How should gambling be regulated in Lewisham?

How should gambling be regulated in Lewisham?

Ruby GregoryOct 7, 2026

Residents are being asked to share their views on Lewisham Council’s new ‘gambling policy’ which sets out how the borough will regulate gambling premises…

Fire safety fears after ‘combustible materials’ found in Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s external walls and cladding

Fire safety fears after ‘combustible materials’ found in Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s external walls and cladding

Cameron BlackshawSep 30, 2026

Combustible materials found in external walls and cladding at Woolwich’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital have the potential for “rapid fire spread” according to surveys –…

Review: Cranes at Broadway Theatre

Review: Cranes at Broadway Theatre

Michael HollandSep 26, 2026

“I read that if you fold a thousand origami cranes, you’ll be granted a wish…” This one-woman show written and performed by Demi Wilson-Smith…

Complicité

Complicité

Michael HollandSep 25, 2026

Monkeys, nationalism, dissonance, and the end of the world 3am. Central London. The streets are empty. Simon, a primary school teacher, has handcuffed himself to a…

DISS-LEX-IANS

DISS-LEX-IANS

Michael HollandSep 15, 2026

Commadie X Comarde X Comedy ✔ This is one of eight new plays selected by Jack Studio Theatre and The Bridge Theatre to be…

Review: Sister Land by Georga de la Cour

Review: Sister Land by Georga de la Cour

Michael HollandSep 15, 2026

A universal experience of nightclub loos where alcohol has loosened lips as lippy is applied Selected to be one of eight new plays to…

Review: The Obituary

Review: The Obituary

Michael HollandSep 15, 2026

Standing on a sandy floor amidst a token of furniture, Lim (Kevin Ip) reads us the obituary of his mother, an unremarkable, good-natured, hardworking…

Blackheath Fireworks to take place across two days from 2027 onwards

Blackheath Fireworks to take place across two days from 2027 onwards

Ruby GregorySep 13, 2026

Blackheath’s famous fireworks display will take place across two days from 2027 and future years following council approval. Slammin’ Events, the organisers behind the…

Lewisham’s Green Mayor: the first 100 days

Lewisham’s Green Mayor: the first 100 days

It’s fair to say Liam Shrivastava has had quite the year. Just over a year ago, he was a backbench Labour councillor for New…

Orwell: The Road to 1984

Orwell: The Road to 1984

Michael HollandSep 5, 2026

“There is a lie I want to expose” Orwell: The Road to 1984, by Guy Smith, tells the story of one of the greatest…

Flock

Flock

Michael HollandAug 26, 2026

Sad, funny, honest and, in the end, full of hope Robbie is 17. His sister Cel is 20. They’ve grown up in and out…

British Gas apologises after disabled pensioner mistakenly charged £2,000 and threatened with court action

British Gas apologises after disabled pensioner mistakenly charged £2,000 and threatened with court action

Ruby GregoryAug 23, 2026

British Gas has apologised to a disabled pensioner after he was mistakenly charged £2,000 for a gas bill and was threatened with court action.…