Lewisham GP to stand against Hunt

The Lewisham medic who played a prominent role in the campaign to save Lewisham Hospital from being downgraded will stand for election in South West Surrey in a bid to unseat Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.The Independent reports:"The Green Party has withdrawn their candidate from the race completely, while Liberal Democrat and Labour members agreed not ...

The Brockley Street Art Festival 2017, June 2-10

Ten new works will be created across Greater Brockley as part of this year's Festival, which returns for its third year next month.The organisers have recruited national and international artists, including locals Pangea Arts (above) and Doodle Man Colour (below).Director Phillipa writes:"This  year's addition  of  street  art  tours  will  offer  the  opportunity  for visitors and ...

Laura Misch – Playground – SE22 Neo Soul?

I'm loving 'Playground', the new album by Laura Misch. Self-produced at home by the multi-talented singer, saxophonist and ableton whizzkid from East Dulwich, it has a much bigger sound than you might be expecting from that description. Laura is the sister of Tom Misch, and while she has a distinct sound there is a similar vibe -  ...

The voice of degeneration

"This is Harry Allen, hip-hop activist and media assassin, with Flavor Flav. What's the flavor, Flavor?"- More News at 11, Public EnemyBrockley's mockney performance poet Kate Tempest has triggered a Daily Mail hit job thanks to her performance of "Tunnel Vision" on BBC Newsnight last night. The headline rants:'What an embarrassment!': BBC Newsnight is slammed ...

Medals for Lewisham’s Kent AC in London Marathon

Media coverage of the London Marathon tends to concentrate on either the international elite runners of the very front or the fancy dress charity runners further back.In between are the many serious club runners running for personal bests and at the faster end competing for both the English and British Marathon Championships, which are held ...

Screening of ‘Public House’ at East Dulwich Picturehouse – Sunday 6.30pm

Public House, the film about local pub The Ivy House, will be screened at East Dulwich Picturehouse this Sunday at 6.30pm. Many of the local community cast and performers will be there to take part in a Q&A with Director Sarah Turner after the film. For those of you who've seen the Festival cut of ...

Little Earthquakes… Independent Records Labels & SE London

The joint Independent Label Market/London Brewers Market in Greenwich on Friday night (5/5/2017) was good and busy, with music, food and drink stalls and Lewisham's Unit 137 Sound System shaking the rafters of the indoor market.I wrote a piece for the programme giving a quick overview of independent labels associated with SE London, in particular ...

The Myatt Table Top Sale, May 7th

Turners to close

Turners, the Brockley Road hardware store, is to close later this month. The shop has been providing a valuable service to the local community for decades and built a loyal customer base, who've come to rely on the fact that Turners will always have what they need, however obscure.Recently, the owner of Turners was a ...

Independent Label Market in Greenwich

This Friday night (May 5th 2017), a free night of music at Greenwich Market:'Independent Label Market, supported by Sound Performance are excited to announce the launch of their debut Night Market, South of The River at the historical Greenwich Market! As usual we'll be joined by London Brewers' Market providing refreshment from some of your ...