South London Weekly - April 24th 2026

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By Kumail Jaffer Local Democracy Reporter

SIR SADIQ Khan has vowed to work constructively with any Green or Reform-controlled councils that emerge in London following the local elections on May 7.

The latest survey by JL partners shows Zack Polanski’s insurgent Greens gaining the most votes in Hackney and Haringey, while running the incumbent Labour council close in Southwark, Waltham Forest and Wandsworth.

Nigel Farage’s party are polled to to take control in Havering, meanwhile, and put up strong challenges in Barking and Dagenham, as well as Bexley.

The polling indicates that Labour, who go into the local elections controlling 21 of London’s 32 local authorities, could see the capital resemble a patchwork quilt instead of the party stronghold it once was.

Non-Labour councils will have powers to block certain Mayoral decrees they disagree with, including refusing to implement Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs), while battles over planning permission could intensify and lead to many more ‘call ins’ to City Hall.

Earlier this week Sir Sadiq launched a fresh appeal to wavering Labour voters to stick with the party, suggesting having a Labour council work with him as a Labour Mayor under a Labour government “can make all the difference” when it comes to public services in their area.

In an exclusive interview with the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), he also accepted that, whatever the outcome, he would work with the new batch of local leaders to continue to serve London.

“I’m there for all Londoners, which means representing all of London, whether you voted Labour, Conservative, Green, Lib Dem, Reform, or any party, big or small,” he said. “Similarly, I try to work with all council leaders, whether you’re a council leader who’s from my party, or Conservative, or Lib Dem. Or a Green, or a Reform, going forward after May 7.

“It’s really important we come together as team London to work

KHAN ON WORKING WITH GREEN AND REFORM COUNCILS

for the common good – and as long as I’m here, I’ll carry on working with politicians from all parties for the common good, which is our constituents.”

Despite being elected less than two years ago, Labour’s approval ratings across the country, including London, have fallen.

Many party insiders fear a wipe out on May 7 as millions of people go to the polls to elect their local representatives.

Labour MPs from across the UK are reportedly being urged to spend their evenings campaigning in London once they return to Parliament next week in a bid to limit the losses.

The Green Party, headed up by London Assembly Member Zack Polanski, is thought to be focusing most of its resources in winning council seats in major cities. This includes London, where they finished second to Labour in many parliamentary constituencies at the 2024 General Election.

Reform, meanwhile, are hoping to take seats such as Havering –now represented on the London Assembly by former Tory Keith Prince – as they focus on the outer boroughs.

The Mayor of London admitted Labour could be in for a tough election night and urged Londoners not to use their vote on May 7 to

“protest”.

“I’d say in a polite way, it’s really important to recognise the importance of having a good local council,” he added. “You’ve got some great Labour councillors working really hard with me to deliver affordable housing, to deliver free school meals, to deliver youth clubs, but also working with the Labour government.

People may have unhappiness about the lack of progress made in such a short period of time, 21 months of a Labour government, but I think a Labour Government working with a Labour Mayor and a Labour council can make all the difference. I’d encourage all of you

readers who live in London to vote based upon the service they’ve received from their local council.” Labour figures are also preparing for a coup against the Prime Minister, should the party face an expected humiliation at the polls. It would likely see senior politicians, including Mayors and the devolved leaders, calling for Sir Keir Starmer to step down.

But Sir Sadiq reiterated his support for the incumbent PM, saying: “He was elected in July 2024 on a mandate which is the manifesto by the British public and I’m looking forward to working with him as long as he’s Prime Minister.”

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HOW SOUTHWARK STREET FOOTBALLERS ARE SIGNING UP TO THE TOP CLUBS

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By Oliver London

SOUTHWARK HAS become a hotbed of football talent with one grassroots team playing a critical role in mentoring young boys and connecting them with professional scouts.

Southwark Residents FC has not only risen to compete at the highest levels of grassroots football, but has become an important pathway for local talents to enter the professional game.

South London has produced world class players such as Marc Guehi (Lewisham), Jadon Sancho (Camberwell), and Ademola Lookman (Peckham). A journalist dubbed South London ‘the concrete Catalonia’ which was quickly picked up by FIFA in its promotion of the World Cup in 2022.

In the two years since its inception, Southwark Residents FC have helped seven young south Londoners get signed to some of the capital’s top professional academies, including category-one academies at Crystal

Palace, Fulham, and Spurs.

Category-one is the highest status that a football academy can hold, it signifies the highest standard of coaching, facilities and equipment. There are only six category-one academies in London.

Southwark Residents FC realise that their young players require an outlet to escape from the social pressures of being a south London teenager, as the club’s founder Dean Stanhope was involved in gangs during his childhood in Camberwell.

Dean said: “We’re here to give as

many opportunities to kids from my area as we can, whilst keeping them away from street crime and gangs.

“Football took me away from a lot of wrong choices when I was young.

“That’s why Southwark Residents have such a strong pulling power in south London, I can relate to these kids’ circumstances and help them make the right choices for their future.”

Coach Dean, as he is known to the players, currently works as a scout for Crystal Palace and has been involved in football coaching since he was 16 years old.

Despite limited facilities, Southwark Residents have beaten the odds by reaching the semi-finals of the coveted London cup for two years in a row, with their sights set on eventually taking the trophy home.

Coach Dean puts their success down to his team’s mindset: “We have the south London mentality: we are fearless on the field, technically talented, but sometimes a bit egotistical which is what we are working on.

“We need our players to take on coaches’ advice, associate with the right people, and avoid getting into fights

NEW JUNIOR PARKRUN LAUNCHED IN SOUTHWARK PARK

with their classmates or referees.”

Coach Dean’s approach to his grassroots side mirrors the professionalism expected at professional football academies, as he asks his prospects to focus on getting their attitude, diet, and focus right so that there is less of a learning curve when they get professional trials.

Yet the success of Southwark Residents FC has not been without tragedy. We reported on the recent passing of 16-year-old prospect Junior Dean, whom Coach Dean described as “one of the biggest characters in the entire club.

“He was class on the pitch and with his teammates, he helped us recruit talent in an effort to save his friends from crime.

“About three weeks before he passed something switched in his head and he was completely locked in on football, carrying himself like a professional. Had he lived Junior would be picked up by a professional club.”

Southwark Residents FC held a memorial tournament in honour of Junior Dean after his passing and plan to set up a football mentoring and coaching foundation in his name.

Coach Dean set up an online fundraiser for Junior Dean’s family, which has raised 90% of its £55k target so far.

Donate to the GoFundMe (all proceeds are going to Junior’s family) www.gofundme.com/f/ tommy-ballaydean-aka-jr-dean For more information about Southwark Residents FC, including trial dates and �ixtures, please visit their instagram page @southwark_residents

By Joe Rattue

A JUNIOR parkrun for children between the ages of four and 14 has been launched in Southwark Park.

The event is free to attend and takes place every Sunday at 9am starting from the path east of the playground and the Southwark Park Pavilion Café.

Event Director Saskia Dykstra said

“Everyone is really enjoying it, not just our participants but also the volunteers.

“The community spirit at this event is just magical, we are very lucky.

“People are so excited because it’s much closer than the other local junior parkruns, the event is really well connected to local areas with the cycle paths, tube and multiple bus routes.”

The organisers received replies from 200 parents when they surveyed interest locally and more than 100 children have taken part since the first run was held on March 22. Dykstra added: “I worked with the incredible volunteer team who made this happen. Supported by our parkrun ambassador Claire Oxlade.

“A special shoutout to Ben Scanlan who secured funding for the event with our Funders Coliccis Cafe, Decathlon x Art Invest.”

The junior parkrun is volunteer-led event.

To join or find more information, please see the website parkrun.org.uk

HUNDREDS ON BERMONDSEY ESTATE FEAR RENT HIKES OR EVICTIONS

EXCLUSIVE

By Evie Flynn

HUNDREDS OF families in Bermondsey say they are facing rent increases of up to £600 a month, with some being given Section 21 eviction notices.

Nearly 200 families fear they could lose their homes on what is known as the St James Estate after the freehold of their properties was sold off to a new landlord.

Local MP Neil Coyle says he believes the new owners are determined to transform some of the family homes into HMOs (Homes of Multiple Occupancy) before the law changes next month ahead of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. He even brought the issue up in Parliament last week.

Currently all the tenants are privately renting their homes, with many of the residents having lived on the estate for years.

The 186 homes on Achilles Close, Abercorn Way and Acanthus Drive, are just off Rolls Road in South Bermondsey.

Coyle explained that some of the tenancy agreements dated back more than four decades, creating a complex situation in which some tenants have significantly stronger legal protections than others.

For a number of years all the tenants told us they were renting from Notting Hill Genesis, one of the UK’s largest housing associations. However, they were not social tenants and were paying market rates to Notting Hill’s agent Folio, the private arm of the housing association.

But, they said that all changed last November when they received a letter from Folio saying in October

MP Neil Coyle, who is helping the private tenants, said he believed the new owners were determined to transform some of the homes into HMOs before the law changed

their properties were purchased by housing association BMR St James, who appointed a company called Freshview Estates as the managing agent.

One resident, who has lived on Abercorn Way for 36 years, said: “We’ve built our lives here. People are being asked to pay hundreds more or leave –it’s very worrying.”

Her tenancy agreement dates back to the early 1990s and was managed at the time by Quality Street, who were Britain’s largest private rental company until they were acquired by Nationwide and dissolved in 2010.

Her specific agreement bans Section 21 notices, meaning their tenancy remains secure. For others, it isn’t as simple.

A resident told us she has lived in her two-bedroom house on Abercorn Way for 9 years and feels like she is being “shoved out” by the new landlords.

“This is the longest I have lived anywhere, this is my home,” she said. “Housing law might say one thing but

this is a moral thing – I feel like they are trying to shove us out and cleanse the neighbourhood to make way for HMOs.”

She received a letter in the post on 30 March, stating that her rent would be increasing from £1,650 to £1,900 per month from 1 June. She said: “I know it isn’t as high an increase as some of my neighbours, but how am I meant to find another £250 per month? Especially with energy bills and the cost of food going up.”

Another tenant Yuliia, speaking on behalf of her parents who live on Achilles Close, said the family fled Ukraine in 2022 after their home region was occupied. She said her parents, both now in their 60s, relied on support from their family after rebuilding their lives in Bermondsey. “It’s very important for them to stay close to us,” she said, adding that their rent was set to rise from £1,300 to £1,600 a month – an increase the family cannot afford.

“They have already lost everything

once. They cannot keep moving again at this stage in their lives.”

MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark Neil Coyle has held two public meetings about the issue, with representatives from Southwark Law Centre, Southwark Council and the London Renters Union (LRU).

He said: “My local team and I are working closely with the people affected and the council to try to prevent people losing their homes or facing excessive hikes in rent or undue pressure to move or sign a new tenancy.

“The Government is changing the law to protect families from exactly this kind of behaviour.”

Only twelve tenants are on older assured tenancies from before 1997, which offer stronger protections from eviction. Most residents are on assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs), meaning they can be issued Section 21 notices.

While the government has pledged to abolish Section 21 evictions, the change has not yet come into force, raising

concerns that some landlords may act before the law is updated.

Section 21 notices, also known as a “no-fault” evictions, allow landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason, provided they give at least two months’ notice. Such notices apply to those on an assured shorthold tenancy, but are set to be abolished on 1 May under the new Renters Rights Act.

Thirteen homes are already believed to have been given intention to evict Section 21 notices. However, tenants who receive a Section 21 notice are not required to leave immediately, and landlords must still apply to the court for a possession order.

Recent Ministry of Justice data reveals that the number of landlord possession claims between October and December 2025 has reached its highest level since 2019, suggesting a rise in such evictions ahead of expected changes in the law.

Angus King, a housing solicitor at Southwark Law Centre, said that while Section 21 notices could still be issued under current law, any eviction must follow a legal process. Landlords must apply to the court for a possession and each case would need to be considered individually.

But one resident has already had to move out of the estate after 16 years, she told us she left after her rent went up by over 40 per cent, from £1,350 to £1,950 per month.

Another resident, Victoria Keech, who lives on Acanthus Drive, says she has been asked for an extra £377 per month, a 24 per cent rise.

“I wish I never moved on to the estate,” she said. “I am a mother of three children and won’t be able to live in Southwark if I have to leave my current home– I am even looking at

options in Kent, but the rent is far too much there, where am I meant to go?”

Victoria’s neighbour, Adebukola Daramola, told us she was currently paying £1,615 but the landlord was now asking for £1,915 per month. “My husband and I are already struggling as it is. I have three children too and our wages aren’t being increased.”

At the public meeting Victoria said that her tenancy agreement stated that it must abide by a Consumer Price Index-based rent clause. Southwark Law Centre’s Angus King explained that the clause could limit how much rent could be increased each year and was often around 3 per cent. Giving hope to many at the meeting, he asked how many people believed they had this cause in the tenants’ agreement, and there was a large show of hands. But to complicate matters further he mentioned that after April 30 there could be some changes to this clause.

Meanwhile, residents have claimed that since November their once calm cluster of homes have turned into a ‘building site’. They claim that numerous empty properties on Abercorn Way appear to already have been turned into HMOs by Freshview.

HMOs are homes where three or more people, not from the same family, live together and share key facilities like the bathrooms and kitchen. Each tenant pays rent on their individual room, making HMOs more profitable for landlords, as it increases the amount of rent they can bring in per property.

New data obtained via Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to local councils across the country

revealed that the number of HMOs in England has soared by 40 per cent since 2018. Southwark ranks within the top five areas with the highest annual application rates with 1,412 applications per year.

Neighbours allege that they have witnessed internal walls being erected in the empty homes to ‘partition’ properties. Numerous properties along Abercorn Way are being

stripped out and renovated, with skips lining the drive. One resident claims that there appears to be up to eight buzzers on some of the doors.

Local councils are only required to approve and issue a licence for “large HMOs”, which are properties rented to five or more people. Planning permission is required if HMOs are intended to house seven or more people.

At the public meeting on Friday 10 April, residents were told that Southwark Council would be intervening.

Andy Bates, South Bermondsey Labour Party member, told us: “As we were canvassing we started hearing heart-breaking stories of residents, some of whom have lived there for over 30 years, being threatened with evictions and unaffordable rent

increases.

“I’m really proud that Southwark Labour have helped residents to mobilise and get the legal advice they need. I’m so pleased that Labour’s Renters Rights Act will stop this kind of bad practice from the 1st May.”

Rachel Bentley, local Liberal Democrat councillor for the North Bermondsey ward said: “It’s disgraceful to see large corporate landlords rushing to evict people from their homes before it becomes illegal next month.

“Families have lived in these homes in Bermondsey for decades and are suddenly being told to pack their bags or agree to extortionate rent rises –during a cost of living crisis. That is not a real choice.

“These people have been left high and dry by Labour, who haven’t ensured that such shameless eleventh hour evictions would be prevented, both locally and nationally.

“A Liberal Democrat run council would put more resources into the private rental sector team here in Southwark to ensure that landlords behave ethically, and also ensure that residents can access the right support to help understand and exercise their legal rights.”

