Bony Fido

That cat is a bloomin fruitcake!

Clare,

"Exactly where did you see Harry Carpenter? Definitely one for the observer book of celebs"

Harry used to get his hair cut at Segars,(opposite the Plough)I think he lived close to Dulwich village,but haven't seen him for a few years.Definitely a local though!

Magdala normally shows Rugby internationals - has 3 screens so can have football and RU simultaneously

Ratty,

Re:"Cafe Nero's - should have gone the whole hog and opened a KFC ffs"

We've already had a KFC in LL - it is now some other make of fried chicken shop, the one opposite Thomas More hall.Apparently when Col Sanders visited the UK many years ago he was so disgusted at the state of many of the shops bearing his name that he had them closed down - the LL shop was one.

Many scenes for the TV series Dempsey and Makepeace were filmed in the East Dulwich area. One episode I particularly remember used two locations on the south side of Upland Road just east of the junction with Crystal Palace Road. One was outside the "Cafe Ideal",which I believe has only recently had its name and facade changed from how it looked at the time, and the other was the entrance to a yard, which I think was adjacent to number 3 Upland Road.

In one episode of Dempsey and Makepeace the villain was played by Nick Brimble, who has been in many TV series (most recently playing Lorraine Chase's evil brother in Emmerdale). I recall seeing him shopping one morning in what is now Somerfield in Lordship Lane in 1980. He lived in Matham Grove at the time.

I arrived back from work at the bus stop outside ED nick at about 10.30 on Wednesday night. There was a young couple standing outside with a dog which was tied to one of the scaffold poles. It looked as though the couple were concerned about the dog - the man (probably Mark) was on his mobile at the time. It looked as though the dog might have been there quite some time judging by the big puddle he/she was standing in.

I went to Franklins as it was getting near closing time thinking that "the authorities" would be arriving to take the animal into care. However, as I was returning a woman who said her name was Catherine came up to me and told me about a dog tied up - she was obviously very concerned. She said she rang the on the police phone and was told they would "come out for it" but no one came out. I pointed out to her that ED nick is only staffed 6am to 10pm (last I heard anyway) so they must be coming from another station. I couldn't remember the RSPCA number ( it's 0870 5555 999 ) but it wouldn't have been much help anyway according to Mark.

In the end Catherine who said she has pets of her own and lives in Rodwell Road took the dog and went off down the road saying she was going to "the shop" and would ask them to help. The dog was so happy to be untied I thought its tail was going to fly off, it was wagging so fast! It must have had a fair bit to drink because the first thing it did was cocked its leg against the nearest lamp post.

I don't know what eventually happened but I think the dog was in good hands.