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The trade in buying and selling live animals and who can own them should be more tightly controlled IMO.

In the last 4 recorded years (between 07/08 and 11/12 ), the number of travellers getting on or off a train at East Dulwich station has increased from 1,360,087 to 2,085,892. It would be good if this exponential growth in traveller numbers could somehow be reflected in the number of trains provided.

I used to be disturbed by the sound of fast cars, but I'm alright Nyyyyooooowww.....

Couldn't agree more. Very exciting. VicCraven Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Let's all get behind this and make it happen. > > Vic :)

I really hope you're wrong on this, but fear you may not be. NewWave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I foresee LL and ED becoming a mix of chains and > empty shops and all the nice interesting > independents moving out to Sydenham at this rate.

In the case of the toyshop, they did move out and it's still not got a permanent tenant to replace it. Surely the landlord must be considering whether they've set the rent too high? Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well if the businesses all moved to cheaper > properties, the landlord would probably be forced > to drop the rent. However, in terms of location in > Dulwich, that's a pretty hot spot.

This would be a great addition to East Dulwich. Who wouldn't want a new cinema close to where they live? For once, let's keep a good news thread positive.

A quick google search turned up this comment on the Camberwell Green station option and makes some interesting points (notably that it would serve twice as many destinations as LJ because of it's location on a branch of the line): http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=33106 Maybe it's time to try and resurrect the campaign to reopen it?

LJ is very close to both Brixton overground and tube. If it had to be a case of one or the other, IMO Southwark ought to have pushed for Camberwell Green. It's not remotely on the cards any more though. Boris is not too bothered about courting SE london votes - it's too much of a Labour stronghold - hence most of his South of the river transport plans are targeted at the 'bluer' SW postcodes. It would benefit the whole of SE to reduce congestion at Camberwell green. Even some Boris bikes would be an improvement.

... actually, I think it was opposed by Southwark Council

Network Rail considered closing Loughborough Junction and replacing it with a (reopened) Station at Camberwell Green in 2007 - the platforms are still there, but little else. I think it was opposed by Lambeth Council and locals to LJ and so never happened. Here's the link (page 27): http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/BusinessPlan2007/PDF/Route%202%20Brighton%20Main%20Line.pdf Personally, I was disappointed that this didn't happen - it would have made a lot of sense. Nigello Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > There used to be a station at Camberwell, and - > as far as I know > > - could still be one if the money and effort > were > > forthcoming.

Very exciting. Please don't anyone start moaning about parking.

If this happens, I can see lot's of Baroque painting fans milling about confused outside the Dulwich Picturehouse on Lordship Lane.

Yep, Sue's right I think. Anyone got an electronic copy of the leaflet they could share?

How's the training going?

I believe that they got close to an agreement on reopening a few years back, but only if there was agreement to close Loughborough Junction. Personally, considering how close LJ is to Brixton tube and train station, out of the two there is a better argument for a Camberwell Green Station (although I'm not entirely sure why they couldn't keep both. Bakerloo line does already travel down as far as Burgess Park, although it's only used for turning trains I think. Sooner or later (definitely later), they will extend the Bakerloo line. The degree to which SE London's public transport provision keeps falling further and further behind the rest of the capital is a scandal. Even in terms of Cycle superhighways and Boris Bikes, we're a vacuum on the maps. Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There used to be a station at Camberwell, and - as far as I know > - could still be one if the money and effort were > forthcoming.

I really hope this comes off - would be great to have a cinema.

It does seem strange how we have these huge rents being demanded at the same time that there are a number of empty properties. What happened to supply and demand?

Article in the Evening Standard about Catford today: http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/new-homes/catford-gets-makeover-bringing-new-homes-it

Because the kind of people who behave like this don't have very good judgement, impulse control or appreciation of the consequences of their own behaviour... and will know exactly where you live. Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why not just approach them? Tell them what they > are doing is annoying, potentially dangerous and > not acceptable. You might get a bit of cheek but > they'll likely slope off, flicking you some Vs and > spitting through their teeth as they go. At least > it will be quiet then.

Definitely call the non-emergency number. Chances are those bikes won't be taxed and insured either.

Congratulations

SE Trains have come bottom of table for customer satisfaction: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/17/private-train-operators-passengers-dissatisfied

OK, slightly overstated it with 'incredibly', it's not Tower Hamlets - but that said, it's been getting more diverse over the years rather than less (there is a far wider spread across the income bracket now than when it was predominantly working class). There is also a mix of housing sizes and tenures. It's probably a bit whiter than a lot of zone 2 areas, especially for SE London, but there are still a lot of different nationalities here. When I think of my immediate neighbours, they are all from pretty different backgrounds. The point is that from reading this forum you could get an impression that the area which I feel is unrepresentative. ratty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would say it's not incredibly diverse. Tower > Hamlets is incredibly diverse I would say, East > Dulwich, for central london (zone 2) is far from > it imo! > > Lived there for 20 years so must have some idea > surely? Watched it get less and less diverse year > on year!

Or maybe the answer is not to buy, but continue renting.