Mark Morris attended Ladywell Old Baths community open day on 4th October and found some unexpected sights.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The 10-day festival of theatre, dance, music, comedy and visual arts nurtures and showcases young creative artists alongside established talent.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Council officers presented the annual Air Quality Action progress report to the scrutiny committee. Although they have installed many new monitors, officers struggled to respond to questions on impact and behaviour change.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
About 200 residents attended Thursday's meeting, which they hope will be the start of deeper engagement with Lewisham council. Councillor James-J Walsh outlined project timescales and explained how the council aims to avoid the pitfalls encountered last time.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
TfL responded to concerns including the impact on bus journey times and flooding risk, before plans were approved. But funding remains as far away as ever.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
After years of consultation, the council has cancelled its proposal. The opposition campaign had a late surge, linking the plans to "accelerated gentrification".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The protected cycle route is due to be completed in November, but cyclists couldn't wait to start using it.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
As housing waiting lists soar, councils negotiate with developers for as much affordable housing as they can get. What does "affordable" actually mean?| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Campaign group Mums for Lungs are calling for a phase out of polluting diesel cars, SUVs and domestic wood burning to clean up Lewisham's air.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Cool roofs are light coloured and designed to reflect heat, the simplest just a coat of white paint. They have been used for centuries in some parts of the world and are now taking off in the US.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
As private rents soar, the housing crisis is causing stress and misery across the borough. We asked Lewisham cabinet members Cllr Will Cooper and Cllr James-J Walsh - will Labour's new policies alleviate Lewisham's crisis?| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
As Goldsmiths faces continued financial pressures, it has abandoned its vision for an "Enterprise Hub" and is selling off the parade on New Cross Road, Deptford.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The community space on Staplehurst Road was created during the Covid pandemic and remained hugely popular with local residents and businesses. In December 24, Lewisham council built heavy metal fencing around it and removed the seating and planters. It has been lying derelict ever since.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Parents were given 2 months' notice that the much-loved nursery was closing, and told to start looking for alternative childcare. But their campaign defied the odds and brought the parties back to the table to save the nursery.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
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".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Disabled People against the Cuts were joined by councillors opposing the government's plans to slash disability benefits. Peace groups rallied in support of Cllr Shrivastava, who lost his role on the Pension Investment Committee after calling for divestment for Palestine.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Campaigners' divestment petition, which had over 3,000 signatures, made it onto the Agenda for debate. Green group leader Shrivastava proposed a motion for full divestment, while Cllr Sian Eiles, Pensions Investment Committee (PIC) chair, proposed an amendment which council agreed.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The council has approved a fresh package of savings worth more than £34million as it looks to close a £30m budget gap by 2026/27.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Cyclist and road safety campaigner Tomilyn Hannah Rupert examines the high and lows of Lewisham's performance.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Blackheath’s firework display could return this November for the first time in six years - but as a ticketed event with an admission charge.| The Greenwich Wire
Lewisham climate campaigner David Holloway joined the mass lobby at Westminster demanding urgent action on climate and the environment.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Mike Keogh and Paul de Zylva from Quaggy Waterways Action Group (QWAG) spent a year cleaning up discarded vapes across Lewisham. Mike argues that the environmental damage caused by vapes is much worse than the old non-biodegradable cigarette butt. Is the new ban working?| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
St John's Medical Centre has started a weekly clinic offering HIV prevention medicine to anyone who lives in Lewisham. This is the first time that a full PrEP service has been offered from a GP in the UK, and Lewisham council hope that it will widen access.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £39bn of grants for building affordable housing in her spending review. Will it deliver the social rent homes that Lewisham needs?| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
'Uncomradely' behaviour and formal warnings for being anti-genocide.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The goal is to create "a safer, more accessible borough where everyone can easily walk or cycle to their destination." New Cross writer, cyclist and road safety campaigner Tomilyn Rupert shares the toplines.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
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."| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Lewisham North MP Vicky Foxcroft said that she cannot vote for cuts to disability payments. Lewisham campaigners, alongside several Lewisham Labour councillors, have been protesting the cuts since March.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The council improved on its 2023 Climate Score by 10%, achieving its highest scores on Planning & Land Use and Collaboration & Engagement. It saw improvements across every category except Biodiversity, losing points on Clean Air and Nature.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Plans to reroute the South Circular were first mooted in 1987. After the latest consultation in 2023, Mark Morris finds more delay and uncertainty.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.