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Thanks for the recommendation! Seconding here. Alex came at short notice, fixed our sink and took a look at our dishwasher. Really nice guy, great plumber and incredibly reasonable price. Recommend!

It can be tricky as your levels can show as normal and you still feel bad. If that's the case, worth asking your doc to order a blood test for intrinsic factor (stomach protein that processes b12) as this determines whether your body can take up that B12 floating around. Intrinsic Factor deficiency is pernicious anaemia. Lots of good info/real experiences at www.theb12society.com But to your original question: I had very low B12 and my IF was fine so oral supplements work for me, but to get me started, I bought an injection voucher redeemable at certain London pharmacies from VitaJab (I shopped around) for £27 (think it's £29 now). Booked an appt, got my jab within the week and my doc approved of the jump-start. https://www.vitajab.co.uk/

I just went for my first wax since lockdown (badly needed!) at Sawm Health & Beauty, and wanted to recommend Sawm to others. It's a small salon based at 491 Lordship Lane, and Sawm has really gone to great lengths to make sure the environment is safe for clients and staff (cleaning, masks, sanitiser, extra time between appointment). She is a fantastic, thorough waxer with a kind, professional manner, and her prices are really reasonable (I paid ?38 for a Hollywood with slightly fancier hot wax because I'm a chicken). Am hoping to go back to her soon for a massage. She also has an independent nail technician in on Tuesdays. If you want to support a local woman-owned business and get a great treatment, I can't recommend Sawm highly enough.

Hi folks, Our bathroom door needs replacing. Can anyone recommend a good local joiner? Many thanks! K

Just wanted to give a shout out to Plough Homecraft on Lordship Lane for their friendly help and good advice. Having bought a tap from them that had perished prematurely, they talked me through disassembling the tap myself and sourced a replacement part free of charge from the manufacturer. Friendly, supportive and saved me money - really great family business!

Lee Garvey plumbing came by to help out with a temperamental boiler that was firing but not heating water. It decided to work on the day but they gave lots of good advice regarding the boiler and possible reasons. We've used them before and would recommend them anytime. Lovely guys. Kirsten

My favourite waxer Sawm has now moved into premises of her own on Lordship Lane, and I wanted to recommend her highly. She's friendly, thorough and really fairly priced (?28 for a Hollywood!). A total treasure. Business details: Sawm Health & Beauty, 491 Lordship Ln, London SE22 8JY, UK [email protected] 02086935222 www.sawmhealthandbeauty.com

One more recommendation for today: Clive Jones is a brilliant electrician working in the SE22 area. Fitted us in at short notice and fixed three problems (new light fitting, fixing surging fitting, fixing wall socket box) in no time for a really fair price. Highly recommended! He's on 07831349332.

Just a quick post to recommend the wonderful Sawm, my beauty therapist, who is based at Linda's Hair and Beauty on Lordship Lane (Bus Stop Underhill Road). She does the best waxing at really fair prices, using a combo of hot and strip wax for the best results, and she's so nice it totally takes my mind off it! I don't go to anyone else now. Linda's H&B number is 020 8299 8882 and they should put you through.

Hallo everyone! Can anyone recommend a catsitter from the evening of 27 December through 1st January? Eloise is a very gentle, friendly cat and just needs food, litter cleaning and possibly a little play. Picture attached! Thanks all! Kirsten

Hi folks, I'm looking for a trustworthy local plumber for the East Dulwich area as our drain is blocked. Anyone got a good recommendation? Many thanks! Kirsten

Hi folks. We're looking for someone to fix our wonky windows. Anybody got any recommendations? Thank you, one and all! K

Thanks so much to everyone who messaged us - we really appreciate the festive spirit! We've now got a sitter for Mitch over Christmas - crisis over!

Hi everyone! We've been let down last minute for Christmas care for our cat, and many places are obviously booked up. Any recommendations, or indeed, does anyone offer a professional cat-sitting service over the festive period? None of us can take the little dude back to our Christmas lodgings for various reasons (mine being a hostile second cat). Many thanks!

Hi all! I'm an ED local and one quarter of Copy That, a group of experienced freelancers specialising in copywriting, social media planning, implementation and training, branding without horrific branding-speak, copy-editing, proofreading and design. We love working with small businesses and being local, we're happy to discuss ideas in person or via email/Skype. East Dulwich is full of such beautiful artisan shops and services that we'd love to work with you on some truly custom copy. Our clients include Jellycat, Faber & Faber, UsVsTh3m, Taylor & Francis, Literature Beyond Frontiers and the Southbank Centre. We've worked with agencies for major clients such as adidas and McDonald's, though our collective heart lies with SMEs. We've designed creative marketing materials, such as mailshots, product descriptions and SEO web copy, for a number of startups. We're based in Silvester Road, East Dulwich, and among us we number two award-winning poets who run a small press, an Arts Council-funded performance artist and games designer, and a Bloomsbury-published film scholar. Our professional backgrounds lie in court editing, content editing, commissioning, publishing and creative writing. If you're curious about dipping a toe into marketing with friendly, knowledgeable locals, contact us at [email protected], or visit www.copythatcopy.com. We're happy to pop down for a chat. Thanks for reading and look forward to hearing from you!

Thanks Delainie!

Hi all, Can anyone recommend a good local electrician who won't rip us off? It's not a major job. Thanks! K

Hi all, I'm looking for someone to make a very light repair to a craft picture, then to replace the brown paper back on the frame. Any reasonably priced tradesfolk that you know? Thanks! K

No probs!

I don't know any more than this, I'm afraid. The police simply said that it was two white guys in a black van who posed as gardeners and stole her purse. Reading between the lines, they probably wouldn't have gone to the trouble of impersonating gardeners if they planned to snatch it in front of her, so presumably it was a ruse to get into her house and take it. No, I don't know what accents they had. Since the officer didn't mention them as being of note, I presume local or neutral English, but honestly no idea.

I don't know them, I'm afraid (only know one of our neighbours). I only spoke to the police officer. I expect the thieves will steer clear of Silvester Rd now they know the cops are looking for them.

Hi folks, Just had the police round to our place on Silvester Road to say our neighbours had a visit from two white males in a black panelled van who claimed to be gardeners, then stole her purse. We didn't see anything sadly, but if you were in the area and did, please let the cops know. Might also be an idea to warn people you know in the area, particularly vulnerable groups. Cheers! K

Thanks very much for the suggestions! These all sound great, and I'll certainly keep my eyes peeled for that brightly coloured parakeet impersonator next time I'm in Nunhead!

Hi all, Recently moved to ED and fancied some nice rambling among the birds and trees. I'm based near Lordship Lane and London Wildlife Trust suggests my nearest place is the Bellenden Road Nature Garden. Going to check it out at some point but is there anything a little more woodlandy about? Where are your favourite ambling routes? Thanks!