Disability Rights and Help the NHS #SaveSocialCare

Disability Groups are concerned that the Coronavirus Bill due to be rushed through parliament in the next few days will cost the country more by putting pressure on the NHS by curtailing community care services for people with disabilities. Fazilet Hadi, Head of Policy, Disability Rights UK said: “Our key concern is that the Bill …

Why are st mungo’s staff striking?

Hundreds of staff at homeless housing charity St Mungo’s took the difficult decision to withdraw their labour after a year long dispute and take strike action last week. The charity’s staff are dedicated and work with some of the most vulnerable homeless people. St Mungo’s started as a small group of people who decided to …

Sardines and Soldarity in London’s Piccadilly Circus

Anti fascists and Trade Unionists came together to protest against the far right, Italian politician Matteo Salvini on 3rd March 2020 in Piccadilly Circus, London. Salvini who has blamed migrants for the spread of the coronavirus was due to come to London to speak but his flight was cancelled due to the coronavirus scares: This …

Lewisham Nurseries Go To Downing Street Over Cuts

On March 2nd 2020 ahead of the Government’s Spring Budget, parents, children, teachers, campaigners, Councillors & MPs joined the National Education Union (NEU) in handing a 25,000 signature petition to No10 Downing Street. The Petition says: “Nursery schools give 40,000 children the best start to school. The majority of these schools are located in the …

Everybody’s Talking about Jamie and Schools

Everybody’s Talking about Jamie, has south London’s Noah Thomas in the lead role as Jamie New at the Apollo Theatre. broad programme of RSE prepares children and young people for the realities of the modern world, and is vital for keeping children and young people safe

It’s LGBTQ History Month in Lewisham

February marks Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender month in Lewisham. The new flag has been raised outside the Civic Suite and due to strong winds, needed to be replaced. That is a  truly flying start! Just in case you’re wondering what this flag stands for Pink News helpfully explains this here Lewisham LGBT Forum has …

Tube cleaners deserve better​ – Letter to London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the Evening Standard

The RMTUnion are campaigning for Justice for Cleaners on the London Underground and to support them, this letter was published in the Evening Standard: “Every day, thousands of Londoners benefit from the work of cleaners on the Tube and Overground. They keep our city’s arteries clean, enabling us to travel safely and comfortably.  But these …

The Fellowship and Star – ‘it’s like someone waved a magic wand’

The Fellowship and Star in Bellingham has opened its doors after an extensive renovation and restoration. The Grade II Listed building was in a very poor state of repair and only one of the bars remained in use when Lewisham Council transferred the property to the resident led, co-operative Phoenix Housing Association. Historic England were …