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Thread: English Usage
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| shzl400
While not quite at Robbrockley's level, I would have a lot more sympathy with what P1971 says, if only she learned how and when to use apostrophes. Please, please, I'm begging you! Post #... |
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29-12-2013, 01:30 AM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close
| Only rumour, but someone who works at one of the stores at the Bell Green retail park told me they understood the next arrivals (after the giant McDonalds) will be a Frankie and Bennys restaurant and.... |
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07-07-2014, 11:20 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Kebab shop at the station
| let's hope it is the latter.... |
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22-02-2014, 04:57 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Kebab shop at FH station
| [quote]No! Why do you hope it's gone? What would you have take its place? [/quote]
Frankly, almost anything or nothing.
For me it is a shame one of the first things greeting people (and their se... |
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23-02-2014, 05:54 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Kebab shop at FH station
| [quote] Even East Dulwich has a kebab shop which has survived the gentrification, so I don't see why we can't have the nice coffee shops and a kebab shop which is [b]handy for a one-off kebab[/b] if t... |
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23-02-2014, 07:44 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Kebab shop at FH station
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23-02-2014, 09:33 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Kebab shop at FH station
| At least the kebab shop is in keeping....:rolleyes: :laugh: |
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23-02-2014, 09:52 PM |
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Thread: Planning: 2-4 London Road FH (Launderette)
Post: RE: Planning: 2-4 London Road FH (ex Launderette)
| Oh dear. What a shame. Forest Hill to retain its major eyesore. We want a launderette in our "core shopping area"? For goodness sake, it was 2013 last time I checked my diary. |
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20-06-2013, 11:19 PM |
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Thread: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
Post: RE: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
| Anyone proposing to actually do anything about this or are we all just chit chatting and letting off steam on the forum?
Took me 20 minutes to turn right into Dartmouth Road from London Road the ot... |
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10-03-2013, 10:47 PM |
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Thread: The Hob Closed
Post: The Hob - shut again
| Closed this evening - mysterious 'electrical fault'. Interesting timing..:rolleyes:
anyone able to offer any info/gossip? |
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30-06-2015, 11:27 PM |
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Thread: The Hob Closed
Post: RE: The Hob
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10-10-2015, 10:01 PM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system
Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
| It would appear the whole of Manor Mount is now two-way between 3.30pm and 5pm most days of the week. |
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02-12-2016, 12:58 AM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system
Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
| I thought Manor Mount was two-way between 1530 and 1700. :mad: |
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01-10-2015, 08:21 PM |
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Thread: Manor Mount one-way system
Post: RE: Manor Mount one-way system
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22-04-2016, 08:34 PM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: London Road Junction with Honor Oak Road
| Much needed but, as ever, vital they get it right.
I have written to TfL several times since moving to FH a couple of years ago about the inherent dangers of this junction (living as I do close by).... |
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14-01-2014, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: London Road Junction with Honor Oak Road
| "......But the last couple of weeks the traffic[b] has regularly been backed up as far as Ewelme Road trying to get out[/b]...."
And thus some drivers wanting to turn left at the junction opt to ra... |
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18-10-2014, 01:44 PM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: London Road Junction with Honor Oak Road
| Sooner they get on with proposed road improvements the better.
Looked like a nasty accident involving several cars and a motorcyclist at this (London Road) junction around 6pm last night.
Hop... |
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13-11-2014, 10:28 AM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: London Road Junction with Honor Oak Road
| won't hold my breath but...
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21-11-2014, 10:50 AM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: London Road Junction with Honor Oak Road
| The operation did not discourage the person in the black BMW X5 driving down there yesterday afternoon.
Were they undercover? Never saw them.
