South London Weekly - May 15th 2026

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ALCOHOL IN PARLIAMENT ‘HELPS THE LIKES OF US’ SAYS SOUTHWARK BREWER

By Samara Watts

SOUTHWARK BREWING Company’s founder says alcohol in Parliament helps get local breweries on the map.

The brewery’s Bermondsey Best was the guest beer in Strangers bar in the House of Commons in 2016.

Peter Jackson, founder and managing director of Southwark Brewing Company, said: “There are plenty of pubs in Westminster that benefit from people drinking there, not just MPs, but their staff and the civil servants as well. That’s where they get their business from.”

Just before the local elections last week Green MP Hannah Spencer and Zack Polanski criticised the drinking culture in Parliament.

Zack Polanski said: “We have this toxic

drinking culture in Westminster where people can go for a drink and then make decisions on 69 million people’s lives.”

Neil Coyle, Labour MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, responded on X saying a total ban on alcohol in Parliament was unnecessary and that Southwark Brewing “loved” being the guest beer. He arranged for the local beer to be sold at Strangers bar after he was elected in 2015.

Mr Jackson said: “It’s an opportunity to get some exposure and that’s what you always struggle to do in the early days when you haven’t got the power of some of the big boys, mainly international brewers these days.”

“It’s more publicity than anything. We were a new brewery, so we managed to get our name out there and became more widely known. It was very important in establishing the brewery in its early days,” he added.

Southwark Brewery, which lies in Bermondsey beer mile at the heart of the community, was visited by the Prince and Princess of Wales last month, and the Princes even helped brew a fresh batch of cask ale. The brewery prides itself on its heritage and being part of the local community.

Bermondsey Best is made

Mr Jackson said: “We try to associate all our beers with the local area because we are very proud of Southwark and its surrounding area, being the original home of brewing in London.”

‘16.5% of London homes are considered to have a flood risk’

By Kumail Jaffer Local Democracy Reporter

LONDON’S HOMES are still highly exposed to potential floods if extreme weather hits the city despite warnings years ago that more needs to be done to protect them, new research suggests.

The capital has been named among the British cities most vulnerable to floods and storms, and which have the most dwellings within ‘danger zones’. Flooding risks affect almost 580,000 homes in London – more than a seventh of the total number of households – due to aged sewer systems and the city’s location.

Research from Tradefix Direct, a building materials supplier, also found that just 17,000 homes in the entire capital are marked as ‘well protected’ by flood defence programmes. In particular, surface water flooding from sudden heavy downpours – or flash flooding – is a threat in London.

On average, London experiences 722mm of rainfall – considered relatively ‘moderate’ compared to other UK cities – with 120 rainy days, which is considered low, and a wind

speed of 7.77 knots, judged as moderate. Overall, this gives it a weather exposure rating of six out of 10.

But the study suggests that London’s homes are more poorly defended than its coastal

counterparts which face worse conditions, such as Plymouth and Exeter.

Paul Kershaw from Tradefix Direct said:

“People in big cities often think that they’re more protected than small-town residents, but it isn’t true.

“Even with entirely new neighbourhoods, London still has old sewers that have been in use since Victorian times. Add to that the population growth: a system that was made to serve four million people max, now has to deal with over nine million.”

In 2024 the London Climate Resilience Review warned that London should prepare better for severe floods and heatwaves after finding that both government and firms had not adequately planned for disruption caused by freak weather. That same year, the Greater London Authority (GLA) identified flash flooding as the main environmental risk to Londoners.

Officials have also warned that the Thames Barrier, which has been closed hundreds of times to protect the city from flooding in the last four decades, needs to be upgraded and then entirely replaced by 2070.

But warnings have been sounded for over a decade. In 2016, a GLA document warned

that London’s drainage system needed to be overhauled to protect against future flooding.

A spokesperson for the Mayor of London told the LDRS: “We know some areas in London are at risk of surface water flooding due to increased heavy rainfall associated with high temperatures. This is a direct impact of the climate emergency and can have a devastating impact on Londoners.

“The Mayor is ensuring London is better prepared and more resilient to the impacts of climate change, which is why he commissioned the London Climate Resilience Review and has already implemented several of its recommendations. The launch of London’s first Surface Water Strategy, through Flood Ready London, takes a new pan-London partnership approach to better adapt, prepare for and reduce the impact of surface water flooding on homes, businesses and communities across the city.

“Work has already started on the first two surface water catchment areas – Central London and Lee Valley – with the schemes focussing on practical ways to reduce the risk of surface water flooding to protect communities and help build a more resilient city for the future.”

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By Evie Flynn

BERMONDSEY PUPPET and Storytelling Festival will be running across schools, community venues and public spaces every week from 16 May - and it will be led by a group of renowned artists, puppeteers and storytellers.

Designed to transcend ‘cultural and generational boundaries’, the workshops will give people of all ages and abilities a chance to make puppets and listen to stories from a range of storytellers.

Alongside drop-in workshops and performances at The Blue Market, the festival will also feature Let’s Make Music & Dance (30 May), Bermondsey & Beyond Literary Festival (19 - 28 June) and Okinawa Days (20 June).

The summer will culminate in a final show in Bermondsey Spa Gardens on Sunday 12 July, where local and international artists will gather with residents to share stories inspired by Bermondsey and South London.

The festival will kick-off on 16 May with Bangladeshi-born storyteller, Raz Kabir performing in the Blue Marketplacesharing a story blending myth and legend. Then, Sarah Sparkes will be sharing how to make tree spirit marionette puppets.

On 23 May storyteller and poet Baden Prince Jnr will bring his live literature to the Blue with “traditional” tales from the Caribbean and all over the world. Families will then be able to make their own Big Cat hand puppet with Frog Morris to bring along to the finale date on 12 July.

Sarah Sparkes will be returning to the Blue Market on 30 May to teach the crowds how to make a ‘jumping jack’ puppet – which you can craft whilst listening to live music in the square by Unity Music Arts Trust.

Also heading to the Blue is animation expert Phyllida Hickish on 6 June who will guide participants through a winged bird puppet workshop, with a live performance by Brazilian storyteller Marianna Portella.

On 13 June, there will be a forest-themed workshop with Crooked Timber Theatre, where children and their adults can make puppets using recycled materials.

For older children, aged 11 and above, head to an afterdark workshop in the Bermondsey BID’s brand new railway arch workspace at the Biscuit Factory (18 June). The theme will centre around shadow puppets, ending in a show and tell where you can present your new creation – or, bring your own optical tricks and illustrations.

On 20 June, the Blue will come alive for Okinawa Day, a traditional celebration of the unique culture from Okinawa, the southernmost islands of Japan. You can make Eisa Dancing Puppets with artist Miyuki Kasanara whilst enjoying live music, performances and food.

Head to the Rouel Road Community Orchard For the Bermondsey Literary

PUPPETS IN THE BLUE:

Bermondsey is set to come alive this summer with a series of free storytelling events for the whole family

Where: The Blue Market, South Bermondsey SE16 3UQ

STORYTELLER BADEN PRINCE JR & HANDPUPPET WORKSHOP

When: Saturday 23 May 2026: stories at 12 - 3pm

Where: The Blue Market, South Bermondsey SE16 3UQ

JUMPING JACK WORKSHOP & LET’S MAKE MUSIC & DANCE

When: 12 - 3pm Saturday 30 May 2026

Where: The Blue Market, South Bermondsey SE16 3UQ

BIRD PUPPET WORKSHOP WITH PHYLLIDA HICKISH

When: 12 - 3pm Saturday 13 June 2026

Where: The Blue Market, South Bermondsey SE16 3UQ

ANIMAL PUPPET WORKSHOP WITH GEMMA KHAWAJA

When: 12 - 3pm Thursday 18 June 2026

Where: The Blue Market, South Bermondsey SE16 3UQ

SHADOW PUPPET SHOW

Festival on 4 July, where local storyteller Bernadette Russell will join Rouel Road Gardeners in their allotment. The special outdoor storytelling session is a collaboration with Bermondsey Literary Festival and will end with an Armed Forces Day in the Blue Market afterwards.

The final preparations for the grand finale will take place at the Blue Market on 11 July, with a puppet theatre workshop.

By Evie Flynn

CRYSTAL PALACE

DINOSAUR PLAYGROUND:

Make last minute props and puppets before loading up the van for the big show the next day.

The festival is brought to SE16 by London Dreamtime Storytelling and Illuminate Bermondsey & Rotherhithe, and supported by Blue Bermondsey Bid, Connection With Wonder, Collaborative Arts CIC and Southwark Cultural Celebration Fund

ANCIENT EGYPT EXHIBITION, BATTERSEA:

All events are free and you can reserve a spot on the Bermondsey London Eventbrite page.

THE FULL PROGRAMME:

STORYTELLER REZ KABIR & MARIONNETTE WORKSHOP

When: Saturday 16 May: 12 - 3pm

BABIES AND TODDLERS MUSIC SESSIONS, BROCKWELL HALL:

Where: London Bubble Theatre, 5 Elephant Ln, London SE16 4JD Tickets available soon

DAY When: 12am - 3pm Saturday 27th June 2026 Where: The Blue Market, South Bermondsey SE16 3UQ

BERNADETTE RUSSELLBERMONDSEY LITERARY FESTIVAL

When: 12am - 3pm Saturday 27th June 2026

Where: Rouel Road Community Orchard, Lynton Rd, London SE1 5RF

FAIRY PUPPET WORKSHOP WITH KAERIDWYN EFTELYA

When: 12 - 3pm Saturday 4 July 2026

Where: The Blue Market, South Bermondsey SE16 3UQ

PUPPET THEATRE WORKSHOP

When: 12pm - 3pm Saturday 11th July 2026

Where: The Blue Market, South Bermondsey SE16 3UQ

BERMONDSEY PUPPET AND STORY FESTIVAL

When: 12pm - 5pm Saturday 12th July 2026

Where: Bermondsey Spa Gardens Spa Rd, London SE1 3EU

VAUXHALL CITY FARM’S SPRING FAIR:

A brand-new playground has just opened in Crystal Palace Park, inspired by the park’s life-sized dinosaur sculptures. The new site has dinosaur-inspired details round every corner, from skeleton shaped structures to a sandpit shaped like a dinosaur footprint. There’s slides, roundabouts, basket swings, and picnic benches. Grand Centre Walk, London SE19 2BB

NEON at Battersea Power Station is hosting an exhibition of Egyptian treasures – many of which have never been seen outside of Egypt. Showcasing 200 items from the reign of Ramses II, the display aims to narrate the story of his 66 year reign. With many considering Ramses II “Egypt’s greatest pharaoh”, the exhibition features his wooden coffin as the centrepiece. Running until 31 May

Tickets from £24.55

Parents and babies and toddlers under 5 are invited to the newly renovated Brockwell Hall every week for an interactive music session. Led by Tony B Happy Drums – a performer, storyteller and teacher – participants will be guided through an hour of singing, dancing and drum-playing. Every Thursday 10am Free, no ticket required Brockwell Hall, Brockwell Park, Norwood Road, London, SE24 9BJ

Join the Vauxhall City Farm Fair to welcome the sunny days ahead. The day promises to be packed with delightful activities for all ages. These include sheep shearing, wool spinning, live music, kid’s film club, and a tombola with some farmtheme prizes. Plus, there will be arts and crafts and a springtime educational workshop. Don’t miss the chance to meet the animals in the VIP cuddle corner.

Saturday 16 May

Free, book online at vauxhallcityfarm.org

Vauxhall City Farm, 165 Tyers Street, SE11 5HS More family events

Cringle St, Nine Elms, London SW8 5BX

EXCLUSIVE

By Issy Clarke

MENTIVITY

FOUNDER Sayce

Holmes-Lewis sat down with us to discuss his upbringing on the Aylesbury Estate, the ongoing regeneration and how mentoring changed his life.

The sprawling Walworth Estate is in the middle of a multi-year regeneration scheme which once complete will result in the construction of 4,200 new homes.

Mentivity House, which opened in 2024, is perched on a rebuilt portion of the estate on Westmoreland Road and offers a haven of stability amid the upheaval of the regeneration.

The centre offers three weekly youth clubs, e-sports, dance classes, football sessions, one-to-one mentoring and alternative educational provision for children at risk of school exclusion, and soon they’ll be opening a podcast space in partnership with Spotify.

“It’s just on the Walworth Road, it’s safe, it’s accessible. It’s an option now for young people instead of hanging out on the streets. And once they’re here, we can start looking at what else they want to do,” Sayce told us.

Sayce, 41, founded Mentivity back in 2016 with his brother Tyson and cofounder Leon Wright and it’s been a rare success story as so many other youth clubs up and down the country have been forced to shut due to funding cuts over the years.

Over the last 14 years, local authority funding for youth services in England has fallen by 76 per cent - amounting to a £1.3 billion loss since 2010/11, according to analysis by YMCA.

It’s estimated that around 1,243 council-run youth centres closed between 2010 and 2023.

In addition to receiving some funding from the council, Mentivity also gets support from corporations, including Spotify and Bauer Media, which has helped it stay afloat where others have sunk.

But it’s not all plain sailing. Last year Mentivity lost £400,000 in funding and they recently launched a fundraiser set at £250,000 to help them plug the gap. That’s partly, Sayce explains, because the charity lost several contracts with local schools, which are grappling with their own funding headache as the birth rate in London continues to decline.

Sayce is now looking to court investment from local businesses and the pitch is simple; he wants to frame it less as funding, and more as an investment.

“It benefits everybody if we have fewer levels of crime and disaffection, so if local businesses and estate agents can donate £10,000 a year - we want business and people who live and work in the community to take responsibility for their own.

“It’s an investible model for sure. I’m not framing it as funding because it’s an investment in the community, it’s an investment in young people.”

Sayce has worked with young people since he was just 16 years old. Truly a local boy, he grew up on the Aylesbury Estate, attending Michael Faraday Primary School followed by Kingsdale in Dulwich. As the oldest of seven siblings, Sayce “stepped into leadership very young.

“I’ve always been that person in the community - even among my friends who were the same age I was always the Dad of the group.”

After leaving Kingsdale he started working as a football coach and then as a teaching assistant in Eltham, followed

‘WE’RE

DOING THE WORK TO SHOWCASE THE BEAUTIFUL ASPECTS OF THE AYLESBURY ESTATE’

‘Now I’m a CEO of a charity on the estate I grew up on. I never saw that for myself, but that’s what happens when you follow your passion’

by six years as a community sports coach at Southwark Council.

He explained that while there were youth clubs on the estate when he was a kid, there was no direct equivalent of Mentivity: “We have a really unique ecosystem. There’s the mentoring which goes into schools where we get young people prepared for life and teach them life skills. We have a school on site, which my mum runs - it’s a nurturecentric alternative provision for young people at risk of exclusion.”

Mentivity also offers fast-tracked ADHD assessments which they can provide within three to six monthscompared to average NHS waiting times which can leave children waiting up to three years to be diagnosed.

“We looked at what was needed now and what the offer was of yesteryear and tried to create something which is good for now,” he explains.

Growing up, Sayce says he could be “a bit mischievous” but fortunately he had amazing mentors along with the support of his mum, Jennifer, who kept him on the straight and narrow and set

him up for success.

He praises his teacher at Kingsdale, Devon Hanson, who now sits on the board of trustees at Mentivity and Abdullah Ben-Kamal, the founder of Bethwin Football Club in Camberwell, who was another key influence on young Sayce. “He used the game of football to teach me about life and encouraged me to become a coach.

“I definitely needed mentoring and that’s why this is really important for me, because I know the importance of having a mentor at really crucial parts of my life.

“Now I’m a CEO of a charity on the estate I grew up on. I never saw that for myself, but that’s what happens when you follow your passion.”

Sayce describes growing up on the Aylesbury Estate in the 1980s as a “challenge - both good and bad” but also has “beautiful” memories of his childhood there.

Nationally, the 1970s and ‘80s were a period marked by heightened racial tensions: the era saw the far-right National Front party gain prominence,

blaming high unemployment on immigrants, including people from the Windrush generation - British citizens from Caribbean countries who were encouraged to settle in Britain after the war to address labour shortages.

That generation included Sayce’s own grandparents, who arrived in Britain from Barbados and Jamaica in the late 1950s, settling in Brixton.

Tensions were further stoked in January 1981 with the New Cross Fire, an alleged racially-motivated arson attack on a house on New Cross Road which led to the deaths of 13 young black teenagers. Four months later, the Brixton riots erupted - three days of violent clashes between police officers and young black Londoners.

“There were a lot of issues around racism, which I didn’t really come into contact with until I was about 8, 9, maybe 10.” The murder of Stephen Lawrencean 18-year-old from Plumstead who was murdered in a racist attack while waiting for a bus in 1993 - was a turning point in Sayce’s awareness of racism.

But the estate was full of good

challenges too. “There was so much diversity, which gave me a well-versed understanding of what the world is really like.

