August 2015 - Page 7 of 8

Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

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...

The Rosemary branch

Aug

2015

The team behind The Rosemary Hungarian restaurant and Dig This Nursery - two of New Cross' finest venues - are relocating Dig This into The Rosemary. They say:What does it mean for you? Well, you can still enjoy the lovely atmosphere of The Rosemary, with all the delicious food and wine, but you can also ...

Venus incurred

Aug

2015

The Brockley street art keeps coming. Brockley's graffiti artist laureate, Lionel Stanhope, has produced two new works for local businesses. On the left, the new mascot for Venus Nails & Beauty (324 Brockley Road). Top right, the Longhorn logo for Crofton Park's new diner. The works were created with artist Disk.

Hilly Fields 1907: ‘Socialists in hot water: eight arrests follow a riot’

Aug

2015

Once upon a time Hilly Fields in Ladywell was the scene of intense political dispute, with thousands arguing and sometimes fighting at public meetings in the park:'An enormous crowd charged a Socialist procession as it was leaving Hilly Fields, Brockley, yesterday afternoon, and, in the free fight that ensued the S.D.F. [Social Democratic Federation] red ...

Mobile Massage Therapies

Aug

2015

I offer mobile massage in and around Brockley and SE London. I bring my massage table to your house and fix your aches and pains! I am qualified and experienced in Clinical Massage (including Deep Tissue, Sports-style stretches, Trigger Point Therapy and Myofascial Release), Indian Head Massage, Reflexology and more! Have a look at my ...

Man dies in Brockley Station incident

Aug

2015

Earlier this evening, a man fell from a bridge at Brockley Station and was killed by a train. The incident forced the temporary closure of the station and major disruption to services from London Bridge.An eyewitness who asked not to be named said:I was on the platform at the time, very close to the impact. ...

Coming soon: Longhorn

Aug

2015

The planned Crofton Park diner has revealed itself as Longhorn - an Italian-American diner that plans to offer vegetarian and Halal options to complement its meaty menu.Its got a logo and website and everything. This is the real deal and very exciting news, adding to the growing pantheon of local eating and drinking options. They ...

How many deaths can you fit on a phonebooth?

Aug

2015

Interested guerrilla take on the met police ads as seen in Brockley this morning. @BrockleyCentral pic.twitter.com/BS30ghTour— Julie Seal (@JulieTheSeal) August 4, 2015

The original Brockley loop

Aug

2015

London blogger IanVisits has unearthed a map, detailing a 1915 proposal to create an Outer Loop Railway, which would have radically decentralised London and connected Brockley with Tulse Hill and Blackheath.The idea of an outer loop is still being mooted and Brockley is still in the loop, but it may be another hundred years before ...

Plan to split Lewisham Southwark College nixed

Aug

2015

FE Week reports that a plan by Southwark Council to take the Southwark portion of LeSoCo under local authority control has been blocked by the government's FE Commissioner. The site says:The college announced today that commissioner Dr David Collins had thrown out a proposal from Southwark Borough Council last month to de-merge the college. The ...

The Goose Is Out! Singaround, The Old Nun’s Head Sunday 8 August

Aug

2015

The Old Nun's Head, 15 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QQ , Sunday 9 August , 7.30pm. Come and join the Goose for our August Singaround . All welcome, whether to sing solo, to join in the choruses, or just to listen! Click below for more info about the Singaround! http://thegooseisout.com/singarounds-at-the-old-nuns-head/