the performancesafterwards of Jimmy Abdou and BenThompson, who were excellentagainst opponents with a three-manmidfield. But Blackpool’s problemswere more obvious, and thereforemore worrying, than systems orformations. A couple of incidents highlightedtheir disorganisation and apparentindifference: Hayden White failing torespond when Tom Aldred urged himto quickly push up to maintain acoherent defensive line, before BradPotts threw his arms up in the air infrustration after Colin Doyle hadboomed a goal-kick straight throughto his opposite number. White would later compound a poorperformance with a second bookingfor a foul on Shane Ferguson justoutside the box. All in all, Blackpoolwere the ideal opponents for Millwallin front watching chairman JohnBerylson. None of that is to diminish aMillwall display that was thoroughlyprofessional and clinical. They missed20 chances against Wigan, but theyhad three shots on goal against theTangerines and took all three. Lee Gregory scored his 21st goal ofthe season in the eighth minute andSteve Morison’s penalty, after Aldredhad somewhat unluckily seen thestriker’s shot hit his arm, means thepair have 35 goals between them thisseason. In between, Jed Wallace scored hisfirst goal in a Millwall shirt. Again,Blackpool were their own worstenemies, breaking apart in the wall toallow Wallace’s well-struck free-kickinto the bottom corner past a furiousDoyle. But for all the praise that has beenlavished on the Lions’ attackingplayers this season, a defence that kepta six clean sheets in eight gamesdeserves credit.

A lot of that security is down to thediligent work of Abdou andThompson in front of the back four.There have been more eye-catchingperformers this season, but thenAbdou’s game isn’t about that.There was a five-minute cameo inthe second half that illustrated hisvalue to the side: He covered twomovements forward by Blackpoolmidfielder Potts before joining anattack and then sprinting 70 yardsback to provide cover in front of hisback four. Next he tracked substitutefull-back Emmerson Boyce’s runforward to win back possession.Beside him Thompson gave atypically combative performance. Theway he got to his feet after taking akick to the head from Mark Cullen inthe second half nicely summed upwhat makes him such a big favouriteat The Den. Later, Harris describedhim as a “warrior”. Edwards was pressed into action atleft-back in place of the suspended JoeMartin, and it was his run after aMillwall counterattack that led to thefree-kick that Wallace scored. The oneblemish on the afternoon wasEdwards’ departure in the 65thminute, after he had taken a whack onthe leg from White, that makes him adoubt for the trip to Swindon thisweekend.

Blackpool did manage to find theback of the net in the second halfwhen Cullen pounced after JordanArcher had saved, but the linesman’sflag had already shot up. The onlyother time Archer was troubled waswhen Potts fired a half-volley towardsgoal but the keeper relativelycomfortably tipped the ball over thebar. Potts also fizzed another long-range effort just wide. But Blackpool were well beaten,their raggedness illustrated whenGregory scored. It was such astraightforward goal, Edwards’ throwallowed to bounce and Gregory hadperhaps his easiest finish of theseason. Blackpool boss Neil MacDonald’smood would have darkened further inthe 24th minute when he watched thedefensive wall split and Wallace hadhis first of the season. Afterwards hewas promising more before he goesback to Wolves on April 9. There were a few signs of attackinglife in Blackpool, at least. MarkBeevers had to make a last-ditch blockas Uche Ikpeazu was about to shoot inthe box, while a better touch from JimMcAlister may have allowed him testan underworked Archer. Blackpool were marginally better inthe second period, but they neverlooked like getting anything from a

rampant Millwall. The damage, someof it self-inflicted, had been done. The Lions just couldn’t afford to slipup on Saturday with a cluster of clubsclogging up the table behind Wiganand Burton, and a disorderly queueforming outside the top six. It really isa manic scramble.They didn’t stumble and whileautomatic promotion is a tall order itlooks like it would take a slump inform to slip out of top-six contention.That doesn't look likely at themoment.The final whistle brought perhaps thewarmest reception of the season fromhome fans who had appreciated theeffort they had seen. And on thisevidence there should be plenty moreto appreciate between now and May.

