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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...

Fallout

Feb

2016

Update on Deptford Dump: Landowner now saying can't afford to clear. Cllrs & officers pushing them to do so asap pic.twitter.com/JGp3BXnWJ9— Joe Dromey (@Joe_Dromey) February 1, 2016 A post-apocalyptic landscape, but messier, the 'Deptford Dump' is a site next to New Cross Gate station that is currently playing host to tonnes of construction industry waste. ...

Wickham Arms censured by Lewisham Council

Jan

2016

The management of the Wickham Arms pub (Upper Brockley Road) have been heavily censured by the licencing enforcement team at Lewisham Council, after persistent problems with after-hours drinking, noise and other forms of public nuisance.In an extensive report published on the Lewisham Council website, the enforcement officer concludes that "the Licensing Authority remains doubtful of ...

The future of Catford Theatre

Jan

2016

© Copyright Mike Quinn and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons LicenceLewisham Council has launched a consultation on the future of Catford's Broadway Theatre. They say:The Broadway Theatre is a Grade II listed building in the heart of Catford. It was built in 1932 and is an outstanding example of Art Deco design. The ...

Lewisham and Brent share IT services to save £2m per year

Nov

2015

Whenever the subject of frontline cuts to Council spending comes up on BC, someone argues that the Council should conduct a more aggressive efficiency drive, with shared services being the most obvious way to deliver savings. Today's announcement provides supporting evidence for both sides of the argument about Council efficiency. In a statement issued today, ...

Free parking to boost Lewisham Christmas shopping

Nov

2015

Lewisham Council writes:We are once again offering people the opportunity to park for free on the first three Saturdays in December.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 5, 12 and 19 December.The start of the free ...

Corbynistas launch petition against Lewisham Council cuts plan

Nov

2015

A few days ago, BC observed that Lewisham was earning a disproportionately high volume of coverage about Labour Party machinations and that this was evidence of an unhealthy degree of London-centricity within the Corbynista movement.This, we argued, might put off voters in the rest of the country, who view London with suspicion. For many, London ...

Controlled Parking Zone proposed for Brockley

Nov

2015

The threatened Controlled Parking Zone consultation for the area surrounding Brockley Station has arrived. So it's time to discuss it in earnest. The proposed zone [above] is similar to the one mocked up by BCer Mike, last month. The Council says:A CPZ is an area in which all on-street parking is restricted and so people ...

Council needs to haul anchor in Deptford

Nov

2015

A petition has been launched to persuade Lewisham Council to "give us back our bloomin' anchor". The campaigners write:"For 25 years, the anchor – a gift from Chatham Dockyard – was the only visible reminder of Deptford's rich, unique and international maritime history."High Street renovation works required the removal of both the anchor and its ...

Catford Town Hall to become home to up to 60 artists

Oct

2015

Tilt's design for Club Workspace in London BridgeLewisham Council has found the partners it needs to run the largest of its enterprise hubs, in Catford Town Hall. The Art Newspaper reports:Catford, once considered a cultural backwater, will gain 10,000 sq. ft of new artists’ studios in April 2016, thanks to Bow Arts. The educational arts ...

Parents oppose Edmund Waller expansion as wrong solution to Primary places crisis

Oct

2015

As previously reported, the Borough of Lewisham is suffering from a severe shortage of Primary School places, the result of a local baby boom, a growing population and the area's increasing popularity with young families.As part of its belated response to the problem, Lewisham Council has proposed to double the size of Edmund Waller Primary ...