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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...

Lewisham still among most affordable choices for Generation Y

May

2014

Another Savills map of London, this one designed to show how much a member of Generation Y would need to get on the property ladder.Obviously, this is all fairly frightening for most first-time buyers, but despite the fact that Lewisham has been playing catch-up with London's pricier boroughs, it is still among the most affordable ...

Nunhead Cemetery Open Day Saturday 17th May

May

2014

We will be having a stall at the annual Nunhead Cemetery Open Day this Saturday, 17th May 11am - 5pm. It's always a great day. Do pop along to look at the stalls, enjoy the guided walks and come by and see us

Inside Mr Lawrence

May

2014

As we await the arrival of the LDN Beer Dispensary, it's important to mark Mr Lawrence's move next door to accommodate them. The Mr Lawrence bar has now moved into the former Mr Lawrence shop, which is a little smaller, but as these pictures show, still charming.Thanks to Lucy, who is a fan of the ...

Brockley Ward Hustings, May 15th

May

2014

7pm, Brockley Social Club, 240 Brockley RoadClare Cowen writes:Meet the candidates, ask questions about the big issues affecting Brockley Ward – all Brockley residents welcome. Candidates from Labour, the Greens, Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, People before Profit, the Trade Union Coalition and UKIP have been invited. They will introduce themselves and tell us what they would ...

Music Monday: Blue Rose Code – The Ballads of Peckham Rye

May

2014

New Cross-based Scottish singer Blue Rose Code (Ross Wilson) has a new album out next month, 'The Ballads of Peckham Rye'. We featured him at Transpontine before in 2012, since then he has released his well received debut album, North Ten (2013).As the sleevenotes to the new album mention: 'The title arrived courtesy of Muriel ...

Bullock Eyes Four More Years as Mayor

May

2014

Continuing our series of interviews with candidates standing in the mayoral election I catch up with the current mayor, Steve Bullock. [...]

Ex-Dulwich College ‘fascist’ seeks your protest vote

May

2014

Channel 4 news reported this week that when UKIP leader Nigel Farage was a pupil at Dulwich College in the early 1980s teachers complained about his appointment as a prefect on account of his apparent 'fascist' sympathies. A letter written in June 1981 to the college head by teacher Chloe Deakin states that the matter ...

Baby Jumble Nearly New Sale – Sat 17th May

May

2014

Cannabis fire wrecks Albertines

May

2014

@MPSBrockleySgt please avoid Lewisham Way due to a fire. @LondonFire on scene & dealing. pic.twitter.com/uaVbx4rpAs— Sgt Jon Biddle (@MPSBrockleySgt) May 11, 2014A fire in a cannabis factory in the top floor of the Lewisham Way pub formerly known as Albertines has destroyed the roof of the building and led to major water damage on every ...

Brockley Police Station residential development proposed

May

2014

Brockley Police Station (2-4 Howson Road) was sold earlier this year to developers Holbrook Investment Limited, who want to turn it into a residential property. A public consultation is now under way on their plans to convert the station itself into four new homes and to build a new terrace of five two-storey houses to ...