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"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".

Selce - shining a light on people power

A group of residents came together with the shared vision of using "people power" to generate clean, affordable energy for their local communities. Camilla Berens, co-founder of Selce, tells the story as the co-op prepares to launch its fifth community share offer.

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".

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.

Nature in the city - Brookmill Park, Deptford

The park with its nature areas provides an urban sanctuary for wildlife. Greenwich photographer Karin Tearle shares her pictures and invites you to visit.

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.

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."

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".

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.

Students vs the housing crisis: "I put up with it until my body gave up"

Student journalist Lola Coker finds Lewisham students struggling to afford housing. London Renters Union says there are overlaps between students, social renting and private rented communities in the barriers they face.

After the flood - artists at Creekside, Deptford mop up

Artists' studios have been flooded, yet again. The water level of the creek is rising. People who live and work near the water see the fingerprints of climate change.

Tfl raise fares by 4.6% - but Fare Free London want them brought down to zero

"Tfl fares hike will hit low-income households hardest," says Pearl Ahrens of Fare Free London. The campaigning group is calling for free public transport for all Londoners.

Silvertown tunnel to open 7th April - locals brace for "HGVs ploughing through our roads"

The twin-bore tunnel runs under the Thames between north Greenwich and Newham, and will bring up to 30,000 additional vehicles a day to the area. It offers a new route for HGVs to cross southeast and east London.

Why is the UK's 8th largest incinerator sited in the heart of Deptford?

The SELCHP plant is located in a densely populated and deprived area. It burns 360,000 tonnes of household waste per year. The plant was commissioned in 1987, while campaigners fought against the rise in rubbish dumps and scrap metal yards across Deptford.