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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...

London widget tracks Lewisham crime drop

Oct

2014

Lewisham's crime tracking dataAnother crimewatching widget has landed in our inbox. The falling crime rate has given the Mayor of London a taste for transparency, so this new dashboard allows people to see the statistics for themselves. The Mayor's office says:"Last year the Mayor, as part of his Police and Crime Plan, pledged even greater ...

Lewisham police numbers down by 68 since 2010

Mar

2014

The London Assembly Labour group have released figures showing the fall in local police numbers since 2010. They say:Latest figures released by the Mayor of London show that 68 police officers have been cut in Lewisham, a drop of 10% since May 2010. The latest figures show that despite the Mayor’s pledge to increase police ...

Canada Water and the Old Kent Road targeted for intense development

Mar

2014

The Mayor of London is currently consulting on proposed alterations to The London Plan - including creating new "opportunity areas" in Bromley, Old Oak Common, Harrow & Wealdstone and most significantly for us, Canada Water and the Old Kent Road.The LP is a high-level blueprint for the future of our city. It's the reason why new ...

The 484 and 172 among London’s busiest buses

Nov

2013

The London Assembly transport committee has identified two Brockley bus routes (the 484 and 172) as being among the top 10 most crowded routes in the capital, according to a passenger survey. In a report issued last month, the committee examined how the system will be able to cope with continued passenger growth - 4% ...

Mayor calls in Convoys Wharf

Oct

2013

The Mayor of London has called-in the £1 billion plan to redevelop Convoys Wharf in Deptford after the developer Hutchison Whampoa lost patience with Lewisham Council over the protracted decision-making process. Building Design reports:Hutchison Whampoa lost patience with the local authority, accusing it of making “unreasonable and unwarranted” demands and of pushing the scheme’s viability ...

Boris “seriously looking at the Bakerloo extension”

Sep

2013

Mayor Boris Johnson has confirmed that he is giving serious consideration to a Bakerloo Line extension through South East London. In today's #askboris Q&A, he responded to a question about tube provision in south London:yes, seriously looking at Bakerloo line extension #askboris @opearman— Boris Johnson (@MayorofLondon) September 23, 2013This is the second bit of positive ...

Sink the South Circular!

Jul

2013

The Evening Standard reports that the Mayor of London's transport advisers are recommending that the South Circular should be driven underground, to free up more space on the surface and make the areas it travels through more pleasant to live and breathe in.The plan is part of a series of recommendations, budgeted at £30bn, to ...

Catford Dogs Homes get go ahead

May

2013

The Mayor of London's office announces:More than a thousand jobs and 500 new homes will be created in Lewisham through the redevelopment of the former Catford Greyhound Stadium, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced today.The £117m redevelopment will bring 589 new homes to the 4.7 hectare site in the heart of Lewisham under a ...

Boris: Bakerloo line extension’s time has come

Mar

2013

The Standard reports:Boris Johnson today raised hopes of extending the Bakerloo line further into south-east London by describing it as a £2 billion project whose “time has come”. The Mayor confirmed his wish to take the line from Elephant and Castle to Camberwell and Peckham and probably overground to Bromley after pressure from Labour-run Southwark council. Precise routes ...

Two new Lewisham pocket parks created

Mar

2013

A press release from the Mayor of London's office says:From fruit and veg patches to water features, work is beginning on the first of the Mayor’s 100 ‘pocket parks’ – transforming underused urban spaces into mini oases across the capital in a £2m scheme.‘Pocket Parks’, which are around the size of a tennis court, are ...