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Mayor of Lewisham Promises More Council Housing if Re-elected

Steve Bullock, Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Lewisham, has pledged to build 500 new council homes and tackle rogue landlords and rip-off letting agents if he is re-elected as Mayor of Lewisham at the local elections on 22 May. [...]

Sow and Grow workshops, April 12th

Bromley Based Investors Launch Exciting Business Opportunity

Ceri James album launch at the Duke

Ceri James has been a key part of the SE London live music scene for as long as this blog has been going, and over the years we have featured some of his songs here (including 'Blythe Hill Fields', 'Deptford Broadway' and the New Cross cultural history of 'The Real Coffee Shop'). Recently he has ...

Lewisham earns a third in media study

Jez: It's not that easy Mark, there's just not that many jobs in the media. That's the reality. Mark: Do something else. Get on your bike. Jez: I can't believe you're making me get a job not in the media. You're such a bastard. - Peep Show Lewisham is not just the seventh-fastest-selling borough, it's the third-coolest.Where ...

Brockley Bumps

Julie writes:On Sunday 13th April 10.30-12 and every 2nd Sunday of the month at the Sunflower Centre (81 Tressilian Rd), Baby Bumps offers a chance for expectant and new parents to get together, share ideas and ask questions about pregnancy, birth and parenthood.There is always lots of tea and cake and friendly support and advice ...

Lewisham homes selling at 7th-fastest rate in the country

The Telegraph reports that Lewisham homes are the seventh-fastest-selling in the country.In total, 63.97% of Lewisham homes advertised on search engines are already under offer or sold subject to completion - the seventh highest proportion out of the 99 most-populated parts of the country, according to an index by eMoov. The paper says:The top 10 ...

Music Monday: Test Dept and the Miners Strike

Continuing the series of posts on the 1984/85 miners strike and South London, we turn to Test Dept. As discussed several times here before, the influential industrial band started out in New Cross, specifically at 8 Nettleton Road where some of the band were living.Many bands played benefit gigs for the miners, but Test Dept went ...