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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...

Brockley’s lost railway

Jul

2016

Geoff Marshall has produced this short film for Londonist, tracing one of London's lost railways from Nunhead to Greenwich Park via Brockley Station. The line closed in 1917.Thanks to Lionel and Littlejungleman for the heads-up.

Vinted pops-up in August

Jul

2016

A month ago, the idea of one specialist booze emporium opening in Brockley seemed improbable. Now, we have three opening soon and they are currently springing up at a rate of two a day.Vinted is a pop-up that's occupying Noak for a short while while the former bakery has a rethink about its future direction. Launch ...

Salthouse Bottles opens in September

Jul

2016

Coulgate Street deli Degustation is being replaced by a new bottle shop led created by a dream team of local entrepreneurs. Richard Salthouse writes:We are pleased to announce that Salthouse Bottles is soon to open in Brockley (South East London), offering the best of British beers and ciders in bottle, can and via growler-fill, as ...

Heads up: London schools face funding cuts

Jul

2016

Hello South East London This is a heads up for parents and guardians of kids in local schools to keep an eye on this story. The government has been through a few changes over the past month but the cuts agenda is still very much there* . The government according to this story are pressing ...

‘Let’s do it’ on your estate and receive a £30 shopping voucher!

Jul

2016

Veolia and Southwark Council are about to embark on an exciting new campaign to encourage better recycling on estates. The campaign will involve a handful of estates from across Southwark who’ll be pitted against each other to recycle as much as they can over a six-month period. The winning estate will receive a prize to ...

Foxcroft declares for Smith

Jul

2016

Brockley and Deptford MP Vicky Foxcroft has declared her support for Owen Smith in the upcoming leadership election, stating that while she broadly supports his policies, his leadership is shambolic.In a letter to supporters, the party whip writes:"I believe we need to provide a credible alternative to the Conservatives... Quite frankly, at the moment, we ...

East London Line part-closure, July 30 – August 7

Jul

2016

Thanks to Monkeyboy for sharing this

No Brockley or Honor Oak train services today

Jul

2016

Main line and East London Line services through Brockley Station are still disrupted following the emergence of a gaping 50 feet-deep hole beneath the tracks at Forest Hill yesterday.All day, no service btn New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace / West Croydon due to a track fault at Forest Hill pic.twitter.com/4yTzn7XtPR— London Overground (@LDNOverground) July ...

Zoe Konez – Bones

Jul

2016

Zoe Konez, singer with Cat Bear Tree (featured here previously), has a new solo single out this week. The video for Bones was filmed by Gareth Gray at Antenna Studios in Crystal Palace (where, among others, Florence and The Machine started out rehearsing).Camberwell-based Zoe will be launching Bones this Wedneday 20th July at The Green ...

Forest Hillhole creates (more) Southern chaos

Jul

2016

Rham Jas: You'd be surprised what you'll be willing to do, when the Lamia comes for you.- Drag Me To HellA gaping chasm has opened on the site of an ancient Indian burial ground in Forest Hill, spawning travel chaos on Southern and ELL routes. The Evening Standard writes:The hole, reported to be 50ft deep, ...