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Dorothy Stein

Campaigners marching with giant envelope stamped "petition 3000+ signatures"

"A borough that cares for peace" - Lewisham Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for council to divest

Several hundred protesters marched up Lewisham High Street on Saturday to a rally outside Lewisham Town Hall, Catford. They delivered a petition with more than 3,000 signatures, calling for the council to "Divest for Palestine".

The north portal building

Silvertown tunnel opens, while campaigners call for repurposing

Campaigners made another appeal to the London mayor, calling for repurposing the tunnel for public transport, cyclists and active travel, for "the welfare of future generations .. and the sake of Londoners' health".

Statue of Ella in Mountsfield Park.

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's statue unveiled in Mountsfield Park, Catford

Ella's mother, Rosamund and her siblings unveiled the bronze statue, which stands close to where she lived and went to school. The statue is 1.37m (4 ft 6") tall, the same height that Ella was when she died tragically, aged nine.

Traffic at Silvertown Way, Newham

GLA air quality monitors still closed as Silvertown tunnel prepares to open

Transport for London has assured residents that the GLA will monitor dangerous PM2.5 pollution when the tunnel opens. But the GLA's Breathe London monitors are closed.

Disability benefits cuts at Westminster

Lewisham campaigners protest disability benefit cuts, while Greenwich councillor Anning leaves Labour

Lewisham Save Our NHS were outside parliament to protest Labour's cuts. In Greenwich, Cllr Anning said she can no longer support a party that "takes vital funds from the disabled."

Bike shuttle bus with blue branding and woman with cargo bike

Tfl offers free buses and bike shuttle bus through Silvertown tunnel

Tfl announced that travel on routes 108, 129 and SL4, and a shuttle bus for cyclists will be free for one year. But commercial cargo bikes are too big for the shuttle, while London Cycling Campaign calls the offer "greenwashing".

Zack Polanski, Deputy leader of Green Party, Councillor Hau-Yu Tam and Green party supporters at Lewisham Civic suite

Councillor Hau-Yu Tam joins Green Party, bringing Greens back onto Lewisham council

Councillor Tam represents Evelyn ward, North Deptford. She left Labour in July 2024, over her support for Palestine.