The last time Robert Sheppard looked around inside the Playtower was 10 years ago. In February Robert was one of four members of the Ladywell…
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Independent group Castle Cinema to take over former Catford Mews site and open cinema in the summer
by TonyCastle Cinema, an independent crowd-funded cinema operator, is to take over the old Catford Mews site at Winslade Way in the Catford shopping centre. The…
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CommunityLocal News
Brockley Max celebrates 25 years and calls on local talent to take part and make the 2026 festival bigger than ever
by TonyBrockle Max, the community arts festival, celebrates 25 years this year and is calling on local talent to take part and help make this year’s…
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Planning enforcement may seek injunction to halt all activity at “garage site”
by TonyLewisham’s planning enforcement team have decided to “trigger the process” of seeking an injunction” that would make current activity at the “garage site” on Ladywell…
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CommunityLocal News
Ladywell Dry Cleaners celebrates 60 years of “trusted service to the community”
by TonyThe 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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CommunityLocal News
Music co-op Sister Midnight plans to raise further £150k and hopes to open Catford venue in 2026
by TonySister 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
by TonyWhen 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
by TonyFoxborough 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
by TonyRUSS, 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
by TonySt 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,…