“Everyone knew each other, you knew your neighbours. It was a genuine community.”

Back then, the council estate was unrecognisable compared to the halfdemolished, semi-derelict site today. At its peak, the Aylesbury contained more than 2,700 council homes, housing between 7,500-8,000 people across 70 acres of land.

“It was its own ecosystem. It was a really innovative community and it’s something which many people have taken from here. Tiny Tempah grew up here, Reece Nelson grew up here - so many people grew up in this area and they’re doing great things in society. I just want to amplify that with the young people that are here to showcase that this is something special.”

Sayce doesn’t have much patience with the cliched portrayal of the Aylesbury Estate as a symbol of decline and neglect. Tony Blair chose the

Aylesbury Estate as the location for his ‘forgotten people’ speech in 1997, in which he declared that there would be no ‘no-hope areas’ in New Labour’s Britain.

In 2004, Channel 4 broadcast a controversial ident which it would play to introduce its programmes, depicting the estate strewn with empty shopping trollies and rubbish. Outraged residents claimed the broadcasters deliberately made the estate look bad by adding bags of rubbish and special effects.

“We were up in arms about [the clip],” Sayce remembers. “But I think housing estates in general get that.”

He added that he “used to get annoyed by” the portrayal of the estate, but now he thinks it’s about “changing the narrative.”

“You waste time trying to change someone else’s view, rather than doing the work to showcase that this is what the beautiful aspects of the Aylesbury Estate can look like - and that this is also a beautiful solution to some of the darker problems we have on the estate.”

residents.

“It’s not such a cohesive community now. We’ve got so many people coming in and out of the community from different backgrounds, nothing is connecting them and bringing them together. So that’s what Mentivity House seeks to be in the long term; especially for the young people, but also for their parents and people who have moved to the estate who don’t really understand what the community is about.”

Going forward Sayce wants to expand the organisation so that there is a Mentivity House on every high street - in Southwark and beyond - but to fund that, they will need to innovate.

“We’re looking towards content creation, because that’s where the money is right now. If we could double up and have another Mentivity House as a production studio, we could generate income all day.

It’s a mission with more salience than ever with the estate at such a crossroads in its lifespan - swathes of it lie silent, with flats emptied of their families in blocks awaiting demolition. Some homes are being used as temporary accommodation, while hundreds of newly built homes have welcomed new

“We also want to be a powerhouse in terms of creating our own social media content, which is more ethical for young people but also educating them about what they’re experiencing on the Aylesbury Estate - they might be experiencing gentrification in Brooklyn, it’s the same thing.”

Donate to Mentivity’s fundraiser go to JustGiving and search Sayce

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SOUTH LONDON'S SAUNAS AND ICE BATHS

By Evie Flynn

SOUTH LONDON is becoming a hotspot for a new kind of social ritual: the sauna and ice-bath circuit. Inspired by the Finnish tradition of contrast therapy, these spaces blend community with wellness and offer a unique way to catch up with friends.

From wood-fired escapes for under a tenner to a more polished Nordicinspired experi-ence with ice baths and yoga on offer, South London’s sauna scene is as diverse as it is accessible.

URBAN HEAT CAMBERWELL, SE5:

Founded by Aarthi, Urban Heat Sauna Camberwell places community at the heart of its offering. Set in the heart of SE5, the sauna and cold plunges are tucked inside a con-verted railway arch.

The space has high ceilings, natural light and an outdoor area. For Aarthi, Camberwell was the natural choice: “a vibrant neighbourhood where people actually know each oth-er, support local businesses and show up for things.”

Following spinal surgery, Aarthi came to rely on the sauna as a recovery tool, as well as a form of stress relief from his

corporate job. Fast forward to August 2025, he left the tech startup world behind to create his own space.

The sauna fits up to 15 people and the sanctuary also has an indoor lounge area to re-lax before and after the session. They have hosted numerous events, including creative writing nights and regular run-and-sauna sessions with Grove Lane Run Club. Looking to the future, Aarthi has big plans to introduce more seasonal events, including sauna and sound evenings and artist takeovers. For local fitness lovers, they also want to col-laborate with run clubs and boxing clubs, alongside a series of recovery focused ses-sions around marathon and Hyrox events.

“I wanted to create somewhere that felt more like your living room – where you go with your mates to hang out in a healthy way,” he explains. “Making the sauna accessi-ble and inclusive for people in the city who are desperate for some time away from the constant pings and demands on their attention.”

Drop-in pricing is £16 per session or opt for a group of five sessions for £75. Monthly memberships start at £29 per month, which gets you one session per week. Or, take advantage of their spring offer, where you can book three sauna and plunge sessions for just £39.

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ALCHEMY, SE16:

Innervisions Alchemy is a hidden sauna sanctuary in South Bermondsey offering well-ness sessions for under £10. Set in a former industrial yard, the space features three wood-fired saunas and two cold plunges as part of a Scandinavianinspired retreat.

Sessions start from £8 off-peak, with additional offerings including yoga and massage.

Unit 1, Ilderton Wharf, Rollins Street, London, SE15 1EP

CAMBERWELL COMMUNITY SAUNA, SE5:

Opening its doors in spring 2025, Camberwell Community Sauna is nestled in Ruskin Park, a short walk from Denmark Hill station.

The site features three saunas (including one accessible) and two cold plunges (5 de-grees and 10 degrees).

Prices start from £9.50 an hour for an off-peak session or £11 peak.

Ruskin Park, Denmark Hill, SE5 8EL

Peckham Community Sauna is in the serene Glengall Wharf Gardens in Burgess Park.

The site features two saunas and three cold plunge pools. There is no on-site power, so prices are just £7 an hour to reflect the simplified approach.

A proportion of proceeds are used to support the community garden that hosts the sau-na.

64 Glengall Rd, London SE15 6NF

WELLNEST, SE1:

Located beneath the London Bridge arches, WellNest is a luxury wellness space combin-ing saunas, cold plunges and exercise classes.

Their Nordic-style saunas can accommodate 18 or 30 people, while two-person ice baths make switching between temperatures easy. Flexible one-off spa sessions start from £28 or £119 monthly for unlimited sessions.

7-9 Cruci�ix Lane, London SE1 3JW

FINNISH CHURCH SAUNA, SE16:

Rotherhithe’s authentic Finnish sauna is nestled in the grounds of the Finnish Church, with both public and private saunas available.

The public sauna costs £12 for an hour session or the private sauna is available for £25 per person during the week or £28 on weekends.

33 Albion St, Rotherhithe, SE16 7HZ

BRIXTON ROOFTOP SAUNA, SW9:

Offering spectacular views of South London, the space offers private sauna rooms, cold plunge pools and waterfall buckets.

The space also features the Birds Nest Diner offering dishes made using local ingredi-ents for a post-sauna meal. For two people, it costs £15 per person for 30 mins during off peak times, or £22.50 per person at peak times.

International House, 6 Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QD

THE CABIN, SW4:

Set on the edge of Clapham Common, The Cabin is a wood-fired mobile sauna and cold plunge space designed to bring the local community together when the sun isn’t shin-ing.

Sessions cost £19, or £16 when booking a block of five.

Clapham Common, London, SW4 0JA

PECKHAM COMMUNITY SAUNA, SE15:

Described as a ‘garden sauna’,

OLD KENT ROAD SAUNA, SE15:

Half way down the Old Kent Road lies a 20 person Finnish style sauna. Complete with an outdoor area, hot and cold showers and three cold plunges, the space is available for single sessions or private hire. Sauna sessions are 1 hour (Tuesday –Sunday) and cost £11.

AMP Studios 897a Old Kent Road, SE15 1NL

SAUNA SOCIAL CLUB, SE15:

Sparked by the question “what if, instead of a pub, you met friends in a sauna?”

The Sauna Social Club in Peckham aims to reconnect friends with an alternative to drinking culture. They regularly feature DJs and musicians and their main sauna has a hi-fi listening system. A second smaller sauna is designed for chatting and meeting people. Access to the sauna and ice baths is £14.99 or £9.99 for those on a low-income.

Railway Arch, 842 Brayards Rd, SE15 2AG

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THE EAST DULWICH SUPPER CLUB

By Evie Flynn

THE EAST Dulwich Supper Club pop-up provides a communal space for people to connect over seasonal food, well-crafted drinks and likeminded company.

Hosted at Fabulous Fifty Seven on North Cross Road, the event is run monthly by Suzanne James Catering, who transform the intimate venue into a relaxed communal dining experience.

As an independent East Dulwich-based caterer, Suzanne and her team have built a reputation in the community for a locally-grown, sustainable and personalised approach to event catering.

Whether it’s a large scale event like a wedding or a more intimate anniversary celebration, Suzanne brings 35 years’ experience in the hospitality industry.

The supper club concept provides a space for Dulwich locals to connect, whether they are prospective or past clients of Suzannne, or just interested in trying something new.

The evening is a welcome change to normal restaurant dining, where guests are encouraged to interact with each other. In March, there were twelve people around one table, so the set up was intimate, yet not intimidating.

On arrival, guests were met with a cocktail and the rest of the evening was ‘Bring Your Own’ alcohol or beverage of choice. A selection of freshly made canapés, including tarragon tartlets and

duck pancake rolls, were also waiting as guests trickled in.

This was followed by a generous portion of a thick porridge bread paired with lashings of butter, plus a beetroot, blood orange and goats cheese salad.

The main course was laid out to selfserve, and there was plenty of food to go around. The main event was a British Cider braised pork shoulder that fell off the bone, purple sprouting broccoli, savoy cabbage with wild garlic

and creamy dauphinoise potatoes. For dessert was fresh rhubarb crumble pie with custard, plus coffee or tea to finish.

Suzanne was working hard behind the scenes throughout the evening yet also came out to speak to the guests,

many of whom she had met before. She also explained the beginnings of her company as a family affair: “It bothered me when I knew there were young people out there who were willing to work, yet couldn’t get jobs.”

After initially hiring her son’s friends as teenagers, hundreds of young people in Dulwich have since gained their first casual job with Suzanne, often returning back in the University holidays. Her son now works with her as a chef, and the master of the house at March’s Supper Club had been with the company since he was a teenager himself.

Guests should not be intimidated by the interactive nature of the eveningthe team made everyone feel relaxed and other guests were inviting and friendly.

Suzanne hosts a similar evening of foodie celebration each month titled canapé club, designed for guests to try the latest seasonal canapés with a glass of something sparkling.

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By Oluwaseun Labisi, Development Consultant Midwife for Public Health

If you’re thinking about having a baby, there are simple things you can do now to support a healthy pregnancy.

V itamins and supplements

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A healthy diet

Food matters as well. A healthy, balanced diet helps you stay well and supports your baby. Aim for whole grains, healthy fats and protein. Also try to keep your caffeine intake to below 200mg a day. That is about two mugs of instant coffee.

Cutting out alcohol

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The five best food and drink openings

SLICE CIRCLE AT THE OLD NUN’S HEAD, NUNHEAD:

From May, well-loved pizza brand Slice Circle will be taking over the residency at the Old Nun’s Head. Celebrating New York’s slice culture, they will be bringing their 14-inch pizzas, dips, sides and desserts to the pub from Monday to Saturday.

Opening 6 May

The Old Nun’s Head, 15 Nunhead Grn, London SE15 3QQ

MONDO SANDO, DEPTFORD:

Mondo Sando, a popular Camberwell sandwich maker known for its Japanese-style sandwiches, is opening a branch in Deptford this April. The new space will feature their signature sarnies and sides, including the Mondo Frango and Mondo Combo alongside some new creations. The concept began when two friends, Jack and Viggo, started delivering sandwiches by bike around Camberwell and Peckham.

The Arch 5, Deptford Market Yard

HAUSU COCKTAIL BAR, PECKHAM:

Nestled next to Peckham Rye Station, Hausu bar and restaurant serves a mixture of flavours against the backdrop of a vintage sound system. In March, the team opened a new cocktail bar upstairs in a revamp of their dining area. The new space features a brand new cocktail list and opening hours. It will be open Thursday to Saturday from 6pm to 12pm, but keep an eye out for their After Hours events when they will be open until late.

11a Station Wy, London SE15 4RX

GERMAN KRAFT BREWERY, ELEPHANT AND CASTLE:

Launched by three 21-year-olds in 2017, German Kraft Brewery is hosting a summer of events as it prepares to close its doors at the end of 2026. The space in Mercato Metropolitano will be hosting a rolling programme of live DJs and will screen major football games during the world-cup.

42 Newington Causeway, SE1 6DR

TOLA, PECKHAM:

A popular music bar and roof terrace in Peckham has evolved with a new and improved space. TOLA have designed their club room with a re-tuned sound system and improved lighting. They have also introduced an ‘immersive experience’ on the dance floor and in the DJ booth, as well as a bespoke bar outside with more comfortable seating options.

56 Peckham High St, London SE15 5DP

SOLAR POWER FOR BOATS IN ROTHERHITHE The panels

could save £4,000 a year on energy

By Cristina Trujillo

A SOUTH London community energy group has improved boats in South Dock Marina as redevelopment plans loom.

South East London Community Energy (SELCE) trained residents of 13 boats in Rotherhithe’s South Dock Marina to install solar panels, even as the area faces controversial changes.

The solar panels will deliver key sustainability improvements for South Dock Marina, but they may not be able to stay in the area when development starts.

SELCE’s training got the boaters installing 37 solar panels between them, which SELCE estimates to save 50 tonnes of carbon emissions while the panels last, equivalent to taking 32 cars off the road.

Nonetheless, Southwark council has approved a plan to redevelop the marina, which will “include demolition and removal of all buildings and structures on site”.

bills

It is estimated that the solar panels could save each boat £4,000 a year on energy bills.

The solar panel training took place as part of a three-day ‘Greening Your Boat course’, with funding from the Southwark Community Energy Fund.

SELCE’s chief executive, Giovanna Speciale, commented on the course and on its mission to increase renewable energy: “It’s really quite exciting, because I know that there is a lot of enthusiasm in Southwark.”

She added: “Last year we supported just under 5000 households, mostly with one-to-one advice, advising on grants, discounts and behaviour.”

John Batteson, Southwark cabinet member for climate emergency, jobs and transport, said: “There’s stuff that we’re doing around how to signpost people who own their own properties to get the right energy advice services.

“We’ve invested in the London South Bank University (LSBU), so people can go there and look at how to reduce their own bills.”

MARATHON MUM’S THANK YOU TO EVELINA LONDON FOR SAVING SON’S LIFE

FILM MAKER and university lecturer Tansy Simpson ran the London Marathon to support Evelina London Children’s Hospital, who saved her son Atlas’s life last year.

Atlas had trouble feeding and long periods of crying and was eventually taken to the children’s emergency department at St Thomas’ Hospital. X-ray results showed that Atlas had a very enlarged heart and his lungs were flooded with fluid.

The cardiology team performed more tests which confirmed that Atlas was suffering from coarctation and Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD, commonly known as a ‘hole in the heart’).

Tansy said: “His heart was having to work extremely hard to pump blood around his body, which was stopping him from growing normally, as well as putting huge strain on his system.”

A week after being admitted to Evelina London, Atlas received open heart surgery that lasted for over 7 hours.

The surgery was a success and after 4 weeks Atlas was discharged from Evelina London. Now, over a year later he has been given the

Honouring

and St Thomas’ staff

GUY’S AND St Thomas’ have acknowledged teams and individuals who provide outstanding care for patients or make a difference to the way colleagues work at its CARE award event.

The awards are open to staff and volunteers from any of the Trust’s hospitals and community sites, in clinical and non-clinical roles. Nominations can be made by patients, visitors and staff.

The winners are:

• Dr Sundeep Kaul, clinical lead for the Lung Division and Consultant in Intensive Care and Respiratory Medicine, Harefield Hospital

• Radiotherapy team, Cancer Centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup

• Nigel Barnes, porter, St Thomas’ Hospital

• Transport team at St Thomas’ Hospital

• Discharge Unit at St Thomas’ Hospital

• Madison Carpenter, staff nurse on Evelina London’s Sky Cardiology Unit

To make a CARE award nomination visit: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/care-award

all clear with no long-term issues expected and only a routine review needed once a year to check on his progress.

After their experience at Evelina London, Tansy was looking for a way to say thank you and give back to the hospital.

It had been years since she had done any running and when she received a place in the London Marathon to support Evelina London Children’s Charity Tansy was daunted at first.

She said: “I’ve never run a marathon or anything like it before, and as a working new mum it’s been pretty tough to find the time to train. But Evelina London gave us back our son, so I wanted to take on this challenge to give back in whatever small way I can.”

Evelina London intensive care consultant, Dr Joanne Perkins said: “It’s amazing to see parents like Tansy take on a massive challenge like the London Marathon to raise money for Evelina London Children’s Charity. Thanks to the charity we are able to provide care above and beyond what the NHS is capable of and give the best start in life to as many children as possible.”

