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Laurence House in Catford. Long office block of concrete and glass at edge of the south circular road, heavy traffic..

Lewisham launches 'rogue landlords taskforce' .. but a third of private rented homes still unlicenced

The council announced the rogue landlords taskforce with a fanfare, but over 5,700 private rented properties are queuing to get on the landlords register and an estimated 3,000 have never applied.

Demonstration Wayve car in a warehouse, people listening to a speaker from the firm in background.

'Driverless cars don't see disabled people as people' - campaigners raise safety and access concerns

Luna Carmoon with arms around actor Saura Lightfoot Leon. White van, privet hedge and estate housing in background.

Luna Carmoon’s luminous Lewisham

Outdoor heat pump on a balcony, snow visible at edge of balcony, view over Vancouver at sunset.t.

The heat pump that can cool London's homes

Brown grass across the sweep of Blythe Hill park, trees on skyline.

Drought scheme taking water from West Berks aquifers for use in London

Smoke from the fire rising above tree tops and spire of St Paul's Church Deptford.

Second Deptford fire at firm handling Lewisham's fly tipping waste

View across marshland to the 2 incinerators. Riverside 2 plant, not yet operational. Smoke billows from chimney of Riverside 1.

'Dirtiest form of power' - plans for London-wide heat network will lock-in incineration

Housing

Laurence House in Catford. Long office block of concrete and glass at edge of the south circular road, heavy traffic..

Lewisham launches 'rogue landlords taskforce' .. but a third of private rented homes still unlicenced

The council announced the rogue landlords taskforce with a fanfare, but over 5,700 private rented properties are queuing to get on the landlords register and an estimated 3,000 have never applied.

Covered approach to foyer of Lewisham town hall, early 1970s glass building and steel facade.

Lewisham council announce £65m hole in four-year budget

Andrew Boff speaking at London Assembly.

Do City Hall housing targets incentivise small flats over family homes?

Launch of the Draft London Plan at City Hall audience listening to speakers.

Draft London Plan: What we know about the London mayor’s 10-year goals

Blazing yellow sun and some clouds.

Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality

Design of renovated Lewisham House building, tower block with wide facade and coloured windows.

Lewisham House takes centre stage in the struggle for Lewisham Shopping Centre

Active Travel

Demonstration Wayve car in a warehouse, people listening to a speaker from the firm in background.

'Driverless cars don't see disabled people as people' - campaigners raise safety and access concerns

Driverless taxi trials have been approved in London, but disabled people are raising concerns about safety and accessibility and say the tech is a diversion from the greater need to make public transport accessible.

Lewisham has barely improved its score on protected cycle lanes. Cyclist navigates a junction near Deptford Bridge, with fedex HGV close by in next lane.

Healthy Streets 2026: Lewisham scores lowest across inner-London for 3rd year in a row

Shaded map showing PM2.5 concentrations in London boroughs, highest in central London and inner London boroughs, generally lowest in outer London.

ULEZ brought 40% reduction in air pollution deaths but 'job isn't over'

High Iron gate locked across the path with signs behind it, footway close, bridge closed, essential maintenance.

'No safe viable alternative' - Waterlink Way cycle route still shut after bridge delays

Brockley: Rain gardens bring traffic calming to Malpas Road

Brockley: Rain gardens bring traffic calming to Malpas Road

Very hot and bright yellow sun with clouds around

London's May heatwave has 'fingerprints of climate change all over it'

Mourners have left flowers and notes at the site of the collision on Sanford Street.

Campaigners' worst fears: fatal accident on Sanford Street Deptford

Climate

Brown grass across the sweep of Blythe Hill park, trees on skyline.

Drought scheme taking water from West Berks aquifers for use in London

Drought conditions this summer have prompted Thames Water to start operating a groundwater pumping scheme which brings water from West Berkshire into the River Thames.

Outdoor heat pump on a balcony, snow visible at edge of balcony, view over Vancouver at sunset.t.

The heat pump that can cool London's homes

View across marshland to the 2 incinerators. Riverside 2 plant, not yet operational. Smoke billows from chimney of Riverside 1.

'Dirtiest form of power' - plans for London-wide heat network will lock-in incineration

Firefighters in breathing masks and protective gear run with hose, battling a wildfire in San Martin de Valdeiglesias, Spain

As Europe burns, the UK's climate coverup continues

Drilling rig near play park, skips visible behind.

River protectors fear impacts as Lewisham hospital heat pump project awaits go-ahead

Blazing yellow sun and some clouds.

Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality

Different members of the audience watching the film in deep concentration.

The People's Emergency Briefing: experts want everyone, especially your MP, to see this film

Community

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Lewisham Library re-opening delayed another year

Could Sydenham's new summer night market become a year-round destination?

More than half of bereaved parents felt unsupported at Lewisham Hospital, survey shows

The transformation of a Ladywell flytipping spot .. into a green sanctuary

Flytipping in Lewisham is getting worse - will 'Cleaner Streets' work?

Nature

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Drought scheme taking water from West Berks aquifers for use in London

'Dirtiest form of power' - plans for London-wide heat network will lock-in incineration

London mayor launches clean rivers and waterways plan

River protectors fear impacts as Lewisham hospital heat pump project awaits go-ahead

The transformation of a Ladywell flytipping spot .. into a green sanctuary

Art & Design

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Shunya, the ethical Etsy alternative that started in Deptford

Murals at Foxborough Gardens, Ladywell restored - 1960s public art for 'ordinary people'

"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