Azalea

Having experienced ownership of a Southwark leasehold flat, I wouldn’t buy another one. You need to write to the council to find out about past and upcoming major works. Have you had an offer accepted?

What is pharmacy first service?

Oh, I’ve never known it to take 7 days for a prescription to be ready except for very recently and it took longer than 7 days. Anyone else told 7 days at a different pharmacy?

Do you just turn up hoping your prescription is ready? I’ve been using them since they were in Melbourne Grove (more than 15 years) and their service has deteriorated so much. Considering trying a different pharmacy but I don’t think there are many left in the area.

Whenever I call their telephone number during the week, they never answer. A message comes on saying to try later and there is no voicemail facility. This has been going on for months now. Are they short staffed? Are all pharmacies like this now?

Sounds like a lovely shop.

Where is the barrier? Can people who need to get to the Tessa Jowell Health Centre by car reach it from Lordship Lane?

Yes, that’s a good area.

What size do you consider to be a large garden? I know someone who might be selling soon.

I was recently told by this surgery that you must allow up to 10 days to be given a telephone appointment. 10 days! It used to be 3 days, then it went to 5 days. Now they’ve increased it.

The Vispring mattresses are good but very expensive and extremely heavy, so heavy that I couldn’t turn the one I had bought in a sale at Arding & Hobbs, Clapham Junction, before they closed down. I think I paid about £500 for the whole bed as it had been a former display model. As said above, do have a look at the Dunlopillo beds - they are made of latex, which is very different to memory foam. If they still make them, see if you can find a pillow top version. A friend of mine bought that version. She loves it. Bought from a shop in Bristol. Lots of furniture stores sell Dunlopillo, but evidently not John Lewis anymore. You really need to go round various stores and try out different mattresses. A sprung base also makes a big difference.

There are at least five different types of magnesium. What type did your GP tell you to buy? The glycinate version is most often used for sleep problems in case that is the type you are looking for.

The BBC report says the owner was due in at Snaresbrook Crown Court on the 6 January. Has anyone seen any reports regarding that?

I’d like to see a Waitrose and Aldi next door to each other in the current Sainsbury’s Dog Kennel Hill store. It’s a huge site.

An Aldi or Lidl at the Harvester site would be useful. But, there’s a Lidl close by in Peckham.

I’ve had good experiences with both Millbrook and a Dunlopillo latex mattress. You do not have to turn a Latex mattress. John Lewis sell partial latex mattresses and they also sell Millbrook mattresses. Sharon White, the CEO of JL, is leaving next month. From what I’ve read, I believe a lot of their recent problems stem from her headship.

Only £120 to the target amount…….

I feel like this type of info should be pinned, and especially when it’s cold, perhaps here and on the first page of this forum. The informative post by Jellybeanz above could be included.

Have you reported to the local MP and councillor?

Yes, it’s very heartwarming. Very thoughtful of you to set this up.

Really sorry to hear this. There are a lot of his programmes still on the BBC Sounds App. Bob Harris took over Johnnie’s Sounds of the 70s programme at the end of October because Johnnie had pulmonary fibrosis which is a fairly unknown lung disease and he had got to the point that broadcasting was too difficult for him. Johnnie and his wife supported the charity Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis and helped to raise awareness. Please consider donating to them. They are on Instagram.

De in Peckham (used to be Cutthroat) are good. They have a children’s rate. 0207732 2229. They are in Choumert Road.

I enquired about making a booking and Rye Cars told me they require cash payments, no Apple Pay. Sounds odd to me.

When was the last time you used them? I called them and they have a minimum charge now. It’s clear they prefer airport runs only. Thanks to those who recommended Rye Cars.

Does anyone have any recommendations. Thanks.