Squatters have taken over the closed-down Catford Mews cinema, five months after it closed suddenly after a row over unpaid rent. The venue has been empty since late October after Really Local Group, the company that operated the cinema, was thrown out by the Lewisham Council-owned company that owns the site in a row over […]
Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter
Local Democracy Reporter for Lewisham, Southwark and Lambeth, employed at MyLondon but paid for by the BBC as part of the Local Democracy Reporter Service.
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Surrey Quays shopping centre to get 2,000-capacity jazz music venue
A new 2,000 capacity music venue has been given permission to open in the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre for five years. Corner Corner will be based in the former branch of The Range in the 1980s shopping centre, which is set to eventually be demolished as part of larger plans to redevelop the area near […]
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Lewisham councillor with role at controversial church quits top job
A Labour politician who works at a church accused of abuse and exploitation by former members has resigned from Lewisham Council’s cabinet. The borough’s elected mayor, Brenda Dacres, announced that Kim Powell had left her role as cabinet member for business with “immediate effect” on Monday. Opposition councillor Hau-Yu Tam told the Local Democracy Reporting […]
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Plans for £25m party yacht Oceandiva to come to London are scuttled
Plans for a £25 million party yacht that would have held late-night events for up to 1,000 people on the River Thames, stopping off at North Greenwich pier, have been abandoned following a storm of protest from residents and local politicians. Smart Group, the company behind Oceandiva, announced on Thursday that the vessel, longer than […]
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Damien Egan to stay as Lewisham’s mayor for now after being picked as candidate in Bristol
Lewisham’s elected mayor Damien Egan is to stay in his post for now, even though he has been picked as a general election candidate in his home city of Bristol. Egan, who has led Lewisham Council since 2018, will stand to be the MP for Bristol North East after being picked by Labour Party members […]
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Luxury party yacht Oceandiva arrives on River Thames to uproar
A £25 million superboat, longer than the world’s biggest commercial jet, has arrived in London amid uproar over its plans to hold late-night events for up to 1,000 people on the River Thames. Luxury party yacht Oceandiva docked at moorings in the Royal Docks at the weekend after being towed 300 miles from a shipyard […]
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Maydew House: Empty tower block close to rail lines will finally be demolished
A 26-storey tower block close to rail lines to London Bridge will finally be demolished after sitting empty for more than seven years. Thousands of SE London commuters pass the stripped-out Maydew House, in Bermondsey, each day. Southwark Council had spent £15.2 million refurbishing the block after moving residents out in 2015 following the discovery […]
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Weathervane sculpture coming to Lewisham – despite worries it will be used as a swing
Lewisham town centre is to get a 3.8-metre tall weathervane sculpture – despite one councillor fearing that passers-by could use it as a swing. The steel sculpture, which will turn in the wind, will be built next to the River Quaggy opposite the new Lewisham Gateway development. Lewisham Council drew up plans for the sculpture […]
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