Archive for March, 2011

Bermondsey Community Council is funding a Nature Day: Fancy a break from looking at the four walls? David Bellamy is coming to show us some wild stuff in Rotherhithe – If you see me there, please come & say hello! more details click here

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Simon Hughes mp on Question Time this evening

by Graham Neale on 17 March, 2011

Local mp Simon Hughes is on BBC’s “Question Time” tonight at 10.40pm link to BBC ‘Question Time’  here

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Parking Scheme – Consultation begins

by Graham Neale on 16 March, 2011

Residents can expect to see Southwark’s parking scheme questionnaire coming through their letter box this week. It’s the second survey in 10 years, the first since South Bermondsey was surrounded on three sides by CPZs – I’ve had loads of residents complaining they can’t park near their homes. Please email me any questions you have. […]

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Post box update

by Graham Neale on 15 March, 2011

Remember this? The post office wrote to me assuring me it was working, and that collection times would be displayed on the panel. It’s been done! I visited the Post Box – This is what it looks like now: Hold on, let’s have a closer look…. They said they had removed the Christmas 2003 sticker: […]

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Labour council raise garage rents by 50% !

by Graham Neale on 15 March, 2011

Labour’s solution to empty garages – increase charges 50% Problem: Not enough people renting garages – too many empty garages. Labour’s solution: Increase rents by 50% I have written to officers to get details of why the rents have been raised so much.

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By election result

by Graham Neale on 11 March, 2011

Not really news from South Bermondsey, but of some interest to Southwark residents following local politics. Thanks to everyone who supported Kate Heywood and The Liberal Democrats. The results are: Jenny Bentall The Green Party 231 Kate Elizabeth Heywood Liberal Democrat 630 Brian John Kelly Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 70 Simon John Kitchen The […]

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Say goodbye to the mobile library

by Graham Neale on 8 March, 2011

You won’t be seeing this on Southwark’s Roads for much longer, because Labour has cut its funding

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Fix My Street

by admin on 2 March, 2011

The very lovely ‘Fix My Street’ website link here. It is mostly used by cyclists with iPhones, reporting potholes. I’ve set up the site to forward me local postings, but please copy me to be sure I get the message. We’ve come a long way from letters hand written with green biro.

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