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Featured local business - Clubtek

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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 Great Inversion

Oct

2013

Last month, we posted a map showing how house prices have changed in London the last three years, with Lewisham among an inner core of London boroughs which rose while outer boroughs stagnated. It's one expression of a phenomenon that US demographer Alan Ehrenhalt calls 'The Great Inversion'.“The late 20th century,” he writes, “was the age of poor ...

Welcome back to local banking

Sep

2013

George, you can type this shit, but you sure as hell can't say it.- Harrison Ford on the Star Wars scriptNearest local branch? Greenwich. Still, corporate Britain's not welcome around these parts anyway.

A victory Pho common sense

Sep

2013

Mo Pho gets to keep its name. The cafe had been threatened with legal action by another restaurant chain called Pho, who claimed trademark infringement. But after a Twitter storm today, Pho has wisely called off its legal dogs and now says:Whilst all we want 2 do is protect our brand/business, we fully understand the ...

No Mo’ Mo Pho

Sep

2013

Coulgate Street Vietnamese café Mo Pho has fallen phoul of Big Pho. The Pho café chain seems to think they own the word Pho and have served Mo Pho notice that they think they are infringing their trademark. The Mo Pho team write:It is with sadness that we would like to inform our customers that ...

Deputy Mayor backs call for urgent resolution of Ladywell chaos

Sep

2013

Earlier this month, a group of Ladywell businesses demanded a quick resolution of the town centre roadworks, which are running behind schedule and damaging their trade. El, from El's Kitchen writes, following her meeting with the Deputy Mayor of Lewisham, the Head of Transport and Tom Connell from Conway, the contractor carrying out the work:- ...

The Brockley Brewery’s 50,000 Pints Party at the Wickham Arms

Sep

2013

Andy from the Brockley Brewery writes:We are having a bit of a do tonight at the Wickham Arms, to celebrate the anticipated pulling of the 50,000th pint of Brockley ale.We've been hard at it for 6 months desperately servicing the south-east thirst for craft ale, which seems unquenchable!We're welcoming everyone along to support their local ...

Brockley Park Cars and ACE relocate

Sep

2013

Brockley Park Cars are departing their old home at 180 Brockley Road and relocating to Blackfen. The move will allow the mixed-use redevelopment of the site. In a valedictory post here, they say:A big thank you to all our customers for your loyalty over the years if you wish to continue using us we can ...

Fake piano maker needed

Sep

2013

Darren from the Brockley Jack Theatre writes:I am producing the Off West End premiere of the musical Love Story at the Brockley Jack Theatre this Autumn with my own company. We would like to design a unit that when assembled looks like a grand piano, but that can be easily dismantled and its pieces used ...

Ladywell the thin blue line in London flood defence project

Sep

2013

The Independent reports that engineering firms have been invited to develop plans to defend London from future floods, including upgrading the the Thames Barrier.Britain's biggest engineers have been asked to develop plans to protect London and £200bn-worth of property from flooding until the end of the century. Launched at an industry event at the Thames ...

London Bridge emerges as a media hub

Sep

2013

London Bridge - Brockley's most important direct connection - is emerging as one of London's leading media industry hubs. City AM reports:Booming demand from the media industry is set to double take-up of office space along London’s Southbank this year, according to new research from estate agent Knight Frank. Nearly 700,000 square feet (sq ft) of ...