Antisocial behaviour (ASB) incidents appear to be on the increase. Police forces, councils and housing associations are reporting significant spikes in ASB cases, according to…
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AssemblyLocal NewsTop Stories
Planning applications to be submitted this year for Catford town centre improvements at rail stations and Thomas Lane Yards
The Catford Framework Plan is a long-term vision to guide development of Catford town centre over the next couple of decades. Redevelopment work will go…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal News
Neighbourhood safety and Catford regeneration plans top the agenda at the Ladywell Assembly on June 27. Don’t miss it!
The next Ladywell Assembly – your chance to have a say on what’s going on in your neighbourhood – is on Tuesday June 27 2023.…
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Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, finds a Ladywell link to the saccharine pleasures of a Fry’s Turkish Delight bar.…
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Lewisham will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of Windrush Day on June 22 2023 with an evening of live music, spoken word, dance and more…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal News
Brockley Max 2023: Festival saved by community support kicks off on June 2. Full details of events available!
Community arts festival Brockley Max 2023 kicks off on June 2 with an Opening Night party in the afternoon and an evening of music and…
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Valerie Weber laments the loss of birds, bees and insects in her Lewisham neighbourhood. I was born in a spacious Victorian terrace in Deptford, surrounded…
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UPDATE: Still standing … just! Council places Tree Protection Order on ancient Mulberry in Ladywell House garden
Lewisham council has placed a Tree Protection Order on the ancient Mulberry tree in the garden of Ladywell House, the former vicarage for St Mary’s…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal News
RUSS Church Grove project reaches significant milestone as 11 self-builders start work on five flats
RUSS, the volunteer-led Community Land Trust, reached a significant milestone earlier this year with its project to build 36 new homes at 12 Church Grove,…
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Local History
A Ladywell link to Rudyard Kipling and one of the wealthy families that benefited from British rule in India
Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, uncovers a Ladywell link to one of Rudyard Kipling’s good friends and delves deeper…