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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...

Lewisham makes baby Jesus cry

Dec

2016

#CroftonPark Christmas tree... slightly spoilt by ridiculously large health & safety barriers! @BrockleyCentral #SE4 pic.twitter.com/ZQvTVFwgwB— Jenny Wood (@WoodyJen) December 2, 2016The Crofton Park Christmas tree has been swaddled in traffic management barriers, much to the chagrin of local residents on Twitter. Trees in Ladywell and Catford are reportedly even more silly looking.Lewisham Council: If you ...

Run The Broadway Theatre Cafe & Bar

Nov

2016

The Broadway Theatre's bars and cafe are tired and worn, harming the venue's appeal to public and producers alike. Now Lewisham Council is looking for a partner to help rejuvenate them. They write:Lewisham Council writes:Lewisham Council is seeking a new operator to run the café and bars in the Grade II listed Broadway Theatre in ...

Lewisham offers rate discounts for London Living Wage employers

Oct

2016

Lewisham Council writes:"We are offering a one-off discount to businesses of up to £5,000 on their business rates, if they become accredited London Living Wage employers in 2016–17."The level of discount you can get will depend on what type of organisation you are and the number of employees you have."For details click here."One in four ...

Lewisham consults on two possible traveller locations

Oct

2016

In keeping with a trend spotted by The Economist a while back, the Council is seeking to shove the problem to its borders. Lewisham Council writes:"Lewisham Council is preparing a planning policy document called the Gypsy and Traveller Site(s) Local Plan. It will identify a site to meet the local accommodation needs of the borough’s ...

Labelling the legacy

Oct

2016

During the summer readers may have noticed the appearance of new dark green labels on more than one hundred trees planted in and around Brockley since 2012. The labels are one of the Tree Committee’s initiatives to publicise the scheme, delivered in partnership with Lewisham Council. In this era of desperately tight budgets, the council has ...

Lewisham scraps free swimming for kids

Oct

2016

On September 30th, a Lewisham Council-funded scheme that allowed under-16s in the borough to swim for free in the borough's pools, came to an end. The Council says:"Because of ongoing government cuts, we can no longer afford to subsidise this scheme. Young people can still swim regularly with competitively priced swimming sessions across our five ...

The Lewisham Job Fair, October 6

Sep

2016

Job seekers in Lewisham are invited to register for the 2016 Lewisham Job Fair taking place on Thursday 6 October, 12 noon–7pm and Friday 7 October 11am–4pm at the Civic Suite in Catford.The two-day long Job Fair will provide a one-stop shop for a wide range of Lewisham residents aged 16 or over looking for ...

Lewisham borough goes 20mph from September

Aug

2016

From September 2016, all council-managed roads in the London Borough of Lewisham will have a 20mph speed limit, to reduce accidents and all the horrible things associated with them.Roads that are managed by Transport for London (red routes) will not be included at this time. These are primarily the South Circular (A205), New Cross Road ...

Campaigners aim to protect Lewisham’s health visitors

Aug

2016

A petition has been launched, urging Lewisham Council not to enact cuts to health visitor services. Iain writes: The council has just started consulting on plans to cut health visiting and school nursing services, and many other community services. The consultation finishes 14 August and you can click here to participate.Here in Lewisham, we almost ...

Boost recycling in Hilly Fields

Jul

2016

Chris has launched a petition to persuade Lewisham Council to improve recycling rates in Hilly Fields. He writes:Lewisham council has a terrible reputation for recycling. This is worse in its parks where the council no longer even separates waste for recycling. There are not enough bins already and they are not emptied often enough.We need ...