living south magazine

[d77]

Hi,

I am currently advertising in the Living South magazine, can you please tell me if you have not recieved your magazine in the last 4 months with thanks. Dominic

[SimonM]

Used to get it delivered regularly but seem not to have had one for a few months now. We are on Underhill.

[louisiana]

I haven't had one delivered for some time...

[Sandperson]

It was sporadic on the Nunhead side. Haven't seen one for a lot of months.

[scotslass]

haven't had one for months - Goose Green area

[paragon]

never heard of it - lived on friern road for 12 months

[bigbadwolf]

It's a monthly circular highlighting the particular qualities that south London has to offer. It targets a mainly middle to upper class readership and is mostly filled with adverts.

It can be a pleasant read sometimes.

[PeckhamRose]

"mainly middle to upper class" - ah that's why I've never heard of it on the SE15 side of the park!

I would advertise in it if anyone above had said they read it regularly! I bet they're not cheap either.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I always liked their impartial restaurant reviews - they really cut through the dross and you knew that an accolade from them was worth at least a Michelin star..

oh no, wait....

[giggirl]

I haven't seen it for yonks either. I live on Silvester. Last time I picked one up was months ago in Cafe Nero.

[Nero]

I got mine (rejoice vigorously) last week, here at Goodrich Rd, near to the school. It was the first delivery for at least eighteen months.

[Alabama]

never heard of it

[EDKiwi]

Been living on Barry Rd for about 6 months and never seen one either.

[macroban]

I saw one about two years ago - at a friend's place.

[SummerJ]

I used to get it delivered every month, but this stopped over a year ago, I used to like reading it too. Lived near Dulwich hospital for over 10 years and years ago you would receive many different mags, alas how times have changed! :-(

[Pickle]

We used to get it regularly (Upland Rd, near Underhill) but haven't seen a copy for months now. Did notice a copy at the Southwark Registry Office when I was there today though, so it obviously still exists!

[macroban]

What is the print run?

[bigbadwolf]

Sod knows.

[FatherJack]

Used to be a regular thing but it's hit and miss in Camberwell now.....

[HonaloochieB]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> I always liked their impartial restaurant reviews

> - they really cut through the dross and you knew

> that an accolade from them was worth at least a

> Michelin star..

>

> oh no, wait....

Now you just pack it in there SM, Living South gives us reviews of this sort of calibre and is undeserving of your scorn.

Posted by: Ted Max January 12, 03:00PM

"Salad leaves us green with envy"

Snuggled in between a local hardware store and an undertakers might not be the obvious place for a vegetarian restaurant on Lordship Lane but we were more than happy to chance our arm on a wet Tuesday night.

A warm welcome ushered away any thoughts of a depressing experience and we were soon ooh-ing and aah-ing over the menu. Beansprouts in a chili tang and Bluegrass Pancakes whisked away any thoughts of the usual veggie fare, and we were soon looking forward to our main courses. Bean curd failed to live up to its rhyming slang and tasted delicious in a Shitake mushroom sauce, whilst my partner's Roast Tuber Roast was rich and warm. Puddings were delicious too and shooed away any thoughts that veggies can't have fun too. We shared a yoghurt and honey layer cake which was absolutely. Our groaning stomachs decided against coffee. I predict a bright start for this neighbourhood newcomer. **** ?? :0)) ???

[SimonM]

I checked out their website. I did not realise they were now owned by the Archant Group - who own loads of magazines, in particular all the "county" magazines. (We get "Yorkshire Life" here). I clicked on "contact us", hoping to find an email address where I could enquire about current distribution, and found instead an invitation to buy a subscribtion. Yeah right.

[Ted Max]

Media Pack here.

Lots of guff about reader research, targeting of ABC1 homes etc, but no audit (ABC, BPA) information that I can see, which basically means they can claim what they like. At the moment they are claiming LS goes to 53,000 homes across Anerley, Brixton, Brockley, Camberwell, Crystal Palace, Dulwich (East, West and Village), Forest Hill, Herne Hill, Kennington, New Cross, Norwood, Peckham, Penge, Sydenham and Tulse Hill.

If the circ is audited, then I apologise to Archant. You'd expect to see that in the media pack, though.

[macroban]

The East Dulwich share of 53,000 must be quite small then.

A local businness is likely to get more bangs per buck by advertising in the SE22 and SE21 magazines.

[Ted Max]

Or on the Forum...

[bigbadwolf]

It also serves as a tool of middle class oneupmanship against visitors from other parts of the captial. When inquired by their curious guests they lie and say they never read it.

"Ooo, Cressida, what's this?"

"Oh it's just a monthly circular about south London, me and Ptolemy never bother with it."