September - 2018

Working for

Telegraph Hill Ward

TfL Consultation on reducing bus services: "Central London Bus Services Review"

TfL Consultation on reducing bus services: "Central London Bus Services Review"

TfL are consulting on reducing bus services across London. The ones that affect Telegraph Hill Ward directly are 53, 171, 172 and 343. The 343 changes are about making it longer, as a route. To add yur voice before 9th November 2018, please follow this link: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/central-london/. Here is what I've said: Dear TfL, I completely disagree with your proposals to stop bus routes 171 and 172 from going beyond Elephant & Castle for the following reas

Yet again London Overground private provider - Arriva - are trying to make more profit at our expens

Yet again the London Overground provider Arriva (aka Deutsche Bahn) are trying to increase their profits. We've caught them trying to introduce a one-way system at Brockley Station (stupidity) and now they want to close ticket offices and employ less staff. How on Earth is this good for passengers? Please support the RMT Union to stop Arriva creating ghost stations where broken ticket machines ruin our attempts at travelling. You can do this by following this link: http://www

Telegraph Hill Assembly, today

Telegraph Hill Assembly, today

This afternoon was the Telegraph Hill Assembly with a focus on crime, given recent incidents. Sergeant Jacqui Ward and the Telegraph Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team presented the following figures over the last month: There has been an increase in vehicle crime There has been a decrease in burglaries and robbery Drugs are driving crime There have been 33 arrests, 15 drugs related and 1 firearm related. A lot of the drug suppliers have been taken off the streets. Then followed s