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A slight aside, but given this thread is about nature, maybe someone can help. All today, there has been cutting and shredding off tree growth in St Francis Park. Its early June. It's prime nesting season and I thought it was borderline illegal to threaten the habitat of wildlife in their prime season of nesting? It happens every year, what can be done to change this? Do it in October if you must, but early June is absolutely crazy!

Bargepole, Don't. Touch. A. With. Create your own sentence.

Lovely guy and super friendly, but sadly its fair to say that the quality had declined bit by bit since it first opened and as such, it became a place I'd stopped going in. I think Hamlets being away for a while hindered it and costs stayed at a level while freshness and quality got poorer. Real shame as back in its first year it was really quite decent. Hope they find somewhere and can keep a good standard.

Now head to Codfellas which is a decent walk, but the quality is really good. Been to Rosies a few times and thats not bad either. Not northern standards mind you....

Just for balance, I had Micky come round to quote on a project. Never heard from him again, so obviously he didn't get the work.

We had new wooden period skirting board fitted through the whole ground floor and a small section on our landing following a new extension. We had to wait a little for his availability but really happy we did. He fitted the boards over 2 days and took plenty of care and attention while working over a new wooden floor and having to work with the limitations of Victorian walls! Really happy with the fitting. Turned up when he said, fixed a few quick things for us at no charge and was very easy to talk to. Really nice guy and already booking him in to do some other bits for us.

What a sell out.... within 2 minutes it crawled along, onto a jam lid and it's now in the garden having a good munch on the jam. Not even a thank you from it either, bees.. sheesh! Thanks muchly!

Not sure how it first crawled in there, but been trapped for an hour or two and he's getting pretty angry. I've tried coaxing it out and trying different positions of the doors but it doesn't seem to want to crawl sideways (though it does look pretty tight) Anyone any ideas?

avoid like the plague

Recommend Alex at Savvy Accountants She was referred to me and having used Savvy for a full years cycle, I can certainly say they are worth talking to. Good value, no nonsense, sort things out. Can't ask for much more.

15% response rate is disgusting and not reflective of the area at all. How on earth can this be lawful? Come on new councillors, overturn this ridiculous decision that has been forced through by a handful of lazy residents with multiple cars who want to park 3 feet from their doorstep. Utter disgrace

Received a letter from Southwark today stating the CPZ will go live on 17th December, M-F, 11am to 1pm. First time any documentation has been sent in a year, certainly not had sight of any further consultation information. Ironic that looking out on the street there are 4 parking spaces free. This despite 2 skips, 3 vans and a bag of builders sand taking up space. Oh, and 3 morons who don't know how to park. Add onto that the person on our street who wrote for a CPZ, someone who has 4 cars in their family, and will duly benefit from a sizeable discount. Surely its time residents with multiple cars were penalised accordingly. There are only 2 people in their household entitled to drive! As has already been mentioned, a CPZ doesn't give you a parking spot outside of your house as a right. Something people will find out soon enough. Truly ridiculous decision.

We used Bells for our Bathroom a year and a half ago and they were fantastic. Numerous variations and it was never too much trouble, even storing our purchases for a little longer than the norm so we could buy earlier and get the sale prices. We did get tiles from Potter Perrin (the clapham one), and likewise, were so helpful, providing loads of visuals of different styles and mixes. Don't think you would go wrong with either.

No not concerned at all. Its a main road. really, what do some people expect? Little tarquins not being looked after and morons running in front of traffic to catch a bus are a far bigger scourge on society compared with a poor motorist trying to get from A to B. Obviously if someone is driving like a psychopath, then they should be handled accordingly, but "speeding" along at the uber whizzy speed of 22-23mph... god forbid! And the aircraft noise is way louder and more incessant than road noise.

