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Thread: Honor Oak Road lorry ban petition - pls sign
Post: RE: Honor Oak Road lorry ban petition - pls sign
| I would be interested in more information on this. What's your aim beyond making one road quieter and more pleasant. Won't the effect be to make other places proportionately worse?
If you have lor... |
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davidl |
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10-07-2016, 11:03 AM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close?
| I'd love this to become a working cinema again and the Picturehouse people would be the obvious candidates to do it well, but I can't help but feel pessimistic about the chances of them wanting to ope... |
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davidl |
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20-05-2016, 01:30 PM |
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Thread: Boveney Road Residents Parking
Post: RE: Boveney Road Residents Parking
| There are a number of problems with the introduction of CPZ's (particularly the way that Lewisham does them). And I personally think that £120 a year is too much given that the cost to the council is ... |
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davidl |
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11-03-2016, 10:23 AM |
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Thread: Plant a Tree of your own on Blythe Hill Fields
Post: RE: Plant a Tree of your own on Blythe Hill Fields
| Hi Zaria - we would be keen. I've sent you a message. |
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davidl |
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07-03-2016, 06:25 PM |
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Thread: Hedgehogs
Post: RE: Hedgehogs
| We saw one on Stanstead Road one night a couple of years ago (the part which runs near the railway line). Lovely little creature. |
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davidl |
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19-08-2015, 06:54 PM |
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Thread: Planning application to change Honor Oak Supermarket to a bar
Post: RE: Planning application for 66 Honor Oak Park (Ho...
| I think it's a bit of a shame that it's going to be another bar, but all the best of luck to them.
With Hop Scotch and Stone Bar as well as Donde and to some extent Mama Dough already offering bar... |
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davidl |
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03-08-2015, 07:17 PM |
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Thread: Street Lighting - just how bad is it?
Post: RE: Street Lighting - just how bad is it?
| I am hoping (would "assuming" be too strong a word?) that Skanska is paying for this as part of their agreement. I'd like to think that the placements have been inspected and found to be insufficient ... |
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davidl |
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18-06-2015, 10:51 PM |
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Thread: Moped/scooter thieves
Post: RE: Moped/scooter thieves
| After the good news above, sorry to report that my bike was vandalised last night and the battery was stolen. At the time it was chained up in our front garden.
This was between Garthorne and Bovill ... |
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davidl |
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22-05-2015, 10:43 PM |
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Thread: Idiot drivers, this time Mayow Road
Post: RE: Idiot drivers, this time Mayow Road
| The dash cam footage is very impressive. Was the camera expensive? Do you need to set it up for every journey? |
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davidl |
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27-04-2015, 10:08 PM |
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Thread: Idiot drivers, this time Mayow Road
Post: RE: Idiot drivers, this time Mayow Road
| Did I see a taxi sticker in the rear window of the Volvo? |
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davidl |
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26-04-2015, 10:10 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| I think they understand why it happens, but would you want to be in their shoes, saying that basically the customers living inside the run-fast boundary are not considered important by the company the... |
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davidl |
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19-04-2015, 12:18 PM |
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Thread: African Restaurant opposite FH station
Post: RE: African Restaurant opposite FH station
| @Admin - I wonder whether you might be able and willing to change the title on this thread? |
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davidl |
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15-04-2015, 02:25 PM |
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Thread: Best way to get to the M4 from Forest Hill
Post: RE: Best way to get to the M4 from Forest Hill
| According to google, this last is the likely quickest route - just over an hour without traffic. |
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davidl |
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13-03-2015, 07:18 PM |
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Thread: Best way to get to the M4 from Forest Hill
Post: RE: Best way to get to the M4 from Forest Hill
| At that time on a Saturday morning you might be as well to go through town - up to London Bridge and along the river to Hammersmith and then out along the A4 to the M4 is direct and without too much t... |
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davidl |
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13-03-2015, 02:24 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Interesting point above about "the babies pool" - we have a baby and unfortunately can't get to use that pool with said baby because it's often in use for lessons. The pools management have told me ex... |
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davidl |
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13-03-2015, 11:50 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| Sadly yes. London Bridge trains were in a terrible state this morning, knocking on to an already crowded Overground. |
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davidl |
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25-02-2015, 11:43 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| Great film. Thanks for sharing.
I think the suggestion above of stopping some more trains which are already going through New Cross Gate is a good one. Doesn't solve the problem, but would surely ... |
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davidl |
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11-02-2015, 12:29 AM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| One slightly sad aspect of the recent disruption has been the sort of haranguing of junior staff described above. Another has been an increase in aggressive behaviour between commuters.
