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Just open: Pedler, Peckham Rye

Another new wave restaurant in a postcode that’s becoming the epicentre of south-east London’s food scene

Food

Apres ski fun in Elephant & Castle

After a successful summer of booze, food ‘n’ tunes in an edgy urban setting, The Paperworks is embracing the winter season, alpine style

Community

Video: Caribbean Market in the Granville Arcade, Brixton, 1961

Fan of Brixton Village? Then check out this footage from 1961, which is both fascinating and shocking

Community

Heard of Dee Dee’s bar in Herne Hill?

Its stands at the end of a tiny strip of shops that includes two off-licences and a chippie. But Dee Dee’s is worth hunting down

Interiors

Peek inside Pullens Yards open studios for Xmas

Enjoy a rare glimpse inside Southwark’s revived 1870 workshop community – and get the festive shopping done to boot

Culture

Lovers’ Rock: 15 brilliant photos from 1970s Lewisham

Images of Lewisham residents taken in 1977 from new book by photographer John Goto

Culture

Lovers’ Rock: check out these portraits from 1970s Lewisham

A series of evocative images of Lewisham residents taken in 1977 are captured in a new book

Community

Saint Etienne soundtrack How We Used to Live released with one-off screening

A special seasonal screening in December coincides with the release of another classic London soundtrack by the cult pop group

architecture

In Pictures: Battersea Power Station’s quirky roof garden

The team behind New York’s feted High Line have just released drawings of what they have planned for London’s most famous industrial site

Eating & Drinking

Why It Matters: eating your Local Greens

It all started with two mums who wanted to provide their neighbourhood with seasonal veg grown as near as possible to south east London…