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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...

The Brockley Grill, Brockley Cross

May

2016

Caribbean cafe The Brockley Grill is now open. A replacement for the Tickle Me takeaway, the new owners have given the place a complete refit, installed seating and devoted one wall to a new mural - creating an inside / outside street art effect.Hopefully others will share their reviews of the food here, but it's ...

Fitology Hub, Brockley Cross

Apr

2016

Susanne and Amber from Fitology HubFitology Hub is a new fitness service for women, based in the Brockley Cross Business Centre ad with no less an ambition than to change the world of women's fitness forever. The team behind it, Suzanne and Amber, say:"We have worked with numerous women in preparation for everything from sports ...

New residential proposal for Brockley Cross

Apr

2016

The team that has been trying to redevelop the car lot in Brockley Cross is back with a new proposal. This one is for:The demolition of buildings on the site of 1 -1a Brockley Cross SE4 and the construction of a part two/part three storey building comprising a commercial unit, 3, one bedroom and 1, ...

Tony’s Hawked

Mar

2016

Tony's Plaice (259 Malpas Road), my favourite chippie, is up for sale. The Brockley Cross takeaway, is on the market, due to a planned retirement. A large site on a stretch of high-street that has recently found new life thanks to Masala Wala, The Brockley Deli and, potentially, the Brockley Grill, this plaice has potential.Click here ...

Coming soon: Brockley Grill

Mar

2016

The Caribbean cafe currently being refubished in Brockley Cross has revealed itself as Brockley Grill.Eschewing the eccentricity of its jerk bagel predecessor Tickle Me, and jettisoning its temporary name Sy's Kitchen it's another local that's bagged a Brockley prefix.Thanks to Monkeyboy for the photo.

Sy Ops

Mar

2016

"We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction."- Bill GatesWork is now underwayFor months, Sy's Kitchen has been promising to reopen the takeaway formerly known as Tickle Me, in Brockley Cross. Now, work ...

Masala Wala Cafe – Best Newcomer 2015

Jan

2016

We ❤️ Brockley @masalawalacafe #brockley #se4 #goodsignsgoodvibes #pakistanihomefood pic.twitter.com/PJcknOysdM— hibhop (@Hibhop2) December 11, 2015 Congratulations to Masala Wala Cafe, winner of the Brockley Central Newcomer of the Year Award in the most competitive field since the award's inception in 2009.With 15 new high street businesses in this year's competition, the Pakistani restaurant collected 31% of ...

Nazi slugs Lodged in Brockley Cross

Dec

2015

Transpontine has discovered a boys-own bit of local history. Bullet holes that remain from World War II. He writes:The novelist David Lodge (born 1935) grew up in Brockley, living at 81 Millmark Grove from 1936 to 1959. Walking home from school during the Second World War he had a narrow escape:'One afternoon we were a ...

Coming soon: Sy’s Kitchen

Nov

2015

Tickle Me, home of the jerk bagel, has closed. Sy's Kitchen is the future. What Tickle Me lacked in style, it made up for in flavour. Sy's Kitchen has at least invested in a temporary sign, to let people know what's going on, which bodes well.Thank you to Monkeyboy for the photo.

ASK us no questions, we’ll blog you no lies

Aug

2015

The renovation of the small retail unit, between the railway bridge and Doorstep Bakery on Brockley Road (Brockley Cross, technically), is nearing completion.The project's taken an age. Work began 18 months ago and the fact that it's only now ready for an occupier is a reflection of just how badly the building was allowed to deteriorate, ...