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Hello all


I'm a new reporter on the Southwark patch of the South London Press, and since Tom Parnell has departed I thought I'd say hello and leave my details if any of you ever have any issues you want to raise.

You can drop me a line here, email [email protected] or call the office on 0208 710 6512.

Many thanks,

Jenny

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Hi Jenny

Did you know there's a public meeting tonight, 20.15 at the community centre on Crystal Palace Road? It's about the proposed late night pharmacy and needle dump. Seeing as the thread here was shut due folks getting ott with each other it might be quite charged and worth a look.

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AnotherPaul Wrote:

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> Hi Jenny

> Did you know there's a public meeting tonight,

> 20.15 at the community centre on Crystal Palace

> Road? It's about the proposed late night pharmacy

> and needle dump.



I got a leaflet through the post. Its not an official 'public meeting' (that has various requirements). Its the usual Bara General Meeting, but everyone is welcome to attend. Bara's main topic is the pharmacy, but I've seen that there are also quite a few others topics on the agenda.

Don't worry, Tom will be back for next year's charity challenge cricket match playing for the SLP.


Glad to see we amuse from time to time - the SLP always has had a slightly macabre take on things, and we get away with far more dark humour than you'll find in other local papers.

See what you've taken on, Jenny? Hope you're up (or down) to the SLP's level of "reporting". I have to admit I never buy and rarely read the rag, simply because of those hideous headlines and how it seems to be aimed at - well, no that would be offensive to say. Am I a snob? Can I afford to be a snob AND live in NunheadRye? ;)

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