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  Thread: Maharajah - New Indian on Dartmouth Road
Post: Maharajah - New Indian on Dartmouth Road

With many of the local Indian restaurants closing down recently, it was good to see that a new one has opened up on Dartmouth Road, just next to Aga's Little Deli. We went in the other night and th...
NewForester Businesses & Services 0 1,591 26-04-2023, 06:34 PM
  Thread: Another one bites the dust
Post: Another one bites the dust

Apparently The Dewaniam on Wastdale Road is closing its doors tomorrow (21 August). I'll be sad to see this Indian takeaway close; it had been my go to restaurant for a while now. Apparently the ...
NewForester Businesses & Services 1 4,062 20-08-2022, 09:38 PM
  Thread: Life in SE23 - Shops
Post: RE: From the Forest closed

Unfortunately the new lease has not been signed. I understand that this has been delayed as the previous tenant came up with the money for the back rent, but the landlord does not want him back in the...
NewForester SE23 Topics 177 111,575 18-04-2015, 05:48 PM
  Thread: Planning Application: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local?
Post: RE: M&Co to become a Morrisons Local

That would be a shame. M&Co was always a good place for children and women's clothing and provides a bit of (much needed) variety on our high street.
NewForester SE23 Topics 141 164,138 12-07-2014, 05:44 PM
  Thread: Perry Vale Assembly Tues 15/1/13
Post: RE: Perry Vale Assembly this Tuesday

Conways are reforming the treads to the staircases at this moment. Most of the refurbishment work will be completed by the end of January. However, the steel cladding panels will not be available to ...
NewForester SE23 Topics 4 5,737 26-01-2013, 10:30 AM
  Thread: Antic in Administration
Post: RE: Antic in Administration

Yes. Apologies for the misquote and false rumour. I missed the subtlety of Antic and Antic Ltd in BrockleyCentral's tweet. The list of Antic Ltd pubs can be found here www.antic-ltd.com
NewForester Wider Topics 4 6,204 17-01-2013, 05:05 PM
  Thread: Antic in Administration
Post: Antic in Administration

Brockley Central is reporting that Antic has gone into administration. Hopefully a new buyer will be found for Sylvan Post, Catford Tavern, Jam Circus and East Dulwich Tavern.
NewForester Wider Topics 4 6,204 17-01-2013, 03:16 PM
  Thread: When's St Davids re-opening?
Post: RE: When's St Davids re-opening?

They have tweeted that they will reopen on Wednesday, 9 Jan at 9am (to 6pm)
NewForester Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 2 3,430 07-01-2013, 12:25 AM
  Thread: SE23 v SE22
Post: RE: SE23 v SE22

How times have changed since this thread started in 2008. We've seen some closures, but Blockbuster, McDonalds, Aceri, Poundshop and numerous other sites have reopened with new offerings which see...
NewForester Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 122 127,409 17-12-2012, 08:12 PM
  Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: RE: BT Infinity - News

I generated that map from information Samurai posted on [url=http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3532&page=5]this thread[/url]. Not sure what the source was. It is very frustrating to be i...
NewForester SE23 Topics 25 25,758 12-12-2012, 03:34 PM
  Thread: Blitz map
Post: RE: Blitz map

One thing to remember is that it only covers the blitz currently, and not the rest of the war, so there were many more bombs dropped on the area. It looks as though Forest Hill and Sydenham escaped...
NewForester Wider Topics 5 6,485 08-12-2012, 08:41 PM
  Thread: Christmas PopUps
Post: Christmas PopUps

I see that SEE3 have started the process for Pop Up shops. If you want to apply for one of the units, then fill out the [url=http://www.see3.co.uk/2012/10/see-pop-up-shops-see-markets-see-you/]appl...
NewForester Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 3,398 30-10-2012, 03:13 PM
  Thread: Boundary Commission constituency revision for Forest Hill
Post: RE: Boundary Commission constituency revision for ...

These changes may not happen if the LibDems vote against the government... but in the meantime, you can [url=https://form.boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/review-team/revised_proposals...
NewForester SE23 Topics 3 5,522 18-10-2012, 04:20 PM
  Thread: What's happening at Waldram Crescent??
Post: RE: What's happening at Waldram Crescent??

ANPR probably wouldn't work on the many foreign vehicles which use the A205, and they may not understand that the flashing sign refers to them (with their sometimes limited English), so TfL is right t...
NewForester SE23 Topics 15 16,852 01-08-2012, 11:25 PM
  Thread: Old estate agents, Sunderland/Waldram Pk Rd
Post: RE: Old estate agents, Sunderland/Waldram Pk Rd

Squatting?
NewForester SE23 Topics 36 31,661 01-08-2012, 11:38 AM
  Thread: London Bubble Theatre Company
Post: London Bubble Theatre Company

On the evening of September 16th, Ladywell Fields will become adorned with sensory delights as local artists and community groups help marry exciting themes of park use and stories from locals with th...
NewForester Wider Topics 0 2,442 25-05-2012, 11:17 AM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

