Malaysian Deli, 338 Brockley Road

Crofton Park's new Malaysian deli is now open and has a name - Malaysian Deli. Here's a photo (courtesy of David), which shows you what it's like when it's shut.

Sids Social

Sids, the Brockley Road bathroom supplies shop, has shown you don't have to spend a lot of time or money on social media engagement to spark online conversation about your brand. You can just stick a picture of Sid James on a bath and put that bath above your front door and someone in Singapore ...

Benoval, Brockley Cross

Benoval is a new clothes shop in Brockley Cross. Please post your reviews here.

Sounds Around tribute

The door of Sounds Around remains shut, following the sad death of its proprietor Dave. Reader JPM sent us this photo of the floral tributes left outside the shop, to coincide with his funeral, which we wanted to share.

180 Brockley Road approved

Cllr Mike Harris reports on Twitter that Lewisham Council has approved the redevelopment of the MOT garage at 180 Brockley Road.The original scheme was sent back for further work as the Council wanted to drive a harder bargain for affordable homes. The developers have now agreed that any "excessive profit" of more than 20% will be diverted ...

Project Patchwork

Patchwork Presents is a start-up business opening in Harefield Road shortly, replacing Leaf Lettings.The unit is tiny, which makes it unsuitable for most traditional retail, but as a location for an online retail business - especially one run by four friends, three of whom live in Brockley - it's perfect. Although it will function as ...

Brown leaves, green shoots

Leaf Lettings has gone. The former Harefield Road Estate Agents never really made a dent in the local market and they have vacated the premises. But in one of the happier examples of creative destruction, the site has already found new occupants - a retail business, which will be opening soon. More details to come.

Patisserie Ladywell [UPDATED]

The Ladywell rumour-mill is kicking in and it seems that former restaurant Masons, which is currently being redecorated, may be about to reopen as a patisserie. Two local residents have told us they've heard this from the team working on the refit.UPDATE: This is now confirmed by a reliable source who has spoken with the ...