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TO REVIEW HOW IT SHARES INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

Cllr Jonathan Bartley, Cabinet Member for Safer, Thriving Neighbourhoods, has commissioned the review

By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter

PEOPLE LIVING in fear of immigration raids could be avoiding vital support services because they do not trust the council to keep their information private, a senior Lambeth councillor has warned.

Lambeth Council is urgently reviewing how it shares information and intelligence with Immigration Enforcement –including current policies, practices and partnerships.

The review has been brought forward by Green councillor, Jonathan Bartley, who is Lambeth Council’s Cabinet Member for Safer, Thriving Neighbourhoods and represents Clapham Town ward.

Cllr Bartley told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “There will be many people whose immigration

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status is unclear, and they will be often be exploited by a landlord or exploited in terrible working conditions.

“They will be suffering and they will not come forward for help, while they feel that they can’t trust the council, and while they feel that the council might pass on their details to Immigration Enforcement and they might be put in a detention centre.”

Cllr Bartley, who is the former coleader of the national Green Party and is passionate about defending the rights of refugees, initiated the review shortly after he became a cabinet member.

He added: “It is absolutely crucial to get the trust of residents who I think probably more often than not will be exploited because they are in a very vulnerable situation.

“It’s about getting the trust of those people who would potentially be exploited

in the borough, and assure them that the council is there to support them and has their welfare at heart and won’t pass them over to the authorities and won’t co-operate and pass on the information to Immigration Enforcement.”

The review reflects a commitment made as part of the Lambeth Green Party’s manifesto, which sets out its stance on opposing immigration raids and not granting access to Immigration Enforcement, beyond the minimum legal requirement.

The review comes at a time when antiimmigration politics are taking centre stage and racist attacks across the UK are also becoming more common. The review seeks to establish a “clear and transparent picture” of Lambeth Council’s existing information sharing arrangements.

Cllr Bartley says local immigration raids have caused fear and are dividing

Lambeth’s residents, and said the review is about “reassuring Lambeth’s communities that we’ve got their backs and that they are safe”.

However, he added: “But we realise we’ve got to prove that the stakes are incredibly high for those people who face going to detention centres and being deported.”

The council’s announcement of the review coincides with national Refugee Week, which takes place from June 15 to June 21 and celebrates the contributions and resilience shown by refugees and communities who have been displaced.

Lambeth was recently re-accredited as a Borough of Sanctuary, which recognises its status as a welcoming place for people feeling violence and persecution in their own countries.

The Home Office has been approached for comment.” he added.

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‘EMPOWERING’ WORKSHOPS TO HELP SOUTH LONDONERS TRACE AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN HERITAGE

What began as a personal search has grown into a mission that has helped trace more than 20,000 African-Caribbean ancestors

By Gabriel Stewart

SOUTH LONDONERS will be able to trace their Afro-Caribbean heritage in powerful workshops at South Bank University this summer.

Lambeth-resident Adrian Stone decided he wanted to find out more about his family history when his mother suddenly became unable to talk or walk because of a debilitating illness in 2008.

Her temporary paralysis made the 52-year-old think about the fact that he didn’t have many details about her story despite her importance as the matriarch and nucleus of the family, after his father died when he was seven.

Stone said: “It just made me think about where my mum actually got the strength from, who she is and to kind of tap into that to deal with what was happening.

“I can’t really walk in her shoes and I didn’t really know her Windrush story because she was born in Jamaica. She came to England very young, about two years old.”

Stone is the founder of Own History, an award-winning Caribbean genealogy organisation based in South London.

His work focuses on helping individuals and families uncover their ancestral roots, reconnect with lost family histories, and better understand the journeys that shaped their identities.

Stone will be hosting Tracing Your Windrush Roots – Back to Africa at London South Bank University at Elephant and Castle on Saturday 27

June 2026 and Saturday 8 August 2026.

In the context of the Windrush Scandal in 2018, he started running workshops to help descendants of the Windrush generation find their ancestral heritage.

Stone said: “I just wanted to make genealogy accessible, you know, I wanted to take it out of the space where people see it as an academia thing, an academic thing, and look at it as a community thing.”

What began as a personal search to understand his own Jamaican family history has grown into a mission that has helped trace more than 20,000 African-Caribbean ancestors across Britain, the Caribbean, Africa, and the Americas.

Stone’s initial investigations led him to a surprising place: “I stumbled across the fact that you could get historical records through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, otherwise known as the Mormons.”

The church claims to have the records of over 12 billion deceased people, some going all the way back to the 1st century CE, because of the belief in members tracing their family trees in order for families to be sealed together for eternity.

Stone said: “I had no idea about the Mormons, they tried to make me a Mormon because I was there every week doing research.”

He managed to resist but the Church’s history centre, in South Kensington, helped him piece together records with the oral history he had heard from community elders, eventually leading him to find 20,000 individual relatives

covering a timeline of over 250 years. It wasn’t long before Stone became the resident expert for Caribbean history, guiding others through difficulties including their families never being registered or a lack of knowledge around birthdays.

Stone said: “When I asked my grandfather for some information about his father, my great-grandfather, he said, well, he was born on a Wednesday.”

There are many difficulties around tracing African-Caribbean roots but especially so when navigating the history of the transatlantic slave trade, which is estimated to have taken almost 4.5 million enslaved Africans to the Caribbean.

Stone described this as a “brick wall” in many people’s trees. He added: “The nature of the slave trade is taking away the identity, the roots of the descendants. And so they don’t know their history. So, it’s a burning question. There’s a deep desire for people to know where am I from.”

Stone himself found a reference to his fifth-generation grandmother on a plantation with her name being Ebo

Venus, Ebo is making a reference to a Nigerian ethnic group. Stone said: “That was the first time I made an actual connection to a tribe, as well as finding my, you know, first African ancestors to come to the Caribbean through the slave trade.”

The hands-on workshops at the South Bank University will help participants learn how to build their family trees, trace Caribbean ancestors through historical records, understand DNA results, and explore the African origins of their families.

Stone said: “It’s the most empowering thing I’ve ever done, showing people their history in their hands and it’s something that they can now take beyond the workshop.”

“That’s where most experiences stop, you know, you have a session, and it’s within that space that you enjoy it, but this is something you take home, this is something that you continue after.”

Stone himself told me that, in recent years, he had uncovered a relation to Bob Marley’s daughter and his own half-brother, which was an emotional experience all-round.

Stone said: “I didn’t know his name, I found it through DNA through finding his daughter. My sister passed away a couple years ago and she met him before she passed away. That was amazing.”

It is stories like this that he believes make genealogy so powerful, especially when put in the hands of ordinary people.

Tracing Your Windrush Roots – Back to Africa

Location: London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London, SE1 0AA

Dates: Saturday 27 June 2026 and Saturday 8 August 2026

Time: 1pm

Cost: £50 per person, £90 for two and £160 for a family ticket (four people).

Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk and search tracing your windrush roots

By Sam Beel

RESIDENTS ON Bermondsey’s

World Cup estate have once again got football fever, with their homes bedecked in England flags and bunting.

Ahead of England’s official start on Wednesday June 17th, no one is more ready to put their faith in our boys than the people of the Kirby Estate, off Jamaica Road.

They boast over 400 St George’s flags and two striking murals to English football heroes Eberechi Eze and Fran Kirby.

This is now a sacred tradition for the council estate. It started over a decade ago in 2012, when Chris Dowse and a few others draped their neighbours’ homes in hundreds of flags from the pound shop.

Originally doing it at the dead of the night, they were nicknamed ‘the Ninjas’.

Chris said: “One of our neighbours, she used to go to bed, wake up, and there was more flags and she coined us the ninjas until the whole estate was covered.”

By 2018 the Kirby was dubbed England’s most patriotic estate by the national and international press. The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia saw TV camera crews setting up to film residents watching and celebrating a win in the tournament.

A multi-cultural hub, the Kirby Estate is home to people including Colombians, Canadians, Brazilians, Spaniards, Moroccans, French, Algerians and Portuguese, many of whom draped their countries’ national flags outside their homes among the sea of St George’s flags.

ENGLAND’S MOST PATRIOTIC ESTATE?

So, during the Round of 16, the spark ignited in the Kirby Estate although instead of rivalry, the game only gave more to the community.

Chris said: “We always say to people, ‘put your flag up’, if you look round the corner there is a massive Colombian flag. So, we always say ‘listen, get your flag, we will take ours down.’”

Unfortunately for them though, England won the penalty shootout, creating pleasant chaos in the one-ofa-kind estate.

England international and Premier League winner, Eberechi Eze, is a huge fan of the Kirby, coming down last year

“Since the mural was put up, he won the FA Cup with Palace, he has won the Premier League with Arsenal. So, it’s our fault!” Chris said.

Another mural is dedicated to the

The estate is obviously not named after her, but Chris said they were so proud of the huge success of women’s football, adding: “The men have some catching up to do now”.

Immersive World Cup experience off Blackfriars Road

By Troels Ravn

AS FOOTBALL fever takes hold there is plenty to keep you going until the late night / early morning World Cup games start.

Bars and clubs are showing the games, but if you want to grab your friends beforehand and compete in a series of fast-paced football minigames we have found the perfect place for you right here in Southwark.

Just off Blackfriars Road is Immersive Gamebox London and they have a World Cup special experience on offer. There is even a chance to win a $10,000 prize if you and your mates are the tournament’s top scorers.

It’s worth noting that despite the prominence of ‘football’ in its name, there’s no physical ball involved at Immersive Gamebox.

Instead, it’s a fully digital, motiontracking experience where each

player moves around the box and earns points in a series of interactive football-themed games.

Formally opened in May of 2021,

The Gamebox utilises high tech touchscreen walls and caps that track your position in the box. This combined with the wraparound walls and sound

system creates a realistic atmosphere that only builds the tension.

THE WORLD CUP SPECIAL IS SPLIT INTO THE FOLLOWING GAMES:

Headers – a 2D game in which 2 players go head-to-head and attempt to head the ball over their opponent into the goal.

Goalkeeping – a more solo based game where the players dive to block the shots.

Human foosball – a head-to-head game in which you attempt to block shots and steer the ball towards the opponent.

Streaker Society – where you chase down the pitch invader before they cause chaos. Move quickly and dodge distractions to restore order on the field as quickly as possible.

Dribbling – where you practice your core football skills. Run, dodge rival players, avoid obstacles, and prove you’ve got what it takes.

Open at 1am – 9pm on weekdays and 10am – 10pm on weekends, Immersive Gamebox is located just off Blackfriars Road on 83 Scoresby Street, a 2-minute walk from Southwark tube station and at £37 for adults and £27 for kids is also ideal for a family trip with their Batman and Paw-Patrol minigames, as well as Floor is Lava and Squid Game.

However, the $10,000 prize is specific to Immersive Gamebox’s world Cup special Keepy Uppy’s minigame – where you come together at the end of the experience to keep the ball in the air for as long as you can. Time each touch, build your streak, show off your control under pressure and score a record to win $10.000, which is around £7,500. Good Luck!

Visit their website to book your visit: https://www. immersivegamebox.com/venues/ sbk-london-southbank

SOUTH LONDON’S WORLD CUP PUB MAP

Best pubs to watch games from nation across the globe

Bermondsey Bierkeller (Austria)

By Troels Ravn and Sam Beel

SOUTH LONDON is home to bars, pubs and restaurants from all corners of the globe.

Here’s our suggestions of places to visit to watch games by all different nations during this World Cup.

UNITED STATES:

Passynuk Avenue in Waterloo will be recreating the vibes of the host nation this year with cheesesteaks, buffalo wings and all USA games.

Tables have to be booked.

Cheapest pint: £5.75

22 Leake St, London SE1 7NN,

passyunkavenue.com

AUSTRALIA:

The Falcon, just metres away from Clapham North Station, will be screening all of the Australia games this summer.

They have a great beer garden and free walk-ins, but bookings are recommended.

Cheapest pint: £7

33 Bedford Rd, Greater, London SW4 7SQ, thefalconclapham.co.uk

AUSTRIA:

Bermondsey Bierkeller is a Bavarian Beer Hall tucked beneath London

Bridge. Although it is German, they often attract Austrian fans due to their 18 large screens and ice-cold Austrian style pints and pork schnitzels. They will be showing all World Cup games, but booking is recommended if you want to watch England.

