The problem is, I don't have any affinity with Lewisham as a borough. Lewisham is a rather old, shabby shopping district near Blackheath that I never go to. I don't care about it as a borough. I go to local places which are all in different boroughs, be it Lambeth, Croydon, Bromley and whatever other boroughs different areas are in (I really don't care!).

I go to things in these areas because I like the places and what they do there. I hardly ever go to Catford or Lewisham Town Centres. I often go to Forest Hill, Crystal Palace and other areas (and I genuinely care about them), more than Sydenham (which I also care about but have sort of given up on) if I'm honest because there is more there that interest me and my family.

I normally give the brochure a quick scan but rarely anything interests me and it feels like an election manifesto for the dominant party disguised as a local publication.

I wouldn't miss it, but for some I can image it's useful.

The last problem us that we get so much junk through our door it drives me mad, all of it goes in the bin including Lewisham Life. The only things we read are Transmitter, which is genuinely interesting, local arts festival and Sydenham Society leaflets which at least have some relevance and sense of 'local'.