Is it Time to List the Wickham Arms?

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has set the challenge of getting 300 pubs listed by the end of 2013. The post Is it Time to List the Wickham Arms? appeared first on alternativeSE4 - a blog for Brockley, Ladywell, Crofton Park and Telegraph Hill. [...]

Give Some Time, Earn Some Time

There is a new scheme in Lewisham to encourage people to volunteer and earn something in return. It’s called Time Credits. The post Give Some Time, Earn Some Time appeared first on alternativeSE4 - a blog for Brockley, Ladywell, Crofton Park and Telegraph Hill. [...]

Council Charges 27% Interest on Emergency Loans

From 1 April Lewisham Council will be responsible for administering what was called the crisis loan and community care grant scheme, previously operated by... The post Council Charges 27% Interest on Emergency Loans appeared first on alternativeSE4 - a blog for Brockley, Ladywell, Crofton Park and... [...]

Council Trials Responsible Retailer Scheme

In a bid to encourage small and large retailers to sell certain products more responsibly Lewisham Council is currently trialling a Responsible Retailer scheme. [...]

Council to Cut 250 Jobs

In response to a Freedom of Information request, Lewisham Council has revealed that one impact of planned cuts in 2013/14 will be the loss of 254 Council posts. [...]

Police Blitz Drug Dealers

As part of a London-wide operation against drug dealing and cannabis farms, Brockley SNT (@MPSBrockleySgt) has been active this morning in a series of raids that have seen two arrests and a quantity of class A and B drugs seized. [...]

Neighbourhood Policing Shake-Up

Lewisham Borough Commander Chief Superintendent Russell Nyman spoke to alternativeSE4 about how the Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan is set to change community policing in Lewisham. [...]

The Sorry Tale of the Crown & Sceptre

The Crown and Sceptre was a pub that sat on the corner of Friendly Street and Cranbrook Road. [...]

On the Beat with Brockley Safer Neighbourhoods Team

Today I caught up with Sgt. Jon Biddle who leads the Brockley Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT). [...]

Lewisham’s Economy in Numbers

In 2012 the Council released the London Borough of Lewisham Local Economic Assessment report, which offers a detailed insight into the workings and characteristics of the local economy. [...]