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Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

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...

From the Estate on the Hill to the Glass Mill

Sep

2013

I meet Antony Okeleke at the Glass Mill Leisure Centre in Loampit Vale. He's engaging, confident and ambitious. Not the stereotyped young man imagined to come from a non-descript housing estate in one of London's poorest boroughs. [...]

Brockley schoolchildren face traffic pollution risk

Sep

2013

Three schools within Brockley ward lie within a zone that increases children's propensity to develop traffic-related respiratory conditions, according to research by the Clean Air for London campaign. [...]

An Incomplete Victory in Fight to Save Services at Lewisham Hospital

Sep

2013

On Saturday, 14 September several hundred people marched through Lewisham to celebrate the High Court's quashing of plans by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to cut A&E and maternity services at Lewisham Hospital. [...]

Council employee numbers slashed by 35% as cuts bite

Sep

2013

Budget cuts have resulted in the loss of 35% of full-time jobs at Lewisham Council since the start of the financial crisis in 2007. [...]

Air pollution levels illegal on 88% of Lewisham’s main roads

Sep

2013

Air pollution levels are exceeding the legal limits on 88% of Lewisham's main roads according to data published today by LBC 97.3. [...]

Fracking industry PR agency director gets seat on Goldsmiths College governing council

Aug

2013

A director of PR firm Edelman joins Goldsmiths College governing council in September as the spotlight falls on the role of the agency in providing services to an energy group funded by fracking companies. [...]

PFI contractor defendant in High Court worker blacklisting case

Aug

2013

Lewisham Council’s PFI contractor for street lighting, Skanska, has been named as a defendant in a case at the High Court brought by workers allegedly blacklisted by construction firms. [...]

Secret Garden Project Brings New Public Art Works to Lewisham

Aug

2013

The Secret Garden Project Lewisham, launched at the end of July, is series of artist commissions, talks and events exploring the parklands that border the Rivers Pool and Ravensbourne as they navigate Lewisham borough. [...]

Local Charities to Benefit from New Cross Music Festival

Aug

2013

New Cross Inn’s 3-day Cross Fest music festival is set to benefit two local charities with proceeds donated to New Cross Learning and The Samaritans in Lewisham. [...]

Petition: 20 is plenty on Wickham Road

Jul

2013

Last summer, Lewisham council decided to repave the top half of Wickham Road, leading down towards Lewisham Way. Given the inordinate number of bumps and potholes, along with the fault-like crevice that was sunk deep into the western side of the road, the repair work was long overdue. [...]