To find out more about this initiative visit: www.teamlondonbridge.co.uk/project/newcommunity-garden-near-guys-hospital

GUY’S AND St Thomas’ offer free events for its members, with an opportunity to meet the experts and learn more about its work improving health and wellbeing in the community.

The next webinars are:

Eating well for you and the planet

Dietitians will explain how to adopt a more sustainable way of eating that helps you eat better while supporting the planet.

Date: Tuesday 26 May

Time: 5.30pm to 6pm

Online: via MS Teams

Melanoma: from surgery to immunotherapy

Speakers will explore how research advances are improving melanoma care, progress in medical treatments and the importance of national clinical trials.

Date: Thursday 25 June

Time: 5.30pm to 7pm

Online: via MS Team

To register for webinars, please email gstt.members@nhs.net.

For more information about upcoming events visit: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/events

GREEN DEFECTORS WIN AS LABOUR MAJORITY COLLAPSES IN SOUTHWARK

By Rich Brann

SOUTHWARK’S ELECTION results in 2026 have resulted in a vastly different political landscape compared to four years ago.

In one sense, however, continuity prevailed, with many familiar faces reelected - current Labour leader Sarah King very comfortably won her seat in Champion Hill, with other long-standing Labour councillors such as Bill Williams and Richard Livingstone also keeping their seats.

But Labour’s majority control of the borough since 2010 was otherwise badly damaged, with several key Cabinet members ousted in Southwark.

Of the 63 seats, Labour now have just 29 seats – that is down 23 seats from 2022. The Green Party now has 22 seats and the Lib Dems have 12 seats, gaining just 1 from Labour.

Just prior to the election the Green Party did have four seats which came after defections from the Labour Party. This included Cllr James McAsh, who joined the Green Party seven months after his victory in Southwark Council’s leadership election was overturned by the central Labour Party. He has now been announced as the new leader of the Southwark Green Party.

So, after losing out on the top job last year, McAsh could be running Southwark Council as part of a coalition. It will now be up to two of the parties to come together to form a coalition. It is more likely the Lib Dems will be the one to form a coalition as a junior partner with either Labour or the Greens.

Ian Wingfield, the longest-serving councillor in Southwark who has maintained a seat in St Giles for more than 35 years since 1989, lost his seat to the Greens – barely two hundred votes came between him and re-election.

Across the borough the trend was consistent: Labour’s losses translated into Green gains.

Three Cabinet members - Portia Mwangangye, Cabinet Member for Council Homes, Joseph Vambe, Deputy Cabinet Member for Young People and Neighbourhoods, and Ellie Cumbo, Cabinet Member for Parks and Culture, all lost their bids for re-election.

The Liberal Democrats, despite hopes of winning at least half a dozen more seats and capitalising on Labour’s national unpopularity, only gained one

more councillor while holding all their other former seats.

David Noakes, previously a councillor for 20 years and currently a Community Safety Officer who has contested the last nine elections in a 30-year-long career in Southwark, achieved the Lib Dems’ only gain in London Bridge and West Bermondsey, to further damage Labour’s majority.

He said: “I’ve stood in every election since 1994... elections are always hard and the Liberal Democrats probably make it harder - in that we love to deliver lots of literature, we have an oldschool approach to campaigning and canvassing.

“Whereas traditionally Southwark was basically a battle between Labour and the Lib Dems, and a bit of the Conservatives in the old days down in Dulwich, it has really now become a three or four-party campaign in each of the wards... I think we’ve definitely moved into the era of multi-party politics.”

Meanwhile, Claire Sheppard, a longstanding Green activist in Southwark, finally obtained a place in Southwark’s politics after more than a decade of standing in both local and national elections, to scenes of jubilation on the day.

She has since been elected as joint Deputy Leader of the Southwark Greens - ceding her leadership role to McAsh.

There were also emotional scenes at the count in Peckham as Kath Whittam, former councillor and chair of Southwark Labour, who quit over allegations of unfairness in a 2025 council leadership election, was reelected to her seat in Rotherhithe.

She had been a Labour member for 42 years before defecting to the Greens last year. Defectors Sam Foster, Reginald Popoola and James McAsh, the latter two now joint Deputy Leader and Leader of the Southwark Greens respectively, were re-elected to their seats, with McAsh now part of an entirely Green ward in Goose Green.

In Dulwich Hill, former Southwark Lib Dem Deputy Leader William Houngbo, who defected to Labour in 2025, lost his seat to the Greens by just 10 votes, having formerly sat in London Bridge and West Bermondsey.

Overall, then, it will result in a radical new landscape for Southwark politics, and without a coalition yet emerging and any combination of the three

parties able to form a union to run the borough, it’s still unclear who the major players will be. There will nonetheless be some very

new faces on Southwark Council – and 2026 will see the departure of some very historic representatives of the borough.

By Evie Flynn

LABOUR MP for Peckham Miatta Fahnbulleh made headlines this week as the first minister to resign her post in a bid to get the Prime Minister out.

Quitting her post as Minister for Devolution, Faith and Communities – she called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to step aside and ‘do the right thing’, after the Labour party was pummelled in local elections across the country.

In Miatta Fahnbulleh’s own backyard Labour councillors lost out to the Greens in Peckham ward, in Nunhead & Queen’s Road, in North Walworth, in Rye Lane and Old Kent Road, with a total loss of 23 seats in Southwark, meaning there is now no party capable of running the council alone.

In her resignation letter, posted on X, Fahnbulleh wrote to Starmer telling him: “The public does not believe that you can lead this change – and nor do I.”

She urged him to “set a timetable for an orderly transition so that a new team can deliver the change we promised the country.”

The shock resignation comes after Labour MPs publicly called for him to stand down as Prime Minister, at the time of going to press the figure was 92 out of the party’s 403 MPs.

Starmer has so far refused to step down, telling Cabinet he will ‘get on with governing’ and that a leadership contest has not yet been triggered.

In her letter, Fahnbulleh said she was “proud” of the work carried out at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, but added that “whilst progress has been made, we have not

PECKHAM MP IS THE FIRST GOVERNMENT MINISTER TO RESIGN

acted with the vision, pace and ambition that our mandate for change demands of us”.

Fahnbulleh cruised to victory in the last general election in what is seen as one of the safest Labour seats in the country.

Despite only arriving in Parliament in 2024 she has held two government roles – first as a junior minister in Ed Miliband’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and later as Minister for Devolution, Faith and Communities.

She replaced former MP Harriet Harman in the much coveted seat and before becoming MP spent two years as a civil servant in the Cabinet Office, before serving for eight years as chief executive of the New Economics Foundation (NEF), a left-wing think tank.

We have previously reported on the ongoing lack of a constituency office in Peckham, despite it being a pledge during Fahnbulleh’s selection campaign – touching on a longstanding sore point from Harman’s tenure, during which Peckham also had no dedicated constituency office.

Commentators have made a point of Fahnbulleh being a close ally of Miliband - himself a former Labour leader. It has been noted that crucially she is not calling for the prime minister to go immediately. She is urging him to “set a timetable for an orderly transition so that a new team can deliver the change we promised the country”.

Depending on how long that theoretical timetable is, it could allow Andy Burnham,

the Greater Manchester Mayor, to find a seat and return to parliament as a Labour MP.

The BBC reported that the prime minister told the cabinet on Tuesday morning: “As I said yesterday, I take responsibility for these election results and I take responsibility for delivering the change we promised.

“The past 48 hours have been destabilising for government and that has a real economic cost for our country and for families.

“The Labour Party has a process for challenging a leader and that has not been triggered.

“The country expects us to get on with governing. That is what I am doing and what we must do as a cabinet.”

One Labour MP Paulette Hamiltonwho has also called for Starmer to step down - responded saying “he’s laid down the gauntlet, which is how he operates. He gets very stubborn. He doesn’t listen. That’s why the public have stopped listening to us.”

But other Labour MPs are furious with those calling for a change in leadership.

Housing Secretary Steve Reed, who is a fellow South London MP and was once the leader of neighbouring Lambeth Council said: “This is not a game. This instability has consequences for people’s lives.”

In a post on X, he writes: “The people who will be hurt most will be those that elected us less than two years ago.

“We must unite behind the Prime Minister.”

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From a sea of red some boroughs now have a purple hue of uncertainty

By Kevin Quinn

ACROSS SOUTH London

the political landscape has dramatically changed, marked by an air of uncertainty, with the majority of councils returning no overall control.

Of the 12 boroughs in South London four are no overall control (Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth and Croydon) three remained in the hands of the Lib Democrats (Sutton, Kingston and Richmond Upon Thames), two remain Conservative (Bexley and Bromley); the Labour Party have kept hold of just 2 out the six they previously controlled (Merton and Greenwich) while the Greens have taken control of one borough (Lewisham).

The major losers have been Labour, on pages 14 and 15 we have explained how that played out in Southwark and what that now means for the national party and in particular the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer - here we explain what has happened in other eleven South London boroughs.

NO-OVER ALL CONTROL

LAMBETH

Labour has failed to defend its majority in Lambeth, with Thursday’s elections yielding no clear winner in the council.

It now means Labour has been forced out of power of the borough for the first time since 2006 after only securing 26 out 63 seats. Much like the rest of London, the results are a far cry from the overwhelming success Labour has seen in previous elections, securing 58 seats in the 2022 local elections.

The Green Party has ultimately emerged as Labour’s main challenger, surging from 2 seats in 2022, to 29 seats. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems have gained an additional 4 seats from the election results.

Labour was able to hold onto strongholds around Kennington, the Oval, Stockwell West & Larkhall, and Streatham Common & Vale, but fully lost key wards in the form of Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction to the Greens. The Labour party also failed to defend any of its seats in Knight’s Hill, Brixton Rush Common, and Streatham St Leonard’s, which all went to the Greens. The Lib Dems also capitalised on dissatisfaction surrounding Labour and secured both seats in Clapham Common & Abbeville.

WANDSWORTH

Labour has lost control of Wandsworth Council after just one term, in a tense night which saw the results balance on a knife edge until the last moment.

It moved to no overall control, with the Conservatives winning the most seats – just short of a two-seat majority.

Overall, the Tories now have 29 seats on Wandsworth Council – up seven on the 22 seats secured in 2022 – one away from the 30 seats needed to clinch a majority. Labour now has

THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTH LONDON

28 seats, down seven from the 35 seats it won at the last election.

Independent councillor Malcolm Grimston kept his seat as the mostbacked candidate, with 4,081 votes.

Sources told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) the Conservatives are planning to make an arrangement with Councillor Grimston so that he would support the party on crucial votes over the next term – including the budget –while remaining an Independent.

Conservative leader Aled RichardsJones told the LDRS he was “really delighted” with the results, which he said would see the Tories “take back control” of the council.

CROYDON

Labour emerged as the largest party on Croydon Council but failed to secure overall control after the Greens won a record eight seats in a breakthrough result.

Both Labour and the Conservatives suffered losses, although Tory Mayor Jason Perry remains in charge of the council following his re-election.

Speaking after the count, Perry said: “For me, this is business as usual. For the last four years we have had no overall control of the council and

we are going into another four years with no overall control of the council.

I think for me as the Executive Mayor things will work in a very similar way.”

The new political makeup of the council is 30 Labour councillors, 28 Conservatives, eight Greens, two Liberal Democrats and two Reform UK councillors.

Labour gained a seat from the Conservatives in North Addington North. However, the party lost ground to the Greens across central and northern parts of the borough. Fairfield ward, which now covers most of the town centre, will now be represented by three Greens following the election of Paul Ainscough. Elsewhere, both Woodside and South Norwood are split between Labour and the Greens.

In the north of the borough, Labour lost two seats in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, leaving the ward split between the Liberal Democrats and the Greens.

Another surprise result saw Conservative councillors Lara Fish and Tony Pearson lose New Addington South to Croydon’s first Reform UK councillors — Scott Holman and former Conservative councillor Adam

Kellett.

The Conservatives also lost a seat to Labour in Waddon, giving Labour full control of the ward.

Meanwhile, in Old Coulsdon, in the far south of the borough, Liberal Democrat Gill Hickson gained a seat, leaving the ward split between the Lib Dems and Conservatives.

LIB DEMS MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO

SUTTON

The Liberal Democrats swept to a commanding victory in the local elections, all but eliminating the Conservatives as the main opposition after winning 51 of the council’s 55 seats.

This landslide means the Lib Dems continue their nearly 40-year dominance of the council, after first taking power in 1990.

The Lib Dem victory, which saw them gain 22 seats, came at the expense of the local Conservatives, who had previously served as the main opposition. The party was wiped out across the council, losing all 20 of its seats in a crushing defeat that also unseated several long-serving councillors.

Reform UK replaced the Conservatives as the main opposition on the council after its first two councillors were elected in the St Helier West ward.

KINGSTON

The Lib Dems have kept their large majority in another South London stronghold, securing an easy victory in Kingston for the third term in a row.

The Lib Dems have secured 44 out of the 48 seats on Kingston Council –the same number of seats the party won in 2022, but two more seats than it had going into the election on Thursday (May 7). The party lost a seat to Kingston Independent Residents Group (KIRG) in a byelection in November 2022, while another councillor left the group in 2024.

KIRG held onto both seats in Green Lanes and St James – with leader James Giles securing 1,043 votes, followed by Councillor Yvonne Tracey with 1,001 votes. But the party lost its other seat, as Councillor Jamal Chohan was not re-elected.

The Conservatives also kept both seats in Coombe Hill, with leader Rowena Bass and Councillor Ian George winning the highest number of votes in the ward.

RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES

The Liberal Democrats have won all 54 seats on Richmond Council in a landslide victory, which saw all five Green councillors lose their seats in the South West London borough.

Sir Ed Davey’s party gained five seats from the Greens in what was already a definite Lib Dem stronghold. The Lib Dems will now lead the council for a

third term, after winning control of the authority from the Conservatives in 2018. The party had 49 seats going into the election on Thursday (May 7), after the Tories lost a by-election in January 2024.

CONSERVATIVES SEE OFF REFORM

BROMLEY AND BEXLEY

Bromley and Bexley were two of Reform’s biggest targets in London in the run up to last week’s local elections.

Nigel Farage—who was born in Farnborough near Orpington — visited the borough of his birth last month and said his party had a “real chance” of winning both councils. Reform London mayoral candidate

Laila Cunningham also visited both areas on several occasions to drum up support for the right-wing populist party.

Reform made big gains across the country last week, including taking control of its first London borough in Havering. But it didn’t manage to seize power elsewhere in the capital.

Many predicted Reform would take over in Bromley and Bexley, and YouGov had the Tories and Reform neck and neck in the polls before election day. The Conservatives clearly felt the heat, with party leader Kemi Badenoch visiting both boroughs in the lead up to the election to lend her support to local Tory candidates.

Despite what was predicted before May 7, the Conservatives held onto their majorities in South East London quite comfortably. In Bromley they even increased their number of councillors by two to 35. In Bexley they only lost one seat, their total now 29.

In Bexley there are now seven Reform councillors, while in Bromley there are six. Neither contingent is big enough to be the official opposition group which remains the job of Labour in both councils.

Reform UK Bromley Chairman Alan Cook became the party’s first directly elected councillor in the capital when he won the Bromley Common and Holwood by-election last summer.

However Mr Cook lost his seat to a Conservative last week, expressing his ‘disappointment’ at the overall results.

Most parties including the Conservative put Reform dismal performance down to tactical voting. In Bromley, Reform secured 21 per cent of the votes cast. Over the border in Bexley, Reform had 32 per cent of the vote. But despite

in Greenwich with Cllr Paul Banks being elected in Eltham Page.

MERTON

Labour has retained control of Merton Council for another four years, dealing a major blow to Liberal Democrat hopes of taking the borough.

In fact Labour strengthened its hold on the council after returning 32 councillors across the authority’s 57 seats — a modest gain of one seat compared with the party’s 2022 result. The win means Labour will continue its long spell of dominance at the council, which began when it took majority control in 2014.

The Lib Dems, who hoped to unseat Labour and strengthen their South West London stronghold, secured 19 seats — still an improvement on their 2022 result.

The Conservatives retained their stronghold in Wimbledon Village, but suffered significant losses elsewhere, losing three councillors on the night. These losses included local Conservative leader Nick McLean, who was defeated by the Liberal Democrats in Cannon Hill ward.

Merton Park, which includes Morden, re-elected its two independent councillors, Stephen Mercer and Edward Foley, who together secured 59 per cent of the vote in the ward. Elsewhere, the Greens and Reform failed to elect a single candidate.

LEWISHAM TURNS GREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME

Four years ago, every seat in Lewisham Council was won by Labour, but after last Thursday election the Green Party took control - it is the first time the borough had not been red in 55 years.