Cheapest pint: £7.65

2 – 4 Tooley St, London SE1 2SY, bermondseybierkeller.co.uk

PORTUGAL:

All Portugal games will be screened at the family-owned Estrela Bar in Vauxhall. They also have Portuguese tapas and seafood on offer/ They do, however, have a minimum

spend of £30.

Cheapest pint: £6.50

111-115 S Lambeth Rd, London SW8 1UZ, estrelabar.com

SENGAL AND AFRICA:

All English and Africa games will be shown at House of Mobo in Gispy Hill, with particular support for Senegal.

Cheapest pint: £5.90

255 Gipsy Rd, Norwood, London SE27 9QY, houseofmobo.com

COLOMBIA:

Colombian sports bar Bola 8 in Elephant and Castle is open from

early morning until dawn and will be showing all late night games. Booking is recommended.

Cheapest pint: £5

122 Elephant Rd, Elephant and Castle, London SE17 1LB, bola8.co.uk

BRAZIL:

Buteco do Duda in Morden is a hidden gem offering live music, sports screenings, and Brazilian charm. They will be showing all games and tickets are required.

Cheapest pint: £6.20

Watermill Way, London SW19 2RD, butecododuda.com

Canon Alan McLean 1952 - 2026

A PRIEST FOR ALL PEOPLE

By Alex Orr

ONE OF Bermondsey’s longestserving and most charismatic priests sadly passed away last week, having lost his battle with a long illness.

Canon Alan McLean was parish priest of the Catholic Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Dockhead for more than 30 years, and had been unwell for some time before he died.

Tributes have been flowing in for Canon Alan, who is believed to have been Bermondsey’s longest-serving parish priest. He passed away last Friday 12th June at his home beside the church at the junction of Tooley Street and Jamaica Road.

A true local boy, Canon Alan went to St Joseph’s Primary School and later Sacred Heart, both in Camberwell.

The 74-year-old was born in Battersea in 1952 to Irish parents and would spend summer holidays in Clare. The family of four moved from Battersea to Walworth as children, where they lived for decades before he moved to the seminary to train to be a priest.

But he never ventured too far from South London, and his sister Sarah told this paper he loved that his vocation allowed him to spend his years as a priest down the road from where he grew up.

In the 1980s, Canon Alan made it a special mission to support those suffering during the AIDS epidemic, taking care of the families of the bereaved and those having to live with the stigma of the terrible illness.

Sarah said: “He’s always been an outgoing person. He just had so much to give. He loved helping people and he really helped so many. Alan was born to help people and he died helping people.”

Canon Alan had a well-known love for travel and had explored a number of countries, including Australia and New Zealand, but Venice was his favourite

destination for its food and culture.

Sarah said she was touched by the overwhelming support and love from the community and parish for her brother, adding people had been queuing at their door to pay their respects to Alan.

“He was more than just a priest, he was a therapist in a way”, Sarah noted.

Canon Alan was still helping and taking care of people just a few weeks before he passed away but, Sarah said, “it’s a shame because he still had a lot more to give.”

Canon Alan was also known for his love for music and powerful singing voice. He would delight many each year by giving a moving performance at the Christmas Memorial Service run by local funeral directors F A Albin & Sons in Bermondsey.

A comfort to hundreds, if not thousands, of bereaved families, Canon Alan deliberately kept his illness quiet, so as not to detract from his parishioners’ problems.

Jon Dyer, director of F A Albin & Sons funeral directors, who had a close friendship with Canon McLean, said: “He came and really made a quick

impact on the community, not just at Dockhead but on all the surrounding parishes.”

He said Canon McLean supported thousands of people in Bermondsey and neighbouring areas, whilst continuing to keep in touch with and care for those who moved away. “He kept a really strong link with the church, the community and the people, whether they still lived there or not,”

Jon added.

“He has been a priest and a canon who’s led not just with faith, but with huge personality and huge character. To say he could be a little bit stubborn would be an understatement, but he was always stubborn for the right reasons. He would fight for his local community, religious and nonreligious.”

Canon McLean and Jon’s late father, Barry Albin-Dyer, had a wonderful relationship: “It started off as a bit of a power struggle but evolved into a really great friendship. My dad and him working together to support families was a wonderful thing for me to see and be a part of.”

One of two funerals for Barry Albin-

Dyer was held at The Most Holy Trinity Church, with crowds so large Canon Alan put TV screens on the outside to allow people to watch it.

“There were lots of wonderful things that Canon Alan did that people wouldn’t really know about,”

Jon added. “He was a great comfort to people and to families when they faced bereavement.”

Speaking of his own tribulations, Jon said Canon Alan had taken him, his wife and son, who suffers from epilepsy, to the French pilgrimage town of Lourdes nearly every year. “He leaves behind a lasting legacy and will be sorely missed,” Jon added.

Sir Simon Hughes, former MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark from 1983-2015, also got in touch to pay tribute to Canon Alan, whom he called “a priest for all people”.

He said: “Canon Alan of Holy Trinity Dockhead was one of the men most loved, admired and respected by thousands of people and families throughout Bermondsey and all of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark. He was a dear and trusted friend to many, including me.

The funeral of Barry

“Alan was not just a wonderful and popular caring priest and pastor, but a hugely talented priest who developed the music of his parish, diocese and cathedral, and was fully involved in the issues and decisions of his local community.

“He was also great fun and great company,” Sir Simon added.

He said the completion of the new Holy Trinity parish hall would be a timely tribute to Canon Alan, especially if it were to be named after him.

Canon Alan also served at the Catholic parish of St. William of York from 198792. They called him “a great friend and much loved priest”.

His funeral is due to take place on Friday 3rd July at 11am at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Dockhead. It will be led by the Archbishop of Southwark, John Wilson.

For any updates, go to the website of the Most Holy Trinity, Dockhead.

Alan as a young boy growing up in

DIRTY PROTEST

Campaigners bid to block plans to pump treated wastewater into Thames

By Charlotte Lillywhite Local Democracy Reporters

A PETITION to the UK Government is demanding action to stop micropollutants including ‘forever chemicals’ ending up in the River Thames amid plans to replace up to 75million litres a day during drought with treated wastewater.

Thames Water’s plan to ensure London has enough drinking water during times of prolonged dry weather would see huge volumes taken from the Thames above Teddington Weir and transferred along a new pipeline to an existing underground tunnel.

This water would join the Lee Valley reservoirs, ready to become drinking water. It would be replaced with “highlytreated” wastewater via a tunnel from a new ‘tertiary treatment’ plant at Mogden Sewage Treatment Works. The project is referred to as Thames Water’s Teddington direct river abstraction.

SO WHAT ARE THE KEY OBJECTIONS?

Given it’s estimated that Thames Water loses around a fifth of the water it supplies through leaks, campaigners say a plan to ensure the supply of drinking water that introduces potential new harms to the environment and humans is the wrong solution.

Save Our Lands And River (SOLAR) says the current proposals don’t do enough to filter out micropollutants that are harmful to humans and wildlife. They want the new treatment plant to meet stricter standards as

demanded in EU countries – effectively adding a fourth stage of treatment for wastewater to remove them.

Such pollutants including so-called ‘forever chemicals’ can be missed during the three-stage, or tertiary, treatment process planned.

SOLAR has created a petition, which can be viewed and signed on the Government website, demanding that all new wastewater treatment infrastructure meets those higher international standards, to “safeguard people’s health, better protect all water bodies and reduce damaging long-term impacts”.

The EU’s new Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, which came into force on January 1, 2025, requires treatment plants serving 150,000 or more people to introduce quaternary, or fourth-stage, treatment by 2045 targeting residual micropollutants.

Although a Change.org petition calling for the Thames Water plans to be scrapped has gained more than 33,800 signatures, SOLAR launched a new petition to the Government to demand action at the highest level. Petitions on the Government website also require a response if they reach 10,000 signatures.

The petition says: “Proposed new schemes built to outdated standards must be stopped as they will continue releasing biological and chemical contaminants, including forever chemicals, harming water bodies, wildlife, and public health. They also risk a dramatic increase in customer

water bills to pay for expensive and avoidable upgrades.”

‘SIGNIFICANT DETRIMENTAL IMPACT’ ON THAMES

Ian McNuff, from SOLAR, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) the results of Thames Water’s recent trial of technology proposed for the Teddington scheme raised concerns it would struggle to meet current UK standards let alone tighter EU rules.

Ian said: “You can see now they’re proposing something which is not good enough.”

Thames Water told the LDRS the scheme, which is still in the design stages, would meet UK water quality standards.

The pilot was commissioned at the start of September 2024 and run under two intensive testing, sampling and monitoring campaigns, known as sprints, along with a shorter targeted final sprint before it was decommissioned in December 2025.

A report on the results said iron concentrations in the treated wastewater in the first two sprints were “expected to have a significant detrimental impact on the receiving water body” i.e the River Thames.

It said the technology tested during these studies was not “suitable for fullscale implementation” as it could not reliably meet treated water quality standards for iron.

The technology was adjusted for a shorter final sprint and produced results closer to the scheme’s targets

for iron removal, which the report said could be improved further. But the report also found the technology faced challenges in “achieving tighter treated water PFOS targets”, known as a ‘forever chemical’.

Ian said: “If you compare what they’re achieving and what they’ve done compared to these European standards that we’re going for in the petition, they are a country mile away from it.”

The Government must consider holding a debate in Parliament on the petition if it reaches 100,000 signatures by November 1.

A Thames Water spokesperson said: “The proposed Teddington direct river abstraction project would

provide up to 75 million litres of water for London each day during drought. We’d replenish the river with recycled water, protecting river levels and the local environment.

“Water recycling is a tried and tested method used across the world. We’d like to reassure local communities that the project would meet water quality standards set by the Environment Agency and will comply with all relevant regulatory and legal requirements, which are set by UK Government. We will continue to engage in discussions on how to protect our waterways for the future.”

Thames Water plans to apply to the Government for a development consent order to build the project in early 2027.

MAN CONVICTED IN FATAL NEW CROSS STABBING AFTER ‘DISPUTE OVER MONEY’

By Evie Flynn

A MAN who drove 50 miles to kill a former business associate in New Cross will be sentenced next month, after being found guilty of murder.

Ben Wazabanga has been found guilty of stabbing and killing Ayowale Aladejana following a business ‘dispute’ in New Cross last year.

Twenty-six-year-old Ayowale Aladejana was found with stab wounds at his home in Monson Road, just off New Cross Road in the evening of 2 August 2025.

Ben Wazabanga, 23, from Bedford, was convicted of his murder at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday 11 June.

The police said that Wazabanga drove 50 miles to confront Aladejana and armed himself with a knife, which he later used to kill him.

Detectives also shared that Wazabanga and Aladejana were previously business associates before a ‘dispute over money’.

Detective Chief Inspector Lucie Card, who led the investigation, said: “This was a calculated and brutal attack, with Wazabanga driving a considerable distance in order to accost Aladejana at his home and cause him harm.

“Both the responding officers and subsequent detectives worked tirelessly, examining CCTV and phone data, to piece together the timeline that led to Aladejana’s death.

“This was a truly tragic and avoidable incident. We established that Wazabanga alone used the knife to kill Aladejana, and I hope that today’s conviction will bring Aladejana’s loved ones a measure of comfort as they continue to grieve his loss.”

Met detectives trawled through hours of CCTV footage to identify the car that had been parked outside Aladejana’s home on the night he was

The vehicle details were circulated widely, with the car later being stopped by armed police near Waterloo Bridge in central London.

Despite Wazabanga running from the car with a knife in his hands, officers arrested him on suspicion of murder. Number plate recognition also

Phone analysis also confirmed his grievance towards the victim and the plan he had formed.

Wazabanga will be sentenced at the same Southwark Crown Court on Monday 13 July.

Jamie Oliver awards Bermondsey school-dinner chef for unusual menus

The School House Cafe at Spa School is open to the public during the day from 9am to 3pm

By Romilly Schulte

A CHEF at a Bermondsey secondary school for pupils with autism has won a national Jamie Oliver award for her fully meatfree school meals, which help pupils approach food healthily.

Tracy Nwabia from Spa School Bermondsey won the Chef Champion Award and the 2026 Jamie Oliver Good School Food Awards for her meals, which are all vegan or vegetarian. She also works to cook menus with a range of different textures, as these are often a tricky point for neurodiverse children which can affect their eating.

Georgina Quigley from Spa School said: “Being meat-free never feels

like a compromise. We could not be prouder that this hard work has been recognised.”

