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I asked Bill's and this was their response "Thank you for your enquiry. I'm afraid this is just a rumour as we currently have no plans to open in East Dulwich, although we'll certainly keep it in mind for future reference!"

Bob - I feel it's somewhat disrespectful if you don't even know the person's name or when they died. You are referring to Mark Hollis of the band Talk Talk who died in February 2019. Bog off back to your non-existent caravan.

What that his girlfriend ?

Problem is KK, as you say above a fine for offenders wouldn't work as there wouldn't be a full time warden. If a ban was put in place, it also couldn't be easily enforced and I suspect there would still be a significant minority that would ignore it and let their dog's use it as a toilet anyway.

*Removes thick layer of dust, Screwfix catalogues and old copies of HouseBuilder magazine* Kevin McCloud spotted filming on Melbourne Grove this morning.

Not an issue from a handling perspective but you may find the ride a little harder as the thinner tyre is very slightly less "bouncy". They should have replaced like-for-like, or at least asked you if it was ok not to. I suspect that they didn't have a 42 in stock as they are less common. You say that they fixed the puncture, hmm, if you were paying for a new tyre then I would have thought they would have given you a new tube as well. Not a major issue but a new tube is pretty cheap tbh and not much more than the cost of fixing the puncture I would have thought. What brand of tyre did they fit on the back ? Others my have their view on the best brands but I have always fitted Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres to my bike that I use for commuting into town daily, year round and I'm tempting fate but I cannot remember the last time I had a puncture. They're about ?20 each.

Spot on as usual Foxy, I understand they're planning to charge you for the air you breathe as well. They'll be an allowance in your council tax but if you use any more you'll be heavily fined. You heard it hear first.

Is this the one about the guy who got barked at by a dog on Peckham Rye and then followed the woman walking said dog taking pictures. She called her partner and when he tried to talk to the guy, he ran off and called the police. There was a long thread about this but I can't find it.

Yawn.

Anyone been to The Castle lately ? Isn't that more of a C2DE-type establishment ?

A I guess should be expected with a development of this size there are a huge number of weighty documents on the planning portal. However just to focus on the parking/car ownership. There are planned to be 224 residential units as follows: 1 Bedroom - 2 Person 89 2 Bedroom - 3 Person 36 2 Bedroom - 4 Person 31 3 Bedroom - 4 Person 34 3 Bedroom - 5 Person 34 Apart from 7 disabled parking spaces (3%) there will no parking for any residents, which apparently is "is in accordance with the draft New London Plan." There will also be no "on street resident and business car-parking permits." There will be one - I repeat one - car club (i.e. zipcar-like) space. This seems quite radical to me. I'm certainly no petrol-headed car-lover but a development that has no provision for parking for 224 flats, could damage their market-ability I would have thought. The people purchasing the larger units are likely to be reasonably well-off and quite possible car owners already. Would they be prepared to sacrifice their car (or cars) ? What happens when you have a visitor (relative/healthcare/tradespeople) ? There doesn't seem to be any provision for that either. I'd be interested to know if there are other similar developments in London, of this scale, that also have no car provision.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So are Weatherspoon's exempt from High rents and > rates. ?? > > If not, what is the justification for all other > outlets charging so much for Beer, Spirits and > Food. ? > > Answer. Greed. Is it possible that (a) they pay more for their beer, Wetherspoons pay less because they are much larger and can negotiate discounts (b) they have better qualified kitchen staff and they pay them more © they use better quality ingredients that cost more > DulwichFox.

Not being much of a pub drinker, can someone enlighten me to the price differential for an average pint of bitter or lager between a Weatherspoons and somewhere on LL ?