The 2018 local election results saw the party win all 54 seats, giving them total control of the council, but as of

8th May 2026, this is now just 14. Meanwhile the Green’s have won 39 seats, giving them outright control of Lewisham. This now means Lewisham is the third council in London alongside Hackney and Waltham Forest to turn Green this election.

The Green’s victory in toppling over such a large majority represents the second biggest swing in council control across London.

Labour’s reversal of fortune continues when looking at the race for Lewisham’s mayoralty. Despite being a close race and winning by just under ,5000 votes, the Green Party’s Liam Shrivastava achieved 40.44 percent of the vote, compared to Labour’s Amanda De Ryk who totalled 34.83 percent.

The new Mayor of Lewisham Liam Shrivastava is a former Labour councillor who defected to the Green Party last June. Two other Labour councillors defected from Labour to the Greens and a fourth, who was suspended by Labour, later joined the Greens.

Cllr Shrivastava, who served New Cross Gate ward, quit the Labour party after being a member for 10 years. He said at the time that the Labour party “I joined is unrecognisable from what it has become”.

He has now vowed to stand up to developers not offering enough affordable housing and improve the borough’s road safety and air quality, with more cycle lanes and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

The results represents a dramatic fall in support for Labour, as the party’s 2022 mayoral candidate Damien Egan netted 58% of the vote. Losing both the council and the mayoralty, this marks the first time since 1971 that Labour hasn’t been the largest party within the borough.

*Reporting from Frankie Hills, Plus Local Demcracy Reporting service journalists

the party securing the second most votes in each borough behind the Conservatives, it didn’t translate into council seats. Reform has roughly 10 per cent of the seats in Bromley, and 15 per cent of the seats in Bexley. Under a proportional representation system, rather than first past the post, both councils would now be under no overall control.

LABOUR STILL

HAVE TWO COUNCILS UNDER THEIR CONTROL

GREENWICH

Labour kept the Royal Borough although under a much-reduced majority.

The Greens made significant gains growing their members from two to 13 and becoming the new opposition group on Greenwich Council. Despite losing their opposition group label, the Conservatives gained a seat and now have six councillors.

In what might be the most surprising event of the day, Reform made inroads

what’s on

SE LONDON locals may know Garth Cartwright from his newspaper and magazine articles, his books on music and travel, or, very possibly, they could recognise him from browsing in record shops, because searching through old vinyl is one of his great passions, writes Michael Holland.

Garth is from New Zealand but fell in love with London way back in 1994 after travelling in Asia and then finding himself sofa-surfing in Camberwell.

From that inauspicious start, Garth has lived in Brixton, Stockwell, Loughborough Junction, and eventually Peckham for over twenty years – ‘I got on the council list and have been on the Friary Estate almost all of this century.’ From that SE15 base, he tells me he makes a living ‘writing about music and arts and travel a lot, so this is a good place to be.’

Like a lot of Kiwis, Garth did the backpacker thing. I thought I’d end up back in Aotearoa, but London enchanted me – and still does. Especially southeast London; I love it from Walworth to Greenwich.’

Even as a young man, Garth always wanted to be involved with music, but there was one slight drawback: ‘I have no musical talent of any kind, so instead I have to appreciate and promote and engage with music. I have been fortunate to earn a very basic living doing so –being a self-employed writer is no way to accumulate wealth, but as far as experience and enjoying what I do, then yes, it’s a good way to live my life.’

That way of life began in New Zealand when Garth started writing for free music magazines that were distributed in record shops. ‘One of them asked me to interview UB40 when I was 17 – I did so, and even though they didn’t pay their contributors, I thought “this is what I want to do.” I applied for journalism school in Auckland, but they turned me down – twice! - so I just taught myself the skills of writing and went out there looking for work.’

Garth’s work is regularly seen in

THERE IS a moment early in The Waves at Jermyn Street Theatre when you realise the actors have absolutely nowhere to retreat to. The space is so intimate, so stripped of artifice, that even the theatre’s single toilet opens directly off the stage. What follows is 95 uninterrupted minutes of ensemble theatre at its most exposed — and its most extraordinary, writes Katie Kelly.

This production takes Virginia Woolf’s 1931 stream-of-consciousness novel and distils it into pure, elemental theatre. Six friends — Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny, and Louis — are traced from the sunlit chaos of primary school through to the heavy weather of middle age. There are no scene changes, no elaborate sets, no stars. The props budget has the feel of a cash-strapped state school production, and this turns out to be precisely right. With nothing to hide behind and nothing to dazzle with, the cast has only language and one another.

And what they do with both is breathtaking. This is ensemble work as

Travel and Music writer to talk about his books

various publications, but he is also quite a prolific author of books. He talks me through them: ‘My first two books –Princes Amongst Men and More Miles Than Money – both have intertwined themes of music and travel (the Balkans and the US), but I’ve also done two books about British record shops (Going For A Song and London’s Record Shops), a coffee table book on Miles Davis (Miles Davis: The Complete Illustrated History),

FROM UB40 TO SE15 NOWHERE TO HIDE IN THE WAVES

a book about travelling through New Zealand after 20 years away (Sweet As), and contributed to many other books –including the British Library’s Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music.’

I wondered if he sticks mainly to his comfort zone. ‘I have written a thriller but, so far, not found a publisher for it.’

Right now, Garth has revisited his first book, Princes Amongst Men, that

documents the music of the Roma people and their life in the Balkans, written after spending 2003 traversing the Balkans while observing Roma, their culture, and interviewing the gypsy musicians. Even after the 2005 release of the book, Garth has returned there many times to continue his studies of a society that is changing while seemingly staying the same.

Oldcastle Books, the publisher, asked

if he could do a new edition. Garth responded with, ‘Yes – if I can update the original… Oldcastle agreed, though I don’t think they thought I’d write 50,000 words! So now you get the original book followed by a new book that updates and expands on the Roma people, their musicians, and life in the Balkans. It’s bigger and better and, hopefully, wiser and richer.’

I asked why an update was needed, and Garth explained that he still keeps in touch with these ‘remarkable artists’ because hardly anybody else is, and their stories will die with them. He sung their praises, telling me that ‘there’s been a continual growth in interest and enthusiasm for Balkan Gypsy music, and with YouTube and streaming services, it’s much easier to check out, the Roma are supremely gifted and inventive musicians and - in our age of manufactured pop and AI - make very human, very soulful music.’

I could see his passion for Taraf de Haidouks, Fanfare Ciocarlia, and Esma Redzepova was real. Names I’d never heard of but were well-known in that world. He wanted to convince me further: ‘I’ve created a playlist for the book on Spotify called Princes Amongst Men: 2026 – Go on, listen and have your mind blown!’

I will listen, and I will feedback my thoughts when Garth Cartwright talks about his life and books at Copleston Community Centre (in Copleston Church), Copleston Road, Peckham, SE15 4AN at 2pm - 3.30pm to talk about his life, his work, and to sign copies of his book.

Email ann@coplestoncentre.org.uk to book your free place. A £5 donation to the community centre is suggested.

Princes Amongst Men: Journeys with Romani-Gypsy Musicians is published by Oldcastle Books. ISBN-10: ‎0857306200 Available at all good book shops or from many online traders, including the publisher https://oldcastlebooks.co.uk/ bookpage.php?isbn=9780857306203

a kind of choreography — a beautiful, intricate dance in which nobody misses a single step. The intimacy of the space demands, and receives, a form of acting that feels almost unnervingly natural. There is no need to project to the back of the stalls; these performers simply speak, and in doing so they conjure entire worlds.

A new parent overwhelmed by love and exhaustion. A woman watching herself age

in a mirror. A man shackled to an office desk, his interior life vastly larger than his circumstances will allow.

The language — spare, poetic, devastatingly economical — does the heavy lifting throughout. Sentences do the work of paragraphs. And nowhere is this more shattering than in the portrayal of Rhoda, a woman who moves through her life loved by those around her and entirely unable

to feel it. Her isolation is not merely social but ontological — a disconnection from her very self. “I look in the looking glass that Jinny hates and I think — that face is my face. I recognise it — but I am not in here, really.” It is one of the most precise and quietly devastating articulations of depression I have encountered on a stage. Loss, when it arrives, radiates outward through the group. Percival — never

present, always felt — is the bright star around whom these six have orbited since childhood, to varying degrees and with varying intensity. His death is not dramatised but mourned, and the grief lands hard. Neville’s description of a life paralysed by that loss lingers long after the house lights rise: “The future is impossible and the past hurts too much to think about so I am just — stuck here, dragging my body around.” That line alone is worth the journey.

There is laughter here too — this is not ninety-five minutes of unrelieved grief — but the production never lets you settle into comfort for long. By the time it ends, you have lived something. On the night I attended, the tube strike imposed a long walk home through crisp night air. It turned out to be exactly what was needed: time and quiet in which to let the evening settle. This is raw, unadorned, all-consuming FIVE STAR theatre. If you can get a ticket, go.

Jermyn Street Theatre, London SW1Y 6ST until 23rd May.

Booking and full details: https://www. jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/show/the-waves/

WORK IN PROGRESS: GARETT MILLERICK AND BELLA HULL

Comedians Garrett Millerick and Bella Hull will be heading to Woolwich Works on Thursday 21 May for a night of brand new comedy – before they take the material up to Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Work in Progress will see Garrett Millerick, known for his

breakout performance on US late-night talk show Conan, joined by Bella Hull for an evening of new material. Bella is recognised for appearances on Have I Got News for You on BBC and The Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV. The material is suited for ages 14+

When: Thursday 21 May from 7:30pm – 10pm

Where: Woolwich Works (Beanfeast), 11 No.1 Street, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HD

Tickets: £13.50 per ticket, £12.50 concessions

CHARLTON HOUSE PLANT SALE

When: 11am on Sunday

FAMILY TAKE-OVER DAY AT THE HISTORIC PAINTED HALL

On the third Sunday of every month, families are invited to a ‘family take-over’ day at the Painted Hall in the Old Royal Naval College. There will be activity stations throughout the hall suitable for all ages – aimed at encouraging families to get stuck in, play and create together. These include sit and sketch, dress up, talks and a chance for the children to get hands-on and learn how to look after historical items. Every month, the theme of the day will change to reflect a different part of the Old Royal Naval College’s history, from pirates to art and architecture.

When: Next take-over day is on Sunday 17 May from 11am –3:30pm

Where: Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College, College Way, London SE10 9NN

Tickets: £17 per adult, children go free

Book here: https://ornc.org/whats-on/family-day/

History

Elections in the 1800s Southwark were

a brutal

&

drunken affair

By Neil Crossfield

THOUGH MANY modern-day

commentators hark back to an age when British politics was less hostile and more respectful, they are clearly unaware of the type of behaviour exhibited at the Victorian political hustings which occurred in Southwark.

In November 1830, the Maidstone Journal & Kentish Advertiser reported on the Southwark Hustings, where Thomas Farncomb was competing against wealthy brewer, Charles Calvert, to become MP for Southwark. Farncomb and his supporters set out from the George Inn, led by a band of musicians and ‘accompanied by a shouting multitude.’

These supporters had been jeered by Calvert’s supporters on their way to the Town Hall. Quite soon after the speeches had been made, the supporters began throwing mud at their opponent’s banners. Farncomb had the support of burly coal heavers on his side who soon gained the advantage and pushed their way through, taking control of the area in front of the hustings.

Despite attempts by both candidates to calm the situation, the violence intensified, with the mob using cudgels and ‘throwing brickbats in whisps of straw’ to attack each other. Windows in nearby shops were smashed and many people were injured. The casualties were taken to Guys Hospital, and it is reported that at least one person may have died in the violence.

Some sort of order was restored when constables at the incident drew their swords, but luckily, they did not use them. This was only eleven years after the infamous Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, so those involved in the rowdy behaviour would no doubt of been aware just how quickly it could be for disorder like this to get out of hand.

Apart from the candidates, large numbers of journalists would be present on the hustings, reporting the events which would then be printed at great lengths in their newspapers. Using shorthand, they would note word for word what was said, even including when the crowd cheered or booed the speaker. It should be remembered that these large hustings were taking place before the introduction of amplification and loudspeakers, so the record taken by the journalist was often the only way people might find out what the speaker had said, such was the noise.

Family members and other supporters would often join the men on stage, bedecked in the colours of the political party their man was standing for.

The Illustrated London News on 10 July 1852 printed sketches made of hustings taking place at Lambeth, Greenwich and Southwark (see main picture above).

A large hustings platform had been erected at the front of Southwark Town Hall on Borough High Street. The Morning Chronicle newspaper

RIOT & BRIBERY: VICTORIAN ELECTIONS

reported that nearby shops were closed, and people stood at open windows watching the proceedings. A crowd of up to 400 gathered in front of the town hall, whilst people passing by on omnibuses strained to hear what the candidates were saying.

In 1857, noted French novelist Alexandre Dumas was visiting England and wrote about his experiences visiting the Southwark Hustings that year. Approaching the meeting in a carriage, he estimated that a crowd. some 4,000 people, had assembled in the street, making it necessary for him and his companions to push their way through the group. Being a distinguished writer of some fame,

he was invited up onto the husting structure to meet the candidates, where he was cordially greeted by all.

The owner of a local glass factory, Mr Apsley Pellatt, was standing again after being unsuccessful in 1852. His opponents were the sitting MP, Admiral Sir Charles Napier, naval hero and the eventual winner, John Locke of the Liberal party. Dumas describes the abuse Pellatt received from the crowd when he addressed them, “he intended to speak, but the thunder of heaven would have struggled in vain against the human thunder from below.”

Eventually giving up, Pellatt turned his back on the crowd and finished his speech to the journalists sitting on the hustings.

Earlier that day he had attended the hustings at the Guildhall and had remarked on the silence and order of the crowd there, “that was on account of their new law on bribery, for it is not even any longer allowed to make the electors drunk.” He was referring here to the 1854 Corrupt Practices Act. Bribery and corruption had been rife in the British electoral system, with candidates trying to elicit support either by paying people to vote for them or by plying them with free food and alcohol.

The West Kent Guardian writing in 1854 about the government’s attempt to counter election corruption noted

that “Barclay and Perkins, Truman, Hanbury and Co exercise a magic influence upon the state of political parties.” While not all bribes were so overt, candidates could influence voters by spending huge amounts of money in a campaign: engaging local tradesmen to produce banners and ribbons, employing canvassers and agents. Even payment for the construction of the husting platform might ensure a vote from the grateful builder.

Large donations to local charities could be made and some wealthy MPs even built hospitals or libraries. Laws may have curtailed bribery, but people always seem to find a way to get around them.

The Graphic Southwark Election 26 Feb 1870

In 1880 Reynold’s Newspaper reported that Mr E Clark had been returned as MP for Southwark and it was widely known that many of his supporters had received copious amounts of free liquor in local pubs, with the landlords conveniently ‘forgetting’ to ask for payment to circumvent any accusation of bribery. While a desire for public service and political change were necessary attributes for prospective MPs, deep pockets were an even more vital quality. Though attempts had been made to civilise these events, candidates would continue to use underhand methods to disrupt their opponents. In 1868 the Hustings at Southwark

were attended by a crowd of over 3,000 people. Newspapers reported that the Conservative candidate, Alderman Cotton, had engaged the services of workmen who had been placed in vans next to the stage. When the Liberal candidate, Locke, began to speak, the men jeered loudly drowning out his words. Though he denied he had paid these men, his protestations of innocence were put in doubt when the men started producing banners supporting Cotton. The police were eventually summoned to pull the vans away.

The role the Hustings had previously played in the electoral process was diminished on the introduction of the

Secret Ballot Act of 1872.

As we have seen, electoral candidates would often be local businessmen or landlords and a person who was seen to be voting against their employer or landlord risked the chance of being dismissed or evicted from their home. Malpractice was common and unscrupulous candidates were sometimes known to employ ‘heavies’ to circulate within the crowd at hustings to make sure that people voted for the ‘correct’ person. The 1872 Act saw the introduction of the polling booth meaning that voters could choose freely without fear of intimidation as their vote would now be secret. The Hustings did not totally

disappear but evolved into an arena where constituents could come face to face with those standing for office. While we are now familiar with the concept of the televised leaders debates during election, few now remember that the origin of these can be found in the Hustings.

The history of hustings, where even dead cats were thrown at candidates

IN THE 18th and 19th centuries, one of the most popular ways in which prospective candidates would try and gather support was by appearing at a large public meeting called a Hustings. Originally developed from the Old English word h’sting or the Old Norse h’sþing, its literal translation is “house thing” or “house assembly”. These were judicial assemblies where AngloSaxon kings and their follower’s held council and resolved civil disputes.

As the British political system evolved, Hustings became a vital part of the democratic process, becoming the place where candidates would have to face the electorate. Before the great electoral reforms which took place in the 19th century, politicians were largely drawn from the wealthy or aristocratic classes, who generally had little interaction with the public. However, as the franchise expanded, rival candidates were required to attend nomination hustings as part

of the election procedure. Once they had been through a formal process of nomination and had delivered a speech to the crowd, a vote by show of hands was taken. The losing party would then request a formal poll to be taken, in which only those on the registered list of voters could participate. Prior to the later reform acts, only a relatively small number of adult men were enfranchised and consequently many of the people present at the husting would not be eligible to vote. Despite this, the hustings allowed the public to indicate their support for candidates.

