In the South

Good Hope Ladywell – Opening December 8

The charity, For Jimmy, set up after the murder of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen, is opening a new Good Hope café at PLACE Ladywell in Lewisham; six years after opening Good Hope Hither Green. The new café will continue to support the work of For Jimmy, with 10p from every £1 going towards helping young people ...

Prendergast Primary Xmas, December 2

Tupac SE8

Tupac Shakur, corner of Deptford High Street and Comet Street, SE8.Speedy Auto Service Ltd, Creek Road, SE8 - I like this, anyone know who these people are?

Please help local man retrace his steps

James writes:My friend Chris sustained a serious head injury on Arbuthnot Road on 20 November and the police are appealing for any witnesses to piece together what's happened. Chris is still in a critical condition.If any Brockley Central readers saw or heard anything passing through New Cross on the way home that night, please can ...

Lewisham’s disposable income rising at UK’s fastest rate

You've never had it so good. It's boom time in Lewisham, according to a new study, which says this borough is experiencing the fastest rise in disposable income per capita in the UK. City AM reports:Lewisham and Southwark experienced a 5.3 per cent rise in cash in people's pockets that's free to spend, growing faster ...

The Brockley Artists Christmas Fair, December 3

A new event from the people behind Brockley Open Studios

Where Ladies Dwell

This is the street artwork that Ladywell Assembly will be asked to provide the funding for at the upcoming meeting on November 30th. Planned for a wall on Elmira Street, it form the gateway to Ladywell, hinting at the delights that lie ahead.Why would you not want to do this? In terms of ROI for the ...

Brockley MOT garage to be redeveloped

The MOT garage on the corner of Upper Brockley Road and Geoffrey Road is the subject of a new proposal to redevelop the site as housing, with office space at ground level.The scheme is for "the construction of a four storey building to provide 7 residential units and 53sqm of commercial floorspace (Use Class B1)."The ...

Christmas reopening for The Ladywell Tavern

Work in progress on the refurbishmentThe Ladywell Tavern, will be reopening on December 7th. Since closing it in August, the new owners have stripped the place back and given it a full refurbishment, charted here.It may look like there is still a fair amount to do, but so confident are they of hitting their target ...