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I live on East Dulwich Grove, the Lordship Lane end. The traffic is much worse. In the morning and in the afternoon it is almost stationary outside my house and backed up to Dulwich hospital and probably beyond. The fumes are awful. My air quality is now dreadful. My children and their friends walk up and down East Dulwich Grove at rush hour. The road is the main route for many children in East Dulwich to travel to Charter North Dulwich, Charter East Dulwich, Jags, Alleyns, Dulwich Hamlet, Dulwich infants, Goose Green. Their air quality on the walk to school has now deteriorated massively. The road has become more dangerous to cross. I've always been pretty laid back about local matters, but this is beyond daft. I've been moaned at about it by one paramedic, local businesses, the keeper of Goose Green school who lives there, and ALL my neighbours on the road. The side streets, Elsie, Derwent and Melbourne are now glorified car parks. No doubt the air quality is much nicer for these roads, and no doubt these residents find life quieter, but for the children who walk to school, for the businesses in the area, for the residents of East Dulwich Grove (many with young children) this is hell. We all want cleaner air, but this is concentrating fumes on two roads, Lordship Lane and East Dulwich Grove. It appears the council and fellow side street residents don't care about people who live on these roads, or have given a thought to the hundreds (yes hundreds) of children who walk down them every day. What on paper seems a solution to noisy campaigners is actually ill thought out and harms those who we should be looking out for most.

Hello, I know Phlegm is already painting a mural in Herne Hill but I was wondering if he would be interested in painting a small one on my gate. I was about to paint it a whacky colour or get someone to paint something on it anyway.

I hope they do really well. Everyone who works there seems young, bright and enthusiastic. Their menu looks lovely. The garden looks absolutely terrific. Good luck to them. Going for dinner there soon. That site, for some unknown reason, has always been a bit difficult so I hope this venture cracks it. It's a bit like Pedlar but posher, and frankly I don't give a monkeys about the name.

It hasn't always been empty. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-raid-13-cannabis-farms-8160050.html

Nicholas Merton. He has a website. He's based in Camberwell. Otherwise my friend is doing the most amazing portraits using photographs. If you PM me your number I'll send you two pictures from each of them of my daughter.

For something totally special and very different try Hadlow Castle near Tonbridge.

What about the Dulwich Constitutional Club?

Just been to the press launch. It looks AMAZING. They're still finishing off bits and bobs, but it's a truly great addition to the Lane. Seats incredibly comfortable, and I can see over a tall person sitting in front of me. The bar area is lovely, and each screen has a different feel. Nice seats for two at the back. Hats off to the Picturehouse team, who've worked so hard. Very excited.

My eldest: "Wow, giant pretzels".

Glasses now donated. Many thanks

Hello, The BBC Daily Politics is looking to borrow some solar eclipse glasses tomorrow, Friday. If anyone fancies lending us some that would be great. The programme doesn't need them until 12oc; so you would be able to use them first! They will be returned. PM me with a mobile??? Living in hope!

I am pro Harris, they provide outstanding schools for thousands of children across London. I'm pro Charter, pro Kingsdale, pro Sydenham Girls, pro Thomas the Apostle. They all try to serve the local community and, for the most part, do a bloody good job at it. We're very lucky we have such schools around us. Charter is a fantastic school and it's brilliant they're opening a second one. The school should be congratulated and encouraged, not knocked.

Get a new nose.

Congratulations Charter. Well deserved.

Delighted charter will be opening a second school on the hospital site. Good luck.