The local election results across the London Borough of Lewisham have resulted in significant change. A change in the personalities governing the borough in the form of the Green Party. The rise of the Greens has meant that many long serving Labour Councillors have stepped down or lost their seats. These include Lewisham Council’s longest …
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London Wildlife Trust concerns about plans for Mais House revealed
A letter from the London Wildlife Trust’s Director of Conservation, Mathew Frith has revealed concerns about the controversial Mais House planning application on Sydenham Hill. The expert biodiversity and environment charity says that there was no evidence to support the statement of ‘no residual effects’ to the ancient woodland on Sydenham Hill ‘nor are the …
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Lewisham Homes faces the axe
Lewisham Homes – Lewisham Council’s Arms Length Management Organisation – faces the axe as consultations were agreed at a Mayor and Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 6th July 2022. At that meeting Councillors made the case for bringing Lewisham Homes back in house as there is a break clause in the Management Agreement between the …
Judgment for Lewisham
Following a hearing at the High Court in London that lasted a whole day on 9th June 2022, Mr Justice Fordham has dismissed a legal challenge against the decision of Lewisham Council to grant planning permission for the development of Mais House, a former sheltered housing block for the elderly on the top of Sydenham …
Bromley Council and HIV – The Fight For Social Services
The late 1980s and the early 1990s was a time when the HIV and AIDS pandemic was in the news and high on the political agenda. Professor Virginia Berridge, Director of the Centre for History in Public Health and author of AIDS in the UK, gives us this accurate and succinct historical context: An expert …
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New MP Boundaries – What This Means For Lewisham
new parliamentary boundaries proposed for Lewisham
The Story Of The Racquet At The Bridge
The future of The Bridge Leisure Centre in Lower Sydenham looks bleak. Lewisham Council’s Mayor and cabinet approved plans not to reopen the leisure centre. The report added that the site has been running at losses of over £400,000 for many years although an element of the financial losses relate to the deterioration in the …
Lewisham Music’s World Premiere at the Royal Festival Hall
World Premiere of Endurance a piece celebrating Ernest Shackleton’s antarctic expedition in 1914 1916
New Video: Home Park Adventure Playground – support youth services in times of austerity
Home Park Adventure Playground is part of Youth First – Lewisham’s staff and young people owned youth service. It is a mutual youth service for young people aged between 8 – 19 years. Local Councillor Alan Hall went along and met Chantel Simpson, the Senior Youth & Play Worker – watch the video. https://twitter.com/cllralanhall/status/1035899365313990656 …
Demolition of Bell Green Gas Holders Approved
Lewisham Council has made the decision to approve the demolition of the Gas Holders at Bell Green, Lower Sydenham. A decision notice was posted on the Council’s website on 11th July here Campaigners fighting to save the Bell Green gas holders (These Streets Belong to Us from Perry Vale and the Sydenham Society) expressed their regret …
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