Crofton Park bus fire closes Brockley Road

Bus on fire outside my house. I slept through it but friend took a photo while in progress @BrockleyCentral pic.twitter.com/v6qnrt1tHQ— Andrew Davies (@Spiderham) August 13, 2014 Routes 122 171 172 are back to line of route following earlier diversion due to vehicle fire at Crofton Park Station.— TfL Bus Alerts (@TfLBusAlerts) August 13, 2014

Crofton Park and Honor Oak become a neighbourhood area

Lewisham Council reports:Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park has been designated a neighbourhood area with its own neighbourhood forum. It is the first neighbourhood area to be designated in the borough. This means that, through the forum, local people can now prepare a neighbourhood plan that will set out how they want their area to ...

The Crofton Park Library Food Project

The LDN Beer Dispensary, Brockley Road

The doors are open!!!!! pic.twitter.com/zgGHYIuzJ0— LDN Beer Dispensary (@LDNDispensary) May 22, 2014Crofton Park's new micro-brewery-tied bar, the LDN Beer Dispensary, opened last night. Reviews please!

Crofton Park Community Garden open day

The Crofton Park Community Garden was born from a patch of wasteland next to the railway line, located just off the high street, behind Terry's All Locks. The team behind the project are now looking for volunteers and donations of plants to help bring the garden to life.There is a volunteer day on June 1st, ...

Inside Mr Lawrence

As we await the arrival of the LDN Beer Dispensary, it's important to mark Mr Lawrence's move next door to accommodate them. The Mr Lawrence bar has now moved into the former Mr Lawrence shop, which is a little smaller, but as these pictures show, still charming.Thanks to Lucy, who is a fan of the ...

Heart Awakenings, May 10th

Coming Soon: The LDN Beer Dispensary

The Late Knights Brewery team have confirmed the opening day of their new bar in Crofton Park, The LDN Beer Dispensary will be... May 22nd. The bar will occupy the space once used by Mr Lawrence's wine bar and will serve the group's own brews. Mr Lawrence moves into their old shop, next door.

Brockley Barwatch [UPDATED]

Lots is happening at the moment.Little Nan's Bar is still being coy about the location of its new Brockley bar, but we do have an opening date - May 23rd for a soft launch, with the proper launch a week later.Late Knights, who, true to their name, are taking their sweet time about opening their ...

Peter James: long live the new flesh

BCer Holly reports that Peter James, the legendary Ewhurst Road butcher, is retiring to a farm in Somerset.The good news is that a buyer from Peckham is taking over and continuing to operate the shop as a butcher, with Peter retaining a share in the business and lending a hand in the early stages to ...