Sue

Saw this first when out walking with my granddaughters a few years back. We had already had a discussion about why there was a North, West and East Dulwich but not South Dulwich, and then we came across a map or sign (can't remember which) on a footpath with South Dulwich on it. I've lived round here for decades, and never knew! Now, there's West Norwood, South Norwood .... North Norwood wouldn't make sense, but why no East Norwood?!

On Saturday I phoned Royal Mail to arrange for the parcels which should have arrived on Friday (and then Saturday) to be delivered on Tuesday, as I had a dental appointment on Monday. Surprise surprise, they were delivered on Monday. Luckily someone else happened to be here, as they arrived shortly before I came back from the dentist. I had another two parcels arrive on time today. Amazing.

I'm up for it 😂

I have just complained as well. Complaints number is 03457 740 740 To speak to a person I think you have to choose "something else" in the menu, at least I did. Otherwise if memory serves you just have to key in a tracking number and get some automated response. I'm absolutely fuming. Yesterday I got one of the three tracked parcels supposed to be delivered yesterday. Then I got THREE notifications that delivery would be "attempted" on the next working day - but I'd already had one of the parcels. The "next working day" from yesterday is today. I was suspicious about this "attempt" thing, so thought I'd check out what was going on Then when I phoned I was told that delivery "could not be attempted" today. Though nobody had actually notified me of that. This "service" is an absolute joke. I've arranged redelivery over the phone for a day when I will be here, but I'm not holding my breath. Well that is clearly untrue, because 2 of my 3 48 hour tracked items due to be delivered yesterday have not been delivered. And I'm told that delivery was not even attempted. On 2 days running If this is due to staff shortages, why don't they expletive deleted employ some expletive deleted staff? I'm pretty sure there must be lots of unemployed people signing on in Peckham 🤬 Surely they can't all be unsuitable to be posties?

I have found in the past that phoning the complaints department actually does work. Not, obviously, to change the whole of Royal Mail, but in specific cases. You could try that. Also, you could see if your bank would send the letter tracked? What a pain. Finally, in view of what your postie said, you could write to the CEO quoting this, and copy it to your MP. And maybe the local and national press might be interested, as well. Of course the postie might be wrong and it's just general inefficiency at the delivery office, not a deliberate intention not to deliver letters on a particular round.

What will replace Vits n Kix on NXR? It always seems very dark in there during the day, hopefully their new place will be a bit brighter! The old Willow premises is still looking very forlorn.

I saw somewhere, maybe in another thread on here, that a postie told someone that Helen Hayes had visited the sorting office very recently to find out just what was going on. They may have got the name wrong, as to the best of my recollection Helen is no longer involved with any of the areas our delivery office covers?

No idea, I booked the appointment online I'm not bothered which I get.

Thanks so much everyone for all this info, it was very easy for me to get an appointment for both jabs. I chose Kristal in Nunhead because although it's less convenient, they were great when I went there before. I'm not keen on Sogim for reasons unrelated to the above (I've had very poor service there in the past).

Crikey, I wouldn't fancy going anywhere near somebody with a hammer, so good for him for filming it! Maybe he was at a window? I did think someone must have heard something, because repeated hammer blows must have been quite loud.

FFS. I've stayed in today for three parcels, all despatched at the same time, all supposed to be being delivered by Royal Mail today, all quite large. One arrived this morning. I said to the postie that I was expecting three. He said he only had one, and were they all this big? 🤣 Now I've had three separate texts from Royal Mail, each saying they were unable to deliver my parcel today, and the tracking info says they were "unable to attempt delivery". I haven't got the will to check them all to see if one of these texts relates to the parcel which actually was delivered 🙄

No point posting this on here, you can email Angela: [email protected]

Angela the editor says there are no problems her end and the distributors are all GPS checked. She says please contact her directly if you want her to check a specific road. She doesn't use this forum.

I've contacted the editor to see if there's a distribution problem.

I'm not particularly in favour of this proposal, but what is the evidence that there's "no demand for student housing around ED"? Surely there's no demand for it because there presently isn't any?! Students have to live somewhere, Kings is a teaching hospital (I think) as is the dental hospital (I think) plus East Dulwich has reasonable transport links into central London and this site is near both trains and several bus routes.

This was one employee of Southwark Council He is accountable for his actions and behaviours, not Southwark Council. I really can't understand why you are continuing to criticise Malumbu.

Great, thanks both!

No, Malumbu was making two very valid general points which had nothing to do with defending Southwark council.

I have booked a flu jab for next week with my GP surgery, but they don't do Covid jabs, and I'd rather get them both done at once. Are there any reasonably local pharmacies who do this, and if so is it walk in or would I need to make an appointment? Thanks! Obviously I would cancel the one with my GP!

Thought I'd had mine but can only find September's, so maybe I haven't. That's strange.

Dulwich streets for people! 🤣🤣🤣

Can you post a clickable link? Not that I live on one of those streets! I think you probably need to edit your post to put https:// before the website address you've given

What was "suspicious" about this man's behaviour, and did you inform the police?

Surely the No Dogs sign should be very very large at the entrance? It's a bit pointless having it once you've taken the dog/s in there?