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Knife sale petition
Please back a petition on the Number 10 website calling for a change in the law over the sale of knives to the under 18s. A recent investigation in Lambeth showed that 11 out of 23 shops who were anonymously tested sold knives to the under 18s. This sort of reckless [Read More]
Visit to Trinity Hospice
I recently visited Trinity Hospicewhich is located on Clapham North Side in Clapham Town Ward. The hospices cares for people with advance illness both within their homes and at the hospice. They also provide bereavement councilling for people close to patients. Only around [Read More]
Heath Road cleaning
Following a visit to Heath Road I wrote to Lambeth Living, who are responsible for the management of housing in Lambeth, regarding the poor state of cleaning. Below is the response and I will be returning to Heath Road to check on progress. Dear Councillor [Read More]
Licensing application; Traders 29 North Street London
Below is a licensing application which has been presented to Lambeth council. If you If you have any comments in respect of this application, please contact licensing@lambeth.gov.uk prior to 3 September and feel free to also post your views on this application in the [Read More]
Licensing application; Artesian Well, Wandsworth Road, Clapham
Below is a licensing application which has been presented to Lambeth council. If you If you have any comments in respect of this application, please contact licensing@lambeth.gov.uk prior to 11 September and feel free to also post your views on this application in the [Read More]
Metro Weekender 2008 – Clapham Common
A special phone line will be available for people living in Clapham who have complaints during this years Metro weekender on Clapham Common. The Noise Hotline over the event weekend to take calls relating to Metro Weekender on Clapham Common. The hotline will be in [Read More]
Met Box at Sainsburys Clapham
People wanting to give information to the Police, who are concerned about talking to them directly and want to remain anonymous , can now use a ‘Met Box’ which has been placed near the till points in Sainsburys Clapham. The box can also be used to communicate [Read More]
Future Clapham
This evening Councillor O’Malley and I attended a meeting at Lambeth Town Hall with Debbie Hunter, head of Lambeth’s regeneration team and with Councillor Haselden, joining us via a telephone conference call. Debbie was giving us an update on progress with the [Read More]
6 Hours, 4 locations: a day of coucillor surgeries in Claham Town
Clapham Town Labour councillors have for many years held sugeries, where people can come and talk to their councillors, for many years. The surgeries are held at Clapham Leisure Centre every Saturday from 11:00 – midday (except Bank Holidays) and being in the same [Read More]
Clapham Town Safer Neighbourhood Panel and Clapham Community Project
As councillors we often need to be at two places at the same time, and last night was no exception. Councillor Haselden and I were both keen to attend the Clapham Town Safer Neighbourhood panel where, included in the discussion, was the proposed dispersal zone which would [Read More]
