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Young footballers playing five-a-side on floodlit pitch

Sports Fun 4 All - delivering free football and improving young lives across south London

Starting out with free football sessions at Downham and Bellingham, Kieran Connolly's organisation has seen extraordinary growth. This year, Connolly's young coaches have delivered 283 free football sessions, working with 847 young people in Lewisham, Greenwich and beyond.

Artist's impression of road realigned to south of Laurence House.

Rerouting the South Circular in Catford - will it ever happen?

Plans to reroute the South Circular were first mooted in 1987. After the latest consultation in 2023, Mark Morris finds more delay and uncertainty.

Public Art: Public Speech

Public Art: Public Speech

Kirsten Downer introduces a new series, exploring Lewisham's radical tradition of art and activism.

hARTslane Gallery: All I want is Peace

hARTslane Gallery: All I want is Peace

In the first article of our series Public Art: Public Speech, Kirsten Downer meets the artists behind the billboard that appeared above shoppers at New Cross Gate.

Range of trees seen above brick wall

Wild green space in Brockley saved from development

Campaigner hopes the tree-filled plot can be opened to the public, as a pocket park, small nature reserve or even a forest school.