James Barber

Please see proposed new alcohol licence for the new ish bakery on Zenoria Street. Tues-Friday 8am-4.30pm, Sat 8an-6pm, Sun 9am-5.30pm. If you're for or against this let the council licensing team know via [email protected] and please copy me as a ward councillor.

Hi BNG, Worried might be too strong a word but I would recommend removing it.

No saffron. The workers generally are walking around squirting gutters on days suitable to do this - dry days I guess.

Yes Lazero speed bumps, raised tables at junctions and crossing. I also hate speed bumps whether cycling, passenger on bus, car, etc. For some they're extrucitatingly painful if back problems, etc. Thery're a blunt instrument. I agree with your take on average speed cameras. But London has a lonson Camera Partnership controlled by the mayor of London. So I'm not clear if we can have them locally without LCP agreement - let me find out.

Hi setter, Southwark Council have plans to review all speeds and have allocated ?700k for additional works for the areas with the worse problem of speeding post 20mph. In some respects I hope Barry Road is the worst so we'll see some of that money spent here. But I suspect it isn't the worst across the whole of Southwark. About 2 years ago I suggested to the Labour cabinet councillor a way of getting average speed cameras there at no cost to Southwark - a scheme from Siemens paid for by 3-4 people being sent t speed awareness courses each day. Sadly no interest to even consult locals about this as a possibility.

This is the response I've had from council officers: " The council's cleaning service use 2 separate herbicides within the borough to treat weeds as the use of chemicals is deemed to be the most cost effective way of ensuring the borough's footways and housing estates remain weed free. The products used to control weeds are RouteOne Rosate 360 and CDA Vanquish as they have the lowest environmental impact in comparison to other products on the market and are widely used by many local authorities. Both products contain glyphosate as an active ingredient but have been shown not to be carcinogenic in tests. All of our weed sprayers are fully trained and certificated in using Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) approved professional products and follow approved codes of practice. The Weedingtech Foamstream product used in some of our parks involves the application of hot water and foam to active weeds and while this may be practical for use in parks where areas can be cordoned off for treatment with minimal disruption to the public, the product does not lend itself to use on the public highway and housing estates because of the need for a power source to heat the water and for the area to be cordoned off whilst treatments takes place. " So while these pesticides are legal and the alternative so impractical for our roads I can't see a path to change this. ...

Hi P68, I thought Switzerland rather tify and they have referndums about lots of things - perhaps the exception proves your rule. Hi apbremer, You could email [email protected] aboutthat van. if you don't get a response feel free to escalate to me. Hi Blahblah, indeed but they still showed tax discs that were lapsed. Not unreasonable to suggest they may not have renewed this tax. Either way several cars now removed across the area as a result of this thread.

Still plenty of summer for other streets to hold a streey party this year. And we can even help with a little money to make it happen IF you apply by 24 June - email me for details. Lots of local exerptise in how to make it happen as well.

I say again - Southwark Council/Labour have zero strategic contact with the Harris Federation. I've spoken to Harris and they'd welcome such meetings. They only started met Haberdasher's after I organsied a meeting as an opposition councillor about a possible new school. So landsberger I disagree. Southwark Council is responsible for education but after the last two governments has to excercise this over academies using soft skills. But if you don't meet, and Renata please don't confuse you popping nito the harris Girls school as strstegic meeting, to talk about strategic issues you don't get to use any soft skills to influence people. And the new policy of this school isn't good for our area in my opinion. Has anyone reviwed it against the government code - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389388/School_Admissions_Code_2014_-_19_Dec.pdf If it breaches this code we can appeal to the Schools Adjudicator by 30 June.

These look fun - been looking for one myself - http://pod-space.co.uk/our-pods/ I've not checked prices though.

Thanks katgod. Just ordered a spray. fingers crossed it works.

Southwark has experience via its contractor Quadron. I've asked the question lets hear back what officers understand. Steam is energy intesive but not directly carcinogenic - yes long-term it depends on how the energy is generated.

