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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...

Ladies and Gentlemen: We got him

Dec

2016

Able was Howard ere he saw Brockley. We have accomplished what Jeremy Paxman never could. We have taken down the kingpin. The Mail reports:Former Tory leader Michael Howard has been convicted of failing to say who was driving his car when it was caught by a speed camera [on Lewisham Way].Lord Howard, 75, and his ...

Lewisham borough goes 20mph from September

Aug

2016

From September 2016, all council-managed roads in the London Borough of Lewisham will have a 20mph speed limit, to reduce accidents and all the horrible things associated with them.Roads that are managed by Transport for London (red routes) will not be included at this time. These are primarily the South Circular (A205), New Cross Road ...

St Asaph Road garage owner sentenced for MOT fraud

Jun

2016

The News Shopper reports:"The owner of a Brockley garage has been sentenced after admitting MOT fraud, which saw 27 cars pass the test without being inspected."Spyros Katchis, owner of Dundalk Motors Testing Ltd in St Asaph Road, was found issuing MOT certificates without carrying out the physical test after a member of the public tipped ...

Brockley CPZ plan rejected but go-ahead for St Johns

Jun

2016

Last November, the Council launched a large consultation, covering multiple areas of the borough, proposing Controlled Parking Zones, including one that would have radiated out from Brockley Station and another to cover the whole of St Johns.The Brockley consultation produced an 80% "against" result, and the official report comments that:"The only streets in favour were Coulgate ...

Mayor considers Ultra Low Emissions Zone for the South Circular

May

2016

London's planned Ultra Low Emissions Zone could be expanded to cover the South Circular (which grazes the bottom of Greater Brockley as it travels through Catford and Forest Hill).The new Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced today that he will launch a formal policy consultation on a major package of measures to tackle air ...

Deptford High Street pilots money-back app for parking

Feb

2016

Deptford High Street is piloting a new app called MoreForMe that allows people to get money off their shopping in return for a minimum spend in local shops, offsetting local parking charges. Lewisham Council says:"The free MoreForMe app, developed by Better Cities, can be downloaded onto a smartphone or tablet and works once an activation ...

Free parking to boost Lewisham Christmas shopping

Nov

2015

Lewisham Council writes:We are once again offering people the opportunity to park for free on the first three Saturdays in December.Shoppers will be able to park for free all day in all council-run car parks in Blackheath, Catford, Deptford, Forest Hill, Lewisham and Sydenham on Saturday 5, 12 and 19 December.The start of the free ...

Controlled Parking Zone proposed for Brockley

Nov

2015

The threatened Controlled Parking Zone consultation for the area surrounding Brockley Station has arrived. So it's time to discuss it in earnest. The proposed zone [above] is similar to the one mocked up by BCer Mike, last month. The Council says:A CPZ is an area in which all on-street parking is restricted and so people ...

CPZ consultation planned for Brockley

Oct

2015

On the SE23 Forum, the high-born of Forest Hill have been discussing a CPZ consultation for their area.In passing, they also mention one planned for the area surrounding Brockley Station, defined as "bounded between Avignon Road and Wickham Road and between Brockhill Crescent and Vesta Road." Foxberry Mike, who sent us the link, has provided ...

St Norbert Road knife fight leads to car crash

Sep

2015

The crash on St Norbert Road we reported earlier was the product of a knife fight that took place moments earlier, police say. The incident occurred a short distance from where Shaquan Fearon was killed earlier this month in another knife fight.The Evening Standard reports:A man is seriously injured and two others have stab wounds after ...