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The dilapidated building of the former delivery office, Red Royal Mail branding on doors, graffiti on its walls.

Early stage plans for purpose-built student housing at former New Cross delivery office

Landowner Northhold is in pre-application discussions to redevelop the former Royal Mail delivery office at 199-205 New Cross Road, to provide 137 student bedrooms.

British Airways aeroplane flight BA497 Mallorca to London Heathrow in the air.

Heathrow expansion: government is ignoring harms of 'ultrafine' air pollution

Slogan "I am an electric bus" on Superloop bus, launched to prepare for ULZ expansion.

Heathrow expansion would undermine hard-earned progress on air quality, warns London Assembly

Three tall tower blocks of The Filigree in Lewisham Town Centre

Lewisham Filigree: return date for evacuated tenants may be late 2026

Zipcar van parked in car club bay with words "Open for Business" on the back.

Calls for TfL to develop London-wide car club strategy, as Zipcar leaves UK

Front view of the centre onto Lewisham high street, with Islamic pattern metalwork designs over windows.

'Visionary' plan to redevelop Lewisham Islamic Centre approved

CGI view of three tower blocks with housing behind, looking south west from rail lines.

New Cross: Plans for phased redevelopment of Achilles Street estate approved

Housing

The dilapidated building of the former delivery office, Red Royal Mail branding on doors, graffiti on its walls.

Early stage plans for purpose-built student housing at former New Cross delivery office

Landowner Northhold is in pre-application discussions to redevelop the former Royal Mail delivery office at 199-205 New Cross Road, to provide 137 student bedrooms.

Three tall tower blocks of The Filigree in Lewisham Town Centre

Lewisham Filigree: return date for evacuated tenants may be late 2026

CGI view of three tower blocks with housing behind, looking south west from rail lines.

New Cross: Plans for phased redevelopment of Achilles Street estate approved

CGI image of development, looking north up Bromley Road.

Phoenix plans for 63 homes at Catford police station approved

CGI of proposed 17 storey tower, building A1.

Lee Green: Leegate shopping centre plans approved, despite objections to 17-storey tower

Catford police station, red brick locally listed building.

Phoenix plans 63 homes at former Catford police station

Milford Towers, which Lewisham is using for temporary accommodation and short term tenancies.

MPs debate plan to reduce affordable housing quota to 20%

Climate

British Airways aeroplane flight BA497 Mallorca to London Heathrow in the air.

Heathrow expansion: government is ignoring harms of 'ultrafine' air pollution

Department of Transport assurances on air quality are empty if it fails to monitor the type of air pollution produced by jet engines, which disperses across nearby communities. Ultrafine particles can enter the brain directly through the nose.

Slogan "I am an electric bus" on Superloop bus, launched to prepare for ULZ expansion.

Heathrow expansion would undermine hard-earned progress on air quality, warns London Assembly

Zipcar van parked in car club bay with words "Open for Business" on the back.

Calls for TfL to develop London-wide car club strategy, as Zipcar leaves UK

Trundley's Road with construction sites in background. School visible on left.

Deptford Park: 'Don't we deserve clean air and greener streets?'

Couple on beach with caption "St Kitts, Love takes time, do not disturb" and "Fly direct with British Airways".

Sadiq Khan says ministerial guidance needed to ban fossil fuel ads across TfL

Letter in paint, "Janet Daby, PLEASE, I BEG YOU to go to the National Emergency Briefing .."

'Janet Daby, I beg you' - Is your MP going to the National Emergency Briefing?

Piles of bags and boxes, 3 volunteers sort and pack donations at Kingsley Shipping.

Hurricane Melissa: relief donations pour in, amid warnings of 'dangerous new reality'

Transport

British Airways aeroplane flight BA497 Mallorca to London Heathrow in the air.

Heathrow expansion: government is ignoring harms of 'ultrafine' air pollution

Department of Transport assurances on air quality are empty if it fails to monitor the type of air pollution produced by jet engines, which disperses across nearby communities. Ultrafine particles can enter the brain directly through the nose.

Zipcar van parked in car club bay with words "Open for Business" on the back.

Calls for TfL to develop London-wide car club strategy, as Zipcar leaves UK

Couple on beach with caption "St Kitts, Love takes time, do not disturb" and "Fly direct with British Airways".

Sadiq Khan says ministerial guidance needed to ban fossil fuel ads across TfL

Red single decker bus at bus stop on empty road.

Lewisham awarded £10m to improve bus network

3 cyclists riding along the C18 cycleway Waterlink Way, in 2008.

Lewisham's cycleway network has trebled in size (or has it?)

Repair person and cyclist with bike inside Glass Mill atrium.

Free walk-in bike health clinic starts at Glass Mill, Lewisham

Large SUV parked at roadside.

London is Europe's most congested city - experts advise more rail

Nature

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'Janet Daby, I beg you' - Is your MP going to the National Emergency Briefing?

Whitefoot Lane, Downham: risk of serious harms to children's health from planned football pitch

Green Woman Oasis project, Downham: the community had a plan for health and nature - what happened?

"Ecological vandalism": plans for artificial grass football pitch at Whitefoot Lane, Downham

Lewisham council urges government to consider nationalisation of failing Thames Water

Community

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'Visionary' plan to redevelop Lewisham Islamic Centre approved

'A life changer': Lewisham's trial of 'Cash First' approach to food insecurity

Hurricane Melissa: relief donations pour in, amid warnings of 'dangerous new reality'

Blackheath: the politics of fireworks

Housing regulator issues damning judgement on Phoenix governance

Art & Design

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"Unsightly" New Cross hoarding on the way out

Ladywell Playtower: step on-site (just for one day)

SEEN Lewisham exhibitions: Bun n Cheese, the Caribbean Living Room .. and This is England

Ladywell Playtower: Council welcomes CLT and non-profit bids this time around

Your Guide to Open House Festival 2025 in Lewisham