The term hustings also referred to the raised platform from which the candidates could speak to the crowd.

Large numbers of people would gather at these public meetings, meaning that the hustings had to be substantial structures to elevate the candidates above the masses.

The hustings were a chance for constituents to observe, challenge and size up the candidates. They could be riotous, raucous affairs, often leading to outbreaks of violence. Heckling was commonplace and displeasure was shown by the throwing of cabbage stalks, rotten eggs and even on occasion, dead cats.

In an age where the general population had little opportunity to interact with their political masters, the hustings provided a chance for some form of political levelling. A candidate, whatever his social rank would have to face the mob. It became a rite of passage for British politicians whose mettle would be tested facing the crowds. They were expected to deal with the ’rough music’ and abuse with grace and good humour. Those who couldn’t deal with the rough and tumble of the hustings would no doubt have found the adversarial atmosphere of the House of Commons difficult.

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Application for Premises Licence

Notice is hereby given that Warwick Convenience Limited has applied to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the GRANT of a Premises Licence at: Units 1-2, Sambourne House, Warwick Rd, LONDON W14 8PU The proposed application is to permit the: Off Sale of Alcohol – 07:00 to 22:00hrs DAILY. The application can be inspected in person at The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX, tel. 020 7341 5152, by appointment with the Licensing Team, from Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm or at http://www.rbkc.gov. uk/licensing Any person wishing to submit representations must give notice in writing to the licensing authority at the above address, giving detailed grounds of their objection, by 29th May 2026. The Council will not entertain representations where the writer requests that his identity remains anonymous. Copies of all representations will be included in the papers presented to the Licensing Sub-Committee and will therefore pass into the public domain. Representations must relate to one of the four Licensing Objectives: the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm. It is an offence liable on conviction to an unlimited fine under Section 158 of the Licensing Act 2003 to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with this application.

Licensing Act 2003 Notice of application for a premises licence

Name of applicant: MyMeals Limited Postal address of premises: Basera Restaurant, 51 Kingston Hill, Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7PS Application Details: This application seeks a new premises licence for the provision of late night refreshments Friday and Saturday 23:00h to 23:30h and the sale by retail of alcohol (on sales only) Sunday to Thursday 12:00h to 22:30h and Friday and Saturday 12:00h to 23:30h. Full details of the application can be inspected on the licensing register, online at www. kingston.gov.uk or in person at the address given below. Deadline for representations: 2nd June 2026 Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Authority by post: Licensing Team, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1EU or by email: licensing@kingston.gov.uk It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum penalty on conviction of such an offence is unlimited.

EDWARD JAMES WYATT

Deceased

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 anyone with a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the deceased, late of 61 Cliffview Road, London, SE13 7DB, who died on 11/11/2025, must send written details to the address below by 16/07/2026, after which the Estate will be distributed with regard only to claims and interests notified.

Co-operative Legal Services Limited, 650 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4SD.

Ref: 7494320P/Wyatt

IAN EMMANUEL DAVIES

Deceased

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925

anyone with a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the deceased, late of 20 Flat, Renton Close, Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EY, who died on 07/02/2020, must send written details to the address below by 16/07/2026, after which the Estate will be distributed with regard only to claims and interests notified. WW&J McClure Executors Ltd, c/o Jones Whyte Law Ltd, Suite 2, Fyfe Chambers, 105 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1PB. Ref: DAVI0181/1/CEE

Licensing Act 2003 Application for a Premises Licence Name of Applicant: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd. Address: Sainsbury’s, 130-132 Verdant Lane, London, SE6 1LG. Licensing Authority: London Borough of Lewisham Council. Licensing Authority Address: Licensing Team, London Borough of Lewisham Council, 4th Floor Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU (where a record of the application may be inspected during normal office hours). Licensing Authority Website: www.lewisham.gov.uk The applicant has applied to the Licensing Authority for a premises licence for the above premises for the following licensable activities:To allow for the sale of alcohol between the hours of 0700 and 2300 daily for consumption off the premises. Any person or responsible authority (as defined by the Licensing Act 2003) may make representations to the Licensing Authority no later than 5 June 2026. Any representations made to the Licensing Authority must be in writing to the address above or by email to licensing@lewisham.gov.uk

158 of the Licensing Act 2003, to knowingly or recklessly make a

statement in or in connection with an application for a premises licence and the maximum fine on being convicted of such an offence is unlimited. Thomas & Thomas Partners LLP 38a Monmouth Street, London WC2H 9EP www.tandtp.com

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

Dated: 8 May 2026

Winckworth Sherwood LLP, Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9AX

Ref:AGS/26508/02289/RPB Solicitors and authorised agents for the applicant

LICENSING ACT 2003

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

Take notice that I/we: Abdullah Gilgil have made an application to Lewisham Council acting as the Licensing Authority, for a New Premises Licence in respect of 109 Ladywell Road, SE13 7JA

We would like to extend our hours from 23:00 to 03:00 from Monday to Sunday. We will be serving hot food.

The application and the Licensing Authority’s public register can be inspected at: Lewisham Council, Safer Communities Service, 9 Holbeach Road, London, SE6 4TW by appointment between Monday to Friday (except on public holidays) and between the hours of 9.00 am to 4.00 pm; or at www.lewisham.gov.uk

The last date by which responsible authorities or other persons may make representations to the Licensing Authority in relation to this application is: 29th May 2026 Any representations must be made in writing to the above address or by emailing licensing@lewisham.gov.uk

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

Transport for London Public Notice

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

THE A3220 GLA ROAD (WEST CROSS ROUTE, LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON & CHELSEA) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it intends to make 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 barrier works to take place on the A3220 GLA Road – West Cross Route in the London Borough of Hammersmith and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from:

(1) entering or proceeding in a northerly direction on the A3220 West Cross Route between its junctions with the A3220 northbound off-slip road connecting West Cross Route northbound carriageway and the unnamed access road to Westfield Shopping Centre and Westway Roundabout;

(2) entering or proceeding in a southerly direction on the A3220 West Cross Route between its junctions with Westway Roundabout and the A3220 southbound on-slip road connecting the unnamed access road to Westfield Shopping Centre to West Cross Route southbound carriageway;

(3) entering or proceeding on the A3220 northbound on-slip road connecting the unnamed access road to Westfield Shopping Centre to West Cross Route northbound carriageway.

Works will be phased as such that not all restrictions may apply at any one time.

The Order will be effective between the dates of 1st June 2026 and 1st December 2026 every night 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM 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.

5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force alternative routes will be indicated by traffic signs. Northbound via Shepherd’s Bush Green and Wood Lane to normal route of travel. Southbound via Westway Roundabout, link road connecting Westway Roundabout and Wood Lane, Wood Lane and Uxbridge Road to normal route of travel.

Dated this 15th day of May 2026

Henry Cresser

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

Section 17 Licensing Act 2003 Licensing Act 2003: Application for a new Premises Licence

Notice is hereby given that Seagarden Boat Ltd applied to the City of Westminster on 02/05/2026 for a new premises licence for Sea Garden & Grill –17 Sheldon SquareThe Prince Regent - London W2 6EP

The proposed application is to permit Sale by retail of Alcohol (ON the premises) – Monday to Sunday from 11:00 Am Until 23:00

Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing of his/her representation by DATE 29/05/2026 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Licensing Service, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5QP

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

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

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Transport for London Public Notice

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (LAMBETH) RED ROUTE CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2007 A203 GLA ROAD (STOCKWELL ROAD) (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS) VARIATION ORDER 2026

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that on 11th May 2026 it made the above named Order, under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The Order will come into force on 16th May 2026.

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

(1) reduce the length of the existing parking and disabled persons vehicles bay outside Morant House/Blair House by 20 metres from its northwestern end;

(2) install a parking and disabled persons vehicles bay outside Morant House/Blair House with a length of 5 metres Mon-Sat 7am-7pm 1 hour no return within 2 hours;

(3) introduce 2 electric vehicles charging bays each with a length of 6.5 metres outside Morant House/Blair House;

(4) install Double Red Lines No Stopping At Any Time with a length of 15 metres outside Morant House/Blair House.

3. The road which would be affected by the Order is is A203 Stockwell Road.

4. A copy of the Order, a map indicating the location and effect of the Order and copies of any Order revoked, suspended or varied by the Order can be inspected by appointment during normal office hours at our office at the address below. To arrange an appointment please email trafficordersection@tfl,gov.uk. Copies of the documents may be requested via email at trafficordersection@tfl,gov.uk, or by post at the following address quoting reference

SNO/REGULATION/STOT/RC/TRO/GLA/2026/0502:

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

Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road London, SE1 8NJ

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

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

Dated this 15th day of May 2026

Andrew Rogers

Planning and Performance Manager

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

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LICENSING ACT 2003

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

West Indian Association of Service Personnel (Mr Sydney Marshall) has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: West Indian Association of Service Personnel 161-167 Clapham Manor Street Clapham London SVV4 6DB

which would authorise the following licensable activities:

• Supply of Alcohol Plays, Films, Indoor Sports, Live Music, Recorded Music, Performances of Dance, Provision of Facilities for Dancing:

Sunday: 10:00hrs — 22:00hrs

Monday to Wednesday: 10:00hrs — 23:00hrs Thursday 10.00hrs — 23:59hrs Friday and Saturday: 10:06hrs — 01.30hrs

Late Night Refreshment: Thursday: 23:00hrs — 23:59hrs Friday and Saturday: 23:00hrs — 01:30hrs

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

JOHN DAVID HARRIS Deceased

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 anyone with a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the deceased, late of Charlton Park Care Centre, 21 Cemetery Lane, Charlton, London, SE7 8DZ, who died on 08/01/2026, must send written details to the address below by 16/07/2026, after which the Estate will be distributed with regard only to claims and interests notified.

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 04.06.2026

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

Notice of application to vary a Premises Licence

Notice is hereby given that Joyboy Consulence Ltd has applied to Wandsworth Council to vary the premises at Mezzanine, Unit 4, 20 Totterdown Street, London, SW17 8TA

The variation seeks to extend the hours for the sale of alcohol, late-night refreshment and the provision of regulated entertainment (Live & Recorded Music) on Friday and Saturday nights only.

Currently, these licensable activities are authorised until 01:30 hours. The application seeks to extend these hours to 02:30 hours. In relation to the licensable activities for Live music, recorded music, sale of alcohol and latenight refreshment the following seasonal variation is sought - Bank Holiday Weekend Sundays 11:00-02:30. The following seasonal variation is sought in relation to the opening hours - Bank Holiday Weekend Sundays 11:0003:00

Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 8th June 2026 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden,Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk

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

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

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – WYVIL ROAD

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable utility repair and maintenance works to be carried out, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, subject to the agreement of Transport for London, intends to make an Order, the effect of which would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles: (a) from proceeding eastbound in that length of Wyvil Road which lies between its junction with South Lambeth Road and a point 50 metres south-west of that junction; (b) proceeding in a southerly direction on Trenchold Street from turning left into Wyvil Road.

2. An alternative route for affected vehicles would be available via Wandsworth Road, Kennington Lane and South Lambeth Road.

3. The Order would come into force on 1 June 2026 and continue in force for a maximum duration of 2 months, to allow for contingencies, or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. In practice, it is anticipated that the works will take 8 days to complete.

Dated 15 May 2026

Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 16A

ROAD CLOSURES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS –BIG SHIFT CAR FREE DAYS TYERS STREET

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable local residents/communities to hold special events as part of the Big Shift Car Free Days initiative, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth has made an Order the effect of which will be to ban vehicles from entering, proceeding, waiting, loading, unloading or parking in that length of Tyers Street which lies between its junctions with Laud Street and Kennington Lane, between 7am on 16 May 2026 and 7pm on 17 May 2026.

2. During the restrictions specified in paragraph 1 above, all parking places situated within the length of Tyers Street specified will be suspended.

3. The restrictions will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs on the dates and times specified above.

Dated 15 May 2026

Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – LINTON GROVE

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable telecommunications maintenance and repair works, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth has made an Order, the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering or proceeding in that length of Linton Grove which lies between its junctions with Eden Road and Millhouse Place.

2. Alternative routes for affected vehicles will be available via Linton Grove, Tivoli Road, Dassett Road, Darlington Road and Eden Road, and vice versa.

3. The Order will come into force on 27 May 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 will take 3 days to complete.

Dated 15 May 2026 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(2) AND 22(C)

THE KIA OVAL CRICKET GROUND, KENNINGTON, TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS

BOWLING GREEN STREET, CLAYTON STREET, HARLEYFORD ROAD, HARLEYFORD STREET, KENNINGTON OVAL, AND VAUXHALL GROVE, VAUXHALL STREET

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, in agreement with Transport for London, has made a temporary traffic order, the general effect of which will be to: -

(a) apply in a modified form the provisions of The Lambeth (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2023 so that waiting (including for the purpose of loading and unloading) and stopping will be prohibited at any time in Clayton Street, Durham Street and Kennington Oval; (b) prohibit vehicles, including cycles, from entering or proceeding in:-

1. Bowling Green Street, between its junction with Magee Street and Kennington Oval;

2. Harleyford Road, between its junction with Durham Street and its junction with Kennington Oval;

3. Harleyford Street, between its junction with Kennington Oval and its junction with Kennington Park Road;

4. Kennington Oval, its eastern, southern and western arms, between its junction with Clayton Street and its junction with Vauxhall Street. (c) prohibit vehicles, including cycles, from entering:-

1. Bowling Green Street at its junction with Kennington Road;

2. Clayton Street at its junction with Kennington Road; 3. Vauxhall Grove at its junction with Harleyford Road;

4. Vauxhall Street at its junction with Kennington Lane.

(d) suspend designated parking places in Clayton Street, Durham Street and Kennington Oval; (e) prohibit vehicles proceeding in Windmill Row in a direction other than north-west to south-east;

(f) suspend the bus lanes and cycle lanes on Harleyford Road, Harleyford Street and Kennington Oval.

2. The restrictions are necessary because of the likelihood of danger to the public caused by an increase in traffic and parked vehicles at certain times in the vicinity of The Kia Oval Cricket Ground, Kennington.

3. Alternative routes will be available for vehicles affected by the prohibitions described in Article 1 above:(a) for traffic generally travelling in a south-east direction via Kennington Lane, Windmill Row, Kennington Road, Kennington Park Road and Brixton Road; (b) for traffic generally travelling in a north-west direction via Camberwell New Road, Vassall Road, Brixton Road, Kennington Park Road, Kennington Road, Kennington Lane, Durham Street and Harleyford Road.

4. The prohibitions and one-way systems will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.

5. The Order would come into force on 22 May 2026 and will continue in force until 27 September 2026, although in practice they will only have effect on the occasion of certain cricket matches and other events at The Kia Oval Cricket Ground, Kennington.

Dated 15 May 2026 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 16A

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS – STREET PARTIES VARIOUS ROADS

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that to enable local residents/communities to hold Street Parties, the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth has made an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicles from entering and proceeding in those roads or lengths of road specified in the Schedule to this Notice.

2. The alternative routes for affected vehicles are outlined in the Schedule to the Notice.

3. The restrictions will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs on the dates and times specified above.

4. The Order will come into force on 22 May 2026 and will continue until 18 July 2026.

Dated 15 May 2026 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager

SCHEDULE

1. Railton Road, between its junction Rymer Road and its south-easternmost extremity, on 22 May 2026, between 5pm and 11.30pm.

Diversion via Rymer Street and Dulwich Road.

2. Greenhurst Road, between its junctions with Cheviot Road and Truslove Road, on 6 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion: via Cheviot Road, Lamberhurst Road and Greenhurst Road.

3. (a) Deronda Road, between its south-westernmost extremity and outside the common boundary of Nos. 32 and 34 Deronda Road, on 13 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm. (b) Romola Road, between its junction with Deronda Road and outside the common boundary of Nos. 46 and 48 Romola Road, on 13 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Deronda Road, Deerbrook Road, Norwood Road and Romola Road.

4. Brantwood Road, between its junction with Dorchester Drive, and outside No. 69 Brantwood Road, on 13 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Brantwood Road, Fawnbrake Avenue, Poplar Walk and Brantwood Road, and vice versa.

5. Leppoc Road, between its junctions with Elms Crescent and Abbeville Road, on 14 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Elms Crescent, Caldervale Road and Abbeville Road, and vice versa.

6. Spencer Road, between its junctions with Railton Road and Dulwich Road, on 14 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Dulwich Road, Chaucer Road and Railton Road, and vice versa.

7. Steep Hill, between its junctions with Becmead Avenue and Woodbourne Avenue, on 20 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Becmead Avenue, Garrard’s Road and Woodbourne Avenue.

