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Featured local business - Clubtek

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I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

The South London semi-circle

Sep

2013

Another calligrapher has attempted to make the point that South London does have public transport - this time, with the aid of a semi-circular map. Map-maker Max Roberts tells Londonist:In terms of user-friendliness, the railways of south London are probably among the worst in the world, up there with the Paris RER and much worse ...

City Love – a new play by an award winning writer at the Bussey Building

Sep

2013

THC levels up

Sep

2013

Sanjit writes:Telegraph Hill Centre plays host to a Table Top Sale on Saturday 21st September from 1-4 pm.In recent months Telegraph Hill Centre, an independent, self-funding community centre, has undergone a refurbishment, and work continues to develop new areas within the building. Come on down bag a bargain, quaff some coffee, cake and biscuits and ...

Tea at the Opera, St Saviour’s Church

Sep

2013

Brockley schoolchildren face traffic pollution risk

Sep

2013

Three schools within Brockley ward lie within a zone that increases children's propensity to develop traffic-related respiratory conditions, according to research by the Clean Air for London campaign. [...]

Light Houses: film in the streets of Telegraph Hill

Sep

2013

One of the highlights of this year's New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival was Light Houses, where people projected films in their windows for passers-by to watch from the street. Now Cinetopia, who helped organise it, are planning a second Light Houses event on Sunday 8 December. They say:'For those who don't know about ...

An Incomplete Victory in Fight to Save Services at Lewisham Hospital

Sep

2013

On Saturday, 14 September several hundred people marched through Lewisham to celebrate the High Court's quashing of plans by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to cut A&E and maternity services at Lewisham Hospital. [...]

Greenspaces: Dulwich Park

Sep

2013

Dulwich Park is as immaculate and serene as neighbouring Dulwich Village.The park's flat fields and circular layout make it perfect for football, running and cycling (banana bikes, trikes and bicycles are available for hire, although fairly pricey), while the lake, cafe and very large playground attract families in droves.A recent addition to the park is ...

Self Evident app to cut crime

Sep

2013

BC Senior assuages his early-retirement-baby-boomer guilt by doing voluntary work for various good causes, the latest of which is a charity called Witness Confident, which aims to make reporting crime easier.This week, the charity launched an app called Self Evident (full disclosure: BC provided a very small amount of help with the launch), which allows people ...

Lewisham and Greenwich create new NHS Trust

Sep

2013

A new Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust will be formed on 1 October 2013. The Trust will be responsible for Lewisham Hospital and community services in Lewisham, and for Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Greenwich.Lewisham Healthcare says:Services are not changing following the merger, and patient appointments are unaffected. Lewisham Healthcare and Queen Elizabeth Hospital serve similar ...