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Victorian brick built pub with sign "The Dartmouth Arms - inc MeatLiquor".

Fears for future of Dartmouth Arms, Forest Hill after Swansea retailer buys lease

Residents expressed alarm when they heard that the Victorian pub had been bought at auction by a Welsh firm which runs a single NISA shop.

Creekside Discovery Centre natural banks of shrubs and grasses giving access to the creek at low tide. Buildings and walls at one bank.

Re-imagining Deptford Creek: Eleni Mente’s Sentient Edges

A workshop at the BPTW architects' open studio asks: 'What if we gave more room to the river?'

CGI of Deptford Church Street with new scheme. Building C behind and taller than Birds Nest pub, buildings E and 30-storey tower A in background.

Lewisham council refuses plans for Deptford Bridge scheme - but fails to raise ambition for creek

Lewisham councillors rejected the Deptford Reach scheme on grounds of heritage, urban design, lack of a section 106 and loss of light to Creekside houseboats, but did not engage with calls for ambitious environmental improvement of the creek.

Diggers and heavy earth moving equipment at Ladywell Fields north field, trees in background.

Decision on Lewisham hospital's controversial heat pump project will be made behind closed doors

A blog post from the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust misleadingly states that the decision will be made in October, but Salamander found that it will take place in private on 29 September.

round plaque being fitted with words: St John's rail crash. Remembering the 90 who died, the many more inured and the rescue efforts of local services and residents. 4 December 1957

St John's community marks Lewisham rail crash of 1957

Residents gathered for music, poetry and speeches, and a heritage plaque was installed at the site of the crash.

Single decker red bus at stop outside a shopping parade, sunlit street.

TfL one step closer to setting up publicly owned bus company

TfL believes a new publicly owned bus company for London could better support efficiencies, innovation, and the needs of customers and workers.

Bromley council leader Colin Smith and Conservative leader Kemi Bandenoch smiling holding union jack sign "Stronger High Streets"

Bromley council asks for permission to raise council tax above 5%

Bromley council leader Colin Smith says the council will receive £22m less from government by 2028/29 after fair funding review, while costs of adult services, children's services and housing continue to rise.

Boarded up shops lining Catford Shopping centre, a few pedestrians walking with Milford Towers visible behind.

Retrofit not demolition the way forward for Catford, says Lewisham Council

The council approved a significant change in policy for Catford Town Centre, but were warned of a funding gap and rising debts of council owned firm CRPL.

Knarled and twisted tree trunks with leaves behind them.

How volunteers created Buckthorne nature reserve .. and the vision for Gorne Wood

A look at how nature is thriving at the reserve in Crofton Park and the founders' hopes to grow it further with three acres of ancient woodland.

Speaker addresses rally with posters Save Lewisham Shopping Centre

We oppose the redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre, here's why

At Lewisham People's assembly, we do not want to see current plans go ahead, because the affordable housing offer is far, far behind what this borough needs.

Congestions and queue of traffic in rain on New Cross Road with caption A Long Way to go to achieve 80% trips by active travel

'Imagine a Lewisham not dominated by cars' - what do council transport plans deliver?

Will Lewisham council's plans move the needle on improving road safety?

Staff entrance to Horniman Museum with sign. Mosaic on wall of Victorian building and iron gate.

Whistleblower claims cover-up of sexual harassment allegations at Horniman Museum

A whistleblower has raised a case with the Charity Commission, accusing leadership at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, Lewisham of an effective cover-up of multiple sexual harassment claims against CEO Gordon Seabright.

G- EUYC British Airways plane in blue sky with clouds, arriving into London Heathrow Airport.

Sadiq Khan continues to 'vehemently oppose' plans for Heathrow expansion

The Mayor of London urged ministers to reject plans for a third runway, citing impacts on noise pollution, air quality, carbon emissions and the environment. The GMB union told MPs they expect the plans to bring thousands of 'well-paid, real-world wage jobs with pensions'.

Night time close up from front of Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 at London Heathrow Airport, showing fuel exhaust pipe under wing.

'Profound consequences' - councils oppose Heathrow expansion plans

Council leaders condemned the draft policy, which they said made the assumption that expansion should proceed. They called on the government to properly consider alternatives, particularly a shift to rail.