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17/04/2025

🚧 London’s Blackwall & Silvertown Tunnels: Official Toll Charges Revealed! 💷

As of April 7, 2025, both the Blackwall Tunnel and the newly inaugurated Silvertown Tunnel are subject to toll charges. This initiative by Transport for London (TfL) aims to manage traffic flow, fund infrastructure projects, and enhance air quality in East London.

💰 Official Toll Charges

Charges apply daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, with free passage overnight (10:00 PM to 6:00 AM). Rates vary based on vehicle type and time of travel:
• Cars & Small Vans: £4.00 (peak hours), £1.50 (off-peak)
• Motorcycles: £2.50 (peak), £1.50 (off-peak)
• Large Vans: £6.50 (peak), £2.50 (off-peak)
• HGVs: £10.00 (peak), £5.00 (off-peak)

Peak hours are defined as 6:00 AM–10:00 AM northbound and 4:00 PM–7:00 PM southbound on weekdays. Off-peak rates are available to users registered with TfL’s Auto Pay system.

🕒 Payment Window & Penalties

Drivers must pay the toll in advance or by midnight the following day. Failure to do so results in a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN):
• Fine: £180, reduced to £90 if paid within 14 days.

🛡️ Discounts & Exemptions

TfL offers various concessions:
• 50% discount for eligible low-income residents in East and Southeast London.
• Exemptions for buses, black cabs, blue badge holders, and zero-emission capable private hire vehicles registered with TfL.
• NHS reimbursements for qualifying staff and patients.

📱 How to Pay

The easiest way to manage payments is through TfL’s Auto Pay system, which automatically charges the lowest applicable rate and helps avoid fines.

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Bottom Line? Stay informed and ensure timely payments to avoid hefty fines. Safe driving, Auto Addicts!

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17/03/2025

Proof that some of London’s bollards are, indeed, upended cannon.

I took this photo in January 2023 when two bollards on Fishmonger’s Hall Wharf were unearthed during road works.

Upended cannon were used as mooring posts and bollards in the city for centuries, particularly around the docks.

There is a bit of an urban myth that lots of the bollards are French cannon brought back to London after the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, but there is no evidence any were brought back and repurposed in this way after the battle. But some are possibly of French, Napoleonic origin.

There are a few more cannon bollards across London, for example, on Cannon Lane in Hampstead, by Southwark Bridge on the Southbank and by St Helen’s Bishopsgate church.

14/02/2025

✅Bromley Council has developed plans to develop housing in Crystal Palace Park. A public notice has been issued announcing the council's intention to appropriate Rockhills and Sydenham Villas for housing development.

A public notice has been issued announcing the council’s intention to appropriate Rockhills and Sydenham Villas for housing development.

These plans align with planning permissions DC/20/00325/OUT and DC/24/00478/DET.

The two sites, located on Thicket Road, are outlined in red on the plans available for inspection online.

Residents and interested parties will have until Tuesday, February 18, at 5pm to make their views known to the council.

Crystal Palace Park is a historic park in south east London, known for its iconic dinosaur sculptures, sprawling green spaces, and remnants of the original Crystal Palace, which was destroyed by fire in 1936.

The park features lakes, a maze, a skatepark, and hosts events, making it a popular spot for leisure and culture.

The council’s planning notice states: “Notice is hereby given under Section 122(2A) Local Government Act 1972 and Section 203 Housing and Planning Act 2016, that the London Borough of Bromley (Council) intends to appropriate Rockhills, Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, London SE19 1UF and Sydenham Villas, Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, London SE22 6UF (Property) for the development of housing.

This is in accordance with planning permission DC/20/00325/OUT and DC/24/00478/DET.

“The Property is shown for the purpose of identification edged in red on the plans below and are available for inspection online at: www.crystalpalaceparkregenerationplan.com”

Representations can be addressed to the Head of Regeneration and sent via email to [email protected], quoting ‘Crystal Palace Park Appropriation.’

Alternatively, letters can be sent to the Head of Regeneration, Housing, Planning & Regeneration, The London Borough of Bromley, Bromley Civic Centre, Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road, Bromley BR1 1AS.

06/02/2025

Leak flooding Camberwell estate’s garden was ‘reported three weeks ago’ – it’s now ‘two feet deep’
'We're scared about what damage it will do' a resident told the News

A group of Camberwell residents say they’re very concerned over a leak that is flooding their communal garden with ’21,000 litres of water an hour’.

They told the News the leak causing the flooding was reported nearly three weeks ago but it has not yet been fixed.

As a result, it has now created a pond around 2 feet deep and residents say it is growing by the minute.

Michelle Baharier, who has lived at Gilesmead for 30 years, said when they reported the leak to the council on January 13 someone came to inspect it.

“They logged the job but no one from the council has been since,” she explained.

The building has 40 flats in total, 18 of which are on the ground floor.

09/01/2025

Community saunas are coming to Walthamstow and Camberwell
London is getting two more sweat spots by Community Sauna Baths, which already have sites in Hackney and Stratford

It’s official: 2025 is the year of the sauna. If you thought we’d already reached the peak of our hot-box obsession you’d be wrong, because even more saunas are opening in the capital this year.

The Community Sauna Baths has announced two new sites coming to the capital in 2025, with community saunas launching in Walthamstow and Camberwell’s Ruskin Park this spring.

Both sites will have capacity for 50 people across three saunas including a round sauna for aufguss ceremonies – a 15-minute-long ritual where a sauna master uses water and towels to circulate steam around the space.

