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Catford

Flats of the estate built on top of the 3-storey car park.

Milford Towers, Catford: brutalist scheme loathed by its residents since 70s

Dubbed "Faulty Towers", residents began calling out the estate's design flaws soon after it opened. Mark Morris responds to our interview with architectural historian Jon Wright, who argued for the building's preservation.

Group tour looking up at Catford Centre staircases.

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.

Young footballers playing five-a-side on floodlit pitch

Sports Fun 4 All - delivering free football and improving young lives across south London

Starting out with free football sessions at Downham and Bellingham, Kieran Connolly's organisation has seen extraordinary growth. This year, Connolly's young coaches have delivered 283 free football sessions, working with 847 young people in Lewisham, Greenwich and beyond.

Image of two brick towers with central yard

Plans for 113 homes for Thomas Lane, Catford agreed, but community music venue fears complaints

Lewisham council approved the development on the site of the Thomas Lane car park. But Sister Midnight raised concerns that noise complaints could shut down the fledgling live music venue.

Statue of Ella in Mountsfield Park.

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's statue unveiled in Mountsfield Park, Catford

Ella's mother, Rosamund and her siblings unveiled the bronze statue, which stands close to where she lived and went to school. The statue is 1.37m (4 ft 6") tall, the same height that Ella was when she died tragically, aged nine.