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Lambeth residents are launching a last-ditch battle to halt plans for a giant 14-storey tower block planned as the centrepiece of one of the densest developments under way in London.

The development is so dense there is no room for children to play on grass at ground-level – so their playground will be built on the concrete roof, hundreds of feet up in the air – and surrounded by cage-like safety fencing.

This wonderful weekly resource is available to people with dementia, their carers, and anyone aged over-65.

It takes place at the Streatham Tate Library every Wednesday afternoon at 4pm and is free.

Anyone coming along can enjoy “Arts and music therapy, reminisce work, conversational starters, chair-based exercise, poetry, Bingo, Knitting etc”

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Dementia Friendly Sunflower Café

Streatham Tate Library

London

SW16 1PN

Every Wednesday afternoon, 4pm

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Contact name: Vincia Bennett

The Streatham Wells LTN trial was introduced in October last year to reduce road danger and make the neighbourhood safer and healthier by restricting motor vehicle access to streets within the scheme.

The council will publish its ‘Streatham Wells Stage 1 – Initial Adjustments’ monitoring report in the coming days. There has been an average 60% decrease in traffic within the LTN and an 8% increase in traffic on boundary roads.

Overall, there has been a 2% net reduction in traffic across the area.

You can cycle from Brixton in south London to Streatham, entirely on quiet streets and protected cycle lanes, with the journey taking just 20 minutes – the same time as using public transport.

The route – created by jonstone88 – is 5.1km long (3.2 miles) and makes use of the Railton LTN, Streatham Hill LTN, Streatham Wells LTN, and various safe crossings – as well as paths in Brockwell Park.

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“This climbdown is an embarrassment for Lambeth Labour. Since the start of this so-called trial of a Streatham Wells LTN, Labour bosses at Lambeth Council have been unable and unwilling to share robust data or analysis about the impact of the measures they have implemented.

It has not gone unnoticed that it was neither an evidence-based assessment, nor the outpouring of testimony from local residents, that led to this change of heart; but instead, an instruction from the Labour Mayor whose only interest is in protecting his own position at the London elections this May.

“We note this week’s comments from the Mayor of London that suggest the Labour bosses at Lambeth Council may, at long last, take stock of the impact of the trial Streatham Wells LTN.

However, as I and my fellow Liberal Democrat councillors have repeatedly called for, any changes to the current arrangements must be informed by credible data and publicly available expert analysis.

Lambeth Council is stepping up patrols in the borough’s five town centres to crack down on fly-tipping which is both an enviro-crime that blights communities and a waste of public money to address.…

Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy has publicly tested for HIV to encourage local residents to follow her lead and get tested for the virus during National HIV Testing Week, which takes place until Sunday (11 February).

Bell tested herself for HIV using a self-test, which is free, easy and provides a result within just 15 minutes and shows how quick and easy testing for HIV now is.

As of 2021, Lambeth had the highest HIV prevalence rate among all upper tier local authorities (UTLAs) and unitary authorities (UAs).

We have a huge number of parcels to get out today and rest of the week.

Road restrictions are slowing down deliveries & 50 + parcels need to go out per day to people in crisis from the foodbank based in St Margaret’s Church Barcombe Ave. SW2 3BH, Streatham.

Anyone who can do even 2/3 deliveries today or Friday would be great help.