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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Burnt Ash Hill Post Office – campaign latest
The campaign to save Burnt Ash Hill Post Office is gathering pace. Everyone I’ve spoken to has said how crazy it is to close a Post Office that’s so busy and well-located. The campaign website is attracting plenty of petition signatures, … Continue reading
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Car wash decision on Thursday
You might remember that a public meeting was held last year at the United Reformed Church to discuss the continued use of the former BP garage on Burnt Ash Road as a car wash. The general feeling of those at the … Continue reading
Newstead Estate Open Day
I headed up to St Mildred’s Church Hall this afternoon for the Open Day Broomleigh had organised to provide residents of the Newstead Road estate with more information about the propsed stock transfer. There were plenty of residents there, and … Continue reading
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Lee Rail Survey
An early start on Wednesday – following our Hither Green Rail Survey last year, we decided the time had come to ask rail users at Lee what they think of their service. I braved the mist with Paul and also Cllr … Continue reading
Save Burnt Ash Hill Post Office!
Today another round of Post Office closures was announced. As part of a cull of 2,500 Post Offices nationwide, 169 Post Offices in London are for the chop – and one of them’s in Lee Green ward – the Burnt … Continue reading
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Merridale Evacuation
I got a call on Sunday from a resident who was very concerned that residents of the Merridale tower block on Carston Close had been evacuated from their homes due to a suspected structural fault. I went up there to … Continue reading
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