Southwark Council and Freshview Estates have been contacted for comment but had not responded at the time of publication.

BMR St James could not be reached directly and the residents have said all correspondence has been through the agents Freshview.

We originally contacted Freshview Estates two weeks ago, who said they were on religious holiday.

WHY IS BERMONDSEY HOSTING AN OKTOBERFEST IN APRIL?

By Rich Brann

BERMONDSEY BIERKELLER are throwing a rare celebration of the traditional German Springfestrunning every Saturday for a month.

While most people will be familiar with the traditional festival of Oktoberfest, held across Bavaria and Southern Germany and now popular in the UK and USA, fewer will be aware of the Springfest celebration.

Southwark’s beer connoisseurs have a second opportunity in the year to get a taste of Munich’s Paulaner beer, listen to live oompah music and dance through the evening, with the event at the Bierkeller running from 7pm to 12:30am every Saturday for four week - it started last

Two cats rescued from Old Kent Road flat

By Evie Flynn

FIREFIGHTERS TACKLED a blaze near the Old Kent Road Tesco at around 2pm on Wednesday 15 April.

Emergency services were called at 1:30pm to a second floor flat fire on Old Kent Road.

One man was taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service to be treated for smoke inhalation.

Firefighters also rescued two cats from the property and used specialist animal oxygen masks to treat them at the scene.

The flat was partially damaged and the fire was put out by 2:45pm.

A London Fire Brigade spokeperson said: “Firefighters used an animal oxygen therapy kit after rescuing the cats. The kit contains a set of oxygen masks, which are carried on all frontline fire engines and are designed to safely administer oxygen to small animals suffering from smoke inhalation.

“Three fire engines from Old Kent Road, Peckham and Dockhead fire stations attended the scene along with a 32-metre turntable ladder from Old Kent Road Fire Station.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.”

Saturday and is running through until May 7.

Springfest is traditionally a smaller and less tourist-oriented event in Munich and Bavaria, held at a similar time in Germany between April 17 and May 10, but the beer halls, two-pint steins, live music and traditional dress are the same.

Its recreation at the Bermondsey Bierkeller will feature all of those alongside classic German food - giant pretzels, sausages and vegan alternatives will all be available, alongside wine and cider for those who prefer another option to celebrate the springtime with.

The Bierkeller has been throwing Oktoberfest events in autumn for several years, with Springfest being a more

limited-time event compared to the usual.

Tickets start at £20 for entry and a twopint stein of beer (with wine and cider as an alternative), with the £45 option including a pretzel and food, and £70 and £90 gold and platinum options including sparkling wine and champagne respectively, as well as dessert options.

Spring cider festival

By Rich Brann

THE CAMPAIGN for Real Ale

(CAMRA) will be hosting a cider and perry festival in Elephant and Castle this Saturday, April 25.

The one-day event at Rocket Van Studio will bring more than 30 different ciders and perries (pear cider) to Southwark, with many of the drinks on offer brewed locally using South London’s own fruit.

The event will be family-friendly with a wider variety on offer than might be expected from normal industry, the drinks there ranging from 4% ABV to a harder-hitting 7%, more typical of traditional cider.

Festival organiser and CAMRA member Ian White said: “We’d like to create a tasting sensation... it’ll be a place for people to sample and taste, and try something new.

“It won’t be the sugary, fruitier drinks you’ll get made by the industry - we’ll have a wider range of styles.”

Some of the locally produced fare available include a perry brewed with pears gathered at the Christchurch church in Tooting, along with another brewed in Eltham and another from White’s own One Tree Hill brew made in Honor Oak.

For an introduction to the tasting experience for those more familiar with the industry standard, White recommends Kentish Pitt cider, brewed further afield in Canterbury.

The Southwark springtime event has been going for a decade, with the last three years held at the current venue in Brandon Street.

Admission is £5, but just £2 for students and will be free for CAMRA members, with food and non-cider drinks on offer too.

Beloved Clapham pizzeria launches all-day concept in East Dulwich

By Oliver London

COMMON PIZZA has become a crowd favourite in Clapham, and their new Lordship Lane branch offers an all day dining experience.

From 8am-3pm the restaurant operates as The Daily Tray, a neighbourhood inspired Deli/Diner before transforming at 3pm to become Common Pizza, serving slim-NYC from £11 and deep-pan Detroit style pizzas from £15.

But the restaurant does not just simply swap out the menus. It changes its

branding, signage, lighting, and music when Common Pizza begins its daily service.

This is the latest venture by restaurateur Ollie Norcliffe, the brains behind Ollie’s House in Chelsea and the original Common Pizza in Clapham Common.

Speaking about the launch of the concept, Norcliffe said: “East Dulwich has a really strong daytime presence with families, whilst the pubs are packed at night, making it a great opportunity to test this concept. “In order to have a successful

restaurant business, you really need to capitalise on day and evening since it is so hard to keep a restaurant sustainable by just focusing on one part of the day.”

Despite the different identities and menus between the two arms of the restaurant, they intelligently utilise mutual ingredients in their dishes, as their homemade focaccia is used for the Daily Tray’s toasties and Common Pizza’s Detroit pizzas.

Before founding the Common Pizza brand, Norcliffe visited 29 New York pizza restaurants in four days to learn

the craft of authentic American pizza.

Meanwhile, The Daily Tray prioritises being an affordability, featuring £5 greasy spoon favourites and deli specials.

Ollie Norcliffe said: “There’s so many fancy cafes out there charging a fortune for Avo and eggs, I don’t wanna do that.”

The restaurant is open from 8am to 10:30pm Monday to Thursday, 8am11:30pm on Friday, 9am to 11.30pm on Saturday and Sunday 9am to 10:30pm and can be found at 99 Lordship Lane, SE22 9DQ, you can contact the restaurant at @TheDailyTrayUK

Housing association sells 2 of its

historic flats in Camberwell to carry out improvements

The one-bedroom flats have been put up for private sale for £325,000 each

By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter

CONCERNS HAVE been raised over a housing association’s decision to sell off two empty social homes in Camberwell.

The two one-bedroom flats, which are owned by Industrial Dwellings Society (IDS) and are located at Evelina Mansions on New Church Road, have been put up for private sale for £325,000 each.

Evelina Mansions was built in 1901 and consists of 72 one and two-bed flats. During World War Two, its basement was used as an air raid shelter, measuring 20 feet long and six feet high.

Evelina Mansions is in Camberwell

Credit: Google Street View

In a letter addressed to residents living at Evelina Mansions and neighbouring Leslie Prince Court on March 4, IDS said selling off empty properties offers “the best financial return” to complete improvement plans on other homes.

In the same letter, residents were told their own tenancy or home won’t be directly affected by the sales – though they were also told it was an opportunity to buy their current homes if they wanted to.

IDS owns and manages around 1,500 properties across London, Canvey Island and Hertsmere and was set up in 1885 by a group of Jewish philanthropists who wanted to relieve overcrowding in homes in the East End of London.

An IDS spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS):

“We fully appreciate the concerns residents have regarding the sale of the empty properties at Evelina Mansions as part of our investment planning.

“As a social landlord, we have to balance our legal and regulatory requirements for resident safety while also maintaining homes to a decent standard for the long term.”

However concerns have been raised over the loss of social housing amid London’s housing crisis, and particularly because Camberwell is one of the most gentrified neighbourhoods in the capital.

According to research published by Trust for London in 2025, Camberwell Green is the sixth most gentrified area

in the city out of a total of 53 London neighbourhoods.

Meanwhile there are more than 21,000 households who are on Southwark Council’s social housing waiting list, which means one in six households in Southwark are waiting for a council home.

Elizabeth Wyatt, from Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth (HASL), said: “London is facing an extreme homeless emergency. Southwark needs more social housing, not less. So it is absolutely devastating to hear that some of Southwark’s precious social homes are being sold-off by a housing association.

“The sell-off of social homes goes against everything that social landlords are supposed to stand for. It is unethical and immoral.”

Ms Wyatt added: “We understand that IDS are saying these sell-offs are needed in order to maintain and repair current stock, but the safety of social tenants

should never come at the expense of homeless families and others in housing need on the housing waiting list, which will include IDS tenants as well.

“This is a deeply harmful and divisive funding model. We will never let landlords, the government, or anyone pit homeless families against social tenants.”

An Evelina Mansions tenant and HASL member who didn’t want to be named, said there was “no justification” to sell off the social homes, and raised concerns over future problems that could arise between tenants, IDS and private landlords.

They said: “As well as the most pressing issue, which is the loss of desperately needed social housing, this sell-off has other serious practical problems as well for both tenants and the social landlord.

“If there is a leak or other disrepair issue stemming from a private flat into a social rented flat, then getting the

disrepair issues resolved can be more difficult, especially if the private landlord is refusing to do repairs [as is usually the case].”

They added: “From a personal perspective, this new model also makes me more hesitant about reporting disrepair as now I know that any disrepair costs will be used as an excuse to sell-off our homes.

“With the massive disrepair crisis in social homes, introducing policies which make tenants less likely to report disrepair is the last thing that housing associations should be doing. If I report black mould in my flat, our housing association will keep selling off social homes to meet the bill, and my friend will be stuck in temporary accommodation for even longer.”

An IDS spokesperson said: “While selling a social home is a difficult decision, it allows us to balance immediate

investment needs, particularly around safety and regulatory compliance, with securing our long-term future, so we can continue to provide the homes that are so desperately needed. We fully support government investment in social housing and always welcome further funding. We want to be able to create more social homes once we have addressed our current investment priorities.”

The spokesperson said they already manage many mixed tenure blocks and are in regular contact with residents at Evelina Mansions. They said they would always encourage residents to report disrepair, and take all reports, especially those concerning damp and mould, seriously.

They added: “We’d continue to encourage any resident with an outstanding repair issue to contact us immediately so we can investigate and deal with the issue quickly.”

By Evie Flynn

CANADA WATER will be getting a 170-square-metre wide footbridge over the Albion Channel, which will replace the old wooden bridge built in the 1980s.

The council has approved plans for the crossing in the new Canada Water town centre, allowing shoppers to cross the the 5.8-metre wide Albion Channel – which runs from Surrey Water down to Canada Water.

Designed by Carter Gregson Gray, the new bridge will replace the 2.5m-wide wooden faux drawbridge and will allow more cyclists and pedestrians to cross at the same time.

It will also feature a see-through grille allowing views of the water below and a dedicated space for walkers to pause at the water’s edge.

The bridge will be the second one built in Canada Water, after the construction of a large red board walk in 2024. The 170m-long structure was designed by architect Asif Khan as part of the £4 billion Canada Water Masterplan.

The architects will be working with Art Invest Real Estate (AIRE), who are the developer behind the Dockside Canada Water commercial quarter.

The new bridge and shopping area sits within the wider Masterplan but is a separate project.

A timetable for the bridge’s completion has not been revealed yet.

By Rich Brann

THE SAVE Old Kent Road

campaign is planning a major demonstration in Southwark this Saturday.

Alongside the Southwark Housing and Planning Emergency (SHAPE) group, the march along the Old Kent Road will see the groups advocate for change to the current regeneration plans.

Last month the protestors hired an old London Routemaster bus to tour the road, urging Southwark Council to increase the amount of social rented housing in its plans for the Old Kent Road.

It also called for increased protection for the Old Kent Road’s cultural spaces.

Tanya Murat, spokesperson for SHAPE Coalition, said: “It is time to start challenging the rule of developers, as they were forced to do with the Aylesham Centre Peckham planning application, which they refused because it only proposed 12% so-called affordable housing.

“We have to stand together against overdevelopment of homes local people can’t afford - we are demanding homes for people, not for profit, and protection for vital local traders and cultural spaces.”

The Save Old Kent Road demonstration will take place on April 25, highlighting that of the 20,000 homes to be built in the massive regeneration plans, only 5,000, or 25 per cent, will be of social rent. They are advocating for the council to commit to a definitive number of council homes in the project.

The plans are due for public

SAVE OLD KENT ROAD PROTESTORS TO DEMONSTRATE THIS SATURDAY

examination in June.

The protestors have called the current Old Kent Road regeneration plans ‘social cleansing’, describing it as gentrification of an area with a huge need for housing.

Southwark Council’s waiting list for social housing currently has more than 22,000 households on it, with more than 10,000 people in temporary accommodation in the borough.

It follows the Mayor of London lowering the amount of affordable housing required of new London developments from 35% to 20%, in a bid to attract new developments in the capital, with protestors campaigning against the change as well.

Jerry Flynn of the 35% Campaign said: “We need more affordable and family housing, but, incredibly, the Mayor has brought in new planning rules that will get us even less... he is also approving cuts in affordable housing on big developments like Canada Water, while still giving developers public money.

“Southwark Council must take a stand – every new private development in the borough must continue to have at least 35% affordable housing and public funds should go direct to building council housing.”

SOUTHWARK’S COLAB THEATRE HOSTS ACCLAIMED PLAY ‘COCK’

By Myfanwy Fleming-Jones

COCK RETURNS to London in an intimate new staging running from Wednesday 22nd April to Saturday 2nd May 2026 at COLAB Theatre.

Following sold-out international runs, Cock - a witty and provocative modern classic - arrives in Southwark this week.

After the 2022 West End revival, this new iteration places audiences at the heart of the conflict. Staged in the stripped-back arena with just 34 seats, viewers are positioned

inches from the actors, restoring the raw immediacy on which the play thrives.

Director Dylan Trowbridge said: “Despite what its title may suggest, Cock is a play about the human heart. It is about love’s capacity to make us feel euphoric joy, brutal pain, desperate fear and overwhelming confusion.”

This intimate new staging comes from Canada’s acclaimed Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT), an artistic company founded in 2003 and known for its ambitious touring productions.

Trowbridge and the celebrated cast delve into why the play continues to resonate more than 15 years after its debut in this 90-minute, uninterrupted performance.

Combining immersive theatre with themes of identity, sexuality and the pressure to define ourselves, the production exposes both actors and audience alike.

The cast features Aidan deSalaiz, Michael Torontow, Tess Benger and Kevin Bundy, and promises to both challenge and entertain. Tickets start from £25.50 and can be purchased via the COLAB Theatre website

Woman dies and three arrested after Deptford ‘hit-and-run’

By Rich Brann

A WOMAN in her 20s has died and three people have been arrested in what police describe as a hit and run in Deptford.

The young woman was sadly pronounced dead at the scene on Tuesday April 14 and police are now appealing for witnesses.

They said were called at 6.56pm to reports “a collision involving a pedestrian and a car between Sanford Street and Knoyle Street.”

The police said the driver of the car failed to stop at the scene and enquiries were launched to locate them.

On Wednesday, 15 April, a woman in her 50s, and two men, both in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop. Police said last week that all three were in police custody and enquiries are ongoing.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were

called at 6.53pm on Tuesday 14 April to reports of a road traffic collision in Sanford Street, SE14 - we sent resources including ambulance crews, a clinical team manager, a response car, an incident response officer and London’s air ambulance.

“We treated a woman but sadly, despite our efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detective Inspector Glen Mera, from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with the young woman’s family and friends at this extremely difficult time.

