Billy

Agree with all the general joy on the forum and if the new restaurant is anything like the fabulous (but far away) Song Que I will be very happy. Keep us posted.

Sad to hear it has closed down but we ate there once and it was a terrible meal and cost a fortune. Good bar area though. Looking forward to a nice Italian restaurant if the rumours are to be believed. And incidentally, has anyone been to Lorenzos near Peckham Rye and how does it compare to the fabulous Crystal Palace branch?

Referring to dc's post above - the Herne Hill scheme is the one I was referring to. It works really well.

I live very close to the station and parking is a nightmare because of the commuters who leave there cars in the road. Often I have to drive around for 20 minutes before I can find somewhere to park near my house. I would therefore welcome controlled parking. That said there are ways to deal with this without it being a revenue raising exercise. What about a residents parking scheme where there is an hour in each day when only residents in a street can park? That catches the irritating commuters who wouldn't be able to leave their cars there all day, without affecting shoppers who are parking for an hour or so and then leaving. I know that Lambeth has a similar scheme in place.