Man of the match: Jimmy Abdou

Millwall: 4-4-2: 13 Archer; 27Romeo, 17Webster, 16 Beevers, 4Edwards (Upson, 65); 25 Wallace, 26Abdou, 24 Thompson, 18 Ferguson; 9Gregory (O'Brien, 68), 20 Morison(Philpot, 87).Blackpool: 4-1-4-1: 1 Doyle; 2White, 25 Aimson, 15 Aldred, 5Robertson (Boyce, 44); 4 McAlister;17 Philliskirk, 8 Potts, 14 Herron(Cullen, 63), 10 Redshaw; 29 Ikpeazu(Paterson, 83).

Upson and Fergusoncombine and when thelatter tries to break intothe box right-backWhite brings him downto earn a second yellowcard

Morison seals thethree points as heeasily beats Doylefrom the penalty spotfor his 14th goal of theseason after Aldredhad handled in the box

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After Edwards winsa free-kick Wallacesteps up to fire a shotthat goes through thewall and evadesDoyle’s desperategrasp

Blackpooldisastrously allowEdwards’ throw tobounce in the penaltyarea and Gregoryreacts to head homethe opener

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Harris brings on nineteen-year-old Philpot for hisfirst appearance at TheDen as Morison goes offto the acclaim of most ofthe 9,753 supporters inattendance

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Jed Wallace celebrates hisfirst goal for Millwall

SHANE FERGUSON hasdeveloped a bit of the devil inhim since signing for Millwall.At least that’s how it looked lastSaturday when the normally mild-mannered winger went for TomAldred after feeling the Blackpoolcaptain had deliberately provokedhim. Ferguson had just been fouled byHayden White, who had alreadybeen booked for a lunge at CarlosEdwards, and as referee LeeSwabey was giving the right-backhis marching orders, the NorthernIreland international was marchingstraight for Aldred. “There was a bad tackle before onCarlos so I knew he was bookedand wanted to try to get at White abit more,” Ferguson explained. “The next time I got the ball fromEd Upson down the line he pulledme back. “One of their guys then kicked theball at me trying to get a reactionand he nearly did, to be fair! The refhad to give me a bit of a telling-offas well and that calmed me down. “We were under a wee bit ofpressure at the time, but it’s just partof the game and you have to get onwith it.”Ferguson and Jed Wallaceterrorised Blackpool’s defence inthe 3-0 win. Wallace scored his firstgoal for the club, while LeeGregory and Steve Morisonbrought their combined total ofgoals this season to 35 in allcompetitions. Millwall dropped two pointsagainst the same opposition whenthey drew 1-1 at Bloomfield Roadin Octobber, but Ferguson felt thefreedom they played with this timewas key to a comfortable win. “The manager said before thegame to be direct,” Ferguson said.“We played against them before sohe said to do what I did the lastgame. “I thought we played really welllast Saturday. The first time weplayed them they sat in and made itdifficult. But last weekend we justplayed really positively. “Jed caused them a lot ofproblems and the two strikers did aswell.”

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46 MILLWALL www.southwarknews.co.uk/sport Southwark News, Th ursday March 10, 2016

MILLWALL CHAIRMAN JohnBerylson flew into London fromthe United States last week and onSaturday watched a confidentLions side sweep aside Blackpool3-0. It was his first game at The Densince Lewisham Council, on February17, delayed a decision that could havedrastically affected the future of theclub. That future is still uncertain, with theclub hoping to meet members of theCouncil to see whether agreement canbe reached on land around The Dencoveted by property developer,Renewal. In the first part of a two-partexclusive interview, Southwark Newsspoke to Mr Berylson about the eventsof the last month, and his hopes for

the club and the Bermondsey area.