“As we try to build up a full picture of the incident, we are appealing to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or any relevant information - particularly anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage.”

Anyone with information or footage that could help police should call 101 quoting CAD 6797/14APR2026.

By Tom Appleby

A NEW play celebrating the boxing legend, Sir Henry Cooper, will open at Lewisham’s The Fellowship Inn in May.

“Dancing In The Mirror” follows the life of the young boxer, and will be performed in the icon’s former training ground. His nephew, opera singer, Neal Cooper, will play his uncle in the production on 22-23 May.

The show will be directed by Thomas Guthrie, an award-winning British director and musician, and is written by Rhik Samadder, the Sunday Times bestselling author, in his playwriting debut.

The performance will also feature a cast of professional actors, as well as 40 community members of the Lewisham Creative Chorus.

Guthrie said: “Working with Rhik, the Lewisham Creative Chorus and the whole creative team here has been extraordinary. We can grow from project to project in a way that isn’t possible in a one-off production.

Dancing in the Mirror is the fruit of many lives’ work - and an enormous joy.”

Sir Henry passed away on May 1 2011 aged 77. He is the only British boxer to have been awarded a knighthood. He was twice voted for BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and is best known for his 1963 fight against Muhammad Ali. Henry later became friends with Ali, who passed away in 2016. Ali admitted he was hit so hard in fight that “his ancestors in Africa felt it.”

In 2008 Sir Henry Cooper unveiled his own Blue Plaque at the Thomas A

NEW PLAY CELEBRATING LOCAL BOXING LEGEND SIR HENRY COOPER OPENS NEXT MONTH

His nephew, opera singer, Neal Cooper, will play his uncle in the production

Beckett pub, a place where in his own words he “sweated for many an hour and lost loads of blood”

The Blue Plaque scheme, run by Southwark News and Southwark Heritage in association with Southwark Council, commenced in 2002 and by September 2008 40 plaques had already been erected in the borough, with Sir Henry’s being the first to be put up on the Old Kent Road.

A host of old boxers and dignitaries gathered to honour the boxing legend, whose family lived in Elsted Road, Walworth, when he was born. Later on in life he lived at Daneville Road, Camberwell, and was clearly delighted with the award from the people who lived in the borough he cherished. He said at the time: “It’s just a pleasure to come back here and see so many familiar faces. They are older but they all have their hearts in the right places. It is great to be honoured in this way.”

After the ceremony Sir Henry explained that although he moved out of the borough as a young boy, he would often return, not just to train but to visit his many relatives who lived near the boxing gym.

The production “Dancing In The Mirror” also marks the centenary of the theatre and pub, The Fellowship Inn. The community arts hub has hosted concerts by Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.

The play will take place at 3pm and 7pm on 22 and 23 May, at The Fellowship Inn with tickets at £17.00.

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TRY-UMPH FOR HISTORIC RUGBY CLUB

By Harrison Galliven Local Democracy Reporter

A HISTORIC Croydon rugby club has said its successful emergency fundraiser to secure the club’s future is “only just the beginning”, as it now faces fresh challenges to upgrade its ground and improve access to the sport.

Streatham and Croydon RFC launched an appeal last month after fears that the cost of their ongoing maintenance issues threatened to put the club at risk of closure in its centenary year. However, its President Femi Oresanya has now confirmed the club has reached the fundraising amount, with a current total of over £25,000, and is now looking towards long-term sustainability.

“We have managed to raise the basic amount we needed just to keep the wolf from the door,” Mr Oresanya told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). “I am really pleased, humbled and honoured by the response we had.”

The funds will go towards essential running costs that had begun to mount at the club’s Frant Road ground in Thornton Heath. These costs include everything from maintenance, groundsmen fees, a

£2,000 water bill and the cost of replacing a broken fridge.

While these pressures are faced by many clubs across the country, Mr Oresanya said they were increasingly difficult to manage. He said: “It is nothing extravagant. It is just running bills, but these things are required to keep the club running.”

The club has a storied history, having being founded in in 1871 and moving to its current home in 1926. However, Mr Oresanya says its recent years have been a struggle. “We are caught in that postCovid period,” he told the LDRS. “We don’t have as many members as we used to….it is just a matter of numbers.

“In days gone by, the club used to run 13 sides and the ground would have been a hive of activity all throughout the week.”

He said maintaining the Frant Road ground remains a constant challenge for the club. “The ground and the club needs to work harder just to stand still,” he added.

Looking ahead, the club wants to expand participation and update its facilities. Mr Oresanya said: “We don’t want to stand still, we want to grow the club. We want more members.”

The club’s President said future growth

would include expanding the women’s and girls’ provision, alongside plans to redevelop the outdated squash courts on site.

However, finances remain tight, with Mr Oresanya adding: “We can’t even afford to demolish it at the moment.”

They have plans to eventually replace them with padel courts, providing another stream of income for the club.

According to Mr Oresanya, external funding support remains limited. “We get very little funding from the local authority,” he said. “I think they have got their own issues.”

Despite these challenges, Mr Oresanya said the club continues to offer a strong sense of community and a valuable outlet for local young people. Alongside its senior sides, it runs coaching sessions for children on midweek evenings and Sundays. He said: “We provide an activity for children in that part of Croydon. We would rather children be off the streets, having fun, doing exercise and mixing with other members of the community.”

From archers to a nearby mosque, a range of groups use the ground, with rugby league teams set to take on regular use of the pitch once the rugby union season ends. The club also runs free youth

COULD OVAL STATION CAFE CLOSE?

By Joe Rattue

AN INDEPENDENT café at Oval station is facing closure after TfL reportedly declined to renew its lease.

Old Roots Café – a community staple for 20 years – may be forced to close in the next 18 months when the current lease is set to expire.

The owner Metin Balci had finished expensive refurbishments in February and told the Southwark News that he believes TfL intends to combine his unit with the neighbouring one to replace them both with a chain and hike the rent.

Balci said: “In their minds, they think this is some prime location.

“Every other month, there are strikes. Every time there are strikes our business goes down.”

The Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has planned tube strikes from Tuesday 21 April to Friday 24 April. His family, originally Turkish, have run the café for 20 years and took it over from an Italian family who had owned it for 40 years.

A spokesperson for TfL’s property company said: “We are currently looking at how we can invest in our units at Oval

Tube station and have been in early discussions with the existing tenants, however, no decision has been made on any lease renewals and we remain in discussions.

“The many small businesses across our estate are a much-loved part of London’s economy, making a massive difference to the customers and communities they serve across our city every day.

clubs over school holiday periods.

Mr Oresanya said: “If you looked at it demographically you may say it’s an area of deprivation, but I don’t think so. Yes there are areas of deprivation around, but we are a club that is rich in its community.”

The club boasts a list of famous alumni, including former British and Irish Lion Jeff Probyn, former Prime Minister Jim Callaghan and current England star and World Cup winner Saya Kabeya. However, Mr Oresanya said the club’s impact goes beyond these famous names. He said: “Success for me isn’t just the headline internationals but those who wouldn’t otherwise have

found an opportunity to play rugby and to demonstrate that rugby is meant for everyone.

“With the exception of a few on the national team, the majority of players have gone to independent schools. It should be made accessible to everyone who wants to play the sport, and we need to provide the facilities to do so.

“I am grateful that we managed to hit the amount we needed, but if the appetite is there we would like to see how much we can raise so we can put a proper plan in place.”

The club’s fundraising page can be found on Gofundme.

“We greatly value the variety and colour that small and medium businesses add to our estate and we are dedicated to helping them take steps to flourish with our support. We are also happy to meet with business owners to discuss concerns or issues with leases or rents and look to support them in any way that we can.” The news comes after Brixton News – a newsstand open for 35 years – was shut in February when TfL doubled rent to merge it with the neighbouring unit at Brixton station.

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By Evie Flynn

FIVE MEN were found guilty of murdering Giovanny Rendon Bedoya after he was chased and stabbed in a ‘brutal attack’ on the streets of Walworth last April.

The Old Bailey heard the 21-yearold was stabbed amid rising tensions between two groups in the area.

Giovanny was on found with stab wounds behind a block of flats on Hillingdon Street between Walworth and Kennington on April 14 2025 and the police said he had been ‘chased through an alleyway before being cornered and attacked’.

Five men, aged between 19 and 22, appeared at the old Bailey on Tuesday 14 April 2026 and were found guilty of murder after an 11 week trial.

THE MEN CONVICTED WERE:

• Joseph Jimenez, 22, of no fixed address

• Angel Gonzalez Angulo, 19, from Camberwell

• Bryan Villada Hernandez, 20, from Walworth

• Zozoro Mohamed Olivier Boizo, 21, from Walworth

• Christian Batista Gonzalez, 22, from Leyton

At around 9:15pm on Monday 12 April last year police were called to reports of groups fighting with knives near Hillingdon Street and Langdale Close, SE17.

Despite the efforts of emergency services, Giovanny was tragically pronounced dead at just under one hour later at 10:07pm.

A post-mortem examination later confirmed the cause of death as multiple sharp-force injuries.

Bryan Villada Hernandez, aged 20, was arrested at the scene and forensic examination of his clothing found Giovanny’s blood on his tracksuit and damage consistent with contact from a knife.

Messages recovered from Hernandez’s phone also showed discussions about destroying evidence and concerns about police activity.

Met detectives also found that a residential address on Langdale Close was being used as a squat after reviewing over 1,500 hours of CCTV.

Angel Gonzalez Angulo and Zozoro Mohamed Olivier Boizo fled the

FIVE MEN CONVICTED OF MURDERING GIOVANNY RENDON BEDOYA

address after the attack and travelled by taxi to a friend’s home.

CCTV captured Angulo changing clothing and carrying a bin bag, which prosecutors said was the ‘disposal of blood-stained items and weapons’.

Christian Batista Gonzalez fled the

UK and was arrested near Barcelona on 19 May 2025 before being extradited back.

Joseph Jimenez was arrested in Chichester after fleeing London.

Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn, who led the investigation,

said: “This was a sustained and extremely violent attack, carried out by a group acting together.

“Giovanny was chased and killed in brutal circumstances, and today’s convictions reflect the strength of the evidence and the determination of the

investigation team.

“Our thoughts remain with Giovanny’s family and loved ones, who have shown immense dignity throughout these proceedings.

All five men will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday 20 May.

Health of little boy thrown from Tate modern takes a ‘sad step backwards’

By Evie Flynn

THE REHABILITATION of a young boy who was thrown 100ft off the Tate Modern balcony is ‘proving longer and more difficult than expected’, an update shared by his family has revealed.

The unnamed French child was on holiday with his parents on on 4 August 2019 when 17-year-old Jony Bravery threw him from a balcony on the 10th floor of the gallery.

The boy, who was six at the time of the attack, survived the fall but was left with life-changing injuries, including a bleed on the brain, fractures to his spine and broken bones.

Bravery was found guilty of attempted murder in 2020 following a trial at the Old Bailey. He was handed a life

sentence and told he would serve a minimum of 15 years in prison.

His family, who call the boy “notre petit chevalier” (our little knight) revealed in an update on a GoFundMe page on Tuesday, 14 April that his rehabilitation has taken a ‘sad step backward’ after surgery in January.

This news comes after the family shared a positive update in October last year, where they shared that the boy was “running, jumping and swimming” and found a place at the local middle school.

They said: “He is still hospitalised in a rehabilitation centre because he is still unable to walk. He has only been able to have weekend leave for the past three weeks, in a wheelchair, which frustrates him greatly: it feels like a sad step backward.

“He is eager to be able to walk again and resume a normal life outside the rehabilitation center, even if this normal life means spending half his time in treatment and only the other half at school.

“Our little knight, as courageous as ever, continues to fight and train, and we will remain by his side to support him no matter what.”

The family have said that the boy made friends at the new school and they have stayed in touch “despite his extended absence.”

The GoFundMe page regularly shares updates on the boy’s progress after it was set up in 2019 by a stranger who wanted to support the boy’s family and help raise money for medical treatment.

The page has currently raised over £510,000.

Repeat prescriptions? Only order what you need.

By Lelly Oboh, pharmacist in south east London

If you take regular medicines, you’ll know how easy it is to tick “re‐order” on your repeat prescription. But before you do this, it’s worth having a quick look at what you already have at home. If you still have enough medicine to get you through, you don’t need to order more just yet.

Only ordering what you need helps keep you safe. Having lots of extra medicines at home increases the chance they’ll go out of date, meaning they may no longer work as they should.

“Ask your GP practice for a medication review.”

If you’ve stopped taking a medicine or aren’t sure you still need it, ask your GP practice for a medication review. This review is to make sure everything on your prescription is right for you.

It might feel like a small thing, but it genuinely makes a big difference. Across the NHS, unused medicines cost around £300 million every year. Ordering only what you need helps reduce this waste and helps prevent shortages for others who rely on the same medicines.

A quick check before you re‐order is all it takes. When it comes to repeat prescriptions, only order what you need

“Unused medicines cost around £300 million every year.” need.

WHAT TO DO IN SOUTH LONDON? WE LOOK AT THE LESS WELL KNOWN EVENTS

By Evie Flynn

OVAL FARMER’S MARKET, KENNINGTON:

Just a stone’s throw from Oval Tube Station lies a quaint farmers’ market in St Mark’s Churchyard.

Known amongst locals for its fresh, local produce, it’s become a firm favourite on a Saturday.

Peruse a selection of bread, baked goods, homeware, cheese and hot food stalls.

Every Saturday, 10 – 3pm St Mark’s Churchyard, Kennington, SE11 4PW

BLACK BALLOON ARCHIVE EXHIBITION, BRIXTON:

Liz Johnson Artur is bringing Black Balloon Archive exhibition to Brixton from the end of March.

Her collection of analogue photography will be on display and will feature a live events calendar, alongside an in-house photography studio dedicated to capturing new portraits and stories that will be integrated into the archive’s future.

Running until end of December 2026 53 Station Road Brixton London SW9 8PB

POETRY NIGHTS AT LALA BOOKS:

Two well-loved poets from Glasgow –Michael Mullen and Peter Scalpello – will be hosting a poetry and open mic night at Camberwell’s independent bookshop: LaLa Books.

Michael, a spoken-word artist and The List’s Best Rising Scottish Author, is joined by Peter, whose acclaimed debut Limbic was highly commended for the Forward Prize.

His second collection, Mirrorstage, is out this month with Cipher Press. Expect an intimate night of readings, performance,

and open mic.

23 April, 7pm – 9pm Tickets £12 Lala Books, 4a Grove Lane, SE5 8SY

OPEN STUDIOS, PULLENS YARD:

The historic Pullens Yards – a collection of three charming Victorian cobbled courtyards – will be opening its doors across three days this June.

The weekend features music, food and community, inviting locals to learn about

the makers. From shoe-makers and jewellery designers to bespoke flooring specialists and flower pressers, the range of craftsmanship on display will offer a glimpse into the skill and creativity inside the unique space.