8. Roupell Street, between outside the common boundary of Nos. 48 and 49 Roupell Street, and outside the common boundary of Nos. 58 and 59 Roupell Street, on 21 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Roupell Street, Windmill Walk, Brad Street, and Cornwall Road.

9. Stockfield Road, between its junction with Mount Nod Road and its junction with Rosedene Avenue, on 21 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Mount Nod Road, Hitherfield Road, Leigham Vale and Stockfield Road.

10. Casewick Road, between its junction with Tredwell Road and outside the common boundary of Nos. 16 and 18 Casewick Road, on 27 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Casewick Road, Thornlaw Road, Lamberhurst Road and Casewick Road, and vice versa.

11. Penistone Road, between its junctions with Guildersfield Road and Prescott Close, on 27 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Guildersfield Road, Streatham High Road and Penistone Road.

12. Pearman Street, between its junctions with Frazier Street and Emery Street, on 28 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Pearman Street, Frazier Street, Baylis Road, Westminster Bridge Road and Pearman Street.

13. Haredale Road, between its junctions with Poplar Walk and Herne Hill Road, on 28 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Poplar Walk, Ferndale Road and Herne Hill Road, and vice versa.

14. Thornlaw Road, between its junctions with Thurlby Road and Casewick Road, on 28 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Casewick Road, St Julians Farm Road and Thirlby Road, and vice versa.

15. Elm Park, between its junctions with Brixton Hill and Endymion Road, on 28 June 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Brixton Hill and Endymion Road, and vice versa.

16. Beechdale Road, between its junction with Fairmount Road and outside the common boundary of Nos. 7 and 9 Beechdale Road, on 4 July 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Beechdale Road, Brixton Hill, and Fairmount Road, and vice versa.

17. Chancellor Grove, between its junctions with Idmiston Road and Park Hall Road, on 5 July 2026, between 10am and 8pm. Diversion via Idmiston Road, Rosendale Road and Park Hall Road, and vice versa.

18. Gleneagle Road, between its junctions with Fairmile Avenue and Conyer’s Road, on 11 July 2026, between 10am and 8pm. Diversion via Fairmile Avenue and Conyer’s Road, and vice versa.

19. Mackie Road, between its junctions with Athlone Road and Hillworth Road, on 18 July 2026, between 10am and 8pm.

Diversion via Athlone Road, Tulse Hill and Hillworth Road, and vice versa.

LICENSING ACT 2003

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE

Take notice that I: Vinoth Thuraibalasingham have made an application to Lewisham Council acting as the Licensing Authority, for a Variation of a Premises Licence in respect of Mace Express, 12 Randlesdown Road, London, SE6 3BT

The details of the application are as follows: The application seeks to amend Condition 11 relating to the restriction on the sale of beers, lagers and ciders abouve 5.5% ABV. The applicant seeks permission to sell beers, lagers and ciders above 5.5% ABV, including single cans, with a fallback proposal for multipack sales only if required.

The application and the Licensing Authority’s public register can be inspected at: Lewisham Council, Safer Communities Service, 9 Holbeach Road, London, SE6 4TW by appointment between Monday to Friday (except on public holidays) and between the hours of 9.00 am to 4.00 pm; or at www.lewisham.gov.uk

The last date by which responsible authorities or other persons may make representations to the Licensing Authority in relation to this application is: 9th June 2026

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

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

Notice of application for a Premises Licence.

Notice is hereby given that JMHG LTD has applied to Wandsworth Council for a new premises licence at Brickwood Coffee & Bread, 21 Battersea Rise, London, SW11 1HG for Sale of Alcohol – Consumption On & Off the PremisesSunday to Thursday – 10:00hrs to 23:00hrs Friday & Saturday - 10:00hrs to 00:00hrs (Midnight) Late Night Refreshment – Both Indoors/Outdoors – Sunday to Thursday – 23:00hrs to 23:30hrs Friday & Saturday – 23:00hrs to 00:30hrs

Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing by 10th June 2026 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Wandsworth Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email: licensing@merton.gov.uk

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

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

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 Applications

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LB – Listed Building

RG3 - Approval under Reg 3 Councils own dev

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.

8 Pratt Walk London Lambeth SE11 6AR Replacement of non-original single glazed-metal windows and single glazed timber windows to double-glazed metal windows & slimline timber windows to the side and rear elevations of the property. (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/001516/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/01236/FUL) 26/01236/FUL

(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/01288/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/01287/FUL) 26/01288/LB Butterworth Court 1 Pendennis Road London SW16

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Parking Places Order would be to:(a) revoke Resident Permit parking places in the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice; (b) revoke Shared Use parking places in the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 4 to this Notice; (c) designate Resident Permit parking places in the

4. In some cases, the disabled persons’ parking places specified in Schedules 1 and 3 to this notice may already have been

or provided informally. Where this is the case, the effect of the Orders will be to formalise that situation so as to reflect the parking controls that currently apply on the ground and enable enforcement to be carried out if necessary.

5. The Orders are necessary to remove certain disabled persons’ parking places where they are no longer required and to provide new disabled persons’ parking places so as to improve parking facilities for disabled persons where they are needed.

6. If you have any enquiries, please telephone Lambeth Council’s Parking Design Team on 020 7926 6799 or email: disabledparking@lambeth.gov.uk

7. A copy of the proposed Orders and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are available for inspection online at: https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and 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, except on bank or public holidays. To arrange inspection please email trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk

8. All objections and other representations relating to the proposed Order must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made (quoting reference “186 – Disabled Persons Parking Places – Batch 11”), and can be made using our consultation portal at https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or sent by post to Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), London Borough of Lambeth, PO Box 80771, London, SW2 9QQ or by email TMOReps@lambeth.gov.uk within 21 days from the date on which this Notice is published. Any objection may be communicated to, or seen by, other persons who may have an interest in this matter.

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(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/00526/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/00527/FUL). 26/00526/LB

100 Lambeth Road London SE1 7PT Application for retrospective Listed Building Consent in relation to the installation of timber framed sealed-unit windows installed in the mid-1990s as part of repair and refurbishment works.

(Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/01099/LB, but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/01098/FUL) 26/01099/LB

76 Caldwell Street London SW9 0HB Erection of a three storey dwellinghouse with roof terrace and provision of associated waste and recycling storage, following demolition of existing building. 26/01213/FUL

Caldwell Gardens Housing Estate London Replacement of existing single glazed Crittall steel and timber windows/balcony doors with new PVCu double glazed casement and fanlight windows / doors to all blocks on the Caldwell Garden Estate to match existing fenestration style. 26/01191/RG3

Manor Gardens 60 Larkhall Rise London SW4 6JZ Installation of a new window opening to the side elevation at basement level and creation of a lightwell. (To 1 Manor Gardens) 26/01277/FUL

Dated this Friday 15th May 2026

9. A copy of each of the proposed Orders and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are available for inspection online at: https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and 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), until the last day of a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the Orders are made or, as the case may be, the Council decides not to make the Orders. To arrange inspection please email: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk

Dated 15 May 2026 Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager

SCHEDULE 1 Cautley Avenue, adjacent No. 56; Clive Road, adjacent No. 172; Culverhouse Gardens, adjacent No. 18; Killyon Road, adjacent No. 67; Norwood Park Road, adjacent No. 33; Rosedene Avenue, adjacent No. 38.

SCHEDULE 2 Alexandra Drive, adjacent No. 33; Amesbury Avenue, adjacent No. 100; Ashmere Grove, adjacent No. 9; Bonham Road, adjacent No. 1; Casewick Road, adjacent No. 7; Fairmile Avenue, adjacent No. 32; Fairmount Road, adjacent No. 59; Farm Avenue, adjacent No. 12; Fentiman Road, adjacent Noel Caron Houses; Glenister Park Road, adjacent No. 29 Streatham Vale; Rathmell Drive, adjacent No. 10; Redlands Way, adjacent Witley House; Southy Road, adjacent Jason Court; St. Alphonsus Road, adjacent Gifford House; St. Julian’s Farm Road, adjacent No. 38; Talma Road, adjacent No. 65; Tasman Road, adjacent No. 42; Tivoli Road, adjacent No. 5.

SCHEDULE 3 Ashmere Grove, adjacent No. 9; Fairmount Road, adjacent No. 59; Southy Road, adjacent Jason Court; St. Alphonsus Road, adjacent Gifford House; Talma Road, adjacent No. 65; Tasman Road, adjacent No. 42.

SCHEDULE 4 Amesbury Avenue, adjacent No. 100; Bonham Road, adjacent No. 1; Fairmile Avenue, adjacent No. 32; Farm Avenue, adjacent No. 12; Fentiman Road, adjacent Noel Caron Houses.

SCHEDULE 5 Cautley Avenue, adjacent No. 56; Killyon Road, adjacent No. 67.

SCHEDULE 6 Culverhouse Gardens, adjacent No. 18; Rosedene Avenue, adjacent No. 38.

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14

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

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

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

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

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

May 2026;

(ii) the lengths of roads specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice between the hours of 9.30pm and midnight on 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31

May 2026. Access for buses would be maintained.

(c) prohibit vehicles from:-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(v) entering or proceeding in Dulwich Road between its junctions with Regent Road and Half Moon Lane between the hours of 9.30pm and midnight on 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 May 2026. Access for buses would be maintained.

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

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

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

(e) prohibit waiting by vehicles in the streets and parts of streets specified in Schedules 4 and 6 to this Notice between the hours of 7.00am and midnight and midnight and 12.30am the following day on 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 and 31 May 2026 and 1 June 2026; (f) extend the hours of operation of Resident Parking Places in the streets and parts of streets specified in Schedule 5 and 6 to this Notice so that they would apply between the hours of 9.00am to 9.00pm on 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 and 31 May 2026; (g) suspend Charged-For Parking Places in the streets and parts of streets specified in Schedule 5 to this Notice between the hours of 9.00am to 9.00pm on 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 and 31 May 2026.

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

3. Alternative routes will be available for vehicles affected by the prohibition referred to in this Notice via Norwood Road and Dulwich Road as indicated by traffic signs.

Dated 15 May 2026 Ben Stevens Highway Network Manager

SCHEDULE 1 - Arlingford Road; Berwyn Road; Brailsford Road; Brockwell Park Gardens; Carver Road; Deerbrook Road; Delawyk Crescent; Deronda Road; Guernsey Grove; Hawarden Grove; Hollingbourne Road; Howlett’s Road; Hurst Street; Oborne Close; Papworth Way; Railton Road, between its junctions with Regent Road and Herne Place; Romola Road; Ruskin Walk; Shardcroft Avenue; Stradella Road; Trinity Rise; Warmington Road; Winterbrook Road; Woodquest Avenue.

SCHEDULE 2 - Brixton Water Lane, between its junctions with Dalberg Road and Effra Parade; Railton Road, between its junctions with Regent Street and Half Moon Lane.

SCHEDULE 3 - Morval Road; Norwood Road, northbound, between its junction with Dulwich Road and Croxted Road.

SCHEDULE 4 - Athlone Road; Brixton Water Lane; Burbage Road, between its junctions with Half Moon Lane and Turney Road; Claverdale Road; Craignair Road; Dulwich Road, excluding parking places on the south west side outside Brockwell Lido between its junctions with Regent Road and Hurst Street; Effra Road, between its junctions with St. Matthews Road and Brixton Water Lane; Half Moon Lane, between its junctions with Norwood Road and Holmdene Avenue; Hillworth Road; Morval Road.

SCHEDULE 5 - Athlone Road, between its junctions with Tulse Hill and Mackie Road; Brixton Water Lane, between its junctions with Dulwich Road and Brixton Hill; Claverdale Road, between its junctions with Tulse Hill and Elm Park; Craignair Road, between itTulse Hill and Elm Park; Dulwich Road, from its junction with Dalberg Road to its junction with Norwood Road; Hillworth Road, between Tulse Hill and Mackie Road; Morval Road, from its junction with Effra Road to its junction with Dalberg Road; Romola Road.

SCHEDULE 6 - Arlingford Road, Barnwell Road; Berwyn Road; Brailsford Road; Brockwell Park Gardens; Carver Road; Chaucer Road, Cosbycote Avenue, Croxted Road, between its junctions with Norwood Road and Turney Road; Dalberg Road, between No. 41 and its junction with Dulwich Road; Deerbrook Road; Deronda Road; Effra Parade; Fawkbreake Avenue, between its junctions with Kestrel Avenue and Gubyon Avenue; Gubyon Avenue; Gurnsey Grove; Harwarden Grove; Herne Hill, between its junctions with Half Moon Lane and Rollscourt Avenue; Herne Place; Hollingbourne Road; Holmdene Avenue; Howlett’s Road; Hurst Street; Jelf Road; Kestrel Avenue; Leeson Road; Mayall Road; Milkwood Road, between its junctions with Half Moon Lane and Gubyon Avenue; Milton Road; Norwood Road, between its junctions with Half Moon Lane and Tulse Hill; Oborne Close; Probert Road; Railton Road, between its junctions with Marcus Garvey Way and Rymer Street; Rattray Road, between its junctions with Probert Road and Barnwell Road; Regent Road; Rollscourt Avenue; Rosendale Road, between its junctions with Norwood Road and Turney Road; Ruskin Walk; Rymer Street; Shakespeare Road, between its junctions with Dulwich Road and Mayall Road; Shardcroft Avenue; Spenser Road; St. Faith’s Road; Stradella Road; Talma Road, between its junctions with Jelf Road and Probert Road; Trelawn Road; Trinity Rise; Tulse Hill between its junctions with Brixton Water Lane and Hardel Rise; Warmington Road; Winterbrook Road; Woodquest Avenue.

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under the Licensing Act 2003

Please take note that We Snow White Food Has applied to Merton Council for a premises licence at: Snow White Food, 62 Quicks Road, London, SW19 1EX to provide the following licensable activities: Sale by retail of alcohol Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing to: Merton Licensing Authority, Regulatory Services Partnership (Serving Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth Councils) Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DX or by email to: licensing@merton.gov.uk

By 13.05.2026

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

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

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE UNDER THE GAMBLING ACT 2005

Notice is hereby given that: Talarius Limited of the following address: Fifth Avenue Plaza, Queensway, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 0BL is applying for an Adult Gaming Centre premises licence under Section 159 of the Gambling Act 2005. The application relates to the following premises: Admiral, 200 High Street, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0JN. The application has been made to: Licensing Team, Environment and Public Protection, Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road, Bromley, BR1 1AS. Information about the application is available from the licensing authority, including the arrangements for viewing the details of the application. Any of the following persons may make representations in writing to the licensing authority about the application: • A person who lives sufficiently close to the premises to be likely to be affected by the authorised activities; • A person who has business interests that might be affected by the authorised activities; • A person who represents someone in any of the above two categories. Any representations must be made by the following date: 08/06/2026. It is an offence under section 342 of the Gambling Act 2005 if a person, without reasonable excuse, gives to a licensing authority for a purpose connected with that Act information which is false or misleading.

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LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(2) AND 22(C) THE KIA OVAL CRICKET GROUND, KENNINGTON, TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS

BOWLING GREEN STREET, CLAYTON STREET, HARLEYFORD ROAD, HARLEYFORD STREET, KENNINGTON OVAL, AND VAUXHALL GROVE, VAUXHALL STREET

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, in agreement with Transport for London, has made a temporary traffic order, the general effect of which will be to: -

(a) apply in a modified form the provisions of The Lambeth (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2023 so that waiting (including for the purpose of loading and unloading) and stopping will be prohibited at any time in Clayton Street, Durham Street and Kennington Oval;

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

1. Bowling Green Street, between its junction with Magee Street and Kennington Oval;

2. Harleyford Road, between its junction with Durham Street and its junction with Kennington Oval;

3. Harleyford Street, between its junction with Kennington Oval and its junction with Kennington Park Road;

4. Kennington Oval, its eastern, southern and western arms, between its junction with Clayton Street and its junction with Vauxhall Street.

(c) prohibit vehicles, including cycles, from entering:-

1. Bowling Green Street at its junction with Kennington Road;

2. Clayton Street at its junction with Kennington Road;

3. Vauxhall Grove at its junction with Harleyford Road;

4. Vauxhall Street at its junction with Kennington Lane.

(d) suspend designated parking places in Clayton Street, Durham Street and Kennington Oval;

(e) prohibit vehicles proceeding in Windmill Row in a direction other than north-west to south-east;

(f) suspend the bus lanes and cycle lanes on Harleyford Road, Harleyford Street and Kennington Oval.

2. The restrictions are necessary because of the likelihood of danger to the public caused by an increase in traffic and parked vehicles at certain times in the vicinity of The Kia Oval Cricket Ground, Kennington.

