James Barber

Hi unlurked, We disagree. Not making it clear when a park closes and having no process for releasing people when it closes are issues that need to be fixed. Such a call-out procedure coudl support thE Police invesitgating a break-in of a cafe, looking for a lost child, etc, etc.

TfL are revamping Countdown. In the process they're removing Countdown displays from some bus stps and placing them at others. It is an exceptionally expensive system that only covers a small minority of bus stops. I'm tempted to have a play and produce a cheap COuntdown terminal for bus stops.

Hi Apollo4000, The last third of Landcroft Road that hasnt been resurfaced will be in January. Hi eliz01, I'm really sorry you got tracked inside Dulwich Park. Font size 10 isnt the most helpful signage that oculd be placed. I've contacted the head of parks to try and understand how this could happen and what the parks team will do to ensure it doesn't happen again. Hi unlurked, But I'm assuming she;s an East Dulwich resident. Also it raises the general principle of how we sign changes in opening times for parks and what the procedure is for people getting locked inside any Southwark park.

Latest for Nunhead Cemetary is 9 trees are down with others looking precarious. Expected to reopen on or before 7 November.

Hi unlurked, When we first introduced the free property marking kits we had zero burglaries for several months. Indeed the com providing them usually have around 80% reduction.

Hi unlurked, For the obvious reason burglers will soon realise if people generally don't apply the property marking and the stickers then become meaningless. Fascinating article I read that almost all criminals don't even know the likely punishment if they get caught.

It is amazing that they've replaced the old constraint of narrow footbridge with a narrow much longer footbridge and the narrow single doorway with ticket barriers. The capacity is the same after ? millions spent. Need someone to click those plastic tags holding the barriers over the revamped old footbridge and stair entrances.

I've found a contact to access about this from Southeastern. I'm also chasing planning enforcement to ensure the original footbridge and staircases are reopened ASAP. It is appalling that so much public money could be wasted and the job not even finished and with no regard of any kind to the travelling public utility at this station.

Just ot highlight that the SelectaDNA property marking kits retail at ?37.50 inc VAT now (used to ?55): http://www.selectadna.co.uk/forensic-coding-domestic-kits/selectadna-mini-home-kit.html If you live in East Dulwich ward - boundaries are Melbourne Grove, Railway Rise, Grove Vale, East Dulwich Road (south side), Crystal Palace Road, Upland Road, Friern Road, Underhill Road, Dunstans Road, Upland Rad, Lordship Lane, Melbourne Grove - you can get a kit for free.

Hi nxjeb, The land is curently owned by NHS Property. To fund changres they'll be looking to use a PFI vehicle that will sell land/build houses. Considering the low rate of interest using PFI feels perverse. Happy to have chat on phone outside of work hours. Hi Vik, Have PM'd you back. Please email me the correspondence and emails you mentioned. Clearly extremely urgent.

Hi ED - NAGAIUTB, Sadly I suspect we'll always have some level of burglaries. But hardening our homes to make it tougher to get in will help. The recent trend has been for Home of Multiple Occupation to be burgled. Often the front door has a basic yale type lock whihc is easy for force and then they can break into individual flats without being observed. Often the occupants don't know each other to realise when something odd is happening. The other trend is apprently sngle glazed sash windows being forced. Sash window locks are a good precaution. Double glazed sash windows also help. Hi Emurphyie, Dulwich Hospital site. Apparently another2-3 years befor the site will be sold during which time detailed plans willbe developed. This have been almost the exact status for 15-20 years! I'm hopeful that of the 27,000m2 4-5,000m2 will be released for a new primary school.

Southwark Council has 40 trees and branches to sort out. Expectation is before week end it will be done.

Karate 10.30am Sunday mornings Alleyns School term times. Tigers section for 4-6 years olds - http://dev.dulwichkarate.com/?page_id=124 Tony Hughes leads it. http://dev.dulwichkarate.com/?page_id=82

Don't forget the new Judith Kerr Bilingual school on Half Moon Lane.

The timing of the highest wind speeds meant checking lines and clearing fallen trees could only take place durin the rushhours. Can't imagine anyone would favour risks of derailments over checking lines for trees when we know many will have fallen down. I think it's a credit to London that a 1 in 25 year event occuring during the rush hour will cause disruption mostly until lunch time but essential activities are all going ahead.