Over the la... |
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davidl |
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14-01-2015, 08:57 PM |
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Thread: Lifts at Honor Oak Park station
Post: RE: Lifts at Honor Oak Park station
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davidl |
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06-01-2015, 03:03 PM |
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Thread: Lifts at Honor Oak Park station
Post: RE: Lifts at Honor Oak Park station
| I have emailed one of the local councillors (Roy Kennedy, who appears on here from time to time) to see if a more official query can produce any better info.
Seeing what appear to be completed lift... |
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davidl |
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05-01-2015, 01:04 PM |
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Thread: Lifts at Honor Oak Park station
Post: RE: Lifts at Honor Oak Park station
| The posters have now been updated to say that the lifts will be open in January (2015, hopefully). I asked the member of staff manning the barriers this morning what the issue was.
His response: "A... |
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davidl |
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30-12-2014, 11:48 AM |
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Thread: Street Lighting - just how bad is it?
Post: RE: Street Lighting - just how bad is it?
| I agree - the street lighting is fairly rubbish. There's absolutely no uniformity to it with random spacing between the lights. Between HOP and Brockley Rise, where I live, some streets are lit up lik... |
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davidl |
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27-11-2014, 03:27 PM |
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Thread: Lifts at Honor Oak Park station
Post: RE: Lifts at HOP Station
| Following the appearance of new posters at the station, I checked back today and the customer services people at London Overground confirmed that it's going to be December now.
Annoying. Ten months... |
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davidl |
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23-10-2014, 09:37 PM |
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Thread: Lifts at Honor Oak Park station
Post: RE: Lifts at HOP Station
| I rang London Overground customer services today and asked for their estimated date of having the lifts working.
After a few mins (which gives me faith that something was actually being checked) I ... |
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davidl |
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16-10-2014, 11:54 PM |
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Thread: Anyone annoyed by these loud high powered motorcycles
Post: RE: Anyone annoyed by these loud high powered moto...
| The bikes were very loud and annoying last night. I couldn't work out how far away they were and how well the sound was carrying.
Touch wood, quiet so far this evening. Maybe worth keeping a note o... |
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davidl |
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01-10-2014, 11:57 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| After I raised my concerns a couple of weeks ago, I had a really good offline conversation with some of the people who manage the pools.
Apparently the main pool is kept between 26 and 28 degrees, ... |
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davidl |
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03-06-2014, 11:07 AM |
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Thread: No Overground or Rail this Weekend
Post: RE: No Overground or Rail this Weekend
| Thanks. The point where we tried to pick up the service was Canada Water (and then Surrey Quays).
The service was appalling. The communication to customers was non-existent. Station announcements we... |
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davidl |
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14-05-2014, 12:09 AM |
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Thread: No Overground or Rail this Weekend
Post: RE: No Overground or Rail this Weekend
| We used the 171 to go to New Cross and picked up the Overground from there on Sunday.
For the return journey we went to Canada Water and tried to use the replacement bus service. It was a shambles ... |
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davidl |
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13-05-2014, 11:37 PM |
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Thread: Speeding - Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Speeding - Honor Oak Park
| Why can't we enforce the existing limits rather than put new lower limits in place? Reducing the average speed of cars (particularly those going faster than the limit) seems like a good idea, but simp... |
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davidl |
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25-04-2014, 11:49 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Bumping the pools thread for a survey/question.
We have a baby who is now about 10 months and we'd love to be able to take her for a swim at the pools. However, the learner pool seems to be getting... |
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davidl |
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20-04-2014, 10:52 PM |
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Thread: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - railing removal
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - r...
| TfL has been interested in keeping traffic flowing since long before Boris became the Mayor.
A lot of people are surprised by the legality of the right turn from the left lane outside the station -... |
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davidl |
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04-03-2014, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Fibre optic in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Fibre optic in Forest Hill
| The Forest Hill exchange on Stanstead Road does have fibre enabled, but you need to live somewhere where the cable has been laid.
With BT, in some bits of SE23, we have access to a pilot with fibr... |
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davidl |
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04-03-2014, 10:36 AM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Has anyone actually seen any work going on since the pub was secured with shutters etc?
I am starting to worry that the application for planning permission, and flashy announcement that a substanti... |
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davidl |
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27-02-2014, 11:49 AM |
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Thread: Parking controls in HOP
Post: RE: Parking controls in HOP
| While I do have a lot of sympathy for the original poster, I still feel that the drawbacks of a CPZ, particularly given the way that Lewisham tend to implement and administer them, far outweigh the be... |
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davidl |
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20-01-2014, 09:13 PM |
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Thread: Ex Honor Oak Pub
Post: RE: Tesco Metro coming to site of HO Pub?
| Haven't Tesco already got plans to open a small store in Crofton Park (Sevenoaks Road, if I remember rightly)?
