LPBP v PLP v #LP

It wouldn't be a political farce without some involvement from Lewisham People Before Profit.The Telegraph has found a connection between our own mischief-making political troupe, LPBP, and the entryist row that has panicked the Parliamentary Labour Party and triggered the ridiculous #LabourPurge of leadership election voters. The Telegraph reports:The Telegraph can disclose that Unite, the ...

More volunteers and bins needed in fox war

Volunteers are collecting so much rubbish we are overfilling the bins, proving that Lewisham council needs to put in more bins. We only started a week ago. On Saturday night (22 August), the single bin we use was already full from Friday and the cafe’s rubbish from Saturday. Bin already full Saturday evening Volunteers collected ...

Sponsors needed for 20 more Brockley street trees

Due to high demand, the Brockley Street Trees project is extending its deadline to sponsor a tree until September 20th 2015, to raise money for a further 20 trees.So far, Brockley residents have donated nearly £10,000 to support tree planting in the neighbourhood. That astonishing sum of money will pay for the planting and protection ...

Missing: Brockley British Blue – UPDATE: CAT FOUND!

It's been a while since we've done a missing pet story (Facebook and Twitter cater for missing pets very well) but Ketevan is bereft about her missing cat. She writes:"British blue shorthair (grey cat) went missing on 17th August 2015 in SE4 area. He is wearing a green clover ID tag with his name and ...

Top Chef: I feel the need, the need to recede

For many years, Top Chef cafe (319 Brockley Road) in Midtown has been a totem for a certain sort of 4g inverted snob.Mention any business that can muster a flat white or has a Twitter account and you can be sure that someone will tell you that Top Chef does it better at half the ...

nanny for school children available 5 days of the week

I am looking for a job 5 days of the week as an after-school nanny of children who attend English school. I expect similar total of hours work during the half term and holidays. Albeit based in SE6 London, Catford, I do not mind travelling for work, as long as it is at least 40 ...

Brockley: Enchantment pours out of every door

Photo courtesy of Alexandra King-LyleLike an open source Living Etc, Alexandra King-Lyles' blog 'The Street Where I Live', brings readers a tantalising glimpse of various fabulous lives. Most recently, it transported us to bucolic Brockley - a little place I know called Wickham Road, the home of actress Sarah Spencer-Ashworth.Sarah's guide to Brockley holds few ...

Longhorn opening night, August 29th

As a Crofton Park deli throws open its doors, another new local business announces its opening night.The team at Italian American diner Longhorn says:Our opening taster night is on Saturday 29 August, 7.30pm-11.00pm. £10 per head entry price includes samples of some of our dishes and drinks! Get to know the chef and front of ...

Jones of Brockley opens today

Jones of Brockley, the new Crofton Park deli, opens today from 11am. If you have a chance to visit today, please report back here on what it's like.

New Cross church collecting for Calais Migrants

St Catherine's Church at the top of Telegraph Hill SE14 is collecting donations for migrants in Calais. Rev. Sheridan James, Vicar, says:"If you bring things into church on Sunday mornings (either before the service at 10am, or immediately after - 11.15am) we will collect the items up and make sure they get collected and sent ...