Rivoli Disco

Casanova Frankenstein: It must have been hard for you, Tony, the way times and styles have changed... hearing the people say that disco is dead... - Mystery Men

Olaniyan elected Lewisham’s Young Mayor

Emmanuel Olaniyan has been elected the 10th Young Mayor of Lewisham, achieving over 50 per cent more votes than the second place candidate. The 15-year-old Forest Hill School student won with 40 per cent of the vote and will have a £30,000 budget to play with during his one-year term.Watch his manifesto here. More about ...

Bins on Manor Avenue

Teachers Strike in Lewisham

Teachers picketing Prendergast-Ladywell Fields College yesterdayYesterday's teachers strike seems to have been pretty effective in Lewisham. Martin Powell-Davies (National Union of Teachers) reports that 75% of local schools were either completely or mainly closed. The strike focused on three big issues, as described by the NUT  :'Pay – no to dismantling the national pay systemConditions – ...

“Baby and child First Aid course” on November 2013

The Catford Canteen

Lewisham Council writes:This autumn an exciting new indoor dining experience will be opening its doors in the heart of Catford. The weekly Catford Canteen will launch over two nights on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October and will be hosted by underground dining specialists Basement Galley, who will bring a touch of their culinary mastery ...

Brockley cat turns up in Scotland

Missing Brockley cat Pablo has been found 500 miles away in Scotland, STV reports.Pablo, the nine-year-old silver tabby, strolled into a bank in Fife a year after he disappeared from his home in south London. The missing mog has left his owners baffled as to how he got there.Brockley PabloThe cat vanished from his home ...

Myatt Garden Table Top Sale, November 10th

Charity Table Top Sale

Peter James opens longer

From the 22nd of October, Ewhurst Road butcher Peter James will open five days a week (rather than three) and will have new opening hours:Tuesday 9am to 6pmWednesday 9am to 6pmThursday 9am to 7pmFriday 9am to 7pmSaturday 8am to 6pmSunday and Monday closed