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.
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The Lewisham residents who open their home to refugees
Across Lewisham, people are offering their spare rooms to host refugees through UK charity Refugees at Home, which matches people seeking sanctuary with those willing to open their homes and help them rebuild their lives.
Will we lose Crossness nature reserve for the 'false promise' of CCS?
Cory has built two incinerators next to the reserve, and 'nature is hanging on by its fingernails'. Both incinerators were widely opposed, and the logic behind the firm's proposed carbon capture scheme is contested by climate scientists.
CCS comes to SE London: climate solution or fossil fuel scam?
Campaigners brace for irreparable harm to Crossness nature reserve on Erith Marshes, while the government justifies it, declaring the UK's "urgent need for new CCS". But does its argument stack up?
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.
'Janet Daby, I beg you' - Is your MP going to the National Emergency Briefing?
Over 1000 UK scientists have written to MPs urging them to attend the briefing on 27 November, which will highlight the accelerating dangers of climate and nature breakdown.
Lewisham's cycleway network has trebled in size (or has it?)
Transport for London hailed the increase in cycleways in Lewisham, but large parts of the "new" routes already existed.