Shunya, the ethical Etsy alternative that started in Deptford
Inclusive Trade founder Rupa Ganguli dishes on textiles from Mumbai to Lewisham, tips for starting a business, and her new online platform.
Deptford
Sun Wharf, Creekside - Lewisham approves 605 student beds amid concerns of overconcentration
Lewisham councillors overruled local residents' objections over overconcentration of student housing, loss of light in their homes and harms to the kingfisher habitat at Deptford Creek, and approved the Your Tribe development.
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.
New Cross: Plans for phased redevelopment of Achilles Street estate approved
The 1950s estate will be redeveloped in phases to ensure that residents who wish to stay are rehoused in "one move only", while increasing the number of affordable and private homes.
Deptford Park: 'Don't we deserve clean air and greener streets?'
In a ward where 63% of households have no access to a car or van, residents in an area that was excluded from Lewisham council's Sustainable Streets Programme ask why the council abandoned its vision.
Surrey Canal: the new neighbourhood forming in north Deptford - part 2
Although work on the new station hasn't started, development in the area is underway and will total around 5,000 homes. Tomilyn Rupert checks out the SELCHP incinerator, connections to cycle routes and asks - what are the prospects for new businesses?
Childers St, Deptford: 150 residents evicted to make way for "boutique luxury" student rooms
Aitch Group said that it needed to evict tenants to perform refurbishment works - now its student housing arm is marketing the building as student accommodation.