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Also recommended Stephen. Second all the above; he did a great job for us.

Hi, did you find a surveyor - also looking for recommendations - thinking of using Wren in Herne Hill - https://wrensurveyors.co.uk/

Can anyone recommend a solicitor for buying a flat. I've found Anthony Gold and Austen Jones recommended on here a few years ago. I was wondering if anyone had any others. Or experience using one that isn't local. Thanks K

It can get pretty bad on our road, drives me mad. As mentioned on the previous thread though, when I've reported any to the council they've been pretty quick at cleaning it up https://www.southwark.gov.uk/parking-streets-and-transport/street-care/dog-poo

I thought it was ok to line with newspaper, which is what we started doing after checking online some time ago: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/food-and-garden-waste/recycle-your-food-waste The newspaper from our bin was left behind today when the food waste was collected so maybe this isn't ok now?

I don't think it's paper around it - it looks like plastic or a type of foil wrapping paper. I'm not sure it's going to wear away. I think the trunk of the tree is formed when the leaves of the plant drop off - so it's not bark as such. I'm worried if the material is plastic or foil it could cause the plant heat stress - or rain/moisture could get trapped behind it and cause it rot.

Does anyone know why the palm tree on the East Dulwich roundabout - end of Lordship Lane & East Dulwich Road - is covered in what appears to be shiny wrapping paper? I wasn't sure if this had been done to protect the plant - seems unlikely - or as a joke - possibly. I'm worried it might damage the plant. I was going to check with Southwark to see if they know anything about it but thought someone on here might. Thanks

Thanks for the replies. I didn't get a ticket so hopefully I'll be ok.

Hello, Does anyone know how much the charge is for parking fines in Southwark? I parked on Grove Vale where it's free for 30 mins but I forgot to log my car on the PaybyPhone app (A traffic warden on a motorbike turned up just as I was pulling away.) Also, is there anyway to check to see if I need to pay a fine without waiting for the letter to come? The postal service is very intermittent and I'm worried that I will lose the ability to pay 50% by the time the letter arrives. Thanks K

I went out last night and there was someone else looking as well. I looked under cars and in gardens up to the top of Friern Road from Goodrich, then around the top of Friern Road (in the alleyways just after Etherow) but didn't find it unfortunately. I was hoping it had made it home.

Hello, can you say where on Friern Road, if it's injured it's possible it's hiding close by. Could you let me know which house number this was near or which section of the road? There are a few people out looking for it now and we might be able to find it. Thanks

There's an Oxfam bookshop in Herne Hill which normally accepts donations 9 Half Moon Lane, SE24 9JU https://www.oxfam.org.uk/shops/oxfam-bookshop-herne-hill/

Yes, I think it is. It's alternative weekends - 26 weekends a year working 15hrs = 390hrs a year £4,678pa/390hrs = £11.99p/hr

Someone has smeared shit all over a Lime bike on Goodrich Road (handle bars, seat etc) I've reported it via there online forms but I'm not a member so unsure if they'll see if any time soon. If anyone knows of a better way to report it let me know.

We've started using diatomaceous earth (food grade) for cat fleas. There are a few videos online on how to do this. We made a little face covering for our cats, so they didn't inhale too much. It's too early to know if it's been a success but we wanted an alternative to the Advantage/Frontline because of the problems associated with it as a pollutant. One cat didn't mind the application, the other was a bit resistant but it wasn't too hard to get it on.

The lodger may need some flexibility but it doesn't appear that he's been direct in asking for this. Instead he booked a train ticket without checking if the room was available. When it wasn't he put pressure on HeadNun to make the room available. He then appears to think he's owed access to the room on any day of his choosing. He seems to be arguing for what he thinks is entitled to, rather than what they agreed to. Maybe he interpreted the gesture of goodwill - being able to stay a Friday and a Sunday - as an indication things could be more flexible. Maybe he's in a difficult situation and has a pressing need for somewhere to stay at short notice. But if HeadNun has said this isn't what she is offering he can't pressurise her into doing this (which is what he appears to be trying to do). It's reasonable for him to ask or check out what flexibility there is in the contract. It's not reasonable to argue that Monday to Friday includes Sunday or refuse to listen when someone says no. If I was in this situation I'd be really anxious. Someone I've said can live in my house doesn't want to stick to an agreement we made. It's been covered in what other people have said but if he needs access on any day of the week he needs to find somewhere that offers this, and this would probably cost him a lot more.

I've read that white feathers in crows can be due to calcium deficiency or other environmental factors.