Bellingham and Lewisham in the news
Network Rail report that there has been a 30% reduction in the number of signalling, track and other infrastructure faults in the wider Lewisham area. However, because the area is so busy and congested, with more than half of all Southeastern trains travelling through it, even minor incidents can have a major knock on impact. …
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Metropolitan police officers arrested a man on Bellingham Road, Catford after the stolen vehicle he was in ran a red light, collided with a cyclist and a car, and was found with two sawn-off shotguns inside it. At approximately 4.25pm on Thursday, 23 July, officers from the Met’s Roads Transport and Policing Command were driving …
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Cllr Alan Hall has joined campaigners and trade unionists calling on better terms and conditions in schools particularly for cleaners and catering staff. Now is the time to review pay and conditions and get schools safer for September’s new academic year. In London schools should pay the London Living Wage. He says: “Clean schools are …
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The Lewisham NHS Choir’s ‘I can see clearly now’ is a song of hope. They are known for their emotional rendition of classic songs. The video is a cover of Johnny Nash’s ‘I Can See Clearly Now’. As this was recorded during lockdown the doctors, hospital workers, nurses and community health staff that make up …
On 14 June 2020, the third anniversary since 72 people died as a result the Grenfell Tower Fire church bells rang out across London. The fire devastated an entire community in North Kensington. The impact of building deregulation is under intense scrutiny today. The Fire Brigade Union has said: “This agenda was driven by the …
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A new video collaboration with the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir featuring Alexandra Burke and the London Concert Orchestra has just been released. This is a cover of the 1997 No 1 chart hit classic ‘You’re Not Alone’ originally performed by the trio Olive which won an Ivor Novello Award in the ‘Best Dance Music’ …
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Councillor Alan Hall has written directly to the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board, Liz Truss calling for the Government to protect the NHS in any trade deal with the US. “While our NHS staff are fighting coronavirus, please will you thank them by protecting our NHS from trade deals? …
Scottish singer-songwriter Dan Healy and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Choir have released a charity single dedicated to key workers, with proceeds going to NHS Charities Together’s COVID-19 Urgent Appeal, the ballad and accompanying music video take the perspective of the citizens obeying the government’s stay-at-home mandate, while expressing appreciation for NHS healthcare professionals and key workers. …
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Lewisham Council have launched a public consultation on its COVID-19 Transport plans saying: “The London Borough of Lewisham is taking emergency action to help the public safely make the essential trips they need to on foot or by bicycle. Enabling people to keep two metres apart will help protect the health and safety of the …
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The Department for Education plans to press ahead spending £10 million rolling out exams for every four-year-old entering school. Overwhelmingly the evidence, and consensus from experts around the world, says these kinds of tests on young children are both pointless and damaging. If so-called Baseline Assessment goes ahead in September 2020, every four-year-old will be …
