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Thread: Capitol up for sale again
Post: RE: Capitol up for sale again
| very interesting. thanks. |
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Perryman |
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21-04-2024, 01:33 PM |
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Thread: Capitol up for sale again
Post: RE: Capitol up for sale again
| Unless Trafalgar have bought an extension on the lease (that expires 28th September 2025) then anything they do will be short-term.
(https://assets.savills.com/properties/GB0456L118507/dabf92f615b3... |
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Perryman |
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20-04-2024, 03:56 PM |
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Thread: TfL considering running the Overground into London Bridge
Post: RE: TfL considering running the Overground into Lo...
| "From East Croydon, use the x25 or x55 to London Bridge which connect with the Overground service to Highbury & Islington on Platform 1. "
This is technically correct, but if you happen to catch th... |
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Perryman |
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19-11-2023, 06:37 PM |
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Thread: Boots on Dartmouth Road is closing
Post: RE: Boots on Dartmouth Road is closing
| The Jenner centre pretty much forced everyone onto e-prescriptions whether they wanted them or not.
It is a small step then to move to an e-chemist and have meds delivered by post.
It is a shame whe... |
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Perryman |
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01-11-2023, 01:39 AM |
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Thread: TfL considering running the Overground into London Bridge
Post: RE: TfL considering running the Overground into Lo...
| According to ianvisits "changes were introduced last September when Southern cut some services due to lower revenues from fares."
So the services are rammed yet southern have lower revenue? This ma... |
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Perryman |
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25-10-2023, 06:40 PM |
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Thread: Community Fibre Broadband.
Post: RE: Community Fibre Broadband.
| At least that car/truck outside your home will eventuality be towed away if it is abandoned.
If CFB go broke, who is going to uninstall all these wires and poles?
I guess people could use them to ha... |
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Perryman |
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11-10-2023, 05:24 PM |
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Thread: The Prince of Wales
Post: RE: The Prince of Wales
| Yes, I've just noticed this too.
The metal shutters are up, and it looks pretty permanent. |
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Perryman |
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06-10-2023, 07:59 PM |
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Thread: Petition to reinstate our lost London Bridge trains
Post: RE: Petition to reinstate our lost London Bridge t...
| There haven't been dedicated local lines to East Croydon for years - a local service has to borrow some fast track for the final approach, and there was no problem timetabling this in the past. But no... |
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Perryman |
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14-07-2023, 08:27 PM |
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Thread: Bampton Estate redevelopment
Post: RE: Bampton Estate redevelopment
| https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001kk0h/panorama-whats-gone-wrong-with-our-housing
The whole of panorama was dedicated to the problems of Bampton estate this evening, if anyone is interested.
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Perryman |
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29-03-2023, 12:44 AM |
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Thread: Capitol up for sale again
Post: RE: Capitol up for sale again
| And it's sold!
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/23302947.capitol-forest-hill-wetherspoon-pub-finds-new-buyer/ |
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Perryman |
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07-02-2023, 06:33 PM |
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Thread: Water outage in SE23
Post: RE: Water outage in SE23
| The big leak is along mayow rd - been going a good week or 2.
The stream is blocking the drains one by one on the west side, with all the clay and sand it's kicked up and has now blocked the drain on... |
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Perryman |
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17-08-2022, 12:50 AM |
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Thread: SE23/SE26.life are no more
Post: RE: SE23/SE26.life are no more
| "Seems strange to me that SE23 closing and EDforum rumored to be finishing whats the common problem, Personally sad to see local websites closing always helped big time. Will be missed."
I used to ... |
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Perryman |
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24,420 |
26-05-2022, 05:45 PM |
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Thread: Bampton Estate redevelopment
Post: RE: Bampton Estate redevelopment
| It has started.
They are clearing the fields behind Witney path, for new play courts, and by the looks of the red tape, bringing down 2 mature trees by Perry Vale that must be over 100 years old.
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Perryman |
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11-11-2020, 06:27 PM |
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Thread: Supporting Cricket in Mayow Park
Post: RE: Supporting Cricket in Mayow Park
| On a more positive note I just wanted to say how pleased I was to see local people enjoying full access to their park this afternoon.
I think it was the formal opening of the new tennis courts so per... |
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Perryman |
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14-05-2017, 12:37 AM |
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Thread: Forum confusion
Post: RE: Forum confusion
| And some more thoughts....
To be fair, the traders have good reason for wanting the library open in some form to encourage footfall to the road. They are not necessarily there to poison the well. T... |
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Perryman |
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14-05-2017, 12:09 AM |
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Thread: Forum confusion
Post: RE: Forum confusion
| Michael,
Yes it is sad that I'd rather the library was closed but at least there would have been a chance that it could be reopened, as was, at a later date. You presumably have a long lease.
