James Barber

It will be replaced by: A new Grove Vale library - double the size of the current one. A shop unit. 20 flats. It should hopefully be completed Spring/Summer 2014. I had the library idea 2005. So it will have taken 9 years - banking crisis added 4 years and an awful lot of hard work y many different people and organisations.

Green Dale cycle and pedestrian path is partially blocked by a fallen tree.

Hi Medley, I think fundementally we disagree. ELL2 is great for a minority of people who live in Southwark. the Loss of the SLL will harm many more Southwark residents and local hospitals. Telling people to take a train to Clapham and change - but the people who will use ELL2 could have taken a train and changed but the ELL2 is constructed to avoid that. Southwark railway stations - apols for missing s. SLL would seem a great Overground route. But I've not heard any talk from Boris about reopening it later. I hope it is reopened but some people will have made live changing decisions about whether to move away from Camberwell or not by then. I think it risks Camberwell and Denmark Hill areas being denuded of people who can choose to move leaving a rump of people wealthy enough it makes no difference or those with no such choices. ie. they become less mixed communities. My point about viaducts is that some recompense for the harm they do to communities should occur and keeping basic rail services operating for those communities is a bare minimum for me. Swapping SLL for ELL2 is negative for Southwark.

Hi LondonMix, Sadly the London Bridge redeveoplement was approved even though it is at variance to the Southwark Plan - in essence the Southwark Plan says any planning permission would only be given if it improved rail services for Southwark railway stations - which it doesnt. The dislocation caused by viaducts etc is obvious. If you look at a map the streetscape is limited by the need to bridges or underpasses. Where we have such we see great incidences of crime. Classis example is that the riverside improvements don;t go further south than the railway viaducts - i.e. huge social and economic harm is caused tovarious Southwark communities. So to then have services removed...

Hi BicBasher, All Southwark Councillors of whatever political persuasion have campaigned to keep the SLL. The decision was made by the Tory Mayor of London and the Labour DoT SoS a number of years ago. Both blamed each other. Hi LondonMix, Closing SLL will release slots into Victoria and London Bridge. The former will be used for longer trains increaisng congestion at Victoria. In my mind the question is how do facilties such as railway lines splitting communities with viaducts and cutting compensate the communities they pass through causing dislocation and social and economic harm. Tradionally they've provided public service such as the SLL. in the US they pay local councils rates.

Hi Andybol, That sounds daft. If you email your precise address I'll ask officers to ensure the crew that covers your road shows a little more flexibility and initiative. NB. They have been berated for taking items next to wheelie bins away that werent out for rubbish collections. So that might have made them overly cautious.

And I was glad to suggest to you that proposed this motion.

Hi Chillaxed, Sadly those ulighters were installed with no view to how they'd be maintained and uplighters are talking to a local electrician often problematic mainteance wise. So we're getting all new LED up lighters. THey need slightly bigger holes etc. Here's the fun part - they're programmeable to give different lighting effects. So I've asked for something seasonal and Christmassy. God knows what the council ighting engineers will make with such an imprecise brief but whatever I'm sure it will be fun.

I agree with antantant. People move to areas based on hobs and transport links and what they can afford. They put down routes and plan for the long term. Once kids in nursery, schools its harder to move and many who used to move for secondary schools are now choosing not to - probably from house selling issues, etc. So buggering up the basis for many people living in the areas of Camberwell is shocking. Adding news services fine but not at the expense of closing existing services that were the basis for many people living in an area. It's bad for a community. For those that benefit. You were happy to move to an area with existing services. Great they're even better for you but have some compassion for people such as antantant who may have to move to accomodate their preexisting lives in our areas.

So UK plc reduce corporation tax, Germany then reduces it, UK plc then reduces it to compete, etc, etc. Effectively bigger businesses play one coutry of against another but the big business only exists because of the citizens of those countries.

But that's a zero sum game where countries keep lowering tax rates until comapnies pay no tax and the entire tax burden is placed on individuals - which effectively doesnt mean the rich who also avoid tax. No, peckhamboy what you suggest is not helpful but I do agree chancellors have sold UK plc down the river. Simple tax on turnover which would bring enough tax receipts to reduce employers National Insurance contributions - which is a tax on employing people.

I've had a subsequent letter dated Monday 12 November arrive yesterday about a drop in session on Monday 4-7pm 26 November at Goose Green School or call the project office 07809 530674.

Hi peckhamboy, The up lighters just outside East dulwich station should be working from 17 December. Three weeks of contractors making slightly bigger holes than currently there and wiring up the new up lighters. Hi Fazer71, If you email me I'll happily look into your case which sounds as though something has gone seriously amiss.

I had the misfortune to meet the Caffe Nero Finance Directo at the planning application appeal. During a break I personally found him one of the most arrogant and unpleasant people I've ever met. His view of the 'little people' ie. his customers and the sites neighbours was at best rudely dismissive. So I do not find it surprising they've chosen to find loopholes to avoid paying any corporation taxes. What is even more shameful is chancellors for decades have allowed this situation to develope where companies can choose to pay or not pay UK taxes. It is plainly immoral and unsustainable if we wish to have a thriving UK liberal economy - it's a zero sum game. If you find it offensive do boycott those organisations you feel are being immoral and place your business with UK registered companies that do pay tax. But do also write to your MP and newspapers. Unless they think people are really bothered it will quickly slip of off the national agenda.

Hi Strawbs, I also have found SELDOC being locally based really helpful with parental panics. My understanding is that they would be incorporated into proposals.

Hi peckhamboy, Apparently the cycle parking will open first week December.

NHS land. Which despite the Dulwich Hopsital being funded by local benefactors 120 years ag owould see al lthe capital receipts go into central NHS accounts.

Sadly this was a fatal fire. Yesterday the London Fire Brigade was called at 4.55 to 5 Norcroft Gardens. An 81 yesar old lady was rescued from the first floor and taken to King's College Hospital. Sadly her serious condition was such that she has sinced passed away. Very sad.

Hi burbage, No the Lib Dems hand delivered a survey to every East Dulwich and many Village ward residents asking thoughts about various proposals - what medical services, new primary school, retirement village, Eco homes EDZED.

Hi peckhamboy, I'm just been told the ramp was opened this morning and it was concern about ensuring it was sufficiently illuminated. Cycle parking still awaiting a firm revised date. Regards james.

Hi peckhamboy, I've met Southern railway project managers on site. From memory they were waiting for CCTV changes for the ramp and the new cycle parking to be installed on platform 1. They were expecting both to be completed by the end of Cotboer and I'll chase to find out the new date. My East Dulwich ward colleagues Cllr Shimmell and Mitchell allocated ?10,000 to replace the up lighters etc with lighting that can be maintained by the council lighting department. This was also due to be completed by now and I'll find out where this is.

What a rubbish public transport system when it loses significant utility at 7pm and is halving its frequency on a key route.

Hi dumpertruck, Coiuncil officers have visited Pellatt Road today. Their is little dtritus and apparently no litter but a lot of tree leaves. Tomorrow morning a team will clear the leaf fall.

Hi dumpertruck, Litter picking is exactly that. But the street sweepers every four weeks should be removing the leaf material. I'll ask when it was was last swept and come back to you. I have a cunning plan that would see a dramatic improvement for next financial year.

Hi richard tudor, Does it matter how many people achieve a task? It's the task that important. The council could double or half the number of people but a given task. I could ask council officials to tell me exactly how many people they now use and past. And I recall a council assembly question around this some time ago but I personally don't feel its a good use of their time. Regards james.