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East Dulwich Conservatives know that primary school places are a pressing issue for local parents – it is a London-wide problem affecting many boroughs, not just Southwark.Unfortunately, the council’s ability to attract government funding has been severely limited as East Dulwich is the only part of Southwark suffering from this acute shortage of places.
Kemi Adegoke, [...]

I see that our local Labour councillors have FINALLY put out a newsletter in the ward. They are talking about leaseholders, primary schools and the Carnegie library.
Exactly 2 months after we put out our newsletter, where we had articles on
Leaseholders
Primary Schools and yes, you guessed it
Carnegie Library.
It’s a shame that they [...]

Our parliamentary candidate, Kemi Adegoke is mentioned in the Londoner’s Diary of today’s evening standard.

A nightclub on Crystal Palace Parade that has been causing tremendous noise disturbance for several years, and the scene of violence and unrest, has now had its license revoked.
Residents and ward councillors have been trying to have something done about this for the best part of two years.  At a recent Licensing Committee meeting, where the [...]

Yesterday, I attended a meeting of the Brixton Area Leaseholders Forum.
As a leaseholder I know first hand the frustration with Lambeth housing services: incorrect service charges, rip-off maintenance charges, and terrible service levels.
Lambeth housing is in melt down. Every leaseholder has their own horror story to tell. People are angry and frustrated at how [...]

You can’t trust Labour on The Carnegie.
In response to requests from local Conservatives Labour have refused to commit to keeping the Carnegie Library in its current grade II listed building.
Local Conservatives first alerted residents to the threat to Carnegie Library after Labour Lambeth approved a recommendation to relocate the Library and sell off the current [...]

Dear Herne Hill Conservative Action Team:
 
Thank you for your note regarding the Carnegie Library.
 
Can I repeat, once again, that Carnegie Library is not closing. I hope that this is sufficiently clear – it is not a difficult statement to understand so I am disappointed that local Conservatives have continued to disseminate misinformation for their [...]

Herne Hill Conservative Action Team,
495 Norwood Road,
SE27 9BP,
Email: conservatives@myhernehill.com
 
20th August 2009
 
Cllr Rachel Heywood,
Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities,
Lambeth Town Hall,
SW2 1RW
Email: rheywood@lambeth.gov.uk
 
Dear Cllr Heywood,
 
Open letter – the future of The Carnegie Library (by email and post)
 
On July 27th 2009 the Lambeth Cabinet approved the Annual Property Performance Report 2008/09 without amendments or challenges to any [...]

You can’t trust Labour on The Carnegie.
In response to requests from local Conservatives Labour have refused to commit to keeping the Carnegie Library in its current grade II listed building.
Local Conservatives first alerted residents to the threat to Carnegie Library after Labour Lambeth approved a recommendation to relocate the Library and sell off the current [...]