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The curved Old Town Hall building, windows overlooking Catford Broadway.

Goldsmiths cancel plans for Catford campus in blow for area regeneration

Goldsmiths University has abruptly cancelled its plans for a new campus at Lewisham Old Town Hall in Catford and will instead create a "greener, more connected campus environment" for students and staff at New Cross.

City Hall pare down building regulations to ease pressure on housebuilders

City Hall pare down building regulations to ease pressure on housebuilders

The capital's housing shortage has worsened in recent years, in part due to the increased burden on developers of rising interest rates and rocketing material and labour costs.

People at rally, some with placards - 'Landsec stop displacing community' and The People's Assembly. Some in crowd filming speakers on a phone.

Lewisham Shopping Centre: Landsec backs out in win for anti-gentrification campaigners

Although housing campaigners are celebrating, Lewisham's Green administration received an unwelcome lesson in the dynamics of power.

Tall red railings around dried up grass and trees at Sayes Court.

The greening of Sayes Court estate in Deptford

The early National Trust missed its chance to bring 10 acres of gardens at the historic site into public ownership. More than 140 years later, the organisation is back.

Newly built brick blocks of flats at Deptford Timberyard.

'The market has collapsed' - developers move away from leasehold flats

Developers are moving to other tenures as 'spiralling' service charges make London's leasehold flats unaffordable, the GLA housing committee was told.

Crowds at the rally, in evening sunlight. Save Lewisham Shopping Centre placards visible.

Lewisham Shopping Centre: campaigners challenge Greens in anti-gentrification debate

The housing campaigners reminded Green councillors of their pre-election pledge to support the demands of the Save Lewisham Shopping Centre campaign. The council now says these are impossible.

CGI of Deptford Church Street with new scheme. Building C behind and taller than Birds Nest pub, buildings E and 30-storey tower A in background.

Lewisham council refuses plans for Deptford Bridge scheme - but fails to raise ambition for creek

Lewisham councillors rejected the Deptford Reach scheme on grounds of heritage, urban design, lack of a section 106 and loss of light to Creekside houseboats, but did not engage with calls for ambitious environmental improvement of the creek.