London’s Open House Festival and National Heritage Week offer free access to a host of historic and architectural sites across the city for most of…
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People’s Assembly wants more social homes and an end to ‘gentrification’ in battle against shopping centre redevelopment
by TonySouth East London People’s Assembly, a grassroots pressure group that brings together trade unions, campaigners, and community activists, is opposed to the redevelopment of Lewisham…
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Have your say – Community Day at the Playtower on September 19 with music, refreshments and video film interviews
by TonyThe Ladywell Society has organised a community day in the grounds of the Grade II listed Playtower on Saturday September 19 from 12.00 noon to 3.00pm. There’ll…
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Council holds consultation on BT plan to remove Ladywell telephone kiosk
by TonyBT is seeking the removal of the telephone kiosk at the junction of Algernon Road and Ladywell Road. It says the payphone is no longer…
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Big improvements planned at Glass Mill gym in multi-million pound investment programme
by TonyGlass Mill Leisure Centre is undergoing a major, multi-million-pound refurbishment as part of a £6m investment programme across Lewisham leisure centres. The investment by Better…
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Lewisham council uses mobile CCTV cameras to step up crackdown on fly-tippers
by TonyLewisham Council has announced a renewed crackdown on fly-tippers using a major data-driven mobilisation of its CCTV network. The council said it would be using…
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Completion of Lewisham’s new library delayed until autum 2027
by TonyWork on Lewisham’s new library, part of a plan to revitalise the town centre, is expected to take a year longer to complete. The council…
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Award winning herbalist’s garden to find home in Ladywell by end of August
by TonyPhotos by RHS/Josh Kemp-Smith The award winning Ladywell Physic Garden should be open to the public in Ladywell by the end of August. The herbalist…
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10-year nature recovery plan and river restoration project drawn up for Ladywell Fields
by TonyCommunity volunteers have drawn up a 10 year nature recovery plan to make Ladywell Fields, already a much-loved and heavily used park, even better. The…
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Local residents and tree lovers plan vigil to mourn the loss of 300 year old Mulberry tree at Ladywell House
by TonyLater this year, a group of us will gather outside Ladywell House dressed in black, carrying candles, to mourn a tree.To some people, that may…