Chair of governors at Turnham Primary claims for Menorca travel

If you live in Menorca, don't become the chair of governors at a Brockley school. The BBC reports:The chair of governors of a school in south-east London claimed expenses for travel from his home in Menorca in Spain, the BBC has learnt. In two months, £286 was claimed in air and rail fares for Cliff ...

Organic Baby and Children’s products – Green People

Sink the South Circular!

The Evening Standard reports that the Mayor of London's transport advisers are recommending that the South Circular should be driven underground, to free up more space on the surface and make the areas it travels through more pleasant to live and breathe in.The plan is part of a series of recommendations, budgeted at £30bn, to ...

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Bright Lights at the Amersham

Tom writes:Bright Lights is back, summer is here (kind of) and we've got another awesome night of music lined up for you lucky cat boys and cat girls! The perfect way to cure your Glasto blues... Ned Robertswww.facebook.com/NedRobertsmusic.comBairbre Anne http://www.facebook.com/BairbreAnnewww.bairbreanne.comTom Jacobsonhttp://www.facebook.com/tomjacobsonmusic/Nancy Goosehttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Nancy-GooseAmaliahttp://www.facebook.com/amaliamusikIt's just £4 on the door (£3 with NUS), there's a totally amazing line-up ...

Young People From Lewisham Have Anti-Smoking Short Film Showcased at BAFTA HQ

Wet Hot Brockley Summer

Pinbacker: "One man, alone with God."- Sunshine@encosion tweets: This is how we sunbathe in Brockley

Tories call for investigation of Labour’s Lewisham Deptford selection

The Unite / Labour controversy is threatening to envelop the Lewisham Deptford, following the recent selection of Unite worker Vicky Foxcroft as Labour's candidate for the safe seat in the next election. The Daily Mail reports that: Scotland Yard was today asked to investigate fresh claims of law-breaking over union influence in the Labour party. ...

Good food. Fine ales. Total Annihilation.

Wanted: man with beard to give home to 100 bottles of beer faced with possible destruction. Julie writes:My dad loves a 'job lot' auction, and for this reason a few years ago he bought me 100-odd vintage bottles of vintage (undrinkable) beer for Christmas. (I got off lightly, my sister got 2000 disposable plastic aprons).They ...

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