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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Seems to me that swimming should be free or very cheap for both of these groups for different reasons. But the only way the Council can achieve that is to increase the price of swimming for everyone e... |
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robbrockley |
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02-11-2015, 03:42 PM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Planning: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
| Why would anyone think a landlord who has invested in property for purely commercial reasons, would want to take into account what a community may want? Indeed why would any landlord be 'sharing their... |
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robbrockley |
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04-11-2013, 10:45 PM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Planning: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (was The Old Ba...
| I agree too. BUT it won't be a Pizza Express - it's just not big enough. But let's hope for something good. |
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robbrockley |
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27-11-2013, 08:56 PM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close
| I agree Lilac - terrible pub and not at all inviting. Looks dirty and food maybe cheap but there is a reason for that as far as I can see. It's too big a pub for Forest Hill.
Cinema would be good -... |
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robbrockley |
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29-06-2014, 12:35 AM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close
| What and who would we be campaigning for/to George? Unfortunately we don't get to choose which businesses move into and out of our area. I think we are just best to wait and see what happens. I will o... |
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robbrockley |
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26-07-2014, 06:32 PM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close
| Well it would partly be the TYPE of church I think. And also why would we want a prime high street site, and a large one, to be taken over by a church? |
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robbrockley |
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10-08-2014, 05:59 PM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close?
| I also agree baboonery. I have never quite got the significance of Lewisham not having a cinema and why that must be rectified - and if so why that has anything to do with the council. I am perfectly ... |
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robbrockley |
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28-10-2014, 11:09 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local?
Post: RE: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local
| Why can't we just accept that Morrisons are coming and get on with it? What does anyone think this petition will do? I would rather have an active business in an empty shop than none at all - we do se... |
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robbrockley |
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26-07-2014, 06:38 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local?
Post: RE: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morriso...
| Oh no not an Unlucky Fried Kitten - we really don't need one of those and the food is terrible. I wonder if someone might now try to get the old money shop next door as well and make a reasonable size... |
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robbrockley |
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02-04-2015, 06:31 PM |
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Thread: 63 Honor Oak Park (ex White Wood Shop)
Post: RE: Planning: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
| Oh there is activity in the WoodShop - builders in and large overflowing skip outside. Doesn't look like it will be too long before Sebastian Roche expands into it. At least it will look better but wh... |
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robbrockley |
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04-11-2013, 11:47 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library
| See my post re swimming cuts. What are you proposing the Council cuts instead? No point objecting with out some constructive ideas. |
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robbrockley |
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02-11-2015, 03:44 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
| Councils can put up CTax by 2% if they choose to. Beyond that they have to hold a local referendum first to see if constituents agree to a higher increase. In addition, in the Autumn statement the Cha... |
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robbrockley |
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13-12-2015, 12:50 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library - Proposed Cut to Funding
| The cuts are surely not a surprise to anyone are they? Lewisham have been telling us about them all year and ran a long consultation exercise where they asked us to go onto a modeller and choose were ... |
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robbrockley |
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11-12-2015, 10:35 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Think I prefer the current contemporary grey than this. Pretty ghastly frontage. But maybe the interior will be better. |
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robbrockley |
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17-12-2013, 11:24 PM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Shops
Post: RE: Italian Deli on Dartmouth Road
| Went along Dartmouth Road today: no-one in Sugar Mountain on way down or way up. Several people in Il Mirto buying a variety of things. Amongst other things, I bought an ice cream - black cherry - it ... |
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robbrockley |
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25-07-2015, 02:36 PM |
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Thread: Do we need a pedestrian crossing on Perry Vale at the rear of Forest Hill station?
Post: RE: Do we need a pedestrian crossing at the rear o...
| That includes people travelling past the station in FH who turn right onto the London Road on the wrong side of the road because they get confused
What does this mean? You do know that you can tur... |
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robbrockley |
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21-10-2014, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: Do we need a pedestrian crossing on Perry Vale at the rear of Forest Hill station?
Post: RE: Do we need a pedestrian crossing at the rear o...
| Ah thanks. I have never seen that happen. Bizarre behaviour! |
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robbrockley |
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21-10-2014, 10:06 PM |
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Thread: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban
Post: RE: Sainsburys Forest Hill School Children Ban
| Broadly I think Sainsbury's have acted absolutely correctly. The reply on here from the manager was very good. This really isn't their issue. I think they should speak to the school and any other scho... |
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robbrockley |
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17-12-2015, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO
Post: RE: Anti Social Behaviour in FH & HO Question
| Hi Gabbi the worse thing about the area is the number of dogs and dog owners who do not pick up after their dogs - if you are likely to be one of those, please consider other areas to live! Bad on pav... |
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robbrockley |
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14-09-2015, 04:29 PM |
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Thread: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
| Random ideas for the library - some of which may already happen, so apologies.