Firstly, what was your reaction toLewisham Council’s decision lastmonth? Now I think it’s going to start beinga fairer process, I think things willdevelop. If you think of it in terms offootball, for 89 minutes we were onthe outside losing, so to speak, and inthe 90th minute we’ve equalised.I didn’t go to the meeting, but Iclearly think we’re in the right, there’sno question about it. A lot of factshave come out which have clearlyundercut their position. We weren’t allowed to bid on thisland. Years ago they said they wouldwork with us and we’d work togetherbut then suddenly everybody stoppedtalking to us. They claimed that we had noarchitectural plans but (SouthwarkNews) showed that to the contrary. Wespent a lot of money on many sets ofplans, the last one being two-and-ahalf years ago. We’ve spent in the

millions of pounds with architects andthe facts are contrary to everythingLewisham Council have said.

You wrote them a letter before thatcrucial meeting on February 17.Did you get answers to thequestions you asked?Everything in that letter is accurate.There has been no formal responsebut the members of LewishamCabinet have agreed to visit The Denand the surrounding land next monthso we can show them our plans.

The future of the land is stilluncertain and the time for aCouncil decision will come aroundagain. What would you and the clubdo if they go ahead and obtain aCPO and thus you lose the land?

We would drag them to a judicialreview. It’s an odd thing, I think theother side has been unwise in theirrelationship with us. The fact is, if there is a CPO, do you

think we’ve spent all this timefighting it just to let that decisionstand? My army has come out of the forest,and the people who are working for

me. I know the fans didn’t understandhow much quality professional helpwe have had. We’ve got one of thepremier law firms on this, we have anexcellent person who oversees the

team. CBRE (A commercial real estatecompany) are working for us. So,we’ve always been ready for this. If itgoes to a judicial review, that could

take years. And I obviously can backthis financially. The question is: Canthey afford it? I don’t know. In law inyour country the winner doesn’t pay.And I intend to win.

If the Council do not obtain aCPO, would you be happy with thestatus quo? Is it just about stoppingRenewal from getting their hands

on the land?

We want this regeneration, it canonly help the club. What’s going on inElephant and Castle (A £3billionregeneration project) I’d like tohappen where we are. I’m a proponentof regeneration but, no, our land is notfor free and, no, we’re not going todestroy the future of the football club.I’ve invested a lot of time and moneyin this football club and I don’t thinkthat should be ignored. I always tell people, when I’m tryingto describe the club, it’s as English afootball club as there really is.Millwall, and clubs like us, are thebackbone and what the Englishcharacter is all about. If you look atmy background I was always taught tostand up for myself. And I will.

So Millwall are ready to go aheadwith their own regeneration if anagreement can be reached with theCouncil?

A hundred per cent. We can workwith other people. There are a lot ofthings that can happen here. The truthis, and I know they deny it, butRenewal have talked to other partiesabout selling the land. They were in the States trying toraise money for a long time.

Some supporters might suspectthat, after ploughing £50millioninto Millwall, you want anopportunity to make some back.What would you say to thosepeople?

This is a defence of the club. It’s nota matter of whether I’m telling thetruth or not, it’s the law. This company(Millwall) has a negative retainedbalance, it’s a public company. Let’ssay they wrote us a cheque. I can’ttake the money by English law. I haveto leave it in the club. I’ve always said I would. (ChiefExecutive) Andy (Ambler) has calledit ‘futureproofing the club’. I’m goingto be 63 years old shortly. You neverknow what can happen, if there is atransition at some point. I’ve threechildren, I’m about to have my fifth

grandchild. I have one son on theboard already. It could be him orsomeone else taking over. But I’ve got no intention of walkingaway from this, I’m enjoying it toomuch. And I’ve got a lot of investmenthere. I’m not walking away from it.If something were to happen to methis (regeneration) would give theclub time to transition, whether it’sthrough a child of mine or someoneelse who gives it time withoutfaltering. So it does futureproof theclub. And it’s public, it’s a publiccompany. Besides the fact that I’ve said I’dleave (profits from any regenerationscheme) in the club and to thecompany, I don’t have a choice. Isimply can’t take the money and run. I know some people thought I wasgoing to asset-strip it when I came,but I think I’ve proven now that I’mnot. I’ve never taken one pound out ofthis company, quite the opposite. I think the club has a bright future. Ithink the real estate opportunities ofregenerating that whole area areenormous, and I’m a proponent. Tothink we’re having issues with theCouncil stuns me.

