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Lewisham Greens and supporters with Cllr Shrivasta and Cllr Hau-Yu Tam

Lewisham councillor Liam Shrivastava defects to Greens

Councillor Shrivastava said that Labour has abandoned its democratic socialist values, is aping far-right rhetoric and allowing Reform to surge in the polls. "Its gravest crime is its continued .. support for the genocidal Israeli regime which has killed over 55,000 including 18,000 children."

Two viewers of Helios at Bath Assembly rooms

Catch Luke Jerram's "Helios" shining in Downham this weekend

The unique illuminated sculpture is at Durham Hill, Downham from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd June. The installation is part of celebrations marking 100 years since the first residents moved into the LCC's brand new Cottage Estate.

Young footballers playing five-a-side on floodlit pitch

Sports Fun 4 All - delivering free football and improving young lives across south London

Starting out with free football sessions at Downham and Bellingham, Kieran Connolly's organisation has seen extraordinary growth. This year, Connolly's young coaches have delivered 283 free football sessions, working with 847 young people in Lewisham, Greenwich and beyond.

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.