Albertines clear up underway

Clear-up work has begun at Albertine's, the pub which burned down just as it was being done-up. The roof is gone and the damage was extensive, so this place is unlikely to join the Greater Brockley boozer revival any time soon.

Coming Soon: The Honor Oak

The team behind the reopening of The Honor Oak pub writes:Get ready for a new British Gastro Pub designed to get The Honor Oak back to its former glory days as a popular community hub in South East London, frequented and admired by locals and people from wider afield.After a £600,000 refurbishment we are reopening ...

Misty Moon leaves the Ladywell Tavern

Misty Moon, the team behind the gallery at The Ladywell Tavern, have announced that they are moving on. On the Ladywell forum, founder Stuart writes:It is with regret that Misty Moon Exhibitions & Events and The Misty Moon Gallery announce that we have parted company with the Ladywell Tavern. With effect from 22nd June 2014, ...

The Honor Oak returns

The Honor Oak Pub countdown! Only two months before the big reopening in #ForestHill. Let’s celebrate! #MyLocalPub— The Honor Oak Pub (@TheHonorOak_Pub) June 16, 2014Since its closure last year, The Honor Oak - once arguably the best pub in the Greater Brockley area - has sat hunched on Brockley Rise, a sad hulk, smashed by ...

The 2014 World Cup

The World Cup starts tonight with Brazil v Croatia at 9pm. What follows will be an orgy of late night football and one of the most competitive tournaments in the modern era.Many of Greater Brockley's leading venues are stepping up to the challenge. Some are studiously avoiding the whole thing. Here's a run-down of some ...

Inside Little Nan’s Club

We've had a few questions about Little Nan's Club - the new, weekends-only cocktail pop-up at The Talbot (2 Tyrwhitt Road). So here's what it looks like inside (nice) and please post your reviews below.

Catford Bridge Tavern squatters evicted

Nearly a year after the Catford Bridge Tavern was bought by Camden Bars, police have finally evicted the squatters who'd made it their home and deprived Catford of a decent pub. Lewisham MPS says:"Today at 07:30am after a possession order was obtained by the owners of the Copperfield PH, (Catford Bridge Tavern). Rushey Green SNT ...

Classical and Experimental music at the Montague Arms

Ian writes:I'm starting a new monthly evening of music at The Montague Arms on Tuesday 10th June.It's going to feature contemporary classical and experimental music acts. I'm aiming for a cross between an evening at the Barbican and a night down the pub.The acts on the 10th are:The Broca Ensemble - Brockley's finest large minimalist guitar ...

Little Nan’s Club opens tonight

From 5pm tonight the top floor of The Talbot transforms into Little Nan's Club, the latest pop-up from Deptford cocktail pensioner Little Nan. It's a "soft launch" for what we hope will be a long term fixture in the Brockley firmament.

Cannabis fire wrecks Albertines

@MPSBrockleySgt please avoid Lewisham Way due to a fire. @LondonFire on scene & dealing. pic.twitter.com/uaVbx4rpAs— Sgt Jon Biddle (@MPSBrockleySgt) May 11, 2014A fire in a cannabis factory in the top floor of the Lewisham Way pub formerly known as Albertines has destroyed the roof of the building and led to major water damage on every ...