Earl Aelfheah

Maybe a liberal application of 'no more nails' on the bottom of your pots. Really shouldn't be needed though. I feel for you... it's really awful that everything must be tied down in order to be safe.

boshi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Had a letter through door today re a 100 hr > Pharmacy and a needle exchange facility at the Dul > med centre!! A little alarming i think as next > door to a nursery and a residential area! Anyone > know of this and any thoughts?? Is the 100 hrs a reference to how long you'll have to wait on the phone for an appointment?

DMC are appallingly managed. See if you can get an appointment there within 2 days as they suggest you can on their website. Unless you queue from 8 outside the surgery, you're lucky to be seen in under 2 weeks.... yet they continue to register new patients. They really don't need to be expanding into new areas right now. Concentrate on sorting out the inefficiencies in their current operation. Good doctors, non-existent / terrible management. Maybe the nature of GP Consortia?

Victoria, then district line.

nununoolio Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You could always pop > along to the new Burgess Park playground area for > a taste of what it could be like! ...Is the 'new' Burgess Park dodgy then? Was going to pop along to the playground with the kids this weekend.

I believe the EDT is showing the opening ceremony. The road into Greenwich is pretty bad at the best of times and I guess there is likely to be Olympic Lanes in operation, so not sure how reliable the bus will be. You could get the train from Denmark Hill to Lewisham and then the DLR (or bus, cab or walk from there)?

The level of demand for trains to Victoria from inner London areas is almost irrelevant. The rail companies are run for private profit and in the interests of shareholders (and for those passengers whose interests converge with them). In an unregulated market, the train companies would probably cut out stops at inner London stations altogether as they slow the profitable longer distance commuter services on which the companies largely rely for profits. Those commuters only making a couple of stops from within inner London don?t pay much and make the companies primary product less attractive. Thankfully, the market is regulated and a nominal service to these stations is mandated in contracts / licences. However, outside the terms of these agreements, the train companies are very unlikely to offer any additional services, regardless of demand. I would actually like to see a lot more of the lines which only serve inner London (such as the Wimbledon loop and south London line) handed over to tfl to be run in the interest of those living inside London (as with the London Overground).

During rush hour, how many Victoria trains will run from Denmark hill after December? From the TFL website I cannot work out whether it will be 3 or 4. Does anyone know?

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > george74 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Is it me or is East Dulwich becoming a dangerous > place to live? Every time I log onto this site, > > there is an attack, a strange guy hanging around > or another theft? Whatever happened to the nice > > ED I moved to all those years back..... > > No, you are just getting more information. ED is, > for London, a very safe place to live. But it is > part of a big city, so being aware is being > clever. You can find information on crime levels here: http://maps.met.police.uk/ The 'heatmap' goes right down to subward level and if you click on the map you get information about how crime compares to London average (as well as the trend). East Dulwich ward has an 'average' crime rate for London and has dropped each year for the last few years.

Crikey, that is worrying. Thoughts go out for the victim.

I hate speedbumps and Southwark seems obsessed with installing them. I'm sure their proliferation in London has contributed to the commensurate increase in the number of ridiculous psuedo military vehicles on the roads. Anyway, that said, I think that this particular road (going through a park as it does), is one of the very few cases where speed bumps are probably justified. Southwark - just stop putting them everywhere else!

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Average for three bed house is more around the 500 mark. Still stupid money, but then so is everywhere else. There will either be a short term crashnor else a long term stagnation IMO

I hadn't, but guess it's because of the school? Must get a lot of foot fall.

Unbelievable racket. I don't agree that this goes on everywhere, it's quite extreme. Anyone got idea on what to do about it?

Small correction to my last post - I believe the noise team work later on Friday / Saturday and so on those nights they may typically stop dealing with new issues around 1 - 1.30 (although it will depend on how busy they are). I'm sure everyone will have different experiences of the service, but that's mine.

The noise team stop work at 2.30. They are generally very busy and so in practice, stop going to new call outs around 11.30 - 12.00 in my experience. So unless you log a complaint before this time, they're unlikely to be able to help. As this is the time most people start getting back from the pub (and therefore the time that disturbances start), it's all a bit unsatisfactory. They used to be 24 hours, but to save money decided to reduce their hours, choosing to keep the daytime service, rather than the nightime one (seems like an odd decision to me). Anyway, good luck. pipsky2008 suggestions seem sensible.

Southwark noise team no longer work at night, so of little help unfortunately. The type of people who act this way are unlikely to be reasonable so be careful goi ground and trying to reason with them. Best bet is to get a group of neighbours together and goi g around together.

Gavain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > also a fire hazard If only there were handy bottles of liquid randomly deposited around ed, then this may counter the risk

It?s not cheap to buy frozen cheese and ham sandwiches, or to snack on frozen Yorkshire pudding wraps. As for Doner Kebab pizzas ? yes, they?re cheap, but no one should be eating this stuff. Let?s be clear, Iceland is no working class hero. You can live far more cheaply buying fresh produce and making hearty filling food. I know that not everyone has the know how to do this, but places like Iceland remove any impetuous to learn such essential life skills by offering a false alternative (empty calories and potential long term health problems).

Great event.. Thanks to those who organised it. Re. Cupcakes (or 'cups of sickly icing')... This fad has to come to an end soon surely?

... Also, bear in mind that the Yorkshire pudding wrap is actually describe as a 'snack'. I don't know the fat and calorie content but that seems pretty irresponsible.

There are plenty of examples. Frozen cheese and ham sandwichs are just one, doner kebab pizzas another (?1 at Iceland). You won't find these in Sainsburys (for example). Take a walk around Iceland and look at the type of cheap, highly processed convenience foods they specialise in. Yes, in my opinion they are one of the worst offenders when it comes to peddling this type of junk. (edited in order to point out this beauty)

Just for an example, look at their 'Ultimate Snack' range..

Iceland may sell one or two basics at a good price, but the majority of their stuff is truly appalling, for both health and environment. There are a number of low cost supermarkets which cater for those on a budget without such disregard for quality / nutrition. Personally, I won't shed a tear for their closure.