Featured local business - Clubtek

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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...
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The Ten Most Powerful People in Lewisham

Mar

15

2013

The ten most powerful figures in Lewisham, from the public and private sectors, who influence and shape our lives in the borough. [...]
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alternative SE4 · Goldsmiths College · Lewisham Council · Lewisham Mayor · People · Save Lewisham Hospital A&E

Brockley leaseholders win overcharging legal fight

Mar

15

2013

Steven Mills writes:After four years of legal proceedings, leaseholders of ex-Lewisham Council properties in Brockley which are managed by the PFI consortium Regenter B3 have won their case that they were overcharged for renovation work carried out in 2007-09.The decision comes after an appeal brought forward by Lewisham Council against an original Tribunal decision that the ...
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Brockley Central · homes · Lewisham Council

Brockley Cross: Time to say goodnight

Mar

12

2013

Via Cllr Darren Johnson comes this letter from the Council officer responsible for the Brockley Cross nightworks currently taking place. Lewisham's answer to Andrea Bocelli says the worst is over for sleep deprived residents:Resurfacing of the Brockley Cross junction and the subsequent lining works will enable us to open up the new zebra crossing and ...
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Brockley Central · Brockley Cross · Lewisham Council

People’s Day 2013 – Get Involved

Mar

6

2013

Lewisham Council is looking for people to get involved with this year's People's Day, which makes its return after a year's leave of absence to let the Olympics have its turn in the spotlight. They say:South east London's most popular free festival is back – ready to entertain, amuse, inform and amaze. Over 25,000 visitors, ...
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Brockley Central · Lewisham Council

Council Secretly Approves £2m Loan to Lewisham Gateway Developers

Mar

4

2013

Lewisham Council secretly approved, in June 2012, the borrowing of £2m to loan to the developers of the stalled Lewisham Gateway development. [...]
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alternative SE4 · Lewisham Council · Lewisham Gateway · Politics · Urban Life

Lewisham votes for legal action on A&E and rate hikes

Feb

28

2013

Catford blogger Clare reports that Lewisham Council last night gave the go-ahead to take legal action to prevent the downgrade of Lewisham A&E. She also notes:The vote came at a full council meeting which also discussed the budget for 2013-14 and recommended a 1.5% rise in council tax and accompanying budget cuts to meet the ...
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health · Lewisham Council

The Lewisham Crime Survey 2013

Feb

18

2013

Mark: If he tries to escape, I'll just have to... take him down. Jeremy: And how would you 'take him down', just out of interest? 'With extreme prejudice' or 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'?- Peep Show, "Burgling"The Lewisham Crime Survey is now online. You have until Monday, February 25th to complete it if you want to ...
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Crime · Lewisham Council

Tribunal Decides Against Brockley Leaseholders

Feb

15

2013

A long-running saga was finally brought to an end on 29 January as members of the Brockley Leaseholders' Association (BLA) lost their action against Lewisham Council and the Major Works PFI partner, Regenter B3. [...]
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Brockley Leaseholders' Association · Lewisham Council · People · Regenter B3

Archive: Brockley Society Newsletter article – October 2012

Jan

31

2013

This article originally appeared in the Brockley Society Newsletter in October 2012. Please note that the current prices for sponsoring a street tree can be found on our blog here.Oxygen in Brockley ... and treesIf you're interested in a simple way to improve air quality and a lot else in Brockley, I think you'd better read on.The Brockley Society's ...
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Lewisham Council · Newsletter articles · replanting · sponsorship

Archive: Brockley Society Newsletter article – April 2012

Jan

31

2013

The following article originally appeared in the Brockley Society Newsletter in April 2012Are our trees in crisis?A debate is raging among the tree officers of the Brockley Society as to whether to define the present predicament of the conservation area's tree-stock as a crisis. But whether a "crisis" or a "chronic situation", there is agreement that something urgently must be done ...
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