You... |
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Perryman |
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14-05-2017, 12:06 AM |
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Thread: Forum confusion
Post: RE: Forum confusion
| [quote]This little 'elite' group have meetings and all think the same, guess that's why they all get on. It's mainly just local business owners who want to stay in the 20th century[/quote]
I think ... |
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Perryman |
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11-05-2017, 02:18 PM |
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Thread: Forum confusion
Post: RE: Forum confusion
| What is upsetting is this group have control of our library.
We shouldn't want a politically motivated group in charge of 'organizing information and interpreting information needs' any more than we... |
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Perryman |
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09-05-2017, 09:50 PM |
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Thread: Burnt out mopeds in Cibber Road and Como Road
Post: RE: Burnt out mopeds in Cibber Road and Como Road
| Mr Wenger gets the blame for everything these days... |
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Perryman |
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02-05-2017, 12:23 AM |
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Thread: Jim Dowd stands down as local MP in election
Post: RE: Jim Dowd stands down as local MP in election
| [quote]Barrister Ellie Reeves, a former member of Labour’s NEC and wife of MP John Cryer, will stand in Lewisham West and Penge.[/quote] |
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Perryman |
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26-04-2017, 11:42 PM |
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Thread: Jim Dowd stands down as local MP in election
Post: RE: Jim Dowd stands down as local MP in election
| Who should we wish for (assuming they then go on to win...) if we want someone reasonably focussed on local issues, will stand up to Corbyn whenever he sides with the Tories on a hard Brexit, but is n... |
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Perryman |
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25-04-2017, 05:26 PM |
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Thread: Jim Dowd stands down as local MP in election
Post: RE: Jim Dowd stands down as local MP
| With such short notice to appoint the next Labour candidate before the election, I wondered if a local councillor might be interested/considered.
But only Paul Bell from the Telegraph Hill ward spoke... |
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Perryman |
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22-04-2017, 07:47 PM |
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Thread: Supporting Cricket in Mayow Park
Post: RE: Supporting Cricket in Mayow Park
| I notice that an area hasn't been fenced off this year.... |
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Perryman |
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19-04-2017, 08:58 PM |
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Thread: Demolition of Bell Green Gas Holders
Post: RE: Bell Green Gasometers
| It is not that these Gasometers are industrially ugly - that would be quite interesting - it's just they make nearly no impression on me at all.
When I read this, I asked myself are there really 2 of... |
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Perryman |
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17-04-2017, 12:55 PM |
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Thread: My Struggle
Post: RE: My Struggle
| I guess it is a bit like leaving the EU.
Even if it works out reasonably well, it is never going to be enough for the hard-liners, and any subsequent misfortune will somehow be blamed on their former... |
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Perryman |
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18-03-2017, 12:28 AM |
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Thread: Bampton Estate redevelopment
Post: RE: Bampton Estate redevelopment
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Perryman |
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48,884 |
15-03-2017, 05:45 PM |
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Thread: Pheasant loose on Sunderland Road???
Post: RE: Pheasant loose on Sunderland Road???
| I'm sure I heard a parrot jabbering away by the school last week on Sunderland Rd. Not the normal screech of those parakeets, but distinctive.
Perhaps there is a bird enthusiast nearby. |
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Perryman |
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15-03-2017, 05:31 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Ward - Speed Awareness Operation
Post: RE: Forest Hill Ward - Speed Awareness Operation
| [quote]Indeed it does Perryman, can you find some for us? [/quote]
That is a fair point - and I guess their scarcity is due to cut backs.
But as long as a decent part of any fine was returned to t... |
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Perryman |
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14-03-2017, 01:11 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Ward - Speed Awareness Operation
Post: RE: Forest Hill Ward - Speed Awareness Operation
| A warning letter is not going to deter anyone. Speeding is a criminal offence and it needs formal policing. |
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Perryman |
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13-03-2017, 05:06 PM |
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Thread: Bampton Estate redevelopment
Post: RE: Bampton Estate redevelopment
| [quote]With the current building work at Witney and Shifford...[/quote]
What is this work? I assumed it was to replace the windows. |
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Perryman |
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13-03-2017, 04:35 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| [quote]Your elected councillors and mayor took a decision to withdraw staff support from this facility. [/quote]
Are you suggesting Lewisham council had much choice about this?
Or all the other coun... |
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Perryman |
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03-03-2017, 10:00 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| What a great advert for V22 and the alt-library!
And what short memories.
If it wasn't for this forum, the front of the swimming-pool and the whole of Louise House itself would have been flattened... |
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Perryman |
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27-02-2017, 01:14 PM |
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Thread: Bampton Estate redevelopment
Post: RE: Bampton Estate redevelopment
| [quote]I've also found this.... not sure this was disclosed on the FOI
http://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/d...090316.pdf[/quote]
Am I reading the Appendices right?
