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CH1 said:
Anyone know anything about the taping off of full width of the pavement by Sainsburys cash machine near Brixton tube this morning about 10.30 am. Lots of police/cars.
Everything back to normal this afternoon. Presumably some kind of aggravated robbery?
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There was a broken bottle and a pool of blood when I went past at around 10.45.
 
snowy_again said:
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I cannot sign this. This is where I get annoyed.


Rachel Heywood proudly fought the ill conceived and dangerous Loughborough Junction road closures.
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Rachel knows that is not how I see the road closures issue.

I see the petition is started by the Library campaigners. Fair enough but it should have been kept simple.

The issue for me is that backbench Labour Cllrs should be allowed to publicly criticise what the ruling Cabinet are doing. That the Labour party should allow and foster open public debate. This has been lacking- a journalist told me a while back that if you ask a Ward Cllr to comment on an issue in there Ward you get referred to the Lambeth Press Office. Its that tightly controlled.

Personally I like Rachel and I have always found her a hardworking and committed Cllr.

But there is a distinction between supporting single issue campaigns and supporting open democratic debate in the Labour party.

Also this I take issue with:
Rachel Heywood's 'crime' has been to fight the devastating impact of Tory central government attacks upon her constituents and Lambeth residents.
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This is pushing it a bit.

One thing I raised in another group Im in ( and didnt make me popular) is I am not clear if Cllr Rachel has broken with the New Labour orthodoxy. Whilst she has supported residents ( I know from personal experience) I don’t believe she has voted against the Labour whip when it comes to implementing ( Tory imposed) cuts. So far her position is the Labour group should look at working with residents better to deal with the cuts.

A local Trade Unionist said to me a few weeks ago the thing about Rachel is that he spent years arguing with her about cuts to Council services.

I am not having a go at Rachel here. I’m just saying a bit of cool analysis needs to be done.

What is possibly being seen is a power struggle developing within Nu Labour Lambeth. Not the Red take over of the local Labour party. So its about what kind of post Nu Labour politics should be put forward in Lambeth. I don’t think Rachel is a Momentum supporter. She might happily prove me wrong.

And I am concerned several campaigns have latched onto Rachel - its like one has to support all these campaigns uncritically or not support Rachel.
 
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Winot said:
Bloke was attacked, according to Brixton Blog (or maybe I saw it on the sub-Standard).
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It was in the Standard: Man assaulted near Tube station in front of shocked commuters

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Angellic said:
London Rental Opportunity of the Week: A Windowless Prison in Brixton! | VICE | United Kingdom

How is this possible? ETA skylights.
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More here:
Everyone knows that flat-hunting in London is soul-destroying, but things are getting seriously out of hand. In the last few weeks we've seen a creepy 'wipe-clean' flat and a studio flat in Hendon with a toilet in the kitchen cupboard, which we described as 'hell on earth'. But that was before we saw this: a completely windowless two-bed flat in Brixton, which will set you back a cool £1,625pcm. Oh, and bills aren't included. And neither are windows. Did we mention that?

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Zoopla

The flat is being advertised on Zoopla and it's described as having a 'bright open-plan kitchen/reception room', which seems pretty unlikely due to the whole no natural light situation. A spokesperson from Foxtons claims that four of the rooms have narrow skylights, which 'emit natural light throughout the day', but let's be honest, a narrow skylight is not really a window, is it?

But hey, maybe you're some kind of creature of the night with an aversion to daylight, in which case, this could be your dream flat. But if you were hoping for even a fraction of natural light in your future home, you better keep on looking.

You can now rent out a windowless two-bed flat in Brixton for £1,625pcm
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Did anyone see this last month?

An AirBnB host has been taken to court by their neighbours in the first of what experts believe is many more cases against those who use the site.

Residents in a block of flats in Brixton, south London, took a man to court over a penthouse party thrown by his guests which reportedly became out of control.

According to the Times, a judge ruled that the man had breached a number of terms in his lease, and said the tenant was using his property as a guesthouse.
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Neighbours take AirBnB host to court in 'first of many' cases
 
Nanker Phelge said:
Here comes the AIrBnB Crash! Sell your shares now!!!
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Nosey parker that I am I was desperately Googling to find which block of flats this was.

Have not yet succeeded, but I did come cross an Independent article saying that Berlin was introducing tight new regulations - with a penalty of €100,000 for unlicensed Airbnb letting. Apparently this has led to a 40% drop in Airbnb adverts for Berlin.

You won't be able to rent an Airbnb apartment in Berlin for much longer

What is Sadiq waiting for?
 
Ms T said:
There was a broken bottle and a pool of blood when I went past at around 10.45.
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I was passing on the way to the tube and I'm not certain that spill was blood. I mean, at first i thoguht it was but then thought it was a funny colour for blood - really pinky. Then I noticed that the squished bottle on the floor was a flavored drink. I didn't stop and linger but I think it was a spilt drink. Horrible thing to happen anyway.
 
CH1 said:
Nosey parker that I am I was desperately Googling to find which block of flats this was.

Have not yet succeeded, but I did come cross an Independent article saying that Berlin was introducing tight new regulations - with a penalty of €100,000 for unlicensed Airbnb letting. Apparently this has led to a 40% drop in Airbnb adverts for Berlin.

You won't be able to rent an Airbnb apartment in Berlin for much longer

What is Sadiq waiting for?
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Not just Airbnb in Berlin, it's all short-term lets in private homes, pretty much.
 
There was a lot of helicopter action over Coldharbour Lane (towards Loughborough Junc). anyone know what was going on?
 
Did anybody notice the article below, by Ben Morgan formerly Brixton/Lambeth correspondent of the South London Press?
I have often wondered about how Ben was getting on - nice guy who was concerned to give a full airing to Lambeth community issues on the SLP.

I noticed a few general stories he wrote for the Standard, but this one is a major departure - looking at how a charity in Sierra Leone is working to reunite families after the Ebola epidemic.

Man pulled from body bag after doctor saw his toe twitching
 
Just searched randomly for mid-October prices, and they are in the £79- £82 ranges, which is not bad for London. On the Sunday night is £64.
 
T & P said:
Just searched randomly for mid-October prices, and they are in the £79- £82 ranges, which is not bad for London. On the Sunday night is £64.
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That's comparable to if not better than Travelodge. Trouble though for the people I'd be booking for is secure parking.
 
twistedAM said:
That's comparable to if not better than Travelodge. Trouble though for the people I'd be booking for is secure parking.
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I was wondering about your possible guests - and I see Comfort Inn on South Lambeth Road does parking - but they charge. No idea about the room rate comparison.

Comfort Inn London offers public parking on-site for GBP 22.00 per day (a reservation is required). Comfort Inn London is located outside of the London Congestion charge zone.
 
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