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malbourneroad

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  1. I think it very unlikely that ED would get Boris Bikes due to Dog Kennel Hill and the potential risk or injury coming down it.


    Having used Boris Bikes on occasion, the reliability of the brakes effectiveness in slowing down such a heavy bike have been poor (for me) more times than not. And the potential speed of coming down that hill is fairly great. The bikes themselves seem to have been geared in such manner to limit high top speed, not saying you can't encounter a hill whilst using a Boris Bike but looking at a map of the current docking locations they don't seem to be situated near any (looking forward to being called out on that.)


    Also can't think of a suitable place for the docking station bearing in mind the space needed for the support vehicle used to ship the bikes from one dock to dock or back to their repair centre.

  2. Good morning all,


    If you want to see the cycle scheme extended to this part of London please complete.


    With the announcement that Santander are taking over the sponsorship of the London Bike Hire scheme, it was also announced that there are to be 1,000 new docking stations. The Peckham Peculiar have launched a petition for South London to be included and if you'd like to lend your support (and send to your friends) please do as this is a chance to right the wrong of our neighbourhood being deprived this really useful service!


    https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-bring-boris-bikes-to-south-east-london?recruiter=146408470&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=sap_share_page_twitter&utm_content=ma_sap_share2%3Ash_pa_no_fr

  3. A body has been found inside a car on fire in a field in West Sussex.

    Firefighters found the body in the boot of the Volkswagen Jetta, which was parked near Ifield Golf Club in Rusper Road, Ifield, on Friday afternoon.


    Sussex Police said they were trying to identify the person and to determine the gender. The vehicle suffered extensive fire damage.


    A 34-year-old woman from Dulwich, south-east London, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

    A post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death is due to take place later.

    'Plumes of smoke'


    Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 14:00 GMT.

    Local residents Rosemary and Paul Shackell said they were aware of the fire once they saw "thick black plumes of smoke" in the sky.


    "You could hear either the tyres or the airbags going. There was another plume of smoke going up each time there was a bang," Mr Shackell said.


    "You don't really expect this on your doorstep," he added.

    Det Ch Insp Jason Taylor said officers were treating it as a murder investigation and were following several lines of inquiry.


    He asked for anyone with any information about the car or who saw it being abandoned and set on fire to contact police.


    http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-31886710

  4. Just cycling home and as I was passing through Camberwell I noticed some bright flashes coming from Kings Hospital then when I got closer, I witnessed Denmark Hill station billowing smoke and passengers were spilling out of the exit.


    Does anyone know what the cause was?

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