3. Alternative routes will be available for vehicles affected by the prohibitions described in Article 1 above:-

(a) for traffic generally travelling in a south-east direction via Kennington Lane, Windmill Row, Kennington Road, Kennington Park Road and Brixton Road;

(b) for traffic generally travelling in a north-west direction via Camberwell New Road, Vassall Road, Brixton Road, Kennington Park Road, Kennington Road, Kennington Lane, Durham Street and Harleyford Road.

4. The prohibitions and one-way systems will only apply at such times and to such extent as shall, from time to time, be indicated by the placing of the appropriate traffic signs.

5. The Order would come into force on 22 May 2026 and will continue in force until 27 September 2026, although in practice they will only have effect on the occasion of certain cricket matches and other events at The Kia Oval Cricket Ground, Kennington.

Dated 15 May 2026

Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

INTRODUCTION AND REMOVAL OF DISABLED PERSONS’ PARKING PLACES IN VARIOUS ROADS

(This notice is about proposals to remove certain disabled persons’ parking places where they are no longer required and designate new disabled persons’ parking places where they are required. In controlled parking certain circumstances, this may involve the redesignation of a new parking space where a disabled persons’ parking place is removed; or the removal of an existing parking space to accommodate the proposed disabled persons’ parking place.)

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth, intends to make The Lambeth (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. **) Order 202* and The Lambeth (Charged-For Parking Places) (Amendment No. **) Order 202* under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions Order would be to:-

(a) revoke disabled persons’ parking places in the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice; (b) revoke free parking places in the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 2 to this Notice; (c) designate disabled persons’ parking places in the lengths of streets specified Schedule 3 to this Notice. (d) specify the parking places specified in Schedule 3 to this Notice will operate at any time and be for the use of vehicles displaying a disabled person’s “blue badge” only;

3. The general effect of the Charged-For Parking Places Order would be to:-

(a) revoke Resident Permit parking places in the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 4 to this Notice; (b) revoke Shared Use parking places in the lengths of streets specified in Schedule 5 to this Notice; (c) designate Shared Use parking places in the lengths of streets specified Schedule 6 to this Notice; (d) designate Resident Permit parking places in Beechdale Road, adjacent No. 18.

4. In some cases, the disabled persons’ parking places specified in Schedules 1 and 3 to this notice may already have been removed or provided informally. Where this is the case, the effect of the Orders will be to formalise that situation so as to reflect the parking controls that currently apply on the ground and enable enforcement to be carried out if necessary.

5. The Orders are necessary to remove certain disabled persons’ parking places where they are no longer required and to provide new disabled persons’ parking places so as to improve parking facilities for disabled persons where they are needed.

6. If you have any enquiries, please telephone Lambeth Council’s Parking Design Team on 020 7926 6799 or email: disabledparking@lambeth.gov.uk

7. A copy of the proposed Orders and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are available for inspection online at: https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and 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, except on bank or public holidays. To arrange inspection please email trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk

8. All objections and other representations relating to the proposed Order must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made (quoting reference “172 – Disabled Persons Parking Places – Batch 10”), and can be made using our consultation portal at https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or sent by post to Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), London Borough of Lambeth, PO Box 80771, London, SW2 9QQ or by email TMOReps@lambeth.gov.uk within 21 days from the date on which this Notice is published. Any objection may be communicated to, or seen by, other persons who may have an interest in this matter.

9. A copy of each of the proposed Orders and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are available for inspection online at: https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and 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), until the last day of a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the Orders are made or, as the case may be, the Council decides not to make the Orders. To arrange inspection please email: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk

Dated 15 May 2026

SCHEDULE 1

Ben Stevens Highways Network Manager

Beechdale Road, adjacent No. 18; Birbeck Hill, adjacent No. 25; Broxholm Road, adjacent No. 35; Clive Road, adjacent No. 183; Conyers Road, adjacent No. 68; Cricklade Avenue, adjacent No. 75, adjacent No. 82; Dalmore Road, opposite No. 1; Lyham Road, adjacent No. 313; Northanger Road, adjacent No. 70 Greyhound Lane; Norwood Park Road, adjacent No. 48; Romeyn Road, adjacent No. 5; Strathbrook Road, adjacent No. 40; Uffington Road, adjacent No. 35.

SCHEDULE 2 Churchmore Road, adjacent No. 51; Fieldend Road, adjacent No. 43; Gipsy Road, adjacent No.135.

SCHEDULE 3 Amesbury Avenue, adjacent No. 31; Atherfold Road, adjacent No. 70; Auckland Hill, adjacent No. 2a; Blairderry Road, adjacent No. 63; Churchmore Road, adjacent No. 51; Durand Gardens, adjacent No. 4; Ellison Road, adjacent No. 50; Fieldend Road, adjacent No. 43; Gaskell Street, adjacent No. 161; Gipsy Road, adjacent No.135; Glenfield Road, adjacent No. 24; Helix Road, adjacent No. 25; Holderness Way, adjacent No. 7 Renshaw House; Kempshott Road, adjacent No. 25; Knolly’s Road, adjacent No. 41; Lilford Road, adjacent Lilford House; Littlebury Road, adjacent No. 58; Montrell Road, adjacent No. 12; Myton Road, adjacent No. 2; Narbonne Avenue, adjacent No.69; Railton Road, adjacent No. 110; Rosendale Road, adjacent No.27; Selsdon Road, adjacent No. 42; Sunnyhill Road, adjacent No. 190; Telferscot Road, adjacent No. 39; Thornlaw Road, adjacent No. 5.

SCHEDULE 4 Durand Gardens, adjacent No. 4; Gaskell Street, adjacent No. 161;

SCHEDULE 5

Avenue, adjacent No.

Atherfold Road, adjacent No. 70; Blairderry Road, adjacent No. 63; Lilford Road, adjacent Lilford House; Montrell Road, adjacent No. 12; Sunnyhill Road, adjacent No. 190; Telferscot Road, adjacent No. 39.

SCHEDULE 6 Birbeck Hill, adjacent No. 25; Conyers Road, adjacent No. 68; Cricklade Avenue, adjacent No. 75, adjacent No. 82; Lyham Road, adjacent No. 313.

STAY INFORMED ABOUT LICENSING PLANS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.

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Fesshaye trading as FITIWI HAULAGE LTD of, 52 Browning Avenue W7 1AU is applying to use Tarmac Concrete plant Off Silverthorne Road. Queenstown Road, Nine Elms, London SW8 3HE as an operating centre for 1 vehicles and 1 trailer.

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

Representers must at the same time send a copy of their representation to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice. A guide to making representations is available from the traffic commissioners office.

GOODS VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENCE

Daniel Wallis trading as Field To Fork Produce Ltd of 890 Garratt Lane, London, SW17 0NB is applying to change an existing licence as follows; to add an operating centre to keep 6 goods vehicles and 0 trailers at Field To Fork Produce, Unit 335336, Distribution Block B, New Covent Garden Market, London, SW8 5EQ

Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner at Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE, stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available from the Traffic Commissioner's office.

MARRIAGE ACT 1949 & CIVIL PARTNERSHIP ACT 2004

Notice of application for premises to be approved as a venue for civil marriages and civil partnerships

I/We, The Hyatt Regency London Albert Embankment: of 10 –11 Albert Embankment, SE1 7SP

have applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for approval of premises in pursuance of the above Acts as a venue where civil marriages may be solemnised and civil partnerships may be registered. The premises to which the application relates is:

The Albert Suite located in the Hyatt Regency London Albert Embankment, 10 – 11 Albert Embankment, SE1 7SP

Regulations made under the above Acts state that premises can be approved by the Council if in their opinion and amongst other things:

i.They are seemly, dignified and regularly available for civil marriages/partnerships.

ii.They have adequate fire precautions, and other appropriate safety precautions.

iii.They are not used solely or mainly for religious purposes, or have been so used but have subsequently been used solely or mainly for other purposes.

Full details of the requirements that a premises must meet to be considered for approval can be obtained from the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG

Any person wishing to inspect the application and the plans of the premises may do so at the offices of the Licensing Section, London Borough of Lambeth, 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG., by appointment only. Any person may give notice of an objection to the grant of approval. Objections must be made in writing to the Licensing Section at the above address and must be received within the period of twenty-one days beginning on the day on which this notice was published.

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

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, to enable water utility maintenance and repair works, the Council of the London Borough

LICENSING ACT 2003

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PREMISES LICENCE

Ruby’s Cafe and Restaurant Ltd has applied to the London Borough of Lambeth for the grant of a Premises Licence, in respect of the following premises: Ruby’s Cafe and Restaurant, 130 Norwood High Street, London, SE27 9NH. which would authorise the following licensable activities:

Sale of alcohol (on and off license) Monday to Sunday from 10:00am until 22:30.

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

A responsible authority or any other person may make representation to the licensing authority in respect of this application.

Representations must be made in writing, either by post to the above address, or by email to licensing@lambeth.gov.uk and must be received no later than 29.05.2026

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

LICENSING ACT 2003

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE

Name of applicant LYLE MILLAR TA LEKKER IN LONDON

Postal address of premises Cheam Park, Cheam, SM3 8BP

Application Details:

This application seeks a new premises licence, to run annually on the last Saturday of August each year, for the following activities:

Provision of Live Music - 10:00-22:00 (between 10:00-12:00 live music will only be used for sound checks.)

Provision of Recorded Music - 12:00-22:00

Provision of Performance of Dance - 12:00-22:00

Provision of anything of a similar description to Live Music, Recorded Music or Performances of Dance - 12:00-22:00

Supply of Alcohol (on and off the premises) - 12:0022:00.

Full details of the application can be inspected on the licensing register, online at www.sutton.gov.uk or in person at the address given below.

Deadline for representations 28th MAY 2026

Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Authority by post: Licensing Team, London Borough of Sutton, Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA or by email: licensing@sutton.gov.uk

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

LICENSING ACT 2003

Notice is hereby given that Forest and Grind Limited has applied to Lewisham Council for a New Premises Licence in respect of: Forest & Grind, 95 Dartmouth Road Forest Hill, London SE23 3HT

The application seeks permission for: Sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises Monday – Sunday: 12:00 – 22:45

Any person wishing to make representations regarding this application may do so in writing to the Licensing Authority at:

Licensing Authority, Lewisham Council Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU

Or by email to: licensing@lewisham.gov.uk

Representations must be received no later than 2nd June 2026

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. A person is liable to an unlimited fine on summary conviction should such a false statement be made.

By Jon Culley at Trent Bridge

ENGLND OPENER Ben Duckett

franked his early-season form with an unbeaten 203 as champions Nottinghamshire and likely title rivals Surrey contented themselves with a draw after four days of absorbing and at times high-intensity cricket in the Rothesay County Championship.

Duckett’s decision to focus on the domestic red-ball game ahead of the home international season has seen the left-hander make 503 runs in seven innings so far, culminating in the sixth double hundred of his first-class careercontaining 23 fours and a six and spanning just over six hours. It is his first three-figure score in the Championship since April 2024, albeit in only five appearances for his county in that period.

Having trailed by 34 on first innings, Nottinghamshire were ahead by 380 at 414-4 when the sides agreed to call it a day at 4.50pm. Both took thirteen points from the match, which was enough to keep Nottinghamshire top of the Division One table after five matches.

The contest unsurprisingly could not match the drama witnessed at The Kia Oval last September, when Nottinghamshire prevailed in what was effectively the Championship decider, ending Surrey’s run of three consecutive titles, but produced some high-quality cricket nonetheless.

Joe Clarke’s fine first-innings 129 for the home side came in the toughest batting conditions of the match, which Surrey’s Dan Worrall exploited with figures of 6-73 on his first appearance of the season after injury. England’s Josh Tongue (489) produced the stand-out bowling of the Surrey first innings, countered by Dom Sibley’s hard-fought 77 and Dan Lawrence’s superb 104, his third hundred of the season.

With Nottinghamshire 99-1 overnight, Surrey were 65 runs behind going into the final day but knew that a decent clutch of wickets in the morning session might present them with an opportunity.

In the event, they managed only one breakthrough before lunch, Jordan Clark

SURREY SHARE POINTS WITH TITLE RIVALS

Kia Oval side survive Ben Duckett’s 203 for champions

in August might be a different proposition but a draw at this stage suits both sides. Duckett and Clarke added 119 with Clarke for the third wicket, after which Jack Haynes posted his second half-century of the match, the pair swelling the total by another 122 before a misunderstanding saw Haynes run out, failing to complete a stop-start single as Ryan Patel’s throw from backward point beat him home.

Surrey turned to occasional bowlers at the conclusion, Duckett reaching 200 with a four driven down the ground off Surrey captain Rory Burns.

“I thought we put in a really good shift this morning and we really put it all out there, but we’re playing against a quality team, we’re playing against the current champions and they showed why,” Surrey head coach Gareth Batty said.

“But I was certainly pleased with our efforts, certainly for the first part of today and then obviously it petered out in a draw. If you look at Dan Worrall, his skill set in that first spell he bowled in the game - lots of people have struggled to swing this ‘26 Dukes ball, but he seemed to swing it at will both ways. We know he’s a wonderful performer and has been for a period of time. It’s nice for him to be up and running at 26.

“I thought as a group we really came together. We let them off in periods, but it could have been a different story. We have to address the chances we keep missing.

having Ben Slater caught behind off a thin edge for 50, the left-handed opener having taken his runs aggregate above 500 for the season. Surrey were a first-choice bowler down, of course, following England seamer Gus Atkinson’s withdrawal on Sunday with concussion.

Reece Topley, Atkinson’s replacement, thought he had at least dealt Nottinghamshire a second blow when Clarke accepted an invitation to hook on 25 but Dom Sibley, at deep backward square, could not hold on to the chance.

Duckett’s progress was held up just before lunch when a ball from Sean Abbott

reared up and struck him on the bottom hand. Happily he was able to continue after treatment.

Clarke, the Championship’s leading runscorer with 734, passed 50 for the sixth consecutive innings but a testing spell by Worrall after lunch denied him the chance to build on it substantially, falling leg before for 59.

But in an innings brimming with quality strokeplay, there was no denying Duckett on this occasion, his 31st firstclass hundred and his eleventh for Nottinghamshire arriving six overs into the afternoon, coming off 166 balls with

Duo to lead Hamlet next season

By John Kelly

DULWICH HAMLET have confirmed that manager Mark Dacey and his assistant Junior James will remain in charge at Champion Hill for the 2026-27 season.

Dacey led the Hamlet to their highest finish since their return to the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2023-24. After a relegation battle in the previous

campaign, Dulwich finished ninth in Dacey’s first season in charge. The Hamlet also reached the final of the London Senior Cup where they lost to Queens Park Rangers Development Squad.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper coach Phil Wilson has left Champion Hill.

The club said: “Phil rejoined the club this season in a coaching capacity and quickly became a key part of our men’s

team coaching set-up working closely with the entire management and goalkeeper Toby Bull.

“He is a character that is adored by fans and players alike and will be a huge miss to our pink and blue corner of South London.

“He departs the Hill with our best wishes and we look forward to welcoming him and his family back to South London whenever they get the chance to.”

fourteen fours. Against a strong attack, even with Atkinson out of the picture, it was an impressive innings.

For all that he had a troubled Ashes winter, Duckett’s England place was probably never under serious threat. But the form he has produced since taking the bold decision to reject a lucrative Indian Premier League contract in favour of finding some red-ball form at home has surely put paid to any doubts.

His 100 steered Nottinghamshire into a position from which, at another point in the season, they might have been weighing up their options. The rematch at the Kia Oval

“It was a high intensity game. I’ve not done the maths on how many internationals or future internationals are on the lips out there, but it was significant. You don’t get too many games like that in first-class cricket in this country.

“It’s nice for the England players to have got some exposure to get them ready for a big summer, but it’s also nice for us all to see how good and how thriving our game is in this country.”

Duckett said: “This was a good game, two very good sides going at it for much of the time. The situation we were in last night, if we lose a few wickets there we could be under a lot of pressure against a good attack. The second half of my innings was probably one of the easier parts of my career but I had to do a lot of hard work to get there, so I’m really pleased to have contributed in that way.

Surrey are in Headingley this Friday to face Yorkshire (11am).

Dubois loses early battles but wins Ward to claim WBO title

By John Kelly

DANIEL DUBOIS said he would welcome a rematch against Fabio Wardley after the Greenwich fighter overcame two early knockdowns to stop his opponent in the eleventh round of their brutal contest in Manchester last weekend.

Dubois won the WBO heavyweight title to become a two-time world champion.

Ipswich’s Wardley sent Dubois to the

canvass inside ten seconds and dropped him again in the third round.

Dubois eventually gained control and unleashed some furious punches on Wardley’s face, which showed obvious signs of damage.

Some felt the referee should have stopped the fight earlier or Wardley’s corner should have thrown in the towel. The referee, Howard Foster, decided to step in after another Dubois barrage.

“It was a war,” Dubois said. “We came through the sticky moments. Thank you, Fabio, for that, thank you.

“What a great fight, what a great battle, man.