- organise the books in a different way - more like a good bookshop - in genre, with strong, regularly changing recomm... |
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robbrockley |
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03-03-2016, 10:22 PM |
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Thread: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
| Well good luck with this. The bid document looks demanding and I am sure there are many areas where your consortium will not be able to answer or will not have an answer that convinces ie all the fina... |
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robbrockley |
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10-03-2016, 05:11 PM |
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Thread: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Volunteers needed for Forest Hill Library
| I do agree Samuelson and I would be worried P1971 - V22 don't look at all suitable as a partner to run a library. They are an Art organisation and one that is just finding it's feet with little track ... |
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robbrockley |
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11-03-2016, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: Coffee shop at HOP station priced out
Post: RE: Coffee shop at HOP station priced out
| A transfer of a lease isn't the same as the sale of a business so TUPE will not apply ie it is the lease being sold, not the business. But of course there is nothing to stop the new business taking on... |
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robbrockley |
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20-10-2014, 09:43 PM |
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Thread: Railway Telegraph
Post: RE: Railway Telegraph
| Went for Sunday lunch this week for the first time and was woefully disappointed. Two roast chicken dinners - seemed like frozen packet Yorkshire puddings and possibly frozen roast potatoes. Lack lust... |
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robbrockley |
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20-10-2014, 09:18 PM |
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Thread: Dartmouth Tandoori to become Domino's Pizza?
Post: RE: Dartmouth Tandoori
| What we would prefer and what we get are two very different things. People on this forum are very good at stating what they would prefer but don't often seem to do anything about it ie open a business... |
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robbrockley |
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27-08-2015, 07:01 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
Post: RE: Forest Hill article in The London Economic
| Babur is easily the best restaurant around and one of the best Indians I have ever eaten in anywhere. Elachi - no, not really. Haven't tried India Gate so must do so. La Querce is very over rated I th... |
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robbrockley |
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01-10-2014, 07:24 PM |
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Thread: Work started on the Honor Oak pub
Post: RE: Work started on the Honor Oak pub
| They were working in it late last night and to be honest it looks almost ready to open - final dressings etc in place. I wonder if they might open earlier than Aug 14th? Assuming they have a licence. |
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robbrockley |
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30-07-2014, 10:59 AM |
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Thread: Hills & Parkes Closed
Post: RE: Hills & Parkes "closed until further notice"
| I do agree. Range has not been good enough and very overpriced. Shame as I like the idea of a deli locally. I think one could really work but it needs to be somehow different to Hill and Parkes offeri... |
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robbrockley |
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01-10-2015, 05:41 PM |
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Thread: FH is amazing, what do you think would make the area better than it is allready!
Post: RE: FH is amazing, what do you think would make th...
| Definitely a clean up all round but especially Dartmouth Road which is very scruffy - new pavements and kerbs, better parking zones, some trees, and just a damn good clean. Good clean up around the st... |
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robbrockley |
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17-12-2013, 11:37 PM |
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Thread: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
Post: RE: Lady on underpass steps by W H Smith
| Like Snazzy, China Girl, I am not quite sure what your issue is or what point you are trying to make. Sounds like there was someone who needed some help who has now got it. |
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robbrockley |
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26-07-2014, 06:29 PM |
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Thread: Doopo Doopo Closed
Post: RE: doopo doopo
| It does look closed; not surprising really, not exactly wide market appeal from their weird and wonderful range of goods. |
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robbrockley |
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13-06-2015, 11:11 PM |
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Thread: New coffee shop
Post: RE: New coffee shop
| Is Simon and Trevor code or does this mean something? Who are/were they? Bit of a funny place for another cafe - not exactly mainstream up there is it? |
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robbrockley |
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30-07-2014, 11:15 PM |
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Thread: New coffee shop
Post: RE: New coffee shop
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robbrockley |
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27-08-2014, 12:56 PM |
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Thread: Le Querce, Brockley rise
Post: RE: Le Querce, Brockley rise
| Although others I know do rate it highly, I have never really liked it. I think the food is very average and for that it is pricey. I don't like the staff - rather rude and in your face - and the thre... |
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robbrockley |
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24-08-2013, 06:37 PM |
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Thread: Food waste collection - outfoxed!