45 new homes/flats are ab... |
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Perryman |
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48,884 |
21-02-2017, 03:50 PM |
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Thread: Music in St Davids Coffee Shop
Post: RE: Music in St Davids Coffee Shop
| Well it seems St Davids Coffee Shop management have upset the local Oberkommandos on a twitter group or some such, by perhaps not playing Wagner often enough on their premises or some other issue. And... |
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Perryman |
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20-02-2017, 05:13 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage
| 'Most Reverend' is a ceremonial title according to wiki.
If he is not wearing his hat and robes then addressing him as Mr. seems fair enough. I can't say I lose much sleep over this. |
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Perryman |
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20-02-2017, 03:40 PM |
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Thread: Music in St Davids Coffee Shop
Post: RE: Music in St Davids Coffee Shop
| The BBC lost any credibility some time ago.
So no snowflakes here - just a couple of foxes dancing in the garden. |
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Perryman |
Businesses & Services |
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10-02-2017, 03:43 PM |
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Thread: Music in St Davids Coffee Shop
Post: RE: Music in St Davids Coffee Shop
| Yes, it looks very much like you've been visiting somewhere upsetting, Hillview. |
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Perryman |
Businesses & Services |
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09-02-2017, 12:57 PM |
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Thread: Loud Biker Boveney Rd
Post: RE: Loud Biker Boveney Rd
| Biker gangs used to parade up and down PV every summer, on 3, 2 and 1 wheel, but not this last year.
It wouldn't surprise me if one or two have been seriously injured - it was only a matter of time ... |
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Perryman |
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11-01-2017, 04:18 PM |
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Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...
| There are quite a few factors - temperature, moisture, coffin type, body size, age that affects the decomposition times, but even if the average is 100 years rather than 10, my error is pretty small c... |
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Perryman |
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22-12-2016, 01:33 AM |
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Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...
| [quote]Are you sure the management will allow your departed spirit to sit watching television with your relatives? They may have other plans for it.[/quote]
Isn't the idea of an afterlife meant to ... |
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Perryman |
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19-12-2016, 06:46 PM |
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Thread: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodland
Post: RE: Council's Plans for Camberwell Cemetery Woodla...
| Its a nice thought that the spirits of our departed are floating around locally, rather than some foreign field.
But as a spirit, the last place I'd hang out is in an empty grave yard.
I'd be sit... |
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Perryman |
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18-12-2016, 04:11 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill stabbing
Post: RE: Forest Hill stabbing
| Interestingly he has now been charged with attempted murder rather than just GBH.
So presumably he has been assessed to some extent, and found to be responsible for his actions.
Joining the dots, ... |
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Perryman |
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16-12-2016, 11:48 AM |
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Thread: Bell Green Retail & Employment Park Consultation
Post: RE: Bell Green Retail & Employment Park Consultati...
| I cycle there frequently, to pick up odds and ends and to access the waterlink, and it used to be a much safer experience before the north-side (plastic bags fields) of the gasworks was developed.
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Perryman |
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30-11-2016, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system
Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
| Can ambulances turn left out of their station?
I thought they could. |
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Perryman |
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30-11-2016, 04:24 PM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system
Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
| Seems to me that speeding and the sudden bend are the real problems on this road.
Speeding is common in SE23 and nothing is done about it. The policy seems to be let them crash. And they do.
All t... |
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Perryman |
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27-11-2016, 03:07 PM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system
Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
| So the South circ will not flow so well with less traffic?
Is traffic flow like capillary action then, with cars naturally drawn along our narrow roads unassisted, as long as we keep them tightly pac... |
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Perryman |
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25-11-2016, 12:52 PM |
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Thread: Perry Vale One Way System
Post: RE: Perry Vale One Way System
| Would long/tall vehicles be able to turn left into Waldram Crescent?
Currently if a high loaded truck can't get under the rail bridge, in theory it can detour via PV and Sydenham. But not if it can't... |
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Perryman |
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24-11-2016, 07:40 PM |
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Thread: Zebra crossing on Perry Vale!
Post: RE: Zebra crossing on Perry Vale!
| Having now used this thing, I can report it has the quality of a heap of tar that has just accidentally slid off the back of a lorry.
The central reservation has gone too.
It has a real 3rd world/de... |
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Perryman |
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23-11-2016, 10:37 AM |
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Thread: Armed police
Post: RE: Armed police
| Fine, but can someone point out some incidents in SE23 where this might be a justified response (other than enforcing the speed limit).
A good deal of crime is solved by people offering up informatio... |
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Perryman |
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20-11-2016, 09:28 PM |
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Thread: Armed police
Post: RE: Armed police
| All we want is a bobby on the beat, to exchange greetings, create good relationships with the community and keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
There are no events around here to justify such a... |
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Perryman |
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20-11-2016, 03:51 PM |
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