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Dorothy Stein

Dorothy Stein

Dorothy Stein is a co-founder of Salamander News co-op and its editor. She's passionate about providing values-driven local news with a climate and nature focus.

Design of renovated Lewisham House building, tower block with wide facade and coloured windows.

Lewisham House takes centre stage in the struggle for Lewisham Shopping Centre

As housing campaigners call for a halt on the Landsec masterplan, Lewisham House No. 1 says its rival plans deliver 'everything that the Green Party campaigned for at this year's elections'.

People queuing and passersby in straw hats outside the entrance to the gothic Royal Courts of Justice on The Strand.

Deptford housing campaigners take Lewisham council to court

The Save Scott House campaign took their case to the High Court in a challenge to the council's permission for a 31-story student housing tower block.

Shaded map showing PM2.5 concentrations in London boroughs, highest in central London and inner London boroughs, generally lowest in outer London.

ULEZ brought 40% reduction in air pollution deaths but 'job isn't over'

New report shows London's ULEZ saving thousands of lives every year, but toxic air from sources such as traffic, aviation and gas heating is still causing chronic illness and premature deaths across the capital.

Different members of the audience watching the film in deep concentration.

The People's Emergency Briefing: experts want everyone, especially your MP, to see this film

With climate breakdown in stark focus, community groups are organising screenings of the briefing across the UK.

Riverside wing of Lewisham hospital - 6 storey curved building with brown facade.

Campaigners raise PFI fears for Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth hospitals

Riverside wing at Lewisham hospital was built under PFI and opened in 2006; NHS campaigners are raising concerns about the ongoing poor service levels and financial risks.

Map of Europe including UK showing around 380 red dots of cities which have broken heat stress records or are expected to, this week.

'Yes this is climate change, yes it’s us, no it’s not El Niño ..'

The UK issued its second ever red heat-health alert as records for extreme heat have been broken in London and cities across Europe.

Candidates wearing party rosettes standing around woman at a lectern reading results.

Crofton Park by-election: Greens hold with wafer-thin majority

Lewisham Green Party candidate Esther Lie was elected with a majority of 10 votes, holding the seat which the Greens had won on 7 May.