Eastfield buy Ravensbourne Arms but backtrack on HMO plan
Music co-op Sister Midnight once hoped to turn the pub into a community music venue, but new owner Eastfield Group applied to turn the pub into a 10-bed HMO.
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Liam Shrivastava: 1000 new social rent homes and 'unequivocally pro-refugee'
Lewisham Green mayoral candidate Liam Shrivastava has plans for community-led house-building, delivering 1000 social homes and calls out the Labour government immigration raids.
Democratic deficit: What happened to Lewisham's hustings?
Residents have almost no opportunity to question their councillor candidates, unless they find them knocking on their door.
London's housing crisis is about affordability, not supply
New research from Centre for London shows housing availability in London in 2024 was around the same as it was in 2002, indicating that supply is not the overarching issue.
Labour no show at Deptford hustings
Around 40 residents attended the open-air hustings organised by campaign groups Save Deptford High Street and Lewisham People's Assembly, but the Labour Party candidates were pointedly absent.
New data shows Lewisham still invested in US oil and gas
An investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) found that Lewisham council pension scheme has over £77m invested in a private fund with sizeable oil and gas holdings.
New Cross and Deptford free film festival opens Friday
Ten days of completely free film screenings start on Friday 24 April.