The Jamie Oliver School Awards promote food education and healthy eating in schools - the celebrity chef is well known for successfully campaigning to ban the infamous school dinner dish Turkey Twizzlers.

But Tracy’s varied and colourful meals get the kids excited about their lunches, and they can vote dishes on and off the menu.

The award additionally recognises the school’s weekly cooking classes, where pupils learn new meat-free recipes, and use the eggs produced by their on-site chickens.

Spa School gives their pupils

Man arrested after pregnant woman loses baby in Lewisham police chase crash

By Alex Orr

A PREGNANT woman lost her baby in a crash involving a car chased by police on Lewisham Way, New Cross, on Saturday 13th June.

The collision took place at around 11.30pm, after police followed a vehicle with suspected cloned number plates that had failed to stop.

The vehicle collided into another car being driven by a man in his 20s, with his heavily pregnant partner, also in her 20s, sat in the passenger seat.

The woman, who is now in a stable condition, was taken to hospital by paramedics, but her unborn child died shortly after.

Her partner was also treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

A 29-year-old man who was identified as the driver of the suspected vehicle was arrested

on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, theft of a motor vehicle, failure to stop and possession of class A drugs.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has been informed and a mandatory referral will be made, as is standard practice in cases involving serious injury.

Detective Inspector Suzanne Quinton, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the mother and father involved, and their family following the tragic loss of their child.

“Our investigation continues. We would ask anyone with information or footage that could help to please come forward.”

Anyone with information or dashcam footage that could aid the police investigation is advised to call 101 quoting CAD 8670/13JUN.

experience in food preparation and hospitality, as they run the School House Cafe where the young people can build their confidence and independence - and all the menu items are veggie.

Mum and reality TV star Dani Dyer spoke about Tracy’s win, saying: “What Tracy has created is really special because she’s made food something pupils genuinely look forward to. The fact that children feel involved, included and excited about what’s on their plates says so much about the environment she’s built.”

The School House Cafe is open to the public during the school day from 9am to 3pm, and its Google page is flooded with five star reviews.

By Flora Bigham

THIS YEAR Father’s Day falls on Sunday the 21st of June. There are plenty of activities, pubs, experiences and more on offer in south east London to cater to whatever you and your dad might enjoy.

BERMONDSEY BEER MILE AND MALTBY STREET MARKET:

If he is a beer connoisseur, Bermondsey Beer Mile features around twenty breweries serving up the best craft beer London has to offer. Drink in the company of future kings and queens at Fabal Beerhall, which the Prince and Princess of Wales visited earlier this year.

Enjoy naturally produced beer made with 100% English grain and hops.

Location: Fabal Beerhall, 88 Druid Street SE1 2AN

Open: 2pm-8pm Sunday

While on the mile, why not drop into Maltby Street Market, where food stalls serve up dishes from around the world. Try everything from empanadas to steak to Cardabelle’s French style cruller, a kind of deep-fried doughnut.

Location: Maltby Street Market, Arch 46, Ropewalk, Maltby St, SE1 3PA. Open: 11am-4pm Sunday

ST. JOHN’S BAKERY, DRUID STREET:

Enjoy Michelin star sweet treats at St John Bakery. Located on 72 Druid Street, dive into freshly baked doughnuts, cinnamon rolls and pastries.

Location: St John Bakery 72 Druid St, SE1 2HQ. Open:9am-4pm Sunday

THE GEORGE, BOROUGH:

If sport is more up your street, there is a full evening of World Cup football being played on the 21st of June. Head over to Southwark’s The George to watch the games. First opened in the medieval times, the pub’s Middle Bar was a favourite haunt of Charles Dickens. It is London’s only surviving galleried coaching inn. Originally set up to offer a resting point for travellers and their horses, the development of the railway led to the decline of these establishments.

Location: The George, 75 Borough High St, SE1 1NH. Open: 11am-11pm Sunday

WHERE TO CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY IN SOUTH LONDON

BOROUGH:

Another historic pub to visit is The Southwark Tavern. Reportedly located on the site of a debtor’s prison, visitors can enter the basement to find former prison cells transformed into comfortable booths. The area has been host to various prisons in its time, including The Clink. If you’re searching for a gruesome historical education, learn all about the jailhouse at Clink Prison Museum. Charles Dickens appears yet again, as his father was locked up in nearby Marshalsea Prison, for owing a baker forty pounds and ten shillings. This inspired Dickens to situate his novel Little Dorrit in Marshalsea.

Location: The Southwark Tavern, 22 Southwark St, SE1 1TU. Open:11am11pm Sunday

THE BLUE ANCHOR, BERMONDSEY:

For more organised fun, celebrate the

Happy Father’s Day to the most amazing Daddy and Yayo!

We love you so much! Love Jodie, Jamie, Olly and Lewis xxx

To the best daddy in the world, happy Father’s Day, lots of love and kisses from your two princesses Lola and Isla xx love you xx

Steven Kiddey

Happy Father’s Day

Love you lots Josh & Jess xxxx

Happy Father’s Day pops/yayo

Thank you for everything you do, and we love you very much. Love Leanne, Danny, and Jack xxx

To Nandad, Happy Nandad Day!

We love you lots and lots.

Love Jude, Rocco and Asta xxx

Activities include fun fundraising activities and live sport broadcast throughout the day.

Location: Blue Anchor Bermondsey, 251 Southwark Park Rd., SE16 3TS. Open: 11am-10.30pm Sunday

TENNIS AT DULWICH LAWN TENNIS CLUB:

If you and your dad would prefer to participate in sport rather than sit back and watch, why not book a tennis lesson at Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club. This leafy oasis in Herne Hill boasts both clay and grass tennis courts. While the club has a 1400long membership waiting list, nonmembers can book coaching sessions from £45 (private) or £50 (joint).

Location: Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club Giant Arches Rd, SE24 9HB. Open: 8am-10pm Sunday

SIXES PARTY CRICKET, BERMONDSEY:

Combine cricket and cocktails at Bermondsey Street’s Sixes Party Cricket. Expect state of the art cricket simulators and batting cages, alongside a wide-ranging menu of drinks and food including the venue’s own Sixes Pale Ale.

Location: Sixes Party Cricket, 50 Bermondsey St, SE1 3UDOpen:10am8pm Sunday

IMMERSIVE GAMEBOX, SOUTHWARK:

Experiment with an immersive gaming experience at Immersive Gamebox near Southwark station.

Visitors can participate in games including “The Floor is Lava”, “Batman sessions” and “Squid Game”, alongside trying out the venue’s new football arcade. Tickets start from £27 for kids and £37 for adults.

Location: Arch 3, 83 Scoresby St, SE1 0XNOpen:10am-8pm Sunday

FATHER’S DAY MESSAGES

Alf Osborne happy heavenly Father’s Day miss and love you always love from your children, grandchildren & great grandchildren xxx

John the Viking Happy Father’s Day to the Best Father Husband Grandad Great Grandad and lover I could have ever asked for ♥ I will love you eternally x Chrissie xxxxx

Happy Father’s Day Dad, We are proud of you, you have done really well, love you loads, Love Gel Steve and Reggie xxxx

Happy Father’s Day Thomas/Dad! We love you, from Chipmunk the Cute Avacado and Zoomy the Hamster x x

Happy first Father’s Day dad from your furry boy Watson

To the best Dad in the World Nicky White, Happy Father’s Day. Thank you for everything you do for us, Have the best day.

Love you always, Teddy & Tilly-May xxx

Happy Heavenly Father’s Day to the best Dad and grandad Stephen White, We love and miss you always. Casey, Nicky, Archie, Teddy, Tilly-May, Riley & Reenie- Rose xxx

Happy Father’s Day to my Daddy Danboy. Hope you have the best day, Love Ivy-Rose xxx

Happy heavenly Father’s Day Stephen Green. The best Dad & Grandad We love and miss you so much, Joanne, Teddie & Tilly-May xxx

HMS BELFAST, SOUTH BANK AND THE ANGEL IN ROTHERHITHE:

If you are looking for a more laidback Sunday afternoon, why not take a stroll along the river Thames. Exiting at London Blackfriars station, walk along the river past the Southbank Centre, Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and Sir Francis Drake’s ship The Golden Hinde, before picking up a few snacks at Borough Market. Continue on to Hay’s Galleria before making a pit stop at HMS Belfast. Serving in World War II, this Royal Navy cruiser has been transformed into a museum, including an immersive exhibit telling the stories of the 950 sailors who served the ship. Carry on past the magnificent Tower Bridge, along Butler’s Wharf, and with a short detour due to building works, end up at The Angel to enjoy a hard-won pint overlooking the Thames.

Location: HMS Belfast, The Queen’s Walk, SE1 2JH. Open: 10am-6pm

Location: The Angel, 101 Bermondsey Wall East, Rotherhithe, SE16 4NB. Open:12pm-10pm Sunday

PECKHAM ROOFTOP CINEMA:

For a nostalgic cinema trip, why not try out Peckham’s Rooftop Cinema Club. “Finding Nemo” is on at 12.45pm before the classic “Good Will Hunting” at 2.45pm and awardwinning “Interstellar” at 7pm. Tickets start at £14 for adults and £7 for kids.

Location: Rooftop Cinema Club Peckham, Roof A, Bussey Building, 133 Rye Ln, SE15 4ST. Open: 12pm11.30pm Sunday

BROCKWELL PARK:

Combine a café and park outing with a visit to Brockwell Park. In the centre of the park lies the historic Brockwell Hall. Originally built in the early 19th century for a wealthy glass maker, the house has recently been restored to its former glory. It now features The Glassmaker’s Café serving up icecream, quiches, hot drinks and more.

Location: The Glassmaker’s Café, Brockwell Hall Brockwell Park Gardens, SE24 9BN. Open: 8am-5pm Sunday

To Charlie Stedmond, Happy Father’s Day, Love Lilly, Harry, June and Charlie-Joe xxx

To our Dad, Bobby Jukes. Happy Father’s Day, We love you lots always, Bobby, Owen, Harley, Harry, Arthur, Chelsea, Kayla & Ellie-mae

Happy Father’s Day Michael Ryan Enjoy your day. Love you, Maisie xxx

To Brian Mallardet, Happy Father’s Day. You truly are the best dad ever. Love you millions. Megan, Ronnie & Poppy x

Dear Dad, (AJ Flynn) Happy Father’s Day-DAT NICE. Love you so much, Gee soon xx Happy heavenly

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BERMONDSEY MODULAR HOMES FOR ROUGH SLEEPERS FINALLY TO OPEN IN JULY

By Alex Orr

EIGHT MODULAR homes expected to open in January may finally be ready, claims the new Green-Lib Dem administration.

The SoloHaus homes, built and donated to the borough by construction company

The Hill Group, were intended to house homeless people or those sleeping rough from the start of the year.

But the opening of the self-contained houses, which are located on Leroy Street, just off Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey, was delayed for six months because Thames Water had not connected them to the water supply.

New deputy leader of Southwark Council, Victor Chamberlain, (pictured), has now confirmed the outstanding connection works will be completed by Thames Water between 6th and 10th July.

He said the homes were expected to be handed over and occupied shortly afterwards, subject to a final sign-off.

Chamberlain said: “These homes were delivered to provide urgently needed accommodation for vulnerable residents, so it is deeply frustrating that they have remained empty for months because of delays outside the Council’s direct control.

“After years of housing failures in Southwark, residents expect to see every available home brought into use as

quickly as possible.”

The new deputy leader, who is also the leader of the Southwark Liberal Democrats, said he was pleased a date had finally been set for the water connection works and expected all partners to ensure there were no further delays.

He added: “With thousands of households on Southwark’s housing waiting list and many more families living in temporary accommodation, every home matters.”

There are more than 20,000 households on the waiting list for council housing in the borough, with more than 4000 households in temporary accommodation and a 77% rise in child homelessness

FREE FESTIVAL IN BERMONDSEY TO CELEBRATE UNIQUE JAPANESE CULTURE

By Evie Flynn

A FREE family-friendly Japanese festival is returning to Bermondsey for the fifth year on Saturday 20 June, with live karate performances, Okinawan cuisine and puppet making.

Okinawa Day is a yearly celebration of the unique culture of Japan’s southernmost region – and it will be returning to The Blue with a line-up of live performances.

Okinawa is a cluster of islands in Japan that formed part of the historic Ryukyu Kingdom and it has its own culture and traditions that are distinct from mainland Japan.

