Mike Guilfoyle, a member of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, on the life of a Bengal Lancer who died aged 29 after playing…
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Local NewsNeighbourhood
Oscar’s couple Joel and Alina look at other options for restaurant in Ladywell after dropping plans for former Coral betting shop
by TonyWe were all hopeful for a while. But it is not to be. Oscar’s couple Joel and Alina have decided they can no longer go…
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Local History
Ladywell’s link to the stormy politics of 1840s Germany – Ida Melos, favourite of Goethe and the wife of poet Ferdinand Freiligrath, a long time friend of Karl Marx
by TonyLocated aside the outer pathway in Ladywell cemetery, nestled between two larger headstones lies the cruciform edifice of Ida Melos final resting place, inscribed with…
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Local NewsNeighbourhood
UPDATE: Sainsbury’s set to open store on old car wash site after full planning approval given to development
by TonySainsbury’s, Britain’s second biggest supermarket group, will now open a convenience store at 93-99 Ladywell Road, site of the old car wash. The supermarket group…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal News
Modernisation or more job cuts? Consultation on closure of rail ticket offices closes in two weeks. Have your say!
by TonyRail operators, with the blessing of government ministers, plan to close most ticket offices in England including around 150 in London. The Ladywell office is…
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Local History
Harry Hutchens, the ‘Usain Bolt of the Victorian era’ who was undefeated for 15 years
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, a member of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, ran marathons in his youth. But he could never match the speed of…
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Local History
Nikolai Yakovlevich Marr, Stalin’s favourite linguist and his link with Ladywell
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, a member of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, finds a Ladywell connection to a Scottish-Georgian professor who had a class theory…
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CommunityLocal NewsTop Stories
‘Concerns about fire safety, vehicle access and disruption have fuelled a 16 year fight against development at the end of Church Grove’
by TonyTerry Edge, a resident of Church Grove, has long been concerned about the impact development on the site at the end of the grove will…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal NewsTop Stories
Residents at Keswick Court flats want security of blocks improved after recent fatal stabbing in Malyons Road
by TonyResidents in the Keswick Court flats on Ladywell’s Malyons Road are worried about the security of the property and their own personal safety after months…
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AssemblyCommunity
Completion of four Cascade Walk family homes delayed until early 2024 after contractor Claritas collapses with heavy debts
by TonyThe Cascade Walk homes on an old garage site between Embleton and Algernon Roads are not likely to be completed until the early part of…