Lewisham Council Archives - Page 13 of 17

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...

Christmas tree recycling across the borough

Dec

2013

Having bought the worst Christmas tree ever this year, BC is just waiting for the earliest opportunity to ditch it without losing too much face. A few needles should still be clinging to the branches by the time Christmas Day rolls around but December 28th can't come quickly enough. Here are the recycling details from ...

Council Tenants Home Buying Scheme Fails to Make Impact

Nov

2013

Figures released by Lewisham Council, following a Freedom of Information request, show the tenant home buying Cash Incentive Scheme has faltered since the onset of the financial crisis with grants falling from a peak of £651,000 in 2007 to only £34,000 in 2013. [...]

Free parking this Christmas for Small Business Saturday

Nov

2013

Lewisham Council writes:Lewisham Council is to offer free car parking on three Saturdays in the run up to Christmas.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 7, 14 and 21 December.The start of the free parking offer ...

Permit to travel

Nov

2013

Residents living in a CPZ who are fed up with ordering permits online or over the phone can now enjoy the convenience of buying them in person from Lewisham Library. The Council explains:Although parking permits for those living in a CPZ (controlled parking zone) are now purchased online or by telephone, residents can now buy ...

Changing Of The Guard

Oct

2013

After a spate of vandalism against our newly planted (2013) street trees earlier this year, your Brockley Society Tree Wardens have been working with the council's Green Scene to find and re-cycle redundant tree guards around the conservation area. This guard in Tressillian Road has done its job and will be recycledSo far we've identified about 15 ...

The Catford Canteen

Oct

2013

Lewisham Council writes:This autumn an exciting new indoor dining experience will be opening its doors in the heart of Catford. The weekly Catford Canteen will launch over two nights on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October and will be hosted by underground dining specialists Basement Galley, who will bring a touch of their culinary mastery ...

Lewisham consults on Council Tax

Oct

2013

Lewisham Council says:The Council is now consulting on its Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2014/15, and also the additional support available to help certain vulnerable people to pay for their Council Tax.In April 2013 the Government abolished the Council Tax Benefit scheme which helped those people with no or low income to pay their Council ...

Win the chance to start Blackheath Fireworks on Saturday 2 November

Sep

2013

After Greenwich Council realised it could free-ride on the Blackheath firework display and save its cash to splurge on regal backslapping, Lewisham Council sought innovative ways to fund the event. The Council writes:For the first time, Lewisham Council is inviting residents to enter a prize draw with a first prize of ‘pressing the plunger’ to ...

Deputy Mayor backs call for urgent resolution of Ladywell chaos

Sep

2013

Earlier this month, a group of Ladywell businesses demanded a quick resolution of the town centre roadworks, which are running behind schedule and damaging their trade. El, from El's Kitchen writes, following her meeting with the Deputy Mayor of Lewisham, the Head of Transport and Tom Connell from Conway, the contractor carrying out the work:- ...

Lewisham swishing event, September 27th

Sep

2013