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The current Selce team

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.

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".

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.

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".

Packed up artists studio, objects covered in plastic sheeting

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.

Underground train at night

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.

Aerial view of the tunnel approach

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.