5 – 7 June Pullen’s Yard, SE17 3LH

FLYBY: A NEW MUSICAL, SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE:

Running for a limited six-week season,

at Southwark Playhouse is a new musi-cal telling the story of Daniel, an unpredictable engineer, and Emily, a fiercely intelli-gent documentary film maker with a complicated past.

Starring Poppy Gilbert and Stuart Thompson, the production explores themes of desire, talent and ambition through an intimate and exhilarating love story.

Running until 16 May. Ticket from £16 Southwark Playhouse Borough, 77-85 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD

Could Thameslink this year be hit with over a million passenger complaints and compensation claims?

By Rich Brann

PASSENGERS

CLAIMING

compensation over delays on trains run by Govia Thameslink could reach a million, just weeks before being nationalised.

The London-based operator has received more than 800,000 compensation claims so far this financial year, putting them at serious risk of seeing over a million claims in 2025-26.

According to statistics from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) it would mark the worst year for delay claims since the pandemic and the 2018-19 disastrous rollout of a new timetable, which led to a whopping

1.6 million compensation claims. On that occasion the company faced a £5 million fine, and an independent inquiry criticised the operator. It is the largest train operator in the country, running services across South London and as far north as Cambridge and Bedford. However, Thameslink have maintained that a rise in passenger numbers by 6% in the past year, alongside significant instances of trespassing and engineering failures outside of their control, helped explain this rise in passenger dissatisfaction.

Louis Rambaud, Chief Customer Officer, Govia Thameslink, said: “Over the rail year 25/26, we saw

a slight increase in Delay Repay claims compared to the previous year, which reflects the increase in journeys being carried out across the GTR network... we encourage customers to claim for any delay they experience of 15 minutes or more and payments are made even when the root cause is completely outside of our control.

“Whilst our ratio of complaints is well below the industry average, we know that any delay to a service, whether big or small, has a huge impact on our customers - that’s why we’ve taken sustained action to strengthen how we plan, resource and run our railway, resulting in fewer cancellations and improved punctuality.”

The operator is due to be nationalised next month, transferring into the hands of the government. The last two months of 2025 left most UK passengers worse off overall for delays, with 13% more train travellers making a claim for money back compared to the same period in 2024, though Thameslink performed worse than the average with 22%.

There have been multiple recurring issues with signalling infrastructure at City Thameslink station in Central London, with the key section between Blackfriars and London St. Pancras creating a bottleneck where delays can have a massive knock-on effect on outlying services.

By Ruby Gregory

Local Democracy Reporter

A “PROPER local pub” in South London is to be redeveloped and rebuilt with 14 private flats built on top of it.

Nolan’s Public House, which is located at 33 Wilcox Road in Nine Elms, will be demolished and re-provided as part of a brand new six-storey development Lambeth Council’s Planning Applications Committee unanimously approved the plans during a meeting on Tuesday April 14.

During the meeting, the committee heard from the applicant, Nolan Group Limited, a family run business which has been in the hospitality trade for the last 40 years.

Shaun Nolan from the Nolan Group said: “Our family and our pub [have been] firmly rooted in the local community over many years.

“Nolan’s Freehouse has been a place where local people meet, socialise and play on one of our many dart and pool teams – we’ve constantly supported local charities such as the Evelina Children’s Hospital, Trinity Hospice and several others.”

Mr Nolan said the current pub building “no longer reflects the needs of a modern pub or our customers” and went on to say the redevelopment would ensure the pub remains viable and attractive for the future.

He added: “We strongly believe that redevelopment is the best long-term option for the site, our proposal ensures the retention of the public house which we believe has clear social value to the local community.

“Alongside this, the proposed new homes allow the site to make a positive contribution towards meeting local housing needs. The Nolan family is fully committed to delivering this project and to continuing operating the pub for many years to come.”

According to council documents, the Victorian pub can be seen in historical maps as early as 1867. The building is not listed and is not located in a conservation area.

Under the plans, the three-storey pub building will be demolished to make

PUB TO BE DEMOLISHED BUT REBUILT WITH FLATS ABOVE IT

way for a part-2, part-5 and part-6 storey building to re-provide the pub, pub manager’s accommodation and 14 new flats.

All 14 homes are private, so the applicant’s Section 106 offer includes a carbon offset estimated payment of £17,325 and a £940.40 contribution towards the provision of a child play space at Vauxhall Park.

Other Section 106 contributions

include the provision of 31 short stay cycle parking spaces and money towards disabled parking bays.

The plans received one supporting comment and no objections. The supporter called it a “sensible and aesthetically pleasing development” and said the pub was in need of an upgrade.

Lambeth Council planning officers noted: “-the redevelopment of this site, incorporating the re-provision of the

GREENWICH PARK BLOSSOMS WITH NEW LEGACY OF 130 CHERRY TREES

By Joe Rattue

VISITORS TO Greenwich Park can expect to be treated to a vibrant sea of pink blossom each spring thanks to the planting of 130 cherry trees.

Greenwich Park has planted the 130 Prunus ‘Sekiyama’ cherry trees to symbolise the UK’s friendship with Japan and comes courtesy of The Royal Parks charity, which manages the park, and the Sakura Cherry Tree Project. This species of tree is rarely planted in the UK and will “transform Greenwich Park each spring with vibrant pink blooms,” according to the charity.

Matthew Pottage, Head of Horticulture and Landscape Strategy at The Royal Parks,said: “These beautiful cherry trees are more than a visual delight – they represent a bond between nations, a gift to our local communities, and a lasting legacy.

“We know after our long winters, people rejoice seeing colour and blossom, and this sea of pink will be an awe-inspiring hit of horticultural wonder.

“By planting these trees along the hillside, we’ve created a natural canvas, where, every spring, the landscape will transform into a vibrant sea of pink blossoms.

The trees were planted as saplings to help them grow on the park’s gravelly soil, placed along the hillside between the Grand Ascent and One Tree Hill.

Mr Pottage added: “We look forward to welcoming everyone to experience this new valley of blossom in Greenwich Park.”

The spectacle of colour will offer a peaceful retreat in addition to the park’s existing mature cherry trees near the Rose Garden.

The Sakura Cherry Tree Project, launched in 2017 by Theresa May

and the then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has donated thousands of trees to celebrate UK-Japan relations. Its founder and Joint Chairman Keisaku Sandy Sano said: “The response we have had from all across the UK, from Guernsey in the south to the Orkneys in the north, from parks and schools across the UK has been amazing.

“It is testament to the strong relationship between the two countries, and we hope the trees will be a lasting tribute to that.”

Joint Chairman Takashi Tsukamoto said: “Many Japanese corporations have decided to, through the JapanBritish Society, generously donate to this project to celebrate a long friendship between our two nations.

“I am deeply grateful for all the efforts and support given by people and corporations both in Japan and UK to this project.”

public house alongside 14 residential units, is acceptable in planning terms.

“Housing delivery remains a priority need within the borough, and the scheme appropriately seeks to maximise the development potential of this small site.”

Cllr Joanne Simpson, Chair of the Planning Applications Committee, said:

“-when it first came to my inbox I was a bit sad about the loss of the building just because it’s a very traditional looking pub, but the fact Nolan’s will be returning has been excellent news because it is a proper local pub and a real anchor of the community.”

When it came to the vote, councillors unanimously approved of the plans, meaning planning permission was granted.

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FROM LONELY TO ONLYFANS

THERE WERE two reasons why I wanted to see Bren Gosling’s Invisible Me. One, because it’s three lonely people looking for love and companionship in their 60s, and I thought I might be able to get a few tips… And two, because the cast is made up of three TV regulars who are on stage showing that they are very adept at doing it in one take, writes Michael Holland Lynn (Tessa Peake-Jones) cleans rooms at a Travelodge and little else since her husband walked out eight years ago; Alec (Kevin N Golding), a black cabbie, divorced and estranged and quite full of himself, and Jack (James Holmes), a newly-widowed HIV-positive gay man, make up the third of the strangers.

All three are on stage throughout the performance, monologuing their stories that Director Scott Le Crass weaves in and around each other.

Slowly, we see their separate lives crossover, pass each other in the local area, eventually meet by accident in cafés and streets and finally coming together to create a friendship and company for each other as they take to the dance floor.

To get to that point, we take a ride through Lynn finding Stella, a dominatrix, still in a hotel room that she should have vacated earlier. She eyes Lynn up and down and tells her, ‘You’re sitting on a winner there, Darling… You could earn good moneyall on your terms,’ before giving Lynn a £50 tip and her business card, and then flouncing out.

Jack goes down the dating app route that he manages to negotiate a ‘date’ with, which causes a lot of anxiety and a meltdown in public, which is where Lynn offers a tissue for the tears.

Alec has shared smiles with a much younger Vanessa in a café, that quickly leads to a daytime quickie and future

hopes for the lucky cab driver, except Vanessa was her own woman who took what she wanted on her terms.

Their journeys are both poignant and comical and leave people of a certain age with hope - as long as they are willing to dance like no one is watching

at the over-50s disco, have Grindr meets with strangers, or dress up appropriately to administer Victorian Correction.

I think I’ll sit that route out… Line of the night: ‘I went from being lonely to OnlyFans!’

Very much worth getting a ticket for this beautifully performed play. Southwark Playhouse until May 2nd. Booing and full details: https:// southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/ productions/invisible-me/

Four women openly challenge Latinx stereotypes

London has great diversity through centuries of migration to its different areas as certain communities grow and settle. Certain boroughs become synonymous with a particular community as the ties deepen and the years go by. Spanish and Portuguese are currently the most prominent languages spoken, after English, in Southwark and Lambeth, and even so, the growth and presence of a South London Latinx community seem to have gone unnoticed by many. From a couple of those South London Latinx voices, My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar returns to Brixton House with a new cast, writes Christopher Peacock.

The play is essentially a heist based loosely on the HSBC 2012 scandal but entwined with the lived experiences of the play’s writers, namely Valentina Andrade and Elizabeth Alvarado. Alejandra, a student trying to get into Cambridge University, is visited by her sister from Colombia, Catalina, who asks her sister to get a ‘friend’ of hers, whom she has met on the plane, a job with her cleaning at a bank’s office. The ‘friend’, Lucia, begins work with Alejandra under the supervision of Honey, the senior cleaner who is

also working a host of other jobs to make ends meet. Lucia, however, is not just a cleaner but has been engaged by Catalina to help with some investigative journalism at the bank to uncover ties to South American cartels. The four of them

come together to commit the heist to retrieve the final piece of evidence that could lead to justice for many Latin American people.

The key to the show is these four Latinx women, who all have their own stories and routes that have led them

to being in South London, coming from a range of backgrounds. They all openly challenge Latinx stereotypes. The clearest moments of this are during the breaks in the narrative where they directly address the audience. They also explore the range

of feelings of identity towards their Latin American heritage and their journey in becoming British citizens. The game of “Arepa or Morleys” dividing the foursomes’ opinions neatly sums up those feelings.

Having premiered in 2023, the production met great acclaim at the 2024 Offies, winning a OneOff Special Award for representation and being shortlisted for best production. The creatives and original cast are now focused on their roles, producing and directing this production. The authenticity of having them involved in the production is felt in the room, and the show has had updates to the characters and some of the dialogue to fit the new cast. It does not feel like a baton passing on to the next round of actors but more like broadening the production out to the wider Latinx community. The need to feel seen runs deep for all minority cultures, and with My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar, writers Andrade and Alvarado play with this need but also celebrate their uniqueness as Latinx South Londoners. Brixton House, SW9 8GL until 3rd May.

Booking and full details: https:// brixtonhouse.co.uk/shows/my-uncleis-not-pablo-escobar-2026/

History 20 HISTORY

By Debra Gosling

THERE’S A couple of imposing buildings to behold as you traverse the hills and dales of Camberwell.

Sitting on a bus you may hear the whine and whirr of chopper blades overhead as an air ambulance lands on the helipad roof of King’s College Hospital. That’s pretty spectacularbut then the bus turns the corner into Champion Park and you are met with a commanding structure which is the William Booth College.

William Booth College is a tall brick building that sits upon the hill. It has a large Crucifix on the facade and it looms over all that passes by.

Look a little closer and see the statues peeking over the wall; they have a rather urgent look, as if they need to inform us of something as they stare out across south London. These are William and Catherine Booth, the founders of the Salvation Army and this building is their territorial HQ.

The Salvation Army was literally run like an army, with outposts far and wide across the globe. It has a uniform and is still run as such today, doing much good work for those in need.

Just about everyone is aware of this army; when I was a child there was a men’s hostel opposite the bus stop where I waited to go to school.

I have to admit those men they turfed out every morning were pretty frightening for a young girl; a few would rant and rave while others just lurked nearby, waiting for the soup kitchen to open again.

What stories were attached to these men I do not know but the Sally Army took them in and cared for them, without judgement.

The army also plays a big part in finding missing people, along with providing food banks and clothing to the needy. And Christmas would be a duller time without their brass band playing carols; such an old and comforting tradition that continues to please today.

William Booth himself experienced poverty. His father was a nailmaker and builder but, during William’s childhood, the family descended into a hand-to-mouth existence.

By 1842, Samuel Booth could no longer afford his son’s school fees, so young William was apprenticed at thirteen to a pawnbroker, which must have opened his eyes to the destitute in his midst.

Two years later, Booth saw the Light and became a local preacher. At the end of his apprenticeship he was unemployed and after a year looking for work he moved from Nottingham to London. Pawnbroking was big business in London and Booth indeed found work. He took to open-air evangelism in local streets and on Kennington Common.

Booth met and married Catherine Mumford in 1855 and she was instrumental in working alongside him for the cause.

Booth was described as a very strict Methodist, preaching that eternal punishment was the fate of those who did not believe in the Gospel. He spread the word not only from a soapbox but also in the manufacture of boxes of Salvation Army matches which bore the slogan “Lights in darkest England, Security from fire, Fair wages for fair

FINDING SALVATION IN SOUTH LONDON

The founding of William Booth College in Champion Hill

work”.

He may have been a bit outspoken for the times but his wife wrote that he would “stumble home night after night haggard with fatigue, often his clothes were torn and bloody bandages swathed his head where a stone had struck”.

Not everyone agreed with him. At the start, the Salvation Army faced opposition from those in the beer industry who didn’t want their customers to stop drinking!

In the 1880s there was a group opposed to Booth named the Skeleton Army, which disrupted the Sally Army’s marches against alcohol. Clashes

between them led to the deaths of several Salvationists and injured many more, including women and children. Yes, alcohol really is the demon drink. During his lifetime, William Booth established Army work in 58 countries and colonies, travelling extensively and holding, “salvation meetings.”

His book, In Darkest England and the Way Out, became a best-seller after its 1890 release and it set the foundation for the army’s modern social welfare approach.

The book speaks of abolishing vice and poverty by establishing homes for the homeless, farm communities, training centres for prospective

emigrants, homes for fallen women and released prisoners, aid for the poor, and help for drunkards.

All problems that still reign supreme today, unfortunately. Even the philanthropist, Lord Shaftesbury, described Booth as the “Anti-Christ”, probably because of Booth’s “elevation of women to man’s status”.

