I would love to be reunited with an old friend of mine who worked with me at New Cross on the Permanent Way Railway in 1970s. His name was Stephen Butler, his address in 1977 was 13 Kennington Park Place. At the time I lived in Deptford.
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Hi councillors and council officers
See below a comment on Peckham Vision’s Facebook page. It is fully backed up by my own observations.
It is not surprising that we are now faced with more draconian measures to stop the Covid-19 transmission.
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As Lambeth seeks to rid itself of street names which recall the memory of prominent slavers, one name has stood
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I have lived in Peckham for 12 years and I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the proposed developments of the Aylesham Centre by Tiger Developments.
I took part in the online consultation in August 2020 and found it incredibly lacking and one-sided.
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People with coronavirus symptoms in the capital’s smallest borough have been urged to stay vigilant as Londoners collectively hope to avert a local lockdown. In the week up to September 23, another 32 people were diagnosed with the virus in Kensington and Chelsea.
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Plans to extend the Bakerloo line appear to have been shelved after Transport for London (TfL) decided not to ask the Government for funding. TfL is proposing to extend the Bakerloo line from Elephant and Castle in Southwark to Lewisham via the Old Kent Road and New Cross Gate.
Read MoreThere are currently thought to be six coronavirus patients receiving treatment at Croydon University Hospital, and none are in intensive care. As cases increase across London, the rates in Croydon are still low.
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It’s a powerful symbol of friendship across the North Sea and an enduring gift of thanks from one nation to another as they faced their darkest hours. Every Christmas since 1947 the City of Oslo has sent a Norwegian spruce tree to London as a gift in memory of that wartime support. It stands as London’s main Christmas tree each year in Trafalgar Square. And despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic the City of Oslo said the gift will continue as normal.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has made the “difficult decision” to abandon a legal challenge against controversial plans for a new waste-burning incinerator on the River Thames, with the cash-strapped office citing “substantial costs” of continuing with the case as the reason. Mr Khan’s office confirmed yesterday the judicial review, which had been due to start this month, would no longer go ahead.
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A developer has blocked safe access to woodland used by school children for outdoor learning in Grove Park. Two weeks ago it emerged the gates to the council-owned Ringway Community Centre were padlocked, while a sign was erected saying “private land, unauthorised access not permitted”.
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A £1.5m package of renovation works will start to restore a grade-I listed mansion in a popular London park from a national list of buildings at risk. Kensington and Chelsea council will spend the money on the Jacobean Holland House in the centre of Holland Park.
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Playgrounds in Lewisham closed since lockdown began were set to reopen yesterday after a local campaign. Although many playgrounds reopened as lockdown eased, some Lewisham Homes’ play spaces have remained locked.
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About 50 students are self-isolating at a university halls of residence in Hammersmith. The Royal College of Music confirmed yesterday that a Covid-19 outbreak has taken place at Consort Village halls in Goldhawk Road.
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Struggling pet owners facing an uncertain financial future are being asked to think rescue first, after a Maine Coon cat was abandoned in a park with a note saying his owner had lost their job during lockdown and could no longer afford to care for him.
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Long-running attempts to refurbish and redevelop a Penge block of units providing temporary accommodation for homeless people have finally been approved. It was the second time that applicant Gregg Rust had attempted to revamp Cranbrook Court in Thesiger Road, which currently consists of 28 units used to shelter homeless people.
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More than two months after leisure centres were allowed to reopen after coronavirus restrictions, three in Croydon remain closed with no sign of when they will open their doors. Now Croydon council leader Tony Newman has dismissed concerns that the decision to keep the centres closed was political.
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The Mayor of London has given lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) venues a cash boost to help them survive the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 11 bars and clubs have been handed grants totalling almost £130,000 to weather the latest restrictions in the city.
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Bexley councillors have been warned to “consider carefully” their use of social media, after a report was tabled showing half of all complaints against elected members since May this year involved online activity. Bexley’s code of conduct committee heard that social media misuse was the source of four of the eight complaints logged against councillors since May.
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The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging pet owners and livestock keepers who are worried about their animals’ welfare to take steps now to avoid possible injury and distress during traditional fireworks dates such as Bonfire Night, Halloween, Diwali and New Year’s Eve.
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