Clapham, Stockwell and Kennington news, rumour and general chat

[footballerslegs]

In a slight tangent, has any one else noticed that postboxes on Stockwell Road and at Stockwell Post Office have been sealed up?! Or at least they were on Saturday. Why would this happen, especially in a rare year when I'm planning to write Christmas cards?

 

[SarfLondoner]

Honest Burger is about to open a shop at Venn street,Not long since Byron burger open up around the corner!

 

[cuppa tee]

Honest Burger is about to open a shop at Venn street,Not long since Byron burger open up around the corner!

blimey at this rate cows will become an endangered species

 

[5t3IIa]

Honest Burger is about to open a shop at Venn street,Not long since Byron burger open up around the corner!

And there is an Haché across the street!

 

[SarfLondoner]

blimey at this rate cows will become an endangered species

It's okay it's all "sustainable"

 

[SarfLondoner]

And there is an Haché across the street!

Plus a Gourmet Burger and Bodeans and Gizel and Maccy D's,Other outlets are available etc,etc.

 

[SarfLondoner]

Better give Shalamar a shout while i'm at it.

 

[leanderman]

blimey at this rate cows will become an endangered species

Hardly eat red meat now I realise the madness of the agrinomics behind it.

 

[SarfLondoner]

Hardly eat red meat now I realise the madness of the agrinomics behind it.

I cut out red meat 4 months ago and feel a lot healthier and energetic.

 

[Manter]

I thought you were referring to this (click):

Head on £230k made extra cash running a health club at school: Auditors launched probe into academy teacher who also employed his ex-wife as his deputy

The health club was really good... I was a member while I lived up that way. I was told it allowed the school to have facilities it otherwise couldn't have afforded

 

[cuppa tee]

The health club was really good... I was a member while I lived up that way. I was told it allowed the school to have facilities it otherwise couldn't have afforded

.......like school crossing wardens ?

 

[Tricky Skills]

The health club was really good... I was a member while I lived up that way. I was told it allowed the school to have facilities it otherwise couldn't have afforded

But not all of the money is going back directly towards the school. Lambeth Cllr Kevin Craig's 'political consultancy' company has trousered over half a million out of Durand in the past three years for PR work.

Craig sits on the Board of the Academy Trust.

 

[leanderman]

But not all of the money is going back directly towards the school. Lambeth Cllr Kevin Craig's 'political consultancy' company has trousered over half a million out of Durand in the past three years for PR work.

Craig sits on the Board of the Academy Trust.

This academy stuff is costly madness.

 

[se5]

don't quote the spam plz

Why do I get the impression that you are somehow connected to the establishment?

I'm not too sure that the General Dental Council would advocate spamming as the best means of promoting a practice

 

[Twattor]

Anyone know what's happening with Alba on Bedford Road? It looked like they'd shut for a basic refit, but it is a few weeks down the line now and they've got adverts out for bar staff. They haven't needed bar staff to serve pizzas thus far. Is there a change in the offing? Can we expect our Peronis in jam jars?

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Not to mention Durands involvement with political lobbying, their ridiculous part time boarding secondary school and the ridiculous stand off they got into with lambeth over their second site... They at the most litigious school I've ever encountered and together with the bad experience my family (and others I know) had with them... I despise them.
Especially the bloody headmaster who in my opinion is a nasty piece of work and cares more about building a name and enterprise than the children or their education or the communities they come from

 

[ricbake]

Kennington Park Road closed both ways 'cos of an accident outside Kennington tube this evening

eta apparently car and motorbike rta (via bbc traffic)

 

[ricbake]

Twitter

Atheist/Sceptic ‏@atheistsceptic 1h1 hour ago
Chilling sight, motorcylist trapped under a car outside Kennington station. People standing in the rain, staring helplessly. Hope he's ok.
ChrisHawkswell, EP07 ‏@LAS_TacAdvisor 59m59 minutes ago
Ambulance & advanced paramedic are on scene at an RTC outside #Kennington tube station. Road closure Kennington Park Road @TfLTrafficNews

 

[Tricky Skills]

Hopefully we'll get a Stockwell Market by the summer. There's talk of a spring soft launch.

ANYTHING to stop those bloody cars still driving down Binfield Road.

BBuzz piece.

 

[Crispy]

On the 59. Just gone past the poshest Costcutter I've ever seen at the park end of Kennington road. I thought it was Waitrose or something. Looks brand new.

 

[Twattor]

On the 59. Just gone past the poshest Costcutter I've ever seen at the park end of Kennington road. I thought it was Waitrose or something. Looks brand new.

By Fisher Meredith? That one's been there for years. The new ones are all like that. See also Stockwell Green (open 24/7 - invaluable on Christmas day).

 

[Crispy]

shows how often I catch the 59

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

It did used to be right grubby though, that Costcutters. Now it looks positively swish and whenever I go past on the 59 I always see somebody who works there fiddling about with their new grocery display. It used just be sat in what looked like washing up bowls and now its a fucking installation.

 

[Spark]

It was done up last year.

 

[Winot]

shows how often I catch the 59

Just wait till your kid's older (South Bank bus).

 

[Tricky Skills]

Even Costcutter by Stockwell tube has had the deli style makeover. No worries - Lidl is just around the corner

It will be interesting to see where all the trade goes when Sainsbury take over Jack's.

 

[Onket]

It did used to be right grubby though, that Costcutters. Now it looks positively swish and whenever I go past on the 59 I always see somebody who works there fiddling about with their new grocery display. It used just be sat in what looked like washing up bowls and now its a fucking installation.

Used to be my local shop when I lived next to Kennington Park. I remember when they stopped doing deals on decent beers. In fact, they might have been an independent shop before they were a costcutter. The Londis just round the corner past the caff/Barclays used to be an independent and do 6 cans of Holsten Pils for a fiver.

 

[cuppa tee]

Used to be my local shop when I lived next to Kennington Park. I remember when they stopped doing deals on decent beers. In fact, they might have been an independent shop before they were a costcutter. The Londis just round the corner past the caff/Barclays used to be an independent and do 6 cans of Holsten Pils for a fiver.

do you mean the original KP costcutter which was the other side of the job centre where the new Morans builder merchants is.......
btw a new Sainsburys is going on the the site of the old DeLieto bakery on S Lambeth Road opposite the Canton Arms

 

[Tricky Skills]

So soon there will be a 'choice' of Sainsburys at Jack's, Sainsburys at Di Lieto or the MEGA Sainsburys going up at Nine Elms.

 

[Onket]

do you mean the original KP costcutter which was the other side of the job centre where the new Morans builder merchants is.......

I meant the same site was an independent shop before becoming a Costcutter but now I'm not so sure!