January 2014 - Page 9 of 14

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...

Yoga Classes in Lee

Jan

2014

Deptford High Street Art and Lai Loi

Jan

2014

Well everyone knows there's lots of art in Deptford, and quite a bit of art that takes Deptford as its subject. Some of it's great, some of it feels a bit like artists scenting the territory or crudely plundering the area for raw cultural materials.For me the more interesting work that is about the area ...

New New Cross Blog on the Block

Jan

2014

Blogs come and go - Below the River has gone quiet for the last couple of months, as has New Cross Crawler. Maybe they will re-emerge, but if not their places in the digital eco-system will no doubt be filled by others. New Cross now has a new tumblr site- The New Cross- off to ...

The Montague Arms reopening soon

Jan

2014

Bar top in @Montague_Arms pic.twitter.com/eITmVR8PVq— The Brown Derby (@brownderbypub) January 13, 2014 More good news for the South East London pub scene. The Montague Arms has hit the comeback trail.The legendary New Cross / Peckham borders pub closed in 2012 after the death of its manager and while its unique brand eccentricity was lost forever, ...

Birdie Num Nums, New Cross Road

Jan

2014

Birdie Num Nums is a new cafe serving an eclectic mix of bowl foods, salads, cakes and coffees, with a strong Turkish influence. Located just down from Chinwag and a clutch of other restaurants and cafes, it looks like a great addition to the area and is already picking up good reviews on Twitter.Follow them ...

32% of Right to Buy Homes in Lewisham now privately let

Jan

2014

A new report ("Right to Buy to Let") from the London Assembly finds that 32% of homes bought through the Right to Buy scheme are now let by private landlords. The figure is lower than the London average of 36%, but shows the extent to which the private rented sector has replaced Council-let housing, rather ...

The new face of The Honor Oak

Jan

2014

Punch Taverns, owners of The Honor Oak, seem to be serious about reopening the pub. Ali spotted this planning application, to go with their commitment to invest in its refurbishment, for:"The installation of various externally illuminated fascia and projecting signs on the elevations, together with a replacement swing signpost to the front forecourt."The look and feel ...

Piano available – free to local good cause/home

Jan

2014

Vesta’s Pathway to Crime

Jan

2014

Liz, of Vesta Road, writes:Last week at about 5.30pm my neighbour who lives in the upstairs flat spotted a chap, who looked a bit like a builder, skulking around our shared front garden with a bucket.He didn't think too much about it as he was putting his bike away in the garage, and the guy ...

Tower-ring internal

Jan

2014

The bells of St Peter's church on Wickham Road recently began to ring again, after a long absence. The engineer working for the Church of England, who led the restoration project, Danijel Pavlic, rebuilt the clock and bells mechanism, originally built by Smith and Sons of Clerkenwell. He explains:"What was initially an idea of converting ...