Lewisham drops to last across inner London on Healthy Streets
Cyclist and road safety campaigner Tomilyn Hannah Rupert examines the high and lows of Lewisham's performance.
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Act Now, Change Forever - we lobbied Vicky Foxcroft MP for climate and nature
Lewisham climate campaigner David Holloway joined the mass lobby at Westminster demanding urgent action on climate and the environment.
Disposable vapes - is the ban working?
Mike Keogh and Paul de Zylva from Quaggy Waterways Action Group (QWAG) spent a year cleaning up discarded vapes across Lewisham. Mike argues that the environmental damage caused by vapes is much worse than the old non-biodegradable cigarette butt. Is the new ban working?
Another Catford - does Catford's past matter to its future?
Martha McAlpine speaks with filmmaker Ben Honeybone and 20th century architectural historian Jon Wright about their documentary film: Another Catford.
London homes at "acute risk" of overheating - can we adapt fast enough?
UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) modelling found 6m homes in London and the south east are likely to face 2 weeks of extreme indoor heat annually, while schools will swelter through 10 weeks. Are our homes, workplaces and public buildings fit to protect us?
'Silent killer' - why are heatwaves so dangerous?
Research shows that heatwaves are the most dangerous type of extreme weather and London is the UK city most at risk. People living in deprived areas face the greatest risks to their health. We asked Lewisham council how it is responding to the threat.
St John's GP surgery opens PrEP clinic in UK first
St John's Medical Centre has started a weekly clinic offering HIV prevention medicine to anyone who lives in Lewisham. This is the first time that a full PrEP service has been offered from a GP in the UK, and Lewisham council hope that it will widen access.
Will Labour's housebuilding plans ease Lewisham's housing crisis? Part 2: Social rent
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £39bn of grants for building affordable housing in her spending review. Will it deliver the social rent homes that Lewisham needs?
Exposed: Labour Party forced councillors into silence on Gaza by threatening discipline
'Uncomradely' behaviour and formal warnings for being anti-genocide.
5 key takeaways from Lewisham's Active Travel Strategy
The goal is to create "a safer, more accessible borough where everyone can easily walk or cycle to their destination." New Cross writer, cyclist and road safety campaigner Tomilyn Rupert shares the toplines.
Lewisham's wildlife struggles in early summer heatwave - here's how you can help
The climate crisis is eroding the familiar pattern of the seasons and causing heatwaves, droughts and flash floods. How is this affecting our fragile local wildlife and what can we do to help?
Lewisham councillor Liam Shrivastava defects to Greens
Councillor Shrivastava said that Labour has abandoned its democratic socialist values, is aping far-right rhetoric and allowing Reform to surge in the polls. "Its gravest crime is its continued .. support for the genocidal Israeli regime which has killed over 55,000 including 18,000 children."
Vicky Foxcroft resigns Labour whip over disability benefit cuts
Lewisham North MP Vicky Foxcroft said that she cannot vote for cuts to disability payments. Lewisham campaigners, alongside several Lewisham Labour councillors, have been protesting the cuts since March.
Will Labour's housebuilding plans ease Lewisham's housing crisis? Part 1: Private rents
As private rents soar, the housing crisis is causing stress and misery across the borough. We asked Lewisham cabinet members Cllr Will Cooper and Cllr James-J Walsh - will Labour's new policies alleviate Lewisham's crisis?