Aren?t pubs closing at a rate of two a week ? How many impoverished locals would it take to keep a new pub open ? Have you tried the Dulwich Constitutional club, I believe their drinks are reasonable.

sand12 Wrote: > ....Complete demolition of the site > is a final erasure of the site's legacy as a > social resource for the most vulnerable: the poor, > sick, war veterans, maternal health, and the early > NHS. > As was made clear in earlier posts it is not being completely demolished. The central "chateaux" will be incorporated within the school buildings. See link to PDF's. GIYF https://www.southwark.gov.uk/assets/attach/3059/public_consultation_a1_.compressed.pdf https://www.southwark.gov.uk/assets/attach/3063/Public_Consultation_Boards_low_res_Part3.pdf

Whilst I accept that preserving our heritage is important, in London where land and property prices are very high compared to other parts of the country and there is a demand for services which I feel should be housed in modern, fit for purpose premises, we need to be less sentimental about old buildings. A building designed for the needs of healthcare in the 19th century is not going to be state-of-art for 21st century. It?s running costs, maintenance requirements and carbon footprint are all going to be higher than the modern equivalent. IMO, the retention of the central ?chateaux? is a pure concession to assuage local outrage but it was opined by James Barber that retaining it was a ?a key aspect to get planning permission?. Perhaps these are one and the same. Anyways it?s use as part of the school is unclear. We should take pictures, videos and maybe even use VR technology to create an archive of the building, inside and out so that future generations can see what was there, even if they are unable to experience it for real. Then we should get rid of it.

DulwichFox Wrote: > That is why prices in East Dulwich have become so > high. Because a certain elements of E.D. > residents > feel the need to outdo others. If makes them feel > 'Superior' > I seriously doubt that any business in East Dulwich would price their products or services based on the expectation that the customers would want to pay extra so that it confirmed their status in the community. Personally I try to avoid pub roasts, especially in London. The culinary logistics mean that you're unlikely to get food cooked to order, no matter how much you are willing to pay.

Docklands I think, Royal Docks maybe ?

Yep - no right turn - ahead only.

nxjen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Residents within the catchment area for the new > health centre in Dulwich are being invited to send > in their suggestions for naming the new health > facility. > > https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/your-chance-t > o-name-new-health-centre-in-dulwich/?fbclid=IwAR2c > vn6ex0K2juzr0nOKE7Jl9lIjS3YD4o17ktSvo3x2kRjQqn_hAj > 1Ay9Y > > 'Please be as creative as you like, but do bear in > mind that the final name needs to be suitable for > an NHS community health centre' How about the "Can-I-have-some-of-the-?350-million-a-week-please-Boris Health Centre"

Rosetta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone know what is going to happen to the > original building? > > Melbourne Grove/Concordia, who won the bid for > this, currently has problems recruiting and > retaining GPs for their existing surgery, so how > are they going to recruit for this place? Once the new health centre building is complete and commissioned and the services that are currently run from the hospital building transferred, the central "chateaux" is being retained as part of the Charter School (God knows why but that's my opinion) and the remainder will be bulldozed to make way for additional school buildings / open space. I seem to vaguely remember that it could take until 2021 for the existing building to be decommissioned.

Minor bluetooth issue but otherwise all seems fine to me so far.

I don't think the police would take much notice of the cyclists visibility. Sure the cyclist is fool and asking for trouble, and I say this as a daily commuting cyclist who sees many similar incidents, especially in the winter. It's not the same but the recently reported case of the pedestrian hit by a cyclist whilst crossing the road looking at her phone would lead me to think the judiciary would find against the motorist, even if the cyclist could have made themselves more visible. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/18/woman-knocked-down-while-on-phone-wins-payout-from-cyclist I was returning from work last week when a group of 7 or 8 kids ran a red light onto the Old Kent Road in front of a bus. They then weaved their way across both lanes of the OKR, one of then doing wheelies deliberately close to the rear of the cars in front of them. It crossed my mind then as to who would be held at fault were one of them knocked off and injured.

Does anyone here use the Southwark Libary Pressreader App on an iPad ? I've been having problems with it since last weekend, it no longer opens up the publication for free and prompts you to pay which shouldn't be the case, and never was before last weekend. Funny thing is it seems to work OK via a browser on a laptop so I don't think it's my library account. I've tried reinstalling the app but that doesn't seem to help either. I've tried it on two separate iPads and both have the same issue. I've tried asking in the library too but they didn't have much of a clue either.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I expect the RED shoes were borrowed from > Corbyn...Lorraine Kelly and her ignorant attitude > just about summed up the lefty stance for me. And > then our 'own' Jo Brand goes and finishes off the > REAL attitude of the lefty remoaners and commies - > what is she 'on'? Brain and gob link severed for > sure ...don't feed the troll..don't feed the troll...