Lewisham Council is putting residents in charge of setting the spending priorities for a new cash pot called Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL). Ladywell will…
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Lewisham Council has approved controversial proposals for boundary changes which break up the existing Ladywell ward but create a new Ladywell Brockley ward. The council…
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Neighbourhood
‘In foodies we trust.’ The Larder looks forward to the next five years in the village
by Tony“It was a bit of a whim,” says Katherine, joint owner of the Larder with Cynthia. “We didn’t have any experience of running a deli…
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CommunityLocal HistoryTop Stories
How some forward thinking by a Lewisham architect created Ladywell’s curvy block of flats
by TonyStumble down the overgrown steps in the southeast corner of Hilly Fields and you are confronted by the curvy block – a mid-1950s crescent of…
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Local HistoryTop Stories
Neighbourhood notables 3: the whisky drinking chess maestro; a pyjama clad pilot; and the father of amateur gardening
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries and a local historian, reveals the stories of some of the people – the…
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CommunityLocal News
Catford community association presents music, food … and lots of fun in the Fields.
by TonyAre you ready for Food ‘n’ Fun in the Fields? The Catford Community Association along with the Rushey Green Time Bank have a packed programme…
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Local News
Angry residents denounce council efforts to wipe Ladywell ward off the borough map
by TonyResidents have launched a campaign to save the Ladywell ward after a Lewisham council working party proposed breaking it up and wiping it off the…
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AssemblyLocal NewsTop Stories
Funding alert … Ladywell councillors’ discretionary fund now open for applications
by TonyLadywell Assembly is inviting applications to its Councillor’s Discretionary Fund. The total fund available to bid from is £2,500. Groups and organisations in Ladywell can…
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Local History
Neighbourhood notables 2: England’s shortest cricketer; aviation pioneer; and a German preacher
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries and a local historian, reveals the stories of some of the people – the…
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