Bellingham and Lewisham in the news
Fire Brigade and Police must become key players in responses London Boroughs join forces with GLA Call to follow six point plan for action Fears over potential threat to life A leading London scrutiny councillor has called upon Thames Water to introduce major reform over its response to major burst water pipe incidents that …
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‘Geese Crossing’ sign to go up on Bromley Road near Peter Pan’s Pond Motorists driving along the busy A21 in south London will soon have a new traffic sign to take notice of – one warning them to beware of a family of geese waddling across the road. Rare moment of mutual respect between our …
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Additional checks to all tall buildings within the London Borough of Lewisham are called for including those new developments in Lewisham Town Centre Following the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower, Lewisham’s Lead Scrutiny Councillor Alan Hall has formally written to the Chief Executive of Lewisham Council requesting that all tower blocks in the borough be investigated for safety. …
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I was very proud to help hoist and fly the flag with Lewisham Council’s LGBT+ Staff Forum in recognition of London LGBT+ Pride which runs from the 24th June to the 9th July 2017. The flag was raised outside Lewisham Council at 13.00 on Monday 26th June 2017. Lewisham Councillor Alan Hall was amongst the …
Lewisham’s leading Scrutiny Councillor Alan Hall was in cold water at the weekend attending the launch of London Rivers’ Week with Thames21, London’s leading waterways charity. Councillor Alan Hall and Chair of Sustainable Development Cllr Liam Curran donned waders and grabbed nets to highlight the work of the charity that galvanizes thousands of volunteers …
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Young people from across Lewisham wowed the audience in a performance at the Lewisham Summer Gala held at the Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday 20th June 2017. The performance was put together by Lewisham Music, the newly established charity to provide music education across the London Borough of Lewisham. Lewisham Music is based at The Green …
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Lewisham’s leading scrutiny councillor Alan Hall is calling on all residents of Lewisham to share their stories on social media of how co-operation is a powerful force for good using the hashtag #coopstories. A motion before Lewisham Council on Wednesday 21st June praises the work of co-operatives in the borough and Cllr Alan Hall believes …
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After weeks of campaigning in the snap General Election held on Thursday 8th June 2017 the three parliamentary constituencies that make up the London Borough of Lewisham have elected three Labour MPs. Heidi Alexander and Vicky Foxcroft were returned as Members of Parliament for Lewisham East and Lewisham Deptford respectively. While Ellie Reeves stormed …
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Call on Transport for London to protect wild geese crossing busy A21 Bromley Rd A local councillor is calling on Transport for London (TfL) to put up signs advising motorists on the busy A21 in Lewisham to look out for wild Canadian geese crossing the road with their goslings. Already some goslings are thought to …
Latest stage of community campaign to Save Sydenham Crown Post Office .@cllralanhall tries to present @SaveSydenhamPO cake to #postoffice officials. Save Sydenham Crown Post Office! pic.twitter.com/w5vtV7TSqS — Cllr Liam Curran (@CllrCurran) May 23, 2017 A video posted on social media on Tuesday 23rd May shows Post Office representatives consulting on the closure of Sydenham Crown Post …
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