How should gambling be regulated in Lewisham?
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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’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
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
“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
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 has apologised to a disabled pensioner after he was mistakenly charged £2,000 for a gas bill and was threatened with court action.…


















