Lewisham Council Archives - Page 15 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...

Hoop dreams for Brockley bikes

May

2013

Coming soon to Lewisham's streetsCyclehoop is a design firm that specialises in creating cycling infrastructure for cities and they are looking for locations in Brockley to install secure bike parking for people who can't squeeze a bike down their hallway. They explain:Lewisham is the latest London Borough to adopt the bike locker scheme; a service ...

Build your Ladywell dream house

May

2013

Muriel Blandings: I refuse to endanger the lives of my children in a house with less than four bathrooms. Jim Blandings: For 1,300 dollars they can live in a house with three bathrooms and ROUGH IT. - Mr Blandings Builds His Dream HouseLadywell's Church Grove, which was once earmarked to become a Traveller site has now ...

Bike loan scheme to boost Lewisham cycling

Apr

2013

Lewisham has launched a cycle loan scheme to make it easier for locals to take up cycling. They say: Anyone who lives, works or studies in Lewisham can borrow a bike for one month for £10 and use it for any/all your journeys. You are also given a helmet, high-viz vest and lock and at ...

Tax Havens, Hedge Funds, Big Oil and Lewisham Pension Scheme

Apr

2013

A review of Lewisham Council’s most recent accounts for 2011/12 provides an insight into how the Council-administered Pension Scheme invests its funds. The post Tax Havens, Hedge Funds, Big Oil and Lewisham Pension Scheme appeared first on alternativeSE4 - a blog for Brockley, Ladywell, Crofton... [...]

Empty properties in Brockley

Apr

2013

At a time of rising rents in Brockley, it's exasperating to learn that local homes are being left empty. A BCer who wishes to remain anonymous writes:We have had for several years now an empty flat in our building (a Victorian conversion with few flats). We're worried about lots of issues - loss of heat, ...

Gently Elephant wins Best New Business Award

Apr

2013

The GE team with the Mayor. Photo copyright Toby Allen.Congratulations to the Gently Elephant team, who have won the 2013 Lewisham Business Award for Best New Business. The Brockley Road children's shoes and gifts retailers, who opened in May 2012, were presented with their certificate by Mayor Bullock this afternoon.The shop has added to the ...

Ladywell village works begin

Apr

2013

Yesterday, work began on the Ladywell high street improvement scheme. As a result, there will be some disruption in the area. Lewisham Council explains:From 2 April, for a period of at least three weeks, it will be necessary to close Algernon Road to traffic between Gillian St and Ladywell Road, thus allowing the contractor to ...

Kick-off for Twelve Trees

Apr

2013

This post marks the introduction of our New Plantings map (see the tab above) which details the additions to the street tree stock from 1st March 2013.Thanks to the generosity of a number of Brockley residents, the conservation area (and beyond) is now home to twelve new street trees, in part, replacing many of the ...

Council to Cut 250 Jobs

Mar

2013

In response to a Freedom of Information request, Lewisham Council has revealed that one impact of planned cuts in 2013/14 will be the loss of 254 Council posts. [...]

Rogue Brockley landlord fined for stuffing property

Mar

2013

Lewisham Council reports (via Cllr Foxcroft):An unlicensed landlord has been prosecuted by Lewisham Council for failing to comply with House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) regulations.The prosecution was brought against Mustafa Kemal Mustafa who did not apply for an HMO licence on a property in Millmark Grove, Brockley.An inspection of the property revealed at least ten ...