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- 31 May 2024 18:26
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4561
Re: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green
Does SydSoc have a view that [deep breath] maybe more positive? In which case their very own attack dog would eat our northern cousins alive.
- 31 May 2024 13:32
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: New Marks and Spencer at Bell Green
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4561
- 26 May 2024 20:04
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Constituency changes after the General Election
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1570
Re: Constituency changes after the General Election
Lewisham West should stay safe Labour. So should West Dulwich & Norwood. More interesting is which way the previous Beckenham constituency goes. It's picking up Penge/Cator Park Labour wards and the troubled Conservative MP is not standing. With the predicted swing it could switch. Every vote th...
- 21 May 2024 11:05
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Restored Southern Service coming ...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1637
Restored Southern Service coming ...
Just posted in 'News' from Ellie Reeves: 🚨NEWS UPDATE🚨 After a meeting with @SouthernRailUK, I'm pleased that from December they plan to restore peak services 2x an hour from Penge West & Anerley and increase them to 4x an hour from Sydenham & Forest Hill. Great that they have listened to my...
- 3 May 2024 20:29
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Did you vote?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3995
Re: Did you vote?
The reason why we, unlike so many other boroughs, don't have decent cycle lanes lies nearer home. The original City Hall Superhighway plan was to bring one to Sydenham. That was squashed by a certain mayoral petrolhead (allegedly). I have to admit the Count had the most impressive manifesto: https:/...
- 1 May 2024 11:01
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Crystal Palace Park introduces car park charges
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1030
Crystal Palace Park introduces car park charges
Just posted this on Mastodon: From 6 June 2024, parking charges will be in place in all of Crystal Palace Park’s public car parks. £2 for one hour. Who is going to pay that? During the Festivals cars cause chaos in the surrounding streets. At least that was only for a few days. Now it may be every d...
- 6 Apr 2024 12:53
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Lewisham Mayor "elected" by 10% of the electorate
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1316
Re: Lewisham Mayor "elected" by 10% of the electorate
Or one could argue that over 99% didn't vote for the candidate who would abolish the Mayorship. So they couldn't be bothered one way or the other?
I don't think you can surmise what the non-voters want.
I don't think you can surmise what the non-voters want.
- 5 Apr 2024 11:27
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Traffic chaos after CPPR closure
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1081
Traffic chaos after CPPR closure
From Mastodon: " There's a hole in my Thicket, dear liza, dear liza" - Not quite it's actually on Crystal Palace Park Road almost under the railway bridge. Some reports that it was a sinkhole but it has been mostly filled in just awaiting a top dressing. Hopefully be clear later today. Mea...
- 28 Mar 2024 16:16
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Tonight! Gasholder site planning meeting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4365
Re: Tonight! Gasholder site planning meeting
You are not alone in not even getting a councillor acknowledgement. Brsides being rude it is just politically inept.
- 28 Mar 2024 16:09
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Bell Green Cycle Crossing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7870
Re: Bell Green Cycle Crossing
The injury was in Orpington which should be a reminder that cutting down the crossing light across that murderous Bell Green gyratory to Haseltine School was a stupidly dangerous thing to do in Sydenham. Because they did escape injury doesn't make a hero out of a vandal. Objecting to ULEZ is fine. T...
- 28 Mar 2024 15:58
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4586
Re: TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
On Sunday for one day only you may be able to catch an Overground direct to London Bridge!
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ ... day-69838/
- 25 Mar 2024 00:47
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4586
Re: TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
They could overcome that by opening one side and then the other. Might add an extra minute but it would make a great difference to the connection. Carrying heavy luggage/pushchairs/bicycles up and down those steep stairs is a H&S issue in itself.
- 18 Mar 2024 13:04
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Bots are attacking again!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4090
Re: Bots are attacking again!
No increase here JGD over the weekend. Indeed spam seems to have dropped a little over the years. Most of the standard scammers (delivery companies, banks, porn ...) seem to have given up on me. I guess it is becoming more targeted - but in your case most coming from a common source seems odd when t...
- 16 Mar 2024 09:00
- Forum: Town Asylum
- Topic: Positive note about the forum!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9592
Re: Positive note about the forum!
What raid?
- 15 Mar 2024 14:28
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4586
TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
A plan to run London Overground trains into London Bridge as a regular service is unlikely to happen because Southern is expected to restore their service through the Sydenham Corridor to four trains an hour in 2025. At the moment, Southern provides two trains an hour, having reduced the service dur...
- 14 Mar 2024 19:19
- Forum: Town Asylum
- Topic: Positive note about the forum!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9592
Re: Positive note about the forum!
Not just 'Fora' Chris. I monitor Twitter/X for local news stories. There used to be a dozen or so a day. Now it's more like 1 or 2. The number of active posters* has reduced to one handful. Some have stopped, others post very occasionally. The local press (Newsshopper & SLP) did the same so thei...
- 9 Mar 2024 08:59
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Lewisham's mayoral by-election
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5355
Re: Lewisham's mayoral by-election
True, but 80% of those that voted supported a pro candidate. Extrapolating from 20% to 60-70% turnout is unlikely to reverse that substantial majority.
But hey - not long to wait. Less than 2 months to the London Mayoral election. Same clear divides on the issue. We shall see.
But hey - not long to wait. Less than 2 months to the London Mayoral election. Same clear divides on the issue. We shall see.
- 8 Mar 2024 19:08
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Lewisham's mayoral by-election
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5355
Re: Lewisham's mayoral by-election
A notable result is the top three candidates all campaigned on a pro-ULEZ & LTN platform. The bottom four were all anti-ULEZ & LTN. I hope this may convey to the supporters of the vandalisations we have experienced have no basis of popular support however heartfelt they may feel personally. ...
- 5 Mar 2024 20:30
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Local Knowledge - Help Required Please Ref. Hall Drive Area
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3892
Re: Local Knowledge - Help Required Please Ref. Hall Drive Area
I knew a few folks in the Crescent which has it's own set of rules and stuff. Sorry don't know anyone on the Drive itself.
- 5 Mar 2024 19:41
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Local Knowledge - Help Required Please Ref. Hall Drive Area
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3892
Re: Local Knowledge - Help Required Please Ref. Hall Drive Area
Is the property in the Drive itself or the Crescent?