Guest performers from the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Amami, and Tokyo, will be visiting the UK to showcase their unique island folk songs and dances. The festival will feature demonstrations of the traditional Eisa dance and Okinawan music featuring the sanshin instrument.

Okinawa is also the birthplace of karate, and there will be a live Ryukyu Karate performance on the day.

There will also be a number of food and craft stalls run by the London Okinawa Sanshinkai and independent retailers.

Bermondsey Blue BID, one of the organisers of the event, are hosting a wider programme of free family events this summer, including Bermondsey Puppet and Storytelling Festival and there will be a chance to get involved on Okinawa Day.

Children are invited to make Okinawan Dugoung Puppets with artist Miyuki Kasanara to take along to an outdoor celebration in Bermondsey Spa Gardens on Sunday 12 July from 12 – 5pm.

Okinawa Day is organised by London Okinawa Sanshinkai and first came to The Blue Market in 2022 after 10 years in

Spitalfields in East London.

The group was formed in 1999 at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) by academics specialising in Ryukyu Classical Music and Yaeyama Folk Songs studies. Since then, the group has been circulating Okinawan music, dances and culture through a variety of activities and performances not only in the UK but also in other European countries.

Date: 20 June

Time: 11am – 5pm

Location: The Blue Market, Market Place, London, SE16 3UQ

Tickets: Free, no ticket required

between 2021 and 2025.

Councillor David Noakes, Liberal Democrat councillor for London Bridge and West Bermondsey, said: “Having made the decision to knock down the garages on this site residents are understandably frustrated about the delays in bringing the modular homes into use.

“The previous administration and Thames Water, despite announcing the grand opening in early 2026, had turned a good news story for housing homeless people into another example of the frustrations around housing delivery, poor consultation and communication.”

Noakes said he was looking forward to the works being completed and residents

finally being able to move in.

In January, the formerly Labour-led Southwark Council had assured readers significant progress was being been made over taking Thames Water to task over delays, and at the time, a spokesperson for the Hill Group said: “Trying to get a date [for installation by Thames Water] has been like pulling teeth.”

Chamberlain promised the new administration would learn those lessons, adding: “We will continue to press for these homes to be occupied as quickly as possible and to learn any lessons from this experience, so that future housing projects can be delivered without unnecessary hold-ups.”

Potters Fields Park to host free ‘midsummer party’

By Evie Flynn

HEAD DOWN to Potters Fields Park next to Tower Bridge on Saturday 20th June for a free day of live entertainment to celebrate the area’s 21st birthday.

The event will run from 12 noon till 8pm and the team say that there will be something on offer for the whole family.

For music, Doolally tap will be starting the celebrations with two sets of New Orleans jazz, followed by a dance performance from Southwark College students.

Later in the afternoon, The Overproofs will bring their mix of Jamaicaninfluenced R’n’B, ska, dub rock, and reggae to the stage. The music will end with two sets from The Bikini Beach Band.

There will also be a ‘Fur the love of dog’ show organised by Bermondseybased brewer Hiver Arches, which you can enter before the event here. Plus, the

Castellers of London will be putting on a thrilling human pyramid display known as a castell.

As well as the performances, there will be arts and crafts for children provided by The Kids Table, puppet-making AS part of the Bermondsey Puppet & Storytelling Festival and a mini sports day, as well as walks, talks, workshops and market stalls. For refreshments, there will be food traders from the nearby Tower Bridge Collective food hall, and drinks available from Hiver Beers.

LOCAL PEOPLE CAN STILL GET INVOLVED BY:

• Volunteering for Saturday 20th, to assist with directing visitors and helping the day to run smoothly. Up to 6 volunteers are being sought.

• Signing up to the Hiver Beers Fur The Love of Dog Show here.

• Signing up for The Big Summer Wind Orchestra & Choir here. (For singers, brass and wind instrument players of any standard)

• Hiring a trading pitch; there are still a couple of pitches available on Saturday for local makers and crafters; contact Potters Fields Park directly for more information

Date: Saturday 21 June

Time: 12pm – 8pm

Location: Potters Fields Park, near Tooley St, London SE1 2UD (the green next to Tower Bridge)

Tickets: Free, no booking required (food and drink available to buy)

16 NEWS

By Evie Flynn

THE NINE-YEAR-OLD boy and his parents who fell to their deaths from the 36th floor of a 46-storey tower block in the Elephant and Castle nearly three weeks ago have been named by police.

More information has emerged after many questioned how all three could have fallen at the same time.

The family have been named by police as father Rakesh Pai, 47, mother Aditi Paralkar, 46, who were originally from India, and their son Sid, 9, who was believed to have been born in the UK.

Emergency services were called to the UNCLE building on Churchyard Row, next to Castle Leisure Centre and St Mary’s Churchyard, at around 7:30am on May 27, following reports that three people had fallen from a height. All three were pronounced dead at the scene. And while the Met Police have not confirmed the full details surrounding the deaths, they are urging anyone with information that may help with their enquiries to come forward.

Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, told a national paper last week: “It’s a terrible tragedy, a family of three. Just awful. Some constituents saw it happen.”

Shortly after the three bodies were discovered Coyle wrote to his constituents: “Sadly, on Wednesday, May 27, in the early morning, police and the London Ambulance Service were called to Churchyard Row after an awful incident involving a family falling multiple stories from the UNCLE building.

“This terrible tragedy saw a child, woman and man discovered with major trauma and despite the best efforts of officers and paramedics who conducted CPR, all three individuals were pronounced dead on site. I am so sorry that this awful occurrence has happened by your home.”

It was reported that friends of the

FAMILY-OF-THREE WHO DIED IN ELEPHANT AND CASTLE TOWER BLOCK FALL NAMED

couple said they left the UK to live in India around six years ago while also providing Aditi with more support from friends and family in Mumbai, where she was born and raised.

A neighbour living near the family told a national last week: “The building sent an email round on Wednesday but they didn’t give us much information, just that it was a tragic incident and not related to security in the building.”

The UNCLE building, also known as Highpoint Tower, describes itself as “London’s tallest residential building”, with a gym, 24/7 concierge service and a sky lounge. Apartments are advertised for over £3,000 a month and £3,715 for two bedrooms.

The parents are believed to have been educated at top Indian universities. Rakesh reportedly worked as a project manager for several banks including Barclays,

Santander and Deutsche Bank.

The couple are believed to have only lived in Elephant and Castle for a short time and previously owned and lived in a flat in Clapham.

The Met said in a statement last week that the deaths were being treated as “unexpected” and that next of kin had been informed. Acting Detective Superintendent Dan Whitten, who is leading the investigation, said today:

“Our thoughts remain with Aditi,

Rakesh and Sid’s family and loved ones while we work at pace to establish the facts surrounding these tragic deaths. We are keeping an open mind as to the circumstances and would encourage members of the public and the press to refrain from speculation.

“We urge anyone with information that may help with our enquiries to come forward. You can do this by calling 101, quoting CAD 1613/27MAY.”

Sierra Leone’s first lady has had Walworth council flat taken away

By Evie Flynn

SIERRA LEONE’S first lady kept a two-bedroom council flat in Walworth after her husband was elected president, but the property has now been taken back by the council to go to a family ‘genuinely in need’.

Fatima Jabbe-Bio, 45, had lived in the property for more than a decade before relocating to Sierra Leone’s presidential lodge in Freetown after her husband, Julius Maada Bio, became president in 2018.

The Freetown residence is reported to include a swimming pool, tennis court and helipad.

After a year-long investigation by Southwark Council’s Housing Investigations team, the Walworth flat will now be allocated to a one of over

18,000 families on the social housing waiting list.

In an interview with the BBC last month, Jabbe-Bio said the Southwark flat was still used by her children and said: “My children are all British citizens. I’m paying for my council house myself. I have not committed any crime.”

Reginald Popoola, Southwark’s executive member for council homes, said: “We can confirm we have taken possession of a property in Walworth following a 12-month investigation by our Housing Investigations Team.

“I look forward to bringing this council property back to its original purpose which is to provide a safe and secure home for people with legitimate housing need on the Council’s waiting list. This property will be swiftly allocated to a local

family in genuine housing need.”

Jabbe-Bio reportedly moved into the flat in Southwark in 2007 and electoral records show she registered to vote there several times since 2009. She also registered a company at the address in 2008.

It is understood that Jabbe-Bio would only visit the Southwark flat occasionally after moving to Freetown. Born in Sierra Leone, Jabbe-Bio came to London as an asylum seeker in 1996, aged 16, after escaping an arranged child marriage to a man in his 30s.

She later pursued a career in modelling and acting and appeared in a series of low-budget Nigerian films. Jabbe-Bio met President Julius Maada Bio in 2012 at a fundraiser for his first presidential run and the pair married a year later.

A NEW GAIL’S COULD BE COMING TO BRIXTON TUBE

By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter

A NEW Gail’s could be coming to Brixton after plans were submitted to take over a unit next to the Tube station.

The bakery and coffee shop chain plans its latest branch at 439 Brixton Road, which is located right next to Brixton Underground station.

The proposed site is currently empty and was last occupied by the fastfood chain, Chopstix. Gail’s has sought planning permission so it can make some alterations to the store, including removing the existing shopfront and installing new signs.

The plans were submitted on Wednesday, May 13 and residents and local businesses have until today (Friday June 19) to have their say on the proposals.

After the consultation is over and planning officers have reviewed all information including comments from the public, the application will be assessed against local and national policies as part of a recommendation report.

The plans will then be decided by either a planning officer or will be referred to Lambeth Council’s Planning Applications Committee.

At the end of November 2025, Gail’s unveiled plans to rapidly expand its

stores by opening 40 more outlets after its sales rose by a fifth during the previous year.

Gail’s is known for its cinnamon buns and sourdough loaves, but with the cost of one bun setting you back £4 and loaves that start from £4.90, the chain has been accused by some of being “insanely overpriced” and has become synonymous in London with gentrification.

Independent businesses are already struggling in Brixton, and earlier this year the owner of Brixton News was forced to close his news stand of 36 years after being “priced out” by Transport for London (TfL).

Pritesh Patel, whose news stand was

located inside Brixton Tube station and only metres away from the potential site for the new Gail’s, said TfL bosses told him he’d have to pay £85,000 a year if he wanted to remain at the site, which was more than double his previous rate.

A similar case is currently unravelling in Oval, where a family-run café inside the Tube station has been told its lease will not be renewed by TfL.

Old Roots Café, which has operated inside the London Underground station for the past 20 years, says it will be forced to shut by summer next year if the proposed changes go ahead.

Metin Balci, from Old Roots Café, previously said: “TfL are limiting small businesses that are trying to run in their stations.

“We’re all being replaced by Gail’s, Pret and Greggs, but there’s no way we can compete with them. If this continues there will be no independent businesses left in stations.”

There is no doubt that the communities of Brixton, an area which has undergone immense change over the years, will have something to say

over the possibility of a Gail’s opening up, with many already taking to social media to share their opinions.

At of the time of publication (June 11), a post by bestofbrixtonldn on Instagram had attracted 572 comments, and more than 1,200 likes. Commenting on the post, Instagram user divagez said: “The High Street doesn’t need another overpriced bakery. It needs variety, affordability and businesses that actually serve the whole community.

“Every year London looks more generic, costs more to live in, and loses a bit more of its character. Gail’s? Really?”

Another user called somaticswithsuhad said: “It is everywhere.. how are all high streets gonna look the same?”

One person pointed out that a Gail’s already exists on Railton Road, which is just over a 20-minute walk away from the proposed location.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) approached Gail’s but the chain did not want to comment on the Brixton plans.

By Alex Orr

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in Catford.

Derek Bradshaw, of Hanover Circle in Hayes, was charged yesterday and was due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on 16th June).

According to the Metropolitan Police, officers responded to concerns for the welfare of a woman inside a

property on Catford Hill, near Catford Station, at 11.35am on 9th June.

She has been named by police as Barbara McCann, 47. She was pronounced dead at the scene and her family are being supported by specialist officers.

In the days after her death, police said their enquiries took them to Hillingdon, west London, where a 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on 11th June.

Detective Chief Inspector Mark

Franklin, who led the investigation, said: “Our thoughts remain with Barbara’s family at this unimaginably difficult time.

