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Dorothy Stein

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

The 1950s estate will be redeveloped in phases to ensure that residents who wish to stay are rehoused in "one move only", while increasing the number of affordable and private homes.

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

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

In a ward where 63% of households have no access to a car or van, residents in an area that was excluded from Lewisham council's Sustainable Streets Programme ask why the council abandoned its vision.

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?

Over 1000 UK scientists have written to MPs urging them to attend the briefing on 27 November, which will highlight the accelerating dangers of climate and nature breakdown.

Red single decker bus at bus stop on empty road.

Lewisham awarded £10m to improve bus network

Lewisham, Southwark and Haringey councils were awarded up to £10m each from Transport for London's new Better Bus programme.

Volunteers at tables outside Bellingham Leisure Centre stacked with crates and boxes of produce.

Bellingham: GLL Leisure centre hosts 'free food giveaway'

GLL Leisure Centre hosted food redistribution charity The Felix Project, which gave away 4.5 tonnes of produce to local residents and community groups.

Image from workshop, person sitting on floor and writing on poster.

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

Legendary Community Club ran the community research project to better understand the impact of Cash First, and to trial different methods of delivering cash.

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'

In Croydon, volunteers mobilised the relief effort for Jamaica, while a rapid weather attribution report showed the role of climate change in the catastrophic storms.