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Another recommendation for Niko. He arrived in 10 minutes of me calling him and successfully fixed my annoying dripping tap! He did mention a problem with his phone, think it was stolen, but he is now available on 07818 607583

I’ve used the one in Crystal Palace and agree it’s very useful, got all sorts of handy items!

Sorry to hear about your daughter. I'm not quite sure how these things work but I was definitely able to keep the same number with no problem when I had my phone stolen, this was with t mobile.

There's a flipping sofa dumped there now as well - I honestly don't understand where this constant stream of cruddy old furniture comes from! I will write to L&Q too, will also suggest cctv as not sure what else will deter people

The palm tree does look good! Hope it does the trick, we'll see.

Thanks Renata, would be really good to get this issue resolved

I've emailed the council about this problem in the past and although they sometimes argue that it might be private land and therefore not their problem, they do come and remove it, or at least I assume it is the council that removes it, somebody does anyway. However, it is no sooner gone than overnight more rubbish appears, and this is not general household rubbish either I've seen old sofas, mattresses, office furniture etc. all sorts of stuff deposited there that somebody must be bringing in from somewhere. Anyway, my point is that contacting the council, even if they do come and remove it, does not seem to solve the problem, it just clears the space for whoever it is to dump more stuff there. I'm not sure what the answer is.

I once had a car parked directly outside my house for 9 months, then another one for 18 months, apparently the owner was in prison. Legal or not you just get sick of the sight of them.

It's my favourite programme. Thought I was the only person that watched it!

Renata, your summary of the situation is spot on, including the Victoria trains not appearing to be as busy. I cannot remember the last time a Thameslink train came on time in the morning and the severe overcrowding and risk of being left on the platform make it every day a very stressful and unpleasant experience getting to work. It is galling also to see trains from Kent with empty seats go straight through the station. I do hope something can be done about it as it appears to be getting worse and worse.

Yes I agree it is not pleasant travelling on those trains these days. It didn't used to be like this but seems to becoming an increasingly sardine-like experience and people are certainly getting tetchy as they try and cram on, you can't always be certain of actually getting on. Just very recently they never, ever seem to be on time either. Must say I haven't actually complained to FCC but was thinking only yesterday of doing so, must get round to finding out how to do that...

Sue, I have noticed that some people have a smaller 'slimline' version of the green wheelie bin which might be more suitable, presumably we can just ask the council if we want to swap to this?

I also encountered this gentleman today and was very impressed by his dedication in the freezing cold weather, he had by this time moved inside the co-op but was extremely polite and charming and people seemed more than happy to donate, he actually brightened up my day.