We've used Stephen Tozer for a number of jobs and he's always been brilliant. Excellent fitting, always turns up on time, drops off samples and gives you honest recommendations for your budget. Don't have his number to hand but if you search for him, you should find loads of reviews. One of the local trade stars

Highly unimaginative design when you consider the one just opposite and the one at the side of EDT. Its better than a pigeon dropping infested slab wall, but a waste of opportunity. Shame.

I believe Sainsbury's control the locking of the gates at either end, but I wasn't aware they were responsible for "managing" inside the park too. And I'm not sure why Sainsburys would be the ones to "prune" the area between the park perimeter and the gardens it overlooks on St Francis Road. Surely that would be a council responsibility? If a council representative could find out, that would be most helpful. We get allsorts of bird wildlife in our garden, a woodpecker visited just hours earlier, surely something can be done to stop management of trees, shrubs and habitat to be so destructively removed at such a crucial time of year.

Absolutely livid Two young lads in ground control orange bibs. Asked them not to cut down the beautiful lilac that overhangs and I've purposefully left for a decade. Now butchered to the ground "because they have to" Buddleaia butchered before it gets into flower, Elderflower butchered as it gets into flower. They said they'd leave what was left.... then carried on after i went inside. I mentioned about it being nesting season.... they said they were checking as they were going along. Absolutely not from the 40 metre stretch I witnessed being hatcheted at speed. Who authorised this? Who canvassed residents? Who's paying for this, because I can assure you, I don't condone or encourage wanton vandalism of natural habitat that not only encourages wildlife and allows birds to nest, but also provides security and privacy. It's been done in past years and there has at least been some sensitivity. This year, hardly anything is left standing. Absolute idiots. Fuming.

Not sure if this falls on your patch. St Francis Park. Just as I type this there are chain sawed tree fellers savaging the greenery that's "close" to the house boundaries that back on from St Francis Road. I can slightly understand the need for doing it.... but seriously, mid to late Spring when birds are nesting? Come on guys, surely you can get this changed to late Autumn early winter when its easier to get along anyway. I take care of the area behind my house anyway usually doing it in October/ November. Just a bit of common sense, rather than random destruction of local wildlife habitat at an important time of year for it.

What a joke of a decision. I'm on a street within the new CPZ (this is the first I've heard of this, nothing sent to residents) and in 11 years living on this street, I've not had an issue parking. Obviously some people get into hysterics if they aren't within 3 metres of their front door. The street has pressure from the station, the football ground, the Dominos pizza and currently as I look out has 3 skips on it, and 5 large vans. yet I can still see multiple parking spaces, this at 2:30pm on a Monday. There are also multiple people on the street who have more than one car, one person has 3. and looking at the information sent in advance, there is a discount for multiple cars. Surely it should be the opposite, no? If you have multiple cars on a terraced residential street, you should be paying way more. I hope some common sense can prevail, but this is utter lunacy and merely adds cost to residents for the benefit of nobody.

A second for Stephen Tozer, he supplied and fitted a back bedroom carpet just last week and will definitely use him again. I believe he's currently on holiday though, so it may not be the asap you're after.

I had a complete bathroom refurb done in January, a complete gutting of everything. We used a guy called Maurice Yeoman who did a great job, asked lots of questions, gave lots of options and all round did a very very good job. Not the cheapest in the world, but he certainly did things well and returned to fit new valves 3 times as the initial ones were defective. Feel free to PM for details and good luck finding someone.

> My experience of Gary Vu was that he was not > brilliant. I second that. Used Terry McGinley the last time I needed an electrician and he did a great job, but not having joy having e-mailed him from the last contact details I have.

Quick question I've 6 used toner (not inkjet) cartridges I'm trying to recycle (for a HP laserjet). Does anyone know anywhere locally that will take them? Thanks

Another recommendation for Peter Bennison. Fitted our central heating years ago and maintains it every year. Cracking team he has, very hard working and even rectified poor electrical work free of charge that a supposedly highly rated electrician through the forum caused (wired horizontally on a wall which was caught when moving a radiator). Peter is definitely one of the good guys!