Hi henryb, That was a really ijntersting letter. Theb est bit for me: " So here is our proposed alternative: a technique called weed steaming, based on an old method of killing weeds with simple hot water. A London-based company called Weedingtech offers a weed steaming product called Foamstream, which uses no harmful chemicals and is already being used by water companies and councils. In London, the boroughs of Southwark and Kensington & Chelsea are using Foamstream in parks using the contractor Quadron Services. " I will ask the Director of the department about this and ask Cllr Rosie Shimell the Lib Dem opposition spoeksperson on Environment to explore this.

hi edhistory, 1. No. While the plate with parking restrictions isn't present they're parking LEGALLY. 2. Correct. it is covered in grasffiti and appears abandoned. We know from the broken windows theory that this will be increasing the risk of anti social and cirminal behaviour. 3. No. local politican arranges for the missing sign - that someone has illegally removed - to be replaced. 4. No. I'm hoping the owner will move their van so it will be parking legally which is I why I've advertised the fact. Officers have said that although it may not be road worthy it isn't a danger to others. We have a local problem of graffiti on vans. It has nearly put two small local businesses that Im directly aware of out of business. Boy, John, have you got out of bed the wrong sidfe today ;o)

hi edhistory, it would never be cheap for professional contractors to come and do a little job on a residential garden. So I would always counsel people don't let their gardens get to that state. Also a hugely cut back hedge can look really unsightly with no leave left facing he street. Southwark have to cover their costs of organising this, recovering payment, etc.

So if we think this stuff isn't ideal - what is the alternative that we're proposing?

Painful. The van is MoT'd and taxed until next year. It isn't considered a danger to others. The parking bay it is parked in the parking restriction sign has been removed. So it can;t be ticketed. A new parking restrictions sign/plate will shortly be installed and it will start collecting tickets. Despite the van being covered in graffiti little the council can do apart from give it tickets and eventually remove. Clearly someone has removed the parking restrictions sign delaying this taking place. Fortunately the soon expected parking tickets will quickly more than cover the cost to council tax payers. Phew!

More road closures for community parties: Sunday 7 June Winterbrook road (Play Street) 3-6pm. Fab any other streets interested in doing this get in touch. Saturday 13 June Carver Road 9am-9pm Copleston Road 11am-6pm Sunday 14 June Derwent Grove 1-6pm FABULOUS. Hope weather is great for all these street parties + 1 Play Street.

The owners representative seems much less clear on that now. Lets get it tidied up and see where we are.

Hi Bodsier, Councillors are elected to the whoel council but elected by people in a ward. We clearly focus on our respective wards but we are councillors for the whole borough. So I get casework for areas other than East Dulwich ward and I'm sure vice versa.

Hi wonderroman, If you email [email protected] with precise details. Officers will then inspect, if a problem they'll write to the property owner giving them two weeks to fix, if they don't the council organises the works to be done and charge the residents. The council contractors are not cheap! I've had a partially sited person at one of my surgeries who collided with such overhanging bushes, he was taken to hospital and lost some of the little remaining sight he had in one of his eyes. So rare type of incident and the home owner were fortunate he didn't connect with one of those no win no fee lawyers. hi first Mate, I should be able to give an update later this week.

HI Robbin, I didn't, I needed to tweak my post slightly and was short of time. I've contacted, and they've agreed in principle, the person who owns this sites representative for volunteers to tidy up the front. But have yet to agree the details. One idea is to see it perhaps we could get the street artists project to help with this which could be amazing.

Hi robbin, Indeed this is an arid debate. When the motion at full council was made that brought this restriction in the Dulwich councillors were very clear that this risked social picnic etc style drinking could be interpreted to fall fowl of it. So Dulwich is exempt. And Community Wardens employed by Southwark as well as Police officers get to make this judgement.

Hi first mate, Sadly those 1 hour bays taken from unrestricted parking are still proceeding.

The problem is interpretation. Clearly many on this thrtead think the current drinking is a nuisance. From what's been decsribed I don't. To avoid this we stopped this offence applying to any part of East Dulwich, Village or College wards.