Great advert for having strong doors, great locks, Manchester and London bars.

According to the Met the winds were forecast to at their worst locally 7-8am. But willtake a number of hours to recede.

Hi edhistory, I'm an elected representative and was asked about such stores. Checked out the feeling via this forum and asked both M&S and Waitrose if they had plans to come. I'd prefer Iceland to stay because clearly many people like it. But they're no longer willing to pay the new market rent on their current site. Equally I've spoken to three cinema chains about coming to Lordship Lane. Regenerated the Leisure centre, all street lighting modernised, 20mph, new schools. It's what local politicians should do.

Will do Vesti.

The worst storm in 26 years was predicted to hit East Dulwich this morning Monday 28 October - a Met Office Amber warning was issued: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&regionName=se&fcTime=1382918400 PREPARATION Some useful tips collated by the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24693145 Such as charge mobile phones, have council number ready 020 7525 2000, ensure shed doors locked closed, etc. TRAINS Southern trains reporting near normal commuter service from London Bridge to East Dulwich. No London Overground trains from Denmark Hill and Peckham Rye as service currently suspended. First Capital Connect running limited services via Herne Hill and Denmark Hill to/from Blackfriars. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24690552 London Underground generally ok on underground sections. Eurostar - services running but with delays. Wind speeds were predicted to be 60-80 mph around 6-9am with 70mph recorded at Heathrow. LONDON TRANSPORT Tube - running on undergorund sections normally. Buses - Queues locally but anecdotally reported as settling down to normal service. River Services - good Emirates Airline - suspended due to high winds. ROADS Junction of Glengall Road with Old Kent Road closed due to collapsed crane taking some scaffolding with it. Avoid that area. FLOODING No reported flooding locally. Apparently decision taken to not clear gulleys as it was felt they'd fill up again due to the winds. fortunately no one flooded. COUNCIL SERVICES All Libraries opened on time. Nunhead Cemetery is closed but all other parks and green spaces open. All leisure centre open. Rubbish collections proceeding as normal. Street cleaners out and about. FALLEN TREES So far 40 trees and branches reported down across Southwark - 3 around Peckham Rye Park boundary, 1 on Shawbury Road, 1 on Thompson Road. Apparently it will take upto a week to clear them all. Priority is being given to those that are unsafe, blocking roads, pavements. I've asked whether the council can supplement the contractors so they can spend more time chain-sawing rather than clearing up. Where necessary barriers will be placed to ensure people don't crash into them. Work overnight will be taking place to remove as much as quickly as possible. FLIGHTS Gatwick and City Airport running as normal. Heathrow has instructed all airlines to reduce their schedules in the following manner on Monday: Between 0600 and 1100 a 20 per cent reduction in the schedule has been applied Between 1100 and 1600 a 10 per cent reduction in the schedule has been applied Between 1600 and 2230 a 5 per cent reduction in the schedule has been applied British Airways are cancelling European and domestic flights. Other flights, still shown as operating, may suffer from delays.

Hi unlurked, Because placing the SelectADNA stickers on the entry points tells burglars that if they get caught with the goods they'll be successfully prosecuted. Most are smart enough to pick on another target. As you say deterrent is best. As for more Police patrols. You'd need dozens and dozens on patrol in our smallish area to stand a chance of noticing them or them spotting something. Sadly thE Met Police doesn't yet use the smart policing models of predicting where crime will be.

The Police arrested two people in the act of burgling very recently.They anticipate a fall in SE22 burglaries will result. So I'm not aware of any extra patrols and have asked. If any one living in East Dulwich ward would like a free property marking kit or personal alarm email me with the best number to call you on so we can arrange a home visit to bring these and other crime prevention kit along.

The consultation was in favour and the scheme is recommended to proceed. But the scheme is limited eastwards to Matham Grove. So the works at the Lordship Lane junction are not related. Hope that helps.

The council could alternatively use the Dulwich Hamlet new free school model planned for Bellenden Old School on Belleden Road. Find an outstanding Southwark school and ask them to open a new free school on the spare land at Bredinghurst. This would also mean an extra circa ?5M from the government to pay for everything. It means Ivydale would focus on improving the existing school rather than doubling it with the added complication of split sites. But I fear the council administration would be concerned at losing face by changing its plan.

Crime Preventrion always says have nothing in your front garden over waist or chest height. Hedges above this are a gift to burglars and worse.