Shuttered for two years: when will Catford get its cinema back?
Lewisham council evicted Really Local Group in October 2024, and announced last February that Castle Catford would be opening this summer. What happened?
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Canada Water plans in doubt, despite steep drop in affordable housing
City Hall approved revised plans with only 9% affordable housing in March 2026, but now phase 2 of the plan is reported to be paused.
Sadiq Khan will not overturn Lewisham council refusal of plans at Deptford Bridge
The GLA planning department noted Lewisham council's reasons for refusal and were critical of the very low (5%) affordable housing provision across the scheme.
The Swiss women elders who changed the course of climate law: here's how
The KlimaSeniorinnen stopped off at Goldsmiths University with a screening of their film Trop Chaud - Beat the Heat - which tells the story of their journey to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
Can Lewisham council's new housebuilding strategy deliver the homes the borough needs?
The community-led housing strategy is a key part of the Greens' plan to build 1,000 social homes by 2030. Can it deliver?
Goldsmiths cancel plans for Catford campus in blow for area regeneration
Goldsmiths University has abruptly cancelled its plans for a new campus at Lewisham Old Town Hall in Catford and will instead create a "greener, more connected campus environment" for students and staff at New Cross.
City Hall pare down building regulations to ease pressure on housebuilders
The capital's housing shortage has worsened in recent years, in part due to the increased burden on developers of rising interest rates and rocketing material and labour costs.
Goldsmiths strike now longest in UK university history
Management presses on with Future Goldsmiths, while the UCU union says it is fighting for the survival of the university. Recent Goldsmiths graduate Lola Coker charts how we got here.
Lewisham Shopping Centre: Landsec backs out in win for anti-gentrification campaigners
Although housing campaigners are celebrating, Lewisham's Green administration received an unwelcome lesson in the dynamics of power.
Crunch time: will Lewisham council wake up to the harms of the borough's biggest polluter, SELCHP?
The council's contract with the SELCHP incinerator is coming up for renewal. After 38 years of unwavering support, will the Green administration finally reset the relationship?
'Racism has no place in Bromley': calls for Reform councillor to resign
After ITV exposed Dean Miller's deeply disturbing racist comments and apparent threats to King Charles' life, Bromley's Conservatives, Labour Party and Lib Dems called for the councillor to resign.
Mapping a climate-resilient future for New Cross Gate and Telegraph Hill
Climate Haven, a grassroots network for communities responding to the climate crisis, held its first meeting.
Southwark funding crisis: council asks residents which services matter to them most
Southwark council faces a £102m funding gap, and is offering residents a budget calculator tool they can use to try to balance the budget and see the impact their savings would have.
'Net-zero industry is in decline': what does it mean for Lewisham's climate action plans?
The sustainable development committee was told that the shortage of retrofit, heat pump and solar installers is a key barrier to its plans. Tauseef Anwar explains why installers are abandoning the sector.