Eastfield buy Ravensbourne Arms but backtrack on HMO plan
Music co-op Sister Midnight once hoped to turn the pub into a community music venue, but new owner Eastfield Group applied to turn the pub into a 10-bed HMO.
Community
Liam Shrivastava: 1000 new social rent homes and 'unequivocally pro-refugee'
Lewisham Green mayoral candidate Liam Shrivastava has plans for community-led house-building, delivering 1000 social homes and calls out the Labour government immigration raids.
New Cross and Deptford free film festival opens Friday
Ten days of completely free film screenings start on Friday 24 April.
Sylbourne Sydial: The people of Lewisham are my boss, not Kemi
Conservative mayoral candidate Sylbourne Sydial sees his role as empowering residents and 'activating and boosting' their voices.
Josh Matthews: Citizens assemblies not culture wars
Lewisham Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Josh Matthews has plans for one-stop shops and citizens assemblies, and a vision of positive climate tipping points.
Dinner on the Hill: Lewisham’s one-of-a-kind and completely free restaurant
For two years, Dinner on the Hill has been serving a free three-course restaurant experience for families facing food insecurity.
'It was a lifeline': LGBTQ+ charity Metro closes with fears for young service users
In a funding environment increasingly hostile to LGBTQ+ communities, Metro closed its doors, with a loss of around 64 jobs.