Shopping centre redevelopment plans set for approval
Major plans to redevelop Lewisham Shopping Centre and replace it with more than 1,700 homes have been recommended for approval this week. Developer Landsec…
Big Cranberry
“I just think there’s doing things and doing things. And if you’re locked in a sewer and it’s flooding and you’re putting on perfume,…
Volunteers preserve the history of two of South East London’s Victorian cemeteries
For almost 20 years, a group of dedicated volunteers have been working hard to look after and preserve the history of two of South…
Seen in Lewisham
A powerhouse of creativity Next month, Nouveau Riche, the multi-award-winning creative movement, co-founded by critically-acclaimed local playwright Ryan Calais Cameron teams up for the…
Brockley’s Beautiful Laundrette
The sculptures are there to spark conservations A ten-foot square gallery nestled in the entrance of a laundrette and next to a mobile phone…
One Man Poe
Performed by Stephen Smith One Man Poe is back in London after a sell-out run at both the 2024 and 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In…
Lifers in Ladywell
‘The play is full of energy and laughter’ Evan Placey, the writer of Lifers, his new play being premiered at the Southwark Playhouse soon,…
The Tenant’s Republic
“Let him press his poxy charges. If he wants to mess with me, he’s going to have to extradite me.” Ever suffered at the…
Council halts high street pedestrianisation after backlash and now has other plans
Lewisham Council has decided to pause on its plans to pedestrianise Deptford High Street following strong opposition from a campaign group made up of…
Developments built within borough could help plug funding gap for new Overground station
A South London council will discuss using funding from developments built within the borough to help plug a funding gap for a new London…
Hand-Me-Downs
“I get you out of real life. I get you out of having to behave like an adult. I’m simply not willing to get…
Give Mayor new tax powers to fund projects like Bakerloo Line extension, ministers told
The Mayor of London must be given powers to tax tourists and businesses’ payroll in a similar way to Paris in order to fund…


















