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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...

Brockley mustard

Oct

2017

Local food entrepreneur Julien is starting a mustard business, but before he takes the plunge, he thought it wise to see whether people like mustard. He writes:"I used to make Cocospice, a Sri Lankan inspired dry sauce that our friends at the Larder and Jones of Brockley used to sell."Now, I am setting up a ...

Brockley Mess for sale

Aug

2017

Would it not be easierIn that case for the governmentTo dissolve the peopleAnd elect another?- The Solution, Bertold BrechtMidtown cafe The Brockley Mess is up for sale. The estate agents say:"Contemporary coffee shop & restaurant for sale situated in a desirable location within Brockley. Well-presented trade area measuring approximately 1,066 sq ft (GIA) for 51 ...

Villa Toscana up for sale

Aug

2017

Villa Toscana, the Brockley Road restaurant, is up for sale.This venue has had a colourful and unsuccessful decade and a takeover, followed by a makeover, is necessary. It occupies a prime spot, bang in the middle of Brockley's main drag, but dated decor, a bewildering decision to block the front windows and regular changes of ...

The Future of The Ladywell Playtower

Jul

2017

Four potential bidders for the Ladywell Playtower - including two cinema chains, a cultural consortium and Goldsmiths - have been shortlisted by Lewisham Council, who have launched a public consultation about the future of the iconic building.The Grade II-listed Playtower has lain dormant for years, but now four exciting concepts have been identified, including:Goldsmiths"Goldsmiths propose ...

MOT garage closes to make way for more homes

Jul

2017

The Geoffrey Road MOT garage is closedThe MOT garage on Geoffrey Road has been closed and boarded up, to make way for a new housing development, which is yet to earn planning permission. The garage has lived with the Sword of Damocles hanging over its head for years and the development has gone through a number ...

oBike arrives in Lewisham, immediately ends up on DLR track

Jul

2017

Where the Mayor of London has fails us, Singaporean capitalism rushes in.I see #OBike have come to #Lewisham with their yellow bicycles by the locking spots outside the police station. @ObikeUk pic.twitter.com/YY594fzC44— snailtrail (@snailtrail) July 18, 2017TfL may not have brought bike hire to Lewisham, but oBike, the Uber-for-bikes system that was defeated by Mancunian ...

Cooper’s Fundraiser

Jul

2017

Brockley bakery Cooper's is fundraising to pay for a new oven. Founder Francis writes:We're raising funds to replace our old, unreliable oven with a new oven to improve our ability to bake consistently and our capacity to expand delivery services in and around Brockley.The details of the campaign can be found here.

1,400 new homes planned for New Cross Sainsbury’s car park site

Mar

2017

Outline plans have been developed to create between 1,000 and 1,500 new homes on the site of the New Cross Gate Sainsbury's.The development will be facilitated by the arrival of the Bakerloo Line extension, which will provide a massive increase to public transport capacity in the area and provide a new station directly underneath the ...

V22 Ladywell Bridge

Mar

2017

V22, an art organisation that provides studio and workshop space for creatives, is opening a new facility beneath Ladywell Bridge. They say:V22 are pleased to announce that we are taking a ten year lease on seven arches under Ladywell Bridge which lead onto the station and back onto the park. The studios have good height ...

Group therapy

Feb

2017

Gonce writes:I am a psychotherapist looking for potential spaces in the Brockley area. Just wondering if anyone knows of any therapy rooms available to rent in our area? Or whether there any other therapists looking to get into co-operative to rent a room we could make into a therapy room?If you can help or want ...