The Balhamo

I tweet about Balham.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

Marvelling at the people who, even in these temperatures, wash down their front step and then lob the water over the pavement outside their house. Slip hazard? “It’s not my problem”, apparently.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

If true, comes hot on the heels of an incredibly damning report about the prison. Wandsworth Prison needs urgent improvement, watchdog finds https://t.co/NO9UwUfvWO

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

Helicopter circling relentlessly. Rumour has it that a prisoner has escaped from Wandsworth. Again.

[Wandsworth Council @wandbc]

Wandsworth is London Borough of Culture 2025! 🥳

Thank you @MayorofLondon and the hundreds of community organisations, creative venues, schools, businesses and residents of all ages who have made this possible.

https://t.co/eqf94cJUoK

Let's do this together!

#mylocalculture

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

Blocked by my local councillor for expressing misgivings about the schedule for collecting discarded Christmas trees. Wasn’t abusive, just sceptical.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

@JoRigby_Balham It wouldn’t. I was responding to the concluding paragraph of your tweet.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

@JoRigby_Balham I appreciate the efforts of the Council to remove discarded trees. But Twelfth Night, by when trees are traditionally taken down, is 3 days before the collection programme begins. Would it not be good for its start to coincide with Twelfth Night (which happens to be a Friday)?

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

I wonder what behaviour this misguided decision is likely to result in - and what strident complaints it will enable about “thoughtless” residents.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

Which infinitely wise person decided that Christmas tree collection in Wandsworth should happen three days after Twelfth Night?

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

Presumably someone who (a) doesn’t care what might be convenient for residents or (b) is looking for an excuse to stop Christmas tree collection altogether.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

Terrible news. It’s a local institution!

[Balham Newsie @balhamnewsie]

We're sad to share the news that Full Fat are to close both of their cafés in #Balham & Brixton, with the final day of trading being Sat 23rd Dec. Owner Wilf & the team have kept the people of Balham in bacon & egg (and more!), for many years - initially through their 1/2

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

Kanji, the new Korean/Japanese restaurant on Hildreth St, is excellent.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

Disappointed by the closure of Daisy in Clapham South. Surprised, too, as the place was generally busy and rammed at weekends. Trading conditions for restaurants are tough, but this one is a head-scratcher.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

@fredsirieix1 @E4Tweets it was okay to swear in front of guests and be lecherous. Mentioning no names! (2/2)

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

@fredsirieix1 @E4Tweets You picked the right winner. Not sure I saw much evidence of the contestants being trained - they just seemed to be thrown in at the deep end. Maybe the training wasn’t telegenic enough to make the edit. Astounded by the male contestants, several of whom seemed to think (1/2)

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

Has @cocodemeruk closed or moved? Hoping not the former. But if so, indicative of v difficult retail climate.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

@fredsirieix1 Most of the women seem quite engaged with the challenge, but of the men only Tom has the right demeanour and attention to detail.

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

@Tweet_Dec This photo isn’t helping the piece’s argument much!

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

@BoxingKingdom14 I seriously doubt he weighs 35 stone

[The Balhamo @balhamo]

@GregHands All aboard the Zinkin ship!