After the February decision,Renewal came out with a statementsaying they’ve spent ten yearssecuring most of the land byagreement and working on plansthat will deliver 2,400 to Lewisham.They feel let down by the decision.What would you say to that?

They shouldn’t be. It’s simply a caseof ensuring Millwall gets its fair shareof the regeneration opportunity. Wewill create new jobs and deliver newhomes if we are allowed to proceed.

Next week, Mr Berylson discussesthe Lions’ form and future on thepitch. He explains why Millwalldidn’t splash the cash on players inJanuary, getting it wrong beforegetting it right, and finally feeling hehas replaced former boss and theman who led Millwall out of LeagueOne in 2010, Kenny Jackett.


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Berylson: I will notwalk away

CARLOS EDWARDS is adoubt for Millwall against aSwindon side on a four-gamewinning streak. If Edwards misses out with adead leg, Shane Ferguson coulddrop back from midfield to replacethe suspended Joe Martin.Apart from injured defendersShaun Cummings and Tony Craig,boss Neil Harris has a full squad tochoose from. The Lions’ 2-0 win over Swindonon October 17 left the Robins justoutside the relegation places, aboveOldham on goal difference only. That defeat at The Den wasenough to convince chairman LeePower to sack Mark Cooper andappoint himself as temporary boss.Martin Ling was then appointedbut resigned after just 56 days forpersonal reasons. In spite of all of that upheaval,Swindon sit just seven points

outside the play-off places, havingwon six of their ten games in 2016under former Brighton U21 bossLuke Williams. Williams has been nominated forthe League One manager of themonth award for February, alongwith striker Nicky Ajose. However, Williams isn’t yetadmitting Swindon are in play-offcontention, but says this weekend’sclash with Millwall could be pivotalto those ambitions.“It is going to tell us a great deal(about what we can achieve thisseason),” Williams told the media inSwindon.“First and foremost, we need tomake sure we get one more win toput us in a situation where we knowthat we are going to be in thedivision for sure and there is nochance of relegation.“After that, we can probably startassessing where we are.”

Meanwhile, with games againstSheffield United, Burton andBradford following this fixture atthe County Ground, a win forMillwall, which would stretch theirunbeaten away run to seven, iscrucial to a tilt at the automaticpromotion spots.The odds on Millwall gainingpromotion continue to tumble. Afterseven wins in twelve games in 2016they are 11/4 to win go up. They are40/1 to go up as League Onechampions, with Burton showingthe first signs the pressureisaffecting them when they lost 2-0 atBradford on Tuesday night.But Millwall boss Neil Harris isn'tlooking beyond this weekend. He said: "Swindon's squad is a lotstronger now than it was when wefaced them at The Den, they have alot more players available. "They're a team in form so it's areally tough challenge for us."

Swindon vs MillwallSaturday, March 12Kick-off: 15:00

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Millwall record against Swindon:Played 95Won 38 Drawn 26 Lost 31 Form guide (Last five league):Swindon: DWWWWMillwall: LWDDWSky Bet odds:Swindon 21/10 Draw 23/10 Millwall 6/5 Probable Millwall team:4-4-2: Archer; Romeo, Webster, Beevers, Edwards; Wallace,Abdou, Thompson, Ferguson; Morison, Gregory.Last meeting: League One, October 17, 2015Milwall 2Gregory 19’, O’Brien 26’Swindon 0Teams:Millwall:Archer; Edwards, Craig, Beevers, J Martin;O'Brien, Williams, Saville, Ferguson (Onyedinma, 66);Gregory (L Martin, 79), 20 Morison (Pavey, 91). Swindon:Vigouroux; Barry, Branco, El-Abd, Ormonde-Ottewill; Traore, Bangoura (Stewart, 64); Ojamaa (Randall-Hurren, 52), Gladwin, Brophy (Balmy, 45); Ajose.Lee Gregory scored against

