Ladywell’s Labour councillors are restarting their regular advice surgeries which were postponed during the Covid pandemic. The three councllors – Bill Brown, Laura Cunningham and…
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Russ community Hub with kitchen, fast internet connection, projector and wheelchair access can now be hired for classes and events
by TonyThe RUSS Community Hub is offering affordable events, exercise, meetings and workspace at its Church Grove site. It’s a welcoming space with some great features…
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Ladywell’s ‘Claude Monet’ who helped gain equal rights for women in Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, is an admirer of impressionist painter Terrick Williams, who he describes as Ladywell’s Claude…
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Inflation squeeze on the high street: small businesses struggle to contain price rises as local consumers cut spending
by TonyWith inflation at a 30-year high, local businesses are feeling the squeeze as costs soar and households cut spending. Local resident Molly Toomey talks to…
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Alfred Graham & Co, once the biggest employer in the area, made the loudspeaker phones on the Titanic which sank 110 years ago
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, discovers that Ladywell Heights was the site of Alfred Graham & Co’s St Andrew’s…
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Ravensbourne ‘remains the priority’ as Sister Midnight explore other possible sites for community owned music venue
by TonyA massive thank you to our community! Sister Midnight writes: After 6 months of campaigning our Crowdfunder closed on March 3 with £260K raised towards…
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Brockley Max ‘will be bigger, better and more fun’ in 2022 as it celebrates its 21st birthday
by TonyDespite the trials and tribulations of 2021 with an extremely successful, albeit mainly on-line, festival, Brockley Max returns in its full in-person glory to celebrate its 21st Birthday…
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Ladywell’s empty homes scandal – why have these flats been empty for 20 years and who are owners E Coomes
by TonyJust over 10 years ago Ladywell community group LVIG ran a campaign to force owners E Coomes to renovate and let the double fronted flats…
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Thriving Ladywell steps up crowdfunding campaign for more trees in Embleton Road and Ellerdale Street
by TonyThriving Ladywell is a group of local residents aiming to plant trees along Embleton Road and Ellerdale Street. Organising through their streets’ WhatsApp groups, Thriving…
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Ladywell’s Winter Olympic connection: Audrey the aviator and alpine skiing champion
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, delves into his Rolodex and tracks down Audrey Florice Durell Drummond Sale-Barker and a…