“If you have any information about Barbara’s death, no matter how small, please assist our investigation by contacting us as a matter of urgency.” Anyone with information can speak to police via 101, quoting 3053/9JUN. Anonymous reports can be submitted through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Lucy Ash

makes visible those communities and people that are hidden away

SOME OF the portraits at the exhibition are hidden behind the artist’s interpretations of the sitter; some created by others at the behest of Lucy Ash, or have been hiding beneath a bed for 70 years, writes Michael Holland.

The invisibility of gay men living secret lives is another big factor in bringing together what initially looks like a disjointed exhibition, until the artist freely explains her feelings and thoughts about the work she has produced, and you can see how it all comes together.

Ash has copied a series of artworks from a set of paintings by Duncan Grant, one of the Bloomsbury Group, known for their unconventional lifestyles. Made in the 1940s, but kept hidden under his bed for many years until he put them in the safekeeping of a friend who made them public in 2020. Erotic is one word for the content, which some would say is pornographic and would have been highly illegal at a time when homosexuality was a jailable offence. Today it is mere exotica.

Her copies are hung, framed by a 1940s bed frame, with the wire springs caging the art, fencing it in; still under a bed, but now only partially hidden.

There are portraits of two WW1 poets: John McCrae, who penned ‘In

Flanders Fields’, and Wilfred Owen, famous for ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’. The poets are there on the canvas in spirit only. McCrae is manifested as blocks of colour that bleed into each other. There is barbed wire, battalion insignia, a plain cross, and a horse that looks out beyond the painting.

Wilfred Owen is depicted as a cross made up of regimental badges and the simple words, ‘The Pity of War’.

Lucy Ash does do portraits of the living, but before she makes any brush marks, she needs to know that person. Really know and understand them to make the best possible image.

There is one portrait that kind of follows conventional rules, and that is of Jen, the sister of Ian Baynham, who died just across the road in Trafalgar Square after a homophobic assault. His memory is the focus of much of the exhibition, purposely held in Pride Month. Jen is sitting pensively, while a ghostly mirror image shows a woman incomplete without her brother.

The artist has also revisited her ‘Portraits of Inspiration’ collaboration with Southampton City Art Gallery.

She asked the community to do portraits of any LGBTIQ+ person that had inspired them, on small blocks that she had painted the background colour. Spread between two large

DIRECTING A DREAM

FROM SEARCHING for fairies to navigating funding applications, director Martha J. Baldwin discusses the journey behind new play Lulla, writes Melina Block.

A dream-play written by Ben SantaMaria and showing during the 30th anniversary of 96 Festival – an annual celebration of the first Pride Party on Clapham Common – Lulla delves into the mind of a queer teenager, with Baldwin taking the reins as director.

Twitter was the perhaps unlikely meeting ground for Baldwin and SantaMaria, who connected via the social media platform in a pre-Elon-Musk’s-X, pre-lockdown world. Freshly graduated, Baldwin responded to the playwright’s callout for directors to read the play.

Baldwin highlights how she brings this into her work on Lulla: “It’s an interesting thing to come back to, and to reflect on as a way to explore the experiences we have as people through these more fantastical surreal stories, because they just access something a little bit unspoken and take you out of normal life and into a place where you can explore all these feelings in an exciting and new way, and I think that’s really precious – and it’s fun!”

Creating an atmosphere in Lulla that feels like an exploration of the subconscious rather than a replica of a dream is key to Baldwin. “Obviously we’re working within the boundaries of physics, so that’s not always possible to take to the furthest point, but it involves total sensory experience and things shifting and changing and melting together, without too much explanation.”

She emphasises that she wants the audience to be immersed in Marin’s experience throughout the show, rather than filtering out any of the more surreal or extreme elements.“When it’s sexy, it’s really sexy; when it’s scary, it’s really scary.”

panels, there were the usual names: Danny La Rue, Oscar Wilde, Freddy Mercury, Elton John, Dusty Springfield, Boy George, Quentin Crisp… Plus, the unusual but hilarious entries - a couple of Muppets have been outed here. Yes, there has always been speculation around Bert and Ernie, but the official line is that they are ‘just friends’… Some of the community artists had painted their mates, which has a poignant touch.

Lucy Ash is a collaborator. A lot of her art is created by the community that is often marginalised. With Invisible Portraits, she makes visible those communities and people that are hidden away. Sometimes we get to see or hear of them just by name, but without doubt, we will remember them.

The gallery is also hidden behind the kind of security checkpoint that you would expect at any entrance into an embassy, so take good I.D.

Canada Gallery, High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London SW1Y 5BJ until Saturday 3 October 2026. 11:00 - 17:45 Monday to Saturday.

Admission: Free.

Website Link: https://culturecanada. co.uk/canada-gallery/lucy-ashinvisible-portraits/

“I had just left university and I read the play, loved it, and then thought – I don’t know if I’m quite ready yet,” she said, explaining that she decided to put it on hold until a couple years later when they did another callout for directors.

Having spent some time out in the world developing as a person, Baldwin felt she had grown enough in herself and her practice. After rereading the play and meeting with SantaMaria, she felt ready to take it on: “I think as a queer woman I wanted to get to a point where I felt, in myself, that I was comfortable enough in my own expression to then start exploring a character’s or someone else’s.”

In Lulla, the character’s expression in question is Marin, a 16-year-old queer teenager exploring her sense of self, desire and fear. Elements of folk and fantasy are laced throughout the show – familiar concepts for Baldwin, both personally and professionally: “This establishment of themes in the real world, and then this journey into something much more fantastical and strange and surprising and imaginative, I think that is a common thread throughout my work.”

The director explained how, growing up, she would frequently holiday in Wales at places which hold a deep folkloric history. Baldwin fondly recalls the Arthurian myths she heard as a child, as well as a special book which guides the reader on how to find fairies. “Especially in Wales, places and stories go hand in hand, and that’s something that me and my family always were very connected to.”

With fantasy and folklore often used to articulate more abstract ideas and elements of the human experience,

This refusal to soften the edges of the story has been central to Lulla –both creatively and practically. While discussing the funding of the show, it is clear that there was never any attempt at diluting the themes or ideas. “We presented the play very honestly and very truthfully, and I think it is really amazing to see that pot of funding go towards a show that is exploring these themes, and explores queerness and youth at a time when queerness and youth is in conversation in a way it hasn’t necessarily been for a little while.”

Although Baldwin is clearly grateful that they have been successful in receiving government arts council funding, she admits that the funding of Lulla was often the most challenging part of the project – a challenge which other artists may be unable to even embark on, let alone reap the rewards of.

“There are so many that I know would not be able to put that time into a funding application because they have other things going on in their life, they have kids, they have several jobs, they are making it work. I fitted it in around my various jobs that I have.”

With various creative workshops and Q&As with LGBTQ+ charities taking place during the show’s two week run, Baldwin states that the show will, ultimately, be used as a vehicle for connection and community engagement, as well as entertainment. “We are offering something really interesting to the community, at the Omnibus, during their festival celebrating 30 years since the first Pride on Clapham Common; it’s a momentous occasion and we feel like we’re slotting into that, and there’s a wider context we’re slotting into there.”

Omnibus Theatre, 1 Clapham Common Northside, London, SW4 0QW from 30 June - 10 July 2026.

For booking and full details: https:// www.omnibus-clapham.org/whatson/ lulla-show

AN EVENING OF OPERA CELEBRATING THE WINDRUSH GENERATION

Broadway Theatre in Catford are welcoming Pegasus Opera Company to Celebrate the Windrush generation on Thursday 25 June. The programme will feature Migrations by Todd Wills, Windrush Opera by Des Oliver and Edson Burton, Ruth by Philip Hagemann, and Va pansiero ‘The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves’ by Giuseppe Verdi. The evening aims to bring to life stories of migration and resilience to mark Windrush Day 2026.

Date: Thursday 25 June

Time: 19:00 – 21:00

Location: Broadway Theatre, Rushey Green, London SE6 4RU

Tickets: £16.95

THE

BEST OF BRITPOP COMES TO WOOLWICH WITH OASIS, BLUR AND PULP COVERS

Woolwich Works will be celebrating the ‘90s on Saturday 27 June with a tribute band line-up featuring tributes to Oasis, Blur and Pulp.

Celebrate Pride in South East London with the UK’s only Hungarian drag queen

Date: Saturday 27 June

Woolwich Works will be hosting drag queen Candy Heals on Saturday 27 June for their celebration of Pride month in the Fireworks Factory courtyard. Described as the UK’s only Hungarian drag queen, Candy will bring the party to South East London with a celebration for the whole family. There will be drinks available to buy, but the event is free and there is no need to book. If rain is forecast, the courtyard is covered and there’s plenty of room inside the cafe and bar.

Time: 4:30pm

Location: The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London, SE18 6HD

Tickets: Free, no need to book

OASIZ, Blur2 and Pulp’d are the three tribute bands who will be playing a selection of classics ‘90s tunes. OASIZ’s setlist will include all the big hitting anthems after the tribute band went viral on social media in 2023. Blur2 are the ‘original’ Blur tribute brand and are regulars on the tribute festival circuit, as well as being a staple band on the live music venue and theatre tour scene. Pulp’d are also a staple of the festival scene as well as multiple sold-out venue and theatre shows each year.

Date: Saturday 27 June

Time: 18:30 – 22:30

Location: Woolwich Works (Fireworks Factory), 11 No.1 Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HD Tickets: £24.20 per ticket or £19.80 concessions

CATFORD COMMUNITY FESTIVAL IS BACK

Catford Broadway is set to come alive on 27 June from 11am - 5pm with a free-to-attend art, music, comedy and street food festival. Catford’s very own summer community festival will showcase the best of SE6 –welcoming businesses, community groups and residents to the town centre. Last year’s event, known as the Big Catford Weekender, brought more people into Catford town centre, giving a boost to the high street and local businesses. In the lead up, there will be events running throughout the week, including the Catford Foodie Trail celebrating Catford’s food and drink scene. From Friday 19 to Sunday 28 June, visitors can follow the trail to discover must visit venues and exclusive offers.

Date: Saturday 27 June

Time: 11am – 5pm

Location: Catford Broadway, SE6 9SE

Tickets: Free to attend

History

HOW DEVON MANSIONS WAS BUILT BY A JOINER FROM ELEPHANT & CASTLE

By Debra Gosling

TOWER

BRIDGE Primary School

(late Fair Street School). A lovely place to be educated but as a child I was more interested in the flats that overlooked it.

The school had a brilliant book club which encouraged us five year olds to read by letting us choose a book every month from a brochure. A short time later a carton would arrive at school with our chosen book and we would be called up to receive said book and have a name plate stuck inside. Magical. Anyway, one of the books I chose was The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio. It was about a lion who had escaped from a zoo in Paris.

The illustrations by Roger Duvoisin really impressed in my mind and for some reason I thought Devon Mansions looked very Parisian. I suppose it was because one flat had two flower pots with geraniums on the windowsill and also there was a birdcage. Even as a child I saw diamonds in the dust!

There are five blocks of Devon Mansions, which take up quite a lot of one side of Tooley Street. There used to be more than this but one thing at a time. They’re now in a conservation area and look rather splendid. They

were built by James Hartnoll who was born in 1853 at Harper Road up the Elephant.

Hartnoll started off as a joiner and moved to Peckham but he had big ideas. Aged 28 he was a speculative builder, putting up working class dwellings and making himself a mint in the process.

Tooley Street used to be packed with warehouses, accommodating everything from tea and spices to bacon, cheese and eggs, so all you need for a decent breakfast. By 1873 this was a huge complex and required hundreds of people to keep it all shipshape.

The area was beginning to evolve as a centre of commercial and industrial might. But to put a fly in the ointment there were hundreds of people thereabouts in very shabby housing with overcrowding and disease right on the doorstep of all those foodstuffs. Add to that the occasional flood, lots of rats and plenty of horses producing manure and it was a bit of a nightmare.

Hartnoll to the rescue! In 1875, he built the model dwellings to bring a smile to residents and warehouse owners alike. He named his shiny new flats Hanover Buildings and soon these lovely apartments were filled up with workers.

A dip into the census for 1891 reveals

an interesting mix of those living in clover: in just one block there was a barge lighterman; a chemist’s pill miller; a market porter; tea packers; a Port of London night-watchman; two hairdressers and three police officers. And for some reason a disproportionate amount of printers, compositors and printing assistants.