In 1890 Catherine sadly died after battling breast cancer. In the words of the Salvation Army, she was “Promoted to Glory”. Booth joined her in 1912; his funeral service was held at Olympia London where 40,000 people attended, including Queen Mary. He was buried next to Catherine in Abney Park

Cemetery.

Upon Booth’s death, his son, Bramwell Booth, became the second General of The Salvation Army and carried on his father’s good work. The building in Champion Park was built in 1929. It continues its work to train up people for leadership and officer posts where it delivers education and training programmes.

If the building’s style looks familiar it is because it was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960), whose other projects included Battersea Power Station and the iconic red telephone box. It is protected by a Grade II listing, so Hallelujah to that.

LIVE SCIENCE SHOW AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME

Unboxing the Universe is a multi-sensory live science show throughout April where children can interact with astronomers. Royal Observatory astronomers will be conducting live demos with a chance for the audience to participate. There will be answers to questions like ‘what is a black hole?’, ‘what does our solar system smell like?’ and ‘is it possible to beat the speed of light?’ As part of the show, the audience can also ask the experts any burning questions you may have. The show is suitable for ages 7+

MUSEUM:

Date: Running until 17 May

Time: Shows at 1:30pm and 3:30pm every Saturday and Sunday. During half term (22 May 2026 - 25 May 2026) there will be additional shows on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays at 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm.

Location: National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF

Price: £16 per person, under 1s go free with a paying adult.

FREE CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT AT CHARLTON

HOUSE:

The performance is hosted in the Old Library by the Charlton House Concert Society, in conjunction with The Royal College of Music and The Royal Academy of Music. The concert is completely free and operates on a first come, first seated basis. The next concert on 28 April features a range of musicians on the flute and guitar.

Date: Every Tuesday, next performance is 28 April

Time: 1pm

Location: Charlton House, Charlton Rd, London SE7 8RE

Tickets: Free, no booking required

BOTANICAL ECO WORKSHOPPRINTINGAT THE ADMIRAL HARDY:

The Admiral Hardy pub in Greenwich will be hosting a botanical eco printing workshop on Wednesday 29 April. The hands-on session invites beginners, nature lovers, and anyone curious about sustainable making to explore how you can print directly from flowers and foliage onto fabric. Eco printing is a nature-led technique that captures the colour, shape, and texture of plants through direct contact with fabric. Instead of using ink and dye participants use flowers and leaves, which transfer unique marks. The process celebrates experimentation, patience, and the quiet joy of working with natural materials, where no two results are ever the same. During the workshop, guests are guided step by step through selecting suitable botanicals, arranging them on fabric, bundling their piece, and revealing the final print. All materials are provided, including natural fabrics and a selection of seasonal blooms.

Date: Wednesday 29 April

Time: 18:30 – 20:00

Location: The Admiral Hardy, 7 College Approach, Greenwich, London, SE10 9HY

Price: £55 per ticket

STITCH NIGHT AT WOOLWICH WORKS:

Head along to the Visitors’ Book Cafe on Wednesday evenings for a cuppa and some creative time. Bring along a personal project, whether that be knitting, crocheting or stitching and meet like-minded people. This session is not a workshop where participants are taught how to knit or crochet, but if you are stuck on a project the team will try to help.

Date: Wednesday 29 April

Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm

Location: Visitors’ Book Café, Woolwich Works, 11 No.1 Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HD Price: Free

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE

Notice is hereby given that an application has been made by Amazon UK Services Ltd to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence at Unit 1 – 3, 160 Hamilton Road, Norwood, London, SE27 9SF. The proposed application is for a premises licence to permit the sale of alcohol by retail for consumption off the premises from 07:00am to 01:00am Monday to Sunday. Full details of the application are contained within the application form held by the Licensing Authority at the London Borough of Lambeth, Third Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, Brixton, London, SW2 1EG, where the licensing register can be inspected during the Authority’s normal opening hours or online by visiting their website https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/. Any representations by a responsible authority or other person regarding the above-mentioned application must be made in writing to The Licensing Authority at London Borough of Lambeth, Third Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, Brixton, London, SW2 1EG or to liccensing@lambeth.gov.uk no later than 12 May 2026, stating the grounds upon which the representation is being made.

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum financial penalty on summary conviction is unlimited.

KNIGHTS

LICENSING ACT 2003

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

26/00095/PRMVAR

Stafford Geohagen has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: Healthy Eaters, 2A And 2B Market Row London SW9 8LD which would authorise the following licensable activities:

Plays: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 – 23:00

Films: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 – 23:00

Live Music: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 – 23:00

Recorded Music: (Indoors/Outdoors) Sunday to Thursday: 11:00 – 00:00 Friday & Saturday: 11:00 – 01:00

Performances of Dance: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 – 23:00

Entertainment Similar to Music and/or Dance: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 –23:00

Late Night Refreshment: (Indoors/Outdoors)

Sunday to Thursday: 23:00 – 00:00 / Friday & Saturday: 23:00 – 01:00

Supply of Alcohol (for consumption on/off the premises) Sunday to Thursday: 11:00 – 00:00 / Friday & Saturday: 11:00 – 01:00

The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth Town Hall, Basement Room B08 & B09, 1 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW, or via the licensing authority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing

A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application. Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 7th May 2026

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).

Notice of application for a Premises Licence.

Notice is hereby given that Kew Fete Community Interest Company has applied to Richmond Council for a new premises licence at Kew Midsummer Fete, Kew Green, Kew, TW9 3BH for Regulated Entertainment – Plays, Films, Live Music, Recorded Music and Performance of Dance and anything of a similar description to that of Live Music, Recorded Music and Performance of Dance – 1000hrs to 1800hrs

Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 19th May 2026 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Richmond Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk

The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of Richmond Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden,Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website https://www.richmond.gov.uk/licensing_applications _received

It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application, punishable upon conviction by an unlimited fine.

SYBIL MARIE ALEXANDER Deceased

Pursuant to the

LICENSING ACT 2003

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

26/00096/PRMVAR

Stafford Geohagen has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: Healthy Eaters, 26 Market Row, London SW9 8LD which would authorise the following licensable activities:

Plays: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 – 23:00 Films: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 – 23:00

Live Music: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 – 23:00

Recorded Music: (Indoors/Outdoors) Sunday to Thursday: 11:00 – 00:00 Friday & Saturday: 11:00 – 01:00

Performances of Dance: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 – 23:00

Entertainment Similar to Music and/or Dance: (Indoors/Outdoors) Monday to Sunday: 11:00 –23:00

Late Night Refreshment: (Indoors/Outdoors) Sunday to Thursday: 23:00 – 00:00 / Friday & Saturday: 23:00 – 01:00

Supply of Alcohol (for consumption on/off the premises) Sunday to Thursday: 11:00 – 00:00 / Friday & Saturday: 11:00 – 01:00

The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth Town Hall, Basement Room B08 & B09, 1 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW, or via the licensing authority’s website, at www.lambeth.gov.uk/licensing

A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application. Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 7th May 2026

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with a licensing application, and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for that offence shall not exceed level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).

LICENSING ACT 2003

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE

Name of applicant: Warren House Hotel

Postal address of premises: Warren House Hotels, Warren Road, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey, KT2 7HY

Application Details:This application seeks a new premises licence to authorise the following licensable activities:

1. Regulated Entertainment - Films exhibition, Indoor Sporting Events, Live Music performance, Recorded Music performance, Dance performance, and Similar to live/recorded music or dance - Sunday 12:00 to midnight, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to midnight.

2. The provision of late night refreshment, every day from 23:00 to midnight.

3. The Supply of Alcohol - retail (on the premises only) - Sunday 12:00 to midnight, Monday to Saturdays 10:00 to midnight.

Full details of the application can be inspected on the licensing register, online at www.kingston.gov.uk or in person at the address given below. Deadline for representations: 10TH May 2026

Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Authority by post: Licensing Team, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1EU or by email: licensing@kingston.gov.uk

It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum penalty on conviction of such an offence is an unlimited fine.

Transport for London Public Notice

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (KINGSTON UPON THAMES) RED ROUTE CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2007 A3 GLA ROAD (TOLWORTH BROADWAY, UNNAMED SERVICE ROAD) VARIATION ORDER 2026

1. Transport for London, hereby gives notice that on 10th April 2026 it made the above named Order, under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The Order will come into force on 25th April 2026.

2. The general nature and effect of the Order will be to:

(1) reduce the length of the Parking and Disabled Persons vehicles bay on the unnamed service road (fronting Nos.140 to 148 Tolworth Broadway hereafter referred to as the unnamed service road) by 25 metres from its northern end;

(2) install a 24/7 bay with a length of 7 metres on the unnamed service road outside Nos.142 to 144 Tolworth Broadway for the charging of electric vehicles only maximum 1 hour no return 2 hours;

(3) install a 24/7 bay with a length of 7 metres on the unnamed service road outside Nos.140 to 142 Tolworth Broadway for the charging of electric vehicles only maximum 1 hour no return 2 hours;

(4) introduce 20 metres of Double Red Lines No Stopping At Any Time on the unnamed service road outside Nos.140 to 144 Tolworth Broadway; (5) introduce a Parking and Disabled Persons vehicles bay with a length of 5.5 metres on the unnamed service road, outside No.140 Tolworth Broadway.

3. The road which would be affected by the Order is the unnamed service road fronting Nos.140 to 148 Tolworth Broadway.

4. A copy of the Order, a statement of Transport for London’s reasons for the proposals, a map indicating the location and effect of the Order and copies of any Order revoked, suspended or varied by the Order can be inspected by visiting our website at https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/tro and selecting the relevant borough and reference the Traffic Order relates to or by appointment during normal office hours at our office at the address below. To arrange an appointment please email trafficordersection@tfl,gov.uk Copies of the documents may be requested via email at trafficordersection@tfl,gov.uk, or by post at the following address quoting reference SNO/REGULATION/STOT/RC/TRO, GLA/2026/0388

•Transport for London Streets Traffic Order Team (NMR/REGULATION/STOT)

Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 8NJ

Please note due to hybrid working access to post is restricted and requests for documents may be delayed.

5. Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that they are not within the relevant powers conferred by the Act or that any requirement of the Act has not been complied with, that person may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order is made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. Dated this 24th day of April 2026

Andrew Rogers Planning & Performance Manager Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Notice of application for a Premises Licence

Notice is hereby given that Foley Fest Community Interest Company (CIC) has applied to Richmond Council for a new premises licence at Cardinal Vaughan School Playing Fields, Whitton Dene, Whitton, TW7 7LT for Sale/Supply of Alcohol – 1100hrs to 2100hrs

Regulated Entertainment – Live Music, Recorded Music and Performance of Dance – 1100hrs to 2100hrs

Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 14th May 2026 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Richmond Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk

The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of Richmond Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden,Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website www.wandsworth.gov.uk

It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application, punishable upon conviction by an unlimited fine.

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Transport for London Public Notice

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (MERTON) RED ROUTE CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2008 A24 CROWN LANE (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS) VARIATION ORDER 2026

THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (MERTON) RED ROUTE

CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2007 A297 GLA ROAD (ST HELIER AVENUE, UNNAMED SERVICE ROAD) (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS) VARIATION ORDER 2026

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that on 10th April 2026 it made the above named Orders, under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The Orders will come into force on 25th April 2026.

2. The general nature and effect of the Orders will be to:

(1) reduce the length of the parking and disabled persons vehicles bay outside: Nos.28-34 Crown Lane by 9 metres from its eastern end, Parking Mon-Sat 7am - 7pm 30 Mins No return within 1 hour.

(2) introduce an electric vehicle charging bay outside Nos 30-32 Crown Lane (No Stopping At Any Time Except Charging of Electric Vehicles Only Max 1 hour no return within 2 hours).

(3) extend the Double Red Lines, No Stopping At Any Time, outside Nos.2830 Crown Lane by 9 metres from its western end;

(4) reduce the length of the parking and disabled persons vehicles bay on the unnamed service road (fronting Nos.53-61 St Helier Avenue hereafter referred to as the unnamed service road) sited outside Nos.53-61 St Helier Avenue by 20 metres from its southern end, Parking At any Time;

(5) introduce an electric vehicle charging bay on the unnamed service road outside Nos 55-57 St Helier Avenue (No Stopping At Any Time Except Charging of Electric Vehicles Only Max 1 hour no return within 2 hours);

(6) introduce an electric vehicle charging bay on the unnamed service road outside Nos 57-61 St Helier Avenue (No Stopping At Any Time Except Charging of Electric Vehicles Only Max 1 hour no return within 2 hours);

(7) introduce 24 metres of Double Red Lines on the unnamed service road, No Stopping At Any Time, outside Nos.55-63 St Helier Avenue.

3. The roads which would be affected by the Orders are A24 Crown Lane and A297 St Helier Avenue.

4. A copy of the Order, a map indicating the location and effect of the Orders and copies of any Orders revoked, suspended or varied by the Order can be inspected by visiting our website at https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/tro and selecting the relevant borough and reference the Traffic Order relates to or by appointment during normal office hours at our office at the address below. To arrange an appointment please email trafficordersection@tfl.gov.uk. Copies of the documents may be requested via email at trafficordersection@tfl.gov.uk or by post at the following address quoting reference SNO/REGULATION/STOT/RC/TRO/GLA/2026/0394 & 0395:

•Transport for London Streets Traffic Order Team

(NMR/REGULATION/STOT)

Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 8NJ

Please note due to Hybrid working access to post is restricted and requests for documents may be delayed.

5. Any person wishing to question the validity of the Orderss or of any of its provisions on the grounds that they are not within the relevant powers conferred by the Act or that any requirement of the Act has not been complied with, that person may, within six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated this 24th April 2026

Matt Standell

Performance and Planning Manager

Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Transport for London Public Notice

ROAD

TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (KINGSTON UPON THAMES) RED ROUTE CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2007 A243 GLA ROAD (ACE PARADE) (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS) VARIATION ORDER 2026

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that on 10th April 2026 it made the above named Order, under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The Order will come into force on 25th April 2026.

2. The general nature and effect of the Order will be to:

(1) reduce the length of the parking and disabled persons vehicles bay outside Nos 9-17 Ace Parade by 17 metres from its north-eastern end; (2) Introduce 2 electric vehicles charging bays each with a length of 6 metres outside Nos.9-10 Ace Parade and Nos.10-11 Ace Parade; (3) Install Double Red Lines No Stopping At Any Time with a length of 17 metres outside Nos.9-11 Ace Parade.

3. The road which would be affected by the Order is A243 Ace Parade.

4. A copy of the Order, a map indicating the location and effect of the Order and copies of any Order revoked, suspended or varied by the Order can be inspected by visiting our website at https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/tro and selecting the relevant borough and reference the Traffic Order relates to or by appointment during normal office hours at our office at the address below. To arrange an appointment please email trafficordersection@tfl,gov.uk. Copies of the documents may be requested via email at trafficordersection@tfl.gov.uk, or by post at the following address quoting reference SNO/REGULATION/STOT/RC/TRO/GLA/2026/0393: •Transport for London Streets Traffic Order Team (NMR/REGULATION/STOT)

Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 8NJ

Please note due to hybrid working access to post is restricted and requests for documents may be delayed.

5. Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that they are not within the relevant powers conferred by the Act or that any requirement of the Act has not been complied with, that person may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order is made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated this 24th April 2026

Matt Standell

Performance and Planning Manager

Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

the public highway of Upper Marsh SE1 as described in the Schedule to this notice and as shown on Drawing No. 267582-00-T-SK-043-Rev A attached to the proposed Order.

3. If the proposed Order is made, the stopping-up of the highway would be authorised

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may be inspected, free of charge, between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays (excluding bank holidays and public holidays), for a period of 28 days commencing on 24 April 2026, at Reception, Lambeth Town Hall, 1 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW.

5. Any person may object to the making of the Order by giving written notice to the Council within a period of 28 days commencing on 24 April 2026 to Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), London Borough of Lambeth, PO Box 80771, London, SW2 9QQ or by email to TMOReps@lambeth.gov.uk quoting the reference Upper Marsh 22/01206/EIAFUL. Please note that any objection may be communicated to, or be seen by, other persons who may have an interest in this matter and

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH Notice Under The Town and Country Planning Acts

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council is considering applications as set out below under the following categories

ADV = ADVERTISEMENT CONSENT

FUL = FULL PLANNING PERMISSION

G24 = PRIOR APPROVAL TELECOMS

LB = LISTED BUILDING CONSENT

RG4 = APPROVAL UNDER RG4

VOC = VARIATION OF CONDITIONS

Written representations should be made within three weeks of the date of this advertisement to the Director of Planning, PO

Box 80771, London, SW2 9QQ. Any comments made are open to inspection by the public and in the event of an appeal may be referred to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Confidential comments cannot be taken into account in determining an application.

Application plans can be viewed online at www.lambeth.gov.uk/searchplanningapps – search using the reference number at the end of each application listing.

Arches 149 To 151 Newport Street London SE11 6AQ Display of 4 x external illuminated static fascia and 1 x entrance window vinyl signs. 26/01017/ADV

Roof Top 296 - 298 Brixton Road London Application for Prior Approval for the replacement of 3No. existing antennas with 3No. upgraded antennas located on the rooftop, the installation of 1No. GPS and ancillary development thereto. 26/01140/G24

274 - 280 Brixton Road London SW9 6AG Demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of a part 6 part 7-storey building with a basement to provide 95 co-living accommodation units (Sui Generis), including publicly accessible associated commercial and community amenities at ground floor (Sui Generis), the provision of cycle and refuse storage, plant equipment, and other associated works. This application is a departure from the Development Plan: Policy H3 of Lambeth Local Plan 2021. 25/03975/FUL

Convent Of The Holy Family 35 - 36 Albert Square London SW8 1BZ Partial change of use from convent accomodation (Sui Generis) to create 5 no. residential dwellings (C3). 26/01049/LB

74 Park Hill London SW4 9PB Replacement of the existing first floor front elevation left window, rear windows and existing doors with single glazed timber windows and doors, and the making good of all other existing windows. 26/00947/FUL Commonside Court Streatham High Road London Lambeth SW16 6ET Installation of gas supply pipes at external elevations. 26/01075/FUL

57 Knatchbull Road London SE5 9QR Replacement of single glazed timber sash windows with new double glazed timber sash windows, and replacement of existing timber front and rear doors with new timber front and rear doors. 26/01053/FUL

5 Ufford Street London Lambeth SE1 8QD Erection of single storey ground floor rear extension with a rooflight. 26/01093/FUL

54 Gipsy Hill London SE19 1NL Erection of a single storey rear extension and 2-storey side extension to facillitate the increase in occupancy of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) from 7 to 9 bed - Resubmission. (RECONSULTATION DUE TO CHANGE TO DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT). 26/00313/FUL

16 Lydon Road London Lambeth SW4 0HW Erection of a rear mansard roof extension including the installation of three roof lights to the front, together with replacement of the ground floor rear door and window with aluminium framed crittal style doors and window. 26/01072/FUL

18-19 The Pavement London SW4 0HY Removal of Conditions 5 (Plans - Retail), 25 (Retail use class restriction), Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 7 (Servicing, Delivery and Waste Management Plan), 10 (Venue Management Plan), 11 (Materials), 12 (fume extraction and filtration), 13 (Secured by Design), 14 (Cycle parking), 15 (refuse and recycling), 16 (hard and soft landscaping), 19 (plant equipment), and 21 (SUDS) of planning permission 19/04012/VOC (Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of Planning Permission ref: 18/00019/FUL (Redevelopment of the site, involving demolition of the building and erection of a 4-storey building plus basement level to provide a restaurant (A3) and retail (A1) use at ground floor and basement level plus 4 flats with terraces on the upper floors (Use Class C3), together with provision cycle and refuse stores) granted 11.04.2022.

Variations sought: Approval of details regarding conditions 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 19. Removal of conditions 5 and 25. Update to conditions 11, 14, 16 and 21 to alter wordings to compliance with the details approved by way of 24/03665/DET. Variation of the approved plans to include alterations to the rear door to the bin store and plant area to allow for a vent, plant on the roof, a new opening in the ground floor flat roof, and internal alterations to combine the ground floor into a single Class E unit. 26/00838/VOC

Clapham Common London SW4 9DE Temporary use of Clapham Common between the 8th to 24th September 2026 for the Colourscape Music Festival including our lightweight temporary Colourscape walk-in, involving the installation and de-installation of temporary infrastructure including fencing and other temporary structures and ancillary works. 25/03979/RG4 33 Burnbury Road London SW12 0EG Replacement of existing ground floor rear windows and existing front and rear doors - like for like. 26/00845/FUL

Dated this Friday 24/04/2026

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Notice of application for a Premises Licence. Notice is hereby given that SHOVETHAN MURUGATHAS has applied to Wandsworth Council for a new premises licence at Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon Park Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 6PE for REGULATED ENTERTAINMENT, LIVE MUSIC, RECORDED MUSIC, PERFORMANCES OF DANCE, SELLING OR SUPPLYING ALCOHOL and Saturday 18th July 2026 11:00 to 22:00.

Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 13TH MAY 2026 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk

The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment at the offices of Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden,Surrey, SM4 5DX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website www.wandsworth.gov.uk

It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application, punishable upon conviction by an unlimited fine.

LICENSING ACT 2003

APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF PREMISES LICENCE

Please take notice that we 1st Point Restaurant Ltd have made an application to Lewisham Council acting as the Licensing Authority, for a FULL VARIATION in respect of: 1st Point Restaurant, 178 New Cross Road SE14 5AA

The details of the application are:

To extend the hours for Alcohol for consumption on the premises & to add Recorded Music & Late Night Refreshment as follows:

23:00 – 00:00 Monday to Thursday 23:00 – 01:30 Friday & Saturday 23:00 – 00:30 Sunday Seasonal Variation: Christmas Eve and Bank Holidays until 03:00 hours for all activities

To amend the current closing times for 30 minutes after licensable activities cease

The application and the Licensing Authority’s public register can be inspected at: Lewisham Council, Safer Communities Service, Licensing Authority, 4th Floor Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, SE6 4RU by appointment between Monday to Friday (except on public holidays) and between the hours of 9.00 am to 4.00 pm; or at www.lewisham.gov.uk

The last date by which responsible authorities or other persons may make representations to the Licensing Authority in relation to this application is: 12 May 2026

Any representations must be made in writing to the above address or by emailing licensing@lewisham.gov.uk

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction is unlimited.

GOODS VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENCE

Daniel Wallis trading as Field To Fork Produce Ltd, is applying to change an operating centre for 6 goods vehicles and 0 trailers to be kept at Field To Fork Produce, Unit B335-336, Fruit & Vegetable Market, New Covent Garden Market, London, SW8 5EQ

Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner at Hillcrest House, 386 Harehills Lane, Leeds, LS9 6NF, stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice.

Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available from the Traffic Commissioner's office.

Section 34 Licensing Act 2003

Licensing Act 2003: Full Variation of a Premises Licence

Notice is hereby given that WEST LONDON FOODS LTD has applied to the City of Westminster on 15 APRIL 2026 to vary the premises licence for German Doner Kebab, 68 – 69 ST MARTINS LANE, WC2N 4JS

The proposed variation is to vary the licence in respect of the hours to include the provision of late-night refreshment.

Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing of his/her representation by 13 May 2026 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Licensing Service, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5QP.

The public register where applications are available to be viewed by members of the public can be accessed online by visiting at www.westminster.gov.uk/Licensing and following the link to the public register.

The Licensing Authority must receive representations by the date given above. The Licensing Authority will have regard to any such representation in considering the application. It is an offence, under section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in or in connection with an application for premises licence and the maximum fine on being convicted of such an offence is £5000.

Notice of application for a Premises Licence

Notice is hereby given that The Tapas Room (New Acres) Ltd has applied to Wandsworth Council for a new premises licence at 25A Swandon Way, Wandsworth, SW18 1EJ for Provision of Late Night Refreshment, Supply of Alcohol.

Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 12th May 2026 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Licensing, Wandsworth Council, Environmental Health Authority Regulatory Services Partnership (serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre London Road, Morden SM4.5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk

The record of this application may be inspected Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) by prior appointment Environmental Health Authority Regulatory Services Partnership (serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road Morden SM4.5DX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. Information on all new and variation applications received by the Licensing Authority can be viewed on the Council’s website www.wandsworth.gov.uk

It is an offence, under Section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to make a false statement in or in connection with this application. Those who make a false statement may be liable on summary conviction to a fine of any amount.

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH BROCKWELL LIVE EVENT 2026 – BROCKWELL PARK

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, with the agreement of Transport for London and the London Borough of Southwark, intend to make a temporary traffic order the general effect of which would be to:-

(a) prohibit motor vehicles from entering or proceeding in the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice between the hours of 9.00am and 9.00pm on 25 May 2026. Access would be maintained;

(b) prohibit vehicles including cycles from entering or proceeding in:-

(i) the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 2 to this Notice between the hours of 11.00am and midnight on 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 May 2026;

(ii) the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice between the hours of 9.30pm and midnight on 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 May 2026. Access for buses would be maintained;

(iii) the slip road between Norwood Road and Dulwich Road:-

(a) between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm on 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28 and 29 May 2026 and 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 June 2026;

(b) between the hours of 8.00am and midnight on 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 May 2026.

(c) prohibit vehicles from:-

(i) turning left from Brixton Water Lane into Effra Road:

(a) between 10.00pm and 11.30pm on 23, 30 and 31 May 2026; and (b) between 10.00pm and 11.00pm on 24 and 25 May 2026.

(ii) turning right into Dulwich Road from the access road to the Car Park situated at the rear of Brockwell Lido;

(a) between 10.00pm and 11.30pm on 23, 30 and 31 May 2026; and

(b) between 10.00pm and 11.00pm on 24 and 25 May 2026.

(iii) entering Brixton Water Lane at it’s junction with Effra Road:

(a) between 10.30pm and 11.30pm on 23, 30 and 31 May 2026; and

(b) between 10.00pm and 11.00pm on 24 and 25 May 2026.

(iv) performing a U-turn between the hours of 8.00pm and midnight on 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 May 2026 in that length of Norwood Road that lies between its junctions with Croxted Road and Dulwich Road.

(d) suspend the prohibited left turn from the main carriageway of Norwood Road into the main carriageway of Dulwich Road;

(i) between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm on 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28 and 29 May 2026 and 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 June 2026;

(ii) between the hours of 8.00am and midnight on 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 May 2026.

(e) prohibit waiting, including for the purpose of loading or unloading at any time on 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 May 2026

in:-

(i) Croxted Road, between its junction with Norwood Road and the common boundary of Nos. 347a and 349 Croxted Road;

(ii) Herne Hill, between its junctions with Half Moon Lane and the south-western arm of Denesmead.

(f) prohibit waiting by vehicles in the streets and parts of streets specified in Schedule 4 to this Notice between the hours of 7.00am and midnight and midnight and 12.30am the following day on 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 and 31 May 2026 and 1 June 2026;

(g) extend the hours of operation of Resident Parking Places in the streets and parts of streets specified in Schedule 5 to this Notice so that they would apply between the hours of 9.00am to 9.00pm on 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 and 31 May 2026.

2. The prohibitions, suspensions and prohibitions on parking, waiting and loading mentioned in article 1 to this Notice, would only apply at such times as shall be indicated by the placing or covering of traffic signs. They are necessary because of the likelihood of danger to the public while the Brockwell Live Events Series are taking place in Brockwell Park.

3. Alternative routes would be available for vehicles affected by the one-way traffic systems and prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1 above, via adjacent roads as indicated by traffic signs.

Dated 24 April 2026

Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager

Schedule 1

Arlingford Road; Berwyn Road; Brailsford Road; Brockwell Park Gardens; Carver Road; Deerbrook Road; Deronda Road; Guernsey Grove; Hawarden Grove; Hollingbourne Road; Howlett’s Road; Hurst Street; Oborne Close; Papworth Way; Railton Road, between its junctions with Regent Road and Herne Place; Romola Road; Ruskin Walk; Shardcroft Avenue; Stradella Road; Trinity Rise; Warmington Road; Winterbrook Road; Woodquest Avenue.

Schedule 2

Brixton Water Lane, between its junctions with Dalberg Road and Effra Parade; Railton Road, between its junctions with Regent Street and Half Moon Lane

Schedule 3 Dulwich Road, between its junctions with Regent Road and Half Moon Lane; Morval Road; Norwood Road, northbound, between its junction with Dulwich Road and Croxted Road.

