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Ahh, the traditional smell of the BT air fresher, hint of urine, used to stop people spending hours in the phone box and queues forming. Although it is disgusting that people feel its their rights to treat a utility as their own personal litter bin and urinal. 😔

They said on the news this evening that organised displays start tonight and go on all week up to next Sunday 10 nights ! Used to be only 1 or 2 But its alright, we are still in a cost of living crisis 🫣

As it's Halloween tonight, are we out witch hunting and burning ? 🤣

Unless you are watching it 24x7 then its hard to qualify that its not being used. Unless you are a business overlooking it of course. Personally I am reassured we still have phone boxes as they provide a valuable emergency use. If you are mugged for you phone, you can call 999 from them, if your house or business is on fire and you run out without a phone you can dial 999 from them. Some people don't have a mobile so its potentially reassuring for them knowing they can call someone if they feel unwell whilst out. Just because some people don't see value in an object, doesn't mean others don't.

@Sue, I always had you as a naughty girl, and this behaviour has confirmed it. do 100 lines on the East Dulwich Fourm "I must stop over reacting to other peoples posrs"

Its part of a change all Doctor surgery's are undergoing. The goverment want to stop the 8am scramble for an appointment, and its not just restricted to the Gardens. Sadly, it does impact some who are not digitally savy.

Blimey Sue That was a rough neighbourhood if the birds were nicking your bottles. 😅

I always feel we lost something amazing when we moved away from home milk delivery with glass bottles using electric floats to driving to supermarkets and buying milk in plastic bottles. Hindsight says we should have valued the good old milky more

Great story Really wanted to see the championships but ticket pricess were mad

I wonder, if the budget is as painful as some predict, if there will be protests in the streets against the government which might result in either Starmer falling on his sword or chopping Reeves out with it

I see @Sue, a few drinks and dirty men in uniforms working fast and furiously to fill holes with their hot steamy stuff sounds a bit too much like your personal fantasy 🫣

Are they digging for Tin Foil again ? Obs that the have run out of helmets, hence why no one is actually there.

Taking this to the extremes, if Starmer steps down as PM, who would be best to step into the role? This could be different to who would put themselves forward as the better options may not come forward. The grass may not be greener over the fence!

So what do you want to see happen in the site ? The developer has to make money so increasing social housing may not be financially viable and we 100% need more accommodation locally. Also the quote that it will be used by people as second homes is a bit strange, I would have suspected that would be the opposite as people might look to the countryside for a second home, not a semi run down town centre. For future, can you attach files as PDFs not word documents as my firewall blocks Word downloads due to increased risk of carrying hidden payloads.

I suspect, from their behaviour, they may not like you either 🤣 Sounds like you may have cubs if they are causing so much damage

Is that you Dillon ?

Or sleeping with the journalist writing the list 🤣

@Earl Aelfheah are you on the square everyday to be able to doubt @first mate's experiences ? First mate may well be seeing lots of issues on the square, unless you have solid evidence contrary to what is being said, then its a case of they said, you said. Personally, I see a lot of dangerous cycling behaviour on a daily basis, which sadly taints my view of all cyclists. Even you admitted cyclists should stop at red lights, which implies you havecseen them not stopping. Therefore its about perception and acceptance of bad behaviour that we are really discussing here.

What exactly do you have against Camberwell?

@malumbu, the article was talking about accidents involving cyclists, yet you focused in on one small point cocerning spending on cycling inferstructure. Maybe if you raised a question over the accident rates that the article discussed you would have a better chance of getting a response. Sadly your methodology of not discussing the overall issues but focusing on a minor point to try and destabilise the discussion is becoming weary

Apparently it would have been higher, except for the random discussions on the EDF 🤣

So your take on the article about the increase in accidents is questioning how the spend is calculated. jeez louise, you are so transparent in your methodology now.

Might be of interest to the discussion Cyclists injuring record numbers at pedestrian crossings https://share.google/bwAFKqPRE6IKmaKJY Behind a firewall but says " A record number of pedestrians has been injured by cyclists, the latest official data show. Department for Transport (DfT) road casualty figures analysed by The Telegraph also reveal the highest-ever number of casualties involving cyclists at zebra crossings and on pavements. In 2024, police recorded 603 incidents where a pedestrian was injured in collision with a cyclist, an 18.9 per cent increase on 507 similar injuries in 2023. Last year, 321 of those collisions occurred on either a pavement or a pedestrian crossing – a 9 per cent increase on 292 in 2023 In just five years, the number of pedestrians injured in collision with a cyclist on a pavement or at a crossing soared 60 per cent compared to 2019. During that period, the Government ploughed billions of pounds into promoting cycling, as well as allowing private companies to hire out e-bikes in cities. The true threat posted by cyclists who flout road rules will be far greater because the DfT data, known as Stats 19, only record injuries reported to police. The data do not show which party was at fault or whether collisions involved conventional bicycles or e-bikes. Call to protect pedestrians from cyclists There has been growing concern that some cyclists ignore road rules by failing to stop at red lights or zebra crossings, or riding on pavements. Road safety campaigners claim the data proves more must be done to protect pedestrians, particularly those who are elderly or young, from dangerous cyclists. Of the 603 recorded injuries in 2024, roughly one in three (189) was a serious injury requiring hospital treatment, with one pedestrian dying from their injuries. The 189 killed or seriously injured was the joint-highest on record, equalling 2023. The data include incidents where pedestrians were injured in collision with a cyclist and the police became involved. More than a quarter of those injuries last year occurred on pedestrian crossings, with 164 at zebra and pelican crossings. This was up 13.1 per cent on the previous year. The next most common locations for accidents were on verges or footways, including pavements, where there were 157 injuries. There were 132 injuries on roads themselves. A total of 16 per cent of all those injured were 65 or over and 15.3 per cent were children under 16." For balance it does go on to say "Cars pose a far greater risk to pedestrians, with 24 times more pedestrians injured by motorists than cyclists. However, ten years ago the gap was far greater with 43 times more pedestrians injured by cars than bicycles. In 2024, there were 14,727 injuries to pedestrians after collisions with cars."

Blimey Digital id solves the obesity crisis 🤣