Swindon at The Den last October

Southwark News, Th ursday March 10, 2016 www.southwarknews.co.uk/sport MILLWALL 47

MILLWALL CHAIRMAN JohnBerylson flew into London fromthe United States last week and onSaturday watched a confidentLions side sweep aside Blackpool3-0. It was his first game at The Densince Lewisham Council, on February17, delayed a decision that could havedrastically affected the future of theclub. That future is still uncertain, with theclub hoping to meet members of theCouncil to see whether agreement canbe reached on land around The Dencoveted by property developer,Renewal. In the first part of a two-partexclusive interview, Southwark Newsspoke to Mr Berylson about the eventsof the last month, and his hopes for

the club and the Bermondsey area.

Firstly, what was your reaction toLewisham Council’s decision lastmonth? Now I think it’s going to start beinga fairer process, I think things willdevelop. If you think of it in terms offootball, for 89 minutes we were onthe outside losing, so to speak, and inthe 90th minute we’ve equalised.I didn’t go to the meeting, but Iclearly think we’re in the right, there’sno question about it. A lot of factshave come out which have clearlyundercut their position. We weren’t allowed to bid on thisland. Years ago they said they wouldwork with us and we’d work togetherbut then suddenly everybody stoppedtalking to us. They claimed that we had noarchitectural plans but (SouthwarkNews) showed that to the contrary. Wespent a lot of money on many sets ofplans, the last one being two-and-ahalf years ago. We’ve spent in the

millions of pounds with architects andthe facts are contrary to everythingLewisham Council have said.

You wrote them a letter before thatcrucial meeting on February 17.Did you get answers to thequestions you asked?Everything in that letter is accurate.There has been no formal responsebut the members of LewishamCabinet have agreed to visit The Denand the surrounding land next monthso we can show them our plans.

The future of the land is stilluncertain and the time for aCouncil decision will come aroundagain. What would you and the clubdo if they go ahead and obtain aCPO and thus you lose the land?

We would drag them to a judicialreview. It’s an odd thing, I think theother side has been unwise in theirrelationship with us. The fact is, if there is a CPO, do you

think we’ve spent all this timefighting it just to let that decisionstand? My army has come out of the forest,and the people who are working for

me. I know the fans didn’t understandhow much quality professional helpwe have had. We’ve got one of thepremier law firms on this, we have anexcellent person who oversees the

team. CBRE (A commercial real estatecompany) are working for us. So,we’ve always been ready for this. If itgoes to a judicial review, that could

take years. And I obviously can backthis financially. The question is: Canthey afford it? I don’t know. In law inyour country the winner doesn’t pay.And I intend to win.

If the Council do not obtain aCPO, would you be happy with thestatus quo? Is it just about stoppingRenewal from getting their hands

on the land?

We want this regeneration, it canonly help the club. What’s going on inElephant and Castle (A £3billionregeneration project) I’d like tohappen where we are. I’m a proponentof regeneration but, no, our land is notfor free and, no, we’re not going todestroy the future of the football club.I’ve invested a lot of time and moneyin this football club and I don’t thinkthat should be ignored. I always tell people, when I’m tryingto describe the club, it’s as English afootball club as there really is.Millwall, and clubs like us, are thebackbone and what the Englishcharacter is all about. If you look atmy background I was always taught tostand up for myself. And I will.

So Millwall are ready to go aheadwith their own regeneration if anagreement can be reached with theCouncil?

A hundred per cent. We can workwith other people. There are a lot ofthings that can happen here. The truthis, and I know they deny it, butRenewal have talked to other partiesabout selling the land. They were in the States trying toraise money for a long time.

