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by rbmartin
1 Feb 2024 22:44
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Boundary commission - Sydenham to combine with Dulwich
Replies: 11
Views: 7572

Re: Boundary commission - Sydenham to combine with Dulwich

Not all of SE26 will be in the new Lewisham West and East Dulwich constituency.

The Southwark side of Sydenham Hill along with Crescent Wood Road will continue to be in Dulwich & West Norwood, while those in the London Borough of Bromley will be in Beckenham & Penge.
by rbmartin
24 May 2022 14:59
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bank Closures and ATM Reductions
Replies: 1
Views: 1367

Re: Bank Closures and ATM Reductions

The last bank in Penge, Halifax will close on August 10th. Only a few years ago it had Barclays, HSBC and Natwest.
by rbmartin
10 May 2022 18:57
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 194, 202 and 450 bus drivers on strike
Replies: 6
Views: 2968

Re: 194, 202 and 450 bus drivers on strike

Arriva drivers are striking again tomorrow for 24 hours and then again for 48 hours on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th May.
by rbmartin
3 May 2022 20:58
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Southeastern trains to Lewisham, Cannon St ending
Replies: 17
Views: 10313

Re: Southeastern trains to Lewisham, Cannon St ending

It's been an objective of Southeastern to increase the Victoria to Lewisham services to 4 trains per hour, so diverting the current Cannon Street services to Victoria would do that and add new connections to Nunhead, Peckham Rye and Denmark Hill while keeping the ability to change at Lewisham for al...
by rbmartin
28 Mar 2022 20:12
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 194, 202 and 450 bus drivers on strike
Replies: 6
Views: 2968

194, 202 and 450 bus drivers on strike

You may have noticed that there have been no buses on routes 194, 202 and 450 today. This is due to a pay dispute at Arriva buses.

The strike continues tomorrow with a normal service returning on Wednesday.
by rbmartin
21 Nov 2020 18:32
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Cox's Walk footbridge
Replies: 9
Views: 10270

Re: Cox's Walk footbridge

The footpath and the appeal to save the oak trees on the Dulwich side of the footpath was on BBC London News tonight.

https://youtu.be/GHyNczKsHS0
by rbmartin
22 Oct 2020 10:40
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Freeview reception problems?
Replies: 27
Views: 24592

Re: Freeview reception problems?

Only one of the Freeview multiplexes, COM7, which broadcasts HD channels such as QVC HD and Russia Today is in the frequency range which has been allocated to 5G mobiles and that will close in 2022. Considering how close we are to the Crystal Palace transmitter, an indoor aerial in most circumstance...
by rbmartin
18 Jul 2019 22:42
Forum: Town Asylum
Topic: Sockpuppets on t'other forum
Replies: 423
Views: 493748

Re: Sockpuppets on t'other forum

It's one big soap opera isn't it? I've kept out of the petty politics behind SE23.life and just posted on local issues, yet it would be a shame if the local forum for Forest Hill was closed as SE23.com is simply poor. Maybe the best thing for Chris is to sell up to someone who can operate the websit...
by rbmartin
17 Oct 2017 15:23
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Boundary Commission, revised proposals
Replies: 9
Views: 7438

Re: Boundary Commission, revised proposals

Pengites aren't happy with the proposals which would see their Labour majority voters being lumped back into the Tory safe seat of Beckenham. (Same for SE26 voters on the Bromley side of the border). I largely support the Dulwich and Sydenham proposal, yet a shame that Bell Green will be in a seat t...
by rbmartin
20 May 2017 19:42
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Say 'No' to further retail at Bell Green
Replies: 105
Views: 102001

Re: Say 'No' to further retail at Bell Green

News report on BBC London.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQpN6Au ... e=youtu.be

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by rbmartin
14 Mar 2017 00:45
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: sydenham post office
Replies: 25
Views: 30824

Re: sydenham post office

I hope the PO doesn't become like Penge where the PO shares with a mobile phone accessory section, an internet cafe and a section that sells wigs.
by rbmartin
14 Mar 2017 00:40
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 176 bus to be cut in November
Replies: 7
Views: 7184

Re: 176 bus to be cut in November

I notice the nice new number 12s to Dulwich library are far more frequent though-wonder why that is? The 12s have also seen their share of cuts in recent years, going from every 4 mins to 5 mins but are still more frequent than the 176. Going back to the 176, while it has some reliability issues, i...
by rbmartin
13 Mar 2017 00:34
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: 176 bus to be cut in November
Replies: 7
Views: 7184

176 bus to be cut in November

TfL have tendered the 176 route to Go-Ahead with new hybrid buses, however there will be a big reduction in bus frequency to every 10 minutes during the day, it's currently (8 daytime, 7 peak).

The new contract starts on November 11th.
by rbmartin
26 Jul 2016 11:05
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Co-operative Food store to rebrand as a Budgens store
Replies: 74
Views: 64954

Re: Co-operative Food store to rebrand as a Budgens store

I've been to the Budgens in East Finchley which is a similar size. While not a Sainsbury's or even a Co-op, it should get a decent enough trade with all the usual stuff in stock.
by rbmartin
2 Jun 2015 00:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Overground???
Replies: 13
Views: 10312

Re: Overground???

My mother refers to the London Overground service as "the Overground" while Southern are the "green trains"
by rbmartin
4 Feb 2015 02:08
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Bus 202 to go double decker permanently from Sept
Replies: 8
Views: 6954

Bus 202 to go double decker permanently from Sept

From 12th September, Route 202 will become a double decker route. This is as part of a new bus tender deal between TfL and the current operator Metrobus which will also see an extra bus added to the timetable. Currently we may see the odd double decker from time to time on the 202, but for most of u...
by rbmartin
9 Jul 2014 11:49
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Evening Standard not at Syd Station?
Replies: 5
Views: 4427

Re: Evening Standard not at Syd Station?

Thanks for replies. Tried the newsagent near Syd Rd post office and the Co-op with no luck, none at Syd station. Hopped on a train to Forest Hill - none there. There were several discarded ones on the train though, yay, presumably collected from up town. None at FH station for the last two days, bu...
by rbmartin
6 Jul 2014 16:34
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Evening Standard not at Syd Station?
Replies: 5
Views: 4427

Re: Evening Standard not at Syd Station?

Forest Hill station had Standard's last week, but Sainsbury's didn't.

I believe the station distribution is handled by Menzies rather than the Standard themselves.
by rbmartin
6 Jul 2014 16:01
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Rolf Harris Sentenced ...
Replies: 7
Views: 5377

Re: Rolf Harris Sentenced ...

A workman found a stash of child pornography at his former Sydenham home.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ro ... hs-3819188
by rbmartin
16 Jun 2014 07:31
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Cash free buses
Replies: 44
Views: 23650

Re: Cash free buses

Regarding contactless debit/credit cards. Those with basic current accounts, those who normally just get a Visa card with no overdraft won't be getting them. This is due to the fact that those cards always have to have a live connection to the bank for transactions. These customers are more likely t...