Schedule 4

Arlingford Road, Athlone Road, Barnwell Road; Berwyn Road; Brailsford Road; Brixton Water Lane; Brockwell Park Gardens; Burbage Road, between its junctions with Half Moon Lane and Turney Road; Carver Road Chaucer Road, Claverdale Road, Cosbycote Avenue, Craignair Road, Croxted Road, between its junction with Norwood Road and its junction with Turney Road; Dalberg Road, between No. 41 and its junction with Dulwich Road; Deerbrook Road; Deronda Road; Dulwich Road, excluding parking places on the south west side outside Brockwell Lido between Regent Road and Hurst Street; Effra Parade; Effra Road, between its junctions with St. Matthews Road and Brixton Water Lane; Fawkbreake Avenue, between its junctions with Kestrel Avenue and Gubyon Avenue; Gubyon Avenue; Gurnsey Grove; Half Moon Lane, between Norwood Road and Holmdene Avenue; Harwarden Grove; Herne Hill, between its junctions with Half Moon Lane and Rollscourt Avenue; Herne Place; Hillworth Road; Hollingbourne Road; Holmdene Avenue; Howlett’s Road; Hurst Street; Jelf Road; Kestrel Avenue; Leeson Road; Mayall Road; Milkwood Road, between its junctions with Half Moon Lane and Gubyon Avenue; Milton Road; Morval Road; Norwood Road, between its junctions with Half Moon Lane and Tulse Hill; Oborne Close; Probert Road; Railton Road, between its junctions with Marcus Garvey Way and Rymer Street; Rattray Road, between its junctions with Probert Road and Barnwell Road; Regent Road; Rollscourt Road; Rosendale Road, between its junctions with Norwood Road and Turney Road; Ruskin Walk; Rymer Street; Shakespeare Road, between Dulwich Road and Mayall Road; Shardcroft Avenue; Spenser Road; St. Faith’s Road; Stradella Road; Talma Road, between its junctions with Jelf Road and Probert Road; Trelawn Road; Trinity Rise; Tulse Hill between its junctions with Brixton Water Lane and Hardel Rise; Warmington Road; Winterbrook Road; Woodquest Avenue. Schedule 5 Arlingford Road; Barnwell Road; Berwyn Road; Brailsford Road; Brockwell Park Gardens; Brixton Water Lane, from its junction with Dulwich Road to its junction with Brixton Hill; Chaucer Road; Cosbycote Avenue; Croxted Road, from its junction with Norwood Road to its junction with Turney Road; Dalberg Road, from outside No. 41 to its junction with Dulwich Road; Deerbrook Road; Deronda Road; Dulwich Road, from its junction with Dalberg Road to its junction with Norwood Road; Effra Parade; Fawkbreake Avenue, from its junction with Kestrel Avenue to its junction with Gubyon Avenue; Gubyon Avenue; Guernsey Grove; Hawarden Grove; Herne Hill, from its junction with Rollscourt Avenue to its junction with Half Moon Lane; Herne Place; Hurst Street; Jelf Road; Kestrel Avenue; Leeson Road; Mayall Road; Milkwood Road, from its junction with Gubyon Avenue to its junction with Half Moon Lane; Milton Road; Morval Road, from its junction with Effra Road to its junction with Dalberg Road; Norwood Road, from its junction with Half Moon Lane to its junction with Tulse Hill; Oborne Close; Probert Road; Railton Road from its junction with Rymer Street to its junction with Marcus Garvey Way; Rattray Road, from its junction with Probert Road to its junction with Barnwell Road; Regent Road; Rosendale Road from its junction with Norwood Road to its junction with Turney Road; Rymer Street; Shakespeare Road, from its junction with Mayall Road to its junction with Dulwich Road; Spenser Road; Shardcroft Avenue; Tulse Hill, from its junction with Brixton Water Lane to its junction with Hardel Rise; Rollscourt Avenue; Romola Road; St. Faith’s Road; Talma Road, from its junction with Jelf Road to its junction with Probert Road; Trelawn Road; Trinity Rise; Woodquest Avenue.

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 – SECTION 247 STOPPING UP OF HIGHWAYS LAND OF ROYAL STREET SE1

[NOTE: This Notice is about stopping up part of the highway of Royal Street so that it ceases to be public highway and becomes part of the redeveloped land comprising of the existing Canterbury House, Stangate House, 10 Royal Street and 20 Carlisle Lane sites Objections or other comments may be made – see paragraph 5].

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth propose to make an Order under Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2. The proposed Order would authorise the stopping-up of an area of the public highway of Royal Street SE1 as described in the Schedule to this notice and as shown on Drawing No. 267582-00-T-SU003-E attached to the proposed Order.

3. If the proposed Order is made, the stopping-up of the highway would be authorised only to enable the development described n the Schedule to this Notice to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted by the Council on 20 December 2023 under reference 22/01206/EIAFUL and will be for no other purpose.

4. A copy of the proposed Order and the relevant plan may be inspected, free of charge, between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays (excluding bank holidays and public holidays), for a period of 28 days commencing on 24 April 2026, at Reception, Lambeth Town Hall, 1 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW.

5. Any person may object to the making of the Order by giving written notice to the Council within a period of 28 days commencing on 24 April 2026 to Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), London Borough of Lambeth, PO Box 80771, London, SW2 9QQ or by email to TMOReps@lambeth.gov.uk quoting the reference Royal Street 22/01206/EIAFUL. Please note that any objection may be communicated to, or be seen by, other persons who may have an interest in this matter and those persons may wish to communicate with the objector.

Dated

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS –ROBERTSON STREET

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water to carry out water utility maintenance and repair works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth has made an Order, the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering or proceeding in the length of Robertson Street, between its junction with Silverthorne Road and outside the common boundary of No. 138 and 140 Robertson Street.

2. The alternative route for affected vehicles will be available via Roberston Street, Queenstown Road, Wandsworth Road and Silverthorne Road, and vice versa.

3. The Order will come into force on 25 April 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 1 month, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works will take 5 days to complete.

Dated 24 April 2026

Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – RENFREW ROAD

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable a crane operation, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intends to make an Order, the effect of which would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering or proceeding in that length of Renfrew Road between its junction with Kennington Lane and outside the north-western boundary of No. 43 Renfrew Road.

2. The alternative route for affected vehicles would be available via Renfrew Road, Gilbert Road, Wincott Street, Reedworth Street, Kennington Road and Kennington Lane, or via, Kennington Lane, Kennington Road, Windmill Row, Kennington Lane, Kennington Road, Wincott Street, Gilbert Road and Renfrew Road.

3. The Order would come into force on 10 May 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 4 months, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would be undertaken on the 10 May 2026, 17 May 2026 and 14 June 2026, with contingency dates of 21 June 2026, 28 June 2026 and 5 July 2026.

Dated 24 April 2026

Ben Stevens

Highways Network Manager

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – ASTORIA WALK

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water to carry out water utility maintenance and repair works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth has made an Order, the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering or proceeding in that length of Astoria Walk between its junctions with Stockwell Park Walk and Brixton Road.

2. The alternative route for affected vehicles will be available via Stockwell Park Walk, Brixton Road, Villa Road, Wiltshire Road, Gresham Road and Stockwell Road.

3. The Order will come into force on 27 April 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 2 months, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works will take 8 days to complete.

Dated 24 April 2026

Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – HERCULES ROAD

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water to carry out water utility repair and maintenance works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth has made an Order, the effect of which will be to temporarily: (a) prohibit vehicles from turning right from: (i) Kennington Road into Hercules Road; (ii) Newnham Terrace into Hercules Road. (b) introduce a south-west to north-east one-way traffic system in Hercules Road between a point 21 metres south-west of its junction with Kennington Road, and its junction with Kennington Road.

Dated 24 April 2026 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, proceeding, parking or waiting, including waiting for the purpose of loading and unloading a vehicle, in those lengths of Dalberg Road between outside No. 69 Dalberg Road and outside the common boundary of Nos. 31 and 33 Dalberg Road. (d) Phase four: temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, proceeding, parking or waiting, including waiting for the purpose of loading and unloading a vehicle, in those lengths of Dalberg Road between outside the common boundary of Nos. 31 and 33 Dalberg Road and outside the south-eastern wall of No. 10 Mervan Road.

(e) Phase five: temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, proceeding, parking or waiting, including waiting for the purpose of loading and unloading a vehicle, in those lengths of Dalberg Road between outside the south-eastern wall of No. 10 Mervan Road and its junction with Mervan Road.

2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via: (a) Phase one Dalberg Road, Effra Parade, Railton Road and Barnwell Road, or via Barnwell Road, Rattray Road, Jelf Road and Dalberg Road. (b) Phases two, three, four and five Barnwell Road, Rattray Road, Mervan Road and Barnwell Road, and vice versa.

3. The Order would come into force on 12 May 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 6 months, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would take 10 weeks to complete.

2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles will be available via Kennington Road, Lambeth Road, Hercules Road, Carlisle Lane, Centaur Street and Hercules Road. The diversion route for cyclists will be via Kennington Road, Westminster Bridge Road, Carlisle Lane and Hercules Road.

3. The Order will come into force on 1 May 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 1 month, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works will take 1 day to complete.

Dated 24 April 2026

Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – TYERS STREET

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable Thames Water to carry out water mains replacement works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth intends to make an Order, the effect of which would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from: (a) entering or proceeding in the lengths of Tyers Street between its junction with Kennington Lane and 20 metres north-east of that junction;

(b) parking or waiting, including waiting for the purpose of loading and unloading in the lengths of Tyers Street between its junction with Kennington Lane and outside Nos. 1 to 26 Deacon House, Tyers Street.

2. The Order would come into force on 11 May 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 6 months, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works would take 11 weeks to complete.

Dated 24 April 2026

Highways Network Manager LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

Ben Stevens

Photo by Rob Avis

HAMLET BOSS: ‘WE’VE MADE FANS FALL IN LOVE AGAIN’

By Tom Appleby

DULWICH HAMLET manager

Mark Dacey said “we’ve brought a culture back to the club” as he reflected on the season after the 2-0 Isthmian League Premier Division win against Burgess Hill Town at Champion Hill.

David Smith opened the scoring in the second minute before Nyren Clunis added the second four minutes into the second half in front of a capacity 3,334 crowd for the penultimate league game of the season.

Dulwich moved to up ninth, five

points off eighth-placed Burgess Hill.

The Hamlet were in a relegation battle last season before they finished one place above the bottom four.

Dacey, 37, was appointed last summer to take over from Bradley Quinton.

“It’s been really successful. The group as a collective have been exceptional,”

Dacey told our paper after the game.

“Beating Dartford 4-0 here [Champion Hill] on the opening game of the season, with a whole new squad and a manager that a lot of people haven’t heard of was a highlight.

“We’ve had some performances here and away from home where we’ve been really good. There’s been

a number of games where we’ve been really happy that it’s been a good day.

“We’ve brought a culture back to the club and we’ve made people and fans fall in love with it again.”

Dacey praised the cohesive nature of the squad as the key to the club’s improved league position.

“Everybody has to buy into it, and everybody’s time comes at different points,” he said. “Some boys have had to ride the bench, some boys have started and then it flips and filters differently.”

Dacey and his staff have started playing for next season.

“There won’t be mass change, but there’ll be areas where we need to strengthen, probably particularly in

Wyatt-Hodge hits 96 to help Surrey to third Metro-Bank One-Day Cup win

By Jon Batham

DANNI WYATT-HODGE said it was the best she had seen Surrey bowl after she defied Durham heroics in the Metro-Bank One-Day Cup at the Kia Oval last weekend.

The England international hit 96 as the hosts won by three wickets with 80 balls to spare, despite a List A best 5-59 from speedster Lauren Filer.

Earlier, Hollie Armitage recorded her sixth List A hundred, making 106 as the visitors posted 256-8, a total which looked likely to be enough until Wyatt-Hodge’s rescue act.

“It was really good to get the win,” Wyatt-Hodge said. “Quite difficult conditions, the pitch had something in it and I thought Lauren Filer was on fire today. It was probably a matter of seeing her off and capitalizing on some other bowlers that I match up well to. I just kept saying to myself stay out here.

“I think that is the best I’ve seen us bowl since I joined Surrey. The addition of Maitlin Brown opening the bowling with tight lines top of off. Tilly [Corteeen- Coleman] has been bowling really well as well. All the bowlers were exceptional and made it tough for the Durham batters and I thought our fielding was really good as well. We were quick to the ball, stopping the twos, so they were

probably about 40 short.

“In 50 over cricket partnerships are key aren’t they and that is the beauty of the way we play here at Surrey, we play with intent and we’re brave. Ultimately we are trying to entertain aren’t we.

“I’ve been lucky in I’ve had two pretty nice wickets to bat on, so trying to make the most of batting on some good pitches. We’ve had a l,ot of T20 prep with England so for me it is just a matter of being mentally fresh, working on my basics and transferring T20 skills into 50-over cricket. For me it is about my balance, being over the ball and using the full face of the bat.”

Surrey travel to Taunton to face Somerset on Saturday (10.30am).

Fish secure home semi-final

By John Kelly

BATTLING FISHER drew 0-0 with third-placed Larkfield & New Hythe to secure second spot and home advantage in the SCEFL Premier Division play-offs.

After a goalless first half, Jahmal

Howlett-Mundle was sent off in the 60th minute for a foul on Fisher midfielder

Tom Jones. Fisher then lost Conor Darwish with fifteen minutes left after he was dismissed for denying a goal-scoring opportunity.

Fish goalkeeper Isaac Ogunseri pulled off a superb save from the resulting free-

front of goal,” Dacey said. “We’ll see who becomes available, we’ll assess what we have in terms of what’s already here, and there’ll be some exciting new faces.”

It will be a fourth consecutive season in the Isthmian League Premier Division for the Hamlet. The change to the number of play-off spots from next season is a boost for mid-table sides.

“We’ll definitely always go for it, but it might be a little bit too early,” Dacey replied when asked about a promotion challenge. “The play-offs have gone from top five to top seven next year, so we’re not a million miles off that. If we can push for that, then we’ll take it.

“But it’s just another year of growth

and another year of progression, and if it’s not next year then it’ll definitely be the year after that we really push on to go up.”

With promotion ambitions and plans for a new stadium, Davey is relishing the prospect of managing the team in the future.

“It would be great to lead them into what would be a new era for the club, and also to end one here,” he said.

Right now, though, the focus remains on the London Senior Cup against Queens Park Rangers under-21s on April 28.

Dacey was asked how he assessed the season as a whole. He replied: “Ask me in ten days after the cup final.”

Fish youngster nets

Charlton Athletic deal

By John Kelly

FISHER YOUTH under-13

kick and then denied his former teammate Kesna Clarke.

Flavio Jumo and Don Macaulay had late chances as Ajay Ashanike’s side almost nicked a winner.

Fisher host Tunbridge Wells this Saturday (3pm) before their semi-final at St Paul’s the following Tuesday.

forward JJ Owoade has signed his first contract with Charlton Athletic.

Owoade has been at Fisher since the age of six and comes from an impressive football family.

“JJ has gone from strength to strength over the past few seasons,”

Fisher coach Tommy

“His hard work and determination earned him interest from multiple Premier League and Championship clubs before he finally signed for Charlton

“JJ joins his two brothers who are signed to QPR and Crystal Palace as the

look to put Southwark on the map in the pro football world.”

QPR defender announces summer departure after three years

By Shane Stapleton

QUEENS PARK Rangers defender

Steve Cook has announced that he will leave Loftus Road this summer after three years with the Hoops.

Cook, 35, joined from Nottingham Forest in August 2023 and has made 99 appearances for the club and scored five goals.

The former AFC Bournemouth defender has played 30 times for Julien Stephan’s side this season.

“After three years, the time has come to move on from QPR,” Cook said.

“In my career, I have been fortunate to win promotions and enjoy successful campaigns in the Premier League.

But ‘success’ is relative. And my time at Loftus Road really highlighted to me what fans want from you as their player. It isn’t always about winning leagues, achieving promotion. It’s about giving absolutely everything for their shirt, respecting the badge and respecting the fanbase.

“If you do that, proper fans will have your back. I have always seen QPR as a proper football club with proper fans – my time at Loftus Road confirmed it.

“It is far easier to be a fan when things are going well on the pitch. But it takes a special fanbase to stand with you during the hard times. We have had three tough battles at the wrong end of the table. On each occasion, the QPR fans turned up when we needed them, stood with us and successfully helped us across the line.

“To be named Supporters’ Player of the Year in my first season is something I will always be proud of, and to captain the club was an honour.

“As a player, you want to leave a club in a better state than when you arrived.

I feel I achieved that with the help of all the coaches and team-mates I have worked with over the last three years.