Some supporters might suspectthat, after ploughing £50millioninto Millwall, you want anopportunity to make some back.What would you say to thosepeople?

This is a defence of the club. It’s nota matter of whether I’m telling thetruth or not, it’s the law. This company(Millwall) has a negative retainedbalance, it’s a public company. Let’ssay they wrote us a cheque. I can’ttake the money by English law. I haveto leave it in the club. I’ve always said I would. (ChiefExecutive) Andy (Ambler) has calledit ‘futureproofing the club’. I’m goingto be 63 years old shortly. You neverknow what can happen, if there is atransition at some point. I’ve threechildren, I’m about to have my fifth

grandchild. I have one son on theboard already. It could be him orsomeone else taking over. But I’ve got no intention of walkingaway from this, I’m enjoying it toomuch. And I’ve got a lot of investmenthere. I’m not walking away from it.If something were to happen to methis (regeneration) would give theclub time to transition, whether it’sthrough a child of mine or someoneelse who gives it time withoutfaltering. So it does futureproof theclub. And it’s public, it’s a publiccompany. Besides the fact that I’ve said I’dleave (profits from any regenerationscheme) in the club and to thecompany, I don’t have a choice. Isimply can’t take the money and run. I know some people thought I wasgoing to asset-strip it when I came,but I think I’ve proven now that I’mnot. I’ve never taken one pound out ofthis company, quite the opposite. I think the club has a bright future. Ithink the real estate opportunities ofregenerating that whole area areenormous, and I’m a proponent. Tothink we’re having issues with theCouncil stuns me.

After the February decision,Renewal came out with a statementsaying they’ve spent ten yearssecuring most of the land byagreement and working on plansthat will deliver 2,400 to Lewisham.They feel let down by the decision.What would you say to that?

They shouldn’t be. It’s simply a caseof ensuring Millwall gets its fair shareof the regeneration opportunity. Wewill create new jobs and deliver newhomes if we are allowed to proceed.

Next week, Mr Berylson discussesthe Lions’ form and future on thepitch. He explains why Millwalldidn’t splash the cash on players inJanuary, getting it wrong beforegetting it right, and finally feeling hehas replaced former boss and theman who led Millwall out of LeagueOne in 2010, Kenny Jackett.

Jamie: I can’t wait to score at The DenJAMIE PHILPOT didn’t havemuch time to bask in the satisfactionof his first senior appearance at TheDen last Saturday – he was back inaction in the wind and rain at JerseyRoad training ground on Mondayafternoon. His senior manager Neil Harris wasthere, too, and he saw Philpot score twiceto fire Justin Skinner’s Elite Developmentsquad to a 3-0 win over Brentford. Kyron Farrell set up Philpot’s first goalwith a free-kick that the nineteen-year-oldheaded past Tim Brown, before Farrellput him through again and he rounded theBrentford keeper to finish. Midfielder Kris Twardek scored a thirdto seal the win. Skinner’s U21s are second inProfessional Development League 2,

eight points behind Charlton but with agame in hand. “The most important thing was the threepoints to push us closer to top spot in ourleague,” Philpot said. “I should have gota hat-trick, but I’m happy with two goals. “We’ve a good chance of winning it.”Less than 48 hours earlier, Philpot wascoming on for Steve Morison in frontalmost 10,000 people at The Den. Hisparents, Jeremy and Monica, werepresent to watch their son make his firstsenior competitive appearance at home,and Philpot revealed it wasn’t all pats onthe back from his father. “They were delighted that I came on,”Philpot said. “But my dad was windingme up telling me I should have scored.But they’re happy for me, happy where Iam at the moment and ecstatic like I amfor the opportunities that I’m getting.”Philpot scored on his debut at Wolveslast season and, though he couldn’t repeatit on his home bow, he was thrilled to be

involved. “From the time Moro scored the penaltyI turned around straight away andthought, ‘Bring me on’,” he said. “I got out of my kit really quickly andjust wanted to make an impact. “After I came on there wereopportunities for me to score, I got intothe right positions. There was a cornerfrom Jed Wallace, another really gooddelivery, and I connected with it alrightand hit it goalwards but the keeper savedit. “It wasn’t meant to be. Not on my homedebut anyway. “But I’m looking forward to the nextfew games now to see if I can come onand make another impact. “It’s completely different to the U21s. Iwas more excited than nervous,especially playing in front of the homefans. I wanted to show them what I cando and the next step is to score in front ofthem.”


