Archive for February, 2012

Film screening at Bermondsey

by Graham Neale on 23 February, 2012

I am so pleased that we are hosting a screening of the Documentary TORY BOY – THE MOVIE I’m doing a Q & A with John Walsh after the film Call or email me for a ticket

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Alcohol and young people around Bermondsey

by Graham Neale on 23 February, 2012

I wrote to the paper to try to get Southwark Labour to help stop the problem with children drinking around Bermondsey. I’m trying to get the Police, Southwark Housing Dept & Southwark’ s ‘Anti-Social Behaviour Unit’ to get stuck in.

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South Bermondsey Partnership

by Graham Neale on 22 February, 2012

Fencing at Ash House, Longfield Estate

by Graham Neale on 19 February, 2012

Acanthus Drive

by Graham Neale on 18 February, 2012

The fly-tipping appears to be getting cleared up in Acanthus Drive SE1 5HH. I have been in touch with the housing officer at The Notting Hill Housing Trust, and the cleaning contractors appear to doing their job (at last). I noticed today that someone has stuck the new cleaning rota on the front doors of […]

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Scaffolding on Thorburn Square

by Graham Neale on 16 February, 2012

I finally got to the bottom of the “ghost scaffolding” at Thorburn Square. a council officer was kind enough to explain what it was doing there: I hope locals will understand ….

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Latest from officers about Lynton way and bridge at Abercorn Way, Stevenson Crescent: Rolls Road Tunnel/Abercorn Way bridge Rolls Road tunnel belongs to Network Rail, however Rolls Road tunnel strategic transport improvements was an environmental improvement project that was approved as part of the Bermondsey Streetscape improvement programme. The report for this programme was approved […]

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Alcohol – costs more than money

by Graham Neale on 16 February, 2012

Like many councillors I regularly get complaints about people drinking and causing havoc. Last night’s Newsnight spelt out the cost to us all: This £2.7bn doesn’t include policing & crime costs. When you include the wider costs of crime and sick pay, the figure is a staggering: Meanwhile the number of hospital admissions, as a […]

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SELCHP – burning rubbish and making carcinogens

by Graham Neale on 12 February, 2012

SELCHP (the incinerator) with a northerly wind blowing smoke over Peckham photo taken from my kitchen SELCHP website here –     Greenpeace website here

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Roadworks in Ilderton Road 18th Feb – 13th March 2012

by Graham Neale on 10 February, 2012