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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...

Coming soon: Bite Mi

Jan

2017

Following in the footsteps of Mo Pho comes a new Brockley Cross Vietnamese cafe called Bite Mi - replacing The Brockley Grill. On the basis of the name alone, it cannot fail. With this and Parlez on their way, downtown Brockley is in danger of developing a restaurant scene.Brockley grill next door is gone, just ...

Once were Tea Dancers

Dec

2016

An application has been made to convert the empty Brockley Cross Tea Factory retail units into a two-bedroom flat.The space has variously functioned as a gallery space, a life drawing studio, estate agent and an implausibly elaborate Tea Dance-themed childcare centre (in the days when Brockley entrepreneurs thought business plans were dangerously capitalist and the ...

Breaking Bad

Nov

2016

Say its name! After years of speculation that Duke might have shut down - always to be confounded by reports that someone had successfully managed to buy 'a pint of milk' at 2am there - we finally have confirmation that the legendary Brockley Cross convenience store has closed. The landlord was the one who knocks.Monkeyboy ...

The Masala Wala makeover

Oct

2016

The Masala Wala refit has begun.The Pakistani restaurant has been a smash hit since it opened in Brockley Cross last year. Now, they're refurbishing it to squeeze a little more seating room out of their tiny space and to enable them to offer pavement dining in the summer.

Endwell Road launderette to close

Aug

2016

Transpontine has spotted that the Endwell Road launderette, sandwiched between Dragonfly Place and the Business Centre, will be closing on September 18th, leaving only the Brockley Road launderette as a local option.

Inter Duke

Jul

2016

I'm calling it. Duke is officially closed. Time of death, 2.45pm, July 12.Rumours of the Brockley Cross convenience store's demise have been many and frequent over the last couple of years, but every time the question gets asked, someone pipes up to declare that they saw light through the window or heard someone who managed ...

The Beast of Brockley Cross beaten

Jul

2016

After Lewisham Council rejected an attempt to convert a Brockley Road shop into an apartment, here's another welcome verdict from their planning department. The ugliest proposal ever to grace these pages, 1-1a Brockley Cross, has been rejected again. The refusal states:"The scale, massing and design of the proposed building fails to respect or enhance character ...

Tornado Alley

Jun

2016

Jay's convenience store in Brockley Cross has been transformed as part of the Brockley Street Art Festival.

Mauritian Hits, June 20

Jun

2016

I am in Mauritius, recce-ing the place ahead of this pop-up, and can confirm that everything tastes delicious. This sounds like a treat. Contact the hosts here to reserve places.

Wala!

May

2016

Thanks to Monkeyboy, who spotted these plans to give Masala Wala Cafe in Brockley Cross a sexy new look.#Repost @gruffltd with @repostapp. ・・・ #alfrescodining coming soon to @masalawalacafe! Our #shopfront #design is now in planning. EXCITING 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #brockley #se4 #lewisham #planning #design #architecturedesign #architecture #proofs #drawings #plans #smallbusiness #indiebusiness #ideas #business #restaurant #expansionA photo posted ...