Dave, owner of Sounds Around, a local shop selling movie posters, fake blood and other theatrical accoutrements passed away on January 31, and his shop has been closed for bereavement since. The popular Brockley high street shop and was founded by Dave’s father in the 1960s. Dave ran the…
Walking down Brockley Road feels like leaving inner city Lewisham for the greener suburbs. At the southern end of the road, past Brockley Cemetery, is Crofton Park. There, mums pushing buggies, kids on roller skates going to school and an ever growing number of small independent businesses help to create…
“Let me just take my grill out,” says fashion designer Rhiannon Jones through a mouthful of gold. Using two-inch scarlet nails, she plucks it deftly from her teeth and smiles as she pops it back in its box. “That’s the thing about grills… they look good, but they make…
We asked local people what they thought of the proposed closure of Lewisham A&E and reduced maternity services. The general response was largely negative, with many people on Lewisham High Street expressing their concern about the recommendations. Members of the community are worried about having to deal with limited access…
Joshua Peck, Labour Councillor for Bow West, is a very busy man: “Is it ok if I squeeze you in, when going from one meeting to another?” The first time I met him he was weeding public flowerbeds at St Matthews Church Yard. But now his life is about…
A newborn baby’s first, silence-shattering cry is something that never leaves you. It’s a sound that rings through the corridors of Lewisham Hospital’s maternity unit, where four and a half thousand of London’s babies will be born in the next year alone. There, mothers-to-be are placed in a relaxed environment…
This weekend is the RSPB‘s 34th Big Garden Birdwatch across the UK. Eastlondonlines spoke to local bird expert David Mooney about what the capital’s birdlife is likely to look like in 2013, and why East London is a special place for our feathered friends.…
Founders of cult jewellery brand Tatty Devine, Harriet Vine and Rosie Wolfenden, have been awarded MBEs in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list. The East London design duo started their business selling leather cuffs at Spitalfields and Portobello markets in 1999. It did not take long before department stores and…
In an unassuming corner-house in the maze of terraces in Stamford Hill lives a man who, despite his sombre dress and quiet courtesy, knows how to make the headlines. On December 27th, to mark the third anniversary of attacks on Gaza, he joined others gathered outside London’s Israeli Embassy to…
Goldsmiths alumni and lead singer for the rock band “Placebo”, Brian Molko was given an honorary fellowship award in a ceremony on Wednesday. Molko, who studied Theatre and Dramatic Arts at Goldsmiths, graduated in 1993 and went on to form “Placebo” with Secondary school friend Stefan Olsdau. As lead singer,…
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