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Archive for January, 2010

Now here’s a good cause …

Friday, January 29th, 2010

… flagged up by Rob Banks, one of our Lib Dem ward councillors.
The Order of the Little Sisters of the Poor has a residential care home for the elderly in Meadow Road, SW8, where they care for 56 residents in the residential wing and 20 residents in sheltered accommodation.  They also run a  lunch club [...]

Vauxhall Sky Gardens update

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

If this were a ’spot the differences’ competition, you would note that not only is the proposed Vauxhall Sky Gardens different in shape, but also that the silhouette of the Vauxhall Tower (on Vauxhall Cross roundabout) is not shown on the ‘revised proposal’.
The photos are in the newsletter sent out to residents within the consultation [...]

Octave Tower: No Thank You!

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

If you oppose the current planning application to build the Octave Tower (on the existing Bondway site), please sign our petition http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/no-to-octave-tower.html

Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea (VNEB) Opportunity Area Planning Framework

Monday, January 25th, 2010

This is from our friends at Kennington, Oval and Vauxhall (KOV) Forum:
“Dear all
Thank you to everyone who attended last week’s meeting regarding the Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea Opportunity Area Planning Framework in Montgomery Hall.   The notes will be uploaded to our website (www.kovforum.org.uk) (Meetings page) as soon as they are ready.
I can now [...]

Car broken into in Vauxhall Grove

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

In front of Pippins Court.  A siver grey Toyota Yaris with reg. no. FM02 LFE.  Must be someone local as it has a KR residents’ parking permit.  The police obviously already know about it as they have left a memo in the car for the owner’s attention.  Anyone know whom the car belongs to?