“We move on now. I want to grow from this fight, improve and go on and reign as champion again.

“I was a bit nervy to start off with and a bit all over the place, but I pulled it together and got the victory.

“I needed to get whacked, come back

up, I felt like a warrior in there, digging deep and coming back. I wasn’t going to be denied. I owed my dad and the people in my corner and I couldn’t let them down.”

Dubois added: “I want to congratulate Fabio on a great fight. What a warrior he is, he’s a tough cookie. He took my shots and tested me. If the rematch happens, bring it on.”

Dubois had his mettle questioned after a one-sided defeat to Oleksandr

Usyk last year.

Don Charles, Dubois’ trainer, said: “No human being on this planet could ever question this kid ever again.

“Certainly don’t question him in front of me. What he showed, he erased any doubt of all the negative talk.

“Because we were victorious, it’s almost like I’m glad the fight went that way so he could demonstrate this quitting narrative is not right. I think he ticked every box.”

Jacko hails Dons’ huge

By Shane Stapleton

AFC WIMBLEDON boss

Johnnie Jackson wasn’t too downbeat despite a 4-0 defeat to Huddersfield Town at Plough Lane in the last game of the season - as he called the Dons’ survival in League One a “monumental achievement”.

Jackson led the side to safety after leading them to play-off glory last season.

Wimbledon ensured they would have at least a second consecutive season in the third tier after their 1-0 win at Wigan Athletic the previous weekend.

“Today was what it was, they were a better team, they deserved to win,” Jackson said.

“You could see that they were a little bit more motivated. You always want to avoid that, of course, but what the lads went through last week to get that result and what it's meant since then, probably meant naturally that they've come off their levels.

“I fully understand that I'm not going to be bothered at all in the long run about the score today, so I reminded them in the centre circle there: forget about today, just don't forget about what you've achieved and what you've done for the football club over the past nine, ten months.

“It's a monumental achievement to stay in the league and we have to remember that. No one gave us a chance.

“To do it with a game to spare, and allow us to breathe today, to be able to relax and try and enjoy it - I still didn't enjoy the game!

“But it was good that the whole place could come and get together today and make it a celebration about, yet again, what Wimbledon's gone on to achieve.”

THANK LUKE BERRY MUCH

‘Understated’ veteran midfielder released as Charlton in talks with forwards

By John Kelly

NATHAN JONES said Luke Berry’s contribution last season was “a little bit understated” after Charlton Athletic confirmed the release of the midfielder.

The Addicks announced their retained list last week, with Berry and Terry Taylor leaving The Valley.

Loanees Luke Chambers, Harry Clarke, Conor Coady and Jayden Fevrier have returned to their parent clubs.

Berry, who will turn 34 in July, joined Charlton from Luton Town in June 2024 and helped the side win promotion from League One, though he was an unused substitute in the 1-0 play-off final win against Leyton Orient at Wembley.

Berry played 64 times for the Addicks and scored ten goals.

Midfielder Taylor, 25 next month, signed for Charlton from Burton Albion in the summer of 2023 but only made 21 appearances for the club. He spent the last season-and-a-half on loan at Northampton Town.

“We'd like to thank Bez, who has been wonderful for us,” said Jones, who signed Berry from Cambridge United for Luton in League Two in the summer of 2017.

“We brought him here for his experience, his goalscoring and for him to be a big contributing factor in getting us out of League One and being able to play at Championship level.

“He's done exactly what we asked him and his goals were vital, as well as the way he trains and his experience.

“The contribution that he's had has been immense and it's probably a little bit understated. He's had one

or two injuries which curtailed his impact slightly, but in terms of adding that experience on a daily basis, knowing what it takes to get promoted and knowing what it takes to play at Championship level, he's been exemplary.

“I thank him for trusting us and for coming to us when he had other options.

He's been a magnificent signing."

Jones added: “We also wish Terry all the best. Ever since I've come in he's had an exemplary attitude and he's worked hard. Whenever he's been called upon he's done well for Charlton.

“His game-time was limited here and he's had a few loans and we wish him all the best. He's someone that I really enjoyed working with, he worked hard every day and he has a fantastic attitude. He's one of us and I'm so glad

I've worked with Tel. We wish him all the best for the future."

Meanwhile, the club have triggered the option to extend Tyreece Campbell’s contract until the summer of 2027. The Addicks remain in talks with forwards Lyndon Dykes and Matty Godden, whose deals are set to expire at the end of June.

Retained: Gassan Ahadme, Karoy Anderson, Rob Apter, Nathan Asiimwe, Amari’i Bell, Tiernan Brooks, Reece Burke, Sonny Carey, Conor Coventry, Kaheim Dixon, Greg Docherty, Josh Edwards, Ibrahim Fullah, Macaulay Gillesphey, Keenan Gough, Lloyd Jones, Thomas Kaminski, Daniel Kanu, Charlie Kelman, Harvey Knibbs, Miles Leaburn, Will Mannion, Micah Mbick, Alex Mitchell, Zach Mitchell, Tanto Olaofe, Kayne Ramsay, Joe Rankin-Costello, Collins Sichenje.

By Paul Green at Selhurst Park

OLIVER GLASNER believes Crystal Palace have got their mojo back at just the right time going into their first-ever European final this month.

The Eagles booked a Conference League decider date with Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig after overcoming Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Thursday evening, wrapping up a 5-2 aggregate success.

Just three days later, Palace were back in SE25 where they twice came from behind to share the spoils with Everton on Sunday thanks to goals from Ismaila Sarr and substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta in the 2-2 draw.

That point against the Toffees, combined with West Ham United’s subsequent 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, means Palace are now mathematically safe from relegation.

And the manager reckons there are parallels to be drawn with how the club finished last year’s campaign, which ended with FA Cup glory against Manchester City at Wembley, going into the Rayo Vallecano clash.

Glasner explained: “We are always talking about our standards. And we always want to show our standards because then we know we will have a good performance and it means we will get enough points at the end of the season.

“It doesn’t mean that you always win. I always felt we had a very good performance at Liverpool when we lost 3-1.

“We had a really difficult performance against Bournemouth but today it was a good performance.

“For me it is maybe since the Fiorentina home game that everybody now knows we are coming to the final stage of the season, it is a vibe we have started to create.

“Maybe now the vibe is here around Selhurst, around the club, in the club together with our fans that everybody is enjoying the football, everybody is enjoying the team, everybody is enjoying the club, everybody is enjoying himself

and the whole situation we are in.”

He added: “This vibe has really started since this Fiorentina game. It is not a problem to be 2-1 down.

“It is not a problem for the fans, it is not a problem for the players because everybody has the belief we can strike back. This is what this group of players created again.

“I think it was a bit similar before the semi-final and final at Wembley when we played [Aston] Villa and Man City that there was this vibe, this belief that we could get it done. For me it feels like it is back again.

“We will need this until the 27th of May. We have two-and-a-half great weeks together and this is what it is all about.”

Josh Coburn, Barry Bannan and Jake Cooper look on after Joe Gelhardt scored Hull’s second

THEY WILL BE BACK

Lions’ remarkable season ends in a whimper, but this is no one-off fairytale

OPINION

By Will Scott

ALEX NEIL looked distraught as he sat down for his post-match press conference.

Neil, his coaching staff and his players had put so much of themselves into the preceding 47 games that for it all to end in such a whimper must have been deeply painful.

Millwall were 90 minutes away from a Wembley final and potentially their first promotion to the top flight since 1988, but instead allowed Hull City to run roughshod in the second half in front of their own supporters.

The Lions simply were not good enough after half-time. A mixture of nerves, running out of steam and a lack of quality cost Millwall in the most important 45 minutes of the season. That drop-off is even more surprising given the preceding 135 minutes of the play-off semi-final had gone reasonably well - Millwall were the better side at the MKM Stadium, and shaded the first half at The Den.

The Lions have typically improved after half-time this season, and the expectation was that Neil would adjust to Hull’s switch to a back three after it disrupted Millwall during the opening fifteen minutes. From there, it felt as though the hosts would eventually find the decisive goal, either from a set-piece or a moment of magic. Instead, it went the opposite way.

The Lions had an unchanged line-up from the first leg three days earlier and were starting to tire. As their pressing and running became less intense, more space opened up, and the game became more open, playing right into the visitors’ hands.

Hull’s game plan across the two legs was evident - soak up pressure and hit Millwall on the counter through their speedy wingers and the dangerous Oli McBurnie, and it was far too easy for them to execute it after the interval.

Mohamed Belloumi, introduced on the cusp of half-time for the injured Kyle Joseph, was near-unstoppable down the right and deservedly earned man of the match plaudits after picking up a goal and assist.

Neil recognised the game state had changed and, as he had so often this season, decided to take a risk.

On came Mihailo Ivanovic to help the beleaguered Josh Coburn, who was having a difficult time up against three centre-backs, and off came left winger Thierno Ballo.

Neil has often spoken about the benefits and drawbacks of switching from a lone striker to a two-up top: you become more dangerous in the box, but you lose more control. That was particularly pronounced given oneman engine Camiel Neghli moved out to the left wing, away from the central areas where he could help disrupt any potential transitions.

I understand why he went for it. Millwall had plenty of the ball but were

not causing enough problems in Hull’s box. In a game as cagey as it was, the first goal would be decisive. If the Lions took the lead, it would completely disrupt Hull’s game plan and force them to come out of their shape, putting them at a severe disadvantage. Any lever he could pull to increase those odds made sense.

Unfortunately, it did not work. Millwall still lacked that quality final ball and struggled even more to work it out to their most dangerous attacker, Femi Azeez.

Neil doubled down, summoning over two of his most creative players, Barry Bannan and Alfie Doughty, but within a minute of their introduction, Belloumi struck.

As the away end erupted, Millwall seemed to go into a daze, swaying back and forth like a boxer on the verge of collapse.

It took them ten minutes to muster up a response, but eventually they did, camping outside Hull’s box and firing in cross after cross, with Ivanovic heading Bannan’s wide.

Yet it was not good enough. Belloumi seized on a rare Cooper lapse, exchanged passes with Matt Crooks, then set up Gelhardt to score the decisive goal.

The game was basically over from that point onwards. There was little sense playing out the final ten minutes. Millwall looked entirely defeated by the occasion, and if there was to be another goal, it seemed far more likely to fall to the visitors.

Hull boss ‘surprised’ by Lions midfield absence

By Paul Green

HULL CITY boss Sergej Jakirovic admitted he was surprised Barry Bannan was only named on the bench for Monday night’s play-off semi-final second-leg clash at The Den.

Alex Neil named the same starting eleven to face the Tigers after Friday’s 0-0 first-leg stalemate at The MKM Stadium, where Bannan was introduced on 74 minutes to replace Casper De Norre.

The 36-year-old Scotsman had to wait until the 64th minute to enter the fray as part of a double switch which once again saw De Norre make way and Alfie Doughty come on for Zak Sturge.

But just seconds later Hull substitute Mohamed Belloumi fired the visitors ahead in the tie before another fresh face off the bench, Joe Gelhardt, wrapped up the game with a decisive second with eleven minutes remaining.

Jakirovic said: “I expected Bannan to start the game. We prepared also for that – that he would play, to try to press him, to press the ball and play us around the ball.

“But I was a little bit surprised because they started with the same eleven, which is always tricky because who will recover good in these three days.

“A big team will have an advantage as well and we changed, too.

“I was thinking to put one more fresh guy, but then we decided today that we would play it like this.”

In the end, Jakirovic made two changes to his starting line-up from Friday’s game, a decision which paid off with what ultimately was a deserved victory for the Humberside outfit.

In fairness to them, the Lions never stopped trying; it just was not meant to be for them.

To trot out all the cliches, it was perhaps just a year too soon, a bridge too far.

Most of that squad had never played in a fixture of that magnitude, with that much expectation bearing down on them. You cannot fault them for trying; it was just too great a hurdle.

Some will point to Neil’s changes as a self-inflicted wound, but it was just the continuation of a philosophy that got them there in the first place.

Millwall have lived and died by aggression this season, whether that be pressing high, being physical, playing direct, or eschewing accepting a draw by making attacking substitutes. Neil is a natural risk-taker, and by and large, it has been very effective.

The Lions have broken club records and topped league stats under this approach; he was never going to abandon it in the biggest game of their season.

Unfortunately, it did not pan out in their favour, but Neil and his squad will be back.

The group might look different after a busy summer, but the underlying process and ideas that got Millwall to third in the first place still remain.

Nothing is certain in football, and predictions are usually a fool’s errand, but this season feels more like a springboard for future success than a one-off fairytale.

He said: “I think we were fantastic today. We had a very good performance. “We changed our formation because when I watched the first leg, I saw maybe we would have problems because they were coming very high with the fullbacks.

“They tried to fill the pockets with two wingers. [Josh] Coburn is there and also we decided to put one centre-back extra [so] then we can also control better setpieces with Semi Ajayi, and also try to press with two wingers and provide support with [Matt] Crooks and [Regan] Slater.”

Jakirovic added: “I think they did a great job today. Around fifteen or 20 minutes we didn’t clear two or three good balls and then we had some problems there, which is normal and expected.

“Also I think we had a very strong start to the game which was maybe crucial because this is their style.

“Of course, we [were] patient and then we will have our chances.

“That was the main plan. Even when they tried to play around you, [for us] to try to press them, to manage the distance, that we are together like a group and not about individuals because they will play around you.”

THANK LUKE BERRY MUCH

I’VE LET FANS DOWN

Neil gutted after Hull end Lions play-off hopes

By Will Scott

A DEJECTED Alex Neil said he felt “as if I’ve let people down” after Millwall’s promotion hopes were ended by a 2-0 defeat to Hull City in the second leg of their play-off semi-final.

The Lions headed into Monday evening’s tie at The Den as betting favourites after a goalless draw in Yorkshire three days earlier, but failed to respond after conceding two second-half goals, with a firstever second-tier play-off final appearance still eluding them.

While the season ended in disappointment, it was still one of the most successful in the club’s

recent history. Millwall reached the second-tier play-offs for the first time since 2002, recorded their highest-ever points tally at that level (83), and led the league in clean sheets (eighteen) and away points (41).

Neil was asked how he would reflect on the season, and whether he felt it represented a real step forward for the club.

“It doesn’t feel that way at the moment, I’m not going to lie,”

Neil said. “It just feels as if we’ve underwhelmed today.

“I naturally feel as if I’ve let people down who’ve come here to hopefully try and see us win the game. That’s my overriding

emotion.

“I might feel differently in a couple of weeks’ time, but right now that’s exactly how I feel.”

Most of the squad looked devastated at the final whistle and slumped to the pitch as Hull celebrated.

Neil was asked what his postmatch message was to his players after a season in which they had achieved so much.

“I’m not going to lie, it’s a tough one,” Neil said. “We tried to box the game off, which is the first thing.

“But equally, when you’re boxing a game off throughout the season, you’ve got another game to play.

So you’re very conscious of what you say to them, what you say about what happened, sometimes quite negative, because you need to give them a little bit to get them back the next game.

“But to try and temper it with what they’ve achieved across the season and how good they’ve been for me and how good they’ve been to work with, it’s a difficult emotion at the moment.

“All I feel is disappointment and frustration in the fact that you feel as if you’ve let people down. It’s hard to unpack that and put it into words in a changing room where all the lads are absolutely devastated, as you would expect.”

Matt Beard’s family make plea

By John Kelly

THE FAMILY of former Millwall Lionesses boss Matt Beard have called for mental health checks for managers.

Beard, one of the most successful managers in the women’s game, is believed to have taken his own life in September 2025 at the age of 47. An inquest has yet to issue its conclusion. Beard led Liverpool to Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014 and then to promotion from the Championship in 2021 during his second stint.

He was appointed Burnley Women boss in June 2025 but left the role two months later.

"It was just normal,” Matt’s wife Debbie told BBC Sport, recalling the day he died. “We would never have seen that coming, not in a million years. I just wish he had said, 'I'm struggling'."

Debbie added: "I want to see a change, there should be proper mental health checks for managers.

"It's such high-stakes pressure that they are under, it should be part of the regular monitoring.

"There should be a designated safe space that managers can go and talk to someone and offload. It should be mandatory that someone sees them, no questions asked, once a week for a check-in.

"There is so much emphasis on strength and conditioning in football, but for mental health they have to be the ones to speak up and ask for help, which I don't think is right."

Matt’s brother, Mark, played as a defender for Millwall from 1993 to 1995 and for AFC Wimbledon later in his career.

Matt was found at home before passing away in hospital.

"I just wish he knew how much he was loved in those final moments, because he probably felt the world was against him, but it wasn't," Mark said.

"He sent me a text that night saying: 'I love you more than you'll ever know, mate.' I sent one back saying: 'I love you more.’

"I didn't leave his side for the five days he was in the hospital. I was sat up all night playing Millwall songs to him. Thankfully all the family had a chance to say goodbye."