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Ladywell resident Julie Robinson, who worked as a local studies librarian at the Lewisham Local History Centre, has written a fascinating booklet on South London’s…

A 50-strong group of Ladywell residents  is opposing council plans to charge for upgraded tennis courts on Hilly Fields and has made a last ditch…

Local Assemblies bring together residents, councillors, the police, local organisations, and the wider community to decide on how to improve their neighbourhood local area. It’s…

Over the last 15 years Brockley Max, the community arts festival, has held an opening night of free music. But this year the legendary Opening…

A “Sustainable Streets” programme unveiled by Lewisham council will aim to make better use of road space and pavements in the borough by planting more…

Farewell Sebastian Roche – welcome Dexters! It appears that Dexters, a leading independent estate agent in London, has taken over Sebastian Roche’s offices in Ladywell…

The last day of 2022 saw a large tree come crashing down in St Mary’s Churchyard in the early hours of December 31, writes Marion. …

Transport for London introduced temporary changes along the A21 from Catford into Lewisham In September 2020 during the Covid pandemic to encourage more people to…

This excellent book by Lewisham resident Candy Blackham and published this year is a wonder, writes Julian Watson. She researched all available historical sources and…

In the face of high inflation, escalating energy costs and increases in rent and mortgage payments many people are really struggling to make ends meet…