Bright Lights at the Amersham Arms

Tom says:A friend and I have just started promoting monthly music nights at the Amersham Arms. I have lived in New Cross for two years now and want to bring as much quality music into the area as possible as it seems most artists/bands tend to stay east at the moment and the venue is ...

Born in Lewisham Hospital

Tens of thousands of people have been born in Lewisham Hospital, but the number being born there in the future will be radically reduced if the Government presses ahead with its plan to slash maternity and emergency services there. Here's a few Lewisham babies all grown up...Sid Vicious, born Simon John Ritchie in Lewisham Hospital on 10 ...

Dragon Ballz

Big Earl: Alright guys, I'm not gonna lie to you. This is gonna get weird... Two dragons. - Starsky & HutchBloody hell, now they're having a go at the dragon fanciers. Is no Telegraph Hill community safe from criticism?With thanks to Julie.

Daisy Birthing classes start 18th March – free taster session

Daisy Birthing coming soon – Free Taster session

Brockley Common Update

On Sunday 24th February a couple of volunteers helped carry out a quick tidy up of the edible garden and the planting of sweet peas, rhubarb and herbs including Thyme and Rosemary. The Artichokes seem to have suffered somewhat by the contractors constructing the new cycle shelter as they decided to use and cut some ...

Defacing the Yankee dollar

Graffiti artists have painted this outside the new housing development on Jerningham Road, Telegraph Hill.The area has a fine tradition of political graffiti, but this is just a dick move.The excellent quality of brushwork is no compensation for the fact that this has nothing to say, except to point at some 'rich people', daub a ...

Brockley Cross late night roadworks for the next four nights

In case you were wondering why you couldn't drive through Brockley Cross last night (or sleep, if you live nearby), the answer is that the final stage of roadworks in the Brockley Cross redevelopment project is taking place at night.The late-night work will continue between the hours of 8pm and 5am until Thursday.

Smiles will be back

Confirmed: Smiles Thai Cafe IS reopening. We'd been fearful that it might never happen, but we spotted one of the team on the street and he told us that it will be back, though not for about a month.

Looking to buy in Brockley?

We have been contacted recently by a number of people who have been looking to buy ex-Lewisham Council properties which are now managed by the PFI consortium Regenter B3, covering Brockley and parts of Ladywell and New Cross, and who have heard of the problems that many leaseholders have had since the PFI took over ...