Once again it's time for our weekly round-up from our local press

We grabbed the headline, above the non league column, in the midweek edition of the 'South London Press' on Tuesday:

Hamlet close the gap at top

Dulwich Hamlet closed the gap on first place in Ryman League Division One South with a 2-0 win at Three Bridges. Goals from Erhun Oztumer (55mins) and Ryan James (76mins) delivered the win. And with leaders Maidstone United playing out a scoreless draw at home to Burgess Hill Town, Dulwich are now two points behind top spot, with three games in hand. The Hamlet play their Isthmian League Cup semi-fianl against Thamesmead Town at Champion Hill tonight at 7.45pm.

Yesterday, our excellent weekly local, the 'Southwark News', exclusively led with the news that Danny Carr has been having trials:

Charlton dally after Carr trial

Indecision at Charlton Athletic could see them miss out on Hamlet hotshot striker Daniel Carr after the teenager impressed in trials at the Championship club.
The eighteen-year-old has knocked in sixteen goals in nineteen appearances this season which has led to a trial at the Addicks in the last week.
Dulwich Hamlet manager Gavin Rose told the News: "There has been a lot of interest in Daniel and he played for the u21 team at Charlton the other day and he scored. He also played again on Monday and impressed again. I don't know what is happeneing at Charlton but one side of the club seemed to be keen to make us a monetary offer and another part of the club decided something else. That is up to them to resolve but it is good news for Daniel as he went and had a trial at a club at that level and clearly impressed enough that they wanted to bring him in."
But whether Charlton resolve their internal issues or not Carr will play out the remainder of the season at Champion Hill.
Rose added: "He will be here until the end of the season whatever happens at Charlton or any other club that has interest in him. But it's only fair to him to let him go and take part in trials and he clearly did well in this one. That is the same for Daniel and all of the other talented young players we have here. They will all be here for the remainder of the season now."
Another of the clubs talented youngsters, Abdul Mansarey, has also been on trial at Brentford recently and has taken part in games for their development squad.
Rise said: "We have a lot of talented youngsters in our squad, we have done well because I think think many of them will go on to playat higher levels including the professional game. Part of the reason we have done so well is because of them and their consistency of performance but also because we have experience around them which I believe has been key this season."

The paper then continued, with a report on our last games:

Hamlet win bridges league gap

Two second half goals from Erhun Oztumer and Ryan James saw Hamlet come out on top against basement outfit Three Bridges on Saturday.
Manager Gavin Rose admitted his side were not at their best at the weekend but was pleased they showed the neccessary resolve to secure the result.
He said: "I don't think we played to our top level but we got the result. We played against a team who have improved since we played them earlier in the season, and I don't think we will see them bottom of the league at the end of the season."
After Saturday's win Hamlet had not tasted defeat in any competition in the last three months, a run that now extends to eighteen games.
Rose said: "We've played around 20 games since we last lost and that is huge credit to the players and their consistency. They are only human though and it is too much to expect them to play at their best at all times., but what was pleasing about Saturday is that we were clearly not at our best but we still did enough to win the game."
Dulwich are still in second spot in the Ryman League South but closed the gap on leaders Maidstone United to two points after the Kent side could only draw against Burgess Hill Town. Hamlet also now have three games in hand on their nearest rivals for promotion.
Last weekend represented a good one for the Pink and Blues in terms of other results as third placed Faversham Town also drew and fourth placed Leatherhead lost to Folkestone Invicta.
On Tuesday night Hamlet extended their unbeaten run by getting to the final of the League Cup with a win over Ryman League North side Thamesmead Town.
The tight contest ended 1-1 after ninety minutes, with Thamesmead's Rob Carter cancelling out a Daniel Carr first half effort in the 73 minute, which saw the game go straight to a penalty shoot out at full time.
In the end Dulwich converted all five of their penalties with a solitary miss from Thamesmead ensuring Hamlet continue to contest for silverware on more than one front.

And finally on to the reporting in the weekend edition, from this morning, of the 'South London Press', which concentrated on that win over Thamesmead:

Rose hails home help as Dulwich hold their nerve

A delighted Gavin Rose hailed Dulwich Hamlet's home support as his side reached their second Isthmian League Cup final in three years on Tuesday night.
Daniel Carr's first-half opener was cancelled out by Rob Carter's headed equaliser, forcing a nail-biting penalty shoot-out in which the hosts tucked away all five of their spot-kicks to set up a final against Ryman Premier high-flyers Concord Rangers. And having played all but one of this season's League Cup ties at home, Rose was thankful to those who turned out in force to watch the Hamlet preserve their four-month unbeaten run. "We've been fortunate to have so many home draws in the cup this year and the fans really lift us when we're struggling," Rose said. "Thamesmead are a good team and they came here with a good game plan, but we're delighted to get through. There's no magic word with penalties, it's just about confidence-not about technical ability."
A first-half injury to Kevin James meant it wasn't all good news, however, and Rose revealed: "It looks bad. Kevin's been excellent this year and we're not sure but think he'll be out for at least a fortnight." Chances were few and far between before the break until the outstanding Carr gave the hosts a 40th-minute lead, reacting first to a stray shot amidst a bundle of bodies to stroke home from inside the area. But 73 minutes in, Carter rose highest to expertly head home for the visitors, setting up a nervy finish and ultimately penalties. Bizarrely, the only miss from the spot came from Thamesmead keeper Rob Budd, leaving Richmond Ayoola to coolly dispatch the decisive penalty and take the Hamlet one step closer to their first ever League Cup trophy.
Dulwich turn their attention back to league duties tomorrow when they travel to mid-table Eastbourne Town. Despite their opponent's position, Rose still expects a tricky fixture. "There is not toom uch pressure on they so they might well play with a bit more freedom and that could be dangerous for us," he said. "When you are in a position like that you often prefer playing the teams at the top. It's also not too late for them to make a play-off push so they still have something to aim for. We have beaten them twice already this season, once in the league and once in the cup, and I'd expect another exciting game. Every game is going to be tough now. There will be twists and turns before the end of the season and we have to earn the right to get promoted."
Rose admitted he is finally starting to pay a bit more attention to the league table with the final stages of the season approaching. Dulwich are in a promotion battle and could go top tomorrow if results go their way. "It's only of we lose games that I will need to be owrried about the table," Rose said. "If we keep winning, I won't need to look at it."