karlrees

Hi all,

It looks like the Car Hospital in Cricketfield Road has closed. Have they relocated or gone for good?

I had hoped to go to them for freshening up the paintwork on my old Saab. A bit of […]

Tower Hamlets have decided to flatten the hospital and replace it with an awful looking development. There was no public consultation, but there’s a petition here for anyone who’s […]

Based around the idea of a Victorian circus, apparently. Carousel bar too. Clowns behind the bar perhaps?

Incidentally, the circus theme carries on (separately) down the road on the newly decorated […]

I wish that the Evening Standard would stop calling them ‘disused railways arches’. Yes, empty now – but up until recently home to well-established businesses serving the local community.

@goodlegs – afraid not. Still experiencing damp penetration, so if anyone else can recommend someone we’d both be very grateful!

I notice a couple of people on their facebook page are also upset by the pub’s name change. I agree that it’s tantamount to vandalism – it completely disregards the history of the area.

I know nothing […]

Whilst I’m glad that the pub isn’t being turned into flats (or a bookmaker), I’m sad that they’re changing the name. Why? It reminds me of those crappy Slug & Lettuces popping up everywhere in the 90s which […]

@royal oak I agree with you. Whilst I’ve welcomed some new(ish) arrivals, notably the Pembury Tavern, I’ve been disappointed by others. There’s a heavy atmosphere of trying far too hard on all fronts in these […]

£4.85 for a crappy Peroni?! Mass produced rubbish dressed up as something ‘premium’. Much rather pay £1.60 less for a lovely Moravka down the Pembury.

Prices aside, I did enjoy my time there a few w […]

Hi Joshua,

I’d be happy to quote for your floor if you’re still looking for someone. Have just finished fitting an engineered walnut floor down in Dulwich.

My contact details are on my profile if […]