For all these people there was actually a built-in pub: The City of Salisbury, which, according to lost pub websites, was there until 1924. It is now called Hartland House and is residential. At the start there were 549 flats of Devon Mansions but numbers 168191 were demolished in 1902: Tower Bridge Road now runs through the middle! If you look at the remaining blocks either side you can see they have a strangely stilted look to them where they have been chopped and shored up.

Since then other improvements and modifications have resulted in a lesser amount of flats - but probably bigger with better living conditions. In fact, originally the flats had no bathroom and the toilet was next to the kitchen, which reflects on how day to day living has changed. People just boiled up a kettle and had a wash in a bowl. Yes, kids that’s how we used to live!

This is to give that Annual General Meeting of Elimhouse Community Association will be held on Tuesday 14 July 2026 at Elim House, 86-88 Bellenden Road, SE15 4RQ

This meeting is due to start at 13:00 hours.

For info contact the General Secretary by email on elimhousecas@gmail.com

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Any person wishing to object to this application must give notice in writing of their objection, stating in general terms the grounds of the objection. Objections may be sent to the above address, or emailed to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk, and must be received no later than: 11th July 2026. For further information, please contact the Licensing Section on 020 7926 6108 or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk

WENDY ANNE KNOX

Deceased

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 anyone with a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the deceased, late of 3 Johnston Close, London, SW9 0QS, who died on 17/04/2026, must send written details to the address below by 20/08/2026, after which the Estate will be distributed with regard only to claims and interests notified.

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP, 5th Floor, South-West, Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, London, SE1 2QG.

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Transport for London Public Notice

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

THE A3209 GLA ROAD (PUTNEY BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF STOPPING) ORDER 2026

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

2. The purpose of the Order is to enable water connection works to take place on the A3209 Putney Bridge Road.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from stopping in the: (1) Loading and Unloading Only Bay outside Nos. 3 – 5 Putney Bridge Road; (2) Loading and Unloading Only Bay outside Nos. 10 – 14 Putney Bridge Road.

The Order will be effective at certain times from 7:00 AM on 20th June 2026 until 6:00 PM on 29th June 2026 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibitions will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by traffic signs.

4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:

(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

Dated this 19th day of June 2026

Paul Matthews

Co-ordination and Permitting Area Manager, Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

LONDON LOCAL AUTHORITIES ACT 1991: SPECIAL TREATMENT LICENSING

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A NEW LICENCE

Notice is given that Viet Hoang has applied to the LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH for a SPECIAL TREATMENTS LICENCE to carry out the following treatments: Waxing, facials, nails, nail extensions, eyelash lifting, eyelash extension, massage, piercing, threading.

At the premises 47 Baylis Road, Waterloo, London, SE1 7AU

Anyone wishing to object to this application must give notice in writing, stating the grounds of objection, to the Licensing Authority, Lambeth Council, 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG (or via email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk) within 28 days of the date of this application.

Date of Application: 16/06/2026

LICENSING ACT 2003

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

Southbank Centre has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a premises licence, in respect of the following premises: Jubilee Gardens, Belvedere Road, SE1 which would authorise the following licensable activities: Time Limited Premises Licence 26 July 12:0019:45, Live Music, Recorded Music

The record of this application may be inspected during normal office hours by an appointment at the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd floor Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG, 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 13 July 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).

To

LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM LICENSING ACT 2003 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A NEW PREMISES LICENCE

Date: 13/06/2026 Notice is given that Mr. Chucks Chinedu Owiebo Trading at: Grove Afro Food & Drinks, 250 Evelyn Street, Deptford SE8 5BZ has applied to Lewisham Council for a new premises licence as stated below: Supply of alcohol: Mon-Sun, 09:00-23:00 Anyone wishing to oppose the application must give notice in writing to Licensing Authority, London Borough of Lewisham, Holbeach Office, 9 Holbeach Road, London SE6 4TW or email licensing@lewisham.gov.uk within 28 days of the date of this notice (10/07/2026), specifying the grounds of opposition. The application can also be viewed at the above address during office hours by appointment. It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for the offence is unlimited. Persons objecting to the grant of licences must be prepared to attend in person at a hearing before a committee of the Council. Note: Your objection will form part of the committee report and forwarded to the applicant. Please let us know if you have a valid reason for your personal details to be removed.

PUBLIC NOTICE LICENSING ACT 2003

To whom it may concern:

We Cray Wanderers Football Club Limited do hereby give notice that we have applied to the Licensing Authority at The London Borough of Bromley for a variation to our Premises Licence at: Flamingo Park, Sidcup By Pass, Chislehurst, BR7 6HL and known as Cray Wanderers Football Club

The application is to:Update the site plans to include the grass football pitches,3g football pitch, large viewing screen, sun terrace, two terrace bars, club shop and padel courts. Extend the on sales area to cover the two terrace bars and associated outdoor consumption areas.

Any person wishing to make representations to this application may do so by writing, stating the grounds of objection to: Licensing, London Borough of Bromley, Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road, Bromley BR1 1AS. Representations may also be sent via email to licensing@bromley.gov.uk not later than Date : 14th July 2026

Representations received after this date cannot be considered. All representations MUST BE IN WRITING

A copy of the application can be viewed at the Licensing Authority’s address during normal office hours by appointment; or on the Council’s website: www.bromley.gov.uk (search applications). It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with this application, the maximum fine on summary of conviction is currently unlimited.

Signed R. Harte Applicant / on behalf of the applicant

Dated 16th June 2026

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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015

NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 10 OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION

Proposed development at: Royal Street Site, SE1

We give notice that: London Square

Is applying to the London Borough of Lambeth for permission to undertake a non-material amendment to an existing planning permission (22/01206/EIAFUL) for:

“Amendment in respect of Plot B for the provision of an additional 9 units, reconfiguration of the ground floor, relocation of the accessible units, minor elevational changes, rooftop level amendments and amendments to the wording of Condition 75.”

Any owner of the land or tenant who wishes to make representations about this application, should write to Planning, London Borough of Lambeth, PO Box 734, Winchester, SO23 5DG or planning@lambeth.gov.uk within 14 days beginning with the date of publication of this notice.

Signed:

On behalf of: London Square

Date: 12 June 2026

Statement of owners' rights: The grant of planning permission does not affect owners' rights to retain or dispose of their property, unless there is some provision to the contrary in an agreement or lease.

Statement of agricultural tenants' rights: The grant of planning permission for non-agricultural development may affect agricultural tenants' security of tenure.

'Owner' means a person having a freehold interest or a leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than seven years. 'Tenant' means a tenant of an agricultural holding any part of which is comprised in the land.

PUBLIC NOTICE LICENSING ACT 2003

To whom it may concern:

I Paul Steadman T/A Cock Pit Events do hereby give notice that we have applied to the Licensing Authority at The London Borough of Bromley for (a new) Premises Licence at: Sports Ground, Cricket Ground Road, Chislehurst, Kent,BR7 6HD

The application is to: - Host The Chislehurst Beer Festival family fun day and music festival on two days, 12th September 2026 from 12:00 to 22:00 & 13th September 2026 from 12:00 to 17:00. Including, the sale of alcohol, live and recorded music.

Any person wishing to make representations to this application may do so by writing, stating the grounds of objection to: Licensing, London Borough of Bromley, Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road, Bromley BR1 1AS. Representations may also be sent via email to licensing@bromley.gov.uk not later than Date: 13th July 2026

Representations received after this date cannot be considered. All representations MUST BE IN WRITING

A copy of the application can be viewed at the Licensing Authority’s address during normal office hours by appointment; or on the Council’s website: www.bromley.gov.uk (search applications). It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with this application, the maximum fine on summary of conviction is currently unlimited.

Signed R. Harte Applicant / on behalf of the applicant Dated 15th June 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE LICENSING ACT 2003

Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

First Date of Display of this Notice: 12th June 2026

An application has been made by: The Cock And Bucket Limited to London Borough of Bexley has made an application under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003 to vary a premises licence for in respect of the premises known as: The Rusty Bucket, situated at 3 Mill Row, Bexley High Street, Bexley DA5 1LA

The application seeks to vary the premises licence so as to extend the terminal hour for the sale of alcohol from 23:00 to 00:00 each day of the week and extend the opening hours by one hour to 00:30

Any “Other Persons” or “Responsible Authority” may make representations in writing to this application no later than: 9 June 2026

Any representations must be sent to: Licensing Partnership, P.O. Box 182, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1GP Telephone 01732 227004 or email at: licensing@sevenoaks.gov.uk

Guidance notes on “making representations” are available from the Licensing Team, or by visiting www.bexley.gov.uk

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application.

The maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for the offence is unlimited.

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

FUL = FULL PLANNING PERMISSION

LB = LISTED BUILDING CONSENT

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.

243 Norwood Road London SE24 9AG Subdivision of the property to create three self-contained flats (Use Class C3) with associated works including; rear extensions with skylights, erection of a rear linked dormer extension, installation of a ground floor side window and insertion of rooflights, together with landscaping and cycle and refuse storage. 26/01440/FUL 1 White Hart Street London SE11 4EP Subdivision of the existing single residential unit into 2 self-contained residential units (Use Class C3), together with erection of a partial ground floor rear extension, associated fenestration alterations, provision of bin and cycle storage, and other associated works. 26/01328/FUL

Alpha House 4 Beta Place London SW4 7QN External repair, maintenance, and redecoration works to Alpha House, undertaken on a like-for-like basis and comprising: repairs to all roof elements including replacement of defective coverings with matching materials and renewal of lead flashings; repairs to chimneys, coping stones, and rainwater goods; repairs to existing timber windows and doors will be repaired using resin-based repairs and timber splicing to address decay, finished to match existing, and with no changes to proportions or detailing.

(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/01254/LB, but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/01253/FUL) 26/01254/LB The Britannia 353 Wandsworth Road London SW8 2JH To the main building the demolition of existing rear additions and outbuildings; and the erection of a 4 storey rear extension including excavation of basement to provide 6 self contained residential units, together with the erection of 3 new dwellinghouses to rear of site [REVISED PLANS RECEIVED]. 25/01398/FUL

81 Gipsy Hill London SE19 1QL Erection of a single storey retail unit fronting Gipsy Hill and a ground plus two storey building to the rear fronting Sainsbury Road to accommodate three flats, following demolition of the existing single storey building. (Revised Drawings) 26/00024/FUL

71 Clapham Common South Side London SW4 9DA Variation of condition 2 (Hours) of planning permission ref: 26/00401/FUL (Installation of low-level timber planter-style boundary treatments and reconfiguration of the external seating area associated with the existing restaurant (Use Class E)) granted: 21/05/2026 Variation sought: To extend the permitted operating hours of the restaurant from 21:30 to 23:00 daily. Revise condition 2 wording to read : Customers are not permitted on the restaurant premises, including the external seating area, hereby permitted other than within the following times: 08:30 Hours to 23:00 Hours - Monday through to Sunday.

26/01620/VOC

12 St Martin's Road London SW9 0SW Replacement of existing windows with new slim-line double-glazed white timber sliding sash windows, with three casement windows to the rear elevation only. Replacement of existing doors on the front elevation with new timber doors with a black painted finish and rear door is to be replaced with a double-glazed white PVCu door. 26/01522/FUL

16 Courtenay Square London SE11 5PG Replacement of existing single door and double doors on the ground floor level.

26/01521/LB

55-57 Old Town London Lambeth SW4 0JQ New tiles on columns and external wall lights to the front elevation, and relocation of extract fan equipment within the existing flue arrangement and associated acoustic attenuation along with ventilation works.

26/01589/FUL

242 - 244 Norwood Road London SE27 9AW Conversion of the existing single dwelling house into 2 self-contained flats, together with the provision of cycle parking to the rear and refuse storage to the front driveway area. Internal works to include: reinstatement of previously removed historic features; construction of new partitions; installation of plumbing and electrical systems for two ndependent flats; installation of kitchens and bathrooms; interior plastering, flooring, and decoration; and, other associated works.

(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/01633/LB, but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/01632/FUL) 26/01633/LB

Dated this Friday 19/06/2026

Rob Bristow Director - Planning, Transport & Sustainability Climate and Inclusive Growth Directorate

time and will be available to any electrically propelled vehicle whilst charging:(a) for a maximum stay period of 1 hour with no return within 2 hours in the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice; (b) for a maximum stay period of 4 hours with no return within 2 hours in the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 2 to this Notice.

