The lead scrutiny councillor on Lewisham Council, Alan Hall, is calling on ministers and NHS bosses to ensure that a review of orthopaedic services in south east London does not become a back-door programme to close Accident and Emergency departments. Cllr Alan Hall, Chair of the borough’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee, was commenting on the …
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Bellingham Assembly supports Community Sports and Spirit
Bellingham’s Labour Councillors today reveal the fourteen community projects that have been awarded a share of the £15,000 Bellingham Assembly Fund. The Fund, an initiative of Lewisham Council, exists to support projects that engage the local community in Assembly priority areas. Bellingham’s priorities are to engage young people; focus on issues affecting older people; deliver community …
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TRADE UNIONS, COFFEE CO-OPS AND THE AMBASSADOR
Last night (Weds 2/11/16) Nicaragua’s Ambassador to London, Guiselle Morales-Echaverry and Christine Blower, former General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, spoke on solidarity with Nicaragua at the London headquarters of trade union Unite. Christine spoke of the local education improvements in the rural areas of Nicaragua and the high levels of participation. The trade …
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NHS REPORT SHOWS £1bn POUND SHORTFALL AND CONCERN OVER POTENTIAL CLOSURE OF LEWISHAM HOSPITAL A&E AS STP IS FINALLY PUBLISHED
Lewisham’s leading scrutiny councillor, Alan Hall has welcomed the final publication of plans to remodel the NHS in south east London but is telling NHS bosses that they must pass a series of tests before councillors will support or agree to their implementation. “The report has confirmed our deep concerns about some serious flaws in the …
Cheers! It’s a knockout as Council gives full planning backing to the Fellowship Inn
Lewisham Council has given formal planning permission to Phoenix Community Housing Co-op to restore the Grade II listed Fellowship Inn, Bellingham, where British boxing legend and local resident Henry Cooper once trained and where rock legends Eric Clapton and Fleetwood Mac once performed. Bellingham councillor and Phoenix Board Member Alan Hall (see photo) said: “I …