Post: RE: Food waste collection - outfoxed!
| Are you using the food bags and tying them up? If so, I don't know how you would get maggots. If you are putting food scraps straight in, then there is a very good chance that maggots will appear - th... |
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robbrockley |
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22-07-2018, 10:54 AM |
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Thread: moving south of Stanstead road
Post: RE: moving south of Stanstead road
| Welcome to the area. Amongst the best streets are Lowther Hill, Duncombe Hill, Brockley View and Brockley Rise as (in the right side of the roads) they all back on to Brockley Hill Park - a private re... |
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robbrockley |
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26-09-2014, 04:45 PM |
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Thread: Recent increase in aircraft noise
Post: RE: Recent increase in aircraft noise
| Not noticed a thing; in fact it seems pretty quiet to me the moment. |
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robbrockley |
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07-07-2015, 10:56 PM |
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Thread: Condition of German Church footbridge
Post: RE: Condition of German Church footbridge
| Where is this? I have no idea. |
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robbrockley |
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23-12-2013, 10:45 PM |
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Thread: Idiot drivers rat running
Post: RE: Idiot drivers rat running
| I completely agree re going the wrong way down one way streets but I do wonder why that particular stretch of Manor Mount is one way. I remember years ago when it was two way and remember it becoming ... |
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robbrockley |
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11-03-2014, 09:33 PM |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House
| Yes I agree - absolutely nothing of any use on their website. All seems a bit of a white elephant to me - a bit of an elitist group doing their own thing in what could have been a useful community res... |
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robbrockley |
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26-02-2017, 12:32 PM |
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Thread: Why is Forest Hill station so busy?
Post: RE: Why is Forest Hill station so busy?
| I agree with OakR - I get off at HOP and am always at the front of the train which then empties out at HOP - so it seems to me that it is the busiest station. Obviously I don't know what it is like at... |
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robbrockley |
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01-10-2015, 11:39 PM |
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Thread: Supporting Local Shops
Post: RE: Supporting Local Shops
| I was feeling the need to explore some of our locals HOP shops this pm. I went to Hill and Parkes and a few thoughts come to mind. Their range has declined since they opened and is really rather limit... |
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robbrockley |
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06-11-2013, 08:48 PM |
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Thread: Workers in Tapatiserie
Post: RE: Workers in Tapatiserie
| Just needs to serve good food - unlike its previous two incarnations. Style is good but needs considerable substance. |
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robbrockley |
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05-09-2013, 11:25 PM |
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Thread: Parking controls in HOP
Post: RE: Parking controls in HOP
| I do agree with Iceman. It so annoys me that residents think the road outside there house belongs to them - to belongs to all of us who pay our council charge and road tax. If I sometimes want to park... |
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17-01-2014, 09:53 PM |
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Thread: Taymount Grange Planning Proposal
Post: RE: Taymount Grange Planning Proposal
| I can see your point French but I think you miss the positive that this block would provide significant additional housing in the area at time when we have a desperate need for homes. I'm sure the peo... |
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robbrockley |
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01-12-2015, 06:53 PM |
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Thread: Indian Takeout suggestions
Post: RE: Indian Takeout suggestions
| Babur still easily the best. But you need to use the take away menu from the main restaurant (which is only the food available in the restaurant). The take away branch down the road is not nearly as g... |
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robbrockley |
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16-08-2013, 07:26 PM |
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Thread: Planning application to change Honor Oak Supermarket to a bar
Post: RE: Planning application to change Honor Oak Super...
| But Stone Bar already was a restaurant (well reputedly) so there is no change of use there. |
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robbrockley |
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26-02-2016, 09:51 PM |
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Thread: Devonshire Rd under water
Post: RE: Devonshire Rd under water
| It obviously is better that the eyesore that was there before but to be honest I am not sure about all this. The art isn't that good really and I think they could look terrible in a short period of ti... |
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03-09-2013, 09:57 PM |
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Thread: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
Post: RE: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
| And Crofton Park is reducing opening hours to 10-3 daily (well Mon-Fri). We just don't use bank branches as much these days so not surprising. Why would they consult and with whom? They are a business... |
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21-01-2015, 08:30 PM |
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Thread: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
Post: RE: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
| Catford Barclays now has no tellers - all automated. All desks gone - you use computers/tablets to pay in/check balances etc. This will be the way everywhere soon I suspect. |
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