3. A copy of the Orders, which will come into operation on 29 June 2026, of a map of the relevant area and of the relevant Order of 2024 (and of the Orders which have amended that Order) can be inspected during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive until the end of six weeks from the date on which the Orders were made at the offices of Lambeth Council’s Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG, between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive (except on bank/public holidays). To arrange an inspection please email: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk.

4. A copy of the Order may be viewed online at: https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders.

5. Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order is made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 19 June 2026 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager

SCHEDULE Binfield

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – BEDFORD ROAD AND COTTAGE GROVE

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable bridge inspection 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 those lengths of: (a) Bedford Road, between the common boundary of Nos. 50 and 52 Bedford Road and its junction with Lendal Terrace; (b) Cottage Grove, between its junction with Bedford Road and a point 19 metres east of that junction.

2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles will be available via Cottage Grove, Willington Road, Landor Road and Bedford Road and vice versa, or via Bedford Road, Acre Lane, Brixton Road, Stockwell Road and Clapham Road, or via Bedford Road, Clapham High Street, Clapham Park Road and Bedford Road.

3. The Order will come into force on 25 June 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 2 nights (22:00 to 06:00) to complete.

Dated 19 June 2026

Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – LAMBETH WALK

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 Lambeth Walk which lies between its junction with China Walk and 31 metres north-west of that junction.

2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Lambeth Walk, Old Paradise Street, Newport Street, Black Prince Road, Kennington Road and Lambeth Road, and vice versa.

3. The Order would come into force on 4 July 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of two 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 between 8.00am to 1.00pm on 4 July 2006 and 11 July 2006.

Dated 19 June 2026

Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS –GRAFTON SQUARE

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable new electrical connection 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 entering or proceeding in Grafton Square which lies between outside No. 4 Braidwood Court, Grafton Square and 8 metres south-west of outside the south-western flank wall of No. 8a Grafton Square.

2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles would be available via Grafton Square, Liston Road, Fitzwilliam Road, Rectory Grove, and Old Town, and vice versa.

3. The Order would come into force on 28 July 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of one month, 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 4 days to complete.

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Ballers Academy Members Impress at Portman Road

Two Ballers Academy age groups recently enjoyed the opportunity to compete at Portman Road, home of Ipswich Town FC, in what proved to be a memorable and rewarding experience for all involved.

As part of the academy’s commitment to player development, members are regularly challenged in environments designed to push them outside their comfort zone. On this occasion, both groups competed against older opposition and responded superbly.

Ballers Academy’s mixed Under 7 and Under 8 group competed in the Under 8 tournament and produced an outstanding series of performances. They won their group without conceding a goal before narrowly missing out on a place in the final following a 1-0 semi-final defeat. Remarkably, that was the only goal they conceded throughout the entire tournament.

The academy’s mixed Under 10

and Under 11 group faced an even tougher challenge, competing in the Under 12 tournament. Despite the age difference, they progressed all the way to the semi-finals, conceding just one goal throughout the competition. Their tournament eventually ended following a 1-1 draw and a penalty shootout defeat.

The quality on display did not go unnoticed, with two Ballers Academy members receiving invitations to train with Ipswich Town FC Academy following the event.

For many young footballers, the opportunity to play at a Premier League stadium is something they dream about. For Ballers Academy members, it was also an opportunity to challenge themselves against older players, showcase their ability and gain valuable experience in a high-quality football environment.

Ballers Academy founder Jamie Mehmet said: “We are incredibly proud of all the players involved. The results were excellent, but more importantly, the players demonstrated confidence, resilience, discipline, and a willingness to embrace new challenges.

“To see both groups reach the semi-finals whilst competing above their age group is a fantastic achievement. The fact that both

teams conceded just one goal throughout their respective tournaments highlights the commitment and quality shown by the players throughout the day.”

Ballers Academy prides itself on providing a positive and

challenging environment where young players can develop their skills, build confidence and enjoy their football. Experiences such as these help create lasting memories whilst supporting players on their individual football journeys.

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SURREY BEATEN AS ELWISS RESISTS BLOWS

Blaze strengthen position in Metro Bank One Day Cup

By ECB Reporters Network

SURREY WERE beaten by five wickets at Beckenham last weekend after Georgia Elwiss overcame two nasty blows on the hand to hit 96 as The Blaze strengthened their position at the top of the Metro Bank One Day Cup standings.

The Blaze’s leading scorer in the competition was first injured in the field and then struck on the hand again while batting, but ignored the pain to strike nine fours in her 102-ball stay. She shared a stand of 113 for the third wicket with Marie Kelly who made 69, as the visitors chased down a target of 253 to win with ten balls to spare Earlier, slow left-armer Maria Andrews

marked her List-A debut with an impressive 3-40 to restrict Surrey to 252-9, Jemima Spence (59) and Alice Monaghan (49) the chief contributors. Grace Ballinger backed up Andrews’ efforts with 3-49. Monaghan and MacDonald-Gay survived the powerplay despite Ballinger and Charley Phillips beating the bat regularly. The batters then cut loose, Monaghan cutting and sweeping effectively, while Macdonald-Gay’s boundaries came in less orthodox fashion.

At 89-0 in the seventeenth over Surrey looked set for a big score, but Jones struck to remove Monaghan for 49 and MacDonaldGay (39) was run out by Marie Kelly’s direct throw.

Thereafter, Andrews took charge using beautiful flight and subtle variations to

frustrate the batters. With Lucy Higham wheeling away frugally at the other end, only four boundaries accrued in the next 20 overs with Alice Davidson-Richards, skipper Kira Chathli and Paige Scholfield all losing the game of patience with Andrews.

Spence, becalmed for long periods belatedly found some fluency to pass 50, while Laura Harris, despite being starved of strike, hit two late sixes to lift Surrey over 250.

MacDonald-Gay hit back early in the chase, plucking out Tammy Beaumont’s off stump but Kelly and Knott took toll of some short offerings from Monaghan to get the scoreboard ticking.

Knott majestically lifted one from Kalea Moore straight for six, but the bowler

extracted revenge minutes later, holding on to a catch on the fence to give Monaghan the breakthrough.

Elwiss, though, together with Kelly, steadily removed any jeopardy from the chase. Both batters were quick to punish anything short, the Surrey bowlers offering ample opportunities to do so in a display lacking the discipline shown by the visitors. Their 50s were each sprinkled with six fours, Elwiss’s the quicker of the two in 63 balls. The 100 partnership soon followed before Kelly departed to a catch at long-on.

Jones didn’t stay long but Elwiss took her side to the brink of victory before falling with the scores level, attempting to hit the boundary which would have given her a century.

Hamlet to host Lions and Hoops in pre-season Lioness departs for Canada

By John Kelly

DULWICH HAMLET will face London sides Millwall and Queens Park Rangers as part of their preseason friendly schedule.

Mark Dacey’s Hamlet will start their preparations for the 2026-27 Isthmian League Premier Division season with an away trip to Jersey Bulls on Saturday, July

11. The Bulls missed out on promotion last season after losing their Isthmian League South East play-off semi-final 4-3 on penalties to AFC Whyteleafe.

Champion Hill will see its first preseason action a week later with the visit of Keven Nugent’s Millwall under-21s on July 18.

Dulwich are back on the road to face Horsham (Tuesday, July 21) and

Tonbridge Angels (Saturday, July 25). They round off their friendly fixture schedule by hosting Dorking Wanderers on Tuesday, July 28, before QPR under21s visit East Dulwich for a rematch of the London Senior Cup final - won by the West London side - on Saturday, August 1. The league starts the following Saturday.

By John Kelly

MILLWALL LIONESSES goalkeeper Mia Leclerc is leaving the club this summer Leclerc is heading to Canada to complete her university degree.

Meanwhile, Georgia Harding, Izzy Beckwith, Jorja Beckwith, Kayda Townsend, Valerie Abu and Kanita Thropare making the step-up from the under-18s to join the first-team squad for the 202627 L&SERWFL Premier Division season.

By Sports Reporter

SURREY’S KIRA Chathli will captain England Women A against India across both T20 and 50-over formats.

Chathli will be joined by Surrey team-mates Ryana MacDonaldGay and Kalea Moore. The teams will compete in three T20s and three 50-over games at the end of June and beginning of July.

Chathli, who recently earned selection to the full England Women squad for the first time, will captain a team featuring three players capped at senior level: MacDonald-Gay, Jodi Grewcock and Charis Pavely.

A number of the other players have impressed across domestic cricket, The Hundred and England Women under-19s.

The team will be coached by National Lead Batting Coach Jon JJ Lewis.

Lewis said: “The India series will be another test of where this very talented group of players is at. Earning selection for an A side is proof you’re on the right path, but the next challenge is scoring runs or taking wickets consistently in domestic cricket and pushing for senior selection.

“A series against another nation is always a positive thing and I’m sure we’ll learn a lot from it. I’m delighted for Kira, I’m sure she’ll look forward to leading the group and I know she’ll take a lot from it.”

Blackheath David Setters Trophy adds 28k to City against MND fund

By Mark Doig

SINCE BEING diagnosed with Motor Neurone disease in 2012, derivatives expert David Setters has dedicated his life to raising awareness and funding for research into finding a cure.

As part of his work, Setters, from Surrey, created City against MND in conjunction with the MND Association and is involved with other fund-raising activities, such as participating in nationwide events like March of the Day in which former professional sportsmen walk side-byside with members of the public between football grounds (and Rugby League grounds for the first time this year).

In 2017, London-based INTL FCStone executive Nick Spencer Skeen approached ION’s Keith Todd with a proposal to

organise a cricket tournament between teams in the industry competing for the David Setters Trophy. The inaugural tournament took place on June 13, 2017 at the Honourable Artillery Company in the City of London, and featured teams

ION and Intl FCStone, plus sides from London Metal Exchange (LME) and Futures Industry Association (FIA). LME were the victors on the day.

Now played at Blackheath Cricket Club, last year saw the funds raised exceed

£200,000 since the tournament’s start.

Six teams entered the six-a-side 2026 day. LME and StoneX (formerly INTL FC Stone) contested the final with LME the victors.

The other sides competing were holders Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), KRM22, Trading Technologies and, for the first time, Lunaro. Sponsorship was also provided by Broadbridge Financial Services and OSTTRA. A total of £28,000 was raised over the day with an auction, raffle and bucket collection supplementing the sponsors’ contributions.

Split into two leagues of three, the top two of each group played semi-finals, while the bottom two contested the wooden spoon. After nine games of five overs per innings, the only two teams who have played every year met in the

final, with LME claiming the spoils. Speeches were made mid-afternoon with David Setters and Jemeen Sreedharan from the UK MND Research Institute outlining the strides that are being made to combat the awful disease, and the importance of collecting funding for the cause. David Pakeman, a former president of Surrey County Cricket Club, then spoke about losing his daughter to MND just over a year ago, and that he wanted to help the day to be even bigger by hosting the tenth event at The Oval in September 2027 after the Ashes. Days like this don’t happen on their own, and KRM22’s Dan Carter works tirelessly, assisted by his colleagues Billy Murray and Jamie Massett. The success of the day was testament to their endeavours and they will be relishing next year’s challenges.

TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR LIONS LEGEND

England captain Harry Kane among those reacting to passing of former Millwall manager Kenny Jackett

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By Will Scott

MILLWALL SAID they were “deeply saddened” by the death of “one of their greatest managers”, Kenny Jackett, at the age of 64, as numerous ex-Lions paid tribute to their former boss.

Jackett was appointed Lions manager in 2007 after several years of instability on and off the pitch, and stabilised the club, guiding them back to the Championship after consecutive League One play-off final appearances, as well as an FA Cup semifinal in his final campaign in 2013.

Jackett’s passing was announced last Friday.

He spent his entire playing career at Watford, before going on to manage the Hornets, Swansea City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Rotherham United, Portsmouth and Leyton Orient across a 26-year coaching career.

“Millwall Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former manager, Kenny Jackett, at the age of 64,”

Millwall said in a statement.

“Kenny Jackett will forever go down as one of Millwall Football Club’s greatest managers and a man who gave Lions fans moments to remember for life.

“The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Kenny’s family and friends at this very sad time.

“Rest In Peace, Kenny Jackett.”

Jackett was a popular figure throughout his six-year spell in SE16, and several of his former players posted tributes after the news was announced.

Former Lions captain Tony Craig said:

“This is a hard one to take - Kenny was much more than my manager; he was a friend and someone I looked up to.