Unfortunately, although I am in Phase 5b, with a 100% probability of FTTP from my cabinet, my postcode is showing "Removed or Deferred from deployment " :(
NewForester Wider Topics 163 200,812 11-05-2012, 04:27 PM
  Thread: I dispair for London
Post: RE: I dispair for London

What a tosser! They were encouraging people to challenge such antisocial behaviour on the radio the other day. (See [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18017073]BBC news article[/url] or [url=http://w...
NewForester Wider Topics 41 34,171 11-05-2012, 04:17 PM
  Thread: Digital Switchover
Post: RE: Digital Switchover

If you are over 75 or disabled you can get free help ,)
NewForester Wider Topics 9 8,226 04-04-2012, 05:36 PM
  Thread: Digital Switchover
Post: RE: Digital Switchover

You are unlikely to need a new TV. While more expensive TVs can have better electronics, the great advantage of digital (new method of transmitting TV) over analogue (old standard) is that as long as...
NewForester Wider Topics 9 8,226 04-04-2012, 03:13 PM
  Thread: Digital Switchover
Post: Digital Switchover

Just retuned my digibox and whereas I used to get just BBC channels on my set top antenna, I now get none of the main TV channels :(? My other TV has just the balans (the cross piece) of an externa...
NewForester Wider Topics 9 8,226 04-04-2012, 12:38 PM
  Thread: Free Wifi at Local Stations
Post: Free Wifi at Local Stations

Forest Hill is one of the first 12 Overground stations to get free wifi. [quote="TechWeek Europe"]The Cloud To Supply Free Wi-Fi To London Overground Passengers will receive 60 minutes of free Wi-...
NewForester SE23 Topics 12 11,303 27-03-2012, 09:33 AM
  Thread: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights
Post: RE: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights

[url=http://www.croydon.gov.uk/transportandstreets/rhps/street-lighting/streetfaqs]Croydon's website[/url] has more details than Lewisham's. [quote][b]Will the lighting columns be going back in the sa...
NewForester Wider Topics 128 127,102 18-03-2012, 12:47 AM
  Thread: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights
Post: RE: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights

[quote="Perryman"]There must be a reason someone feels it is worth moving all these lampposts. I'm just guessing that the nearer a lamppost is to the road, the more likely it is going to be flattened ...
NewForester Wider Topics 128 127,102 08-03-2012, 06:19 PM
  Thread: Bus Route 194: Reinstatement of Leg from Lower Sydenham to Forest Hill
Post: RE: Bus Route 194: Reinstatement of Leg from Lower...

The problem with using Forest Hill as a terminus is where you turn the bus around. I guess it could come up Westbourne Drive, use the Bus Stands and then return down Perry Vale. Can the buses make t...
NewForester SE23 Topics 8 10,624 04-03-2012, 12:42 AM
  Thread: BT Business Broadband
Post: BT Business Broadband

My current ISP ([url=bethere.co.uk]Be[/url]) has been having horrendous networking issues for the past two weeks and seems to have no idea on how to fix them. I am therefore looking to move providers...
NewForester Wider Topics 1 3,489 24-02-2012, 07:39 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

Apparently http://fuller.zen.co.uk/test/ is a useful, reliable download site.
NewForester Wider Topics 163 200,812 24-02-2012, 07:28 PM
  Thread: New Sainsburys, 55-59 Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Planning Application: IndoBangla / Honor Oak T...

[url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/markets/article-24031573-wapping-plan-shows-cooper-is-no-mini.do]This article[/url] says that one Elliott Rosenberg owned a chunk of Honor Oak. He appears to have s...
NewForester SE23 Topics 349 318,480 30-01-2012, 08:53 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

It looks like [url=http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/4988-plusnet-publishes-full-fibre-product-price.html]PlusNet[/url] are the first to resell the BT offering [quote]Plusnet Extra Fibre 100 Mbps - ...
NewForester Wider Topics 163 200,812 25-01-2012, 02:52 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

Virgin are predicting April for upgrades to the Lewisham infrastructure in their [url=http://shop.virginmedia.com/broadband/up-to-100mb.html]rollout update[/url], so it looks like they will miss their...
NewForester Wider Topics 163 200,812 24-01-2012, 02:09 PM
  Thread: Badminton clubs
Post: RE: Badminton clubs

[url=http://www.foresthillschool.co.uk/31/sports-centre]Forest Hill School Community Sports Centre[/url]?
NewForester Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 3,917 24-01-2012, 01:58 PM
  Thread: Sydenham Police Station
Post: RE: Sydenham Police Station

(One of these threads rumours that it is also operating as [url=http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186338-d1235863-Reviews-Hotel_Hive_Forest_Hill-London_England.html#REVIEWS]Hotel Hive[/url])
NewForester Wider Topics 20 29,679 24-01-2012, 10:53 AM
  Thread: Sydenham Police Station
Post: RE: Sydenham Police Station

If you mean [url=http://www.miriamlodge.com/home.html]Miriam Lodge[/url], it has not been used by PCs for a while. It is now a bail hostel for homeless people. There are a couple of discussions on S...
NewForester Wider Topics 20 29,679 24-01-2012, 10:41 AM
  Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

