ArchieCarlos

Here are some pictures which show that it's not obstructing anything or anyone. Seriously people, just live and let live. I can't believe you would want to bother the council, waste taxpayer money, waste your own time and seek to harm a local business because of a piece of white cloth. Of all the fights to be fought, I'm sure you can find a more worthy cause to defend with your time. btw their French black plums are really good right now, same for the French melons (cheaper than the Italian ones).

Absolutely disgusting! The council should be shutting them down at once and have their tomatoes thrown on the facade for good measure! Nothing less will satisfy my outrage. More seriously it's a strange thing to be complaining about. Yes, you need to walk under their drape/awning thing to cross the pavement - but is that really so bad?

Piotr did our front door walkway, replacing ugly, irregular concrete with beautiful Victorian mosaic tiles and they look great! Agree with the above reviews, I would recommend him and use him again.

Bora is great for treats and for unusual ingredients. I really enjoy their Italian melons (the ones with a little red wax seal). Yes they're £5.95, but they taste like sweet childhood holidays on the Med, unlike the £2 Sainsbury's melons which taste like hard wax. To choose a good one, smell the back of the melon and if good, it will be fragrant and sweet. I also buy the elongated cherry tomatoes as they're almost always ripe, sweet and tasty. With plums and peaches, you have to check as it's a bit hit and miss. The white asparagus are pricey but yummy with a little bowl of hollandaise sauce to dip into (don't forget to peel the hard skin of the asparagus). Yesterday they had large green figs, so that was my special treat. A big part of the pleasure for me is checking what sort of new thing they might have in stock, or trying a fruit I've never had before. And of course being to be able to find rarer ingredients, for example: this week I needed Thai basil and large dried chillies, and sure enough they had some). And I still marvel at the beautiful display every time I visit. Note: if the fruit is tasty, it's usually because it's been picked ripe and will therefore last less long than an unripe fruit. But be aware that unripe fruit rarely ripens at home: if you buy unripe melons or strawberries, they will never get ripe at your home. I think bananas and pears are the only ones I can genuinely ripen at home. Hope that helps!

Agreed. And you will have saved the planet from several kilos of disposable plastic wrapping too!

Oh no! I wonder why this happened. As you say, I really hope they continue to have high quality and choice of produce, it's my favourite shop on the whole street.

I believe you're referring to SELDOC aka South East London Doctors Cooperative, a GP co-operative to provide out of hours primary care to patients across SE London

Does know what is the new shop next to the Palmerston, where Dulwich Café used to be? Looks like they're ready to open (if not open already)

https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/jun/16/whole-beast-at-the-montpelier-london-not-subtle-but-huge-fun-restaurant-review

I’ve seen them in Bora. Also goose eggs being sold there and by the egg lady at the North Cross Rd market on Saturday. I’ve cooked with goose eggs (delicious soft boiled) but how do you use ostrich ones?

Hi Katie, I'm sorry to hear what happened to you. I have been worried something like this might happen to me and so I've had dash & rear cameras from Nextbase (https://nextbase.co.uk/dash-cams/) installed in my car. It cost me £160 + about £50 for a professional installation. No wires visible, no need to charge it (it's plugged into the car) and peace of mind should something like this happen. It turns on/off automatically when I start/switch off the car, and it also activates automatically if your car is parked and someone bumps into it. I like that I don't need to do anything with it, but it's there if I ever need it.

So the central idea proposed is: Do we really believe that once the Treasury collects money from fines, they will be so much more altruistic than the council? They are not. The central government grants to councils have been reduced by 40% in real terms between 2009/10 and 2019/20, from £46.5bn to £28bn in 2023/24 prices. Councils are trying to compensate through various means, including squeezing drivers. Meanwhich councils are still on the hook for elderly care, road maintenance, etc. Once the Treasury gets a sniff of traffic contravention money, it will be like crack cocaine: they will want more and more of it and demand councils install more traffic cameras to feed them more of that sweet contravention money. This is what is happening in France for example where central government gets the speed camera money and pushes local authority to install more and more of them.. The way I see it: not only will it fail to reduce the number of fines levied on the people of Southwark, but the money generated will be taken out of the local community and we will have even less say about the whole thing than we do now.

Whippersnappers in Dulwich Park host Birthday parties in the pretty old park keeper's lodge by the entrance: https://whippersnappers.org/kids-and-teens/hire-us/birthday-party/

Haha it’s a bit like saying you have a problem paying £800k for a 3-bed house in ED given it costs £80k in Denbighshire

We tried Viet Flavours yesterday. They opened a few days ago next to Franco Manca on LL and are doing 20% off until the end of the month. Food was very good and fresh, perfect for the warm weather of late. They have a nicely decorated room and service was friendly. Prices are on the higher end but not that different from others in the area (opening discount well worth it). We liked that they have the classics (Pho, Banh Mi, Bun Bo Hue, Vietnamese coffee, etc.) but also some dishes more rarely seen (crispy pancakes, anchovy chicken wings, tamaring fish, Saigo/Hoian rice place). Lots of veggie options too. We will be coming back.

Read more here Feels like the tip of the iceberg to me… Remember never to use those”roofing contractors” who put leaflets in your mailbox!

We hear so many stories about police not dealing with crimes quickly enough or at all, so it's nice to read they've done a really good job finding the suspects and all the evidence needed to charge them in just a few days.

Sorry, here's the zoomed in version

I saw this on the corner of Chadwick Road today, which elicited a chuckle. I feel sorry for the author but admire the production quality.

A new bakery is opening in Herne Hill called Bunhead Bakery on Sunday. It’s on the side of Brockwell Park, at 145 Dulwich Rd The website doesn’t say much but says they do sourdough with Palestinian flavours, which could be interesting.

We've used https://www.pcm-law.net/property-law/ on 2 sales and 2 purchases (+2 gazumped purchases) and we've been happy with Ema Hasan and Paul Critchley. We found them very commonsensical and reassuring. They're not the cheapest but the fees seemed reasonable to me.

Thank you for your replies all. Elloriac, I followed your advice: I filled out the form and they said they would collect today. So I left the sharps bins on my front door last night, with a not like you said and this morning they were all gone! Fantastic.

I feel like I need a 'Rory Stewart' style quick explanation on the debate around Dulwich LTN. Would anyone have any pointers to a balanced summary? I'm moving to the village soon and I feel like I need to understand this better given the strength of sentiment expressed on some of these threads. Any help appreciated!

I think you're imagining too much into this. I've never heard of 'Theweekend' (unless my wife is posting without me knowing!) I find it disappointing that you automatically assume I'm either stupid (can't cook!) or evil (on a vendetta against a shop). I'm not sure what you think my motive might be, but I've no animosity towards that shop. It's not very nice when you share an experience on this forum and old timers brigade you, dismiss what you say and blame you for something unpleasant that that happened to you. Imagine if this was you. Personally, I think their chicken thigh supplier is not good. I used to shop in Smithfield and I know most butchers just buy them in 5kg tubs. Voila.

Hi, I have a few filled and empty sharps bins to dispose of. My GP has filled out a form for the council and they've come to us while we were away, left two large sharps bins and no instructions. Would any of you know what to do? In the meantime I've gained another two empty sharps bins to add to my collection... Many thanks