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Has anyone else been woken up by an acrid smoky smell in the early hours around CPR/Darrell Road? Has happened a couple of times in the past month, most recently this morning.

East Dulwich gets a (dubious) mention in Vice's list of London's "most heterosexual neighbourhoods". https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkgek9/london-neighbourhoods-straightest

The Co-op on Lordship Lane also has a battery collection point to the right of the counter.

Big Sainos on DKH.

Unfortunately someone attempted forced entry through our kitchen doors last night on Darrell Road. Luckily they weren't successful and the only damage was to the flower beds and the door lock. Just wanted to let people know to be vigilant and make sure your back doors are locked.

The Denmark Hill vaccination site is at the Weston Education Centre at Kings.

We don't have any experience of purchasing loft space from Southwark Council, but we were granted permission for a roof terrace as part of a loft conversion. We are mid-terrace and the roof terrace was only permitted on the basis that it is 2mx2m and doesn't take up much of the roof area. The pre-application process was definitely worth it and made the formal process run a lot smoother.

Thames Water has confirmed there is a burst water main in the area which is affecting supply.

Experiencing very low water pressure in Darrell Road for the last few hours. Anyone else having any issues?

Quick Print on Oglander Road might be able to help - never used them myself...

alice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nobody wants the CPZ. > > Elaborate arguments only serve to muddle and > mystify. 25% of those who responded supported the CPZ. Blanket generalisations also serve to muddle and mystify.

jimlad48 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am going to sound harsh too and say that if you > can afford to run, maintain and unsure 3 cars in > london, theb you should be able to find an extra > ?125 each. I have to agree. I can drive but do not own a car and live on one of the roads in the scope of the consultation. Whilst I appreciate that public transport will not be appropriate for everyone and every journey, I am in support of any measures that will mean fewer car journeys are made in the borough, which (according to my limited research) controlled parking does (Scientific American). Done sensitively, controlled parking can have a positive economic impact on an area.

Nothing in Darrell Road either.

...and it appears to have happened again. With the builders? yard up the road it looks like this will be a common occurrence.

We used William Wates of fedalah (www.fedalahltd.co.uk) when we needed a full structural survey of a property we were looking to buy in East Dulwich. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

ed_pete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @rorsome > CPZ's are a very contentious subject however I'll > attempt to objectively summarise what happened. > Way back in 2011 (I think) there was a > consultation on introducing a CPZ in some of the > streets either side of Grove Vale on the premise > that a lot of commuters were using these streets > for parking for East Dulwich station. > There were a lot of opposing view on this forum > and James Barber who came in for a lot a criticism > as he supported the proposals. > There was also a great deal of concern that the > CPZ would create overspill into the adjoining > streets the inevitable conclusion of which would > be the widening of the CPZ area. > Ultimately the Council backed down and that was > the end of it. Thanks, @ed_pete! Very useful.

I live on East Dulwich Grove, but am unfamiliar with historic CPZ proposals. Would someone kindly provide a brief summary of what was proposed and what was decided (if anything)?

Assuming that one of you can drive, you might try Zipcar (or similar service) to hire a small van for a couple of hours. I have heard no complaints from my friends that have used these services for similar reasons.

Dun Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ate at Pedlers last night and we had a great meal. > The team there are so friendly & enthusiastic. $ > of the 6 dishes were great, 1 was very good and 1 > was disappointing (but to be fair we decided > afterwards that none of us was a big celeriac fan > to start with so maybe not the best choice to have > made!). The various gin drinks we tried were > lovely. All in all a lovely time, well worth going > to. Loved the cosy "snug" which is tucked in an > alcove and all wallpapered/painted a dark green > colour. Lovely place to sit if you are a party of > 6. Glad to hear that the dinner service is good. I went to Pedler for brunch a couple of weekends ago, and was not impressed. The kedgeree was good (although the portion could have been larger), but it was a constant struggle to get the attention of the staff and the food and drinks took a good while to come. Which was darkly funny, having been warned upon arrival that we needed to be done with the table after an hour and a half.

For those that missed it, a reference to "the growing pomp of East Dulwich" from the Guardian's "Let's move to Syndenham" article: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/sep/25/lets-move-to-sydenham-south-east-london