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A licensing application was submitted before Christmas by new owners to keep open Scandals night club (formerly Southern Pride) until 5am, Monday to Saturday. This would have meant continued early morning disturbance to local residents…

During the recent ‘Big Freeze’ Carl, Andrew and Suzanne demanded that the Council prioritise streets in Dulwich and Norwood. With more snow forecast for later today we’ll be monitoring Lambeth’s response…

Woodland Road is again under threat from over-development and increased parking. Last year a planning application was made to build 12 housing units in 4-storey blocks with no off-street parking on land adjacent to No. 114…

The bridge from Crystal Palace Parade to Farquhar Road is undergoing necessary repairs. As a result, that part of the road could be closed up until 31 March…

St Gothard Road has been resurfaced. This improvement is long overdue, with the road down to soil in some places, and it follows over a year of campaigning and meetings with officers by Carl, Andrew and Suzanne…

As the Twelfth Night after Christmas has passed, there is a timely reminder that Lambeth residents can recycle Christmas trees next week (11th – 15th January 2009) on your normal refuse and recycling collection day…

If you are making plans around the Christmas period, highlight the 19 December on your calendars. On Saturday, Santa’s Christmas parade will be in Park Hall Road SE21 at 12.00pm with his helpers Hannah and Marilyn…

There is good news for Upper Norwood and the campaign for a cinema in the Crystal Palace Triangle. On 17 December, Bromley Council rejected an application for “change of use” for the old Gala Bingo Hall on Church Road…

The next open meeting of Norwood Forum will be held on Thursday 17 December 2009 from 7.00pm at the Lower Nettlefold Hall, Norwood High Street SE27. The meeting is open to all members of the public and there’s a packed agenda…

As you may be aware, there are plans to redvelop the Norwood Hall site (situated next to the railway line off Knight’s Hill) to provide a new council customer service and leisure centre and NHS health centre…

In response to the strong objections raised by residents about the planning application to build 12 housing units in 4-storey blocks on land adjacent to 114 Woodland Road SE19, the developers Metropolitan Housing Trust…

Paxton Primary School’s Christmas Fayre will be taking place on Saturday 12 December from 12.00-3.00pm at its site on Woodland Road SE19. The whole school will be filled will be a great selection of hot home made food and cake…

Emmaus South Lambeth is opening a new superstore at 9 Beadman Street, West Norwod SE27 on Saturday 5th December and everyone is invited. The store will be open from 10.00am ’til 5.00pm with mulled wine and mine pies…

Father Christmas will visit West Norwood’s festive celebration during a tour across Lambeth’s six town centres on Friday 4 December. He is due to arrive between 4.30 and 5.30pm outside St Luke’s Church…

Last week Andrew and Carl attended a meeting with residents living in the Woodlands area of Upper Norwood to discuss the planning application to build 12 housing units in 4-storey blocks on land adjacent to 114 Woodland Road…

A planning application has been made to build 12 housing units in 4-storey blocks with no off-street parking on land adjacent to 114 Woodland Road SE19. The site is at the bottom of Woodland Road and located in…

More than 80 residents from across Norwood and West Dulwich attended this year’s annual Remembrance Day Service at the recently refurfurbished Vincennes war memorial this afternoon…

Norwood Park has topped the poll in a Lambeth-wide vote to win an extra £75,000 for the water play project in Norwood Park. When we asked residents to give their support we knew they would rally round and were delighted…

We hope that residents will join us for this year’s annual Remembrance Day Service at the new Vincennes war memorial on Carnac Street SE27. The service will take place on Sunday 8 November from 3pm…

An ‘Anti-Social Behaviour Surgery’ is taking place on Wednesday 4 November from 3.00 to 6.00pm and provides an opportunity for local residents to come and talk about any concerns…