“He lived and breathed football and was an inspiration for me. He taught me how to be a leader on the pitch and we had so many great moments and memories together. He was also the first person to tell me that I would one day be a centreback.

“Away from football, Kenny was a devoted family man. He always took a

genuine interest in your family and how they were. He was always referring to them by name - while that might seem like a small thing, it meant a lot and showed the man he was. A true gentleman.

“I’ll miss our conversations about football and knowing he won’t be there to offer advice is incredibly difficult to accept.

“My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends at this very difficult time. Rest In Peace, gaffer.”

Another ex-Lions captain, Paul Robinson, said: “I was really saddened to hear of the passing of Kenny Jackett, a true football man in every sense.

“It’s such a big loss to football as a whole. I know how much football meant to him, but I know how much his work meant to him as a whole as well.

“I want to thank Kenny for bringing the good times back to Millwall Football Club. We were struggling a bit when he took over, but he came in and was a steady pair of hands, especially when John Berylson was new to his role as well.

“He built that connection between the fans and the players on the pitch and he understood the club - that’s something I’ll always be grateful for. He knew what the fans demanded and he built a team to represent that.

“For me - and the players at the timewhat he did for our careers at that time, I can’t thank him enough. Those games that we shared together will forever stand out, and I am eternally grateful for being able to experience that.

“Personally, to be named his captain, as someone who demanded the highest standards of professionalism and work ethic, meant a lot. He set those standards with the way he turned up every day and went about his work.

“He was a good man, both on and off the pitch. He could be honest - and ruthlessly so - but every player would trust him and his football judgment. When we went on that pitch, we wanted to perform and win games for him. He wanted a team of winners.

“It’s a really sad time for football and a

big loss to the football world. I’ll be forever grateful to Kenny for what he did for me and Millwall. Thank you, Kenny - rest well.”

Millwall legend Steve Morison, who was signed by Jackett, said: “I’ve got nothing but love for Kenny. He gave me my career back when he took me from non-League and was a massive part of it.

“I’ve got to thank him for sticking by me and giving me the opportunity to keep playing and get the goals I needed to push the club - and my career - on.

“I can’t thank him enough.”

Meanwhile, England captain Harry Kane posted a tribute on social media.

Kane was signed on loan from Tottenham Hotspur by Jackett in the second half of the 2011-12 season. Kane’s seven goals in 23 Championship games helped the side secure safety.

Kane said: “Very sad news. Kenny played a big part in my journey early on in my career, and I’ll always be grateful to him.

“RIP Kenny. My thoughts are with his friends and family.”

Millwall complete deal for Bradford City player of the year

By Will Scott

MILLWALL HAVE made Bradford City midfielder Jenson Metcalfe their first signing of the summer for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old has signed a longterm deal with the club.

The Lions have moved quickly, announcing the deal only a day after the transfer window opened on Monday.

Metcalfe impressed for the Bantams in League One last season, making

43 appearances, scoring twice and winning three end-of-season awards: Bingley Bantams player of the year, the Supporters’ Trust young player of the year and Shipley Bantams most consistent away performer of the year.

“I’m pleased to be bringing Jenson to this football club,” Millwall director of football Steve Gallen told the club’s website.

“We’ve been tracking him for a few years now, from his days at Everton under-21s, to his loan at Chesterfield,

and then on to Bradford, having watched him a number of times.

“Jenson was a mainstay in the Bradford team last year and possesses a number of traits that we can feel add real value to the squad.

“Our first signing of the summer is a progression of what we’re trying to do, trying to get the best young talent into the football club. We also want to develop the best young talent through our academy as well, push them forward, but also looking to buy in the best young

talent to keep the progression going.

“I want to welcome Jenson and we’re really pleased to have him.” Metcalfe came through Everton’s academy, and after a successful loan spell at League Two Chesterfield in 2024-25, the six-foot midfielder signed for newly-promoted Bradford last summer.

In his sole season at the club, he helped them to a fourth-placed finish.

He started both legs of their 2-0 play-off semi-final loss to Bolton Wanderers.

By John Kelly

NEW CRYSTAL Palace head coach

Pierre Sage said he had to “do the same” after he was confirmed as the replacement for the Eagles’ most successful ever boss, Oliver Glasner.

Frenchman Sage, 47, has signed a three-year deal at Selhurst Park and will officially begin work at the start of July.

Sage referenced Glasner in his first interview after the Eagles announced his appointment. Glasner led Palace to the FA Cup, Community Shield and Uefa Conference League, their first-ever major trophies.

Sage was named Ligue 1 manager of the year in 2025-26, ahead of Luis Enrique, who won the league and Champions League with Paris St-Germain.

Sage spent just twelve months at Lens but led them to a second-placed finish and Champions League qualification. Lens won the French Cup for the first time last season, only their second major trophy.

Before that, Sage was in charge of Lyon for fourteen months before being sacked by former Palace majority shareholder John Textor despite taking them from near the bottom of the table to sixth and qualification for the Europa League in 2023-24. Textor has since said he regretted the decision.

Sage will be joined in SE25 by Jamal Alioui, his assistant coach at Lens.

Sage’s appointment at Palace completes a remarkable rise to the Premier League. Ten years ago, he was an under-19 assistant coach at Annecy and up until 2019 he was working at semi-professional side Lyon-La Duchere.

Sage joined Lyon as a youth coach the same year before moving to Red Star to be an assistant manager.

He returned to Lyon to manage their academy before he was appointed interim boss to replace the sacked former Italy international Fabio Grosso in November 2023.

Sage was named the permanent boss and signed a new contract in the summer of 2024 but was sacked the following January after a run of poor results.

“It’s amazing to be here at Crystal Palace,” Sage said. “I am excited by the history of the club, and by recent seasons. Oliver Glasner achieved some amazing things, and now I have to do the same. That’s why we come here with a lot of ambition.

“The dynamic here is really positive, and we are in this mindset too. We won last year, and we want to continue in this way, in a new club, a new project, but with a lot of winning habits.

“We want to give our best every day for

PALACE GET THEIR MAN

Frenchman completes remarkable rise to Premier League

the team, for the club, for the people, and especially for the fans, because when you love a club in England, it’s for all your life.

“We want to give the fans what they want. We want to make the fans smile, to be proud of the team, and to be proud of the club. So we will give our best for you - and we are together.”

Palace had also been linked with moves for former AFC Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, Frank Lampard at Coventry City and Kieran McKenna, who left Ipswich Town earlier this month.

Eagles chairman Steve Parish said: “I am tremendously excited to welcome Pierre, who joins us off the back of a trophy-winning season at Lens as well as a fabulous second-place finish in Ligue 1.

“As we move into another European campaign off the back of our success in Leipzig, I know he will give everything

to target more success for our fantastic football club.”

Last season, Sage played a similar formation to Glasner’s preferred one, with three centre-backs, wing-backs and two attacking midfielders supporting the main striker.

Sage has also played with a four-man defence and has been praised for his adaptability.

Sage has previously explained his football philosophy.

“What we’ll be focusing on most is how to impact the opponent when we have the ball, both by creating space for ourselves and by exploiting that space,”

Sage said in an interview with Nosotros “Defensively, our priority will be to win back possession. Therefore, the key areas of play in my playing philosophy, and consequently in my training

Blues defender joins Jose at Real Madrid

By John Kelly

MARC CUCURELLA has left Chelsea for Real Madrid in a £51.8million deal.

Cucurella, 27, has signed a six-year deal at the Bernabeu and will link up with ex-Blues boss Jose Mourinho, who was reappointed this month.

Left-sided defender Cucurella is currently at the World Cup with Spain, who were held to a 0-0 draw by minnows Cape Verde in their opening game.

Cucurella started his career with Real’s rivals Barcelona before joining Brighton & Hove Albion from La Liga side Getafe in 2021.

Chelsea signed him for £56million a year later.

Real have also been linked with a move for Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez. The 25-year-old midfielder is also at the World Cup, with Argentina. Last season, Fernandez was banned for two games by the Blues after he said he and his wife would like to live in Madrid.

Chelsea broke the British transfer record at the time when they signed Fernandez from Benfica for £106million in 2023. Reports claim the Blues value World Cup winner Fernandez at £120million.

sessions, are these two.

“There are two other aspects that must be present in the group I work with daily, and they are non-negotiable. First, there’s the desire to play with the ball, unlike those who play without it. Second, there’s the need to put in the effort when we don’t have the ball, to win it back quickly. This involves mental effort, physical effort, and so on. We must love having the ball and hate not having it.

“My convictions are based on three main points.

“When we have the ball, we must be able to create opportunities in the opposition’s half by building up a number of advantages in the game. This means advancing the ball cleanly, in order to exploit the various spaces we have created by manipulating the opposition. That’s the preparation of the

game.

“Unbalance the opponent by constantly attacking the space behind them. The opponent must constantly feel threatened from behind. This principle is linked to the first, because if there is a constant threat from behind the opponent, even when we are trying to advance the ball, we will actually advance more quickly.

“Retrieve the ball as quickly as possible.”

Sage added: “When players come to training knowing they are going to play with the aim of nurturing something that gives them pleasure, something they are proud of, something where there is a form of accomplishment and a conviction in what they are doing that develops over time. I find that to be the best way to get them on board.”

Dons recruit Jamal as new boss from Spurs

By Manuel Salazar

AFC WIMBLEDON Women have appointed Sabiha Jamal as their new manager ahead of next season’s National League South campaign.

Jamal has joined from Tottenham Hotspur, where she led their Professional Game Academy side to the semi-finals of the Capital Cup, where they lost to eventual winners Fulham.

Jamal’s playing career took in spells at Coventry United and

London Bees.

“I’m incredibly proud and excited to be joining AFC Wimbledon Women,” Jamal said. “From my very first conversations with the club, it was clear there is a genuine ambition to continue developing the women’s programme while staying true to the values that make the club so special. I’m looking forward to working with the players, staff and supporters to build a team that represents the club with pride. I can’t wait to get started.”

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FULHAM CLOSE IN ON EX-REAL BOSS

By Will Scott

By John Kelly

FULHAM ARE in talks to appoint former Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa to replace Marco Silva as head coach.

Silva left the Cottagers this month after five years in charge to take over from Jose Mourinho at Benfica.

In a quirk of managerial moves this summer, Mourinho has

replaced Arbeloa after the ex-Spain international’s five-month spell over Real Madrid.

Arbeloa, 43, started his playing career at Real before moving to Deportiva La Coruna and Liverpool.

He returned to Real in 2009, winning the league and Spanish Cup under Mourinho and later two Champions League titles under Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane.

Arbeloa ended his playing career with West Ham United before starting his coaching career in Real’s academy.

He was appointed head coach of Castilla, Real’s second team, to replace Los Blancos legend Raul last summer.

Arbeloa then stepped up to replace his former Liverpool team-mate Xabi Alonso, who was sacked as Madrid

head coach last January.

Real finished second in the league, eight points behind Barcelona. They reached the last sixteen of the Copa del Rey and quarter-finals of the Champions League, where they lost to Bayern Munich.

If Fulham agree a deal for Arbeloa, then he will face new Chelsea boss Alonso in the West London derby next season.

Teddy

Sheringham said his former side should have won promotion last season - as he praised “sprinkle of stardust” Femi Azeez.

The Lions enjoyed their best campaign in over 20 years, making the second-tier play-offs for the first time since 2002 after narrowly missing out on automatic promotion by one point. Their third-place finish was the club’s best at the level since 1994, while they also kept the most clean sheets in the division (eighteen) and recorded the best away record (41 points).

Millwall battled to a goalless draw against Hull City in the first leg of their semi-final at the MKM Stadium before a 2-0 defeat at The Den denied them a first Championship play-off final appearance.

The Tigers went on to get promoted after beating Middlesbrough 1-0 at Wembley. Sheringham, the Lions’ second all-time leading goalscorer, was particularly impressed by winger Azeez, who finished with the most goals (eleven) and assists (seven) in the squad.

“Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City - the three best clubs in the Championship can’t have gone up because we’ve missed out Millwall,” Sheringham said.

“I watched a lot of Millwall last season and they’ve got a player, Femi Azeez, who is a fantastic leftfooted winger on the right. He has so much quality. He has been the icing on the cake this season. He was the difference every time I saw Millwall play, and you’ve got to have that little twinkling skill among all the strong stuff and desire of a team like Millwall that can compete all over the pitch. He was that little sprinkle of stardust.

“I thought Millwall were the third best team in the Championship last season so they should have won promotion.”