With inflation at a 30-year high, local businesses are feeling the squeeze as costs soar and households cut spending. Local resident Molly Toomey talks to…
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Ukrainian refugees: 10 questions (and answers) about how you can offer a home to Ukrainians fleeing the conflict
by TonyMore than 89,000 people across the UK have offered homes to Ukrainian refugees. Local resident Molly Toomey answers questions on government scheme What is the…
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Brockley Max ‘will be bigger, better and more fun’ in 2022 as it celebrates its 21st birthday
by TonyDespite the trials and tribulations of 2021 with an extremely successful, albeit mainly on-line, festival, Brockley Max returns in its full in-person glory to celebrate its 21st Birthday…
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Freedom to play – Lewisham surveys views of children and parents as it develops a plan for safe play spaces across the borough
by TonyLewisham Council is developing a plan for play in the borough with the help of London Play, a specialist organisation which works to ensure children have…
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Ladywell’s empty homes scandal – why have these flats been empty for 20 years and who are owners E Coomes
by TonyJust over 10 years ago Ladywell community group LVIG ran a campaign to force owners E Coomes to renovate and let the double fronted flats…
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Thriving Ladywell steps up crowdfunding campaign for more trees in Embleton Road and Ellerdale Street
by TonyThriving Ladywell is a group of local residents aiming to plant trees along Embleton Road and Ellerdale Street. Organising through their streets’ WhatsApp groups, Thriving…
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High rises, green space, and limited car parking … Barratt refines Catford Island development proposals as it launches second round of consultation
by TonyDevelopers Barratt London have refined their proposals for the development of the Catford Island site after more than 500 people participated in the first round…
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Lewisham’s Year as Borough of Culture kicks off on Friday!
by TonyThere’s just over a week to go until Lewisham’s year as the London Borough of Culture kicks off. Friday 28 January is Day One. Lewisham…
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Nature volunteering in Lewisham. What’s the big idea?
by TonyI had a bit of a lightbulb moment during a recent meeting of the Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership after someone said that they couldn’t get any…
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Folk festival, street trees, exercise equipment and safer streets project among 11 community projects recommended for NCIL funding in Ladywell ward
by TonyEleven community projects have been recommended for NCIL funding in the Ladywell ward, including a folk music festival, street tree planting, a safer streets project…