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CAPT’S BACKMILLWALL CLUB captain TonyCraig could return to full first-teamtraining in two weeks. Craig, 30, has been out since he injuredligaments in his left knee in the 0-0 drawwith Bradford on October 31. Craig was assessed in February by thesurgeon who performed the operation inNovember to repair the damage, and theclub expect further tests to confirm thathe can re-join first-team trainingsessions. If there are no setbacks, Craig will takepart in full training later this month witha view to a return to competitive actionin mid-April.The news would be a huge boost, asCraig’s leadership and experience ofplay-offs could be crucial with it lookingincreasingly likely Millwall will have tonegotiate that route back to theChampionship. Meanwhile, Carlos Edwards will havethe injury he picked up in the 3-0 winover Blackpool last weekend assessedbefore this weekend’s trip to Swindon. Edwards was only returning to actionafter twelve games out with a hamstringproblem he suffered against Barnsley onJanuary 2. He started at left-back against theTangerines and linked up impressivelywith Shane Ferguson before departing inthe 65th minute. “He’s not training at the moment. We’llhave to see if he can get on the trainingpitch on Friday and we’ll have tomonitor him up to the weekend,”NeilHarris said.

MILLWALL ARE keen toexercise an option in MahlonRomeo’s contract to secure hisfuture at the club.The 20-year-old, released byGillingham last season, was NeilHarris’ first permanent signing asmanager. Romeo penned a one-yearcontract after impressing Harris andacademy boss Scott Fitzgeraldduring a trial spell last April. Romeo was expected to spend aseason with the U21s, but afterinjuries to Carlos Edwards and

Shaun Cummings he exploded ontothe first-team scene with a superbgoal in the 3-0 win at Walsall inFebruary. He kept his place when Edwardsreturned from injury and has nowplayed in seven consecutive gamesand formed an impressivepartnership on the right side ofMillwall’s team with Jed Wallace. That form is attracting admiringglances from potential suitors, andMillwall now want to tie down thedefender to a longer deal and headoff any interest from some of thebigger clubs. Fred Onyedinma, Aiden O’Brien,

Ben Thompson and Sid Nelson haveall signed new deals this season, andboss Neil Harris explained the clubpolicy behind contract offers toyounger players. “Mahlon is under contract until thissummer and we have an option toextend it,” Harris said. “Mahlon has come in and donereally well so we’re looking to havediscussions with his advisers tothink about tying him down a littlelonger. “You want to protect your assetsand you want to reward players fordoing well. “You want to give parity to players,

and that’s all we’re trying to do. Wetry to be sensible with what we do. “If players do well they should berewarded.“I think we’ve shown with all theother young lads that if they breakinto the first team and do well theyget rewarded. “Until they do that, then they’reU21 players and they have to earnthe right to get into the first team.But Mahlon has done really well, asdid Fred, Aiden, Ben and Sid earlierin the season when they all gotawarded new contracts. “Mahlon comes into that categoryat the moment.”


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The annual Dockers’ Daycelebration will be held on April 9before Millwall’s home game withShrewsbury Tow n. Twenty lucky dockers will get a VIPday out, courtesy of sponsors,Southwark News. The 1990-91 FA Youth Cup winningsquad have been invited to take part inthe celebrations. Supporters can meet the dockers andplayers for autographs and photos inthe car park near the famous blue bus at2pm before a jersey presentation willtake place on the pitch before kick-off. Anyone dockers wanting to take partshould contact the club’s press officeon 020 7232 1222

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