Lewisham plans council tax increase of 4.99%
Lewisham residents face a 4.99% council tax increase this year, meaning Band D households will pay £2,237.
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'Irene should not have lost her life here' - Vigil for cyclist at New Cross Road
The community gathered to remember Irene Leardini who was killed in a traffic collision on 20 January, and to call for change along the dangerous road.
Give New Cross the streets it deserves
Tomilyn Hannah Rupert calls for immediate action to transform the Amersham junction from a deadly highway into a healthy street.
Lewisham council will make vacant land in Deptford Creek available for sale
The council agreed to make the vacant land, which has been the subject of regeneration plans for over a decade, available for sale to the insurance firm L&G which plans to build new social homes on site.
'Excellent news': Lewisham on brink of new agreement with Forest and Lime e-bike operators
Councillor Louise Krupski, Cabinet member on Sustainable Development, announced the news, noting that user share of rented e-bikes has "rocketed" across the borough.
Council ignores health risks in plans for rubber crumb pitch at Whitefoot Lane, Downham
Cabinet member Sakina Sheikh presented officer advice on rubber crumb which ignores health risks to players and workers, in her answers at the full council meeting on 28 January.
Zack Polanski comes to Lewisham as Greens report surge in support
Green Party leader Zack Polanski arrived in Crofton Park to support Green councillor Liam Shrivastava's bid for Lewisham mayor, and the party's candidates in the local elections. A media posse followed him, in a sign of the Greens' rising significance in British politics.