Yara Lewisham which runs the student accommodation on Mercy Terrace, Ladywell, is seeking planning permission to change the use of 92 rooms in the building.…
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2020 Mayor’s awards will recognise those who played critical role in Covid-19 reponse
Nominations are now open for the Lewisham Mayor’s Awards 2020. This year’s awards will recognise the amazing contributions of those who live, work or study…
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Mayor’s decision to modify Lee low traffic neighbourhood scheme ‘will stengthen opposition’ to traffic controls in residential areas
Tim Collingridge, a keen Lewisham cyclist, offers a personal view on Mayor Damien Egan’s move to change the Lee Green LTN Mayor Egan’s recent controversial…
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Concerns raised over release of hazardous contaminants when Ladywell car wash site is developed
Concerns have been raised over the release of hazardous contaminants when the Ladywell Road car wash site is developed into shops, flats and a gym.…
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Local History
From Llanllyfin to Lewisham and a meeting with Lenin, the life of Silyn Roberts, a Welsh quarryman turned poet and presbyterian minister
Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, on the life of an accomplished poet and minister at the Welsh Presbyterian Church in…
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Lewisham and Southwark councils blame government ‘game playing’ for delay to Bakerloo extension
Mayor Damien Egan and Southwark council leader Kieron Williams have expressed disappointment that Transport for London is unable to request funding for the Bakerloo line…
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RUSS to use concrete frame and non-timber cladding after changes to design of Church Grove self -build project
Concerns have been raised over the changes RUSS are making to the self build project in Church Grove. The community land trust says it has…
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Council sets out long term vision for green, vibrant and accessible Catford town centre
Lewisham council is preparing to release a framework plan for Catford which will outline a vision for how the town centre develop over the next…
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Local History
The Forest Hill quaker who was educated at Harvard, spied for Russia … but was imprisoned and tortured by Stalin
For readers of Cold War espionage novels the truly fascinating story of Lewisham born Noel Field will no doubt hold a grim fascination, writes Mike…
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Parakeets and pigeons, ‘manky mallards’ and moths – a journey through Ladywell’s wild side
I was born in post-war, bombed-out Deptford docklands where the only wildlife was a few pigeons, the occasional sparrow and an unwelcome mouse, writes Valerie…