Be interesting to know how many they caught and whe... |
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09-02-2015, 02:12 PM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: London Road Junction with Honor Oak Road
| [quote]Jenros, the issue is that it is not only drivers taking the easy way out, some of the people who live on Manor Mount do the same. I have seen two local residents come out of their drives and dr... |
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18-11-2014, 07:04 PM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: London Road Junction with Honor Oak Road
| As I understand it, minor breaches of traffic regulations (as would be considered driving down a one-way street) have for some years not been something the police concern themselves with unless they w... |
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18-11-2014, 01:01 AM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: London Road Junction with Honor Oak Road
| it HAS been going on for months....and months....and months. I think they built the Channel Tunnel quicker....... |
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16-05-2015, 11:40 PM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: London Road at junction with Honor Oak Road
| Seems like a relatively small project (basically just widening sections of pavement) which has had plenty of people working on it so odd it should be taking so much longer than expected.
Still,... |
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18-05-2015, 03:26 PM |
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Thread: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
Post: RE: Junction of London Road and Honor Oak Road
| It appeared me that work had more or less ground to a halt.
This is the reply I received from TfL today....
Was it really meant to take until June 30?
[i]Thank you for your Report-It regard... |
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26-06-2015, 06:14 PM |
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Thread: ADT security consultants cold calling
Post: RE: ADT Security - cold callers Forest Hill area S...
| http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1232380
seems they are going up-market and trying their luck in Forest Hill.... |
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01-03-2014, 04:57 PM |
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Thread: Water leak on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Water leak on Manor Mount
| I have. I was informed that TW had carried out an inspection and found the cause of the leak is on private property so repairs are the responsibility of the owner/s. Thames Water will carry out repai... |
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27-06-2014, 09:48 AM |
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Thread: Water leak on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Water leak on Manor Mount
| "The main leak is coming from a BT manhole cover on the pavement not private property........"
that is what I said to the Thames Water engineer but was told the broken/collapsed section of drain on... |
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30-06-2014, 10:38 AM |
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Thread: Water leak on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Water leak on Manor Mount
| Manor Mount leak seems to have dropped off the TW map of reported issues. |
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07-07-2014, 11:35 PM |
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Thread: Water leak on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Water leak on Manor Mount
| For what it is worth I spoke to TW today who re-iterated their assessment that the cause of the leak was on private property and thus it fell to the owner/freeholder to arrange for its repair.
TW... |
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08-08-2014, 01:25 PM |
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Thread: Dog Fouling
Post: RE: Dog Fouling
| well done - thread of the year....! |
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16-10-2014, 11:52 PM |
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Thread: Traffic diversion
Post: RE: Traffic diversion?
| BBC Travel;
B238 Honor Oak Park Honor Oak, both ways between B218 Stondon Park and Devonshire Road
B238 London - B238 Honor Oak Park in Honor Oak closed and queueing traffic between the B218 Stondon... |
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22-01-2014, 10:01 AM |
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Thread: Cars being broken into.....
Post: Cars being broken into.....
| A word of warning - twice in the last few weeks thieves have somehow managed to get into our cars despite them being locked and alarmed and parked off-street on our driveway.
Fortunately not a lot... |
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10-02-2014, 05:21 PM |
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Thread: Cars being broken into.....
Post: RE: Cars being broken into.....
| Westwood Park pretty close to us. I hope these incidents were all reported to the police? They attended my place pretty promptly after it was reported this morning. |
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10-02-2014, 10:47 PM |
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Thread: Cars being broken into.....
Post: RE: Cars being broken into.....
| we are near the Sainsbury's (on London Road) |
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10-02-2014, 10:14 PM |
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Thread: Cars being broken into.....
Post: RE: Cars being broken into.....
| [quote]Forest Police Hill Safer Neighbourhoods Team now have this as one of their three priorities or 'promises' in the area.
(Obviously)[b] please do report any incidents or suspicious behaviour t... |
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13-02-2014, 06:18 PM |
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Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's...
| Anyone here been stung by the Free parking scam being operated by Lewisham Council in Pearcefield Avenue (Sainsbury's) car park?
