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Dorothy Stein

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".

Zack Polanski, Deputy leader of Green Party, Councillor Hau-Yu Tam and Green party supporters at Lewisham Civic suite

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.

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.

The SELCHP chimney and plant

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.

Range of trees seen above brick wall

Wild green space in Brockley saved from development

Campaigner hopes the tree-filled plot can be opened to the public, as a pocket park, small nature reserve or even a forest school.