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Artist drawing a map of the area with landmarks and large arrows on a roll of paper, coloured pens lined up.

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.

Councillors standing on Westminster green, behind large red numbers £102,000,000. Palace of Westminster in background

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.

Workers removing floor boards to install insulation, joists visibie, drills and power tools on the floor

'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.

Tall red railings around dried up grass and trees at Sayes Court.

The greening of Sayes Court estate in Deptford

The early National Trust missed its chance to bring 10 acres of gardens at the historic site into public ownership. More than 140 years later, the organisation is back.

Construction work on Lewisham High Street, 2 workers in high vis on cherry picker, barriers on pavement.

Lewisham library refurb costs kept from public as bill for town centre rises to over £30m

The revised costs for the repeated delays to Lewisham library are being treated as confidential, while the council’s contribution to the town centre project has increased from £5m to £11m.

Post drawn by child for their campaign - picture of the world, blue with green shapes and slogan Protect Mother Nature, green hearts, with text reference to SDGs and school Eco council.

'Saving the world bit by bit': Catford primary school launches eco-refill shop

When Year 5 children at Rathfern primary school found out that Fairy Liquid can harm aquatic life, they organised their own refill shop selling safer alternatives.

Juvenile heron standing in partly dried up pond during summer heatwave. Autumn leaves floating on water - although August.

Lewisham council will 'explore' Rights for Nature .. but campaigners call for practical action now

The council declared an urgent need for climate adaption, biodiversity recovery and river health recovery and will look into Rights for Nature. But campaigners have repeatedly called for practical steps to be taken now.

Lines of protesters holding banners in evening sun outside Royal London hospital.

Healthcare workers across London protest Palantir in the NHS

Healthcare workers were joined by patients, campaigners and councillors in a co-ordinated day of action opposing Palantir's continuing role in the NHS.

Newly built brick blocks of flats at Deptford Timberyard.

'The market has collapsed' - developers move away from leasehold flats

Developers are moving to other tenures as 'spiralling' service charges make London's leasehold flats unaffordable, the GLA housing committee was told.

Crowds at the rally, in evening sunlight. Save Lewisham Shopping Centre placards visible.

Lewisham Shopping Centre: campaigners challenge Greens in anti-gentrification debate

The housing campaigners reminded Green councillors of their pre-election pledge to support the demands of the Save Lewisham Shopping Centre campaign. The council now says these are impossible.

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.