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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...

Application to redevelop Raymont Hall

Dec

2015

An application has been made to redevelop Raymont Hall on Wickham Road. The building provides accommodation for Goldsmiths students and the application has been made by developers Campus Village Living for:The construction of a two storey extension, forming the 4th and 5th floors to the main block fronting Wickham Road and demolition of existing single ...

Lewisham Ascending

Nov

2015

Nothing says "culture of radical protest and dissent" like a map from property agents Savills, predicting that Lewisham borough will experience the joint-fastest house price rises in London between now and the end of the decade.The estate agents reckon that Lewisham and Waltham Forest are London's two "promotion candidates" to the "expensive boroughs" category and ...

Don’t say Daren, say Hovis

Oct

2015

This is the Mock Tudor of outdoor advertising. Bill writes:The old Daren Bread sign on Avignon Road (between Drakefell & St Asaph) has been painted over and replaced by a new one for Hovis Bread. This apparently has been commissioned by the new owners of the building. I feel this is a real tragedy but unfortunately, ...

We are young

Oct

2015

Young people are swarming over SE4 like locusts, kicking old people off their mobility scooters and shutting down the bingo halls as they go.A study by Savills reckons Brockley is one of an admittedly very long list of London areas where Under 35s outnumber the Over 50s by a ratio of at least 2:1. The ...

Brockley’s back gardens targeted by developers

Oct

2015

A BCer who wishes to remain anonymous has been targeted by a property developer who's trying to buy a part of her garden, in order to develop housing at the back. She notes:Since I don’t actually own the garden - the downstairs flat does - it’s a moot issue, and I am not sure how ...

Ashby Road development to deliver nine more homes

Oct

2015

The former Council offices at 1-3 Ashby Road are now being converted into nine residential units. Previous attempts to turn it into a mental health centre fell through.

Ladywell: Know your PLACE

Sep

2015

The Ladywell PLACE consultation is now openRebecca Molina helped give The Deptford Project life as a railway carriage cafe and outdoor cinema, before it was ready to become a massive mixed use development. Now she's involved with a consultation about the future of Ladywell Leisure Centre. She explains:Feasibility work is being undertaken to investigate future uses ...

The Walter’s Way Open Weekend

Sep

2015

The Walter's Way Estate in Forest Hill is successful experiment in self-build anarchic social housing. This film tells the story of this project beautifully. With thanks to Joe for the link to this account in The Guardian, which notes:"The street has welcomed visitors as part of London Open House weekend since 1989, but this year’s event, from ...

Victorian secrets

Sep

2015

Eco-Tips Workshop, Saturday 17 October 2015, 2 – 4pm Telegraph Hill Centre Narthex.This is a free workshop being led by an expert in Victorian housing to explain how to reduce your living costs. Book now here.With thanks to Sanjit.

The flat does not benefit from a toilet

Jun

2015

Zoopla presents this studio flat on Brockley Road (the Brockley Barge, by the looks of things). £800 pcm. Toilets within easy reach. With thanks to Monkeyboy.