Tenant being ‘tricked’ into free legal claims against council, claims chair of Lewisham Homes
Desperate tenants are being tricked into launching legal claims against a South London council by solicitors who promise to fix repairs in their homes…
What are the most and least popular secondary schools in Lewisham with parents?
A Catholic school rated outstanding by Ofsted where kids get the chance to dine with politicians is Lewisham parents’ most popular secondary school. Bonus…
Shoppers ‘freaked out’ by new cameras scanning their faces as sports store combats shoplifters
South London shoppers say they fear for their privacy after a Sports Direct shop started scanning customers’ faces to identify potential shoplifters. Brixton’s branch…
Squatters sleeping in tents and hammocks outside abandoned care home in Lewisham
South Londoners are sleeping outside in hammocks and tents after a council called police to boot them out of an abandoned care centre they’d…
New crowd barriers planned for O2 Academy Brixton if venue can reopen
Plans have been revealed to replace crowd control barriers at the O2 Academy Brixton ahead of a meeting to decide its future next month.…
Are parklets working in Brixton?
Lambeth Council has been accused of dodging its duties after allegedly getting residents to clean up new parks that it set-up on streets, while…
Tributes have been paid to a “funny and selfless” South London councillor
Tributes have been paid to a ‘funny and selfless’ South London councillor after he died of cancer. Vauxhall Labour councillor Liam Jarnecki passed away…
Crumbling former children’s home that houses homeless in Gipsy Hill could be bulldozed
A crumbling former children’s home currently housing homeless South Londoners faces a fresh threat of demolition after a developer appealed a council’s decision to…
Nightclub staff being escorted to cars by police following investigation into homophobic attack
Staff at South London nightclubs are being escorted to their cars by police after two men were stabbed in a what police are treating…
Elderly residents in sheltered housing hit out at £2,000 per year bill increase for heating and hot water
Elderly South Londoners have hit out at a council after it hiked their heating and hot water bills by 300 per cent and said…
Lewisham Mayor faces calls to resign after becoming MP candidate 120 miles away
Mayor of Lewisham Damien Egan has faced calls to resign immediately after he won his bid to become Labour’s candidate for parliament 120 miles…
Re-jigged plans to bulldozed homeless hostel would see council homes slashed
A South London council’s re-jigged plans to bulldoze a homeless hostel would see the number of new council homes slashed by more than half. Mayfields…
