January 2015 - Page 6 of 13

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...

Violent crime rise bucks Lewisham’s downward crime trend

Jan

2015

Crime in Lewisham in 2014. Left: All. Right: Violence Against the PersonTotal recorded crime in Lewisham fell by nearly 10% during 2014 compared with 2013, although within that total, crimes involving Violence Against the Person rose by nearly 10%.Figures from the Met Police show the annual crime count for the borough fell from 24,733 to ...

London Bus Strike- South London Picket Scenes

Jan

2015

Thousands of bus workers went on strike for 24 hours last Tuesday (13 January) as part of a campaign to end pay inequality across the company's bus network. 18 bus operators across London pay different rates for the same jobs, with a disparity of over £3 an hour.There were pickets at all 70 bus garages, ...

The HopCroft Twitter Walk, January 31st

Jan

2015

The HopCroft Neighbourhood Forum is the group creating a neighbourhood area strategy for Honor Oak and Crofton Park.Straddling two postcodes, it's an area that has more to do with ward boundaries than people's daily lives, so pulling together a coherent plan for both areas is going to take some work. One of their first orders ...

Result of Lewisham Deptford MP Contest a Foregone Conclusion

Jan

2015

The general election may still be months away but the result in one seat is a foregone conclusion. The next MP for Lewisham Deptford will be... [...]

Peckham 33-45-78 RPM

Jan

2015

'Peckham 33-45-78 RPM' is an exhibition celebrating the history of record shops in Peckham presented by The British Record Shop Archive. It is open at 91 Peckham High Street (next to the Peckham Space) and runs until January 29th, 11 am to 6 pm, including weekends - free entry. I had a look in yesterday and ...

Nunhead reservoir access?

Jan

2015

Does anyone know why Thames Water won't allow access to Nunhead reservoir? The gap in the trees at Nunhead Cemetery has a nice view of St Paul's but it just shows how good the views in the area can be and they shouldn't be hidden away. It looks like they're building a big new fence ...

When we said fine, we meant worse than ever

Jan

2015

Southern has confirmed that the reduced peak time evening service from London Bridge to Brockley and beyond will continue for the next four weeks - and let's face it, probably the next year.

Trains: Don’t worry, everything’s fine now

Jan

2015

Robbie writes:As a change from all the transport horror stories, it's maybe nice to notice that something has improved, if only slightly. The Victoria to Dartford train which stops at Nunhead and Lewisham (and lines up nicely for the Crofton Park train home) now runs in the evening til 00:09 on weekdays, and even now ...

Ladywell’s pop-up community revealed

Jan

2015

Lewisham has revealed its plans to create a temporary residential development on the site of the former Ladywell swimming pool.The designs are considerably better than the early examples the Council cited and it's good to see this kind of innovation in the borough, but there has to be a question mark about how temporary this ...

The New Cross-Lambeth North express: Number 53 depowered until March

Jan

2015

Sneaky and very, very nasty bus cut from @TfL - 53 to terminate at Lambeth North from 17 January. https://t.co/KCtnxgPg7i— Darryl (@darryl1974) January 15, 2015 The Number 53. King of buses. Growing up in south east London, it was the closest thing we knew to a loving god. Oh sure, Thor was more useful and ...