The oldest business in Ladywell is about to celebrate its 60th year. As Geoff Hurst was sealing a World Cup victory with a first final…
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Music co-op Sister Midnight plans to raise further £150k and hopes to open Catford venue in 2026
Sister Midnight, the co-operative that is aiming to open a radio station and community-owned music venue in Catford, has taken another important step towards opening…
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The Rolls-Royce engineer turned priest – meet David, the new Vicar at St Mary’s
When the fishmonger in Borough market gave David a whole cod it didn’t take him long to rustle up 100 fish pies and freeze them…
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Foxborough Gardens residents celebrate the restoration of two William Mitchell murals, important examples of local authority art
Foxborough Gardens residents are celebrating the restoration of two beautiful murals in the entrances of two six-storey housing blocks on the estate. The murals date…
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UPDATE: RUSS aims to raise £5,000 in crowd funding campaign to submit Expression of Interest to council in developing the Playtower for the community
RUSS, the commuity land trust that developed 36 flats at the Church Grove site, is aiming to raise £8,000 so that it can submit “a…
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How St Dunstan’s college moved from the City to ‘green and leafy’ Catford
St Dunstan’s College traces its roots back to the parish of St Dunstan-in-the-East in the City of London, Shea Hollis, archivist at St Dunstan’s College,…
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Goldsmiths is set to open a new campus in Catford after reaching a partnership agreement with Lewisham Council, which will see students from the university based…
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Will Cooper, cabinet member for better homes, neighbourhoods and homelessness, has withdrawn from Lewisham Labour’s Mayoral selection process. This leaves Amanda de Ryk as the…
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Top south London athletes are being urged to sign up for this year’s GLL’s Sport Foundation awards. The foundation, the UK’s largest independent athlete support…
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Garage site operators appeal against planners’ rejection of delivery plan but continue to use articulated lorries for deliveries
Operators of the “garage site” at 62-72 Ladywell Road have appealed against Lewisham’s decision to reject its delivery and servicing proposals. These were submitted after…