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I've deleted my original post here as unfortunately I haven't gone on to have a great experience with the vet I was originally positive about on my initial visit, alas.

Believe this is a branch of (or from the same people as) Black Salt in West London, which got a great review from Jay Rayner in the Observer last year: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/jun/05/back-salt-london-a-thrilling-take-on-familiar-dishes The builders working there said it is going to be a bar and restaurant serving Indian food.

With the sad news that our longest-serving team member and local comedy legend Lewis is leaving the nest after more than seven years, we're looking for a new superstar to join us at Hop Burns & Black's East Dulwich Road store on a part-time basis. The role comprises 12-15 hours a week. Saturday and Sunday availability is essential, with the occasional weekday shift too, if desired. Barista experience in specialty coffee is required - while we'll provide training in how we do things at HB&B, you should be familiar with professional coffee machines (ours is a 2 Group La Marzocco Linea Classic) and ready to hit the ground running, confident of making great coffee every time in an often high-paced environment. Great customer service skills are also essential and we hope you'll have an interest in the products we sell, especially craft beer and wine. (We'll also teach you to love hot sauce if you don't already.) Our ideal candidate will be local to our SE London outlets. You'll need to work well as part of a team and be capable of opening the store in the mornings and working sole charge on occasion, so reliability is key. A friendly personality and great sense of humour is a given! The start date is ~23 September, although ideally you will have availability prior to this date for a (paid) training and induction session. We are a London Living Wage employer - our base rate for this position is £11.05, with a higher rate for sole charge supervisory shifts. We offer a generous staff discount and loads of opportunities to gain more knowledge in craft beer, natural wine and hot sauce through formal and informal tastings, festivals and other activities. You'll be joining a small, experienced, friendly team and a lot of fun is guaranteed. If you fit the above criteria, we'd love to hear from you. Please email us - joinus(at)hopburnsblack.co.uk - with your CV and a cover letter by Sunday 11th September.

Literally no one asked for this change. Likewise, literally no one has been asked about this change. Unbelievable.

We've also noticed a increase in suspicious behaviour in the past few days, with one attempted theft from our shop (a woman carrying bags of flowers with an accomplice waiting outside) and a number of sifty characters hanging about or walking past, appearing to case the various shops on East Dulwich Road. Please be aware and alert.

Just wanted to let you all know that, following the sad departure of both Aneto and Punk Me Up cafes on East Dulwich Road recently, we've stepped into the breach and are now serving takeaway coffee at HB&B (next to Balfe's Bikes on East Dulwich Road). Along with locally roasted coffee from Lomond, we're also serving pastries and sourdough from St John Bakery (including their world-famous doughnuts!). We'd love to see you soon - full opening hours etc at our website: hopburnsblack.co.uk :)

We're urgently seeking a high-quality carpenter to undertake some work for us, including what seems to be a slightly challenging job to change a non-opening timber window into an hatch-style opening window. Please drop me a DM if this sounds like you.

Hi there - our shops are not open for visiting but we're still delivering the good stuff (beer, wine, cider, hot sauce etc) at Hop Burns & Black, with free local delivery for orders over ?40 plus courier shipping across the UK, as well as Deliveroo from 4-6pm each weekday - shop.hopburnsblack.co.uk :)

A big fat glowing recommendation for Greg and his team who this week did some painting work for us at our shop HB&B on East Dulwich Road. His guys did a fantastic job, the finish was impeccable and they were tidy, polite and coped extremely well working around the demands of a busy shop! A++++, would trade again.

Pretty sure they were too but at some point the restrictions on the signs have been redacted - we'll be submitting a request to the council to reinstate them. The good news is that all of the offending cars received warning stickers threatening towing yesterday and have all been removed this morning. Apparently the majority belonged to the same person so assume they'll be receiving a fine.

Thanks everyone - some great advice here, will let you know how we get on.

In recent weeks the strip of parking opposite the East Dulwich Road shops (our shop Hop Burns & Black, Balfe's etc) has been taken over by a load of cars for sale, most of which have been there for weeks if not months - at the current count, there are at least 5 of these cars plus an abandoned van. It's incredibly annoying for us as a local business as our customers can't find anywhere to park - the last thing anyone needs in these Brexity days of declining high streets! I've spoken to Southwark Council's parking enforcement team who say they can't do anything as the area is a free parking zone (although I'm sure it didn't used to be) and that they can only ticket cars that are infringing parking regulations. Reading up online, it appears that selling cars on a public road can be classified as street trading and thus anyone doing so without a licence can be fined under the London Local Authorities Act 1990, section 38, but the parking team say they've never heard of this. I had a nasty encounter with a pair of thugs who were checking in on the cars today, which I've reported to the police, but is there anything else that can be done re this issue? It would be great to hear from a local councillor.

November is Hop Burns & Black's 4th birthday month so what better way to celebrate than by bringing back the one and only Chilli Karaoke? It?s the hottest and stupidest singing competition in the world! The rules are simple - choose your song, start to sing it, get rudely interrupted by our MC, eat a scotch bonnet chilli pepper, and continue on to finish your song - if you can. The winner - decided by our esteemed panel of judges - receives a ?100 voucher to spend at HB&B and everlasting glory. Chilli Karaoke: Southern Edition takes place upstairs at the Old Nun?s Head from 8pm this Friday 16th November with well known local larrikin, comedian Lewis Blomfield, assuming the MC duties. Expect no mercy. Tickets are just ?5 on the door or at hopburnsblack.co.uk/events for probably the best night of your life. Or the worst. You can decide that in the morning...

We need a plasterer ASAP to remedy a DIY job in SE8 that looks like a dog's breakfast. It's a small area of wall, approx 2sq m, but the finish is important as it will be home to a hand drawn mural. Please DM with refs and availability, thanks.

Amazing - thank you. Turns out it IS a Fiveways vehicle, however the company says they hire out loads of lorries to local providers (either Southwark council or private waste services) so can't tell me who without a registration number. I will now pass all of this on to the police and Veolia - and encourage Fiveways to be a little more cooperative...

Thanks all - we have reported to the police and a forum poster kindly DMed a name of a company that does commercial collections along ED Road that they thought might be the culprits, Fiveways, but this doesn't come up in any Google searches. Have been speaking with Veolia today but they're not the easiest company to deal with, apart from advising me that a) it wasn't their lorry and b) a replacement bin will cost ?150. Nice work if you can get it, I guess.

(For the benefit of those without zoom function, and also in acknowledgement of what a rubbish photo it is - excuse the pun - the pic seems to show a white van with a green and/or reddish star and text.)

Strange goings on in East Dulwich Road this morning - our new, clearly marked commercial Veolia recycling bin was missing in action this morning (we run Hop Burns & Black) and on checking CCTV, it seems that a non-Veolia lorry not only emptied the contents but the two binmen then threw THE ENTIRE BIN in the back of the van. Pic attached (apols for poor quality) - we don't recognise the logo so wondered if anyone else might so I can contact them, give them a mouthful and get them to bring it back or reimburse the hefty fee Veolia will inevitably charge us to replace it.

We're looking for warehouse space in SE15/22 to lease for our business, 200-500 sq ft or thereabouts (happy to go larger if it's affordable!). Must be secure and self-contained. Any leads appreciated - cheers :)