Jon Toy studied history at Goldsmith’s and lived in Brockley in his early twenties. Studying did not really agree with him, he admits. He left,…
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Hospital porters, cleaners and caterers step up protests against outsourcing giants
by TonyLow paid hospital staff, supported by their union GMB, are stepping up protests against the management methods of outsourcing giants Interserve and ISS which hold…
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Julie Felix, first lady of folk music, to head line-up at Ladywell festival
by TonyFolk legend Julie Felix is to top the bill at Ladywell’s very own folk festival on Saturday May 4. Folk Ladywell, which has been sponsored…
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Ladywell’s ‘blues legend’ – showman Mick Kemp still keeping the locals entertained
by TonyArchitect, civil servant, lecturer and legal executive, Mick Kemp has been many things. But in Ladywell he is the local “blues legend”. The Mick Kemp…
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Lewisham local card offers volunteers discounts and deals in Ladywell
by TonyLewisham Local Card is a discount card given freely to volunteers who give their time for free in Lewisham. It is an initiative of Rushey…
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It’s all change on the village high street as new shopowners move in
by TonyIt’s all change on Ladywell’s high street. Gift shop Honeybourne’s looks destined to change hands later this year; a new butcher has taken over Heckstall…
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Lewisham’s gardeners are singing the brown bin blues. The cost of the council’s weekly garden waste collection service has from April 1 gone up from…
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Blooming marvellous – how street trees help create healthy neighbourhoods
by TonyYou may have noticed newly planted street trees in the pavements of Ladywell, writes Dom Eliot. These are probably the work of Street Trees for Living,…
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PLACE/Ladywell, the UK’s first pop-up village for families forced to live in B&Bs, is set to be moved to make way for 200 homes in…
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The ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ) came into effect in central London on April 8 2019 in a move to clean up the city’s air. It…