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The fact remains that dulwich village is at a standstill and should an ambulance want to get from turney up caltob Avenue it would face a massive delay being unable to take the direct route and probably be stuck in the gridlock that is the turn left.

I suspect It is the new road closures - Carlton avenue and court land are now dead ends so massive rerouting of cars away from the normal direct routes. Have a look at the ?our healthy streets? thread

So I have a few acquaintances who live I Dalton, Druce and Woodwarde road - they are furious.

cannot see what on earth these closures have to do with Covid? its a blanket excuse for any old cock up basically. I hope they measure the pollution levels very soon and compare with before.

And bizarrely the air quality can only get worse in the village in particular? I sat at 3 light changes next to the primary school as cars could not go straight ahead so had to wait to turn left - which was gridlocked due to the increased level of traffic going that way. utterly bonkers. plus the people living in woodwarde road and the closed off streets now have to undertake a massive loop simply to get through the village.

I am stunned by the negative impact on the village - main roads jammed with cars taking the only route not that the obvious and more direct routes have been closed. I then came down east dulwich grove which was queuing back to tell grove ? Aha another route shut. I feel sorry for the shops (and the residents in the main roads) as they will have great difficulty getting to and from their houses by car. Crikey what a cock up (tho most of us spotted that beforehand)

Dulwich has been gridlocked all afternoon

I used to pick up litter and pop in nearest bin but a)the bins are overflowing and b) I am avoiding touching anything when out!

The schools don?t have enough room to have them all back and socially distanced

I just hope the person who had identified her daughter will address the issues and have a word with the parents of her associates. I am amazed that their appalling behaviour is being in any way defended. It?s pretty clear this is not just kids hanging out - sounds like they are being disruptive, intimidating and causing damage. Police need to sort this now.

Oh how dreadful - so sorry to hear this.

I can guarantee that any conversation with these youngsters would not end well. If they are behaving as reported (threatening a pregnant lady etc). The pictures are not voyeuristic - this strikes me as someone at the end of their tether trying to workout how to deal with a bunch of youngsters behaving badly And disturbing Their neighbourhood. If they are mucking about in the early hours then that is just not on. Not interested in their backgrounds - the little blighters should be home in bed. If they are asleep at dawn then ideally the police should scoop them up and their parents collect them from the station with a bit of a lecture. Right now tho not likely to happen.

Yes JohnL I was wondering about that as well - it seems to clash with data protection thing (not meant to retain any data about customers?)

All I know is that the shops in dulwich village are very worried about the impact on their businesses - added onto the recent challenging shutdown.

I think it is because he was a doctor so medical link? Very interesting sign on railings in new cross about him. Well worth commemorating. Yes good old ?ennery? would be a great choice for a sports centre ? Actually this would be great opportunity to celebrate all those Southwark peeps who had succeeded in their chosen field, coming from probably rather humble backgrounds.

I just wish the council would stop their endless twiddling and faffing. I suspect most of those planning these cock ups don?t live here but have a ?vision? - their costly consultations are clearly skewed and twisted to meet their needs. ?37% were in favour however we feel this is enough to justify implementing anyway and reviewing after 10 years? kind of approach. They cocked up the dulwich village junction (at what cost I would love to know). The cpz is another example of twisting figures. Sick to death of faceless bureaucrats pushing through their nonsense.

Pear spring was a lovely shop next to William rose. What a shame - I wish them the very best. Cannot bear people who decide something is not worth considering because it has not hit their radar.these businesses have been paying rent, rates, vat, Nat ins etc - the country will lose valuable revenue.

Loved jay raynor on bbc podcast - fortunately with fi and Jane - my go to podcast whilst in the queue for sainsbos

I think the blatant disregard of The govt recommendations by a govt advisor killed off people?s perceptions as to how much we needed to socially distance. There was a clear sea change after that fiasco.

Feed em - they will move on soon enough

The problem is that they will not listen or take into account residents point of view. Elsie road had extensive ?consults? with a clip board holding official who totally disregarded what was highlighted and discussed. They have a plan which is pushed thru no matter what. Do not expect Southwark council to give a fig about our input.

The introduction of yellow lines clears the road and makes people drive faster. If you have to slow down to safely pass other cars in my mind that is far better than cars zooming down widened roads.

Oh god what a nightmare