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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 house prices rise with inner core

Sep

2013

Via LondonLovesBusiness comes this interactive map of London, which shows how house prices have changed over the last three years, in each borough. No real surprises - but what it shows clearly is that the inner London boroughs are becoming increasingly expensive, both in absolute terms and relative to the outer suburbs, as the wealthy ...

The Brockley Barn for sale

Aug

2013

Alastair spotted this Arabin Road property featured in the Standard's Unusual Homes [for sale] feature today. They say:This unique, secluded home in the heart of Brockley was built around 1875 and was originally used as horse stables, and more recently as a car dealership. The property was granted residential status in 2000 and was transformed ...

Lovers Rock in Brockley

Aug

2013

This week, BBC Radio 4's "Sounds Like London - 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital" focused on Lovers Rock, the female-friendly reggae sub-genre that Brockley helped shape.Jamaican-born producer Dennis Harris set up a record label called Lover's Rock in the 1970s on Upper Brockley Road, along with John Kpiaye and Dennis Bovell, giving the ...

Brockley hygiene map

Jul

2013

The Guardian Data Blog has produced an interactive map of the country, showing those restaurants, cafes, shops and other businesses that have failed hygiene inspections. This is Brockley, with the temporarily-closed Smiles Thai cafe among those that didn't make the grade:With thanks to Mike.

The Standard on Forest Hill

Jul

2013

The Evening Standard's Homes & Property features Forest Hill today and lists being near the buzz of Brockley among its selling-points:The arrival of the east London Overground train service has turned Forest Hill into a favourite with families who love its roomy, good-value homes and easy 25-minute commute to Canary Wharf. A leafy south London suburb ...

Lewisham one of top boroughs for new homes

Jun

2013

The Evening Standard reports that boroughs in central south and east London will accommodate the majority of new homes built in the capital in the next decade:A building spree in six inner-city boroughs — Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Wandsworth — will account for almost 60 per cent of the 278,000 new homes ...

Young carers needed for documentary

Jun

2013

Sanjit writes:Carers Lewisham have been approached by a film maker who would like to document five 16 year olds from South London for the duration of the long summer holiday (June-Sept). The film-maker is aware that young carers' spare time is often limited and feels it is important to document that with the responsibility of ...

Five reasons to visit Brockley

May

2013

Honorary BCer Andrea Mann was asked to plug Brockley on LateRooms. Here are her five reasons to visit:1. Hilly Fields "the park’s stone circle was erected by druids. And by ‘druids’, I do of course mean: members of a local civic group." 2. The coffee shops "Love New York’s Greenwich Village coffee shop vibe? You’ll ...

Brockley: The Lovers’ Guide

May

2013

The Guardian's Blind Date column sends two people on a date and interviews them about the experience: In this case Jim and Leonie, two spunky 26 year olds searching for love in the big city. And Brockley played a key role in their courtship:What did you talk about? Her upcoming trip to India, my previous trip ...

Brockley journalist charged in corrupt payments investigation

May

2013

This is Local London reports:A Brockley journalist for The Sun has been charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office over alleged inappropriate payments.The tabloid's Whitehall editor Clodagh Hartley, aged 38, and Jonathan Hall, from HMRC, are both facing charges, along with Mr Hall's partner Marta Bukarewicz, who is not a public official.It is ...