I am still holding out my hopes for a new tenant to reopen the place as a good pub wit... |
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davidl |
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19-09-2013, 09:55 PM |
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Thread: Le Querce, Brockley rise
Post: RE: Le Querce, Brockley rise
| Have eaten there twice in the last month and the food has been excellent on both occasions.
Was there anything in particular you didn't like? Did you mention it to the staff at the time? |
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davidl |
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24-08-2013, 06:19 PM |
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Thread: Can anyone recommend a good loft company?
Post: RE: Can anyone recommend a good loft company?
| We had a great experience last year with Outlook Lofts. Happy to give a more detailed recommendation if anyone wants to send a PM. |
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davidl |
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23-08-2013, 10:35 PM |
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Thread: Scootering
Post: RE: Scootering in Forest Hill
| Seconded - sad fact, but the first thing you should do is to get yourself a heavy chain and lock. I left my scooter out one day with no chain and paid the price. A cover and a ground anchor are both a... |
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davidl |
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23-08-2013, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: Lewisham maternity labour ward experiences
Post: RE: Lewisham maternity labour ward experiences
| We had been hoping to use the Birthing Centre, but circumstances conspired to mean that we had our baby in the Labour Ward and stayed there for a few days. We were in one of the refurbished rooms.
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davidl |
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29-06-2013, 07:23 PM |
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Thread: A string of burglaries in Honor Oak
Post: RE: A string of burglaries in Honor Oak
| I was at home on Wednesday and two young men came to our door - they were in their early/mid-20's and were collecting for a charity (not sure which one - maybe "Concern"?). They seemed respectable eno... |
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davidl |
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29-06-2013, 07:05 PM |
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Thread: GP surgery in Honor Oak
Post: RE: GP surgery in Honor Oak
| Been more than happy with the Jenner Practice - corner of Stansted Road and Brockley Rise.
Welcome to the neighbourhood! |
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davidl |
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01-06-2013, 01:57 PM |
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Thread: Attempted scooter theft in Kemble Road
Post: RE: Attempted scooter theft in Kemble Road
| Bumping an old thread after some suspicious behaviour this evening.
Walking home tonight at about 8.15pm, my wife and I saw two blokes on scooters behaving oddly - moving very slowly along Garthorn... |
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davidl |
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22-04-2013, 10:56 PM |
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Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: RE: BT Infinity - News
| We live in one of the streets between Brockley Rise and Garthorne Road and switched to BT Infinity last week. The speed is impressive (I managed to justify to myself the expense for the fastest servic... |
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davidl |
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22-11-2012, 10:39 PM |
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Thread: Tips on tips?
Post: RE: Tips on tips?
| Has anyone actually spoken to a local councillor about the way that the "recycling centre" works? I'd echo the sentiments of some of the posters above - if the council don't provide a legitimate way f... |
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davidl |
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08-05-2012, 02:56 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application - 113 Bovill Road
Post: RE: Planning Application - 113 Bovill Road
| The FH Society objection can be found [url=http://www.freewebs.com/foresthill/planning/113%20bovill.pdf]here[/url] and I have to congratulate whoever was the author.
This sums up in a very well-str... |
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davidl |
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16-04-2012, 09:37 AM |
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Thread: Planning Application - 113 Bovill Road
Post: Planning Application - 113 Bovill Road
| Slightly away from the activity on Honor Oak parade, I wanted to draw some attention to a planning application which is in for 113 Bovill Road - where Rodney Garages are currently operating.
A deve... |
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davidl |
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02-04-2012, 10:49 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak pet shop
Post: RE: Honor Oak pet shop
| Honor Oak Pets might not have looked like much, but from speaking to Linda a few times while the shop was open, I believe her to be someone who was very concerned about animal welfare.
I'll miss ha... |
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davidl |
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28-02-2012, 09:41 PM |
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Thread: Black Ice on South Circular at Topps Tiles Corner
Post: RE: Black Ice on South Circular at Topps Tiles Cor...
| Back to the original poster - I think someone had a repeat of your incident later on Saturday morning: there was a black Saab in the middle of the A205 just by the junction with Church Rise at around ... |
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davidl |
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13-02-2012, 03:36 PM |
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Thread: Carpenter/ builder to build and fit new stair case
Post: RE: Carpenter/ builder to build and fit new stair ...
| We had some excellent work done last year by Terry Malone fitting shelves and cupboards.
Worth speaking to him to see if he does staircases. Top quality tradesman: listened to what we wanted, beauti... |
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davidl |
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04-02-2012, 08:19 PM |
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Thread: Over run by Dogs Poo in the Forest Hill area
Post: RE: Over run by Dogs Poo in the Forest Hill area
| Probably worth clarifying where (specifically) you're talking about. These problems tend to be very localised - I'd guess on the regular route of someone who walks their dog and isn't bothered about c... |
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davidl |
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01-02-2012, 11:26 PM |
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