It would seem likely that this restrictive covenant applies to all properties which were part of the Tewkesbury Lodge estate. If I was Piplings, I would seek the support of neighbours to challenge th...
NewForester SE23 Topics 666 530,338 23-01-2012, 12:25 PM
  Thread: Thameslink
Post: RE: Thameslink

There is a slight confusion here. The Thameslink franchise is currently out for bids, with the new franchise starting in September 2013. As part of the new franchise, our Southern service will trans...
NewForester Wider Topics 11 16,422 19-01-2012, 12:28 PM
  Thread: lost puppy london road 18 dec
Post: RE: lost puppy london road 18 dec

Have you considered renaming him Houdini? ;)
NewForester SE23 Topics 12 12,554 22-12-2011, 06:45 PM
  Thread: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just and egregious waste of money?
Post: RE: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just ...

The print version of Lewisham Life has been reduced from monthly issues to quarterly, although they do an electronic version every month. Local businesses pay to advertise in it and say that it is ...
NewForester Wider Topics 10 12,046 20-12-2011, 04:47 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

[quote="bt"]BT Retail today expanded its BT Infinity broadband family to include an ultrafast service offering download speeds of up to 100Mbps. This matches Virgin Media’s fastest commercial service ...
NewForester Wider Topics 163 200,812 20-11-2011, 12:03 AM
  Thread: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak
Post: RE: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak

Medley - you can find the distance of the catchment area for each school in the [URL=http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/StartingSchoolinLewisham2012-13.pdf]"Starting School in Lewisham...
NewForester SE23 Topics 24 47,788 09-11-2011, 12:52 PM
  Thread: Pedestrian crossing by Forest Hill Station (Perry Vale side)
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossing by Forest Hill Station (Pe...

[quote="Perryman"]in the 60's the computer to control it may well have been the size and cost of a house but today would be cheaper and smaller than the bulbs. [/quote] In the 60's it would have bee...
NewForester SE23 Topics 57 63,828 08-11-2011, 11:16 AM
  Thread: Walk the World
Post: Walk the World

The Challenge is on… To find evidence of links with all 206 Participating Nations (in the 206 Olympic and Paralympics) across the UK! What links are on our doorstep? Share them and they’ll put ...
NewForester Wider Topics 7 7,291 06-11-2011, 10:13 PM
  Thread: Inner South London line closure
Post: RE: Inner South London line closure

One piece of good news for ELLX2 is the [url=http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2011/10/millwall-fc-to-get-new-station/]reinstatement of the Surrey Canal Road station[/url]
NewForester Wider Topics 10 13,713 19-10-2011, 12:09 PM
  Thread: Burst Water Main
Post: RE: Burst Water Main

To be fair, Network Rail had provided few details and it is possible that it could be in the wee hours. But there again...
NewForester SE23 Topics 23 26,635 07-10-2011, 09:41 PM
  Thread: Burst Water Main
Post: RE: Burst Water Main

Heard last night at the Forest Hill Society AGM that the A205 is due to be closed on Monday so they can erect scaffolding to repaint the Railway Bridge. Should add to the fun...
NewForester SE23 Topics 23 26,635 07-10-2011, 06:01 PM
  Thread: Trees in Lewisham
Post: RE: Trees in Lewisham

In an [url=http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=826&pid=12895#pid12895]old post[/url][quote="Snazy"]Right then here goes with the FINAL installment of updates on Perry Vale.. First up.... I...
NewForester Wider Topics 14 24,313 05-10-2011, 12:53 PM
  Thread: Inner South London line closure
Post: RE: Inner South London line closure

One of the reasons for the withdrawal of this service is the redevelopment of London Bridge station. While they are changing the platform layout, there will be less capacity at London Bridge - indeed...
NewForester Wider Topics 10 13,713 03-10-2011, 03:47 PM
  Thread: SE23 Book Group?
Post: RE: SE23 Book Group?

There was an advert for one in the Laundrette opposite the station. Alternatively, try contacting the library.
NewForester SE23 Topics 6 7,936 03-10-2011, 09:58 AM
  Thread: WEEE Week
Post: WEEE Week

Just heard via SydSoc that it's WEEE Week. [quote="recycleforlewisham.com"]For those not entirely familiar with the jargon of the waste industry, WEEE actually stands for Waste Electrical and Elect...
NewForester Wider Topics 1 3,289 28-09-2011, 12:30 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

Shop front design Guidance can be found [url=http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/planning/policy/LDF/SPDs/Pages/Shopfront-design-guide.aspx]here[/url] Apparently, the notification letter says tha...
NewForester SE23 Topics 736 619,143 27-09-2011, 07:20 PM
  Thread: London Assembly
Post: London Assembly

I see that according to [url=http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/9249814.Lib_Dems_select_Lewisham_and_Greenwich_candidate_for_London_Assembly_elections/]NewsShopper[/url], former Councillor John Russell...
NewForester Wider Topics 0 3,072 15-09-2011, 01:18 PM
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