Like their Hackney and Stratford sites, the new outposts will have community gardens tended by volunteers, and will offer concessions to people receiving universal credit, students and Blue Light Card holders. Sessions will range from £9.50 – £16.50, and they will also offer free NHS sessions to people who have been prescribed them.

If you can’t wait to get your sweat on, you can pre-book sessions to both the Walthamstow and Camberwell saunas; pre-booking will help fund the building of both sites and some sessions are available at heavily discounted rates. Find out more about the pre-sale here

https://www.community-sauna.co.uk/new-sauna-pre-sale?

22/12/2024

Dulwich and Herne Hill in the list of top 10 The London postcodes most at risk of being burgled this Christmas named

Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and glee, around this time of year there comes an increased danger of burglary, as criminals take advantage of either of all the presents left under the tree or homes left empty for the week.
MoneySuperMarket Home Insurance has revealed the London postcodes most at risk of being burgled this Christmas by analysing three years' worth of home insurance quotes. The company urges people to take appropriate steps to protect their belongings this festive season with advantageous thieves looking out for homes with many gifts.

Alicia Hempsted, insurance expert at MoneySuperMarket said: “While things like 'lock your doors' might sound obvious, they can also be the easiest to overlook, especially if you're just popping next door for a mince pie."
In London, the MoneySuperMarket data shows that SE24 is the worst postcode for burglaries with 37.96 burglaries per 1000 quotes. This South London postcode area incorporates Herne Hill and Tulse Hill in Lambeth.

Next on the list is SW14, which is Mortlake and East Sheen, which sees 36.47 burglaries per 1000 quotes. Another South London postcode is third on the list, with SW13 (Barnes, Castelnau) having 35.35 burglaries per 1000 quotes.
E9 (Homerton, Hackney Wick, South Hackney, Hackney Marshes, Victoria Park) is fourth with 34.61 burglaries per 1000 quotes, with TW12 (Hampton) being fifth at 34.44 burglaries per 1000 quotes.
N6 (Highgate, Hampstead Heath) has 32.64 burglaries per 1000 quotes in sixth, and E8 (Hackney Central, Dalston, London Fields) is seventh with 32.52 burglaries per 1000 quotes.

The top 10 is rounded out with N10 (Musewell Hill) in eighth at 32.01, SE22 (East Dulwich, Peckham Rye, Loughborough Junction, Herne Hill) ninth at 31.73 and NW5 (Kentish Town, Tufnell Park, Dartmouth Park, Gospel Oak) tenth at 30.85.

MoneySuperMarket provided some tips for preventing burglaries this Christmas, which include keeping gifts under wraps, taking time before you post on social media, double-checking that doors and windows are locked day or night and disposing of packaging as soon as possible so that potential burglars can't tell what's in your house.

22/12/2024

Dulwich in shock after owner of ‘lovely family business’ dies in tragic dog attack
The father-of-five died on December 5

The Dulwich community is in mourning after the owner of popular dry cleaners died after being attacked by a dog.
Akif Mushtaq, who owned East Dulwich Dry Cleaners on Lordship Lane, sustained injuries to his neck, windpipe, thumb and thigh as a result of the attack on Wednesday 4 December.
Tragically, the 42-year-old father-of-five died the following day (December 5) in hospital.
Leanne McDonnell, 32, appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court (December 6) accused of owning or being in charge of the dog that attacked Mr Mustaq.

The court heard the mother-of-three was friends with Mr Mushtaq and the incident occurred at her flat in Stratford.
Ms McDonnell was further charged with three counts of owning or being in charge of a dangerously out-of-control dog without causing injury on 18 November, and the court heard the incidents involved the same dog.

Following the shocking news, the community in Dulwich, many of whom were Mr Mushtaq’s loyal customers, expressed their condolences. Many have since been to pay their respects at the shop at 74 Lordship Lane, with cards and flowers.
George Grime has lived in the area since 1981 and said he ‘can’t remember a time’ when the shop, which opened in 1986, wasn’t there.
“Akif had worked there since he was 16,” he told the News. He had been there so long that, he said, ‘even if you only went once a month, you were in touch with him a lot.’

George said Mr Mushtaq ‘always had a smile on his face’ and greeted him as ‘Mr George’ every time he went in to get his shirts cleaned and ironed.
He really was the centre of the community,” George added.
Another regular at the dry cleaners, Bridget Furst said: “It’s just such a horrible death – nobody deserves that horror.”
She described Mr Mushtaq as a ‘lovely guy’ who was adored locally. “We’re all very sad about it,” she said.
“They are an amazing family who work so hard.”
Mrs Furst said the brothers would go the extra mile, going around to people’s houses to collect their dry cleaning and deliver it back.
Clive Rates, who also lives in Dulwich, told the News: “I’ve been in loads of times and they were friendly and offered a great service.
He went on to say that although he didn’t know Mr Mushtaq specifically, it was a ‘lovely family business’ with ‘a lot of loyal customers.’
A spokesperson from the Metropolitan Police said: “Officers were called to Shirley Road in Stratford at 4:53 GMT on Wednesday after reports that a 42-year-old man had been seriously wounded.
“Mr Mushtaq died in hospital and the force said the dog had been seized. Medics had spent an hour treating him in the flat before rushing him to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.”

A crowdfunder campaign has been set up for the family of a 42-year-old business owner from Dulwich who tragically died after a dog attacked him. Akif Mushtaq (RIP) - fundraising for his family - a Personal Causes crowdfunding project in London by Esme Collier

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/akif-mushtaq-rip---fundraising-for-his-family

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