Plans to create an open-air bar with food stalls on the site of the Aladdin’s Cave architectural salvage-antique business have been shelved to the relief…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal News
Brockley Max is back … after a tough year coping with Covid restrictions. Full programme of events below
by TonyBrockley Max is back. From May 28 to June 5 5 the 20-year old festival will be online and in a host of venues –…
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Local Police step up efforts to revive Safer Neighbourhood Panel in Ladywell
by TonySteps are underway to revive Ladywell’s Safer Neighbourhood Panel which plays a valuable role in the ward by bringing police and community together to help…
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Sister Midnight hopes to launch community share offer for Ravensbourne pub in summer
by TonySister Midnight, on a mission to save the Ravensbourne Arms, has won funding from the Boosting Community Business London Programme to help cover some of…
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Chris creates a buzz on the high street with Donnelly’s barbers
by TonyChris Donnelly remains undaunted. He has seen the comments on social media – “Oh no, not another barber shop” – but he’s looking forward to…
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Local HistoryTop Stories
Ladywell’s link to ‘the Terror’ and Franklin’s doomed polar expeditions to Canada’s Northwest passage
by TonyInspired by the BBC’s gripping fictionalised account of Sir John Franklin’s tragic 1845 expedition to the Arctic, Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley…
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‘Lockdown hit hard … but Zoom, my exercise bike, the workers who kept shops and services running … and the street WhatsApp group kept me positive’
by TonyStella Jeffrey feared the worst. But after weeks of lockdown she found some good reasons to stay positive. s A year ago I was dreading…
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Local History
A famous painting by an Italian war artist of troops on the eve of battle reveals a link to Ladywell and Brakespeares Rd
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, had a hunch that this World War One painting by an Italian artist had…
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Sister Midnight Records aims to convert Ravensbourne Arms into community owned live music pub
by TonySister Midnight Records, a grassroots music venue and record shop based in Deptford, have launched a community consultation on their plans to convert to community…
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CommunityLocal NewsTop Stories
Ducks and moorhens enjoy a wild time on Waterway Ave … but it’s a shame about the plastic rubbish
by TonyLocal resident and nature lover Valerie Weber, casts an eye over the thriving wildlife along the Ravensbourne river in Waterway Avenue When I was at…