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Shocking murder in Barnes

I've been reading on the front page of PutneySW15 about the shocking find in Barnes recently of this poor man and then reading a 2- page description of how "county lines" drug gangs work in the Saturday Mail.Perhaps I'm naïve, but I find this really shocking to think this kind of thing has come to leafy Barnes.  I suppose it's everywhere these days, but I would recommend everyone reads the article in Saturday's paper as to how it works, it makes for a frightening read and all children should be protected.

Bunny Payne ● 2496d14 Comments ● 2491d

Have their cake and eat it?

Not really affecting Putney, but still a national problem.  I don't see how H&M can go off to Canada whilst retaining their titles and status, yet moving into private enterprise, even if it is charity.My personal view is they should be stripped of their Sussex titles and allowed to go off to be private individuals and do their own thing. Harsh?

Bunny Payne ● 2497d37 Comments ● 2492d

It didn't take long ...

... for the coercion to start. Ok, it's not Trump himself, and I know it's the Guardian but it's not behind a paywall and I heard it on the BBC as well ...

Michael Ixer ● 2492d3 Comments ● 2492d

A sign of things to come?

So much for Brexit on 31 Jan creating certainty...https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/13/man-gets-brexit-surprise-on-invoice-for-new-mercedes-benz-12038546/

Michael Ixer ● 2494d4 Comments ● 2493d

Problems with internet

We have not had internet since yesterday at 3pm. Friend by Roehampton Gate neither. Internet down by URR parade. Anybody else?

Ivonne Holliday ● 2493d2 Comments ● 2493d

Xmas Trees

Has this happened to anybody else. The dustmen came to our road yesterday, put all the trees on the pavement and said the lorry was coming to take them, but their still there today. They said the lorry was at the end of the road following them. But it wasn't.

Barbara Stevens ● 2499d18 Comments ● 2494d

Madonna at the Palladium

I see Madonna is doing about a fortnight at The Palladium later this month and early February.  Thought I might get myself a ticket until I saw the prices.  The cheapest that I can see direct from the Palladium is £291.  What!  And that’s the lowest price.  Think I won’t bother this time.

Martine Guy ● 2496d9 Comments ● 2495d

Brake Dust

Just seen on the Evening News break dust is as bad as car fumes, now make something of that, particles getting into your lungs are worse than fumes. Break pads have dust.

Barbara Stevens ● 2498d24 Comments ● 2496d

Gareth Malone @ Aylesbury Young Offenders Prison

Did anybody watch this?It isn't something I'd go out of my way to watch but as a result of someone's comment on a forum and because it had started to run before I went to bed I stopped to watch it.It was both heartbreaking that these young people had got them into the position that they were now in prison and their apparent lack of future and heartwarming that there could be a way to inspire and raise their spirits.Do watch it.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07zv2vq  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000d24whttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/06/the-choir-aylesbury-prison-review-gareth-malone-goes-behind-bars

Philippa Bond ● 2497d3 Comments ● 2496d

Police say it was a mistake to name ER as extremists

It is an Associated Press article, albeit published in msm….https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/uk-police-say-it-was-mistake-to-call-climate-group-extremist/ar-BBYR5V8?ocid=spartanntp

Ivonne Holliday ● 2496d5 Comments ● 2496d

Airbus U-turn

After threatening to leave the UK if Britain voted for Brexit,Airbus have now backtracked and taken a different stance.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51047264

Mike Essam ● 2497d7 Comments ● 2496d

putney forum

I personally love the forum.  Can be quite exciting at times!  It is very obviously Putney residents based, but surely it can also mean Putney residents world view?  different peoples viewpoints on myriad subjects is so entertaining (?!) and often enlightening. Equally, to hear of Ravi's problems with his councillors is just as much fun. Putneyites don't necessarily think the same as Hackneyites.

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2496d1 Comments ● 2496d

Are the knives out for Ravi Govindia?

According to the report on the main page of PutneySW15 the Leader of Wandsworth Council is facing a no confidence vote by his colleagues this evening (9th of January). It seems the Conservative group is getting a bit nervous following the victory of Fleur Anderson in Putney. The Conservative Party is always quick to get their knives out when they see a possible threat to their majority, whether on Wandsworth or elsewhere. Maybe they’re looking for a scapegoat.I wonder who their preferred Leader will be? Probably not wunderkind Will Sweet, who failed dismally during the General Election.Nick

Nicholas Evans ● 2499d18 Comments ● 2497d

HUGO CATMUR

Received a letter for Hugo from a child.  Wrong address!  Long shot but anyone know Hugo and where he lives?

Stephanie tollemache ● 2500d1 Comments ● 2497d

Putney M and S

Unfortunately Ikea have withdrawn the offer they made on this siteDon’t expect anything to happen quickly on this unit! Real pain!Nick

Nick Gulliford ● 2525d15 Comments ● 2497d

A fine day ...

... where the Wandle meets the Thames. The water looked murky, was the waster being tested by the people in the boat?https://flic.kr/s/aHsmKCrEYJ

Michael Ixer ● 2497d0 Comments ● 2497d

LONG BAILEY FALLS SHORT

So Rebecca LB is defending Corbyn's catastrophic campaign and is offering voters more of the same. One has to ask: Does Labour want power - or will it be satisfied by merely clinging to ideology?

Alexander MacLeod ● 2501d15 Comments ● 2497d

SWR could be stripped of its franchise after £137m loss

Sounds sensible to me!"In the company's accounts from December, directors said ongoing discussions with the Department for Transport (DfT) could result in the "termination of the contract within the next 12 months" and "services being transferred to a publicly-owned operator". Filings uploaded to the Companies House website revealed South Western Railway (SWR) lost £136.9 million for the year ending March 31 2019... A spokesman for the train operator, which is owned by FirstGroup and Hong-Kong Based firm MTR, said its performance had been affected by timetable delays, strikes and infrastructure reliability." https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/18145827.south-western-railway-says-stripped-franchise-137m-loss/?fbclid=IwAR3Jct5jX82VKUxt44VMNmLDUCdLYG2zUg-cbb7XyWaUedE5QEGUqIiTUjE

Ivonne Holliday ● 2500d14 Comments ● 2498d

Front Page

Now Wandsworth Bridge is cutting the lanes for 10 mnths. So more traffic for Putney Bridge, is this being done on purpose. If anybody else moans about air quality in the High Street, I hope they choke. Don't blame the cars blame the idiots.

Barbara Stevens ● 2499d2 Comments ● 2498d

This month's cyber scam

Michael Ixer ● 2499d2 Comments ● 2498d