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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...

Lewisham votes Remain as Brexit dawns

Jun

2016

The Guardian's Brexit vote mapAs Britain voted for Brexit, Lewisham voted to remain in Europe. The final count for the borough was Remain 86,955 (69.8%). Leave 37,518 (30.2%). Seven of the top ten majorities in favour of remain were in London boroughs.London is not like Britain.

We are legion

Jun

2016

Brockley Kate has spotted that the borough of Lewisham has recorded the highest increase in registered voters of any constituency in the country, ahead of today's EU referendum vote.#EUref Counting areas with 15 largest % increase in electors since Dec 2015. Mostly London Boroughs and uni towns. pic.twitter.com/o5D6u57OEk— Stuart Wilks-Heeg (@StuartWilksHeeg) June 23, 2016

The EU Referendum

Jun

2016

Time to talk about the EU referendum, because this vote will be on a knife edge and Lewisham is a swing state.There's lots not to like about the EU, including an overpowered and unaccountable Commission, and a tendency towards pork barrel politics , visible everywhere from the distortions of the Common Agricultural Policy to the ...

EU NX referendum debate, June 7th

Jun

2016

If you're one of the 12% of people who are still waiting for the killer fact or argument to help you make up your mind which way to vote in the upcoming referendum on Britain's membership of the EU, then perhaps one of these crazy cats may persuade you.Taking part in a referendum debate organised ...

Khan vs Goldsmith – Boris’ last flop

May

2016

Tomorrow, Sadiq Khan will comfortably beat Zac Goldsmith in the race to become Mayor of London. Lewisham voters will back the Labour candidate in their droves. So it is written.In their lacklustre manifestos we can see Boris’ true legacy. During his eight years of grandstanding to no great effect, we forgot that the Mayor matters. ...

Brockley GLA Member Darren Johnson retires

Mar

2016

Darren Johnson (centre)Darren Johnson, who has served Brockley as a local Councillor and as a Member of the Greater London Assembly, will be retiring from politics in May ahead of the Mayoral election.He celebrated his departure from politics at a party with fellow Green-retiree, Jenny Jones, this week. Both had served in the London Assembly ...

Lewisham is a bellwether for Brexit vote

Mar

2016

YouGov's heat map of Europhobia in London. Redder areas are more EurophobeAs Lewisham goes, so goes the nation.A YouGov map of the country based on survey data from 80,000 people ranks each local authority by the tendency of its voters to be Europhile or Europhobe. Lewisham is the 116th most Europhobic part of the country ...

Deptford campaigner launches bid to throw off Lewisham anchor

Mar

2016

Hugh: You know, I've attempted to enjoy your family on a personal level, on an ironic level, as a novelty, as camp, as kitsch, as cautionary example...nothing works.- The SimpsonsA month early, dilettante campaigner, broadcaster and author Ray Woolford has announced that, after the triumph of his Estate Agent Cafe and Deptford Heritage Festival, his next ...

London and Brexit

Feb

2016

Time Out has produced a series of infographics, which show how much of the population of the rest of the country could be squeezed into London. Another of their maps shows that Lewisham's population is roughly the size of Sunderland's (or Newcastle's).The maps are an illustration of London's dominance of the UK. A map based ...

Labour: The Party – December 13th

Dec

2015

Celebrate the spirit of unity and solidarity that pervades the Labour movement right now. Kate Tempest is playing along with Sophie from the Night VI and local DJs. Kids welcome. Tickets are available here.