Lewisham: It’s been emotional

Ned Flanders: How about it, Homer? Will you teach me the secret of your intoxicating lust for life?- The SimpsonsGreater Brockley is stuffed full of self-centred, emotionally unstable, thrill-seekers according to a team of international researchers, who examined 56,000 Londoners who took part in the BBC's Big Personality Test between 2009 and 2011 to create ...

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Street Feast bids for new Lewisham home

Street Feast's grand plan for Lewisham town centre has taken a step forward with their application for a licence to operate in the centre of Lewisham.Last time we heard, the pop-up operator behind #ModelMarket was looking to build a permanent roof-top venue above Lewisham shopping centre, which would feature a cinema, restaurant and lots and ...

Folk on the Water

Folk on the Water is a night of music coming up this weekend on the Minesweeper boat moored at Deptford Creek. They say:'After the wonderful event we had in November at the Minesweeper in Deptford Creek we thought we would have another! For your pleasure, on the evening of Saturday 17th January 2015 starting at ...

Calling all Brockley baker cyclists

Fru T Bunn the Master Baker: What’s that you say? Where’s my wife? Don’t worry your pretty little biscuit head…”- VizBrockley's master bakers, Coopers, have their roving eyes out for another employee to join their fold. They're looking for a part-time baker / cyclist hybrid, which we're sure Brockley is over-blessed with. If you want ...

Secret House Party on Telegraph Hill

Little Nan, always much more than a hair and a smile, is giving genteel Telegraph Hill the Kid n Play treatment. She says:South London's favourite Nan is turning her own home on Telegraph Hill into a Cocktail Bar for two weekends.Little Nan invites you round to her childhood home in Telegraph Hill, New Cross for ...

Orange order for TfL’s tangerine dream

Officer Gilpin: You ever hear the expression the simplest answer is often the correct one?Detective Boney: Actually, I have never found that to be true. - Gone GirlThe Transport Committee's statement in support of the Bakerloo Line extension also asks for some much-needed clarity in terms of the options to extend the East London Line south ...

London Assembly Committee backs Bakerloo Line extension

The Transport Committee of the London Assembly has announced its support for the Bakerloo Line extension to South East London, but has shamelessly copped out of backing one of the proposed routes (the Old Kent Road) over the other (Camberwell).The letter, which you can read here, argues that whichever route is chosen, the loser should ...

What next for Brockley Max?

While the Blythe Hill Festival is looking for new blood, the Brockley Max festival is looking for new ideas.The challenge for any long-running event is to reinvent itself as the area evolves and draw new talent into its fold. It also needs to demonstrate its value to the community in order to secure its funding. ...

Gas seam under Lewisham?

I've just received an email from 38 Degrees, a petition against fracking, and they state quite categorically that there is a gas seam under Lewisham & Deptford that is already earmarked for drilling!! Now I haven't been able to find anything at all about this in google - does anyone have any information?