It is quite clever and nets the authority thousands of pounds a year ... |
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04-03-2013, 06:26 PM |
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Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: RE: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbu...
| ***UPDATE***
Good news. I today received correspondence from Lesley Brooks, Lewisham Council's Service Group Manager for Parking Services stating she has ordered a review of parking signage in both... |
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12-03-2013, 11:44 AM |
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Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: RE: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbu...
| Thanks to everyone who responded. I still intend to write to Lewisham and while I will not exactly be able to claim Forest Hill residents are up in arms over this issue, there are some who share my vi... |
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08-03-2013, 12:28 AM |
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Thread: Travel disruption in FH due to collapsed sewer
Post: RE: Travel disruption in FH due to collapsed sewer
| Lot of cars stuck on Honor Oak Road are ignoring the No Entry sign at the top of Manor Mount and driving down the one-way stretch. As if traffic on MM wasn't bad enough already......:mad: |
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10-05-2013, 03:16 PM |
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Thread: Travel disruption in FH due to collapsed sewer
Post: RE: Travel disruption in FH due to collapsed sewer
| OK here's one. Photo quality rubbish, but makes the point!
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10-05-2013, 06:31 PM |
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Thread: Idiot drivers rat running
Post: RE: Idiot drivers rat running
| would certainly get my vote.....! |
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11-03-2014, 01:44 PM |
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Thread: Idiot drivers rat running
Post: RE: Idiot drivers rat running
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Thread: Idiot drivers rat running
Post: RE: Idiot drivers rat running
| Surprised you are surprised. Not lived here long but reckon the driving is the worst (certainly the least courteous) I have experienced anywhere. It's like the wild west. Red traffic lights are igno... |
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10-03-2014, 04:53 PM |
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Thread: Idiot drivers rat running
Post: RE: Idiot drivers rat running
| [php]Could we ask Lewisham to change it back for the greater good? [/php]
Not sure whose greater good (maybe yours) but, no thanks.:thumbdown:
Far better that motorists are encouraged to stick t... |
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11-03-2014, 10:10 PM |
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Thread: Advertising hoarding outside Paddy Power - not a good advertisement
Post: Advertising hoarding outside Paddy Power - not a g...
| For Forest Hill.
Prime spot - always a mess and attracts a mess. Anyone advise me who I need to contact to get it tidied up/removed?
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06-08-2013, 05:04 PM |
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Thread: Advertising hoarding outside Paddy Power - not a good advertisement
Post: RE: Not a good advertisement
| Thanks Red67. Have reported there so will see what, if anything, happens. |
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06-08-2013, 06:29 PM |
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Thread: Advertising hoarding outside Paddy Power - not a good advertisement
Post: RE: Not a good advertisement
| [url]http://lovelewisham.org/reports/Report/fd43ead7-7d71-45ec-8e64-da290e8401e0[/url] |
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06-08-2013, 08:25 PM |
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Thread: Advertising hoarding outside Paddy Power - not a good advertisement
Post: RE: Not a good advertisement
| I see this issue has been referred by Lewisham to 'JCDecaux' for action. I assume they must be responsible for this advertising hoarding.
[i]JCDecaux Group is a multinational corporation based in N... |
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07-08-2013, 09:56 AM |
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Thread: Advertising hoarding outside Paddy Power - not a good advertisement
Post: RE: Advertising hoarding outside Paddy Power - not...
| Two months and no action. Still an unsightly mess.
LoveLewisham.com - too much to expect of Lewisham really. |
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04-10-2013, 04:15 PM |
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Thread: Advertising hoarding outside Paddy Power - not a good advertisement
Post: RE: Advertising hoarding outside Paddy Power - not...
| [i]"Hardly Lewisham's fault if (as an earlier post correctly suggested) it isn't in their remit[/i]..."
I would be surprised if it were not within a local authority's remit as it probably required ... |
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