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I believe that speed humps reduce speed of traffic. Sadly they also make it virtually impossible for my 90 year old mother to be transported anywhere without jarring and causing pain to her back where she suffers from post herpetic shingles.

I do support the 20 mph proposal for side roads but I do have doubts about it working on Barry Rd.

Oh Pickle ,sounds awful - hopefully it's nearly all behind you now . Damzel - how's your little one ?

Just been looking at the letter from Southwark. 20 mph is fine with me ,though personally I find it quite a struggle to keep my speed from going above 20 to 22,25 mph. Letter says " 20 mph speed limits are only suitable where average speed limits are naturally low ( 24 mph or below ) ". I wonder if this average really does apply to vehicle speed on Barry Rd ,which I note is one of the roads to be included in the 20 mph restriction .

Not top of my list of worries - but illegal parking is dangerous and bad example. I presume that these cars are around to reduce illegal parking and speeding. But wouldn't they be more effective if their presence and purpose were advertised more widely.

Sean - these cars stay in situ for several hours ,they're not just parked for a few minutes while ticketing a car. They have chaps on mopeds for that. One parked in Bellenden this morning for over 3 hours . Think they're more to do with speeding - speed camera sign put up outside bank near Somerfield ,Lordship Lane yeaterday.

Oh it's just gone off . Heaven .

Oh dear - generator the size of a small camper van located on forecourt nearby. Ah well ,no doubt some tale of trouble and worse , neccesitating it's existence. Looks like it's ear plugs for me and gratitude that I'm not living in the house it's supplying.

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I'm with Peckham Rose - carry a donor card and add details of allergies. My experience of Kings is that they will not shift incorrect info entered on medical records " your hearing problems are because you were exposed to gun fire in military " - never near the armed forces Liver malfunction listed as result of alcohol abuse when in fact due to other medical conditions. Inability to access toilet due to limited mobility listed as incontinence. ( these are examples from friends ,not me ! ) More record inputting = more errors ,which they will not change even when constantly asked to.

Anyone else been kept awake last night by loud humming noise ? Is it a generator or something ? Sanne Panne - have you taken action to sort your loss of power ?

My concern would be with regard to the accuracy of the records.

Golly not another pedestrian knocked down by a bus - there was one near Peckham bus garage a couple of Mondays ago, one in Albany Rd where the bus mounted the pavement about a month ago Poor people - drivers and injured people. I suppose there's no increase ,just that news spreads so fast these days.

Odd isn't it ,my son has been travelling to school in Pimlico for the last 7 years and ,thank god ,never been mugged. ( crossing fingers that this post doesn't jinx his good luck so far ).

Thank you candj - how stupid of me ! Forgot it wasn't in general section ,didn't search ! Embarrassed ,but at least I'm not going mad as I thought !

Ummm - wasn't there a recent post about this road and people trying to use it by common agreement as a one way road ? Can't see it now. Did I dream it ?

Apologies ,I see that Southwark didn't grant permission themselves - they recommended that the application should be approved and refered it to higher powers RECOMMENDATION 2. Refer to Government Office (GOL) with a resolution to grant planning permission. The application needs to be referred to GOL because it is a major application and a departure from the UDP.

Mmm ,well that status didn't stop Southwark granting planning permission for Alleyn's to build their performing arts centre ,metropolitan open space or not.

Edmummy - good summary ,people were bandying the notion of kids using public transport but suggesting that it's outrageous that private schools have private coaches is rather overstating the case .

overwhelmingly it would seem, the students come from the local area too - so why would " hundreds of cars " be needed to replace the coaches ?

James - thank you for your reply regarding admissions to secondary schools in Southwark. My enquiry was initially prompted by your remarks about Caroline Pidgeon securing a common admissions policy . I agree ,we do now have a system that uses a common application form ,it's just the admissions criteria that vary so much. With a child who went through secondary transfer prior to 2002 ,I don't recognise the situation you describe - yes ,individual application forms ,but state schools weren't all asking year 6 to take tests. I note your remark that you don't approve of Academies in principle and that it's the Governments choice that this is the " only show in town ". But didn't Lib Dems support the Academy movement until recently http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6008298 ? Isn't it a bit disengenous to distance yourself from the fact that Southwark now have so many schools that control their admissions policies and are not accountable to parents or Southwark ?

Thanks for up date James. Townley Green - quite what the number of employees and whether living locally or not has to do with parking illegally I don't know ,but - there must be over 3000 students in local state schools - no doubt they employ local people as well. But no doubt there will be lots of whingers anxious to point out that state schools don't have local teachers ,cleaners ,caterers ,security ,maintenance etc staff .

So why so many coaches ? And I still don't get the argument that if you employ lots of people it's ok to let employees park illegally.

Thanks for your efforts Curmudgeon ,I agree - situation greatly improved this week. ( so if they can do when asked ,why not all the time ? ) I thought James Barber's remark about private schools being one of biggest industries in Dulwich was bizarre - are they ? if they are so what ? Should we all be tugging our forelocks ? And as I've said on other thread re Southwark refuse vehicles ,illegally parked in Northcross and surrounding roads , should we take fact that Southwark employs lots of people in the borough as a mitigating factor ?

Think the flat coke is a substitute for rehydration stuff/ dioralyte. Maybe get mum or someone to get from chemists ?