“As I move on to the next chapter of my career, I want to say a huge thank you to the owners, the board, the management, coaches, staff and the R’s fans.

“It has been one hell of an adventure. We have had ups and downs but I have loved the journey.

“QPR will always have a special place in my heart and I wish you nothing but success in the future.”

DONS’ DATE WITH DESTINY

Johnnie Jackson’s side have two games to save themselves in League One

By John Kelly

JOHNNIE JACKSON reminded his

side “it’s still in our hands” after AFC Wimbledon slipped to just two points above League One’s relegation zone with two games left.

The Dons were beaten 3-1 by play-off challengers Plymouth Argyle at Plough Lane as Exeter goalkeeper Jack Bycroft scored a sensational 96th-minute equaliser in the hosts’ 3-3 draw against Stockport County to reduce the gap.

Alistair Smith scored Wimbledon’s first goal since march 21 after Alex Mitchell had given the visitors a first-half lead.

The Dons were denied a crucial point as Lorent Tolaj and Bim Pepple sealed the win for Tom Cleverley’s side.

Wimbledon travel to Wigan Athletic and then host Huddersfield Town in their last two games.

Exeter go to Burton Albion and then play Bradford Cit at home.

The Dons have picked up just one point in their last nine games.

“Not the result we wanted, clearly,” Jackson said. “[It was] a game that we were in for long periods, got ourselves back in it by equalising, felt like we might go on and even win the game for a period there, but probably the second goal was a bit of quality, a moment of magic really from Tolaj.

“There's a difference between the teams and then the game gets open and they pick us off on the counter for a third, but that was a pivotal moment in the game, that bit of quality from him takes it away from us and we didn't quite recover from that.

“It was tough, the boys are giving absolutely everything yet again. Supporters are giving absolutely everything, there's a real unity in the place.

“Unfortunately, it's tough on the pitch for the boys at the minute. With the state of the squad, the injuries that we've got, we've got lads out on the pitch that are playing through stuff.

“Johnno [Ryan Johnson] comes back

in today, he's not 100 per cent but he's out there giving absolutely everything.

Smudge [Smith] is the same, playing through niggles and things like that, which has an effect on things.

“But they're giving absolutely everything, trying hard and today we created more than we have done in a long time. We scored, which we haven't done in a while, so there was some stuff to like.

“At the end of the day, we need a result and it wasn't today. There's no getting away from it. Fortunately, it's still in our hands. We could have walked in today and found out the result elsewhere and it puts a different picture on it, but we have got our destiny in our own hands.

“We've got two games, hopefully we've got some bodies coming back, because the boys need help. They need some help. We need some lads back and we think that hopefully can be the case and that gives us a better chance of picking up results like it was earlier in the season when we had our squad intact.”

Exeter currently have a plus-ten better

goal difference than the Dons, while Leyton Orient, a point and place above them, have a plus-seven better goal difference. It means that if Exeter beat the Brewers and Jackson’s side can only draw with Wigan then they will go into the last game of the season in the bottom four.

Jackson added: “There can't be any moping about, whinging and whining and stuff like that this week and there won't be.

“They’re a good group, but obviously at the minute they're hurt because there was a chance for us today to pick up a win which would have gone a long way to securing [safety], but we get another opportunity next week and then another opportunity the week after.

“So, two games to go, two massive games with it in our control, which is a really good thing.

“Destiny in our own hands and we have to attack it like this club always does.

“It never does it the easy way, does it, Wimbledon? Adversity throughout the history - i’s just another chapter in that.”

Drab Cottagers take sting out of Bees

By Patrick Fanning

MARCO SILVA was defensive about a toothless Fulham performance as Cottagers goalkeeper Bernd Leno denied Brentford’s Dango Ouattara with a brilliant addedtime save in the West London derby at the Brentford Community Stadium last weekend.

Fulham had more possession but didn’t register an effort on target and it was the hosts who created the best chances.

Igor Thiago, one goal Erling Haaland in the Premier League Golden Boot race, headed wide and Keane LewisPotter fired over.

Harry Wilson had the visitors' best attempt but dragged a shot wide before Leno tipped over Mathias Jensen’s freekick and then kept out Ouattara.

"If you want to ask me just about [Leno's save], I prefer to go in a different direction and remind you about the chances we had,” Silva said. “The big one in the first half was from [Ryan] Sessegnon. They were better

second half, but we had a big chance from Harry Wilson - but yes, it was a big save from Leno.

"I think we had a good first half, we dominated. I think we got control of the game, the build-up was good. We let the game get into our offensive half. We had some good combinations. There wasn't any clear chances in the first half from both sides apart from Sessegnon and a corner for them.

"Second half, we started well, but we dropped a bit. They pushed in the last 30 minutes. From the bench, we tried

to finish the game but our build-up was not at the same level, and we suffered more. They had their big chance, but I have to look back at Harry Wilson's big moment. We expect from him to find the target with a player of his quality.” Fulham’s Alex Iwobi went off injured. Silva said: "Let's hope it's not serious. We have to assess in the next few days and we can take some conclusions. It's a big miss for us because he is so crucial. It's a chance for the others.” Fulham face Aston Villa at Craven Cottage this Saturday (12.30pm).

ROSENIOR SLAMS ‘UNACCEPTABLE, INDEFENSIBLE’ BLUES AFTER ROUT

By John Kelly

CHELSEA BOSS Liam Rosenior slammed his players’ “unacceptable” performance in their 3-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday night as he was subjected to furious chants from the away end during a fifth straight Premier League loss.

Ferdi Kadıoglu gave the Seagulls the lead in the third minute, Jack Hinshelwood made it 2-0 ten minutes into the second half and Danny Welbeck piled on the misery in stoppage-time as Brighton moved above Chelsea into sixth.

It was the Blues’ fifth league game without a goal, their worst run since 1912.

“In the basics, in the pride that you should have in wearing the shirt, that was unacceptable,” Rosenior said. “I’ve defended the players and I am accountable, I’ve always said that. After tonight, I think the players as well need to have a look in the mirror for what they put in. You can talk about tactics, tactics come after the basics. Having more courage to play, winning duels, winning headers, tackles, conceding terrible goals. That was an unacceptable performance tonight.”

Chelsea are seven points off Liverpool in the last Champions League place and looked a shambles against Brighton, conceding nine efforts on target while not registering one on target on the home goal.

“I don't feel there's a disconnect between me and the players,” Rosenior said. “We work very closely with them in training, in individual meetings, team meetings. We are giving everything to the players. There is a lack of spirit, a lack of belief that can create that perspective that makes it look a certain way. I can't argue with that at the moment because the run we're on is unacceptable and that performance definitely was as well.

“I think for the supporters, I understand. I understand their frustration. It's my job as the head coach and the manager of the football club. The buck stops with me. I have thick skin and I understand why the fans are frustrated. I'm frustrated with

the performances we're putting in. I've just got to keep working hard with the staff, with the players. But what I do need to do is really look at how we go about games, the personnel of the team, who I can trust and rely on in difficult moments,

Chelsea on worst run since 1912 after shambolic Seagulls defeat

because not enough players showed that today in the game.

“I saw it against Manchester United three days ago. That's what disappointed me the most. We lost the game but the performance was very, very good. Today

was the complete opposite in every aspect. That's the hardest thing for me to take right now. It's very soon after the game. I'm an emotional person. That's just unacceptable. The word is unacceptable. We lost 80 per cent of

duels. We didn't win a header. Two of the goals come when we can head the ball, the basics of football, and we don't. At any level, if you make those errors and lack of engagement to the game, you're not going to win games of football.”

Rosenior insisted the question of whether the side was playing for him was irrelevant.

He said: “It's about playing for the club. It's about playing for the shirt. It's about playing to win games of football. I can speak on what I saw tonight. You can read anything into it that you want, whether they're playing for me or not, but that performance in itself was damning. It stood everything against what I believe in.”

It was the first time Rosenior had question the players publicly, and it remains to be seen what their reaction will be.

“We'll find out. I haven't criticised them up till now. I've defended them,” Rosenior said. “They've deserved that. But I will tell the truth. I always come out here and tell the truth. And I blame myself as well. It's not just blaming the players. I'm part of that process.

“I’ve always said I will be honest, and I've been honest with the players. I'm honest with you, as honest as I can. I'm not throwing anyone under the bus. That was an unacceptable performance. And I'm at the head of that. So for me to come out here, we're playing for Chelsea. I'm managing Chelsea. The criticism and pressure comes with the football club. So if you can't handle that, then you shouldn't be here. It's as simple as that. And that's something that needs to be addressed this week. But it also needs to be addressed in the long term. It needs to be addressed.” Chelsea can still win a trophy this season as they face Leeds United in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday. There are doubts whether Rosenior will even be in charge at Wembley.

Rosenior added: “I need to make that time [to address the problems]. I need to work with the staff 24 hours a day. We need to make the correct decisions for the team for a massive game on Sunday. And we'll do the very, very best we can to turn it around.”

Crystal Palace boss ‘respects point’ against battling Hammers

By John Kelly

OLIVER GLASNER said he had learned to “respect the point in the Premier League” after Crystal Palace’s 0-0 draw against relegation-threatened West Ham United at Selhurst Park on Monday.

The point moved Nuno Espirito Santo’s Hammers two clear of Tottenham Hotspur in the last relegation place.

Brennan Johnson sent a free header wide in the first half before

Ismaila Sarr had the ball in the net late on, only for the goal to be ruled

out for a handball by Jean-Philippe Mateta in the build-up.

“I think everybody who knows me right now knows that I'm not 100 per cent pleased when we have a draw, especially today, I felt we could have won the game, if we'd performed a bit better,” Glasner said.

“But on the other side, when I see all the circumstances, then the performance was absolutely okay. What I really liked most today is that right at the end, where everybody could expect that we are getting fatigued and West Ham go for the win, we were closer to winning it.

“We made a lot of pressure, we were just not clinical enough and we weren't good enough in our setplays, and we had plenty of them.

“And on the other side, we have another clean sheet. So, over all, it's a good point and the performance was okay, and that's why it's more positive than the opposite.

“I think, especially in the first half, we lost too many balls too easily in dangerous areas.

“In the second half, we got very often into the final third and then we had many crosses from just outside the box, but we didn't have the best movement inside the box,

we didn't have enough players in the box. Sometimes the crosses were not accurate enough, so we were always missing a little bit.

“And also credit to West Ham, they defended the box very well. And then you need maybe a set-play, where we had a lot, and also there we were not good enough. That's why it's a point at the end, but I just remind myself, the first thing I learned from the chairman (Steve Parish) was to respect the point in the Premier League, and that's what we're doing.”

Midfielder Adam Wharton missed the game after he went off in the

first half of Palace’s Conference League quarter-final second leg against Fiorentina last week. The Eagles travel to Liverpool in the league on Saturday before the first leg of their semi-final away to Shakhtar Donetsk the following Thursday.

Glasner said: “He should be back [for Liverpool]. It was mostly a precaution more or less, [he showed] a little bit of clinical symptoms.

“I expect him back on Thursday in training when we start to prepare for the Liverpool game and he should be available.”

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LIONS HAVE HAD ‘DREAM SEASON’

Millwall confi rm second-tier play-off spot for fi rst time in 24 years after Stoke City win

By Will Scott at bet365 Stadium

ALEX NEIL said Millwall have had a “dream season” after they sealed a play-off place with a 3-1 win over Stoke City on Tuesday night – their first Championship top-six finish since 2002.

The Lions have gone one better than last season, when they were denied by Burnley on the final day, and it was fully deserved after spending the majority of the season in and around the play-offs.

They sealed it at a half-empty bet365 Stadium and they were worthy winners, taking an early lead through Camiel Neghli before doubling their advantage when Gavin Bazunu got a hand to Femi Azeez’s long-range strike but

couldn’t keep it out.

Caleb Taylor’s own goal briefly gave the Potters hope, but Josh Coburn’s strike, atoning for an earlier miss, put the Lions out of sight with 20 minutes to go.

As well as confirming a play-off berth, the result meant they moved above Ipswich Town, who have two games in hand, into second.

“I feel great,” Neil said. “I’m just so pleased that this group of players is the one to do it.

“I spoke a lot about the sales that we’ve made, and the reason I do is that it’s easy to have a model where we’ll sell [players for] big money and then we’ll invest, and hope we’ll get better. In theory, that’s fine. In practice, it’s really difficult to do.

“Everybody at the club deserves huge amounts of credit for how we’ve done it. To sell Japhet [Tanganga], who was a player of the year last year, to sell Romain [Esse], after about two weeks when I walked in the building, and still improve the squad and still be really competitive.

“We’ve got the best away record in the league, we’ve got the most clean sheets in the league. There’s just so much to like about this team, and I’m privileged that I get the opportunity to coach them.

“For us to do what we’ve done and be on 79 points with two games remaining, it’s been a dream season, in terms of what our expectations would have been and how much this team’s grown this season. The

last two performances in particular have been brilliant in terms of what was required - big moments.

“It’s not easy to play here tonight either. The atmosphere is a little bit dead and we need to generate our own importance in terms of what the game looks like to go and get what we need from the match and win the game.”

Millwall face their former boss Gary Rowett on Friday. Rowett was appointed in February but has won just one of his twelve league games in charge. The Foxes’ relegation to League One ten years after they won the Premier League was confirmed after their 2-2 draw at home to Hull City on Tuesday night.

Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is 8pm.

By John Kelly

OWNER ROBIN Stanton-Gleaves said Bromley are “beyond expectation” after the Ravens’ first-ever promotion to League One.

Notts County’s 2-1 defeat at home to Barnet confirmed Bromley’s second promotion in three seasons just over five years after Andy Woodman was appointed in the National League.

Woodman led Bromley into the Football League for the first time in 2024 and this week was named League Two manager of the year.

Bromley will play 2016 Premier League champions Leicester City next season after the Foxes were relegated from the Championship in mid-week.

"Myself and Andy Woodman started a journey five years ago and I was pretty clear in what I wanted to achieve,” StantonGleaves said. “Andy was also of the same mindset, which is why we twinned ourselves so well.

"We're beyond expectation but we set ourselves the targets, we set ourselves objectives and we've ticked them along the journey.

"This year we set ourselves the target of getting in the play-offs and and he's done outstandingly well.

"He's gone one step further and he's got his promotion and it's fully deserved for the way that he's gone about it, the team have gone about it and the entire club behind the scenes."

Bromley have been top of the table since December and have two games left with a two-point advantage over secondplaced Milton Keynes. The Ravens face fourth-placed Salford City at Moor Lane on Saturday.

"There's no doubt about it, it's an amazing achievement,” Woodman said.

"Going up as champions - you're forever etched on every picture, wall, everywhere at the club. You'll have a legacy at this football club. And I think it's important the guys really embrace that."

Woodman added: "I'm a little bit humbled but it's a really nice award for all the work we've done.

"We've just got to keep building on what we've put here. We know it's going to be tough and we need to make sure we bring the right culture and right ingredients of players in with the money we've got available."

Bromley’s Omar Sowunmi and Mitch Pinnock were named in the League Two team of the season.

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